Mar 27, 2014 - Sale 2342

Sale 2342 - Lot 57

Price Realized: $ 281
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION.) PICKARD, CHISTOPHER, Printer. The Duty of Servants. Printed broadside, 11-1/2 x 9-1/4 inches with Greek key border. A fine example. Leeds: Christopher Pickard, circa 1850

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An unusual piece, done in the form of question and answer: 'What are the duties of servants?' 'Respects, Faithfulness, Obedience and Diligence.' There are 26 such questions, unquestionably pro-slavery, and not surprisingly loaded with the usual Bible defense of servitude.