M. W. Forster (Kentucky, 19th/20th Century) oil on panel bust portrait of an African American woman wearing a plaid kerchief and a 19th century dress against a grey background. Signed "M. W. Forster" lower left. Klauber Portraits, Fine Arts, Louisville, KY gallery label with title, artist's name "Miss M. W. Forster Louisville, Ky" en verso. […]
Lot 601: 5 Slave Documents including Tennessee
Five (5) Slavery Related Documents. 1st-3rd items: Three (3) Receipts believed to refer to slave trading in Lincoln Co., Tennessee with the buyer in all three cases listed as John J. or J.J. Whitaker. 1st receipt records the sale of a "negro man named Jim aged about 30 years" to Whitaker by William D. Thompson […]
Lot 600: 5 Andrew Jackson and Battle of New Orleans Related Prints
Five (5) Andrew Jackson and Battle of New Orleans related prints. 1st item: Kurz and Allison, THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS, January 8th, 1815, depicting General Jackson commanding troops against General Pakenham. Battle losses noted lower left margin. Chromolithograph, published by Kurz & Allison, Art Publishers, Chicago, circa 1890. Unframed. 21 3/4" H x 27 […]
Lot 599: Double Barrel Holster Flintlock Pistol
Continental double barrel holster flintlock pistol, 17 1/2" overall, 10 1/8" barrel. Has carved wood to outline the trigger guard and lock plates. Hole in stock butt could have been where a ring was removed. The ramrod is missing. Left lock plate is missing a tension spring and jaw on the hammer. The right lock […]
Lot 598: 2 Flintlock Pistols, Gen. Jackson, Ambrister and Arbuthnot history
Two (2) European flintlock pistols, history of ownership in the family of President Andrew Jackson, who is said to have seized the guns from Robert Christie Ambrister (1797-1818) and Alexander (George) Arbuthnot (1748-1818) during the First Seminole War. The two British citizens were captured and charged with aiding the Seminole and Creek Indians against the […]
Lot 597: President Andrew Jackson Signed Military Commission + Jackson Book
President Andrew Jackson signed military commission document conferring on George Washington McLean the rank of Second Lieutenant of Marines. Signed January 4, 1834. Countersigned by Navy Secretary Levi Woodbury. 18" H x 14" W. Col. George Washington McLean (1801-1878) entered the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1818 but did not […]
Lot 596: President Andrew Jackson letter, KY interest
President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845, in office 1829-1837) autograph letter, unsigned, regarding a special presentation cane sent via General John Moore McCalla to Gov. George Breathitt of Kentucky. Jackson presented these special "Old Hickory" canes to certain allies who supported him during the Nullification Crisis of 1832. The letter is dated January 18th, 1833 to General […]
Lot 595: J. Q. Adams Alabama land grant, Bible Sampler, & 2 Silhouettes
Four (4) 19th C. historical items, including John Quincy Adams signed Alabama land document, sampler, and silhouettes. 1st item: John Quincy Adams land grant, signed as sixth President of the United States, dated July 1826, granting "…eighty acres and thirty one and one half hundredths of an acre…" of land in Tuskaloosa [sic] County, Alabama […]
Lot 593: Miniature Portrait, Spotwood-Dandridge Family
American School, possibly Southern, miniature watercolor portrait of a gentleman, believed to be a member of the Spotswood-Dandridge family of Virginia. The dark haired, blue-eyed subject, about 30-40 years old, is depicted in a black coat with white tie, in oval gold metal frame with empty glass reserve en verso. Unsigned. 2 7/8" H x […]
Lot 594: John Sevier Signed Land Grant, Maury Co. interest
John Sevier (1745-1815), First Governor of Tennessee signed land grant as Governor, dated September 30, 1808 – possibly one of the earliest extant Maury County land grants. The document grants sixty three acres to Robert Neely, assignee of William P. Anderson (who was also surveyor of the land at issue). Curiously, the county is not […]