Washington, D.C. The National Intelligencer, 1822. Newspaper. A complete four-page newspaper of 5 December 1822 recounts the battle between the American Schooner USS Alligator, commanded by Lieutenant William Howard Allen, of the West Indies Squadron and three pirate ships, probably commanded by Diabolito, off the coast of Cuba on 9..... More

New Brunswick, N. Jersey: May 29th, 1864. Unbound. This four-page between sisters consolidates information received from their brother and a friend who were serving aboard Union steamships transporting fresh troops and wounded soldiers along the Rappahannock River following the Battle of the Wilderness at Spotsylvania, Virginia as General Grant continued..... More

Various locations: 1842-1847. Unbound. This archive consists of 36 letters (34 to McLoughlin, one by McLoughlin, and one to McLoughlin's widow) and two documents. All have original postal markings. Some have splits beginning along mailing folds; one is in two parts. Annotated contents list included. In 1839, Lt..... More

Washington, DC: 1857. Envelope or Cover. This handbill advertisement measures approximately 8” x 10 and is printed on light blue paper. Its accompanying mailing envelope is addressed “To the Heirs of Mrs. Ruth Bullard.” The envelope is franked with a straddle copy of a one-cent blue Franklin stamp (Scott #24)..... More

At sea, Hong Kong, Japan ,France, Monaco, and Spain: 1865-1873. Album. The album measures 15” x 20” and contains 53 albumin photographs (some tinted). The photographs seem to be are a mix personal images taken by the compiler, and commercial albumins (some by the important French photographer Jean Laurent, who..... More

Washington, DC: 1865-1869. Unbound. This lot consists of one approved prize money claim and two letters regarding disallowed prize money claims. All three documents are in nice shape. The approved claim has some minor edgewear. Naval records identify John C. Hamlin as first a mate and then..... More