Sale 794: Americana - Travel & Exploration - China - Maps, Prints & Views (#794) 08/10/2023 11:00 AM PDT Closed Starts Ending 08/10/2023 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)RelevanceAuthorProvenancePublisherDate 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 40. Previous|1234|Next Lot #3 Handwritten bill of sale for a "negro boy” for 58 British (Colonial) Pounds. Heading(African American, 1718)AuthorPeck, Benj.HeadlineScarce early New York Colonial slave sale documentDate PublishedJune 3, 1718 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #4 Letter notifying a Maryland grandee that his brother would be legally permitted to bring his slaves into the state Heading(African American, 1821)AuthorBarney, JohnHeadlineRich man's brother allowed to bring his slaves to MarylandPublisherMaryland House of DelegatesDate PublishedFeb. 1, 1821 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #5 Letter from woman who had emigrated to the South about her loving care from an elderly Black nurse who showed her sisterly affection "like a white person" Heading(African American, 1821)AuthorMaxcy, R.[uth?]HeadlineNew England emigrant lauds Southern Black nurseDate PublishedApril 19, 1821 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #6 Letter from Pennsylvania informer about fugitive slave from Virginia Heading(African American, 1836)AuthorGriffith, Samuel HarveyHeadlineVirginia fugitive slave tracked to PennsylvaniaDate PublishedJuly 14, 1836 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #7 Letter by Senator Sumner recalling Wisconsin's stand against the Fugitive Slave Act Heading(African American, 1859)AuthorSumner, CharlesHeadlineLetter from anti-slavery Senator SumnerDate PublishedDec. 4, 1859 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$562.50StatusSold Lot #10 Letter a young Oberlin Abolitionist about the politics behind White command of a Black Ohio Regiment in the Civil War Heading(African American, 1863)AuthorShurtleff, G.W.HeadlineWhite Abolitionist General of a Black Civil War RegimentDate PublishedNov. 10, 1863 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$562.50StatusSold Lot #13 Letter about Governor of West Virginia offer to drop lawsuits about allegations of bestowing favors on Negro saloon and whorehouse proprietor Heading(African American, 1913)AuthorWallace, George W. (Attorney)HeadlineRacist political allegations against WV GovernorDate PublishedOctober 20, 1913 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #16 A Date with a Dish: A Cook Book of American Negro Recipes Heading(African American, 1948 - Cookery)AuthorDe Knight, FredaHeadlineSigned by radio stars Amos N' AndyPublisherHermitage PressDate Published[1948] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #21 Magnificent Desolation: Images from the Apollo 11 Lunar Mission with the Words of Astronaut Buzz Aldrin AuthorAldrin, BuzzHeadlineBuzz Aldrin Signed Magnificent Desolation LimitedPublisherJack Bacon & CompanyDate Published2009 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #24 Letter written one week after Fort Sumter from the anti-slavery, pro-Union community of Northfield, Minnesota Heading(Anti-Slavery, 1861)AuthorSmith, John A.HeadlineLetter from anti-slavery oasis in Minnesota 1861Date PublishedApril 21, 1861 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1234|Next Previous 1234 Next Previous 1234 Next