Tennessee Slave Trade Document dated 1847

Slave trade document for 'a certain nigro girl' at the cost of 'four hundred and seventy five dollars', dated January 16th, 1847. Frame L 17-1/2" W 14-5/8".Sight L 10" W 8".Condition: Minor imperfecti

Three-page court document copy from Roane County, Tennessee dated 1848 that relates to the emancipation of Jesse and Mary Carter, a married couple that was enslaved but set free upon the death of thei

Original sale of slave document from Texas dated 1855 Slave was a 27 year old man named Ned and was blind in one eye.

Black History 1853 "Certain negro woman" Slave Bill of Sale for $1,200 December 2, 1853-Dated, Manuscript Document, Slave Bill of Sale, being "Certain negro woman" Slave Bill of Sale for $1,200, (Brad

Two court documents dated 1870 from Madison County, Tennessee that detail the apprenticeship of a three-year-old African American girl named Jane Malone, and a 14-year-old African American girl named

In one binder, including a few war-dated letters, an estate document detailing property including 3 slaves, a several page handwritten document detailing birth and death dates of 50+ named individuals

Two-page document, dated 1833, detailing an appraisal of slaves once owned by Presly Talbot of Bourbon County, Kentucky. Talbot's wife, Elizabeth Dickson (her re-married name), was ostensibly due a po

Highly unusual two-page emancipation document dated 1850 that details the freedom of a slave named “Henson” in Kentucky. Henson’s owner, James M. Higgins, was located in Morgan Count

dated 1801. inventory of the estate of Nehemiah Scott. 5 negroes Jim, pat, Ben, Harry and George. January 13th 1801

1845 Africa SLAVE TRADE American 29th Congress Legislation James K Polk Politics A 19th-century Congressional document filled with Presidential letters, orders, petitions, and reports of legislation.

Three slave documents: 1815 court inquest for slave who is said to have murdered a man and two 1847 Texas registry pages: bond of $1,700 in slave ownership dispute and dispute of ownership with names

Black History 1872 SLAVERY Imprint Included in "Notes About Cuba" "I. African Slave Trade. II. Abolition of Slavery. III. Inferences from the last Presidential Message." January 4, 1872-Dated, Partial

dated July, 1847; ink and seals on velum, framed, 30 1/2 x 38 in. viewable from both sides

TENNESSEE RAILROAD DOCUMENT, ink on two-sided printed paper, Nashville Station freight waybill for the Nashville & Decatur and Memphis & Charleston railroads, dated June 13th, 1865, listing stations a

undated memorandum, signed by Governor William G. Brownlow; cut portion of letter, signed by Governor John Sevier; letter from Tennessee Comptroller Office, dated 1846, signed by Felix Zollicoffer; le

Black History 1746 Boston Slave a Boy Named "Prince" Sale Receipt March 7, 1746-Dated Early Colonial Massachusetts, Manuscript Slave Sale Document for a boy named "Prince," Suffolk County (Boston Area

Black History Slave for Hire Document in Cherokee County, Texas 1854 January 13, 1854-Dated, Slave for Hire Manuscript Document, Cherokee County, Texas, Choice Very Fine. Original Manuscript Document

Slavery Slavery in Antebellum Tennessee: "One Negro Man Lem aged 26 Years…" 1p handwritten document from Shelby County, Tennessee dated July 24, 1824, outlining the possessions of recently deceased

Civil War "Emancipation of Slavery" Rare Civil War Amnesty Oath Signed by Confederate Acknowledges Free Slaves   Partially printed document, 9.75" x 8", Galveston Texas.  Dated "July 19, 186

PRESIDENT JAMES BUCHANAN, SIGNED U.S. COUNCIL APPOINTMENT DOCUMENT, 1847, H 14", W 19":Signed document, appointment to Council of the United States. Appointee unknown. Dated 2-27-1847. Not framed. Fro

Black History 1826 (Auctioneering) Payment Kentucky Slave Auctioneer's "Crying" Fee on a Negro Slave Very Rare Original Receipt February 17th 1826-Dated, Manuscript Document Signed, "Wm. Hughs," Invoi

James K. Polk signed land document, as Tennessee Governor, granting 115 acres in Davidson County to John Davis. Mentions property of William Harding and Robert Hill as adjacent boundary lines. Dated M

Black History Confederate States Brigadier General Benjamin Jefferson Hill of Tennessee Buys a Negro Slave Boy Named "Henry"! December 15, 1858-Dated Pre Civil War, Manuscript Slave Bill of Sale Docum

Wisconsin's first official printing of the state constitution dated January 21, 1847. House of Representatives document #49, of the 29th Congress, transmitting "an act in relation to the formation of