Signatures of Cody, Longstreet and other prominent Chicagoans of the era, collected
on both sides of a 6x4 sheet in 1899.
Signatures on both sides of a 6x4 sheet: "W.F. Cody / 'Buffalo Bill'", "Nate Salsbury",
"John M. Burke /'Arizona John'", and "Allison Nailor, Jr.". Dated in unknown hand at left:
"April 20, 1899." On verso: "Yours Truly/James Longstreet/July 15 '99" and "Ferdinand
W. Peck". Fine condition. Framed to an overall size of 40x20.
William Frederick Cody earned the name "Buffalo Bill" for killing thousands of
buffalo as a hired hunter in 1867 and 1868. Cody had begun his wild west career herding
cattle at age nine. Five years later, he became the Pony Express' youngest rider. Throughout the
Civil War, Cody worked as a government scout, extracting from life and the West all it had to
offer. His western notoriety grew with his adventures, including those during the Sioux War, in
which he purportedly fought a duel with Chief Yellow Hand. Cody's theatrical career was
launched that same year with his re-enactments of such Indian battles. By 1883, he formed his
first Wild West spectacle, becoming a master showman who toured internationally until
1903.
He signs a handwritten letter in 1871 responding to a bill for nautical equipment,
complaining that some of it was faulty.
ALS: "J L. Chamberlain", 2 pages, 5x8. Brunswick, Maine, 1871 September 23. To C.S.
Donnelly, Esq. In part: "Your bill is received as requested, & is I believe correct. I don't
know anything about the Notch Boom but suppose Capt. Stover got it. It never came to
my yacht, but if it was got for me, I will be accountable for it…Also I may mention that I
found the pump, when I came to set it, in two pieces, never having been properly soldered
or brazed. & I had to pay $1.00 to have it done…But the pump was an imperfect one, & I
would have returned it if I could have done so. Please inform me if I am at liberty to
make deduction accordingly…." Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (1828-1914)
commanded the 20th Maine in its famous defense of Little Round Top in the Battle of
Gettysburg, July 2, 1863. Chamberlain was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor
for this action. At Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865, Brevet Major General
Chamberlain was chosen to accept the Confederate surrender. He then ordered Union troops
to present arms to their former enemy as a mark of respect.
The former Union officer is supported by Confederate officers as he fights to clear his
name.
ALS: "F.J. Porter", 4p, 5x7¾. New York, 1882 January 24. To Colonel Charles
Marshall, Baltimore, Maryland. Begins: "My dear Colonel". In full: "I Thank you warmly
for your full reply to my letter - I knew or believed that no written messages had passed
between Longstreet & Gen Lee to the effect I wrote you - but Longstreet had testified
to that effect before the Board. had written it years before. and Col. W.M Owens of
New Orleans. had without confering (sic) with Longstreet. stated he heard Gen Lee
about 1. PM. tell Longstreet to advance. & Longstreets reply that he wanted to hear
from Stuart of the force coming up on this right - and So I took it for granted it was so.
I am glad to have the details you give. That Genl Lee had a contempt for Genl Pope and
justly I never doubted. He knew Pope. I don't think that any grounds could have induced
him to make the moves he did. unless he was vastly superior in numbers to Pope and
knew Pope would not be reinforced in time to save him. and I think it was fortunate for
him that he did not get around to his flank as early as you say he intended.…"
With the results of the US Presidential election, and also the South
Carolina gubernatorial election, undecided, Democrats (and former Confederate
generals) Governor-elect Hampton, US Senator Gordon, and campaign manager
Haskell write to General Thomas Ruger, commander of US troops in the State,
condemning his interference in the meeting of what they consider the lawfully
elected legislature. The former secessionists invoke the US Constitution and the
bicentennial of American independence in support of their cause!
Collection includes: 1) Autograph Letter signed: "Wade
Hampton", "J B Gordon", "A. C. Haskell", 4 pages, 8x12½. Columbia, South
Carolina, 1876 November 30. To General T. H. Ruger, Commanding US Troops in
South Carolina. In full: "We have just heard through Major McGinnis of
your staff your orders communicated to Mr. Wallace, Speaker of the House of
Representatives, that at 12 o'clock tomorrow no spectators would be allowed in
the Hall and that the Members elect from Edgefield County would not be allowed
upon the floor. To say that we are surprised at such an order after the
explanations & pledges by you to each one of us, is to use very mild
language.…"
Court-martialed after Second Bull Run, the Union officer defends his actions
to Robert E. Lee's biographer and tells of his long friendship with the
Confederate General.
Important ALS: "F.J. Porter", 3¼ p, New
York, 1870 January 22. To General Robert E. Lee's former Aide-de-Camp, Colonel
Charles Marshall, who at the time was in the midst of writing an
autobiography of his experiences with the General: An Aide-De-Camp of Lee,
Being The Papers of Colonel Charles Marshall. Marshall corresponded with
many of Lee's subordinates in an effort to collect their correspondences with
Lee for reference and publication in the book. Porter had known Lee since his
boyhood and was "close to him" in the Mexican War and "at West Point,
where for a time I [Porter] was his adjt". General Lee died
just nine months after this letter. Porter writes, in full: "I have
yours- and thank you. The opinions quoted in my 'data' are all from original
letters - I had Genl Lee's written permission to use his letters, whenever I
deemed it necessary - I withheld on account of delicacy to him, and to prevent
his name, during life, being banded about by Radical hounds. I have put the
matter generally as if the letters were not to me - hence the reason I am
generally spoken of in the 3rd person.…"
Sword, overall length 43½ inches,
and scabbard. The sword, which has a steel blade, has a brass hilt and wire and
leather wrapped grip. The scabbard is steel. Sword is marked on ricasso:
"Ames Mfg. Co. Chicopee, Mass. US JH 1858". On April 14, 1858, Ames
Manufacturing Company in Chicopee, Massachusetts received an order from the
Ordnance Department for 800 "New Pattern" Light Cavalry sabres. All 800 of these
sabres, including this one, were delivered in October 1858, making them the
first one percent of the 81,300 Light Cavalry sabres that Ames would produce
for the Ordnance Department during the Civil War. This is likely the sword of
an enlisted man, as their swords were usually dated on the ricasso. During
the American Civil War (1861-1865), the Army was divided into three components:
the infantry, the artillery and the cavalry. In the early stages of the war, the
cavalry supported the artillery and infantry by scouting, gathering intelligence
and generally serving as the "eyes and ears" of the Army. As the war progressed,
however, the cavalry took an increasingly offensive role, and by the end of the
war the Union cavalry was recognized as fearsome offensive force. The light
cavalry always fought mounted, using pistols and sabres, such as the one offered
here.
The first female recipient of the United States Medal of Honor provides a
collector her signature.
Signature: "Mary E. Walker, M.D./A.A. Surgeon, U.S.A./in War of 1861-5./[three dashes]",
1p, 6¼x8½. Beneath the signature, the person who obtained the autograph has typed a
description of Walker, who was "a spectator at the trial of Mrs. Melbar, who was being
tried for the murder of her five year old son." The collector continues: "After I asked for
the autograph, a photographer asked permission posing in front of the building for him.
Under her name she put three little dashes and told me that the represented the red,
white and blue." In 1865, President Andrew Johnson presented Dr. Mary Edwards Walker a
Medal of Honor for her work with the Union Army during the Civil War. After the war,
Walker, an advocate of women's rights, temperance, and dress reform, became a controversial
writer and lecturer. In 1917, at the height of the woman suffrage movement, a federal review
board revoked the 85-year-old Walker's Medal of Honor, claiming she had never actually
served in the Army. Walker refused to return the Medal, proudly wearing it until her death in
1919. In 1977, her Medal of Honor was restored by President Carter. Lightly creased. Fine
condition.
Manuscript LS: "Jeffn Davis" as
Secretary of War, 2p, 7½x9¼ front and verso. War Department,
(Washington), 1856 January 17. TO HON. C. J. FAULKNER. In
full: "I find an unexpected delay has occurred in the completion of the
new models; but have assurance that they will be finished this week, so as to be
ready for inspection at the beginning of next week when those designed for
Harper's Ferry will be sent thither after which we shall be able to resume full
work at that Armory. That class of community who have been for a time
suspended from employment will I hope then be relieved from this embarrassment
to which you have called my attention. As to the number of clerks required
at Harper's Ferry, I have made some further enquiry, and learned that
in answer to questions propounded by the Superintendent, it is understood the
three clerks now employed, replied that they believed themselves able to do all
the duty which would devolve upon them in consequence of the reduction in the
number of clerks, made by order of this Department.…"
Extremely rare autograph letter written by Western outlaw Frank James to his wife
and son from an Alabama jail (1884), discussing the hardships of imprisonment, his
feelings of betrayal by "my pretended friends", and family attendance at his coming
trial. Contained in a 9x14½ brown leather folio with a b/w photo of James. Autograph
and signed material by James is extremely rare and highly desirable!
Rare autograph letter signed "Frank James". 2 pages, 8½x14, 1 sheet, front and verso, ruled
paper. Comes in a 9x14½ (27x28¼ unfolded) brown leather folio with a 5¼x6¼ b/w photo of
James and a Charles Hamilton letter of authentication. Dated: Mar. 12, 1884. James wrote
this letter to his wife and son after surrendering and awaiting trial for bank robbery.
"My Dear Wife and Robert... I am truly in hope I may not be ill any more while in jail
at least... the only money I spend is for stamps and tobacco... As I write it rains and the
heavy peals of thunder and vivid flashes of lightning very nearly raises me out of my
chair... I have scarcely any fire and think I will let it die... I am waiting very impatiently
for Mr. Cooper to come from the post office.…"
JEFFERSON DAVIS, JOHN H. WINDER and THOMAS J. GREENDavis signs an
autograph endorsement forwarding to Confederate Secretary of War Benjamin a
handwritten letter from Green, a former general in the army of independent
Texas, warning that Confederate soldiers were carrying CSA weapons home with
them. General Winder adds a handwritten note to the same document, ordering that
guards be posted at depot and they confiscate these weapons.Civil
War-date Autograph Endorsement signed: "Sec of War attention./J D", as
President of the Confederate States of America in pencil in upper blank
margin of letter to him. THOMAS J. GREEN. ALS: "Thos J Green", 1p,
7¼x9¼. Esmeralda near Warrenton North Carolina, 1862 March 17. To
"HIS EXCL./JEFFERSON DAVIS/PRES. C.S.A.". In full, original spelling:
"I feel it my duty to call your attention to what I believe is highly
detrimental to the public service. From what I have seen every train going
south from Virginia has then, either discharged, furlowed, sick, or pretendedly
so, carrying with them side and fire arms belonging to the confederate
government. Should you concur with me in the opinion that no arms should be
brought from the seat of war under any pretext, you will apply the remedy in the
right quarter.…"JEFFERSON DAVIS, JOHN H. WINDER and THOMAS J. GREENDavis signs an
autograph endorsement forwarding to Confederate Secretary of War Benjamin a
handwritten letter from Green, a former general in the army of independent
Texas, warning that Confederate soldiers were carrying CSA weapons home with
them. General Winder adds a handwritten note to the same document, ordering that
guards be posted at depot and they confiscate these weapons.Civil
War-date Autograph Endorsement signed: "Sec of War attention./J D", as
President of the Confederate States of America in pencil in upper blank
margin of letter to him. THOMAS J. GREEN. ALS: "Thos J Green", 1p,
7¼x9¼. Esmeralda near Warrenton North Carolina, 1862 March 17. To
"HIS EXCL./JEFFERSON DAVIS/PRES. C.S.A.". In full, original spelling:
"I feel it my duty to call your attention to what I believe is highly
detrimental to the public service. From what I have seen every train going
south from Virginia has then, either discharged, furlowed, sick, or pretendedly
so, carrying with them side and fire arms belonging to the confederate
government. Should you concur with me in the opinion that no arms should be
brought from the seat of war under any pretext, you will apply the remedy in the
right quarter.…"
Readying his TE Ranch and stating that his Wild West Show is "doing
big".
ALS: "Col" with "Cody" in text, 1p,
8¼x11¼. New York, no year April 7. With an original
"Buffalo Bill's/Wild West" envelope addressed by Cody to:
"Mattie & Eli Jer[?]/TE Ranch/Ishawood/Big Horn Co W[yoming]."
Postmarked Owensboro, KY, May 10, 1901. In 1895, Cody began moving
cattle to Wyoming. He received a large herd from his friend and hunting
companion, Mike Russell. The herd wore the TE brand. Thus Cody named his ranch
the TE Ranch. The TE was once rated at 4600 acres, but Cody added other ranches
to it and the conglomerate was considered his Big Horn Basin Holdings. He was
about 50 when he bought the TE and he considered it a haven from the world. To
Mattie & Eli. In full: "The wild west show doing big. Now my
dear good friends-the next two months you have got lots to do-hire plenty men-to
get the crops in-plow lots of new ground-get in every acre you can-Make a good
big garden-clean up all the deadwood in the timber pasturers (sic)-And
plant grass seed among the trees-don't cut any green bushes or trees. Keep it
for shelter-Make flower bed around house-Mrs Cody coming in July. She likes
flowers. Keep things going fast.…"
Five days after General Lee's surrender, the Confederate President,
determined to fight on, signs instructions to General Beauregard, framed in the
Gallery of History style to 37x21.
ALS: "J.D." as President of the Confederacy, on verso in
lower ¼ page of 8½x5 telegraph form, South of Yadkin River, 1865 April
14. On telegram form headed "The Southern Express Company/Forward Packages
by Passenger trains and Steamers, and Dispatches by Telegraph,/to all parts of
the Confederate States". Telegram from Brigadier General S.H. Ferguson to
General Beauregard completely in the hand of a telegraph clerk, including
signature. In full: "Have Crossed Almost all my horses on RR
bridge with a little work wagons Can be brought over by hands will push on after
enemy & have advised Genl Johnston to put his Command at work to repair Rail
Road if this is approved orders had better be given = neither find passable
today. S.H. Ferguson Brig Genl". Initialed "DH" by the telegraph
clerk. At the conclusion of his message to Beauregard, Brigadier General
Ferguson has penned: "By J." beneath which Jefferson Davis has
penned, in full: "Genl Beauregard/Would it not be well for Genl. Gilmer
to send/a competent officer or agent to attend to repair of R.R.…"Signatures of Cody, Longstreet and other prominent Chicagoans of the era, collected
on both sides of a 6x4 sheet in 1899.
Signatures on both sides of a 6x4 sheet: "W.F. Cody / 'Buffalo Bill'", "Nate Salsbury",
"John M. Burke /'Arizona John'", and "Allison Nailor, Jr.". Dated in unknown hand at left:
"April 20, 1899." On verso: "Yours Truly/James Longstreet/July 15 '99" and "Ferdinand
W. Peck". Fine condition. Framed to an overall size of 40x20.
William Frederick Cody earned the name "Buffalo Bill" for killing thousands of
buffalo as a hired hunter in 1867 and 1868. Cody had begun his wild west career herding
cattle at age nine. Five years later, he became the Pony Express' youngest rider. Throughout the
Civil War, Cody worked as a government scout, extracting from life and the West all it had to
offer. His western notoriety grew with his adventures, including those during the Sioux War, in
which he purportedly fought a duel with Chief Yellow Hand. Cody's theatrical career was
launched that same year with his re-enactments of such Indian battles. By 1883, he formed his
first Wild West spectacle, becoming a master showman who toured internationally until
1903.Signatures of Cody, Longstreet and other prominent Chicagoans of the era, collected
on both sides of a 6x4 sheet in 1899.
Signatures on both sides of a 6x4 sheet: "W.F. Cody / 'Buffalo Bill'", "Nate Salsbury",
"John M. Burke /'Arizona John'", and "Allison Nailor, Jr.". Dated in unknown hand at left:
"April 20, 1899." On verso: "Yours Truly/James Longstreet/July 15 '99" and "Ferdinand
W. Peck". Fine condition. Framed to an overall size of 40x20.
William Frederick Cody earned the name "Buffalo Bill" for killing thousands of
buffalo as a hired hunter in 1867 and 1868. Cody had begun his wild west career herding
cattle at age nine. Five years later, he became the Pony Express' youngest rider. Throughout the
Civil War, Cody worked as a government scout, extracting from life and the West all it had to
offer. His western notoriety grew with his adventures, including those during the Sioux War, in
which he purportedly fought a duel with Chief Yellow Hand. Cody's theatrical career was
launched that same year with his re-enactments of such Indian battles. By 1883, he formed his
first Wild West spectacle, becoming a master showman who toured internationally until
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WILLIAM F. "BUFFALO BILL" CODY - ANNOTATED ALBUM LEAF SIGNED 04/20/1899 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 350584Signatures of Cody, Longstreet and other prominent Chicagoans of the era, collected on both sides of a 6x4 sheet in 1899. Signatures on both sides of a 6x4 sheet: "W.F. Cody / 'Buffalo Bill'", "Nate Salsbury", "John M.…"Sale Price $2,337.00
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