Impressive historical documents
Presidential - Slavery Content Highlights
K12054
Abraham Lincoln ALS 03/05/1862
This constitutes the only known evidence of a last-minute Cabinet meeting convened by Lincoln on the evening of March 5, 1862 to discuss compensated emancipation ... more info
Abraham Lincoln ALS 03/05/1862
This constitutes the only known evidence of a last-minute Cabinet meeting convened by Lincoln on the evening of March 5, 1862 to discuss compensated emancipation ... more info
Presidential - Assorted Content
K08474
Thomas Jefferson Broadside ... more info |
K11073
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, TLS: Walter Chrysler to the White House re the First Lady's custom Plymouth ... more info |
K12042
Andrew Jackson MDS 03/03/1815 Certifying payment for "free girl of colour" employed at Hospital (after Battle of New Orleans) ... more info |
K12047
Martin Van Buren Autograph Letter Signed describes passage of Force Bill during Nullification Crisis ... more info |
Slavery Related Content
K10346
Collection of Slavery Related Pamphlets: Group of 30 from speeches of the Houses of Representatives and Senate, with slavery content. ... more info |
K10370.01
Timothy Pickering ALS August 25, 1791 - Pickering writes of an Indian Treaty and Scott’s Expedition [slavery casually mentioned at close] ... more info |
K10812.01
Gazette of the United States Newspaper - June 30, 1792 Front page contains two notices regarding runaway slaves, one offering a $30 reward. ... more info |
K11039
Anti-Slavery Token The obverse shows a chained slave in a supplicating posture, surrounded him are the words "Am I Not A Man And A Brother?" The reverse reads the Biblical proverb (Matthew 7:12): ... more info |
K11608.02
Receipt for Slave Purchase Receipt ca. March, 1856, for "Hire of boy [slave] Jim" for 2 months, from Allen Patrick to L. Calhoun. Period from Jan. 7th to March 11th at $26 per month ... more info |
Judaica Items
K08928
Theodor Herzl Typed Letter Signed, on the need to expand the Zionist paper "Die Welt." ... more info |
K08945
Moses H. Montefiore Manuscript letter signed in Hebrew and Roman script, on “Holy Land” stationery ... more info |
K08950
Theodor Herzl Autograph letter signed, to Herru A. Just, arranging music royalties ... more info |
K10571
The Central Conference of American Rabbis, expressing appreciation for the Balfour Declaration ... more info |
African American Items
K09043.06
Carl T. Rowan Photograph signed "Best Wishes, Carl T. Rowan". Black and white. 7.5 x 10 inches. ... more info |
K10996
Harriet Beecher Stowe Uncle Tom’s Cabin, 1852 edition. Both volumes are inscribed, “The Crawford’s/ Ithaca/ New York/ Presented in 1881 by Mrs. Ann Lewis, a colored friend, as her choice treasure.” ... more info |
Americana
K08680
Currier & Ives
Hand colored small folio lithograph. 1815. "The Battery, New York." ... more info
Currier & Ives
Hand colored small folio lithograph. 1815. "The Battery, New York." ... more info
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