Archives International Auctions Auction 81 December 15th & 16th 2022

Archives International Auctions - Sale 81 72 December 15, 2022 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com New Jersey 348 348 John Lawrence, Corporal in the First New Jersey Regiment during the Civil war, ca.1890s, Documents Requesting Increase for Civil War Military Pension New Jersey. ca.1890s. Large group of items all related to the application of John Lawrence for an increase in his pension he receives as a result of military service during the Civil War. Lawrence was a member in Company “G” of the First Regiment of New Jersey, and discharged from military service as a Corporal. The application states that Lawrence is unable to do manual labor as a result of wounds received during the Second Battle of Bull Run, where he was also taken prisoner. Additional handwritten materials from John Lawrence himself state “the wound was a slanting shot from a Battery on our right flank at 2nd Bull Run, struck a grazing blow on spine. I have a weakness in my back” and issues with kidneys when stooping. This lot also includes various supplemental and supporting documents, detailing the difficulties in Lawrence’s life as a result of these injuries. It appears as if his application for a pension increase was successful, shown by a Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions document dated May 16th, 1892 with Commissioner James F. Rusling’s name and possible signature at bottom left. Lot also includes a corresponding envelope addressed to J. F. Rusling with a Washington D.C. handstamp near Department of Interior, Bureau of Pension imprint at top right. All are in Fine condition with varying signs of age. The Second Battle of Bull Run or Battle of Second Manassas was fought August 28–30, 1862, in Prince William County, Virginia, as part of the American Civil War. It was the culmination of the Northern Virginia Campaign waged by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia against Union Maj. Gen. John Pope’s Army of Virginia, and a battle of much larger scale and numbers than the First Battle of Bull Run (or First Manassas) fought on July 21, 1861 on the same ground. Success in this battle emboldened Lee to initiate the ensuing Maryland Campaign. Rare and unique piece of Civil War history which demonstrates the lasting effect of War on a former solider.. ..... �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-200 New York 349 349 Application of Drafted Person, 1863 Showing Indigent Circumstances with Boss Tweed Initials New York....., September 29th, 1863. Application of a Drafted Person, showing that he is in indigent circumstances and cannot obtain a substitute. The subscriber, Michael McKenna shows that his family is dependent on him and his income, without other means of support. His family members are his wife and three children, listed at center. William “Boss” Tweed initials are on the back at center. Black text, Fine-VF condition with some toning. William Magear Tweed (April 3, 1823 - April 12, 1878), widely known as “Boss” Tweed, was an American politician most notable for being the “boss” of Tammany Hall, the Democratic Party political machine that played a major role in the politics of 19th-century New York City and State. At the height of his influence, Tweed was the third-largest landowner in New York City, a director of the Erie Railroad, a director of the Tenth National Bank, a director of the New-York Printing Company, the proprietor of the Metropolitan Hotel, a significant stockholder in iron mines and gas companies, a board member of the Harlem Gas Light Company, a board member of the Third Avenue Railway Company, a board member of the Brooklyn Bridge Company, and the president of the Guardian Savings Bank. weed was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1852 and the New York County Board of Supervisors in 1858, the year that he became the head of the Tammany Hall political machine. He was also elected to the New York State Senate in 1867, but Tweed’s greatest influence came from being an appointed member of a number of boards and commissions, his control over political patronage in New York City through Tammany, and his ability to ensure the loyalty of voters through jobs he could create and dispense on city-related projects. Tweed was convicted for stealing an amount estimated by an aldermen’s committee in 1877 at between $25 million and $45 million from New York City taxpayers from political corruption, but later estimates ranged as high as $200 million. Unable to make bail, he escaped from jail once but was returned to custody. He died in the Ludlow Street Jail. ����������������������������������������� Est. $130-260