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CITIZEN NO 22

• Group of jewelry and accessories-
  Group of jewelry and accessories- sterling silver & turquoise rings & bracelet sterling ring set with scrimshaw-type bone 4 men's wristwatches by Elgin Citizen Times & Westclox 3 ladies wristwatches by Bulova Citizen and Omega costume jewelry etc.
• TRANSLATED ROMAN LIMESTONE FUNERARY
  TRANSLATED ROMAN LIMESTONE FUNERARY STELE OF COUPLERoman, Imperial period, Eastern Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A captivating limestone stele of a massive, rectangular form, skillfully hand-carved to display the relief image of a husband and wife standing in an aedicula or petite shrine comprised of a pediment supported by a pair of columns to form a niche. The endearing couple gazes forward, the man wears a tunic beneath a toga, indicative of his status as a Roman citizen, while the woman is draped in a long veil and a floor-length stola, the traditional garment of married citizen women, that belts just below her bust and cascades down her slender body in billowing folds of sumptuous fabric. The area below the figures presents liberal remains of an Ancient Greek funerary inscription stating that the stele is from the husband, who commissioned the piece, to his recently departed wife. Though difficult to decipher, based on the legible letters and funerary inscriptions contemporary with this piece, the epitaph likely translates to, "Farewell, honored and virtuous lady (or wife), indeed farewell." Size: 5.5" L x 12.6" W x 32" H (14 cm x 32 cm x 81.3 cm) An anthemion or palmette adorns the top-most point of the pediment, which contains a rosette and is flanked by 2 more, as well as 2 half anthemia at the peripheries of the stele. Stepping towards his dearly beloved with his right foot, the husband reaches out his right hand to grasp that of his wife in a stance known as the handshake motif or dextarum iunctio - a pose used commonly throughout Classical funerary art. A pair of Doric columns flank the sweet couple, upholding a triangular pediment that balances above them forming the aedicula. A pair of piercings and remains of rust can be seen above the couple, suggesting a metal plaque bearing an engraved message was once held here. A touching example that simultaneously highlights the transience of life, the ephemerality of relationships, and, yet also, the everlasting nature of both love and art. Truly a marvel; this piece is rife with symbolism of life's largest and ultimate transition: death. The couple is shown not just standing together, but shaking hands - a traditional symbol of harmony, affinity, friendship, and loyalty. In the funerary context, however, this gesture bears an even greater meaning: this simple embrace between 2 lovers alludes to their parting at death, their reunion in the afterlife, and the idea that the strength of their feeling for one another can cross the barrier of death itself. Similarly, their placement in an aedicula may be read as passing through a gateway, possibly a tomb or Hades, indicating their positioning on the threshold between this world and the next. The anthemia serve as an additional symbol as they habitually represent rebirth, while the rosettes are commonly associated with mourning and death as the depicting of these flowers as perpetually ageless serves as an expression of the Roman belief the soul's continued existence. Romans also thought of the bones or ashes of the deceased of generating flowers, as another Roman epitaph reads: "Here lies Optatus, a child ennobled by devotion: I pray that his ashes may be violets and roses, and I ask that the Earth, who is his mother now, be light upon him, for the boy's life was a burden to no one." (J.M.C. Toynbee, Death and Burial in the Roman World [Johns Hopkins University Press, 1971, 1996], pp. 37) Prior to the 2nd century, Romans cremated their dead; around that time, inspired by the Greek and Etruscan practice of using sarcophagi, they began to place their dead in sarcophagi. This trend spread rapidly throughout the Roman Empire. In the western part of the Empire, sarcophagi were placed inside a mausoleum against a wall or in a niche, so the only decorated panels were on the front and the short sides. This stele probably came from the grave of a high-status Roman citizen. Cf. Grave altar of Ti. Claudius Dionysius, Museo Gregoriano Profano, Vatican, Ash chest of Vestricius Hyginus and Vestricia Hetera, Galleria delle Statue, Vatican, and the British Museum, 1856,1103.1, 1856,0710.26, and 1856,0710.25. Provenance: private Cody, Wyoming, USA collection, acquired in 1991; ex-Alan Cherry, Bournemouth, UK, imported into the USA in 1993 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #170372 Condition: Losses to bottom left corner, as well as chipping with minor losses to peripheries. Softening of some details, especially to the faces of the figures and the inscription, though overall composition is still very clear. Nicks, pitting, and abrasions throughout, commensurate with age. Loss of metal plaque with some patina left behind. Otherwise, excellent.
• Historic Guthrie
  Historic Guthrie Oklahoma/Chickamauga Presentation Gavel to First Major D.B. Dyer With associated newspaper clipping and printed pamphlet relating to the opening of the Oklahoma Territory in 1889. The symbolic gavel measures 10? long made from a piece of souvenir wood embedded with a lead minie ball from the Chickamauga battlefield. The front of the simple mallet head bears a jeweler inscribed gold plate (not tested) that reads: ?PRESENTED TO/Hon D.B. Dyer/ FIRST MAYOR OF/Guthrie I.T./BY HIS FRIEND C.C.S./June 4 1889.? The presentation is flanked by CHICKAMAUGA and TENNESSEE on either side. The identity of ?C.C.S ? presumably a local Indian Territory inhabitant and former soldier-friend of Dyer is unknown. Additionally the lot includes a small archive of nine files containing Dyer manuscript correspondence to/from the Quapaw Indian Agency in the O.T. 1880-1884. Also three sundry files the first being a printed inventory booklet with annotations of ?Colonel Dyers Collection of Indian Curiosities? exhibited at the 1893 Columbia Exposition with a later article discussing the same collection then on loan to the Kansas City Public Library. The other files contain a typed letter dated February 1911 acknowledging Dyer??Ts the newspaper man cancellation of his Associated Press Membership. Last is a damaged manuscript letter to Dyer dated March 1911 on the letterhead of ?Pawnee??Ts Bill??Ts Buffalo Ranch.? D. B. Dyer??Ts time as Indian Agent ??" documented by Mrs. Dyer in the ?Frontier Classic Series? Fort Reno ??" came to a sudden end in July 1885 when the visiting government inspector concluded that ?his conflict with the Cheyenne prevented him from effectively carrying out his duties.? Mr. and Mrs. Dyer then moved to Kansas City Missouri where he engaged in the real estate business for the next few years with a partner from the Indian Agency days. In 1887 the Dyers also organized an exhibition of their ?large collection of Indian artifacts and relics? from the Quapaw Agency and this served as a catalyst for their lifelong friendship with ?Buffalo Bill? Cody. Dyer then found himself at the forefront of one of the most noteworthy events of the later 19th century. Leaders of Kansas City requested that D.B. Dyer go to Washington to lobby Congress to obtain support for what would become the two million acre ''Land Run'' of 1889. With the help of friendly Congressmen after a lengthy and sometimes factious debate President Harrison was pressured to open the Oklahoma District to a wave of homesteaders--Boomers--on April 22 1889. On that one frenzied day thousands of would-be settlers from across the country poured into the District staking claims and erecting tent cities. Overnight the small way station previously known as Deer Creek on the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe line mushroomed into a boomtown of 10 000 people soon to be renamed Guthrie Oklahoma. When the Oklahoma Territory was formally organized on May 2 1889 Guthrie became the first capital quickly transforming itself into the ?Queen of the Prairie? complete with modern brick and stone structures in the Victorian style a municipal water and electrical works underwritten with bonds a horse drawn mass transit system and underground carriage parking in the central business district. At the forefront of this unprecedented development were ?hundreds of men who contributed time and money to bring about this result ? including D. B. Dyer who was elected first Mayor of Guthrie. Recalling those bygone days in 1904 Dyer wrote ?Everything was confusion and bedlam but on the morning of the 23rd a mass meeting was called where thousands assembled on the highest point of land in the town and proceeded to organize a regular old fashioned town meeting.? Of immediate concern was the multitude of conflicting and haphazard claims in and around Guthrie coupled with the fact that there was ?no law or precedent? for organizing the city policing the newcomers or arbitrating their claims. Dyer added that ?having been stationed in the territory for many years previous to this time and having represented Kansas City before Congress to secure the opening of this Territory I was probably at that time better known than any other individual on the ground.? An executive committee was formed and from this exercise ?of starting a government by the people ? D.B. Dyer was nominated to be Mayor. At first Dyer wrote that he ?steadfastly refused??|as I did not expect to remain in the territory permanently.? Dyer soon availed himself persuaded by his close friends and associates ?to accept the responsibility? as ?I could no longer decline??|given what seemed an impending crisis.? The committee made its report to the ?assembled mass? and ?when my name was presented to the people I was unanimously elected.? A city council was then elected and the two United States Marshals on the scene together with deputies and a small military detachment temporarily provided public safety. The burden of the early administrative work dealt with arbitrating overlapping claims and establishing property boundaries. The public right of way took precedence over individual claims and mayor himself was forced to cede at least one potentially valuable property to make way for a city street. The symbolic gavel offered here was presented to D.B. Dyer on June 4 1889 ??" the occasion is not recorded ??" and it clearly reflects a sense of steady fair-mindedness that he demonstrated to the citizens of Guthrie. Faced with the overwhelming task of constructing a city from the prairie Dyer wrote humbly ?Thousands of arbitrary decisions for the want of any law were forced upon those in authority??|? The mayor recalled that his ?own personal work was unremitting ? but after just three months on the job during which time Guthrie??Ts ?streets had been laid out ? he suddenly returned to his wife in Kansas City in July 1889 to pursue a more grandiose business scheme back east in Augusta Georgia. Dyer??Ts 1904 pamphlet recounting Early Oklahoma Days ??" published by his Augusta Chronicle newspaper ??" is fondly imbued with the lofty principle of Manifest Destiny. Oklahoma he waxes was the ?promised land and it is the same spirit that has reclaimed the vast solitude to civilization.? The popular American ethos of inevitability ??" our national self image on late 19th century stage ??" had already crystallized into a retrospective: ?They were genuine pioneers full of push and enterprise not satisfied with any half-hearted efforts to achieve their ambition and realize their dreams.? In 1910 Dyer reminisced about ?the cruel days of the opening of Oklahoma and rejoiced that the city of Guthrie itself was established without bloodshed through the cooperation of its brand new but stalwart citizens.? The small archive of letters that accompany the presentation gavel contain nothing of extraordinary significance but offer some interesting insight into the day-to-day workings of the Quapaw Indian Agency. In March 1880 D.B. Dyer wrote his parents (three lengthy letters) suggesting that they come to teach the Indian children at the agency school. Dyer matter-of-factly describes the arrangement as an ideal business opportunity as the teacher tends the agency farm rent free and is compensated ?$3.75 per month on each pupil? while the Indian children labor in exchange for food and lodging. Two more deeply personal letters from March 1881 from Daniel to his wife Ida are extremely revealing given their often rocky relationship documented in the forward of Mrs. Dyer??Ts Fort Reno account. In these letters Daniel writes passionately his words driven by a hitherto unknown religious zeal. Opting for the third person he engages Ida by invoking God: ???|and today he (meaning Daniel) is striving to repay his Lord with good deeds by working in the vineyard as a Missionary among the Indians ??" trying faithfully to atone for past offences??|? The letter pleads for reconciliation without begging. Written the next year an indenture in long-hand from August 1882 stipulating the division of real estate and property in advance of George and Ida??Ts ultimate divorce. Another exchange of letters dating from March 1884 between Dyer and Henry M. Lawson of Texas discusses the details of the Lawson??Ts transition ?as my successor to this Agency!? Lawson explains that he is unable to secure legal signatures for the required bond required by the government and until the matter is resolved he can only offer ?that I will be with you at or before the time indicated.? Still another file contains a typed copy of an 1886 lawsuit brought by one Rachael Silverheels in defense of her property in the Indian Territory illustrating the extent to which Indians were manipulated and ??~legally??T cheated out of land ostensibly deeded by right of treaty. The file containing the inventory booklet of D.B. Dyers collection of Indian artifacts from the 1893 Columbia Exposition includes a description of Captain Jack's coat: ?Modoc. Buckskin beaded made by Princess Mary sister of Captain Jack of Lava Bed fame and who was hung by the Government. Mary made this coat the same as the one Captain Jack had on when he was hung and presented it to Col Dyer at that time agent of the Modocs.? Collectively a fine historic artifact together with supporting archive relating to the early territorial history of Oklahoma of immeasurable importance to the Shangra-la-like city of Guthrie. Finally there are 67 empty covers with stamps dating to the 1880's mostly addressed to Col. Dyer at the Quapaw and Darlington Indian Agencies. The majority of the envelopes have printed return addresses such as ''House of Representatives '' ''Senate Chamber '' or ''Department of the Interior.'' Sadly the whereabout of the letters are unknown presumed lost. Descended Directly in the Dyer Family Condition: Gavel is complete and undamaged; all letters/paper complete and intact showing age with usual folds etc.
• GEN. ULYSSES S. GRANT CLIPPED
  GEN. ULYSSES S. GRANT CLIPPED SIGNATURE, MEMPHIS 1862Ulysses S. Grant, Civil War signature and rank "Major General", dated July 2, 1862, and "Memphis Ten." in ink on a small card measuring 3" x 1 5/8". Note: Grant received permission on Jun 21, 1862 to move his headquarters from Corinth, Mississippi, to Memphis (he stayed at the historic Hunt Phelan Mansion, where it is said he planned the Vicksburg campaign). Grant later wrote in his memoirs," My occupation of Memphis as district headquarters did not last long. The period was, however, was marked by a few incidents which were novel to me. Up to that time I had not occupied any place in the South where the citizens were at home in any great numbers. Dover was within the fortifications at Fort Donelson, and, as far as I remember, every citizen was gone. There were no people living at Pittsburg landing, and but very few at Corinth. Memphis, however, was a populous city, and there were many of the citizens remaining there who were not only thoroughly impressed with the justice of their cause, but who thought that even the "Yankee soldiery" must entertain the same views if they could only be induced to make an honest confession." By July 15, Grant had been ordered to report back to Corinth and departed Memphis. Condition: Pencil inscription prices to front and back; some staining and possible signs of previous adhesive, verso, light toning, fading, and foxing recto.
• EXTREMELY RARE PAUL REVERE
  EXTREMELY RARE PAUL REVERE MEMENTO MORI GOLD RINGLate 18th CenturyReveres impressed PR mark on inside with engraved inscription: Revd Saml. Dunbar ou (?) June 15 1783 ae 78. Reverend Samuel Dunbar a Patriot from Stoughton (now Canton) Massachusetts received two degrees from Harvard College and became the Second Pastor of Stoughtons first church. He served as Chaplain for the troops at Crown Point during the 1755 British victory over the French at Lake George. As discontent grew among the population of the colonies Rev. Dunbar changed sides. Known as the Son of Thunder he became a powerful supporter of the Patriot cause in the Revolution. He was instrumental in arranging the meeting between Paul Revere Samuel Adams and Joseph Warren to write the Suffolk Resolves believed to be the precursor to the Declaration of Independence. The meeting took place at the Doty Tavern in Canton Massachusetts. Rev. Dunbar was the first minister to publicly read the Declaration of Independence from the pulpit. Paul Revere mourning rings are extremely rare and signed examples are nonexistent to the best of our knowledge. Memento Mori rings were presented to close friends of the deceased as a token of remembrance. The rings were often made from other mourning rings the deceased owned. A mourning ring by the New York silversmith Myer Myers sold at auction in 2007 for almost $10 000.A recent article by George T. Comeau Esq. was published in the March 10th edition of the Canton Citizen. Mr. Comeau is a local Canton historian attorney a curator at the Canton Historical Society a member of the Canton Historical Commission and a fellow of the Massachusetts Historical Society. His research with assistance from the staff at the Paul Revere House resulted in connecting this particular ring to Paul Revere and his group of prominent friends. It was found that Revere made a 1783 entry in his day book regarding making eight rings for Capt. James Indicot. James Indicot was actually James Endicott of Canton a prominent citizen and close friend of Paul Revere. Reveres day book entry made after May but before July 1783 states: to 8 Gold morng ring weight 15.8 4 pounds 4 shilling 4 pence. Making --- 1 pound 6 shilling 8 pence Paid. Dunbars obituary describes his funeral procession: the pall supported by eight of the neighboring ministers. While it could be easily assumed that the eight rings were commissioned for Dunbars eight pallbearers there is no way to be certain. Mr. Comeaus article can be read in the online edition of the Canton Citizen (URL: http://www.thecantoncitizen.com/?p=3610).
• Archive of Documents Associated
  Archive of Documents Associated with the Sturges Family Including John R. Sturges 3rd GA Infantry KIA The lot contains a variety of items including over 100 receipts and other ephemera an early indenture and the will of John R. Sturges. Among the receipts are several for supplies for the Confederacy as well as other sales of local products. The earliest item is an indenture for land dated 26 Jan. 1838 purchased by Nathaniel Sturges from Thomas Owen. Nathaniel Sturges Sr. was the brother of Samuel Sturges the father of William and John Sturges. The senior Nathaniel came to the Waynesboro area about the same time as his brother although the exact date is unclear. However he died in 1826 but his son Nathaniel Jr. was born about 1816. Records list him as a merchant possibly with his cousin William who was a witness to this indenture. Unfortunately Nathaniel died of pneumonia on 25 Dec. 1841. Mourning Ribbon 2.5 x 8.5 in. In Memory of Alexander H. Stephens Governor of Georgia Citizen Augusta GA. with albumen image of Stephens affixed to circle in center of ribbon. Alexander Stephens was Vice President of the Confederate States of America 1861 ??" 1865 and Governor of Georgia 1882-1883. He also represented Georgia??Ts 8th district before (1843-1859) and after (1873-1882) the war. Receipt 7 x 9.75 in. for $50 to be paid to Daniel Carter To Services as nurse and for burial of three Small Pox Cases Waynesboro July 15th 1866. The court was ordered to pay the above account to W. U. Sturges who is authorized to act for it (William Urquhart Sturges). Services rendered 15 July 1866; statement dated 31 Aug. 1866. Receipt from The Ladies??T Southern Aid Association printed on back of a cdv (2.5 x 4 in.) of Jefferson Davis for $1 to aid the Davis family. This part of Georgia was still agriculturally productive and Waynesboro is just a few miles from Savannah the most important port in Georgia even though the port town fell early in the war and Federal troops occupied Fort Pulaski. Apparently a large quantity of goods was still sold to the Confederate Army in spite of the presence of Union troops nearby as receipts in the Sturges documents indicate. One receipt is from Thos. A. Rogers Agent Quarter Master at Waynesboro GA for 29 lbs bacon and a bushel of corn for Lieut. V. Fulcher Burke Co. 9 May 1865. And a second receipt from Rogers for 450 pounds of bacon tax in kind signed as Q.M. Agent May 1864. Receipt 2.75 x 6.75 in. $1000.00 due W U Sturgis in Conf. money Oct. 21 1864 ??" Nathl. Scales(?). 5 x 8 in. Received Burk County Ga of R J Morrison (2) Two Beeves on foot Estimated to weigh five 500 pounds net for the use of the Confederate Government [sic] for which I have given certificate of Indebtedness for impressments Commishener. Price the same having bin delivered under paragraph IV of General Orders No. 26 from A. & I Generals office ??" This delivery entitles said Morrison to a credit of 25+ per cent on above amount provided his exemption has bin applied for. April 1st 1864 Ged. Alexander Com. Agt. Receipt from Thos. Pierce to W. Sturgis Esq. Waynesboro 2 Sept 1864 for 471 bushels of corn. I owe you a balance of 9 ?? bushels which I will ship any day I can get the sacks. Please send me a receipt for the 470 lbs of Bacon. The lot contains more than 100 receipts and notes. One group contains 20 pre-war and war date receipts plus 16 loan receipts. There are also 30 post-war receipts many addressed to William Sturges as Clerk of the Superior Court of Burke County. In addition there are 6 promissory notes dated 1859 to 1862 and 16 tax receipts from the same period plus one each from 1876 and 1881. Two of the receipts in this group are from Wm. Holmes. This was a period when the Sturges family was building. John was home from college and starting his career. Another group of nearly 3 dozen receipts cover everything from shipping agricultural products primarily corn and cotton to the purchase of household goods such as hairbrushes and Venetian blinds. There is certainly more information to be gleaned from these tidbits by the historians of the war. One item also included in this group of receipts is from prospective builder E.C. Conner (?) dated 13 Feb. 1879: If you let me build that house I can save you at least five hundred less than the bids you git??|. There are also the odd recipes stuck in the papers ??" one for white wash one for pickling beef pork etc. Also included are a couple of receipts for labor at least one of which is for a Cold. Man. Both date during the war 1862 and 1863. It was common to rent out slaves for large projects even before the war but as the conflict progressed it became more and more difficult to feed and clothe them so any cash they could generate went to help in their support. And for the hiree it was certainly less expensive to rent the slaves than to buy them. One somewhat curious group is 8 receipts and 3 letters from the Cotton States Life Ins. Co. for a policy on William Sturges. They date from 1877 to 1882 and the signer is difficult to read but appears to be ?Wimberly.? By 1880 and presumably earlier the elder Sturges was institutionalized so this may be a legal representative. Another group of receipts gives a view other aspects of the community. There are three receipts for annual payments from the estate of Miles Roberts for the support of two minor children ??" 1861 1863 1864. It is not clear why William Sturges is administering the account other than possibly as an employee of the courts. Another note is a request for a pair of shoes for ?William ? although it is not clear whether this is one of the minor children or possibly another dependent of the court. 10 pp approx. 5.5 x 7.5 in. Letter from William R. Holmes to ?Cousin John? ??" (Is this John Sturges??) Castleville Camp Georgia 18 January 1862. Holmes tells John that they are planning to form a regiment from Burke County (and surrounding counties if necessary) when their current terms expire. He notes that he has been asked to be Colonel of the new regiment but would rather not be in charge of all of those men. He would however accept a Lieutenant Colonelcy and suggests Cousin John might make a good Colonel of the unit or Capt. Musgrave if John does not want it. He has the entire group mapped out ??" Herman Perry for adjutant etc. And he notes: Camp fellowship develops what men are as we know our family friends failings so we learn the faults of those we associate with in Camp. We have some noble fellows in our company unfortunately we have lost one noble fellow..[illeg.] Holmes as so many others during the war has his complaints about superior officers. He has a particular problem with Colonel Paul Jones Semmes. He notes that at one point he resigned his commission: The cause of it was Semmes not giving me permission to leave camp when I was sick as I desire to go to a house 1-1/2 miles from camp that I might take mercury which I needed since confined to my tent for three weeks & am just now able to do duty; We do not intend to enlist again before we return home as we are not willing to put ourselves in the power of the Infernal Tyrant that governs the Army of the Potomac. You can??Tt form any idea how very badly we have been treated & what we have had to go through. Col Semmes backed by Johnston & Smith is as damned a tyrant as ever lived. The Old Hell Cat & myself are at sword??Ts point now. I told him at Fairfax C.H. what I thought of his conduct & since then he & I just speak. I expect him to court martial me as I left without & against his orders Camp & went to Warrenton to get some cloths [sic] as I was naked & was determined not to die a natural death from disease but chose rather to be shot so let the old Cuss rip now he has a chance at me. Capt. William R. Holmes enlisted in Co. D 2nd Regt. GA Vol. Infy (Burke Sharpshooters). He was promoted to Lt. Col. 28 Apr. 1862. He was killed at Sharpsburg MD on 17 Sept. 1862 while trying to hold a bridge over the Antietam River against far superior numbers of Union troops while waiting for the main body of Confederate forces to reach it. There is a small group of receipts in this collection from John R. Sturges. There are two promissory notes two receipts for materials one from 1861 for laths presumably associated with the building of his house. A receipt for Jany. 1 1862 is interesting being the account of Col. John R. Sturges for Jan. to April 1861 from R.E.J. Thompson Dealer in Pure Drugs Medicines Oils Brushes Chemicals Perfumery Fancy and Toilet Articles &c. &c. in Waynesboro. The account is for 4 bottles of brandy matches and candles. And certainly the brandy was medicinal??| But John purchased nothing after April ??" the war was on. Three other receipts are interesting even though that they are after John??Ts death. Two are for Frank Barton and the third for Henry Moore. One of the Barton receipts notes that it is to money put in his hands for safe keeping while in Camp during the year 1862. And while the receipt for Henry Moore does not specify that this is the case it is implied that it might be something along these lines. The officers of these units often held pay for the enlisted men if asked to do so. One of the most significant items in the group is the will of John R. Sturges. It was made out in Virginia 17 June 1862. It is actually a fairly simple instrument but has some telling conditions. I John R. Sturges a citizen of the County of Burke State of Georgia now in the service of the Confederate States of America make this my last will and testament??|. I direct that my Executor sell at private or public sale ??| that tract of land lying in Burke county State of Georgia adjoining lands of John R. Whitehead John Scott Mrs. Martha Boyd and others being the tract on which John Owen late of said County of Burke lived and which was bought by me at his administrators sale in the fall of 1858 or 1859. If the proceeds of such sale exceed the principal and interest of the consideration money I paid for the said tract of land??| I direct one half of such excess to be paid to Mrs. Catharine M. Owen of Burke County aforesaid in pursuance of a promise I made to her shortly after the death of her husband John B. Owen that she should share the next profits of the sale of the land. All my property real or personal except the one half of the excess before mentioned I give and bequeath to my beloved brother William U. Sturges of the same County of Burke to have and hold forever. If my niece Mrs. Abby S. Jones wife of Henry H. Jones of Liberty County State of Georgia should wish to have any of my personal effects as a keepsake my Executor will permit her to have whatever she may select??|. Two weeks later he was dead. The question certainly comes up ??" why did he wait a year or more before making a will? Why now? The ?Burke boys? signed up in 1861. Much of the paper associated with the will relate to legal considerations in getting the will recognized in Georgia. But the concern for the Owen family is clear as is his recognition of the widow as deserving of a share in the profits from the land she was working. (Although it raises the obvious question ??" was he merely in favor of women??Ts rights or did he have other designs on this young widow? John Sturges never married.) Overall a varied group of items relating to the period just before the Civil War to the period after. One encounters the same individuals in these receipts and letters ??" the interwoven lives of those in a small close-knit community. Condition: Variable as expected particularly the little receipts and notes.
• STEPHEN AMBROSE. CITIZEN
  STEPHEN AMBROSE. CITIZEN SOLDIERS. SIGNED EASTON PRESS LIMITED EDITION. WITH FOUR OTHER LEATHER BOUND BOOKSSTEPHEN AMBROSE. CITIZEN SOLDIERS. SIGNED EASTON PRESS LIMITED EDITION. WITH FOUR OTHER LEATHER BOUND BOOKS, titles include: Citizen Soldiers; Street Without You; The U.S. Constitution and Other Writings; D-Day; A General's Life (5) Provenance: Estate of General Colin L. Powell, to benefit America's Promise Alliance and the Colin Powell School at City College of New York.
• Five ladies' stainless steel
  Five ladies' stainless steel wrist watches 1) Charles Delon stainless steel and faux diamond watch, with a leather wrist band, 2) Citizen Quartz stainless steel and faux diamond wrist watch, 3) Citizen Elegance stainless steel and diamond wrist watch, 4) two Swanson stainless steel water resistant wrist watch.
• Godfrey Nicolas Frankenstein
  Godfrey Nicolas Frankenstein (1820-1873) gothic house in summer landscape Signed and dated 'G.N. Frankenstein 1851' lower middle, oil on canvas, framed. H: 35 in. W: 47 1/8 in. (sight) PROVENANCE: NOTE: Godfrey Nicolas Frankenstein was born in Darmstadt, Germany in 1820, and emigrated to Cincinnati, Ohio in 1831 with his family, all talented artists. Subsequently the family moved to Springfield, Ohio in 1849. The gothic house depicted is believed to be in NEwport, Kentucky and was owned by John D. Park (1894-1972) of Cincinnati, an attorney and developer of a large pharmeceutical firm. Godfrey and his sister Elizabeth lived in this home with Mr. Park and his family in teh early 1850s. Mr. Park named his son after Godfrey in 1852. Godfrey painted landscapes, closely and carefully studied from nature, and portraits, such as those of Abbott Lawrence, Charles Francis Adams, George Ticknor and other eminent citizens of Boston (1) He was also a sculptor, one of the best known pieces of his work is the portrait bust of Justice McLean, now in the United States district court room in Cincinnati (2). Godfrey was an affable and honourable gentleman; qualities which together with his acknowledged talent, secured for him many warm friends(3). (1) Gross, Rev. C.F. Cincinnati- The Queen City, v. 2 p. 445. (2)Greve, C.G. Centennial history of Cincinnati and representative citizens. v. 1. p. 933. (3)Howe, Henry. Historical collections of Ohio. v. 1. p. 856,857. ,000-15,000 Minor inpainting, less than 5%. Tiny repair (less than 1/2 in.) to back of painting.
• A GROUP OF COSTUME JEWELRY, LATE
  A GROUP OF COSTUME JEWELRY, LATE 20TH CENTURYA group of costume jewelry, Late 20th century Four works: A Citizen 'Eco-Drive' wristwatch Dial: Circular dark blue dial, dot hour markers, signed Citizen Movement: Eco-Drive quartz (not examined) Case/bracelet: Polished stainless steel, signed Citizen / Eco-drive / B023-S107831 / 931030308 5.5" inner C (closed); Dial: 1.125" Dia. A gold metal flat chain Stamped to clasp with indistinct mark: _2K 19.75" L A 14k white gold tennis link bracelet with set diamonds and sapphires Stamped: 585 / C12 7" L A diminutive ridged sterling silver circular chain charm with clasp opening Stamped to interior: [quatrefoil motif] / ALE / 925 0.25" H x 0.375: Dia. 4 pieces Dimensions: 38.7 grams gross