Civil War era ALS. One page handwritten letter from Major General John Cabell Breckinridge (1821-1875), the 14th and youngest-ever vice president of the United States, serving from 1857 to 1861, and Confederate Secretary of War in 1865, no location, to Brigadier General Thomas Jordan (1819-1895), no location, dated May 16, no year but believed to […]
Lot 648: Robert E. Lee Signed $20 CSA Bill & Lee CDVs, incl. Anthony & Brady Marks, 2 items
Photograph album containing fourteen (14) carte de visite (CDV) depicting Lee, including eight (8) depicting bust portraits of Lee in his Civil War era Confederate uniform, three (3) with studio marks including C.D. Fredericks and Company, NY, Morseâs Gallery of the Cumberland, Nashville, TN, and The Lee Gallery, Richmond, VA; one (1) full-length standing portrait […]
Lot 647: Robert E. Lee Signed CDV, Traveller & Lee CDV by Plecker, 2 items
1st item: Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) signed carte-de-visite (CDV) depicting a bust portrait of Lee in his Civil War-era Confederate uniform. Signed "R E Lee" to white archival tape affixed to bottom of CDV. No studio marks. 4 1/8" H x 2 1/2" W. 2nd item: CDV depicting Lee standing in profile beside his most […]
Lot 645: Civil War Jefferson Davis Signed Letter to Robert E. Lee, May 1864
Civil War era ALS. One-page bifolium handwritten autographed letter signed by Jefferson Finis Davis (1808-1889) as president of the Confederate States of America (CSA) from 1861 to 1865, Richmond, Virginia, writing to General Robert Edward Lee (1807-1870), Headquarters of the Army of Virginia, dated May 12, 1864. Composed shortly after the events of the Battle […]
Lot 646: Civil War Robert E. Lee Signed Letter to William Jackson
Civil War era ALS. One-page handwritten autographed letter signed by General Robert Edward Lee (1807-1870), Gaines Mill, Virginia, written to William C. Jackson, Augusta, Georgia, dated June 11, 1864. Composed during the events of the Battle of Cold Harbor (fought in Hanover County, VA, May 31-June 12, 1864), Lee writes "My dear Sir I am […]
Lot 644: Archive of 8 Civil War CSA Cabinet Member Letters, incl. Seddon, Randolph, Walker, Mallory, Memminger, Stephens, Tyler
1st item: Civil War era ALS. One page handwritten letter from James Alexander Seddon (1815-1880), 4th Confederate States Secretary of War from November 21, 1862 to February 5, 1865, War Department, presumably in Richmond, VA, addressed to General Braxton Bragg (1817-1876), no location, but likely also in Richmond or elsewhere in VA, dated April 9, […]
Lot 642: TN Gov. James K. Polk Signed Letter, 1841
ALS. One page handwritten bifolium letter from Tennessee Governor James K. Polk (1795-1849), 11th president of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849, Nashville, TN, addressed to William M. Lowry, Greeneville, Greene County, TN, dated March 23, 1841. Composed during his last year in office as the 9th Governor of Tennessee, Polk writes "My […]
Lot 643: Collection of 28 John Overton Signed Bank Checks, most Nashville, TN, 1810-1821 (29 total)
Collection of 29 bank checks and promissory notes; includes 28 signed by prominent early Tennesseean John Overton (1766-1833), dated between 1810 and 1832, plus one (1) unrelated item. One Overton signed check is dated to Thomas Jefferson and dated July 13, 1810. Other payees include Joshua Pilcher, Simon Bradford, Robertson Henry, Randall McGavock, Stephen Cantrell […]
Lot 640: Jacksonian Satirical Humbug Glory Bank Note, Panic of 1837 Related, 2 items
Satirical 6 cents Humbug Glory Bank note, Washington, D.C., dated August 21, 1837. Printed during the Panic of 1837 that began during the presidency of Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837, the note is payable to Missouri senator "Tumble Bug [Thomas Hart] Benton," nicknamed "Old Bullion", with printed […]
Lot 641: 2 Scarce Andrew Jackson Pamphlets, incl. C. Gayarre, R. K. Call
1st item: A SKETCH OF GENERAL JACKSON: BY HIMSELF, by Charles Gayarre, printed by E. C. Wharton, New Orleans, 1857. Softcover octavo, 21 pages of text taken primarily from Jackson's private correspondence, bound in original stitched printed wrappers. 8 1/2" H x 5 1/2" W x 1/16" D. Note: Charles-Etienne Arthur Gayarre (1805-1895) was Secretary […]
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