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INDIAN WARS & MONTANA TRAIL ARCHIVE - “MAIL DELIVERED WITHOUT THE LOSS OF MY HAIR, BUT WIT A...

INDIAN WARS & MONTANA TRAIL ARCHIVE - “MAIL DELIVERED WITHOUT THE LOSS OF MY HAIR, BUT WIT A BULLET HOLE THROUGH THE STOCK OF MY GUN. . .. IT WAS A VERY CLOSE CALL FOR MY HEAD.”

Mostly Utah, Wyoming, and Montana: 1869 – 1920s. Various. The two highlights of this amazing lot are: Moore’s file copy of a single-spaced, five-page 1927 typed letter to the Commander of the National Indian War Veterans vividly detailing his combat experiences between 1869-1873 during the Indian Wars in Utah and..... More

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A RHODE ISLAND FACTORY'S CIVIL WAR RECORDS; Civil War Era Archive from the Providence Tool Co....

A RHODE ISLAND FACTORY'S CIVIL WAR RECORDS; Civil War Era Archive from the Providence Tool Co. Armory with over 300 manuscript and partially-printed purchase orders, bills, letters, inventory lists, sales records, and other documents

Providence, Rhode Island: Providence Tool Company Armory, 1860-1863. Unbound. This archive contains over 300 records documenting business conducted by the Providence Tool Company Armory between the years 1860-1863 including both manuscript (the majority) and partially-printed purchase orders, bills, letters inventory lists, sales records, and other documents. The documents are sorted..... More

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TURNED MAIL FROM A PROMINENT VIRGINIA FAMILY EARLY IN THE CIVIL WAR]; Envelope that was mailed...

[TURNED MAIL FROM A PROMINENT VIRGINIA FAMILY EARLY IN THE CIVIL WAR]; Envelope that was mailed twice, the first time using U.S. postage, the second with a Confederate stamp

Richmond, Virginia to Whittle’s Mills, Virginia, then Whittle’s Mills to Charlottesville, Virginia: April 1861. Envelope or Cover. This 3-cent U.S. stamped envelope (Scott #U10) was sent from Richmond to Dr. Conway Whittle at Whittle’s Mills and bears a Richmond postmark dated 28 April 1861. Whittle turned it inside-out, franked it..... More

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WHITE SLAVE CHILDREN FROM NEW ORLEANS ARE PUT ON DISPLAY BY THE FREEDMANS BUREAU TO BOLSTER...

[WHITE SLAVE CHILDREN FROM NEW ORLEANS ARE PUT ON DISPLAY BY THE FREEDMANS BUREAU TO BOLSTER FLAGGING NORTHERN SUPPORT FOR CONTINUING THE CIVIL WAR]; Twelve different cartes-de-visite picturing white slave children from New Orleans who were freed when General Benjamin Butler occupied the city

New York: 1863-1864. Unbound. This group consists of twelve photographs of the four white children included in a group of eight emancipated slaves that were taken North in November and December of 1863 on a publicity tour to shore up flagging support for the Civil War. The inclusion of white..... More

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A UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA STUDENT JOINS THE NEWLY FORMED CORPS OF CADETS AS THE SCHOOL TRANSITIONS...

[A UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA STUDENT JOINS THE NEWLY FORMED CORPS OF CADETS AS THE SCHOOL TRANSITIONS FROM ITS ROWDY PIONEER PAST INTO THE “WEST POINT OF THE SOUTH” AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CIVIL WAR]; A letter from Cadet Thomas B. Hall to Cousin Marie shortly after he arrived on campus to begin academic year 1861-1862

Tuscaloosa to Montgomery, Alabama: 29 Sep 1861. Envelope or Cover. This letter is datelined “’Camp Beauregard’ Sept. 29th 1861”. It is enclosed in a stampless envelope addressed to Miss Marie. L. Elmore at Montgomery in “Care of Col. Jno a. Elmore”. It bears a circular “Tuscaloosa / Oct 2 /..... More

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A BOARDING HOUSE OWNER WARNS HER PLANTATION-OWNING BROTHER-IN-LAW THAT AUTHORITIES ARE SEIZING...

A BOARDING HOUSE OWNER WARNS HER PLANTATION-OWNING BROTHER-IN-LAW THAT AUTHORITIES ARE SEIZING UNACCOMPANIED SLAVES AND FORCING THEM TO BUILD FORTIFICATIONS IN PETERSBURG AS IT IS BESEIGED BY THE UNION ARMY; An exceptional Civil War letter providing the latest war news from Petersburg and Richmond; a rare genuine postal use of the 20c Confederate stamp

Petersburg, Virginia to Brickland Plantation, Lunenburg County, Virginia: 1864. Envelope or Cover. This four-page folded letter measures 15½” x 10” unfolded. It is datelined “Petersburg Oct 17th 1864” and franked with a Confederate 20-cent green Washington Stamp (Scott # 13) tied to the cover by a faint red Petersburg postmark..... More

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WHILE FLIRTING WITH A GIRL HE LEFT BEHIND, A CAVALRY TROOPER IN THE DAKOTA TERRITORY RELATES HIS...

[WHILE FLIRTING WITH A GIRL HE LEFT BEHIND, A CAVALRY TROOPER IN THE DAKOTA TERRITORY RELATES HIS EXPERIENCE FIGHTING SIOUX AND CHEYENNE AS HE PROTECTS SETTLERS AND TRAVELERS ALONG THE WESTERN TRAILS]; Letter from a soldier stationed at Fort Laramie describing his isolated life and the ongoing battles with the Sioux and Cheyenne

Fort Laramie, Dakota Territory: 1865. Envelope or Cover. This letter to Belfast, Ohio, is datelined “Ft. Laramie, D. Tery., Oct. the 20th 1865” and the envelope is franked with a 3-cent Washington stamp (Scott #65). It bears a scarce “Fort Laramie Dak” postmark along with a Goshen, Ohio, transit stamp..... More

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A FORMER OFFICER IN THE “ARMY OF CALIFORNIA” BECOMES AN EARLY EMPLOYEE OF THE UNION PACIFIC...

[A FORMER OFFICER IN THE “ARMY OF CALIFORNIA” BECOMES AN EARLY EMPLOYEE OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY EASTERN BRANCH (KANSAS PACIFIC RAILWAY) AFTER BEING PROMISED A JOB AS THE CONDUCTOR OF ITS SECOND TRAIN.]; Letter from Grove Watson to a friend reporting that had recently accepted a position with the railroad in Kansas

Wyandotte, Kansas: Office of the Contractors of the Union Pacific Railway Company, Eastern Division, 1863. Envelope or Cover. This letter on the stationery of the Union Pacific Railway Company, Eastern Division is datelined, Wyandotte, Kansas, November 7, 1863, and enclosed in a mailing envelope which bears a circular Wyandotte, Kas..... More

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A JEWISH CAPTAIN IN THE CONFEDERATE CAVALRY OMINOUSLY PROMISES A GEORGIA LAWYER HE WILL SOON PAY...

[A JEWISH CAPTAIN IN THE CONFEDERATE CAVALRY OMINOUSLY PROMISES A GEORGIA LAWYER HE WILL SOON PAY A VISIT TO “SETTLE MY BUSINESS WITH YOU . . . FOR THE MANNER WHICH YOU HAVE ACTED TOWARDS ME.”]; A short, but threatening, letter sent by a prominent Jewish Confederate cavalry officer to a lawyer in his hometown of Columbus, Georgia

Camp French [near New Hanover, North Carolina] to Columbus, Georgia: 1862. Envelope or Cover. This one-page letter is datelined, “Camp French Aug 10/62”. It was sent by Captain Edwin Warren Moise to Colonel Seaborn Jones at Columbus, Georgia. It is enclosed in its original mailing envelope which has a blue..... More

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Set of five 1861 Civil War Michigan Central Rail Road passes for soldiers of the 1st Michigan...

Set of five 1861 Civil War Michigan Central Rail Road passes for soldiers of the 1st Michigan Infantry Regiment including one issued to a private who was wounded at The First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)

Detroit, Michigan: August to October 1861. Envelope or Cover. Three of these five passes measure about 3¼” x 2”. All are printed on yellow cardstock. Two passes are generic and printed for “One soldier Co. ___ Reg’t”. The three other passes required a name to be filled in..... More

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Proceedings of a Court Martial of long-AWOL Confederate soldier that imposed punishment which...

Proceedings of a Court Martial of long-AWOL Confederate soldier that imposed punishment which would be considered cruel and unusual today

Camp near Kenston, North Carolina: 1863. Unbound. This three-page summary of the proceedings of a Confederate Army Court Martial is dated “28th July 1863.” The document is in nice shape. Transcript provided. Images in this listing not included. The proceedings document the trial of Isham Stone, a Private..... More

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Beautiful Civil War patriotic, fund-raising, souvenir of the Great North Western Sanitary Fair:...

Beautiful Civil War patriotic, fund-raising, souvenir of the Great North Western Sanitary Fair: The Union Rose: East and West

New York: C. Magnus, [1865]. Envelope or Cover. Large octagonal die-cut sheet that measures about 10¾” x 10¾” when opened. Printed on both sides with 14 birds-eye views of American cities, accompanied by one view of a building from each (Albany, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit, Louisville, Milwaukee, New York..... More

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CDV of Johanna Maria (Polly) Heckewelder sold to raise money at the Great Western Sanitary Fair...

CDV of Johanna Maria (Polly) Heckewelder sold to raise money at the Great Western Sanitary Fair at Cincinnati, December 21st, 1863

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: Photograph by H. P. Osborne & Son, 1863. Unbound. The albumen photograph of Johanna Maria (Polly) Heckewelder is mounted on a card measuring approximately 2½“x 4”. The reverse contains a printed biography of Hekewelder under the title: “Great Western Sanitary Fair. / Cincinnati, December 21st, 1863.” The printing..... More

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