19th Century Ephemera from Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.

Scotland. Very Good with no dust jacket. Non-Book. On offer is the signature of Thomas Edward (1814-1886) of Banff, Scotland. The signature is mounted on a larger sheet and the sheet measures 3-7/8 x 1-1/4 inches. Undated. Overall G+.BIO NOTES: Thomas Edward was a Scottish naturalist born in Gosport. He was trained as a shoemaker and eventually… Read more about this item

Italy. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1867. Non-Book. On offer is a collection of ephemeral items connected to Dr. Leone Levi's (1821-1888) 1867 trip to Italy. The featured piece of this collection is the signature of King of Sardinia and Italy, Victor Emmanuel II (Vittorio Emanuele Maria Alberto Eugenio Ferdinando Tommaso) (1820-1878). The first piece… Read more about this item

England. Very Good with no dust jacket. Non-Book. On offer is the manuscript signature of Sir Antonio Genesio Maria Panizzi (better known as Anthony Panizzi) (1797-1879). The signature is found at the end of a cut section of an 4-1/2 x 3 inch paper fragment of a manuscript letter. BIO NOTES: Sir Antonio Genesio Maria Panizzi ,… Read more about this item

England. Good with no dust jacket. 1837. Ephemera. On offer is a signed envelope front of General Lord Charles Henry Somerset Manners (1780-1855). It is dated London, April 18, 1837 and the envelope is addressed to Major Forster in Dublin. Document measures 3-1/8 x 5-1/8 inches, signed envelope front. Good condition. General Lord Charles Henry Somerset… Read more about this item

Cuba. Good with no dust jacket. 1871. Non-Book. On offer is a phenomenal, rare and fully notarized manuscript discussing the full compliment of the Plantation ("Ingenio") Conchita, where there are 205 black slaves below 70 years of age and 76 asiaticos (Chinese) , that were sold by Dn. Tomas de Guava y Soler to Dn. Ramon Balinde.… Read more about this item

Havana, Cuba: Cuban Slave Emancipation Havana. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1880. Non-Book. On offer is a beautifully preserved example of a medical death certificate created for an emancipated African labourer in Cuba. Using his personal “Doctor-Surgeon” letterhead, Dr. Juan Brunet Turne writes a medical certificate indicating that he visited “Plantation Conchita” owned by D. … Read more about this item

Havana, Cuba, Matanzas: Cuban Slave Trade Emancipated Slaves African Slave Deaths. Good with no dust jacket. Non-Book. On offer is a remarkable archive of four Cuban government manuscript documents related to the deaths of African slaves (or emancipated slaves) in Cuba between 1852 and 1885. Each of the four documents discusses the passing of a different Black… Read more about this item

Havana, Cuba: Cuban Slave Trade African Child Slavery Slave Transfer. Good with no dust jacket. 1872. Non-Book. On offer is a manuscript document discussing the transfer and receipt of African underage (child) slaves in Cuba. This document is a manuscript notice indicating that many slaves, mostly children and some young adults, were transferred from one jurisdiction to… Read more about this item

Havana, Cuba, Matanzas: Chinese Cuban Slave Trade Slave Ships. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1865. Non-Book. On offer is a fascinating, handwritten document dating back to the African-Cuban slave trade, which ran concurrently with the Chinese coolie trade for over 20 years in the 19th century. This document is a report written after the disembarkment inspection of… Read more about this item

Matanzas, Cuba: Cuban Slave Trade Injured African Slaves. Good with no dust jacket. 1868. Non-Book. On offer are a pair of manuscript documents that discuss complications with Black slaves, one being a decree of emancipation and several notes about a 60-year-old female slave with a leg problem, and one being a note about a male slave who… Read more about this item

Matanzas, Cuba: Matanzas, Havana, Cuba Chinese Coolie Trade Escapee. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1879. Non-Book. On offer is a fascinating document connected to the Cuban Chinese coolie trade, being a manuscript document by the owner of a Matanzas plantation informing the government that a Chinese labourer has fled and must be captured. In this document, the… Read more about this item

Havana, Cuba: African Slavery in Cuba Government Investigations. Good with no dust jacket. 1872. Non-Book. On offer is a small collection of two manuscripts describing the investigations of two negro slaves in Cuba. The first document is dated 1872. It describes an investigation into a negro slave named Julio who was found without a note and is… Read more about this item

Havana, Cuba: Chinese Coolie Ship Depositions Havana Cuba. Good with no dust jacket. Non-Book. On offer is an archive of six depositions by Chinese coolie labourers, taken after their disembarkment from a coolie ship that transported them from Macau to Havana, Cuba to serve out their eight year service contract. The Chinese coolie trade, a system of… Read more about this item

Havana, Cuba: Cuban Slave Trade African Slaves. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1872. Non-Book. On offer is a lovely document listing the names and plans for transfer of African slave, Dominga, and her children, four-year-old Ramon and one-year-old Agustin. The document, stamped with the seal of the government of Santa Maria, Cuba, lists Dominga’s name, origin,… Read more about this item

Havana, Cuba, Macao, China: Chinese Coolie Ship Mutiny MacAo To Havana. Fair with no dust jacket. 1865. Non-Book. On offer is a stunning, shocking and outstanding piece of Chinese and Cuban history, being a remarkably rare Spanish and Chinese manuscript recording the interrogation of passengers aboard the French frigate, Emmanuel, seeking details about the deaths occurring on… Read more about this item

Havana, Cuba: Chinese Coolie Trade Ships Havana Cuba. Good with no dust jacket. Non-Book. On offer is an archive of six depositions by Chinese coolie labourers, taken after their disembarkment from a coolie ship that transported them from Macau to Havana, Cuba to serve out their eight year service contract. The Chinese coolie trade, a system of… Read more about this item

Havana, Cuba: Cuban Slave Trade Legal Document. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1875. Non-Book. On offer is an absolutely stunning relic of Cuban legal history, being a massive manuscript of depositions related to an apprehended Black slave. This 18-page manuscript records testimony from multiple people in Santa Ana in May and June of 1875. Testimonies include those… Read more about this item

Havana, Cuba: Chinese Coolie Trade Contract. Fair with no dust jacket. 1861. Non-Book. On offer is an absolutely remarkable, completely handwritten Contrata, being the second contract offered to Chinese coolie labourers after completing their first “primitive” contract. This contrata is written for Juan, age 37 [Note: A Christian name assigned to Chinese coolies when they boarded… Read more about this item

Macao, Macau, China, Havana, Cuba: Chinese Coolie Trade Doctor Contract MacAo Havana. Fair with no dust jacket. 1853. Non-Book. On offer is a rare contract prepared for a Chinese physician who is being contracted to care for Chinese aboard a coolie trade ship who require medical and emotional support. The contract was prepared for a doctor named… Read more about this item

Havana, Cuba: Chinese Coolie Trade Contract. Fair with no dust jacket. 1861. Non-Book. On offer is an absolutely remarkable, completely handwritten Contrata, being the second contract offered to Chinese coolie labourers after completing their first “primitive” contract. This contrata is written for Tomas, age 31 [Note: A Christian name assigned to Chinese coolies when they boarded… Read more about this item