1820. (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Partition of 11 enslaved people in a Kentucky estate, dispersed among 11 different heirs. Manuscript document, signed by 3 commissioners. 6 pages, 12 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches, on two sheets bound with a straight pin; short separations at folds. Lincoln County, KY, 13 March 1820.....
1832. No Binding. (SLAVERY & ABOLITION--JAMAICA.) Detailed inventory of almost 200 enslaved people on three Jamaica sugar plantations. 8 manuscript pages, 13 x 8 inches, on 2 folding sheets; short separations at folds. Jamaica, June 1832 Notes: An extremely detailed listing of enslaved people owned by the heirs of Jamaica.....
Maryland: 1858. ADS, 4pg. 2/5/1858 A petition to the Circuit Court of Frederick County, Maryland to extend the term of service of slave Dennis Woods, purchased from the estate of Joseph Steele to farmer and tanner John Cover (1821-1891), beyond 5/1/1861, the agreed on terms. The purpose of the petition.....
1836. No Binding. ALS signed "J. Fenimore Cooper," one page, 4.5"x3, no date but circa 1836. Letter to a gentleman. in full: "The Grand Jury has formed a bill against Domingo Joseph Dos Santos for being concerned in fitting out the brig San Nicholas as a slaver." Matted and framed.....
Boston: Little, Brown, And Company, 1930. Alice D. Laughlin. First Edition; Limited Edition (#178 of 750 copies). Hardcover. BOOK IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND BY PUBLISHER IN 3/4 CRUSHED MOROCCO WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE AND MARBLING TO BOARDS, FOUR COMPARTMENTS AND THREE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT.....
Riverside Press, 1896. Large Paper Edition. Hardcover. THIS COMPLETE SIXTEEN VOLUME SET PLUS SUPPLEMENTAL VOLUME (LIFE AND LETTERS) IS IN NEAR FINE OR BETTER CONDITION IN BEAUTIFUL 3/4 LEATHER WITH MARBLED BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RIBS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY.....
1938. No Binding. Truman hopes to vote for an anti-lynching bill. Extraordinary T.L.S. "Harry" of his Senate letterhead, 1p. 4to., Washington, Jan. 25th, 1938 to John Snyder in St. Louis, Truman's friend who would later serve as Truman's secretary of the Treasury. Truman hopes to visit his friend six days.....
A. D. Worthington & Co., 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. THIS BOOK IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION IN BEAUTIFUL DECORATIVE STAMPED CLOTH WITH BRIGHT GILT DECORATION AND TITLE TO COVER AND SPINE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, FLOWERED END PAPERS AND PASTE DOWN. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE.....
New York: Virtue & Yorston, 1866. First Edition. Hardcover. THIS COMPLETE THREE VOLUME SET IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION IN 3/4 LEATHER WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE TO COVERS, SIX COMPARTMENTS, FIVE RIBS AND BRIGHT GILT DETAILS WITH TITLE TO SPINES. SMALL AMOUNT OF SOILING TO COVERS. BINDING AND.....
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.....