Archives International Auctions Auction 88 October 24, 2023

Archives International Auctions - Sale 88 85 October 24, 2023 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com New York 440 440 NewYork & Harlem Rail Road Co., 1863 50 Shrs I/C Capital Stock Certificate ITASB F.W. Seward New York & Harlem Rail Road Co., 1863 50 Shrs I/C Capital Stock Cert., 25 Cent Adhesive Part Perf “Certificate” stamp, Locomotive under bridge at top with sailor and worker at left with resting dog at bottom, Fine-VF with toning. Signed by F.W. Seward, son of United States Secretary of State William H. Seward, he served as Assistant Secretary from 1861 to 1869 under both Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson and then from 1877 to 1879 in the administration of Rutherford B. Hayes. On February 21, 1861, Seward arrived at the Continental Hotel in Philadelphia carrying a letter from his father for President-elect Lincoln. The letter contained information gathered by Colonel Charles Pomeroy Stone and General Winfield Scott. Stone had stationed three detectives from the New York police department in Baltimore, Maryland to gather information about plots against Lincoln. Making his way by train from Illinois to Washington for his inauguration, Lincoln had intended to stop next at Baltimore, which was home to many secessionist sympathizers. According to information gathered by Stone’s detectives, secessionists were planning to assassinate Lincoln during his stop in Baltimore. When his father was appointed Secretary of State in 1861, Seward became Assistant Secretary of State in charge of consular service under Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. He served in the position until 1869 and “assisted in the negotiations to the adoption of the Burlingame Treaty,” which set the attitude towards China when the empire “accepted the principles of international law.” On April 14, 1865, he was injured in an assassination attempt upon his father on the same night that Lincoln was murdered. Lewis Powell, also known as “Lewis Paine,” an ex-Confederate co-conspirator of John Wilkes Booth attempted to kill William Seward while the Secretary of State was convalescing at home from a carriage accident. After Frederick blocked Powell from gaining access to William Seward’s bedroom, Powell tried to shoot Frederick in the head. However, when the gun failed to fire, Powell quickly smashed the pistol over Frederick’s head, causing several skull injuries. Frederick then collapsed and fell to the floor at the top of the stairs. Powell then burst into William Seward’s room and stabbed him several times in the face and neck. Powell also injured a number of other bystanders, including Frederick’s sister Fanny, his brother Augustus, his father’s nurse Private George F. Robinson and messenger Emerick Hansell, but no one was killed. Seward’s mother was sure that he was going to die; instead, she died on June 21, 1865 of a heart attack. His sister, Fanny, died soon afterward, in October 1866. Powell was hanged on July 7, 1865, along with David Herold, George Atzerodt, and Mary Surratt, who were also involved in the conspiracy. ��������������������������������������� Est. $200-400 EPHEMERA - HISTORIC U.S. MILITARY DOCUMENT 441 441 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. $200-400 EPHEMERA - MISCELLANEOUS FISCAL & PHILATELIC ITEMS 442 442 Checks, Drafts, B.O.B. Philatelic Tax Stamps, and Miscellaneous Ephemera, ca.1821 to 1920s. U.S........, England, Assortment of 16 Items, Includes: Fermented Malt Beverage tax label, West Shore Railroad Issued ticket, Washington State Liquor Control Board, National Bank of New England Check, David Waterbury & Son Issued Invoice and more. Items range from Good-VF condition. (16). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $130-260