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. AuthorAbert, James W.HeadlineAbert's Examination of New Mexico 1848Date Published[1848] View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #2 Governor of British Barbados to anti-slavery London Bishop condemning corrupt slave-owners Heading(African American, 1788)AuthorParry, DavidHeadlineInhumane treatment of slaves on British BarbadosDate PublishedJuly 29, 1788 View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$875StatusSold Lot #3 Receipt for a bond to cover the cost of private prosecution of John Powers Cailiff and Nancy Califf, accused of Negro Stealing Heading(African American, 1811)AuthorPowers, Roger; and Levi GlassHeadlineAccusation of Negro Stealing in early 19th century GeorgiaDate PublishedOct. 11, 1811 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #4 Letter to missionary’s wife in China describing mistreatment of a fugitive slave Heading(African American, 1852)AuthorDunlap, B.J. [Barbara Jarvis]HeadlineLetter sent to China about the torture of an American slaveDate PublishedNov. 1, 1852 View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #5 Memoir of Pierre Toussaint, Born a Slave in St. Domingo. Heading(African American, 1854)HeadlinePierre Toussaint: Philanthropist, Hairdresser, Ex-SlavePublisherCrosby, Nichols, and CompanyDate Published1854 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #6 Letter mentioning a benefit Fair held by “the colored people” Heading(African American, 1856)Author[Wall, Eliza?]HeadlineColored People's Fair after Fremont's defeatDate PublishedNovember 20, 1856 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #7 Letter from Alabama slave-owner about trading inherited slaves Heading(African American, 1859)AuthorGarber, Dr. Alexander MenziesHeadlineSlave swapping on North Carolina plantationDate PublishedDec. 15, 1859 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$1,500StatusSold Lot #8 Official letter certifying the enlistment of Joseph D. Champion for one year’s service in the US Navy 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 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #9 Letter from Freedmen’s Bureau entrepreneur about South Carolina freed slaves celebrating war’s end and Emancipation Heading(African American, 1865)AuthorDodge, J. G.HeadlineCarpetbagger organized freed slaves' celebrationPublisherOffice of the Superintendent of FreedmenDate PublishedApril 12, 1865 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$5,312.50StatusSold Lot #10 Letter about the end of the Freedman's Bureau Heading(African American, 1868)AuthorMoore, Colonel StephenHeadlineLast days of the Freedmen’s Bureau in North CarolinaPublisherBureau of Refugees, Freedmen & Abandoned LandsDate PublishedDec. 11, 1868 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$3,750StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|12345678...47|Next1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647 Previous 1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647 Next Previous 1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647 Next