Historical Documents

CHARLES SUMNER (1811-74) U.S. Senator & abolitionist; nearly beaten to death on floor of U.S. Senate after delivering anti-slavery speech. Signe...

CHARLES SUMNER Civil War date LS, 1p, Mar 3, 1865, 8vo, Senate Chamber, to T John Stone, interesting content re freedom. In part, "...The subje...

CHARLES SUMNER (1811-74) LS, 1p, Mar 20 (ny), 8vo, U.S. Senate chamber, to E D Bradford, informing him that no copy of "Lauman's Dictionary...

WENDELL PHILLIPS (1811-84) American orator & abolitionist. AQS, on a card, "You cannot dream yourself into a character, You must however fo...

DANIEL S DICKINSON (1800-66) American politician; prominent conservative Democrat, serving as U.S. Senator from New York (1844-51). Wardate ALS, &qu...

(Slave Bill of Sale) DS, 1p, Mar 10, 1807, oblong 8vo, Kentucky, slave bill of sale. In part, "I Joseph Carrico of Shelby county Kentucky as fo...

(Slave Bill of Sale) DS, 2 1/2pp, Nov 13, 1851, oblong folio, Columbia County, Florida, slave bill of sale. In part, "...Know all men...that I ...

(Slave Bill of Sale) DS, signed by the sheriff, 1p, June 13, 1842, oblong 8vo, interesting content re the forced sale of a slave. In part, "Rec...

(Slave Auction) ADS, from the sheriff, 1p, Nov 24, 1823, oblong 8vo, Brunswick County, notice of a slave auction. Reads, "Notice, By Virtue of ...

(Slave Auction) DS, signed by Alonzo Lancaster, 1p, Feb 19, 1853, 4to, Jackson, Miss, re an auction of slaves. In part, "Know all men...that I ...