(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION) MARITIME An 1861 duplicate of a pass

Sale 2408 - Lot 77

Price Realized: $ 488

?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price

Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750

(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION.) MARITIME. An 1861 duplicate of a passport issued to black sailor Isaac Davis in 1853 (no doubt lost), certifying that he is 'A native of the United States of America.' Partially printed single small folio sheet, accomplished by hand. An early horizontal split in the middle has an early paper restoration done to the reverse. Port of Philadelphia, 1861

Set Alert for Similar Items

Additional Details

a rare seaman's protection certificate provided for sailors to avoid being 'shanghaied' by the navies of other nations, notably that of great britain, as proof of freedom.