OFFERED AS SECURITY ON A LOAN
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(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION—ALABAMA.)
Know All Men by these
Present, that We Oren D Davis.
Partially printed document accomplished by hand.
Folio leaf, written on one side and docketed on the reverse; paper evenly toned, creases
where folded.
Lawrence County, ALA, 1822
[400/600]
An unusual legal document, wherein two gentlemen are indebted to a third in the sum of two
hundred and forty dollars and twenty cents. The security against this debt-to be paid by a stip-
ulated date, “One Nigra girl about 20 years old, naimed (sic) Eloisa.” The docketing indicates
that the debt was not paid and the “Nigra girl” forfeited.
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(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION.) [DALCHO, REV. FREDERICK].
Practical
Considerations Founded on the Scriptures Relative to the Slave Population of
South Carolina.
38 pages. 8vo, removed; signs of “bark” on the spine; paper lightly and
evenly toned.
Charleston: A & E. Miller, 1823
[400/600]
An early appeal to the Christian charity of the Southern slave-holder. The good reverend says that
he has not only found slavery to be perfectly acceptable according to both Old and New Testaments,
but that the slaves must be brought into the fold, and provision made for their worship.
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RARE OFFICIAL DOCUMENT
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(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION.)
Certificate of Freedom for Perry
Boone, “aged 35 years or there-
about.”
Partially printed document,
accomplished by hand. Folio sheet, with
American eagle at the top and notary’s
blind-stamp at the bottom, creases where
folded twice; signed by Boone with an
“X”, and the notary, George Guier and
witnessed by William Johnson, who also
signs with an “X.”Docketed on the reverse.
[Philadelphia], 16th August, 1842
[1,500/2,500]
An official document attesting to the fact that
Perry Boone was a “free person of colour” from
Baltimore Maryland. Philadelphia was a center
for the Underground Railroad and a major port
(Port Erie). It is possible that Boone was
embarking on a vessel and this certificate would
be a protection against slave-catchers as well as
unethical ship’s agents who often shanghaied
sailors for service on British ships.
