EXTREMELY RARE - 1858 Slave Insurance Policy - Replica - Pre-Civil War

Description

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This is an EXTREMELY RARE historical document
replica
relating to our country's history and particularly
a difficult time of said history.  It is an INSURANCE POLICY on a SLAVE owned by a
Virginia man, issued on April 3, 1858, just 3 years prior to the beginning of the CIVIL WAR.
The issuing company is the AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE and TRUST COMPANY which had offices
in PHILADELPHIA, PA., quite surprising. It was issued in RICHMOND, VA. The policy is on a SLAVE
named GEORGE, with the
"owner" being a man named JOSEPH MYERS. The policy is for 00
with the premium of .40. Please see the photos for some interesting language of this policy.
A remarkable document, even as a
replica,
relating to a difficult time in our nation's history.
NOTE:
The original of this document was on display at the
Walt Whitman's Art Center
in
Camden, NJ in 2005, Camden serving as part of the Underground Railway during the Civil War.