2005-03
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/28/2005
Autograph Letter Signed, “George Broome” 3p. quarto, New York, October 28, 1846, with integral address to Myron Barrett in Ohio, and reads in part: “...A captain of one of the New Orleans packets on his passage from that port to N.Y. discovered there was secreted a slave on board the vessel & instead of putting back as is usual in such cases he continued to this port, said nothign of the matter & kept the boy on board the vessel in irons intending to take him back the next voyage. But as it happened some ‘gunmen of color’ discovered how matters were situated complained to the Mayor who had the boy brought before Judge Edmonds for his decision in the case, there was a great excitement among the colored people & I never before though there were as many colored people in the City as assembled i nthe Park yesterday afternoon. Judge Edmonds after a very elaborate opinion decided that the slave should be set, at liberty which opinion was received by the black people with the most uproarious applause. Shortly an other write was got out for his warrent, the colored people heard of it, had him boxed up ‘a la Colt’ with this difference however, that he was alive & kiking, duly directed to some place up the North River. The officers discovered him in spite of the box & he is now in teh Tombs to await a further decision & New York is saved...” VG. Excellent Content.
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