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Sale 66
The Manuscript, Space, Stamp & Collectibles Auction
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Lot 151 |
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1811 Rye, New York Slave Receipt, Manuscript document signed by Esther Hunt, one page, 12¾ x 7¾ inches, Rye, New York, County of Westchester, Jan. 1, 1811. Selling to Haccaliah Brown "one black Man named Jack" for the sum of two hundred dollars. Witnessed by Gilbert Brown and Josiah Purdy. Minor paper loss, affecting a few words of text. Very good. Slavery in New York was instituted when the New Amsterdam fur trading-post developed into a farming colony in the 17th century. The first African slaves were imported by the Dutch West Indies Company to New Amsterdam in 1626. It persisted until the culmination of an early 19th century program of gradual abolition, on July 4, 1827.
Estimated Value $600 - 800
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$390 |
Lot 152 |
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Receipt for the Purchase of A Slave in Puerto Rico, 1870, Partly-printed document headed "Registro de Esclavos," Department of Arecibo, City of Utuado, 6 x 8 in. Feb. 5, 1870. Registration of an 8-year-old mulatto boy owned by Dr. Colomer and son of Maria, in the Salto Arriba neighborhood. The receipt is signed by the owner and the commissioner. Slavery continued in Puerto Rico until March 22, 1873, when it was finally abolished by the Spanish National Assembly. Owners were compensated with 35 million pesetas per slave and slaves were required to work for three more years.
Estimated Value $150 - 250
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$156 |
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