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White hard-paste porcelain and gilding. Figure of a woman in mourning, urn, and pedestal. Extensive dedication. Height: 12.5 inches, width: 4.25 inches.

A picture of the Door of No Return on Goree Island, in a memorial to slaves who were forcibly held in the prison on Goree Island before being taken across the Atlantic.

Letters between high-ranking Continental officers regarding the aftermath of the Battle of Saratoga.

Gibraltar

Germantown, Pennsylvania

An advertisement for a sale of assorted jewelry and hardware in New York.

A portion of a muster roll including discharged officers, discharged and disbanded soldiers and loyalists that came to Annapolis between June 18th and 24th in 1784. Specifically, "Fortune - a free Negro" is thought to be Rose Fortune's father and she…

Created a by a Dutch artisan in London, the sugar boxes display an exotic woman cultivating a piece of fertile land. Silver boxes like these were owned by affluent individuals in Europe and often revealed status. Wealthy individuals spent…

Joshua Reynold's oil on canvas painting depicting Admiral Rodney standing on a Caribbean island flanked by war ships in the background.

The March 24th edition of the North Carolina Gazette, North Carolina's principal newspaper between 1759 and 1778, includes, among other political and commercial articles, the entirety of a speech delivered by Mr. Cruger describing the rebels'…