Antique print. Measures about 15 1/2 x 11. Title and caption reads: Morning Mustering of The Contrabands at Fortress Monroe, on Their Way to Their Work. As a living illustration of one of the aspects of the Civil War, a sketch is given above of the contrabands, nee, niggers, going to their daily work at Fortress Monroe. The variety of the Ethiopian countenance is capitally given, and while some remind us of the merry phiz of George Christy in his sable mood, others wear the ponderous gravity of a New Jersey justice. The colored men had a comparatively...  

7 3/4 x 12, manuscript in ink.

Know all men by these presents that I, Robert Hannah for & in conditions of this sum, two hundred & fifty Spanish Milled Dollars, to me in hand paid by Nathaniel Karr, the receipt I hereby acknowledge, have bargained, sold and delivered to the said Nathaniel Karr, one Negro woman named Starlet, the property of the said Negro I warrant & forever defend, the property of this said Nathaniel Karr, his heirs, &c from the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whatever, as witnessed my hand and seal this 20th day...  

7 1/2 x 4 1/4, promissory note, in ink, for the hire of the slave Churchill.

$75.00. On or before the 25th day of Dec. 1862, we promise to pay Jas. Young & J.S. Easley, Exr. of Woodson Hughes, the sum of seventy five dollars being for the hire of Negro Churchill for the year 1862, the said Negro to be clothed with a good summer & winter suit, hat, blanket and a pair of good double soled shoes. Witness our hands & seals this 30th day of Dec. 1861. Saml. S. Kent. Light age toning. Very fine, Confederate era slave document.

6 x 3 3/4, promissory note, in ink, for the hire of the slave Randolph.

$90.00. On or before the 25th day of December 1858, we Polly Coats and Obadeah Epps, do promise and oblige ourselves, our heirs &c to pay Jemema H. Light the full and just sum of ninety dollars for the hire of her negro man Randolph for the year 1858, said negro to be furnished with the usual clothing for such hirelings. As witness our hands and seals this 6th day of January 1858. Witness, Saml. Carter. Polly Coats, Obadeah Epps. Very fine.

Negro Related Imprint

6 x 9 1/2, imprint.

ON DE ODER SIDE OF JORDON

Oh! de Phohibitory Law dey say am goin for to pass, And rum shops close accordin, And if you want a drink, To get it you will have to trable to the oder side of Jordon. Oh! dey say dat Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe has got home, For to build another Uncle Tom's Cabin, But before she get through, she will hear a word or two, From the oder side of Jordon. Oh! in New York, de oder night, I went to Jullien's promoteum, Whar dey play music from night to de...  

7 x 12, manuscript in ink.

Know all men by these presents that I, Jeremia Pickett of Charles City and Commonwealth of Virginia, for and in consideration of two hundred silver dollars to me in hand, paid Nathaniel Kerr of Randolph County & State of North Carolina, the receipt thereof. I do hereby acknowledge have bargained and sold and by these presents do bargain and sell unto said Nathaniel Kerr, one Negro Boy named Will, to have & to hold the said Negro Boy to his Executors or assigns forever, and I, the said Jeremia Pickett for myself, my...  

7 3/4 x 4, promissory note, in ink, for the hire of the slave Randolph.

$90.00. On or before the 25th day of December 1857, we Polley Coats and J.P. Crews, do promise and oblige ourselves, our heirs &c to pay Jemima H. Light the full and just sum of ninety dollars for the hire of her negro man Randolph for the year 1857, said negro to be furnished with the usual clothing for such hirelings. As witness our hands and seals this 6th day of January 1857. Witness, Samuel Coats. Polly Coats, J.P. Crews. Very fine.

5 1/2 x 3 3/4, imprinted receipt, filled out in ink. Richmond, Jan. 3, 1863. Acknowledges that P.W. Phelps has furnished the Confederate Government the slave named Peter to work on the Richmond fortifications by order of Lt. Col. W.H. Stevens, and signed by the government agent J. Lamb. Very fine condition, on brown necessity paper.

Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph. Full seated view of the slave girl Rebecca posed with her arms folded across her chest and looking at an American flag hanging at her side. Imprint on the front mount, "Oh! How I Love The Old Flag." Rebecca. Card has been trimmed. Backmark: Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, by S. Tackaberry, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York. The nett proceeds from the sale of these photographs will be devoted to the...  

8 x 6 1/4, glass faced display case, with three authentic slave related relics, with descriptive text and graphics. An interesting and unique display including:
1). A brass button with the initials T.P. on the face used by slave merchant Thomas Porter to adorn the clothing of his slaves.
2). A colorful pattern, glass African trade bead. These were prized by the slaves with similar examples being found in New Orleans.
3). Burned cotton from the Confederate blockade runner Nashville that was produced by South Carolina slaves and intended to run...  

"What a contrast to eight years ago when all was bright & cheering, history does not furnish a parallel of such a sudden and violent transition from our unheard of prosperity to such a hopeless & rayless destruction!"

7 1/2 x 9 3/4, in ink, 2 1/4 pages, in ink, written by K.S. Minor.

Oakland, Sunday, Dec. 1st, 1867
Mr. Edward Leverich, 111 Pearl Street,
New York City, N.Y.
My Dear Ed,
Altho I am so lonely and so thoroughly dispirited, discouraged & disgusted, yet will I indulge myself in the...  

Includes section on the impressemnt of slaves!

5 3/4 x 9 1/4, imprint, 8 pages.

House Bill, No. 233. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, November 28, 1864. Read first and second times, referred to a Special Committee of one from each State, and ordered to be printed. [By Mr. Miles]

A BILL. To be entitled An Act to consolidate and amend the laws relative to impressments.

Section 1. The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That private property may be taken for the public use by impressment, upon the payment of...