[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Partly printed tax receipt for J.W. Camp and an enslaved individual.

[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Partly printed bill of slave for enslaved man Will. [Fairfax County, VA], 5 January 1789.   1 page, 4to, 9 1/4 x 10 3/8 in., partly printed, toning, separations along old f

[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Manuscript inventory for 11 enslaved individuals. [Lauderdale County, Mississippi?], 7 May 1853. 7 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. manuscript inventory (creased at folds, with some ink transfer

1881 Frederick Douglass Signed Document Partly printed indenture accomplished in manuscript, signed by Frederick Douglass as Recorder. Washington, D.C., 19 October 1881. 1 page on blue paper. Docketin

[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. MATTHEWS, Nathaniel. Autograph letter signed ("Nathaniel Matthews"), to R.W. Vasser, with details of 10 enslaved individuals. Richmond, VA, 9 December 1849.   2 pages, 4to,

[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. A group of 2 documents related to the enslavement of individuals in Louisiana, comprising: Manuscript appraisal document listing the property and enslaved individuals "belonging

[AFRICAN AMERICANA -- SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Legal document outlining the sale of 14 enslaved individuals featuring their names along with the names of their enslavers. New Orleans, 16 September 1826.

[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Partially printed Spanish-language "Registro de Esclavos," a Puerto Rican registration document for enslaved infant "Jose Laurence." 29 July 1869. 1p, approx. 8 1/4 x 5 3/4 in.

Document signed by Major General Henry Knox and Captain Thomas Patten, for Stephen Savage. West Point, [New York], 6 June 1783. 1 page, ## x ## in. WITH Partly printed pay receipt completed in manuscr

(SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Group of 3 receipts for slaves owned by the Brown family of Culpeper County, Virginia. Each about 5 x 8 inches; folds and minor wear, one short closed tear. [Culpeper County, VA

(CIVIL WAR--CONFEDERATE.) Oath of loyalty to the United States sworn by a released Confederate veteran. Partly printed Document Signed by released prisoner J.W. Gillett and signed twice by William W.

[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Manuscript bill of sale for an enslaved man named "Ando." Plymouth, MA, 29 September 1738. 1p, 7 3/4 x 6 in. (few holes, verso with ink bleed and adhesive residue). Signed and s

[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Manuscript bill of sale for the enslaved woman "Nancy." Tensaw, Baldwin County, AL, 1 April 1862.   1p, 7 3/4 x 5 1/8 in. (toning, creasing at folds, scattered blue ink and

[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Public Sale of Slaves!! Franklin County, [KY]: N.p., 30 October 1863. With pencil inscription recording the 8 enslaved sold with names and prices.   Visible 11 3/4 x 8 7/8

Small group of ephemera: 1.) 1862 oblong 4to 1 page printed Emancipation Proclamation broadside boldly headed "Act of Justice. / By The President Of The United States Of America. / A PROCLAMATION..."

[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Executor's Sale...Slaves, men, women, boys and girls of various ages, house servants and farm hands. Oxford, [Talbot County, MD]: N.p., 9 April 1844. 11 3/8 x 14 in. printed bro

[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Manuscript trial speech given by M.B. King in defense of Skelt Greer, an enslaved man convicted of murder. Manuscript synopsis, [Henry County, TN]: [April 1846]. 7 pp., 7 7/8 x

[SLAVERY & ABOLITION - CUBA]. A group of 11 manumission and sale documents for enslaved persons in Cuba.   Single document, 2pp, 6 x 8 1/2 in., 2 February 1841. -- Folio pages from ledger, 8 x 12

Black History 1849 Richmond, Virginia Slave Owner "E. H. Simmons" Printed Receipt for "One Negro Slave named John" Sale June 26, 1849-Dated, Rare Partially-Printed Slavery $375 Bill of Sale for "One N

Black History The Property Value of Slaves in 1848 Kentucky 1849-Dated Property Tax List Including Slaves. February 22, 1849-Dated, Partly-Printed Document from Pendleton, Kentucky measuring about 21-

Columbia, Columbia, to Glory arise. 12 ½” x 15 ¼” printed flyer, John Wilson & Son, Printers, 1862. The card’s stated purpose is to “…make a Record for Reference of one of the most importa

WASHINGTON, George (1732-1799). Partly printed document accomplished in manuscript in a secretarial hand signed ("G:Washington"), as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, countersigned by Jonath

PENN, WILLIAM. Partly-printed vellum Document Signed, "WmPenn," granting 1500 acres of land "clear of Indian Incumbrances in [PA] . . . between the Rivers of Sasquehanah and Delaware" to Thomas Church

LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. Partly-printed vellum Document Signed, as President, military commission appointing Thomas W. Walker Captain in the Third Regiment of Infantry. Countersigned by Secretary of War Edwi

ADAMS, JOHN. Partly-printed vellum Document Signed, as President, appointing Samuel Blakeslee Captain in the infantry. Countersigned by Secretary of War James McHenry. 10¾x16 inches; slight fadin