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2. Slave auctioneer's token

Slave auctioneer's token
Date:
1846
Description:
Slave auctioneer's token, 1846. These tokens were distributed as one-cent pieces and served as advertisements for the businesses and services depicted on the coins. Face view of token reads "W.W. Wilbur Auction & Commission Merchant; Charleston, So. Ca.; Going at Only A Penny" encircling the image of an auctioneer. Obverse view of token reads "Merchants & Manufactors Agents; Collection Broker Notary Public" encircling the image of a tree.

3. Slave badge

Slave badge
Date:
1847
Description:
Copper slave badge, square in shape. Face is stamped "Charleston 1847 Servant 1004."

4. Slave badge

Slave badge
Date:
1845
Description:
Copper slave badge, square in shape, reading "Charleston 1845 Servant 1165."

5. John Brown Ephemera

John Brown Ephemera
Date:
1848-07-06 and 1848-07-11
Description:
Summons signed by Israel Russell and Fontaine Beckham, both town officials of Harper's Ferry that were victims of John Brown's raid.