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Lot #294
Mary Ellen ‘Mammy’ Pleasant

Check from the ‘Queen of Voodoo’

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Check from the ‘Queen of Voodoo’

Entrepreneur (1814–1904) who was a busy figure in the Underground Railroad and helped many slaves make their way to freedom in the north. The Abolitionist used an inheritance from her husband, to fund the cause of Black freedom and to amass a $30 million fortune in stocks and real estate. Bank check, 8 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Pleasant, “M. E. Pleasant,” payable to S. Van Vliet for $435.00, February 17, 1876. In very good condition, with several vertical creases, one through a single letter of signature, cancellation cut to body, stamps to reverse, and scattered toning and soiling. RRAuction COA.

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  • Dates: #370 - Ended May 11, 2011