1846 Maine teacher letter on Mississippi slavery

Heading: (Civil War) Author: Bullard, Silas Title: Letter from a Maine teacher about a student who fled to Canada to escape the draft Place Published: North Bridgton, Maine Publisher: Date Publis

Grouping related to Private Frank Rhodes of the 16th Maine Infantry, includes: Colored drawing of a man holding a baby (both subjects appear to be African-American). Underneath is written “We congra

James Monroe Trotter (1842-1892) Teacher, activist. Trotter was born into slavery in Mississippi. He grew up in freedom, attending school and becoming a teacher. During the American Civil War, he enli

Super group of 14 Amite County Mississippi Slavery Documents. Interesting material. Examine

Abolitionist Gerrit Smith Slavery Letter to Spooner Who Wrote “Unconstitutionality of Slavery” Mentions Buchanan too In this letter to Lysander Spooner, abolitionist Gerrit Smith responds

1846 1ed Mississippi Exploration Monette Indian Wars Color MAP Western Americana John Monette’s ‘History of the discovery and settlement of the valley of the Mississippi’ is the history of the A

If the Yankees come to see you and they want [our slave] Sam, tell them to take him and hang him if they want to. I want them to leave me the balance. The Yankees may strip you and look for money&hell

ARTIST: Walter Franklin Lansil (Massachusetts, Maine, 1846 - 1925) NAME: Taking a Pilot (titled on verso) YEAR: 1908 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Minor craquelure. One patch repair with correspond

In one binder, many with typed or handwritten full or partial transcriptions, some with written content narratives or comments, including a letter referencing slavery... "The blighting effects of that

Group of ten mainly Italian tooled leather boxes or desk accessories, including a large red box, a circular box with the British Royal coat of arms (dated 1846), a letter tray with lid, and a desk pad

1926 1st ed Abraham Lincoln Autobiography Civil War Letters & Speeches Slavery “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.” ― Abraham Linc

1st item: Civil War era ALS. Four and-one-half page letter written on lined bifolium documents, written by A Daughter of Virginia, Richmond, VA, addressed to Miss Stevens, no location, possibly Baltim

(SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Letter reporting on the dispersal of a family's enslaved people in Tennessee. Autograph Letter Signed as "James" [Maury?] to unidentified brother in Brownsville, TX. 2 pages, 12

(SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Letter tracking the sale of an enslaved man just as the Civil War broke out. Autograph Letter Signed "E.G. Vaughan" to W. Watkins, with the response of Watkins on verso. 2 pages

[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Letter detailing the sale of enslaved persons "Harry, Festus and Edward." 23 January 1860. 2pp, 7 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. (scattered ink bleed, creasing at folds).   Writing to hi

CODY, William F. (BUFFALO BILL) (1846-1917). Autograph letter signed (“W.F. Cody”). St. Louis: May 18, 1901. On a 4to sheet of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West gilt-embossed letterhead, to H

(WEST--TEXAS.) James Burns Wallace. A northern abolitionist argues that the Texas Revolution is entirely about slavery. Autograph letter signed "J.B.W." to brother William A. Wallace of Plymouth, NH.

BINDER LOT INCLUDING (62) STAMP FREE LETTERS, 1820-1846 (INTERESTING RATES AND CANCELLATIONS)

Heading: Author: Morgan, Dale, editor Title: Overland in 1846. Diaries and Letters of the California-Oregon Trail Place Published: Georgetown Publisher:The Talisman Press Date Published: 196

"'CHRISTINAS' WORLD' . . . WAS PAINTED NEAR THOMASTON MAINE" WYETH, ANDREW. Autograph Letter Signed, to Bayard W. Allmond, Jr., explaining where Christina's World was painted and where to get a reprod

(20th Century) U.S. Battleship Maine, Advertisement for Marine Paint, unsigned, inscribed in stenciled gold letters "U.S. Battleship Maine", oil on board, 15 x 25-3/8 in.; gilt wood frame, 18-1/2 x 29

Paul Cadmus (1904-1999) letters, postcards and correspondence written by Cadmus to Oliver Clement Sheehan (Maine, 1894-1955). The letters are from the period of 1942-1955. These letters originally bel

Oil on canvas laid on board 30 x 25 in., 35 1/4 x 30 1/4 in. (framed). Purchased from a Manhattan gallery and belonged to a dealer in Maine. Circa 1750-1800. A letter from the gallery is attached to t

Letter from the American Anti-Slavery Society, dated February 18, 1836. "Feb. 18" has been handwritten in. Letter is in good condition, measures 10 x 8" folded, 10 x 16'' unfolded. Slight wear around