Fine Selection of Autographs and Manuscripts

"An original engraving by William and Thomas Birch, entitled ""South East Corner of Third and Market Streets"", 9"&qu...

Excellent oval collage-type photo, 7"" x 8"" oval image set upon a 13 1/2"" x 17"" mount, depicts those Sena...

"D.S. 3pp. folio, Danville, Ky., May-Aug. 1839, concerning a claim against a Mr. Samuel Warren for medical services provided to his slaves, e.g...

A most uncommon letter written by a slave to her previous owner, 1p. oblong 8vo., Leesburg, Va., [n.d.], in which ex-slave Virginia Moore writes, in p

Fascinating, early slave-related D.S. 1p. 4to., Bedford Co., Va., July 5, 1803 concerning a slave accused of poisoning her master's child! The d...

"A great lot of two Washington County, Virginia documents executed by William McElive and Fleming Byars concerning the disease and death of the...

"An interesting four document grouping from Lincoln Co., Ky. concerning a slave named Harry who was witnessed by William Montgomery stealing it...

"A neat slavery-related item, a receipt for ""...three Negro Girls..."" 1p. oblong 8vo., New Orleans, June 11, 1849, listin...

"Disturbing late nineteenth-century letter on letterhead of The Galveston Harrison & San Antonio Railway Co., written by a young girl named...

"D.S., 1p. folio, Bradley County, Ark., Dec. 17, 1844 concerning the 1845 rental of John W. Ridgell's plantation and its slaves to one Elij...

"Nice D.S. 1p. 8vo., Lincoln Co., Ky., June 1812, a constable's receipt charging the county $14.50 for arresting seven slaves on felony cha...

"Nice D.S. 1p. folio, [n. p.] Sept. 19, 1839 a official probate document indicating a payment of 60.00 for claims made against the Elder estate...

"D.S. 2pp. folio, Lincoln Co. Ky., Nov. 1, 1842 concerning the proceeds of the sale of two named slaves, boys ""Henry"" and...

"A rather large approximately 1,100pp., family Bible of the Neeld family from Kentucky, published by Carey and son, Philadelphia in 1818 and li...

"Nice 1p. folio., Lincoln County, Kentucky, July 6-Nov. 9, 1812, tally for moneys owed to jailer A. J. Clark for expenses in running the county...

"D.S. 3pp. folio, Madison County, Kentucky, July, 1819, concerning the disposition of a Mr. Alexander Walker's estate including the interes...

"Slave and property bill of sale, 2pp. folio, Ray Co., Mo., Dec. 3, 1859 concerning the sale of land and the slaves, ""Charles"&...

"An interesting slave-related item, 1p. folio, Lincoln, Ky., Sept. 30, 1811, a coroner's report concerning the murder of slave ""...

Interesting manuscript court (partial) document, 2pp. sm. folio, [n.p., n.d. ca. 1850] in which a man describes an assault made upon him by a slave. I

Partly-printed D.S. 1p. 24mo., New Orleans, May 1, 1828, in French, a receipt for 20 pilasters paid by Mr. Jaime Jordan for taxes due on ""...