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Confederate Imprint
[Confederate Imprint] 6 1/4" x 9 3/4". 2pp., Richmond, Va., Jan. 5, 1865, transmitting communication from the Secretary of the Navy that “ no coals were taken from the Steamer Advance.” Fine Condition.
Catalog: # AA-0239
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Confederate Imprint: General Orders Detailing The Disposition Of Dead Soldiers Clothing
General Orders No. 63. 5 ¼” x 7 ¾”. Self cover. Adjutant and Inspector General’s Office. Richmond, August 6, 1864: “All detailed men will report to, and be commanded by the generals of reserves in the states to which they respectively belong, who will organize them into companies and regiments.” The order details revisions and revocation of other orders and amends General Orders No. 49 concerning the disposition of dead soldiers clothing; “Surgeons in charge of hospitals will have the military clothing of deceased soldiers washed before turning it over to the quartermaster for reissue. The appraisement of such clothing will not exceed the prices established in General Orders.” Signed in type by Samuel Cooper. Couple of small binding holes at left. Very Fine
Catalog: # AA-0202
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Confederate Postal Department Contractor’s Agreement And Schedule
Partially Printed Document. Two pages, 8 1/2”x 13 7/8. Confederate States of American Post Office Department, Contract Bureau. August 22, 1863. The document lists L.D. McMakin as the contractor for Mail Route # 1966 from Spartanburg to Morrittsville, [?] South Carolina. It also lists the route’s schedule and provides printed instructions regarding the Postmaster’s responsibility as regards contractors.
Even with able administrators such as Postmaster General John Reagan, the postal service of the Confederate States of America found itself continually interrupted by Northern blockades and the invading Union Army. Prior to his appointment to this troubled organization, L.D. McMakin had served as a corporal in the Third South Carolina Reserves. A nice piece of Confederate postal history. Some paper loss at center fold. Else Fine.
Catalog: # AA-0087
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Connecticut Courant
[Newspaper]. 4 pages. Monday, December 8, 1799. An unusual edition of the well known Connecticut Courant printed by Hudson and Goodwin in that the entire front page of the paper displays an advertisement for Hudson and Goodwin’s books. “Hudson and Goodwin have for sale at their store opposite the North Meeting House, Hartford, the following books, which they have lately received from London, Dublin and elsewhere.” A wide variety of books in many topical interest areas such as medicine, poetry, divinity, arts and sciences and many others are included as well as writing papers, account books, etc. Excellent condition.
Catalog: # AA-0215
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Cooper Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon Pay Order
December 31, 1863.. A colorful partly printed pay order depicting an American Flag printed with the words “Cooper Shop Volunteer Refreshment Saloon” The order is to Mr. A. M. Simpson, Treas. of Cooper Shop Vol. Ref. Saloon to pay “Mrs. Davis, Four 50/100.” The Cooper Union was formed to provide support in the form of meals, clothing, newspapers and other essentials to Union troops as they were passing through Philadelphia to and from the South. Extremely fine.
Catalog: # AA-0200
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Counterfeiting!
Three page partly printed legal document dated 1821 charging John Lash of New York with counterfeiting a two dollar bill. The charge is a felony and begins “The Jurors of the People of the State of New York…” John did pass a “certain false, forged or counterfeited promissory note for the payment of money commonly called a bank note…” One four locations on the document is a manuscript drawing of the bank note which is drawn on the “President Directors & Co of the Bank of New York.” Lash plead Not Guilty. Interesting state document with unusually found drawing of a New York Bank Note. Fold separations, light toning; Good.
Catalog: # AA-0242
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Cyrus Field 25th Year Anniversary Celebration By Tiffany
FIELD, CYRUS W.
1879, New York, Elaborate invitation at the request of Cyrus W. Field to attend the celebration of the 25th Anniversary of his historic contract. The event was to be held at his Gramercy Park New York residence. Engraved and printed by Tiffany & Co. 8½ x 6”. A few brown spots and light soiling, verso shows remnants of scrapbook mounting. Very Good and Rare. There were only 1800 guests invited this private event with just 1000 attending. In 1854 Cyrus Field signed a contract which would change both his own life and the history of communications. Through the dauntless efforts of this man, the Atlantic Cable that connected North America and Europe came to fruition. Since that time, the two continent have never been out of immediate communication with each other. The card was designed to represent submarine Telegraphy, linking together with its chain of light the four quarters of the globe. In the centre is a white space of the size of an ordinary visiting card, on which is engraved the invitation. Above this is the coat-of-arms of the Field family, which consists of a shield, with a black ground, parted by a chevron of silver, with sheaves of wheat in gold. The crest shows an arm emerging from a cloud, and grasping the world. This is derived from an ancestor of the family, John Field, a distinguished English astronomer, who lived two hundred years ago, and who introduced the Copernican astronomy into England. A more appropriate design could hardly be found for one who has united the Hemispheres. On one side is an American and on the other an English flag, the staffs of which cross behind the shield. The allegorical figures of the four quarters of the globe will be recognized by all Englishmen as taken from the designs on the Albert Memorial Monument in Hyde Park, London. Europe is seated on a bull, the emblem of strength, crowned, holding a sceptre in her right hand and in her left a globe, surmounted by a cross, while at her feet are three symbolic figures, one holding a sceptre, one with an anchor and a wreath, and the third in an attitude of instruction. America appears as an Indian, with spear and shield, seated on a bison, with a native warrior behind, while in front a figure of civilization stretches out its wand over the new world. Asia reposes on a kneeling elephant, attended by Brahmin and Buddhist priests; and Africa is perched on the hump of a camel, with Oriental figures around her. A cable winds around the whole card, making a frame to the medallions. On one side is the date of the origin of the Company, March 10, 1854; and on the other, that of the reception, March 10, 1879. At the foot is the representation of Mr. Field's dining-room, and the six gentlemen who met therein to launch the first cable - Cyrus W. Field, Peter Cooper, Moses Taylor, Marshall O. Roberts, Chandler White, and David Dudley Field. [From The 25th Anniversary of the Organization of the First Company Ever Formed to Lay an Ocean Cable. Printed for private circulation only, 64 pages, 1879.]
Catalog: # AA-0148
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Devoe's Brilliant Oil Works, Brooklyn
A colorful printed advertising card measuring 9 3/4" x 5 1/2". Detailed depiction of the company's factories. At bottom left and right are various containers in which Devoe's oil was transported. The verso of the advertisement offers a description of the oil works as well as the company's product. Printed by Donaldson Brothers, Five Points, New York. Fine.
Catalog: # AA-0154
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Early Group Of Extension Of Bank Charters
1829, New York. 8 1/2” X 13 1/2”. Early 7 piece group of printed acts to extend bank charters in New York state in 1829. The acts are for the following banks; Bank of Columbia, Bank of Utica, Bank of Auburn, Bank of Newburgh, Middle District Bank, Bank of Genesee and Butchers and Drovers’ Bank, Nice early banking related memorabilia.
Catalog: # AA-0102
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