Sold2023[Slavery & Abolition] 1853 Will re: Blind SlaveAutograph 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.See Sold Price
Sold2024[SLAVERY DOCUMENT]. Manuscript Slave Appraisal. [N.p.] 8 Ap...[SLAVERY DOCUMENT]. Manuscript Slave Appraisal. [N.p.] 8 April 1844. One 8vo page on plain white paper. Sight approximately 6 ¾ x 7 ⅞”. Framed under glass. Some toning, edgewear to paSee Sold Price
Sold2022SLAVERY DOCUMENTS. 2 manuscript documents from Westchester, NY:SLAVERY DOCUMENTS. 2 manuscript documents from Westchester, NY: 1. Signed sale document from Absalom Gidney of Phillipsburgh, Westchester County, 255 x 205 mm, selling a slave named Charles, age 13, tSee Sold Price
Sold2022Slaveholder's 1790 Last Will & TestamentSlaveholder's 1790 Last Will & Testament SLAVERY. Manuscript Document Signed, 2.25pp, 7.5" x 12.5", Columbia County, June 21, 1790. Remnants of red wax seal, flattened folds with separation,See Sold Price
Sold2021[SLAVERY AND ABOLITION]. Manuscript document, an[SLAVERY AND ABOLITION]. Manuscript document, an affidavit of free birth, signed by Justice of the Peace George Rice. Frederick County, Maryland, 15 May 1832.   1 page, oblong 8vo, docketed versoSee Sold Price
Sold20191776 African American Signed Revolutionary War Doc, ForSlavery "Negro" Signed Revolutionary War Doc, For Receipt of Iron [Slavery] Manuscript signed document on a partial sheet, 8.25" x 3". Dated "Swansey Jan 25th, 1776", and signed by Henry Bowers. VersoSee Sold Price
Sold20221726-Dated Early Colonial Era Legal Last WillColonial America 1726-Dated Early Colonial Era Legal Last Will October 8, 1726-Dated Early Colonial Era, Manuscript Document, Legal Last Will Document for Grace Stevenson, Chester County, Choice VerySee Sold Price
Sold2020British Navy Officer's Will, 1788Partially printed document, completed in manuscript, being the will of Robert Murray (1763-1834) "Captain in his Majesty's Navy," leaving his property to Admiral Robert Digby. Signed by Robert Murray.See Sold Price
Sold2024Division of Slaves, Heirs AgreeSlaveryMuhlenberg County, KY, May 16, 1825Division of Slaves, Heirs AgreeMDS[SLAVERY.] R. L. Smith et al., Manuscript Document Signed, Agreement for Division of Slaves in the Estate of Perrin Smith, MSee Sold Price
Sold2023MS 1828 Winchester Virginia Chancery Court Doc Dealing with Estate with SlavesForty-eight page inked manuscript legal document dealing with the will of Charles Graves of Frederick Virginia, who died in 1823 signed by Daniel Lee, Clerk of Courts and Judge Henry L. George Becker,See Sold Price
SoldNEW JERSEY HISTORY. BARCLAY, ROBERT. 1648-1690. Manuscript document, accomplished in ink, signed...NEW JERSEY HISTORY. BARCLAY, ROBERT. 1648-1690. Manuscript document, accomplished in ink, signed by agent William Dockwra ('Will.Dockwra'), being an order announcing the prosecution of Deputy GovernorSee Sold Price
Sold2023[Slavery & Aboltion] Importation of Slaves to KentuckyManuscript document signed by Justice of the Peace John Cunningham. [Bourbon County], Kentucky, June 1841. Docketed to verso with note by County Clerk Thomas P. Smith. In 1833, Kentucky passed a law tSee Sold Price
Sold2024[SLAVERY]. Manuscript Fieri Facias Writ Document of Executi...[SLAVERY]. Manuscript Fieri Facias Writ Document of Executions Against the Firm of Jeremiah W. Thomas, Seizing Three Slaves, Including a Mother and Child. Lawrence County, AL, 11th April 1839. Recto wSee Sold Price
Sold20221760 Last Will and Testament, Massachusetts BayColonial America 1760 Colonial Greenfield, Massachusetts-Bay Last Will and Testament... "to be Buried in a Christian decent manner..." April 14, 1760-Dated Colonial Period, Manuscript Document Signed,See Sold Price
Sold2021Cumberland County Deed and an English WillTwo unrelated manuscript documents. The first a deed, dated 1811, conveying a property known as Wheatfield to the Davidson family located in Cumberland County. The second is a massive 1790 will with cSee Sold Price
Sold2022[18th c. Lancaster, Pennsylvania]A 1780 Lancaster Co. PA, very long manuscript document detailing the handling of the last will and testament of Tobias Stoneman of Conestoga township. Multiple sheets connected, measuring over 5 feetSee Sold Price
Sold2018Order Issued By Major General Van DornManuscript Document Signed by “Fred Tate, Col. & Provost Marshal”, 2pp., Vicksburg, july 11, 1862, VG. In part, “The officers of this district will allow ... Captain geo. Foster to depart from oSee Sold Price
Sold201718th Century French WillEarly 18th century manuscript French Will, seven pages in Fine condition. Measures 6.5 x 11”. Includes an additional memorial document, Fine. Please note that this lot has a confidential reserve. WhSee Sold Price
2023Will of 18th Century Button Maker Caspar WistarAddenda last will and testament of J. Caspar Wistar a "Brass Button" maker of Philadelphia. Addenda will lacks date but mentions original will of 1736. Document consists of 4 leaves (8pp) measuring 12See Sold Price
Sold2022Helena, Montana 1860s Checks and Receipts [134441]Lot of 29 checks/drafts/receipts. Includes: 25 LH Hershfield & Co. checks from 1867; 1868 Hershfield check; different 1867 Hershfield check; 1867 Helena manuscript document that is a promise to pay inSee Sold Price
Sold2023Lot of 19th C English Legal ManuscriptsA lot of ten items including eight manuscript legal documents including agreements and a will with Probate, 19th C and two others, Very Good, will stained. Mostly folio, folds. Reserve: $40.00 ShippinSee Sold Price
Sold20221842 Will: Female Owner Emancipates Slave [Slavery]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 thSee Sold Price
Sold2023[Slavery & Abolition] Maryland Enslaver’s Will, Manumission Manuscript copy last will and testament of William Drury. Anne Arundel County, [Maryland], originally recorded 9 October 1822, copy 3 April 1879. 2 pages. Witnessed and undersigned by Samuel Drury, SrSee Sold Price
Sold2023Documents Discussing Slave J Graves OwnershipSeven pages inked manuscript documenting last will of Charles Graves, monies due from past complaints against Graves family members. Notes Elizabeth Graves left three slaves Richard, Millie, Dilly, beSee Sold Price
6 days LeftEarly American History AuctionsJune 8, 1776 at Boston, Manuscript Document Signed by Artemas Ward as Commander-in-Chief$1,500
6 days LeftEarly American History Auctionsc. 1756 Manuscript Document Signed, Col. E(stes) Hatch (1689-1759), later a Brigadier General, Mass.$800
6 days LeftEarly American History Auctions1777 Massachusetts Council Orders Wood be Supplied to General Burgoyne and his Men held as Prisoner$1,200
6 days LeftEarly American History Auctions1785 Windham Connecticut Court, State Attorneys Payment for the Prosecution Against a Woman Criminal$180
6 days LeftEarly American History AuctionsEight Judges, Signed Petition, Supporting a Fellow Chester, PA. Judge, Not be Removed from the Bench$300
6 days LeftEarly American History Auctions1755 Soldiers Payment Enlisted ...for the Expedn to Nova Scotia, French + Indian War British Action$700
6 days LeftEarly American History Auctions1778 British 52nd Regiment of Foot Clothing Returns Participated at Lexington + Concord, Bunker Hill$550
5 days LeftFreeman's | Hindman[ENGLISH & CONTINENTAL MANUSCRIPTS]. A group of approximately 14 items, primarily autograph letters$400(1 bid)
6 days LeftEarly American History Auctions1865-Dated Georgia Document, whereby Bales of Cotton are Not Bound to a Confederate Government Loan$180
6 days LeftEarly American History AuctionsSAMUEL CRANSTON Signed 1722 Military Commission as RI + Providence Plantations Royal Governor$800
6 days LeftEarly American History Auctions1845 General Edward R. Canby Mexican War Manuscript Autograph Document Signed: Special Order No. 109$1,400
6 days LeftEarly American History Auctions1828 GEORGE BIBB Treasury Secretary Autograph Document Signed Re: the Theft of a Slave and Her Child$400
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BonhamsNAPOLEON BONAPARTE & LOUIS XVIII Collection of five documents relating to the military career of...£1,500
6 days LeftEarly American History Auctions1825 JAMES MONROE Headed yet Signed by J. Q. Adams as President, Rare Re-use Document,$1,500
JG AutographsSalem, Massachusetts (1793) Document Sent to Constable Re. Voter Election Information$25
JG Autographs1897 South Carolina Payment Document to Joseph Perry as Witness in the Case of Wm. Fraser vs. State$25