Archives International Auctions Auction 80 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2022: Lots 1 to 826 in 2 SESSIONS

Archives International Auctions - Sale 80 117 October 25, 2022 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com EPHEMERA - U.S. MILITARY New York 599 599 New York State Militia Appointment Certificate Signed by Washington Hunt, 1851 New York, 1851. Certificate of appointment for First Lieutenant, Andrew J. M. Scott of Woodville, New York, to the 36th Regiment in the 16th Brigade in the 4th Division of the New York Militia. Black text on off-blue paper, New York State seal depicted at top center, Signed by Washington Hunt as New York State Governor at bottom right. Washington Hunt (August 5, 1811 - February 2, 1867) was an American lawyer and politician. He was First Judge of the Niagara County Court from 1836 to 1841, and was elected as a Whig to the 28th, 29th and 30th United States Congresses. He was elected New York State Comptroller by the State Legislature after the resignation of Millard Fillmore who had been elected U.S. Vice President. In November 1849, he was re-elected, but resigned the comptrollership after his election as Governor of New York the following year. He was Governor from 1851 to 1852, and was defeated for re-election by Horatio Seymour. After the break-up of the Whig Party, Hunt, despite his previous association with the Seward/Weed faction of the party, was among the more conservative Whigs who refused to join the Republicans. Hunt was the chairman of the 1856 Whig National Convention and supported his fellow New York Whig, former president Millard Fillmore for the presidency in that year. In his last years, Hunt moved increasingly closer to the Democrats, endorsing his two-time opponent, Horatio Seymour for the New York gubernatorial race in 1862 and supporting George McClellan for the presidency at the 1864 Democratic National Convention. On June 13, 1864, Hunt was at Niagara Falls to confer with Confederate Commissioner Jacob Thompson. He became a supporter of President Andrew Johnson after the war, and supported Johnson’s abortive “National Union” movement, serving as a delegate at the National Union Convention of 1866, which sought to join Democrats and conservative Republicans into a new party to support Johnson. Fine condition with some ink stains, toning, and fragile fold lines. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $250-500 EPHEMERA - U.S. MILITARY - WAR OF 1812 Holland 600 600 Military Payment Warrant Issued 1814 & Signed by William, Prince of Orange and John Colborne Holland....., 1814. Payment Warrant issued to General H.R.H The Prince of Orange for “commanding His Majesty’s Forces in The United Provinces of Holland.” Outlines payments, allowances, and final sums issued by the Deputy Pay-Master General. This document provided finances to William of Orange, as well as his forces, for service under His Majesty’s military. At the time, George IV was serving as regent during his father’s, George III, mental illness. Signed by William of Orange, as well as John Colborne. William II (December 1792 – 17 March 1849) was King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Duke of Limburg. William II was the son of William I and Wilhelmine of Prussia. When his father, who up to that time ruled as sovereign prince, proclaimed himself king in 1815, he became Prince of Orange as heir apparent of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. With the abdication of his father on 7 October 1840, William II became king. During his reign, the Netherlands became a parliamentary democracy with the new constitution of 1848. He entered the British Army, and in 1811, as a 19 year old aide-de-camp in the headquarters of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, was allowed to observe several of Wellington’s campaigns of the Peninsular War. Though not yet 20, the young prince, according to the customs of the time, was made lieutenant colonel on 11 June 1811 and colonel on 21 October that year. On 8 September 1812 he was made an aide- de-camp to the Prince Regent and on 14 December 1813 promoted to major-general. He returned to the Netherlands in 1813 when his father became sovereign prince, and in May 1814 succeeded Sir Thomas Graham as the highest-ranking officer of the British forces stationed there. Just a few months after this warrant was issued, William of Orange went on to be promoted to lieutenant-general in the British Army. Field Marshal John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton, GCB, GCMG, GCH, PC (Ire) (16 February 1778 – 17 April 1863) was a British Army officer and colonial governor. After taking part as a junior officer in the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland, Sir Ralph Abercromby’s expedition to Egypt and then the War of the Third Coalition, he served as military secretary to Sir John Moore at the Battle of Corunna. He then commanded the 2nd Battalion of the 66th Regiment of Foot and, later, the 52nd Regiment of Foot at many of the battles of the Peninsular War. At the Battle of Waterloo, Colborne on his own initiative brought the 52nd Regiment of Foot forward, took up a flanking position in relation to the French Imperial Guard and then, after firing repeated volleys into their flank, charged at the Guard so driving them back in disorder. He went on to become commander-in-chief of all the armed forces in British North America, personally leading the offensive at the Battle of Saint-Eustache in Lower Canada and defeating the rebel force in December 1837. After that he was high commissioner of the Ionian Islands and then Commander-in-Chief, Ireland. Rare and fascinating piece of early 1800s military history which features a pair of famous figures. ( John E. Herzog Collection) ����� Est. $200-400