WILLIAM AIKEN WALKER (AMERICAN, 1838-1921)WILLIAM AIKEN WALKER (AMERICAN, 1838-1921) COTTON FIELD Oil on academy board. Signed 'W. A. Walker' (lower left).
William Aiken Walker (American, 1838-1921)
William Aiken Walker was an American artist best known for genre paintings of black sharecroppers. He also documented the American civil ware era during his service in the confederate army. William Aiken Walker was born to an Irish Protestant father and a mother of South Carolina background in Charleston, South Carolina. In 1861, during the American Civil War, Walker was conscripted into the Confederate Army and was sent to Morris Island as part of the Palmetto Guard. Almost immediately, Walker was sent on to Richmond and Camp Davis. He was medically discharged from the army four months later. For the remainder of the war, he served as a civilian draftsman to the Confederate Engineers Corps and made maps and drawings of Charleston’s defenses. After the Civil War, Walker moved to Baltimore, where he produced small paintings of the “Old South” to sell as tourist souvenirs. He is best known for his paintings depicting the lives of poor black emancipated slaves, especially sharecroppers in the post-reconstruction American South.
COL. THOMAS WENTWORTH HIGGENSON LETTERCOL. THOMAS WENTWORTH HIGGENSON LETTER WITH SIGNATURECol. Thomas Wentworth Higgenson (1823-1911) American Author and Abolitionist. Colonel of the first black regiment in the Civil War. Handwritten letter dated June 23, 1880 with signature / autograph. I
GEN LEONIDAS POLK HANDWRITTEN SIGNEDGEN LEONIDAS POLK HANDWRITTEN SIGNED LETTER Leonidas Polk (1838-1864), signed letter in his hand. ALS, as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana and founder of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Confederate States of America. This was before becoming a General in the Confederate Army. Letter is to Reverend L, discussing religion. General Leonidas Lafayette Polk, second cousin to President James K. Polk, was a planter in Maury County, Tennessee, and a bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana. A graduate of West Point, he resigned his military commission in 1827 and was ordained a deacon in the Episcopal Church in 1830. He served as Bishop of Louisiana from 1841 to 1864. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Jefferson Davis convinced Polk to accept a commission in the army of the Confederate States. Polk agreed and was commissioned a major general commanding Department No. 2 in 1861. During the Atlanta Campaign, Polk was killed in action on June 14, 1864, while on a scouting mission in Kennesaw Georgia.
CIVIL WAR, HARPERS WEEKLY BOUND MAGAZINECIVIL WAR, HARPERS WEEKLY BOUND MAGAZINE 1864 Bound set of Harper's Weekly Newsmagazine #366-406. From January 2nd through October 8, 1864. Many stories and illustrations about the Civil War. Bound in green cloth boards with a paper spine. Folio size.
LEONIDES POLK HANDWRITTEN LETTER REGARDINGLEONIDES POLK HANDWRITTEN LETTER REGARDING MONEY Leonidas Bishop Polk (1806-1864), later became a Major General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War and was killed by a cannon ball during the Kennesaw Mountain Battle. This letter is an appeal for money written in a very messy script. Unsure of the date on the letter, but appears to have been sent from New Albany.
A. LINCOLN, EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATIONA. LINCOLN, EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION IN NEWSPAPER The New York Observer September 25th, 1862, 2 pages, one large page folded. This is a very early printing, in a newspaper, of the proclamation Abraham Lincoln made toward enforcement of freeing of southern slaves. President Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation in the midst of the Civil War, announcing on September 22, 1862, that if the rebels did not end the fighting and rejoin the Union by January 1, 1863, all slaves in the rebellious states would be free. The proclamation by Lincoln is on page #310 covering most of the middle column.
CIVIL WAR, REGIMENTAL MUSICIAN LEAVECIVIL WAR, REGIMENTAL MUSICIAN LEAVE PASS, 1865 This final pass made out to allow leave until further orders is from camp 186th regiment Pennsylvania volunteers located at Seventeenth streets, Philadelphia, May 4th, 1865, less than 30 days after the end of the Civil war. A rarely seen pass to a musician identified as drum major John H. Taylor. Musician mustered in May 16, 1864. Organized at Philadelphia January 29 to May 31, 1864 with duty at Fort Miflin and on provost duty at Philadelphia for the entire term. Mustered out August 15, 1865 and signed by Lieutenant D.J. Bassler
J. DUNKLE, PRISON LIFE DURING THE REBELLION,J. DUNKLE, PRISON LIFE DURING THE REBELLION, 1869 Fritz Fuzzlebug (pseudonym of John J. Dunkle), Prison Life During The Rebellion, Being a Brief Narrative of the Miseries and Sufferings of Six Hundred Confederate Prisoners Sent From Fort Delaware to Morris Island to the Punished, printed 1869 by Joseph Funk's Sons in Singer's Glen, Virginia; being an account of Confederate prisoners during the Civil War, originally offered in printed wrappers, this piece has been bound in marbled boards and tan cloth with gilt titling on the spine, 48pp., 8vo. Approximate dimensions: h. 9", w. 6"
CONFEDERATE LOUISIANA SHELL JACKET ANDCONFEDERATE LOUISIANA SHELL JACKET AND SHIRT United States,Confederate Louisiana light gray brown jean cloth jacket, local-made Louisiana buttons (one missing), with a coarse plain woven cotton lining with an inside pocket on the left side, and an issue striped cotton shirt with two breast pockets. Note: Originally donated to the Royal Artillery Museum in Woolwich, England in 1905 by an Englishman named Charles A. Parkins who had served in the Confederate Army during the war. It remained in the Woolwich collection until the late 1980s when it was deaccessioned and sold by Sotheby?s Auction House in London and purchased by Don Troiani. One button missing. Both items in excellent condition, the shirt being one of the few known Confederate issue enlisted examples. The jacket and shirt are pictured in the "Military Collector & Historian," Spring 1963, ?Battlefields of the Civil War? 1991 by William C. Davis p.127, ?Don Troiani?s Regiments and Uniforms of the Civil War? 2002, Troiani, Coates, McAfee, Jensen, p.153, also shown and described at https://www.adolphusconfederateuniforms.com/confederate-uniforms-of-the-lower-south-part-i-tennessee-east-louisiana-mississippi-and-alabama.html.
CONFEDERATE NOBLE BROTHERS PEWTER CSACONFEDERATE NOBLE BROTHERS PEWTER CSA BELT PLATE United States,Rectangular cast pewter plate marked on the face "C.S.A.", with soldered iron wire belt hooks on the back. Note: This is an extremely rare pewter Confederate Noble Brothers CSA rectangular belt plate. With post war label written by Sgt. Major William A. Smith, 17th Michigan Volunteers. Smith?s uniform and other mementos were owned by an antiques dealer in western Massachusetts and sold in the 1990s to the U.S. Army Center of Military History, but the plate being Confederate was left out. Smith?s descriptive list (at U.S.A.C.M.H.) mentions the plate was found at the Knoxville battlefield. With letters from Don Troiani from when they went to the current owner. Published in "Don Troiani's Regiments & Uniforms of the Civil War", Earl J. Coates, Michael J. McAfee, and Don Troiani, Stackpole Books, Pennsylvania, 2002, p. 166.
CONFEDERATE LOUISIANA FROCK COAT UnitedCONFEDERATE LOUISIANA FROCK COAT United States,Steel gray jean cloth body (turned a slight green cast), black worsted wool tape trimmings, large gilt Hyde & Goodrich New Orleans, Louisiana pelican buttons on the breast, cuff-size U.S. eagle dragoon buttons with no back marks on the cuffs and shoulder straps, lined in the upper body with white twilled shalloon or light serge, unlined skirts with brown polished cotton skirt pocket bags, a pair of white gloves, a daguerreotype of a New Orleans gentleman marked inside the case "F. LAW./NEW ORLEANS/LA", with a paper label on the spine of the case marked "new orleans apr. 21st 1858", and a hand-sewn black velvet silk-lined case. Note: One of the finest enlisted Confederate frock coats extant with impeccable provenance. Bought originally by the renowned pioneer Civil War collector Robert L. Miller in 1953. Comes with lengthy 1953 correspondence with Miller concerning his purchase of this rare coat. Believed to have been worn by Charles Stebbins of the 5th Louisiana who deserted and took the oath of allegiance, although further research is probably warranted. Published in ?Echoes of Glory Arms & Equipment of the Confederacy,? Time-Life Books, 1991, p. 130, ?Battlefields of the Civil War,? William C. Davis,1991, p. 127, ?Don Troiani?s Regiments and Uniforms of the Civil War,? Troiani, Coates, McAfee, Jensen, 2002, p. 19, and https://www.adolphusconfederateuniforms.com/confederate-uniforms-of-the-lower-south-part-i-tennessee-east-louisiana-mississippi-and-alabama.html.
CONFEDERATE BEEHIVE SLOUCH HAT FROMCONFEDERATE BEEHIVE SLOUCH HAT FROM GETTYSBURG United States,C. 1862-63Brown wool felt beehive-style slouch hat with the string mark from blocking the hat, picked up at Gettysburg by a New York soldier, with a note from Don Troiani when it left his collection. Note: This hat is pictured in "Gettysburg Battlefield Relics & Souvenirs," by Mike O'Donnell, O'Donnell Publications, Virginia, 2009, p. 96, as well as "Don Troiani's Regiments & Uniforms of the Civil War," Earl J. Coates, Michael McAfee, and Don Troiani, Stackpole Books, Pennsylvania, 2002.
HENRY L. GARDNER'S G.A.R. PRESENTATIONHENRY L. GARDNER'S G.A.R. PRESENTATION CANE ,Presentation cane with a gold-filled pommel marked "Presented/to/COMMANDER/HENRY L. GARDNER/BY THE/OFFICERS OF POST 16 G.A.R./1898 - 1899", with a brass ferule on the tip (wear). Note: Henry L. Gardner was a member of the 7th Independent Battery, Massachusetts Light Artillery during the Civil War.
CIVIL WAR-ERA PAINTED SNARE DRUM UnitedCIVIL WAR-ERA PAINTED SNARE DRUM United States,C. 1850s-60sRed-painted hoops/rims (some loss), shell painted with an eagle and no regimental markings, brass tacks around the vent, a horn ferule in the vent, calf skin heads, natural rope (broken and loss), inside the shell has a makers stencil marked "JOHN F. GLEICH/MAKER/N.E. Cor. Walnut & 9th St. CIN. O.", with three sticks. Note: Gleich is listed at the above address just prior to the Civil War. He is listed at 36 West Court Street in 1863.
6TH MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER MILITIA6TH MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER MILITIA LIQUOR 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, and eight bottles with gold paint numbers and designs on the top, a bottle of brandy, and shot glasses. Note: Benjamin Franklin Goddard was born on April 4, 1839 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. In 1861 when the Civil War broke out, Goddard was living in Lowell, Massachusetts. He enlisted as a private in Company C, 6th Massachusetts Infantry Militia on April 22, 1861 serving in Maryland for 90 days. He enlisted as a sergeant in the same unit on August 2, 1862 and was promoted to first sergeant on February 1, 1863 and served with the 7th Corps in Hampton, Virginia. After his nine-month enlistment was up, he enlisted again as a captain in the same unit and was mustered out of service on October 27, 1864. Goddard continued to serve as an officer in the 6th Massachusetts rising to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel of the regiment. His name appears in all of the post-war musters. In 1871 he had an issue with the state in an affair called "The Liquor Inquest" and had a warrant issued against him. In 1875 he filed for bankruptcy with the state. He died on March 5, 1911 at the age of 71.
AN 1883 KANSAS QUILT WITH CHILD'S HANDAN 1883 KANSAS QUILT WITH CHILD'S HAND & FAMILY HISTORYThe story of this fine folk art applique quilt revolves around the stitched outline of six-year-old Timothy Baker McNabb's little hand in the center of every block. The quilting is that of his mother, Malvina Terissa McNabb (1842-1920) of Linn County, Kansas. The quilt was made in 1883 but is lettered 'T.B. McNabb Made in 1877 - March 15 His Hand' in black on the muslin side of one block. Timothy was born in 1877 and died in 1933.The handiwork is a nicely executed version of the 'Floral Cockade' motif seen in American sampler, or album quilts of the 1840s and again around the Civil War. This version displays sixteen floating eight-sided Cockade designs in red, green and orange radiating stylized flower heads tipped in a soft pink sprigged calico. The center of each Cockade design is stitched with the likeness of Tim McNabb's hand. The blocks are framed in red, green and orange gridwork while the whole is backed in muslin and finished in a green binding.The archive of documentation that accompanies this quilt include census records, family history, obituaries and genealogy on the McNabb family of Tennessee and Kansas back to 1795.Measures 68 x 82 inches.Very good condition, noting scattered stains and toning, one area of tattering on the binding.Provenance: The Estate of the Legendary Collector J. Loyd Davis, Prairie Village, KS.
TWO BOOKS ON THE HISTORY OF THE CIVILTWO BOOKS ON THE HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR To include:
Henry W. Elson. THE CIVIL WAR THROUGH THE CAMERA TOGETHER WITH ELSON'S NEW HISTORY. Springfield, MA: Patriot Publishing Co., 1912. Subscriber's edition. (16) paperbacks in stapled blue, brown, and tan cardstock wraps, 4to; sewn in publisher's navy blue cloth-covered hardcover binder with gold stamped cover and spine, patterned paste-down endpapers. Each paperback with frontispiece and illustrated with photographs.
Benson J. Lossing. A HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR. New York: The War Memorial Association, 1912. (16) paperbacks in stapled blue wraps, 4to; loose in publisher's light blue cloth-covered hardcover binder with illustrated cover and original ties. Each paperback with frontispiece and illustrated with reproductions of Mathew Brady's photographs of the war.
Framed and matted school teacher's letterFramed and matted school teacher's letter dated 8 Oct. 1828; engraving of James Monroe; engraving of Naval Commanders of the Civil War.
All approx. 11.5" x 10" oa
(5) CIVIL WAR ERA CDV CARDS TO INCLUDE(5) CIVIL WAR ERA CDV CARDS TO INCLUDE JOE DOCKERVermont, a captain in the first Connecticut artillery, General John Grubb Parke from the Matthew Brady gallery, General McClellan and his wife, Colonel Elmer Ellsworth, the first Union officer killed in the Civil War., taken by Bierstadt Brothers, New Bedford, 4" by 2 1/2". One shows discoloration.
(7) FIRE ALARM DEVICES. 19TH / 20TH(7) FIRE ALARM DEVICES. 19TH / 20TH CENTURY. TOinclude (2) muffin bells 4" - 5" diameter, good condition. (3) wooden noisemakers from the Civil War era, A brass bell with wood handle 10" shows crack similar to Liberty Bell, a congressional practice fire alarm 7 1/4", in working condition.
JOSEPH ANTONIO HEKKING (AMERICAN, 1830-1903)JOSEPH ANTONIO HEKKING (AMERICAN, 1830-1903) HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL LANDSCAPE Oil on canvas. Signed 'J. A. Hekking' (lower right).
Joseph Antonio Hekking (American, 1830-1903)
Joseph Antonio Hekking was a landscape and marine painter. He studied in Paris and was a talented draftsman. As early as 1859 he exhibited paintings of the Adirondacks at the National Academy of Design (NYC). He served in the Civil War with a New York regiment and exhibited in the Detroit area after the war. In 1861, Hekking was such a good landscape painter he taught painting at the Cherry Valley Female Academy. He was a versatile and talented painter who was active from the early 1850s to the later 1870s and he participated in major exhibitions. His paintings were inspired by visits to the Adirondacks and White Mountains, where Two Figures on a Bridge Against a Sunset Sky was painted. He is considered an important and relevant early American landscape painter who was intimately connected to the Hudson River School.
50 CENT FRACTIONAL CURRENCY FIRST ISSUE50 CENT FRACTIONAL CURRENCY FIRST ISSUE CHOICE AU FR 1312 - Straight edge with monogram. No Folds or damage or discoloration or spots. Could be Uncirculated but graded conservatively at AU58. The first issue had images of actual US stamps as an attempt to provide spendable money as the Civil War caused hoarding of all coins. By the Third Issue they looked less like postage and more like small currency.
BRONZE MODEL OF THE CIVIL WAR SHIP U.S.S.BRONZE MODEL OF THE CIVIL WAR SHIP U.S.S. MONITORRaised on wood base.
10 x 30 x 8 in. (overall).
Condition
Wear, minor loss to the top and bruising to the flags. Otherwise in good condition.
Notwithstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
JANE STUART(American, 1812-1888)
GeneralJANE STUART(American, 1812-1888)
General George Washington, after George Washington at Dorchester Heights, by her father, Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828), unsigned, oil on canvas, 109 x 72-1/2 in.; possibly original fine period craved gilt wood frame, 122-3/4 x 86-1/2 in.
Provenance: Originally hung in an old southern house which was badly damaged during the Civil War, later brought by the owner to a place near Aiken, South Carolina (according to the Frick Photo Archive); Judge Nathaniel C. Sears, Lake Geneva, Illinois; presented by him to The Laura Davidson Sears Gallery of Fine Art, Elgin Academy, Elgin, Illinois
Literature: For further information see the Frick Photo Archive: https://library.frick.org/discovery/fulldisplay?context=L&vid=01NYA_INST:Frick&search_scope=FrickPhotoarchive&tab=SearchScopes&docid=alma991008266279707141; and The Smithsonian Institution Art Reference Catalog: https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!161301~!0#focus; also Morgan John Hill and Mantle Fielding. 1931. The Life Portraits of Washington and Their Replicas. Philadelphia Lancaster Pa: Printed for the Subscribers, which lists the painting as a copy of Gilbert Stuart.
Condition:
wax lined, backed with Masonite, areas of retouch and evidence of old repairs; frame with minimal wear
According to records, the painting was conserved by Leo Marzolo in 1927; also relined and backed with Masonite in 1960 by A.J. Konrad.
REMINGTON DERINGER & COURTNEY TENNENTREMINGTON DERINGER & COURTNEY TENNENT DAGGERCased Deringer and Dagger: (1) Remington Double Deringer Type 3, aka Model 4, .41 caliber, marked at top of the 3" barrels "Remington Arms-U.M.C. Co, Ilion, NY," mother of pearl grips, SN 10XX; (1) mother of pearl handle dagger with sheath, the 6.5" blade marked at the ricasso in a rectangle "Courtney & Tennent, Charleston, S.C.," dagger overall: 10.75"l, all housed in a wood box 2"h, 13"w, 9.5"d *REQUIRES FFL TRANSFER* *Note:
the Courtney & Tennent Company was an importer supplying goods to the Confederacy during the Civil War including now highly collectible swords.*
REMINGTON DERINGER & COURTNEY TENNETREMINGTON DERINGER & COURTNEY TENNET PUSH DAGGERCased Deringer and Push Dagger: (1) Remington Double Deringer Type 2, aka Model 3, .41 caliber, marked at top of the 3" barrels "Remington Arms Co, Ilion, NY," mother of pearl grips, SN 36XX; (1) bone handle push dagger with German silver sheath, the 5.5" blade marked at the ricasso in a rectangle "Courtney & Tennent, Charleston, S.C.," dagger overall: 10.75"l, all housed in a wood box: 2.5"h, 9.5"w, 7"d" *Note: The Courtney & Tennent Company was an importer supplying goods to the Confederacy during the Civil War including now highly collectible swords.*
CIVIL WAR ARCHIVE, IDENTIFIED SWORD,CIVIL WAR ARCHIVE, IDENTIFIED SWORD, BELT, PHOTO(lot of 6) U.S. Civil War naval officer archive, Lieutenant Francis Lafayette Harris U.S. Navy (Boston, 1824-1913) including: (1) U.S. Model 1852 Navy sword, the bright foliate blade, 28.75"l, etched on each side, one side with "Leut F.L. Harris, U.S.N.," and an eagle over a cannon, the opposite side with an anchor and marked at the ricasso, "Ames Sword Co., Chicopee, Mass.," the pierced guard with lettering "USN," the handle with gilt wire wrapped over sharkskin, the pommel with thirteen stars surrounding an eagle, present is the worn gilt sword knot, complete with the worn black leather scabbard having "rope" hooks, the upper brass mount marked "Lieut F.L. Harris, U.S. Navy," the center brass mount with a star, and federal shield, the lower mount with an anchor over foliate etching ending at the dolphin wrapped drag, overall scabbard and sword 35.75"l; (1) U.S. Navy sword belt, dark blue with three horizontal stripes at center attached to leather, the buckle in cast brass centering an eagle holding an anchor, sword hangers with swivel snaps, one detached but present; (1) book: "Schools and Schoolboys of Old Boston," Arthur Brayley, Boston, 1894, a biography of Harris together with photo in USN uniform appears at page 167, the interior board with Harris's book plate (book in poor condition); (1) oil painting of Harris, c.1901, based on the book photo with notations on the verso as to eye color, hair color, etc., sight: 17"h, 14"w, overall: 28"h, 24"w; (1) a second copy of the Brayley book with black cover and gilt lettering reading "Lieut Frank L. Harris, Only Survivor of the Hayes Arctic Expedition," Harris signature at the interior page, pages 167, 168 are not present; (1) silver plate shield-form name plate, gilt lettered F.L. Harris, screw back with conforming wood back, 3"h, 6"w *Note: Harris served in the U.S. Navy beginning in 1862 and was discharged in 1865, Prior to the Civil War he had attended the U.S. Naval School in New York City and was assigned to the USS St. Louis, USS Cumberland, USS Cyane. Harris left the Navy and joined John and Louis Dent (brother in laws of Ulysses S. Grant) in a trading venture with Indians. He participated in the Hayes Expedition (1860-61), an attempt to reach the North Pole. Harris's service during the Civil War included acting ensign on the U.S.S. Dan Smith where he led a small party trying to recapture Union vessels (see page 217, Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies, Series 1, Vol. 5). Harris burned the damaged vessels and rescued several of the Union crew members.*
(25) EASTON PRESS & OTHER LEATHER-BOUND(25) EASTON PRESS & OTHER LEATHER-BOUND BOOKS(lot of 25) Books published by Easton Press and other fine publishers, some signed first editions (SFE), leather binding, gilt page ends, many appear unread, titles: (1) Tough Guys Don't Dance, Mailer (SFE); (1) Vietnam, Karnow (2vol.); (1) Jutland, Macintyre; (1) Tristram Shandy, Sterne; (1) Moby Dick, Melville; (1) All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes, Angelou (SFE); (1) Swann's Way, Proust; (1) Little Wilson & Big God, Burgess (SFE); (1) The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats; (1) The Witches of Eastwick, Updike (SFE); (1) The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald; (1) Reflections on the Civil War, Catton; (1) The Cedar House Rules, Irving (SFE); (1) The Finishing School, Godwin (SFE); (1) The Art of War, Sun Tzu; (1) The Great War, Falls; (1) Miracle at Midway, Prange; (1) Leaves of Grass, Whitman; (1) Patton, Blumenson; (1) Rome '44, Trevelyan; (1) A Cloak of Light, Morris (SFE); (1) This Immortal, Zelazny; (1) Plays, Ibsen; (1) Mutiny on the Bounty, Log, Bligh; 49lbs total
'A HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR' BRADY ILLUSTRATIONSBook:'A HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR' BRADY ILLUSTRATIONSBook: "A History of the Civil War: Illustrated with Reproductions of the Brady War Photographs," Benson J. Lossing, New York, The War Memoria Association, 1912, profusely illustrated, 512 pages, 11.75"h, 9"w, 1.25"d, 5.5lbs
(19) TEXANA BOOKS(lot of 19) Texas(19) TEXANA BOOKS(lot of 19) Texas Related Books: (1) "Santa Anna's Campaign Against Texas, 1835-1836", Richard G. Santos, 1968; (1) "Between the Enemy and Texas: Parson's Texas Cavalry in the Civil War", Anne J. Bailey, 1989; (1) "Bibliography of Texas", C.W. Raines, 1896; (1)
"Views in Texas, 1895-1896", Henry Stark, 1974; (1) "Texana, The Battle of Valverde", Jerry Don Thompson, 1972; (1) "The Unauthorized History of Dallas, Texas", Rumbley, 1991; (1) "1857 Texas Almanac", repriint; (1) "The Conscience of the University", Ransom, reprint, 1983; (1) "History of Texas World War Heroes", Army Navy History Co., 1919; (1) "35,000 Days in Texas" Dallas News, Acheson, 1938; (1) "The Texas News", Steen, Editior; (1) "Dallas, First Hundred Years, 1856-1956", pamphlet; (1) "Heroes of Texas". Richardson, et.al, 1964; (1) "The University of Texas, A Pictorial Account of It's First Century", (1) "I'm Much Obliged", Walter E. Long, 1968; (1) "Memories of An Old Cowhand", Moller, 1970, pamphlet; (1) "Chronicles of the Big Bend", Smithers, 1979; (1) "The Texas Courthouses", Welch & Nance, 1973; (1) "The Great State Fair of Texas", Wiley, 1984, largest book: 11.25"h, 9"w, 1.25"d, total: 37lbs
PINKERTON DETECTIVE AGENCY ARCHIVE,PINKERTON DETECTIVE AGENCY ARCHIVE, REWARD, 1870SCollection of Pinkerton National Detective Agency correspondence and related items: (19) hand written, some typed on Pinkerton letter head dated from 1876 to 1921, many signed Benj. Franklin, Supt. of the Pinkerton Philadelphia office, mostly regarding trials of arrested persons for stealing butter, railroad clients, affidavits, telegrams,(1) 1884 letter from William A. Pinkerton regarding case of lady losing $6000 in gold; (1) printed list of investigation costs; (1) booklet of letters from police agencies across the U.S. endorsing Pinkerton services; (1) 1921 letter from the Pinkerton Chicago office regarding labor troubles, an explosion killing four and injuring 20 persons, Socialisgt books, the letter ends with urging voters to approve a particular legislation; (1) a report to the Long Island district attorney regarding weapons search, signed Robert Pinkerton; (1) 1909 reward poster for stolen jewelry in New Orleans on Pinkerton letter head; (1) 1906 notice to "Police Authorities, Pawnbrokers, Loan Offices, Etc." regarding jewelry stolen from a Gilroy, California jewelry store, on Pinkerton letterhead; (1) 1912 notice on Pinkerton letterhead, $1000 reward for stolen registered mail pouches including Waco, Texas bonds, Oklahoma bonds, and more; (1) 1906 notice on Pinkerton letterhead regarding $200 reward for the arrest of burglar; (1) Pinkerton Security Officers Manual, 1990's,
(8) photo post cards including blown safe, others of unknown persons; (2) Pinkerton post cards offering rewards for thefts; (2) police reward post cards, one for murder. (5) prints of photos including three Civil War era of Allan Pinkerton,one copy of Butch Cassidy wanted,
album: 13"h, 14"w, 1.25"d, 5.25lbs *Provenance: Local estate, Austin Spy/Shop Museum. *Note: Allan Pinkerton, 1819-1884, appointed the first police detective in Chicago, 1850, stopped a supposed assassination plot against Abraham Lincoln, reported on Southern fortifications early in the Civil War, was hired to track down Jesse James by railroad companies.
(4 VOLUMES) "BATTLES AND LEADERS OF(4 VOLUMES) "BATTLES AND LEADERS OF THE CIVIL WAR"(4 vols) "Battles and Leaders of the Civil War", The Century Company, New York, 1884-1887, recollections written by generals and privates of particular battles, camp life and more, substantially illustrated with drawings and copies of paintings, each volume more than 700 pages, cover quite worn, each: 10.5"h, 7.5"w,
1.5"d, total: 18.75lbs
WILLIAM MORRIS HUNT (1824-1879): THEWILLIAM MORRIS HUNT (1824-1879): THE LISTENERSOil on canvas, c. 1859, signed 'W.M. Hunt' and titled on the reverse. 24 1/2 x 20 in., 36 x 31 1/2 in. (frame). Exhibited: New York, The National Academy of Design, 1865 Literature: Helen M. Knowlton The Art Life of William Morris Hunt (Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1900) p. 152. Martha J. Hoppin & Henry Adams William Morris Hunt: A Memorial Exhibition (Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1979) p. 16. Sally Webster William Morris Hunt (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991) pp. 60-61, p.79, illus.p.61. Note: William Morris Hunt was an influential Boston painter who helped to bring the ideas of the French Barbizon School to America. This painting is one of a pair that Hunt finished shortly before the Civil War. It's companion work is titled The Singers. The Singers.
Vose Galleries, Boston.
Condition
A split upper left corner backed with clear tape. Craquelure with lifting and losses along the right edge. Some surface soiling.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold ""as is"" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
AMERICAN SCHOOL: PORTRAIT OF EUDOCIAAMERICAN SCHOOL: PORTRAIT OF EUDOCIA HILL FOOTE, WIFE OF SAMUEL AUGUSTUS FOOTEOil on canvas, unsigned, lined.
22 x 16 in., 26 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. (frame).
Note: The sitter here is Eudocia Hill Foote, the wife of Connecticut Senator and the state's 28th Governor, Samuel Augustus Foote (1780-1846). The couple married in 1803. Their son, Andrew Hull Foote (1806-1863), was a rear-admiral and naval officer known for his service during the Civil War when he was appointed commander of the Western Gunboat Flotilla.
Condition
Lined. Craquelure with separation showing lower right. Inpainting, some in the face. Surface soiling. Otherwise in good condition.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
GROUP OF SIGNED PRESIDENTIAL EASTONGROUP OF SIGNED PRESIDENTIAL EASTON PRESS 34 VOLS Group of Easton Press books, including several bearing Presidential signatures, to include: Civil War art of Mort Kunster (signed), Pearl Harbor, West Point Atlas of American Wars, Don Troiani's Civil War, Don Troiani's Regiments and Uniforms of the Civil War (signed), One Nation, 9/11 Commission Report (sealed), World Almanac 2000, Smithsonian Guide to Historic America (12 vols), Memoirs of Richard Nixon (signed, 2 volumes), A Time to Heal Gerald Ford (Signed), Keeping Faith Jimmy Carter (signed), Does America Need A Foreign Policy? (Kissinger, Signed), White House Years, 2 vols, Kissinger, Signed), Diplomacy (Kissinger, Signed) Condition: All items in excellent condition. All /most with applied Easton Press book plates.
VICTORIAN METAL-MOUNTED BLACK PAINTEDVICTORIAN METAL-MOUNTED BLACK PAINTED COFFIN WITH PAPIER MACHé 'ODD FELLOW'12 1/2 in. x 5 ft. 9 1/2 in. x 21 in.
Note: The Odd Fellows Fraternity was an organization that originated in England as early as 1730, and counts George IV, Winston Churchill and Stanley Baldwin among its ranks. It was formed as a charitable staple in America through most of the 19th and 20th centuries. The purpose was to visit the sick, relieve the distressed, bury the dead and educate the orphans. The fraternity spread to America when the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) was founded in New York City in 1806. Industrialism after the Civil War brought with it the "Golden Age of Fraternalism" when as many as 40% of the adult population in America belonged to a fraternal order. The Great Depression and other contributing factors put an end to that. Years of declining membership saw many Odd Fellows chapters across the country closing their doors. That's when discoveries of skeletons in closets, attics and beneath floorboard of defunct lodges. A few questions arise, were these the remains of members who didn't pay their dues, where the Odd Fellows robbing graves or was it a ritual human sacrifice? The Odd Fellows, like many fraternal organizations, are shrouded in secrecy and steeped in esoteric symbolism, so we may never know. Members pledged to "forever conceal never reveal".
Initiation into the Odd Fellows, the "poor man's Masonry", involved a ceremony in which the pledge would come face to face with a skeleton in a candle lit room to contemplate their mortality. Modern ceremonies use paper maché skeletons, but in the early days they used real human remains. As lodges closed throughout much of the 20th century, these skeletons were often abandoned and forgotten in the buildings where they had served in induction rites for decades. The result is a bizarre and ongoing phenomenon of unsuspecting (and sometimes horrified) people unearthing human skeletons from dark crannies of old buildings around the country.
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Connecticut River Lodge 7, Barnet, VT; Gallery at Knotty Pine Auctions, West Swanzey, NH, July 29, 2007, Lot 221.
Property from the Estate of David Marks
Condition
Scattered nicks, chips and scuffing to the coffin and staining to the fabric interior. Cracks, nicks and losses to the papier maché bones. Largely intact. Wear is consistent with age and use.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.