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$200 FOR A MARRIAGE LICENSE
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(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION—RECONSTRUCTION.) ALABAMA.
“We
Abner King, a Freedman . . . are firmly bound . . . in the penal sum of two hun-
dred dollars . . . whereas the said Abner King hath this day prayed a License
from the Judge of the Probate Court. . .”
Long folio leaf, a partially printed docu-
ment, accomplished by hand.
Lawrence County, AL, 21 July 1866
[400/600]
AN EXTRAORDINARY DOCUMENT BINDING
“
ABNER KING
,
A FREEDMAN
”
TO THE JUDGE OF
THE COURT OF THIS
A
LABAMA COUNTY FOR THE SUM OF
$200
FOR A MARRIAGE LICENSE
.
Someone named O. Choisun [?] is named as “security.” An unbelievable exploitation of this freedman,
who obviously did not know what the cost of a marriage license should be. Certainly NOT $200.00!
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(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION—
RECONSTRUCTION.) BUTTERWORTH,
H. & G.F.
We Are Going. Freedmen
Seeking Freedom.
Three separate folio
leaves: cover, decoratively printed in black
and red, [2] blank, pp 3-5, [6] blank; some
very light wear, a couple of short closed
tears.
Cincinnati and Chicago: Church and Co;
Root & Sons, 1879
[1,000/1,500]
An unusual piece of music, being a ballad cele-
brating the great “Exodus” of 1879. Following
the loss of the War, many white Southerners held
such deep resentment toward blacks that it became
self-evident that there was never going to be any
“getting along.” Negroes answered the “Negro
Problem” by leaving the South in droves: “We
are going, We are going, from the Land we
thought was free. . . “
EXCEEDINGLY RARE
.
NO
COPIES OF THIS WORK ARE LOCATED
.
NOT IN
WORLDCAT
,
NOT IN THE LEVY COLLECTION
.