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Sale 343
Lincoln, Slavery and the Civil War
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Lot 3195 |
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Frederick Douglass Carte de Visite photograph, fresh and Very Fine; a rare photo in outstanding condition.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
AN ESPECIALLY WELL PRESERVED EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE DOUGLASS CARTE DE VISITE.
Douglass, the first African American advisor to a U.S. president, urged Lincoln to give free black men the opportunity "to fight for the Union with honor as soldiers for the cause."
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Lot 3196 |
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Lincoln Endorsed Cover, from Cincinnati to Joseph I. Lewis, Commissioner Internal Revenue, the original letter (now in the National Archives) urged the appointment of Col. Freese of New Jersey to command a regiment of "Colored Troops". Lewis, a trusted Lincoln advisor, recommended the appointment and Lincoln agreed, endorsing the envelope "Submitted to the Sec. of War. A. Lincoln, Nov. 11, 1863". Cover franked with with 3¢ 1861 tied by blue Nov 3 Cincinnati duplex, Very Fine.
Estimate $4,000 - 5,000
A FINE LINCOLN SIGNED ENDORSEMENT.
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Lot 3197 |
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U.S. Colored Troops, two-page printed notice, "Recruiting Colored Volunteers", Connecticut Adjutant-Generals Office Order No. 17, Nov 23, 1863; includes original cover with A-G's corner card franked with 2¢ Black Jack tied by Hartford c.d.s., Nov 24; also includes General Order No. 16 authorizing the payment of a bounty to new volunteers. Cover with toning, documents fresh and Very Fine.
Estimate $100 - 150
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Lot 3198 |
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Cover addressed to Capt. B.C. Lincoln of Co. B, U.S. Colored Troops, cover bearing 3¢ rose (65) tied by target cancel, matching "Hampton Falls N.H. Sep 3" c.d.s. on cover to Washington D.C.; stain affects 3¢; reduced a bit at left, Fine.
Estimate $100 - 150
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Lot 3199 |
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Black Zouave, "2nd Battalion, B. L. I.", multicolored patriotic design with "Death or an Honorable Life" slogan with Tilton & Co. of Boston imprint, bearing 3¢ dull red (26), clipped at top, tied by "Washington D.C. Jan 18 1864" c.d.s. on cover to Boston, Mass.; rough opening at top and toning, Fine and rare design.
Estimate $150 - 200
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Lot 3200 |
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U.S. Colored Troops, Enlistment Certificate for one William Lane of Orange, N.J., enlisted as a private in the 20th Regiment, U.S. Colored Troops; also a partly-printed Proof of Enlistment letter from Headquarters, 20th and 26th Regiments, for the same William Lane so that his father could qualify for N.J. state assistance; includes mailing envelope for the latter with appropriate corner card; cover somewhat battered, documents Fine, the letter with slight damp-staining.
Estimate $200 - 300
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Lot 3201 |
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U.S. Colored Troops, four-page letter datelined Folly Island (S.C.), June 7, 1863, from an Infantry Lieutenant to his brother re "783 negroes brought in…by Col. Jim Montgomery's expedition in Beaufort, S.C."; he continues, "…I am strongly in favor of…making the negroes soldiers. Every one we get counts 2; one less for the Rebs and one more for us. They are easily disciplined because they have been subjected to sterner rule than the Army…and experience proves they stand fire…They are well acquainted with the country and know just where supplies are stored." Very Fine and easily readable with much more interesting war content; signed simply "C.E.W."
Estimate $200 - 300
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Lot 3202 |
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The Emancipation Proclamation, printed U.S. War Department General Order No. 1 from the President of the United States, issued to all troops January 2, 1863, 4¼" x 7", two sides, proclaiming that on January 1, 1863, "all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, and thence forward, and forever free." Very Fine.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
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