Sale 2471 - Printed & Manuscript African Americana, March 29, 2018

21 c   (SLAVERY AND ABOLITION.) Pair of receipts for slaves purchased by William Ashley in South Carolina. 2 manuscript documents, each a bit under 5 x 8 inches; moderate wear and foxing. Barnwell District, SC, 1823-30 [250/350] The first receipt is for “the purchase of a negro girl by the name of Amniah[?]” for $345, signed by the sellers WilliamW. Moody, J.B. Goode, and Richard Goode and witnesses, dated 21 January 1823.The second is for “one negro slave Albert,” sold by Joseph Henderson for $725 on 25 March 1830. with —3 otherWilliam Ashley documents: an 1847 land survey * An 1855 deed * and a letter addressed to Ashley from 1868 relating to a business transaction. 22 22 c   (SLAVERY AND ABOLITION.) Stephen, Robert. Runaway slave broadside: “Ranaway from the subscriber . . . a negro man named Daniel.” Letterpress broadside, 9 1 / 2 x 11 inches; folds, quite worn and toned at left and right edges without loss of text, could be trimmed or matted to good effect. Lewisburg, VA: J.F. Caldwell, 20 October 1829 [2,500/3,500] Offers an unusually vivid description of the escaped Daniel: “a large, stout fellow, full six feet high, upwards of 35 years old, of a yellow complexion, and thick lips. When he looks you straight in the face, you can dis- cover a whiteness in his eyes. . . . He has a remarkably soft & effeminate voice.” Daniel had previously been sent to work in the Kanawha Salines salt mines near Charleston, WV; Stephen surmised that “it is quite probable that he is lurking in that neighborhood, or on his way to Ohio.” The notice was posted from Ste- phen’s Ferry in Greenbrier County (now West Virginia). No copies of this broadside are traced in OCLC.