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The Last Men of the Revolution, Plus Autograph of Revolution

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The Last Men of the Revolution, Plus Autograph of Revolution

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Auction Date:2009 Jun 24 @ 10:00 (UTC-04:00 : AST/EDT)
Location:6270 Este Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio, 45232, United States
lot of 2: Hillard, Rev. E.B. The Last Men of the Revolution. A Photograph of Each from Life, Together with Views of Their Homes Printed in Colors. Accompanied by brief Biographical Sketches of the Men. Hartford (CN): N.A. & R.A. Moore, 1864. 12mo, gilt green cloth boards and leather spine, 64pp. Features CDV photographs of six survivors of the Revolutionary War still alive during the 1860s including Samuel Downing, Daniel Waldo, Lemuel Cook, Alexander Millener, William Hutchings, and Adam Link; and a card signed by the Revolutionary War survivor, Daniel Waldo, at the age of 101 years, 1.75" x 3", attached to a folded piece of paper that provides a brief biography on Waldo.

Daniel Waldo (1762-1864), born in Windham, Connecticut, was drafted as a soldier in the Revolutionary War in 1778 at the age of 16 for a month-long service at New London. He then enlisted for eight months in the service of the State, and during this term, he was taken prisoner by the Tories at Horseneck in March, 1779. His imprisonment lasted two months. Upon his release, he went on to attend and graduate from Yale College. Waldo then studied theology. He later became both a missionary and a clergyman. In 1856, at the age of 94, Waldo was appointed Chaplain of the House of Representatives, a position he held until his death. 

Condition: Scattered foxing throughout book; even toning to CDVs; wear to spine; strong, bold signature.