Batesville, AR: January 11, 1840. [1]p., 4 x 5.5 inches, docketed on verso. Old horizontal fold, toning. Very good. An interesting manuscript record of slave care in Arkansas in the 1830s. The short but impactful document reads in full: "Recd of William McNight Admin. Of Hiram West Decd three dollars for.....
Bourbon County, KY: [ca. 1814]. [2]pp. Old folds, toning, diagonal closed tear at middle of document. Good condition. A unique snapshot of the institution of slavery in antebellum Kentucky in a document providing appraisal prices for eight named enslaved persons, along with more than twenty horses, numerous cows, pigs, and other.....
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA: October 25, 1836. [1]p. on a single folded sheet, integral blank docketed on verso. Old folds, moderate toning and foxing, short closed tear along one fold line, a few small instances of ink burn. Overall good condition. An interesting document of legal testimony involving numerous.....
Frederick, MD: October 2, 1818. [1]p., docketed on verso. Roughly torn along bottom edge, minor foxing and spotting. Good condition. An uncommon document in Maryland slave history, in which George Baer, the future mayor of Frederick, and a few other men attest that another local citizen named Robert Lyles is.....
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St. Genevieve County, MO: January 18, 1844. [4]pp., on a single folded sheet. Original folds, minor wear. Very good condition. A sobering manuscript inventory from the estate of Richard Maddin following his death in Missouri in 1843 detailing his "slaves and other personal" property. The inventory begins by listing the.....
Charleston, SC: Printed by Walker & Burke, February 7, 1850. Partially-printed document, completed in manuscript, 13 x 8 inches. Old folds, minor toning and offsetting. Very good. A very rare pre-printed form from antebellum South Carolina, designed specifically for documenting the sale of slaves in Charleston in the mid-19th century.....
[N.p., likely London: ca. 1890s]. Lithograph on silk handkerchief, approximately 24 x 24 inches, with additional lithographed scene printed around the outer margins in brown and blue ink. Previously matted and framed, with resultant edge wear and adhesive staining around margins. Old folds, some foxing and staining in image area.....