Archives International Auctions Auction 92 March 6, 2024

Archives International Auctions - Sale 92 98 March 6, 2024 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com EPHEMERA - CIVIL WAR BATTLEFIELD RELICS Various States 483 483 Civil War Relics, 1861-65, includes Buttons, Bullets and related items, picked up on battlefields. Box of 9 Civil War Relics, Includes: A Union Eagle button; Bullet case; Pants button; Harness buckle; Button back; Leather eyelet (moved out of position in case); .69 caliber round ball; fired bullet; .58 caliber Minnie. Items range from Fine to VF condition. (9). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ����� Est. $300-600 EPHEMERA - CIVIL WAR BOUNTY DOCUMENTS New York 484 484 New York County Substitute and Relief Committee, 1863, Civil War Substitute Document Signed by BossTweed New York, September 11th, 1863..... Issued New York County Substitute and Relief Committee form, S/N 26, regarding Leonard Braudner’s Substitute for military duty in the Civil War, due to Braudner’s status as an Active Member of the Fire Department. The signature of the Substitute is in the second paragraph and on the back, which also shows that he was paid $300. Signatures at bottom right include New York City Mayor, George Opdyke and William “Boss” Tweed as Supervisor. Black text with some staining from glue at top, otherwise in VF condition. WilliamMagear 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. $100-200 485 485 Notice of Volunteer and Bounty for Service by Mustering Officer, 1863 New York, December 21st, 1863..... Notice from William P. Shreeve 1st Lieutenant, 2nd U.S.S.S. Assistant Commissary of Musters 1st Division, 3rd Corps certified that he mustered into United States service. Stamp on face confirms soldier was paid $300. VF-XF condition. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $180-350 EPHEMERA - CIVIL WAR MILITARY NOTABLES Pennsylvania 486 486 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1873, Issued Bond Signed by Major General Frederick Hartranft, Medal of Honor Winner Pennsylvania, 1873. $1000 Issued Certificate of Adjudicated Claim for War Damages, VF condition with damage to top margin, Signed by John F. Hartranft as Governor of Pennsylvania. John Frederick Hartranft (December 16, 1830 – October 17, 1889) was the United States military officer who read the death warrant to the individuals who were executed on July 7, 1865 for conspiring to assassinate American President Abraham Lincoln. Previously having achieved the rank of major general of the Union Army during the American Civil War, he had also been awarded the U.S. Medal of Honor for his actions in the First Battle of Bull Run. �������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $250-500