Unique documents from pivotal moments in American and world history.
1863. No Binding. Civil War: Confederate slave descent through Union lines. 7/7/1863 Vicksburg Mississippi Three days after Confederate forces surrendered to the Union army under Grant, Confederates in Vicksburg were given a parole & pass. In this document Thomas a slave belonging to Lieut Thomas S.McLane, 41st GA Regiment, was.....
1848. No Binding. Van Buren, Martin. Autograph letter signed "M Van Buren." Lindenwald, NY, 18 June 1848. 4to, 1 1/2 pages. Ink on smooth wove paper. ************ The letter is written to law partner Benjamin F. Butler, weighing the possibility of a Presidential nomination from the Free Soil Party. ".....
1592. 1st Edition. No Binding. This enthralling engraving is from Theodor De Bry's significant historical work Grands Voyages. This from the first edition, Latin issue with this particular engraving being published in Frankfurt between 1590 and 1592 for de Bry by Sigismund Feyerabend.Grands Voyages is considered one of the most.....
1838. No Binding. Theophilus Freeman. Deed of two enslaved men sold by the infamous slave dealer from Twelve Years a Slave. Notarized manuscript copy signed on the same day by notary public William Young Lewis, with his embossed seal, and then certified a week later by the recorder of St.....