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Sale 784: Americana - Travel & Exploration - Maps, Prints & Views (#784) 03/23/2023 11:00 AM PDT Closed

Starts Ending 03/23/2023 11:00 AM PDT

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Lot #12Manuscript record of court proceedings regarding a free Black in Texas who petitioned to be bound as a slave to an “owner and mistress”, one Sephrony Kerr, only to be stymied by a former owner who claimed he was never free

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$1,500
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

Sale 784: Americana - Travel & Exploration - Maps, Prints & Views (#784) 03/23/2023 11:00 AM PDT Closed

Starts Ending 03/23/2023 11:00 AM PDT

Auction Info
  • Manuscript record of court proceedings regarding a free Black in Texas who petitioned to be bound as a slave to an “owner and mistress”, one Sephrony Kerr, only to be stymied by a former owner who claimed he was never free
  • Manuscript record of court proceedings regarding a free Black in Texas who petitioned to be bound as a slave to an “owner and mistress”, one Sephrony Kerr, only to be stymied by a former owner who claimed he was never free - 2
  • Manuscript record of court proceedings regarding a free Black in Texas who petitioned to be bound as a slave to an “owner and mistress”, one Sephrony Kerr, only to be stymied by a former owner who claimed he was never free - 3
  • Manuscript record of court proceedings regarding a free Black in Texas who petitioned to be bound as a slave to an “owner and mistress”, one Sephrony Kerr, only to be stymied by a former owner who claimed he was never free - 4
  • Manuscript record of court proceedings regarding a free Black in Texas who petitioned to be bound as a slave to an “owner and mistress”, one Sephrony Kerr, only to be stymied by a former owner who claimed he was never free - 5
  • Manuscript record of court proceedings regarding a free Black in Texas who petitioned to be bound as a slave to an “owner and mistress”, one Sephrony Kerr, only to be stymied by a former owner who claimed he was never free - 6
  • Manuscript record of court proceedings regarding a free Black in Texas who petitioned to be bound as a slave to an “owner and mistress”, one Sephrony Kerr, only to be stymied by a former owner who claimed he was never free - 7