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Archives International Auctions - Sale 69 73 August 4, 2021 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com EPHEMERA - HISTORIC NOTABLES Florida 499 499 State of Florida, 1847 Justice of the Peace Commission Document Signed by theGovernorWilliamDunn Moseley Florida, 1847. Document stating that Willoughby S. Gregory has been elected to be a Justice of the Peace for District No. 1 in the State of Florida. Signed by James T. Archer as Secretary of State of Florida, and William Dunn Moseley as the Governor of Florida. Black text with dark brown handwriting, Red embossed seal of the state of Florida at bottom left. Willoughby Shackelford Gregory’s house, the Willoughby Gregory House (also known as Krausland) is located in Quincy, Florida and is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. William Dunn Moseley (February 1, 1795 – January 4, 1863) was an American politician. A Democrat and North Carolina native, Moseley became the first Governor of the state of Florida, serving from 1845 until 1849 and leading the establishment of the state government. The state Capitol building was completed during his first year in office. Moseley oversaw the state’s role in the Mexican–American War. Southern states supported the war with troops as they saw it as an opportunity to gain territory where slavery could be used. Moseley worked to resolve conflicts between white settlers and Seminole Indians. He also encouraged agriculture, supporting new citrus, avocado, tobacco, and cotton industries. During his administration, the federal government built Fort Jefferson, on one of the coral keys off the southern Florida coast, and Fort Clinch on Amelia Island, near modern-day Fernandina Beach, Florida. Fine condition with some staining and toning. Unique historic document from the first Governor of the State of Florida. �������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $450-750 Indiana 500 500 James B. Ray, Governor of Indiana, 1831 Attorney Commission Document with Signature Indiana, 1831. Document with James B. Ray, Governor of the State of Indiana, Letterhead, stating that Hiram Brown was appointed and commissioned “to be prosecuting attorney of the fifth judicial circuit of the said state from this date until the end of the next session of the General Assembly” due to a vacancy. Black text with black border, Great Seal of the United States depicted in black at top center, Embossed Indiana State Seal at bottom left. Signed by James Morrison as Secretary of State of Indiana and James B. Ray as Governor of Indiana. James Brown Ray (February 19, 1794 – August 4, 1848) was an Indiana politician and the only Indiana Senate president pro tempore to be elevated to governor of the State of Indiana. Ray served during a time when the state transitioned from personal politics to political parties, but never joined a party himself. Taking office one week before his 31st birthday, he became the state’s youngest governor and served from 1825 to 1831, the longest period for an Indiana governor under the state constitution of 1816. During Ray’s term as governor the state experienced a period of economic prosperity and a 45 percent population increase. He supported projects that encouraged the continued growth and development of the young state, most notably internal improvements, codification of Indiana’s laws, improved county and local government, and expanded educational opportunities. Ray was known for his eccentricity and early promotion of a large-scale railroad system in the state. Fine condition with splitting and staining, damage to left margin. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $75-150 Rhode Island 501 501 State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations 1845 FireWard Election Document Providence, Rhode Island, 1845. Document from the City of Providence Clerk, Albert Pabodie, certifying that Thomas Aldrich “has been, by the City Council of said City, duly elected Fire Ward.” Black text with dark brown handwriting, Embossed seal at top left, Signed by Providence Mayor Thomas Burgess. VF condition. Thomas Mackie Burgess ( June 6, 1806 - October 17, 1856) was an American politician. He served as second mayor of Providence, Rhode Island from 1841 to 1852. He was mayor during the Dorr Rebellion (1841-42), a violent free-suffrage movement that promoted voting rights for all men regardless of property ownership. This was a turbulent time when Rhode Island had two separate governors vying to run the state concurrently. He also was president of the Providence, Warren and Bristol Railroad Co. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $80-160 EPHEMERA - HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS New York 502 502 Carl Schurz Photograph From Brady First Published in the National Portrait Gallery, ca. 1860-70s New York, ND (1860-70s). Black and white photograph of Carl Schurz mounted on thick cardstock, 2.25 x 4 inches. Published by E. Anthony from a photographic negative in Brady’s National Portrait Gallery. Carl Christian Schurz (March 2 1829 - May 14 1906) was a German revolutionary and an American statesman, journalist, and reformer. He immigrated to the United States after the German revolutions of 1848–49 and became a prominent member of the new Republican Party. After serving as a Union general in the American Civil War, he helped found the short-lived Liberal Republican Party and became a prominent advocate of civil service reform. Schurz represented Missouri in the United States Senate and was the 13th United States Secretary of the Interior. Fine-VF condition with some glue staining on front, writing in pencil on back. (From the Collection of John E. Herzog) ������ Est. $150-300