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Archives International Auctions - Sale 69 77 August 4, 2021 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Washington, D.C. 514 514 Message from the President of the United States Regarding Impressed American Seamen in Dartmoor Prison, 1816 Washington, D.C., 1816. Message from the President of the United States ( James Madison), Transmitting a Report of the Secretary of State ( James Monroe) of the Number of Impressed American Seamen confined in Dartmoor Prison, to be addressed to the House of Representatives on April 29th, 1816. Many pages long, split into three parts (A, B, and C) with comprehensive information such as the number surrendered, given up, or taken on board British vessels captured during the War of 1812, as well as their place of residence in the United States. Part A contains a list of incarcerated sailors that were transferred from British ships of war to Dartmoor and other prisons in Britain; B lists the names of those who were transferred to prisons in the West Indies and Nova Scotia; C contains the names of those who were discharged in England from British ships of war since peacetime. Also includes information regarding the date of release, vessel on which they returned to the United States, as well as the name of the Port and the date in which they arrived. Dartmoor Prison is an English prison located in Princetown, in the English county of Devon. Designed by Daniel Asher Alexander and constructed originally between 1806 and 1809 by local labor, to hold prisoners of the Napoleonic Wars, it was also used to hold American prisoners from the War of 1812. Although the war ended with the Treaty of Ghent in December 1814, many American prisoners of war still remained in Dartmoor. From the spring of 1813 until March 1815, about 6,500 American sailors were imprisoned at Dartmoor. These were either naval prisoners or impressed American seamen discharged from British vessels. Whilst the British were in overall charge of the prison, the prisoners created their own governance and culture. They had courts which meted out punishments, a market, a theatre and a gambling room. About 1,000 of the prisoners were Black. After the prisoners heard of the Treaty of Ghent, signed on 24 December 1814, they expected immediate release, but the British government refused to let them go on parole or take any steps until the treaty was ratified by the United States Senate on February 17th, 1815. It took several weeks afterwards for transportation arrangements to be made, and the last of the American prisoners left in 1816. Fascinating piece that provides a significant record of American seamen involved in the War of 1812. Fine-VF condition. ������������������������������������ Est. $900-1800 515 515 Ulysses S. Grant, 1862 Illustrated Sheet Music, Birth Place Souvenir Card & Newspaper Clipping 3 pieces.... All related to Ulysses S. Grant: Harpers Weekly, 1870 newspaper clipping featuring an illustration of President Grant’s Cottage at Long Branch, with a description of its architecture and features; Colorful souvenir card illustrating the birthplace of Grant, with a quote and portrait at left; and an 1862 Illustrated Sheet Music of General Grant’s Grand March by E. Mack, published by Oliver Ditson & Co., the cover featuring a large illustration of Grant. All are in Fine condition with signs of wear, while the sheet music is frameable. Ulysses S. Grant (April 27, 1822 - July 23, 1885) was an American military leader who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. As president, Grant was an effective civil rights executive who created the Justice Department and worked with the Radical Republicans to protect African Americans during Reconstruction. As Commanding General, he led the Union Army to victory in the American Civil War in 1865 and thereafter briefly served as Secretary of War. At the time of his death, he was memorialized as a symbol of national unity. Grant was a modern general and “a skillful leader who had a natural grasp of tactics and strategy”. Although critical of scandals and Grant’s loyal defense of culprits, modern historians have emphasized his two-term presidential accomplishments. These included his protection of African American civil rights, prosecution of the Klan, innovative Native American policy, and the settlement of the Alabama claims. (From the Collection of John E. Herzog) ��������������������������� Est. $75-150 EPHEMERA - PRESIDENTIAL AUTOGRAPHS Massachusetts 516 516 Sunapee Mining Co. 1865 I/U Stock Certificate Issued to and signed by Franklin Pierce Massachusetts, 1865. 45 Shares I/U Stock Certificate, S/N 21, ITASB Franklin Pierce. Black text with black border, Adhesive internal revenue stamp at left, Embossed seal at bottom left, VF condition. Lot also includes a 5 x 7 inch intaglio portrait of Pierce on cardstock. Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804 – October 8, 1869) was the 14th president of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857. A northern Democrat who believed that the abolitionist movement was a fundamental threat to the unity of the nation, he alienated anti-slavery groups by supporting and signing the Kansas–Nebraska Act and enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act, yet these efforts failed to stem conflict between North and South. The South eventually seceded and the American Civil War began in 1861. (From the Collection of John E. Herzog) ������ Est. $375-750