SLAVERY - Will Bequeathing Slaves 1795

Includes: 1)1786 Last Will & Testament, bequeathing slaves. Edges frayed, document was folded, general toning with age; 2) Six miscellaneous New England documents, referencing Negroes. Dates are gener

Three-page 1814 last will and testament relating to the estate of John Hildreth of Bourbon County, Kentucky. In his will, Hildreth lists various slaves and directs that they be left to named heirs. Hi

Three-page 1836 last will and testament written by a man named Barrett Turner of Madison County. Kentucky. In his will, Turner says he would prefer if his slaves continued to work on his land instead

Autograph document signed by Daniel Rucker (1780-1833). Bourbon County, Kentucky, 27 September 1832. 3 pages. Undersigned by witnesses. To verso, autograph addendum by Clerk of Courts Thomas P. Smith.

Two-page last will and testament detailing the estate of James Stewart of Pendelton County, Kentucky, dated 1849. Stewart stipulates that his "negro girl" Harriet and her three children are to be eman

Two-page last will and testament written by Sarah Forrest of Bourbon County, Kentucky in 1842. We have not previously handled a document regarding slavery in which the sole owner is a woman, making th

Anti-Slavery Corresponding Society Halfpenny 1795

[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

1882 Life of Frederick Douglass Illustrated SLAVERY Abolitionist Slave Trade “Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” ― Frederick Douglass “I have observed this in my experience

1882 Life of Frederick Douglass Illustrated SLAVERY Abolitionist Slave Trade “Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” ― Frederick Douglass “I have observed this in my experience

In bronze, measurements: 7.5 x 8.5 cm. Property of a collector, Barcelona. The entire benefits from the sell of this lot will be destined to NGO's that fight against modern slavery in the 21st Century

Bound eight-page last will and testament of Hugh Hays, dated July 30th, 1865, that leaves over 20 named slaves to various heirs months after Congress passed the 13th Amendment. Hays, a native of Linco

Slavery.- Slaves. Protectors of Slaves Reports; Demerara, Berbice, Trinidad, St Lucia, Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, vol. XV, original cloth, paper label to spine, surface soiling, one or two small st

Last will and testament of Thomas Bates, dated 1844 in Madison County, Kentucky. The document is signed by Levi Todd, believed by the consignor to be a relative of Mary Todd Lincoln (we could not esta

1860 History of Slavery SLAVE Trade in Africa Illustrated Civil WAR Blake A famous, detailed account of the origins of slavery both in North America and ancient history including African slave trade f

1860 Slavery SLAVE Trade in Africa Illustrated pre Civil WAR Blake History RARE A famous, detailed account of the origins of slavery both in North America and ancient history including African slave t

1898 Civil War Nursing SLAVERY Slave Torture Illustrated Mary Livermore Story Mary Livermore was an American author during the Civil War, who recorded the events of her work during the war, particular

Blake. The History of Slavery and the Slave Trade. Ohio, 1859. Large 8vo. Some foxing to title page but o/w text clean. Worn embossed black leather, binding intact.

1872 Uncle Toms Cabin Beecher Stowe Slavery Slave Abolition Civil War Osgood “A moral battle cry for freedom!” – Langston Hughes on Uncle Toms Cabin. No other work of literature helped lay t

1860 History of Slavery SLAVE Trade in Africa A famous, detailed account of the origins of slavery both in North America and ancient history including African slave trade from the 15th- to 18th-centur

Original TIMES NEWSPAPER c1816 vgc Report on Slavery & Slave ShipsTHE TIMES NEWSPAPER - DECEMBER 31TH, 1816This newspaper is on very good condition, page sheets almost separated and features among oth

1864 Civil War 1st/1st In War Time Whittier Quaker Slavery Slave Abolition “…on the whole, the most American of all our poets, and there is a fire of warlike patriotism in him that burns a

1853 THE PRO-SLAVERY ARGUMENT Southern States, 1ST ED, Very Rare Find MORALS OF SLAVERY SLAVES The PRO-SLAVERY ARGUMENT As Maintained by the Most Distinguished Writers of the Southern

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