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(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION.) The Bereaved Slave Mother.
Estimate:
$2,000 - $3,000
Sold
$1,875
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Printed & Manuscript African Americana
Description
Description: (SLAVERY AND ABOLITION.) The Bereaved Slave Mother. 3 pages on 2 detached sheets, 13 x 9½ inches; moderate foxing. - Boston: Henry Prentiss, 1844
Footnote: First edition of a piece of abolitionist music, with a lithograph of a slave auction on the front cover. The Hutchinson Family were an American singing group who used their popularity to promote the abolitionist cause. This piece is "respectfully dedicated to Lydia Maria Child as a token of Esteem for her fidelity to Humanity, and to the mothers of New England."
Footnote: First edition of a piece of abolitionist music, with a lithograph of a slave auction on the front cover. The Hutchinson Family were an American singing group who used their popularity to promote the abolitionist cause. This piece is "respectfully dedicated to Lydia Maria Child as a token of Esteem for her fidelity to Humanity, and to the mothers of New England."