Slave Paper Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
SLAVE PAPER
This probate document divides the Negroes from the estate of the deceased Henry Smith between his widow, Sarah Smith, and William and Martha Luckie. At the time, Negro slaves were considered property and could be bought and sold or used as collateral. Just eight months previous to these proceedings, the Civil War had begun -- largely over the slavery dispute. On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing the slaves of the Confederate states.
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SLAVE AUCTION: 1857 Slave auction paper from 1857 in Wilcox County, Alabama. Autograph Document Signed: "Walter Tate", 2p, 7¾x10, front and verso. Probate Court, Wilcox County, Alabama, circa September 1857. To The Hon. Zo. S. Cook, Judge of said Court. The report of a public auction of a woman and her two children.Sale Price $324.00
$360.00
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SLAVERY: SLAVE PAPER Commission to divide Negroes from the estate of the deceased Henry Smith. Autograph Document Signed: "Zd S. Cook" as Judge, 2½p, 8x12. Wilcox County, Alabama, 1861 November 20. In part: "Whereas, the estate of Henry Smith decd.Sale Price $807.50
$950.00
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SLAVERY: 1848 ALABAMA 1848 slave paper from Alabama. Autograph Document Signed: "George W. Ptomey," 1p, 7½x12¼, related Autograph Document Signed: "D.W. Stenett Judge" on verso. Wilcox County, Alabama,1848March 4.Sale Price $414.00
$460.00
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SLAVERY Slaves as personal property in pre-Civil War Alabama. Autograph Document Signed: "D.J. Fox/Admr", 1p, 7½x12¼. Wilcox County, Alabama, 1856 April 17. "To the honorable John A. Jackson Judge of the Probate Court of Wilcox County".Sale Price $324.00
$360.00
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SLAVERY: 1841 An autograph document from 1841 about slaves in Wilcox County, Alabama. Autograph Document signed: "Watkins S Satter/[handwritten seal]", 1½p, 7½x12. Wilcox County, Alabama, 1841 December 27. Probate document for the estate of James Yeldell Jr.Sale Price $414.00
$460.00
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SLAVE PAPER Slave paper from Wilcox County, Alabama in 1860. Manuscript Document Signed: "Z.S. Cook/Judge" 1p, 8x12. Wilcox County, Alabama, 1860 January 23. On blue lined paper. Judge Cook was the guardian of minors John James and W. Scott Purifoy.Sale Price $324.00
$360.00
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SLAVERY: 1844. ADS: "Nathan Gerald" as Justice of the Peace, 1p, 12¼x16, front and verso. Wilcox County, Alabama, 1844 November 11.A listing of the property from the estate of Samuel Nettier.Sale Price $414.00
$460.00
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Slave paper dated 1844-1845, detailing the hire of slaves belonging to the Canon family, listing their prices in the two years of their possession. An interesting look into early American slave history.Sale Price $414.00
$460.00
