Archives International Auctions Sale 66 April 23, 2021 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, Historic Financial Ephemera and Security Printing Ephemera

Archives International Auctions - Sale 66 108 April 23, 2021 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Ephemera - Military Virginia 780 780 War of 1812 Letter written in 1814 Letter Regarding Payment for Soldier in the War. Winchester, VA. 1814 Letter from A. Gamble to Mr. Bailey, Paymaster, regarding payment owed to a company for action in the War of 1812. This document mentions “Power of Attorney” given to receive the payment, and is insistent on a reply. Mentions a Captain Baker, who may be Captain Isaac L. Baker, who was named Captain of the Forty-fourth Infantry in 1813, and assisted to enlist men for his regiment in Tennessee. During the late summer of 1814, he and a part of the Forty- Fourth joined General Jackson at Fort Jackson and accompanied him to Mobile. Fine- VF condition considering its age, with some toning and staining on the back. The War of 1812 was a conflict fought between the United States and its allies, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and its allies. It began when the United States declared war in June 1812 and ended in a stalemate when a peace treaty agreed to earlier was ratified by the United States in February 1815. While the war ended in a draw, both sides were happy with the outcome as the war ended, although indigenous nations are generally seen among historians as the real losers. Historians in Britain often see it as a minor theatre of the Napoleonic Wars while historians in North America see it as a war in its own right. From the outbreak of war with Napoleonic France in 1803, Britain had enforced a naval blockade to choke off neutral trade to France, which the United States contested as illegal under international law. To man the blockade, Britain pressed merchant sailors into the Royal Navy, including Americans. American sentiment grew increasingly hostile toward Britain due to incidents such as the 1807 Chesapeake– Leopard affair. The British were similarly outraged by the 1811 Little Belt affair, in which eleven British sailors died. Britain supplied arms to Native Americans, who raided European-American settlers on the American frontier, hindering the expansion of the United States and provoking resentment. Although the debate on whether the desire to annex some or all of British North America (Canada) contributed to the American decision to go to war, the reasoning for invasion was mainly strategical. President James Madison signed into law the declaration of war after heavy pressure from the War Hawks in the United States Congress. Fascinating piece of military history from the early 19th century. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-200 Ephemera - Mining Nevada 781 781 Metropolis, Nevada ca. 1913Town Lots and FarmLands Pamphlet Pair & Goldfield Town Map Nevada. Lot includes 3 pieces: Metropolis Improvement Co., 1913 Metropolis, Nevada Town Lots pamphlet, with information on the town’s properties, business facilities, and map; Pacific Reclamation Co., Metropolis, Nevada Farm Lands pamphlet with information on the area’s location, soil quality, facilities, and terms of sale; and a 9 x 7.75 inch black and white map of Goldfield, Nevada, from the Patrick Investment Co. Today, Metropolis, Nevada is a ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, 12 miles northwest of Wells. During the early twentieth century, many homesteaders attempted to farm in the Great Basin, especially in western Utah but also in northeastern Nevada. Creating the town of Metropolis was the project of an eastern businessman, Harry L. Pierce of Leominster, Massachusetts, and of investors from both Massachusetts and Salt Lake City. During the second decade of the twentieth century, Pierce’s Pacific Reclamation Company attempted to make the optimistically named Metropolis the center of a huge farming district. In an attempt to demonstrate permanence, the Company built the amusement hall, a post office, a school, a train depot, and a magnificent modern hotel, complete with an electric generator, central heating, and hot and cold running water in every room. A railroad spur was extended to the town site, and regular passenger service began in 1912. Superficially, the town seemed a success, but serious problems continued to plague the residents and farms. Pacific Reclamation declared bankruptcy in 1920. In 1922 the railroad discontinued service. By 1924, only 200 people remained. The amusement hall and hotel burned, and the last store closed in 1925, the post office in 1942. ������������������������������������������������ Est. $70-120 Ephemera - Native American United States 782 782 The Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, 1905 Allotment Deed for 40 acres of Cherokee Nation lands in transition to Oklahoma Statehood. Oklahoma. January 31, 1905. One page printed, typed, signed and sealed document for 40 acres of land. Signed by William C. Rogers principal chief. Star in wreath seal of the Cherokee Nation. Folded in fourth for office filing. The document was signed byWilliamCharles Rogers (1847-1917)who was born in the Cherokee Nation near present-day Skiatook, Oklahoma, USA, on December 13, 1847. A Confederate veteran and successful farmer, he entered tribal politics in 1881. After serving as a representative and a senator in the Cherokee Council, he was elected Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation in 1903, defeating E. L. Cookson. He served during the final liquidation of the independent Cherokee government by the United States of America and the establishment of the state of Oklahoma in 1906-7. He remained as principal chief, but with greatly diminished powers, performing largely ceremonial functions for the tribe until his death. it was also signed by Ethan Allen Hitchcock (September 19, 1835 – April 9, 1909) who served under Presidents WilliamMcKinley and Theodore Roosevelt as U.S. Secretary of the Interior. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $375-550 Ephemera - Navigation Louisiana 783 783 Port of New Orleans, (District of Mississippi), 1834 Steamboat License of aVessel AboveTwentyTons. NewOrleans, District of Mississippi (Louisiana). 1834, “To carry on the coasting trade for one year, Cert.#132, for Steam Boat called the “Ocean”, Signed by P.K.Wagner, Naval officer. Toning and archivally reinforced splitting, rare early New Orleans and Mississippi River Steam Boat license. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $325-550