Archives International Auctions Sale 63 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, and Security Printing Ephemera and Historic Ephemera December 9th & 10th 2020

Archives International Auctions - Sale 63 106 December 9-10,2020 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Louisiana 663 663 Parish of West Baton Rouge, 1830s Bound Legal Document Parish of West Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1839. 8 pages, handwritten document from the 4th Judicial District Court of the Parish of West Baton Rouge, bound with pink ribbon. Entire document is the regarding of the court case of Herman Briggs & Co. vs Thomas Shannon. Shannon was accused of owing over $6,000 to Briggs & Co. This legal document outlines the resulting payment schedule to be completed by Briggs, and includes several signatures and dates throughout the process. Dates mentioned within are from 1836 to 1839. Fine condition, especially considering its age, with fragile fold lines. Unique and fascinating legal document complete with judicial terms and conditions. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $200-400 664 664 Louisiana, Historic Oaklawn Plantation, 1871 Official Notary Document Copy of the 1871 Mortgage Recording the History of the Plantation. St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, 1871. Large, bound document from Notary Public Charles G. Andry, which describes and details the mortgage enacted by Miss Mary W. Porter, her widowed mother, and sister, who were residents of the St. Mary Parish in Louisiana. The Porter women did this with the New York City firm, Leverick & Co., for the purpose of securing the (rather large) sum of $94,408.28 to carry on “the cultivation of their Oak Lawn Plantation.” The handwritten document includes stipulations such as terms, conditions, mortgage payments, payments owed out of crop yields, etc., and is extremely detailed. Red stamp at the back from the Notary. Fine condition with splitting along fold lines, but in incredible condition for its age. The Oak Lawn Plantation listed throughout the document still exists, and is known today as “Oaklawn Manor.” The house was built by Alexander Porter, in 1837, and upon his death in 1844 he bequeathed Oaklawn to his brother, James, the husband and father of the women referenced throughout the document. James Porter died in 1849, bequeathing Oaklawn to his wife, Mary Walton Porter. Following the Civil War, the house was solely attended by Mrs. Walton Porter and her two daughters. With no slaves and few servants, the Porter women were unable to continue raising the fields of sugar cane, the only cash crop of the area: consequently, when a wealthy New Yorker offered to buy the plantation, the ladies had little choice but to accept. This document was most likely the last effort made by the women to maintain their livelihood and way of life. The Oaklawn Manor is on the National Register of Historic Places. Fascinating and unique document which depicts some of the financial agency women had in the post-Civil War era. LINK TO WRITEUP ABOUT THE FAMILY: http://www.oaklawnmanor.com/ foundingyears.htm.����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $700-1000 EPHEMERA - INSURANCE New York 665 665 Security Mutual Life Insurance Co., 1890-1910 Ephemera Lot Binghamton, NY. Lot includes 10 pieces, including: A brown folder for Policy Number 60854; Several Insurance payments for Policy Number 4278; An Agent’s Receipt for a policy exchange; Typewritten correspondence on Security Mutual Life Insurance Company letterhead, regarding insurance policies; Lot also includes an unissued Change of Beneficiary form from the company. Security Mutual Life Insurance Company was located in Binghamton, New York. (10)���������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $35-50 EPHEMERA - MILITARY - CIVIL WAR Ohio 666 666 Civil War 1865 Union Army Discharge Paper for Young Sailor Ohio, 1865. Discharge paper for Thomas Gillen, a Private in the 193rd Regiment of the Ohio Infantry Volunteers during the American Civil War. Black text with a beautiful illustration of an American eagle at top center, red writing at top left corner. Document provides information about Private Gillen, who was nineteen years old, stating he was discharged in Virginia, and was a member of the Union Army of the Shenandoah. The 193rd Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio in March, 1865, and mustered in for one year service under the command of Colonel Eugene Powell. The regiment was ordered to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and assigned to 2nd Brigade, 1st Provisional Division, Army of the Shenandoah, March 20. Marched to Charleston March 21, and duty there until April 4. Transferred to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Provisional Division, March 27. Moved to Winchester April 4, and duty there until August 1865. The 193rd Ohio Infantry mustered out of service August 4, 1865, at Winchester, Virginia, as shown in this historic document. Unique piece of Civil War military history. Signed by Brigadier General Samuel M. Whitside (He signed the discharge in 1865 as a 1st Lieutenant in the 6th U.S. Calvary during the Civil War), who was a distinguished cavalry officer who faithfully served his nation from 1858 to 1902. He commanded at every level from platoon to department for thirty-two of his forty-four years in service, including Army posts such as Camp Huachuca, Jefferson Barracks, and Fort Sam Houston, the Departments of Eastern Cuba and Santiago and Puerto Principe, Cuba, a provisional cavalry brigade, the 10th and 5th Cavalry Regiments, a squadron in the 7th Cavalry Regiment, and a troop in the 6th Cavalry Regiment. �������������������������������������������� Est. $120-240