Collectibles and Original Historical Documents

Booker T. Washington. Born a slave, he became one of the leading educators in America. T.L.S. on letterhead of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institut

George Washington Carver. Black botanist, known for his research on industrial uses of peanuts. Born to slave parents; director of agricultural resear

Slavery be not extended.... Letter to Hamilton Fish, Gov. of New York, 1849, from Samuel Martin, Campbells Station, Tenn. In its 3 pp., Martin sets fo

Sale of Slaves. Unusual letter, 1799, 1 p., to Benjamin Harrison, Esq., son of the Signer of Declaration of Independence. From E.H. Dunbar, signed wit

Slave Token. 1838, copper, 1" diameter. Obverse: kneeling woman, text above, "Am I not a woman and a sister?" Reverse: "Liberty&...

Shoes and Pants for Negro Slaves. Receipt, 1848, 3 -1/2 x 7 -1/2 , itemizing shoes and boots repaired for Col. Wm. A. Clark, "for negro boy...3...

Slaves for Galveston. Letter, 2 pp., Galveston (Texas), June 17, 1856, from Oliver (Hartley) to cousin in Morgantown, N.C. "...You will have re...

Rural Districts in Liberia. Broadside, Dec. 1, 1852, New York, entitled "Putnam's Plan, for formation of Rural Districts in Liberia," ...

Slaves in Puerto Rico. C. 1870, registration form for slaves, the person listed as "property" on "island of Puerto Rico." Partly...

Black History. Group of eleven assorted items: 1) Child's pencil drawing at back of book, 4th Grade Reader, 1863, titled "Negro Letter Carr...

Missouri Bill of Sale. For "Negro Girl named Caroline (or Cal) aged about 14 who is sold as a slave for life...warranted free from all other cl...

They are intelligent.... Letter from John Lindsey, Hannibal, Tenn., 1860, 3 -1/2 pp., writing on conditions. A bill has passed compelling all free Neg

Contraband Envelope. Depicting slaves running toward Fort Monroe, the Union-held fortress. Gen. Butler had declared that any slave within jurisdiction

Contraband Envelope. Civil War patriotic cover, unused, with illustration of three men with instruments, titled "Music by the 'Contra-Band....

The true story of Joshua Marsden. Who brought down the color bar in Bermuda in 1806. Memoirs entitled Grace Displayed, published 1813 by the author in

Free Born Woman. Affidavit, 1838, Maryland, sworn before Justice of the Peace, "David Harris...made oath that of his own personal knowledge he ...

Letter on Slavery, March 1861. Just before the start of the Civil War, Wm. Passmore of Cincinnati writes to John Fern of Delaware, 3 pp. "...I ...

Estate Settlement. In Carroll County, Ga., 1853, 3 pp., with more than thirty financial items, including debts, financial paper, and sale of "N...

Inhabitants of the castle.... Splendid mediæval manuscript, France, with charming and interesting content, and a complete date, July 22, 1359. ...

From the Monastery of the White Monks. Manuscript fragment c. 1150, from the Monastery at Citeaux, Burgundy, France, mother house of the Cistercian Or