{"title":"Slavery","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Slavery category offers a sad and compelling selection of original historical documents, manuscripts, broadsides, letters, legal records, and printed works that illuminate the institution of slavery, abolition, emancipation, and the lived experiences of enslaved and free African Americans. These artifacts provide direct connections to one of the most consequential chapters in American history, encompassing plantation records, slave-sale documents, anti-slavery publications, Civil War and Reconstruction materials, Each item serves as both a rare collectible and a primary-source witness to the unimaginable struggles, conflicts, and transformative events that shaped the United States. \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"booker-t-washington-1st-ed-signed-autobiography-with-signed-tipped-in-letter","title":"Booker T Washington 1st Ed. Signed Autobiography With Signed Tipped In Letter","description":"\u003cp\u003eUp from Slavery 1st edition with letter written and signed by Booker T. Washington, dated July 14, 1900, on the letterhead of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFine condition as shown. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book in the image is a first edition, first printing of Up from Slavery: An Autobiography by Booker T. Washington, published by Doubleday, Page \u0026amp; Co. in 1901. This classic work is an important cornerstone of African-American history, detailing Washington's journey from being enslaved as a child during the Civil War to his rise as an influential educator and leader who founded the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLetter Details\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* Sender: Booker T. Washington, Principal of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* Recipient: Editor of The Boston Courant, Boston, Mass.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* Date: July 14, 1900.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* Content: Washington writes to seek the newspaper's assistance in publicizing and generating interest for the organization of a National Negro Business League. He expresses gratitude for any help or suggestions the paper might provide. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* Booker T. Washington founded the National Negro Business League (NNBL) in Boston later that same year (1900) to promote the commercial and financial development of the African American community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* The NNBL quickly grew, establishing hundreds of chapters across the United States and serving as an important organization for Black entrepreneurs and professionals during the era of segregation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* Washington believed that economic self-sufficiency was a primary step toward achieving racial equality and that the NNBL would help build a strong economic base for Black Americans. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton Audubon Prints","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51623957070106,"sku":"EB-326956980657","price":11500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/57_23fcfd15-784c-466c-af37-ffac51728cdd.jpg?v=1769217601"},{"product_id":"very-rare-80-page-1762-anti-slavery-pamphlet-printed-by-dunlap","title":"Very Rare 80 Page 1762 Anti-slavery Pamphlet Printed By Dunlap.","description":"\u003cp\u003e1762 abolitionist pamphlet, \"A Short Account of that Part of Africa, Inhabited by the Negroes\", written by Anthony Benezet. It was printed by W. Dunlap in Philadelphia and is identified as the \"Second Edition, with large Additions and Amendments\". \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeasurement: 4 3\/4 x 7 1\/2 inches. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExtremely well-preserved. Very good condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis influential work was one of the earliest anti-slavery tracts printed in America and played a significant role in raising an outcry against the trans-Atlantic slave trade. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey Details\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Anthony Benezet (identified in search results, not explicitly on the title page).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrinter: W. Dunlap (William Dunlap), a prominent Philadelphia printer known for also printing the first broadside of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublication Year: MDCCLXII (1762).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePurpose: The pamphlet was written to \"shew the Iniquity of that TRADE, and the Falsity of the ARGUMENTS usually advanced in its Vindication\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContent: Benezet compiled information from various authors and sources to argue for the common humanity of Africans, contradicting the prevailing notions used to justify slavery. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton Audubon Prints","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51623957496090,"sku":"EB-326957078463","price":3250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/57_60a48724-d6c3-4023-bd00-6ceed532acf0.jpg?v=1769217607"},{"product_id":"1862-anti-slavery-pamphlet-the-american-crisis-82-pages","title":"1862 Anti-slavery Pamphlet, The American Crisis, 82 Pages","description":"1862 Anti-slavery Pamphlet, The American Crisis, 82 Pages. 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Daniel Clark, of New Hampshire, on the Proposed Amendment of the Constitution, Forever Prohibiting Slavery in the United States, and All Places Under Their Jurisdiction\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelivered in the United States Senate on March 31, 1864, during the historic congressional debates that culminated in the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrinted in Washington, D.C. by L. Towers for the Republican Congressional Committee, this scarce publication presents Clark's argument that slavery was the fundamental cause of the Civil War and must be permanently abolished through constitutional amendment. The speech represents a contemporary primary-source account from one of the most consequential legislative struggles in American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetails:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal 1864 printing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComplete 8-page pamphlet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCivil War era anti-slavery publication\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRelated to the passage of the 13th Amendment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrinted by L. Towers, Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeasures approximately 9 x 6 inches (verify)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeriod folds, age toning, foxing, creasing, and edge wear consistent with age. Text remains legible throughout. Please review all photographs carefully.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA highly desirable artifact for collectors of:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlavery and abolition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCivil War history\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfrican American history\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConstitutional history\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCongressional and political Americana\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13th Amendment material\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn exceptional surviving witness to the legislative campaign that ended slavery in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52374441034010,"sku":"EB-327222038929","price":585.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/57_8b59b53f-5f71-4f3b-b794-746d472ce3c1.jpg?v=1781893467"},{"product_id":"1850-slavery-debate-pamphlet-joseph-stiles-antebellum-americana","title":"1850 Slavery Debate Pamphlet Joseph Stiles Antebellum Americana","description":"\u003cp\u003e1850 SLAVERY DEBATE PAMPHLET – Joseph C. Stiles – Presbyterian General Assembly – Antebellum Americana\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal 1850 pamphlet titled:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Speech on the Slavery Resolutions, Delivered in the General Assembly Which Met in Detroit in May Last\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eby Joseph C. Stiles, printed in Washington by Jno. T. Towers, 1850.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis scarce antebellum publication was issued during the height of the national controversy over slavery. Written by Southern Presbyterian minister Joseph C. Stiles, the pamphlet presents a detailed religious and historical discussion of slavery, biblical interpretation, emancipation, and the church's role in addressing the issue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished just a decade before the Civil War, this work offers a firsthand view of the arguments advanced within American religious institutions as slavery increasingly divided the nation. Original slavery-related pamphlets from this era are among the most important primary-source documents for understanding the social, political, and theological conflicts that ultimately led to disunion and war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetails\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal 1850 printing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoseph C. Stiles (1795–1875)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWashington: Jno. T. Towers, Printer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal stitched pamphlet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApproximately 48 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComplete with original title wrapper\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAntebellum slavery debate material\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresbyterian General Assembly discussion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGood collectible condition. Original stitching present. Moderate foxing, age toning, and light wear consistent with age. Pages remain clean, sound, and fully readable. Please examine photographs carefully for condition details.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorical Importance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn authentic pre-Civil War slavery pamphlet documenting one of the central moral, political, and religious controversies in American history. Original publications from the slavery debate period are increasingly difficult to locate and are highly desirable for collectors, researchers, museums, and institutions focused on American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA scarce and important survivor from the great national debate over slavery that preceded the American Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52374441263386,"sku":"EB-327222050317","price":495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/57_12760a53-ffa1-4a43-8766-ef6027836923.jpg?v=1781893471"},{"product_id":"1864-abolition-pamphlet-isaac-arnold-destroying-slavery-in-rebel-states","title":"1864 Abolition Pamphlet Isaac Arnold, Destroying Slavery In Rebel States","description":"\u003cp\u003e1864 ABOLITION PAMPHLET – Isaac N. Arnold Speech – Destroying Slavery in Rebel States – Civil War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal Civil War pamphlet titled:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Power, Duty, and Necessity of Destroying Slavery in the Rebel States\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econtaining the historic speech of Hon. Isaac N. Arnold of Illinois, delivered before the United States House of Representatives on January 6, 1864.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArnold was one of Abraham Lincoln's closest congressional supporters and among the most influential advocates of emancipation during the Civil War. In this powerful wartime address he argues that slavery was the root cause of the rebellion and that permanent Union victory required its complete destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe speech discusses Lincoln's famous \"House Divided\" doctrine, the progress of emancipation, the moral and political consequences of slavery, and the necessity of abolition as a war measure and national policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished during the final year of the Civil War and just before congressional approval of the Thirteenth Amendment, this pamphlet represents an important primary-source document from the struggle to end slavery in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetails\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal 1864 printing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsaac N. Arnold of Illinois\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelivered January 6, 1864\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCivil War abolition pamphlet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrong emancipation content\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLincoln associate and supporter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComplete pamphlet format\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRare primary-source anti-slavery material\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal folds, foxing, age toning, edge wear, creasing, and scattered staining consistent with age and use. Text remains clear and legible. Please examine all photographs carefully.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorical Significance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn important Civil War-era abolition document advocating the destruction of slavery as essential to preserving the Union. 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The document conveys ownership of the enslaved man Jack to Thomas Haines, his heirs and assigns forever, using the standard legal language of colonial slave transactions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorical Significance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis document predates the American Revolution by sixteen years and survives from a period when slavery was firmly established in the northern colonies. Original colonial slave-sale documents are considerably scarcer than nineteenth-century examples and are among the most important surviving records of early American slavery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe manuscript preserves the recorded identity of an enslaved man named Jack and documents a transaction that occurred in colonial Burlington County, New Jersey, one of the principal regions of slaveholding in the Mid-Atlantic colonies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetails\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal manuscript document\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDated March 25, 1760\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorthampton Township, Burlington County\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWest New Jersey\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNames enslaved man Jack\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAge approximately 38 years\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSale price: £70\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSigned by Henry Cooper\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWitnessed by William Norton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal wax seal present\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePre-Revolutionary War American document\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGood condition for a colonial manuscript more than 265 years old. Fold lines, edge wear, scattered staining, and minor losses consistent with age. Ink remains dark and highly legible. Original wax seal survives. Please review photographs carefully.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollecting Categories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColonial America\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlavery \u0026amp; Abolition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew Jersey History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfrican American History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEarly American Manuscripts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenealogy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLegal Americana\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuseum \u0026amp; Institutional Collections\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn exceptionally rare and historically important colonial slave-sale document naming an enslaved man in pre-Revolutionary America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52374441885978,"sku":"EB-327222090204","price":9995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/57_7683fa57-690f-45d8-b5e4-d9a3c7f5bfd4.jpg?v=1781893482"},{"product_id":"rare-1823-district-of-columbia-slave-deed-of-trust-purchase-of-enslaved-boy-anthony-charles-h-w-wharton-henry-waring","title":"Rare 1823 District of Columbia Slave Deed of Trust – Purchase of Enslaved Boy \"Anthony\" – Charles H. 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The deed reflects the legal mechanisms employed in the early nineteenth century to manage married women's property while simultaneously documenting the purchase and legal treatment of an enslaved child as property under the law of the District of Columbia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe manuscript retains its original recording endorsement dated \u003cstrong\u003eDecember 3, 1823\u003c\/strong\u003e, identifying its entry into the Washington County land records, together with the acknowledgment before \u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Thornton\u003c\/strong\u003e, Justice of the Peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeyond its legal significance, the document offers a stark and powerful record of the institution of slavery in the nation's capital. It preserves the name, approximate age, and purchase price of Anthony, an enslaved fourteen-year-old boy whose life was reduced to a legal transaction. Such documents are now recognized as important primary sources for the study of American slavery, family history, property law, and the legal status of enslaved people in the early Republic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good. Complete four-page folded document with original signatures, recording endorsements, expected folds, light toning, and minor wear. 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Dated 1790 and 1812, the documents span more than two decades and preserve the names of two individuals whose lives might otherwise have gone largely unrecorded.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe earlier document, dated July 8, 1790, is a bill of sale executed by Stephen West of New Bern, North Carolina. West acknowledges receiving seventy-five pounds from Silvanus Dixon of Carteret County and, in return, conveys:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“one Negro Girl named Sall, a slave for life.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe document grants Sall to Silvanus Dixon and his executors, administrators and assigns forever. It is signed and sealed by Stephen West and witnessed by George Stiron and Solomon Dixon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSilvanus Dixon appears as a head of household in the 1790 federal census for Carteret County. His household included two enslaved individuals. Sall may have been one of the two people recorded in that census, although the census itself does not provide their names and a conclusive identification cannot presently be made.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe second document is a deed of gift executed in Craven County on July 23, 1812. In it, Patience Conway transferred to King Solomon Dixon:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“a Certain Negro Girl Named Bonetta.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe deed conveys Bonetta and “her increase” to King Solomon Dixon and his heirs forever. This phrase meant that any children subsequently born to Bonetta would also be claimed as property by Dixon and his descendants.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePatience Conway signed the deed by making her mark. The instrument was presented to the Craven County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions during its September 1812 term, proved in open court and recorded in the register’s office in Book 3rd B, page 323. The registration endorsement is signed by John Green, Register.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“King Solomon Dixon” was the recipient’s personal name and should not be interpreted as a title.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTaken together, these documents provide sobering primary-source evidence of the hereditary system of American slavery. Their importance lies particularly in the survival of the names Sall and Bonetta—two young African American females treated as property under the laws of the period, but whose individual identities remain preserved through these records.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDocument One\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate: July 8, 1790\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlace: New Bern, North Carolina\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeller: Stephen West\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePurchaser: Silvanus Dixon of Carteret County\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnslaved individual: Sall, described as a girl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConsideration: £75\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWitnesses: George Stiron and Solomon Dixon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned: Stephen West\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDocument Two\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate: July 23, 1812\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlace: Craven County, North Carolina\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrantor: Patience Conway\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecipient: King Solomon Dixon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnslaved individual: Bonetta, described as a girl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCourt acknowledgment: September 1812 term\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecorded: Book 3rd B, page 323\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRegistrar: John Green\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Very good for documents more than two centuries old. Expected folds, toning, scattered staining and minor edge and fold wear. The 1790 bill of sale has a small marginal loss near the words “slave for life,” without preventing comprehension. The 1812 deed retains its original court and registration endorsements. 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