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Lot 1433

Binder Mostly 19th Century Southern Documents

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
1784 Nashville land deed; 1850 Scott County (Kentucky) court document, with wax seal; 1830 Warren County (Tennessee) document, sale of "negro slave"; 1844 Montgomery County (Tennessee) document, sale of "two negro girls"; 1833 Logan County (Kentucky) document, sale of "negro man called Wesley"; 1842 Montgomery County (Tennessee) document, sale of "negro boy slave named Arthur"; 1843 Montgomery County (Tennessee) document, "I warrant said girl to be a slave for life..."; 1840 Montgomery County (Tennessee) document, sale of "negro man named Reuben"; 1843 Montgomery County (Tennessee) document, sale of "negro boy named Baker aged eleven years"; 1828 (location unknown) document, sale of "Negroe (sic) boy slave Kingston"; 1866 Nashville store receipt for hay, corn, with revenue stamp; 1887 Nashville check drawn on First National Bank; five Tennessee photographs, some dated 1864 with Civil War relevance; two real photo post cards, one with African-American woman, one with African-American woman and child; assorted postcardsProvenance: Property From a Franklin, Tennessee Historic Home

Condition

documents with some issues throughout, staining, folds, minor losses, some tape repair; Kentucky court document with faded ink; real photo postcards, one with separation (later taped), other with discoloration˜