[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. $100 Reward! Ranaway from the subscriber in Liberty, MO...Anegro man named George. Liberty, MO: N.p., 6 July 1857.
Sale 1118 - African Americana
Feb 28, 2023
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Live / Cincinnati
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$1,638
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[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. $100 Reward! Ranaway from the subscriber in Liberty, MO...Anegro man named George. Liberty, MO: N.p., 6 July 1857.
Visible 8 5/8 x 10 7/8 in. letterpress broadside (toned, area of lightening at upper edge, small pinholes); matted and framed to 13 7/8 x 16 1/4 in. (not examined out of frame). Signed in type by A.G. Reed.
A reward broadside offering $100 for the self-emancipated freedom seeker named George. The broadside includes a physical description with speculation as to his route: "It is supposed said boy will pass through Plattsburg on his way to Iowa."
Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents
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