THE GREAT NORTHERN ROUTE. AMERICAN LINES. THE ONTARIO AND ST. LAWRENCE STEAMBOAT COMPANY'S HAND-BOOK FOR TRAVELERS TO NIAGARA FALLS, MONTREAL AND QUEBEC, THROUGH LAKE CHAMPLAIN TO SARATOGA SPRINGS
by Ontario and St. Lawrence Steamboat Company
Buffalo: Jewett, Thomas & Co., 1854. 12mo. Modern cloth, original front cover cloth with gilt-stamped title laid down. 175pp. Attractive folding map frontis, with engraving of Niagara Falls. Engraving frontis, text illustrations, full page plates facing pages 36, 41, 42, 47, 56, 62, 68, 76, 83, 84, 88, 92, 96, 100, 104, 109, 113, 116, 120, 129, 134, 151, 156, 160. Good+, with the text, map, and illustrations in Very Good condition. All the contemporary information on travel, routes,... Read More
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PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY'S THROUGH LINE TO CALIFORNIA, TOUCHING AT MEXICAN PORTS, AND CARRYING THE U. S. MAIL. THROUGH IN TWENTY-TWO DAYS
by Pacific Mail Steamship Company
[New York?, 1867. Oblong broadsheet, 9-1/2" x 11-1/2." Attractively printed within a ruled border, with several type styles and sizes, and engraved vignette of a steamship. The number '110' printed in lower margin beneath the border. Signed in type at the end, "F. R. Baby, Agent." Advertisement on verso for "Simons Brothers & Co. Manufacturers of the Metropolitan Shirt. . . Boston." Light foxing, Very Good. "One of the above large and splendid Steamships will leave Pier No.... Read More
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THE WALKER LAKE COPPER MINING & SMELTING CO. THE THORNE COPPER MINING & REDUCTION CO
by [Patrick Investment Company]
[Denver: Denver Engraving Co., 1906. 15, [1] pp, with original printed title wrappers. Bottom margins with some spotting, else Very Good. A description of "the newly discovered copper country in the Walker Lake District, Nevada," a discussion of "the romance of copper", and depiction of some of the "picturesque figures of Nevada" like W.W. Munds, a "typical prospector. In stature he is about five feet six inches, and he weighs about 170 pounds. He is about fifty years... Read More
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THE LITTLE GIANT WAGON DUMP AND GRAIN ELEVATOR
by Portable Elevator Manufacturing Company
Bloomington, Illinois, 1905. Oblong 8vo, stitched in original printed and illustrated wrappers [a short, closed, repaired margin tear; rear wrap an illustration of Company headquarters]. 28pp, printed on glossy paper, dozens of engraved illustrations. A few contemporary pencil notes, minor wear, Very Good. The wrapper lists Western Rock Island Plow Co., Sioux Falls SD as General Agents; and designates this item as 'Catalogue No. 10.' It is loaded with attractive plates and illustrations of the Company's products, a "complete... Read More
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THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ST. LOUIS AND SAN FRANCISCO RAILROAD COMPANY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30TH, 1899
by St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Company
St. Louis: Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co., 1899. 38pp, folding map of the railroad and connecting lines. Original printed wrappers [light dust and wear, small rubberstamp at head of front wrap], original staples. Very Good. All material on the Road's financial condition, with a map depicting its route and connecting lines. OCLC 251864058 [1-AAS], 187467966 [1-PAU-serial], 7984345 [11-serial].
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WATERTOWN, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS
by Sanborn Map & Publishing Company
New York: Sanborn Map Company, 1923. Elephant folio, 13" x 21". [74] pp, making up 37 two-page full color maps. The title is taken from the first map, as issued. Original brown paper-covered boards with cloth spine [boards a bit warped, rubbing and wear]. Maps brightly colored, clean and crisp [last map has some foxing]. Very Good. All Sanborn works are rare, having been published in small numbers for the exclusive use of property insurance companies and... Read More
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CHARTER AND BY-LAWS OF THE STANDARD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
by Standard Fire Insurance Company
New York: Slote & Janes, Stationers, 1859. 20pp, stitched in original printed wrappers. Several contemporary corrections in ink. Very Good, with a tipped-in certification from the Insurance Department that the original is on file with that Department. This is probably the Standard Fire Insurance Company's retained copy of its original charter. In addition to the tipped-in certificate, the front wrapper is stamped, "Received from the Secretary of State and filed in the Department of Banking and Insurance,"... Read More
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![STOCK CERTIFICATE FOR TEN SHARES OF THE SEA ISLAND COMPANY: "INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. SEA ISLAND COMPANY, CAPITAL $300,000. THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT ISAAC GIBBARD IS ENTITLED TO TEN SHARES OF THE CAPITAL STOCK OF THE SEA ISLAND COMPANY (NOT LIABLE TO ASSESSMENTS) AND TRANSFERABLE ONLY ON THE BOOKS OF THE COMPANY IN PERSON OR BY ATTORNEY ON THE SURRENDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE. DATED NEW YORK, AUGUST 25, 1865. [signed] C.C. PUFFER, SECRETARY. [signed] WM. G. MARKHAM, PRESIDENT.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/788/457/1702457788.0.l.jpg)
STOCK CERTIFICATE FOR TEN SHARES OF THE SEA ISLAND COMPANY: "INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. SEA ISLAND COMPANY, CAPITAL $300,000. THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT ISAAC GIBBARD IS ENTITLED TO TEN SHARES OF THE CAPITAL STOCK OF THE SEA ISLAND COMPANY (NOT LIABLE TO ASSESSMENTS) AND TRANSFERABLE ONLY ON THE BOOKS OF THE COMPANY IN PERSON OR BY ATTORNEY ON THE SURRENDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE. DATED NEW YORK, AUGUST 25, 1865. [signed] C.C. PUFFER, SECRETARY. [signed] WM. G. MARKHAM, PRESIDENT.
by Sea Island Company
New York: Major & Knapp Eng. & Lith. Co. 449 Broadway, 1865. Elegantly engraved oblong broadsheet, 8" x 10-1/2". Printed using several different fonts, vignette of eagle standing on banner with wings outstretched at head of certificate, two smaller vignettes of Black laborers picking cotton at left and bottom center. Entire certificate surrounded with decorative border. Within the borders: "3,000 SHARES" and "SHARES $100 EACH. Twenty-five cent revenue stamp at top left corner. Signatures of C[harles] C. Puffer, Secretary,... Read More
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CATALOGUE OF INSURANCE MAPS PUBLISHED BY SANBORN MAP COMPANY. 1926
by Sanborn Map Company
Pelham, N. Y., 1926. Original green publisher's cloth [front cover slightly bowed], title stamped in gilt on front cover and spine. "Sixtieth Anniversary" stamped on front cover. [8], 296 pp. "This catalog contains a complete list of our latest publications," listing hundreds of titles. With Index, photo illustrations of the Sanborn offices, and a detailed listing of Sanborn atlases within each State and Mexico. Very Good. Ownership signature, "H. R. Deal | Sept. 14, 1926." All Sanborn... Read More
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY. ORGANIZATION. ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION AND CONSOLIDATION, AND ACTS OF CONGRESS AND OF THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA RELATIVE THERETO
by Southern Pacific Railroad Company
New York: Evening Post Steam Presses, 1875. Original printed wrappers with wrapper title [as issued]. Stitched. iv, [3]-133 pp. Wrappers moderately worn, else a clean text and Very Good. A comprehensive compilation of the legal documents creating and authorizing the Railroad and its branches and affiliates. OCLC locates five copies under several accession numbers as of March 2018. A shorter version with this title appeared in 1873.
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![STOCK CERTIFICATE FOR FIFTY SHARES OF THE SEA ISLAND COMPANY: "INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. SEA ISLAND COMPANY, CAPITAL $300,000. THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT T.G. FERREBY IS ENTITLED TO FIFTY SHARES OF THE CAPITAL STOCK OF THE SEA ISLAND COMPANY (NOT LIABLE TO ASSESSMENTS) AND TRANSFERABLE ONLY ON THE BOOKS OF THE COMPANY IN PERSON OR BY ATTORNEY ON THE SURRENDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE. DATED NEW YORK, APRIL 25TH, 1861. [signed] C.C. PUFFER, SECRETARY. [signed] ALFRED ELY, PRESIDENT.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/798/457/1702457798.0.l.jpg)
STOCK CERTIFICATE FOR FIFTY SHARES OF THE SEA ISLAND COMPANY: "INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. SEA ISLAND COMPANY, CAPITAL $300,000. THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT T.G. FERREBY IS ENTITLED TO FIFTY SHARES OF THE CAPITAL STOCK OF THE SEA ISLAND COMPANY (NOT LIABLE TO ASSESSMENTS) AND TRANSFERABLE ONLY ON THE BOOKS OF THE COMPANY IN PERSON OR BY ATTORNEY ON THE SURRENDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE. DATED NEW YORK, APRIL 25TH, 1861. [signed] C.C. PUFFER, SECRETARY. [signed] ALFRED ELY, PRESIDENT.
by Sea Island Company
New York: Major & Knapp Eng. & Lith. Co. 449 Broadway, 1865. Elegantly engraved oblong broadsheet, 8" x 10-1/2". Printed using several different fonts, vignette of eagle standing on banner with wings outstretched at head of certificate, two smaller vignettes of Black laborers picking cotton at left and bottom center. Entire certificate surrounded with decorative border. Within the borders: "3,000 SHARES" and "SHARES $100 EACH., Twenty-five cent revenue stamp at top left corner. Signatures of C[harles] C. Puffer, Secretary,... Read More
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CORPORATE RECORDS AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE TREMONT & GULF RAILWAY COMPANY. VOL. I.
by Tremont & Gulf Railway Company
Chicago, Illinois, 1908. Tall 8vo. Contemporary pale cloth, with title stamped on spine. [6], 338 pp, with folding plates that are included in the pagination. Binding dusted, text and plates clean. Very Good. President William Joyce informs, "The Tremont & Gulf Railway Company is the outgrowth of the Tremont & Gulf Railroad, which in its initial stages was merely a logging road, with rather poor grades and alignment." He proudly recounts the Company's development. "The storied Tremont... Read More
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS...TO THE STOCKHOLDERS. JANUARY, 1883
by Worcester and Nashua Railroad Company
Worcester, 1882. Original printed wrappers, stitched, 14pp, light wear. Very Good. Much material on the financial condition of the Company, along with its Schedules of Engines and Cars and progress reports. Not in Sabin, Eberstadt.
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THE WATERBURY WATCH. FACTORY WATERBURY, CONN. U.S.A. NEW-YORK OFFICE, 4 MAIDEN LANE. GEO. MERRITT, GEN'L SELLING AGT
by Waterbury Watch Company
[np, 1882. Miniature, 2 1/4" x 3". Original printed pink wrappers ['The Waterbury Series B' printed in gilt on front wrapper]. 32pp. Illustrated. Bit of offsetting of the rear wrapper onto the last text leaf, else a pristine text. Very Good. An attractive miniature trade catalogue, touting the Company's products. Romaine 106. Not located on OCLC.
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PROSPECTUS OF THE WINDHAM MINING AND SMELTING CO. OF WINDHAM, OURAY CO., COLORADO. ORGANIZED UNDER THE JOINT STOCK LAWS OF CONNECTICUT. CAPITAL, $100,000
by Windham Mining and Smelting Company
New Haven, Conn: O. A. Dorman, Printer and Stationer, 1881. 8pp. Stitched in original printed pale green wrappers. Light wear and mild spotting. About Very Good. Connecticut shareholders, nearly all from Windham, included officers of the Winchester firearms company and the Windham National Bank. OCLC records seven locations under two accession numbers as of January 2025, none of them in Connecticut.
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL MEETING AT FANEUIL HALL, NOVEMBER 26TH, 1850
by [Compromise of 1850]
Boston: 1850. 46pp, disbound. Light crease of first few leaves, Else Very Good. Extolling the virtues of Union, this assembly expresses support for the Compromise of 1850, including its provisions requiring rendition of fugitive slaves. One of the speakers is Benjamin Curtis who, as a Supreme Court justice in the Dred Scott case, would seven years later argue in dissent Congress' right to regulate slavery in the territories.
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AH THERE! USE MORSE'S INDIAN ROOT PILLS
by [Comstock, W.H.]
[Morristown, NY, 1889. 16pp. Stapled as issued in original printed and illustrated yellow wrappers, with wrapper title [as issued]. Text uniformly toned, Very Good. "As all diseases arise from impurities of the blood... it is necessary once in a while to cleanse the system of the many impurities which gather in the blood. The simplest way to do this...": take Morse's Indian Root Pills. Dramatic recoveries and cures are explained. Wikipedia calls Morse's pills "one of the most... Read More
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THE GODLY AND FAITHFUL MAN CHARACTERIZED AND HIS DECEASE IMPROVED. A SERMON PREACH'D AT BOSTON, ON THE DEATH MR. BENJAMIN LANDON MERCHANT; WHO DECEASED JANUARY 8. 1747. IN THE 53D YEAR OF HIS AGE
by Condy, Jeremiah
Boston: Printed for D. Gookin, 1747. 44pp. Lacking the half title, disbound. Good plus, with title bordered in black. Landon died in "a pretty sudden manner." He conducted his business "with an admirable dexterity; and what is better, with a good conscience; neither wronging, defrauding, nor circumventing any: always fair and open." Evans 5922. NAIP w012429 [11].
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![TWO AUTOGRAPH DOCUMENTS SIGNED CONCERNING A FORMER CONFEDERATE ARTILLERY MAN WHO EXILED HIMSELF TO MEXICO TO SERVE IN THE MEXICAN ARMY: [1] AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, TO "CAPT. A.A. BRINSMADE," FROM GENERAL JOSE MARIA JESUS CARBAJAL, AT MATAMOROS 13 JULY 1866: "SIR, YOU WILL FORTH WITH TAKE COMMAND OF THE ARTILLERY AT THE FORT CALLED DE COLEGIO AND PLACE THE GUNS IN ORDER." [2] AUTOGRAPH DOCUMENT SIGNED, IN SPANISH, BY SERVANDO CANALES, 19 SEPTEMBER 1866: A PASS FOR CAPTAIN BRINSMADE TO TRAVEL FROM MATAMOROS ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE TO BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/681/198/1386198681.0.l.0.jpg)
TWO AUTOGRAPH DOCUMENTS SIGNED CONCERNING A FORMER CONFEDERATE ARTILLERY MAN WHO EXILED HIMSELF TO MEXICO TO SERVE IN THE MEXICAN ARMY: [1] AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, TO "CAPT. A.A. BRINSMADE," FROM GENERAL JOSE MARIA JESUS CARBAJAL, AT MATAMOROS 13 JULY 1866: "SIR, YOU WILL FORTH WITH TAKE COMMAND OF THE ARTILLERY AT THE FORT CALLED DE COLEGIO AND PLACE THE GUNS IN ORDER." [2] AUTOGRAPH DOCUMENT SIGNED, IN SPANISH, BY SERVANDO CANALES, 19 SEPTEMBER 1866: A PASS FOR CAPTAIN BRINSMADE TO TRAVEL FROM MATAMOROS ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE TO BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS
by [Confederate] Brinsmade, Allan A.
[Mexico], 1866. The first item on lined paper folded to 5" x 7-1/2"; the second, 4" x 8-1/2". Both in ink manuscript, written on rectos only. Old folds, a few shallow edge splits. Else Very Good. After the Civil War some diehard southerners moved to Mexico and South America. Mexico's Emperor enticed these disappointed Confederates with land grants. Slaves, however, were prohibited, as Slavery was illegal under Mexican law. Allan Abbot Brinsmade [1831-1910] was one of them.... Read More
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED 9 SEPTEMBER 1863 AT MADISON, FLORIDA, TO MAJOR P.W. WHITE AT QUINCY, FLORIDA, CONCERNING THE CONFEDERACY'S "PRESSING DEMAND FOR BEEF.
by [Confederate Letter] Stubbs, C.F.
Two leaves, each 5" x 8," entirely in ink manuscript on rectos only. Docketed on page [4]. Very Good. Commissary Agent Stubbs has "been waiting for several days for an answer from you in relation to cattle but hear nothing from you yet. The pressing demand for beef, together with the several dispatches from Maj. Cummins & Locke, to hurry up cattle, have forced me to send hands to Cat. Summers for Cattle without waiting any longer for... Read More
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, FROM F.S. LYON OF DEMOPOLIS, TO GOVERNOR A.B. MOORE, 4 MARCH 1861, RECOMMENDING THE APPOINTMENT OF DR. WILLIAM C. ASHE AS SURGEON TO THE REGIMENT WITH RANK OF MAJOR
by [Alabama in the Confederacy]
Folio sheet, folded to 7-1/2" x 9-3/4." Written in neat ink manuscript on first two pages. Third page blank, docketed on page [4]. Very Good. Francis Strother Lyon [1800-1882], an Alabama lawyer and Democratic politician, wrote this letter to Governor Moore. Lyon had been a Whig Congressman in the 1830s and, having chaired the State Delegation to the 1860 Democratic Presidential Convention, remained a power in Alabama public affairs. Dr. William Cincinnatus Ashe [1815-1867], a Demopolis physician, received... Read More
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![MANUSCRIPT PETITION TO GOVERNOR A. B. MOORE, URGING HIM "TO APPOINT OSMOND L. STRUDWICK OF MARENGO COUNTY 1ST, 2D, OR 3D LIEUTANANT [sic] IN SOME COMPANY OF THE REGIMENT NOW BEING ORGANIZED IN ALA-- AND IN THE EVENT YOU HAVE NOT NOW THE APPOINTING POWER REQUEST YOU TO USE YOUR INFLUENCE WITH THE SECRETARY OF WAR TO GET THE APPOINTMENT FOR HIM.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/903/177/1331177903.0.l.jpg)
MANUSCRIPT PETITION TO GOVERNOR A. B. MOORE, URGING HIM "TO APPOINT OSMOND L. STRUDWICK OF MARENGO COUNTY 1ST, 2D, OR 3D LIEUTANANT [sic] IN SOME COMPANY OF THE REGIMENT NOW BEING ORGANIZED IN ALA-- AND IN THE EVENT YOU HAVE NOT NOW THE APPOINTING POWER REQUEST YOU TO USE YOUR INFLUENCE WITH THE SECRETARY OF WAR TO GET THE APPOINTMENT FOR HIM.
by [Alabama in the Confederacy]
Demopolis, 1861. [4] pp, folded folio sheet. Ink manuscript written on the first two pages, docketed on last page. Old folds, Very Good. Each of the six petitioners-- James Taylor Jones, Jno. T. Liman, Nathan B. Whitfield, R.M. Campbell, O.H. Prince, and [--] Torbert-- signs in his own hand, on the day Lincoln was inaugurated as President. The petition was probably written by O.H. Prince. They attest to Strudwick's "good family," fine education, "irreproachable moral character." Moreover, at... Read More
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TO THE UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY: THE UNDERSIGNED, RESIDING AT MACON GA WHO IS AN EX-CONFEDERATE SOLDIER AND A MEMBER OF CAMP NO. 484 U.C.VS., HEREBY, AT YOUR REQUEST, PRESENTS THIS CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR A CONFEDERATE CROSS OF HONOR. HE ENTERED THE SERVICE OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES ON THE 6TH DAY OF MAY, 1864, AS A PRIVATE IN COMPANY D OF THE 5TH REGIMENT OF GA RESERVES VOLUNTEERS, C.S.A., AND WAS AT THAT TIME A RESIDENT OF HANCOCK CO., GA. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM SAID SERVICE BY PAROLE ON ABOUT THE 15TH DAY OF MAY, 1865, AT WHICH TIME HE HELD THE RANK OF PRIVATE. "RESPECTFULLY, Z.T. BINION "WE ENDORSE THE ABOVE CERTIFICATE. | W.J. PARKER| C.M. WILEY| "MEMBERS CAMP NO. 484, UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS "APPROVED BY ORDER OF AB. F. JONES| COMMANDER CAMP NO. 484 UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS. "W.A. POE ADJUTANT.
by [United Daughters of the Confederacy]
[Georgia], 1901. Printed broadsheet on pale blue paper, completed in manuscript and docketed on verso. Very Good. Zachary Taylor Binion 1846-1924] enlisted as a private with Companies D & H, 5th Regiment Georgia Reserves, in April 1864. He was a farmer in Hancock County, Georgia, for many years and later moved to Bibb County, where he worked as a carpenter. Charles Moses Wiley [1841-1927], a lifelong Georgia resident, was a colonel in the Confederate Army and served... Read More
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RETURN OF CAPTAIN JAMES M. MAYO'S COMPANY ("E", OF THE 36TH REGIMENT OF N.C. STATE TROOPERS (ARTILLERY) ARMY OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, (COLONEL ----) FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 1862. ENLISTED MEN ON "EXTRA OR DAILY DUTY," ACCOUNTED FOR BY NAME. ABSENT ENLISTED MEN, ACCOUNTED FOR BY NAME
by [Civil War: Confederate]
Fort Ellis, NC, near New Bern, 1862. Oblong folio broadsheet, uniformly tanned. 12-3/4" x 18-1/2." Printed, with manuscript additions. Signed in ink by J.M. Mayo, Commanding Company. Contemporary "Duplicate." A few pinholes at fold intersections, not affecting text, Very Good. Most spaces available for the requested detailed information are left blank. Numbers of enlisted and commissioned officers present and absent are listed with notations of "alterations since last monthly return." 122 men were present for duty at the... Read More
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TO THE UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY: THE UNDERSIGNED, RESIDING AT MACON GA WHO IS AN EX-CONFEDERATE SOLDIER AND A MEMBER OF CAMP NO. 484 U.C.VS., HEREBY, AT YOUR REQUEST, PRESENTS THIS CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR A CONFEDERATE CROSS OF HONOR. HE ENTERED THE SERVICE OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES ON THE14TH DAY OF APRIL 1863, AS A PRIVATE IN COMPANY A OF THE 3RD REGIMENT OF GA RESERVES VOLUNTEERS, C.S.A., AND WAS AT THAT TIME A RESIDENT OF MACON, GA. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM SAID SERVICE BY SURRENDER OF GEN. R.E. LEE ON THE 9TH DAY OF APRIL, 1865, AT WHICH TIME HE HELD THE RANK OF PRIVATE. "RESPECTFULLY, W.N. BELKNAP "WE ENDORSE THE ABOVE CERTIFICATE. | C.M. WILEY| ROBT. A. NISBET| "MEMBERS CAMP NO. 484, UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS| "APPROVED BY ORDER OF AFF. F. JONES| COMMANDER CAMP NO. 484 UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS. "R.W. BONNER ADJUTANT.
by [United Daughters of the Confederacy]
[Macon, Georgia], 1901. Printed broadsheet on pale blue paper, completed in manuscript and docketed on verso. Very Good. William N. Belknap [c.1845-1911] was a farmer in Bibb County, Georgia, for much of his life. Several military pension applications filed in his later years show him financially destitute and suffering from lung disease and blindness. Charles Moses Wiley [1841-1927], a lifelong Georgia resident, was a colonel in the Confederate Army and served under Generals Lee and Jackson. After... Read More
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