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189947205New York: Underwood & Underwood Publishers 1899. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Some wear & soiling to card. A bit of yellowing to image. A VG example. Caption printed to verso in 6 languages. Stereo image separate domed mounted to stiff-stock concave card. Oblong format: 3-1/2" x 7". Rounded corners. <br/><br/> Underwood & Underwood, Publishers unknown books
186221798<p><i>"The colored population of Fredericksburg are strolling about town and seem to be perfectly happy our country is ruined and slaughtered worse than beeves all on account of the negroes! Can it be possible that man will sacrifice their country for the negro…"</i></p><p>A fine war-date newspaper published in Fredericksburg Virginia. Articles on the front page describe the destruction of President Jefferson Davis's Mississippi plantation the Battle of Memphis military actions near Richmond and an account of operations near Charleston South Carolina. Several other articles deal with the subject of slavery.</p> <b>CIVIL WAR – CONFEDERACY.</b>Newspaper. June 11 1862. <i>The Christian Banner</i> Fredericksburg Va. J.W. Hunnicutt Vol. 1 Number 6. 4 pp. large folio.<p><b>Excerpts</b></p><p>"<i>We learn that the vandals have come off their boats and battered down and utterly destroyed the residence of Jeff. Davis and also that of Joe Davis. Their acts of destruction and vandalism in that neighborhood were complete leaving nothing behind but a bleak and desolate track behind them</i>."</p><p>"<i>African Slavery. The fact can be no longer disguised; let this war result as it may African Slavery in Virginia is already virtually swept from her territory. If she would lay down her arms and return to the Union her citizens might receive some remuneration for their servants from Government</i>"</p><p>"<i>Submission … This is submission with a tyrant's rod and a vengeance. And all who were opposed to secession have been forced to </i>submit<i> because a Military despotism has been hanging over them ever since. and this is freedom—Independence!"</i></p><p>"<i>The word submission has produced a greater terror over the Southern people than any word in the world. Submission! Submission to what Submission to Old Abe Lincoln Submission to Black Republican rule what power had he Lincoln none whatever! If all the States had remained quietly and peacefully in the Union. Lincoln could not have inaugurated a civil war upon the South</i>"</p> books
1861WRCAM54022Plattsburgh N.Y. 1861. Printed broadside 13 3/4 x 20 inches. Matted. Mild offsetting of text from being previously folded minor restoration in left margin light folds and toning. Very good. A rare Civil War recruitment broadside stating that Captain W.B. Weed will pay $14 in advance to all Union recruits accepted after October 23 in the Harris' Light Cavalry. Signed in type by Captain Weed who enlisted with the 2nd New York Cavalry in September 1861 only to be discharged less than a year later on June 24 1862. The broadside includes a large and well-executed engraving of a cavalry horse. <br> <br> Named in honor of Senator Ira Harris of Albany Harris' Light Cavalry the 2nd New York Cavalry was organized at Scarsdale New York during the summer of 1861 and over the course of four years' service earned one of the most illustrious records in the Army of the Potomac. The 2nd Cavalry lost heavily during Pope's Campaign in the late summer of 1862 and again before and after Gettysburg losing almost 50 at Aldie alone with equal losses later in the year at Liberty Mills and Buckland Mills. During the summer of 1864 the regiment took part in Wilson's raid on the South Side and Danville Railroads and it fought in the Shenandoah Campaign when the tide was finally turned against the Confederates. The 2nd New York Cavalry is one of the 300 fighting regiments mentioned by Colonel Fox and ranks eighth in the list of mounted regiments which lost the most men killed and fatally wounded in action during the Civil War. unknown books
186324584<p>"<i>We the members of the Loyal League do hereby pledge ourselves by words and acts whenever practicable to use our influence in support of the Government in all its measures for the suppression of the present unholy rebellion; and we will use our influence to discountenance and oppose all efforts in opposition to the Government and the Union.</i>"</p> <b>CIVIL WAR--RHODE ISLAND.</b>Pledge and original membership roll of the Loyal League of Providence Manuscript Document Signed with 161 signatures ca. January 1863 Providence RI. 2 pp. 7¾ x 22¼ in.<p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Historical Background</b></p><p>Loyal Leagues also often known as Union Leagues were men's clubs established during the Civil War. They usually consisted of the professional merchant and artisan classes in northern cities. The first such club formed in Philadelphia in 1862.</p><p>Many of the signers of this membership roll were born between 1844 and 1850 and many were probably students at Providence High School. In 1861 students from the high school organized into a militia company called the "Ellsworth Phalanx" in honor of the New York Zouave commander Elmer Ellsworth killed in May 1861 in Alexandria Virginia. They drilled and paraded in Providence throughout the winter and into the spring of 1862.</p><p>After Confederate General Stonewall Jackson routed Union General Nathaniel Banks' forces at Winchester Virginia and pushed them back across the Potomac River in May 1862 urgent calls went out for troops to defend Washington D.C. In response Governor William Sprague of Rhode Island ordered the organization of the 10th Rhode Island for three months' service. Company B was recruited almost entirely from the ranks of the High School and University companies and commanded by Captain Elisha Dyer former governor of the state. At least one of the signers here William H. Hawkes served in Company B in 1862 and another Harry A. Richardson had served in Company K of the 9th Rhode Island in the summer of 1862.</p><p>The likely author of the pledge and first signer on the right column was Granville Budlong 1844-1909. The first signer in the left column was Lewis G. Janes 1844-1901 son of prominent abolitionist Alphonso Janes. Other signers included Arthur Lincoln son of a professor at Brown University; and William E. Cushing 1844-1880 who became an architect and designed the city's baseball stadium in 1878. At least two signers Frederick Metcalf and Eugene F. Granger were killed later in the war while serving in the military. Metcalf was only seventeen when he died of disease in South Carolina in 1864 after a year in the service. Granger the son of a Baptist minister joined a New Hampshire regiment and died in a Confederate prison in North Carolina. His younger brother Edward V. Granger also signed this roll. Other signers were the sons of merchants railroad agents carpenters tin platers and masons in Providence. Several went on to graduate from Brown University in the late 1860s and early 1870s.</p><p>On March 19 1863 the <i>New York Times</i> reported that in Providence Rhode Island</p><p>"Only two weeks remain before the election. The Republicans and those loyal men of other parties who have united with them are diligently at work in canvassing the State. They are marking those "peace" men who … are expressing sympathy with the rebellion. The Democrats are really very unfortunate. They can't find one of their own party who wants office. They have been trying a month to get a Governor but no Democrat will accept their nomination…. When bad men combine good men must unite. So the loyal men of all parties are coming together in solemn league to support the Government and to give all their energies to the vigorous prosecution of the war. The "League" in this city is composed of some two thousand loyal names. It is fast increasing in numbers and is extending its spirit and influence throughout the loyal portions of the State."</p><p><b>Condition</b></p><p>Originally two joined leaves. The topmost portion of the sheet lost allowing the title "Pledge" to just be made out. Conservation repairs of fold separations. Strong signatures in various color inks continuing and with docketing on verso.</p> books
186221777<p>A remarkable broadside advertising the sale of bulletproof vests to Union forces in North Carolina in the wake of the occupation of much of coastal North Carolina by General Ambrose Burnside's Expeditionary Force.</p> <b>CIVIL WAR.</b>Broadside. <i>"Good News to the Army."</i> Bartlett & Munn Agents for Manufacturers. Newbern N.C. April 17 1862. 1 p. 9¾ x 6 ½ in.<p><br /></p><p>"<i>We beg leave to say to the officers and soldiers of the Expedition that after some delay we have received another invoice of those Monitor or Bullet Proof Vests which we are selling at our stand opposite the Post Office and as it is impossible for us to visit all the various Camps please call and examine or order with measure of breast and waist which will insure a good fit. We shall be here only a week or two longer therefore it is for the interest of all who may wish to purchase to call immediately.</i>"</p><p><b>Historical Background</b></p><p>Several firms attempted to sell such bullet proof vests during the war with ads for body armor even appearing in <i>Harper's Weekly</i>. According to historian Byron Farwell "G. & D. Cook & Company of New Haven Connecticut offered to Union soldiers a 'soldier's bullet proof vest' in two models a seven-dollar model for officers and a five-dollar one for enlisted men and for a time early in the war the Atwater Armor Company also in New Haven produced two hundred per day. Although they were nonregulation in both Civil War armies a few volunteer regiments were quipped with them. They proved too heavy to be practical and the increased efficiency of weapons destroyed any value they may have had."</p><p>It is not known which company <i>"Bartlett & Munn"</i> represented. Advertising to Ambrose Burnside's troops who had occupied New Bern N.C. on March 14 1862 they name their vests "Monitors" in obvious reference to the Union ironclad who had stood toe to toe with C.S.S. <i>Virginia</i> in the Battle of Hampton Roads on March 8-9 1862.</p> books
186225424Philadelphia PA: Not Published 1862. Bill of lading & Entry of Merchandise form completed in manuscript. Dated 28th September 1862 for the Brig Emma; Marckmeister master; sailing from Bremen; bringing in a cargo of cases of toys & glass ware. The goods were imported by Marxsen & Witte and are listed in the packages and contents section of the form. The quantities are calculated for customs duties and signed by the agents in charge in manuscript. The reverse with the District and Port of Philadelphia bill of lading affirmation printed information not filled-in and with receipted note of duties paid on the blank panel at the bottom of the sheet. Form with a small woodcut side-wheel steamer sailing ship at upper left corner the form printed and sold by Geo. W. Henry 208 Dock Street Philadelphia. Approx. 11" x 17" size; old fold lines little nicks closed edge-tears to the paper edges edge-soiling; overall in very good condition. American Civil War era maritime trade business shipping & customs imports history ephemera. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
186225426Philadelphia PA: Not Published 1862. Bill of lading & Entry of Merchandise form completed in manuscript. Dated 26th April 1862 for the Schooner Daniel Townsend; Townsend master; sailing from Trinidad de Cuba; bringing in a cargo of molasses. The goods were imported by S. & W. Welsh and are listed in the packages and contents section of the form. The quantities are calculated for customs duties and signed by the agents in charge in manuscript. The reverse with the District and Port of Philadelphia bill of lading affirmation printed information partially filled-in and with receipted note of duties paid on the blank panel at the bottom of the sheet. Form with a small woodcut ships-at-sea scene at upper left corner printed and sold by Chandler Printer No. 306 & 308 Chestnut St. 3rd Story. Approx. 11" x 17" size; old fold lines little nicks closed edge-tears to the paper edges edge-soiling; overall in very good condition. American Civil War era maritime trade business shipping & customs imports history ephemera. R. Craig Koedel in his article Mullica River Ships In The Age Of Sail 1987 writes that ".Of interest the 245-ton schooner Daniel Townsend built at Bass River in 1857 evidently was caught in a southern port at the start of the Civil War. The protest of Captain William H. Townsend against his arrest and that of his crew in Florida in May 1862 is included in Jonathan Pitney's Notorial Records. At the time the Townsend was enrolled at the Port of Great Egg Harbor." New Jersey . Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
186225352Philadelphia PA: Not Published 1862. Bill of lading & Entry of Merchandise form completed in manuscript. Dated 24 May 1862 for the ship Wyoming; Burton master; sailing from Liverpool; bringing in a cargo of bicarbonate and soda ash in various casks. The goods were imported by Yarnall & Trimble and are listed in the packages and contents section of the form. The quantities are calculated for customs duties and signed by the agents in charge in manuscript. The reverse with the District and Port of Philadelphia bill of lading affirmation printed information not filled-in and with receipted note of duties paid on the blank panel at the bottom of the sheet. Form with a small woodcut sailing ship at upper left corner printed and sold by John C. Clark & Son 230 Dock Street Philadelphia. Approx. 11" x 16 3/4" size; old fold lines little nicks closed edge-tears to the paper edges edge-soiling; overall in good condition. with Two approx. 6" x 11" attached documents from the consignors sending the soda ash from Liverpool both documents signed by the master Wm. Burton and with the details of the cargo; these additional documents are affixed at top left corner to the Entry form with a metal grommet; smaller document with old edge-stain. Interesting American Civil War era maritime trade business shipping & customs imports history ephemera. We note that the Wyoming was also an immigrant ship; the National Archives and Records Administration Film M425 Reel 85. Transcribed by Harry Green a member of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild has a list of hundreds of passengers noted as on this voyage along with a transcription of Wm. Burton's affidavit of the manifest. . Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
186225350Philadelphia PA: Not Published 1862. Bill of lading & Entry of Merchandise form completed in manuscript. Dated April 1862 for the ship Lancaster; Decan master; sailing from Liverpool; bringing in a cargo of 1730 pounds of soda ash. The goods were imported by Yarnall & Trimble and are listed in the packages and contents section of the form. The quantities are calculated for customs duties and signed by the agents in charge in manuscript. The reverse with the District and Port of Philadelphia bill of lading affirmation printed information not filled-in and with receipted note of duties paid on the blank panel at the bottom of the sheet. Form with a small woodcut sailing ship at upper left corner printed and sold by John C. Clark & Son 230 Dock Street Philadelphia. Document is approx. 11" x 16 3/4" size; with old fold lines little nicks closed edge-tears to the paper edges edge-soiling; in good condition. Interesting American Civil War era maritime trade business shipping & customs imports history ephemera. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
186224736Philadelphia PA: Not Published 1862. Bill of lading & Entry of Merchandise form completed in manuscript. Dated 16 April 1862 for the Barque Irma H. Wortinger master sailing from Trinidad de Cuba. The goods were imported by S. Morris Waln & Co who brought in hogsheads and barrels of molasses all listed in the packages and contents section of the form. The quantities are calculated for customs duties and signed by the agents in charge in manuscript. The reverse with the District and Port of Philadelphia bill of lading affirmation printed information filled-in by the agent William H. Pile and affirmed by the Dep. Collector of the port with various other signatures noting duties paid on the blank panel at the bottom of the sheet. Form with a small woodcut sailing ship at upper left corner printed and sold by John C. Clark & Son 230 Dock Street Philadelphia. Approx. 11" x 16 3/4" size; old fold lines little nicks to the paper edges edge-soiling; in very good condition. Interesting American Civil War era maritime business shipping & customs imports history. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published Paperback books
186324814Philadelphia PA: Not Published 1863. Bill of lading & Entry of Merchandise form completed in manuscript. Dated 12 June 1863 for the Ship Oswingo Henry Card master sailing from Liverpool England. The goods were imported by S. Baldwin & Co who brought in 10 frames five thousand single sheets of sheathing felt listed in the packages and contents section of the form. The quantities are calculated for customs duties with various corrections and signed by the agents in charge in manuscript. The reverse with the District and Port of Philadelphia bill of lading affirmation printed information filled-in by the agent John H. Irwin and the owners of the goods Messrs. D. Anderson of Belfast and affirmed by the Dep. Collector of the port. Form with a small woodcut sailing ship at upper left corner printed and sold by John C. Clark & Son 230 Dock Street Philadelphia. Approx. 22" x 16 3/4" overall size; old fold lines little nicks to the paper edges edge-soiling; in very good condition. with An attached shipping document from the shipper Roxburgh & Crighton of Liverpool confirming and listing the contents of the goods sent dated and signed. Approx. 5 ¼" x 10 ¼" size; printed on blue paper with the information filled-in in ink and with the faint imprint of a blindstamped seal and manuscript attestations and signatures on the back. Attached to the top left corner of the entry document with a reinforced circular metal grommet. Some edgewear and fold lines in very good condition. Interesting American Civil War era maritime business shipping & customs imports history ephemera. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
186425349Philadelphia PA: Not Published 1864. A double-page Entry of Merchandise form completed in manuscript. Dated 27th day of May 1864 for the Schooner Laura Pride; Ira Pride master; sailing from St. Croix; bringing in a diverse cargo of rum cordial & jellies sweetmeats & seeds arrowroot sugar calabashes tamarinds baywater; also a curious entry for "Electric battery Canes Book & Seeds" and for 'Seaweeds shells & flowers - no value". The goods were imported by John Mason & Co. and are listed in the packages and contents section of the form. The quantities are calculated for customs duties on the following sheet and signed by the agents in charge in manuscript. The reverse with the affirmation printed information not filled-in; and with receipted note of duties paid on the blank panel at the bottom of the sheet. Both sheets secured together at top left corner by a metal grommet. Documents approx. 10 3/4" x 17" size; with old fold lines little nicks to the paper edges edge-soiling; discolored at bottom quarter - no loss to text. In good condition; interesting American Civil War era maritime trade business shipping & customs imports history ephemera from St. Croix in the Caribbean. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
186425343Philadelphia PA: Not Published 1864. Bill of lading & Entry of Merchandise form completed in manuscript. Dated March 1864 for the Bark Princess Alexandra; sailing from Rio de Janeiro; bringing in a cargo of 1420 bags of coffee. Also noted are 'ten dozen rosewood' although this item is lined-through; some damage to the imported coffee is also noted 10% of the cargo. The goods were imported by John Mason & Co. and are listed in the packages and contents section of the form. The quantities are calculated for customs duties and signed by the agents in charge in manuscript. The reverse with the District and Port of Philadelphia bill of lading affirmation printed information not filled-in and with receipted note of duties paid on the blank panel at the bottom of the sheet. Form with a small woodcut sailing ship at upper left corner printed and sold by John C. Clark & Son 230 Dock Street Philadelphia. The document approx. 11" x 16 3/4" size; with old fold lines little nicks to the paper edges edge-soiling; in good condition. Interesting American Civil War era maritime Brazil coffee trade business shipping & customs imports history ephemera. . Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
186425033Philadelphia PA: Not Published 1864. Bill of lading & Entry of Merchandise form completed in manuscript. Dated 29th July 1864 for the Brig "Altabela" Reed master sailing from Cardenas; bringing in hogsheads and barrels of molasses. The goods were imported by John Mason & Co. and listed in the packages and contents section of the form. The quantities are calculated for customs duties and signed by the agents in charge in manuscript. The reverse with the District and Port of Philadelphia bill of lading affirmation printed information not filled-in; and with receipted note of duties paid on the blank panel at the bottom of the sheet. Form with a small woodcut sailing ship at upper left corner printed and sold by John C. Clark & Son 230 Dock Street Philadelphia. Approx. 11" x 16 3/4" size; old fold lines little nicks to the paper edges edge-soiling closed edge-tear at corner; in good condition. Interesting American Civil War era maritime business shipping & customs imports history. . Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
186425032Philadelphia PA: Not Published 1864. Bill of lading & Entry of Merchandise form completed in manuscript. Dated July 1864 for the Brig "Albert" Irvine master sailing from Havana; bringing in a case of Spanish Peas & codfish. The goods were imported by Augustus Merino listed in the packages and contents section of the form. The quantities are calculated for customs duties and signed by the agents in charge in manuscript. The reverse with the District and Port of Philadelphia bill of lading affirmation printed information not filled-in; and with receipted note of duties paid on the blank panel at the bottom of the sheet. Form with a small woodcut sailing ship at upper left corner printed and sold by Geo. W. Henry 208 Dock St. Approx. 11" x 16 3/4" size; old fold lines little nicks to the paper edges edge-soiling edge browned at left margin; in good condition. Interesting American Civil War era maritime business shipping & customs imports history. . Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
186424872Philadelphia PA: Not Published 1864. 2 pages of bills of lading & entry of merchandise forms completed in manuscript. Dated 7 March 1864 for the Ship Gen'l Williams Hatfield master sailing from Liverpool England. The goods were imported by McCullum & Co who brought in bales of cocoa mats & matting also 'carpetings ' as listed in the packages and contents sections of the form. The quantities are calculated for customs duties with various charges and signed by the agent in charge in manuscript. The reverse of the second sheet with the filing notations for the transaction. Form with a small woodcut of sailing ships lighthouse at upper left corner printed and sold by Crissy & Markley Prs. Goldsmiths Hall Library St. Also printed at top right of form is Alexander Murphy Notary Public and Custom House Broker Nos. 3 & 5 Goldsmiths Hall Library St. Approx. 11" x 17" size; old fold lines little nicks to the paper edges edge-soiling; in very good condition. Interesting American Civil War era maritime business shipping & customs imports history ephemera. Our research indicates that the General Williams & its master were also involved in the transportation of Irish immigrants. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
1865222651865. Hardcover. Very Good. Book. Bound collection of separately printed General Orders from the Adjutant General's office for 1865. Containing 168 of 175 consecutive orders and a 94-page index at front. Bound for Major General William Scott Ketchum with his name in gilt on the spine and his markings or wartime notes on numerous pages. 4 3/4 x 7 in. Early resolutions concern the rates of pay for officers' servants equal clothing allowances for commissioned and non-commissioned officers and widow's rights to prize money and equal pay for both black and white volunteers Order No. 31/Public No. 57 and freedom for the wives and children of any army or navy volunteer Order No. 33/Public Resolution No. 25. Also includes several orders relating to the assassination of President Lincoln: Order No. 66 announcing the assassination; Order No. 67 announcing Andrew Johnson's ascent to President; and Order No. 69 announcing the closing of military bases in observance of the funeral of Abraham Lincoln with the official Order of the Procession for the ceremony on April 19th; also includes a Special Order regarding the transportation of President Lincoln's remains to Springfield Illinois and Order No. 72 assigning the Honor Guard to accompany the casket.Orders signed in type by Andrew Johnson concern ending the blockade and restrictions on internal commerce with the exceptions of weapons and gray cloth.Lacking order numbers 15 97 128 133 140 148 & 168 apparently never bound in.Condition Very good. Minor rubbing some staining to top of index pages. Later ink stamps of the Office of the Chief of Finance on front endpapers.William Scott Ketchum 1813-1873 graduated from West Point in 1834. He served in the Seminole Wars and on the Western frontier. As a captain he fought in the 1857 Expedition against the Cheyenne and the Battle of Solomon's Fork where he commanded the 6th Infantry Regiment. During the Civil War in February 1862 he was appointed brigadier General of Volunteers serving in Washington DC. hardcover books
1864220485Baltimore Maryland 1864. Lithograph With Vignettes of Fort Henry and Federal Hill. Portraits of 5 officers Surmountd by Eagle Lithographed by H. Schroeder 69 W. Fayette St. Balt Lithograph. printed in colors by G. Sanders & Co.Balimore Maryland. 27-1/2 x 21-1/2 inches. Matted. Generally fine condition. Lithograph With Vignettes of Fort Henry and Federal Hill. Portraits of 5 officers Surmountd by Eagle Lithographed by H. Schroeder 69 W. Fayette St. Balt Lithograph. printed in colors by G. Sanders & Co.Balimore Maryland. 27-1/2 x 21-1/2 inches. "The Regiment was organized as the 129th N.Y. Infantry at Lockport N.Y. and mustered into the U.S. service Aug. 22 1862.was tarnsferred to Heavy Artillery in Dec. 1862 and designated the 8th N.Y. Vol. Artillery. Recruited to the maximum number 1839 men in Feb. 1864. unknown books
1863List308N.p. 1863. Dark carved wood 11 ½ x 11 ½ x 1 inches with bone border and star inlays in corners an inlaid tree with carved names of Civil War battles as leaves. During the Civil War wounded or captured soldiers would often pass their time waiting to return to duty carving relics. The practice was fairly common with pipes being the most commonly carved object and the quality of the relics varied wildly depending on the talent of the soldier. A.H. Barber from Wisconsin was wounded at Antietam and most likely carved this memorial piece while recovering from his wounds. Each leaf notes a different battle during the 1861-1862 campaigns. Barber enlisted in Company C of the 2nd Wisconsin in 1861 and was discharged in 1863 following wounds suffered at Antietam. The trunk reads Battles for the Union and the four branches read Dept. of the South Army of Virginia & of the Potomac and Dept. of the West with twenty-nine leaves naming battles. <br /> <br /> The resultant plaque is exceptional in timeliness craftsmanship and overall aesthetic beauty. Barber's metaphorically growing tree is particularly timely for the Union cause as the 1863 failure of the Maryland Campaign would serve as inspiration to Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. Wonderfully preserved in excellent condition with no notable flaws. From the collection of Norm Flaydernman the noted Americana dealer who personally collected carved Civil War pipes and had been planning to write a book on the subject at the time of his death. unknown books
1812WRCAM53959London 1812. 219pp. Dbd. Title-leaf detached else a clean very good copy. A rare War of 1812 pamphlet written by British Secretary to the Admiralty and Member of Parliament John Wilson Croker. Here Croker argues the British side of the story in the impending conflict and urges the United States to see France as the real enemy. Anderson Galleries called this work "extremely rare" in their 1918 catalog for the H.R. Lawrence Collection. SABIN 37671. GOLDSMITH-KRESS 20412. unknown books
1866608New York: Published by the Tribune Association 1866. Tall 8vo.  260 x 180 mm. 10 ¼ x 7 inches. viii 74 pp. Self-wrappers with printed title-page stitched as issued; some soiling to the first leaves and a few chips to the corners and edges. With the signature of H. Henry Sheldon on the title-page in three places along with the stamp of the Sheldon Art Museum. First edition. The text comprises the "Report of the expedition to Andersonville Georgia July 1865 for the purpose of identifying the graves and enclosing the grounds of a cemetery created there during the occupation of that place as a prison for Union Soldiers in Rebel hands."  Included is a history of the Andersonville Prison its administration and treatment of soldiers under its care. The lists of soldiers is organized by State and is 74 pages long. Published by the Tribune Association unknown books
1863645Memphis: Memphis Bulletin 1863. About very good. Small broadside 8 x 4.5 inches. Previously folded. Short separation along top fold. Light tanning and foxing. An unrecorded Civil War song sheet that celebrates the accomplishments of the 11th Missouri Volunteers and several other regiments in the XVI Corps of the U.S. Army of the Tennessee. The sheet was printed on a Memphis newspaper press in March 1863 while the units were stationed at Germantown Tennessee east of the city. The lyrics by an unnamed member of the 11th Missouri attempt to immortalize the part played by the brigade in the successful siege and subsequent defense of Corinth which took place in the latter half of 1862. Also singled out for praise are the 47th Illinois and 5th Minnesota volunteer regiments. The 11th Missouri went on to participate in the siege of Vicksburg and later helped to drive Hood's Confederate Army out of Nashville. Not in OCLC. Memphis Bulletin unknown books
186421264.05<p><b>CIVIL WAR.</b>Partially Printed Document Signed by James M. Smith countersigned by Jerome B. Parmenter and Captain Joseph H. Allen. Richmond Virginia October 18 1864. 1 p. 8 x 12½ in. With printed envelope restating affidavit's claim on the outside. </p><b>Excerpt:</b><p>"<i>I James M. Smith a member of Company K of the 169th Regiment New York Volunteers…do hereby authorize and empower Nicholas Weaver of the town of Lansingburgh in the county of Rensselaer to cast for me and in my name and stead…my vote or ballot the same as if I was personally present at the general election to be held on the 8th day of November 1864.</i>"</p><p><b>Historical Background</b></p><p>On April 21 1864 the New York State Legislature passed "An Act to enable the qualified electors of this State absent therefrom in the Military Services of the United States in the Army and Navy thereof to vote." Each soldier and sailor needed to select someone at home who could cast his ballot for him.</p><p>In this Soldier's Power of Attorney James M. Smith of the 169th New York Volunteer Infantry authorized Nicholas Weaver to vote on his behalf in Lansingburgh New York in the 1864 election. In mid-October 1864 when Smith signed this document the 169th New York was in the trenches before Richmond Virginia. Three weeks earlier the regiment had suffered 21 casualties at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm. A few weeks after the election the 169th New York left on an expedition to Fort Fisher which led to its capture in mid-January 1865.</p><p>Republican President Abraham Lincoln was running for reelection against his former general Democrat George B. McClellan who was widely considered the favorite among his former troops. Instead Union soldiers such as Smith voted for their commander in chief in great numbers reelecting Lincoln using proxy voters like Weaver. Although no statistics exist for soldiers who went home to vote or voted by proxy as Smith did those 40000 soldiers who voted in the field gave 75 percent of their votes to Lincoln. He won reelection by more than 400000 popular votes and by an overwhelming 212 to 21 vote in the electoral college.</p><p><b>James M. Smith</b> b. c. 1820 was born in Essex County New York and enlisted on August 28 1862 at Lansingburgh New York as a private in Company K of the 169th New York Volunteer Infantry. He was promoted to chief bugler on April 28 1864 and was mustered out with his regiment at Raleigh North Carolina in July 1865. A month earlier he is listed on the census of Lansingburgh with his wife Elizabeth three of their children and his mother. His profession was listed as "soldier" and he lived next door to Nicholas Weaver and his family. By 1870 his wife and three children still lived next door to the Weavers but James M. Smith was not present.</p><p><b>Nicholas Weaver</b> 1798-1878 served as the president of the village of Lansingburgh New York in 1840 and 1842. In 1865 he was a river captain in Lansingburgh where he lived with his second wife Phoebe Homan and four of their eight children next door to James M. Smith and his family.</p><p><b>Jerome B. Parmenter</b> 1838-1910 graduated from Union College in 1857. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1859. Parmenter mustered in as a 1st lieutenant in Company A of the 169th New York Volunteer Infantry in August 1862. He became captain of Company I on December 31 1862. On December 2 1863 he was discharged for disability and returned to his law practice. Because Parmenter filled in and witnessed this power of attorney form he may have been revisiting his old regiment for the purpose of gathering such documents to return to Rensselaer County in time for the election. In 1868 he bought a half-interest in the <i>Troy Press</i> newspaper for which he served as editor until the 1880s. By 1890 he lived in Bennington Vermont.</p> books
184422542<p><b>JOSEPH S. PITMAN. DORR WAR.</b>Book. <i>Report of the Trial of Thomas Wilson Dorr for Treason; Including the Testimony at Length.Together with the Sentence of the Court and the Speech of Mr. Dorr Before Sentence.</i> Providence R.I. B.F. Moore 1844. 1st ed. 115 pp. 5 1/3 x 8¾ in. </p><p>Based on Rhode Island's colonial charter over half of adult males were disenfranchised. Thomas W. Dorr led the effort to change Rhode Island's political system and expand voting rights. After trying to change the system internally he created the People's Party held an extralegal constitutional convention and set up a competing government. The Rhode Island General Assembly drafted a rival constitution and in 1842 both groups voted on their respective Constitutions. Both Dorr and sitting Governor Samuel Ward King were elected governor but King refused to accept the People's Constitution declared martial law and accused Dorr of treason. While he did not attempt to seize the State House or governmental institutions a few armed clashes did occur. Dorr fled the state but returned and was convicted in 1843 but released for health reasons two years later. Ultimately Rhode Island greatly liberalized voting rights in the aftermath of the rebellion. This trial record prepared by his defense attorneys is especially scarce. R & B 44-2044. Sabin 20649. </p><p><b>Condition</b></p><p>Very good. Original printed front wrapper bound into old boards. Front board loose but holding. Providence Athenaeum Gift of Deborah H. Philbrick bookplate on front pastedown Providence County Sheriff Hunter Carson White's bookplate on verso of half-title. Deaccessioned.</p> hardcover books
1847WRCAM49052Boston: J. B. Hall 1847. 36pp. Pictorial wrappers. Tape repairs to the spine and corners dust-soiling to front wrappers minor foxing. Good. Authorship is attributed to "The One-legged Sergeant." Tutorow and Howes note a different issue with a joint New York and Boston imprint but this imprint was surely executed around the same time and additionally appears with a slightly different imprint "John B. Hall" and contents in the same year. This is one of the first pamphlets in the making of Taylor as hero. TUTOROW 3729. HOWES T80. J. B. Hall unknown books
