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3	JOHN CHESTER (1749-1809). Revolutionary War Patriot Hero at the Battle of Bunker Hill, shown in Gilbert Stuart’s historic painting “The Death of General Warren” shown holding the dying General Warren while trying to protect him from the advancing British, he Crossed the Delaware with General George Washington as a Continental Army Soldier from Connecticut.	$800 - $1,000
6	(General George Armstrong Custer) Archive featuring: Headed “Headquarters” an Original Four Page Manuscript Copy of General George Armstrong Custer’s Farewell Address to his Third Cavalry Division of April 9, 1865, completely Handwritten by Custer’s Staff Aide: “L.W. Barnhard, Capt & AA General,” as noted at the conclusion of this Contemporary Period Document reading: “Presented to Robert McKinley, Com. 4, 2nd West Va. Cavalry Third Cavalry Division,” Very Fine.	$10,000 - $15,000
7	(STEPHEN DECATUR, SR.) (1752-1808). American Merchant Ship Captain before the Revolutionary War, American Naval Captain in the Revolutionary War, and later commissioned as a U.S. Navy Captain in the Quasi-War with France, Commanded the USS Delaware and sailed in the First American Navy fleet to cross the Atlantic, along with his son Stephen Decatur Jr.	$600 - $1,000
8	GENERAL ABNER DOUBLEDAY (1819-1893). Civil War Union Army General, Officer at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, SC. when it was first attacked and in return aimed and Fired the First Union Shot against the Confederates in the attack on Fort Sumter, credited by some with having Invented the modern game of Baseball.	$4,500 - $5,500
9	SAMUEL FRANCIS DU PONT (1803-1865). U.S. Naval Officer who during the Civil War, Commanded the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron; led the successful Attack on Port Royal, S.C., and blockade; Promoted to Rear Admiral on July 16, 1862; blamed for the first failed attack on Charleston, SC in April, 1863, which resulted in his resignation; died June 1865 at age 61.	$1,800 - $2,400
10	WILLIAM ELLERY (1727-1820). Signer of the Declaration of Independence for Rhode Island, member “Sons of Liberty,” 1776 Delegate to the Continental Congress from Rhode Island and on its Marine Committee, Naval Officer for the Colony of RI, Signer of RI Currency Notes, and appointed as Continental Congress Loan-Office Commissioner for the State of RI, etc.	$1,800 - $2,400
11	BENJAMIN EDES (1732-1803). Benjamin Edes instigated and paid for the Boston Tea Party - and, to his death, guarded the secret list of all who participated, a.k.a. “FATHER OF THE BOSTON TEA PARTY”; A FOUNDING MEMBER “THE SONS OF LIBERTY”; Bookseller, Printer, Publisher, Journalist, and Patriot; maintained the most radical of Boston newspapers in the period leading up to the American Revolution; a Founding Member of the “Loyall Nine” -- the group that eventually became “The Sons of Liberty”. DAVID JEFFRIES (1714-1784). Deacon of Old South Church and Town Treasurer of Boston during the Revolutionary War.	$5,000 - $6,000
12	THOMAS FITCH (c.1699-1774). Born in Norwalk, Connecticut, he graduated from Yale College in 1721. Served in the Connecticut General Assembly and was Governor of the Colony of Connecticut from 1754 to 1766, leading the Colony through the tumultuous years of the French and Indian War.	$1,800 - $2,400
13	WILLIAM FLOYD (1734-1821). Americaan Founding Father; Signer of the United States Declaration of Independence risking his life and property to support the cause of American independence; Politician from New York, a Major General of the American Revolutionary War; served as a Delegate from New York in the First Continental Congress from 1774 to 1776; and a Member of the New York State Senate (Southern District) from 1777 to 1788.	$1,500 - $2,000
14	STEPHEN HOPKINS (March 7, 1707 - July 13, 1785). Founding Father of the United States; Signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Continental Association; Four-Time Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, a Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court; Member of First Continental Congress; Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court; First Chancellor of Brown University; Speaker of the Rhode Island General Assembly; Author of the First Anti-Slavery Law in the United States.	$6,000 - $8,000
15	MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE (1757-1834). Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette, known in the United States as “Lafayette” was a French aristocrat and military officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War, Commanding American troops in several major battles including the Siege of Yorktown; close friend of George Washington; Later, Commander of the “Gardes Francoises” in Paris.	$1,000 - $1,500
16	JAMES MADISON (1751-1836). Founding Father from Virginia who served as the 4th President of the United States (1809-1817); hailed as the "Father of the Constitution" for his pivotal role in Drafting and Promoting the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights; President during the War of 1812 against Great Britain. HIRAM PAULDING (1797-1878). Commodore and Rear Admiral in the United States Navy, who served from the War of 1812 until after the Civil War; Appointed Midshipman on September 1, 1811 (This Document); During the War of 1812, he served on Lakes Ontario and Champlain, Commanding the second division from Ticonderoga during the Battle of Lake Champlain; after the War of 1812 he served in Constellation, off the Algerian coast, and in Independence, the brig Prometheus, and Macedonian. CADWALADER RINGGOLD (1802-1867). Officer in the United States Navy who served in the United States Exploring Expedition, promoted to Commander on July 16, 1849, and began the definitive survey of the San Francisco Bay region, and, after initially retiring, returned to service during the Civil War; in Command of the frigate Sabine on November 1, 1861.	$5,000 - $6,000
17	JAMES MADISON (1751-1836). Founding Father from Virginia who served as the 4th President of the United States (1809-1817); hailed as the "Father of the Constitution" for his pivotal role in Drafting and Promoting the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights; President during the War of 1812 against Great Britain. JAMES MONROE (1758-1831). 5th President of the United States. During the War of 1812, Monroe held the critical roles of both Secretary of State and the Secretary of War under President James Madison.	$4,000 - $6,000
20	HENRY MIDDLETON (1717-1784). A Founding Father of the United States from South Carolina, President of the Continental Congress from South Carolina (1774-1774), Delegate to the Continental Congress (1774-1774), Signer on a rare South Carolina Currency issue in 1775, being the only available “Collectable” example of Henry Middleton’s autograph.	$2,000 - $4,000
21	HENRY MIDDLETON (1717-1784). A Founding Father of the United States from South Carolina, President of the Continental Congress from South Carolina (1774-1774), Delegate to the Continental Congress (1774-1774), Signer on a rare South Carolina Currency issue in 1775, being the only available “Collectable” example of Henry Middleton’s autograph.	$2,000 - $4,000
22	JOHN NIXON (1733-1808). Brigadier General, On July 8, 1776 Patriot John Nixon made the very First Public Proclamation Reading of the Declaration of Independence, read from the steps of the Pennsylvania State House, General George Washington’s Aide-de-Camp; Financier and Official Director of of the Bank of North America of Philadelphia, who served as a Militia Officer in the American Revolutionary War, and Chairman of the Committee of Safety.	$2,000 - $3,000
24	DAVID DIXON PORTER (1813-1891). United States Navy Admiral who became one of the most noted Naval Heroes of the Civil War. Porter was one of the First U.S. Navy officers to bear the rank of Admiral; prior to the Civil War, no officer had held a rank higher than Commodore. He saw extensive Mexican War service; in the Civil War, his ships served at New Orleans, Vicksburg, the Red River, and Fort Fisher, as well as the Atlantic Blockading Squadron. David Porter attained the rank of Admiral, his adopted brother was DAVID FARRAGUT.	$1,800 - $2,400
25	OLIVER PRESCOTT (1731-1804). Served as Chairman of the Groton, Massachusetts Town Committee that protested the British Stamp Act in 1765 and was Clerk of the Town's Committee of Correspondence in 1774; Served in the Militia before the American Revolution and at the start of the Revolutionary War became Brigadier General of the Middlesex County Militia, then Appointed the 3rd Major General of the Massachusetts State Militia in 1778; During the Siege of Boston, he was charged with setting up checkpoints to stop communication between the British garrison and pro-British sympathizers in the countryside; Served on the Massachusetts Supreme Executive Council from 1777 to 1780.	$3,500 - $4,500
27	KARL SHAPIRO (1913-2000). American Poet Laureate and critic, whose “V-Letter and Other Poems” was Awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1945; he was awarded the Library of Congress appointment entitled: “Poet Laureate of the United States” (1946-47); awarded the “Bollingen Prize for Poetry” (1969). SEE: “Hadassah.org” - “Karl Shapiro, 1913-2000” by Sue Mizrahi, Managing Editor, Published January12, 2016.	$2,000 - $3,000
28	PAUL REVERE (JR.) (1735-1818). American Silversmith, Engraver, early Industrialist as owner of the “Revere Copper Company”; Founding Member “Sons of Liberty” Patriot in the American Revolution; most famous for alerting the Colonial militia to the approach of British forces April 18th, 1775 the night prior to the Battles of Lexington & Concord starting the Revolutionary War, as dramatized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "Paul Revere's Ride".	$50,000 - $80,000
29	JOSEPH WARREN REVERE (1812-1880) and PAUL REVERE (Son of Joseph Warren Revere 1856-1901),. President of the “Revere Copper Company” in 1811 upon Paul Revere’s retirement; Officer who served in both the United States Navy and Army; served with distinction as a Navy Lieutenant during the Mexican War and as a Brigadier General during the American Civil War; he was the direct Grandson of PAUL REVERE JR., Silversmith, Engraver, and famous Boston “Sons of Liberty” Revolutionary War Patriot who made a historic ride the night of April 18th, 1775 to warn that... The British Are Coming.	$4,000 - $5,000
31	CAPTAIN EBENEZER SMITH (1745-1819). Oldest and Longest Serving Revolutionary War Captain in the Massachusetts Line with over eight years service, the Principal Guard Officer over Major Andr, present when the hour of execution was announced to him, present in the 6th Mass. Regiment when the regiment was furloughed June 12, 1783 at West Point, NY and disbanded on Nov. 3, 1783 and original 1783 Society of the Cincinnati Member.	$1,000 - $1,500
38	RICHARD VARICK (1753-1831). Mayor of New York City from 1789 to 1801, Speaker and Member of the New York State Assembly, American Lawyer and Politician, 1775 Revolutionary War Captain of the 1st New York Regiment, Private Secretary to General George Washington.	$8,000 - $12,000
39	ARTEMAS WARD (1727-1800). American Revolutionary War First Commander of American Patriot Forces Post April 19, 1775 Battle of Lexington Green & Concord; Council of Massachusetts-Bay; Member of the Continental Congress and the U.S. House of Representatives. OLIVER PRESCOTT (1731-1804) Colonial-era Physician, Soldier, and Judge; in 1776 he was appointed a Brigadier General for Middle-Sex County by the Executive Council of Mass Bay: he also was in the same year chosen as a Member of the Board of War; in 1777 Elected a Member of the Supreme Executive Council, 1778 Appointed the Third Major General of the Militia throughout Massachusetts.	$2,400 - $3,400
41	JAMES WOOD (1741-1813). Eleventh Governor of Virginia (November 30, 1796-December 19, 1799); Revolutionary War military officer who attained the rank of Brigadier General; he was the son of a Surveyor who worked for Lord Fairfax and with George Washington, he was a close friend and supported Washington’s election to represent the town of Winchester, Virginia in the House of Burgesses.	$1,200 - $2,400
Colonial America
48	John Campbell 4th Earl of Loudoun (1705-1782), Bookplate engraved with his Coat of Arms, Governor-General for Virginia 1750, and was a British Army Officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, North America from 1756 to 1757, Framed, Choice Extremely Fine.	$600 - $800
49	December 1770-Dated Important Pre Revolutionary War Issue of “The Gentleman's Magazine”, Published in London (St. John's Gate) by E. Cave for Sylvanus Urban, featuring a First Page Page Contemporary Report with Coverage of the Boston Massacre Trial of British Captain Preston in Boston, Complete issue, Choice Very Fine.	$1,400 - $1,800
53	PAUL REVERE, JR. Copper-plate Engraved Bookplate for Gardner Chandler, Printed Restrike Printed Off the Original Engraved Copper-Plate by Revere, Crisp Near Mint.	$600 - $800
56	December 11, 1751-Dated, Colonial Rhode Island “Land Bank” Original Mortgage Bond, Indenture/Deed, Partly-Printed Document Signed, “Benjamin Potter” along with his red wax seal, Exeter (RI), Choice Very Fine.	$2,400 - $2,800
57	April 14th, 1766-Dated, Historical Manuscript Document Signed, Town Clerk Official True Copy dated to August 17th, 1818 of the “Tree of Liberty” of Newport, Rhode Island. An Original Historical Research Document and Archive containing Four Items with Six Pages and includes the Official True Copy of the Deed of the Tree of Liberty & of the lands whereon it Stands, written by Town Clerk William Read.” Also documenting the authorized Trustee’s Decendants to care for the Tree from that day forward: “chosen by the Survivors of them, upon the decease of either of them, forever, in such succession, a certain large Button Wood Tree, standing at the North End of Thames-street, in Newport,...”. Newport, Rhode Island, Very Fine.	$5,000 - $10,000
59	PAUL REVERE (1734-1818). Original Hand-Colored Copper-Plate Engraved Print titled: “The BLOODY MASSACRE perpetrated in King - Street, BOSTON on March 5th 1770, by a party of the 29th Regt.”, Boston: Engrav’d Printed & Sold by Paul Revere, (March 1770), One of only 29 Known, most held in Institutional Collections, Framed, Very Fine.	$200,000 - $300,000
61	c. 1750-1760 Mid 18th Century, scarce and desireable French and Indian War Period, relief carved English Silver Embellished wrist and Grip Cap Flintlock Pistol, made by very well known gun maker's "GRIFFIN & TOW", Ex: Gordon Barlow as feature double-page imaged in his book COLONIAL ARTIFACTS, pages 204-205, Choice Very Fine.	$2,500 - $3,500
64	c. 1745-1748 Colonial Period, Important French Fortress Louisbourg (Nova Scotia, Canada), Original Hand-Engraved Powder Horn with City and Fortress View, measuring about 13” long x 3.25” wide/cap, Very Fine.	$8,000 - $10,000
65	c. 1760 American Colonial Era French & Indian War Period, Large 9” tall American Wooden Stave and banded Tavern style Tankard, with signed letter of provenance, Fine.	$600 - $800
67	c. 1760, Hand-Colored British Mezzotinto Portrait Print Under Glass of His Highness George Prince of Wales, (the young later King George III of the American Revolutionary War) after Painting for H. Overton at the White Horse, toned, Framed, Very Good.	$500 - $700
68	c. 1591, Theodore de Bry depiction of Native Americans and the New World from his "America" series (also known as the "Great Voyages"), the "XXII" in Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues and Theodore de Bry's engravings of Florida Indians here refers to plate number 22 in the series, De Bry published this engraving as part of his "America" series (specifically in the second volume, published in 1591), Framed, Choice Crisp Extremely Fine or better.	$3,000 - $4,000
69	Mezzotint of “Benjamin Franklin, LLD, FRS.” After the painting by David Martin, a Very Fine impression, published by Edward Savage (1761-1817). One of the rarest of Franklin portraits. “D. Martin pinxit. / E. Savage sculp't” / “London, Published Sept'r 17, 1793, by E. Savage, No. 50 Hatton Garden.”, Framed, Choice Very Fine.	$10,000 - $12,000
72	(PAUL REVERE, JR.) (1735-1818). American Silversmith, Engraver, early industrialist, and a Patriot in the American Revolution, most famous for alerting the Colonial militia to the approaching British forces before the Battles of Lexington and Concord, as dramatized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "Paul Revere's Ride".	$8,000 - $10,000
Revolutionary War
77	July 19, 1777-Dated Revolutionary War, Newspaper titled: The Pennsylvania Evening Post, Philadelphia, Four pages, Complete, 9.75” x 7.75” Quarto, Printed by B. Towne, Choice Extremely Fine or better.	$800 - $1,200
79	Colony of Massachusetts Bay, August 18, 1775, One Shilling, with unique “PINE TREE” vignette, Paul Revere Engraved Copper-Plate First Denomination of the First “Sword in Hand” Issue with reverse legend, “Issued in defence of American Liberty.” and Minuteman Design, also with the First “Due Date” of August 18, 1778, Very Fine.	$10,000 - $12,000
80	March 28, 1770-Dated Manuscript Letter Signed, “Nath Coffin” as Collector at the "Custom House, Boston" sent from Nathaniel Coffin to John Swift, being the Collector of Customs at Philadelphia, written shortly after the “Boston Massacre,” which occurred on March 5th 1770, About Fine.	$1,000 - $1,500
82	September 28, 1775-Dated Revolutionary War Period, Exceptional Typeset & Woodblock Printed Broadside titled, “TO ALL TRUE WHIGS, And particularly to such as are Independent Electors of the City and County of New York.”, issued by “The Friends of Liberty,” New York City, Very Fine.	$15,000 - $20,000
87	August 13th, 1780-Dated Revolutionary War Period, Unique Serial Number “1”, Partially-Printed Document Signed, “James Bagley - W.M.G.L.”, at Lebanon, Lancaster County, PA., being a “Pennsylvania” Interest Bearing Bond, Anderson listed as PA-2, fully executed for the Purchase of a Horse by the United States Continental Army, Choice Very Fine.	$1,200 - $2,400
89	December 23, 1782-Dated Revolutionary War, Partially-Printed Document, at Charleston South Carolina, a Parole Form Signed by Peter Merselis a New Jersey British Loyalist who came to South Carolina with General Cornwallis' British Army, Uniface, Fully Signed and Executed, Choice Extremely Fine.	$2,400 - $3,200
90	c. 1760 Revolutionary War or perhaps earlier era, Cast Iron Hand / Signal Cannon, 5.75” high x 2.75” base having an unusually decorative overall exterior design, wieght about 5 pounds, solid and complete, Choice Fine.	$600 - $800
91	March 19, 1822-Dated, Stampless Folded Letter with a Red “CHILLICOTHE/OHIO.” double-oval handstamp, and manuscript "Paid 18-1/2" postal rate, addressed to RICHARD CLOUGH ANDERSON: "Col. Richard C. Anderson, Soldiers Retreat, near Middletown, Kentucky", who Led the Advance at the Battle of Trenton, famously Crossing the Delaware River in the First Boat across with George Washington on December 24, 1776, Very Fine.	$1,200 - $1,800
92	1840-1870, Historic Hand-Color Engraved Print titled, "The Action Between the Serapis and the Bon Homme Richard, September 23, 1779", engraved by R. Whitechurch after a painting by James Hamilton (1819-1878), Jones being famous for the quotation, “I have not yet begun to fight!”, Framed, Choice Extremely Fine.	$3,500 - $4,500
96	c. 1780-1812 Revolutionary to War of 1812 Era, Naval Cannon Bar Shot, both Iron Balls measuring 2.75” wide with an 8” long chain that extend fully to 12.75” long, in excellent apparently unused condition, having a natural rich age patina, Choice Extremely Fine.	$1,200 - $1,800
97	c. 1780-1812 Revolutionary to War of 1812 Era, Naval Cannon Chain Shot, both Iron Balls measuring 2” wide with an 7.5” long chain that extends fully to 11.5” long, in excellent apparently unused condition, having a natural rich age patina, Choice Extremely Fine.	$1,200 - $1,800
98	c. 1776 Revolutionary War Era, American Wool Frock Uniform Coat, attributed as belonging to John Dunwoody (1747-1824), with 22 original decorative Colonial Era Brass Floral Buttons attached, Hand-stitched, well worn and of the proper age and fabric, Fine.	$20,000 - $30,000
101	1781-Dated Original Revolutionary War Period, Hand-Painted Miniature Oval Silhouette on Glass, Identified with painted text reading: “Capt John Paul Jones / 1781” housed within its Original Period Frame with top Hanger, Choice Very Fine.	$10,000 - $12,000
102	Miniature Portrait of JOHN PAUL JONES (1741-1792), after Charles Willson Peale’s original Portrait from Life (1781), by artist George Bagby Matthews (1857-1943), of America's first most famous Navy Commander and hero best known for this reply for his surrender: “I have not yet begun to fight”, shown wearing his Revolutionary War Continental Navy Commanding Officer’s Uniform and wearing his French “Cross of Military Merit”, Framed, Choice Extremely Fine.	$8,000 - $12,000
104	February 1798, Hand-Colored Copper-Plate Engraved Print titled, "DEATH OF GENERAL MONTGOMERY / In the Attack on Quebec, December 31, 1775." Mezzotint Engraving by Johan Frederik Clemens after a 1786 painting by American artist John Trumbull, Published in London, by A.C. de Poggi, offered together with its scarce Original Engraved master “Key” depicting the Americans officers at Quebec, both Engravings Framed, Very Fine.	$3,000 - $4,000
105	“JOHN ADAMS” 18th century Revolutionary War Era Engraving by Reinier Vinkeles (1741-1816), Decoratively Matted and Framed, Amsterdam, c. 1790, Framed, Choice Extremely Fine.	$800 - $1,200
106	1840-1860, Large Color Lithograph Print titled: “Genl. Lafayette Departs from Mt. Vernon 1784.”, published by E. Farrell, New York, Framed, Fine.	$500 - $700
107	(1868), “A View of Part of the Town of Boston in New England and British Ships of War Landing Their Troops 1768” the 100th Event Anniversary Commemorative Hand-Colored Engraved facsimile by Alfred L. Sewell, after Paul Revere’s original circa 1779 Engraving of the 1768 Landing of British Troops in the Town of Boston, printed by the Western Bank Note and Engraving Company of Chicago of “One Hundred Years Ago” (1868), Framed, Choice Crisp Near Mint.	$4,000 - $5,000
George Washington
114	February 15, 1933-Dated (at one time celebrated as Washington's Birthdate), Elegant Porcelain Tray Hand-Painted by artist Stella Evans. Inspired by a relatively rare engraving entitled "The Home of Washington," this original painting depicts George Washington and his family with the Marquis de Lafayette, on the long porch of Mount Vernon overlooking the Potomac River.	$1,800 - $2,400
115	c. 1793 Mezzotint Engraving titled: “George Washington. President of the United States of America. From the Original Portrait Painted at the request of the Corporation of the University of Cambridge in Massachusetts.”, after a painting by Edward Savage, engraver not identified yet believed to be Engraved by Edward Savage, Framed, Choice Fine or better.	$6,000 - $9,000
117	c. 1799 Federal Period, Miniature Oval Portrait Proof Engraving of General George Washington shown in his Military Uniform, this the Only Known Proof being described by Hart #694 a Copper-Plate Stipple by William Harrison, Jr., Extremely Fine or better.	$1,800 - $2,400
120	c. 1800 Federal Period, Reverse Painting on Glass titled, “AMERICA.” a Memorial to George Washington, that shows a depiction of a Native American Indian Woman wearing a feathered Headdress, representing stylized "America", “Publish’d by P. Stampa, No. 74 Leather Lane, Holborn (England), Fine.	$2,000 - $3,000
121	February 22, 1832-Dated, Unique Original George Washington Related Hand-Engraved Copper Printing Plate used for the Printing of Silk Ribbon Badges, for the 1832 Centennial Anniversary of the Birth of George Washington, Philadelphia Civic Procession, Badge design, engraved by “Tiller Sc”(ulptor), Central Bust Portrait of President George Washington, Choice Near New.	$2,000 - $3,000
Federal Period
130	1828-Printed Document titled, “THE VIRGINIA ADDRESS.” an Anti-Jackson Convention of Delegates, “TO THE PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA.” Former Presidents James Madison and James Monroe address to the people of Virginia, 8 pages, Complete, Fine.	$600 - $800
War of 1812
134	War of 1812 Period, “General Jackson Hero of New Orleans”, 7” Tall Staffordshire Transfer-Printed Copper Lustre Pitcher, by Enoch Wood and Sons, England, Choice Near Mint.	$1,000 - $1,500
135	c. 1815 War of 1812, Yellow Liverpool Creamware Pitcher, Depicting Two War of 1812 American Heros Black Transfers, (General Zebulon) “Pike” and “Captain (Isaac) Hull of the Constitution,” England, Choice Very Fine.	$1,800 - $2,400
136	c. 1816 War of 1812 Era, Patriotic Lusterware Small Pitcher with Transfer of American Major General Jacob Jennings Brown, Niagara Falls, and Commander Stephen Decatur, English Import, Extremely Fine.	$2,000 - $3,000
137	1813-Dated, First Edition by John Wilson Campbell (1807-1876) titled, “A History of Virginia from Its Discovery Till the Year 1781”, 310 pages, published in Petersburg, Virginia by William Fry, Printer, 1813. Worn, torn title page, toned throughout, Good.	$300 - $400
138	c. 1812 Rare Early Federal to War of 1812 Period, Partially-Printed Document, Privateer Ship’s Commission Paper (Private Armed Naval Vessel of War, as Specifically Allowed in the U.S. Constitution), an Official Printed Form, Unissued, Choice Very Fine.	$3,000 - $4,000
140	War of 1812 Era, Reverse Painting on Period Beveled Glass of Naval Officer Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (1785-1819) a.k.a. “Hero of Lake Erie” in Silhouette Portrait, with its original Period Frame, Extremely Fine.	$2,800 - $3,600
143	June 24, 1842-Dated, Rare Content Shipboard Autograph Letter Signed, “Jas Armstrong” as Navy midshipman serving aboard the Sloop USS Cyane, "Off the Harbor of Valparaiso", written to his father Captain William Armstrong, while en route to “Seize” Monterey from Mexico, Fine or better.	$1,500 - $2,000
146	AMOS DOOLITTLE (American, 1754-1832), 1814 Complete Set of Four with Hand-Color, Religious Allegory Engravings, Published & Sold by Shelton & Kensett Cheshire, CT., comprising: The Prodigal Son Receiving his Patrimony / The Prodigal Son Revelling with Harlots / The Prodigal Son in Misery / The Prodigal Son Returned to his Father, each measuring 13.75” x 10.25”, contemporarily and uniformly Framed to 15.25” x 11.75”, Choice Very Fine.	$10,000 - $12,000
147	c. 1815, Hand-Painted, Reverse-Painting on Glass, Seated Portrait of Andrew Jackson, titled “Ar Jackson” with his Sword shown in the lower right corner, Framed, Choice Extremely Fine.	$1,200 - $1,800
Civil War
148	April 14, 1865-Dated, Fort Sumter Flag Re-Raising Ceremony Progam titled, “Programme of the Order of Exercises at the Re-Raising of the United States Flag on Fort Sumter, Charleston, SC, April 14th, 1865, Upon the Fourth Anniversary of the Fall of the Fort.”, Very Fine.	$2,000 - $4,000
150	c. Made in 1851, Rare 1st year of production Civil War Period Colt Model 1851 NAVY black powder percussion Revolver made in 1851, Serial number 4381 with period Leather Holster, both Very Fine.	$3,000 - $4,000
151	Colt Model 1860 ARMY black powder Percussion Revolver, Civil War Period Made in 1863 for U.S. Military Issue, First Month of Production in Year 1863, Very Good.	$1,800 - $2,400
152	c. 1860 Civil War, Original Artwork Drawing, Chalk on Board, of Union and Confederate States of America Flagged Navy Ironclads and Rams, Artist Signed “Franck,” Framed, Choice Extremely Fine.	$1,200 - $1,800
153	c. 1865 Civil War, Watercolor Painting titled, “Naval Engagement Between The Kearsarge & The Alabama,” Artist Signed “R. E. Babson,” After the 1864 painting by Louis Le Breton, Framed, Choice Extremely Fine.	$4,000 - $5,000
154	c. 1870 Oil on Canvass, Painted Portrait in Uniform of Rear Admiral John A. Winslow (1811-1873), Commanding Officer of USS Kearsarge, the ship that sank the Confederate raider CSS Alabama during the Civil War, Framed, Extremely Fine.	$3,000 - $4,000
156	February 13th, 1864-Dated Civil War Period, Partially-Printed Document, Telegraph Operator Completed and Agent Signed Telegraph Form issued and transmitted under the authority of General Polk, Signed “L. Polk” in the hand of the hand of the telegraph operator, sent from Meridian to Columbus, Mississippi by the South-Western Telegraph Company to Confederate General Ruggles, Fine.	$500 - $600
157	May 1, 1861-Dated Civil War Period, Exceedingly Rare Broadside style Handbill Issued just over Two Weeks after the Surrender of Fort Sumter titled, “By Submarine Telegraph From The Seat Of War ! - A Naval Engagement ! - The United States Triumphant !!” New York, Framed, Very Fine.	$2,000 - $4,000
160	c. 1864 Civil War Era, Hand-Colored Mammoth Size Lithograph titled, “United States Iron Clad Ram DICTATOR / Designed by J. Ericsson / Built at the Delamater Iron Works, New York”, Published by Endicott & Co., New York, (1864-1883), Framed, Choice Crisp Near Mint.	$2,000 - $3,000
Encased Postage Stamps
167	1862 Encased Postage Stamp Civil War Emergency Currency, Rare Trial or Pattern Specimen, Type of EP-46, HB-129, S-95, Reed-JG03. This Encased Postage Stamp is unique having a Hand-Carved Obverse Brass Frame, created to demonstrate the outer Obverse Frame Design, Three Cents. J. GAULT. Plain Frame, Near Mint.	$1,200 - $2,400
168	1874-Dated, Special Award Medals to John Shillito & Co. (An Encased Postage Stamp Merchant) Matched Hand-Engraved Pair of Cincinnati Industrial Exposition, Struck one each in Silver and Copper, each having Hand-Engraved Award Text, both Choice Extremely Fine.	$700 - $800
Abraham Lincoln
175	1866-Dated, Exceedingly rare, Calligraphic rendering of the Emancipation Proclamation titled, "A National Pen Picture." being a Albumen Photograph of the original artwork, measuring 13” x 10” mounted on its original 16” x 13” photographer's heavy paper with Printed Caption below; By Prof. D. T. Ames Syracuse, N.Y., Framed, Photographic Image is Very Fine.	$2,500 - $3,500
176	c. 1860 Printed, Beardless Abraham Lincoln / Hannibal Hamlin 1860 Presidential Campaign Letter Sheet with Matching Envelope, Used in 1870 by Writer & Diplomat Edmund Flagg (1815-1890), Choice Very Fine.	$800 - $1,000
178	April 15, 1865-Dated Civil War Official United States Navy Imprint Memorializing Lincoln’s Assassination, Signed in print by Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy and John A. Dahlgren, Rear Admiral, Extremely Fine.	$1,400 - $1,800
Slavery & Black History
181	1814-Dated, Manuscript Document, Slave Bill of Sale, Bourbon County, Kentucky, in which Margaret Eastin sells to William Stamps, the Slave Mary and her two children, Stephen & Isaac, Very Fine.	$600 - $800
184	Late 18th Century Colonial Era, Original Hand-Forged Iron Slave Ankle “Bracelet” measuring 3.5” x 4” with an inner diameter of about 2.5” with Internal small Iron Ball “Rattles” to made noise, a likely child size, Fine.	$500 - $600
185	Late 18th Century Colonial Era, Original Hand-Forged Iron Slave Ankle “Bracelet” measuring 3.25” x 2.75” with an inner diameter of about 1.75” with Internal small Iron Ball “Rattles” to made noise, likely for a small child sized, Very Fine.	$500 - $600
186	Late 18th Century Colonial Era, Original Hand-Forged Iron Slave Ankle “Bracelet” measuring 5” x 4.75” with an inner diameter of about 3.5” with Internal small Iron Ball “Rattles” to made noise, (a likely man size), Very Fine.	$800 - $1,000
188	c. 1790 Anti-Slavery Token. “Am I Not A Man And A Brother.”, Lettered YORK Edge, Copper, Shackled and Chained male Negro Slave on his knees Pleading, English, Dalton & Hammer Middlesex-1038c. Choice Extremely Fine or better.	$400 - $500
Decorative Arts
191	c. 1810, this interesting Watercolor Hand-Painted Souvenir Plaque on paper under glass, from the Passage of Cairo, Paris, that shows French Napoleonic Soldiers in formation, and was sold at a restaurant “69” located in that area, Framed, Fine.	$400 - $600
192	c. 1805, Hand-Painted Portrait Miniature of Colonel Uny (1765-1842), Aide-de-Camp to General Bisson, First Empire (Napoleon Bonaparte) 1805-1815, Artist unknown, French, Oval Framed, Choice Extremely Fine.	$800 - $1,000
193	c. 1800 Gorgeous, Exceedingly Rare Liverpool Black Transfer-Printed Creamware Herculaneum Pottery, England, with Thomas Jefferson & George Washington Portraits: “HE IN GLORY ... AMERICA IN TEARS.” GEORGE WASHINGTON with a Standing “JEFFERSON.”, Choice Mint.	$14,000 - $18,000
Political Americana
194	c. 1851 Imprint titled, CONSTITUTION OF VIRGINIA., Signed blue cover page at top in ink by, "L. Q. Washington," with pencil beneath (in another hand), "Mr. Washington Asst. Secty of State 1850-1851.", the Man Who Warned South Carolina Governor Pickens about the Reinforcement of Fort Sumter, 33 pages, Complete, measuring 5.25” x 8.5, Very Fine.	$1,000 - $1,500
195	February 12,1849-Dated California Gold Rush Important Congressional Imprint titled: "Memorial of Citizens of The United States Residing in the Valley of the Mississippi, Praying That Military Escorts May be Placed on the Route Between that Valley and California, and a Permanent Military Post Established Near the Gold Region in that Territory for the Protection of Emigrants.", Choice Crisp Extremely Fine.	$800 - $1,000
196	1889-Dated Copyright, Cabinet Card Photograph of Cheyenne Indian Brave named KE-KI-OU-KAH (or) Star / Blazing Star, with his identification inscribed below his image, image by Lentz Bros, Peru IND. with the makers decorative printing on the reverse, Fine.	$600 - $800
197	1919-Dated, Original Hand-Drawn and Hand-Colored Native American Indian "Ledger Art", Depicting a Bloodied Double-Armed Settler and his Horse fighting Two Indian Warriors on single Horseback in Battle Signed, “White Elk - 1919”, measuring 10.75” x 13.5”, Framed, Very Fine.	$600 - $800
Weapons
198	c. 1840, 19th Century, A rather Bizarre and crude handmade single shot percussion-cap, muzzle-loading long gun, with a 41" iron barrel with dark black age patina, back-action percussion lock, Good.	$800 - $1,200
202	Model 1852, United States Naval Officer's Dress Sword & Scabbard, “Conqueror” by N.S. Meyer Inc., Blade with “Star of David” Design from Germany, Near Mint.	$400 - $500
203	c. 1450 Middle Ages, Hand-Wrought Forged Iron Forked Halberd Head for special use to defend against horses by attacking enemy soldiers, and for pushing ladders off castle walls, Choice Extremely Fine.	$1,400 - $1,800
Historic Maps
204	1755 A First State Printing of the Famous Fry-Jefferson Map of Virginia, taking its name from the surveyor Joshua Fry (1699-1754) who preceded George Washington as a Colonel in the Virginia Colonial Militia and Surveyor Peter Jefferson (1708-1757), father of Thomas Jefferson. Engraving with Original Hand-Color, Paris: Robert Vaugondy, State 1: Dated 1755, "Gravee E. Haussard", Lord Fairfax line shown and Hand-colored in red, Framed, Choice Extremely Fine.	$8,000 - $10,000
205	November 1, 1762 French & Indian War Published, Engraved Map titled: A PLAN of the HAVANA and its Environs, with the several POSTS and ATTACKS made by the British Forces; under the Command of the Earl of Albemarle and Sr. Geo. Pocock, which was taken 13 Aug. 1762...”, Engraved by Thomas Kitchin (1718-1784), Framed, Very Fine.	$4,000 - $5,000
206	1856 Colton‘s Color Wash and Outline Color Map of the United States, Large framed Engraved paper USA Map showing the lands allotted to the Indian tribes and west of the Mississippi, the various internal improvements, etc., compiled from surveys at the United States land office and various other authentic sources by J Calvin Smith, New York, published by J H Colton and Company, Framed, Very Fine.	$10,000 - $15,000
207	1779-Dated Revolutionary War Period, Hand-Colored Map & Plan of Amelia Island, First State, with the Fleur-de-lis in the Depot de la Marine Stamp, Navigational Chart of Amelia Island and the entrance to the St. Mary's River in Northeastern Florida, Never Folded, Framed, Very Fine.	$1,800 - $2,400

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