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Fine linen sheet summer weight c1920. This wonderful white summer weight linen sheet measures 88 by 110 inches (will fit a queen bed). The sheet has a hand hem stitched hem and a centered monogram that reads JFH, there is a provenance that I will give send along with the sheet. The linen is first rate with a soft, smooth, buttery hand, just the thing to sleep under in the ultimate comfort on a warm night. Nothing feels quite like linen and no fabric wicks moisture away from the body better! There is a small well done hand darn, the sheet is otherwise in excellent condition, I have washed and pressed it. Pure luxury!  Fine linen sheet summer weight c1920. This wonderful white summer weight linen sheet measures 70 by 108 inches. The sheet has a hand hem stitched hem and a centered monogram that reads JFH, there is a provenance that I will give send along with the sheet. The linen is first rate with a soft, smooth, buttery hand, just the thing to sleep under in the ultimate comfort on a warm night. Nothing feels quite like linen and no fabric wicks moisture away from the body better! There are 2 small well done hand darns, the sheet is otherwise in excellent condition, I have washed and pressed it. Pure luxury!  Fine linen sheet summer weight c1920. This wonderful white summer weight linen sheet measures 68 by 108 inches. The sheet has a hand hem stitched hem and a centered monogram that reads JFH, there is a provenance that I will give send along with the sheet. The linen is first rate with a soft, smooth, buttery hand, just the thing to sleep under in the ultimate comfort on a warm night. Nothing feels quite like linen and no fabric wicks moisture away from the body better! There is a small (1/4 inch) well done hand darn, the sheet is otherwise in excellent condition, I have washed and pressed it. Pure luxury!  Fine linen sheet summer weight c1920. This wonderful white summer weight linen sheet measures 68 by 108 inches. The sheet has a hand hem stitched hem and a centered monogram that reads JFH, there is a provenance that I will give send along with the sheet. The linen is first rate with a soft, smooth, buttery hand, just the thing to sleep under in the ultimate comfort on a warm night. Nothing feels quite like linen and no fabric wicks moisture away from the body better! This sheet is in excellent condition, I have washed and pressed it. Pure luxury!

Fine linen sheet summer weight queen sz $140.00

  

Fine linen sheet summer weight c1920 $85.00

  

Fine linen sheet summer weight c1920 $85.00

  

Fine linen sheet summer weight c1920 $90.00
Fine linen sheet summer weight c1920. This wonderful white summer weight linen sheet measures 68 by 108 inches. The sheet has a hand hem stitched hem and a centered monogram that reads JFH, there is a provenance that I will give send along with the sheet. The linen is first rate with a soft, smooth, buttery hand, just the thing to sleep under in the ultimate comfort on a warm night. Nothing feels quite like linen and no fabric wicks moisture away from the body better! This sheet is in excellent condition, I have washed and pressed it. Pure luxury!   <b>Senior counsel for Jefferson Davis in his treason case against the U.S. government Nominated for president of the U.S. in 1872</b> (1804-84) Born in New York City, he studied law, and in 1824, before he had reached the statutory age of 21, was admitted to the bar, and soon became highly respected in his profession. He earned acclaim and a national reputation for his successful handling of the "Forrest Divorce Case." Other celebrated cases that he handled include the Slave Jack case in 1835; the Lemmon Slave case in 1856; the Jefferson Davis treason case against the U.S. Government in which he was senior counsel for the ex-Confederate President; he also appeared on the bond and bail case of Jeff Davis; and he played a prominent role in the prosecution of Boss Tweed and members of the "Tweed Ring," in 1871, eventually destroying the ring at the height of their power in N.Y.C. He was a presidential elector in 1852, voting for Franklin Pierce, and served as U.S. Attorney, for the Southern District of New York, 1853-54. He was nominated for president of the United States by the "Bourbon Democrats" during the 1872 election. He had close ties with Southern Democrats because of his sympathy for slavery and the right of secession. In the controversial electoral contest of 1876, he appeared as an advocate for Democrat Samuel J. Tilden. <u>Signature with sentiment</u>: 3 5/8 x 1 1/8, in ink, Yrs. &c, Ch. O'Conor. Light age toning. Very desirable Jefferson Davis related autograph.   <b>Autographed carte de visite Civil War Senator from Iowa Appointed U.S. Secretary of the Interior by President Lincoln Father-in-law of Robert Todd Lincoln</b> (1820-99) Lawyer and head of Iowa Wesleyan University, he served in the U.S. Senate, 1855-65. He was a delegate to the peace convention held in Washington, D.C., in 1861, in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending war. Harlan was at first considered a moderate on sectional matters, but during the Civil War he allied himself with the more Radical Republicans. He became a loyal supporter of President Abraham Lincoln as war administrator, and also a family intimate; in later years his daughter married Lincoln's eldest son, Robert. Shortly before his assassination, Lincoln appointed him Secretary of the Interior. He held this post under President Andrew Johnson for 14 months, then political differences prompted Harlan's resignation. Harlan won a third Senate term in 1867, and served until 1873. During his Senate years he served as the chairman, of the Committee on Public Lands; and the chairman, of the Committee on the District of Columbia. He also served on the Committee on Education, and the Committee on Indian Affairs. He was the presiding judge of the court of commissioners of the Alabama claims, 1882-1886. Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 3 3/4 card. Bottom of the mount is trimmed. Bust view pose. Boldly signed in ink on the front, Jas. Harlan. Backmark: Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, Washington, D.C., and New York. Light age toning and wear. Very desirable Lincoln related autographed image. Scarce.   <b>War Date Document Signed Muster In Roll, 1st Ohio Light Artillery</b> (1821-1911) Barnett was a 40 year old merchant from Cleveland, Ohio, when he enlisted on September 3, 1861, and was commissioned colonel commanding the 1st Ohio Light Artillery. He served as Chief of Artillery, Department of the Cumberland, and was promoted to brevet brigadier general in 1865. <u>War Date Document Signed</u>: 17 x 11, imprinted form, filled out in ink. Muster-In Roll of One Officer, Co. C, in the 1st Regiment of Ohio Art. Volunteers, commanded by Colonel Barnett. For 2nd Lieut. James Stover. Includes his muster and pay information. Signed by Asa Holt, Paymaster, U.S.A. Also signed by J.B. Hayes, 1st Lieut., 19th Infantry, Ass't Commissary of Musters, and James Barnett, as Col. Comdg. Regt. Nashville, Tenn., January 30, 1864. Light age toning, fold wear with a few small chips, and some archival tape repairs on the reverse. Asa Holt, served as a Paymaster during the Civil War, 1862-65, and was mustered out of the service with rank of brevet lieutenant colonel. John B. Hays, served in the 19th U.S. Infantry, 1861-65. He was mustered out of the service with rank of brevet major.

Fine linen sheet summer weight c1920 $90.00

  

Autograph Charles O'Conor $50.00

  

cdv James Harlan $350.00

  

Autograph General James Barnett $45.00
<b>Interesting content about a personal chat he had with his commanding General Morgan!</b> 4 pages, 5 x 8, in ink, written by an Ohio soldier to his father. <b><u>Camp Virginia, July 8/62</b></u> Dear Father, I received yours by the favor of E.S. Mason in due time and will endeavor to write once more. I have seen quite a change both in the country and the people since I wrote to you before. Then I was in one of the nicest country’s that the south affords, with polite and respectable inhabitants, but since I left the pike, about a hundred miles from here, everything is quite the reverse, the inhabitants are poor and about half civilized, the country is very rough and mountainous resembling the Sand Valley very much, both in people and country. We had to march about 200 miles to overtake the Reg. which we made out to do the next morning after the evacuation of the Gap. They got to the Gap the night before. We crossed into east Tenn. about twenty miles from here and came up the other side of the mountains. What little I saw of east Tenn. I liked very well. It is a nice fertile valley with running water a plenty. It has the nicest springs that I ever saw, some of them are large enough so that they will, and do run a grist mill the year around. The water is very cool and clear. Just as Henry and myself were a coming up to the Reg. we met an officer who stopped us and inquired what Reg. we belonged to. We informed him and that we was just from home. He said I am your General Morgan, let us make an acquaintance by shaking hands. All that I have to say is that the General made two friends at his first meeting. As for the Gap and fortifications you have probably heard all that I could tell you. The General said that he could have taken it by attacking them in front, but he would have lost 5,000 men. I was about ten days with the diarrhea while on the trip through here. I lost five pounds of flesh but have gained three of it back. Since I came up with the Reg. I am in the best of health. Have a plenty to eat, a fine camp in the shade, and have to drill two hours only in a day. We was paid off on Sunday. I received $52.00, four months pay. I lost two months pay this time on the account of the pay rolls not being right. I shan’t get it for some time if ever. The Reg. has been helping the boy of the 9th Battery who had his hands blowed off. This Co. gave him $58.00. Co. C gave $60.00. I have not heard how much the Reg. has done, nor the Division, but I presume that they will make up a purse of $2,000.00. I concluded that a dollar would do him more good than it would me. Most of the Co. gave a dollar a piece. Our captain gave $4.00. I have sent $45.00 to you by the Ohio State pay agent. You will be notified by notice in the paper, or by letter when the money can be drawn at the county treasurer. I want you to pay to D.D. Humiston $1.00, my doctor’s bill of $10.00, to Henry Allyor $25.00 and interest from the 1st of April 1862, whatever he may ask. He has no note. Pay E. Watt for taping my boots and then see if there is enough to make you satisfied, and when you write let me know how it goes. Direct to Cumberland Gap via Lexington. I send in this order for the money. Write soon, a letter is always welcome. I am as ever, Your son, Aron Light age toning and wear. Some typical misspelling. Very fine content. Interesting account of meeting his commanding General George W. Morgan, having a chat with him, and shaking the general's hand. The "Gap" he refers to in his letter is Cumberland Gap.  Group of 10 Early Poured Wax Dolls including 1.Poured Wax Monk. This is a wonderful early doll mid 1800’s. It has a poured wax head with a lot of personality for such a small head he is 6 inches tall. He is all original dressed as a Monk all in black with a black crochet heat with white rope trim and holding a Holy Bible. The hands are also wax the body is wire articulated and the legs are carved wood painted black. He is a rare early doll house size doll. 2. Poured Wax Man in blue. He is 5 inches tall with a poured wax head on a wired articulated body with wax hands in an oval shape and wood legs. He has painted features and no hair, just a long piece of material a veil. The clothing is dark blue cotton. He is doll house size mid 1800’s . 3. Poured Wax Woman in traditional clothing. She is 5 inches tall with a poured wax head with wire articulated body, with wax hands and wood legs. She has painted features and blond wavy hair. She is wearing a white blouse, black felt vest, white skirt and red floral apron. She is in very nice condition with more of a character face. She is doll house size. Mid 1800’s. 4. Poured Wax man with beard. He is just over 6 inches tall with a poured wax head on a wire articulated body with paper mache hands and wood legs. He has painted features and a white mohair beard, he is wearing a black hat, tweed skirt and short pants with a belt. He is doll house size mid 1800’s. 5. Poured Wax Woman in pink. She is 5 ½ inches tall to the top of the hat. She is poured wax head with wire articulated body with wax hands and wood legs. She has painted features blond wavy hair. She is wearing a pink dress with paisley skirt and velvet hat. She has paper mache hands. This is a very nice doll early doll house size doll mid 1800’s. 6. Poured Wax Woman in Velvet. She is a 5 inch doll with a poured wax head on a wired articulated body with wax hands in an oval shape, with wood legs. She has painted features and blond hair with a lace veil. The clothing is all velvet with a print on the top. She is doll house size mid 1800’s.7. Poured Wax man with white hair. He is 6 ½ inches tall with a poured wax head on a wire articulated body with wax molded hands and wood legs. He has painted features and a white beard, hair and mustache. He is wearing a white top soiled from age and velvet collar with white pants and velvet under shirt. He is doll house size. Mid 1800’s. 8. Poured Wax Man with black hat. He is 5 ½ inches tall with a poured wax head on a wire articulated body with wax molded hands and wood legs. He has painted features and a white mohair beard. He is dressed in a gold tone shirt with black pants and black trim. He is doll house size mid 1800’s.9. Poured Wax Woman with white hair. She is a 5 inch doll with a poured wax head on a wire articulated body, with wax hands and wood legs. She has painted features and white cotton hair and lace cap. She is wearing a lace blouse and red wool skirt with a small moth hole, and cloth trim. She dates to mid1800’s. She is doll house size. 10. Poured Wax Woman with black hair. She is 5 inches tall with a poured wax head on a wire articulated body with wax molded hands and wood legs. She has painted features and black hair. She is dressed in a brown skirt, apron, and velvet jacket. She is doll house size mid 1800’s .  Paper Mache Lady Doll with glass eyes and swivel neck. She is 13 ½ inches tall on the original cloth body with paper mache arms and legs with molded feet. She has blue glass set eyes, and the original blond mohair wig with red bow. The doll is wearing white underwear and a blue cotton dress with lace trim. She has old shoes and socks. The doll is in very nice condition with minor craze lines.  1860 Black hair China. She is 11 inches tall, a china shoulder head on the original cloth body with long china arms and legs with black flat shoes. She has some light crackling in the glaze on the legs, the tip of the nose has a few pepper specks, and there is a faint hairline on the edge of the shoulder plate. She is dressed in white under clothes and a floral dress with lace trim. She has nice coloring with very rosy cheeks.

1862 Ohio Civil War Soldier Letter $135.00

  

Set of 10 Early Wax Dolls $1950.00

  

Paper Mache Lady Doll with swivel neck $195.00

  

1860 China Doll with Black Hair $195.00
Blond China Doll with Printed Body. She is an 11 inch blond 1880 china shoulder head doll with a small chip at the sew hole. The dolls body is great with a print of ships, sailors, flags of different countries including the United States flag. I have seen alphabet and animals but this is a very unusual print. The dolls arms and legs are china with the brown molded heeled shoes, and blue bows. She has white pantaloons, slip and a very pretty colorful cotton dress with lace trim.  Liberty of London Doll Duke of Edinburgh. The Duke of Edinburgh is a 10 inch doll by Liberty of London all cloth and tagged. The costume is a blue military style suit with long jacket and gold trim and beads with blue sash and velvet cape and felt collar and trim, with mohair wig and crown. The doll has a cloth tag on the cape and the paper hang tag. There is a small wear spot on the back of the cape otherwise the doll is in great clean condition.  Hertel Schwab Baby Doll 152. This is a 9 inch adorable Hertel Schwab 152 bisque socket head baby doll marked 152 3/0. The body is the original 5 piece composition baby body with the original finish. There are no chips, cracks or hairlines and no repainting or repairs. The doll has beautiful pale blue sleep eyes, the pupils of the eyes are slightly out of alignment. The doll has the original mohair wig. She has an open mouth with molded tongue and two molded teeth. She has feathered eyebrows and very nice coloring. The body finish is very nice. The doll is dressed in a cotton pink outfit with matching under wear and hat with lace and ribbon trim. This is a very sweet little doll.  Beautiful Alexander Bride Doll. This doll is an exquisite hard plastic 18 inch unmarked Alexander The doll is the Margaret face doll, and the quality of the costume is typical of Madame Alexander. The doll has blue eyes and full black eyelashes. The wig is in the original set. She is wearing all the original clothing, shoes, socks and stockings. The clothing consists of a beautiful satin cream colored dress with lace trim and pearl bead trims and ribbon bow. She has a half satin topped slip with netting on the bottom and satin matching underwear with matching center snap shoes and nylons. The veil is exquisite a half bonnet with pearl beads and a long net with trim at the edge. The doll is in beautiful all original condition, although not marked it is obvious that she is an Alexander.

Blond China Doll with Printed Body $145.00

  

Duke of Edinburgh Liberty of London $175.00

  

Hertel Schwab $235.00

  

Beautiful Alexander Bride Doll $395.00
Effanbee Patricia Doll All original. She is an all original composition marked Patricia Doll dressed in an original costume with a small piece of the original tag still remaining. The doll has light crazing, with blue sleep eyes with full lashes. She has the original wig in braids with bangs. The doll is wearing a red check jacket with white collar, white shirt, and red skirt, with matching underwear. The jacket is the only separate piece, the skirt, blouse and underwear are all one piece. She has a red soft straw hat. The shoes are white with 1 snap torn away from the strap and white socks. The doll is in general very nice all original condition.  Effanbee Suzanne Doll She is 13 ½ inches an all composition doll marked on the back of the head and on the torso Effanbee Suzanne USA. She is all original with the Effanbee heart bracelet, original dress, shoes, hat and human hair wig with the hair clips, and in the original set. The doll has beautiful coloring with almost no crazing. She has sleep eyes that are crazed below the surface, and full eyelashes. She is in very beautiful all original condition appears never to have been played with.  Alexander McGuffey Ana Doll All original. She is 13 inches tall in a rarer costume tagged costume. She has minimal faint crazing almost none on the face, she has blue tin sleep eyes with full lashes but a faint scrap on one eye from the way it was original set and opening and closing. The wig is the original blond human hair wig in the original set with curls in front. She is dressed in the cutest costume not the typical plaid you usually see but a pale blue lawn with light stripes, white onsie slip and underwear with a pink and white strip apron with ruffles and flora trim. The hat is the original bonnet that matches the dress with flowers on the top and pink ribbon. The doll has the original white socks and black side button shoes. The doll is in beautiful condition.  Hy Mayer Tiss Me Comical doll tagged. This is a real character doll it is made from chalk ware and is all original with the original human hair wig, and hat. The doll is 5 ½ inches. The face has a great attitude. The doll has the original label on the bottom says Tiss Me Trade Mark Hy Mayer 1919 Design Patent Applied for. Hy (Henry) Mayer was a German-American Cartoonist and Animator and worked at Universal Studios from 1913 to 1920, making numerous animated movies. The doll is in great condition, is a bit rare and has no crazing or restoration.

Effanbee Patricia Doll $395.00

  

Effanbee Suzanne Doll $275.00

  

Alexander McGuffey Ana Doll $495.00

  

Hy Mayer Tiss Me Comical Doll Tagged $145.00
AM 251 9 inch Bisque Doll. This is an adorable all original Armand Marseilles marked 251 // G.B.// Germany A.7/0 M.// D.R.G.M.// 248/6. The doll was made for George Borgfeldt. The doll has an bisque socket head with no chips, cracks or hairlines. The mouth is an open mouth with two molded teeth. The doll has blue sleep eyes, the original brown mohair wig and five piece composition body with the original finish. The doll is wearing a factory original romper orange with white flowers. This is a wonderful little doll in great condition.   Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. View of earthworks at an unknown location with several soldiers seen at the upper center portion of the image. No imprint. Light age toning and wear.   <b>10th Kentucky Cavalry</b> 11 x 8 1/2, 4 pages. This Application Must be Filed with the Clerk of the Corporation or Circuit Court of your City or County. Form No. 2. Application of Disabled Soldier, Sailor or Marine of the late Confederacy Under Act of April 2, 1902, as amended. Pension Application for Squire Puckett, age 76, born in Russell County, Va., and who served in Co. G, 10th Kentucky Cavalry during the War Between The States. Further states that he has no occupation, no annual income and does not own any property. Pages 2 and 3 have the signatures of various witnesses. Page 4 has printed "Notice" and "Instructions." Light age toning and wear. Old piece of tape on edge. Incomplete. The 10th Kentucky Cavalry was formed during the fall of 1863 using May's Kentucky Mounted Battalion as it nucleus. It contained men from Kentucky and Virginia. The regiment served in the Department of East Tennessee and the Department of Western Virginia, and saw action in various conflicts in Tennessee, Virginia and Kentucky. It disbanded in the spring of 1865.   <b>Confederate and United States Politician</b> (1809-87) After graduating from the University of Virginia, he practiced law and entered politics, serving as legislator, U.S. Congressman, Speaker of the House, and U.S. Senator. He was a close friend and political ally of John C. Calhoun and favored not only states rights but also slavery. Resigning as a U.S. Congressman, he sat in the Confederate Provisional Congress and succeeded Robert Toombs in July 1861 as Secretary of State. He later served as C.S.A. Senator. In the final days of the Civil War, he attended the Hampton Roads Peace Conference, and was arrested by Federal authorities after the Confederate surrender. <u>Signature With State</u>: 3 1/8 x 2, in ink, R.M.T. Hunter, Virginia. Very fine.

251 Bisque Doll Armand Marseille $450.00

  

cdv, Civil War breastworks with several $150.00

  

Pension Application For Disabled Confede

 

Autograph Robert M. T. Hunter $125.00
5 1/2 x 7 1/4, imprint, signed in print by President Abraham Lincoln. War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, March 15, 1864 General Orders, No. 100 <i>Additional Draft of Two Hundred Thousand Men</i> The following is an Order by the President of the United States: EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, March 14, 1864 In order to supply the force required to be drafted for the Navy, and to provide an adequate reserve force for all contingencies, in addition to the five hundred thousand men called for February 1, 1864, a call is hereby made and a draft ordered for two hundred thousand men for the military service (Army, Navy, and Marine Corps) of the United States. The proportional quotas for the different wards, towns, townships, precints, or election districts, or counties, will be made known through the Provost Marshal General's Bureau, and account will be taken of the credits and deficiencies on former quotas. The 15th day of April, 1864, is designed as the time up to which the numbers required from each ward of a city, town, &c., may be raised by voluntary enlistment, and drafts will be made in each ward of a city, town &c., which shall not have filled the quota assigned to it within the time designated for the number required to fill said quotas. The drafts will be commenced as soon after the 15th of April as practicable. The Government bounties, as now paid, continue until April 1, 1864, at which time the additional bounties cease. On and after that date, one hundred dollars bounty only will be paid, as provided by the act approved July 22, 1861. ABRAHAM LINCOLN Official: E.D. TOWNSEND Assistant Adjutant General Light age toning and wear. Very desirable 1864 Abraham Lincoln presidential order originating from the Executive Mansion.  <b>Will Be Respected And Protected</b> Unused, over print, patriotic envelope with full color illustration of an American shield. This has been printed over the Virginia State Seal with their motto, Sic Semper Tyrannis, and its English translation of So Be It Ever To Tyrants. John Wilkes Booth shouted, "Sic Semper Tyrannis" on the stage of Ford's Theatre after he shot President Lincoln. Below the shield is the Union printed slogan, Under This "Shield" The Rights Of All Will Be Respected And Protected. Fine over print cover.   8 1/4 x 4 3/4, imprinted form, filled out in ink. Jackson, Mich., March 10, 1866. $60.00. Paymaster, U.S.A., Pay to M.B. BREITENBACH, Sixty Dollars, and deduct the same from money due me from the U.S., on mustering out of U.S. Army. Name: Mark Dawson. Company E, 3 Reg't Mich. Cav. I hereby further certify that I have bought these goods in good faith, and I am perfectly satisfied I have been fairly dealt with, and I respectfully request the Paymaster to deduct the amount of this order from my pay, or I will pay it myself at the Pay Table. Mark Dawson. Scarce. This sutler script is unlisted in Keller. Issued at the final settlement when the regiment was disbanded at Jackson, Michigan. Light age toning and fold wear. Mark Dawson, was a 19 year old resident of Lenawee County, Michigan, when he enlisted as a private on December 9, 1861, and was mustered into Co. E, 3rd Michigan Cavalry. He served with the regiment until his muster out of the service in 1866. The 3rd Michigan Cavalry served in the operations at New Madrid, Corinth, Iuka, and Holly Springs, in the Arkansas campaigns, in the operations against Mobile, and Fort Blakely and Spanish Fort, they escorted General Canby to the surrender of General Richard Taylor's army, and they served along the Rio Grande in Texas.   (1801-1870) He entered the navy as Midshipman in 1810 after having been virtually adopted by Commodore David Porter. The friendship between the two families began when Porter's father was buried on the same day as Farragut's mother in New Orleans. He fought in the Mexican War and was awaiting orders at his Norfolk, Va. home when the Civil War broke out. Told that a person with Union sentiments could not live in Virginia, he packed up his family and Virginian wife and moved north. He was given command of the New Orleans expedition in December 1861, and helped capture the city in the spring of 1862. Promoted Rear Admiral in July 1862 for his success in opening up the Mississippi River to Vicksburg, he spent the next year in operations against Port Hudson, La., and returned to NYC in August 1863 to a hero's welcome. He returned to the Gulf in January 1864 to prepare for the assault on Mobile Bay, taking the port on August 5th. It was during this attack that Farragut was to have coined the famous expression, "damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead." He again returned to NYC, this time in failing health. The city gave him a public reception and $50,000 to purchase a home there, and on Dec. 23, 1864, he was promoted to Vice Admiral, the rank just having been established. He was one of the first to enter Richmond after it's capture. On July 25, 1866, he was promoted to full Admiral, the first in the U. S. Navy to ever hold that rank! Wet plate, albumen photograph, mounted to 4 1/4 x 6 1/2 card. Standing view wearing his naval uniform, cap, 2 piece belt plate, with sword attached to belt. Backmark: Sarony & Co., N.Y. Light edge wear and a tiny thumbtack hole in the extreme upper border edge. Very fine, larger size image of Civil War naval hero, Admiral David G. Farragut.

1864 Imprint, President Lincoln Orders D

 

Patriotic Cover, Under This Shield The R

 

3rd Michigan Cavalry Sutler Script $95.00

  

Photograph Admiral David G. Farragut $175.00
Unused patriotic envelope with black flag with skull and cross bones with the slogan, Jeff Davis His Marque.   Unused patriotic envelope with illustration of Confederate President Jefferson Davis wearing hand and leg irons with the slogan, Jeff Davis' Confederate Bonds.   Unused patriotic envelope with vignette done in blue of an officer holding his sword with a line of Union infantrymen looking at a female lifting her skirt to show her leg. Tent with an American flag is in the background. The caption reads: Officer- "Front Face!!" "Why in th' thunder don't you cast your eyes to the front!!" Imprint of James Gates, Cincinnati.   Unused patriotic envelope with full color vignette of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth in oval with panoply of American flags. Motto above, Col. Ellsworth, The Warren of '61. Below his portrait is a quote, "Whatever may happen, cherish the consolation that I was engaged in the performance of a sacred duty." Ellsworth's last letter.

Patriotic Cover, Jeff Davis His Marque

 

Patriotic Cover, Jeff Davis Confederate

 

Patriotic Cover, Front Face $25.00

  

Patriotic Cover, Colonel Ellsworth, The

Extremely rare Webb Burmese open salt circa 1890. The matte finish vessel has a crimped rim while the body of the piece is expertly decorated with pine cones and foliage. The piece is small and measures only 1 ¼" h. and 1 ¾" d.  Extremely rare Webb Burmese open salt circa 1890. The matte finish vessel has a crimped rim while the body of the piece is expertly decorated with grapes and foliage. The piece is small and measures only 1 ¼" h. and 1 ¾" d.   <b>Confederate soldier who served with General N.B. Forrest United States Congressman from Kentucky Pulitzer Prize winner</b> (1840-1921) An American journalist, U.S. Congressman and Pulitzer Prize winner. He fought in the Confederate Army during the War Between the States, under General Nathan Bedford Forrest, and edited a pro-Confederate newspaper, the Chattanooga Rebel. After the war, he edited newspapers in various states before eventually settling in Louisville, Ky., where he was the editor of the Louisville Journal. The Journal merged with the Louisville Courier in 1868, to form the Courier Journal, a paper that gained national attention. In 1876, Watterson proposed that thousands of Democrats march on Washington to force the election of Samuel J. Tilden as president of the U.S. Tilden won the popular vote in the 1876 presidential election, against his Republican opponent Rutherford B. Hayes, but lost the presidency over what many considered a controversial decision in the Electoral College. Watterson was elected to fill the Congressional seat that was left vacated by the death of Edward Y. Parsons, and served as U.S. Congressman, 1876-77. He was called, "the last of the great personal journalist," and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1918 for two editorials that he wrote supporting the entry of the United States into World War I. He served five times as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention, and received some votes for Vice President of the U.S. at the 1892 convention. <u>Card Signature</u>: 4 x 2 1/2, in ink, Henry Watterson. Very fine.   <b>Chairman of the Illinois Republican Committee that nominated Abraham Lincoln for president in 1860 Accompanied President-elect Lincoln on his journey from Springfield in 1861 United States Congressman from Illinois</b> (1815-78) Practiced law in Chicago, Illinois; served as city attorney, 1837-39; member of the Illinois State Senate, 1844-60; Chairman of the Illinois Republican Committee, 1856-60; delegate to the Republican National Convention of 1860. He was instrumental in securing the 1860 Republican Convention for his home town, and helped engineer Lincoln's nomination for president. He accompanied President-elect Lincoln on his journey to Washington in 1861 from Springfield, Illinois. At Harrisburg, Pa., with the help of Detective Allan Pinkerton, he arranged for Lincoln's clandestine trip into Washington, in order to foil the plot of conspirators in Baltimore who were attempting to assassinate Lincoln when his train stopped there. Lincoln came to rely increasingly on Judd for political support and advice, but he was denied an appointment in Lincoln's cabinet because of strong opposition by Lincoln intimate, Judge David Davis, and Mary Lincoln. [* see Mary Lincoln letter below]. Instead, Lincoln appointed Judd as Minister to Germany, a post he held from 1861-65. Judd's duty in Germany prevented much interaction with Mr. Lincoln during the president's White House years, but Lincoln's Private Secretary, John Hay, recalled Judd's presence in Washington for the President's annual message to Congress in December 1863: "Judd was there watching with his glittering eyes the effect of his great leader's word. He was satisfied with the look of things." ** That night Judd was at the White House for a discussion of the state of national politics. He served as U.S. Congressman, 1867-71, and was appointed collector at the port of Chicago by President Ulysses S. Grant, on December 5, 1872, and served until his death in 1878. <u>Signature With Place</u>: 5 1/4 x 4, in ink, N.B. Judd, Chicago, Ills. Excellent. Very desirable Abraham Lincoln related autograph. * Unfortunately for Norman B. Judd, Mary Todd Lincoln was not a friend. She never forgave those who opposed her husband for the U.S. Senate in 1855, and played a small role in blocking Judd. Judd had supported Lyman Trumbull for the U.S. senate seat in 1855. Mrs Lincoln wrote to David Davis in January: "Doubtless you will be surprised, to receive a note from me, when I explain the cause, of my writing, I believe your honest, noble heart, will sympathize with me, otherwise I am assured, you will not mention it. Perhaps you will think it is no affair of mine, yet I see it, almost daily mentioned in the Herald, that Judd & some few Northern friends, are urging the former's claims to a cabinet appointment. Judd would cause trouble & dissatisfaction, & if Wall Street testifies correctly, his business transactions, have not always borne inspection. I heard the report, discussed at the table this morning, by persons who did not know, who was near, a party of gentlemen, evidently strong Republicans, they were laughing at the idea of Judd, being any way, connected with the Cabinet in these times, when honesty in high places is so important. Mr. Lincoln's great attachment for you, is my present reason for writing. I know, a word from you, will have much effect, for the good of the country, and Mr Lincoln's future reputation, I believe you will speak to him on this subject & urge him not to give him so responsible a place. It is strange, how little delicacy those Chicago men have. I know, I can rely on what I have written to you, to be kept private. If you consider me intrusive, please excuse me, our country, just now, is above all." Source: "Mary Todd Lincoln: Her Life and Letters." Letter from Mary Todd Lincoln to David Davis, January 17, 1861. ** Source: "Inside Lincoln’s White House: The Complete Civil War Diary of John Hay."

Webb Burmese Decorated Open Salt Rare $950.00

  

Webb Burmese Decorated Open Salt Rare $950.00

  

Autograph Henry Watterson $25.00

  

Autograph Norman B. Judd $75.00
<b>United States Congressman from Maryland Defense counsel for Doctor Samuel A. Mudd during the Lincoln Assassination Trial</b> (1820-99) Born in Charles County, Maryland, he graduated from St. John's College, at Annapolis, Md., studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1841, and commenced practice in Port Tobacco, Md. Served as a member of the Maryland State House of Representatives, 1864-65; U.S. Congressman, 1867-71; Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals, 1881-1890. During the President Abraham Lincoln assassination trial, Frederick Stone and Thomas Ewing, Jr. appeared as defense counsels for Dr. Samuel A. Mudd. Their defense is generally credited with helping Dr. Mudd avoid the death penalty. <u>Signature With State</u>: 5 1/4 x 4, in ink, F. Stone, Md. Excellent. Very desirable Lincoln Assassination related autograph.   <b>Excellent content regarding the pensions of Civil War amputees and a bill pending before Congress</b> 6 pages, 5 1/2 x 9, in ink, on imprinted letter sheet, written by Civil War Veteran Joseph F. Curren, to W.C. Cooper, U.S. Congressman from Ohio. <b><u>Curren’s Insurance Office, Opposite Court House, Delaware, O.[hio], Feby. 19, 1886</b></u> Hon. W.C. Cooper Representative, 9th Dist. of Ohio, at Washington, D.C. Sir: House Bill No. 4902 now before committee on Pensions has been brought to my attention, and am asked by my comrades who suffer from amputations to write you begging you to favor the passage of said bill. There are five men in this county whose patriotism cost each a limb- 4 were farmers and their occupation is now gone because their ability to pursue such vocation is destroyed. One having his right arm yet, has turned house painter and does quite a fair job at it, but people dislike to employ him least he break his neck in their service, has a wife and one son seventeen years old. His son teaches school and is prosecuting studies so as to get through our university. This man lost his arm at "Peach Tree Creek," Color Sergeant, receiving also a wound in his right leg from knee to hips in the flesh only- the sad intelligence killed his mother outright. His pension is 24 $. One other lost his right arm at "Mission Ridge." Peddles for a living- woolens in winter and laces and Ladies goods in summer, has an interesting family of children, is in Delaware to get the benefit of our public schools, having no part of the arm left, gets 37.50 $ monthly. Geo. Slack of the 26th O.[hio] V.[olunteer] Infty., of our county, lost his right arm above the elbow, is trying to make a living for his sister and aged parents by farming, gets 30 $ per month. One other lost his leg below the knee, gets 30 $. This latter has a family that need attention that money cannot procure. Prior to the resumption of specie payments and which our national debt seemed a burden, these men kept silent and endured their burdens patiently and are not clamorous now, but are quite persuaded that the government can better afford now to assist in rearing their dependent ones and ask therefore that you will give your voice and vote for the bill now pending for an increase of their pensions and that the increase may date back as per bill. Tis difficult to sympathize with the bereft until we are ourselves bereaved- so no one can appreciate the inconveniences these men have incurred save those who are similarly dismembered. In the minds of the people the word pension implies an equivalent, so in business these meet a barrier- many for a small pension are boycotted as some say, "he gets a pension, let him live on it" so it is better to have none or an amt. equal to a living. The property of our wealthy would be greatly encumbered by taxes for the 4,000,000 slaves liberated, the millions of cotton bales burned and for a war indemnity to a Southern Confederacy had we not held out and hold on to the last. These men are now sustaining burdens that press sorely on them and the 9,000 are but a small portion of the 55,000,000 who enjoy the fruits of their sacrifice- something might be said of the effects on physical condition from the cutting of nerves, muscles, veins and arteries. I relegate this to the physicians. They count not these things, but their little ones may only have their place in life and society that these men have yielded for sake of the nation’s life. Now Mr. Cooper, I am perfectly satisfied that no word of this letter is necessary to procure your voice and vote in this matter because your mind and heart is in harmony with these men’s wishes. Justice and mercy are the things you love and practice. You are the object of our admiration because we believe you possess in an eminent degree the attributes that make men great. I believe you will labor for the bill in its entirety, and I am yours, for our Nation’s Defenders. J.F. Curren Light age toning and wear. Very fine. Excellent content. Joseph F. Curren, who wrote this letter, enlisted as a corporal on September 24, 1861, and was mustered into Co. D, 20th Ohio Infantry. He was promoted to sergeant major, on March 1, 1863, and was discharged for promotion, on April 5, 1864. On that same day he was commissioned 1st lieutenant and adjutant of the 60th Ohio Infantry. Date of his discharge is unknown. The recipient of the letter was William C. Cooper, at the time a U.S. Congressman from Ohio. He had previously served as the prosecuting attorney of Knox County, Ohio, 1859-1863; mayor of Mount Vernon, Ohio, 1862-1864; member of the Ohio State House of Representatives, 1872-1874; and Judge Advocate General of Ohio, 1879-1884. He served in the U.S. Congress, 1885-91.   <b>The Speed Portrait</b> (1809-1865) Illinois lawyer. 16th President U.S.A., 1861-65. Led the Union through the Civil War. Famous for The Emancipation Proclamation, freeing the slaves, and the Gettysburg Address, at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery. His second term in the White House was cut short when he became the first American President to be assassinated. He was shot by the famous actor, John Wilkes Booth, at Ford's Theatre, Washington, D.C., on the evening of April 14, 1865, dying early the next morning. Known as the "Speed Portrait," this image was believed to have been taken between March 1, 1861, and June 30, 1861. The original oval portrait was about 9 x 12, and was presented by Lincoln to Mrs. Lucy G. Speed, the mother of Joshua F. Speed, one of Lincoln's most intimate, early friends. It included a lengthy and intimate inscription which was unusual as Lincoln seldom wrote more than a couple of words on a photograph. The inscription to Mrs. Speed, read; "For Mrs. Lucy G. Speed from whose pious hand I accepted the present of an Oxford Bible twenty years ago. Washington, D.C., October 3, 1861. A. Lincoln." The image itself shows Mr. Lincoln wearing a round tipped collar which is different than any other photograph. There is also a mystery surrounding this photograph of the "new president." It is uncertain who the original cameraman was. The photo can be found with the imprints of C.D. Fredricks & Co., New York, W.L. Germon, Philadelphia, and J.E. Mc Clees, Philadelphia. Any one of these establishments may have taken the original photo. The images I have encountered over the years are usually found on a Fredricks card. The one I am offering is on the more uncommon Mc Clees card. For the Lincoln image completest, this may be an opportunity to add a variant of this desirable image with the McClees imprint to your collection. Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Vignetted bust view pose. Variant of O-55. Backmark: J.E. Mc Clees, 910 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Very minor age toning. Strong, rich tones. An excellent example. Source: "Lincoln in Photographs, An Album of Every Known Pose."   Unused patriotic envelope with full color vignette of a large group of people rallying around the American flag. Verse below: For the Flag our fathers gave, O'er our children's head shall wave, And their children's children's grave, God for our native land. Imprint: New York Union Envelope Depot, 144 Broadway.

Autograph Frederick Stone $75.00

  

Letter From an Ohio Civil War Veteran to $95.00

  

cdv President Abraham Lincoln

 

Patriotic Cover, For the Flag our Father

Alexander Carmen Doll Wendy. She is an 11 inch Madame Alexander all composition Wendy doll with clear blue sleep eyes with full lashes. The doll is not marked and the dress is tagged. She was made around 1939. She is all original with the hat with fruit basket, hoop earrings, black mohair wig, dress, shawl, crepe paper necklace, white underwear, net slip and red shoes. The doll is jointed at the head arms and legs. She has light craze lines. She is a wonderful early doll in very nice condition.  Effanbee Charlie McCarthy Doll, Dummy in Scarce Dinner Jacket. This is a 15 inch doll by Effanbee he has a composition head with movable mouth, compo hands, and shoes, and cloth body. He also has his original monocle, collar and bow tie, he has a black cummerbund. The jacket and shirt are a little discoloring from age. He has some faint craze lines. The costume is the hard to find white dinner jacket. The mouth still works fairly well. He dates to 1937.  Scarlet O’Hara doll Wendy by Alexander. She is an 11 inch Madame Alexander all composition Wendy doll with painted eyes. She is jointed at the head, arms and legs. The doll is not marked and the tag is no longer on the dress but she has been verified in older doll price guides and is identical to other unmarked Alexanders of this type but still retain the tag on their clothing. The costume is beautiful typical Alexander with a floral print and dotted Swiss slip with long pantaloons and original shoes, socks and straw hat. The doll has almost no crazing, no repairs or restoration. The wig is the original black mohair wig in the original set. She is a beautiful doll in excellent condition  Alexander Butch Doll in original box with extra outfit. This is an 11 inch Madame Alexander Butch doll dates from 1930’s to 1940’s. He is wearing the original tagged white and pink outfit, the white part is a little tinged from being in the box near the tissue paper, there is also a blue outfit original but not tagged and a hat. The doll has the original mohair wig, and tin sleep eyes. The doll has very minimal craze lines with no restoration or repairs. The dolls body is pristine clean in color. The doll has the original socks and shoes. The doll is in the original box with a few repairs to the box, and lid. This is a great early Alexander doll in hard to find condition most were played with this one seems to have spent the years in the box.

Alexander Carmen Doll all original $295.00

  

Effanbee Charlie McCarthy Dummy Doll $295.00

  

Alexander Scartet O'Hara Doll all origin $395.00

  

Butch Doll by Madame Alexander in Box $165.00
<b>Rare pose by M.B. Brady</b> (1822-1885) Graduated in the West Point class of 1843, and fought in the Mexican War. He served as Commander-in-Chief of all Union armies from 1863-65. He fought in the Civil War battles of Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Vicksburg, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor and in the Appomattox campaign. He served as 18th President of the United States, 1869-77. Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Seated view in uniform. Backmark: Brady's National Photographic Galleries, New York and Washington, D.C. Light age toning and wear. Rare pose.   5 x 8, in ink, written by William H. Nelson. <b><u>Libby Prison, Va., Febr. 28th, 1864</b></u> Cousin Fannie, Yours of 30th ult. rec’d yesterday. Regrets to hear of the Capt.['s] illness. For your sake am glad he is at home, but for the good of the Batt. would rather he was with it. I agree with Newlin’s prediction. You write encouragingly of an exchange, but regardless, for my repugnance to slang phrases, must say can’t see it yet. I would rather remain here indefinitely than to have any concessions made by the so called U.S. Not well. My kindest regards to the Capt. Respectfully, Will H. Nelson U.S.A. The top edge of the letter sheet is stained. This is well away from any of the content. Otherwise in very fine condition. Neatly written letter with a very interesting comment saying that he would rather remain in prison indefinitely than for any concessions to be made by the "so called U.S." Very desirable Libby Prison item. William H. Nelson, enlisted as a private on September 5, 1861, and was mustered into Co. B, 13th U.S. Infantry. He was promoted to sergeant, and 1st sergeant, the dates of these promotions unknown. He was promoted to 2nd lieutenant, on May 31, 1862; 1st lieutenant, on October 2, 1862; brevet captain, on January 10, 1863, for gallantry at Arkansas Post; and brevet major, on July 4, 1863, for gallantry at Vicksburg. He was captured on July 11, 1863, near Jackson, Mississippi. Date of his exchange or discharge is unknown. He did however survive his prison ordeal as he had subsequent service in the U.S. Army after the Civil War, retiring in 1874. Included with this p.o.w. letter is a xerox copy of a Sept. 4, 1863 letter, from Brigadier General S.A. Meredith, to Robert Ould, who was the Confederate Agent for Prisoner Exchanges. It reads: "Can you obtain for me any information concerning Lieut. William Nelson, 13th U.S. Infantry, he was taken prisoner at or near Clinton, Miss., on or about the 12th July inst." A xerox copy of the reverse of this letter is also included. It shows an interesting record of how General Meredith's request for information about Lieutenant Wilson traveled through the Union and Confederate commands. On Sept. 7, 1863, Robert Ould, refers the matter to General Winder. Then on Sept. 10th, General Winder's office refers it to Captain Turner, who was commandant at Libby Prison at the time. On Sept. 11th, the C.S. Military Prison, at Richmond, states that, "the within mentioned officer is confined in this prison and is in good health." Robert Ould respectfully returns the information to General Meredith on Sept. 24th, and then General Meredith notifies Capt. Charles Smith, of the 13th U.S. Infantry, at Vicksburg, on Sept. 30th, of his findings. Libby Prison, established March 26, 1862, was situated on the corner of Cary and 20th streets, on the James River in Richmond, Virginia. The building was the wharehouse of Libby and Sons, ship chandlers, before the Civil War. Outside of Andersonville Prison, Libby Prison was perhaps the most notorious Confederate Prison.   <b>Refitting the wagons, etc. of the brigade two weeks after they fought in the battle of Gettysburg! Signed twice by officer captured in the battle of Thoroughfare Gap, Va.</b> 7 3/4 x 10 1/4, imprinted form, filled out in ink. Special Requisition for the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division. Itemized listing includes wagon bows, wagon tongues, feed boxes, wagon covers, lead lines, wagon wheels, forge, linch pins, king bolts, water buckets, lead harness, tar pots, mule collars, wagon grease, chain halters, horse shoes, horse shoe nails, and much more. I certify that the above requisition is correct; and that the articles specified are absolutely requisite for the public service, rendered so by the following circumstances: to refit wagons &c of the Brigade. Butler Coles, Lt. & Regt. Qr. Mst., Harris Lt. Cav., & A.A.Q.M., 2nd Brig., 2nd Cav. Div. Received at Berlin, Md., the 18 of July 1863, of Capt. P.P. Pitkin, A. Quartermaster U.S. Army.....in full of the above requisition. Butler Coles, Lt. & Regt. Qr. Mst., Harris Lt. Cav., & A.A.Q.M. 2nd Brig., 2nd Cav. Div. Signed on the reverse by P.P. Pitkin, Capt. & A.Q.M., and Approved by, J.G.C. Lee, Capt., & A.Q.M. Light age toning and wear. Butler Coles, who signed this document twice, was commissioned into the field and staff of the 2nd New York Cavalry, on September 10, 1862. He was captured in the battle of Thoroughfare Gap, Va., on August 14, 1863, and confined at Macon, Ga., until being paroled on May 14, 1864. Perley P. Pitkin, was commissioned 1st lieutenant of the 2nd Vermont Infantry, on June 6, 1861. He was discharged for promotion on February 19, 1862, and commissioned captain in the U.S. Quartermaster's Department. He was promoted to colonel on August 2, 1864. James G.C. Lee, enlisted on November 26, 1862, as a captain, and was commissioned into the U.S. Quartermaster's Department. He was promoted to brevet major and lieutenant colonel, on July 31, 1865. <u>Footnote</u>: The 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac, was commanded by Colonel Pennock Huey during the Gettysburg campaign. It consisted of the 2nd and 4th New York Cavalry, 6th Ohio Cavalry, and 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry. The division was commanded by Brigadier General David Mc Murtrie Gregg.   4 pages, 5 x 8, in ink, written by Floyd Thurman, Co. F, 1st Indiana Cavalry. <b><u>Camp Alexander, Butler Co., Mo., March 29th, 1862</b></u> Marion, I rec. yours of the 15th which was gratifying to hear from you once more that you were all enjoying good health. It has been so long since I have got any word I had quit looking. It was the first since the first of January. We left Ironton 1st of March and have been traveling ever since scouring the country over, have been down in Arkansas, have done some of the hardest riding in the last 10 days we have ever taken. Col. [William F.] Wood was sent out with a squad of men and staid over his time. We were on the line and our Co. was sent after him to see what had become of him. We went 8 miles in less than one hour, but all was right. He was picking up secesh. We started out with rations for 2 days and staid & went through one swamp that was 8 miles wide. If we stopped, we had to get our horses fore feet on the roots of trees to keep from miring. We caught one Capt., one recruiting officer, and 15 other prisoners & 100 head of beef cattle. We returned to camp last night. It is on Black River, 40 miles from the Arkansas line. Gen. [Frederick] Steele came on yesterday to take command of the brigade. There are 3 Reg. of Cav., 4 of Inf., and 14 pieces of artillery. It is said the forces are not all here yet. When we start again we will soon leave this state. I got a letter from Wayne dated March 10th. He was well. I think, or hope at least you are mistaken. If not, something is wrong about that money. Ensign and others sent [money] at the same time and have heard from theirs, and if part goes, all is found to go, and the shot gun, and 2 pouches, 2 horns, and 2 books that I sent in a box to go to Mrs. Burr. The rifle was sent to B. Graham. Health [of the regiment] is very good. I have not been so, but I could do duty during the winter. I cannot give a full detail of all the particulars on paper. I will wait till I can tell it. No more at present Marion. F. Thurman Age toning and light wear. Some typical misspelling. Scarce western theatre letter from a scarce Indiana cavalry regiment. Floyd Thurman, was a resident of Spencer County, Indiana, when he enlisted as a corporal, on August 20, 1861, and was mustered into Co. F, 1st Indiana Cavalry. He was promoted to 1st sergeant, the exact date unknown, and he was mustered out of the service on September 12, 1864. The 1st Indiana Cavalry was very active in Missouri and Arkansas throughout the Civil War, including engagements at Ironton, Fredericsktown, Pilot Knob, Camden, Round Hill, Helena and Pine Bluff.

CDV General Ulysses S. Grant

 

Captured Union Officer Writes From Libby $250.00

  

1863 Special Requisition, 2nd Brigade, 2 $45.00

  

1st Indiana Cavalry Letter From Missouri $125.00
<b>Governor of Virginia during the War Between the States United States Congressman from Virginia</b> (1813-1884) Born in Lexington, Va., he attended Randolph-Macon College, and graduated from Washington Academy (now Washington & Lee University) in 1833, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Lexington. He was the editor of the "Lexington Valley Star," newspaper from 1840-50. He was a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1850. Served as a U.S. Congressman from 1851-59. Elected Governor of Virginia in 1860, he served until 1864. He was prominent in the organization of the peace convention that met in Washington, D.C., on February 8, 1861, in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending war; he discouraged secession, but was active in sustaining the ordinance passed by Virginia, on April 17, 1861. Once war came, Letcher supervised the organization of the Virginia army and naval forces and their incorporation into the Confederate service. One of his chief accomplishments was the appointment of such officers as Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. Jackson. His home was burned down by Federal forces in June 1864, and he was imprisoned for several months after the Confederate surrender. After his release, he resumed the practice of law in Lexington; served as a member of the Virginia State House of Delegates, 1875-1877; was a member of the board of visitors of the Virginia Military Institute, from 1866-1880, serving as president of the board for ten years. <u>Signature</u>: 3 x 1, in ink, John Letcher. Very fine.   <b>Vice President of the Confederacy United States Congressman from Georgia Governor of Georgia Autograph Note Signed</b> (1812-1883) A Georgia lawyer, he served in the state legislature and U.S. Congress, believing in personal liberty, local sovereignty, and peace. He formed, with Howell Cobb and Robert Toombs, a triumvirate leading the South away from secession. By 1860, Toombs and Cobb were for secession, but Stephens was still opposed to it. However, when his native state of Georgia seceded, he went with it, and became a leader in the Confederacy. Named Vice President, the only one to ever hold that position in the Confederacy, he was the leader of the moderates and was an early advocate of peace, but after the failure of the Hampton Roads Peace Conference, he had to admit that such a compromise was not possible. Imprisoned for five months in Fort Warren, Boston, after the war, he returned to Georgia where he was elected almost immediately to the Senate, although unable to take his seat. He later served in the U.S. Congress and became Governor of Georgia in 1882. <u>Autograph Note Signed</u>: 5 1/4 x 9. This apparently was originally a blank page in the beginning of a book that Stephens presented to a Genl. Earlington. The presentation reads as follows: This Volume with the kindest personal regards and highest esteem is presented to Genl. Albert C. Earlington By Alexander H. Stephens, Liberty Hall, 27 April 1871. Light age toning and small stain. Very fine.   <b>He rode with General John Hunt Morgan and was captured during Morgan's 1863 raid into Ohio! Extremely rare carte de visite taken while he was a prisoner of war at the Western Penitentiary, Pittsburgh, Pa.</b> Addison B. Chinn, was born on February 21, 1833, and grew up in Lexington, Kentucky. His father, Dr. Joseph G. Chinn, was a War of 1812 veteran, and one of the most respected citizens of Lexington. The elder Chinn had the confidence and affection of the entire community and was elected mayor of the city. The War Between the States divided the Chinn family. Dr. Chinn remained loyal to the Union, while Addison, who was living in Missouri when the war commenced, threw his lot in with the Confederacy, and rode with the command of General Jo Shelby, seeing action at the battle of Lexington, Mo. Returning to Kentucky in 1862, Addison enlisted in the 8th Kentucky Cavalry, and was elected 2nd lieutenant of Company A. Constantly under fire, the 8th Kentucky Cavalry saw action from the date of their enlistment in September 1862, until their capture at Buffington Island, Ohio, with General John Hunt Morgan, on July 19, 1863. Among some of the battles they fought in were Danville, Glasgow, Nolen’s Bridge, Rolling Fork, Greasy Creek, Maribone, Green River Bridge, Mt. Sterling and all of the battles during Morgan’s Ohio Raid. Lieutenant Chinn was among those prisoners sent to the Western Penitentiary, at Pittsburg, Pa. Federal authorities later transferred him to Point Lookout, Maryland, in March 1864, and a few months later to Fort Delaware Prison. He was one of the six hundred Confederate prisoners sent to Charleston, S.C., where they were placed under the fire of their own artillery for forty five days, in retaliation for alleged cruelties to Union prisoners of war. Confined in a stockade on Morris Island, the Confederate prisoners were subjected to fire from their own guns from Forts Moultrie and Sumter. Surviving their ordeal, these Confederate prisoners became known as "The Immortal Six Hundred." Chinn was then sent to Fort Pulaski, in Savannah, Ga., and after suffering through the harsh conditions there, was sent back to Fort Delaware, where he remained until taking the oath of allegiance to the United States, in June 1865. During his almost two years as a prisoner of war, Addison B. Chinn, bore his sufferings with calmness and uncomplaining endurance. In the field he performed every duty imposed upon him as a soldier. He was a model soldier, and an excellent officer. In prison, he set the highest example. In camp, he won the love of his comrades, on the field he earned their admiration, and in prison he increased this admiration and affection. After the war, he returned to Lexington, Ky., where he worked as a dry goods store clerk, and eventually became the owner of the business. He was active in the city’s board of education and was a member of the United Confederate Veterans. In 1902, two burglars broke into his home, and shot and killed him. The murderers were caught, confessed to the killing, and were executed by hanging. Chinn was remembered as a gentleman and a Christian; simple, unostentatious, dutiful, charitable, and upright. In all the relations of his life he was precisely the same man that he was during the war, bearing with patience and courage whatever had to be borne, furnishing an example of what was best in life to those who came in contact with him. He was sixty nine years old at the time of his death, and left behind a wife and two children. Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 5/16 x 4 card. Full standing view in Confederate uniform, holding his slouch hat, and wearing high leather cavalry boots. Backmark: Cargo's Photographic Rooms, Pittsburgh and Allegheny. Identified on the reverse, Lt. A.B. Chinn, Lx., Ky. Light age toning. There is a very small chip out of the bottom edge of the albumen print in the floor area. This does not affect the content. Sharp image. This exact carte de visite was the one published in "Faces of the Confederacy; An Album of Southern Soldiers And Their Stories," by Ronald S. Coddington. Very desirable image. Extremely rare! Sources for the biographical sketch of Lieutenant Addison B. Chinn: The Last Roll, Confederate Veteran, Vol. X, 1902. Faces of the Confederacy; An Album of Southern Soldiers And Their Stories, by Ronald S. Coddington.   Unused mourning cover, circa 1861, with illustration of Douglas, with his printed signature below. The motto reads: True to the Union and the Constitution to the last, with black mourning borders. Excellent. <u>Stephen A. Douglas</u>: (1813-1861) Known as the "Little Giant," he was an outstanding legislator, and orator, and one of the founders of the Democratic Party in Illinois. He served as U.S. Senator, 1843-61. He is best known for his debates in 1858 against Abraham Lincoln. He was narrowly defeated for the Democratic nomination for president by Franklin Buchanan in 1856. He did gain the Democratic nomination in 1860, but was defeated for the presidency by his old friend and rival Abraham Lincoln. Upon secession, and the outbreak of the Civil War, he supported Lincoln and his policies. He died of typhoid fever in 1861.

Autograph John Letcher $50.00

  

Autograph Alexander H. Stephens $200.00

  

CDV Lieutenant Addison B. Chinn, 8th Ken

 

Patriotic Cover, Senator Stephen A. Doug $45.00
<b>For soldier wounded in the battle of Cedar Creek, Va.</b> 8 1/4 x 11, imprinted form, filled out in ink. The United States, To Orra C. Cole, Private, discharged from A Company, 10 Regiment of Vermont Vols. For Pay from 1 of January, 1865, to 16 of June 1865, being 5 months, 15 days, at 16 dollars per month. $88.00. Bounty due $75.00. For pay for traveling from Washington, D.C. the place of my discharge, to St. Johnsbury, Vt., the place of my residence, 580 miles, at twenty miles per day, equal to 29 days, at 16 dollars per month. $15.46. For subsistence for traveling as above, 29 days, at 50 cents per ration or day. $14.50. For clothing not drawn. $46.03. Amount $238.99. Deduct for clothing withdrawn. $3.32. Balance. $235.67. Received of Maj. N.T. Brinton, Paymaster, U.S. Army, this 3 day of July, 1865, Two hundred & thirty five dollars and sixty seven cents, in full of the above account. Orra C. Cole. Light age toning and wear. Very fine. Orra C. Cole, was mustered into Co. A, 10th Vermont Infantry, as a private on September 1, 1862. He was wounded in action at the battle of Cedar Creek, Va., on October 19, 1864. The 10th Vermont Infantry participated in the battles of Antietam, Orange Grove, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Monocacy, Winchester, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek, and Sailor's Creek.   <b>For private of the 40th North Carolina Regiment who was captured and confined at Point Lookout Prison Also signed by a sergeant who was wounded in the battle of Bentonville, N.C.</b> 8 1/2 x 11, imprinted form, filled out in ink. M[ar]ch 30, 1901 To the United Daughters of the Confederacy: The undersigned, residing at Beaufort Co., N.C., who is an Ex-Confederate Soldier, but not a member of any Camp, hereby makes application for a Confederate Cross of Honor. Applicant entered the service of the Confederate States on the 20 day of June 1861, as a Private in Company I of the 40th Regiment of N. Carolina Volunteers, N.C.T., C.S.A., and was at that time a resident of Beaufort Co., N.C. Your applicant was honorably discharged from said service, was prisoner at Point Lookout, From Jany '65 to June 25/65, Released at New Bern, N.C., on the day of July 4, 1865, at which time he held the rank of Private. Respectfully, Ross Cox, Applicant. The document has also been signed by T.I. Harding, Member Co. A, Reg't 67 Vols., C.S.A., and Jno. R. Ross, Member Co. B, 40 Regt., N.C.S.T., C.S.A. There are two small punch holes at the top of the document which do not affect any of the content. Light age toning. John R. Ross, a native of North Carolina, was mustered into Co. B, 40th N.C.S.T., as a corporal on September 30, 1861. He was promoted to sergeant on September 15, 1864, and was wounded on March 19, 1865, at the battle of Bentonville, N.C.   Unused patriotic envelope with illustration of President Abraham Lincoln with his name printed below his likeness. Lincoln items remain extremely desirable!   <b>United States Congressman from Massachusetts U.S. Minister to England during the Civil War</b> (1807-86) He was the grandson of John Adams and the son of John Quincy Adams, the 2nd and 6th Presidents respectively of the United States of America. He graduated from Harvard in 1825, studied law under the celebrated Daniel Webster, and was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1829. He served five years in the Massachusetts state legislature, 1840-45, and put his state on record as being abolitionist in sentiment. He founded the Boston Whig in 1846, and was editor until 1848, when he became the vice presidential candidate of the Free-Soil party. With the foundation of the Republican party, he represented his father's old district in Congress, 1859-61, and became a party leader. President Abraham Lincoln appointed him as U.S. Minister to England, a very delicate diplomatic position as the Federal government was trying to keep England from recognizing and supporting the Confederacy during the Civil War. His great wisdom and dignity in the face of mounting British sentiment for the Confederacy was instrumental in maintaining the neutrality of England. In 1871-72, he was a member of the five man tribunal that met in Geneva to settle the Alabama claims. American success in the case was wholly attributed to his skillful diplomacy. Britain paid $15,500,000 as damages for complicity in the construction and fitting out of Confederate raiders during the Civil War. Adams received support for the presidential nomination at the 1872 Republican party convention, but lost to Horace Greeley. <u>Signature With Sentiment</u>: 2 3/8 x 1, in ink, Very truly yours, Charles Francis Adams. Some ink bleed through from the opposite side.

10th Vermont Infantry Voucher For Pay & $35.00

  

Application for Confederate Cross of Hon $45.00

  

Patriotic Cover, President Abraham Linco $65.00

  

Autograph Charles Francis Adams $25.00
<b>1st Earl of Russell British Prime Minister, 1846-52 and 1865-66 British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1859-65</b> (1792-1878) Lord John Russell was born into the highest echelons of the British aristocracy. His family had been one of the principal Whig dynasties in England since the 17th century, and were among the richest handful of aristocratic landowning families in the country. He served two terms as British Prime Minister, 1846-52, and 1865-66. He also served as British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1859-65. <u>Signature on 1850 Envelope Panel</u>: 4 3/4 x 3 1/8, in ink, signed at lower left, Jn. Russell. Addressed to Joseph Toomer, Esqr., 62 Marland Place, Southampton. C.D.S., 1850, with British crown at top. Old red wax seal at top center. This is the front panel of the cover only. Very fine.   <b>3rd Viscount Palmerston Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1859-65</b> (1784-1865) A very prominent British statesman, he was in government office almost continuously from 1807 until his death in 1865. He is best remembered for his direction of British foreign policy through a period when Britain was at the height of its power, serving terms as both Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister. Lord Palmerston's sympathies during the American Civil War were with the Confederacy. Although a professed opponent of the slave trade and slavery, he also had a deep lifelong hostility towards the United States and believed that dissolution of the Union would weaken the United States, and therefore enhance British power, and the Southern Confederacy "would afford a valuable and extensive market for British manufactures." Although Britain issued a proclamation of neutrality on May 13, 1861, Palmerston decided to recognize the Confederacy as a belligerent and to receive their unofficial representatives, but decided against recognizing the South as a sovereign state because he thought this would be premature. The U.S. Secretary of State, William H. Seward, threatened to treat as hostile any country which recognized the Confederacy. Britain depended more on American corn than Confederate cotton, and a war with the U.S. would not be in Britain's economic interest. Palmerston ordered that reinforcements be sent to Canada because he was convinced that the North would make peace with the South and then invade Canada. When news reached him of the Confederate victory at Bull Run in July 1861, he was very pleased, although 15 months later he wrote that "the American Civil War has manifestly ceased to have any attainable object as far as the Northerners are concerned, except to get rid of some more thousand troublesome Irish and Germans. It must be owned, however, that the Anglo-Saxon race, on both sides, have shown courage and endurance highly honorable to their stock." The "Trent Affair," which occurred in November 1861, produced a crisis between the U.S. and England. A U.S. Navy warship stopped the British steamer Trent, and seized two Confederate envoys, James M. Mason and John Slidell, who were en-route to Europe. The British were outraged and Palmerston called the action "a declared and gross insult," and demanded the release of the two diplomats, and ordered 3,000 troops to Canada. In a letter to Queen Victoria on December 5, 1861 he said that if his demands were not met, "Great Britain is in a better state than at any former time to inflict a severe blow upon, and to read a lesson to the United States which will not soon be forgotten." In another letter to his Foreign Secretary the next day, he predicted war between Britain and the Union. Washington decided to release the prisoners rather than risk war, and Lord Palmerston was convinced that the troops he sent to Canada had persuaded the U.S. to acquiesce. After the 1862 Confederate invasion of Maryland failed, and Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, Palmerston rejected all further efforts by the Confederacy to gain British recognition for, as he thought, the military situation did not warrant it. Another difficulty for Lord Palmerston was caused by the Confederate raider, C.S.S. Alabama, which was built in Birkenhead, England. On July 29, 1862, a law officer's report he had commissioned advised him to detain the Alabama, as its construction was a breach of Britain's neutrality. Palmerston ordered the Alabama detained on July 31st, but she had already put to sea before the order reached Birkenhead. In her subsequent cruises, the Alabama captured or destroyed many Union merchant ships, as did other raiders also fitted out in Britain. The U.S. accused Britain of complicity in the construction of the raiders which was the basis of the postwar Alabama Claims for damages against Britain. Palmerston refused to pay damages or refer the dispute to arbitration. After his death, William E. Gladstone acknowledged the U.S. claim and agreed to arbitration. Britain paid $15,500,000 as damages. <u>Signature</u>: 2 3/4 x 1 1/2, in ink, Palmerston. Nice large and bold signature. Another nice item related to the "Trent Affair."   <b>1st Viscount Lyons British Minister to the United States, 1858-65 Autograph Note Signed</b> (1817-87) A prominent British diplomat, he was appointed British envoy to the United States in Washington in 1858. Lyons reached Washington a full two years before the start of the Civil War, and like many observers, believed that the dissolution of the United States was a strong possibility. He was seen as an excellent appointment to the United States by the British government, and was successful in healing the rift in American-British relations. He moved quickly to resolve the San Juan Island crisis in 1859, and he planned and oversaw the successful 1860 tour of Canada and the United States by the Prince of Wales, for which he received high praise on both sides of the Atlantic, from President James Buchanan and Queen Victoria. However, a few weeks after the Prince's tour, the diplomatic and political landscape changed radically when Abraham Lincoln was elected president and the "Secession Crisis" began. Lyons feared that American politicians might try to divert public opinion from domestic problems by quarreling with foreign powers, especially Britain. He was particularly suspicious of Secretary of State, William H. Seward. As the war unfolded, Lyons had to deal with numerous problems. One was the threat to Canada, which he believed could be the target of a possible attack by the Union. Another was the cotton supply to England from the Confederacy through the Union blockade. In 1861, Lyons declared to Lord John Russell that "the taint of slavery will render the cause of the South loathsome to the civilized world." The most dangerous moment was the "Trent Affair," which established Lyons' lasting reputation. In the fall of 1861, the Confederacy sent two envoys, James M. Mason and John Slidell, to Europe to try to secure formal recognition. They traveled on the neutral British mail steamer Trent. A Union warship, the U.S.S. San Jacinto, intercepted the Trent and seized the envoys, outraging British opinion. Public excitement over the affair grew so intense that war between England and America seemed for a time unavoidable. Through tact and firmness Lyons was largely responsible for the avoidance of open war between the two countries, persuading the reluctant United States government to release the envoys. Lyon's handling of the "Mason-Slidell affair" established his well-deserved reputation as Britain's greatest mid 19th century ambassador. In December 1864, Lyons left Washington, citing ill health. He was suffering from nervous exhaustion and migraines. Before he left, Lyons had positive final meetings with Lincoln and Seward. Both wished for Lyons' recovery and his return to the U.S. but in the spring of 1865 his poor health forced him to resign his post. The Queen and Prime Minister Palmerston tried their best to get Lyons to return to Washington but to no avail. Instead they appointed Sir Frederick Bruce, who was Lyons' hand-picked successor. This was noteworthy as it showed that the Queen and Palmerston had the utmost confidence in Lyons' ability to read the diplomatic situation in America. Queen Victoria remarked to Palmerston that she was so pleased by Lyons' service in the U.S. that she would be happy to have Lyons "represent Her at any Court" in the world. Afterwards, he served as British Ambassador to France, 1867-87. <u>Autograph Note Signed</u>: 3 5/8 x 4 1/2, in ink. I wrote this in compliance with a request for my autograph- Washington, June 14th, 1860, Lyons. Bold and neatly written. Very fine. Another nice item related to the "Trent Affair."   <b>Excellent content about Mason & Slidell and England's hatred for America! "England cannot bear to see our prosperity and nothing would please her better than the destruction of this republic."</b> 4 pages, 5 1/2 x 7, in ink, with cover, addressed to Mrs. Frances Bacon, 135 Grand St., New York, C.D.S., Dec. 30, CT., with 3 cents rose George Washington postage stamp with grid cancellation. <b><u>Bridgeport, [Conn.], Dec. 30th, 1861</b></u> My dear Anna, I suppose you think I might have written you before this and perhaps I might have done so, if I had asserted myself a little, but really I have been complaining so much this winter it has made me lazy; a poor excuse you will say, but confession you for to mitigate an evil, so I hope you will forgive me. I am now suffering from an influenza cold, and Matilda is keeping me company. I have been out very little since I came from Stratford, and have not heard from your Mother & Elisa since I was there. Grace Witmore called to see us one day last week; she said Sarah was better and began to sit up. She has been confined to her bed for a long time, which is something very unusual for her, as she has always enjoyed such good health. Her little boy is also much better of his lameness though not perfectly recovered. I presume Elisa has been very busy in preparing for the concert; which I suppose took place on Christmas evening, and of which you probably will have a full account. I have been expecting your Mother & Willie to see us every week, but perhaps the cold weather has deterred them. Willie seemed very happy, but I think it is rather lonely for the little fellow. He has been so used to have Gilbert & Mary to play with at home. Mr. Day’s school is now having a vacation during the Holidays, and the Boarding Scholars have, all but two, gone home to visit their friends. Charles Hawes has gone to Yonkers to visit an intimate friend of his Mother’s, a Mrs. Mason from whom he received an invitation. On Christmas Eve, Mr. & Mrs. Day gave a small party to their scholars, many who had formerly been pupils were also invited; some of whom are married persons. It was a very pleasant gathering and all appeared to enjoy themselves. Before they separated they all assembled in the large School room and united in singing Auld Lang Syne, accompanied by the melodeon. Afterwards when all but a few of the older ones had gone, and they had returned to the parlor, they sang several patriotic songs and closed with Home Sweet Home. Mrs. Day has had a house full of company most of the week since the school closed. I think she is very fond of company being of a very lively disposition. I suppose Santa Claus has paid you his respects as usual this Christmas; he has been very [?] of his presents here, particularly in our apartment. Indeed I doubt very much whether his presents will be very abundant anywhere this winter as his purse cannot be as long as usual. Since you joined the Mission School, you were thinking of when I was with you. You then were hesitating I think about taking a class. We have two Mission Schools in Bridgeport of which I mean to inform myself something more about. There are a great many poor children here, Irish and German as well as Americans, and probably if the war continues we shall have a great many more. <i>When is this dreadful war to close. What misery it will involve on the country for years to come, to look into the future, it looks very dark, were it not that we remember there is a silver lining to every cloud, we should almost despond. I think that England will be quite disappointed when she finds that our government has given up Mason & Slidell, as I have no doubt she wishes to have a war with us, and will catch at anything she can get hold of. England cannot bear to see our prosperity and nothing would please her better than the destruction of this republic. I hope she may be disappointed and all who wish to come under aristocratic rule with her.</i> How is your health now? And your dear husband. Write soon and let me know. Matilda is lying on the couch beside me, occasionally snoring and coughing &c trying all she can to make herself agreeable. She sends her love to you both. Remember me to Elisa when you see her. With love to Frank, I remain, Yours affectionately, Susan [can't make out the last name] Excellent letter regarding Christmas, and the writer's opinion of the relationship between the United States and England. Another nice Mason & Slidell and "Trent Affair" related item. Comes with an authentic, original woodcut engraving that was published in Harper's Weekly, titled Miss Slidell on the Ram-Page. The caption reads: "I say, with my hand on my heart, that Miss Slidell, in her agony, did Strike Mr. Fairfax Three Times in the Face. I wish that her Knuckles had Struck me in the Face." Vice Commander Williams's Account of the Seizure of Mason and Slidell. 5 x 5.

Autograph Lord John Russell $50.00

  

Autograph Lord Henry John Temple Palmers $35.00

  

Autograph Lord Richard B. P. Lyons $100.00

  

1861 Union Letter Regarding Christmas an $95.00


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