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BRIGADIER

• A Porcelain Shaving Mug
  A Porcelain Shaving Mug Commemorating United States Air Service in World War I Early 20th Century depicting a pilot flying a biplane, with the name C.M. Berman and U'S' Air Service 1918-1919 in gilt lettering against a fuschia wrap. underside marked J&C Bavaria. Height 3 3/4 inches. It's likely that this mug was made for Brigadier General Morris Berman. Born in New York in 1891, Morris began his military career in 1912 and rose consistently through the ranks until his death in 1945. In 1918, he was completed courses at the School of Military Aeronautics at both the Georgia School of Technology and the University of Illinois, and studied at the Air Service School for Radio Operators at the University of Texas. In 1919, he joined the office of the Air Service Department and became Assistant Corps Area Air Officer the next year. He served in the U.S. Air Service, Air Corps and Strategic Air Forces in various capacities for the rest of his career. Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
• GEN EUGENE B PAYNE, SIGNED
  GEN EUGENE B PAYNE, SIGNED MUSTERING DOC AND CARD Brevet Brigadier General Eugene Beauharnais Payne signed muster papers as a lieut colonel into Illinois 37th regiment, known as the Fremont Rifles, the Regiment re-enlisted for three years, and was re-mustered Feb. 28,1864. Included is his business card from when he was an attorney in Chicago. Eugene graduated from the Waukegan Academy and entered the first class of the Law Department of Northwestern University, graduating in 1860 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. He was admitted to the Bar the same year. After the war he engaged in the practice of law in Chicago until 1887.
• 4PCS MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS
  4PCS MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS SIGNED DOCUMENTS George Evans Davis (December 26, 1839 ? June 28, 1926), a signed bank check drawn on Merchants National Bank of Burlington, Vermont. Oliver Duff (or Davis) Greene (January 25, 1833 ? March 19, 1904) was a Union officer who received the Medal of Honor on December 13, 1893, for his action at the Battle of Antietam on September 16, 1862. Signed special orders. Brig. Gen. Absalom Baird (August 20, 1824 ? June 14, 1905) was a career United States Army officer who distinguished himself as a Union Army general in the American Civil War. Baird received the Medal of Honor for his military actions. 24 page General Orders signed by Baird. Brigadier General Rufus Saxton (1824-1908), a general in the Union Army. Handwritten letter with signature.
• REVOLUTIONARY WAR, GEN GOODWIN
  REVOLUTIONARY WAR, GEN GOODWIN SIGNED ORDERS, 1783 General Nathaniel Goodwin (1748-1819), ADS. Revolutionary War lieutenant colonel and brigadier general of militia. Good content war-date document signed adding rank "BG" and initialed also adding rank, Mar. 21, 1783, headed "Brigade Orders" In part: "...You are directed to Give your orders Immediately to the Severall Officers, Commanding Company in Your Regt., to meet with Their Respective Company's of Train Band, as soon as possible for Military Discipline...youl. order them to be properly Warnd Either Verbally by the Officers or by a Written order left at his or their Houses. That there may be as General a Muster as possible, You will also recommend it to all your officers to furnish themselves with a Suit of Military Uniform, viz: Blue Coat, laced with white & white Buttons, white Waistcoat & Britches that they may be prepared for a Regemental Muster (which will take place very soon). Pursuant to Orders from the Commander in Chief, You will also present the Commissions in Your hands to the Severall Officers in the Towns of Rochester & Wareham in your Regt. any refusing You will make return of them, with their Severall reasons for nonacceptance..." He adds in a postscript: "...see that the Officers furnishes Themselves with the necessary side arms & agreeable to the Militia Act..." Laid period paper with English watermark. 1p. Large 4to.
• SURGEON ORLANDO BROWN'S CHEST, 29TH
  SURGEON ORLANDO BROWN'S CHEST, 29TH MASS. REGIMENT United States,C. 1862-64Large green-painted wooden chest with rope carry handles, marked in bright green paint on the front "SURGEON O BROWN/29th REGt. MASS. VOLs.", marked "KINSMAN" on both sides, with an inset lock and a padlock hasp on the lid. Note: Brown was born on April 13, 1827, in Groton, Connecticut. He graduated from Yale University Medical School in 1851. When the war broke out in 1861, he was appointed Assistant Surgeon of the 18th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Later that year when the 29th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was formed, he transferred to serve with that regiment as their Chief Surgeon. He was eventually made Assistant Quartermaster in charge of land and water hospital transport. When black regiment were being formed, he resigned and became the Colonel of the 24th U.S.C.T. In 1866, he was achieved the rank of Brevet Brigadier General, and before he was mustered out, he served as Assistant Commissioner for the Virginia Freedman's Bureau. Brown died on August 3, 1904, and was buried in Washington, Connecticut.
• GROUP OF MILITARY AND OTHER
  GROUP OF MILITARY AND OTHER DOCUMENTS ,A Confederate document dated July 17, 1861, from Col. Murray to General Henry R. Jackson that he was fired upon by enemy cavalry at Petersburg; a supply document dated April 1, 1865, for the 31st U.S.C.T.; a pass dated July 17, 1864, for John Cranch and his wife to go to Alexandria and visit a sick friend; an 1847 articles of agreement for travel to Savannah, Missouri for military service; a New York appointment for George Nichols as a Brigadier General dated February 15th, 1845; a Northbridge, Massachusetts November 1862 payment to the wife of a volunteer as an act of aid; a recto and verso British enlistment dated 1816 with a letter written in the margins; and a Rhode Island document dated November 4, 1786, that Hope Angell was voted clerk of the town of North Providence.
• FIVE CIVIL WAR-ERA AUTOGRAPHS
  FIVE CIVIL WAR-ERA AUTOGRAPHS United States,A clipped autograph of Brigadier General Alfred H. Terry; a clipped autograph of Winfield Scott; a clipped autograph of Hannibal Hamlin; a clipped autograph of Major General John M. Schofield; and a clipped autograph of General John A. Dix.
• VAN GERDINGE, (4) NAPOLEONIC
  VAN GERDINGE, (4) NAPOLEONIC FIGURES 20th c., France, polychrome painted porcelain, including Trompette des Gendarmes, (2) Hussards Brigadiers, and Grenadier, each with blue underglaze Sitzendorf stamp and "Made in France" to underside, each on wood base (1er Hussard base mis-matched), each approx. 10"h
• TWO SILVER EQUESTRIAN RELATED
  TWO SILVER EQUESTRIAN RELATED PLATESComprising: After James Wyeth: Riding to the Hunt, marked 'Sterling', edition no. 17879 English silver plate inscribed 'Brigadier Gerard', mark for William Comyns & Sons Ltd., London, 1972 The larger 9 in. diam., the smaller 8 in. diam., 17.4 oz. approx. weight. Condition Each with minor wear. The English plate with greater wear and rubbing to the field. 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.
• IMPORTANT PHILIPPINE WAR ORNATE
  IMPORTANT PHILIPPINE WAR ORNATE OFFICER'S SWORD PRESENTED TO CAPTAIN (LATER BRIGADIER GENERAL) THEODORE W. SCHWAN, CW MOH RECIPIENT An extremely ornate sword manufactured by the D. Klein Brothers company of Philadelphia and presented to the then Captain Schwan in 1900. The sword is held within a chromed scabbard with carved and engraved brass bands featuring an eagle over shield with arrows and olive branch, an armored knight and crossed banners at the tip. The sword features a rapier style blade with fine point, engraved on the right side with "Captain H.W. Schwan" framed by designs of fasces, weapons, and armor among scrollwork. The opposite side reads "Presented by Co. D. O.A.U., 1900" accompanied by the same designs along with the maker's mark right above the hilt. The quillon features a relief carving of a mounted Knight flanked by wreathes of oak leaves and with a knight's head forming one end of the guard. The pommel shows three lion heads around the edge with an eagle with outstretched wings perched on the bottom. The grip was likely originally ivory with brass wire wrap but has been replaced by stacked leather discs. US Army Brigadier General Theodore Schwan, Commander of Schwan's Expeditionary Brigade (as a Captain), from January 4 to February 8, 1900, was responsible for the pacification of Cavite, Batangas, Laguna & Tamaras Provinces during the BRUTAL Philippinne Insurrection. He recieved the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions at Peebles Farm, Virginia on October 1st, 1864. He also led a successful expedition in Puerto Rico in 1898.
• Unmarked plated silver presentation
  Unmarked plated silver presentation trowel from India 1928, length: 11 inches, Engraved: "Presented to Brigadier H.R. Headlam. C.M.G., D.S.O. on his laying the foundation stone of the Chaplains Bungalow. St. Johns Church. Secunderabad, Deccan. On the 16th December. 1928". Secunderabad is a large city in south central India.
• CASED FIRE BADGE OF BREVET
  CASED FIRE BADGE OF BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL JAMES L. BATES WEYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS, 19TH CENTURY CASE 5.5” X 4.5”.CASED FIRE BADGE OF BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL JAMES L. BATES, Weymouth, Massachusetts, 19th Century, Dimensions: Case 5.5" x 4.5".
• THE GROUP OF FOUR TO BRIGADIER -
  THE GROUP OF FOUR TO BRIGADIER - GENERAL ATKINSON C.B. 13TH BENGAL LANCERS The most Honourable Order of the Bath C.B. ( Military) Breast Badge Egypt Medal 1882, clasp Tel - El - Kebir. Correctly engraved Lieut F G Atkinson 13th Bengal Lancers. Indian General Service Medal 1895, clasp Punjab Frontier 1897 -98. Correctly engraved Lieut Col F G Atkinson 13th Bn Lcrs Khedives Star 1882. Court mounted for display. Condition; Egypt & IGS are NVF. C.B. and Khedives Star are GVF.
• HERBERT ABRAMS OIL ON MASONITE
  HERBERT ABRAMS OIL ON MASONITE STILL LIFEHerbert Abrams (Massachusetts 1921-2003) Oil on masonite still life. Signed lower left "Herbert E. Abrams '63". 19 1/2" x 23 1/2" sight size. 26 1/2" x 30 1/2" overall. This painting was purchased at West Point in 1963 by Army Brigadier General Thomas Willard Bowen and was passed down by descent to the current owner.
• IMPORTANT 1ST STATE ENGRAVING, GEN.
  IMPORTANT 1ST STATE ENGRAVING, GEN. WOLFE, C. 1767A historically important first state hand coloured engraving of General James Wolfe (1727-1759), after J.S.C. Schaak (active 1759-1780), after a sketch by Wolfe's aide-de-camp, Henry Smith. First state engraving by Richard Houston Fecit. Approximately 1767. "Major General James Wolfe", "Commander in Chief of His Majesty’s Forces on the expedition against Quebec”. Inscribed “Henry Smith Delin J.S.C. Schaak Pinx” (bottom left), and “Richard Houston Fecit" (bottom right). Note: As Wolfe’s fame rested on his victory in Canada during which he was killed, it is not surprising that only three types of portraits can properly claim to be authentic images of him. The earliest is a portrait of Wolfe at the age of about fourteen, which was painted for his childhood friend George Warde, and still belongs to his descendants. From this is derived an image said to have been painted by Highmore. The second is a drawing by George Townsend, one of Wolfe’s brigadiers (McCord Museum, McGill University, Montreal). The third and best known probably derives from a sketch by Wolfe’s aide-de-camp, Henry Smith. Schaak’s portrait which was based on this was engraved by Houston in about 1767, the first state being lettered “Henry Smith Engr Delin I.S.C. Schaak Pinx’, and then altered in the second state by the substitution of the words "From an original picture in the possession of Henry Smith Esq." (Sotheby’s Catalogue note, Lot 28, Important British Paintings, 6 June 2007, London). Very good condition. 14.25" x 10". This engraving has been "Re-Margined" , a 19th century technique used to extend the margins. The image is intact and complete, with no loss. Laid down would imply that the image has simply been glued to a type of backing. This is another, more historical technique.
• FOLK ART CROSSING GUARDA folk art
  FOLK ART CROSSING GUARDA folk art sculpture of a school crossing guard with STOP sign. Bought from the artist in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, who was the father-in-law of auctioneer and antiques dealer Chris Huntington. Circa 1975. Allio Collection. FRANCAIS: Sculpture art populaire d'un brigadier scolaire avec panneau "STOP". Acheté de l'artiste, comté de Lunenburg, en Nouvelle-Écosse, qui était le beau-père de l'encanteur et antiquaire Chris Huntington. Vers 1975. Collection Allio. 22.5" x 6".
• CIVIL WAR AND RELATED
  CIVIL WAR AND RELATED DOCUMENTSGrouping of Civil War and other historical documents, 9 items. 1st Item: Civil War Soldier Letter from Col. H. L. Potter (New York 71st Infantry, wounded at Bristol Station, VA on Aug 27th 1862) to Col. B (Possibly Maine, May 4th 1864); writes about a horse being lost that wasn't paid for while on Pickett Duty, and losing a horse (the same horse?) in the Battle of Gettysburg, along with his regrets about his survival of said battle due to being disgraced after being dismissed from the service for losing a horse that wasn't accounted for (due to Belger's actions?); three large pages in ink; sleeved; includes summary of letter and original envelope. 2nd item: Letter from Civil War Soldier Col. H. L. Potter to other in his brigade, including Col. B. (April 9th, 1864); details the horse killed by Belger (?) and how that could lead to the dismissal of Col. Potter unless Col. B helps him; 3 pages in ink; sleeved. 3rd item: 1863 Letter from Civil War soldier to his sister Hallie Walker in Maine updating her on his current condition as a soldier (1863); sleeved. 4th item: Letter from Col. H. L. Potter to "Gen. K. Harvey Esq." concerning the expectancy of his regiment to come home, and how the horse that [Belger] Killed was not the one that he had borrowed (Feb 21 1864); sleeved. 5th item: Advance Month's Pay voucher with the names of military recruits who were part of company 7 in regiment 30 (1863). 6th item: Clipping from old newspaper which details the assassination of President Lincoln, along with the survival of Secretary Seward and the President's funeral (1865); matted and sleeved. 7th item: Front page of The Evening Bulletin of Providence, RI which discusses the progression of the Civil War conflict, which has led to Brigadier Gen. William P. Sanders dying in Knoxville as a result of being wounded in the battle of Campbell's Station, as well as other occurrences dealing with Knoxville's role in the Civil War (1863). 8th Item: Territory of Hawaii Warrant of Arrest, dated as March 1917, for Rachel Naoho of Honolulu who had been charged with embezzlement on account of Oahu Officer William "Alkims". 9th Item: Puget Sound Daily Courier (Olympia, Washington Territory, July 14, 1874); various miscellanious advertisements, including excerpts from stories such as Some Women's Hearts; pencil initials "LRR"in upper right corner along with a slash through the number five in the edition number 165 to make it 166; sleeved. Condition: 1st item: good condition with minor wear to pages. 2nd item: very good condition, minor aging to letter and envelope. 3rd item: very good condition with minor staining from wax seal. 4th item: very good condition with minor wear to the paper. 5th item: very good condition with minor tearing to two of four binding holes which were laced with metal, minor folding tear in center due to age, and minor surface grime from tape in bottom right quadrant. 6th item: good condition with minor losses to the edges of ads adjacent to the main article. 7th item: good condition with minor aging to paper 8th item: very good condition, moderate liquid staining to document. 9th item: good condition, page separated into a few even sections due to tearing from age, pencil initials "LRR" in upper right corner along with a slash through the number five in the edition number.
• BIBB FAMILY ARCHIVES & COVERLET,
  BIBB FAMILY ARCHIVES & COVERLET, ALABAMABibb family archives & coverlet, Alabama. 1st item - Southern whitework embroidered bedspread, accompanied by old family note stating it was made by "Mrs. Judge B. S. Bibb in 1818" ( note mounted on board under urethane), white crewelwork embroidery flowers and vines on white linen with crochet openwork "petals", fringed ends. 93" x 78". 2nd item - Brass engraved plate, "Montgomery True Blues Capt. & Mrs. P. B. Bibb November 10th, 1887". Scratched in back, "E. L. Bibb 9/21/10 1910". Peyton B. Bibb (1857-1906), Captain of the Montgomery True Blues, educated at the Naval Academy and the Virginia Military Institute, later General Manager of the Montgomery Iron Works. 2" x 3". 3rd item - Civil War era military letter dated June 20, 1863, "Maj Reeve(?sp) - There are no movements of the enemy but a diverse force from three batteries, two new ones opened this morning. The fighting(?sp) is very heavy. AW Reynolds" (Confederate Brigadier General Alexander Welch Reynolds). A note written below in darker script is signed by George W. Hails (1847 - 1925). Colonel Hails was from Company F, 7th Alabama Cavalry, Ruckers Brigade C.S.A. He writes,"This is a dispatch taken by the Signal Corps at Vicksburg Miss - by Rufus Galloway, a member of Colonel Bibb's regiment who was detailed for that service & given to me as a souvenir in July 1865.." 4th - 6th items - Benajah S. Bibb's Bible, American Bible Society, New York, 1851. Inscribed inside cover Benajah S. Bibb and dated Dec. 25, 1852. Interior with the Bibb Family Record spanning the 19th century. Remaining items include a "Confederate Monument on Capitol Hill, Montgomery Alabama" pamphlet, and a 1900 Pocket map cover and introduction only (no map) of Montgomery, Alabama. Provenance: The Greene Museum, Phenix City, Alabama. See related lots #125 and #560. Condition: 1st item - embroidered bedspread in poor/fragile condition with stains, tears, and holes. 2nd item - overall very good condition. 3rd item - fading of ink, folds and wear to paper. 4th - 6th items - Bible with some of the Family Records detached from binder, monument document with loose back cover, losses to spine and corners of covers, pocket map without map and losses to cover.
• TN GOV. WILLIAM HALL SIGNED
  TN GOV. WILLIAM HALL SIGNED COMMISSION, 1829William Hall (Governor of Tennessee, ) Signed document commissioning Daniel Graham as Secretary of State for Tennessee, dated May 27, 1829. Matted and housed in stained wood modern frame. 9-1/2" x 7-1/2" sight, 13" x 10-1/2" framed. Note: Gubenatorial signatures by William Hall (1775-1856) are rare due to his short time in that office. Hall, who moved to Middle Tennessee as a child and lost several family members to an Indian confrontation, served as a brigadier general during the Creek Indian War. He was elected to the TN House of Representatives 1797-1805 and the Senate in 1821. As Speaker of the Senate, he assumed the governorship when Gov. Sam Houston resigned in 1829. However, Hall declined to run for the seat later that year, opting instead to return to his Sumner County farm, Locustland. He returned to politics in 1831 when he was elected to Congress; he served one term. (Source: The Tennessee Encyclopedia). Condition: Affixed seal and ribbon are faded and cover much of the document's text; not examined out of frame. Fold lines with possible tear near fold that crossed the seal; discoloration covers the area of text containing date; Hall's signature is bold and clear.
• TN AUTOGRAPHS: SEVIER AND
  TN AUTOGRAPHS: SEVIER AND WINCHESTER1st item: John Sevier (1745-1815; first Governor of Tennessee) signed legal document, dated 1783, to the Sheriff of Greene County, North Carolina, appears to be a bailment regarding goods, chattel and tenements of Adam Kirkendall. Note: Sevier was elected the first and only governor of the state of Franklin in 1784 and went on to become a member of the House of Representatives from North Carolina and Tennessee, and Governor of Tennessee. 6" x 7-3/4". 2nd item: Sam Sevier (son of John Sevier) promissory note for $77 to James H. Jenkins, dated March 17th, 1814. Bold signature with illustrated "seal". 4-1/2" x 7-1/2" overall. 3rd item: Fragment of document signed by James Winchester as Lt. Colonel, dated 1786 en verso, about raising troops. "I am authorized to say that the late extension so fht settlements is the reason of this addition to the troops in Service and not any alteration in the conduct of the Indians." Beneath his signature he has added what appears to be "Commanding officer... in Mero District" (partially torn). Note: General James Winchester (1752-1826) served in the Revolutionary War under General Greene; was an Indian Fighter in Tennessee, where he was an early settler; and was Brigadier General in the War of 1812. Condition: 1st item: Considerable fading/staining, especially along fold lines, tears and tape residue along fold lines, affecting signature; small edge losses, general toning. 2nd item: Uneven edges, some small losses at fold lines and toning. 3rd item: Toning at folds, uneven edges.
• PASTEL/CHARCOAL BATTLE OF
  PASTEL/CHARCOAL BATTLE OF CUMBERLAND GAP, UNION EVACUAT...19th century pastel/charcoal depicting the September 17th, 1863 evacuation of Union Brigadier General George Washington Morgan, Commander of the 7th Division of the Army of the Ohio, from Cumberland Gap, near the junction of Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee. During the Civil War, Cumberland Gap was held alternately by Union and Confederate armies. Union forces under Gen. George W. Morgan occupied it June 18 to Sept. 17, 1862. Cut off from supplies and surrounded, General George Morgan with 9,000 men retreated successfully to Greenup, KY on Ohio River, 200 miles in 16 days over mountain roads, and despite the harassment of CSA Colonel John H. Morgan's Raiders. (Information courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society). Note: this work is very similar to another 19th century Cumberland Gap evacuation drawing on file with the Library of Congress. Sight: 21 1/2" H x 26 3/4" W. Framed: 32 5/8" H x 37 3/4" W. 3rd quarter of 19th century, East Tennessee. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com) Condition: Work laid down on old cardstock. Margins under matte with foxing and toning.
• GEN. JAMES ROBERTSON SIGNED SALE OF
  GEN. JAMES ROBERTSON SIGNED SALE OF LAND TO JOHN DAVISImportant land indenture signed by James Robertson, the explorer and co-founder of Nashville, concerning a transfer of property between himself and John Davis, a fellow early settler and surveyor of Nashville. The document, executed March 20, 1795, records Robertson selling 440 acres of land in Sumner County to his friend Davis (in fact, Davis's daughter Ciddy married Robertson's son Jonathan). According to this document, the land had been a tract of military land originally granted William Powell for his services in the Continental army in the Revolutionary War and then assigned to Col. Hardy Murfree (see related Murfree-Robertson lot in this auction). James Robertson's autograph (J.L. Robertson) is bold and clear, partially covered at the end by remnants of a seal, but nonetheless a very scarce example of the signature of one of Middle Tennessee's most important historical figures. 12" x 13 1/2". Biography (courtesy The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture): James Robertson, early leader of both the Watauga and Cumberland settlements, has been called the "Father of Middle Tennessee." Born in 1742 in Virginia, he later moved to North Carolina, where he grew increasingly frustrated with the provincial rule of Governor William Tryon. Encouraged by favorable descriptions of the land west of the Appalachian Mountains, Robertson and several of his neighbors set out for the new frontier. In May 1772, when the Watauga settlers met to establish a government, they selected Robertson as one of the five magistrates to lead the Watauga Association. He was also elected commander of the Watauga Fort. In 1777, Richard Henderson of the Transylvania Land Company acquired a large tract of land from the Cherokees, including most of what constitutes present-day Middle Tennessee; Robertson and eight other men were sent to scout it out in 1778. The following year, Robertson returned with a group of about 250 people to establish a permanent settlement, known today as Nashville. In 1791, President George Washington appointed him brigadier general of the U.S. Army of the region, and In 1804, he was commissioned US Indian Agent to the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations. A journey in 1814 to the Chickasaw Agency at Chickasaw Bluff resulted in his falling ill, and he died a short time later. He is buried in Nashville's City Cemetery. Provenance: the estate of John Davis descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com) Condition: Seal remnants and fold across Robertson's name. Toning, particularly along fold lines. Fading to writing, reverse side.
• JAMES WHITE (FOUNDER OF
  JAMES WHITE (FOUNDER OF KNOXVILLE) SIGNED LAND SALE IN ...Partially printed land indenture dated Nov. 22, 1796, between "James White of the County of Knox and state of Tennessee" (Tennessee is handwritten) and "Charles Roberson of the county of Davidson and state aforesaid." The document records White's sale of 960 acres of land in Davidson County on the Big Harpeth River at the mouth of Bufford Creek to Roberson [spelled Robertson in other parts of the text] for a sum of $700, and was witnessed by James Maxwell and Robert Shannon. 16" x 13". Note: the document was signed less than six months after Tennessee officially gained statehood. White, known as the founder of Knoxville, was a Revolutionary War captain who established Fort White. He represented Knox County at Tennessee's Constitutional Convention, and shortly after the state was officially admitted, White was named Brigadier General for the newly created Hamilton district. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com) Condition: Some staining along outer edges, 3 small holes at fold lines and one small tear an inch above White's signature; fold line across signature and light fading/toning.
• JAMES K. POLK AND WM. MARCY
  JAMES K. POLK AND WM. MARCY SIGNED COMMISSIONMexican-American War military appointment commission document signed by both President James K. Polk and Secretary of War William Learned Marcy in black ink, dated August 11, 1846, conferring the rank of Assistant Adjutant General with the brevet rank of Captain to Edward D. Townsend. Paper auction label affixed with tape to brown paper lining en verso. Housed in a contemporary wooden frame. Sight - 16 3/4" H x 12 3/4" W. Framed - 23 1/2" H x 19 1/2" W. Mid 19th century. Note: Edward D. Townsend was born in Boston in 1817, and graduated West Point in 1837. He served in the artillery in the Florida war and on the northern frontier, reaching the rank of Captain in 1848. In 1852 he entered the Adjutant General's Department, and in 1861 he became Gen. Scott's chief of staff, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He served throughout the Civil War with distinction in the Adjutant General's office. In 1865 he was made a Brevet Major General, and Brigadier General in 1869. He was retired in 1880. Gen. Townsend published two "Catechisms of the Bible" and "Anecdotes of the Civil War." (Biography courtesy New York Times Obituary, May 12, 1893). (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com) Condition: Written portions of document faded. Seal unattached to document, in top left quadrant of frame. Areas of toning, largest 2", lower quadrant of sheet. Black scuffs, largest 1", scattered on surface of sheet. Not examined outside of frame.
• CS THOMAS GRISWOLD FOOT OFFICER'S
  CS THOMAS GRISWOLD FOOT OFFICER'S SWORD W/ SCABBARDCivil War Confederate Thomas, Griswold and Company, New Orleans, Louisiana Foot Officer's sword with brass scabbard. Steel blade engraved with scrolling foliate decoration throughout, obverse with flags and crossed cannons below ricasso, reverse with script lettering reading "C.S." to cartouche, brass hilt with pierced scrolling foliate guard, leaf decoration to quillion and pommel, leather grip wrapped in brass wire. Unmarked. Includes a brass scabbard with two suspension mounts molded with scrolling foliate bands and a gold tassel. Blade length: 29 1/4". Overall length with scabbard: 37 3/4". Note: Descended in the family of 14th Vice President of the United States and Confederate Brigadier General John Cabell Breckinridge, through John Breckinridge Gorham of Cherrycote, Lexington, KY. The Collection of Michael and Peggy Mahoney, by descent from the historic homes of Clarkland Farm at Bryan's Station and Cherrycote, Lexington, Kentucky. Condition: Overall good condtion with areas of pitting, largest 3/4" x 2 1/4", primarily to obverse side of blade. Leather mostly intact with some cracking, areas of loss, largest 3/4" x 1", to grip. Scabbard with areas of oxidate to mounts, expected dents.
• ALEXANDER MORIN COIN SILVER TEA
  ALEXANDER MORIN COIN SILVER TEA SET, KY CIVIL WAR INTER...Six (6) piece Alexander Morin, Philadelphia coin silver tea set, circa 1845, plus associated armorial engraved silverplated tray, seven (7) items total. By oral history, the set was originally owned by CSA Brigadier General Abe Buford of Kentucky. 1st-6th items: Coffee pot, two (2) teapots, sugar bowl, creamer, and waste bowl, each piece having a pear-shaped body with repousse floral designs surrounding foliate cartouches to each side, and scalloped foliate design to round foot. All pieces except waste bowl with naturalistic handle with floral accents; pots have acanthus design to hinged lid, teardrop shaped finial, and gooseneck spouts. All pieces except one teapot are monogrammed "Gorham"; one teapot is inscribed "Abe Buford ES Stewart J. B. Gorham 1904". All items stamped A.C. MORIN, "Philad*", and "Pure Coin" to underside. Ranging in size from 7 1/8" H x 6" W x approx. 4 5/8" D to 12 1/2" H x 10 1/4" W x approx. 6 1/4" D. Note: This tea set was the first known and published (House & Garden Summer 1974) example of works marked for the jeweler and silversmith Alexander C. Morin (working Philadelphia, c. 1813-1850). The original owner is believed to have been Abraham "Abe" Buford (1820-1884), a Confederate Brigadier General of John Buford's Third Brigade as well as commander of Forrest's Calvary Corps. The set was purchased by John Breckinridge Gorham of Cherrycote, Lexington, Kentucky at auction in 1904. 7th item: Carrington & Co. English silverplated serving tray with scalloped edges, two handles, and central emblem of the Order of the Garter, the highest order of British chivalry, with motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense" ("Shame on him who sees harm in it"). Circa 1900. Stamped with maker's mark, "30141, and "Carrington 130 Regent St. W" to underside. 18" H x 29" W. Combined coin silver weight: 153.105 total troy ounces. The Collection of Michael and Peggy Mahoney, by descent from the historic homes of Clarkland Farm at Bryan's Station and Cherrycote, Lexington, Kentucky. Condition: 1st-6th items: All items in overall good condition with scattered minor surface scratches and scattered minute denting. Abe Buford inscribed teapot with minute denting to finial. Sugar bowl with slight denting to finial. Creamer with dent measuring 3/4" x 1/2" and area of previous repair measuring 1 1/8" x 1/2"; minor bend to base. 7th item: Overall good condition with scattered surface scratches commensurate with manner of use.
• COL. TIM MCCOY'S REAL WILD
  COL. TIM MCCOY'S REAL WILD WEST.Kelty, Edward (American, 1888 Ð 1967). Col. Tim McCoy's Real Wild West. New York: Century, 1938. Taken in Washington, D.C., 1938. Sepia-toned photograph of the cast of Col. Tim McCoy's Real Wild West. Tim McCoy was an actor in western films and one of the youngest brigadier generals in U. S. Army history. Mounted on board. 23 _ x 15 _" including mount. Heavily creased; one large tear and one small tear affecting left side of image; and some soiling. Fair.
• L'EMBRARRAS DU BRIGADIER, JEU DES
  L'EMBRARRAS DU BRIGADIER, JEU DES MANIFESTANTSL'Embarras du Brigadier, Jeu des Manifestants. France, ca. 1930s. Two small boxed French games for individual players, ñnouveau casses tetes.î Includes colorfully illustrated boxes. 5 x 5î and 3 _ x 3î. Boxes worn with some edge tears. Very good.
• CARTE DE VISITE ALBUM,
  CARTE DE VISITE ALBUM, "STONEWALL" JACKSON, ETC.From the family of Nannie Reid, Joseph Johnston, etc. Includes a Minstrel show cut out, a scene titled "In Memoriam Confederacy", a depiction of George Washington with his family, a stamp postmarked May 18, 1866, and several photographs portraying famous figures from American history. Photographic subjects include: Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (January 21, 1824-May 10, 1863) the Confederate General (American Civil War) whose military career included the Valley Campaign of 1862 and his service corps as a commander in the Army of Northern Virginia under General Robert E. Lee. Jackson died in 1863 due to complications sustained from an amputation after his own troops accidentally fired on him at the Battle of Chancellorsville on May 2, 1863. This particular card bears the same publisher information verso as a similar one currently listed with The American Civil War Museum, see link: http://moconfederacy.pastperfectonline.com/photo/F4BD14B7-F540-4AEC-BA56-739093705384 Major General Albert Sydney Johnston (February 2, 1803-April 6, 1862) served as a general in three different armies: the "Texian" Army (from the Republic of Texas), the United States Army, and the Confederate States Army. Johnston fought in the Texas War of Independence, the Mexican-American War, the Utah War, and the American Civil War. He was considered the finest general officer in the Confederate Army by Confederate President Jefferson Davis, who believed Johnston's death at the Battle of Shiloh was "the turning point of our fate." General John B. Magruder (May 1, 1807-February 19, 1871) served as a U.S. Army officer in the Mexican-American War, a Confederate general during the American Civil War, and a postbellum general in the Imperial Mexican Army. Magruder was known as "Prince John" among his army friends, and was most noted for succesfully defending Galveston, Texas against Union forces in 1863. An illustrated image of Martin Van Buren (December 5, 1782-July, 24 1862) was the eighth president of the United States (1833-1837). He served in a number of senior roles for the Democratic party under President Andrew Jackson. Van Buren's inability as president to deal with the deep economic depression following the Panic of 1837 led to his defeat by the Whig Party candidate William Henry Harrison. Steven Arnold Douglas (April 23, 1813-June 3, 1861) was an American politician from Illinois and designer of the Kansas-Nebraska Act. He was a U.S. Representative, Senator, and the Democratic Party's nominee for president in the 1860 election (which was lost to Republican Abraham Lincoln). Douglas was nicknamed "the little giant" due to his short stature and formidable personality. Raphael Semmes (September 27, 1809 – August 30, 1877) was an officer in the Confederate navy during the American Civil War. Prior to this, he had been a serving officer in the United States Navy from 1826 through 1860. During the American Civil War, Semmes was captain of the cruiser CSS Alabama, the most successful commerce raider in maritime history. Late in the war, he was promoted to rear admiral and also served briefly as a brigadier general in the Confederate army. Semmes is the only North American to have held both ranks simultaneously. A photograph of Nannie H. Reid, the original owner of the album as well as photographs of several of her family members An image of Josephine Reiley, a 19th century American actress and opera singer, with Reiley depicted on the reverse as "Galatea" (a living statue from the opera Pygmalion and Galatea) Album measures approximately 5-1/2" wide and 6" long. Includes an additional 8 images and a newspaper clipping outside of the album for a total of 46 images.
• ROBERT E. LEE LETTEROld facsimile
  ROBERT E. LEE LETTEROld facsimile letter, General Orders #9 signed by Confederate General Robert E. Lee to Brigadier General W.H. Stevens, Chief Engineer of the Army of No. Virginia. It is on watermarked paper dated 10th of April 1865 from the Headquarters of the Army of Northern Virginia. Size: 12.5 x 8 inches and in very good condition. The letter was written a day after Lee surrendered to Union forces at Appamatox Courthouse on April 9, 1865. Stamped verso by Lakeside Press, RR Donnelly & Sons.
• CA 1830 BRIDGHAM PORTRAITS BY WALDO
  CA 1830 BRIDGHAM PORTRAITS BY WALDO & JEWETTPair of early 19th century oil portraits of General Samuel Bridgham (first mayor of Providence RI) and his wife. Identified verso on exhibition labels (lent by Mrs. Pickett M. Greig) as attributed to Samuel L. Waldo & William Jewett circa 1830. Size: 36 x 29 inches, framed 42 x 35 inches. Both in very good, original condition, Theodore Kelley NY stencilled canvas, found recently in the Thomas Greig estate in NH. NOTE: Samuel Bridgham 1774-1840 graduated Brown University at 20 years old, was a Brigadier General in the War of 1812, became a lawyer and was elected to the RI General Assembly nineteen times. He was also elected first mayor Providence in 1832 and was the first Brown alumni to become chancellor of the school. In our research, a near-identical COPY of the Samuel Bridgham portrait by Waldo & Jewett hung in Providence City Hall for many years and was later donated to Brown University and is now housed in their portrait collection. According to the Brown website, the later copy was commissioned three months after Bridgham's death in 1840, copied from an existing portrait made during the subject's lifetime and presumably owned by the Bridgham family. These 2 portraits are, without doubt, the original works by Waldo & Jewett!
• WAR OF 1812 DOCUMENTcomprising
  WAR OF 1812 DOCUMENTcomprising correspondence dated Nov 24, 1812 from Farish Carter (1780 -1861) Georgia businessman, to U.S. Army Brigadier General Thomas Flournoy (1775-1857) regarding Carterís furnishing of US Militia between Sandersville and Point Peter, andthe resulting payment due from that provision. 9 7/8" high, 8" wide. Toning, stains, folds, small edge losses. We offer in-house packing and shipping of this item to an address in the United States for $45 via USPS Priority Mail. The priceincludes insurance up to $5000. Tracking information will be sent to your email address. International buyers are responsible for arranging third party shipping.
• WAR OF 1812 MILITARY
  WAR OF 1812 MILITARY DOCUMENTregarding appointment of Ensign William Sturgis of Catskill, Green County, NY, with illegible signature of Brigadier General. 7 3/4" high, 10 1/4" wide. Toning, stains, losses, tears, taped. We offer in-house packing and shipping of thisitem to an address in the United States for $45 via USPS Priority Mail. The price includes insurance up to $5000. Tracking information will be sent to your email address. International buyers are responsible for arranging third partyshipping.
• AN ANTIQUE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS MURDER
  AN ANTIQUE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS MURDER WARRANT, GALVESTON ...AN ANTIQUE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS MURDER WARRANT, GALVESTON COUNTY, MARCH 22, 1844, engraving on paper with state seal, signed recto by "A. Jones," and signed verso "H.G. McCulloch," issued for the arrest of Ralph Campbell, who stood accused of accessory to murder. 6 1/4" x 7 5/8" Note: Sheriff Henry Eustace McCulloch(1816-1895), an early Texas Ranger, pioneer lawman, serving as a Representative of the Texas Legislature and Brigadier General in the Confederate Army. "A.Jones" is attributed to Augustus H. Jones (1813-1877) recorded as a soldier, stockman and public official. Provenance: Property from a Corporate Collection, Houston, Texas. Property from a Corporate Collection, Houston, Texas Condition: Some toning, acid transfer from seal, ink transfer, creasing as issued, some tears ad uneven edges, overall in good to very good condition, wear commensurate with age. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS.” NO REFUNDS will be issued based on condition.
• A LATE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR ERA
  A LATE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR ERA MAP, "MAPA DE LOS ESTAD...A LATE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR ERA MAP, "Mapa de los Estados Unidos de Mejico, Revised Edition," JOHN DISTURNELL, NEW YORK,1848-1850, hand colored copper plate engraving on paper, the Gulf of Mexico with four inset maps, "Map Showing the Battlegrounds of (Palo Alto) the 8th and 9th, May 1846, by J.H. Eaton," "Plan of Monterrey and its Environs," "Chart of the Bay of Veracruz," and "Tampico and its Environs," at far right, "Diagram of the Battleground (of Buena Vista) February 22nd and 23rd 1847," in the lower left, "Table de Distancias.," "Tabla Estadistica.," and "Carta de los Caminos & Desde Vera Cruz Y Alvarado a Méjico," accompanied by two profiles of the routes "...between Mexico and Veracruz," and "...between Mexico and Acapulco," the upper right with engraving of Mexican eagle with snake in its beak, perched on cactus with names of Mexican states lettered on pads, above a bow and arrow; the hand coloring ordered as follows: Green-Spanish Boundary 1786, Blue-Boundary Proposed by Mexican Commissioners, Yellow-Boundary Claimed by the United States," with quotation, "Prior to the Revolution Texas and Coahuila were united to form one of the Federal States of the Mexican Republic," Red- Route of Gen. Taylor in south Texas and north Mexico, and Gen. Kearny's Route in the north tracking his "March of the 1st Dragoons" from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Pink-Boundary Proposed by Mr. Trist U.S. Commissioner, presented with a gilt embossed green cloth cover board, "Map of the Republic of Mexico, Published by J. Disturnell, New York." 30" x 42" Note: The particular map noted for numerous editions with notable mistakes; this map is a rare example of a map that both has gross inaccuracies and served as an important tool for the United States and Mexican governments during land disputes and negotiations at the end of the Mexican American War. The present map includes detailed hand-drawn routes and boundaries that formed the face of the modern American landscape.The red route indicated in the Southern Texas/Northern Mexico area tracks future President Zachary Taylor's military expeditions during the Mexican-American War. "In the summer of 1845, Taylor, now sixty years old and stationed again at Fort Jesup, was ordered by the Polk administration to defend the recently annexed Texas republic. Commanding what would now be called the "Army of Occupation," Taylor moved his troops to Corpus Christi, at the mouth of the Nueces River, where he awaited reinforcements. By March 1846, with an army that now numbered 4,000, he moved further south, to the Rio Grande. When Mexican troops attacked U.S. forces in late April, President James K. Polk used the attack to ask Congress for a declaration of war. On May 18, though heavily outnumbered, Taylor defeated Mexican forces at Palo Alto; the following day he engaged the Mexican army again at Resaca de la Palma, driving it back to Matamoros. With the United States and Mexico now at war, Taylor established a base of operations at Camargo, on the Rio Grande, while he awaited reinforcements from the War Department, which had issued a call for volunteers. In September 1846, his army now numbering 6,500, Taylor marched south to lay siege to Monterey, Mexico's largest northern city, which was garrisoned by the 5,000-man Army of the North, commanded by General Pedro Ampudia. After three days of fighting, Taylor took the city, signing an eight-week armistice with Ampudia, who was allowed to withdraw. The news of the victory was offset in Washington by President Polk's belief that Taylor had missed an opportunity to end the war by allowing Ampudia to evacuate the city. The War Department ordered Taylor to terminate the armistice immediately, and pointedly refrained from congratulating the general on his victory. This brought an immediate chill to relations between Taylor and the Polk administration, which was undoubtedly aggravated by reports that the general was being courted by the Whig Party as a possible candidate for the presidency in 1848. The rift between Polk and Taylor became even wider when Washington decided at year's end to open up a new theater of operations in the south, under the command of Winfield Scott. Ordered to assume a defensive position and place a large portion of his army under Scott's command in anticipation of an amphibious landing at Vera Cruz, Taylor refused to be relegated to a secondary role. In defiance of orders from both Scott and the War Department, Taylor pushed south, encountering the Mexican army at Buena Vista, below Saltillo. Taylor's army repulsed several Mexican assaults on February 22 and 23. Although both sides claimed victory, the battle ended in a stalemate. Nonetheless, Taylor's Army of Occupation remained firmly in control of northern Mexico, and the battle was hailed as a great victory by the American press. The Battle of Buena Vista added further luster to Taylor's political fortunes. Known as 'Old Rough and Ready' for his simple manner and modest appearance, Taylor was now the most celebrated hero of the war. Still bristling at his treatment by the Polk administration, Taylor agreed to accept the nomination of the Whig party, despite the fact that he had not been active in politics, nor did he appear to hold particularly strong political convictions. Indeed, Taylor did not share many of the core Whig beliefs, such as support for a protective tariff, the national bank, and internal improvements. Nonetheless, the war hero easily defeated the Democratic candidate, Lewis Cass, whose support in the North was undercut by the Free Soil party, headed by long-time Democratic standard-bearer Martin Van Buren." - an excerpt from UT Arlington Library's Special Collections, A Continent Divided: The U.S. Mexico War, and with special thanks. The route of General Stephen W. Kearny in the north indicated, also in red in the north, established for the first time the United State's military control of the lands spanning from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas westward to Los Angeles. "The start of the U.S.-Mexico War found Kearny at Fort Leavenworth, where in May 1846 he gathered troops charged with conquering New Mexico and California. Kearny's forces left Fort Leavenworth in June 1846. Numbering 1,558 men, the "Army of the West" consisted of a battalion of Missouri Volunteers, two companies of regular infantry, five squadrons of the First Dragoons, Doniphan's Regiment of Missouri Mounted Volunteers, an interpreter, about fifty Indian guides, and a small body of Army Topographical Engineers. On July 22, the army reached Bent's Fort. Soon afterward, Kearny sent word to New Mexico Governor Manuel Armijo that the Americans intended to take possession of New Mexico. On August 15 the Americans entered Las Vegas, New Mexico, and three days later entered Santa Fe without opposition, Armijo having fled. Promising to respect New Mexican property and religion, Kearny established a legal code for New Mexico and installed Charles Bent, an American trader, as territorial governor. Kearny now received new orders from Washington, promoting him to the rank of brigadier general and instructing him to aid in the conquest of California...As Kearny headed west, resistance to U.S. rule flared in California. As his small force approached San Diego, where it planned to link up with Commodore Robert F. Stockton's marines, Kearny's weary dragoons encountered a force of 150 Californios. At the Battle of San Pascual on December 6, Kearny was seriously wounded and 18 of his men killed. The force was rescued the following day by the timely arrival of a relief column led by Stockton. While the dragoons rested, Stockton prepared to retake Los Angeles. In late December he and Kearny led a joint Army-Navy force of about 600 men out of San Diego. Defeating Mexican and California troops at the battles of Rio San Gabriel and La Mesa, Stockton and Kearny's troops entered Los Angeles. Signing the Treaty of Cahuenga, which ended Californian resistance to U.S. occupation, Stockton turned over military command to Kearny and appointed John C. Fremont governor."- an excerpt from UT Arlington Library's Special Collections, A Continent Divided: The U.S. Mexico War, and with special thanks. Layering each territory boundary by color gives the viewer an instant look at the intense negotiations that took place between Nicholas Trist in pink and the Mexican government in blue. The University of Texas at Arlington writes, "Nicholas P. Trist, the American diplomat who negotiated the treaty that ended the U.S.-Mexico War...Just as he was beginning to enter into negotiations with the provisional Mexican government that had been hastily organized at the town of Querétaro under a new President, Manuel Peña y Peña, Trist received word from Secretary of State James Buchanan that he (Trist) had been recalled by an impatient President Polk. Buchanan's dispatch stated further that if the Mexicans wanted peace, they would have to send an emissary to the United States. Realizing that to abandon his work and leave Mexico at that crucial juncture would almost certainly have negative consequences for both countries, Trist decided to ignore the recall, which General Scott and all three Mexican negotiators, Luis G. Cuevas, Bernardo Couto, and Miguel Atristain, encouraged him to do. On February 2, 1848, Trist signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo on behalf of the United States while Cuevas, Couto, and Atristain signed for Mexico. The treaty's most far-reaching provisions included recognition by Mexico of the Rio Grande as the boundary of Texas, the United States government's assumption of $3 million Mexico owed to private U.S. citizens, and Mexico's agreement to sell Upper California and New Mexico, a vast expanse that makes up the present-day states of California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, and part of Colorado, for $15 million. When the treaty reached Washington, Polk was outraged that Trist, who technically had no authority to make an agreement with Mexico on account of his recall, had ignored the President's order. At first, Polk considered discarding the agreement but realizing that all his principal war goals had been accomplished and that the country was in no mood to prolong the conflict, he sent it to the Senate, which ratified the treaty on March 10, 1848. Both houses of the Mexican Congress ratified it on May 19." -an excerpt from UT Arlington Library's Special Collections, A Continent Divided: The U.S. Mexico War, and with special thanks.Attributed as an eighth edition or later, with special consideration to the appearance of the inset maps in the Gulf of Mexico. This revision containing the inset maps in the Gulf coinciding with the Presidential term of Zachary Taylor and the end of the Mexican-American War. The inset maps celebrate Zachary Taylor's many military achievements. The present map with special hand coloring notes the fundamentally transformative time for the United States at the end of the Mexican-American War, which effectively established the United States of America from coast to coast, fulfilling Manifest Destiny. No longer would the United States boundary ever change or waver as much as this map with hand color indicates it once did. An invaluable and education addition to any American map collection. Condition: Some stains, losses, creases, joined neat line, tears at edges, float mounted with repairs and indrawing, waving, Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS." NO REFUNDS will be issued based on condition.
• IMPORTANT 1775 AMERICAN
  IMPORTANT 1775 AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR MASSACHUSETTS...Important Handwritten 1775 American Revolutionary War Massachusetts Muster Roll Document. "Muster Roll of the 34 th Regiment of Foot in the Service of the United Colonies" , "The Hon.bl Brigadier Genl John Thomas Esq Colonel, The Rev Mansfield Chaplain, John Bailey Esq Liet. Coll Commandant, Lemuel Cushing Surgeon, Seth Ames Mate" With columnar lists of men organized by rank and Company. Organized on April 23, 1775. The regiment was also known as the 2 nd Massachusetts Regiment and was drawn from volunteers from the Plymouth County area, as well as members of the original Minutemen companies who fought at Lexington and Concord, and African American freemen. John Thomas would be promoted to Brigadier General in June of 1775. Dating this document to the period of time in which he would command the regiment during the siege of Boston, the fortification of Dorchester Heights, and the evacuation of the British on March 17, 1776. After which, he was promoted to Major General and would die of smallpox on June 2, 1776. Provenance : Directly descended in the Hallowell family of Nantucket. 15 in. X 12 in. Overall- 22 in. x 18.5 in. Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.