JONES THOMAS H Rev Thomas H Jones who was a Slave 43 Years i

Sale 1926 - Lot 38

Price Realized: $ 1,092

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

Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900

BROADSIDE ANNOUNCEMENT OF A PUBLIC APPEARANCE OF AN EX-SLAVEJONES, THOMAS H. Rev. Thomas H. Jones, who was a Slave 43 Years in North Carolina, will Preach in this Place... Fine unaccomplished letterpress broadside, 7x10 1/2 inches; printed in 5 distinct fonts; evenly toned overall, two small repairs to top edge. Np, circa 1850-62

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A remarkable survival given the poor quality of material used. Thomas H. Jones was born to slave parents near Wilmington, NC. He was sold to a storekeeper while still quite young and was able to gain a rudimentary education. He experienced a succession of masters, a marriage, the loss of his wife (having been sold), and another marriage yielding several children. In 1849 Jones found out that his master was going to separate his family. The thought of losing a family twice prompted him to send his family away and he soon followed. Once free, Joines joined the anti-slavery movement and lectured for several years. In 1854 his narrative was published in order to raise funds to free a son still in bondage.<