SOLD
100.00USDto floor+ buyer's premium
This item SOLD at 2008 Jan 26 @ 02:08UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT
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1868 MARYLAND CIVIL RIGHTS LETTER WITH COVER AND CIRCULARS. Letter is dated February 27, 1868 and is issued from the Assistant Commissioner of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, Brig. Capt. Edward Knowes, to Wm. E. Liden of Potters Landing, Carolin County, Maryland. The letter states that a complaint has been filed that Liden has been accused of illegally retaining an African-American girl. Brig. Capt. Knowes tells Liden to release the girl to her mother and he states that he has enclosed copies of decisions given by Chief Justice Chase and Judge Giles that relate in involuntary servitude. The first circular is dated November 23, 1867 and discusses the case of Philemon T. Hambleton of Talbot County, Maryland, a young African-American, who was a slave prior to the Maryland Constitution of 1864. The Maryland Constitution effectively prohibited slavery, and Hambleton subsequently was put into involuntary servitude. Hon. Chief Justice Chase’s decision was to grant Hambleton’s relief from restraint and detention. The second circular is dated January 24, 1868 and contains an extract of a decision of Judge Giles of the U.S. District Court in Baltimore. Judge Giles talks about the Hambleton case of involuntary servitude and about his decision to decline an order for writ of habeas corpus (The writ was ordered when the case was appealed to Chief Justice Chase). Judge Giles then goes on to state that Chief Justice Chase’s decision will “govern me in all future applications of a similar character”.
Auction Location:
11112 Laurel Road, Laurel, Delaware, United States
Previewing Details:
Thursday, January 24, 2008 from 12:00 Noon until 5:00 P.M. (EST)
Friday, January 25, 2008 from 10:00 A.M. until 6:00 P.M. (EST)
Saturday, January 26, 2008 from 8:00 A.M. until 10:00 A.M. (EST)
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Buyer's Premiums:
| From (Incl.) | To (Excl.) | Premium |
| 0.00 |
999.00 |
15% |
| 1,000.00 |
Infinite |
15% |
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<b>13.</b> All items are to be paid for in U.S. Dollars at the day of the auction. Absentee Bidders & Online Bidders - Directly after the auction you will be contacted via phone or email about the items you purchased and the total amount due. After you are contacted, payment is expected immediately. The auctioneer reserves the right to hold merchandise purchased by personal check 10 business days until the check has cleared the bank, if the auctioneer deems such action necessary to protect his interest.
<b>14.</b> We reserve the right to withdraw any property before sale and shall have no liability whatsoever for such withdrawal.
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