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114532

Pro Confederate ABRAHAM LINCOLN Call for Troops Procl. 1864 Civil War Newspaper


eBay Fixed Price Item # 390613073731

Shown is an original & historic old newspaper, offered to enhance your collectible interest: THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, December 28, 1864 * Abraham Lincoln call for troops * Pro Confederate title Among the articles on the front page is: "Confederate States Congress" and among the reports are: "...A BILL to define & punish conspiracy against the Confederate States...". Inside this issue are: "Department Reports" "Abolition Financiering, as Seen Through Abolition Specs" "General News" "Hood's Official Report of the Battle at Franklin" "Proclamation By the President" being a call for 300000 more soldiers, signed in type: Abraham Lincoln (see); "A Reliable Deserter" and much more. This interesting title was described as "The Hottest Rebel Sheet to be found in the North or the Sout... See More  

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Ends July 18, 2013 11:14

$37.00
114505

Rare ANTI-SLAVERY William Lloyd Garrison ABRAHAM LINCOLN Letter 1865 Newspaper


eBay Auction Item # 370837487329

Shown is an original & historic old newspaper, offered to enhance your collectible interest: THE LIBERATOR, Boston, March 6, 1863 * Rare anti-slavery title * Abraham Lincoln letter This is the famous anti-slavery newspaper by famed abolitionist publisher William Lloyd Garrison. The masthead features two engravings, one of a slave auction and the other showing slaves being emancipated (see). This issue from during the Civil War includes: ""Specimens of Copperhead Democracy" "Mr. P.A. Taylor, M.P., on the War" "Insubordination of Gen. McClellan--Letter from General Scott" "Copperhead Logic" "Letter From Memphis" "What Is Done in New Orleans" "A Marked Case of Negro-Phobia" "Slavery at the Mansion House" & more. The back page includes a: "Letter From President Lincoln to the Workingm... See More  

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Ends June 25, 2013 06:05

$72.00
114412

Very Rare 1852 FREDERICK DOUGLASS NEWSPAPER North Star Slavery Slaves Abolition


eBay Auction Item # 370834020168

Shown is an original & historic old newspaper, offered to enhance your collectible interest: FREDERICK DOUGLASS' PAPER, Rochester, New York, August 13, 1852 We are pleased to offer this exceedingly rare--and highly desirable--newspaper by the famed Frederick Douglass, this being a volume five issue. This weekly title is the continuation of his newspaper "North Star" which began in 1847. Among the various articles in this issue are those headed "The Free Colored People's Convention" "Light In The South" "Free Soil Convention" "Second Anti-Slavery Festival" "A Nut for the Abolitionists" "Counterpart to Uncle Tom" "Practical Abolitionism" "No Repeal of the Fugitive Slave Law" "Abolition at the South" "Celebration of West India Emancipation" and much more. This complete, four page issue... See More  

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Ends June 20, 2013 08:45

$6,999.99
113721

BOTANY BAY AUSTRALIA Admiral Arthur Phillip & African Slave Trade 1788 Magazine


eBay Fixed Price Item # 370817169503

Shown is an original & historic old newspaper, offered to enhance your collectible interest: THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE London, April, 1788 * Botany Bay, Australia * Admiral Arthur Phillip * Northern plantations act to discourage the slave trade Within this issue is a report concerning Commodore Phillips at Botany Bay reading: "The Botany fleet arrived at the Cape on the 13th of October, after a passage from Rio de Janeiro of only five weeks & four days. Commodore Phillips, after supplying the ships with sea stores, means to purchase live stock of every kind the country affords & then to proceed in a direct course to the place of is destination, unless driven by stress of weather to alter it." (see photo). This report coincides with the historical record which indicates Philli... See More  

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Ends June 16, 2013 14:10

$95.00
113627

ANNA ELIZABETH DICKINSON Anti- Slavery & Women's Suffrage DEATH 1932 Newspaper


eBay Fixed Price Item # 370816329881

Shown is an original & historic old newspaper, offered to enhance your collectible interest: THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 25, 1932 * Anna Elizabeth Dickinson death * Anti slavery - Women's rights Page 19 has one column headlines: "ANNA E. DICKINSON, SLAVERY FOE, DEAD" "Had Been Hoping to Celebrate 90th Birthday Next Friday Until Just Before End" "Woman's Rights Champion" and more with photo. (see) See images for 1st report coverage on the death of Ann Elizabeth Dickinson, advocate for the abolition of slavery and for Women's suffrage. Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 42 pages, light browning, nice condition.

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Ends June 15, 2013 09:20

$42.00
113548

ANNA ELIZABETH DICKINSON Anti- Slavery & Women's Suffrage LETTER 1877 Newspaper


eBay Fixed Price Item # 370815103579

Shown is an original & historic old newspaper, offered to enhance your collectible interest: THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, April 20, 1877 * Anna Elizabeth Dickinson * Abolitionist & Women's Suffrage advocate This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout. Page 2 has small one column headings: "Miss Anna Dickinson" "An Open Letter to Whom It May Concern" which is signed in type: Anna E. Dickinson. See images for text here. Complete, tape mended tear on 1st leaf, otherwise good condition.

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Ends June 13, 2013 09:41

$23.00
113493

Rare PRO SOUTH Confederate Columbus Ohio NEGROES Troops Civil War 1863 Newspaper


eBay Fixed Price Item # 390595064414

Shown is an original & historic old newspaper, offered to enhance your collectible interest: THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 11, 1863 * Rare pro-South Union paper * Negroes - soldiers - troops Described as "The Hottest Rebel Sheet to be found in the North or the South", this newspaper opposed the war and attracted the hatred of the Republicans and the Lincoln administration. It insisted that slavery could not be prohibited by law. So obnoxious was this paper to Unionists that it was denied circulation in some cities. In 1863 the press was raided by a hateful mob. Among the various articles are: "Negroes Better Soldiers than White Men" "Lady Prisoners!" "War News of the Week" "Look Out for Abolition Lies" "The Horrors of Missouri" "The Negro Army Bill as Passed by the House of Re... See More  

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Ends June 12, 2013 10:04

$39.00
113464

BATTLE OF HATCHER'S RUN Siege of Petersburg Virginia1865 Civil War MAP Newspaper


eBay Fixed Price Item # 370812954383

Shown is an original & historic old newspaper, offered to enhance your collectible interest: NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 8, 1865 * Battle of Hatcher's Run, Virginia The top of the front page has a Civil War map headed: "THE RECENT MOVEMENT. Scene of the Operations on the 5th Inst. at Hatcher's Run". Many nice one column war heads including: "RICHMOND" "Grant's Diplomacy Resumed" "Details Up to the Latest Moment" "WILMINGTON" "The Peace Mission" "The Results of the Mission as Anticipated by the Rebels" "The Abolition of Slavery" with related subheads (see). More war reporting inside as well including: "THE SOUTH" "Will The Rebels Arm Their Slaves?" 'Interesting Debate on the Davis Proposition to Employ Them in the Army" "Charleston Selected as the 'Last Ditch' " and more. Eight pages,... See More  

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Ends June 09, 2013 13:29

$48.00
113399

Rare ANTI SLAVERY Pre Civil War 1852 Salem Ohio Columbiana Co. Newspaper SLAVES


eBay Fixed Price Item # 370812277306

Shown is an original & historic old newspaper, offered to enhance your collectible interest: THE ANTI-SLAVERY BUGLE, Salem, Ohio, May 1, 1852 * Very rare anti-slavery title As the title notes this is an anti-slavery newspaper which has printed in the masthead: "No Union With Slaveholders." The front page has the lyrics of two slavery-related "Hymns". As one might expect, most of the content relates to the anti-slavery movement, but there is also some general news & various ads. One of the more uncommon titles from the anti-slavery press. Some wear & dirtiness along the upper vertical fold & in the masthead, first leaf has small holes at three fold junctures, has four stains on the front page, occasional foxing.

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Ends June 08, 2013 09:48

$74.00
112677

Rare ANTI-SLAVERY Slaves 1842 Boston MA Massachusetts Pre Civil War Newspaper


eBay Fixed Price Item # 370798297092

Shown is an original & historic old newspaper, offered to enhance your collectible interest: EMANCIPATOR AND FREE AMERICAN, Boston, June 16, 1842 * Rare anti-slavery title As the title would suggest, this is a newspaper focused on the anti-slavery movement but there is much religiously themed content as well. Page 2 has: "Atrocious Abduction" which begins: "The horrible decree of the Supreme Court of the United States allowing every slaveholder the legal right to seize his slaves, & the increase, wherever he can find them, is beginning to yield its proper fruits, which will go on...until they cause the streets of our northern cities to run with BLOOD..." and more (see). Also: "Our Shipwrecked Slaves" and other items. 4 pages, nice condition.

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Ends May 16, 2013 09:40

$43.00
112646

SLAVERY ABOLISHED in Distrcit of Columbia Anniversary Celebration 1866 Newspaper


eBay Fixed Price Item # 370797888568

Shown is an original & historic old newspaper, offered to enhance your collectible interest: THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 20, 1866 * Slavery abolished * District of Columbia The front page has one column headings that include: "WASHINGTON NEWS" "The Celebration of the Abolition of Slavery" "A Large and Very Orderly Parade" "Remarks of President Johnson to the Freedmen" and more. Coverage on the 4th anniversary of the abolishment of slavery in the district of Columbia. Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition.

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Ends May 15, 2013 14:34

$23.00
112434

FUGITIVE SLAVE ACT Case Negro Anthony Burns Anti-Slavery Sympathy 1854 Newspaper


eBay Fixed Price Item # 370793315948

Shown is an original & historic old newspaper, offered to enhance your collectible interest: NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 30, 1854 * Fugitive slave case - act Page 5 has 3 1/2 columns headed: "The Boston Slave Case" "Further Particulars". The case of fugitive slave Anthony Burns was a very notable one attracting national attention to the evils of the Fugitive Slave Act, just enacted in 1850. See the hyperlink for much detail on this case and details on the Fugitive Slave Act. This issue has one of the detailed accounts of the Burns case to be found in a period newspaper, the amount of space devoted to the case being evidence of the national interest. The report gives much detail on the hatred towards the Fugitive Slave Act this incident created, and much sympathy for Anthony Burns. See... See More  

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Ends May 08, 2013 14:21

$139.00
112086

1872 Old Newspaper EMANCIPATION OF SLAVES Disctrict of Columbia Slavery Anniver.


eBay Fixed Price Item # 370785435995

Shown is an original & historic old newspaper, offered to enhance your collectible interest: THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 17, 1872 * Emancipation of slaves * District of Columbia * Slavery anniversary The front page has one column headings: "Emancipation Proclamation" "Celebration of the Abolition of Slavery in the District of Columbia" Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition.

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Ends April 25, 2013 07:20

$24.00
109806

(13) Original WINDSOR VT Vermont 1849-50 Old Newspapers w/ Anti-Slavery Content


eBay Fixed Price Item # 390522361900

Shown 13 original & historic old newspapers, offered to enhance your collectible interest: THE VERMONT CHRONICLE, Windsor, 1849-1850 A group of 13 issues of this newspaper, eleven of which have some anti-slavery content from these formative years of the Fugitive Slave Law. Otherwise various news of the day with an emphasis on religious reporting. Each is of folio size, 4 pages, cleanly cut at the spine, some fold foxing, some tape mends, generally good condition.

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Ends February 03, 2013 09:55

$79.00
108853

CONFEDERATE DOOM Confedracy John Bell Hood's Escape 1865 Civil War Newspaper


eBay Fixed Price Item # 370698401675

Shown is an original & historic old newspaper, offered to enhance your collectible interest: NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 6, 1865 * Gen. John Bell Hood escape * Confederacy falling apart * Final months of the war Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "THE SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY "The Doom Drawing Nigh" "Hastening Signs of Its Dissolution" "The Moral Strength of the Rebellion Falling" "Startling Proposition of the Rebel Leaders" "The Abolition of Slavery the Price of Foreign Recognition" "The Stoneman-Burbridge Raid" "Hood's Escape" "Capture & Destruction of His Pontoon Train" "Hood Ordered to Tuscaloosa to Reorganize" and more. Additional reporting on the inside pages as well. Eight pages, minor light foxing, very nice condition.

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Ends December 25, 2012 10:15

$40.00
108851

BRANCHVILLE SC Carolina CAPTURED William T. Sherman Civil War MAP 1865 Newspaper


eBay Fixed Price Item # 390501547055

Shown is an original & historic old newspaper, offered to enhance your collectible interest: THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York City, February 12, 1865. * Branchville SC South Carolina * General William T. Sherman * Richmond Virginia VA This Genuine newspaper has a Wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's administration. The front page has a nice map titled: "THE CAPTURE OF BRANCHVILLE" Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "SHERMAN" "Good News From South Carolina" "OCCUPATION OF BRANCHVILLE" "Sherman's Army Captures the Railroad Centre....." "Reported Evacuation of Charleston" "The Abolition of Slavery" "RICHMOND" "Taking Positions for Permanent Occupation" and more. (see) Complete in eight pages. This issue is not fragile as ... See More  

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Ends December 21, 2012 14:10

$55.00
108014

Rare ANTI-SLAVERY Slaves John Greenleaf Whittier 1853 Washington D.C. Newspaper


eBay Fixed Price Item # 370661202034

Shown is an original & historic old newspaper, offered to enhance your collectible interest: THE NATIONAL ERA, Washington, D.C., May 5, 1853 * Rare title A famous title with an anti-slavery focus, by John Greenleaf Whittier as "corresponding editor" as noted in the masthead. Among the items in this issue are: "Things In California" "The Law of Colored Seamen" "From California" "Familiar Letters from Cuba" and more. Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, many folds, minor fold & margin wear.

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Ends November 02, 2012 08:55

$54.00
107954

MURFREESBORO TN Tennessee Battle of Stones River CONFEDERATE 1863 Civil War News


eBay Fixed Price Item # 390476423910

Shown is an original & historic old newspaper, offered to enhance your collectible interest: DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, Jan. 14, 1863 * Battle of Stones River - Murfreesboro TN Tennessee Among the front page reports are: ""Congress Yesterday" "Affairs In The Valley" "Yankees Threatening the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad" "Confederate States Congress" "Northern News" "The Platform of Lincoln's Administration--The New Abolition Pronouciamento" "The Intervention Scheme" "From the Battle Field" and more. The back page has a bit of news but is mostly taken up with advertisements. One item begins: "By confession of the enemy, General Bragg inflicted as much damage upon the Yankees as they have probably suffered in any other battle of the war. the slaughter was terrific..." whi... See More  

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Ends October 31, 2012 10:00

$137.00
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