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Historical Montana Territory Indian Wars Cloak

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:10.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Historical Montana Territory Indian Wars Cloak
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This cloak belonged to James Mitchell Ashley. And was used during his appointment as governor of Montana Territory during 1870 when President Grant sent him out to Montana. The cloak is named on the interior pocket and has a custom clothier tag on the top as shown. Truly a phenomenal piece of Montana Territorial History.

James Mitchell Ashley (November 14, 1824 – September 16, 1896) was an American politician and abolitionist. A member of the Republican Party, Ashley served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio during the American Civil War, where he became a leader of the Radical Republicans and pushed for passage of the Thirteenth Amendment, ending slavery in the United States. After the war, he served as Governor of the Montana Territory and president of the Ann Arbor Railroad.