1860 VIRGINIA SLAVE PATROL LETTER

Heading: (1846 “Negro blankets” for Virginia slave-owner - murdered by his slave?) Author: Title: 1846 letter “Negro blankets” for Virginia slave-owner who may have been murdered by his slave

Slave letter From Fla. Senator Much About Cotton and Health of Slaves. Incredible In this chatty letter, newly elected U.S. Senator Jackson Morton writes to his friend and fellow Virginia native Presl

Inked manuscript cut unlined letter sheet (8 x7”) reading: Know all men by those present that I Mary Glassbach of Frederick County the State of Virginia bargon (sic) and sole (sic) unto Joseph G

Inked manuscript torn unlined letter sheet (8 x 6”) reading: Know all men by these present that I Catharine Ramey of Federick (sic) County and state of Virginia hath this Day Bargan (sic) and so

Inked manuscript cut unlined letter sheet (8 x8”) reading: Know all men by those present that I John Morgan of Frederick County the State of Virginia Convy (sic) hath this day sole (sic) unto Jo

Robert E. Lee's Wife Writes Chatty Letter to Pastor, Delivered by Slave Daniel MARY CUSTIS LEE, Autograph Letter Signed, to Charles B. Dana, June 16, 1854, Arlington, Virginia. 2 pp., 5" x 8". Light s

This letter was written by William J. Bryan (1784-1860) in 1840. Bryan writes about the election William Henry Harrison ("Old Tip") and informs a friend that his neighbor stole a "negro" from someone

Slaveholders Discuss Hiring Slave to Work in Distillery in Lynchburg, Virginia In this brief letter to Charles Anthony, Charles H. Lynch explains that John S. Langhorne would like to hire Anthony's sl

Three page folded letter sheet with inked manuscript detailing the actions of Joseph Graves while in Frederick, Virginia in the year 1823 dealing with the estate of his father and the ownership of his

Runaway Slave Patrol badge. Six point star design made of a bronze-like material. Front reads "Runaway Slave Patrol" flanked by engraved design. Verso reads, "North Carolina No.142, 1859," and has a p

Grouping of twenty-three (23) 19th and early 20th-century obsolete currency notes and ephemera, including Civil War-era Southern bills. 1st item: Ten dollar State of Virginia Monticello Bank note, ser

Original handwritten petition to the presiding judge at Petersburg, VA, May 1864, with the judge's decision and a bond issued as a result: a master appeals for the return of a slave, Elvira, who was c

1860 SLAVERY Slave Trade Civil War Impending Crisis of the South The Impending Crisis of the South and How to Meet It, Census and Statistics Slave Count per Southern State, Value of S

A 7 ¾ x 2” high unlined scrap of paper with inked manuscript reading: March the 18 1828 Mr. Joseph Graves pledges to pay George Finch six dollars and 64 cents which you are dew ??? on my

An interesting letter from the US Patent Office dated 1860 to George P Wilcox of Herkimer County, New York, rejecting the application of William Butler for a "self motor" contesting its "novelty". One

A CIVIL WAR AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED BY ROBERT E. LEE, COMMANDER OF THE CONFEDERATE ARMIES, DATED SEPTEMBER 1, 1860, small 4to San Antonio, September 1, 1860. Letter to Col. S. Cooper, Adjuntant Gener

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

James Lawson Kemper (1823-1895) Autograph being an ALS. Confederate general in the American Civil War (wounded at Gettysburg) and the 37th Governor of Virginia. Letter to Rev. J. William Jones sending

Slavery Early Virginia Runaway Slave Poster Offering a Higher Reward if Captured in Northern States or “secured in any jail.” Broadside, 9” x 9.75” (visible). Archivally matted to 15.75” x 1

[Literature] Woolf, Virginia Typed letter, signed "I'm afraid that I can give you very little information about George Gissing." London, Oct(ober) 10, 1932. One sheet, 8 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. (209 x 133 mm)

It was old man Willingham’s own negro that killed him. It was old Bill. They burnt him last Friday. - Mariah Cotton Two page letter written on July 12th, 1864 by Mariah Cotton to her husban

WOOLF (VIRGINIA) Autograph letter signed ('Virginia Woolf') to Margot Johnson ('Dear Miss Johnson'), asking her to come to Tavistock Square next Tuesday at 4.30 and hoping that is convenient, one page

1864 Virginia Anti-Jewish Letter, "…nothing but Jews clothing stores all through the City…" ALS, 3pp, measuring 5" x 8", dated November 13, [1864], Alexandria, VA. A letter from Captain Jo

Marshall Field & Co., Virginia Creeper letter rack, Chicago, IL, brass, stamped marks, together with a Marshall Field & Co. diminutive picture frame, larger: 6"w x 3"d x 5.25"h