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Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
Pencil and crayon...anonymous
October 9, 1862

In excellent condition with a single crease at the center and measuring 12.5 by 15- inches framed.

Price: $900

347-14

Civil War Letter of Agreement
To Manufacture of Gun Carriages...Caissons
"according to the most approved specifications
of the U.S. Ordinance Department"
For U. S. Army
G & D Cook & Co.
New Haven, Connecticut
March, 19, 1862 - SOLD

Handwritten letter of agreement between G. & D. Cook Co. Carriage Manufacturers of New Haven, CT and the U. S. Ordnance Department to manufacture and deliver a number of gun carriages and caissons for the Army in 1862. The letter has a printed billhead with an engraved illustration of the factory and is dated March 19, 1862. Matted and framed. (Frame: 12.5 x 15.875 inches; view: 7.5 x 10.25 inches.)

529-2 - SOLD

ALS
Thomas McKenney (1785-1859) (of McKenney and Hall fame) to William Lee, Auditor of the Treasury, Office of Indian Treaties
Georgetown, Apr 8, 1820

Letter concerns financials with the topic of Shawnee Annuity being the subject under discussion. "McKenney was a United States official who served as Superintendent of Indian Trade from 1816-1822. After the abolishment of the U.S. Indian Trade program in 1822, then Secretary of War John C. Calhoun created a position without legislation within the War Department entitled Superintendent of Indian Affairs (this later became part of the Bureau of Indian Affairs). McKenney was appointed to this position and held it from 1824-1830. McKenney was an advocate of the American Indian "civilization" program and became an avid promoter of Indian removal west of the Mississippi River. President Andrew Jackson dismissed McKenney from his position in 1830" (quotes courtesy Wikepedia). Interesting letter from an important advocate of Native American rights and preservation. Archival mounting on fixed back. Folds, tears, etc. stabilized with mounting. Excellent candidate for framing.

Price: $425

913-33

DS, Gideon Welles
Sec of the Navy
Orders to Report to USS Vermont

Orders for Acting Ensign J.O. Shaw to report to the USS Vermont for temporary duty in August, 1864; signed in ink "Gideon Welles;" printed and written form; folded into thirds, some stains, no tears or repairs. We cannot verify the signature. Measures 8-inches by 10-inches.

Price: $300

913-14

Album of Kansas City

19th century hard cover travel book of Kansas City with sepia view in a fold-out format. Excellent condition, and very rare.

This 7.5 by 9.625-inch "mustering out" manuscript document remains in fine condition with typical folds and edge wear.

Price: $395

ACD

Views of Utah and Tourist Guide

Book Description: Art Bazar, Salt Lake City, UT, 1888. Oblong blue cloth with decorative blind stamping to boards. Title gilt stamped on front board. Sixteen accordion plates of Salt Lake views. 24-page tourist booklet attached to the rear pastedown. Flake/Draper 7544. Nice copy of this view book that includes not just the typical shots of Salt Lake City, but also includes views of St. George, Logan, Provo, Ogden and other locales in Utah.

Price: $345

ACD

Spanish Indian New Mexico
Chain & Hardy, Denver, 1882

Oblong 4 3/4 x 2, 26 sepia lithographic views from photographs on 18 accordion-folded pp."Probably earliest tourist view book of New, Mexico. Images of pueblos at San Juan, San Ildefonso, Taos, Santo Domingo, Zuni, San Felipe, and Laguna. Also Las Vegas Hot Springs, Hopi villages, water & wood carriers and tortilla makers, churches at Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, and Albuquerque, Mesa Verde, Indian pottery, and the plaza at Santa Fe. Printed in Germany by Louis Glaser. Good. Embossed gilt cloth. Excellent condition, and rarely found this way.

Price: $575

ACD

Headquarters, District of Indian Affairs, Fort Gibson

Bearer Richard Vaderburgh appointed asst-forage master for "Chocrane Ranch" with orders to forage as necessary. Signed by A. S Kimball. Lots of info on these guys in Google, with some great history. Unfortunately, the document suffers from a period of damp stains, and although easy to ready, is stronger in importance than appearance.

Price: $225

808-13

Historic Scrapbook - SOLD

Copies of historic documents, letters, songs, and other related historical items in manuscript from. Many pieces could be removed and framed. Done sometime in the 1850s or so.

ACD - SOLD

Henry W. Longfellow, ALS

In response to request for a quotation, along with news clipped copy of original poem.

Price: $650

ACD

Oaths and Subscriptions of Officers in the Militia of Massachusetts

Early oath with the names and ranks of 4 Winchendon, Mass Militia unit.

Price: $1,750

ACD

Collection of Civil War Political and Patriotic Covers
Union oriented and are exuberantly anti-Confederate... - SOLD

A remarkable collection of 108 political and patriotic covers from the earliest days of the war. The covers have been pasted into the schoolboy notebook of Jerome S. Anderson of Stonington, CT. All covers are unused and many are in color. Twenty-four depict or refer to Jefferson Davis, eleven feature Winfield Scott (often humiliating Davis), George Washington is shown in seven, four refer to the late Colonel Ellsworth, one features John C. Fremont, three feature P. G. T. Beauregard, usually mocking his name, and one has a portrait of Benjamin Butler in civilian clothes. One card shows an Uncle Sam-like figure working a rope - making machine that is converting hemp directly into hangman's nooses. The wheel he turns is labeled "Hemp for traitors - South or North". Another titled "Baltimore Quiet" shows a cannon pointed at a man picking up stones while troops march in the background. On another, two slaves are shown dancing over the caption, "Bress de Lor, we am Contraban". Two refer to the division of the state of Virginia. One shows a soldier pointing his bayonet at another soldier with the head of an ass. It is captioned "The attack at "Man-asses-gap" Junction". A number are decorated with flags. Two refer to Great Britain. All of the envelopes are Union oriented and are exuberantly anti-Confederate.

808-9 - SOLD

Jefferson Barracks, Missouri Pencil and crayon...anonymous October 9, 1862

Civil War Letter of Agreement To Manufacture of Gun Carriages...Caissons "according to the most approved specifications of the U.S. Ordinance Department" For U. S. Army G & D Cook & Co. New Haven, Connecticut March, 19, 1862 - SOLD

ALS Thomas McKenney (1785-1859) (of McKenney and Hall fame) to William Lee, Auditor of the Treasury, Office of Indian Treaties Georgetown, Apr 8, 1820

DS, Gideon Welles Sec of the Navy Orders to Report to USS Vermont