Lot 87
Slave and Slave Related Documents: Five Original Handwritten Documents Including one from England in 1762 and one Broadside. Collection of historic manuscripts all part of a tragic and dark history of human kind. 1.) The oldest manuscript is a docket dated December 16th,18th and 21st 1762 of monies (pounds) received by three men. All are signed by representatives of Rich & Peter Footman the first for freight received on the Catherine from Liverpool and the third for balance of payment due. The second, dated on the 18th is for "35 pounds for a Negro Boy Named Cutgoe" 5 x 7" entries recto and verso on laid paper. Receipt is in excellent condition, paper is stout with only two light stains. Outstanding piece.
2.) Single page document signed (possibly partial) receipt for the settlement of an estate of William Hobbs in the amount of $488, "except for the Negro Man Frank March 8, 1834, W.H. Hobbs" 5½ x 6" fragile with a split held in check seamlessly with white archival tape on verso.
3.) Single page document trust for a John Mina dated April, 1875 state of Virginia leaving one farm "in the rich valley….one hundred and sixty three acres having……a log dwelling house and one male slave 12 & 50 years. 5 x 7½, single notch cut on left side otherwise fine condition.
4.) Single page hand written promissory note by a Noah Richardson for the payment of a negro in one years time (January 1, 1829) dated January 2,1828 by Noah Richardson then endorsed on back the amount of $45. Note is 7 x 8" fragile, intact with toning throughout but very legible.
5.) Broadside: "A Two Thousand Fold Agency" printed in Columbus, Ohio dated 1875 concerning "the return of the nearly two thousand persons who have arrived here within a short time, in the colonization ship "Golcanda" to a new land called Liberia. by B.F. Romaine. The society was formed in 1827 to encourage Black Ohioans to emigrate to Africa; for the purpose of evangelizing "the very heart of 'Ethiopia" 8¼ x 4¾" printed on one side, in excellent condition with age toning along left edge.
6.) Contrasting the above pieces is an autographed letter signed by Senator Charles Sumner, one of the most outspoken and respected abolitionists in American History, a moral passion that famously almost got him killed in 1856. Pro-Slavery and South Carolina Democratic congressman Preston Brooks violently beat him with a brass topped cane on the Senate floor after Sumner delivered an anti-slavery speech. The ALS is a request for copies of two bills on the confiscation of Rebel property, and while not exactly salvery, an important addition to any collection regarding slavery. 8 x 5" folded with Sumner smeaing slightly the C in Charles and light toning throughout. Estimated Value $1,200 - UP
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