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SUSQUEHANNA

• FINE FRAMED SAMPLER OF ANNA K. ROGERS
  FINE FRAMED SAMPLER OF ANNA K. ROGERS "SPRINGVILLEca. 1824 dated; dyed cotton stitch on homespun, the school girl sampler in primary brown, light blue and light yellow/green embroidery, black dental border, seven sampler lines of numbers/letters and nine sample lines, done by maker in her 13th year, framed in a deep well frame, 11 1/2"x 15 3/4" framed; Condition: some soiling overall, unknown if Springville, Lancaster Co. or Springville, Susquehanna Co., PA
• CANVASBACK PAIRWilliam Heverin (1860-1951) Charlestown,
  CANVASBACK PAIRWilliam Heverin (1860-1951) Charlestown, MD, c. 1920 15 1/2 in. long This pair represents two of the maker's best decoys known to exist. Though made as gunning decoys, they were never rigged, accounting for their sublime condition. Outstanding original paint with minimal wear. Provenance: Dr. Morton D. Kramer Collection Private Collection Literature: J. Evans McKinney, "Decoys of the Susquehanna Flats and their Makers," Ocean City, MD, 1978, p. 47, related examples illustrated. R. H. Richardson, “Chesapeake Bay Decoys,” Cambridge, MD, 1991, p. 68, rigmates illustrated.
• 19TH CENT. FAMILY RECORD WATERCOLOR
  19TH CENT. FAMILY RECORD WATERCOLOR BROADSIDE.19th Century Family Record Mirror Image Watercolor Broadside. "Perry Birdsall born in Middletown Susquehanna. Co. Pa, August 17, 1831". Plus marriage and death registries. In a softwood frame 23-1/4" x 29" overall.
• TWO UNSIGNED AUGUSTUS KOLLNER WATERCOLORS.Two
  TWO UNSIGNED AUGUSTUS KOLLNER WATERCOLORS.Two Unsigned Augustus Kollner Watercolor Paintings. "Penna Farmer, Susquehanna Riv" and "Country Lady, near Huntingdon, Pa". Both dated 1840. Image size 7-1/4" x 9-1/2", framed and matted 18-1/4" x 20-1/4" overall. Condition: : Very good with light foxing.
• DIARY OF LT PAUL SHIRLEY, USN, USS SUSQUEHANNADiary
  DIARY OF LT PAUL SHIRLEY, USN, USS SUSQUEHANNADiary (log) of the steam/sail ship, U.S.S. Susquehanna written by Lt. Paul Shirley, 3/31/1856 - 5/22/1858 (approx. 168 pages total, two volumes). Paul Shirley (1820 - 1876) was born in Kentucky, December 19, 1820, and was appointed to the Navy, July 25, 1839; became master, December 3, 1853; lieutenant, July 24, 1854; commander, November 5, 1863; captain, July 1, 1870. While in command of the "Cyane" of the Pacific squadron, he captured the piratical cruiser "J. M. Chapman", in 1863, for which he was complimented by Rear Adm. Charles Bell. While in command of the "Suwanee" he took the piratical steamer "Colon" at Cape Saint Lucas, Lower California, thereby saving two mail steamers that would have been captured. Subsequently, he was in command of the flag ship "Pensacola" during the 1867-8 and after of the "Independence" at Mare Island, California in 1869 and 1870. He died at Columbus, Ohio, November 24, 1876 (Ancestory.com). The 1856-58 diary covers the commissioning of the Susquehanna and its deployment to Key West, Fla.; to San Juan; and on to the Mediterranean Sea; to London to assist in laying of the first telegraph line, where Lt. Shirley met Samual Morse, from England to America; back to the Mediterranean when the cable broke after laying 335 miles of wire; then back to San Juan and Key West; finally to New York where he left to visit his family in Philadelphia. An entry on Oct 2, 1856 gives an account of Shirley's loyalties, "Received letter intelligence from home - Things look equally in a political way at home, what is to be the result of the insane & unholy war that the North are waging against the South is not in the power of man to tell; but it certainly looks to the rupture of our glorious Union, I think. Oh the political insanity and folly and wickedness of the Black Republicans in acting the part they do. God preserve my Country, I pray. Many years of my life have I devoted to the service of my country, but it is no long a foreign enemy we dread, the enemy is at home. As long as there is a party (?) to sustain the Federal Government, I will be found with it, but if matters come to the worst, I will shoulder my rifle and offer up my life in defense of the South, not simply because she is "The South", but because her cause is just, and I am one of her sons." Shirley ultimately served as a Union Commander during the Civil War. Ironically, Shirley takes command of the "Suwanee" in January 1865 with the primary mission of capturing or destroying the CSS Shenandoah (Refer to CSS Shenandoah archive lots in this sale). It is unsuccessful and the ship is later wrecked off of British Columbia in 1868. His diary is filled with remorse in waiting for a letter from home, as he left a wife and two sons in the States. Paul Shirley's interests extended to art and history and many of his entries describe the museums he visited in Europe and England. Also, his entries talk about the culture in Europe and the acquaintenances he met there. He detested the West Indies because of its hot weather and people and was very disappointed when their vessel received orders to return there from the Mediterranean. His dread and disappointment were justified because on returning, crew members started to become ill and die with the "fever", probably Yellow Fever. The first died on March 23rd, 1858. The number sick increased to 90 cases by April 4th. They received orders to sail for New York where they stayed at quarantine near Staten Island. After three days, the ship was ordered to Boston and the crew sent to a quarantine hospital. Lt. Shirley was released from the hospital and returned to Philadelphia to see his family. Unfortunately, his oldest son took sick several days later and died in his arms. His diary details the anguish he suffered during this sad time and records some of his final entries. Condition: Overall very good condition with pencil writing legible on all pages, minor toning. Scuffs to covers.
• LARGE 20TH C. HURLEY BROS. WHOLESALE
  LARGE 20TH C. HURLEY BROS. WHOLESALE LIQUOR DEALERS TIN...Large Hurley Bros. Wholesale Liquor Dealers tin sign printed along the front "322 Sibley St., St. Paul, Minn. Ned White Bourbon. Maryland AAA Rye. W.H. McBrayer. Hermitage. Old Crow. Bond and Lillard. Guckenheimer Rye. Susquehanna Rye." Height: 23 1/2 in x width: 34 in. Condition: Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.
• CURRIER & IVES "THE VALLEY OF THE SUSQUEHANNA"Currier
  CURRIER & IVES "THE VALLEY OF THE SUSQUEHANNA"Currier and Ives, United States. Lithograph titled "The Valley of the Susquehanna," depicting a family overlooking a view of a Pennsylvania river valley. Literature: Gale Research Company, "Currier & Ives, A Catalogue Raisonne," Volume 2: O-Z (Gale Research Company: Detroit, 1984). Number 6867, page 703. Provenance: Distinguished Corporate Collection, Ohio. Currier and Ives was founded by Nathaniel Currier (American, 1813-1888) in 1835 as "the Grand Central Depot for Cheap and Popular Prints," but changed its name with the addition of James Merritt Ives (American, 1824-1895) in 1857. The company created over 7000 popular lithographs depicting American life until 1907. Sight; height: 16 1/4 in x width: 21 in. Framed; height: 27 3/4 in x width: 33 in. Condition: Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.
• JASPER FRANCIS CROPSEY(American, 1823-1900) Autumn
  JASPER FRANCIS CROPSEY(American, 1823-1900) Autumn Landscape with Cattle, 1879, signed lower right "J.F. Cropsey 1879", oil on canvas, 22-1/2 x 39 in.; reproduction carved gilt wood frame, 29-3/4 x 47 in., Provenance: The artist: Vose Galleries, Boston, Massachusetts (label verso); The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, purchase, 1976; Property of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Sold to Benefit Future Acquisitions; Note: Literature: The American Yearsÿ(Lincoln, MA: Massachusetts Audubon Society, 1976), n.p., illus.;ÿAmy Ellis, entry for Jasper Francis Cropsey,ÿAutumn on the Susquehanna, in Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser,ÿAmerican Paintings before 1945 in the Wadsworth Atheneum, vol. 1 (Hartford: Wadsworth Atheneum, 1996), illus. p. 281.;Jasper Francis Cropsey: Catalog Raisonn‚: Works in Oil, vol. 2 (Hastings-on-Hudson, New York: Newington-Cropsey Foundation, 2013), p. 264, no. 1564Exhibited: American Embassy in Berne, Switzerland, through the Art in Embassies Program, Department of State, for Ambassador and Mrs. Donald Beyer, May 24, 2010?June 17, 2013 Condition: old canvas lining, yellowed varnish, some surface dirt, central stretcher mark; frame with some wear at corners and edges
• WOOD ENGRAVING "A SUPERB VIEW OF THE
  WOOD ENGRAVING "A SUPERB VIEW OF THE UNITED STATES JAPANESE SQUADRON, UNDER COMMAND OF COMMODORE PERRY, BOUND FOR THE EAST." 14.5" X 21.5" SIGHT. FRAMED 19.75" X 26.75".WOOD ENGRAVING "A SUPERB VIEW OF THE UNITED STATES JAPANESE SQUADRON, UNDER COMMAND OF COMMODORE PERRY, BOUND FOR THE EAST.", Large broadside from "Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion", New York, 1853, p. 104-105. Engraved by J.W. Orr and drawn by Wade (del), both of New York. Lists and shows the eleven ships under Perry's command: Mississippi (Perry's flagship), Princeton, Alleghany, Vermont, St. Mary's, Macedonian, Vandalia, Susquehanna, the Saratoga, Plymouth and Powhatan. Perry is seen standing in a long boat in the center foreground. Dimensions: 14.5" x 21.5" sight. Framed 19.75" x 26.75". Provenance: Columbia Trading Co., Hyannis, Massachusetts, 1996.The Kelton Collection of Marine Art & Artifacts.
• (VIEW) PENNSYLVANIA: 219 POSTCARDS EARLY
  (VIEW) PENNSYLVANIA: 219 POSTCARDS EARLY TO LATE 20TH CENTURY(VIEW) PENNSYLVANIA: 219 POSTCARDS, Early to Late 20th Century, Early Wildwood Park (Harrisburg), Bellevue Inn (Delaware Water Gap), YMCA (Chester). Schuylkill Valley, Stone Bridge (Johnstown), Memorial Hall and Belmont Mansion (Fairmount Park), entrance to Skytop Road (linen), Susquehanna River Bridge, The Circle (Easton) and more.
• GROUP OF AFRICAN AMERICAN BOOKS, 18TH/19TH
  GROUP OF AFRICAN AMERICAN BOOKS, 18TH/19TH CENTURY HISTORYGROUP OF AFRICAN AMERICAN BOOKS, 18TH/19TH CENTURY HISTORY, titles include: For Our Time-Anytime: An Anthology of the Works by Henry Norman; Tom Bass: Black Horseman; Tracing the Family of Frederick Douglass 1818-1928; Gettysburg College; Marcus Garvey Said...; In Search of the Racial Frontier: African Americans in the American West; John Russwurm; Reflections of a Black Cowboy; The Economic Emancipation of African-Americans; Lift Every Voice: The Freedom Journey of the Upper Susquehanna; Tasting Freedom: Octavius Catto and the Battle for Equality in Civil War America; The Black Seminoles: History of a Freedom-Seeking People; In Search of the Racial Frontier: African Americans in the American Wast, 1528-1990; The Black Presence in the Era of the American Revolution; Voices From the Front Line: New York;'s African American Statesmen of the Underground Railroad Freedom Trail and the United States Colored Troops Organized in the Empire State 1863-1865 (15) Provenance: Estate of General Colin L. Powell, to benefit America's Promise Alliance and the Colin Powell School at City College of New York.
• FRENCH & INDIAN WAR DS, PENNSYLVANIA,
  FRENCH & INDIAN WAR DS, PENNSYLVANIA, 1758 Original signed order of Deputy Governor William Denny (1709-'65, royal governor of Pennsylvania, 1756-'59) May 8, 1758, requiring Capt. Garraway's company of militia to gather at Bethlehem and all the other forces east of the Susquehanna to prepare to march to Carlisle "on the first Notice," and announcing the promotion of Capt. Joseph Shippen to Brigade Major. Shippen, 1732-1810, and his soldiers would play a prominent role in Forbes' Campaign, which culminated in the capture of Fort Duquesne on Nov. 25, 1758; 1 p. 4to, laid down on a heavy sheet of paper.