Philadelphia Derringer, .44 caliber. Breech and lock plate marked "Deringer Phila", right side of breech marked "P", back of trigger guard marked "J". Checkered walnut stocks, heptagon barrel, German silver mounted, foliate engravings on breech of barrel, bolster, lock plate, hammer, and trigger guard with pineapple finial, plain escutcheons, unmarked shield insert on back strap, […]
Lot 611: 63 Civil War ephemera items, incl. Soldier Ambrotype, Autograph Album, Johnson's Island Envelopes
Archive of sixty three (63) 19th century Tennessee and Alabama Civil War related items, including McMinn County TN related Confederate Soldier Ambrotype, Alabama Civil War era autograph album, forty-five (45) envelopes postmarked to and from Blount County, Tennessee and Johnson's Island Union prison, Sandusky, Ohio, and more. 1st item: Ninth plate ambrotype depicting an unidentified […]
Lot 612: VA Civil War Photo, Alexander Gardner – Timothy O'Sullivan
Timothy O'Sullivan / Alexander Gardner albumen view of the quarters of Captain Harry Clinton, Quartermaster/Provost Guard, at the Army of the Potomac Headquarters, Brandy Station, Virginia, Dec. 1863-1864. The battle of Brandy Station, fought June 9, 1863, was the largest predominantly Cavalry engagement of the Civil War (and the largest to ever take place on […]
Lot 610: Assembled Group of 34 Civil War/U.S. Revolution Related Items
Archive of thirty-four (34) items, many Civil War era, Revolutionary War era, or Confederate Reunion related, including 1848 Mexican silver coin given as payment to Samuel Milton Taylor of Tennessee by the Confederate States of America (CSA), Union brass buttons, Iron signal cannon base used at Fort Ninety-Six, South Carolina, CSA $500 bonds, 1887 Reunion […]
Lot 609: Matthew Calbraith Perry Mexican-American War ALS
Mexican-American War ALS. One page handwritten bifolium. From Matthew Calbraith Perry, Commodore of the United States Naval Forces, Flagship USS Mississippi off Veracruz, Gulf of Mexico, to Paped Mid Francis Gregory, dated March 24, 1847. Written during the Battle of Veracruz, Perry commands Francis to "…report yourself to Captain [Issac] Mayo for duty on board […]
Lot 606: Cheek's Cross Roads Archive, 1802-1807, Davy Crockett interest
Cheek's Cross Roads, Tennessee, leatherbound journal or ledger, dating from June 12, 1802 through June 10, 1807, for a store owned and operated during this time period by David Deaderick (1754-1823), William Conway (born ca. 1775), and David Wendel (1785-1840), plus book and cabinet card (3 items total). Located in what is now Hamblen County, […]
Lot 607: John Sevier and Oliver Ellsworth, 2 Signed Documents
John Sevier (1745-1815), First Governor of Tennessee, and Oliver Ellsworth (1745-1807), third Chief Justice of the United States, signed early North Carolina sheriff summon writs, 2 items total. 1st item: Sheriff summons writ signed by John Sevier as clerk of Washington County, North Carolina, dated November 1782, prior to the creation of the State of […]
Lot 608: TN State Militia Jacket, John Sevier Commission, & Powder Horn
Early Tennessee Militia archive relating to Lieutenant William Graham including a Tennessee militia coat, signed Governor John Sevier military commission, and powder horn, 3 items total. 1st item: Early Tennessee State Militia Coat owned and worn by Lieutenant William Graham (1786-1857, served circa 1807-1815 in the Sixth Regiment in the Tennessee State Militia) comprised of […]
Lot 604: 19th c. White House Dinner Invitation, poss Andrew Jackson
Presidential invitation to dinner, printed with manuscript, addressed to "Honble. Mr. Prentiss of the Senate / Fletcher" (possibly Samuel Prentiss, 1781-1857, serving as Senator from Vermont 1831-1842), "Tuesday the 23rd of Dec'r at 5 o'clock." Pencil notations indicate this was issued by President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845, serving as President 1829-1837), likely in 1834, during his […]
Lot 605: 2 letters to Andrew Jackson inc. Creek War, Francis Preston Blair
Two (2) Letters to Andrew Jackson, from Robert Irwin and Francis Preston Blair. 1st item: Creek War era ALS from Robert Irwin, commander of Fort Gaines, Alabama, addressed to Major General Andrew Jackson. Makes reference to hunger conditions among soldiers at the camp; Irwin's unsuccessful attempts to acquire pork from Fort Mitchell; and a large […]