Sale 768: Americana - Travel & Exploration - World History - Cartography (#768) 08/11/2022 11:00 AM PDT Closed Starts Ending 08/11/2022 11:00 AM PDT Auction Info PDF Prices Realized View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#TitleNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBids (Low - High)Bids (High - Low)Views (Low - High)Views (High - Low)AuthorProvenancePublisherDate PublishedConditionCode Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above ConditionCodeConditionCode-Select-finenear finevery goodgoodfairpoor sold as is Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 1-10 of 461. Previous|12345678...47|Next Lot #1 Report of the Secretary of War, communicating...a report and map of the examination of New Mexico, made by Lieutenant J.W. Abert, of the topographical corps. View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorAbert, James W.HeadlineAbert's Examination of New Mexico 1848Date Published[1848] Lot #2 Governor of British Barbados to anti-slavery London Bishop condemning corrupt slave-owners View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$875StatusSold Heading(African American, 1788)AuthorParry, DavidHeadlineInhumane treatment of slaves on British BarbadosDate PublishedJuly 29, 1788 Lot #3 Receipt for a bond to cover the cost of private prosecution of John Powers Cailiff and Nancy Califf, accused of Negro Stealing View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$531.25StatusSold Heading(African American, 1811)AuthorPowers, Roger; and Levi GlassHeadlineAccusation of Negro Stealing in early 19th century GeorgiaDate PublishedOct. 11, 1811 Lot #4 Letter to missionary’s wife in China describing mistreatment of a fugitive slave View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$1,250StatusSold Heading(African American, 1852)AuthorDunlap, B.J. [Barbara Jarvis]HeadlineLetter sent to China about the torture of an American slaveDate PublishedNov. 1, 1852 Lot #5 Memoir of Pierre Toussaint, Born a Slave in St. Domingo. View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Heading(African American, 1854)HeadlinePierre Toussaint: Philanthropist, Hairdresser, Ex-SlavePublisherCrosby, Nichols, and CompanyDate Published1854 Lot #6 Letter mentioning a benefit Fair held by “the colored people” View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(African American, 1856)Author[Wall, Eliza?]HeadlineColored People's Fair after Fremont's defeatDate PublishedNovember 20, 1856 Lot #7 Letter from Alabama slave-owner about trading inherited slaves View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$1,500StatusSold Heading(African American, 1859)AuthorGarber, Dr. Alexander MenziesHeadlineSlave swapping on North Carolina plantationDate PublishedDec. 15, 1859 Lot #8 Official letter certifying the enlistment of Joseph D. Champion for one year’s service in the US Navy View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(African American, 1864)AuthorHowe, William Greene, US Army Captain and Provost MarshalHeadlineBlack shoemaker enlists in the Union Navy during Civil WarPublisherProvost Marshal's recruiting officeDate PublishedAug. 30, 1864 Lot #9 Letter from Freedmen’s Bureau entrepreneur about South Carolina freed slaves celebrating war’s end and Emancipation View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$5,312.50StatusSold Heading(African American, 1865)AuthorDodge, J. G.HeadlineCarpetbagger organized freed slaves' celebrationPublisherOffice of the Superintendent of FreedmenDate PublishedApril 12, 1865 Lot #10 Letter about the end of the Freedman's Bureau View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$3,750StatusSold Heading(African American, 1868)AuthorMoore, Colonel StephenHeadlineLast days of the Freedmen’s Bureau in North CarolinaPublisherBureau of Refugees, Freedmen & Abandoned LandsDate PublishedDec. 11, 1868 Items per page 102550100 Previous|12345678...47|Next1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647 Previous 1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647 Next Previous 1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647 Next