BUFFALO SOLDIER IS DISCHARGED FROM 24TH U.S. INFANTRY

8 x 10 1/2, imprinted form, filled out in ink. The United States, To John Murrell, Pvt., Discharged from F Company 24 U.S. Inf. For pay from 1st of Jan., 1899, to 2 of Feb., 1899, being 1 month, 2 days, at $15.60 dollars per month. For pay for traveling from Fort D.[avid] A. Russell, Wyo.[ming], the place of my discharge, to Bowling Green, Ky., the place of residence, 1,253 miles, at twenty miles per day, equal to 63 days, at 15.60 dollars per month. For subsistence for traveling as above, 63 days, at 30 cents per ration or day. Total due, $62.39....  

RARE 1843 IMPRINTED SOUTH CAROLINA SLAVE BILL OF SALE

8 x 13, imprinted form, filled out in ink.

BILL OF SALE
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
Know all Men by these Presents, That
I, Charles W. Schaffer, of Charleston, for and in consideration of the sum of Two Hundred & Twenty five Dollars to me in hand paid, at and before the Sealing and Delivery of these Presents, By Robert S. Oakley, (the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge) have bargained and sold, and by these Presents do bargain, sell, and deliver to the said Robert S. Oakley, a negro Boy named William, about 9 yrs old, warranted sound...  

THE CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE, JANUARY 8, 1864

Congress Discusses Slavery!

The Official Proceedings of Congress. Published by John C. Rives, Washington, D.C. Twenty-Eighth Congress, 1st Session. Friday, January 8, 1864. Imprint, 16 pages, 8 1/2 x 11 1/4.

President's Annual Message, The Progress of Liberty, Weapons of Freedom, Slavery Must Die by the Laws of War, Indictment Against Slavery, Slavery Became Master of Our Government, Slavery Revolutionized the Government and Destroyed the Principle of Liberty, How Shall Slavery be Exterminated, What Power Has Congress Over Slavery in...  

BOSTON CULTIVATOR, APRIL 28, 1849

Office, No. 22 North Market Street

Boston, Mass., Saturday Morning, April 28, 1849

The Fremont Expedition. The African Slave Trade.

8 pages. Vignette of spead winged eagle at the top of the masthead. Illustration on the front page of a Farm Cottage. Mainly a farming related newspaper with numerous such articles: Application of Manure. Merino Sheep vs Natives. Culture of Wheat. Thirteenth Agricultural Meeting at the State House. Carbon and Carbonic Gases. Farmers Try Experiments. Can Plants Avoid Poisons. Disease Among Fowls....  

LEATHER MANUFACTURERS' BANK CHECK, 1851

Imprinted bearer check, filled out in ink. New York, Nov. 29, 1851. Leather Manufacturers' Bank check in the amount of $600.00. Signed, Aaron Claflin & Co. Cut cancelled with small paper loss at center. Imprint of J.M. Elliott, N.Y.

The Leather Manufacturers' Bank was established in 1832. During the mid 1800's this bank paid and adjusted claims on slave insurance policies.

IMPRINT, MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT ANDREW JOHNSON

Concerning Bureau of Freedmen and Refugees

5 1/2 x 9 imprint, 3 1/4 pages, signed in print by President Andrew Johnson.

39th Congress, 1st Session. House of Representatives. Ex. Doc. No. 146. Bureau of Freedmen and Refugees. Message From The President of the United States, Returning To the House bill No. 613, with his objections thereto. July 16, 1866. Ordered to be printed. Excellent content concerning the Bureau of Freedmen. Light edge wear, otherwise in excellent condition.

The Bureau of Freedmen and Refugees, also known as...  

SPEECH OF CONGRESSMAN OWEN LOVEJOY

One of the most important anti slavery speeches ever delivered in the U.S. House of Representatives!

HUMAN BEINGS NOT PROPERTY

SPEECH OF HON. OWEN LOVEJOY, OF ILLINOIS

Delivered in the House of Representatives, February 17, 1858

8 pages, 6 x 9 imprint. Buell & Blanchard, Printers, Washington. Light age toning and overall wear. Archival tape repair on the front page. Some small fold splits at the edges. Small hole on back page which affects a few words. Small area of paper loss at bottom corner of the back...  

25TH U.S. COLORED TROOPS LETTER

3 pages, 7 1/2 x 12, in ink, written by William A. Prickett, to Elias D. Smith. Comes with the original cover with Pensacola, Fla., Jun. 5, 1864, postmark, with 3 cents George Washington postage stamp. Addressed in ink to Elias D. Smith, Q.M. Sergt., 14th Regt. N.J.V., Washington, D.C., with docket, Received June 23, 1864, City Point, Va.

Camp of the 25th Regt. U.S. I.[infantry] C.[olored], Near Barrancas, Florida, June 5th, 1864

Friend Elias D,

I received your letter dated April 24th yesterday. It has taken a long time...  

1864 CONFEDERATE HOUSE BILL CONCERNING IMPRESSMENTS

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...