A Confederate States of America 500 Dollar Bond,
# 1535, issued January 15, 1863, to become due on January 1, 1880, and signed by Robert Tyler. Mounted, matted and framed under glass. Wrinkles, no tears, clear signatures and ink, two very small stains, mounting hinge shadows, no fading.
17" high, 14" wide.
[CIVIL WAR]. A group of 10 Confederate bonds, 1861-1863, comprising: $100 Coupon bond, 13 3/4 x 12 1/2 in. Issued in Montgomery, Alabama. 1 May 1861. Fine vignette of female figures representing “Agriculture” and “Commerce.” Criswell #6A.$1000 Coupon bond, 13 3/4 x 12 1/4 in. Issued in Richmond, Virginia. 26 February 1862. Fine vignette of wood-burning locomotive. One of the rarest and most collectible Confederate bonds and the only one ever issued featuring a train vignette (the same vignette used on T-39 and T-40 Confederate notes). This bond is #359, one of a total issue of only 1283 bonds. Criswell #83.$50 Coupon bond, 13 1/4 x 11 in. Issued in Richmond, Virginia. 15 March 1862. Fine vignette of female figures representing “Agriculture,” “Commerce” and “Navigation.” Bond #858 of a total issue of 926 bonds. Criswell #17.$500 Coupon bond, 13 7/8 x 13 3/8 in. Issued in Richmond, Virginia. 1 July 1862. Fine portrait of Judah Benjamin, Secretary of State. Bond #238 of a total issue of 1207 bonds. Criswell #60.$1000 Coupon bond, 13 1/8 x 10 5/8 in. Issued in Richmond, Virginia. 29 August 1862. Fine vignette of a female figure representing “Liberty” with a Confederate flag. No. 879 of a total issue of 1901 bonds. Criswell # 90.$1000 Coupon bond, 13 7/8 x 12 3/4 in. Issued in Richmond, Virginia. 1 September 1862. Fine portrait of Lucy Pickens “Queen of the Confederacy” flanked by three female figures representing “Liberty,” “Justice” and “Learning.” No. 986 of a total issue of 2064 bonds. Criswell # 91.$100 Coupon bond, 14 x 17 in. Issued in Richmond, Virginia. 4 November 1862. Fine portrait of Stephen R. Mallory, Secretary of the Navy. Bond #2097 of a total issue of 2414 BONDS. Criswell #40.$1000 Coupon bond, 14 x 10 1/8 in. Issued in Richmond, Virginia. 29 December 1862. Fine portrait of Samuel P. Moore, Surgeon General of the Confederate Army. Bond #778 of a total issue of 1093 bonds. Criswell #79.$500 Coupon bond, 14 x 14 in. Issued in Richmond, Virginia. 2 March 1863. Fine vignette of a Confederate soldier warming his hands over a fire. His knapsack is marked “15 VA.” Criswell # 121.$1000 Coupon bond, 14 x 17 in. Issued in Richmond, Virginia. 1 June 1863. Fine portrait of James R. Seddon. “Cotton Loan” with interest payable in specie or cotton. Criswell #138.All bonds issued by the Treasury Department of the Confederate States of America. Condition of bonds generally good with expected wear given age, light soil, and some toning.
$500 Confederate Bond with Coupons
Portrait of C.G. Meninger (Criswell #124); Evans and Cogswell Lith., Columbia, S.C. This bond has good crispness and shows no major problems. Authorized by C.S.A. 2/20/1863. Attached to cardboard at top of note. At least VF.
Confederate paper currency to include 1864 $20 note, 1864 $1 note, 1864 $5 note, three 1864 $ notes, and an 1863 fifty cent note, together with a letter dated 1868 regarding Confederate bonds.
Six pieces of Confederate currency
comprising: $100.00 Bearer Note, dated May 7, 1862; $10.00 note, 2nd series, overstamped Sept. 1863; $10.00 and $20.00 notes, Feb. 1864; Alabama state-issued dollar bill, Jan. 1863; and $30.00 interest coupon from a 12th series bond
$500 Confederate Bond
Enacted Dec. 24, 1861; printed by Hoyer and Ludwig, Richmond, Va.; "Pay To" and "Interest Paid" handwritten on back with dates 3/24/1862 and 7/1/1863 paid to W. Bennett and Thomas Bennett. Overall condition is very good - shows fold wear and ink bleeding but no major concerns. Attached to cardboard at top of bond.
A GROUP OF FIVE LARGE CONFEDERATE WAR BONDS: A GROUP OF FIVE LARGE CONFEDERATE WAR BONDS, CIRCA 1863-1864. Including equestrian bonds and one North Carolina bond, each finely engraved. Each professionally matted and contained in a glazed wood frame. Greatest 26 inches x 15. 25 inches, excluding frame. SHIPPING NOTICE:. Jackson’s is your sole and only source for one stop packing and shipping. With over 50 years of experience, our professional, affordable and efficient in-house shipping department will be happy to provide you a fair and reasonable shipping quote on this lot. Simply email us before the auction for a quick quote: shipping@jacksonsauction. com or call 1-800-665-6743. Jackson’s can expertly pack and ship to meet any of your needs. To ensure quality control Jackson’s DOES NOT release to third party shippers.
Six Framed 18th and 19th Century American Printed Documents, a Confederate States of America $1000 Loan Certificate, authorized by the Act of Congress, CSA, February 17, 1864 No. 7022, with fifty-five $30.00 bonds; a Northern Light Oil Company fifty share stock certificate, dated November 29, 1864; a 1791 dated New York Bank stock for ten shares; a Confederate States of America $400.00 treasury note, Richmond, dated January 1, 1863; a "Certificate of Carriage" from Cumberland, Rhode Island, dated 1851; a small ad declaring "Dr. B. Gillet...has located himself at Pittsborough, Chatham County [North Carolina]...," dated "September 10, 1819," sight sizes ranging from 2 3/8 x 3 1/4 to 24 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. Estimate $200-300 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
A GROUP OF EIGHT CONFEDERATE WAR BONDS: A GROUP OF EIGHT CONFEDERATE WAR BONDS, CIRCA 1861-1863. Each finely engraved with vignettes depicting Confederate personalities such as Stonewall Jackson, Jefferson Davis, and others. Each professionally matted and contained in a glazed wood frame. Greatest size 16. 75 inches x 14. 25 inches, excluding frame. SHIPPING NOTICE:. Jackson’s is your sole and only source for one stop packing and shipping. With over 50 years of experience, our professional, affordable and efficient in-house shipping department will be happy to provide you a fair and reasonable shipping quote on this lot. Simply email us before the auction for a quick quote: shipping@jacksonsauction. com or call 1-800-665-6743. Jackson’s can expertly pack and ship to meet any of your needs. To ensure quality control Jackson’s DOES NOT release to third party shippers.
3 Sheets Confederate Bonds 3 Sheets of Confederate Bonds. 1st Sheet: $1000, Second series with Rose signature, dated March 1, 1864, no. 10241 or 10891, fully signed, red CSA Treasury Department seal stamped upper right corner, vignette of figure on horseback. Only one coupon is missing. 2nd sheet: $1000, dated Aug. 5, 1862, no. 933, fully signed, vignette of CSA Treasurer Memminger. 33 coupons remain. 3rd sheet: $100, dated March 2, 1863, no. 3571, fully signed, vignette of Alexander Stephens. 7 coupons remain. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
[Confederate and Louisiana Bonds], three framed bonds, as follows: a $100 State of Louisiana coupon bond, signed by Governor Moore; a C.S.A. $100 coupon bond, Criswell 123A, Act of Feb., 1863, issued at Houston, TX stamp and a City of New Orleans, State of Louisiana $1000 coupon bond, March 20, 1862, signed by Mayor John Monroe. $400/600
Grouping of 3-Confederate Government bonds/loan including 1.) CR#125A Bond issued under Act of February 20, 1863. Sheet features vignette of Jefferson Davis & view of Richmond, Virginia. Cream paper printed in black. Two rows of coupons still present. Sheet measures 12 x 13 1/2". 2.)CR#122 Bond issued under Act of February 20, 1863. Sheet features vignette of General "Stonewall" Jackson. Pink paper printed in black. Seven coupons in two rows still present. Sheet measures 14 x 13 1/2". 3.) $500 Bond issued under Act of February 20, 1863. Sheet features vignette of Soldier sitting near campfire. Cream paper printed in black. Ten coupons in three rows still present. Sheet measures 16.5 x 14". All pieces exhibit some folds, toning and light foxing. Call for s
Confederate States of America $500 Bond. Description From 1863. Was payable at seven percent interest in 1868. Seven coupons still attached.Condition (Excellent). Size 13" x 12 - 1/2".
Confederate state currency collection, 42 banknotes, 1840-1864: 18 North Carolina: 10 cent, 25 cent and $1 issue of Sept. 1, 1862, 25 cent on back of $1,000 bond coupon remainder ; 5 cent, 50 cent, 75 cent, $1, $2, and three $3, one with small corner loss , issue of Jan. 1, 1863; $50 Warren County tax payment issue of Dec. 1, 1864; $5 Miners and Planters Bank, Murphy, 1860, vignette of slaves picking cotton; $3, $4, $5 and $10 remainders of The Bank of Washington, all AU, attractive vignettes; $5 Bank of Clarendon, 1857; 8 South Carolina: 10 cent, 15 cent, 20 cent, 25 cent, 50 cent issue of Feb. 1, 1863; $5 Farmers and Exchange Bank, Charleston, 1861, slaves and ox team; $5 Bank of Hamburg, 1860, slave at grindstone; $10 Commercial Bank of Columbia, 1853; 60 cent and 90 cent, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1862; $1 1/4 Bank of Old Dominion, Virginia, 1862; 2 Georgia: $4 remainder, Augusta, on back of 1863 remainder sheet; $100 Milledgeville, 1863; 5 Louisiana: $1, $5, $50 Citizens Bank remainders, AU; $5 Canal and Banking remainder; $1 1/2 New Orleans, et al Railroad, 1861; $10 Terre Haute, Alton, St. Louis, RR, 1859; $50 Republic of Texas 1840, cut cancelled ; $1 Alabama, 1863; $10 Arkansas Treasury Warrant, 1862; $2.50 Mississippi Cotton pledge note, 1862, with $1 Western Exchange, Omaha City, Nebraska (Territory), 1857 remainder, Indians watch train. Grades range VG to AU, most Fine or better. The Estate of the Late James Dowd Faulkner, Monroe, North Carolina
UNCLIPPED CONFEDERATE BOND - 100 Dollar 2nd March 1863 CSA Bond unsigned unclipped with (11) coupons printed by Keating Richmond VA (Criswell 123A) 17'' x 14'' unframed folded for wallet back of one square darkened.
A GROUP OF SIX CONFEDERATE WAR BONDS, CIRCA 1861: A GROUP OF SIX CONFEDERATE WAR BONDS, CIRCA 1861-1863. Comprising various amounts including $50, $100, and $1, 000 dollar values. Each finely engraved, two with vignettes depicting Confederate personalities and Confederate imagery, each professionally matted and contained in a matching glazed frame. Greatest size 14 inches x 12. 5 inches, excluding frame. SHIPPING NOTICE:. Jackson’s is your sole and only source for one stop packing and shipping. With over 50 years of experience, our professional, affordable and efficient in-house shipping department will be happy to provide you a fair and reasonable shipping quote on this lot. Simply email us before the auction for a quick quote: shipping@jacksonsauction. com or call 1-800-665-6743. Jackson’s can expertly pack and ship to meet any of your needs. To ensure quality control Jackson’s DOES NOT release to third party shippers.
(12) Obsolete Currency Notes Inc Confederate1862 State of North Carolina 25 cents 1863 State of Alabama 25 cents 1863 State of Alabama One Dollar 1862 Confederate States of America Two Dollars 1865 River Raisin & Lake Erie Rail Road Co. Three Dollars 186_ American Bank Maryland (Baltimore) Three Dollars 1849 Bank of Penn Township Five Dollars 1861 Bank of South Carolina Ten Dollars 186_ Missouri Defense Bond One Hundred Dollars 1863 State of North Carolina $30 Bond Ticket 1863 State of North Carolina $40 Bond Ticket 1863 State of North Carolina $40 Bond Ticket (Blue Seal)
Confederate States of America $1000 Bond. Description From 1863. Was a thirty year bond at six percent interest per year with payment due April of 1893. Seven coupons still attached. Framed under glass.Condition (Excellent). Size 22" x 17".
A GROUP OF SEVEN CONFEDERATE WAR BONDS: A GROUP OF SEVEN CONFEDERATE WAR BONDS, CIRCA 1861-1863. Comprising various amounts. Each finely engraved, with vignettes depicting Confederate personalities such as Jefferson Davis, Lucy Pickens, and others. Each professionally matted and contained in a matching glazed frame. Greatest size 14 inches x 13. 5 inches, excluding frame. SHIPPING NOTICE:. Jackson’s is your sole and only source for one stop packing and shipping. With over 50 years of experience, our professional, affordable and efficient in-house shipping department will be happy to provide you a fair and reasonable shipping quote on this lot. Simply email us before the auction for a quick quote: shipping@jacksonsauction. com or call 1-800-665-6743. Jackson’s can expertly pack and ship to meet any of your needs. To ensure quality control Jackson’s DOES NOT release to third party shippers.
[Confederate Bonds], a group of 3 C.S.A. "Cotton Bonds", Criswell 116, tri-valued at 100 pounds sterling - 2500 francs - 4000 pounds of cotton, vignette of Liberty holding Confederate "Stars and Bars", leaning on cotton bales and gazing out to sea, issued by Schroder and Erlanger, Act of January 29, 1863. $600/900
Benjamin Russell Watercolor on Paper "Stern View of the Vessel Milo, a Whaler Out of New Bedford": Benjamin Russell (American 1804-1885) Watercolor on Paper “Stern View of the Vessel Milo, a Whaler Out of New Bedford, ” circa 1830, the Milo on the high seas with two vessels on the horizon and storm clouds, initialed lower left B. R. . 4 ? in. x 7 ? in. Overall 10 ¾ in. x 13 ¾ in. . January 19, 1969 letter written by Robert R. Newell of the Whale House Gallery: “Starbuck lists only one vessel named Milo as a New Bedford whaler. Her first voyage was in 1830 – important since it conforms with her design, lines and particularly the stern treatment. She made 8 whaling cruises and in 1863 under Captain Jonathan C. Hawes, she sailed to the North Pacific where she was captured and bonded for $46, 000 by the Confederate steam raider Shenandoah – June 1865. She was sent to San Francisco and then returned to New Bedford. Starbuck lists her as “sold out 1872. ” This is very important in relation to B. Russell since “sold out” meant sold out of the Whale Fishery. It does not mean abandoned, condemned or laid up. Someone bought her and not for whaling so there is a good chance your Milo is the same vessel only refitted for merchant service. Also the date, 1872, coincides with B. Russell for many of his paintings were made around this time. ” . Original correspondence pertaining to the Milo watercolor accompany this lot: Robert R. Newell – Whale House Gallery January 19, 1969; M. V. Brewington – The Kendall Whaling Museum, June 24, 1969; A. Paul Winfisky – Peabody Museum – October 12, 1988 Dimension Condition Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
[Confederate Bonds], a group of 20 C.S.A. $1000 coupon bonds, Criswell 125, vignettes of Jefferson Davis, view of Richmond, a steamboat and a dejected Lady Liberty, Act of February 20, 1863. $800/1200
1876 Union GENERAL THOMAS W. SHERMAN Signed N. Pacific Railroad Stock Cert. : Stocks and Bonds. Northern Pacific Stock Issued To And Signed By Union General Thomas W. Sherman. 1876-Dated, Northern Pacific Railway Stock Certificate Issued To And Signed, "T. W. Sherman, " on the accompanying Stock Scrip, Choice Very Fine. 1876, Northern Pacific Railway Stock Certificate for seven shares issued to and Signed by General Thomas W. Sherman. Attractive certificate with ornate border, vignette of a train passing by telegraph lines in the countryside and a lower vignette of Fredrick Billings. Signed on the accompanying stock scrip: "T. W. Sherman. " GENERAL THOMAS W. SHERMAN: (1813-1879) Union brigadier general who helped capture Forts Beauregard and Walker in Port Royal Sound, S. C. 1861 and commanded Bank's left wing during the siege against Port Hudson in 1863. On May 27, 1863 while leading an attack upon the Confederate works he was wounded in the leg, losing the limb to amputation days later. At age 18 he walked almost 400 miles from home in order to speak with President Andrew Jackson about poor educational opportunities in Rhode Island. Jackson rewarded him for his effort by giving him an appointment to the US Military Academy at West Point. Graduating from West Point in 1836, he fought in campaigns against Indians, and in the Mexican War. Punch hole cancellations, light browning just under Sherman's signature, which is bold and nicely executed.
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA $100 BOND SHEETDESCRIPTION: Confederate States of America 1863 one hundred dollar bond sheet. Dip pen signed. Mounted in a wood frame. CIRCA: 1863 ORIGIN: USA DIMENSIONS: H: 14" x L: 13" (Frame) H: 21" x L: 20.5" Have a similar item to sell? Contact: Info@Akibaantiques.com. CONDITION: Great condition. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS(305)-332-9274. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission."
(6) Confederate States of America Obsolete Notes$1 1863 (higher grade) $2 1862 $5 1864 (higher grade) $30 state of North Carolina bond ticket $40 state of North Carolina bond ticket $40 state of North Carolina bond ticket (Blue seal)
INSCRIBED PRE-WAR MILITIA SWORD AND LATER CASED MAJOR GENERAL DRESS EPAULETS BELONGING TO MEDAL OF HONOR WINNER, COLONEL ALEXANDER SHALER, 65TH NEW YORK INFANTRY. 1) His pre-war militia sword is presented here, made by "Horstmann & Sons/Makers Philada." and so marked on the scabbard. The sword is a militia foot officer’s sword with a 31-3/4" dbl-edged and spear pointed blade having a narrow central fuller, and etched across 50% of the blade face. The etched decoration depicts stands of flags, drums, an American eagle on both sides of the blade. The counterguard has two cast brass quillons, triangular in shape, having eagles, acanthus leaf, and liberty caps in high relief. There are two rectangular languets on either side. The grip is of silver with a brass ferrule at the base. One side of the grip is engraved with a sunburst having a flying eagle over a stand of flags and arms with a diagonally positioned quartered oval shield with the legend "Pro Patriaet Gloria" and a broad ribbon below, reading "National Guard." The opposite side of the silver grip has a laurel leaf wreath within the rays of a sunburst. The pommel is a standing, down-turned winged American eagle with a shield on his breast. The chain guard is attached from below his beak to the top of the quillon below. The scabbard is of brass with heavy engraved decorations on the face, including rococo scrolls, an American shield and a stand of flags and arms. The center mount is of heavy cast brass in a leaf pattern with a sgl carrying ring. The top mount is identical with two carrying rings and a cast brass button. The reverse of the scabbard has an applied scroll with the maker’s name. Inscribed within a hand engraved oak leaf wreath is the following presentation: "Presented to/Capt. Alexander Shaler, by/his Company as a token of respect/and esteem./New York June 12th 1851". CONDITION: Very good. Etching on the blade retains some of its factory frosted appearance. Minor spotting near the tip of the blade and on the ricasso near the hilt. Cross guard and pommel retain approx. 50% of their gilt finish. Silver grip is tarnished with wear to its original finish. 2) Accompanying the sword is Shaler’s cased pair of Maj. General’s dress epaulets. The dress epaulets are regulation style, being made of gilt wire bullion and lined gilt cloth terminating in two gilt convex crescents having heavy gilt wire fringe. Two silver bullion five-point stars are affixed to the top of each epaulet. The undersides are lined in red velvet and red Russian leather with brass attaching hardware marked "V/Crown." The orig Japanned oval tin measures 10" x 6-1/2" x 6" and has its orig label reading "Horstmann Bros. & Allien/No. 7/Bond Street/New York." CONDITION: Epaulets show wear but retain their high luster. Undersides of one show minor losses to the red leather covering. Tin has minor exterior scratching but retains about 80% of its original finish. Alexander Shaler was born in Haddam, Connecticut on March 29, 1827. Educated in private schools, he entered the New York Militia as a private in 1845 and on December 13, 1860, was commissioned Maj. of the York Regiment. With the opening of the Civil War, he was appointed Lt. Col. of the 65th NY Inf. Vol. in June 1861 and became the Col. of the regiment on July 17, 1862. He authored the work Manual of Arms for Light Infantry using the Rifle Musket (New York, 1861). During his service with the regiment, he participated in the following engagements: Yorktown, Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, Malvern Hill, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, "Mud March," Chancellorsville, Maryes Heights, and Gettysburg. He was commissioned Brig. Gen. on May 26, 1863 and brevetted Maj. Gen. of Vol. on July 27, 1864. Shaler was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his action at Maryes Heights, VA on May 3, 1863. His medal citation reads as follows: "At the most critical moment, the head of the charging column being about to be crushed by the severe fire of the enemies artillery and infantry, he pushed forward with a supporting column, pierced the enemy’s works, and turned their flank". Gen. Shaler commanded the US Military prison at Johnson’s Island, OH during the winter of 1863-1864. During the Battle of the Wilderness, he was taken prisoner by the Confederates on May 6, 1864 and was held in Charleston, SC during the summer of that year. Following his exchange, he commanded a division in the 7th Corps. and the military post in Duval’s Bluffs, Arkansas until he was mustered out on August 24, 1865. Following the war, he served as the President of the Board of Commissioners of the New York Metropolitan Fire Department and was a civil engineer in charge of the Board of Police and Fire in Chicago, Ill. in 1874-1875. From 1867 until 1886, he was Maj. Gen. of the Nat. Guard of NY and was an organizer and President of the Nat. Guard Association of the United States. Shaler died on December 28, 1911 in NY City and is buried at the English Neighborhood Reformed Church in Ridgefield, NJ. This group represents a once in a lifetime opportunity to own two significant artifacts related to a gallant Gen. and Medal of Honor winner which represent both the beginning and the end of his illustrious military career. 4-57248 CW71 (20,000-30,000)
1864-Dated SYLVESTER MOWRY Signed: THE MOWRY SILVER MINING COMPANY BOND, ARIZONA: Autographs. "THE MOWRY SILVER MINING COMPANY" BOND "Few men did more for Arizona during its early history than Sylvester Mowry". SYLVESTER MOWRY (1830-1871). (Arizona Statehood & History) 1850s Silver Miner, Womanizer & early Arizona Statehood Advocate, this Controversial Soldier, Miner, Western America "Booster" and Entrepreneur Seduced Brigham Young's Daughter-In-Law! Brigham Young himself took a strong dislike to Mowry. Appointed by President James Buchanan as a Commissioner to establish the Border between California and Nevada. November 2, 1864-Dated Civil War Period, Historic and Extraordinary ARIZONA RARITY, Ornately Engraved Partially-Printed Document Signed, "Sylvester Mowry" as President of "THE MOWRY SILVER MINING COMPANY, " measuring 17. 25" x 13. 75" (430 mm x 350 mm), 1 page, San Francisco, Crisp Fresh Near Mint. This being a $1, 000 Mortgage Bond "No. 277" containing eight original, Signed and fully Attached Coupons at the bottom of the page (two of the coupons detached). Vitually Mint but for being folded for storage, this Bond is bright and fresh with two coupons actually having been clipped for redemption. . This rather spectacular item of Arizona and the colorful life of Sylvester Mowry. He being the controversial soldier, miner, entrepreneur, Arizona booster, and alleged "con artist. " Sylvester Mowry has his own unique story. He was an American best known as a pioneer and the founder of Mowry, Arizona. In 1860, Mowry was appointed by President James Buchanan a Commissioner to establish the border between California and Nevada, but he was removed in 1861 due to politics. During his time as commissioner, Mowry became interested in mining and prospecting and in 1860 he purchased the Patagonia silver mine just southeast of the Santa Rita Mountains in southern Arizona. After renaming it the Mowry Silver Mine, Mowry began constructing a mill and a smelter for extracting precious minerals. His small town was besieged by Apaches and it was virtually destroyed in 1863. His angry response was that they all needed to be unmercifully killed! He served as an officer in the United States Army and was arrested as a traitor during the American Civil War. No actual evidence could be produced and he was released. . This superb $1, 000 Mortgage Bond was issued to William Tell Coleman (1824-1893), a prominent and early resident of San Francisco where he became a successful shipping merchant, running a Steamship Line to New York. Unfortunately for Coleman, the Bond was worthless. The Mowry Mine in Southern Arizona had been only intermittently productive. . From 1861 onwards, the Mine mostly ceased to function due to Mowry's arrest by Union authorities for treason, after letters requesting protection for his mine from Confederate authorities. . Always the fast operator, Mowry sold bonds in his mining operations to unsuspecting investors (who had no understanding of the actual state of the mine) enabling Mowry to lead a lavish lifestyle in San Francisco, New York and Arizona. It is unknown how many of these Mortgage Bonds he actually issued, but it would stand to reason that most of them were thrown out and/or destroyed in disgust following Mowry's death in 1871. . A true ultra-rarity from one of Arizona's most controversial early figures. This historically significant Mortgage Bond of Lt. Sylvester Mowry considered of museum quality. Collectors interested in the Southwest, or the history of Arizona and/or Mormon History should not pass up this unique opportunity. According to the Arizona Republic: "Few men did more for Arizona during its early history than Sylvester Mowry (1833-1871). soldier and pioneer mining man. ". An extensive explanation of this bond, its history and the personal story of Lt. Sylvester Mowry is found on our auction website at: www. EarlyAmerican. com. The Only Example of this Exceedingly Rare Arizona Bond we have ever encountered. The Rhode Island-born Mowry graduated West Point in 1852 and came West under Colonel Edward Steptoe's expedition to explore routes for a Pacific Railroad. They arrived in Salt Lake City in 1854 to investigate the Gunnison Massacre, in which a 10-party expedition was slaughtered by a band of Pahvant Ute Indians in October of 1853. . Brigham Young himself took a strong dislike to Mowry, who etched his reputation as a hard drinking, hard gambling. Unabashedly a womanizing troublemaker, Mowry's place was chiseled in historical "stone" when he brazenly (and successfully, according to Mowry's own personal letters) seduced Mary Young, first wife to Brigham's eldest son, Joseph Angell Young, who was in England on mission at the time! The ensuing scandal convinced Colonel Steptoe to order Mowry from leave Salt Lake, transferring him to Rush Valley, Utah. . Mowry was later stationed in Benecia, California and then Fort Yuma, which made such an indelible impression upon him that in 1857, he resigned his commission from the Army to peruse prospecting opportunities in the Arizona Territory, purchasing the Patagonia Mine that same year. In 1858, Mowry had himself elected as the "Official" Territorial Delegate to Washington, DC in order to lobby for Territorial recognition for Arizona, which was then part of the New Mexico Territory. . From 1857 to 1860 Mowry was, ". Arizona's most active champion of Territorial organization. " However, on the eve of the Civil War, he departed the world of Territorial politics and devoted himself to mining activities. During the Civil War, Mowry played off both sides in order to obtain security against the Apaches, and his letters to Confederate officers tipping them off to Union troop movements landed him in trouble. Mowry lost control of his mine and was jailed in Yuma during his trial for Treason. He was released in August of 1862 after Union military authorities granted a general amnesty for Confederate sympathizers in Arizona. . His mining operations in total disarray, Mowry went to San Francisco to raise funds in order to fund his mine by issuing Mortgage Bonds. Just a month before he issued the present Bond, Mowry the mine for $2. 5 million to Sam F. Butterworth and Milton S. Latham of San Francisco. However, the purchaser was Mowry Silver Mining Company which named Butterworh and Latham as the company's trustees. The company was still controlled by Mowry. This device placed the property out of reach of his wife, Laura A. Mowry, who had sued for divorce only a few days before. . Because Mowrey had sold his mine to his own mining company (no actually money was exchanged), he was still forced to purchase $2, 400 in Official Goverment Revenue Stamps to affix to the deed of sale, demonstrating the "Proof' of the mine's supposed and claimed value. This allowed Mowry to inflate the value of any stock he sold in the mining company, enabling him to continue living a lavish lifestyle. . In particular the present bond was ". for part of the sum of Three hundred Thousand Dollars, authorized to be borrowed by the Board of Trustees of the Company and is one of the Three Hundred Bonds for One Thousand Dollars each, secured by the certain Mortgage of all the lands, mines, minerals, rights of property, improvements, franchises and estate of said Company acquired, or which may hereafter be acquired, bearing even date herewith, made and executed by the said Company and by Sam F. Butterworth and Milton S. Latham, Trustees of the said 'Mowry Silver Mining Company, ' to William T. Coleman of San Francisco, and Samuel L. M. Barlow of New York, Trustees and Mortgages for the security of the holders of the said Three Hundred Bonds of One Thousand Dollars each. . Mowry returned to Arizona in late 1864 and stayed until 1866 taking one more stab at running the mine. After this point, the mine was, but Mowry continued to live high on the hog, likely selling bonds like these to unsuspecting investors. In 1871 Mowry became quite ill and travelled to London to consult a specialist. He died on 17 October 1871. The Mowry mine sold at auction in 1874 for $14, 000 to Nathan B. Appel. . According to historians, Apple did not die a rich man. Constance Altshuler concluded: "Apparently no one acquired wealth from that mine except Sylvester Mowry, but his scale of living could not have been maintained by profits from the irregular periods of mining operation. He was, to put it blunt, aconfidence man, unscrupulous and totally self-centered. ". . References used include:. . B. Sacks "The Creation of the Territory of Arizona, " Journal of the Southwest (Spring, 1963), pages 32-34; . . Constance Wynn Altshuler "The Case of Sylvester Mowry: The Charge of Treason, " Journal of the Southwest (Spring, 1973), pages 63-82; . . Constance Wynn Altshuler "The Case of Sylvester Mowry: The Mowry Mine, " Journal of the Southwest (Summer, 1973, pages 149-174 and Ibid. , page 173).
Nine pieces Confederate currency: three South Carolina: $5 Farmers & Exchange Bank of Charleston, 1853, two state issues, 50 cents, 1862 and 1863; two North Carolina, 50 cent, 1862, one printed on back of $1,000 bond coupons; one Alabama, $1, 1863, repair, small loss ; three Confederate States: 50 cent of 1863, $1 and $2 of December 2, 1862, mounted in modern wood frame, 18-1/4 x 26 in. Good to very good condition with wear, creases, soiling, stains, small losses and tears. South Carolina Private Collection
Confederate States of America 8% Five Hundred Dollars Bond, dated 15th January 1863 No. 716, 38.5 x 34.5cm, now mounted, framed and glazed.
Sixty pieces Confederate fiscal paper: 33 Confederate States of America issues: two $500 bonds, February 17, 1864, pink and black printed, each with 59 attached coupons, 27-3/4 x 17 in.; nine $500 bonds, May 16, 1861, each with 14 coupons, 14-1/4 x 14 in.; eight $1,000 bonds, February 20, 1863, seven with seven coupons each, one with nine coupons, 14-1/2 x 15 in.; 13 demand certificates issued pursuant to "An act to reduce the currency and to authorize a new issue of notes and bonds…February 17, 1864", six $10,000, three $20,000, two $50,000, two $100,000, 6-1/2 x 8-1/2 in.; $25,000 loan certificate issued to The Bank of South Carolina, November 12, 1862, 8 x 13 in.; 24 State of South Carolina issues: twenty-three $100 bonds, January 1, 1861, fourteen with one coupon each, 10-3/4 x 13 in.; $6,750 Military Defense Bond issued to The Bank of South Carolina, January 1, 1862, 8-7/8 x 14 in.; with a stock transfer certificate for eleven shares of The Bank of South Carolina, 1861, 12-1/2 x 7-5/8 in., and two uncut sheets of Bank of South Carolina currency, each with four 25-cent, six 50-cent, and eight 75-cent notes, February 1, 1853, 16 x 13 in. Folds, curling, toning, minor losses, small tears and stains. Private Collection, Charleston, South Carolina
2-PIECE CONFEDERATE CURRENCY LOT, STATE OFGEORGIA. FEBRUARY 1862, SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR. 500-DOLLAR CONFEDERATE BONDS. SOME TEARING, FOXING AND CREASES. ALONG WITH A HEAVILY WORN 5-DOLLAR CONFEDERATE BILL, 1863, WITH LOSS TO BORDER.
Framed 1863 Confederate States of America Fifty Dollar Loan Bond.
A GROUP OF CIVIL WAR SOUTHERN/CONFEDERATE RELATED: A GROUP OF CIVIL WAR SOUTHERN/CONFEDERATE RELATED MATERIAL. Comprising a family register from the Samuel Harlow family, Richmond, Virginia, earliest recorded birth 1794, in original frame. A cover from “The Southern Illustrated News” Volume I Number 39, datelined Richmond, Saturday, June 7th, 1863, the cover with a bust portrait of General Lawrence O’Brien Branch. A Currier & Ives lithograph of the death of Stonewall Jackson, circa 1872. A Confederate War Bond dated 1861. A Confederate States receipt for bonds issued by the state of Alabama, March 12th, 1864. A framed clipping listing Jefferson Davis of Mississippi for president and the electoral ticket. And a state of North Carolina enlistment form dated August 1863. SHIPPING NOTICE:. Jackson’s is your sole and only source for one stop packing and shipping. With over 50 years of experience, our professional, affordable and efficient in-house shipping department will be happy to provide you a fair and reasonable shipping quote on this lot. Simply email us before the auction for a quick quote: shipping@jacksonsauction. com or call 1-800-665-6743. Jackson’s can expertly pack and ship to meet any of your needs. To ensure quality control Jackson’s DOES NOT release to third party shippers.
Confederate States Bonds act of 19 August 1861 issued to H. R. Rutledge in the amount of $200 and dated 21 March 1862, printed by Hoyer & Ludwig, Richmond, VA; depositary receipt issued to H. R. Rutledge 31 March 1864, Anderson C. H., SC, for $700; act of 19 August 1861 issued to James R. Rutledge in the amount of $500 and dated 19 February 1863, printed by J. T. Paterson & Co., Columbia, SC; act of 24 December 1861 issued to B. C. Pressley [transferred to Lieutenant John Rutledge] in the amount of $3000, printed by Hoyer & Ludwig, Richmond, VA.
L4 1/2" W8 3/4" to L9 3/4" W12 1/2"
(4pcs)
Provenance: Descended in the Rutledge-Rose Family of Charleston, South Carolina. Documents once belonging to James Rose Rutledge (1827-1899), Hugh Rose Rutledge, M.D. (1823-1915), and Lt. John Rutledge (1820-1894); all brothers.
Confederate war bond; 1863 issue with portrait of Stonewall Jackson guaranteeing 7% interest; 9 3/4" x 13". Wrinkling and tears.
Capt. George Randolph Dyer AQM--Lincoln-Signed Commission and Pilot Knob Archive Comprising an early eagle mast head commission partially printed on vellum 12.25 x 15.75 in. matted framed and glazed 14.25 x 17.25 in. dated 21 February 1862 appointing George R. Dyer as Assistant Quartermaster of Volunteers with the rank of Captain. Signed by Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) as President and Edwin M. Stanton (1814-1869) as Secretary of War (1862-1868) with a later conveyance letter from the Adjutant General??Ts Office; plus the earlier formal appointment letter to George R. Dyer signed by Secretary of War Simon Cameron (March 1861-January 1862). The archive portion consists of 31 file folders 24 of which contain primarily wartime personal correspondence coinciding with Captain Dyer??Ts assignment as Assistant US Quartermaster at the Pilot Knob Missouri post. The letters span January 1862 to July 1865 but are scant on details regarding the quartermaster operation at Pilot Knob (in fact Geo. Dallas Dyers??T letters are more illuminating). Additionally there are several pieces of interesting ephemera including Captain Dyer??Ts original 1885 GAR membership certificate from the Baxter Springs Kansas Post No.123 an 1864 dated military railroad pass original telegrams and two manuscript documents written and signed by noted abolitionist and educator General Clinton B. Fisk (1828-1890) a personal friend of George R. Dyer. Rounding out the lot are eleven civilian portraits (five are duplicates) of George Dyer taken between the late 1870s (a cdv) and 1892 (mostly cabinet cards) including one view of the regal old gentlemen wearing his MOLLUS medal. A file of 19th century manuscript Dyer biography and George??Ts printed 1895 MOLLUS ?In Memoriam? pamphlet complete the lot. George R. Dyer??Ts Pilot Knob letters contain no battle content and very little concerning the day-to-day operations of the quartermaster department at the post. There are large gaps in the letters and most consist of newsy correspondence between various friends and family members living back in Chicago Elgin and Plainfield Illinois. Even at the Pilot Knob post the presence of family is evident??"the captain??Ts son George Dallas Dyer worked as a clerk and died there in 1863 while Mrs. Dyer seems to have visited her husband with some regularity during the war. As the tempo of operations moved further south after 1862 Pilot Knob became something of a Missouri backwater albeit for sporadic guerrilla warfare that flared in a region dotted with Rebel sympathizers. The letters hint at legitimate business dealings as the buying and selling of ?contraband horses and mules? became a reoccurring theme. The quartermaster seems to have also speculated locally in food supplies and animal fodder systematically ?hauling it in teams? from a radius around the post. Captain Dyer who frequently complained of ill-heath was able to take leave on occasion and just happened to be absent ?in the North on sick leave? in September 1864 the one time Pilot Knob came under attack during Sterling Price??Ts ill-fated Missouri Invasion. After 1863 Captain Dyer hinted once or twice at pursuing loftier goals ??" a staff position with General Fisk ??" but remained at his post until his resignation from the army on May 15 1865. A few excerpts from the letter collection: September 10 1861 from Patience Huntington Dyer??Ts sister: Not all in Illinois were stirred by the prospect of war and buoyed by patriotism. George sister was terse in her feelings: ?I am about to employ all my powers of argument and persuasion to prevent you joining the army. Under other circumstances it might be your duty. Were your wife in vigorous health and your children (not so young) and your own health firm I would say no word to prevent it??|but our patriotism must not make us forgetful of the virtues we owe to those for whom none can be a substitute??|? Having reconciled his conscience with family responsibilities George Dyer enlisted on October 31 1861. The centerpiece of that decision is the Lincoln signed commission and accompanying War Department paperwork rarely found together after 150 years. January 8 1862 to his wife Elizabeth (Howell Kimball) a long letter: Already Captain Dyer confesses his loneliness writing that the pain of being separated from his children is ?harder than I thought it would be.? He hopes to return home ?some time next month? if he can get a leave of absence. George briefly describes his duties ?I have a vast amount to attend to? and tells Elizabeth that ?George (their eldest son George Dallas) arrived the 2nd day of this month and has done very well since he came??|? He offers some insight into business matters ?We sold 52 horses & mules that had been taken from the enemy I had to sell them. They brought 1300. They were very poor and small (and) sold rather low. Some were good but I did not buy for I thought I would rather send all the money home I could for you.? The letter includes a lengthy list of goods that Elizabeth should bring to Pilot Knob ??" ?towels butter tea a lamp or two? ??" as ?some items can??Tt be had in this country.? He will express his pay ?Only 156 dollars instead of the 200 as I expected but I hope to have George have 60 per month which will help pay for being scattered all over the world.? The family might have been experiencing some financial difficulties as Capt. Dyer then rationalizes the quartermaster job lamenting ?If I can stand it for one year it will help my family some and that is all I am at work for.? He gives some instructions relating to the livestock management at the Plainfield farm and concludes by asking Elizabeth to send ?my cane for it would help me to get through the mud which is very deep.? September 15 1862 to sister Patience: Young George Dallas Dyer has left his Pilot Knob clerkship and joined the army. A proud but fearful Captain Dyer writes ?My poor boy only 17 years old gone to defend his country. Sister he is a fine boy manly as most men of 25 years (see George??Ts military cdv) & capable of doing any kind of business??| He has gone & I hope he will do his duty. He is the youngest man in his company & is the captain. They all like him & I hope he will return the confidence of his company??|? November 2 1862 from Lt. W.F. Crain 5th Illinois Cavalry: A mundane request asking Captain Dyer for his help in locating and recovering ?a dozen lost or stolen horses? from the regiment. The animals were left at Pilot Knob and were due to be returned by cavalrymen convalescing in the hospital. A newspaper article dated January 8 1863 reported on an abundance of new from Pilot Knob giving scope to the quartermaster operation there as well as featuring the approbations of Captain Dyer??Ts peers who had presented him with a ?superb gold watch? on New Years Eve. The correspondent noted ?An air of unusual bustle and activity pervades this usually quiet town caused by the arrival of 300 wagons from General Davidson??Ts Division Army of Southeast Missouri. They are now loading with commissary stores for his army??|? destined for Little Rock. The article quoted the lengthy testimonial ?engraved on the case? and showered platitudes ?Our Government has been blessed and cursed with many faithful and unfaithful disbursing officers but few who stand so noble and deservingly high as Captain Dyer where is known and appreciated.? The author noted that Captain W. L. Banning was ?relieving him (Captain Dyer) of the duties of the Commissary Department from January 1st.? What follows in an extended gap in the letters. The next two letters written to Captain Dyer at Pilot Knob date to June 1863 from a Joliet friend named Willis Danforth formerly Captain Company F. 13th Illinois Cavalry. June 1 1863: Danforth writes at length conveying the conditions in Joliet and mentioning ?speculators and traitors.? He is spiteful of ?Vallandigham Copperheads? and complains that soldiers and those serving in the army get no respect. He mentions Colonel (Frederick A.) Bartleson of the 100th Illinois a local Joliet hero later killed at Kennesaw Mountain and finally asks Captain Dyer to intercede on his behalf with General Davidson as there are ?charges pending? against him ostensibly having to do with a forged signature for payment. Captain Danforth had resigned from the army on February 7. A prominent Chicago homeopathic doctor and medical instructor Danforth would be exonerated and restored as surgeon of the 134th Illinois. He later gained notoriety as one of the five physicians who gave testimony at Mary Todd Lincoln??Ts insanity trial in May 1875. Danforth??Ts testimony was said to be ?particularly damning? to Mary's cause ultimately forcing her into Bellevue Place a private mental institution in Batavia Illinois. In a follow-up letter dated June 9 1863 Danforth wrote of a little known incident in Chicago that fundamentally challenged the very basic First Amendment principle of free speech. The Democratic leaning Chicago Times newspaper had published articles supporting the controversial Clement Vallandigham who had been arrested and convicted by a military court of ?uttering disloyal sentiments.? District commander General Burnside ordered the paper suppressed and publication was suspended under armed Federal guard. Groups of armed citizens from rival political factions begin congregating and troops from nearby Camp Douglas patrolled the streets in the midst of rising tensions and vocal threats by angry Democrats to ?gut the Tribune office? (the Chicago Tribune the Republican mouthpiece). Chicago was a tinderbox and Danforth an eyewitness inferred that ?a single pistol shot fired by some disorderly drunkard would have exploded the whole machine & cost at least 900 lives??"fortunately the occasion passed without any accident.? Danforth added that ?W.B. Ogden (Chicago Mayor) and some few Republican friends joined the terrified Democrats in petitioning honest old Abe to revoke Burnsides order??"which was done the next day & freedom of the press restored and (indignantly) such freedom!? He ended the letter with the observation that ?Chicago is standing still no growth but money is plentiful ? adding that the city is in the midst of ?diphtheria? outbreak. September 19 1863: The long summer gap in Dyer??Ts letters is unexplained. However this original double-sided telegram exchange between Captain Dyer and General Clinton Fisk reinstated Captain Dyer to duty at Pilot Knob. Dyer requested that he be reassigned to the post and General Fisk quickly accommodated ?BG Allen/CQM/St. Louis Mo./ If agreeable to yourself I would be glad if you would relieve Capt. S.H. Moore AQM from duty at this post (Pilot Knob) & assign to the vacant place Capt. Geo. R. Dyer again./(signed) Clinton B. Fisk/BG.? On the same day son George writes his father from Pilot Knob with the news that the captain had been reinstated to duty and included a verbatim transcription of the earlier telegram from General Fisk to General Allen. Attached to the letter is a small 3.50 x 2.25 in. printed ?St. Louis & Iron Mountain Railroad Pass? filled out to ?Captain G.R. Dyer & family? good for 1864. Also a missive entitled ?4 Rules of Live.? October 20 1863: A extemporaneous tongue-in-cheek three stanza rhyme written on the front of a large envelope by General Fisk to Captain Dyer from ?Head Quarters D.S.E. Missouri/Pilot Knob.? One stanza will serve to convey some unknown but deliberate frivolity at play ?Respectfully returned to Captain D./Who smokes his pipe from dinner to tea/With information from General Fisk/ That playing with sick is attended with [risk].? The playful rhyme hints at some shared secret and underscores the bond between the two officers and friends. November 2 1863: A two-sided letter from brother Dr. Charles V. Dyer who writes from Geneva Switzerland with much travel news from the past several months indicating that he ?had been to Africa to establish my court.? Charles Dyer had been appointed by President Lincoln in 1863 ?as judge of the mixed court at Sierra Leone for the suppression of the slave trade.? November 17 1863: Young George Dallas Dyer died at Pilot Knob on November 13 of gastroenteritis. Captain Dyer was devastated by the loss of his son and this heartfelt letter from S.J. Kimball the husband of Dyer??Ts sister Patience offers sympathy and advice for finding solace ?Look to God for support for the Bible alone can direct us in time of affliction.? December 11 1863: To Capt. Dyer from Uncle Alonzo Huntington. Another condolence letter in the wake of George??Ts untimely death offering what else but more Biblical support. September 17 1864: After another long gap a parting letter from Clerk Charlie Price to Capt. Dyer as he leaves Pilot Knob traveling back to Plainfield on business or sick leave. Price relates an interesting bit of news saying ?the photographer Hunt at Ironton (was) arrested & put in the Guard House last night for feeding secreting & assisting Rebs.? There is no suggestion that Confederate General Sterling Price is poised to invade Missouri later in the month with his Trans-Mississippi Army. Captain Dyer missed the battle of Pilot Knob (September 27) where Price captured Fort Davidson while suffering crippling casualties that allowed the Union army to escape. September 19 1864: Another short letter from Clerk Charlie Price informing the absent Captain Dyer of the state of affairs at Pilot Knob. Price assures Dyer that everything is well and that he will update and keep him ?informed as necessary.? Still no hint of impending battle. September 20 1864: Another short communication letter from the ever efficient Charlie Price ?Everything running in pretty good shape. Rice still acting as Forage master and speculating in hay. We posted in shops this morning the following Order: -NOTICE-/It is hereby positively prohibited to manufacture or repair any other than Government Stores at this shop. Except by Special Order from this Office. All employees transgressing this rule will be discharged without pay and will be reported to the Commanding Officer for severe punishment./Geo. R. Dyer/Capt.AQM.? November 4 1864: A short note on ?Head Quarters St. Louis? letterhead from General Fisk acknowledging Capt. Dyer??Ts request for a letter of recommendation to be forwarded to Secretary Stanton ?in securing advancement for you.? Fisk adds ?I would be glad to see you promoted and trust that you may be signed Clinton B. Fisk/Brig. Gen?. March 8 1865: A full page manuscript letter from General Fisk answering Captain Dyer??Ts earlier inquiry regarding a position on Fisk??Ts staff. The general responds ?I would be much pleased to be able to confer upon you my former faithful staff officer any position of honor or trust within my gift ? but Fisk doubts that he will get another command and demurs without offering a firm answer. ?Colonel Beveridge and the officers of the 17th Illinois Cavalry? are mentioned in closing. Fisk had been brevetted and the letter is now signed as ?Maj. Genl.? The last letter from July 1866 illustrates Captain Dyer??Ts transition from military to civilian life. Captain Dyer resigned from the army on May 15 1865 and returned home to Joliet Illinois. George Randolph Dyer??Ts original hand written biography later edited and published in the 1878 History of Will County is included as is the MOLLUS ?In Memoriam? pamphlet printed at the time of his death in 1895. The first is by far the most comprehensive history of Dyer while the second ??" composed by committee ??" focuses necessarily on his military service and bears annotations in the hand of cousin Mabel E. Green. George Randolph Dyer was born in Clarendon Rutland Country Vermont on June 3 1813 from a lineage of illustrious ancestors going back to 13th century England. Among his early Colonial brethren were Roger Williams of Rhode Island and the unrepentant Quaker Mary Dyer martyred on Boston Common in 1660. Dyer??Ts father Daniel Dyer had served in Revolutionary War and George Randolph later inherited the commission signed by John Hancock. Educated at Rutland Academy in Vermont George trekked westward in 1834 to Chicago then little more than a small settlement and trading post on Lake Michigan followed by his older brother Dr. Charles V. Dyer who later served as post surgeon at Fort Dearborn. George then moved to Milwaukee and during that time aided in the organization of the territory of Wisconsin in 1838. George surveyed ?the Fox River with a view to using that stream as a feeder for the Illinois canal.? In 1841 he sold his Chicago holdings and relocated to Will County Illinois becoming one of the earliest settlers in the area. There he acquired farmland near present day Bolingbrook-Plainfield. For the next decade George and his wife Elizabeth H. Kimball of Elgin Illinois engaged in farming and stock-raising adding to their modest wealth while raising six children. The other characters in our story of our lots sons George Dallas Dyer and Daniel B. Dyer were both born on the Will County farm. Both boys helped to work the property as dark war clouds descended across the land. Sometime during the 1840s George Dyer befriended a young lawyer named Abraham Lincoln who was then traveling the state as a circuit rider (1840-1847). There is reason to believe that Lincoln occasionally stayed at the Dyer farm during the decade thus the source of an undefined friendship that survived into the Civil War years. George and brother Charles Dyer became committed Abolitionists during the 1850s and fairly early on family story relates that the George Dyer??Ts Plainfield farm was surreptitiously used as a way station on the Underground Railroad. In 1856 George Dyer was elected Sheriff of Will County residing in Joliet the county seat where he became acquainted with like-minded politicians and influential power brokers of the anti-slavery Republican Party founded in 1854. By 1860 George and Charles could claim sufficient stature as party loyalists to be named electors in the Republican nominating convention where all energy was focused on launching the states??T favorite rustic son Abraham Lincoln ??" soon to be known as the ?Rail-Splitter? ??" on a course toward the Whitehouse. Captain Dyer??Ts war years as Assistant Quartermaster at Pilot Knob are well documented by the important Lincoln signed commission and the letter archive offered for sale here. Following the war Captain Dyer returned to Joliet and according to the History of Will County ?entered the hardware trade continuing in that until 1870 since which time he has not been engaged in active business.? Dyer??Ts earlier letters suggest lifelong health problems yet he lived until 1895. In retirement he must have spent long hours adding to the Dyer family genealogy and perfecting his Will County biography. In March 1880 his younger son Daniel B. Dyer then serving as Indian Agent at the Quapaw Agency saw fit to write and entice his father and mother with a government job teaching at the Indian school. Despite Daniel??Ts solid economic persuasiveness George Dyer apparently declined. By 1884 George and Elizabeth had relocated to Baxter Springs Kansas closer to Daniel where the captain became a charter member of the local GAR Post No.123 parenthetically once more listing his occupation as ?farmer.? George R. Dyer died at Excelsior Springs Missouri on July 13 1895 age 83. He was suitably memorialized by friends and fellow citizens for his ?loyal nature and esteemed service to country? and buried in Joliet Oakwood Cemetery. Descended Directly in the Dyer Family Condition: Lincoln commission is complete and intact without damage or noticeable fold lines. The ink is somewhat lighter than desirable but both Lincoln's and Stanton's signatures are strong enough to read without assistance. The blue seal is undamaged and vibrant. A hint of brown toning is noticeable around the edges. The commission was not removed from the frame for inspection. Except for expected fold lines all letters and documents are undamaged and completely readable. The photographs show varying degrees of wear else fine.
$1000 CONFEDERATE BOND, ACT OF FEBRUARY 20, 1863 Pink stock impressed with Confederate Treasury palmetto blindstamp, the bond's central vignette depicts the late Lt. General Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson; retains four interest coupons maturing through July 1st, 1868. Presented behind a mat in a wooden frame.
Confederate States of America $500 Bond. Description From 1863. Payable at eight percent interest in 1868. Seven coupons still attached.Condition (Excellent). Size 14" x 12".
CONFEDERATE $1000 BOND April 1, 1863, vignette depicting the Old Custom House, Richmond, retains seven coupons; Criswell 133. Professionally framed behind mat.
CONFEDERATE BOND AND CURRENCY ASSORTMENT(9) items including 1868 $100 bond having coupon attached, matted behind glass in a stained wood frame; 1863 $0.50, 1864 $2, 1864 $5, 1864 $10, 1861 $20, 1864 $50 and 1862 $100, all in mounted plastic sleeves behind glass in a stained wood frame; as well as an 1864 $10 note loose in a plastic sleeve
Two Confederate States of America $1000.00 Bonds issue of March 25 1863 one with 7 the other with 6 unredeemed coupons. Estimate $ 150-250 Intersecting folds. Some light toning. Currency grades reflect our opinion or the judgment of various grading services. They are offered as a guide and should not be regarded as a statement of fact nor as a warranty or guarantee. Each bidder must rely on their own judgment of condition. Alex Cooper Auctioneers is not responsible for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or is free from wear and tear imperfections or the effects of aging.
3 Sheets Confederate Bonds: 3 Sheets of Confederate Bonds. 1st Sheet: $1000, Second series with Rose signature, dated March 1, 1864, no. 10241 or 10891, fully signed, red CSA Treasury Department seal stamped upper right corner, vignette of figure on horseback. Only one coupon is missing. 2nd sheet: $1000, dated Aug. 5, 1862, no. 933, fully signed, vignette of CSA Treasurer Memminger. 33 coupons remain. 3rd sheet: $100, dated March 2, 1863, no. 3571, fully signed, vignette of Alexander Stephens. 7 coupons remain. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www. caseantiques. com) Condition 1st item: Number is very light and faded, some light creasing, "From the Collection of Walter K. Hoover" written in pen in margin. 2nd item: Overall toning, creasing, small tears at fold edges. 3rd item: Some light staining and one penciled number to margins, some staining around treasury register's signature, corner folds.
$1000 Confederate Bond
Enacted by C.S.A. 2/20/1863. Portrait of Jefferson Davis. Still has 7 coupons attached. Overall condition is Fine+ with no major problems. Crispness in paper still evident - Evans & Cogswell Lith., Columbia, S.C. Also a C.S.A. $5 note dated 9/2/1861 and Alabama $1.00 note dated 1/1/1863; both notes attached to cardboard, but bond is not.
Lucius A. Briggs (Massachusetts, 1852-1931) Portrait of the Ship ISAAC WEBB Leaving an American Port. Signed l.l. Watercolor, gouache, and ink on paper applied to cardboard, 17 1/4 x 23 1/8 in., in a later frame. Condition: Toning. Note: The U.S. ship ISAAC WEBB was built in New York by William H. Webb and launched on Saturday, February 2, 1851. She weighed 1359 tons, was 185 ft. in length, and was named after the father of the builder. According to the Palmer list of Merchant Vessels: "The ISAAC WEBB was the seventh ship built by Webb for Charles H. Marshall & Co.'s Black Ball Line of sailing packets between New York and Liverpool, and served on the line from 1851 until the dissolution of the line in 1879. During this period her westbound passages averaged 36 days, her shortest passage being 25 days, her longest 60 days...On June 20, 1863, the [vessel], Charles Hutchinson, master, bound from Liverpool for New York with 11 cabin and 647 steerage passengers, was, was captured by the Confederate raider FLORIDA No. 2 (formerly the Northern bark TACONY, which had herself been captured by the Confederates only on 12 June). She was released upon payment of a $40,000 bond."
[Confederate Bonds], a group of 8 C.S.A. $100 coupon bonds, Criswell 120, vignette of a Confederate officer leaning against a tree, gazing into a valley, steamboat at bottom, Act of February 20, 1863. $500/700
1865 Civil War Bucks County, Pennsylvania $300 Enlistment Bounty Fund 6% Bond: Civil War Union Documents. 1865 $300 Bucks County Pennsylvania "Bounty" 6% Bond. February 15, 1865-Dated Civil War, Partially-Printed Document, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $300 Enlistment Bounty Fund 6% Interest Bond. Fully Issued, Statue of Freedom vignette at left, Justice and America at right, Extremely Fine. This original Partially-Printed Document measures 4. 5" x 8, " is printed on reddish-brown and black on white wove paper. A hand-cancelled 15 Cents Internal Revenue Stamp appears at left center. Statue of Freedom vignette at left, Justice and America at right. Stated interest of 6%. These bonds were used by various counties to raise funds for bounties to entice young men to enlist into the Union Army. Each county was required to raise a certain number of soldiers to fight in the Civil War. If enough young men volunteered, everything was fine. But, if the county did not meet its quota, it was forced to "find" additional men. This was done by offering a Bounty of $300 to any Volunteer or to Substitute or another, paid with funds raised from the sale of these Bounty Fund Bonds. These ornately printed Civil War era bonds are all very rare. They represent the opposite purpose of the Commutation Money Receipts of the same period, which were used by some young men to avoid service by paying a fee of $300! We sold a similar item in August of 2005 at $1, 500. A rare Civil War period official printed form noted on the blank reverse: "Rec. July 11, 1866 one years interest. $18. ". Taken from 'thecivilwaromnibus. com':. . When the Civil War began, there was no shortage of able bodied men who volunteered for service in both the U. S. Army and the Confederate Army. When the Draft laws - known as the Enrollment Act - were first placed on the books in the United States in 1863, they allowed for two methods for avoiding the Draft - "Substitution" or "Commutation. ". . A man who found his name called in the draft lotteries that chose men for mandatory service could either pay a Commutation fee of $300, which exempted him from service during this draft lottery, but not necessarily for future draft lotteries, or he could provide a substitute, which would exempt him from service throughout the duration of the war. . The $300 Commutation fee was an enormous sum of money for most city laborers or rural farmers, and the cost of hiring a Substitute was even higher, often reaching $1, 000 or more. The practice of hiring substitutes for military service took hold quickly in the North, becoming much more widespread than it had ever been in the South. For one thing, there was a much larger pool of men to draw from; immigrants that flowed into the ports of the North, even in a time of war, provided a large number of the substitutes hired by those who did not wish to serve. . As the duration of the war lengthened, African-American soldiers, who'd thus far been only nominally accepted by the U. S. Army as viable soldiers, also became part of the pool of potential substitutes. Many of the recruitment posters from the time explicitly solicit African-Americans for substitution. Although the hiring of substitutes seems mercenary, and in many cases, resulted in the desertion of the substitute, many who went to war as hired men went because they were unable to enlist through the regular channels. This included the recent immigrants who were anxious to fight for their new country, and, importantly, the African-Americans who found going to war as substitutes the only way to fight for their freedom. For these men, the war was indeed a "rich man's war and a poor man's fight, " but from the perspective that poor men were more willing to fight for the possibilities they saw in their country.
Confederate Government Bond Grouping, two $100 C.S.A. bonds consecutively numbered 32611 and 32612, each 13.75" x 14.25" with eight interest coupons, Richmond, Virginia, March 2, 1863. The central engraved vignette shows ...
Estimate: 100.00 - 200.00
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA "LOAN" BOND, dated February 20, 1863 in the amount of $1,000, no. 12295, at seven per cent interest, together with seven coupons attached. Each coupon payable in the amount of $35. representing six months' interest for the years 1865 through July, 1868. Approximately 13 1/4 in. by 14 in. Custom matted and well framed.
3 SHEETS CONFEDERATE BONDS3 Sheets of Confederate Bonds. 1st Sheet: $1000, Second series with Rose signature, dated March 1, 1864, no. 10241 or 10891, fully signed, red CSA Treasury Department seal stamped upper right corner, vignette of figure on horseback. Only one coupon is missing. 2nd sheet: $1000, dated Aug. 5, 1862, no. 933, fully signed, vignette of CSA Treasurer Memminger. 33 coupons remain. 3rd sheet: $100, dated March 2, 1863, no. 3571, fully signed, vignette of Alexander Stephens. 7 coupons remain. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Condition:
1st item: Number is very light and faded, some light creasing, "From the Collection of Walter K. Hoover" written in pen in margin. 2nd item: Overall toning, creasing, small tears at fold edges. 3rd item: Some light staining and one penciled number to margins, some staining around treasury register's signature, corner folds.
$1000 Confederate Bond
C.S.A. act of August 19, 1861 - note made March 10, 1863 - printed by J.T. Paterson and Co., Columbia, S.C. Center portrait of ship. "Value Received" stamped on back of bond in red ink. Paper is crisp with no major problems - very legible to read and not attached to cardboard. Bond made to Hiram Yager, possibly of Madison County, Virginia.