Description: 1823 EASTON MARYLAND newspaper with multiple back-page MULTIPLE RUNAWAY SLAVE ADS, including runaways from Caroline and TALBOT COUNTIES, offering large rewards and mentioning the slaves by name - #1Y-035 Please visit our ebay store for printed on the front page other FANTASTIC Americana, Antiquarian Books and Ephemera. SEE PHOTO-----COMPLETE, ORIGINAL NEWSPAPER, the Republican Star & General Advertiser (Easton, Maryland) dated November 25, 1823, with compelling early 19th-century Eastern Shore of Maryland slave history! At the time this paper was printed, a young Frederick Douglass was also a slave in Talbot County, Md. These ads offer rewards of $50 and $100 for slaves named Charles, as well as Bill and his wife. This newspaper passed through the office of John Quincy Adams and bears his name at the top as the recipient. At the time Adams served as Secretary of State in the cabinet of President James Monroe. At the time the Secretary of State was in charge of the Library of Congress and hence, Adams' receiving of this newspaper. Very Good Condition. This listing includes the complete entire original newspaper. VINTAGE BOOKS AND FINE ART stands behind all of the items that we sell with a no questions asked, money back guarantee. Every item we sell is original printed on the date indicated at the beginning of its description, unless clearly stated as a reproduction in the header AND text body. U.S. buyers pay calculated priority postage which includes waterproof plastic and a heavy cardboard flat to protect your purchase from damage in the mail. International postage is quoted when we are informed as to where the package is to be sent. We do combine postage (to reduce postage costs) for multiple purchases sent in the same package. We accept payment by PAYPAL. We ship packages daily. This is truly a piece OF HISTORY that YOU CAN OWN! Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution
Price: 75 USD
Location: Oxford, Maryland
End Time: 2025-01-13T18:20:12.000Z
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