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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THOMAS DAWES, MASSACHUSETTS CHARTER,SIGNED The Charter Granted by Their Majesties King William and Queen Mary to the Inhabitants of the Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England. Published 1759. Personal...
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS GENERALORDERS 1791 A general orders broadside marked Head-quarters, Boston, April 12th, 1791. 1 page. Printed by Thomas Adams, and signed in print by William Donnison (1757-1834),...
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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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ELI BROWN & SON ROPE TENSION MILITIADRUM United States,C. 1841Spanish brown-painted hoops/rims, wooden shell with brass tacks around the vent, calf skin heads, natural rope and leather ears, with a label inside...
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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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PERCUSSION CONVERSION MASSACHUSETTSMILITIA MUSKET United States,C. 1827.71 bore, NSN, walnut stock, steel fittings, marked in front of the cock "A. WATERS", breech marked with a "P" in an oval and "M/L.H. 1827",...
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HINGHAM MINIATURE FIRKIN, PROBABLY COTTONHERSEY MASSACHUSETTS, MID-19TH CENTURY HEIGHT TO RIM 2.5". BASE DIAMETER 2.5". HERSEY, Massachusetts, Mid-19th Century, Painted green. Stamped "CH" on lid. Dimensions: Height...
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VIEW OF THE MASS. MILITIA- PRINTA militaryprint, "View of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia", Sept. 9, 1959. [Frame: 35 x 51 inches]. Water damage; foxing; age toning.
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Water damage; foxing; age toning....
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JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY(Massachusetts/British,1737-1815)
Portrait of Henry Belasyse, Second Earl of Fauconberg, in uniform in a landscape (P. 591), circa 1792 or before 1794, oil on canvas, 31 x 26 in.; modern silver...
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MASSACHUSETTS MILITIA MUSKET UnitedStatesC. early 19th century.69 bore, NSN, walnut stock, brass fittings, lock is marked with the supplier (illegible) over "BOSTON", and engraved with foliate designs and a...
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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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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH PERTAININGTO JOSEPH WARREN MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 6". TO JOSEPH WARREN, Mid-19th Century, Both sides with interesting geometric compositions executed in black, red and subtle blue,...
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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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EIGHT 19TH CENTURY MASSACHUSETTS MILITIABUTTONS To include: early plated button with standing Indian, 1810s - 1820s, 24mm, "RICH QUALITY .LONDON." backmark; three Civil War era coat buttons, 22mm (two dug in Virginia);...
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MASSACHUSETTS OFFICER'S CIVIL WAR GROUPINGWITH VERY RARE "MS" MARKED COLT REVOLVER This collection follows the Civil War service of 1st Lt. Sanford Almy, Quartermaster for the 18th Massachusetts Infantry between...
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WILLIAM PEPPERELL, ALS, MAINE, 1738Sir William Pepperel (1696-1759, Massachusetts/Maine merchant, jurist, and militia officer, named the 1st American-born baronet for the capture of Ft. Louisburg in 1745) autograph...
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JOHN HANCOCK MILITARY APPOINTMENT SIGNEDAS GOVERNOR, 1790 AS GOVERNOR, 1790, Military appointment signed by John Hancock on November 29th 1790. Daniel Barlow is being appointed "Captain of a company in the Second...
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THOMAS CUSHING ALS TO JOHN HANCOCK,PRESIDENT OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS AT PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 22, 1776 PRESIDENT OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS AT PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 22, 1776, three pages, Royal Crown watermark...
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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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A Cut Paper and Cloth Silhouette ofEnoch Titcomb with Eglomise Mat
Early 19th Century
inscribed One James of Port[?] / serviced / Enoch Titcomb / Newburyport / From 34 Olive S / Newburyport to verso.
the mat...
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3 FRAMED 19TH C. MARYLAND CONFLICT THEMEDPRINTS 1) "Massachusetts Militia Passing Through Baltimore," color engraving, sight size: 6 x 8 in. 2) "Attack of the Massachusetts 6th at Baltimore," color engraving, sight...
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LOT OF THREE DOCUMENTS TO INCLUDE: AN1813-14PAYROLL ACCOUNT ADDRESSED FROM THE UNITED STATES TO RETURN J MEIGS (THE “INDIAN AGENT” FOR THE CHEROKEE. AN “INDIAN AGENT” WAS SOMEONE AUTHORIZED TO INTERACT...
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1829 COMMISSIONING DOCUMENT FROM LEVILINCOLN,GOVERNOR AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNING OLIVER EATON OF MIDDLEBORO TO THE 4TH REGIMENT OF INFANTRY, IN THE 1ST BRIGADE, 5TH...
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Three Civil War Lithographs American,mid 19th century or later, all with some hand color: "Fort Peirson, Camp of The Fifth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, New Berne [sic,] N.C.", by Samuel J.F. Thayer,...
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MAINE MOURNING PAINTING. Goodwin familySouth Berwick York County watercolor on paper late 1820s -early 1830s signed ''MG'' on a tombstone. Church graveyard with text on the tombstones. Period frame 11 3/4''h....
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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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Private Dexter Butterfield 2nd MassachusettsVolunteers Civil War Archive The lot includes the following: 3 diaries; 9 documents; sergeant's promotion paper; presentation bible given to Butterfield by comrade MWIA Chancellorsville;...
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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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Militia Musket Dated 1833 A New Englandstyle flintlock militia musket by Lane and Reed of Boston Massachusetts dated barrel 1833. The lock is signed "Lane & Reed Boston"; but the barrel is stamped with what appears...
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THE SPIRIT OF '76 BY JOHN WARD DUNSMORE(MICHIGAN/MASSACHUSETTS 1856-1945). Oil on canvas unsigned. Dated ''March 14 1906''. Sketch of man joining militia. 10''h. 14''w. in a frame 18''h. 22 1/4''w....
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Massachusetts Minute Men of 1861 IdentifiedMedal Plus ID Tags of W.F. Parker 5th Mass. Vols. A related group of nine items belonging to Private Warren F. Parker Co. I 5th Massachusetts Infantry including his exclusive...
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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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BUNKER HILL BY JOHN WARD DUNSMORE (MICHIGAN/MASSACHUSETTS1856-1945). Oil on canvas initialed lower right. Sketch of militia behind a barricade. 12''h. 18''w. in a frame 20''h. 26''w....
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