The Daily Picayune, May 14, 1840

4 pages. Republic of Texas; An Act to provide for the redemption of the promissory notes of the Government now in circulation, and for funding other liabilities of the Government. A Runaway Slave Caught. Criminal Court Before Judge Canonge; The State vs Pierce Shannon, for obtaining money under false pretenses. Second Municipality; Resolutions Adopted by the Council. Proceedings of the Council of the Second Municipality. Reward advertisements for runaway slave. Advertisements for a slave sale. Much more content including railroad and ship ads, medicine,...  

The Evening Post, New York, April 25, 1860

Filled with news from the 1860 Presidential Election Convention in Charleston, S.C.

4 huge pages filled with news from the Charleston Convention. Also discusses the 36th U.S. Congress, the policy of the Republican Party, N.Y. Governor Morgan, the Slave Ship Wanderer, and much more. Written in red ink at the top of the newspaper is: Senator Stephen A. Douglas nominated for President, to run against Abraham Lincoln. Light age toning and wear. Very fine.  

Christian Advocate And Journal, New York, August 1, 1828

4 pages. New York, Friday, August 1, 1828. Published by J. Emory and B. Waugh, For The Methodist Episcopal Church. N. Bangs and B. Badger, Editors. Choctaws and Creeks in Mississippi, notes on conversions, some moving west of the Mississippi to avoid discipline of the new society, mentions colored among the Indians, efforts of the military commander to help the missionaries, Anniversary of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society, Speech of the Rev. Joseph Fletcher, and much more. Light age toning and wear. Very fine.  

Boston Cultivator, March 25, 1848

8 pages. Office, 22 North Market Street, Boston, Massachusetts, Saturday Morning, March 25, 1848. Woodcut illustration on the front page of The Scotch Sheep Dog with related story. Articles include: Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Settlement Between the United States of America and the Mexican Republic. (great lengthy article outlining all of the articles of the treaty that ended the Mexican War). Arrest of a Government Defaulter. Arrival of the Cambria, 14 Days From England. Important Intelligence by the Cambria. Postage; United States and England....  

National Anti-Slavery Standard, November 11, 1841

4 pages. New York, Thursday, November 11, 1841. Without Concealment....Without Compromise. Lydia Maria Child, Editor. David Lee Child, Assistant Editor. Published Weekly by the American Anti-Slaverty Society, 143 Nassau Street, New York. Spiritual Condition of the Colored People in the South. An Abstract of the Speech of Dr. Harris Before the New Hampshire Congregational and Presbyterian Society for the Abolition of Slavery. Free People of Color. Extraordinary Case of Slave Sale at the St. Louis Exhange for the Exorbitant Price of $8,000. The Philadelphia...  

The Daily Journal, Wilmington, N.C., October 11, 1860

4 pages.

Advertisement on the front page for S.M. West, Auctioneer and Commission merchants, in which they advertise the goods they sell, among those listed are negroes at 1 per cent commission. There is also an illustrated front page ad for Cherokee Remedy- An Unfailing Cure for Gonorrhea and all Diseases of the Urinary Organs.

Political Notice for the National Democratic Nominations of the Honorable John C. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, for President, and General Joseph Lane, of Oregon, For Vice President. Includes List of Electors for...  

The Daily Journal, Wilmington, N.C., October 9, 1860

4 pages. Advertisement on the front page for an auctioneer and commission merchant that advertises the goods they will sell among which is listed negroes at 1 per cent commission. Other ads for naval stores purchased, manufactured and sold; for the sale of cotton; and cotton gins; interesting ad to cotton planters for the admirable patent invention of cotton ties; sale of gun powder; sale of Yankee notions and perfume; numerous medical related ads, groceries and all kinds of assorted goods; the Wilmington Iron and Copper Works advertises that they are...  

The National Era, June 7, 1855

Slavery Related Content

Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 7, 1855. G. Bailey Editor and Proprietor, John G. Whittier, Corresponding Editor. 4 large pages.

The Legal Tenure of Slavery. Sudden Death of a Slaveholder. Twenty nine Slaves Emancipated. Reorganization of the Anti Slavery Movement. Chivalry of the Old Dominion. Know Nothingism and Nebraskaism. The National Know Nothing Convention. Latest From Kansas. How Elections are Discussed in Kansas. Division of California Into Three States. Political Movements in Ohio. The Virginia...  

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....  

Boston Cultivator, May 19, 1849

Office, No. 22 North Market Street

Boston, Mass., Saturday Morning, May 19, 1849

8 pages. Vignette of spead winged eagle at the top of the masthead. Illustration on the front page of The Plum Curculio. Mainly a farming related newspaper with numerous such articles: The Plum Curculio, Grafting the Pear on the Apple Stock, Farm Gardens, The Foundered Horse, Applying Compost, Applying Dung to Wheat, Field Culture of Root Crops, Miking Cows, Plants and Poisons, The Kitchen Garden, Quince Trees & Honey Bees, Corn Fodder and Pumpkins for Milch...