A Fine Selection of Manuscripts and Documents - Session 2

(REQUEST FOR GUN POWDER): Early war-date manuscript D.S. 1p. oblong 8vo., Norwich, Conn., Apr. 23, 1775 noting that the selectmen had agreed to ship...

(RETREIVING THE SICK): Interesting manuscript D.S. 1p. oblong 8vo., [Conn.] June 11, 1777 ordering that payment of six pounds be paid to one George Co

(REVOLUTION-JUDAICA): BENJAMIN JACOBS. (?-?) Jewish-American patriot, appointed by Congress in 1776 to sign letters and bills of credit. Partly-printe

(JUDAICA): A copy of the Independent Gazetteer or the Chronicle, 1p. folio, , April 1785 containing advertisements of three Jewish firms

(REVOLUTIONARY WAR PAY VOUCHERS): A group of six documents consisting pay vouchers of Connecticut Pay Table Office documents dating between 1781 and 1

(SUPPLIES FOR THE HOME FRONT): An unusual manuscript D.S. 1p. legal folio, Hartford, 1780 entitled "A return of the amount of Articles supplied...

(DAVID WATERBURY): (1722 - 1801) General in the Continental Army who served at the siege of St. John and the surrender of Montreal. Also served under

(SARATOGA CONVENTION ARMY): Manuscript D.S. 1p. 12" x 3 1/2", [Frederick Town, Md.] June 17, 1781 a "List of the men belonging to the...

(SARATOGA CONVENTION ARMY): Manuscript D.S. 1p. oblong folio, Frederick Town, [Md.], Apr. 6, 1781 a "List of the Light Infantry & Grenadier...

LEWIS A. ARMISTEAD: (1817 - 1863) Confederate brigadier general who led a brigade through Lee's campaigns. At Gettysburg, Armistead led his troo...

GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN: (1826 - 1885) Union major general and general-in-chief of the army whose hesitation in attacking Confederate forces caused him to

CARTER L. STEVENSON: (1817 - 1888) Confederate major general who led with distinction at Cumberland Gap, later captured at Vicksburg, exchanged, and a

(CONFEDERATE SECESSION BADGE): An exceedingly rare and most desirable relic, a Confederate "secession badge" worn by Southern Confederate ...

(UNION SOLDIER PHOTO ALBUM AND LETTERS): A large lot of related Union Civil War images and letters. A family album with dozens of CDV's containi...

ORGANIZATION OF THE WEBSTER REGIMENT: A wonderful group of 13 war-date documents that read like a small journal related to the organization of the 12t

WILLIAM WIRT ALLEN: (1835 - 1894) Confederate major general who commanded a brigade of cavalry with Wheeler at Atlanta, also wounded at Perryville. Sc

JAMES PATTON ANDERSON: (1822 - 1872) Confederate major general who led a daring charge to capture Union artillery at Stones River, he also led a divis

SAMUEL BARRON: Confederate naval officer directly under Mallory, Chief of the Bureau of Orders and Detail. War-date signature: "S. Barron Flag ...

LAWRENCE O`BRYAN BRANCH: (1820 - 1862) Confederate brigadier general who commanded forces at New Bern and later joined Jackson to fight at the Seven D

JOSEPH B. AND MCLAUGLEN CARR: A highly unusual pair of two war date letters written on the same 4to. sheet of paper dated Jan. 29, 1863 and Feb. 2, 18