REVOLUTIONARY WAR BROADSIDE, PRINTED1776 Massachusetts Militia broadside printed by Benjamin Edes. An important Revolutionary War broadside published in 1776 regarding the mustering of a militia. Text: IN THE...
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WAR OF 1812, BROADSIDE ORDERS, MASSACHUSETTSWar of 1812 General Orders. A broadside from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts dated July 18, 1814. This demand directive set quantities of men needed for the militia. Nicely...
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR, GEN GOODWIN SIGNEDORDERS, 1783 General Nathaniel Goodwin (1748-1819), ADS. Revolutionary War lieutenant colonel and brigadier general of militia. Good content war-date document signed adding...
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6TH MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER MILITIALIQUOR CHEST ,C. 1864-70sBlack japanned leather covered case, marked on the front in gold paint "B.F. GODDARD./6th M.V.M.", blue velvet-lining with separations for bottles,...
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ITALY, KINGDOM. THREE SECOND WORLD WARMEDALS Italy. Medal of the Maritime Artillery Militia (Medaglia Milizia Artiglieria Marittima), 1935-1943 The Coastal Defence Militia was formed by Royal Decree on 21 January...
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EARLY KNOX CO., TN DOCUMENT ARCHIVERELATING TO TN MILI...Grouping of early Knox County, Tennessee documents relating to the Militia, and Revolutionary War soldier signed deeds from Knox County, Governor Willie...
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GREENE CO. TN CIVIL WAR DOCUMENTS INCL.WOUNDED LISTEast Tennessee grouping of documents relating to Greene County during the Civil War. 1st grouping - includes a 1866 listing of Union soldiers applying for a certificate...
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19TH-20TH C. EUROPEAN STERLING FORKS& SPOONS (7)Featured in this lot is a collection of various decorative sterling forks and spoons from Europe circa 1800-1900s. The collection includes four forks and three...
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IMPORTANT VIRGINIA PORTRAIT(AmericanSchool, 19th Century)
John Mason McCarty (1795-1852), not visibly signed, oil on canvas, 26 x 20 in.; gilt wood frame, 33-1/2 x 27-1/4 in.
Provenance: Descended in the family...
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POST CIVIL WAR 7TH NEW YORK MILITIAPHOTOGRAPHAntique photo of two solders smoking pipes outside tent believed to be from the 7th New York Militia post Civil War. Photo measures approx. 9" x 7", image size is...
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CIVIL WAR-ERA PHILA. PHOTO ALBUM, LINCOLN,GRANTCivil War-era photograph album, Miller & Burlock, Philadelphia, retailed by McAllister Brother, 728 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, highlights include: Abraham and Mary...
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MARYLAND WAR OF 1812 MILITARY SHOULDER-BELTPLATEAmerican War of 1812 silver (content unknown) military shoulder-belt plate, obverse of the oval plate engraved 30th Regt. (30th Regiment, Maryland Militia, Cecil County),...
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IMPORTANT CHIPPENDALE SERPENTINE-FRONTBUREAU DESCENDED IN THE FAMILY OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR GENERAL BENJAMIN LINCOLN BOSTON, CIRCA 1760-1780 HEIGHT 31”. WIDTH 36”. DEPTH 20.75”. BUREAU DESCENDED IN THE FAMILY...
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EXTENSIVE AND UNIQUE COLLECTION OF MEMORABILIAPERTAINING TO RHODE ISLAND'S CIVIL WAR HOSPITAL MID-19TH CENTURY PERTAINING TO RHODE ISLAND'S CIVIL WAR HOSPITAL Mid-19th Century A U.S. Army General Hospital, named Lovell...
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GROUPING OF 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN MILITARYINSIGNIA AND BUTTONS To include: U.S. Navy Rating Badge for Line Petty Officer, 1840s-1880s (4 x 3-3/8 in.); Civil War era major's shoulder straps and postwar militia lieutenant's...
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FRANCIS GURNEY, REV. WAR OFFICER, ALS,1790 Francis Gurney (1738-1815, served in French & Indian War, Revolution, and Whiskey Rebellion) ALS as Lt. Col. of the 6th battalion, Pennsylvania Militia, to Major Samuel...
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CIVIL WAR ERA MUSTER ROLL MANUSCRIPTCivilWar era muster roll manuscript for the Montgomery Rifle Blues, a Montgomery County, Pennsylvania militia first organized in May, 1850, including the militia bylaws, receipts,...
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(20) EARLY BRASS UNIFORM BUTTONS, SOMECIVIL WAR Including: Massachusetts Militia Civil War; US Navy Civil War; "Excelsior" New York Militia Civil War; US Amy Civil War; various Civil War militia, PLUS early Pine...
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CIVIL WAR DAGUERREOTYPE SOLDIER & TWOBOYSCivil War era daguerreotype picturing two young boys in matching uniform flanking a man, likely their father, dressed in northern militia uniform holding a militia sword...
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Framed 1790 document, "Philad May 7th1790, Dear Sir, Monday the 10th instant being field day the Battalion will parade at three o'clock on the green at the lower end of third street in the district of southwark,...
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[War of 1812] Four U.S. Government pamphletsand an issue of ''Niles Weekly Register'' including memorial of ...... Baltimore on the necessity of providing an adequate force for the protection of that city (Washington...
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[Maryland Militia War of 1812] Originalpart-printed certificate of membership for Elijah Taylor in the Sixth Company 39th Regiment Baltimore July 24 1807 signed by Captain L. Frailey Estimate $ 80-125...
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[Maryland Militia War of 1812] Printedcircular Annapolis November 1811 urging concerned citizens to petition the Maryland General Assembly for establishment of more efficient militia in preparation for war with...
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William R. Carr 12th Massachusetts Vols.KIA Gettysburg Civil War Archive 9 letters from Sgt. William R. Carr 1861-1863. Plus 6 related family letters. The war letters start with Carr??Ts May 17 1861 admission to...
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Documents from Early America Plus Lotof 13. ADS account sheet for Jelles Fonda from William Walker 2pp 7 x 11.75 in. Linon (New York?) 3 Jan. 1791. Account for transportation over about 3 years 7 Jan. 1788 to...
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Confederate General Order Books of GeneralsDaniel Frost & Mosby Parsons 1st Brigade 2 bound volumes acquired from a family in Tennessee.The slender volumes in this lot relate to two of the most flamboyant and intriguing...
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Confederate Order Book 1st VirginiaRegiment Pre-First Bull Run 8 x 10 in. hardbound order copy book with gilt title ADJUTANTS REPORTS. /1ST. REGIMENT. This book is a record of the orders received by the 1st...
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Confederate Bandsman Charleston GraysPaper Mounted Tintype CDV-sized tintype of a musician identified in pencil as Lt. Morris ? posed with a massive over-the-shoulder saxhorn carried by early war regimental bands....
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An Important Miami Pipe With Ties tothe 1795 Treaty of Greenville delicately carved curly maple stem with engraved bands of German silver and diamond-shaped inlay; brass mouthpiece and German silver tip; stem...
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GENERAL BENJAMIN BRICE'S CASED PAIROF FINE PINFIRE REVOLVERS. Marked with a crowned ''AF'' probably Belgium mid 19th century. Approximately .47 caliber six-shot cylinder 6'' octagonal barrel elaborate...
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PORTRAIT OF COLONEL A.J. PLEASONTONAFTER JOHN NEAGLE (AMERICAN 1796-1865). Oil on canvas unsigned. Late 19th-century painting of dashing young man in uniform. On reverse ''Copied after original painting...
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SILHOUETTE. Signed Frederick ChapmanBemis Heights 1777. Full-length profile of Massachusetts militia soldier Abijah Wood (1743-1819) in uniform with his gun against a pen and ink landscape of stone wall and...
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Presentation Sword to Capt. James McGrathNY Emmett Guards A beautiful M1850 Militia Staff Sword with 32" double-edged blade having 31" center fuller and etched panels of panoply of arms.? Gilt brass eagle pommel...
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Engraved Powder Horn Moses Walcut 14''length engrailed edge with a 3.5'' smooth spout and a notched surface around the opening. A domed wood base with a brass eye in the base. Engraved with the British coat of...
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Lew Wallace ALS 1886 1p 6 x 7.5 in.Crawfordsville (IN) 5 Apr. 1886. Recipient unknown. Suggests a date to appear in Lafayette. Indiana native Lew Wallace came from a family involved in public service and the...
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American Percussion Fowler with ResearchDocuments .85 cal. smoothbore 46" round barrel.?British?proofs at breech?and? Virginia marked on top of the barrel and dated "1750."? The barrel has both rear and front sights;...
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