Rare Antique Cabinet Card Rev. Josiah Henson Original Photo Uncle Toms Cabin
We are offering a rare antique Museum quality Cabinet card with a sepia color photograph mounted on cardstock , The front of the mount features the imprint: *"The Original 'Uncle Tom.' [Rev. Josiah Henson]."* The back of the mount includes the photographer’s imprint and a brief biographical note on Henson.
Measures: 6.5' High x 4.25" Wide
*Summary*
Josiah Henson, born into slavery in Maryland in 1789, was sold at the age of five following the death of his first master. He eventually ended up on Isaac Riley’s plantation, where he endured hardship alongside his mother. At 18, Henson converted to Christianity and became a lay Methodist preacher. He worked tirelessly to save enough money to buy his freedom. However, his plans were thwarted when Riley transferred him to his brother Amos in Kentucky in 1825. Although Amos agreed to accept Henson’s savings as payment for his freedom in 1829, he later reneged on the deal. After discovering plans to be sold to New Orleans, Henson fled with his wife and four children in 1830, escaping to freedom via the Ohio River and eventually reaching Canada. In Canada, Henson became a leading abolitionist, preacher, and founder of a self-sustaining community for formerly enslaved people called New Dawn. His 1849 autobiography and his connection to Harriet Beecher Stowe helped him become the inspiration for the character of Uncle Tom in Stowe’s influential novel *Uncle Tom’s Cabin*.
*Condition*
Showing some signs of age related toning, soiling, and minor edge wear.
1L
Priority Mailer
2L
JP
emphera
BRL
We are offering a rare antique Museum quality Cabinet card with a sepia color photograph mounted on cardstock , The front of the mount features the imprint: *"The Original 'Uncle Tom.' [Rev. Josiah Henson]."* The back of the mount includes the photographer’s imprint and a brief biographical note on Henson.
Measures: 6.5' High x 4.25" Wide
*Summary*
Josiah Henson, born into slavery in Maryland in 1789, was sold at the age of five following the death of his first master. He eventually ended up on Isaac Riley’s plantation, where he endured hardship alongside his mother. At 18, Henson converted to Christianity and became a lay Methodist preacher. He worked tirelessly to save enough money to buy his freedom. However, his plans were thwarted when Riley transferred him to his brother Amos in Kentucky in 1825. Although Amos agreed to accept Henson’s savings as payment for his freedom in 1829, he later reneged on the deal. After discovering plans to be sold to New Orleans, Henson fled with his wife and four children in 1830, escaping to freedom via the Ohio River and eventually reaching Canada. In Canada, Henson became a leading abolitionist, preacher, and founder of a self-sustaining community for formerly enslaved people called New Dawn. His 1849 autobiography and his connection to Harriet Beecher Stowe helped him become the inspiration for the character of Uncle Tom in Stowe’s influential novel *Uncle Tom’s Cabin*.
*Condition*
Showing some signs of age related toning, soiling, and minor edge wear.
1L
Priority Mailer
2L
JP
emphera
BRL
