(SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Under Decree . . . that Plantation or Tract of Land Called "Richfield". . .

SLAVERY ABOLITION DECREE - CUBA: CESPEDES DEL CASTILLO CARLOS MANUEL (1819-1874) Cuban Revolutionary. Known as the ''Father of the Motherland'', Cespedes is considered a Cuban hero who freed slaves an

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Tho's M:Kean,” one page, 20.75 x 11.75, July 16, 1806. As governor of Pennsylvania, McKean grants William Bingham a "certain tract of land, called &ls

Thomas Mifflin Superb Signed 1795 Land Deed Partially Printed Document Signed, "Tho Mifflin", 1p, on vellum, 20.5" x 11", Philadelphia, August 31, 1795, a deed for a 466 acre tract of land called "Den

DESCRIPTION: Thomas McKean signed document. Partially printed document granting to several gentlemen "...certain tract of land called Cleremont, situate in the late purchase now Tioga County..." dated

1806 Pa Land Patent, signed by Pa Governor "Thomas M. Kean, a Warant from William Bingham granting a certain tract of land called Glaslough in the late Purchase now Venango County to his heirs Alexand

PENN. LAND INDENTURE BETWEEN THOMAS WILLING & WILLIAM BINGHAM FOR TRACT OF LAND CALLED ANTRIM, C. 1796

Includes: (1) Partial deed, William Garrett Woodward to William Davis Lee, dated Oct 22, 1779, 25 acres, tract of land called "Covells Folly", incomplete, P; (1) John Murray vs. Nicholas Brewer and ot

South Carolina land grant dated July 4, 1785 "in the tenth Year of the Independence of the United States of America", granting "a Plantation or Tract of Land containing Two hundred acres" in Ninety-Si

[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Manuscript inventory of plantation property and enslaved individuals from the estate of John Reid, Madison County, KY, 31 August 1859. 1p, 7 7/8 x 11 7/8 in. Creased, with some

[COLONIAL] - [INDENTURE] Signed by Edward Shippen (IV) as President of the Court of Common Pleas. 2 June 1787. Indenture, vellum. 10 x 26 in. For sale of a "plantation or piece of land called the Waln

Indenture dated September 24, 1783 taking place in Springfield Township. Appears to be for a tract of plantation land and a contract between Bucks County and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and recor

Compelling carte-de-visite (CDV) photograph of a young African American man taken in New Orleans. The verso bears the imprint of M.J. Hinton, a photographer who operated a studio called the “Crescen

1834 Britain colonial slavery abolition bronze medal. Newly freed Black rejoicing on plantation, ENGLAND I REVERE, GOD I ADORE… Rev. Slavery abolished throughout the British Dominions in reign of Wi

1882 Plantation Slavery Minstrel Songs Stephen Foster American Music Stephen Foster (1826–1864), was an American songwriter who wrote over 200 songs. Called the “father of American music,” he wa

1890 Old Plantation Songs Slavery Minstrel Foster Americana Music Illustrated Stephen Foster (1826–1864), was an American songwriter who wrote over 200 songs. Called the “father of American music,

1888 gold medal for the abolition of slavery in Brazil issued by Imprensa Fluminense-Derby-Club. Obverse with Princess Isabel facing left. Reverse with legal decree and date in a wreath. Engraved by C

[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

[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. 12 Likely Negroes for Sale.  Barren County, KY: N.p., 27 April 1863.   10 5/8 x 14 3/8 in. letterpress broadside (minor offsetting, a few ink spots); framed to 15 1/8

[SLAVERY & ABOLITION].  List of Slaves and Free Negroes found under guard when Brig. Gen'l Martin assumed command at Plymouth, NC.  [Plymouth, NC], [1864?]. Manuscript listing over 262 indiv

[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Notice...Three Likely Negroes. St. Louis, MO: N.p., 18 September 1846. Visible 11 3/8 x 8 3/8 in. letterpress broadside (creasing, ink bleed from verso); matted and framed to 15

[SLAVERY & ABOLITION].  $300 Reward. Ranaway...my Negro Boy George Johnson. Broadside with autograph letter signed ("Nath'l W. Hays") on bifolium integral leaf to Chief of Police of West Chester,

[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.) [Samuel M. Fassett; photographer.] Carte-de-visite portrait of Frederick Douglass taken during the Civil War. Albumen copy-print photograph, 3½ x 2 inches, on plain period

[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Administrator's Sale of Slaves. Clay County, MO: N.p., 9 March 1858. 9 1/2 x 7 7/8 in. letterpress broadside (toning, short marginal tears); framed to 13 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (not e