[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Three clipped illustrated fugitive slave ads. Charleston: N.p., 1820.
Sale 1005 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
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Mar 1, 2022
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[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Three clipped illustrated fugitive slave ads. Charleston: N.p., 1820.
2 3/4 x 6 in. newspaper clipping. (Toned.) Matted (not examined out of mat). Matted with additional clipping (2 3/4 x 1/2 in.) from unknown Charleston paper's masthead.
Three advertisements from enslavers offering rewards with details of the self-emancipated freedom seekers. The first identifies "two negro men, named Tinco and Sam" who "were enslaved upon "the three-masted boat Beaufort Packet." A reward of $40, or $20 each, was offered by Lucius Cuthbert. The second describes "Prince" for "a suitable reward." The last advertises "a Black Fellow named Monday." Each listing is illustrated with an engraving.
Collection of Tom Charles Huston
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