A man&#x27;s hand branded for freeing slaves, 1845 (Two S&#x27;s are branded beneath the thumb- this stood for &quot;slave stealer&quot; to those who inflicted the punishment. To others, it meant &quot;slave savior&quot;). The inscription on the back of the case reads: This Daguerreotype was taken by Southworth Aug. 1845. It is a copy of Captain Jonathan Walker’s hand as branded by the U.S. Marshall of the Dist. of Florida for having helped 7 men to obtain “Life Liberty, and Happiness.”