Framed ledger page, "An aggregate of purchases made by John Squier for which he is accountable as issuing commissary," dated May 1780 to Jan. 1782. A John Squier is listed in the Fifth Regiment, 10th Company, Connecticut. Details purchases for cattle, pork, beef, paper, Indian meal and rum, etc. Archivally framed in a burlwood frame. […]
Lot 470: John Quincy Adams Signed Document
Framed John Quincy Adams signed land grant certificate, No. 6349, recorded Vol. 14 and page 16, dated June 1st, 1825, awarding eighty (80) acres of land in Franklin County, Indiana to William Mowery. Housed together in a wooden frame with a lithograph of John Quincy Adams. Document measures 9 3/4" H x 15 5/8" W. […]
Lot 467: 5 items of Tennessee Centennial memorabilia
Lot of 5 items of Tennessee Centennial memorabilia. 1ST ITEM: Centennial Souvenir book by Annie Somers Gilchrist, copyright 1897. 7 1/4" x 5 1/4"; 2ND ITEM: Nashville and Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition album of artist's renderings of grounds and buildings. 9 1/4" x 6 1/4". 3RD THRU 5TH ITEMS: Grouping of three (3) exhibition […]
Lot 468: Tennessee Pan Pacific Exposition Medal, 1915
Bronze Panama Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915 featuring a vignette of a sailing vessel and reading "A Land Divided, A World United"; back side stamped "For Tennessee Exposition Fund". Condition: Overall very good condition, slight oxidation.
Lot 466: 8 TN Centennial Albums
8 hard and soft cover albums related to the Tennessee Centennial Exhibition and St. Louis Railway. Parts I, III, VI, VII, VIII, X, and XI all issued by The Nashville American. All offer beautiful and panoramic photos with detailed descriptions of the various buildings, exhibits and layout of the Exposition. 9-3/8" – 12 1/4". Condition: […]
Lot 464: 8 Tennessee Centennial Exposition Souvenirs
Lot of 8 Tennessee Centennial Exposition souvenirs: ITEMS 1 THRU 5: Five (5) sterling silver spoons, all with engraved or decorated bowls, the largest with male figure dressed in buckskin and the title "Volunteers", all marked sterling. 6TH ITEM: Souvenir razor blade stamped Tennessee Centennial with sheath marked H.G. Lipscomb and Co. Nashville, TN, housed […]
Lot 465: 5 items of Tennessee Centennial memorabilia
Lot of 5 items of Tennessee Centennial Exhibition memorabilia. 1ST ITEM: Gold advertising ribbon. 2ND ITEM: Strip of 3 admission tickets for the TN Centennial. 3RD ITEM: Judge's red and white ribbon badge with metal eagle pin with 16 star shield. 4TH ITEM: Guide booklet for the TN Centennial describing the exhibition, the exhibits and […]
Lot 462: 3 Tennessee Centennial Exposition coins, Jackson
Lot of 3 Tennessee Centennial Exposition souvenir coins: 1ST ITEM: Silver Tennessee Centennial coin, vignettes of Jackson and the Parthenon; 2ND ITEM: Dark bronze Tennessee Centennial souvenir coin, vignettes of Jackson and the Parthenon; 3RD ITEM: Light bronze Tennessee Centennial souvenir coin, vignettes of Jackson and the Parthenon. Condition: All items good condition , some […]
Lot 463: 4 Tennessee Centennial Commemorative Pins
Lot of 4 Tennessee Centennial commemorative pins: 1ST ITEM: Red, white and blue ladder badge and round metal pin commemorating German American Day, October 6, 1897; 2ND ITEM: Round metal pin with picture of Parthenon commemorating Nashville Day, September 11, 1897 with image of Nashville Parthenon; 3RD ITEM: Round metal pin commemorating the Pythian Headquarters; […]
Lot 461: 2 TN Centennial Exposition Coins, Frederick Dougla
Lot of 2 Tennessee Centennial Exposition Coins. 1ST ITEM: Silver coin with image of Frederick Douglass, made by the Autogravure Co. of Chicago; 2ND ITEM: Bronze-colored coin with image of Frederick Douglass, made by the Autogravure Co. of Chicago. Condition: Both coins in good condition, some slight loses to image of second coin.