Archives International Auctions Auction 82 January 24th, 2023

Archives International Auctions - Sale 82 95 January 24, 2023 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Wisconsin 490 490 Civil War Dependency Document, 1862 Secretary of State Trio About the 14th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment. Wisconsin, 1862. Lot 3 Issued Documents Issued by the Wisconsin Secretary of State’s office, all confirming the issuance of aid to a dependent of a Company E, 14th Regiment of the Wisconsin Volunteers, Volunteer for the Civil War. The documents certify what family members are dependent upon the soldiers, and what family member has charge of the family. One document has additional Affidavit for Wife attached, asserting the she has not “drawn any money from the Volunteer Aid Fund of the State, on behalf of any other Volunteer.” All are in Fine to VF condition with creases and some signs of age. Interesting trio of Civil War history. (3) ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $130-260 Ephemera - Civil War Naval Documents New York 491 491 Civil War 1862-63 Application for Prize Money for Ship Captures and Naval Discharge Papers New York, 1862-63. Lot of 4 pieces, Includes: September, 5, 1862, Discharge certificate for Charles A. H. Garbers, showing that he has been discharged from the U.S. Steamer “Augusta” and from naval service; Brooklyn, NY. August 8, 1863, Paperwork asserting that Garbers was an ordinary seaman on board the Augusta steamship when it captured the “Prize” ships the Aquila and Cambria, presumably enemy ships while he was a seaman on the Augusta; New York, 1876, Application for Prize Money for a Person Out of Service, stating that while Garbers was serving on the “Augusta” prize ships were captured, and he is entitled to a share of the prize money occurring from the capture of said ships on document witnessed by 2 of Garbers shipmates. The lot also includes an additional document calling for the payment of prize money dated August 8th, 1863 that was owed to Charles A. H. Garbers. All are in fine to VF condition with some archival reinforcement of light splitting along fold lines and other signs of wear. A significant artifact of the American Civil War. Scarce with so many additional supporting documents, all related to the same application and retired seaman. The second USS Augusta was a side-wheel steamer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was named for the city of Augusta, Georgia. The prize ships mentioned in this lot are the Aquila, Cambria, and E. J. Waterman. (3) ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $550-1100 Ephemera - Correspondence with Letterheads & Bill Heads 492 492 Singer Sewing Machine Co. Correspondence andOther Ephemera Group Lot, ca.1870-1910s Singer Sewing Machine Correspondence, ca.1870- 1910, 10+ Pages Group Lot. Includes items such as: Correspondence addressed to the Singer Sewing Machine Co. on White Star Line letterhead; Letter on Singer Improved Sewing Machines letterhead; Letter addressed to the Singer Manufacturing Co. on Andrew J. Joyce & Co. Carriage Manufacturers letterhead; Singer Manufacturing Co. letter with letterhead; Singer Improved Sewing Machines letterhead with correspondence; Albright & Hawkins General Merchandise letterhead and letter; Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Co. letterhead with brief note; Purchase Orders; Lot also includes a series of reproduced bird engravings, featuring birds such as the Sharp- Shinned Hawk, Snowy Owl, and Blue-Jay. Most are in Fine condition with foxing, some VF. Singer Corporation is an American manufacturer of consumer sewing machines, first established as I. M. Singer & Co. in 1851 by Isaac M. Singer with New York lawyer Edward C. Clark. Best known for its sewing machines, it was renamed Singer Manufacturing Company in 1865, then the Singer Company in 1963. (10+) �������� Est. $110-220 Ephemera - Derogatory and Stereotype Black Americana New York 493 493 American Bank Note Co. Printed “Fine Coach Varnishes” Stereotype Derogatory Advertising Trade Card “Love in Blackville” Racist Harper’sWeekly Engraving Reproduced byABN New York, ca. 1870s. American Bank Note Company Reproduced Engraving of “Love in Blackville - The Wooing of the Twins” originally found in Harper’s Weekly, featuring Clarence Brooks & Co. Fine Coach Varnishes advertisements in background. Produced by the American Bank Note Co. Fine condition. A sad relic from the Victorian age. � Est. $200-400