Archives International Auctions Auction 81 December 15th & 16th 2022

Archives International Auctions - Sale 81 75 December 15, 2022 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Oregon 357 357 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, 1905 Intaglio Printed Silk Handkerchief Oregon, 1905. Souvenir Silk Handkerchief commemorating the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, held in Portland, Oregon in 1905 to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of Lewis and Clark’s Expedition. 28.5 cm x 30 cm, Eagle with arrows and lighting at top center, Portrait of Lewis and Clark at center with the Great Seal of the United States, with print underneath. The Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, commonly also known as the Lewis and Clark Exposition, and officially known as the Lewis and Clark Centennial and American Pacific Exposition and Oriental Fair, was a worldwide exposition held in Portland, Oregon, United States in 1905 to celebrate the centennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. While not officially considered a World’s Fair by the Bureau of International Expositions, it is often informally described as such; the exposition attracted both exhibits and visitors from around the world. During the exposition’s four-month run, it attracted over 1.6 million visitors, and featured exhibits from 21 countries. BEP. �� Est. $150-300 Virginia 358 Jamestown Ter-Centennial Exposition, 1907 BEP Printed Silk Handkerchief. Virginia, 1907. Souvenir Silk Handkerchief that is intaglio printed by the BEP with an image of the U.S.S. Virginia battleship with embroidered flowers in the bottom corner, VF condition, 30 cm x 30 cm. The Jamestown Exposition was one of the many world’s fairs and expositions that were popular in the United States in the early part of the 20th century. Commemorating the 300th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown in the Virginia Colony, it was held from April 26 to December 1, 1907. (No printer listed, possibly BEP) �� Est. $130-260 Ephemera - Historic Colonial Document Mentioning the Freeing of Slaves New Jersey 359 359 Burlington, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Committee Minutes Abstract Mentioning Freeing Slaves, 1760 Burlington, New Jersey & Pennsylvania (likely Philadelphia), dated 1760, possibly a copy written at a later date. Very early, 4 Page Handwritten Abstract of the Minutes of the Yearly Committee Meeting. Detailed with various names and topics, including a mention of freeing slaves. The Clerk and author of the document, John Smith, writes, “Several friends of the Committee heretofore appointed by this meeting to visit such friends, as keep negroe slaves, acquainted the meeting, that they have made some farther progress in that service...it is again recommended to friends in the several quarters, weightily to consider the importance of this engagement, and assist the said friends, therein as they may find freedom.” The document continues to discuss other matters, such as the case of a man marrying his wife’s half-sister, asserting that it “is forbidden by the laws of the government, and contrary to our Christian testimony.” Various names of Committee members are listed throughout the piece, including John Woolman, who is likely John Woolman (October 19, 1720 - October 7, 1772), an American merchant, tailor, journalist, Quaker preacher, and early abolitionist during the colonial era. Based in Mount Holly, near Philadelphia, he traveled through the American frontier to preach Quaker beliefs, and advocate against slavery and the slave trade, cruelty to animals, economic injustices and oppression, and conscription. Beginning in 1755 with the outbreak of the French and Indian War, he urged tax resistance to deny support to the colonial military. In 1772, Woolman traveled to England, where he urged Quakers to support abolition of slavery. Fine condition, especially for its age, with archival reinforcements along fold lines. Very interesting piece with plenty of details to explore further. �� Est. $750-1500