Slavery: Pair of Enslaved African American Documents and Slave Reward Related Newspapers. Archive of slave - related documents and runaway slave ad's. The archive consists of the following:

First document: 2 pgs., 8" x 12" document on blue paper itemizing the estate of Charles Allen, April 5, 1859. The estate included the following slaves.

"Negro boy Andrew $1300, George 1100, Louis 400, girl Hermillow 1150, Betsis 600, Mary Ann 1200, Elza 800, Clary 1000, child Cathanine 150, Tedmette 350"

"Negro boy Terry, Washington 450, Tim 50, girl Julia Ann 725, Penny 700, Patsie 900, Mariah 1100, Mary Jane 1200, child Caroline 300".

Second document: 8" x 12", 2 pgs., 4 leaves, August 7, 1836. A last will and testament of O.W. Hampton of Sumter County, Alabama. Signed y Hampton and Judge Anthony W. Dillard, with Probate Court seal dated September 27, 1859. In part:

"....I Obidiah Woodson Hampton....being sick and weak of body, but of sound & disposing mind, memory and understanding....I will that my negro boy slave named Anderson, shall be a slave no longer than twenty years from this time, and that after my death he shall serve my wife as a slave until the expiration of the twenty years, at which time he shall be free....he has always been faithful and a good slave to me....".

Also included are three newspapers and a Slave related cover:

Daily National Intelligencer, Washington, November 1, 1842. Contains 14 runaway slave ad's.

Weekly Picayune, New Orleans, May 3, 1841. Contains 1 runaway slave ad with small woodcut.

National Intelligencer, Washington, May 13 1820. Contains 2 rewards for return of slaves, $50 and $100. Plus a speech by President James Monroe.

"The Seat of War" envelope picturing an African American, a map of the Chesapeake, and towns and cities throughout Virginia, Washington, DC., and Maryland.

A fantastic archive.

Light wear and age to newspapers. Toning to documents, else fine.