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Inv-4363 |
United States Military Telegraph imprinted envelope addressed
to "Dr. McPherson, Thomas" and "OB (Official
Business)" at lower left. This appear to have been John
B. McPherson, who enlisted on 12/25/1863 as a Surgeon. On
12/25/1863 he was commissioned into Field & Staff US Connecticut
19th Infantry; He resigned on 8/19/1864 |
$55. |
Inv-4364 |
United
States Military Telegraph imprinted envelope addressed
to "Dr. McPherson, Grant('s Corp)". This appear
to have been John B. McPherson, who enlisted on 12/25/1863
as a Surgeon. On 12/25/1863 he was commissioned into Field
& Staff US Connecticut 19th Infantry; He resigned on 8/19/1864.
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$65. |
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Inv-1182 |
1827
printed tax receipt of Adam Lichliter to the Collector
of Woodstock (Virginia) detailing House, Tithables, Slave
and Horse
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$50. |
Inv-1183 |
1833
printed tax receipt (Virginia) of Adam Lickliter (sic)
detailing Slaves, Horses and County & Parish
Levy |
$50. |
Inv-4643 |
Outgoing Blockade Cover from the well known Locke Correspondence
Savannah, Ga to Rome, Italy. The cover originated in Savannah,
Ga as noted by contemporary docketing at the top referring
to the original letter "No 38 Recd Nov 24th letter
dated Oct 26th Oct 3 1862 Rec'd T….t…s about Dec
8th 1862" (lots of correction/crossing out). The envelope
was sent under separate cover from Savannah via Charleston
to Nassau and on to Barring Brothers in England. Barring
Brothers removed the outer cover and entered the subject
envelope into the British mails via France to Rome, Italy.
Small opening edge and flap tears that are more than
made up for by the wonderful colorful transit markings front
and back. Outbound blockade covers only make up about
30% of all blockade uses. 2007 CSA certificate |
$1,950. |
Inv-4854 |
ETOWAH/Ga. light cds with ms Feby 11 (1861) at center
with scarce M.A. Cooper PM free frank at upper right
on cover to "Hon. Howell Cobb. President Convention
Montgomery, Ala. Howell Cobb, Macon, Georgia". Following
Georgia's secession from the Union in 1861, Howell Cobb served
as president of the Confederate Provisional Congress (1861-62)
and was a major general of the Confederate army. His personal
history is well-known and illustrious. While the U.S. granted
the free franking privilege to local postmaster, the Confederacy
abolished this practice so such examples are only known
prior to June 1, 1861. Couple small sealed edge tears
at top which do not detract from this otherwise immaculate
and historic cover. |
$695. |
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Inv-4835 |
State of Alabama Tax Receipt for Confederate General Tax
collected for year ending December 1864 in the amount of $822.00
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$35. |
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Inv-4836 |
State
of Alabama Tax Receipt for Confederate General Tax collected
for year ending December 1864 in the amount of $815.00 |
$35. |
Inv-5040 |
"A.H.
Garland, Ark." signed piece, CSA Senator who
voted for Arkansas to secede - Augustus Hill Garland
was a lawyer and politician from Arkansas who voted to support
secession after the firing on Ft. Sumter. He took part
in the framing of the Confederate constitution and was elected
to the Confederate Congress and then the Senate, serving on
many key committees. After the War, he also served as Governor
of Arkansas, U.S. Senator from Arkansas and later as U.S.
Attorney General under Cleveland. A scarce autograph of
a Confederate politician and statesman. Comes with short bio.
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$50. |
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Inv-5039 |
"John
Goode, Norfolk, Va" signed piece, CSA Congressman,
and CSA officer in 2nd Virginia Cavalry, Signer at the Virginia
Secession Convention - Goode was a close friend of the
Davis administration, an attorney and politician prior to
the Civil War. On the staff of Jubal A. Early and saw action
at First Manassas. Scarce autograph. Comes with short
bio |
$50. |
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Inv-4999 |
[Confederate Correspondence] A wonderful letter from a
concerned Southern parent seeking news of his son. Letter
headed "Jackson, Louisiana, Jany 18, 1863",
on embossed letterhead of J(ohn). B. Camden, New Orleans,
2p. Camden inquires as to whether his son Willie has received
the packages sent to him, and frets over Willie's lack of
letter writing to his aunt. He also comments extensively
on the military situation: "...Here we get very
little news from N.O. and that is always bad, no place has
suffered more than those people, and all along the Coast up
to Baton Rouge, and down to Lafourche, they have carried devastation
in their march...At Port Hudson we are in good condition for
them, and waiting their motion. I do not think they will ever
attack the place. Certain I am they cannot take it, unless
Treachery gives it to them as it did N.O. At Vicksburg you
have heard we have given them another defeat...Let them come.
There is no fear for that place now that Genl Sibley (has
superseded Genl. Dick Taylor, whose a very poor representative
for his father, glorious old Zack and) is in command on other
the other side of the Mississippi River...Oh for some more
Stonewall's and Lee's! Then we would make short work of it..."
Two minor holes, very legible. An excellent letter from the
Southern perspective! |
$400. |
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Inv-5041 |
"A.G.
Brown" signed 1848 letter, 8to, CSA Senator from
Mississippi. Albert Brown Gallatin was a prominent Mississippi
politician before the Civil War, serving as Congressman
and Governor of Mississippi. During the War, he entered
the Confederate Army as a captain in Co. H, 18th Miss.
Infantry. In 1862 he was elected as Senator to the
Confederate Senate and served until the end of the War.
Important Confederate military and political autograph. Short
accompanies. |
$80. |
Inv-5085
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State
of South Carolina headed partially printed Camden
Bulletin and filled out billing form for advertising
dated May 1864 for $44 made out to Col. Richard Caldwell,
Commissary General S.C. with two accompanying individual
handwritten invoices to which are attached the proof
copies of long newspaper announcements with instructions
re spirituous liquors and a list of licensed and bonded
agents. The backs of the newspaper clippings are as
interesting, if not more so, than the front with headlines
of latest news from Lee's Army, Gen. Longstreet's wound
declared mortal, and many other detailed troop movements/battles
of fame with commanders noted; reports signed Beauregard
and Lee, news of ironclad battles, etc. In wonderful
condition and truly holding pieces of history in your hands.
News clippings are longer than indicated by the scans due
to the limited size of my scanner bed.
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on the 3 thumbnails individually to enlarge for viewing.
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$75. |
Inv-5147 |
Manuscript
receipt from the State of South Carolina Commissary General's
Department dated Nov. 12th 1862, a bill for corn
meal signed by W. Lyles noted as paid and with filing docketing
on verso "Voucher No. 770".
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on the thumbnails individually to enlarge for viewing.
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$30. |
Inv-5148 |
General
Orders No. 3. printed octavo page headed Adjutant and
Inspector General's Office, Richmond, February 6, 1865
publishing the Act of Congress "that there shall
be an appointed by the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, an officer, who shall be known
and designated as 'General in Chief', who shall be ranking
officer of the army and, as such, shall have command of
the military forces of the Confederate States."
The second section appoints General Robert E. Lee to
be said Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States.
Handstamped with the purple oval of the "Rebel Archives"
and with burned edge at bottom and left. A historic document
and a worthy adjunct to any Confederate postal history collection.
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$170. |
Inv-5219 |
FREE./For the Regiment/ADAMS EXPRESS CO./Per HOEY Four-line
handstamp in greenish blue
(without period after "Hoey") boldly struck on
back of May 8, 1861 folded letter from Brooklyn to "Mr.
Henry A. Sand, 7th Regiment N.Y.S.M., Engineer Corps Co.
K, Care of L. D. Winchester Esqr., Quartermaster, Washington
D.C.", from his mother, informing him that his father
is ill and asking him to come home immediately, she worries
that telegraphic dispatch did not reach him, Extremely Fine
strike of the rare Adams regimental express marking,
used early in the war on mail carried free of charge between
New York and regiments guarding the capital under Lincoln's
authority -- only seven examples of the "For the
Regiment" version are recorded, this being one of the
choicest strikes. A similar edge-worn cover sold for
$3,335.00 in the December 2007 Siegel sale.
Click
on individual thumbnails on left to enlarge copies of front
and back.
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$1,800. |
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Inv-5220 |
Southern
Express Co. Columbus Geo. Jun. 23. Ca. 1865 double-circle
datestamp on cover to New York City, ms. "Express"
and pencil "Paid 2/- W" express charge (two
bits, or 25¢), posted by regular mails at Richmond
Va. with circular datestamp, U.S. 3¢ stamp has been
removed from cover, fresh, Very Fine, scarce post-war usage,
ex-Knapp |
$1,100. |
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Inv-5221 |
MAILS SUSPENDED. Dead Letter Office's oval handstamp clearly
struck on 3¢ pink entire to Fredericksburg Va., "PHILA
PA. MAY 11" (1865) cds and target, slight wear and toning
at edges, still Very Fine, although the Army of Northern Virginia
surrendered a month earlier, there was still no regular mail
service between the North and South -- a rare example of the
"Mails Suspended" marking used very late in the
war, ex Meroni |
$1,700. |
Inv-5182 |
"Naval
Battle of Memphis" (June 6, 1862). Rare and historically
significant account written by Mary Virginia Ellet Cabell,
Charles Ellet's daughter, General Alfred W. Ellet's niece
and Charles Rivers Ellet's sister. Her cousin Edward C.
Ellet was also at the Battle of Memphis. This document consists
of 9 pages, is dated April 21st, 1883 and is written
to and for Col. George B. Corkless, who was the U.S. Attorney
that prosecuted President Garfield's assassin, Guiteau.
Mary
Ellet was 23 years of age at the time of her father's death
on June 21, 1862. She and her mother were given a pass from
Edwin M. Stanton on June 9, 1862 to "pass within the
lines of U.S. Forces to Cairo & wherever else Col. Ellet
may be ... free passage & subsistance at the charge
of the War Dept."
Some
excerpts read: " My father ...suggested a plan for
the use of Steam Battering Rams as a means of coast &
Harbor defense....he was uneasy about his plan for "rams"
which he knew must be in the hands of the enemy...these
warnings began in Sept. 1861...on Feb 6th one month before
the Merrimac sent the Congress & Cumberland to the bottom....he
left for the Ohio River, brought the steamers... rapidly
rigged in 8 weeks had his fleet of 9 boats....joined Gunboat
Squadron commanded by Com. Davis a few miles from Ft. Pillow....These
boats were strengthened by timbers , had no iron plating,
' were mere substitutes for Rams.'
As
he reached Ft. Pillow found it deserted by the Confederates,
took possession, planted the Union Flag.. reached Memphis
at day-break..tied boats to shore..all men at breakfast
when a shot passing over Flag Ship warned him Rebel Fleet
was coming...ordered the 3 largest Rams to follow him &
on the Queen of the West..followed by the Monarch, he bore
down alone to meet the Rebel Fleet...The Queen crashed into
the foremost boat, cutting her almost into....the Monarch
followed closely into action & sunk the Rebel Gunboat
which had struck the Queen & rammed , breached &
captured two more.
Making
in all, five Rebel rams sunk or captured..only one escaped...The
Gunboats had maintained a steady fire during the engagement,
which lasted in all about an hour....weighed anchor &
took possession of the prizes....& formal possession
of the City....sent his son, barely nineteen, ashore to
demand from the Mayor the surrender of the city....when
the queen struck the Lovell, my father, in his eagerness
to observe the fight, came down from his pilot-house where
he was the target for a volley of pistol and musket shots,
one of which took effect in his knee...although
warned by his physicians...refused to leave post until...brother
took command....he sank rapidly....on the Switzerland to
Cairo where he breathed his last!!
Services
of the Ram Fleet, as of Gen. A.W. Ellet's Marine Brigade
( Brown Water Navy ) & under the command of my young
brother Charles R. Ellet , I hardly know how to speak...Rams
approching Vicksburg, Charles volunteered with three followers
to cross...to carry dispatches to Admiral Farragut... made
a Col. of Infantry took command of Ram Fleet...Admiral Porter
to send Gunboats against Haines Bluff, my brother,Col. Charles
R. Ellet was ordered to lead way up Yazoo River on his wooden
Ram with a torpedo rake of his own invention... desired
to attempt the destrucion of "City Of Vicksburg"
he ran the batteries of Vicksburg...ran "The Queen
of the West" into the City of Vicksburg, was set on
fire by incendiary shells...Gen. Sherman visits the Queen
immediately after this exploit and can vouch for the correctness
of my statements...soon as repaired the Queen went down
river, captured a number of Confederate vessels, destroyed
much contraband...blown up by ambush battery....Col. Ellet
& crew exscaped on bales of cotton.
There
is much, much more, but in last paragraph she writes about
her brother, 20 year old Charles Rivers Ellet- " His
health finally sank under the protracted & excessive
fatigue & exposure.....He felt himself compelled to
leave the service & died a few weeks afterward, just
twenty years old."
Mary
Ellet was one of 18 women who organized and signed the formal
draft of the DAR. She opened Norwood Institute for girls
and young ladies in Washington, D C.
All
pages measure 8 1/4 x 10 1/2" and are in superb condition.
Some of the details she writes about are found no where
else. |
$690. |
Inv-5299
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STONY
POINT/VA./MAY (1861) cds with ms "Free Wm. Be(ck),
PM" on cover to "Mr. W. W. Minor, Charlottesville,
Va., cover reduced a bit into postmaster's name. Original
business letter headed May 12/61 and signed by the (Postmaster)
William Beck. Scarce PM Free cover, fresh and Fine. While
the U.S. granted the free franking privilege to local postmaster,
the Confederacy abolished this practice so such examples
are only known prior to June 1, 1861
N.B.
Letter is folded in the scan. It is full and complete. |
$160. |
Inv-5277
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U.S.
3¢ rose #65 tied by target and Columbus, O. Jul
24 (1865) cds with cds of Miamiville P.O./Camp Dennison
Sep 9, 1865 cds on cover to "Mr. John L. Mock, Co.
A., 95th Regt. O(hio) V(olunteers) Vicksburg, Mi"
which has been crossed out in red ink and redirected back
to Columbus O, stamp also tied with oblong boxes "FORWARDED"
and with address notation "To follow Regiment".
Military records show that John L. Mock enlisted as a private
at 24 years old on 8/5/1862 into "A" Co. OH 95th
Infantry. He was mustered out on 8/14/1865 at Louisville,
KY. He was also listed as wounded on 8/30/1862 at Richmond,
KY. Promotions: Corpl 5/14/1864; Sergt 4/1/1865. Cover slightly
reduced at right with repair piece at bottom right edge.
Three wonderful Ellsworth collateral pieces accompany.
A portrait remembrance card of "Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth,
Fire Zouaves, Assassinated May 24th", a trimmed to
size embossed Ellsworth remembrance and a partial letter
dated "Camp near Washington March 8th 1863" on
Ellsworth scene. Showy and scarce combination of cover and
ephemera (album remnants on verso). |
$550. |
Inv-5319 |
Confederate
Tax In Kind document from Uniontown Depot, Alabama.
Filled out printed "Form No. 3 Estimate No. 70"
dated 14th March 1865 for the 30th Tax District, State of
Alabama. "Estimate and Assessment of Bacon"
for R. H. Hudson (a wealthy planter) and F. S. Smith, agent
for A. W. Ellerbe of the County of Marengo State of Alabama.
Printed explanation of special exemption on the verso for
the "bacon tithe" (not subject to this
tax if less than 250 lbs of net pork slaughtered). In part
it states that an Act of Congress has been established
"to pay taxes for the common defence (sic), and carry
on the Government of the Confederate States." This
one is fresh and in excellent condition. Research on Ellerbe
shows he was a wealthy man much respected in his community,
born in SC, died in AL and raised a large family. The Ellerbe
family was large and their progeny became scattered over
many Southern states. When the Civil War began they gave
several sons to serve in the Confederate Cause. Five of
the Ellerbe sons served in the war. The Slave Census of
1860 shows A. W. Ellerbe with 131 slaves. Confederate
tax documents of any kind are rare. |
$150. |
Inv-AK101
New
03-11-08 |
Confederate
Election Ballot: For President - Jefferson Davis of Mississippi/For
Vice President - Alexander H. Stephens of Georgia with
18 other nominees for the State at Large. Ballot signed
on the back by John M. Floyd. A wonderful piece of Southern
heritage/Americana in pristine condition. Could be a wonderful
historic opening to an exhibit or collection. |
$360. |
Inv-5391
New
03-13-08 |
So(uthern). Express Co., Express Business, internal company
cover to "James P. Hawkins, Esq., Messenger, So. Express
Co., Staunton, Va.", with "Vital Importance"
notation at top; cover reduced at top and wax seal on back
flaps. Hawkins worked for Southern Express from at least
1862 to May 1865. General Orders No. 77 dated October
22, 1862, exempted Southern Express employees from conscription.
He worked as an agent on the Virginia Central and the Orange
& Alexandria railroads and wrote about his wartime work.
His diaries, housed in Navarro College's Pearce Civil War
Collection Hawkins' wartime express activity is available
on historynet.com from a reprint of an article by Julie Holcomb
in the May 2003 issue of America's Civil War |
$300. |
Inv-5438
New
03-13-08 |
Staunton,
Va., Sep 23, 1861, town postmark on cover to Lexington,
Va. with matching "Paid" and "10" rate
handstamps, addressee notations "charge box 172"
and unusual but contemporary "Per Pony Express to
Staunton", F.-V.F., ex-Baer (1920), Emerson, and
Knapp, with 2007 C.S.A. certificate noting unable to determine
origin of manuscript notation. More research needs to be done
on this but it has top provenance and potential to be a major
Confederate showpiece. |
$1,200. |
Inv-5557
New
04-06-08 |
Printed Treasurer’s Receipt headed Auditor’s Office and dated 12th Nov 1861, received $4,000 of Daniel Lafever, Sheriff of Berkley County, signed E. S. Hewitt. There is a Berkley County in both SC and WV and have been unable to determine which this is. Buy it and you can do the research. |
$40. |
Inv-5575
New
04-06-08 |
Confederate letter headed “Greenville June 25th” from Isabella M. Smith to “Cousin James” saying she and family are anxious about Mason (B. Smith) who had an attack of pneumonia as well as his wound and that the ball (bullet) had not yet been found. Smith was in the Co. D., 16th SC Infantry Regt. and wounded at Vicksburg. Prior owner family research included. Pringle/Smith families. |
$110. |
Inv-5933
New
04-21-08 |
Adams Express Company, Great Eastern, Western & Southern Express Forwarders, New-York. blue oval handstamp on through-the-lines 3¢ Red Star Die entire to Athens Tenn., part strike of indistinct double cancel and grid cancel, slightly reduced at top, Fine |
$675. |
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Inv-5932
New
04-26-08 |
Unused Adversity cover made from book fly leaf of Edinburgh (Encyclopedia) “conducted by David Brewster, L.L.D.F.R.S., with the assistance of gentlemen eminent in science and literature”, “The First American Edition” (1832), Extremely Fine |
$45. |
Inv-6026
New
05-04-08 |
Slave carried envelope endorsed by sender "By Woodrow with Wagon and Dogs", “ Major John W. Brodnas Danville, Va.”, fresh, Very Fine and Scarce. |
$400. |
Inv-6027
New
05-04-08 |
Slave carried envelope endorsed by sender "By boy Grey", manuscript sender's notation on homemade cover to Tibbee Station, M&O (Mobile and Ohio) R.R., Miss., soldier's endorsement "W. H. Robertson, Co. E Col. Woods regt", Quite scarce and collectible |
$400. |
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