2020 May 27 Early Arms & Militaria by Morphy Auctions

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OUR PURPOSE IS TO DELIGHT COLLECTORS WORLDWIDE BY PROVIDING THE BEST OVERALL BUYING AND SELLING EXPERIENCE. MORPHY AUCTIONS, located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania is one of the most reputable and successful auction houses in the country. Dan Morphy founded Morphy Auctions in 1997 and grew the company from an antiques co-op to the world-renowned auction house it is today. We continue to set auction world records with our astounding prices realized across all collecting categories. Our company is only as strong as our employees and our experts. We partner with the most talented and knowledgeable experts in the industry and hire professional, hardworking and courteous staff to support every aspect of our business. We pride ourselves on securing the best expert for each collecting category we specialize in. Our experts are immersed in the industry and have knowledge of the current market. Many times, our experts also represent and advise some of the top buyers in the industry.

Whether you are located in our backyard or across the globe, our experts and specialists are available to assess your collection and oversee your consignment throughout the entire journey with Morphy Auctions.

Dan Morphy President & Founder

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Terms & Conditions We advise all bidders to read the Terms and Conditions of the Sale before bidding with Dan Morphy Auctions LLC and/or its affiliates Morphy Firearms LLC, and Morphy Auctions, Las Vegas collectively referred to below as MORPHY’S. Those who bid are bound by those Terms and Conditions of the Sale, as amended by any oral announcement or posted notices, which together form the contract of the sale between the successful bidder (purchaser), MORPHY’S and the seller (consignor) of the lot.

TERMS OF SALE

When bidding on any lot offered by MORPHY’S, the bidder indicates acceptance of the following Terms of Sale. Any participation in the auction binds you to agreement of these terms whether or not you read or understand said terms. The Terms in writing contained herein are subject to change without notice and bidder agrees that the most recently published Terms of Sale as published or amended on the website at the beginning of the auction shall apply.

LIMITED GUARANTEE

MORPHY’S makes every effort to accurately describe all items offered in its sales. The descriptions carry a limited guarantee. It is a guarantee to protect you against major discrepancies that would have a major effect upon the value of the item. Under no circumstances do we guarantee against anything less than a major discrepancy that would have less than a major effect upon value. This limited guarantee covers authenticity, major restoration or repair not described, counterfeits, reproductions or major fabrications not disclosed in the description. Examples of what we do not guarantee against, imperfections, slight damages, handling marks, natural imperfections, undisclosed blemishes, finish differences, wood-to-metal fit issues, surface cracks or chips in wood, dings and dents, bore condition, and other similar differences that are inherent in the antiques and collectible industry. All items are sold for display purposes. If electrical, mechanical, or other working parts are inoperable, even if working at the time of sale, we are not liable due to the inherent nature of the age of these antiques and items. It is the bidder’s responsibility (present or absentee bidders) to determine by inspection by themselves or a hired professional the exact condition of each item prior to bidding on the item. Should MORPHY’S deny an authenticity issue dispute of the buyer, and the buyer is not satisfied, the buyer may, at his or her own expense, obtain the written opinion of two mutually agreed upon recognized experts in the field of the disputed item. The final decision of those experts will determine any refund consideration. This limited guarantee is only available to the buyer of record. Please also refer to POST SALE RETURN POLICY at end of terms. Except as stated in the limited guarantee above, MORPHY’S will not be held responsible for typographical errors. Neither we nor the consignor, make any guarantees, warranties, or representation, expressed, or implied, in regard to the property or the correctness of the catalog or other description of the authenticity of authorship, physical condition, size, quality, rarity, importance, provenance, exhibition, literature or historic relevance of the property or otherwise.. It is the bidder’s responsibility to initiate contact with MORPHY’S in request for additional information regarding the items. Submit all questions regarding upcoming auction items at least 48 hours prior to the date of auction. We will make every effort to answer all submitted questions in a timely manner. We will do our best, but cannot promise that questions submitted within 48 hours of the auction date will be answered prior to the auction. The consigner and we make no representation or warranty as to whether the buyer acquires any reproduction rights in the property. All items will be available for preview approximately one (1) month prior to the auction.

TIMING

There will be no options for refunds of any type beyond 35 calendar days from the auction date. Paying late and thus receiving items late will not change the limitation on the dates above for refund consideration. Please also refer to POST SALE RETURN POLICY at end of terms. FIREARMS – All firearms transfers will be in strict accordance with all International, Federal, State and local laws. Be sure to check your country, state and local laws before bidding. If you are unable to import, purchase or own a firearm according to your residency laws, do not bid on these items. If you bid and find out later you cannot legally own/accept delivery, the bid is still a valid contract that the buyer must pay. • Firearms Catalog Designations o A: antique o M: modern (post 1898), Federal Firearms License (FFL) requirements apply o C: curio & relic eligible o N: National Firearms Act / Title II Gun Control Act of 1968 (Class III SOT) requirements apply o D: Destructive Devices o ^:Modern firearm imported from Canada, will have an unassuming marking that contains at least “BV LYNDEN WA” and any of the following not already marked on the firearm: serial number, caliber, country of manufacture, manufacturer name and model. Marking letters are 1/16” tall and just over 0.003” deep. Buyers must consider this in their bidding. Marking will not appear on antique firearms imported from Canada. • Checkout and pickup at our location: o The same person to whom the bidder number is registered must be the person to pick up the firearm(s) at the conclusion of the sale – Federal Law disallows anyone else from accepting the transfer. o Licensed bidders, i.e. Federal Firearms licensees or Curios & Relics license holders must present a current signed copy of their license. C&R licensee purchases must conform to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATF) C&R requirements. o Non-Residents of Pennsylvania • may not pickup modern or curio and firearms without a valid FFL or C & R license o Residents of Pennsylvania • Modern firearms sales to non-licensed Pennsylvania bidders who are picking up guns at our location will require the completion of a form 4473 background check. • Handgun purchases also require an additional PICS form/background check for each handgun purchased. This process to fill out forms and obtain a response may take 5-10 minutes. Any applicable state fees associated with these checks will be added to the customer’s invoice. • If you are “Denied” by FBI / PICS background check you will not be able to take possession of the firearm and the firearm will be consigned to the next available firearm auction. Dealers and Individuals that bid on and win items own the items and are fully responsible for payment within terms regardless of whether the FBI / PICS approves their taking physical possession of the items. MORPHY’S will not cancel the sale due to disapproval for any reason. (continued...)

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Terms & Conditions • If you are appealing a “Denied” decision, we will hold the firearm only if you pay in full. • Shipping o Any firearms being shipped are legally required to be shipped to a BATF licensed FFL dealer within your state of residence for transfer and pickup. For states that allow shipment of C& R firearms to the C&R license holder, MORPHY’s reserves the right to ship those C&R firearms to the address listed on C&R license unless buyer provides written notice that they will be personally receiving the firearms at a different address. You will be responsible for all shipping and transfer costs incurred. o Modern handguns are required to be shipped via FedEx 2-Day Air. o Modern long guns are shipped via FedEx ground to the FFL dealer. o Upon receipt of the invoice, buyer is to confirm the FFL validity and ship to address on the invoice. If not already on the invoice or it is changing, contact a licensed dealer to send their FFL to firearms@morphyauctions.com with the paid invoice number notated in the subject field. o MORPHY’S will not be responsible for exporting modern firearms, weapon or any ammunition. Please see INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING below for additional shipping information. Buyer may contact a third-party provider. We recommend making contact with an exporter prior to bidding for pricing, process and timeline information. • National Firearms Act (NFA) Class 3 Weapons and Destructive Devices (DD) Processing o Dealers: Buyer must provide MORPHY’S with a copy of their active FFL and either their SOT or DD license, whatever applies. Estimated time for processing and approval of the required Form 3 normally takes two months, dealer to dealer via E-File is usually less than a week. o Individuals: Law requires a completed Form 4, or Form 5 for deactivated guns. MORPHY’S will prepare and sign the front of the applicable transfer form, and send to the individual buyer. Individual is responsible for completing requirements for fingerprints, photo, and a fee of $200 per item, as well as completing applicable portions of the reverse side of the form. Estimated time for processing and approval of Form 4 is 9-12 months. o Dealers and Individuals that bid on and win NFA or DD items own the items and are fully responsible for payment within terms regardless of whether the BATF approves their taking physical possession of the items. MORPHY’S will not cancel the sale due to BATF disapproval for any reason. • Long guns will only be sold to persons 18 years of age, or older. Handguns will only be sold to those persons 21 years of age, or older. Dealers are bound by these minimum age requirements. • Since all firearms sold are “collectible” items, MORPHY’S does not test the safety or warrant functionality of these firearms. All firearm purchases should be examined by a certified gunsmith prior to shooting. • MORPHY’S reserves the right to deny the sale of a firearm to any buyer. GOODS MADE FROM OR CONTAINING MATERIALS FROM PROTECTED SPECIES - MORPHY’S does not accept any responsibility or liability for the sale of items containing materials from protected species or for any omission in marking or labeling goods as containing materials from protected species. Such material includes, but is not limited to, ivory from elephants and walruses, tortoise shell,

crocodile skin, whalebone, rhinoceros horn, some species of coral and certain woods. Restrictions on the importation, exportation, sale, transfer, and/or possession of goods containing materials from protected species derive from international, federal, and state laws and regulations promulgated thereunder. Laws include, but are not limited to, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna (CITES), the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the Marine Mammals Protection Act (MMPA). States currently restricting trade of protected species include, but are not limited to, California, New York and New Jersey. Prospective buyers are on notice that several countries completely prohibit importation of property made, all or in part, of protected materials. Some countries require special permits, such as a CITES permit, from the relevant regulating authority in the countries of exportation and importation as well. Potential buyers intending to import the property into another country should be familiar with the relevant customs laws and regulations prior to bidding on goods containing material from protected species. Regulations may vary as the U.S. generally prohibits importation of articles containing material(s) from species it has designated endangered or threatened if the articles are less than 100 years old, subject to certain exceptions. It shall be the potential buyer’s sole responsibility to research and satisfy the requirements of any laws and regulations that apply to the import and export of property as described in the aforementioned paragraphs. All buyers agree to comply with any and all domestic and international restrictions on the trade of protected species as a condition of the sale. Please note that the ability to obtain an export license or certificate does not ensure the ability to obtain an import license or certificate in another country, and vice versa. It is the buyer’s responsibility to obtain any export or import licenses and/or certificates as well as any other required documentation. MORPHY’S is not able to assist the buyer in attempting to obtain the appropriate licenses and/or certificates, and there is no assurance that an export license or certificate can be obtained. The inability or delay in obtaining permits, licenses or other permissions to import or export goods containing material from protected species will not constitute a basis for rescission or cancellation of the sale of said goods or the delay in payment of purchased items in accordance with these Bidder Terms and Conditions. Grading Scale: Near Mint Plus 97% - 100% Near Mint 90% - 96% Excellent 80% - 89% Very Good 70% - 79% Good Below 70%

BIDDING RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES

The auctioneer will determine the highest bidder. The auctioneer alone has the right to reopen the bidding of an item if deemed necessary due to a dispute. If there is a tie bid between the floor and Internet or absentee bid, the floor bid takes precedence. MORPHY’S and its representatives reserve the right to remove those attendees who impede preview and/or the auction. Title to all merchandise shall pass to the highest bidder at the fall of the auctioneer’s hammer. The buyer will then assume all risk and full responsibility of the lot purchased once ownership has changed. We recommend that you arrange insurance for your items immediately upon becoming the highest bidder. MORPHY’S is not responsible for any errors in bids, omissions of bids, or failure to execute bids and shall have no liability to any bidder for any technical or other failure (continued...)

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Terms & Conditions associated with the internet, absentee bidding, or telephone bidding. • ABSENTEE BIDDING - MORPHY’S will accept absentee bids if pre-authorized by mail, fax or through www.morphyauctions. com online. Absentee bidders must use the absentee bid form and clearly mark the lot number, title and maximum bid amount. Absentee bidding forms may be accessed online at www. morphyauctions.com. If there are two (2) identical bids placed on the same item, priority will be given to the first bid received. All bids must be left in increments as explained on our bid form. If a bid is “out of increment,” the auctioneer has the right to round the bid up to the next correct increment. Bidders may preview, register and place bids online through our website, www. morphyauctions.com. Absentee and online bids placed through www.morphyauctions.com will be auto charged to the credit card entered 48 hours after the end of the sale. If you wish to pay by another method please contact us within 48 hours after the sale. Seller(s) agree to allow the Auctioneer to accept and execute absentee bids in a competitive manner for potential buyers and under the MORPHY’S absentee bidding terms and conditions. During the live sale, the auctioneer will execute your absentee bid competitively up to the maximum amount you have indicated. • ONLINE BIDDING - Online bidding through www.morphyauctions. com, Live Auctioneers, Bidsquare, Proxibid, or other bidding platforms may be available; all Terms and Conditions still apply. A surcharge may be added for third party online platforms. Refer to your bidding platform of choice for the final buyer’s premium. If there is a tie bid between the internet bidding venues and the floor, the floor bid takes precedence. If a credit card has been provided to one of the online bidding platforms, MORPHY’S reserves the right to use and charge the credit card if the winning bidder has not paid via another method by the 7 day term in Payment Terms below. Due to our fast paced auctions and bids coming from floor bidders, phone bidders, internet bidders and absentee bids, the auctioneer has the final word on all item(s) sold. You (the bidder) assume the risk of winning an item online and not having the item actually sell to you. This is due to the final call of the auctioneer and the operator not being able to re-open that lot. Online bidders are fully responsible for accidental bidding as if they bid normally. • BID RESULTS – MORPHY’S will only contact successful bidders. Please allow 24-48 hours post auction to receive your official invoice from MORPHY’S. The invoice will include item, hammer price, premium, packing and handling, shipping, insurance, and any other charges that apply. Please hold phone inquiries regarding bid success until after receiving your invoice. For verifications, MORPHY’S cannot provide winning bid information until the second business day after the auction. MORPHY’S will not provide bidder information to any outside sources. • TELEPHONE BIDDING - Requests for phone lines must be received at least three (3) days prior to the auction date. MORPHY’S cannot guarantee phone lines but will make every attempt to accommodate those who wish to participate through that method. Phone lines are provided on a first come first served basis. Please visit www.morphyauctions.com or call 877-968-8880 to request a call from our representatives during the live auction.

BID INCREMENTS

Bid increments listed are a general guideline. Actual increments are at the auctioneer’s discretion. If a lot does not receive a bid of 50% of the low estimate, the lot will be passed by the auctioneer. $0 - $500…................$25 $500 - $1,000….........$50 $1,000 - $2,000…......$100 $2,000 - $5,000…......$250 $5,000 - $10,000....…$500 $10,000 +…............... Auctioneer’s discretion

RESERVES

The majority of our items are unreserved, but occasionally items may carry a moderate reserve. Please note that when a lot carries a reserve, the reserve is usually somewhere below our low estimate. In the case of a reserved item, the seller has authorized the auctioneer to bid on their behalf until the reserve price is reached.

BUYER’S PREMIUM

A 20% buyer’s premium will be added to all successful bids and is payable by the buyer as part of the total purchase cost. A 3% merchant fee is also automatically applied to all invoices but can be discounted upon payment by cash, check, money order or wire transfer that is received within 7 days from the receipt of the invoice. If the type of payment is split, invoice will reflect the 3% charge for merchant fees on the entire invoice. In addition, a surcharge will be added for certain third party online bidding platforms the bidder utilizes. Refer to your bidding platform of choice for the final buyer’s premium.

SALES TAX

Lots delivered to you, or your representative are subject to all applicable state and local taxes, unless appropriate permits are on file with MORPHY’S. Bidder agrees to pay MORPHY’S the actual amount of tax due in the event that sales tax is not properly collected due to: 1) an expired, inaccurate, or inappropriate tax certificate or declaration, 2) an incorrect interpretation of the applicable statute, 3) or any other reason. The appropriate form or certificate must be on file at and verified by MORPHY’S five days prior to Auction, or tax must be paid; only if such form or certificate is received by MORPHY’S within 4 days after the Auction can a refund of tax paid be made. Lots from different auctions may not be aggregated for sales tax purposes.

PAYMENT, INTEREST & STORAGE FEES

Any invoice totaling more than $100,000 must be paid within three (3) days. All other merchandise must be paid in full within seven (7) days of the date of the invoice. Payments can be made by going to your account online at www.morphyauctions.com, call 877-968-8880 or mail payment to: Dan Morphy Auctions LLC 2000 N Reading Rd, Denver, PA 17517. Interest will be charged on all balances not paid at the rate of 1-1/2% monthly (18% APR) effective 30 days from the invoice date. All goods not retrieved by Buyer within 30 days after the invoice date, shall be subject to a storage fee of $50 per regular sized item per month or $100 per oversized item per month. Buyer authorizes MORPHY’s to sell, at their standard commission and consignment contract terms, any goods not retrieved after a 90 day period in any manner deemed appropriate by MORPHY’s and the proceeds will be applied to any outstanding balance due from the buyer.

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Terms & Conditions Invoices will be auto charged to the credit card on file within 48 hours after the end of the sale. If you wish to pay by another method please contact us within 48 hours after the sale. We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, personal checks, certified checks, wire transfers, money orders, and cash. • CREDIT CARD – If a credit card is used as any form of total payment, invoice will reflect a 3% surcharge on the entire invoice. This charge is automatically added, but will be discounted if payment is received by cash, check, money order or wire transfer. MORPHY’s reserves the right to refuse to ship to a different address than the billing address on the credit card being used. • CHECK - There will be a $30.00 service charge for returned checks. Make checks payable to: Dan Morphy Auctions LLC. MORPHY’S reserves the right to hold items paid for by personal or company check until said check clears (14 days). MORPHY’S has the right to hold all checks over $2,000. Customers who have an established successful buying history with MORPHY’S may be exempt from this requirement. We will accept a personal or company check >$2,000 from a first time buyer if you provide a Bank Letter of Credit, available on our website, www.morphyauctions.com. • WIRE TRANSFERS – There will be a $30 charge added to all wire transfers less than $2,000. Please add this amount to your invoice total before sending a wire transfer. In the few situations where a successful bidder does not remit payment when due, MORPHY’S will proceed with the legal steps necessary to protect its interests and will block the bidder from future auction participation.

PACKING/SHIPPING

• It is the bidder’s responsibility to take shipping, handling, and insurance costs into consideration when bidding on items. • BIDDERS PRESENT AND TAKING ITEMS AFTER AUCTION – Since item liability transfers upon a successful bid, items paid for must be packed, transported and/or removed by the buyer at his/ her own risk after the close of the sale. We recommend that you arrange insurance for your items immediately upon becoming the highest bidder. If any employee or agent of MORPHY’S shall pack or transport the merchandise, it is fully at the risk and responsibility and expense of the buyer. MORPHY’S shall not be held liable for any loss or damage that may be caused by the said agent or employee. • ITEMS NOT PICKED UP THE DAY OF THE SALE – Packaging, shipping, and insurance on all items that MORPHY’S agrees to ship to locations that can accept shipments will be made available as an added courtesy and at an additional cost. We recommend that you arrange insurance for your items immediately upon becoming the highest bidder. All applicable charges will be applied to the invoice. Shipping will be based on actual costs via FedEx, USPS, or other carriers required based upon the contents of the shipment. Packaging and insurance will vary in cost depending on the items on each invoice. All packages will be shipped with insurance. Standard items packed internally by MORPHY’s will ship approximately seven to fourteen (7-14) business days after payment is received. Oversize and breakable items, which MORPHY’S will indicate on the invoice will ship based upon the buyer’s arrangement with a 3rd party shipper. MORPHY’s cannot combine standard item shipments with oversize and breakable item shipments. If any employee or agent of MORPHY’S shall pack or transport the merchandise, it is fully at the risk and responsibility and expense of the buyer. MORPHY’S shall not be held liable for any loss or damage that may be caused by the said agent or employee.

• SHIPPING TERMS - MORPHY’S will ship items to the buyer at the listed address via FedEx or other carriers, FOB Denver, Pennsylvania or FOB other auction locations. Any risk of loss or damage to the item(s) during transit via FedEx, or any other carrier, in excess of the insurance provided by or purchased from MORPHY’S, is at the risk of the buyer. Any additional insurance coverage should be purchased by the buyer through the carrier. Buyer releases MORPHY’s from any and all claims for loss or damage to any item during transit and agrees to pay all costs of defense, including attorney’s fees, for any claims brought against MORPHY’S for loss or damage occurring during transit. • INSURANCE - Shipping insurance is automatically added, which you can decline by contacting us and providing a signed waiver of insurance form. Insurance for all 3rd party shipments must be arranged through that carrier. Insurance provided or purchased through MORPHY’s applies only to shipments to the United States and Canada. Buyers must purchase their own insurance for shipments to other countries. • INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS – MORPHY’S welcomes our international customers. MOPRHY’S can provide upon request a complete process and set of recommended company contacts with whom the Buyer can work to understand the steps, timing, and cost to acquire items at auction. It shall be the potential buyer’s sole responsibility to research and satisfy the requirements of any laws and regulations that apply to the import and export of property and for paying all shipping costs, customs and duties on the items. By law, MORPHY’S cannot, and will not, declare lesser values for any international purchases and all shipments will include the invoice with purchase totals including the buyer’s premium and shipping cost. • 3RD PARTY SHIPPING of OVERSIZE ITEMS – Buyers will need to either pick up the items personally or arrange a 3rd party shipping service for oversize items. As a general guideline, the following will indicate which packages apply, as they are of a certain weight, length, or dimensional size. ∙ Dimensional size is length (the longest measurement) + (height x 2) + (width x 2). For example a 36” x 36” x 12” package = 36 + (36 x2) + (12 x 2) = 132” ∙ USA home shipments must be <70 lbs. and <108” length and <165” dimensional size ∙ USA business shipments must be <150 lbs. and <108” length and <165” dimensional size ∙ International shipments must be <150 lbs. and <108” length and <130” dimensional size ∙ There may be certain shipments that meet these requirements that will still require 3rd party shipping, and we will communicate the reason in those cases. • 3RD PARTY SHIPPING OF BREAKABLE ITEMS - MORPHY’S reserves the right to choose items and orders that it will pack, ship, and/or insure directly using our shipping department. Those items that MORPHY’S will not ship will require that the buyer either pick up the items personally or arrange a 3rd party shipping service. Examples of items that may apply after determination by our shipping department include but are not limited to: items with neon of any type (working or non-working), all glass display cases of any size; coin-operated, arcade and vending items with fragile parts and/or glass; signs with parts or protrusions beyond the main body of the sign, oversized vases (guideline – larger than fit in a 20” x 20” x 40” box), high value lamps and glass of all sizes, high value artwork including but not limited to paintings, statuary, sculpture, figurines, dioramas, and other intricate items; and items subject to impact by moisture and known handling issues in the supply chain. Under no circumstances will MORPHY’S be responsible for shipping damage to picture frames of any kind. (continued...)

AUCTION Details APPROXIMATE AUCTION TIMES

Auctioneer sells approximately 80-100 lots per hour.

WEDNESDAY LOTS 1,000 - 1,080 10:00 AM 1,081 - 1,160 11:00 AM 1,161 - 1,210 12:00 PM

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arms, militaria, documents, artwork & rare imprints from the era of the American Revolution & the War of 1812

MAY 27, 2020 Wednesday Session | Auction Starts at 10:00am LOTS: 1,001 - 1,210 Items on Display Approximately 4 weeks prior to Auction Date. Please Call to Confirm.

Monday - Friday

9:00am - 4:00pm 9:00am - 2:00pm

Sunday, May 24 Auction Day Preview Begins at 8:00am

∙ 20% BUYER’S PREMIUM ∙ PROV IDED C ERTAI N C ONDI TION S ARE M E T

AUCTIONEERS: Shaye Krispine Angel Lopez Dan Morphy

SALE SPECIALISTS: David M. Geiger

Arms & Armor Specialist

James L. Kochan Americana, Arms, & Militaria Specialist

M o r p h yA u c t i o n s . c o m | 8 7 7 - 9 6 8 - 8 8 8 0

1001 - (A) PAIR OF ENGLISH BRASS BARRELED PAKTONG MOUNTED FLINTLOCK PISTOLS BY HALL. Manufacturer: Hall Model: Flintlock Officer Caliber/Bore: (Both) .58 Smoothbore Barrel Length: (Both) 9-3/8” FFL Status: Antique Circa 1770, both with tapered brass barrels swamped at the muzzles. Left sides of breeches stamped with British private view and proof marks, as well as “IB” cartouche for Joseph Brander. Tops with an engraved teardrop border surrounding “HALL LONDON”. Lockplates have rounded faces and scroll-engraved designs. Centers marked “HALL”. Fine paktong furniture including ramrod ferrules, triggerguards terminating in acorn finials, full stirrup pommel caps with grotesque mask caps, sideplates with military motifs, and wrist escutcheons with a helmet and arms. Both pistols are stocked in plain walnut and are of classic Georgian form. Both have extensive silver-wire-inlaid shell designs around the barrel tangs and relief panels around the locks and sideplates. Both wooden ramrods appear to be original and have iron caps. CONDITION: Very good, overall. Barrels polished and excellent and crisp markings and proofs. Locks are both crisp and function well. Both are in their original flintlock configuration and retain a nearly bright surface, markings excellent. Furniture is polished and shows some light high edge wear. Stocks have been refinished and both wrists have repaired breaks. One pistol with a small piece of wood replaced around barrel pin on left side. A very attractive pair of Revolutionary War period officer’s pistols. 5,000 - 10,000

www.MorphyAuctions.com | May 27, 2020

1002 - (A) FINE AND ORNATE PAIR OF GERMAN FLINTLOCK PISTOLS BY JOHAN HATISCHWEILER. Manufacturer: Johan Hatischweiler Model: Flintlock Pistols Caliber/Bore: (BOTH) .60 Smoothbore Barrel Length: (BOTH) 13” FFL Status: Antique Both pistols have long, swamped barrels with a relief top flat and a 4-1/2” panel of chased geometric foliate designs on top. Both have brass half-moon front sights. The ornate and early shaped lock plates have flat faces with beveled edges. The faces are engraved with detailed hunting scenes including dogs, antlered deer, and cupids. Both cocks are chased and engraved with scroll work on a stippled ground. The front tangs behind the frizzen springs of both pistols are inscribed “JOHAN HATISCHWEILER”. Both pistols have faceted and molded unbridled pans and the fronts of the frizzens have chased acanthus leaf designs. Both pistols have chased and engraved gilt brass mounts. Mounts feature hunting motifs, animals, geometric designs, and foliate scrolls. The wrist escutcheons display large ducal crowns with a vacant oval, surrounded by a lion on each side. The pommel caps have a chased, high relief face, probably that of the owner. The petite stocks are of highly figured walnut and have extensive relief designs and scroll work around the barrel tangs, ramrod entry ferrules, and trigger guards. There are also relief panels terminating in acanthus leaf designs along the locks and side plates. These pistols date to the early 18th century. CONDITION: Excellent, overall. Both pistols appear to be from a Cassel collection and have been kept clean in the European fashion. Ferrules are bright with some scattered light freckling. Locks are crisp and function flawlessly. One cock appear to have a possible professional repair at the neck. Signatures and engraving are crisp. Mounts retain generous amounts of their original gilt finish with some wear to high edges. One wrist escutcheon has an area of damage to the lion on the right side and the details are now obscured. Stocks are very good with crisp carving and some scattered grain cracks and minor repairs. One pistol with a minor splinter replaced near the nosecap. Both ramrods are original and have a threaded attachment for cleaner or ball puller. A very attractive and early pair of high art German pistols. 10,000 - 20,000

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1003 - (A) FINE CASED PAIR OF ENGLISH FLINTLOCK DUELING PISTOLS BY MORTIMER. Manufacturer: (BOTH) Mortimer Model: (BOTH) Duelling Pistol Caliber/Bore: (BOTH) .60 Smoothbore Barrel Length: (BOTH) 8” FFL Status: Antique These pistols were both made by Thomas Mortimer, a maker to His Majesty. Both pistols have round barrels with top flats engraved “T. MORTIMER - LONDON.”. Both have small front sights and notched rear sights integral with the barrel tangs. Both has Damascus finished barrels and there is a platinum band at the breech on both pistols. Breeches are hooked, tanged are case hardened and engraved with British motifs and instruments. The touch holes are platinum lined. Both locks are retained by a single engraved lock screw and the flat lockplates have rounded stepped tails and feature reinforced cocks, fire blued sliding half cock safeties, waterproof pans, roller frizzens, and fire blued frizzen springs. The centers are engraved “T. MORTIMER” and their engraved with foliate motifs and musical instruments and the cocks are engraved with floral scrolls. The barrels are retained by barrel keys surrounded on both sides by silver octagonal escutcheons. There are also silver octagon escutcheons on the wrists. The trigger guards terminate in pineapple finials and are fire blued, the bows are engraved with British shields, crossed cannons, and musical instruments. The ramrod ferrules are also fire blued. The pistols are stocked in high quality partially figured walnut and there are shaped checkered panels around the grips. Both pistols have their original brass tipped wooden ramrods with the opposite end threaded with removable ball pullers. The pistols are housed in an oak case with a brass carry handle on top. There is also a brass key hole escutcheon and two brass hooks to secure the lid. The partitioned case has a green wool interior with two lidded compartments with turned bone knobs. Accessories include a copper flask, a large brass tipped wooden ramrod, a single cavity bullet mold marked “23”, a large ball pulling device, and the case key. There is also a leather bag which holds six flints. CONDITION: Both pistols are in excellent condition. Barrels retain 90-95% of their original Damascus finish. Locks retain about 90% of their original case hardened and fire blued finishes with some of the colors turned to grey. Locks are in their original flintlock configurations and are extremely crisp, functioning well. One pistol has a broken top jaw screw, but the top jaw is present. Silver furniture retains a dark pewter patina and iron furniture retains about 85-90% of its original fire blued finishes with some flaking to rear trigger guard tangs and ramrod ferrules. Stocks are excellent with sharp edges and sharp checkering, with a few light scattered storage marks. Case shows some damage of lids. One hinge has been moved due to a break. Case was probably lined during the period of use. Interior shows some fading, staining, and moth damage. Accessories are in good condition. A very attractive pair of English dueling pistols by a desirable maker. 3,000 - 5,000

1004 - (A) FINE NAPOLEONIC BRITISH PATTERN 1801 FLINTLOCK SEA SERVICE PISTOL. Manufacturer: Tower Model: Pattern 1801 Sea Service Caliber/Bore: .58 Smoothbore Barrel Length: 8 - 1/2” FFL Status: Antique

For another example see figure 58 on page 151 of “British Military Pistols” by Robert Brooker. The tapered round barrel has two British ordnance proofs and a large broad arrow on the left side towards the breech as well as a crown over a “9” over the barrel tang. The flat lockplate has single line borders and is stamped “TOWER” in an arch at the tail. In the center there is a large stamped crown over “GR” and below the pan there is a crown with a broad arrow. The reinforced cock also has single line borders. The pistol retains its original belt hook, stamped on the rear finial with a crown over “6”. Standard brass Pattern 1801 furniture. . The full length partially figured walnut stock is stamped on the back of the grip near the top with a crown over a broad arrow over the date “1805”. A relief beaver tail surrounds the barrel tang. There are also a series of crown markings and numbers on the ramrod channel and two crown over “9” inspection stamps on the right side of the grip, just above the trigger guard. Complete with its original brass-tipped wooden ramrod. CONDITION: The iron components on this pistol are polished bright and the markings are excellent. Lock is in its original flintlock configuration and is mechanically excellent. Brass furniture retains a mellowing patina, showing a couple light storage marks. Stock shows some minor storage marks. A very fine example of this Napoleonic Pattern. 1,500 - 2,500

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1005 - (A) AS FOUND PATTERN 1777 SHORT LAND FLINTLOCK BROWN BESS MUSKET. Manufacturer: Tower Brown Bess Model: 2 Caliber/Bore: .79 Smothbore Barrel Length: 41 - 1/4” FFL Status: Antique According to “The Brown Bess” by Erik Goldstein & Stewart Mowbray these muskets are scarce. It was produced between 1777-1782. The round tapered barrel has a bayonet lug mounted on top near the muzzle and Tower proofs on top near the breech. The rounded lockplate has a double lined border and is inscribed “TOWER” at the tail. The markings in the center including the crown “GR” and British ordnance crown with a broad arrow were intentionally removed during the period of use, possibly after American capture. The top jaw and top jaw screw are also period American made replacements. The brass furniture is standard Pattern 1777 Second Model including the second ramrod ferrule from the muzzle, which is trumpeted reflecting the Pratt improvement. The brass wrist escutcheon is engraved with rack number “B/74”. The stock is a familiar British form and is stamped behind the rear trigger guard finial with a crown and a “C”. The right side of the buttstock is stamped with a storekeeper’s mark and appears to have an indistinct date. CONDITION: The musket is completely as found with undisturbed patinas on all surfaces. The barrel retains a heavy brown patina, showing some minor corrosion near touch hole and breech. Markings are worn, but still visible. The breech has become seperated from the barrel tang and is raised about 1/8” with evidence of a period brass weld repair which has not held up to time. The lock is in its original flintlock configuration and functions properly, and retains a dark patina with some light freckling. Cock screw is a period American replacement, and part of post was broken off during period of use. Brass retains a dark unpolished patina. Stock shows scattered marks from use including a chip behind the barrel tang, some chipping around the barrel pins, and other minor hairline cracks. Complete with its original iron ramrod. An attractive American altered Revolutionary War musket in untouched condition. 5,000 - 8,000

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1006 - (A) EXTREMELY RARE PATTERN 1756 ROYAL ARTILLERY OFFICER’S FUSIL OF LT. JOSEPH CHENEY This recently-discovered fusil is the only surviving example of the pattern procured by the Board of Ordnance for the use of Royal Artillery officers from 1750 until 1773, when longarms were laid aside and artillery officers only carried sidearms (swords or dirks) from that date forward. The Tower began production by the in-house workforce in May 1750, producing 38 “Fuzees” by the following month. Small batches continued in production for the following two decades, as required, to arm the commissioned officers of artillery. The fusils all had 37-inch barrels, key- or slide-fastened (rather than pin-fastened as with the other ranks’ or enlisted artillery carbines), with hook- or false breeches and engraved brass furniture. This fusil was issued to Joseph Cheney when he was promoted to “Lieutenant and Fireworker” on 20 January 1762, having first entered the Royal Artillery as a matross in February 1755. Cheney went on half-pay at the close of the war in Spring 1763, but returned to active duty in the 2nd Battalion in 1766, successively promoted to 2nd lieutenant on 1 January 1771 and 1st lieutenant, 27 March 1776. He removed the Invalid Battalion in 1777, dying at Boston, Lincolnshire on 16 August 1811. The fusil has an overall length of 44 3/4 inches. Its key-fastened barrel’s length was reduced at some time in its history from 37 inches to its current 29 1/2 inch length and has a 0.67 bore. The steel tang of the hook-breech is engraved with floral motifs and a rear sight groove was filed into it some time after issue. Traces of the Ordnance proof mark remains on the top of the barrel near the breech and a possible maker’s mark “b [?]” can be found on the left underside before breech. The rounded P1756 Land pattern carbine lock is engraved with a single edge-line, as is the gooseneck cock and hammer or frizzen. There are signs of purposeful filing before and behind the lock, which was likely done to remove the “crown/GR” and “TOWER” or maker’s name, respectively. The inside of the lock bears a “crown/2” inspection mark and the “WG” touchmark of William Grice, who produced carbine locks and barrels for the Tower during this period. The walnut stock is well finished, with shellwork carving around the barrel tang and high relief work around the lockplate, ending in a beavertail behind, with corresponding work on the recto around the sideplate. The wooden ramrod has a 1 3/8 inch-long, horn tip and was probably added at the same time that the barrel and forestock were cut-down to function as a sporting gun, stocked to the muzzle. The brass mountings include a sideplate, with a panoply of arms symbolic of the Board of Ordnance and the Artillery Regiment, consisting of banners, cannon barrels, , trumpets and a powder barrel, surrounding a tower or keep. The triggerguard has edge engraving and scroll and shell motifs, while the vacant thumbpiece has scroll and shell flourishes at its top and bottom. The buttplate tang has edge engraving and a centered, martial panoply consisting of drum, halbert, and crossed cannon and flags, while the butt proper has “LT: CHENEY / 1762” engraved in two lines perpendicular to the butt. CONDITION: The barrel bears traces of old browning and is lightly pitted from the same. The lock components all show wear and light pitting; the lock in working order. The brass fittings are mellow and with light toning in the engraved lines and inset castings. The walnut stock has scattered light dings, nicks and scratches, but otherwise very good. JK 12,000 - 20,000

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1007 - (A) M1795 SPRINGFIELD TYPE III MUSKET WITH NEW JERSEY MARKINGS Manufacturer: Springfield Model: M1795 Caliber/Bore: .71 Barrel Length: 44 - 1/2” FFL Status: Antique

0.71 bore barrel of 44 1/2 inches length, with P (partially obscured), eaglehead and V marks struck on the left side of the barrel near breech and “SN[J”--obscured] on top of the barrel, 2 1/2 inches before the tang. Lock has the integral, round-bottomed pan introduced in 1809, marked “1809” behind the cock and before with a script “US” over spread wing eagle, with “SPRINGFIELD” in a downward arc below. The iron mounts, all of which appear to be original to the piece, include the three spring-fastened barrel bands, sideplate, triggerguard, ramrod and buttplate, the latter stamped “1808” in front of the top screw. The walnut stock has “V” and “SNJ” struck behind the sideplate, with deep “U.B” (believed to be for “Union Brigade”) brands stamped immediately before and behind the triggerguard in the bottom of the stock. Lighter stamp impressions for “CUMBERLAND” and “BRIGADE” are found struck to the right of the triggerguard and also under the butt. The New Jersey militia in the Quasi-War to War of 1812 period were organized by county brigades and Federal arms issued to the state are often found with county brigade ownership marks on them, such as on this example. Right side of butt has a large “R” inscribed upside down, while the left side has “AMS” lightly carved into the wood. Both the Union and Cumberland Brigades were mobilized during the War of 1812, serving in the defense of New York Harbor and Sandy Hook. CONDITION: The barrel, lock and all mounts now show an aged grey-brown patina with moderate pitting in the breech/tang area. The one-piece stock is in good condition, with scattered dings, scratches and bumps, most on the underside of the forestock. All original attic-found condition with no alterations. All original attic-found condition with no alterations. JLK 2,500 - 3,500

1008 - (A) 1ST BATTALION-BRANDED HARPER’S FERRY MODEL 1803 RIFLE, TYPE I. Manufacturer: Harpers Ferry Model: 1814 Caliber/Bore: .54 Rifled Barrel Length: 33 - 1/4” FFL Status: Antique

This standard Model 1803 features a heavy two stage rifled barrel. There is an eagle head with a “P” and a “US” proof stamped on the left side of the breech. There are sights mounted on the top flat. On the left flat near the breech “UV” is stamped twice. The flat lockplate has an eagle with a shield on its breast stamped in the center and is stamped “HARPERS/FERRY/1815” at the tail. Standard brass Model 1803 furniture. There is a brass two piece patch box on the front on the front of the buttstock. The walnut halfstock has a brass band on the forend. The bottom of the forend is branded “1ST BATTN” for the first battalion of the Army raised in 1808. There were three rifle regiments raised in 1814 for a total of 4,280 officers and men. There is a partially visible inspection cartouche behind the sideplate. Complete with a replaced brass tipped iron ramrod. CONDITION: Barrel retains a mostly heavy brown patina with some added brown finish towards the breech. Markings show some wear. Lock is a good professional reconversion and retains a grey finish with some pitting overall, and functions well. Markings on the lock show heavy wear and are only partially visible. Brass is polished bright. Sideplate is a probable replacement. Stock has scattered cracks and a repaired break in the wrist, otherwise good with some scattered marks from use and some added finish. 1,500 - 2,500

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1009 - (A) AMERICAN RE-STOCKED FRENCH MODEL 1728 FLINTLOCK MUSKET. Manufacturer: French Model: 1728 Infantry Musket Caliber/Bore: .75 Smoothbore Barrel Length: 46” FFL Status: Antique

For a similar example, see page 21 of “French Military Small Arms” by Didier Bianchi. Tapered round barrel with faceted breech section. There is a bayonet lug mounted on top, near the muzzle. The barrel is retained by two French Model 1766 barrel bands, the rearmost band is absent. The flat lockplate is stamped with a crown over “SE” for St. Etienne. The buttplate and triggerguard are from a French Model 1717 Infantry musket. French Model 1728 Iron sideplate and ring mounted behind it. The full length walnut stock of traditional French form, but the absence of any barrel band springs suggests a period American restock. Complete with a later iron ramrod. CONDITION: Barrel shows some wear and heavy brown patina overall, some resurfacing was done around touch hole and at breech. Lock retains a dark surface and markings show some wear. Lock appears to be in its original flintlock configuration. All furniture retains a dark patina. Stock has a later coat of finish and shows scattered marks from use, minor chips, and age cracks throughout. A small sliver is replaced along sideplate and some pieces replaced around lock. A very attractive French/ American musket. 1,500 - 3,000

1010 - (A) BRITISH PATTERN 1779-S SHORT LAND FLINTLOCK BROWN BESS MUSKET. Manufacturer: Tower Model: S-Type Pattern 1779 Caliber/Bore: .75 Smoothbore Barrel Length: 42” FFL Status: Antique

This is a second type Pattern 1779-S musket. These muskets were made post 1790, possibly between 1793 and 1795, according to “The Brown Bess” by Erik Goldstein & Stuart Mowbray. The 42” Short Land Pattern barrel is round and tapered with traces of proofmarks on top, towards the breech. The lock follows the 1793 Pattern and has double line borders. The tail is stamped “TOWER” vertically and the center is stamped with a large crown over “GR”. There is a crown ordnance mark below the pan as well as a “condemned” mark, which is two broad arrows facing each other. The furniture, including the triggerguard, is of the Pattern 1793 or “India” Pattern, denoting that it is a second production period musket. The full length walnut stock is of traditional British form and is stamped with a small crown behind the rear triggerguard tang. There is a relief beavertail around the barrel tang and the inside of the ramrod channel is stamped “WHEELER”. Complete with its original iron ramrod and an altered British socket bayonet. The blade has been reuced by about 1/4” on each side. CONDITION: Barrel retains a mostly brown patina with some darker finish towards the breech, markings worn. Lock is in its original flintlock configuration and has excellent markings, retains a grey patina and cock screw is a period replacement. Brass furniture is polished and lacquered. Stock shows scattered marks and absent splinters on both sides of forend, towards muzzle. Bayonet retains a spotted brown patina. A very nice example of a scarce Napoleonic Brown Bess musket. 1,500 - 3,000

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1011 - (A) EARLY DUTCH FLINTLOCK CADET’S FUSIL WITH BAYONET. Manufacturer: Dutch Attributed Model: Cadet’s Fusil Caliber/Bore: .60 Smoothbore Barrel Length: 28” FFL Status: Antique

Circa 1790, this diminutive fusil measures only 44” overall with a 12-5/8” length of pull. The tapered round barrel has two indistinct proofs on top, near the breech. The flat lockplate has a rounded recessed tail section, beveled edges, and a scalloped frizzen spring. The barrel is retained by four brass bands, the band at the muzzle is retained by a spring and features an elongated integral ramrod ferrule. Vacant oval wrist escutcheon retained by a brass pin in the center. The sideplate is of the British Short Land Pattern form, which was also used on many Dutch muskets during this time period. The brass convex triggerguard has a front finial also similar to a Short Land Brown Bess. The buttplate is flat and has a three-stage tang terminating in a ball. The full-length walnut stock is of Dutch form and features a relief beavertail around the barrel tang with an incised foliate design carved directly behind the tang. The fusil has a bayonet lug on the bottom of the barrel, towards the muzzle and iron sling swivels. Complete with its original iron ramrod and a well-fitted associated triangular socket bayonet. CONDITION: Very good, overall. Barrel retains a spotted brown patina with minor freckling around touch-hole. Lock retains a brown patina and is in its original flintlock configuration, cock spring very weak. Brass retains a dark mustard patina with some scattered minor marks from use. Stock very good with some minor hairline cracks and scattered marks. Bayonet retains a heavy brown patina with some corrosion. A very attractive diminutive 18th century fusil. 1,500 - 3,000

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1012 - SILVER MOUNTED PILLOW POMMEL SWORD RETAILED BY BOULTON. Blade Length: 32 - 1/4” Overall Length: 37 - 3/4” This fine pre-War of 1812 spadroon is featured in Fig. 142 on page 72 of “Silver Mounted Swords: The Lattimer Family Collection” by Daniel D. Hartzler. The straight tapered blade has a wide single fuller on each side. Both sides feature a 13 - 1/2” blued panel with engraved and gilded designs. The right side displays a liberty cap and stands of arms, as well as a banner that reads “R. Boulton/ & Co.” and the ricasso is stamped with a large “G” for Gill, a well known English blade maker. The left side has a patriotic eagle with an “E. Pluribus Enum” banner in its mouth, as well as other foliate motifs. Richard Boulton & Company worked between 1805 and 1811 in Birmingham England. The solid silver hilt has a counter guard with a pierced diamond in the center on the right hand side. There are three silver hallmarks, as well as the number “35” stamped on the front of the guard around the blade. The faceted pillow pommel is of the early style and there is a ring on the guard just below where it meets the pommel. The ivory grip is reeded, and there is a silver ferrule at the base. CONDITION: Blade retains about 30-40% of its original blued and polished surfaces with the remainder flaked and turned to grey. Blade retains about 70-80% of gilt wash on designs. There are some scattered nicks to the cutting edge. Hilt is somewhat loose, and knucklebow is slightly bent. A brass washer has been added around the tang at the top of the pommel. Silver is polished bright, with some darker areas. Grip shows some minor cracks and chips. 1,200 - 2,500

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1013 - FINE SILVER-HILTED ENGLISH SABER BY WILLIAM KINMAN, 1787 Blade Length: 32 - 1/4” Overall Length: 38” This is a fine example of a British mounted officer’s saber by William Kinman, one of the foremost London sword cutlers of the second half of the 18th century. The blade is slightly curved, with a narrow and wide fuller, the latter of which extends nearly to the spearpoint tip, and a long false-edge. It has a half basket hilt with D-shaped knucklebow, with openwork crossguard and two, scrolled side-branches with gadrooning on the obverse face and one on the recto. The grip is of ebony cut with spiraled channels, fixed by a silver ferrule in front and with a silver backstrap ending in a flat, capped pommel with turned capstan for blade tang. The ferrule, backstrap and pommel are edged with a single, deeply incised line. On the outer face of the crossguard, directly opposite the obverse face on the blade at forte, bears London hallmarks for 1787, while at the recto is the “WK” touchmark of William Kinman. This saber was formerly in the collection of Dr. John K. Latimer and is illustrated on page 68 of Hartzler’s “Silver Mounted Swords, The Lattimer Family Collection.” CONDITION: The blade is a uniform medium grey caste, with a few light dings and dents along its length, with scattered, light pitting within three inches of the tip, which is also blunted or chipped (approximately 1/4 inch missing from its probable original length). The ebony grip is chipped on both sides at the pommel and also at ferrule on obverse side, while the twisted silver wire that was originally in the channels of the grip is now missing. The junction of the outer, obverse side-branch with the crossguard shows evidence of reattaching. 2,500 - 4,500

1014 - EXTREMELY FINE SILVER-HILTED EAGLE POMMEL SPADROON. Blade Length: 30” Overall Length: 35 - 1/2” This sword is featured on page 76 of “Silver Mounted Swords: The Lattimer Family Collection” by Daniel D. Hartzler. The straight, tapered, single edged blade has a wide fuller on each side. Both sides are decorated with gilded and engraved designs including a standing Indian chief, liberty cap, and arms motifs on the right side and an American eagle with “E. PLURIBUS UNUM” banner in its mouth on the other side. The solid silver hilt is pierced and decorated with scroll designs. It is hallmarked on the back of the guard, just above the grip. The hallmarks identify the maker as Thomas Bate, who worked between 1809 and 1820 on Aston Street in Birmingham, England. The eagle head pommel is also of solid silver. The one-piece ivory grip is finely checkered and there is silver ferrule at the base. CONDITION” Blade retains perhaps 20-30% original blue finish with the remainder turned to grey. Engraving is excellent and retains about 80-90% of gilt wash. The hilt is slightly loose and is polished bright, hallmarks are clear. Grip excellent, retaining a cream patina, no cracks or chips. An iron washer was added at the tang. An extremely fine sword with a superb hilt. 2,500 - 4,500

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1015 - BRITISH SILVER PILLOW POMMEL SWORD BY BLAND & FOSTER, WITH SCABBARD. Blade Length: 32 - 1/2” Overall Length: 38 - 1/4” This fine pre-War of 1812 spadroon is featured in Fig. 141 on page 72 of “Silver Mounted Swords: The Lattimer Family Collection” by Daniel D. Hartzler. The straight unfullered single edged blade has blued panels with engraved decoration on both sides of the blade. Both sides have engraved floral scrolls, stands of arms, and a full British crest. On the ricasso on both sides is an engraved portrait of the king. The solid silver hilt features a counter guard on the right side and four hallmarks on the front of the guard. The quillon has an engraved flower on each side. The silver pillow pommel is faceted and fluted, and has an integral ball shaped cap stand on top. There is a London hallmark on the left side. The reeded and fluted grip is of ebony and there is a silver ferrule at the base. The sword is complete with its original black leather scabbard, with a silver drag. This sword was made by Bland & Foster between 1788-1792 in London. CONDITION: Blade retains a mostly grey patina with some scattered areas of corrosion and generous traces of gilt and blue finishes. Hilt has been polished and markings are excellent. Counter guard has a break at the top where it meets the guard. Hilt is tight and tang appears undisturbed. Grip shows a couple minor hairline cracks. Scabbard is now missing it’s throat mount, and has a taped repair. Leather shows losses to surface and cracking. Drag shows some denting. An attractive British silver hilted pillow pommel. 700 - 1,200

1016 - BRITISH SILVER MOUNTED LION POMMEL CUTTOE WITH SCABBARD. Blade Length: 26” Overall Length: 32 - 1/2” This Revolutionary War period cuttoe is featured in Fig. 132 on page 69 of “Silver Mounted Swords: The Lattimer Family Collection” by Daniel D. Hartzler. This sword is the type that would have been carried by a British officer in North America during the Revolutionary War. The slightly curved blade has a wide fuller and a partial narrow fuller on each side. There is an oval shaped small sheet silver washer at the top of the blade, followed by a chased and engraved “S” shaped guard with integral ferrule at the base of the grip. The detailed silver lions head pommel is engraved with detailed mane and facial features. There is a London hallmark on the left side near the grip. The separate ball shaped cap stand is mounted on top of the head. There is a silver chain extending from the lion’s mouth to the guard. The green spiraling gadrooned grip is of ivory and the green color was obtained by arsenic application. The sword is complete with the remnants of its original scabbard of black leather, with the throat mount and center mount of solid silver still intact. Both have three English hallmarks. CONDITION: Blade retains a heavy brown patina with some corrosion overall. Silver washer at the top has some minor bending. Chain is a replacement. Hilt and grip are slightly loose. Silver is unpolished and retains a pewter to dark grey, undisturbed patina. Grip shows some scattered chipping and hairline age cracks. Scabbard is in two pieces and is in poor condition. A very attractive and sophisticated English silver hilted officer’s sword. 1,500 - 3,000

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1017 - BRITISH SILVER MOUNTED BIRDS HEAD POMMEL SCIMITAR. Blade Length: 27” Overall Length: 31 - 3/4” This scimitar is featured in Fig. 153 on page 77 of “Silver Mounted Swords: The Lattimer Family Collection” by Daniel D. Hartzler. This sword bears a triple hallmark of Richard Johnston, who worked between 1798-1840 in London. The curved unfullered single edged blade features long 17” panels of etching on both sides. The right side features floral motifs, a large crown over a “GR” monogram, along with stands of arms, other British motifs, and scroll work. The other side features a large British crest along with foliate motifs. The spine is engraved “Solingen” and “RICHD JOHNSTON 68 ST. JAMES’ STREET LONDON.”. The solid silver hilt features a reverse P knucklebow with integral languettes on both sides of the blade. There are five deeply struck clear London hallmarks beneath the blade on the front of the guard. The knucklebow is faceted and has a cut out for a sword knot near where it meets the pommel. The silver backstrap has two London hallmarks towards the guard, and the silver ferrule at the base of the grip also has two London hallmarks. The ivory grip has balbus sections seperated by three strands of silver wire. CONDITION: Blade retains much of its original polish, with some areas of minor grey spotting and some minor nicks to cutting edge. Hilt is polished bright and hallmarks are excellent. There is a minor repair towards the front of the knucklebow where it meets the guard. Grip shows some chipping at tip of pommel, otherwise excellent, retaining a honey patina, some of the wire wrap is loose. A very attractive British scimitar. 1,200 - 1,800

1018 - LARGE REVOLUTIONARY WAR PERIOD SPIKE TOMAHAWK WITH HAFT. Blade Length: 3 - 5/8” Overall Length: 18” This tomahawk is featured on page 111 of “Accouterments III” by James R. Johnston. This piece was once owned by well-known and respected collector and author Jim Dresslar. The iron head measures 8 - 1/8” overall, including the spike. The crescent cutting edge measures 3-1/2”. There are circular panels on each side of the eye and the spike, measuring 3-1/4”, is diamond section and curves downward. The wooden haft appears to be an old replacement and measures 18” in length, with a bulbous section at the bottom. CONDITION: Very good, head retains an even grey patina with some scattered dark spots and minor pitting. A very attractive 18th century form. PROVENANCE: Ex. Jim Dresslar Collection. 1,500 - 3,000

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1019 - EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AND FINE SILVER MOUNTED AND INLAID PRESENTATION PIPE TOMAHAWK SIGNED R. BUTLER AND INSCRIBED TO LT. MCCELLAN Blade Length: 3” Overall Length: 21” This tomahawk is arguably the most important, most historic, most well decorated and best known American tomahawk in existence. Most recently it was on display as part of the “Clash of Empires: The British, French & Indian War, 1754-1763” exhibit of French and Indian War items commemorating the 250th anniversary of the conflict in 2005, where it was shown at the Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh, the Canadian War Museum/Museum of Civilization in Ottawa and the Smithsonian in Washington DC. A copy of the publication on this exhibit by R. S. Stephenson is included. The tomahawk is shown on the front cover in color of “Indian Tomahawks & Frontiersman Belt Axes” by Daniel D. Hartzler and James A. Knoles. The tomahawk itself has a plain maple haft of 21 inches in length overall. The haft has a silver end cap on top of the teardrop shaped eye. The cap is inscribed “Lt. Maclellan”. There is a silver band about five inches from the top of the haft with a decorative engraved eye probably for a string attached to the bowl so that it would not be lost, as the turned and the threaded silver bowl also has a loop for an attachment. The haft also has a replaced silver mouthpiece. There are two sections of period Shawnee porcupine quill work on the haft. One measuring 6 and 1/2 inches and the other measuring about 3 and 3/4 inches. They are died using red, black and white dyes. The hand forged head measures 5 and 1/2 inches in length excluding the silver bowl, which brings the overall length to 7 and 1/4 inches. The bottom edge of the blade is signed “R. Butler” in script and both sides of the eye have detailed moldings, as well as scalloping on the bottom edge of the blade. The turned silver bowl measures about 1 and 3/4 inches i height and is threaded and removable. The head has a silver diamond on each side around the eye. Both are engraved, The blade has a crescent cutting edge and the right side features and engraved shell design at the top and an engraved sun in splendor with a silver engraved inlay as the center. The other side shows an engraved inlaid half moon with a face surrounded by other engraved designs. The tomahawk was made by Richard Butler who was an armorer at Fort Pitt between 1765 and 1770. Butler was from Carlisle, Pennsylvania and his father was also a gunsmith there. Richard Butler apprenticed under his father and the Butler gun shop still stands near Court Square in Carlisle, PA. Richard Butler’s day book gives a record of his time at Fort Pitt and is in the possession of the Carnegie Library. The day book lists many pipe tomahawks as being made by Richard Butler. In 1772 Richard Butler was commissioned a Captain in the Pennsylvania Militia. Richard was highly trusted by Indians in the region and was partnered with his brother to provide gunsmithing services and conduct fur trading. In 1775 he resigned as Captain of the Pennsylvania Militia and became an agent of Indian Affairs for the region. He strengthened relations with the Shawnee and Delaware Indians, signing a Treaty of Neutrality with them. In 1776 he was commissioned as a Major in the Continental Army’s 8th Pennsylvania Regiment. He fought with the riflemen at Saratoga and commanded the 9th Pennsylvania Regiment at Stony Point. he then was Colonel of the 5th Pennsylvania regiment at Yorktown. He was killed in 1791 at the Battle on the Miami River in Ohio. Lieutenant John McClellan is also from the outskirts of Carlisle, Pennsylvania and was a rifleman who carried the tomahawk during the Revolutionary War. Lieutenant John McClellan was a First Lieutenant in Company D of Thompson’s Battalion of Pennsylvania Riflemen who were raised in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Riflemen were required to carry tomahawks as secondary weapons as their longrifles were not equipped for bayonets. caption Hendricks assisted by Captain John Chambers kept a journal of the brutal march from Carlisle to the Battle of Quebec. The entries describe long marches, dwindling supplies, bad weather and illness. When the company reached Boston, they were detached and put under the command of Benedict Arnold. Thy marched through the wilderness of Maine, down the the Chaduiere River to the St. Lawrence in Quebec. They left Boston on September 11. The next month Lieutenant McClellan wrote a letter from Maine to Captain James Chambers, left behind in Boston in charge of another battalion of Pennsylvania riflemen. The letter describes the dismal conditions of the march. On October 31, Captain Hendricks reported in his journal that after capsizing his bateau in the river, McClellan was “far spent and unable to march, was left in the care of two in our company; he was greatly loved by the whole detachment.” Three weeks later the two men returned to Hendricks to inform him of McClellans death. he was buried with the help of local Indians. Upon his passing the tomahawk was given to his brother Daniel for safe keeping. Daniel continued on the march to Quebec and participated in the battle where we was taken prisoner by the British. A British officer plundered the tomahawk along the rest of the prisoner’s valuable possession. The trophy of war was taken back across the Atlantic to England. A catalog printed in 1785 in London “A Catalog of the Rarities to be seen at Don Saltero’s Coffee-House in Chelsea” lists number 148 as “Indian tomahawk, taken in the field of battle before Quebec”. Object of curiosity from the colonies attracted much attention in England and were often displayed. The tomahawk was purchased by George Greville (1746-1718) who was the Earl of Warwick for his extensive arms

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collection at Warwick Castle. The tomahawk remained there until it was loaned to the Tower of London to be displayed. In 1997, the Earl of Warwick decided to offer some of its collection at auction and the tomahawk was sold at Sotheby’s of New York after it was discovered it was on loan in America. It was purchased there in 1997 by Dave Kleiner. The same year it was sold to Gordon Barlow and then to Kelly Kinzle, who sold it to the present owner. CONDITION: Excellent. The head retains a light gray patina showing little wear with only a few scattered dark spots. Silver inlays retain a pleasing pewter patina. Original haft is in excellent condition with some minor denting to cap on top. Quill work shows some minor losses to surface and minor fraying in some areas. PROVENANCE: Lt. John McClellan, Daniel McClellan, Warwick Castle Collection, Tower of London, Sotheby’s of New York (1997), Dave Kleiner, Gordon Barlow Collection, Kelly Kinzle. The tomahawk is complete with a massive binder of provenance, letters of authentication, copies of historical documents and military records of the associated parties, professional research and descriptions, photographs, copies of Butler’s journal, information on the regiments in which McClellan and Butler served and various letters from important collectors. LITERATURE: The tomahawk is featured in a two page spread on pages 267-268 (Figure 16) in “Indian Tomahawks & Frontiersman Belt Axes” by Hartzler and Knoles. The tomahawk is shown and described on page 89 of “Clash of Empires: The British, French & Indian War, 1754-1763” by R.S. Stephenson. It is also shown on pages 108 and 109 of “American Adversary West and Copley in a Transatlantic World” by the Museum of Fine Arts in Huston. Lastly, it is shown on page 21 of “Masterpieces of American Indian Art from The Eugene And Clare Thaw Collection”. A copy of the book for each of these references is included. In conclusion, this sis a rare opportunity to own this masterpiece of American Revolutionary War period art that has an important and well documented provenance. 300,000 - 500,000

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1020 - VERY FINE 18TH CENTURY PIPE TOMAHAWK WITH ORIGINAL HAFT. Blade Length: 2 - 3/8” Overall Length: 24 - 1/2” This Revolutionary War period pipe tomahawk has classic Anglo form. For a nearly identical head, see Fig. 88 on page 158 of “Indian Tomahawks and Frontiersmen Belt Axes” by Hartzler & Knowles. The hand-forged head measures about 7-1/2” overall, including the rounded 1-1/2” bowl. The blade has a 2-3/8” crescent steel cutting edge. The blade measures about 4”. There are moldings on both side of the blade, just in front of the eye. There are ten notches on each side along the top edge, around the eye. The original haft features Native American decoration and is carved with a relief-spiraling ribbon along the entire haft on a shaded ground. There are a series of original tacks on the front flat edge of the haft, retaining an original leather strap. There are also tacks on the back edge. Haft has a shaped mouthpiece and a hole above for feather decoration. CONDITION: Head has been polished in some areas, shows some scattered corrosion and an overall grey patina. Some minor hammer marks to edges of bowl. Haft shows shrinkage and head is loose. Haft has much original finish and shows some smoothing from carrying. Head of one tack is absent. A very attractive and authentic pipe tomahawk. PROVENANCE: Ex. La Dow Johnston Collection; Ex. Jim Johnston Collection, Ex. Anne H. and Frederick Vogel III Collection, No. 709. 7,000 - 15,000

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1021 - SCARCE ENGRAVED FORT PITT POWDER HORN FEATURING INDIANS, ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN SMALL. This rare Fort Pitt powder horn is inscribed in script: “HWP” “Fort Pitt” “Castle Wm” “F__Chartres”. The “HWP” is engraved in a crest surrounded by a panoply of arms. Several horn attributed to John Small are known with different monogrammed initials, some have been identified as to the probable owner’s. Illustrated forts with legible names include “Fort Pitt” and “Castle Wm” in script. There is another fort flying a British flag that is probably “Fort Chartres”. The “Allegheny” and “Monongahela” rivers are also pictured and named. There is a whimsical Indian, smoking what appears to be a pipe tomahawk, and carrying a bow and an edged weapon. He is surrounded by two small animals. Several crude buildings, which may be Indian, are shown along with a small watercraft along the Monongahela River. Horn is fitted with a domed, hardwood plug secured with bass tacks. There is a wavy, hatched border just below this plug. A large, 1 - 1/2” iron staple just below the plug. The spout is carved with four beautifully carved, graduated rings. This horn measures 15 inches overall. This horn is attributed to engraver John Small who is believed to have worked at Fort Pitt. Another similar Fort Pitt “AR” horn by the same hand is in this sale. CONDITION: Good, as described. There are two areas of what appears to be water damage on the back side, otherwise very good. PROVENANCE: Ex. Walter O’Connor Collection. 13,000 - 20,000

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1022 - RARE FORT PITT POWDER HORN ATTRIBUTED TO POINTED TREE CARVER. This is one of only three known Fort Pitt horns by the noted artist known as the “Pointed Tree Carver”. Walter stated “this professionally engraved horn depicts that indomitable English stronghold, Fort Pitt, here labeled ‘PITSBOURG’ in a banner, at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers where they form the great Ohio. Also shown is the British Great Seal, a blank cartouche for an owners name, a hunter and his hounds chasing a deer and a hare. Undated, but of the 1760’s. There is an old indecipherable paper label covering the plug. The horn has a short extended lobe with two holes for a carrying strap and a modest vase shaped spout. It is also fitted with a flat, wooden plug. The plug is secured with three wooden pins. Overall, this horn measures 10 “ overall. This horn is pictured on plate 83 of John DuMont’s book “American Engraved Powder Horns”. CONDITION: Very Good. Minor 1/4 inch hairline crack at plug. PROVENANCE: Ex. Walter O’Connor and John S. DuMont Collections. 20,000 - 30,000

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1023 - RARE “PITSBOURG” ENGRAVED MAP POWDER HORN WITH BRITISH CREST, ATTRIBUTED TO THE POINTED TREE CARVER. This horn was on display in Fort Pitt’s exhibit “From Maps to Mermaids: Carved Powder Horns in Early America” between July 1 and December 31, 2018. This is one of only three known Fort Pitt horns by the noted artist known as the “Pointed Tree Carver”. Walter stated “this professionally engraved horn depicts that indomitable English stronghold, Fort Pitt, here labeled ‘PITSBOURG’ in a banner, at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers where they form the great Ohio, which is also depicted and labelled “OHIO / RIVER”. Also shown is the British Great Seal, and a hunter shooting at a grazing buck. Undated, but of the 1760’s. The horn has a short extended lobe with one hole for a carrying strap and a modest vase shaped spout. It is also fitted with a flat, wooden plug. Overall, this curved horn measures 14 -1/2 “ overall. For another similar example, see plate 83 of John DuMont’s book “American Engraved Powder Horns”. CONDITION: Horn retains a dark undisturbed patina. The back side shows heavy carry wear and is worn smooth. Some chipping to relief rings below spout. Pressure fitted plug is loose and shows some chipping. A very rare French and Indian War Pennsylvania horn with a nice untouched surface. 15,000 - 25,000

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1024 - DARLINGTON’S “FORT PITT AND LETTERS FROM THE FRONTIER,” 1892. Darlington, Mary Carson, ed. “Fort Pitt and Letters from the Frontier.” Pittsburgh: J.R. Weldin & Co., 1892. 1st ed. Large quarto (12 x 9 in.), 312 pp., plus frontispiece, two portraits, and three maps. Orig. green cloth with paper spine label. No.34 of 100 large-paper, numbered copies of a total edition of 300 copies. Very scarce. An important and early compilation of original journals and correspondence relating to the French & Indian War and the Revolution on the western Pennsylvania frontier. Includes the 1749 Journal of Capt. Celeron; Letters of Generals Grant, Forbes and Bouquet regarding the Campaign of 1758; Journal, letters and orderly book of Capt. S. Ecuyer, 1763; A sketch of the life of Gen. James O’Hara; Letters from Continental Officers, 1776-1799; and An account of the erection and organization of Allegheny County by William Darlington. A very good copy. Howes D-70. JLK 500 - 800

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1025 - [COLONIAL PENNSYLVANIA FRONTIER] “MEMOIRS OF MAJOR STOBO” WITH “THE OLDEN TIME” JOURNAL. Craig, Neville B., ed. “Memoirs of Major Robert Stobo.” John S. Davidson, Pittsburgh, 1854. First American edition. Frontispiece (a large, folding map-plan of Fort DuQuesne), xii, 13-92pp. (pages numbered as published). Octavo, original blind-stamped salmon cloth with gilt title, spine missing, and frontispiece loose, otherwise a very good copy. First published in London, 1800, that edition (lacking map) and this 1854 second edition “were apparently printed from slightly different manuscript copies.” Howes S-1015aa. Memoirs of a Scottish-born officer in George Washington’s Virginia Regiment during the French & Indian War. Following the surrender of Fort Necessity on July 3, 1754, Stobo was held hostage by the French under terms of capitulation. While interned at Fort DuQuesne (present-day Pittsburgh), Stobo was caught smuggling letters out describing the French fortifications and troop strength and sent to prison at Quebec. He escaped to Louisbourg in 1758 and participated in the 1759 expedition against Quebec, where his intelligence of Quebec enabled General Wolfe to make an effective landing at the Plains of Abraham. 22 Decker 433. Haynes 17725. Howes 2430. Church 1291 [London ed.]. Graff 3992. Field 382. Sabin 91869. [with:] Craig, Neville B., ed. “THE OLDEN TIME: A Monthly Publication, devoted to the Preservation of Documents and other Authentic Information in relation to the Early Explorations and the Settlement and Improvement of the Country around the Head of the Ohio. in 1755.” Pittsburgh: J. W. Cook, 1846. Large octavo, 1-240, 289-480, 1 folding plate; some wrappers loose, some soiling to wrappers, but generally clean and bright pages within. Volume 1 of the extremely rare, original edition of a two year-long periodical, published in monthly installments, missing three numbers (6, 11-12), with all but number 1 in their original wraps. Its editor-compiler, Neville B. Craig, was the son of Major Isaac Craig, who commanded the artillery of the Western Department at Fort Pitt during the Revolutionary War and later served as Deputy Quartermaster General,US Army from 1791-1799. These nine numbers contain a number of primary source accounts of native American relations, exploration, conflict and settlement of the Ohio River Valley, including McKinney’s Description of Fort DuQuesne in 1756, George Washington’s Journal of his first Campaign, Stobo’s Letters, Braddock’s Defeat, Colonel Armstrong’s Taking of Kittanning, Post’s Two Journals of Missions to Shawnees, Colonel Bouquet’s Expedition, Grant’s Defeat, The Journal of George Croghan, and Washington’s Journal of a Tour to the Ohio in 1770. Field 381. Larned 1769. Howes 2386. Thomson 893. 10 ITEMS. JLK 600 - 1,200

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1026 - HISTORY OF DEWEES [PENNSYLVANIA LINE DRUMMER BOY] AND “PENNSYLVANIA IN THE REVOLUTION.” Samuel Dewees. “A History of the Life and Services of, a native of Pennsylvania and Soldier of the Revolutionary and last Wars; also Reminiscences of the Indian War, Western Expedition...[and War 1812], the whole written in part from manuscript in the handwriting of Capt. Dewees, and compiled by John Smith Hanna.” Baltimore: printed by Robert Neilson, 1844. Portrait frontispiece, 360 pages. 12mo, several full-page text woodcuts; in recent green morocco half half-binding with marbled boards, new endpapers. Howes H163. Written (in part from manuscript in the hand writing of Captain Dewees,) and compiled by John Smith Hanna, with additional commentary. Dewees (1760-1846) served as a drummer in the Pennsylvania Line, entering service just before the battle of Brandywine and served through the remainder of the war, serving on the Sullivan Expedition and present at many military action, as well as “he execution of Major Andre, where he “and played the “dead march” on that occasion.” Generally considered the finest, published narrative of a common soldier of the Continental Army after that of Joseph Plumb Martin and unlike the latter, never republished in the 20th century, so still little-known today. A rare and important Revolutionary War account. CONDITION: ex libris copy with 19th c. “Mercantile Library of Philadelphia” stamps on frontispiece and title page, otherwise and very good and clean copyof a scarce work. [with] Linn, John B. and William H. Engle. “Pennsylvania in the War of the Revolution: Battalions and Line 1775 -1783.” Harrisburg: Lane, Hart State Printer, 1880. 2 volume set. Original 3/4 contemporary leather over marbled boards. All edges marbled. Marbled end pages. 794, 805 pp. Color plates, ports., maps, facsims. ; Rosters and brief histories of the various regiments, orderly books of the First and Seventh regiments, and other papers, principally compiled from the original records in the state archives and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. “Diary of events in the army of the revolution, from Aug. 1, 1780, to Dec. 31, 1780. Includes the journal of Capt. Joseph McClellan, of Ninth Penn’a”: v. 2, p. [571]-585. “Diary of the revolt in the Pennsylvania line. January, 1781 [by Capt. Joseph McClellan; with other papers relating to the affair]”: v. 2, p. [629]-674. “Diary of the Pennsylvania line. May 26, 1781-April 25, 1782 [comp. from the journals of Capt. Joseph McClellan and Lieut. William Feltman]”: v. 2, p. [675]-727. An invaluable reference for tracking the service records of Pennyslvania soldiers and the histories of the regiments in which they served. CONDITION: complete and excellent internally, very clean copy; some shelf wear and rubbing to lower edges of the boards and wear to the corners and edges of the leather spine. JLK 700 - 1,000

1027 - BEATSON’S NAVAL AND MILITARY MEMOIRS OF GREAT BRITAIN, 1727-1783 Beatson, Robert. “NAVAL AND MILITARY MEMOIRS OF GREAT BRITAIN FROM 1727-1783.” London: Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1804. 2nd (expanded) Edition. Complete in six volumes. Original marbled boards with quarter leather binding, spine with title and tooled decorations in gilt, and marbled endpapers bearing vacant library plates. Vol. I: 525, Vol. II: vi, 609pp; Vol. III: xv, 448pp; Vol. IV: xvi, 576pp + 1p Errata; Vol. V: xvi, 715pp; Vol. VI: xx, 494pp. Second (and greatly expanded superior) edition; the first, published in 1790, was in three volumes and ended prior to the American Revolution. Volumes 4-6 are devoted to the later conflict, beginning in 1775 and concluding in 1783. “Particularly useful for the army’s campaigns in America” (Bruce). Beatson saw service in the amphibious expeditions against Rochefort in 1758, and later at Martinique and Guadeloupe in 1762. On his father’s death he came into an inheritance and concentrated on a literary career. “He was befriended by Adam Smith, and benefited for several years from Smith’s conversation and library. The preface states that the present work relates to “Military Transactions such as have a relation to maritime affairs, or are connected with naval services” and contains detailed accounts of naval engagements “with considerable use of official reports, particularly in the appendices. It was well received by critics.” Bruce 2844; NMM, V, 1213; Sabin 4145. CONDITION: An exceptionally fine and clean set in original period binding, the leather spines showing a little edge wear at the top and bottom caps, the binding tight and the pages bright and clean. JLK 500 - 1,000

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1028 - FINE SET OF 18TH CENTURY BRASS ARTILLERY CALIPERS BY DOLLOND OF LONDON. An article on pages 111-125 in Volume 33 No. 4 of “Arms Collecting” discusses the English gunner’s caliper by David S. Weaver. The article identifies this example as the third standard form which dates between 1760 and 1830. As with earlier forms, this is a 6” inside/outside caliper with scales for diameter of shot and bores of guns identified by the weight of shot fired, with additional scales for angles and degrees and diameters in inches. There are tables for weight of powder for proof and service of iron and brass guns as well. However, this form has the added table “quantity of powder for filling the chambers of brass mortars & howitzers” which are identified for sea and land use. The table for brass guns is expanded to include light, medium, and heavy cannon. The third standard form was a more utilitarian instrument and was made of thicker brass sheet. This form is hand engraved and was made by many of the leading instrument makers of the period and is the form most frequently found today. This example is inscribed “Dollond London”. Dolland was a prominent maker of telescopes and other instruments. It is known that George Washington had a telescope made by Dollond of London. The caliper tips had small dovetailed pieces of iron to prevent wear, which are now absent. CONDITION: Very good with all inscribed tables and markings remaining crisp. A few scattered marks from use and retaining a polished surface. A very scarce military instrument by a superior maker. 3,000 - 5,000

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1029 - RARE CONTINENTAL ARMY CARTRIDGE BOX CARRIED BY BENJAMIN HALE. An extremely rare example of the “New Constructed” Cartridge Box produced beginning in 1778 for the Continental Army, but stockpiled until 1779, when most of Washington’s main army were first supplied with them during the winter cantonment at Middlebrook, New Jersey. Copied from a captured British cartridge “pouch”, the primary features of this pattern include a large, wooden block drilled to hold 29 cartridges, a tray underneath accessed by a flap in the front of the pouch that held additional rounds (this feature found on the “double” boxes only; “single” boxes were also produced for the Continental Army, which only had the 29-hole block, but no tray below), gun flints and cleaning tools, and an inner flap which helped to keep the cartridges waterproof in a storm. The “New Constructed” boxes were marked improvements over the common American boxes used earlier in the war, which typically had 15- to 23-round blocks housed in thin leather, “bag” bodies, with smaller and lighter flaps. This box was carried by Benjamin Hale of Colonel John Brooks’s 7th Massachusetts Regiment (renumbered the 4th in 1781), who through the entirety of the war and was discharged at New Windsor in 1783. Hale’s service records and pension application are included with this important relic of his Continental service. The box is composed of four, stitched panels of blackened leather, consisting of a combination back/flap, front, bottom and two sides and measures approximately 9 1/2 H x 9 W x 2 5/8 inches W in the body, with a 5-inch deep inner flap of thinner, black leather. The outer flap was made “flesh-out” and heavily black-balled and approximately the bottom third of its length was purposed trimmed off, a period alteration observed on other boxes of the Revolutionary War-Civil War periods, believed to have been done to allow easier access to the cartridges in close-combat situations. There is a strip of 5/8 inch-wide, buff leather that was sewn vertically at top and bottom of the center back of the box, another field alteration which allowed the box to be secured to a waistbelt. Pasted to the rear of the box is an old paper label, partly torn, on which is typed: “Bullet Case Used by Benjamin Hale Du[ring Revolutionary] War”, partly pasted over what appears to be the original owner’s name inscribed in iron gall ink. CONDITION: the leather is in overall good condition, with surface scuffing and usage wear to the blackened finish, while the two small buckles originally attached to the underside of the box for shoulder suspension, are now missing. JLK 10,000 - 15,000

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1030 - LOT OF 3: TWO 18TH CENTURY BRASS GANG BULLET MOLDS AND A SIGNED BUTTON MOLD. Comprising: A) Brass gang mold for four buttons, one large cavity and three smaller cavities to make pewter buttons. The top of the large portion is stamped “IM”. These molds marked as such are attributed to Revolutionary War period maker Josiah Miller. Josiah Miller worked in Connecticut between about 1760 and 1775. This example retains its original wooden handles, as well. These are rarely found in tact and in this condition. CONDITION: Very good with some scattered marks from use and a dark unpolished mustard patina. Many bullet molds are known with this mark, but the cataloger knows of no other button molds. B) Brass gang mold for two ball sizes and two types of shot. There are 18 cavities in all, one for a .54 caliber ball, one for a .40 caliber ball, 8 cavities for large buck shot and 9 cavities for smaller shot. One side of the mold is stamped “IM” for maker Josiah Miller. CONDITION: Very good with scattered marks from use, retains a dark brown patina. C) A 15-cavity 18th century brass gang mold. For an approximately .50 caliber rifle ball and two different sizes of shot. Top inscribed “No. 3”. CONDITION: Good with scattered marks from use. Some dark patina, otherwise a pleasing mustard patina. A very nice group of three marked Revolutionary War period brass gang molds. Similar examples are shown on page 21 of “Battle Weapons of the American Revolution” and “Illustrated Encyclopedia of the American Revolution” by George C. Neumann. 1,000 - 2,000

1031 - DECORATED MID-18TH CENTURY IRON SWORD HANGER. This is a very attractive French and Indian War era sword hanger of hand forged iron. it would have been worn by a wealthy officer or gentlemen to suspend his sword from. The front piece features a series of pierced decorations including foliate scrolls and florals. The designs are also engraved. CONDITION: Very good overall. Retaining a gray patina. The flower on one side is missing two of its petals. 500 - 800

1032 - BRITISH “GR III” MONOGRAMMED TRUNCHEON. This truncheon measures 13 and 1/2 inches overall in length and about 1 and 5/8 inches in diameter. The top shows a section filled with lead for added weight. The piece has excellent form with nice vase and ring turnings similar to those found on a fine Windsor chair. It retains its original black paint with a large gilt “GR III” monogram in the center with a decorative boarder above and below. Below the monogram is a rack number “10” in gold. The back is deeply stamped “CHESHIRE”. The “GR III” is for Georgius Rex III who reigned as the King of England between 1760 and 1820. CONDITION: Very good overall retaining almost all of its original black and gold paints. Some scattered marks from use and scattered areas of wormholes. Some deterioration and minor losses to ball turning at the very bottom. Truncheons such as this were used for the impressment of sailors leading up to and during the War of 1812. 500 - 1,000

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1033 - BARACHIAH BASSET’S INSCRIBED COPY OF THE SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI PROCEEDINGS The Institution and Proceedings of the Society of the Cincinnati...May 10, 1783: with the Proceedings of the Massachusetts State Society of the Cincinnati, from its Organization, June 9, 1783, to July 4, 1811. Boston: printed by Thomas B. Wait and Co., 1812. Octavo, 112 pages, with engraved frontispiece, in original printer’s boards. The frontispiece is an engraved plate designed by George Graham that handsomely depict the eagle, shield and other devices of the Society. Inscribed on the title page with the ownership signature of an original member, Barachiah Bassett (1732-1813). He was an active patriot and member of the Massachusetts Committee of Public Safety, also serving a captain during the Siege of Boston. Bassett was appointed major in the Continental Line in January 1776 and promoted to lieutenant colonel of Bradford’s 14th (later 12th) Massachusetts Regiment on November 19, 1776. He served with distinction during the Northern campaigns of 1776-1777, including the battles of Freeman’s Farm, wintered at Valley Forge and fought at Monmouth. He retired from service on half-pay when the regiment was disbanded on January 1, 1781 and took up privateering for the remainder of the Revolutionary War. CONDITION: Overall very good: the paper spine has extensive loss from chipping, but the boards are quite good; the interior pages have uniform light toning, foxing (primarily in the wide margins), and slight, marginal tears on a few pages, not affecting text. JLK 1,500 - 2,500

1034 - 1776 MUSTER ROLL, CAPTAIN WEISER’S COMPANY OF THE GERMAN BATTALION Benjamin Weiser. “A Muster Roll of Captain Benjamin Weiser’s Company, of the German Battalion of Continental Troops, Commanded by Colonel Nicholas Houseaker [sic--Haussegger], Esqr. in the Service of the United Colonies. In Barracks Philada: Octobr. 3d. 1776.” Elephant folio sheet, 2 pages, signed and dated at Philadelphia, October 3, 1776. Surviving documents and correspondence relating to the “German Battalion” or “German Regiment” are extremely rare and this muster roll is the earliest return we have found for this unusual corps. It was composed of German-Americans, half of its companies being recruited in Pennsylvania (such as Weiser’s, whch was raised in Lancaster County) and half in Maryland. The muster roll is laid out in tabular form, with columns listing date of commission or enlistment, and name of soldier on the obverse or first page of the return, with a listing of numbers “Present and “Absent” on the recto, then attested to and certified by appended signature and date its commanding officer. Listed were Captain Benjamin Weiser, 1st Lieutenant Jacob Bower, 2nd Lieutenant Frederick Yeiser, and Ensign Jacob Kreamer, followed by 4 sergeants, 3 corporals, 1 Drum & fife “on Furlow”, 1 fifer “Pro Temp. Discharged Sept. 16th.”, and 48 Privates. CONDITION: very good overall, ink strong, light uniform toning to paper, slightly darker along outer fold lines; to small edge chips at folds and one 3/4 x 1/8” insect browse hole in center of sheet, not affecting text. JLK 2,000 - 4,000

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1035 - INDIAN RELATIONS WITH SOUTH CAROLINA IN FRENCH & INDIAN WAR British Board of Trade to Governor William Lyttleton of South Carolina, letter signed, dated “Whitehall [London] Novr. 9th 1757”, folio, 9 pages of text on three bifolium sheets, with one fragment of the original pink ribbon binding on left margin of first page. An extremely important and highly detailed letter of instructions from the Commissioners of the Board of Trade, namely signatories “Dunk Halifax” [George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (6 October 1716 – 8 June 1771), President of the Board from 1748-1761 and known as “the father of the colonies” for his success in extending American commerce], Soame Jenyns [(1704-1787) English writer, MP, and Commissioner of the Board of Trade, 1755-1780], and William Sloper [(1709-1789, MP and Commissioner of the Board, 1756-1759]. The Commissioners acknowledge receipt of Lyttleton’s 7 letters with enclosures from December 25, 1756 to July 12, 1757 and inform him that the “Measures which you have taken to put the Affairs of the Indians upon a proper foot, to reconcile those differences with them which former misconduct had created, to give them proper and effective support, and to counteract the measures of the French...cannot fail of having His Majesty’s Approbation.” They discuss Lyttleton’s dealings with the provincial assembly with regard to Indian policy at great length, and then move on to discuss the “measures you have taken for putting the Province into a proper posture of defence, in consequence of the Inteligence [sic] you have received of the designs of the Enemy...[and the colony’s “weak and defenceless State.” They advise him that they have fulfilled his “request for an Engineer or two sent...for directing the Works proposed to be carried on for the defence of the Province” and wish him to push forward a “speedy Settlement of the Boundary Line between North & South Carolina.” CONDITION: very clean and bright. JLK From an important Charleston, South Carolina collection. 3,000 - 5,000

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1036 - 1776 BATTLE OF SULLIVAN’S ISLAND WATERCOLOR, ATTRIBUTED TO JAMES PEALE Attributed to James Peale (1749-1831). “The battle against Fort Sullivan June 28th. 1776.” Watercolor on paper, 11 1/2 x 17 3/16 inches. Originally sold at a Christies auction in 2004 as the work of an unidentified artist of the “English School, 18th century” and later believed to be a preliminary study for the 1782 finished view on the same subject by Nicholas Pocock, now in the South Carolina State Museum by Nicholas Pocock. This watercolor has now been reattributed to American artist James Peale and appears to be a compositional study for his completed oil painting on the battle of Fort Sullivan, unsigned and undated, now in the collections of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. The scene is nearly-identical in format, in terms of position of the ships against the palmetto-walled fort, which each ship identified below, including the Bristol, Admiral Sir Peter Porter’s flagship. It differs primarily in the flag flying over the bastion of the fort, which in this study is the Grand Union, as used by most American forces during 1776, which would have been the obvious conclusion for Peale, who had been an officer in the Continental Army that year. However, the flag that flew over Fort Sullivan in the battle was the South Carolina flag, which consisted of the blue ground with a crescent in the canton area. It is most likely that the error was caught by a former South Carolina officer who viewed either this study or the oil itself, allowing Peale to correct the painting. The coloring and manner of execution of this sketch, including annotations, is similar to other Peale watercolor studies in various collections. CONDITION: two filled and inpainted losses on left bottom margin, each approximately 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches and a mended 1/2 inch tear on right side margin; very light toning to paper, otherwise very good. JLK Provenance: purchased by consignor at Christies London, Maritime Pictures, May 26, 2004 as lot 372 “English School, 18th century, The battle for Fort Sullivan”; from an important Charleston, South Carolina collection. 10,000 - 25,000

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1037 - EXTREMELY RARE, SIGNATURE OF PATRICK FERGUSON, FAMED RIFLE INVENTOR AND BRITISH OFFICER [Patrick Ferguson and Officers of the 70th Foot]. “The humble Petition of Edward Hicks, Patrick Ferguson, Robert Irving, Boulter Johnston, William Cumberland Campbell and James Sharpe, Officers in his Majesty’s 70th Regiment who have purchased Lands in the ceded Islands.”, to the “Lords Commissioners of his Majesty’s Treasury”, document signed, 2 pp., large bifolium sheet, np. nd. [Tobago, c. 1773], and individually signed on all six officers on the bottom of page 2. Lieutenant Colonel Edward Hicks, commanding officer of the 70th Foot and five of his officers, including Captain Patrick Ferguson (1744-1780), explain that the regiment had been “station’d for Ten Years in the ceded Islands where they not only had to struggle with a Climate much more Unhealthy than that of the old West India Islands, being unsettled and not cleared, but were also exposed to uncommon expence from the great price of wholesome provisions and other indispensable necessarys” and that said officers “on account of the impossibility of living on their pay...purchased Lotts of Land at the King’s Sales...in hopes that from the regular rise in the price of Land..., they would be enabled by Selling them again to support the expence of the very unprofitable and disagreeable Service they were then Employed in; But...the failures in England...have rendered it impossible to Sell the New Lands for the prices paid for them, much less for any profit.... That your petitioners have contributed much to increase the value of the Lands, and consequently the price given at the Sales, by their Activity in quelling the frequent Insurrections of the Slaves, particularly in the Island of Tobago, where the Lands in question are mostly situated, and having gone through much fatiguing service, and having lost one sixth part of that Division of the Regiment stationed there, in different engagements with the Insurgents....[pray] they may either be allowed further time for the payment of the Installments due to the Crown...or that they may be permitted to resign their Lands upon being reimbursed the expences they have been at for their purchase.” Hicks and his officers, less Ferguson, later served in Nova Scotia during the Revolutionary War. Shortly after signing this petition, Patrick Ferguson returned home to England broken in health and his finances in disarray. He slowly recovered his health and occupied himself in perfecting an improved design for a breechloading, military rifle. Demonstrating such before the King George III in 1776, Ferguson was rewarded with a promotion to major and the command of a corps of 100 British light troops armed with rifles of his pattern, for service in America. Ferguson and his “Corps of British Riflemen” signalized themselves in skirmishes in the 1777 campaign, until Ferguson was shot through the right elbow during the battle of Brandywine; his right arm, although saved from amputation, was fully incapacitated. From this point onwards, this talented partisan leader learned to both write and handle military arms with his left hand, until killed by Patriot riflemen while leading his men in a counterattack during the battle of King’s Mountain in western North Carolina on October 7, 1780. Of all Revolutionary War officers, British and American, the signature of Patrick Ferguson’s is the rarest and when found, is usually a post-1777 left-handed signature. We have found no record of sale, either at auction or privately, for any pre-battle of Brandywine document or letter, bearing the right-handed signature of Patrick Ferguson over the past 100 years. This is an outstanding opportunity to acquire a superb example of Ferguson’s extremely rare, right-handed signature, affixed to an important document detailing the pre-Revolutionary War suppression of slave revolts in the West Indies. CONDITION: light, uniform toning, some wear to corners, strong ink signatures. JLK From an important Charleston, South Carolina collection. 20,000 - 40,000

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1038 - 1776 FERGUSON BREECH LOADING RIFLE PATENT WITH PATRICK FERGUSON BIOGRAPHY (LOT OF 2). A.D. 1776...No. 1139. Breech-loading Fire-arms. FERGUSON’S SPECIFICATION. 2nd Edition. Redhill [London]: Printed for His Majesty’s Stationery Office by Love & Malcomson, Ltd, 1912. Quarto, 5 pp. with folding plan. Rare British Patent Office reprinting of the original 1st edition of Patrick Ferguson’s patent of 1776, including measured drawings of his breechloading rifle improvements. Very bright and clean in original binding. [with] Ferguson, James. “Two Scottish Soldiers: A Soldier of 1688 and Blenheim A Soldier of the American Revolution.” Aberdeen: D. Wylie & Son, 1888. First Edition. Blue cloth binding lettered and decorated in gilt. Bevelled edges. A clean copy with no ownership inscription and little foxing. Pp.ix[iii],176. 8 illustrations including plate frontispiece showing the Ferguson Rifle, with illustrations on front and rear board. Three essays on (1) Brigadier Ferguson who was in the Scots brigade, became a Colonel in the Cameronians and was a Brigadier at Blenheim; (2) Lieutenant-Colonel Patrick Ferguson who invented the breechloading rifle and fought in the American War of Independence and later killed at King’s Mountain in 1780. Written by a descendant. This fine copy was from the library of noted late 19th century arms magnate, Francis Bannerman, and bears his embossed seal on the upper right corner of the title page. JLK From an important Charleston, South Carolina collection. 500 - 1,000

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1039 - MANUSCRIPT OF “MARION AND A WHIG BOY” WITH HORRY’S “LIFE OF MARION” (LOT OF 2). [Attributed to Peter Horry or Mason Locke Weems]. “A Conversation Between General Marion & a Whig Boy.” Folio, 2 pp., laid paper with iron gall ink, the sheet folded vertically to comprise two working pages on each side., This appears to be the original, working or final manuscript draft of a humorous anecdote relating to an event in Marion’s Revolutionary War career, as later published as a chapter in Horry and Weems’s “Life of ...Marion.” A backwoods lad is sent by his father to alert Marion to a gathering of Tory partisans up the Little Pedee River and an amusing interview takes place with the general. [with] Horry, Peter and Mason Locke Weems. “The Life of General Francis Marion, A Celebrated Partizan Leader, In The Revolutionary War, Against the British and Tories, in South-Carolina and Georgia.” Philadelphia: Joseph Allen, 1841. Octavo, 251pp. plus six handcolored plates, full leather with leather spine label in gilt. General Francis Marion, “The Swamp Fox,” was one of the leading American commanders in the Revolution in the South. His brilliant operations in the Carolinas kept thousands of British troops tied down and contributed immensely to ultimate American victory. Plain and unassuming, he was widely beloved by his contemporaries, and after his death this book began the process of his ascent to legend. Horry, his secondin-command for part of the war, supplied many of the facts, although he was allegedly disgusted by Weems’ flowery passages and later disclaimed any connection with the book. What he disliked, others embraced, and the book went through many editions. This edition not in Howes. JLK From a private Charleston, South Carolina collection. 1,000 - 2,000

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1040 - RARE 1782 LOYALIST MILITARY PASSPORT FROM CHARLESTON, SC Isaac Allen (1741-1806). Partially-printed, autograph document signed, 1 p., folio, 12 1/4 x 7 7/8 inches, laid paper bearing crown/Britannia watermark, dated “Charlestown, this 17th Day of October 1782.” Apparently a unique surviving example of a 1782 Charleston, South Carolina imprint, this “Passport and Flag of Truce” was originally published “By NISBET BALFOUR, Esquire, Lieutenant-Colonel of His Majesty’s 23d Regiment (or Royal Welsh Fusiliers) and Commandant of CHARLESTOWN, &C. &C. &C.”, but has Balfour’s name and regiment lined out in ink, with Allen’s name and regiment, the “3d Battn. New Jersey Volunteers” inked above on the header, when Colonel Allen replaced Balfour as commandant of Charleston that month. The document gives permission “to Mr. Thomas Young to proceed with a Flag of Truce to Mr. Izard;s Plantation on his private Business from whence he is to return to this Town.” Thomas Young was a Loyalist who had been “Barberly Used” as a prisoner of the Patriots for 7 weeks and fought with the British forces in the South from the 1780 siege of Charleston until the evacuation of that city in December 1782. “Izard’s Plantation” probably refers to “Fair Spring”, a plantation on the outskirts of the city near Dorchester owned by Patriot Ralph Izard, who served as the volunteer aide-de-camp of Colonel John Laurens during the 1782 campaign and whose property was variously occupied by British and Patriot during the skirmishes during the final year of conflict in the South. Isaac Allen’s signature is on the bottom of the form, and countersigned by Captain John Blucke of the 23rd Foot, acting as “Sec[retar]y.” The reverse of this form is inscribed with an “Assurance” to “Wm Irving” and “The Schooner Mary, fourty tons, John Hays [captain and] five Seaman...[to the] Port of Savannah in Georgia & from thence back to this place.” Isaac Allen graduated from the College of New Jersey (today Rutgers Univ.) in 1762 and practiced law in Trenton. When the Revolutionary War broke out, he remained loyal to the Crown and commissioned lieutenant colonel in Skinner’s Brigade of New Jersey Volunteers (NJV) in December 1776. He commanded the 3rd Battalion of NJV, which he developed into a crack corps and gallantly led it during the Southern campaigns, including the 1779 Siege of Savannah, the taking of Charleston in 1780, and the battles of Hobkirk’s Hill, the Siege of ‘96, and Eutaw Springs in 1781. During the war, his property in Trenton and Philadelphia was confiscated by the patriots. When the war ended, Allen resumed his legal profession in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, eventually becoming a judge on the Supreme Court and a member of the Council of the province of New Brunswick. The document is accompanied with a 19th century print of the Siege of Charleston. 2 pieces. CONDITION: mending and reinforcing of the folds with archival tape on reverse of sheet, otherwise a very clean and visually-appealing document with strong printing and inked inscriptions. JLK From an important Charleston, South Carolina collection. 1,500 - 3,000 1041 - TIMOTHY PICKERING ON 1799 IMPRESSMENT OF CAROLINIAN SAILOR. Timothy Pickering (1745-1829) as Secretary of State, autographed document signed, to David Lenox, dated “Department of State, 14 June 1799”, 1 page (8 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.), bifolium sheet. Addressed on verso to “David Lenox, Esquire, Agent of the United States, London”, Pickering encloses “certificates to enable you to procure the release of Thomas Jervey and George Gordon, two impressed seaman, the former of whom, on account of his misfortunes, his worthy character and respectable connections, I recommend to your particular attention, not doubting that the latter will also experience your usual good offices towards our seaman.” Jervey (1778-1846) was from an old and well-connected (as seen above) Charleston, South Carolina. He had a bad luck period as a young merchant captain, being shipwrecked in 1798, losing most of his possessions and barely surviving, only to be subsequently impressed as a common sailor into the Royal Navy. Docketed on the recto in Lenox’s hand and annotated that application had been made to the Board of Admiralty on August 3rd, which was answered Sept. 10th “as to Jervey--Bounty!” Jervey later wreaked his revenge on the British as captain of the Charleston privateer, “Saucy Jack” during the War of 1812. Later Collector of Customs in that port city for the last 32 years of his life. David Lenox (1753-1828) served as an officer in the 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment, being captured during the assault on Fort Washington in 1776 and later exchanged. After the war, he reentered mercantile life in Philadelphia and became very successful. Appointed on September 26, 1793, Lenox served as a Federal marshal of the district of Pennsylvania, during which he was assaulted in the opening sequences of the Whiskey Rebellion. From 1799 to 1801, Lenox served as American Agent to the Court of St. James, during which he worked to exchange American sailors seized by the British and French during the Quasi-War. Returning to Philadelphia, he became founding President of the 1st National Bank of the United States. CONDITION: period folds, bright, clean and with strong ink signature. JLK From an important Charleston, South Carolina collection. 1,000 - 1,500 38

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1042 - CHARLESTON HUSSAR’S COPY OF DUANE’S 1810 MILITARY DICTIONARY William Duane. “A MILITARY DICTIONARY; or, Explanation of the Several Systems of Discipline of Different Kinds of Troops, Infantry, Artillery, and Cavalry; The Principles of Fortification, and All the Modern Improvements in the Science of Tactics: Comprising the Pocket Gunner, or Little Bombardier; The Military Regulations of the United States; The Weights, Measures, and Monies of All Nations; The Technical Terms and Phrases of the Art of War in the French Language. Particularly Adapted to the Use of the Military Institutions of the United States.” 1st and ony edition. Large quarto, xii, 748 pp. Double column text. Contemporary tree calf with recent leather spine, bearing gilt black leather spine label. Scarce. Ownership inscription in graphite on upper right of title page of original owner, “John Berkley Grimball/Charleston So. Ca.”, with a related receipt found inside book and now tipped in book between end papers, being a receipt for $1.50 from the Charleston Hussars to Grimball for his quarterly dues payment (then in arrears), dated January 12, 1822. JLK From a important Charleston, South Carolina collection. 500 - 900

1043 - JOHN HANCOCK-SIGNED COMMISSION OF ENSIGN AARON BUTLER, 1777 John Hancock (1737-1793) as President of the Continental Congress. Congressional military appointment, partially-printed, document signed; “Dated at Hartford in the state of Connecticut this first Day of January A: Dom 1777”, on watermarked, laid paper, folio, 8 1/4 x 13 inches. A rare Congressional commission appointing “Aaron Butler Esqr....Ensign of a Company in a Regiment commanded by Colo. Samuel Wyllys [of the Connecticut Line] in the the Army of the United States, raised for the Defense of American Liberty, and for repelling every hostile Invasion thereof...”. The document is boldly signed by Hancock, with the same flourish as applied to that on the Declaration of Independence, as President of the Second Continental Congress and countersigned by Charles Thomson as Secretary. An unusual example of an early war, blank commission signed by Hancock and Thomson and then sent then sent to Connecticut otherwise blank, to be filled in on the spot during the emergency raising of Connecticut’s regiments for Continental service--all regiments raised the previous year having their service expired at the close of 1776. Aaron Butler was born on October 7, 1753 and served during the 1775 campaign in Captain Abijah Rowlee’s Company of the 8th Regiment. The next year, as corporal in Captain Abijah Sedgewick’s company of volunteers, he marched to New York for a term of service. He was the most junior officer in Captain Barnard’s company in Wylly’s 3rd Connecticut Regiment of 1777, serving with it in the Philadelphia campaign and died while in Pennyslvania on November 12, 1777. CONDITION: Flattened folds, complete and with no losses to paper. Very strong signature and bright paper. The finest Congressional appointment signed by Hancock that we have seen on the market in the past 30 years. JLK 8,000 - 16,000

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1044 - REDISCOVERED PORTRAIT OF GENERAL JOHN STARK ATTRIBUTED TO ALEXANDER RITCHIE Attributed to Alexander Ritchie (American, 1782-1862). “Portrait of General John Stark.” Oil on canvas, 30 x 25 inches, within carved and gilded frame. Until recently rediscovered, this important work, one of only three known contemporary portraits of the Revolutionary hero, had been missing from public view for more than 170 years. Previously, it was only known by a daguerreotype taken of it in c. 1850 and the earlier engraving made from it by Manville Brown and published in 1831. Its artist, Alexander Ritchie, was an 1802 distinguished graduate of Harvard, who practiced law in Boston and later became a West Indies planter. It is uncertain under whom he may have studied drawing and painting, but he exhibited works at the Boston Athenaeum during the 1830s and also was known as a collector of master works. His portrait of Stark remains his most important work. General John Stark (1728-1822) is one of the most iconic Patriot heroes of the Revolutionary War. Born on the New Hampshire frontier, Stark’s life fully embodied the words, “Live free or die; death is not the worst of evils”, words he uttered 136 years before they became that state’s official motto. As a young man, he was captured by an Abenaki raiding party in 1752, ran the gauntlet and was adopted into that tribe. Later redeemed, Stark became one of the most effective combat officers in Roger’s Rangers during the French & Indian War. He responded to the Lexington Alarm and commanded a regiment of New Hampshire troops during the Siege of Boston, fighting with distinction during the battle of Breed’s Hill. Continuing in Continental service, Stark and his men fought at Trenton and Princeton, but Stark later resigned after being overlooked for promotion to brigadier general. Appointed to that rank in the New Hampshire militia, Stark gathered his troops during the British invasion down the Hudson in 1777 and decisively defeated the Baum’s column of Germans and Loyalists at Wallomsac, in what became known as the battle of Bennington on August 16, 1777, which he later claimed was “the hottest engagement I have ever witnessed, resembling a continual clap of thunder.” Stark returned to Continental service and was active through the war, being promoted to major general by Congress in 1783. He died in 1822 at the age of 94 as the last surviving Revolutionary War general. CONDITION: relined probably 30-40 years ago and paint surface with craquelure, but quite stable; otherwise very good with only scattered spots of inpainting. JLK 15,000 - 30,000

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1045 - (A) RARE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA FLINTLOCK PISTOL BY WISE. Manufacturer: William Wise Model: Flintlock CP Pistol Caliber/Bore: .56 Smoothbore Barrel Length: 8 - 3/4” FFL Status: Antique This unique, early-American contract pistol is well-documented. It is pictured in numerous texts and has a exemplary collection history. The pistol is brass mounted with the lines of a fine Kentucky pistol. Gun is well described and pictured in several texts. Bob Reilly describes this gun in his 1986 text United States Martial Flintlocks. The barrel is inscribed on the top flat “Wise” for Lancaster, Pennsylvania maker William Wise, sometimes spelled “Weis”. According to “American Gunsmiths” by Frank Seller, Wise worked in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and then at the Virginia Manufactory between 1804 and 1807. At least one finely carved Lancaster rifle signed “W. Weis” is also known to exist. The lock is inscribed “Abraham Schweitzer” (also spelled “Sweitzer”). Schweitzer was a skilled craftsman from Chambersburg, Pennsylvania who was born in 1769 and died in December, 1831. Several superb Pennsylvania rifles are known bearing his name and he is known to have delivered twelve rifles to the government under the contracts of 1792. Contract muskets of 1798 are also known which are stamped on the inside of the locks with Sweitzer’s name. The historic significance of this pistol cannot be overstated. It may be the sole survivor of yet uncovered contracts issued by Pennsylvania for pistols, and the use of the Liberty Cap proofmark dates the arm from 1799 at the latest, during which year it was discontinued in favor of the more commonly seen “CP” (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania) mark, placing this weapon in the same time frame as the Assembled pistol contracts of 1797 and 1798 as well as those produced by North and Cheney. The use of a brass cannon barrel on an American martial arm is completely unique, and interestingly, the ‘…return of military stores on hand…’ at Philadelphia, dated May 1, 1781, included ‘…93 brass pistol barrels.’ By 1793, a more logical date perhaps, for this pistol, the same returns showed a total of ‘…80 brass pistol barrels…’ still on hand. These figures provide conclusive evidence that brass barrels were, indeed, among the military stores of the era, and in combination with the Liberty Cap proofmark, may well make this not only the earliest known post-Revolutionary War contract pistol, but may place it with the earliest contract arms of any kind!”. PROVENANCE: Highlighted and described on pages 64-66 “US Martial Single Shot Pistols” by Hartzler & Whisker, 1997; Norm Flayderman Collection; Pictured and described “Historic Pistols, the American Martial Flintlock 1760-1845” by Smith & Bitter”, pages 102 & 103; Reilly’s “United States Martial Flintlocks”, 1986, pages 207 & 208; pictured in “Flayderman’s Guide to American Antique Firearms”, 9th Edition, 2007, page 347. For another example of a walnut stocked flintlock pistol with a brass-cannon barrel and a two-piece sideuplate, see pages 310-311 from “Historic Pistols” by Smith and Bitter. The other example is signed by John Young, who worked in Easton, PA. CONDITION: Very good to fine overall. Iron is grey/silver overall with some light pitting. Brass retains a pleasing mustard patina. Barrel proofs are crisp including “Liberty Cap” over “P” and inspector “PG” (Peter Getz of Lancaster, PA) cartouche. The only other example known in this configuration is also marked in script “Simpson”. Walnut stock is sound and solid, one hairline just rear of lock and a few other scattered marks from use. Mechanically functional with clean smooth bore. 10,000 - 20,000

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1046 - (A) IMPORTANT DOCUMENTED PAIR OF SILVER MOUNTED PISTOLS PRESENTED BY GEORGE WASHINGTON TO CAPTAIN JAMES CHAMBERS. Manufacturer: (A) T. Ketland (B) T. Ketland Model: (A) Percussion (B) Percussion Caliber/Bore: (A) TBD (B) TBD Barrel Length: (A) 6” (B) 6” FFL Status: Antique

These pistols are of great importance in American history due to the provenance associated with them. They came directly from a descendant of Colonel James Chambers and are accompanied by a notarized document signed by Suzanna Misner. The document outlines the descent of the pistols through the family. According to the notarized statement, they were handed down through her late husband’s family. They descended from Colonel Benjamin Chambers, founder of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania to his son (listed in will, copy included) Benjamin Chambers, Jr. They then passed through the family (complete list included in provenance) to the last owner’s mother-in-law, Luct Chambers Foust Benchoff, who passed them to her late husband John Krebs Benchoff. The pistols were made circa 1775 and are marked on the right sides of the boxlock actions “T. Ketland” for well-known English gunsmith Thomas Ketland. The left sides are inscribed “London”. The breeches are both stamped with private British view and proofmarks. Both have threaded cannon barrels and scalloped boxlock actions engraved with scrolls. Both pistols were converted to the more popular percussion ignition system during the period of 1830-1850. Both have walnut “Queen Anne” style grips with solid silver grotesque mask buttcaps. Both grips are profusely inlaid with silver wire designs. Colonel James Chambers was the Captain of a company raised in 1775 of riflemen in Cumberland County (now Franklin County), Pennsylvania. They were attached to William Thompson’s Battalion of Riflemen. In 1775, the company of infantry under his command marched to Boston where the Royal Army was besieged. He was also with the army in the Jersey Campaign as well as at Brandywine and Germantown. James Chambers was the Colonel of the 1st Pennsylvania Brigade organized in July of 1775. The brigade also participated in the New York Campaign, Defense of Philadelphia, Trenton, Princeton, and Monmouth. James Chambers also went by the name of Benjamin, which was his middle name. The provenance and quality of the provenance is the most important

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part of these pistols. According to the 1887 publication of “History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania”, after the Battle of Long Island, Pennsylvania troops were assigned to the task of covering the movement. “While assisting in this delicate and perilous maneuver, Capt. Chambers had the great good fortune to arrest the attention of Gen. Washington, win his commendation, and receive from him a handsome pair of silver-mounted pistols which have always been treasured as a precious heirloom in the family, having recently been bequeathed to Benjamin Chambers Bryan, a great-grandson of the original done.” In a more descriptive account elsewhere (www.explorefranklincountypa.com), “In recognition of the Chambers family’s service and support during the Revolution, Washington gifted the family with a pair of silver-inlaid pistols”. The pistols did not leave the family descendants until 2010. In conclusion, they are an extremely important pair of pistols and are one of only a few pistols with proven George Washington association. There is a great deal of associated documentation including family provenance, copies of Chambers’ military records, and written excerpts from historical publications regarding Chambers and the pistols. Complete with a binder of provenance showing family descent of the pistols, information on the 1st Pennsylvania Regiment, copies of wills, photos of grave markers, and information on Chambers’ Revolutionary War service. The notorized document from the family is included. Also included is an original leather hardcover first edition 1887 printing of “History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania”, where these pistols are discussed. CONDITION: The pistols have been cleaned bright and have some losses to the wire inlay in the grips. One action is tight, while the spring in the other, which was probably used more, is weak. The included book is loose with the binding detached and some scuffing. They are one of the best-documented pairs of pistols with a Washington association and have excellent provenance. 50,000 - 100,000

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1047 - (A) PAIR OF SILVER MOUNTED FLINTLOCK PISTOLS BY J.J. BEHR. Manufacturer: (Both) J.J. Behr Model: (Both) Flintlock Pistols Caliber/Bore: (Both) .65 Smoothbore Barrel Length: (Both) 12-1/2” FFL Status: Antique According to “Arms Makers of Maryland” by Daniel D. Hartzler, In the collection of James A. Knowles, there is a flintlock musket of Brown Bess pattern stocked in walnut. the lock plate is marked “J.J. BEHR”. The barrel is marked, “J. BEHR BALTIMORE TOWN”. However, no public records or other documents have been found mentioning Behr as a gunsmith or resident of Baltimore. It is quite possible that at some time, Behr moved or migrated to America from Germany. These fine pistols both have tapered, round barrels with a faceted breach section and a long, top flat. There are engraved scroll motifs surrounding the brass blade front sights. Both barrels are inscribed “J.J. BEHR” surrounded by other engraved motifs. Near the breaches, both have an elongated panel of chased decoration on a gilt stippled ground. Both panels feature arms motifs, cannons, flags, pole arms, and a bugler seated on a cannon. Both have banana lock plates with flat faces and beveled edges. On the beveled edge beneath the frizzen springs on both pistols, is the insription, “J.J. BEHR”. Both pistols have faceted, unbridled pans. The cocks and lock plates feature chased and gilded arms motifs and in the center, a warrior seated on a serpent surrounded by military arms. The solid silver furniture includes ornate pierced and chased side plates, featuring grotesque faces, lions, armor, and military motifs. Both trigger guards are chased with military motifs and soldiers on the bows and the finials terminate in acanthus leaf designs. Both pommel caps have full stirrups and are ornately decorated with chased foliate scrolls and cameo busts. Both have grotesque mask pommel caps in the center. Both ramrod entry ferrules also feature bearded, grotesque masks chased in relief. Both pistols have ornate, pierced wrist escutcheons featuring a bust of a Roman soldier above a grotesque mask. The full-length stocks are of highly figured walnut and feature relief foliate motifs behind the barrel tangs, cameo carving around the trigger guards, relief panels around the locks and side plates, and extensive foliate scrolls around the ramrod entry ferrules. The forends both have relief serpentine designs following the ramrod channel on both sides. CONDITION: excellent, overall. Barrels and locks are polished bright in the European fashion and retain crisp engraving and about 80-90% of gilt finish. Both locks function well and are crisp. Silver furniture is crisp and retains a mellowing patina. Stocks are very good; showing some scattered storage marks. A very attractive early-mid 18th century pair of pistols. Obviously owned by someone of great wealth and with a military background. 10,000 - 20,000 46

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1048 - (A) EARLY FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY PISTOL ATTRIBUTED TO FREDRICK SELL. Manufacturer: Fredrick Sell Attributed Model: Kentucky Pistol Caliber/Bore: .50 Rifled Barrel Length: 3 - 1/2” FFL Status: Antique Two-stage rifled steel cannon barrel, with British view and proof marks, as well as “RW” for maker Richard Wilson. Lock, in original flint configuration, also marked “WILSON.” American-made sheet brass buttcap inscribed “FK” and simple triggerguard. Heavy American-made rounded iron trigger. Figured maple full-length stock, carved with relief scrolls around barrel tang, clearly the work of Frederick Sell. Relief panels around lock and lock retaining screws; replaced wooden ramrod. CONDITION: Excellent, barrel retains a dark grey patina. Lock very good, in original flint, matching dark grey patina. Brass is unpolished, stock excellent with a few light marks from use, carving is crisp. A very nice Frederick Sell-made pistol using the lock and barrel from an early English Wilson pistol. 2,500 - 4,500

1049 - (A) SHORTENED PATTERN 1756 BROWN BESS FLINTLOCK MUSKET MARKED 3RD BATTALION N.J. VOLUNTEERS. Manufacturer: Richard Edge Model: Pattern 1756 Brown Bess Caliber/Bore: .75 Smoothbore Barrel Length: 34 - 1/8” FFL Status: Antique

This Pattern 1756 Long Land musket has been shortened nearly 12” from its original barrel length of 46”. The round tapered barrel has a small sight applied on top, near the muzzle. The top of the breech has two clear British Tower proofs. The top is also inscribed with later, possibly spurious regimental markings “3 BT. N.J.V.” The Pattern 1756 lockplate is inscribed “EDGE / 1762” at the tail and with a large crown over “GR” in the center. Beneath the pan is the crown over broad arrow ordnance stamp. The barrel tang also bears the crown inspection mark and a center sight groove was added. The cock was replaced during the period of use with a re-enforced cock. Standard brass Pattern 1756 furniture. The walnut stock has also been shortened and still bears a partially visible storekeeper’s stamp on the right side of the buttstock, as well as crown inspection mark behind rear triggerguard tang. The comb and toe of the buttstock were altered or shaved down during the period of use. CONDITION: Barrel retains a brown patina. Lock is in its original flintlock configuration and markings are clear, retains a heavy brown patina. The frizzen spring is bent inward and does not put pressure on the frizzen. Brass retains a dark mustard patina and is unpolished. Stock shows scattered marks from use and wear, beavertail carving around barrel tang shows heavy wear. A well used example of a Long Land Pattern musket that almost certainly saw use in the United States during the Revolutionary War. 3,000 - 5,000

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1050 - (A) EXTREMELY RARE HANOVERIAN PATTERN 1776 FLINTLOCK RIFLE. One of two surviving examples, this one numbered ‘184’ (the other, in a private American collection, numbered ‘196’) of the 200 rifles ordered from August Heinrich Huhnstock of Hanover by the British Board of Ordnance on 4 January 1776 and upon which the Birmingham-made, British Pattern 1776 rifles were modeled. All 1000 rifles purchased by the Board of Ordnance (200 from Hanover and 800 from Birmingham makers) were shipped to America later that year. These rifles were initially issued to the provisional rifle platoon organized in each of the two battalions of British light infantry, as well as Provincial rifle-armed corps, such as Emmerick’s Chasseurs and the rifle company of the New York Volunteers, and later to Ferguson’s American Volunteers and the rifle company of the Queen’s Rangers. German jaeger-style rifle with 27 5/8 in. L octagonal barrel of 0.68 caliber bore (for 0.625 cal. carbine ball), key-fastened, with rear sight (one pronounced standing and one hinged leaf, with vacant holes on each side near muzzle that once supported ramrod swivel, rifled with seven grooves, brass-bladed, fore-end sight, and plain breech with tang bearing an engraved, ‘184’. Flat beveled lock terminating in a point at tail, unmarked, with flat, goose-neck cock, faceted, bridle-less pan, and feather-spring with teardrop finial. Figured European walnut, full stock and bearing Ordnance storekeeper’s stamp on left side of butt behind raised cheekpiece, with brass mounts including spur trigger-guard with trefoil finial ends, buttplate with trefoil end to its tang, three wide ramrod pipes (a steel ramrod spring between the fore-pipe and middle pipe), rounded “tailed” sideplate, and the 1 7/16 in. L nose-cap is indented 1/4 in. from its top edges for 1/2 in. from the front and inlet below to allow the swivel (now missing) to function, with sliding wooden patch-box, sling swivels and original iron ramrod. 43 1/4 in. Overall length: 44 in. CONDITION: Barrel retains a spotted brown patina. Lock retains a lightly cleaned gray surface and is in its original flintlock configuration and is in very good working order. Stock shows scattered areas of worm damage and a portion of comb was removed during the period. Wrist has a small professionally repaired crack on each side, not visible to the naked eye. Brass retains a pleasing mustard patina. JLK LITERATURE: Dewitt Bailey. “British Military Flintlock Rifles, 1740-1840.” (Lincoln, RI: Mowbray, 2002), this exact rifle is discussed and illustrated on pp. 22-25 and 199. 15,000 - 30,000

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1051 - (A) PRE-REVOLUTIONARY WAR MORAVIAN FLINTLOCK RIFLE ATTRIBUTED TO ANDREAS ALBRECHT. Manufacturer: Andreas Albrecht Attributed Model: Moravian Longrifle Caliber/Bore: .65 Rifled Barrel Length: 41 - 1/4” FFL Status: Antique According to Moravian “Gun Making of the American Revolution”, Andreas Albrecht lived between 1718 and 1802. He was born in Germany and in 1750 migrated to the Moravian community of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. In 1759 he moved to Christian’s Spring where he helped establish a trade school. At this time he also began a new rifle stocking shop until 1776 when he returned to Bethlehem and became manager of the Sun Inn. In May of 1781, he moved with his family to Lititz and reestablished himself as a gunsmith. This important rifle was found in England years before its counterpart, which is the Lion and the Lamb Rifle, was also found at the same place. When it was first brought back to the United States, it was missing its barrel, lock, sideplate and trigger guard, as well as the forestock slightly forward of the rear furl. The missing parts were professionally replaced using other examples for accuracy. The original inletting was still intact in order to provide the correct replacement pieces. The rifle dates circa 1760 and is one of the earliest Moravian made rifles in America. It was certainly taken as a war souvenir or battle trophy by an English officer probably during the American Revolution. The rifle has a deeply rifled, swamped, octagonal iron barrel with a brass front sight and a large iron rear sight, as well as a hooked breech. The period lock is inscribed “DRAPER” in the center. The brass furniture includes a classic Moravian sideplate with beveled edges and a molding behind the thumbnail rear tang, a Moravian trigger guard and a wide butt plate measuring 2 and 1/4 inches across at its widest point. There are original brass wire inlaid designs on both sides of the forend as well as behind the ramrod entry furl. There is a brass eight point Moravian star with engraved shading retained by a screw in the center. The rifle has a full length figured maple stock of early Moravian Northampton County form including a stepped wrist. Most importantly this rifle retains its original sliding wooden patchbox lid. Original sliding wood covers on early rifles are extremely rare as they were often worn and cracked, and were replaced with a brass patchbox. This patchbox is carved with an incised and relief scalloped shell. There is also a relief serpentine border

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around the lid and a series of incised designs and decorations, as well as small circles. Around the cover there are relief moldings as well as a stylized fluer de lis at the top, which is also decorated with small circles. On the left side of the buttstock there is a two tailed lion or dog in relief with claw footed legs and a split tail. The dog is also decorated with incised fur designs and small circles. The rest of the relief carving around the comb, barrel tang and other areas follows a more traditional approach. Below the cheekpiece is an incised tulip directly beneath the cheekpiece. CONDITION: Very good as properly professionally restored as described above. Barrel and lock retain a matching, heavy brown patina. Lock is in its original flintlock condition and functions properly. Brass retains a pleasing dark mustard patina with some areas darker. A couple minor pieces of brass inlay are absent around ramrod entry furl. The rifle has a very good homogeneous “as found” appearance. Stock retains its original patina with a later coat of finish. Some minor splinters replaced around lock and barrel tang. Some other minor chips and scattered marks from use. This an extremely early and important Pre-Revolutionary War Moravian rifle. It is one of the best known and best documented examples of early American rifles. It is complete with a file of information relating to Andreas Albrecht, Moravian rifles and information comparing this rifle to other Albrecht’s, most notably, the Lion and the Lamb Bayonet Rifle. Included are copies of the cover and pages featuring the rifle from each publication where it is shown.There is also a series of original photographs of this rifle side-side with the Lion and the Lamb Rifle. PROVENANCE: Ex. William H. Myers Collection LITERATURE: This rifle is featured on pages 50-53 of “Longrifle Articles Published in Muzzle Blasts” Volume I from issue 3 in 1997 by George Shumway. It is also shown in “Accouterments II” by James R. Johnston on pages 33-35 and on pages 51-55 of “Moravian Gun Making of The American Revolution” by the Kentucky Rifle Association and Kentucky Rifle Foundation. The rifle is also on the 2008 Kentucky Rifle Association President’s Display CD. 125,000 - 175,000

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1052 - (A) AMERICAN RESTOCKED P1779 “CARBINE FOR HORSE” Manufacturer: Tower Model: P1779 Caliber/Bore: .68 Barrel Length: 37 - 1/4” FFL Status: Antique In December 1778, 1000 “Carbines with Long Sights” (named Pattern 1779 Horse Carbine by arms historican Dewitt Bailey) were shipped to America for the use of Loyalist light horse in the South as part of the “Georgia Fleet”. The supply fleet was separated by storms and some of the ships were captured by American and French privateers and their goods sold at auction in Boston and Philadelphia. Many of the uniforms, horse equipage and approximately 500 of the carbines originally intended for Provincial light dragoons ended up instead in the hands of Patriot troops, notably Lee’s Legion. Legion light infantrymen frequently rode into action mounted behind light dragoons, the infantryman dismounting before reaching the battlefield and forming up to fight on foot. As such, they required a shorter and lighter arm, but one which also mounted a bayonet. In late 1779, 50 “British carbines” were repaired and altered in Philadelphia for issue to the light infantry of Lee’s Partisan Legion, which were alomost certainly drawn from the 500 carbines captured from the Georgia fleet. These carbines were originally “home-stocked” at the Tower, that is, stocked fully to the muzzle and incapable of mounting a bayonet, so the American alterations included removing the sling sidebar, removing the long, brass foresight from the top of the barrel, cutting back the forestock and brazing on an attachment stud for a bayonet. This is one of two examples of the so-called P1779 Carbine for Horse (the other, in its original configuration, is in the Royal Armouries at Leeds) and features all of the alterations noted above that converted it from a light cavalry to a light infantry arm. However, the stock is not merely cut-back, but fully restocked in American walnut, but utilizing the original Pattern 1777 Land carbine lock, barrel, steel ramrod, and all of the brass mounts, which includes the distinctive, long, trumpet forepipe made to resemble two, co-joined short pipes. The 37 1/4 inch-long barrel is 0.68 bore, has centered Ordnance view and proof marks on the top near the breech, as well as the touchmark “MB” to the left. The lock has “TOWER” engraved behind the cock (a period replacement) and before it, faint traces of the “crown/GR” cipher that appears to have been purposely obliterated (probably during its alteration for American use). On the inside of the lock are found an inspection stamp, “crown/1”, various numbers and a maker’s mark “H”--probably for John Hirst. A rear sling swivel is affixed to the front of the triggerguard by means of a short length of brass tubing brazed at that point, with a front swivel just before the middle ramrod pipe. CONDITION: The barrel in very good condition, with dark patina overall and light freckling around the vent area at breech, while the lock is in original flint configuration in very good working order, although the cock is a period replacement and the original screw for the sear spring inside the lock is replaced with an expedient one of copper, which also appears to be period. A small splinter of wood of wood, approximately 5 x 1/8 inch, is missing on the left upper edge of the forestock from the nosecap back. JLK 9,000 - 12,000

1053 - (A) BRITISH LIEGE-MADE P1769/1778 “SHORT LAND” FLINTLOCK MUSKET. Manufacturer: Tower Model: Liege Second Model Caliber/Bore: .79 Smoothbore Barrel Length: 42” FFL Status: Antique

According to “The Brown Bess” by Erik Goldstein & Stewart Mowbray, the Liege Short Land muskets are quite scarce and were produced 1778-1783. They saw extensive use and were specifically made for use in North America during the Revolutionary War. The round tapered, 42 inch-long barrel has a visible crown over “GR” proof in the center near the breech and is of 0.78 bore. There is a notched groove extending from the breech into the barrel tang. The rounded lockplate has a double lined border and a single screw behind the cock. “TOWER” is engraved at the tail. In the center there is a large crown over “GR”. The government proofs have either been removed intentionally or are no longer visible. Standard brass Pattern 1769 furniture, including a flat sideplate, wrist escutcheon, and the absence of a Pratt improvement. The full length stock is of partially figured walnut and has a beaver tail around the barrel tang, as well as a relief foliate design carved on top of it. The same foliate design is also carved and relief behind the ramrod entry ferrule and in front of the trigger guard finial. This carving was obviously done by an American and is executed in the New England style showing Hudson Valley influence. The borders around the lock and sideplate have also been altered. On the right side of the buttstock there is a clear “GR” storekeeper’s stamp as well as a small inspection crown stamped behind the rear trigger guard finial. The musket is complete with a replaced iron ramrod. In addition, the bayonet lug has been trimmed to form a more precise front sight. CONDITION: Barrel retains a light brown spotted patina, with some minor corrosion around the touch hole. Lock is in its original flintlock configuration and markings in center show wear, but are still visible and retains a brown patina with some light pitting. Brass retains a pleasing mustard patina and shows some light marks from use. One ramrod ferrule has a small chip at the opening from a ramrod. Stock is very good, with no replaced wood and only a few scattered age cracks, minor chips, and marks from use. A very interesting and attractive Revolutionary War musket that certainly saw American use. 2,000 - 4,000

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1054 - (A) FLINTLOCK BRITISH OFFICER’S FUSIL Manufacturer: British Model: Fusil Caliber/Bore: .67 Barrel Length: 37 - 1/4” FFL Status: Antique

Key-fastened, octagonal to round, hook-breech barrel of 37 1/2 inch length and 0.67 bore, with Birmingham proof-marks and some decorative engraving at breech, including an ancanthus on tip of tang. Flat, border engraved lock with roller, bearing an engraved sunflower on face in front of cock. No internal maker’s marks found on inside of lock or on underside of barrel. Brass trigger-guard with front ending in a pineapple finial, with brass sideplate and buttplates both engraved with a Britannia shield and panoply of arms. Silver front sight near muzzle, with bayonet lug on the underside and a small, vacant, oval, silver thumbpiece on the small of the stock. A very good example of a British officer’s fusil from the last quarter of the 18th century to first quarter of the 19th century. CONDITION: Fusil is in very good working order. JLK Property of the Society of the Cincinnati (David A. Taulman bequest, 1978). 1,500 - 2,500

1055 - (A) HARPER’S FERRY MODEL 1803 FLINTLOCK RIFLE. Manufacturer: Harpers Ferry Model: 1803 Rifle Caliber/Bore: .54 Rifled Barrel Length: 33” FFL Status: Antique

This standard Model 1803 features a heavy two stage rifled barrel. There is an eagle head with a “P” and another indistinct proof stamped on the left side of the breech. The flat lockplate has an eagle with a shield on its breast stamped in the center and is stamped “HARPERS/FERRY/1814” at the tail. Standard brass Model 1803 furniture and double set triggers. There is a brass two piece patch box on the front, with an inscribed “3” on the finial along with the initials “MD” formed using a series of dots. The walnut halfstock has a brass band on the forend. Complete with its original iron ramrod. CONDITION: Barrel retains a mostly heavy brown patina with some added brown finish towards the breech. Markings show some wear. Lock is a good professional reconversion and retains a grey finish and functions well. Part of the markings at the tail are worn. Brass furniture retains a mustard patina with some light wear and minor marks from use. Stock shows some minor hairline cracks and scattered marks. A small piece of wood is replaced on the right side around the barrel key. There is still a partially visible “V/JS” for inspector James Stubblefield and a “V” and “MB” stamped behind it. It appears the rifling has been refreshed. A nice example of a historic War of 1812 rifle. 1,500 - 2,500

1056 - FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR PERIOD ENGLISH OR SCOTTISH BASKET-HILTED BACKSWORD. Blade Length: 33” Overall Length: 39”

Probably circa 1750. For a similar example of this hilt, see page 71 figure 30 S. of “Swords and Blades of the American Revolution” by George C. Neumann. This example features a straight single edged convex-faced blade with two wide shallow fullers on each side and a false edge. The iron hilt has thin bar construction and pierced panels of decoration. The quillon is thin and curled towards the blade. The conical pommel has a capstan and four deep flutes. The shagreen grip has a spiraling groove and is decorated with two strands of braided brass wire with braided ferrules at the top and bottom. CONDITION: Blade has a spotted grey and brown patina with some scattered areas pitting some nicks, blade has been sharpened and is wider towards ricasso due to sharpening wear during the period. Hilt retains a grey patina with some areas cleaned and some scattered heavy patina. Grip excellent as re-wrapped. A very nice and early example of a French and Indian War period basket hilt. 3,000 - 5,000

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1057 - BRITISH HANGER OF THE PATTERN USED BY PEPPERELL’S REGIMENT. Blade Length: 29 - 1/2” Overall Length: 35 - 1/2”

An identical example is shown as plate 31.S on page 72 of “Swords and Blades of the American Revolution”, also shown as plate 20.SS on page 310 of “Battle Weapons of the American Revolution”, both books by George C. Neumann. According to the author, a relic hilt of this exact pattern was excavated in New England and was marked “Sr. W.P. No 33”, indicating use in Sir William Pepperell’s Regiment of Foot. The regiment was first raised by Sir William Pepperrell in Massachusetts as Sir William Pepperell’s Regiment of Foot and ranked as the 66th Foot in September 1745. It garrisoned Nova Scotia until disbanded in May 1749 and was re-raised in New England as the 51st Regiment of Foot in December 1754, disbanded again in December 1756 after most of the regiment was captured at the fall of Oswego. The sword itself has a straight, double-edged blade of diamond profile. The gilt brass hilt has a large pommel with a relief crown on a stippled ground on both sides, while on the outboard guard, there is a relief Hanoverian horse. The grip is wrapped with braided silver wire. CONDITION: Blade retains a grey patina with a couple nicks to the bottom edge. A portion of the original leather washer still remains at the top of the blade. Hilt retains about 60 to 70% of the original gilt finish, somewhat thinned or worn in high areas. Grip is excellent, hilt slightly loose. A very attractive English sword. 1,500 - 2,500

1058 - 45TH REGIMENT SWORD OF LT. JOHN EVANS TREVOR, 1810-1815 Blade Length: 31” Overall Length: 38”

This sword is a variant of the Pattern 1796 Infantry Officers Sword, apparently adopted by the 45th Regiment of Foot as a regimental pattern. It shares most attributes of the P1796 sword, including the single-edged, wide fullered, long and straight, spadroon blade, with a gilt-mounted hilt with doubleclamshell guard, D-knucklebow and urn-shaped pommel. However, on the 45th Foot pattern, there is a cruciform-shaped pair of quillons behind the crossguard, which have fine edge engraving applied to them, as well as upon the knuckle-bow. The folding inner half-guard has LT: TREVOR / 45th REGT” engraved upon it and appear to be of the period, but the manner of application is more akin to the work of a regimental armorer, rather than that of a fashionable sword cutler’s shop. John Evans Trevor was commissioned as a lieutenant in the 1st Battalion of the 45th Regiment of Foot on October 18, 1810 and served with it during the Peninsular campaigns until seriously wounded at Toulouse on April 10, 1814. CONDITION: Most of the gilding is now missing from the brass mounts of the hilt, as is the silver, twisted-wire wrap of the wooden grip, the blade has a gunmetal grey patina to it. JLK 2,000 - 4,000

1059 - RARE LAND PATTERN BAYONET WITH SPRING CATCH AND ORIGINAL SCABBARD, C. 1768 Blade Length: 18 5/8 “ Overall Length: 22 9/16” This rare and early spring-catch bayonet is otherwise identical to standardized for Land Pattern (including Marine/ Militia) Muskets in 1768, but is nearly 1 ½ inches longer in blade length. It bears the maker’s stamp of ‘S&G/ HARVEY’ on the flat of the blade (for Birmingham cutlers Samuel and George Harvey, who made bayonets under subcontract for the Board of Ordnance (BO) during the late 1760s-mid 1770s and, after 1777, as direct BO contractors) and a deep stamp that appears to be a ‘P’ or ‘R’ below it and just above the shank juncture. This bayonet differs from standard P1768 bayonets by virtue of the addition of a long, pendant-shaped, spring catch on the top of the socket. The bulbous base is fastened to the socket by a screw near the front or muzzle end, while the narrower, spring tip ends at the beginning of the 3rd slot of the 3-slot mortise. The spring catch was intended to catch the lug or stud of the musket barrel, thereby securing it more effectively than by the earlier means of the 3-slot mortise alone. During the Seven Years’ War, the Tower had fitted some arms in this manner by means of experiment, while to East India Company had adopted it for all of their arms by 1777. In 1772, John Hirst was contracted to fit springs to 600 Land Pattern bayonets then in Board of Ordnance stores intended for Army use, but no more were further altered in this manner; probably the advent of the Revolutionary War led the BO to set aside further implementation, due to the increased cost of labor, materials and time in furbishing bayonets with such improvements. It would not be until 1802 that spring-fastened bayonets were reintroduced again for British army muskets with adoption of the New Land Pattern musket and bayonet. However, a number of regimental colonels or commanders opted to have contractors or their regimental armorers affix such catches to their mens’ bayonets. For example, while serving in America during 1774-1775, the 18th Foot had its bayonets altered to take spring catches shortly after it reached Boston from the Illinois frontier. JLK 2,000 - 3,000 54

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1060 - LARGE SILVER-MOUNTED PILLOW POMMEL DIRK WITH SCABBARD, EX. LATTIMER COLLECTION. Blade Length: 14 - 1/8” Overall Length: 18 - 3/8”

This dirk is featured in figure 67 on page 42 of “Silver Mounted Swords, The Lattimer Family Collection” by Daniel D. Hartzler. American in the English form. Straight double-edged diamond section blade with 7-1/2” blued panels on each side with engraved and gilded motifs. Flat s-shaped guard decoarted with engraved designs. Silver pommel cap with foliate motifs and bands of decoration. Ivory grip with checkered panel on the front. Complete with black leather scabbard with engraved silver throat mount. CONDITION: Blade retains about 70-80% original blued and gilded finishes, showing scattered areas of dark patination. Silver polished with some darker areas of patina. Grip retains a dark honey patina with some hairline age cracks. Scabbard missing tip and drag, has been covered with old black paper tape. A very attractive and large American dirk. PROVENANCE: Ex. Lattimer Collection. 1,000 - 2,000

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1061 - LOT OF 5: 18TH CENTURY TOMAHAWK HEADS FROM THE ROBERT DITCHBURN COLLECTION. Blade Length: (A) 3” (B) 1 - 3/4” (C) 1 - 3/8” (D) 1 - 1/4” (E) 2” Overall Length: (A) 7 - 3/4” (B) 8” (C) 8 - 1/2” (D) 9” (E) 8 - 1/2” (A) A spiked tomahawk measuring 8” overall with a 3” straight cutting edge. It has a spatulated blade with rounded ears with an oval eye. This is an early hand-forged spike axe with a flared straight blade, which is usually considered to be Spanish made. CONDITION: Good with dark patina overall. (B) A spiked tomahawk measuring 8 - 1/2” overall with a 2” cutting edge. Spike is in the straight style, only slightly curved. The ears are slightly rounded, the eye is oval, and the quality is very good. This is a classic fighting tomahawk, found in Adams County, Pennsylvania. CONDITION: Good with dark patina overall. (C) A slender spike tomahawk with faceted spike measuring 8 - 5/8” overall in length with a 1 - 1/4” straight cutting edge. It has an oval shaped eye and no ears. CONDITION: Dark brown surface with scattered pitting. A nice delicate tomahawk. (D) A spike tomahawk with heavy duty straight blade, measuring 9 - 1/4” overall with a 1 - 1/4” cutting edge. It has a slightly curved square spike, mid 18th century. CONDITION: Good with dark patina, showing great age. (E) A spike tomahawk measuring 8 - 1/2” overall with a 2” cutting edge. Blade is slightly spatulated, oval center with ears, oval eye, squared faceted 3 - 1/2” curved spike, found in Adams County, Pennsylvania. CONDITION: Very good with dark patina. 1,000 - 2,500

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1062 - EXTREMELY RARE AND IMPORTANT FRENCH INDIAN PRESENTATION PIPE TOMAHAWK DATED 1760. Blade Length: 3 - 1/2” Overall Length: 22 - 5/8” These tomahawks were presented as gifts from King Louis XV to Indian Chief Allies of the French in North America during the Seven Years War. There are only approximately 8 examples known. Another example that is very similar with this date is in the Smithsonian and another is in the Bern Museum in Switzerland. Other examples are in museums in Paris, Scotland, and Canada. This example is shown in color in figure 16 on page 123 of “Tomahawks and Frontiersmen Belt Axes” by Daniel D. Hartzler and James A. Knowles. The tomahawk is also featured on page 23 of “Tomahawks and Pipe Axes” by John Baldwin and in “Accouterments (Vol. I)” by James R. Johnston. The known examples date between 1760 and 1763 with a few of the examples with illegible dates. The head measures 6-5/8” including the bowl, crescent cutting edge measures 2-3/4”. The straight 1-3/8” bowl is has a brass overlay with gadrooning and a wedding band at the top. The right side of the eye’s upper shoulder is inscribed “A R” and the opposite side is inscribed with the date “1760”. The lower portion of the eye, towards the blade, shows a relief chiseled fleur-de-lis on the right side and an acanthus leaf in relief on the other side. At the top of the blade on the right side, there is a relief brass inlay engraved with a clamshell design, while the other side has the same inlay, only in silver. The top and bottom edges on the blade are ornately

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scalloped. The right side is engraved with a crescent moon, a star, a fleur-de-lis, a drum, cannon, and cannon balls, along with decorative borders. The left side features ornate borders, a fleur-de-lis and a sun in splendor with a silver inlaid circular center engraved with a face. The original haft has a brass band towards the mouth. CONDITION: Excellent, overall. Head retains an even pleasing grey patina, showing a few microscopic nicks to cutting edge. Inlays are well-patinated. Engraving is all excellent and inscriptions are clearly visible. Haft is original and shows some shrinkage, head slightly loose. There are a few scattered marks from use and a minor age crack. This is an extremely important French and Indian War tomahawk with fantastic provenance. PROVENANCE: Originally brought to Glode Requa by an English picker in the 1960â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, where it was probably brought back by a British officer as a war trophy. It was later owned by Walter Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor and Bill Grimmison. Later purchased in 1995 by Dave Kleiner with others from a collection of the best tomahawks known. It was subsequently sold to Marvin Lince of Oregon for $85,000. The piece was later sold to a noted collector who also owned the Butler Tomahawk. The tomahawk includes a binder with information, photos and descriptions of the other known examples, copies from books featuring the piece, professional photographs of this tomahawk both by itself and with the Butler tomahawk, and a letter of provenance from Dave Kleiner. 75,000 - 150,000

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1063 - LOT OF 5: 18TH CENTURY BELT AXE HEADS, EX. DITCHBURN. Blade Length: (A) 7” (B) 2” (C) 1 - 1/4” (D) 1 - 3/4” (E) 2 - 1/2” Overall Length: (A) 9 - 1/2” (B) 5” (C) 4 - 1/2” (D) 3” (E) 5” This is a very nice grouping of 18th century belt axes from the Robert Ditchburn collection. (A) This piece is show and described on page 41 in figure 11 of “Indian Tomahawks & Frontiersman Belt Axes” by Daniel Hartzler & James Knowles. This large European style spike tomahawk has an 8 -1/2” downward turned spike, rounded and forged from one piece. The head has a small oval eye and symmetrical crescent blade. The overall measurements are 8” x 7”. CONDITION: Dark brown patina overall, heavier in some areas. (B) Small round pole tomahawk, recovered by Bob Ditchburn at Conastoga sight in the late 1980’s. This is an American blacksmith handforged piece. CONDITION: Relic condition with heavy corrosion. (C) A hammer pole belt axe, measuring 4 - 1/2” in length overall with a 1 - 1/4” crescent cutting edge, rounded rear ears, oval tear dash drop eye with thin walls, and square poll. This is a classic American rifleman’s belt axe, dating to the mid 18th century. CONDITION: Good to very good with one minor chip to top of cutting edge, scattered marks from use, and overall brown patina. (D) A square pole axe or rifleman’s bag axe. This diminutive example measures only 3” x 1 - 3/4”. It features a square eye and square pole which has been flattened from use, it dates between 1750-1775 and is American forged. CONDITION: Dark patina overall with some marks from use. (E) Frontiersman belt axe with square hammer poll. Measures 5” with a 2 - 1/2” crescent cutting edge, probably mid 18th century. Very early style without ears and with a spatulated blade. CONDITION: Brown patina overall with some light areas of scattered pitting. A great grouping of axe and tomahawk heads all from the well known Robert Ditchburn collection. 1,000 - 2,500

1064 - ORNATE GILT BRASS NAVAL DIRK WITH SCABBARD, EX. LATTIMER COLLECTION. Blade Length: 10” Overall Length: 14 - 1/4” This dirk is featured in figure 60 on page 38 of “Silver Mounted Swords, The Lattimer Family Collection” by Daniel D. Hartzler. English made for the American market. Curved unfullered single-edged blade with etched foliate scroll designs on both sides, leather washer at top. One side shows a patriotic American shield with a Liberty cap and cannon, the other side shows a liberty cap and dagger. Pierced gilt brass guard with counterguard on the rights side, chased foliate and floral motifs on the reverse side. Gilt brass birds head pommel deeply chased with relief graduated bell flowers and foliate scrolls extending along backstrap. Tang cover is gilt brass and displays an American eagle. Ivory grip with carved shell designs and checkered panels, gilt brass ferrule at the base. Gilt brass chain extends between guard and pommel. Probably circa 1800-1820. Complete with its original gilt brass scabbard engraved on the front with foliate motifs and on a shaded ground. CONDITION: Blade retains much of original polish with some darker grey areas. Hilt retains about 90 to 95% original gilt finish. Grip shows a couple very small chips and a couple hairline age cracks, retains a honey patina. Scabbard excellent and retaining 50-60% original gilt finish. A very ornate and attractive dirk in very nice condition. PROVENANCE: Ex. Lattimer Collection. 800 - 1,500

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1065 - IDENTIFIED HISTORIC LEXINGTON ALARM POWDER HORN OF ARCHELAUS MORILL, 1775. Archelaus Morrill was born in 1754 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. He died in June of 1823 in the same town. Archelaus marched with Captain Henry Morrill’s company on April 20, 1775, in response to the April 19 Lexington Alarm, according to Secretary of the Commonwealth, Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution. Archelaus Morrill is buried at the Corner Cemetery in Salisbury, Massachusetts. The large curved horn body measures about 14” overall. It has a tapered conical spout followed by a relief ring with scalloped edges. There is a small flange around the butt with a single hole for strap attachment. The wooden plug is held in place by wooden pins and has a rectangular 1-1/2” by 1-1/4” cutout in the center with inset glass window, the wooden edges beveled. The original paper inside reads “Archelaus/ Morrill / His horn / 1775”. CONDITION: Horn retains an undisturbed surface with dark patination. Glass has a crack through the center, identification paper inscription is clear. A very important and historic Lexington Alarm powder horn. 5,000 - 10,000

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1066 - LARGE PROFESSIONALLY ENGRAVED FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR HAVANA MAP POWDER HORN. 16” x 7”. This large and attractive map horn has a curved and tapered 16” body. A conical pewter spout of about 3-3/4” was added during the period of use. Just below the spout there is a relief ring followed by the scalloped edge of the large engraved portion of the horn. The horn features a large British crest above drums and cannons. There is a large depiction of 21 buildings labelled “Havana”. There is also a cityscape labelled “New York” as well as Canadian points of interest “Lake Ontario”, “Fort Ontario”, “Ft. S. John”, “Crown Point”, “Lake George”, Lake Champlain”, “Ticonderoga”, “Fort George”, “Fort Edward”, “Saratoga”, “Stillwater”, “Albany”, “Moro”, “Oswego”, “Oswego Falls”, “Onyda Lake”, “Mohawk River”, “Schanacedy” and many others. There is also a rectangular vacant owner’s cartouche and a compass rose. Many

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buildings and forts are shown in great detail. There are nine ships depicted , most with British flags. Red polychrome colors are still visible, although mostly faded to brown tones. There is a large scalloped flange overhanging at the butt end for sling attachment. The wooden plug is slightly convex and is retained by wooden pins. CONDITION: Very good showing a pleasing honey patina overall with some areas of raised grain and some light wear. Flange has been broken and repaired showing some cracks. A very attractive and large map horn with an extensive French and Indian War period map of important and strategic locations. 12,000 - 18,000

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1067 - FINE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR ENGRAVED NEW YORK MAP POWDER HORN. The curved 14-1/4” body features a faceted spout with ring at tip and two rings at base. The two-stage body is engraved with a city scape labelled “NEW YORK” below a large British crest. Other designs include a large bird perched on a branch, a large butterfly, and a map of cities, forts and waterways in New York. Labelled places include(sic) NORT RIVER, ALBANY, M-F, AGF, H-M, LAK GORGE, FWH (Fort William Henry), F. EDWOARD, SARATOG, FH, T.A, and S.W.” This is a professionally engraved horn and shows accurate details. The wooden plug is slightly convex and there are two holes on each side of the base with two old rawhide strips running across the base plug. CONDITION: Horn has a dry untouched surface, polychrome colors still visible. Some minor scattered marks from use. A very attractive French and Indian War map horn. 5,500 - 8,500

1068 - SILVER MOUNTED SCOTTISH 18TH CENTURY POWDER HORN. This is a simple but nicely executed silver mounted horn in the Scottish fashion. The hardwood plug of this horn is turned with concentric circles. The plug end has a 1/2” silver border with decorative, engraved scalloping and a tool line. There is also a capped 1 3/4” silver spout with a sliding lid and knob. A silver band with carrying ring is located 2 3/4” below the spout decoration. This horn measures 13 inches overall. Condition is very good. Missing approximately 1-1/2” of scalloped decoration on plug band. A 1-1/4” hairline crack is present on the plug. PROVENANCE: Ex. Walter O’Connor Collection. 1,500 - 3,000

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1069 - [FRENCH & INDIAN WAR] HERICOURT, “ELEMENS DE L’ART MILITAIRE”. 6 VOLUME SET, 1756-1758. [FRENCH & INDIAN WAR] Hericourt, Elemens de l’art Militaire... nouvelle edition. Paris: Gissey & David, 1756-58. 6 vols. complete, each 12mo (165 x 95 mm). Vol. 1: [2], XXV, [3], 455, [1]; Vol 2: [2], VIII, 403, [1]; Vol 3: [2], XII, 419, [1]; Vol. 4: [2], IV, 344; Vol. 5: [2], IV, 313, [1]; Vol. 6: 396 pp. (vols. 1-5 published in 1756, volume 6 in 1758). Contemporary 18th century, speckled calf binding, spines with raised bands, stamped and gilded trim and red and green morocco leather labels. An essential, yet extremely rare military reference, substantially expanded and revised from the original edition of 1739, this complete set is from the famed 18th century military library at Macclesfield formed by General George Lane Parker (1724-1791) of the British Army and each volume bears his original book plate on the inside of the front cover. Parker was a noted military reformer and he was one of the parties that oversaw the revision of the British Army’s infantry exercises and discipline that resulted in the 1764 Manual. He was also colonel-commandant of the 20th Regiment of Foot, which fought with great credit during the Saratoga Campaign—a crack corps in which he introduced many of the military reforms later adopted by the army in general. Hericourt’s Elemens is the most important compilation on organization, drill, arms, uniforms, rations, regimental practices, officer duties, administration, etc. of the French Royal Army during the French & Indian period, including full text and/or copious extracts from official circulars, memoranda, and regulations in effect issued prior toand during the first two years of conflict with Great Britain. Of particular interest to students of military tactics and materials culture, the various volumes include the full French Army regulations governing the drill of the French infantry and other troops, as well as the official descriptions of the military uniforms and clothing, item by item, as well as muskets, swords, pistols, and accoutrements, for each regiments and by branch of service. Unparalleled for breadth and scope of coverage over any other contemporary publications relating to the French Army. CONDITION: all in excellent condition with tight bindings and clean, bright pages. JLK 1,500 - 2,500 1070 - EARLY TO MID 17TH CENTURY EUROPEAN CABASSET & BREASTPLATE. (A) A heavy iron breastplate. The front right side displays a shot proof and an upside down large “SF” near the collar. The back is deeply engraved “W.S .LLO. N”. CONDITION: Retains a dark heavy patina overall, with some corrosion and bending to edges. There are some cracks on the right side near the clasp. (B) A good European cabasset of good form and hand hammered construction. CONDITION: Retains a dark heavy patina overall and shows its hand hammered construction as well as a series of areas showing delamination. There are some cracks along the brim and areas of minor losses and period repairs. A very nice authentic example. 2,000 - 4,000

1071 - RARE 1796 WORKS OF GEORGE WASHINGTON’S WARTIME CORRESPONDENCE (LOT OF 3) [George Washington]. “Official Letters to the Honorable American Congress, Written, During the War Between the United Colonies and Great-Britain, by His Excellency George Washington, Commander in Chief of the Continental Forces: Now President of the United States.” New York: Printed by Samuel Campbell, 1796. 2nd Edition (Frist published the prior year). 2 volumes. 276; [ii], 311 pp. octavo (7 3/8 x 4 5/8 in.) in recent full calf binding, with raised bands, gilt, tooled trim and morocco labels. Correspondence between Washington and the Continental Congress during the Revolutionary War. Howes W142. [with] [George Washington]. “Epistles Domestic, Confidential and Official from General Washington, written about the commencement of the American contest, when he entered on the command of the Army of the United States...” New York: Printed by G. Robinson and J. Bull, 1796. xiv, 303 pp. octavo (7 3/8 x 4 5/8 in.)in recent full calf binding, with raised bands, gilt, tooled trim and morocco labels to match the set above. Important, early compilation of Washington’s correspondence with British and American dignitaries, including British admirals Arbuthnot and Digby, Generals Clinton, Cornwallis, Carleton, Lafayette, Alexander Hamilton, and others, written from 1779 to 1783, covering the latter part of his tenure as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. This copy lacks the frontispiece portrait and the blank leaf following p.xiv (as is often the case). The collection, published as a supplement to Washington’s Original Letters to the Congress (1795), whiich covered the years 1775 to 1778, is notable for contaning seven “spurious letters” (pp. [4]-66), Tory forgeries that had previously circulated in which Washington appears to express doubts about the Revolution and which he disavowed in a communication to Secretary of State Timothy Pickering, asserting “that he had never seen or heard of them until they appeared in print.” This copy without the printed leaf with Washington’s statement regarding the forgeries, which was printed later and inserted into unsold copies. Evans 30392; Howes W133; Sabin 101742. CONDITION: a handsomely-bound set, the first two with clean, but lightly toned pages and the third, clean and bright. JLK 1,500 - 3,000

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1072 - CONTINENTAL ARMY 2ND CONNECTICUT REGIMENT OFFICERS’ BUTTON. Large or coat size of the 2nd Connecticut Regiment’s officer pattern button. This button’s diameter is 26 mm and has a face made of silvered repousse sheet pewter, applied to a wooden back pierced with 4 holes or “deadeyes”, with catgut cords serving as a button shank. The repousse device for the 2nd Regiment consisted of a “C” composed of two, raised dolphins facing a dot, surrounding an Arabic number “2” within a double concentric ring border. These buttons were of French manufacture and are believed to have been part of the military supplies brought to American from France by Colonel John Laurens in late 1781. All excavated examples have been found on Continental Army campsites near West Point, except one example found at Connecticut Village. This is an extremely rare, unexcavated example and it is classified as type A2CR.a in Troiani and Kochan’s “Insignia of Independence” (2012). CONDITION: very good and complete. JLK 2,000 - 3,000

1073 - REVOLUTIONARY ERA PAPER MONEY, CONTINENTAL AND STATE (LOT OF 55) An extensive collection of paper currency issued by the Continental Congress and 13 State governments (or their colonial predecessors) during the Revolutionary War era. This collection was largely developed in the 1960s-1980s by a now-deceased Mid-Atlantic collector and some of the pieces are said to have been photographed and studied by the late Eric P. Newman and illustrated in his various books, including the seminal work, “The Early Paper Money of America” (5th edition, 2008). The preponderance of the 55 paper notes are from the Mid-Atlantic colonies/states, notably Maryland and Pennsylvania, although the Congressional issue and that of all 13 of the original states are fully represented, as follows: 5 USA, 1 CT, 2 DE, 1 GA, 3 MA, 15 MD, 1 NH, 2 NJ, 2 NY, 1 NC, 15 PA, 4 RI, 1 SC, and 2 VA. Nearly all of the notes are signed (including some by Declaration of Independence signers), most numbered, some watermarked, and all feature the various patriotic, decorative and anti-counterfeiting, copperplate engravings for which they are so prized. Most of the paper notes have light to moderate toning, some crisp and others worn, and range in condition from fair to fine. There is a comprehensive listing of the 55 pieces of paper money, available as a Word document upon request. JLK 2,500 - 5,500

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1074 - [THE FIRST SPANISH CONSUL TO USA]. “INVENTORY OF...DON...MIRALLES, DECEASED...1780 [Juan Miralles, first Spanish Consul to the United States]. Unpublished manuscript “Inventory of the Household and Kitchen Furniture and Generally All the Goods & Chattell of Don Juan de Miralles, deceased ...1780.” ADS, folio, 8 leaves forming 16, each sheet bearing a “ProPatria” watermark with seated figure of Liberty. In 1777, Juan de Miralles, a wealthy Cuban merchant, was sent to Philadelphia as Spain’s first consular agent to the infant United States. Miralles rented the palatial townhouse on Spruce Street that had been home to John Penn, Pennsylvania’s last colonial governor, and furnished it in the highest style, hosting many lavish entertainments attended by both Congressional leaders and the city elite, as well as General George Washington and many of his senior officers. Miralles successfully paved the way for commercial and military cooperation between the two nations and was to have been named Spain’s first ambassador but died of “pulmonic fever” in April 1780 while visiting General George Washington at his Morristown, NJ headquarters. Miralles was buried there with full military honors. His executors, Congressman Robert Morris and Francisco Rendon (his legation secretary and successor), ordered a complete inventory of the diplomat’s furnishings and personal possessions, room by room, for both the Spruce St. house, as well as his country estate or “farm” at Mount Pleasant (a mansion in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, atop cliffs overlooking the Schuylkill River originally built in 1761, which John Adams called “the most elegant seat in Pennsylvania.” This original, unpublished 16-page inventory, taken by “Lacoste” and John Swanwick during 9-10 May 1780, provides an important window into the material world of diplomatic and social life in Revolutionary Philadelphia, with a detailed enumeration of each room’s contents for both the Penn townhouse and Mount Pleasant. As such, it provides social historians and decorative arts scholars with an unparalleled glimpse into the conspicuous consumption of both Miralles and the Philadelphia elite that he entertained, from the consumption of sweetmeats and liquor, to their taste in clothing, books, furniture, ceramics and silver. A particularly poignant entry is the listing of medals and valuables “brought by Don. Francisco [Rendon] from Camp where the late Don Juan had them with him”, which included a gold box, a gold cross, a gold medal, two silver medals, gold shoe, knee and stock buckles, a gold watch and chain and a gold seal, the valuables on his person when he visited General Washington at Morristown. Clothing left in Philadelphia included numerous silk and velvet suits, including: “One White Silk Coat, Jacket & 2 pair of Breeches lined with Green & trimmed with Silver”, “One Pale Pink Silk Coat, Jacket & Breeches lined and trimmed do., “One Blue Silk Coat, Jacket & Breeches lined with Yellow” and “One new Red Silk Umbrella”. Miralles must have quite cut the figure when attending Congressional meetings and private soirees. JLK 2,000 - 4,000 1075 - RARE WARTIME DOCUMENT SIGNED BY GENERAL JOHN GLOVER, 1778. John Glover (1732-1797), autograph document signed, dated “M[arble]head April 3: 1778”, 1 page, 3 3/4 x 6 3/16 inches. Brigadier General John Glover of the Continental Army acknowledges the receipt of 34 pounds and 16 shillings “Cash” received from Joshua Once “as fine for P. Follet Thom[a]s. Williston & Jno. Prince junr being persons Drafted” for service in the army. The fines per individual are broken out in the lower left margin. Signed documents by Glover, especially during his wartime service, are extremely rare and highly sought after. Glover commanded the 21st Regiment during the siege of Boston, which was reorganized and renamed the 14th Continental Regiment in 1776. Composed of fellow Marblehead men, mostly seaman and fisherman by trade, “Glover’s Regiment” is famous for its service manning boats in the nighttime evacuation of the army from Long Island to Manhattan following its defeat by the British at Brooklyn in August 1776 and again, for its similar role in bringing Washington’s Army across the icy Delaware River on Christmas evening from Pennsylvania to the New Jersey shore, and then participating in the defeat of the Hessian garrison at Trenton the following morning--Washington’s first battle victory of the war. He turned down a promotion to brigadier general and left service in February 177, but later accepted it after a personal appeal from General Washington. As commander of a Massachusetts brigade, he served in the successful Saratoga campaign in fall 1777 and the failed Battle of Rhode Island in 1778. He was stationed along the Hudson River for the balance of the war, guarding against British incursions up the river. CONDITION: tipped to a piece of paper on the left corners; clean, with one flattened fold, and with a very strong and bold Glover signature. JLK 2,000 - 4,000

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1076 - PENNSYLVANIA RIFLEMAN DANIEL CAMPBELL RECEIVES MILITARY LANDS Charles Biddle (1745-1821), as President of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth. Partially-printed, document signed, vellum sheet, 12 1/8 by 17 1/4 inches, with Commonwealth seal in the upper left-hand corner and docketed on recto, which also bears the extremely rare counter-seal of the state in its earliest configuration: the figure of Liberty trampling upon Tyranny, represented by a (British) lion, encircled by the legend “BOTH CAN’T LIVE.” A land grant to “Daniel Campbell private late in the army of the United States” granting him “a parcel of land lying in the county of Westmoreland In the tenth district of the Donation Lands...Containing Two hundred Acres”, dated April 9, 1787. An early and rare example of a Pennsylvania veteran’s land grant, its recipient being a hard-fighting rifleman who fought in Hand’s 1st Contiental (Rifle) Regiment at Long Island, Trenton and Princeton and later, as a rifleman under Daniel Morgan at Saratoga, continuing with the Rifle Corps on the Sullivan Expedition, the defense of the Mohawk Valley, Yorktown and finally, the Savannah and Charleston campaigns of 1782. CONDITION: some waterstaining to the lower margin, partly obscuring the word “April”, but otherwise not affecting text; folds, light marginal soiling. JLK 1,000 - 1,500

1077 - KING GEORGE III-SIGNED COMMISSION FOR LIEUTENANT GERRET FISHER, 55TH FOOT, 1764 King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (1738-1820). Commission of “Our Trusty and Wellbeloved Gerret Fisher, Gent[leman]” as lieutenant in the “Fifty Fifth Regiment of Foot, commanded by . . . Colonel William Gansell…Given at Our Court at St. James the Fifth Day of December 1764 in the Fifth Year of Our Reign.” Partiallyprinted document signed, vellum sheet, 9 1/4 x 13 3/4 inches. Signed by the King “George R” on the upper left-hand corner, and countersigned by John Montagu, the 4th Earl Sandwich as Northern Secretary of State and Christopher D’Oyly, Deputy Secretary at War. Bearing remants of the original red wax royal seal and three blue one shilling tax stamps on the left margin. Docketed on recto. The original commission of Gerret or Garret (as it is spelled elsewhere in records) Fisher as an lieutenant in the 55th, in which capacity he would serve until 1773, when promoted to captain. The 55th Foot served in America during the French & Indian War and Pontiac’s Rebellion, 1757-1764 before returning to Britain. It returned to America in in 1776, fighting at the battles of Long Island (1776), Brandywine, and Germantown (1777), where Captain Fisher was wounded. Following the battle of Monmouth in 1778, the 55th was transferred to the West Indies, where it served with great merit during the St. Lucia campaign of that year. CONDITION: folds, some loss to seal as noted above, and some minor ink smudges in lower left corner, otherwise very good, the inked text strong and readable. JLK 900 - 1,200 1078 - SIME’S “MILITARY GUIDE FOR YOUNG OFFICERS,” 1776. Thomas Simes. “The Military Guide for Young Officers, Containing a System of the Art of War;..” London: J. Millan, 1776. Second English edition. Octavo. [1]-363, [1], [176] [with] “Military, Historical, and Explanatory Dictionary.” Four folding maps at the rear, another twenty plans and many tables in text, numerous wood engravings in the Dictionary section. Recent leather spine with gilt title and banding and original calf boards. A fine copy, bearing the inscribed name “Bateman” (Lieutenant Richard Bateman, 20th Foot, 1777-1783) on the title page. An important and popular British manual in the field libraries of numerous American officers, including General George Washington. Simes included copies of numerous official documents and regulations in his compilation, including the “1768 Warrant” prescribing the uniforms of the British Army” and the 1764 Manual Exercise. An unauthorized American edition of this work was published in Philadelphia later that year. CONDITION: original leather boards, with new leather spine with gilt decorations and lettering, contents complete, good and fairly bright. JLK 700 - 900 66

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1079 - CONSTITUTION VS. JAVA 1812 BATTLE PAINTING Unknown artist, 19th c. American School. “The United States Frigate ‘Constitution’ versus His Majesty’s Frigate ‘Java’.” Oil on wood panel, 13 1/2 x 19 inches, within carved and gilded frame. On December 29, 1812, the Constitution engaged and defeated the Java off the coast of Brazil. The Constitution suffered 34 men killed and wounded, while the Java had 150 men killed or wounded. William Bainbridge, the captain of the Constitution, was wounded twice during the battle; Captain Lambert of the Java was killed. The Java, as seen here, lost all of her masts and rigging and was also heavily hulled. Unsalvageable, she was scuttled. This view is reminiscent of Thomas Birch’s 2nd view of the battle, painted and later produced as a print in 1813. However, there are slight differences in the angles of the two ships as viewed, as well as rigging and flag details. A handsomely rendered depiction with good coloring, probably by a sign painter or itinerant artist. CONDITION: panel slightly bowed on upper edge; paint surface with notable alligatoring and craquelure, primarily in the sky and upper rigging. JLK 1,500 - 3,000

1080 - (A) NAPOLEONIC VOLUNTEER’S MUSKET AND BAYONET BY WHEELER Manufacturer: Wheeler Model: Volunteer Musket Caliber/Bore: .78 Barrel Length: 39” FFL Status: Antique Napoleon’s planned invasion of the United Kingdom at the start of the War of the Third Coalition, although never carried out, was a major influence on British plans for homeland defense and led to the rebuilding and mobilization of militia units, as well as the formation of a multitude of volunteer corps of horse, foot and artillery naval strategy and the fortification of the coast of southeast England. Britain essentially remained an armed camp, except during brief intervals of peace in Europe, until 1815. The gentlemen who joined such “white glove” infantry corps wanted lighter arms than the heavy Land and India musket patterns furnished the militia and various patterns were produced by British gunmakers to supply the demand. This fine volunteer’s musket by Robert Wheeler of London and Birmingham (fl. 1800-1815) has a 39 in. L barrel of 0.78 caliber (unmarred) bore with double-struck Tower private proofs near breech, but the lock and brass mounts slighter and the walnut stock less robust than those found with a regulation India pattern musket. The edge-engraved, round lock has “WHEELER’ stamped behind the goose-neck cock and a ‘crown/GR’ struck before, with a flat ‘S’ sideplate of brass opposite the lock. Musket has all original components, including sling swivels and ramrod. The bayonet is 19 7/8 inches long overall, with a 15 1/4 inch-long blade and is stamped with maker’s mark “RW” on the face of the blade near base. CONDITION: This musket is in VG condition, bright finished and walnut stock in clean, original finish with only few nicks and handling marks in the wood; the lock is in excellent condition, with mechanism in crisp working order. JLK 2,000 - 3,000

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1081 - (A) EXTREMELY FINE PAIR OF ENGLISH SILVER MOUNTED AND WIRE INLAID FLINTLOCK OFFICER’S PISTOLS BY PAGE. Manufacturer: (Both) Page Model: (Both) Flintlock Officer Caliber/Bore: (Both) .65 Smoothbore Barrel Length: (Both) 8” FFL Status: Antique This magnificent pair of English officer’s pistols date circa 1760. English and American officers often purchased and carried English silver-mounted pistols, as they had a reputation for being high quality and attractive. Both pistols have round tapered barrels with swamped muzzles and hooked breeches. The barrel tangs are engraved and both barrel have private English view and proof marks, along with a “TP” cartouche for Thomas Page, on the left side of the breeches. There are relief panels on top, near breeches, one with partially visible engraving “T. PAGE NORWICH”. Both barrels have gold-lined touch holes and are fastened with keys. The early lockplate are rounded and have thin relief-chased borders, centers engraved with “PAGE” surrounded by scrolls. Both locks have ornate finials on the frizzen springs. The ornate solid silver mounts feature extremely high quality chased and engraved designs. The large grotesque mask pommel caps are surrounded by foliate designs. The wrist escutcheons feature military motifs, including a helmet, cannon, and flags, they are engraved with a gargoyle head in the centers. The s-shaped sideplate form a diamond in the center and feature high relief foliate scrolls, drums, and instruments. Plain silver ramrod ferrules. Triggerguards have a relief chased flower on the bows within a diamond on a stippled ground. The front finials terminate in a display of arms in relief, including a helmet, scimitar, cannon and flags. Both pistols have attractive form and are stocked in figured walnut and profusely inlaid with silver wire and silver pins. There are well-executed relief foliate motifs around both barrels tangs and relief panels terminating in teardrops around the locks and sideplates. Silver inlaid designs include scrollwork on both sides of the forends, scrollwork on both sides of the grips, detailed shells behind the ramrod entry ferrules, and stands on arms just above the pommel cap tangs. The arms motifs center around a drum and include crossed cannons and flags. Both pistols are complete with their original horn ramrods with horn end caps and iron worms attached to the tips. CONDITION: The barrels have been cleaned at some time and retain a lightly pitted bright surface overall, heavier in some areas with scattered dark spots. Proofmarks are very good and inscription on top of one barrel is worn away. Locks are in their original flintlock configuration and retain a light grey patina with some light freckling, both function properly and have no replacement components. Silver is unpolished and retains a pleasing pewter patina. Nearly all of the wire inlay is present and original with the exception of a couple minor pieces. Stocks retain a dark undisturbed patina with some scattered marks from use and thin age cracks and fractures. One pistol has a repaired crack around the wrist with two tiny slivers replaced against the rear triggerguard tang. A very high quality attractive pair of English officer’s pistols. 12,000 - 20,000

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1082 - (A) WAR OF 1812 PISTOLS (PAIR) OF LT. ROBERT HARRISON, 13TH US INFANTRY Each pistol having a round, pin-fastened, smoothbore barrel of 8 1/4 inches length and 0.61 bore, bearing London proof marks. The pistols have flat, border engraved, beveled locks, each stamped with the maker’s name, “ALLPORT.” Thomas Allport was a Birmingham gunsmith who operated a shop in that city from 1809-1812. The brass mountings on each consist of a butt-cap, side plate and ramrod pipes, and triggerguard, the latter engraved with a sunburst. The stocks are of walnut. This pair of horse pistols were carried by Robert M. Harrison (1793-1825), who was commissioned as an ensign in the 13th U.S. Infantry Regiment on July 29, 1813, promoted to 3rd lieutenant on September 30th, and 2nd lieutenant on June 30, 1814. Prior to entering the regular army, Harrison had previously served as a private in Captain Lemon Foot’s New York volunteer company during 1812-13. Harrison was acting regimental adjutant during 1814, which entitled him to mounted service. He was one of three officers wounded during the land battle at Plattsburgh on September 11, 1814, later recuperating and placed on recruiting duty to the war’s end. In he transferred to the 2nd Infantry on the Peace establishment and promoted to 1st lieutenant on November 1, 1817. While serving at Sacketts Harbor, he was married to Isabella Auchmuty on April 23, 1820. He died on February 10, 1825 and is buried in the Old Fort Niagara Cemetery, Niagara Falls, New York. His widow and two infant children survived him by only by a few years. The pistols passed collaterally in the family until 1953, when sold by Victoria Parris of Paris, Maine to Charles Niser of Vermont. The original Parris 1953 letter of provenance and sale, along with an extensive file of documentation, accompany these pistols. “CONDITION: very good condition, lock in good working order. JLK 4,000 - 8,000

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1083 - (A) BRITISH PATTERN 1801 NAPOLEONIC FLINTLOCK SEA SERVICE PISTOL. Manufacturer: Tower Model: Pattern 1801 Sea Service Flintlock Pistol Caliber/Bore: .58 Smoothbore Barrel Length: 12” FFL Status: Antique For another example see figure 58 on page 151 of “British Military Pistols” by Robert Brooker. The tapered round barrel has two British ordnance proofs on the left side towards the breech as well as a crown over a “9” over the barrel tang. A brass front sight has been added on the top near the muzzle. The flat lockplate has double lined borders and is stamped “TOWER” in an arch at the tail. In the center there is a large stamped crown over “GR” and below the pan there is a crown with a broad arrow. The reinforced cock also has double line borders. The pistol retains its original belt hook, stamped on the rear finial with a crown over “6”. Standard brass Pattern 1801 furniture. The pommel cap is stamped with ship or markings or rack markings “6G/Q1D”. The full length partially figured walnut stock is stamped on the back of the grip near the top with a crown over a broad arrow over the date “1805”. It is also stamped with a large broad arrow and “BO” for British Ordnance on the relief beaver tail carving around the barrel tang. There are also a series of crown markings and numbers on the ramrod channel and two crown over “9” inspection stamps on the right side of the grip, just above the trigger guard. Complete with its original brass-tipped wooden ramrod. CONDITION: The iron components on this pistol are polished bright and the markings are very good to excellent. Lock is excellent and in original flintlock configuration. Brass furniture retains a mellowing mustard patina, showing some scattered marks from use. Stock shows some minor chipping around the pommel cap on the right side, some scattered marks from use, and some indentations near barrel tang. A very fine example of this Napoleonic Pattern. 1,500 - 2,500

1084 - (A) FINE SILVER-MOUNTED FRENCH FLINTLOCK OFFICER’S PISTOL DATED 1721 BY MAZELIER RUE DE SENNE. Manufacturer: Mazelier Model: Flintlock Holster Pistol Caliber/Bore: .58 Smoothbore Barrel Length: 12-3/8” FFL Status: Antique This ornate pistol has a tapered barrel with a wedding band at the muzzle and a long tapered flat on top. There is extensive gold-inlaid scrollwork around the muzzle and breech. The long top flat is decorated with a gold border and gold-inlaid inscription “MAZELIER RUE DE SENNE A PARIS” The tang is decorated with gold scrolls en suite. The early lock has a flat face with beveled edges and a stepped tail decorated with engraved military motifs. The center is marked “MAZELIER / A PARIS / 1721”. Lock features decorated borders, an engraved cock, and a faceted unbridled pan. The cock screw is chased with scroll designs on a stippled gilt ground. Gilt silver furniture is profusely chased and engraved. The sideplate is pierced and features an oval bust of a Roman soldier. The pierced wrist escutcheon features a ducal crown and engraved heraldic crest. It is surrounded by silver wire inlay. The buttcap features a sun gold on the pommel cap and relief faces on the left and right sides, silver inlaid wire borders the stirrups. The burl stock is of early form and features relief cameo panels around the lock, sideplate, and triggerguard, as well as a detailed grotesque face behind the ramrod entry ferrule. Complete with a replacement wooden ramrod. CONDITION: Barrel retains a mostly mottled brown patina with scattered areas of original blued finish, some minor wear to gold designs. Lock is in its original flintlock configuration and retains a grey patina with sharp markings and engraving. Furnuture shows traces of gilt finish and retains a mostly grey pewter patina, showing minor high edge wear. Stock shows scattered grain cracks and a repaired crack at wrist. Some minor pieces professionally replaced on both sides of forend. An extremely attractive and high quality pistol made for someone of great wealth and importance. 3,000 - 6,000

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1085 - (A) A RARE FRENCH M1763 MUSKET MARKED TO THE 1ST NEW HAMPSHIRE BATTALION, WITH BAYONET. Manufacturer: Charleville Model: 1763 First Type Caliber/Bore: .70 Smoothbore Barrel Length: 44 - 3/4” FFL Status: Antique This fine example of a French Model 1763 “Fusil” or musket in its original configuration is extremely rare, without even taking account its important, wartime American markings. It was originally part of a clandestine shipment from France aboard the Mercure, which arrived at Portsmouth, New Hampshire on March 17, 1777. 2016 of these muskets were released to New Hampshire for its three Continental battalions the following month and shipped to John Ward Gilman, an Exeter silversmith, to have state ownership markings applied. This musket bears Gilman’s stamps applied on the left side near the breech: “NH 1B No.164”, one of 672 muskets engraved intended for the 1st New Hampshire Battalion, all numbered in sequence from No. 1 to No. 672, the paired bayonets engraved with the number only; the two other battalions had their respective 672 stands of arms similarly marked, but distinguished by “2B” or “3B” battalion stamps on the musket barrels. By June 1777, more than 800 of the NH-marked arms had arrived at Fort Ticonderoga and were issued out to the three battalions, who first carried them into action at Hubbardton and subsequently, Saratoga. By late fall, the New Hampshire Line, including the 1st Battalion or Regiment, had joined the Main Army and wintered with it at Valley Forge, before fighting at Monmouth on June 28, 1778. The 1st saw further action at Newtown against the Iroquois and in the Virginia campaign of 1781, where its light infantry company participated in the night assault on Redoubt Number 10, taking it with their French arms unloaded, but bayonets fixed. The musket has a tapered round smoothbore barrel with bayonet lug mounted ion the bottom near muzzle and the tang is inscribed “M 1763.” The flat lockplate has beveled edges and is stamped in the center with a crown over “A” and inscribed “Charleville”, designating the royal manufactory where it was produced. Opposite it, the iron sideplate is stamped “P (star) N”. The musket features the early Model 1763 mounts, including a trumpeted band at the muzzle and stepped middle-band (both spring-fastened) and a pressure-mounted, rear band (later spring-fastened from 1766 onwards). The musket is complete with its original trumpet-headed, iron ramrod and still retains the original ramrod cover or “sheath of sheet-iron, spring-fastened and ranging the ramrod channel between the muzzle band and center band. This feature is unique to the true 1763 first type musket and not found in those produced after 1766, the so-called “light 1763” or Model 1766 (and is rarely encountered still in place on surviving specimens). The full-length, walnut stock is stamped with a French inspection mark on the left side of the butt and on the right side is deeply carved with the initials “SB”. The musket was found with an American-modified, British socket bayonet. The triangular blade measures 16 3/4 inches and the socket measures 3 5/16 inches in length, respectively. The blade is marked with an “8”, a “[crown]/6” inspection mark, and two “broad arrow” marks, inversely facing each other, denoting that the bayonet was sold out of service. The socket was cut up its length, its diameter reduced and brazed closed again with a collar restored to its end--almost certainly a period alteration to suit service with this musket, to which it is well-fitted. The musket and bayonet were recently acquired by the consignor from an historic property near Bartlett, New Hampshire where they had hung since “around 1900.” CONDITION: All iron components retain a dark, undisturbed patina and all markings are exceptionally good; the lock in original configuraton and and good working order; the stock shows scattered marks from use, minor chips, age cracks and period repairs to cracks in the fore-end. The musket is completely “as found” and in “attic condition” and its bayonet retains a matching surface. It would be difficult to find a Revolutionary War musket of comparable importance in the desirable state of this identified and marked example. 25,000 - 50,000

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1086 - (A) RARE INDIAN DEPARTMENT FLINTLOCK PRESENTATION RIFLE FOR WARRIORS BY TATHAM, 1816. Manufacturer: Henry Tatham Model: 1816 Warrior Caliber/Bore: .60 Rifled Barrel Length: 31” FFL Status: Antique With a 31-inch long, browned, key-fastened, octagonal sighted barrel of 0.56 caliber cut with ten grooves, with royal arms in platinum within a raised rectangular panel or cartouche between two platinum lines at the breech, platinum-lined vent or touch-hole, blued two-leaf back-sight, and blued tang engraved with martial motifs; case-hardened, flat beveled lock with safety-catch, stepped tail, roller, blued steel-spring, raised pan, and bearing engraved maker’s name ‘TATHAM’ between cock and hammer; and figured walnut stock with checkered wrist and blued iron mounts, including patch-box cover decorated with a martial trophies, a case-hardened trigger-plate with pineapple finial, platinum thumbpiece, horn fore-end cap, original horn-tipped ramrod, and much original finish to barrel, lock and mounts. Proof and inspection marks on underside of barrel near breech, along with the ‘WF’ mark of William Fullerd; inverted ‘Broad arrow” strikes on of barrel near breech, indicating release from Crown ownership. A near-fine example of one of full-stocked,’warrior’ rifles produced by Henry Tatham, Sr. (1770-1835) under contract with the Board of Ordnance in 1816. Major John Norton of the Indian Department recommended such arms be presented to Canadian Indian chiefs and key warriors in recognition of their valorous service as allies of the British during the War of 1812, which was approved in the Prince Regent. Subsequently, Tatham exhibited three patterns of rifles to the Board of Ordnance, who approved and contracted with him to produce such on behalf of the Indian Department. Tatham, appointed Sword Cutler and Beltmaker-in-Ordinary to King George III in 1798 and Gunmaker to the Prince of Wales in 1799. William Fullerd (fl. 1808-1834), was a London barrel and lock maker. The largest surviving collection of these Indian presentation rifles is in the collection of the Royal Armouries at Leeds. CONDITION: Near fine, overall. Barrel has sharp edges and excellent markings, retains about 90 percent of original finish. Lock is crisp and in its original flintlock configuration, functions flawlessly. Mounts retain generous amounts of original blue finish with some areas thinned to grey patina. Stock shows some minor staining and light storage marks, there is a repaired crack to the stock opposite the lock. LITERATURE: Robert W. Band, “Tatham’s Indian Guns, A Gift For Mohawk Warriors”, The Canadian Journal of Arms Collecting, vol. 37, no. 1 (February 1999), pp. 3-7; Dewitt Bailey. British Military Flintlock Rifles, 1740-1840 (Lincoln, RI: Mowbray, 2002), 180-187 and 210. JLK 12,000 - 24,000

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1087 - (A) 1771 DATED NEW ENGLAND FLINTLOCK FOWLER ATTRIBUTED TO JOHNSON.. Manufacturer: Attributed to Johnson Model: New England Fowler Caliber/Bore: .65 Smoothbore Barrel Length: 45” FFL Status: Antique L: 61”. For a signed example with nearly identical form and furniture, see plate NE 8 on page 40 of “Flintlock Fowlers: The First Guns Made in America” by Tom Grinslade. The example shown in the book has identical buttstock form to this example. It also has a sideplate and triggerguard of very similar form. According to Grinslade, Seth Johnson lived in Old Rutland, Massachusetts and was a Committee of Safety maker between 1772 and 1777. The iron barrel has thick walls and is round and tapered with a tapered relief flat panel along the top. A small brass bead is mounted on top, near the muzzle, along with evidence of an earlier sight slightly farther back. The barrel tang also has an integral raised notched rear sight. The lockplate has a rounded face and is unmarked. The furniture is brass and the flat sideplate has some simple decoration engraved around both lock screws. Most importantly, the oval-shaped convex silver wrist escutcheon is inscribed “1771” above a later inscribed date of “1807”, probably added at the time of the owner’s death or by a later family member at the time that they took possession. The brass triggerguard is crudely engraved with borders and simple designs. Sheet brass ramrod ferrules. Full length cherry stock in the classic New England form, showing French influence and a Roman nose buttstock. Complete with a later associated ramrod. CONDITION: Barrel retains a brown patina. Lock is a reconversion and retains a brown surface, does not hold on cock. Brass shows some wear and marks from use, retaining a mustard patina. Triggerguard has a period repair to back tang. Stock has a later coat of finish and shows some repaired breaks and cracks to forend and a couple minor pieces replaced around lockplate. A very nice dated New England fowler with excellent architecture. 5,000 - 8,000

1088 - (A) FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY FOWLER ATTRIBUTED TO BUCKS COUNTY. Manufacturer: Bucks County, Pennsylvania Model: Flintlock Fowler Caliber/Bore: .72 Smoothbore Barrel Length: 43” FFL Status: Antique

The tapered round barrel has an small iron front sight and a notched rear sight applied on top. Barrel appears to be British. The Germanic lockplate is flat with beveled edges and a molding at the tail. The brass furniture includes a Short Land Pattern Brown Bess triggerguard and slightly altered Second Model buttplate. The sideplate is sheet brass with some amateur engraving. Cast brass ramrod ferrules. The full length figured maple stock has a long wrist and buttstock of classic Bucks County, Pennsylvania form. There is a relief carved design around the barrel tang which has been observed on Moravian rifles and early Bucks County rifles. CONDITION: Barrel and lock show heavy pitting overall with a grey patina, lock is original flint and functions properly, touch hole re-bushed during period. Brass shows some corrosion from a previously heavy patina, now retains a dark mustard patina. Foremost lock retaining screw is absent. Stock shows some losses around barrel tang and lock. Some wear and scattered marks from use. Ramrod is a replacement. An interesting Bucks County fowler. 1,200 - 2,500

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1089 - (A) FINE IDENTIFIED SILVER-INLAID ENGLISH FLINTLOCK FOWLER OF ADMIRAL SIR JOHN THOMAS DUCKWORTH, MADE BY COLLUMBELL.. Manufacturer: David Collumbell Model: Flintlock Fowler Barrel Length: 33” FFL Status: Antique Gauge: .69 Smoothbore This ornate circa 1760 fowler was made by noted gunsmith David Collumbell of London. He apprenticed under Garrett Johnson in 1712. He worked as a member of the Gunmaker’s Company between 1734 and 1756. He is listed as working on Parliament Street in Westminster in 1763 and as a gunmaker to Ordnance in 1756; then the East India Company in 1761. The fowler itself has a two stage barrel with a hooked breech and a gold-lined touch hole. There are London view and proof marks on the left side, near the breech. The top flat is inscribed “COLLUMBELL LONDON” surrounded by an engraved decorative border. The flat lockplate is profusely engraved with scrolls around “COLLUMBELL” in the center, the tail is engraved with military motifs and features a sliding half-cock safety. Other features include a scalloped and engraved frizzen spring, a waterproof pan and an engraved swan-neck cock. The sideplate is iron and is chased with foliate and architectural motifs. The buttplate, wrist escutcheon, and triggerguard are also iron and are chased and engraved en suite. The trigger is decorated with cut-out scrolls. The ramrod ferrules are silver and are engraved with stiff-leaf bands and geometric designs. The full-length stock is of classic early Georgian form and features a symmetrical relief-carved shell design around the barrel tang and relief panels terminating in teardrops around the lock and sideplate cavities. Stock is profusely inlaid with silver wire designs including small silver flowers with scrolls on both sides of the wrist and in front of the triggerguard finial. The right side of the buttstock shows a large swagged canopy enclosing trophies of arms. The left side shows an elaborate naval design with a large anchor, cannon, flags, and polearms. CONDITION: Barrel shows some wear and retains a grey patina with some darker spots, front spider sight inlay is absent. Lock is in its original flintlock configuration and functions well, retaining a grey patina. Some chipping to frizzen face and top of frizzen shows a small chip. Mounts retain a spotted grey patina and show some wear. Ramrod is a probable replacement. Silver wire very good with some small pieces absent and a small loose strand on left side of wrist. Stock shows some wear and scattered marks, a few minor chips absent around lock and a minor crack on left side of forend. PROVENANCE: Previously sold as lot 413 at Sotheby’s of Sussex July 26, 1995. This fowler was purchased together with another sporting gun bearing the crest of Vice-Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth. The two guns were acquired from the same house and because of the naval motifs, it is most certainly a fowler made for Duckworth. Duckworth lived between 1748 and 1817, he entered the navy at the age of 11. One of the incidents he was involved in occurred in 1777 while he was the First Lieutenant on the H.M.S. Diamond while it was in Rhode Island. He was the officer responsible for a loaded cannon that was used in a salute that resulted in the death of five men aboard another ship. He was acquitted twice. In 1780 he was promoted to Captain and became flag-captain to the admiral of the West Indies squadron. He was knighted in 1801. Complete with copies of catalog description and photos, as well as realized prices. Also included is a biography of Sir John Thomas Duckworth. A very well-decorated early fowler. 10,000 - 20,000

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1090 - (A) ENGLISH HALF-STOCK FLINTLOCK FOWLER BY BARKER. Manufacturer: Barker Model: Fowler Barrel Length: 34 - 1/2” FFL Status: Antique Gauge: 16 Bore

The two-stage smoothbore barrel is marked with British proofmarks on the left side of the breech, breech is hooked. The top flat is inscribed “Ensingwold”. Lock has a roller frizzen and is inscribed “Barker in the center. Brass mounts are well-engraved. Walnut half-stock with checkered wrist and horn end cap. Brass tipped wooden ramrod appears to be original. CONDITION: Barrel retains a pitted surface and was cleaned at some time. Lock functions well and is in its original flintlock configuration. Mounts retain a pleasing unpolished mustard patina. Stock very good with some marks from use. An attractive and diminutive fowling piece. 300 - 500

1091 - SILVER-MOUNTED AMERICAN EAGLE POMMEL DIRK WITH SCABBARD, EX. LATTIMER Blade Length: 7 - 1/2” Overall Length: 11 - 5/8” This dirk is featured in figure 57 on page 37 of “Silver Mounted Swords, The Lattimer Family Collection” by Daniel D. Hartzler. The dirk is in the French style and has curved diamond-section blade with a 4-1/2” clipped point. The blade still retains the Lattimer collection number in white paint on the right side of the ricasso. S-shaped guard terminating in acorn-shaped faces at both ends. A silver chain extends from the guard to the eagle head pommel. Faceted octagonal bone grip with silver ferrule at bottom. The front of the guard is marked with American silver hallmarks, including a heart cartouche with an eagle surrounded by stars as well as a partially obscured cartouche, possibly “AW”. The dirk is complete with its original brown leather scabbard with shaped silver mounts. The leather is decorated with crosshatched designs and remnants of a suspension chain are still intact. Probably circa 1790-1810. CONDITION: Blade has some light freckling and retains a grey patina. Guard slightly loose. Silver retains a dark unpolished patina. Bone grip is excellent and retains honey patina. Scabbard is is original and in excellent condition, silver retains a matching undisturbed patina, scabbard shows some shrinkage. Examples with scabbards are exceedingly scarce. A nice marked silver-hilted American dirk. PROVENANCE: Ex. Lattimer Collection. 1,200 - 2,500

1092 - AMERICAN SILVER-MOUNTED NAVAL DIRK WITH SCABBARD. Blade Length: 5 - 1/2” Overall Length: 9 - 1/2” This is an exceptionally more ornate example than is typically encountered. The tapered straight diamond-section blade has a polished surface. The silver-mounted handle has a pillow pommel and fluted ferrules surrounded the checkered ivory grip. The silver guard features double-lines engraved around the perimeter and a series of pendants. The silver scabbard is decorated with floral and foliate motifs with an engraved oval stud near the top. CONDITION: Silver retains areas of dark patina. Some minor dents. Ivory grip retains a pleasing honey patina with minor crack on both sides. Blade polished bright, some minor areas of pitting. A very attractive American dirk. 1,200 - 2,000

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1093 - EXTREMELY FINE AND WELL-DOCUMENTED SILVER-INLAID PRESENTATION PIPE TOMAHAWK. Blade Length: 2 - 3/4” Overall Length: 21 - 1/2” 21 - 1/2” x 8 - 1/4”. This is probably the most-publicized tomahawk in existence, featured in eight printed works and also has wonderful provenance as being part of some of the most important American Collections ever assembled. Most recently, the tomahawk was part of a display at the 2019 Kentucky Rifle Association Convention titled “Silver Mounted Pipe Tomahawks” by Bill Myers, Steve Fuller, and Jim Johnston. Dating circa 1770-1800, the 21-1/2? figured maple haft has six silver bands and twelve engraved silver inlays, along with silver mouthpiece. The well-forged head with teardrop shaped eye also has two engraved silver insets in blade, one being half moon and the other a florally decorated oval. There are also filed designs on bowl and the blade. Below the bowl on both sides of the eye, there are small silver inlaid hearts in relief. The edge around the bowl is serrated. The silver cap on top of the haft is engraved with a star and rocker-panel borders. There are bands of cross-hatched silver inlays on top edge of the blade and filed crosshatching on the bottom edge. LITERATURE: Copies of covers and pages featuring this piece are included for each reference. This exact tomahawk is illustrated on page 34 plate 52 of John Baldwin’s “Tomahawks, Pipe Axes of the American Frontier” 1995 and attributed to the William H. Guthman Collection. It is also shown and described on page 45 of “Bowie

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Knives” by Robert Abels and on page 20 of “The Robert Abels Collection of Bowie Type Knives of American Interest” (Copies of both books are included). This piece is also shown as plate 9.VII on page 258 of “Swords and Blades of the American Revolution” by George C. Neumann. Also shown and described as number 122 of “American Indian Tomahawks” by Harold R. Peterson and on page 133 of “Indian Tomahawks & Frontiersmen Belt Axes” by Daniel D. Hartzler and James A. Knowles. Also in a March 1981 Article of “The Magazine Antiques” by William H. Guthman pages 658 to 664. Also featured in a 1999 article “Collecting Americana” by Bill Guthman for the American Society of Arms Collectors PROVENANCE: Bill Guthman Collection; Robert Abels Collection; William Myers Collection. CONDITION: Excellent, overall. A couple silver inlays are slightly loose or raised, due to haft shrinkage and a couple missing silver pins. Appears “as found” with its original haft, iron has a smooth gray patina and silver has a gray pewter patina overall. Head slightly loose due to shrinkage, a couple minor nicks and marks. This is as fine an example of a late 18th Century pipe tomahawk as you will encounter with great provenance and a complete an extensive portfolio of documentation. 65,000 - 100,000

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1094 - DIMINUTIVE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR ERA SPIKE TOMAHAWK. Blade Length: 2 - 1/2” Overall Length: 11 - 1/4” This tomahawk is featured as no. 9 on page 293 of “Who’s Who in Indian Relics” and on page 265 of “Rare and Unusual Indian Artifacts”, both by Lar Hothem. This well-balanced weapon was a favorite among the Iroquois Indians. The hand-forged iron head measures 6-1/4” overall, including the spike. The 2-1/2” inch blade has a 1-1/2” nearly straight cutting edge. The head features double-ears around the eye and an octagonal 3” downward curved spike. The haft is a later replacement and has traces of red ochre paint. CONDITION: Head retains a grey patina with some darker areas, cutting edge shows sharpening marks. Haft very good. PROVENANCE: Ex. Tom Richards and Robert Wheeler Collections. 1,000 - 2,000

1095 - 1764 DATED ENGRAVED POWDER HORN OF WILLIAM HEWLET WITH RELATED DOCUMENT The curved body measures about 13 inches overall including the plug. The rounded spout section is tapered and features a relief ring about one inch above the main body. The stepped edge of the main body is nicely scalloped and features eight drilling British grenadiers, five with muskets, one with a British flag, one with a sword and mitre cap, and a mounted officer with a sword. There also a large British ship of war displaying eleven guns as well as a depiction of a British camp with a large flag and eighteen tents. Below it is labeled “BRADSTREE/TS CAMP No 1”. Below the ship is the inscription “WE KILT 200 INJENS/A BY NIAGAREE”. The large inscription on the horn is professionally done and reads “WILLIAM HEWLET/HIS HORN MADE AT LAKE ONTARYO 1764”. The last couple inches of the corn body display cross hatched engraving. The wooden plug is convex and has three early iron nails in the center. Complete with an associated document that reads: “Fort Ontario, July 5, 1763. Addressed to Colonel John Broadstreet. Duncan certifies to the impressment for the use of His Majesty of “Two new three handed Boats the property of Mr. Hugh Mitchel, their not being a sufficiency of Boats belonging to the King at this place, for the transportation of Troops to Niagara; for which said Mr. Hugh Mitchel is to be paid at the usual rate.” This shows the typical high-handed treatment of the Colonials by the British. CONDITION: Horn retains a pleasing honey patina with some areas of darker patina. Some minor carrying wear and some chipping around butt. Below grenadiers, there is some minor insect damage. Document is very good overall, showing some minor losses to edges, staining around edges from tape and minor fold marks. A very attractive and historically significant grouping. 15,000 - 25,000

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1096 - UNIQUE ENGRAVED POWDER HORN OF JOHN WALKEN INSCRIBED “GREAT BRITAIN’S WEALTH AND GLORY” ATTRIBUTED TO THE MASTER CARVER. This historic horn is engraved: “GREAT BRTIAIN’S WEALtH & gLORy” “John WaLken”. Near the spout end are twelve engraved crests, signifying the London trade guilds: the Worshipful Companies of Grocers, Drapers, Mercers, Fishmongers, Merchant Taylors, Haberdashers, Frommongers, Vinters, Salters, Skinners, Clothmakers and Goldsmiths. London’s crest is engraved above a cityscape. Also pictured is a mermaid, an angel on a pedestal, ships and impressive architecture. The spout is of a vase and ring design with a 1/4” silver band. The horn is faceted below the ring on the spout. At the flat, hardwood plug, there is another 1/4 “ silver band. There is also a patinated brass ring attached to the plug. The horn measures 12” overall. Walter attributed this horn to the skilled hand of The Master Carver. Walter attributed only nineteen horns to this hand. CONDITION: Very Good, as described. The spout shows minor chipping and a 1” hairline crack. PROVENANCE: Ex. Walter O’Connor Collection. 10,000 - 20,000

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1097 - 1812-1820S NEW YORK MILITIA GROUPING OF JOHN M. WHEELER INCL. CHAPEAU, PORTMANTEAU AND DOCUMENTS. John Milton Wheeler (1796-1861) served as a corporal and later sergeant in Captan Henry Perlee’s company of volunteers drawn from the 29th New York Regiment (Dutchess County) during the War of 1812 and post-war as sergeant major (1816), ensign and paymaster (1818) and captain (1822) in the same regiment. This grouping includes the “chapeau bras” or military bicorne with plume that he wore as a company grade officer from c. 1816-1820s. The hat is 15 1/2 inches long, with its rear fan 8 inches and its front fan 7 1/4 inches high. It is bound with 2 inch-wide, black silk ferret binding, approximately 1 inch wide showing on the outside. The hat retains its original cotton lining, which is approximately 4 inches wide and gathered at top. There is a silvered, copper alloy, flat “button of 5/8 inch diameter set 3/4 inch

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above the center bottom of the hat, with a cockade loop of 1/4 inch-wide, metallic/worsted lace (probably silver originally, but now a gold color), extending upward in a V from the button to the top of the front fan of the hat, the two ends spaced approximately 5 inches apart at that point. On the reverse of the front fan, centered in the V, is a flat socket of thin leather for the detachable plume. The plume itself is 17 inches long overall and is made of white feathers wrapped around a baleen stem with linen thread, the lower five inches clear. Wheeler’s hide-covered, wooden, portmanteau case is lined with War of 1812 era newspapers and is decorated with narrow strips of leather and patterned tack arrangements on the exterior, including his initials “JMW” within a diamond outline on the lid. The case is 24 in. L x 11 1/2 in. H x 12 1/2 in. wide, the profile oval shaped, but with a flattened base. The lid is hinged and there is a lock below and folding, brass carrying handles are on each end, affixed to kidney-shaped plates of the same. A Bristol board portfolio edged with green silk binding, 14 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches, contains Wheeler’s partially-printed, folio appointment as “Captain in the 29th Regiment of Infantry”, signed and dated by Governor Dewitt Clinton on April 13, 1822, along with a later commission and two War of 1812 era letters. Extensive post-war papers of Wheeler and his family, 1816-1860s, are also included, principally business records, land transfers and surveys, and some personal correspondence and ephemera. Also found in the portamanteau, with the above, is a 9 1/4 in. L wooden artist’s box of the period, with three levels for storing pencils, pens, chalk, etc., accessed by slides or hinges and bearing the name “E. A. BASSETT inscribed on the underside. JLK 2,500 - 4,500 1098 - A SURVIVOR OF THE 1775 ARNOLD EXPEDITION APPLIES FOR RELIEF. Benjamin West’s undated application for compensation for unpaid military service “as Minute man about 7 mo[nth]s in the Fall of 1774 under Command of Col Greyton [John Greaton] To my Services for Campaigne to Quebec under Command of Col. [Benedict] Arnold drawn from Col Greyton’s Regiment in Cambridge about 14 Months in 1775 and 1776” and to “Furnishing myself with equipments Clothing &c All of which were taken when I became a prisoner at Quebec. To my Service, in the Penobscot expedition about the year 1779. For all the above I never have received my payment.” Autograph document (unsigned, but written in West’s hand), 1 page, 9 7/8 x 8 inches. [with] Benjamin West’s 1819 Petition “To the Honourable Senate and house of Representatives” of Massachusetts, autograph document signed, 2 pages, each 10 x 8 1/4 inches. West represents “that in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy five which was a Day that tried mens Souls, a day when Every Honest and benevolent hart felt willing to give up half he possessed if we Could gain his Independence, to any Poor man that would harness himself with Implyments of war, and seppard [sic] his life in the high Places of the field, and Rescue there lives and the lives of there little ones from the Ravages of a Mercy less foe....there is no one Remembers the same Poor man who under god obtained the Liberty they now enjoy, were it not for the fortitude and corage [sic] f our worthy citizens of that Day we should not have been colonies to grate Briton, your Petitioner therefore humbly Prays that as he has wated more than forty years and my gray hairs are now Blossoming for the grave...you will hear his cry answer his Request and grant him Relief....” The sheet on reverse bears the notation that it was “Read and approved” in the Senate on January 31, 1820 and signed by Senate President John Phillips. However, it was not until June 10th that the House “Read and committed” West’s petition “to the Committee on Sick & Wounded Soldiers’ applications, per affixed signature of the Speaker, E. H. Mills. West’s pension application in the National Archives (copies included) shed further evidence on his service. He marched on Arnold’s expedition “by way of the Kennebec” in Captain Simeon Thayer’s company of musketmen and served during the siege of Quebec until captured during Montgomery’s ill-fated assault, during which by “Loss of our Brave Commander our party fell into the Enemys hands”, noting elsewhere that “Five different Prisons I was cast into during the War, from 1775 to 1783 when I came from Newfoundland in a Hog Ship.” CONDITION: both documents with original folds, now flattened, and in very good condition with strong ink; handsomely”floated” in window matted, UV-glazed framing by a professional paper conservator. JLK 900 - 1,500

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1099 - UNIFORMS AND “GENERAL DISPOSITION OF THE KING’S TROOPS,” 1763. [British Army. Uniforms and Organizaton] “GEN[ERA]L. DISPOSITION OF THE KING’S TROOPS with THE NUMBER, UNIFORM and COLONEL [of EACH REGIMENT, 1763].” Octavo, marbled endpapers, 10 leaves. No place, no date, but inscribed ‘1763’ in graphite on recto of first leaf, along with inked name ‘Conway G. Sullivan’ (compiler or owner?). Contemporary 18th century red morocco leather binding, tooled spine with gilded, stamped border decoration on covered boards. A remarkable, possibly unique, manuscript compilation of all regiments and corps composing the British Army at the close of the Seven Years’ War in 1763 in inked, columnar form, arranged by number or name of regiment in sequential order within each major duty station (Britain, Gibraltar, Minorca, Ireland, West Indies, North and South America), followed by the specific uniform of each corps represented by a divided, hand-colored, rectangular block, the left half representing the color of the uniform (most being colored red), with the right having the facing color specific to each regiment in watercolor (blue, black, green, buff, orange, yellow, etc.), and ending with the name of the general officer or ‘Colonel in Chief” of each, respective regiment. CONDITION: edge wear and scuffing to covers; some edge wear and light soiling to some pages. JLK 3,000 - 5,000

1100 - WINE RECEIPT FOR WASHINGTON’S COUNCIL OF WAR, MAY 24, 1778 LEADING TO MONMOUTH BATTLE William Colfax (1756-1838), autographed document signed, dated May 24, 1778 [at Rocky Hill near Hopewell, New Jersey], 1 page (approximately 5 x 7 3/4 inches). Lieutenant William Colfax’s signed receipt for refreshments for General George Washington’s Field Headquarters while the Continental Army trailed General Sir Henry Clinton’s British army during its retreat through southern New Jersey. Colfax was lieutenant in “His Excellency’s” or the Commander in Chief’s Guard, an elite force of approximately 180 men, chosen “for their sobriety, honesty and good behavior...from five feet eight Inches high, to five feet ten Inches; handsomely and well made”, selected from the army-at-large, who provided for the protection and management of Washington’s person, staff and headquarters equipage. In this receipt, Colfax signs for a “Two Q[uar]ter Casks & three small Caggs of Madaria Wine, one Box Claret And a Half Barrel of Sammon [salmon]”, docketed on verso “3 Qtr. Casks Wine / 5 Doz. [bottles of] Claret” on the day of Washington’s Council of War, attended by his key generals and advisors. The purpose of the Council was to determine whether to attack the British army and more cautious officers, such as second-in-command, Major General Charles Lee, voted against it. However, other officers such as the Marquis de Lafayette, Brigadier General “Mad” Anthony Wayne and Colonel Alexander Hamilton, their active and agressive personalities perhaps fueled by one or two, too-many glasses of madeira or claret, urged direct action against the British, which ultimately resulted in the battle of Monmouth four days later. A rare, “vintage” artifact relating to Washington, the Guard and the monumental battle of Monmouth. Cheers! CONDITION: light uniform toning, one flattened fold, otherwise very good. JLK 8,000 - 12,000 82

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1101 - RARE REVOLUTIONARY WAR MANUAL ON MILITARY TENTS AND ENCAMPMENTS Lewis Lochee. “An Essay on Castrametation.”, Little Chelsea: printed for the author, 1778. 9 folding engraved plates, in original, blue printers’ boards with paper spine and label. Lochee, a professor at the Royal Military Academy, was also the author of an important manual on field fortification. This rare work is the first comprehensive guide printed in the English language that provided a guide to the types of tents used in the field by British (and American) armies during the Revolutionary era and the art of military “castrametation”--the plans and practices of laying out and managing military field encampments or “tent cities” in the field when on campaign. The 9 folding plates include measured plans and projections of military tents, from the small wedge tents of enlisted to the large “marquee” tents used of commissioned officer’s quarters and other specialized tents. In addition are diagrams of the “tent city” field cantonments or encampments that were typical of those utilized by British and American armies in the field during the Revolutionary War. The plans and perspective drawings for officer’s marquee tents in this book are nearly identical to General George Washington’s sleeping and “headquarters” marquee or dining tent, both of which survive today in the Museum of the American Revolution and the National Museum of American History, respectively. CONDITION: Very good to near fine, less chipping to the spine on upper and lower edges, the internal pages and folding plates bright and clean. JLK 1,000 - 2,000

1102 - MORRISTOWN MUSTER OF HENDERSON’S COMPANY, 3RD PENNSYLVANIA REGIMENT, 1780. Muster Roll of Captain John Henderson’s Company in the Third Pennsylvania Regiment in the Service of the United States Commanded by Colo: Thomas Craig for the Month of April 1780. document signed and dated place above, May 5, 1780, 2 pp., folio sheet. Lieutenant Colonel Josiah Harmar, Inspector of the Pennsylvania Division, attested to and signed the muster on the obverse and on the reverse, it is signed and dated by its compiler, Captain John Henderson, and countersigned by Francis Johnston, Colonel commanding the 2nd Pennsylvania Brigade. An extremely rare muster roll from the Morristown encampment following the “Hard Winter” of 1780, the coldest of the 18th century. The muster of this company is extremely interesting in many respects, the first of which is that only two officers are listed of 4 authorized, Captain Henderson and “Daniel St. Clair Lieut. on Furlough by Col: Craig [for an] Unlimited [period of time--we wonder why?].” Two of the privates are listed as “Taken Prisoner by the Enemy Apl. 16th. 1780” This refers to the skirmish at Paramus, New Jersey, where a detachment of the 3rd Pennsylvania under Major Thomas Byles, was captured by a raiding party of 300 Hessians, in which American losses were 4 killed, 6 wounded, and 40 captured. Perhaps just as notable are four privates listed “On Command”, all riflemen detached for service with Parr’s Rifle Corps in the Mohawk Valley, including “Timothy Murphy” (the marksman generally credited with having mortally wounded General Simon Fraser at the battle of Bemis Heights (Saratoga) on October 7, 1777. CONDITION: light uniform age toning, flattened folds, with one short (1/2” marginal) tear at lower left fold, otherwise very good. JLK 1,500 - 3,000

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1103 - DE SCHEEL’S 1777 WORK ON THE FRENCH (GRIBEAUVAL) ARTILLERY SYSTEM, 1777 Heinrich Otto von Scheel (1745-1808). “MEMOIRES D’ARTILLERIE, CONTENANT L’ARTILLERIE NOUVELLE, out les changemens faits dans l’Artillerie Francoise en 1765. AVEC L’EXPOSE ET L’ANALYSE DES OBJECTIONS qui ont ete faites a ces chagemens.” Copenhagen: August Frederick Stein for Claude Philibert, 1777. Quarto (9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.), [4 (including half-title)], xvi, [8], 440, [2 (errata leaf)] pp., 6 folding tables, illustration: engraved vignette on title-page, 29 engraved plates (most folding), in later binding of marbled boards, with gilded leather spine label. First edition of this seminal account of the reforms made to the French artillery by Jean-Baptiste de Gribeauval (1715-1789), who had fought with the Austrian artillery during the Seven Years’ War. Gribeauval’s reforms included standardisation of the artillery calibre, improved mobility resulting from mechanical innovations, the adoption of horse artillery, waterproof ammunition wagons, improved wages and conditions for the lower ranks and training for the officers. This work was essentially an unauthorized publication of the new, official French artillery system by one of Gribeauval’s disciples, available in France itself prior to this publication by only a handful of closely-guarded, manuscript copies (the first French edition was not published until 1795). The French Army used artillery and carriages built according to the Gribeauval System with great effect during the American Revolution which in turn, had a lasting influence on many of the American artillery officers who served with them during the Siege of Yorktown. It was translated into English by Jonathan Williams (nephew of Benjamin Franklin and future Chief of the Corps of Engineers) in 1800, for use of the United States Army. CONDITION: The spine paper separated at front board, with some soiling to the end papers, title page and preface, the remainder of the book clean and bright, with excellent quality to plate engravings. JLK 900 - 1,500

1104 - FINE NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTIONARY WAR SABER WITH SCABBARD AND WHALE BONE GRIP. Blade Length: 26 - 5/8” Overall Length: 31 - 1/2” L: 31 - 1/2”. This is an exceptional example of an American infantry officer’s saber. This is almost certainly a New England manufactured sword with its whalebone grip. The slightly curved blade appears to be American blacksmith made and has a single edge and partial deep fuller along the top on both sides. The brass hilt features a stylized four-slot guard that terminates in a point at the quillon. The knucklebow intersects with the olive-shaped pommel. The bone grip is engraved with a spiraling line and has concave sections and brass ferrules at each end. Complete with its original black leather scabbard with brass mounts. Top mount has a ring for hanger. CONDITION: Blade retains a spotted grey patina with some areas of heavier patina, a few “battle” nicks to edge. Hilt retains an undisturbed dark mustard patina. Grip shows some hairline cracks and retains a pleasing honey patina. Scabbard very good with some scuffing and cracking to surface, some minor flaking. Mounts show a dark patina and drag has some denting. A very attractive American sword with a whalebone grip. 3,500 - 6,500 84

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1105 - STARR MODEL 1798 LIGHT DRAGOON SABER AND SCABBARD Blade Length: 33 - 1/4” Overall Length: 39” Regulation pattern with 33 1/4 inch-long, curved blade that is 1 5/8 inches wide at the forte, with a long, false edge and a single, narrow fuller. The obverse or right face of the blade at forte bears the maker’s name, struck indistinctly: “N. Starr & Co.” , while the left face is stamped “US/1799”. The hussar-type hilt is iron-mounted, with stirrup-guard and a backstrap that ends in a flattened pommel cap, with a channeled, wooden grip covered with blackened leather. Blackened leather scabbard with sheet iron throat, shield-shaped with frog stud; its sheet iron drag is missing. One of 2000 sabers with scabbards made under contract by Nathan Starr of Middletown, Connecticut for the US Army in 1798, few of which survive with their original scabbards. CONDITION: Good to very good overall. The tip of the blade is blunted, missing perhaps its first 1/4 inch of length, probably broken off and later ground smooth. The blade is a relatively uniform, bright grey with some light surface rust on the spine and some scattered nicks on the edge of blade, along with a few small patches of moderate pitting, but otherwise quite good in condition. The iron hilt has a uniform dark grey patina, with traces of the original japanning still visible, and some light surface rust. The original leather wrap is good, with moderate scuffing and abrasion, primarily on the left side, wear there are two small 1/4” holes due to wear, revealing the wooden grip below. The twisted wire wrap once in the channels is now missing, although a trace can be seen in under the backstrap, as is the iron ferrule behind the crossguard. The scabbard throat has light surface rust and the leather of the scabbard evidences edge wear and some surface flaking to the leather, otherwise in good condition (iron drag missing from end). JLK 2,500 - 5,000

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1106 - EARLY FOUR-SLOT AMERICAN EAGLE POMMEL SABER WITH SCABBARD. Blade Length: 26 - 1/2” Overall Length: 32” This sword is featured in figure 414 on page 462 of “American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords: Volume I” by Daniel D. Hartzler. The book attributed this sword to Virginia and dates it to the Revolutionary War period. The early, slightly curved blade is of American manufacture and has a deep single fuller along the top of the blade on both sides. The blade has a 6-1/2” false edge. The brass hilt features an early eagle head pommel with engraved details. The early four-slot guard is of the Revolutionary War style and terminates in a point at the quillon. The bone octagonal grip is fluted and has brass ferrules at both ends. The sword is complete with a black leather scabbard with plain brass mounts. CONDITION: Blade retains a dark undisturbed patina. Hilt is unpolished and retains a dark mustard patina with some darker areas. Grip is excellent with top ferule slightly loose. Scabbard very good with dark patina on mounts, leather shows some minor scuffing and cracking to surface. A very early American eagle pommel in very nice untouched condition. PROVENANCE: ex. Daniel D. Hartzler Collection. 3,000 - 5,000

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1107 - PORTRAIT OF AN OFFICER OF THE KING’S OWN REGIMENT IN CANADA, C. 1787 Unknown artist, Canadian or British School. “Portrait of an Officer of the 4th or “King’s Own Regiment” of Foot, circa 1787” Oil on canvas, 27 1/4 x 20 inches, within carved and gilded frame. A highly interesting, full-length portrait of a flank company officer (or possibly the sergeant major) of the 4th Regiment of Foot as they would have appeared while serving in Canada during 1787-1793. He wears a scarlet uniform with blue facings, the silver-laced buttonholes and buttons arranged “by 2s” or pairs and his collar or “cape” or the “stand and fall” form popular from the mid-1780s through early 1790s. He has been painted without gorget or sash, indicating an off-duty or more informal dress and the paired epaulettes indicate that he is a member of a flank company, either grenadiers or light infantry (battalion company officers wearing but one on the right shoulder). His white swordbelt bears a silver, oval belt plate bearing a “crown/4” device upon it and his silver- or steel-hilted sword has a sword knot of silver lace with scarlet lines. Suspended from the 3rd buttonhole on his left lapel is the medal or badge of the “The Loyal and Friendly Society of the Blew and Orange.” The Society, anti-Jacobin in nature, was founded between 1733 and 1736 by officers of the King’s Own Royal Regiment to commemorate the Revolution of 1688 and the accession of the House of Hanover to the English throne in 1714. The Blew (the archaic spelling of blue) symbolizing the Royal connection and the Orange signifying the link with King William III (William of Orange). The last recorded meeting of the Society was in 1801. In the background is a encampment scene along a body of water, with low mountains beyond, probably a Nova Scotia or Newfoundland view, where the regiment was largely quartered. CONDITION: the work relined and cleaned, probably in the last 10 years, with some inpainting noted on the sleeves of coat and on the waistcoat below. JLK 4,000 - 8,000

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1108 - AMERICAN-ALTERED GERMAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR SABER. Blade Length: 35 - 1/4” Overall Length: 42” For an example with this identical hilt, dating circa 1740 to 1760, see plate 45.S of “Swords and Blades of the American Revolution” by George C. Neumann. The long cavalry-saber-length blade is slightly curved and has a partial fuller along the top on both sides. About 16 inches above the hilt on both sides, there is a crown over “FR”. However, the blade was extended in America by about 13” towards the hilt for cavalry use. On the right side of the ricasso, there is an old collection or museum number in white paint. The cast brass hilt has a heart-shaped guard with relief edges and dished on the inside. There is a forward curved quillon in the center. The large oval-shaped pommel has a large integral capstan, right side of pommel crudely inscribed “IL”, probably done by an American. The cast grip is spiraled. CONDITION: Completely untouched and as found. Blade retains a dark patina with monogram showing wear. A couple minor nicks to cutting edge and some pitting on both sides near tip. Hilt retains a dark mustard patina, grip slightly loose. A very nice American Revolutionary War used sword re-purposed for cavalry use. 1,500 - 2,500

1109 - WAR OF 1812 ERA STIRRUP HILT HUSSAR CAVALRY SABER. Blade Length: 32 - 1/2” Overall Length: 38” The slightly curved “Spanish” style blade has three partial fullers on each side. The right side, near the top, is engraved with military motifs and a patriotic “chicken” eagle in a cartouche. The opposite side is engraved with the same. The heavy guard forms a diamond around the blade and has a forward-facing quillon. The Hussar hilt has a leather-wrapped wooden grip with two strands of wire wrap. CONDITION: Blade retains a dark patina with some nicks to edge and scattered areas of heavier patina. Hilt retains a dark patina with some freckling. Grip shows some scattered minor losses to leather. A very attractive American cavalry saber. 800 - 1,500

1110 - FRENCH REGULATION ENLISTED MAN’S INFANTRY SWORD CIRCA 1750. Blade Length: 25 - 3/4” Overall Length: 31 - 1/2” For a nearly identical example, see plate 54.S on page 79 of “Swords & Blades of the American Revolution” by George C. Neumann. This sword, known as the “pontat simple” in French, served as the regulation form for French Grenadiers and enlisted infantry men between 1750 and 1754. Another identical example is located in the Medfield, Massachusetts Historical Society and was likely a war trophy brought home by a Massachusetts soldier. There is also an excavated example that was found in a well at Place Royal, Quebec. The straight, tapered, single-edged blade has a single fuller on each side along the top of the blade. The brass hilt features a half-clamshell guard and stirrup hilt. The brass pommel has an integral capstan. Grip is wrapped with braided brass wire with a ferrule at both ends. CONDITION: Blade retains a dark brown patina, cutting edge shows some “battle” nicks. Hilt retains a dark mustard patina and has not been polished. Grip excellent. A very nice example of an American-used French and Indian War sword. 800 - 1,500

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1111 - (A) FINE PAIR OF AMERICAN FLINTLOCK PISTOLS INSCRIBED “INDEPENDENCE”, ATTRIBUTED TO HALBACH OF BALTIMORE. Manufacturer: (Both) Halbach, Attributed Model: (Both) Flintlock Caliber/Bore: (Both) .70 Rifled Barrel Length: (Both) 6 - 3/4” These exceptional pistols have highly decorated barrels, featuring engraved and gilded designs. Including “INDEPENDENCE” in an arched banner at the breach on both. Above this, there are small cartouches featuring a federal “chicken eagle” on a gilt ground. Around the brass front sights there are gilded and engraved sunbursts. Both barrels also have gilt wreaths with stars inside them. Both barrels have deep, straight rifling. The barrel tangs are also engraved. Both locks are American made and have flat faces with faceted hands and a rounded molding at the tails. The brass furniture includes the classic French style side plates associated with the maker Halbach of Baltimore, Maryland. Both side plates are engraved with borders and shell designs. The trigger guards have an ornate flower on the bows and terminate in engraved acorn finials. Both brass pommel caps feature relief patriotic American eagles with shields on their breasts. Their heads are surrounded by twelve stars. Both pistols have heavy turned caste ramrod ferrules. Both are stocked in plain walnut and have ornate relief-carved, elongated shells along with other foliate motifs along with incised stars. Both pistols have black horn nosecaps and wooden ramrods with horn tips and CONDITION: Barrels retain a brown patina with perhaps 40-50% of gilt wash remaining on designs. Both pistols have excellent professionally reconverted locks, now retaining a dark grey patina. Both locks function properly. Brass mounts retain a polished but mellowing surface. One trigger guard with a possible repair to the finial. Stocks have excellent, sharp carving showing very little wear. One pistol has a professionally repaired crack at the wrist. Otherwise, a few minor age cracks and scattered marks from use. A very attractive pair of federal American pistols. 7,000 - 15,000

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1112 - (A) MASSIVE EARLY PAIR OF FLINTLOCK HESSIAN OFFICER’S PISTOLS BY PISTOR OF CASSEL.. Manufacturer: (Both) Pistor Model: (Both) Flintlock Officer Caliber/Bore: (Both) .61 Smoothbore Barrel Length: (Both) 13-7/8” FFL Status: Antique These circa 1740 holster pistols were made in Cassel, Germany by Bernard Pistor. Both have two-stage swamped iron barrels. The sections are separated by a wedding band and roped border. Both have brass inlaid spider sights and two-stage brass notched rear sights mounted on the front of the tangs. Both breaches have two gold cartouches. One with a crown and “PIS/TOR/CAS/SEL” and the other: a running unicorn. Both tang screws are fire-blued. Both have early banana lock plates with faceted faces. A face is engraved at the tail and the centers are chased with foliate motifs and marked “PISTOR/A CASSEL”. The cocks are also chased with foliate motifs. The frizzen springs, faceted unbridled pans, screws, top jaws, and top jaw screws are all fire-blued. The touch holes are lined with brass. Both pistols have ornate, iron mounts including serpentine side plates featuring a grotesque face beneath the rear lock retaining screws and engraved with other foliate motifs. The square back trigger guards are faceted and the bows are engraved with geometric and foliate motifs. The fron finials are detailed with acanthus leaves. The triggers and trigger floor plates are also fire-blued. Both have large faceted pommel caps inscribed with the number “46” on the bottoms. The stirrups on each side are separate pieces. Multifaceted ramrod furls are also engraved with repeating foliate motifs and floral designs. The full-length walnut stocks are carved with relief acanthus leaf motifs around the barrel tangs as well as relief panels around the locks and side plates and cameo carving around the trigger guard and ramrod channel. Both have horn nosecaps and original horn tipped wooden ramrods. These massive pistols each measure over twenty-one inches overall. CONDITION: These pistols appear to come out of a Cassel collection in Europe due to their nearly pristine condition. Both barrels are bright with some scattered dark spotting. Barrels have sharp edges and bright bores. One pistol is missing its cartouches. Both locks are excellent, showing little or no use and both function perfectly, and are crisp. Locks retain 80-90% of their original polish and fire-blued surfaces. Frizzen screw on one pistol is a replacement. Furniture is clean bright and shows very little wear and only some minor spotting and storage marks. Stocks are excellent; showing a few light storage marks. A very attractive pair of early Hessian pistols by an important maker to the Landgraef family. Pistor was also in charge of producing military arms for the Hessian mercenaries that fought in America during the American Revolution. 12,000 - 18,000

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1113 - (A) PAIR OF ENGLISH IRON MOUNTED FLINTLOCK OFFICER’S PISTOLS BY WILSON. Manufacturer: (BOTH) Richard Wilson Model: (Both) Flintlock Officer Caliber/Bore: (BOTH) .60 Smoothbore Barrel Length: (BOTH) 8” FFL Status: Antique Both date about 1770. It is known that George Washington owned at least one pair of pistols by Richard Wilson. Both have Tapered barrels with “LONDON” engraved on tops, as well as London view marks, proof marks, and “*/ RW” for maker Richard Wilson. The rounded lockplates are inscribed “Wilson” in the centers. Iron mounts are engraved and include pierced sideplates with foliate scrolls, full-stirrup buttcaps, and vacant wrist escutcheons with floral engraving. Pistols are stocked in Plain walnut. CONDITION: All iron components have been cleaned and now retain a grey patina with some wear and scattered light freckling. Iron ramrods are period replacements. Barrel markings are very good. Locks are in their original flintlock configuration and function well. Stocks show some scattered marks from use and minor chips. A very nice pair of Revolutionary War period officer’s pistols by a well-known and desirable maker. 2,500 - 4,500

1114 - (A) SCARCE LARGE BORE RIFLED BRITISH FLINTLOCK PISTOL. Manufacturer: Unknown Model: Rifled Pistol Caliber/Bore: .80 Rifled Barrel Length: 8 - 3/4” FFL Status: Antique Deeply rifled .80 caliber octagonal barrel with Birmingham proofs on left side, near breech. There is a silver bead on top, towards the muzzle and the top flat near the breech is stamped “WARRANTED”. Engraved barrel tang. Flat lockplate engraved extensively with foliate scrolls. Features include a sliding half-cock safety at the tail and a re-enforced cock. German silver pommel cap engraved with a flower around the center screw and German silver barrel-key escutcheons. Engraved iron trigger and ramrod ferrules. Full-length stock with checkered panels around grip. CONDITION: Very good, overall. Barrel and lock retain a light grey patina with some scattered light freckling. Lock fuctions well and is in its original flintlock configuration. Mounts show some light wear. Stock very good with light storage marks and some minor staining. Horn ramrod is original. Large bore rifled pistols are extremely unusual and this is an excellent example. 800 - 1,500

1115 - ENGLISH GILT-BRASS DIRK WITH SCABBARD, EX. LATTIMER COLLECTION. Blade Length: 9 - 8/8” Overall Length: 13 - 1/4” This dirk is featured in figure 59 on page 38 of “Silver Mounted Swords, The Lattimer Family Collection” by Daniel D. Hartzler. Curved unfullered single-edged blade with etched foliate scroll decoration on both sides. Scalloped gilt brass guard with chased foliate motifs on the reverse side. Gilt brass birds head pommel engraved with a lion at the pommel. Ivory grip with checkered panel and gilt brass ferrule at the base. Chain is a replacement. Probably circa 1800-1820. Complete with its original black leather scabbard with gilt brass mounts. CONDITION: Blade has marks from sharpening and shows wear to etched designs, retains a grey patina. Hilt retains most of original gilt finish, chain replaced and guard slightly loose. Grip shows some chipping along backstrap and a couple hairline age cracks. Scabbard leather is replaced from center mount up and drag is a replacement. Scabbard shows some tears and losses, mounts retain majority of gilt finish. PROVENANCE: Ex. Lattimer Collection. 500 - 1,000 90

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1116 - EARLY 1800’S BELT AXE WITH HAFT. Blade Length: 5” Overall Length: 18 - 3/8” The head measures about 5” overall with a 2” crescent cutting edge. The left side of the blade is engraved with a cross surrounded by a punch-dot border. The top edge of the blade is crosshatched as well. The haft is faceted and towards the end, there is a rectangular section decorated with incised folky star designs and there are incised x’s towards the head. CONDITION: Head shows some scattered pitting and is hand-forged. Brown patina overall. Haft appears to be period and some wear and scattered marks, two rosehead nails have been put into the top to secure the head more tightly. PROVENANCE: Ex. Jim Dresslar Collection, previously sold as lot 347 in sale number 387 at Bennett’s Premier Auctions in Ashland, Ohio. 400 - 800 1117 - AMERICAN SILVER MOUNTED PILLOW POMMEL DIRK, EX. LATTIMER COLLECTION Blade Length: 6 - 1/2” Overall Length: 9 - 1/4” This dirk is featured in figure 79 on page 46 of “Silver Mounted Swords, The Lattimer Family Collection” by Daniel D. Hartzler. Straight double-edged diamond-section blade made from a file and retaining traces of fire blue at the ricasso. Scalloped s-shaped guard with scalloped silver ferrule above. Faceted silver pommel cap. Faceted horn grip. Probably circa 1790-1810. CONDITION: Blade has marks from sharpening and retains a grey patina, traces of fire blue near ricasso. Guard slightly loose, silver polished bright. Capstan possibly a replacement. Horn grip with a couple cracks and a yellow honey patina. A nice primitive American dirk. PROVENANCE: Ex. Lattimer Collection. 300 - 600

1118 - ENGRAVED AND DOCUMENTED 1778 DATED POWDER HORN OF “ALEXANDER COLHOUN”. According to documents accompanying this powder horn, it was purchased from the Colhoun family’s Maine estate. Alexander Colhoun lived from 1745 until 1790 in the area of Schenectady, New York. He is listed as being in the 14th Regiment of the Albany County Militia under Hoosack and Schaghtecooke. The regiment participated in the Battles of Saratoga, Fort Edwards, Sandy Hill, Fort George and Bennington. Some of the bloodiest Indian fighting of the Revolutionary War occurred in upstate New York. The horn itself is slightly curved and measures about 10-1/2” overall. It has a cone-shaped spout followed by a relief ring. The engraved portion depicts an Indian chief labelled “Corn ---”, probably Seneca Chief Cornplanter, trying to tomahawk a patriot protecting his wife. The patriot is shooting the Indian with a pistol. All three figures have detailed attire and are quite large. The inscription reads “Alexd Colhoun / his horn Johnstown / June 23, 1778”. The top edge of the decorated portion is chip carved. The flat wooden plug is retained by wooden pins and has a later wooden knob near the center. Complete with an extensive binder of documentation including information on Alexander Colhoun and his service records. CONDITION: Horn retains a pleasing honey patina. A couple hairline cracks in spout and one crack about 1 - 1/2” stemming from plug pin. Plug shows some chipping and earlier holes for knobs. A very nice horn with excellent provenance on the original owner. 4,000 - 8,000

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1119 - ENGRAVED REVOLUTIONARY WAR POWDER HORN OF JOHN OWEN, KOOKSTOWN 1777. For another powder horn inscribed Kookstown and dated 14 days later, see page 199 of “Accouterments III” by James R. Johnston. This horn and the example in the book are clearly done by the same hand and use the same lettering and vine and flower decoration. The curved and tapered body measures about 12-1/2” overall. The spout section is faceted, followed by two relief rings. The incription, towards the butt reads: “JOHN OWEN / HIS HORN MADE / AT KOOKSTOWN / JANUARY 20 / 1777”. Surrounding the inscription, there are well-engraved floral vines. The convex wooden plug has a brass knob in the center for strap attachment. “Kookstown” was actually Cookstown, New Jersey in Mercer County, close to Princeton, which is in the same County. It is fairly close to Trenton and was a well-stocked trading town. The Battles of Trenton (December 26, 1776) and Princeton (January 3, 1777) were only two weeks prior to this horn being engraved. This horn was turned up in White Horse in Mercer County, New Jersey. CONDITION: Excellent, with a pleasing honey patina. A very attractive Revolutionary War powder horn. 2,000 - 4,000

1120 - LOT OF 2: US WAR OF 1812 RIFLE HORN AND ARTILLERY PRIMING HORN. An extremely rare Federal era American martial horn, believed to be the pattern produced for the United States Rifle Regiment in 1808 and subsequently issued to all four of the US Army’s rifle regiments that served during the War of 1812. Engraved on the outward-facing portion of the horn’s brass spring-charger is a hunting horn suspended by a looped cord, with a cursive, capital ‘R” within the loop; such a device can also be found on extant US cap plates and buttons for the rifle regiments during the War of 1812 era. Below the bugle horn is engraved the number “52” which is believed to be an issue number, not a unit number. Mention of brass-capped horns are also found in 1808-1817 supply records for the rifle troops of the US Army, allowing for this tentative identification. Unlike British martial horns of the period, the cap-shaped charger (1 1/4 in. diameter face by 1 5/16 inches wide, sheet-brass body) is secured to the horn body by a long, iron screw that runs through the cap and horn tip underneath and vertically across and through the other side of the horn tip and cap and into one end of a brass loop, then peened fast. This 1/2 inch-long loop for the carrying strap runs down the horn and its other end is similarly secured by another screw also set perpendicular across the horn. The horn is closed at its base by a turned and lipped plug of cherry, of 3 inch diameter. There is a sheet brass, 3/8 inch-wide, reinforcing band with edge-engraved line running around the circumference of the horn’s base, which butts up against the lip of the cherry plug and attached to horn and plug by means of small brass pins. The plug has a large, iron screw in its center for attaching the other end of a carrying strap. The horn is 10 1/2 inches long. CONDITION: the threaded brass spout or nozzle of the charger is now missing, there is a 1 1/2 inch splinter or chip missing from the lip of the cherry plug, and there are a few insect browse holes in the horn body. [with] Cow’s horn body closed by a turned oak, butt plug with threaded, oak stopper in the shape of a handle, for replenishing gunpowder supply. The tip of the horn fitted with a conical charger formed of sheet-brass, with a cast-brass lever and steel spring. The suspension loops are of threaded iron, set in to the horn body. 16 in L body overall (not incl. threaded stopper, which is 2 3/4 in. L clear of the plug) x 3 ¼ in. diameter plug. A late 18th- or early 19th century artillery priming horn, probably an American copy of the British Ordnance-issue priming horns, differing only in the form of the capped lever and its attachment to the charger body, which is by a banded swivel, rather than a brazed swivel mount as found on British horns. This feature has been observed on a number of priming horns, all of which had American provenance. JLK 1,500 - 3,000

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1121 - LARGE ENGRAVED AMERICAN FOLK ART POWDER HORN FEATURING SHIPS AND MASONIC MOTIFS.. Of attractive form and measuring about 17-1/2” overall. The spout is decorated with spiraling gadrooning with a relief ring above and below. Spout section is followed by a 5-1/2” faceted section dark in color. Four relief rings are above the main engraved portion of the horn. The engraved section portrays a massive warship with three masts and a smaller sailboat. In the center there is a Mason’s compass and square above two arms pointing at one another. Other designs include a moon, a sun, two birds, vines, and crossed cannons and flags with a crown and a gentleman in the center. The other side shows two bears fighting on their hind legs over a flower with a liberty cap hanging upside down below them. The butt end of this attractive horn has a scalloped edge and an inset flat wooden plug secured wooden pins. CONDITION: Very good, overall. Horn has an pleasing dark honey patina engraving is clear.There is some minor insect damage and losses around the plug, the rest of the horn is excellent. An interesting powder horn that has great potential for additional research and a deeper study of the motifs. 1,500 - 2,500

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1122 - IDENTIFIED WAR OF 1812 ERA HORN ENGRAVED WITH AMERICAN ARTILLERY SCENE Amber-colored, thin-walled, powder horn of 6 1/2 inches length, with rounded, wooden plug or butt of oval profile, 2 1/2 inches at its widest point, and tip or mouthpiece edged by two carved, concentric rings. Thebody of the horn is engraved with a well-executed panoply of arms related to the artillery service and reminiscent of devices observed on War of 1812 New York cap and belt plates, consisting of a cannon on field carriage and a mortar on its bed, surmounted by a 13-star American flag, an artillerist’s linstock, a halbert, a sword and various flags and guidons. Just below the tip of the horn is engraved “Property of / Ezra Ranger” in what appears to be a different and less-skilled hand. The horn is said to have been carried in the War of 1812 by Parson Ranger (1767-1840), originally from East Hampton but who had relocated to Queensbury in Warren County, New York prior to 1797. Parsons was a sergeant in Churchill’s Regiment of New York militia during the War of 1812 and in 1820, was cornet of the Queensbury Light Dragoons. His second son, Ezra (1803-1834), was ensign and paymaster in the 121st Regiment and elected town clerk in 1832. He died on September 22, 1834 while returning homeward and is buried in the Glen Falls Cemetery, Warren County. 8 silhouette portraits of the Ranger family, attributed to William Chamberlain, including Parsons and Ezra, were sold as lot 1140 in the Skinner Americana sale, 4 August 2007. JLK 1,000 - 2,000

1123 - LOT OF 4: POWDER HORNS, 2 SCREW-TIP PENNSYLVANIA HORNS. Comprising: A) Small York County priming horn measuring about 7” including the butt. Turned York County wooden plug and greenish hue horn with set of double-lines engraved above plug and at spout. CONDITION: Knob on butt is absent. Horn excellent with one minor chip to edge against plug. B) Small York County attributed priming horn measuring about 8” overall. Turned spout engraved with double lines along with a relief ring. Convex wooden plug. CONDITION: Good showing some marks from use and wear to plug. C) Small 9” powder horn with translucent body and a horn ring at spout. Turned screw tip spout and turned wooden plug with integral knob. CONDITION: Very good. D) Large 17” York County Screw tip powder horn with beehive spout. This is a good York County fourth generation “beehive spout” horn. For a nearly identical example, see Horn #55 on page 179 of “Pennsylvania Horns of the Trade” by Arthur J. DeCamp. CONDITION: Very good with a few minor insect bites on back side, which are not completely through. Retains a very nice honey patina, shows a few scattered marks from use. A very attractive horn of the most desirable York County variation. 700 - 1,000

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1124 - RARE PATTERN 1738 BRITISH SEA SERVICE MUSKET LOCK BY SMITH, DATED 1748. Early locks from muskets of this pattern are extremely scarce, especially examples found in their original flintlock configuration. The long, flat banana lock plate measures 7 and 5/8 inches overall. The tail is inscribed “SMITH/1748”. The center is inscribed with a large British crown over the engraved monogram “GR”. There is a small crown over a broad arrow stamped beneath the faceted unbriddled pan. The cock was replaced during the period of use with a cock that appears to be of American manufacture. the back of the lock is stamped with a small “RE” and a crown over a “2”. CONDITION: Lock retains a pleasing brown patina and has not been cleaned. All markings are excellent and crisp. Lock is in its original flintlock configuration and functions properly. For another example with these exact markings see figure 156 on page 89 of “Muskets of the Revolution” by Bill Ahearn. 400 - 800

1125 - MAJOR GEORGE LEWIS’S CLUB RECEIPT IN WASHINGTON, DC DURING JEFFERSON’S INAUGURATION, 1801. Henry Burford (1768-1818) as manager of Conrad & McMunn’s Tavern and Boarding House in Washington, DC. Autographed document signed, 1 page (9 1/2 x 4 inches) with docketing on verso, dated March 4, 1801. Bill for Major George Lewis’s expenses for lodging and “club” expenses during the week prior to- and during Thomas Jefferson’s inauguration as 3rd President of the United States. Major George Lewis (1757-1821) was George Washington’s favorite nephew, son of Fielding Lewis and Washington’s only sister, Elizabeth. He was a volunteer aide to Washington in 1775-1776, and later commanded “Lady Washington’s Horse, a troop of the 3rd Continental Light Dragoons attached as mounted guard to Washington’s headquarters during 1777-1779. He later commanded the cavalry of Virginia that marched against the “Whiskey Rebels” of western Pennsylvania in 1794. In Washington’s will, Lewis was given first choice of the late general’s sword, choosing the “battle sword” now in the Smithsonian collections. On November 24, 1800, “The National Intelligencer” reported that “Conrad and McMunn have opened houses of entertainment in the range of buildings formerly occupied by Mr. [Thomas] Law [one of the richest men in the District of Columbia and married to Martha Washington’s granddaughter, Elizabeth Parke Custis], about 200 paces from the Capitol in New Jersey Avenue....” Three days later, President-Elect Thomas Jefferson took rooms there, along with 30 others politicians, all of them Democratic congressmen. With his close association to Washington, historians have always presumed that Lewis, if politically-inclined, was a Federalist, so the choice of that establishment for lodging, meals and club activities, seems a bit odd. On Inauguration Day, March 4, 1801, the new President walked back to lunch at Conrad & McMunn’s, following a simple swearing-in ceremony in the Senate chamber. On that occasion, Thomas Jefferson was offered a better seat by the wife of a senator, “but he smilingly declined it, and took his usual place at the bottom of the [common] table.” Later that day, Lewis’s club dined in the room of one of its members, as seen on the bill, while that evening, a large Democratic party took over most of the public rooms. Conrad & McMunn’s may have been the epicenter of Democratic social life in the new capital, but its proprietors, deeply in debt, closed their doors in fall 1801, the furnishings and goods sold to cover their debts. Only two invoices are currently known to survive from its one-year of operation, that offered here and Thomas Jefferson’s now in the Massachusetts Historical Society collections. CONDITION: bright and clean, with period folds. JLK 750 - 1,500

1126 - 1756 MASSACHUSETTS BAY TAX STAMP WITH BOSTON MASSACRE BOOK (LOT OF 2). Embossed tax seal for III Pence issued by the Province of Massachusetts Bay. The seal bears a Pine Tree device, later adopted as the canton for the Massachusetts Navy flag in 1775. It is affixed to the estate attachment of John Porter of Danvers, the partially-printed document signed by Essex County Clerk of Court Joseph Bowditch at Salem, on November 30, 1756 and with summons docketed and signed on recto by Samuel Chipman, Sheriff, dated December 9, 1756. CONDITION: very good; original document temporarily mounted to typed information sheet by mylar corners attached to support sheet, easily removed. [with] [Bowdoin, James] “A Short Narrative of the Horrid Massacre in Boston, March 5, 1770. Boston. by the Soldiers of the 29th Regiment. Printed by order of the Town of Boston.” Boston: Edes and Gill, 1849. Rare reprint of the original 1772 edition. Octavo, 122 pp., map and plate, in original, embossed cloth binding. CONDITION: Ex libris copy, pages clean and bright. JLK 500 - 800 94

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1127 - ELIZABETHAN TUDOR PERIOD LEATHER PITCHER WITH LATE MEDIEVAL PERIOD ROYAL LION. This large leather pitcher measures 11” in height and about 15” across including the handles. The opening has about a 6-3/4” in diameter. The pitcher shows great age with heavily crazed surfaces and shows heavily patinated copper stitching. The pitcher has three part leather braided handles on each side and a recessed leather bottom. The front features a large red lion, indicating possible association with Henry the VIII. CONDITION: Shows great age and heavy use overall, with some losses to lip and pouring spout. There are scattered areas of losses to the crazed black surface and some stitching appears to be reinforced, possibly during period of use. A very early and attractive leather pitcher. 2,000 - 4,000

1128 - 1758 DATED TREATY OF EASTON PRESENTATION WOODEN CANOE CUP. This cup measures 7” x 4 - 1/2” in the widest spot. The cup has two integral handles carved in the fashion of a windsor chair. The bottom of the cup is carved with the name “John West” and shows a soldier with a tricorn hat, musket, and sword, crossing his sword with the tomahawk of a Native American Chief with a head dress, loin cloth, bow, and he appears to be wearing a peace medal. Around them are vined Pennsylvania German folk art style flowers on a vine, and below is a heart and other foliate vines. Theres chip carving around the entire perimeter, as well as the inscription “I LEND ME CUP: 1758: BEFORE ME WIFE”. There is an old piece of fabric on the handle of the cup. The year 1758 is when the Treaty of Easton was signed in Easton, Pennsylvania. This is a very well carved and identified piece with a desirable date and excellent depiction of a Native American and a Colonist. CONDITION: Excellent, showing no cracks or damage, only some wear and minor storage marks. Area near handles has a nice original dark patina with edges slightly lighter due to wear. Carved designs are all excellent and much of ink or dark paint used in the designs remains. A great piece of Pennsylvania folk art. 4,000 - 6,000

1129 - FRENCH & INDIAN WAR ERA BRITISH OFFICER’S PORTRAIT Unknown artist, British School, mid-18th century. “British Infantry Officer, c. 1755.” Oil on canvas, 30 x 25 inches, in early Victorian, gilt composition frame. Infantry officer dressed in gold-laced, scarlet regimental coat and waistcoat, with gold-laced cocked hat as worn in the British Army during the 1750s. His right hand grasps the crimson, sprangwork sash worn over his shoulder. Due to the old yellowed varnish, it is difficult to discern the color of the laced facings (lapels and cuffs), which appear to be either buff, a deep yellow or orange (“orange” during this period was a dark yellow ochre shade and used by only one regiment in the army during the 1750s--the 35th Foot). There were a number of regiments with these facing colors and gold trimming, including the 35th, that served in America during the French & Indian War. CONDITION: old varnish and relining with scattered inpainting throughout. JLK 3,000 - 5,000

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“FOUND IN AN OLD TRUNK”: IMPORTANT ARTIFACTS AND MANUSCRIPTS OF GENERAL ARTEMAS WARD AND FAMILY In 1910, the Reverend Francis E. Clark published a 2-part article, “Found in an Old Trunk” in “The Christian Endeavor World” (Sept. 1 issue, page 942 and Sept. 8 issue, page 956), in which he described the contents found in General Artemas Ward’s document box which “became the receptacle, in the course of years, for all sorts of memorable documents, some of which at the time were doubtless considered of very little value, but have grown in importance with every passing year.” He begins by describing the leather-covered box that “originally belonged to a British officer in the early days of the Revolutionary War” and “One of the sheets [belonging to another that was captured and purchased at auction by General Ward], still in a perfect state of preservation…and in its old age rests….in this old trunk of General Ward’s.” Clark proceeds General Artemas Ward to describe, from top to bottom, manuscripts and artifacts found “as I unpack it once more”, beginning with “a beautiful piece of parchment….providing for the levying and collecting of taxes…dated July 11, 1761” passed by the Massachusetts assembly and signed by Speaker James Otis, co-signed by Secretary of Council Andrew Oliver and endorsed by Governor Francis Bernard. He moves on to “another document… nearly two yards long, which I find is the return of ordnance stores at Roxbury and Cambridge on January 1, 1777” on proceeds, relic by relic, to the bottom, in which “are some of General Ward’s shoe-buckles” and, “most precious of all, a napkin woven by the mother of Cotton Mather in 1640, for Cotton Mather was a direct ancestor of old General Artemas.” Major General Artemas Ward (1727-1800) was an important political and military figure in the tumultuous events that led to American Independence. A Harvard graduate, Ward served as a provincial officer in the French & Indian War and as a representative to the Massachusetts assembly, before being appointed the commander of “Grand Army” that besieged the British army in Boston following Lexington and Concord. His star, however, was eclipsed by the arrival of General George Washington, who assumed command of the new “Continental Army” at Cambridge in July of 1775 and his public service has too long been overlooked in the annals of history. Ward was appointed senior major general in the new army, remaining in command of the Eastern Department headquartered in Boston until ill health forced him to resign in 1777. He was a Massachusetts delegate to the 1780 and 1781 sessions of the Continental Congress and served in the United States House of Representatives from 1792-1794. His son Artemas, as well as his son-in-law Eljah Brigham (married to his daughter Sarah), also served in the latter body and some of their letters from the capitol were also found in the document box and are among the manuscripts and artifacts from the Ward-Brigham family offered in the following 19 lots. The box and other relics of the general descended to his daughter Sarah and thence to her daughter Anna Maria (Phillips), both of whom added additional documents and mementoes to the box. In remained in that line of the family until 2012, when it was acquired by the current owner. Sarah Ward Brigham Elijah Brigham

1130 - GENERAL ARTEMAS WARD’S DOCUMENT BOX. Leather-covered wooden document box, 6 1/2 x 16 x 9 3/8 inches, by family tradition used by General Artemas Ward during the Revolutionary War and subsequently, as a member of Congress. The leather features extensive tooled and gilded decoration throughout, including a framed diamond surrounding the hinged, steel carrying handle on the lid, which is divided into 4 quadrants, each having a British royal crown / GR device stamped into its center. There is a lock on the front of the device, consisting of a hinged clasp and a keyed plate, both of steel (originally japanned). The box is lined with sheets from some folio-sized, 18th century religious tract, laid down over an earlier hand-painted wall paper. The box is extensively documented and is the title object featured in a 1910 article, “Found in an Old Trunk”, on the Artemas Ward Family artifact collection currently featured in this sale. As described by the Reverend Francis E. Clark in the Sept. 1, 1910 issue of “The Christian Endeavor World”, “The old trunk itself is worth describing...covered with leather, stamped with the royal crowns and the initials “G.R”...but whether for George I, II, or III, the old trunk does not tell us. Probably, however, it was made in the time of George III, and very likely belonged to a British officer in the early days of the Revolutionary War...At any rate, it came afterwards into the possession of General Artemas Ward...who commanded the American troops before General Washington was put in supreme command of the army....In his militant days, however...it held his dispatches and his necessary personal effects. When he rode fro Shrewsbury to attend the Federal Congress in Philadelphia, to which he was elected from Massachusetts, he went on horseback...and strapped on the horse behind him was this little box.” CONDITION: some wear/loss to leather at lower edges and front right, random scuffing and chipping overall; the lid is attached at rear by two pieces of cloth webbing. JLK Provenance: General Artemas Ward and by descent in the Ward-Brigham Family until 2012; private collection to present. 2,000 - 6,000

1131 - PIECE OF GENERAL WARD’S CAMP BED CURTAIN WITH A BRITISH OFFICER’S BEDSHEET (LOT OF 2). PIECE OF GENERAL ARTEMAS WARD’S BED-CURTAIN. It is approximately 20 inches wide and 24 3/4 inches long, one short edge being edge-bound with a 3/4 inch-wide, worsted crmson tape with yellow selvedge ends. Harrateen is a glazed, worsted upholstery material highly popular to about 1750, after which it gradually fell out of favor for more washable goods. It is of plain-weave, relatively coarse weave, with a wavy pattern achieved by a stamping pattern in a hot press, achieving a watered effect. It is believed that this piece of crimson “harrateen” was used on General Ward’s camp bed during his Revolutionary War service. Harrateen was a popular choice for such purposes and in 1735, “a Field Bedstead and Bed, the covering a Blew Harrateen” were sold at “Publick Vendue” in Boston (Montgomery 1984: 256). CONDITION: very good, as described. [with] White linen sheet, approximately 92 L x 74 inches W, with a butt-joined, center seam. The sides are selvedge-edged and the top and bottom turned and overcast stitched. It is accompanied with a detailed note written in ink on an 8 x 5 inch sheet of laid paper with partial watermark “ire”: “This is one of the Linen Sheets contained in the “Great Black Trunk” which was left by the British Officers, who left Boston in a hurry, at the “Evacuation” in 1775. The said Trunk was sold at Auction together with its contents a part of which (with the Trunk) was bought by Gen. Artemas Ward Commander in Chief of the Troops of Mass. Bay, and 1st. Maj. General under Gen. Washington. At the death of Genl. Ward, these articles came into the possession of his Daughter, Mrs. Sarah Brigham, and from her descended to her Daughter Mrs. Anna M. Phillips, and now, in 1881 to her Daughter, Mrs. H. M. Clark.” CONDITION: the sheet is unmarked--there are some blood or rust stains at one end, near the center seam; otherwise the sheet is in good condition, with some old starch spotting and now an ivory color. JLK Provenance: General Artemas Ward and by descent in the Ward-Brigham Family until 2012; private collection to present. 2,000 - 4,000

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1132 - GENERAL ARTEMAS WARD’S SHOE BUCKLES (PAIR) A pair of pewter shoe buckles, circa 1760-1770s, faceted on their faces in imitation of cut stone, with inner tines and buckle arrangement of polished steel. These were originally owned by General Artemas Ward and later given to his son Nahum (1754-1778). They have period engraving on the verso of each, “N.W. to S. W.”, probably from Nahum to his sister Sarah Ward (1756-1838), who later married Elijah Brigham in 1792. Heavily curved in profile, they are 2 inches wide x 2 5/8 inches long (view). CONDITION: very good, the pewter now a dull grey and the steel componets fairly bright. JLK Provenance: General Artemas Ward and by descent in the Ward-Brigham Family until 2012; private collection to present. 1,500 - 3,000 1133 - TWO PIECES FROM GENERAL ARTEMAS WARD’S UNIFORM Two pieces taken from General Artemas Ward’s Revolutionary War era surtout or greatcoat: 1) a wide, scalloped collar or “cape” to an 18th century surtout or greatcoat of scarlet, superfine wool, with three, cloth-covered buttons of scarlet basket-weave, each 11/16 in. diameter, along the right front edge and three corresponding buttonholes worked in scarlet, silk-twist on the left, each 1 1/2 in. long. The inside of each edge reinforced with linen backing.. The cape or collar 5 in. wide on the front edges and 6 3/4 inches at the center-back point. [with] 2) a long strip of scarlet superfine, pieced at two points, 109 inches long overall and approximately 3 inches wide. This appears to have been cut from the bottom hem or skirt of the scarlet greatcoat or surtout from which the above collar was removed. With c. 1910 typed label by descendant by A. M. Clark, a descendant: “PIECE OF THE UNIFORM OF GENERAL ARTEMAS WARD.” CONDITION: the scarlet cloth bright, clean and supple, as found. JLK Provenance: General Artemas Ward and by descent in the Ward-Brigham Family until 2012; private collection to present. 2,000 - 4,000 1134 - RETURN OF CONTINENTAL ARMY ORDNANCE STORES, BOSTON, JANUARY 15, 1777. Nathaniel Barber, Jr., document signed, large scroll consisting of three large, joined sheets of heavy, cartridge paper (72 by 12 1/8 inches), dated [place not given, but Boston] “January 1. 1777.” This massive return (the largest Continental return that we are aware of at present) is for all ordnance stores belonging to the Continental Army onhand at Boston at the opening of 1777, presented in columnar fashion by types of arms, accoutrements, powder, shot, tools, and other supplies, with additional stores at Cambridge and Roxbury appended on recto. The compiler, Nathaniel Barber, served as Commissary of Ordnance Stores from April 1776 (one month after British troops evacuated Boston) until April 1781, when he resigned. The return was prepared for Major General Artemas Ward, who was in command of the Eastern Department headquartered in Boston. It descended from Ward and through his daughter Sarah’s branch, kept in the general’s document box and discussed in a 1910 article who noted that “these records carry us back to the ancient days and to a civilization that, although less than one hundred and forty years old, was nearer in all the implements and accoutrements of war to Carthage and Troy than to the America and Europe of this generation.” CONDITION; overall very good, the paper lightly and uniformly toned, the ink strong and legible, with only a few small marginal tears and chips to the edges, principally at the outer end of the roll (which, until flattened or eased by a conservator, naturally reverts to a 2 1/4 inch circumference. JLK Provenance: General Artemas Ward and by descent in the Ward-Brigham Family until 2012; private collection to present. 3,000 - 6,000

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1135 - ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT OF 1761 MASSACHUSETTS BAY TAX ACT FRANCIS BERNARD (1712-1799) as governor of Massachusetts Bay, JAMES OTIS, JR. (1725-1783) as Speaker of the “General Court” or Assembly, and ANDREW OLIVER (1706-1744) as Secretary of the province. “AN ACT PROVIDING FOR LEVYING AND COLLECTING TAXES IN PLANTATIONS THAT ARE NOT INCORPORATED.” Document signed, large vellum sheet (17 x 23 inches), bearing Massachusetts seal on top center, flanked by Latin inscription “Anno Regni Regis Georu Tertu Primo”, roughly translated “In the First Year of King George III’s Reign.” This appears to be the original of the tax act, signed, sealed and dated at Boston on July 11th, 1761. This formal enacting of a new taxation law by the Governor’s Council and House of Representatives delineaed by whom and by what means taxes were to be collected within the unincorporated communities in the province, as well as dealing with the evaluation of estates therein and determination of voter eligibility among property holders in such communities. The appearance of this original colonial act, signed by leading opposition figures in the volatile politics of pre-Revolutionary Massachusetts, is an unique opportunity for an institution or individual focused on the key events and historical figures that led to American independence. Although initially welcomed upon arrival as royal governor in 1760, Bernard’s rigid enforcement of the Navigation Acts (in part because crown officials, including Bernard himself, received shares of the sale of ships and cargoes seized from violations of the acts) led to his growing unpopularity among much of the populace of Massachusetts Bay. Bernard also made an early opponent of James Otis, Jr. by appointing Lieutenant Governor Thomas Hutchinson to be chief justice of the province’s highest court, a post that had been previously promised to Otis’ father. The younger Otis was a 1743 Harvard graduate who was already a leading lawyer in the province. In 1760, Otis received a prestigious appointment as Advocate General of the Admiralty Court, which he promptly resigned over the snub to his father and the appointment of Hutchinson, a political opponent. In 1761, a group of Boston businessmen retained Otis to challenge the legality of “writs of assistance” before the Superior Court, which enabled Crown officials to enter any home with no advance notice, no probable cause, and no reason given. Otis failed to win the case, but his efforts galvanized opposition to the Crown’s colonial policies. These early actions during Bernard’s tenure drew a clear dividing line between the “popular party” (as exemplified by Otis) opposed to British colonial policy and the “court party” (exemplified by Hutchinson and ally Andrew Oliver) who supported it. Four years after countersigning this tax act, Oliver was commissioned to administer the unpopular Stamp Act, for which he was hanged in effigy from Boston’s Liberty Tree, his home and offices looted by an angry mob, and eventually he was forced to publicly resign. In contrast, James Otis’s activities as a lawyer, pamphleteer, and elected member of the Massachusetts provincial assembly established him as the leading advocate of the Patriot views against British policy, epitomized by his well-known catchphrase “Taxation without Representation is tyranny.” He also asserted that “The colonists are by the law of nature freeborn, as indeed all men are, white or black” and he favored extending the freedoms of life, liberty, and property to colonial slaves. How this original of the 1761 act came into Artemas Ward’s possession is likely due to his service on the taxation committee of the assembly, along with Samuel Adams and John Hancock. On the floor, he was second only to James Otis in speaking out against the acts of parliament. His prominence in these debates prompted the Royal Governor Francis Bernard to revoke his military commission as colonel of the 3rd Regiment of Militia in 1767 and in the next election in 1768, to void the results for Worcester and ban Ward from the assembly. CONDITION: period folds, otherwise very good with strong signatures and good impression to seal. JLK Provenance: General Artemas Ward and by descent in the Ward-Brigham Family until 2012; private collection to present. 8,000 - 12,000

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1136 - GEN. ARTEMAS WARD 1794 CONGRESSIONAL LETTER WITH SIGNED CALLING CARDS (LOT OF 5). Artemas Ward (1727-1800) as U.S. Representative to his son-in-law and daughter, dated “Philadelphia. Novr. 20th. 1794.” Autograph letter signed, 1 p., bifolium sheet, addressed on recto to Elijah Brigham at Westborough, Massachusetts with “Free. A. Ward” handwritten frank in upper right corner. Ward informs “My dear children” of his grievous cold the greater time since my arrival in this place, have been troubled also with my old disorders, am now able to attend to my duty in Congress; The President this day makes his speach [sic] to the two houses, there was not a Quorum of the Senate until yesterday. The greatest part of a fortnight has been lost by that means.” Ward notes that “By the Constitution we can sit no longer than the fourth of march next, that what is done by this Congress must be done by that time therefore we must be attentive to business or fall short.” He relates news of French victories in Europe and the Duke of York’s “sad rebuff” and Ward’s “wish he may meet with more of the like kind.” He relates that “The king of Prussia does note succeed to his wish against the Poles, he will, it is hoped, have more to do to suppress the insurrections in his own dominions....The spirit of liberty appears to be kindling I Europe & will it is thought burst forth into a mighty flame, Then Emperors & Kings must hide there [sic] head or loose them.” With three of his hand-signed calling cards “Mr. Ward”, two of which has a rust impression from a paper clip, and a news clipping from Thomas’s MASSACHUSETTS SPY by “An Elector” dated 21 November 1790, advocating that Worcester County citizens should elect Artemas Ward as their representative, citing his service back to the times of colonial governors Bernard and Hutchinson, “a man of integrity, honesty and uprightness.” JLK Provenance: General Artemas Ward and by descent in the Ward-Brigham Family until 2012; private collection to present. 1,000 - 3,000

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1137 - ELIJAH BRIGHAM’S SENATOR WARRANT, 1800. John Avery (1739-1806), partially-printed, document signed, 1 page (15 1/4 x 9 3/8 in.), bifolium, dated Boston, May 12, 1800 and bearing the state seal in the upper left-hand corner, countersigned by Moses Gill (1734-1800) on left margin. A handsome certificate announcing Brigham’s confirmation of election to the state senate and call to attend its next session on May 28, 1800. Avery, as Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, notifies Elijah Brigham that “You being chosen a SENATOR by a majority of voters in the county of Worcester...[are] summoned to attend and assist at a General Court, to begun and holden at the STATE-House, in Boston....” Possibly the last official document signed by the ailing Gill as Acting President of the state, who died only six days later. CONDITION: bright and clean with bold ink script, marred only by 3 paper clip marks, two on left edge of document not affecting text and one in the center, which could benefit from removal by a conservator. JLK Provenance: by descent in the General Artemas Ward-Elijah Brigham Family until 2012; private collection to present. 600 - 1,200

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1138 - CONGRESSMAN BRIGHAM DESCRIBES GEORGE WASHINGTON’S MOUNT VERNON ESTATE AND ITS SLAVES Brigham, Elijah (1751-1816). Autograph letter signed, to his wife Sarah Ward Brigham at “Westboro Massachusetts” dated Washington, April 18, 1812 and bearing Congressional free frank. Quarto, bifold sheet, 3 pp. of text, 9 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches. Congressman Brigham, “just returned from an excursion from Mount Vernon, which is about 16 Miles from this place” in company with Genl. Champion of Connecticut. He describes the visit in great detail, from “the House where Genl. Washington...lived and died, went to his Tomb, and saw the end of the Greatness of a Great Man. We went over the Gardens which he once Owned and enjoyed, now under the direction of Judge [Bushrod] Washington. The greatest Curiousity to me was the Lemon Trees....in the House prepared for that purpose about 300 trees and most of them loaded with Lemons, many of which were in great perfection. There were also the Orange Trees but no fruit on them....I went much over the Lower floor of the Mansion House... [which] has the Appearance of what we call in this World Great, and owned by some dignified Character....[and] saw several of his Old Negroes, One of who said that he had waited on Genl. Washington for more than forty years, he was Gray. There were many young Negroes, some of who were almost naked” and he observed that “they have promoted and encouraged the number of Negroes, as we do Our Cattle and all a kind of Stock, which they raise as Cheap as any and consider themselves rich according to their estimate of this kind of property. I saw a young female, I presume not more than 13 or 14, very stout. They have more measures and forms of Comfort here than in New England.” Brigham wishes “very much to return home, but I suppose that I shall stay until they declare war [on Great Britain] or the question will go by. I hope the Election of Strong [as a Federalist governor of Massachusetts] will have a good effect here.” CONDITION: slight separation at one or two folds, otherwise a very clean and bright and with strongly inked text. JLK Provenance: by descent in the General Artemas Ward-Elijah Brigham Family until 2012; private collection to present. 3,000 - 6,000 1139 - REPRESENTATIVE CYRUS KING’S SEARING SPEECH ON ARMY BILL, 1814. [WAR OF 1812]. Cyrus King (1772-1817) as a Representative from Massachusetts. “Debate of the Army Bill / By Mr. King of Mass. in the House / of Representatives of the U.S. Jany. 29. 1814.” Manuscript document, apparently in King’s hand, 21 pp. on 24 leaves (7 3/4 x 5), with heavy paper covers. Cyrus King, (half brother of Rufus King), born in Scarboro, Maine (then a district of Massachusetts), attended Phillips Academy and was graduated from Columbia College. He served as private secretary to Rufus King when he was Minister to England, later completing law studies in Biddeford and commencing practice in Saco, Maine. He served as major general of the 6th Division, Massachusetts Militia and was elected as a Federalist to the 13th and 14th Congresses. (March 4, 1813-March 3, 1817). King alludes to the “our navy” and the “heroes of which,...have fixed the stars of our flag in the heavens, as a new and brilliant constellation”, contrasting it with the “mouldering, dispirited, and I might add, disgraced army and to your contentious, boasting generals, I can scarcely persuade myself that they belong to the same nation, or form part of the same system.” King criticizes the proposed Army Bill introduced by the Democratic-Republicans, the bulk of the funding of which would be dedicated towards military campaigns on the northern frontier: “But Canada, it seems, must be conquered! What do we want of Canada?... The canadians will not thank you. They contribute little now towards the expences of their government, but the liberty for which you would give them, they will be severely taxed, at least if you put them on equality with American citizens.” He admonishes the majority party for “all the wide waste and ruin in a war professedly for ‘free trade and sailors rights’” and then concludes with what would turn out to be a prophetic warning: “Would to God were it possible, from the elevation of this capitol, or from your palace [referring to President Madison and the White House], that this government could behold the disgrace, the distress and ruin, their acts have brought on this country”--seemingly predicting the defeat at Bladensburg and burning of the Capitol and the White House later than summer. CONDITION: uniform toning to the paper, a tear to the right edge of first page (approximately 4 x 3/4 in.), affecting some text. JLK Provenance: by descent in the General Artemas Ward-Elijah Brigham Family until 2012; private collection to present. 1,000 - 3,000

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1140 - LOT OF 3: ELIJAH BRIGHAM CORRESPONDENCE, 1810-1816. Elijah Brigham (1751-1816) to his wife Sarah Ward Brigham, dated New York, November 25, 1815. Autographed letter signed, 2 pp. (7 7/8 x 6 3/8 in.). He describes the progress of his return trip to Washington, DC from home for the new session, departed Worcester two days previous, with an overnight in Hartford, then to New Haven and by steamer to New York, reaching “this place at 11 a.m. this morning” where he joined fellow members Champion, Mosely, Law, King and Strong, with whom he will cross into New Jersey this evening, and notes that he is feeling better than a few days earlier. Brigham, a Congressional representative from Massachusetts, graduated Dartmouth in 1789 and studied law, but opted for a mercantile career instead. He was a member of the State house of representatives, 1791-1793, justice of the court of common pleas, 1795-1811, and served in the State senate in 1796, 1798, 1801-1805, and 1807-1810. He was elected as a Federalist to the 12th, 13th and 14th Congresses, serving until his death. As with most Federalists, Brigham had been opposed to the war and hoped that a reconciled settlement could be reached with Great Britain. CONDITION: toning on the first page, otherwise good, with strong ink. [with] Same to same, dated Washington, DC, February 8, 1816. Autographed letter signed, 3 pp. (9 3/4 x 7 7/8 in.), bifolium sheet, free franked address on verso. Brigham acknowledges, and lists each by date written and received by date, the former between December 4th and 31st, the latter only received the previous day. He discusses family matters at length, especially that relating to “sister Parkman” and her husband. He then observes that “[William] Stedman’s case I think a horrid one, as you say the young Girl ruined. Burnside is seeking the office of Clerk [of Courts for Worcester County], And so is Blake”, so “If after immoralizing Stedman out of office, They should appoint Blake, some would laugh.” CONDITION: with folds, the lower third of page 3 missing at the fold lines, not affecting text. [with] Joseph Freeland, merchant of Boston, to Elijah Brigham, …”Account Current..., dated December 3, 1810. 1 p. (16 1/2 x 9 7/8 in.). Status of account for a pianoforte purchased and shipped from London, England, and 2 damask table cloths. CONDITION: near fine, with folds. JLK JLK Provenance: by descent in the General Artemas Ward-Elijah Brigham Family until 2012; private collection to present. 600 - 1,200

1141 - CONGRESSMAN BRIGHAM 1816 FUNERAL BROADSIDE WITH A. WARD LETTER ON HIS DEATH. ORDER OF PROCESSION, FOR THE HON. ELIJAH BRIGHAM, DECEASED, A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES, FROM THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS. Printed broadside, 10 3/8 x 8 3/8 inches, printer unknown, Washington, DC, dated February 22, 1816. Previously unrecorded (no copies found on Worldcat), this is the earliest-known broadside for a Congressional funeral in Washington, DC. The members of the two houses are directed to gather in their respective chambers at the Capitol, after which the procession will being, led by the doctors who attended Brigham and chaplains of Congress, followed by the hearse flanked by six named pallbearers from the House, after which in succession, Massachusetts senators and representatives, the officers and members of both houses, the President of the United States, department heads, foreign ministers and finally, citizens and “Strangers”, escorting the late representative to his final resting place in the Congressional Cemetery. [with] Artemas Ward, Jr. (1762-1847) as Congressman to his sister Sarah, informing her of the death of her husband, Elijah Brigham in Washington, DC, April 22, 1816. Autographed letter signed, 2 pp. (9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.), with free-franked envelope addressed to “Mrs. Sarah Brigham / Westborough Mass.” After relating the events of Elijah Brigham’s illness and death and expressing his shared sense of loss, he explains why he enclosed the “order of procession [the broadside above], knowing that every thing which relates to his memory, and this melancholly event, his death, will have value.” Son of Revolutionary War General and Congressman Artemas Ward, Sr., the younger Ward graduated from Harvard University in 1783, studied law and began a practice in Weston. He was active in the militia, commanding the Weston Light Infantry Company as its captain, 1789-1793. Ward served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1796-1800, relocating to Charlestown in 1800. In 1810 he was named to Harvard’s Board of Overseers, serving until 1844. In 1811 he served again in the state house and was elected as a Federalist to the U.S. House in 1812, serving two terms, and was a leading opponent of US involvement in the War of 1812. CONDITION; bright and clean, the ink strong, but paper separating at the folds. JLK Provenance: by descent in the General Artemas Ward-Elijah Brigham Family until 2012; private collection to present. 1,000 - 3,000 102

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1142 - DR. JOSIAH BRIGHAM MEDICAL LICENSE SIGNED BY ALBIGENCE WALDO, 1784. Dr. Albigence Waldo (1750-1794), autograph document signed, 1 page (7 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.), dated September 22, 1784. Dr. Waldo, as Secretary of the Windham Medical Society, attest that Dr. Josiah Brigham (younger brother of Elijah) “has this day been examined in Anatomy, and the Theory and Practice of Physick...and being Approved, was admitted to the Society, the certificate being rendered in a beautiful copperplate hand by Waldo, clearly an accomplished calligrapher. Waldo served as clerk in Captain Samuel McClelland’s Woodstock company and was subsequently appointed surgeon’s mate of the Huntington’s 8th Connecticut Regiment, but was discharged due to ill health in September 1775. On December 14, 1776, he was appointed surgeon of the 1st Connecticut, a regiment raised largely in New London County and stationed at Peekskill, New York, until ordered to join the army in Pennsylvania in September of 1777. In the battle of Germantown the regiment was engaged on the left flank, and suffered some loss in killed, wounded, and missing, before wintering with the army at Valley Forge. Waldo labored excessively to treat the suffering and diseased soldiery during that encampment and his famous journal describing his experiences, is now in the Rhode Island Historical Society. Ill health again compelled Surgeon Waldo to retire from the service on October 1, 1779. He relocated to Massachusetts, marrying Abigail Bucklin and established successful practice in Windham. CONDITION: light toning along the vertical fold lines with one small water stain of 1/4” diameter, otherwise bright and clean. JLK Provenance: by descent in the General Artemas Ward-Elijah Brigham Family until 2012; private collection to present. 750 - 1,500 1143 - LOT OF 2: MATHER FAMILY NAPKIN, C. 1640 AND BRIGHAM TOWEL, 1817 1) A linen towel or napkin of rather elaborate, modified diamond-weave that results in a pattern repeat that resembles a square fort with bastions in each corner, 39 inches long by 28 inches wide, selvedge- to selvedge edge. The yarn is quite fine and the textile has a distinct sheen to it, possibly indicating a linen/silk mixture and may have originally been white, but is now a ivory color. This towel has a 19th century, inked label that was once pinned to it and an early 20th century typed label, both now free of the textile. The former is inscribed “Napkin woven [crossed out in graphite by a later hand and with “owned” penciled over it] by Rev. Cotton Mather’s Mother, 1640. Mrs. E. M. Clark is the 7th generation on the Maternal side from Mrs. Mather.”, while the typed label states “LINEN NAPKIN OWNED BY REV. INCREASE and MRS. MARIA MATHER, PARENTS OF REV. COTTON MATHER, 1640.” Artemas Ward’s first wife, Maria Trowbridge, was a direct descendant of Cotton Mather. CONDITION: there is a 2 1/2 split in one of the folds and a few tiny holes elshere, along with a few rust-colored stains; otherwise, in remarkably good condition for its age and fine weave. 2) A cream-colored, linen napkin or towel of diamond-weave, 29 inches long by 21 inches wide, selvedge- to selvedge edge; the top and bottom finished with flat-felling, with a loop at the center of each end, composed of doubled 1/4 inch-wide, linen tape, extending 1 1/4 inches outward. Bearing ownership and inventory number inked 2 3/4 inches down from top center: “A M B / 10.” Said to have been woven by Anna Maria Brigham (1794-1880), granddaughter of General Artemas Ward, at Northboro in 1817. CONDITION: very good overall, with two tiny rust-colored stains near the bottom edge. JLK Provenance: by descent in the General Artemas Ward-Elijah Brigham Family until 2012; private collection to present. 750 - 1,500

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1144 - 18TH AND EARLY 19TH CENTURY TEXTILES FROM THE WARD FAMILY (4) A block-printed kerchief of what appears to be very fine cotton, almost gauze-like, with a light salmon colored ground, and black-white-black stripe edging to a wider brown stripe border on all four sides, intersecting at the corners. The center decoration is s series of diamond shapes filled with floral motifs, each connected to each other at the points. Approximately 29 x 29 inches. Probably mid-18th century, possibly of English or India make. [with] Black printed sleeve fragment, one piece with single seam, approximately 8 x 5 inches, with corresponding label inscribed “Sleeve of a dress worn by My great Grandmother Brigham about the year 1812. She died 1816 aged 96. [signed] H.M. Clark 1881.” The sleeve appears to be of cotton, with a floral and leaf pattern in green, red, pink and white on a black ground. [with] An envelope, also inscribed by the Reverend Clark, “Bodkin Lace worny by Sarah Trowbridge of 1726 & by E. B. Phililps 1819”. Inside the envelope are is a loose piece of handmade lace, apparently the 1819 example, with a larger piece of more delicate design, pinned to a piece of paper on which is inscribed the history of its wear by Sarah Trowbridge and stating that it “was worn on a cap by Sarah Trowbridge when she ws consecrated to God in Groton 1726....” and signed “A.M. Phillips 1855.” JLK Provenance: by descent in the General Artemas Ward-Elijah Brigham Family until 2012; private collection to present. 1,000 - 2,000

1145 - INFANT STAYS FROM THE WARD FAMILY, CA. 1750. A rare pair of infant or baby stays from the General Artemas Ward Family, probably mid-18th century, with a medium-weight, yellow ochre or mustard-colored linen, lined inside with a finer weight on white linen, now cream-colored. The outside is finished as a series of vertical panels, done by topstitching, said channels or casings filled with flat pieces of baleen or some other stiffer, and the seams are covered by a decorative white tape of 3/16 in. width. There are five, hand-worked grommet holes on each end or side for lacing. It is accompanied by a label inscribed “A Baby’s “Stays” at least one hundred and fifty years old probably two hundred or more, at this writing. 1905.” CONDITION: The ends with the grommet holes, especially the left proper, showing edge wear and fraying. JLK Provenance: by descent in the General Artemas Ward Family until 2012; private collection to present. 900 - 1,500

1146 - PIECE OF QUEEN MARIE ANTIONETTE’S BED CURTAIN. Two pieces of silk jacquard weave of a floral motif, blue and white, one 2 1/2 x 1 1/4 inches and the other 3/4 x 3 inches, pinned together. They are folded within an early 19th century note, inscribed in iron gall ink: “A piece of the Bed Curtains and Counterpane of Marie Antoinette, late Queen of France, presented E.M.P. by Mrs. Greene of Philadelphia 1817.” “E.M.P.” is probably Ebenezer Morgan Phillips, who married Anna Maria Brigham, daughter of Elijah and Sarah Brigham. There is a later note in the hand of Reverend Clark to this effect, as well, clipped from an envelope. CONDITION: in very good condition, silk colors fresh and bright. JLK Provenance: by descent in the General Artemas Ward-Elijah Brigham Family until 2012; private collection to present. 1,000 - 3,000 104

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1147 - LARGE LOT OF WARD-BRIGHAM FAMILY PAPERS AND EPHEMERA A miscellaneous grouping of Ward-Brigham Family papers, photographs and ephemera, all once the contents stored in General Artemas Ward’s old document box until rediscovered and written about in a 1910 article, “Found in an Old Trunk”. 1) In the beforementioned work, noted the author: “I find a copybook of one of the old general’s granddaughters, which is more than a hundred years old. It gives us an indication of the subjects to which young ladies directed their muse, though it is somewhat difficult to tell whether the verses are original or copied.” This 7 5/8 x 6 7/16 inch copybook has a folky version of the Massachusetts state seal printed on its cover, surmounted by an American eagle and flanked by cannon, flags and arms, with floral bordering. Above the native American warrior within the seal are the initials “A M B” added in ink, with “Charlestown” across his legs and inside the cover is inscribed “Anna Maria Brigham/Charlestown Novr. 14 1808.” Anna Maria (1794-1880) was a daughter of Elijah Brigham and Sarah Ward Brigham and later married Ebenezer Morgan Phillips, through which marriage the trunk and its contents descended. 2) An embossed calligraphic poem entitled “Contentment”, as inked and signed by Anna’s younger sister, “Susan W. Brigham. 1819” in a small, carved and gilded frame; Susanna Walter Brigham (1798-1825) only survived her schoolgirl study by six years. 3) An large grouping of Ward-Brigham family documents and ephemra (c. 1723-1860s), incl. receipts,poems, calling cards, tuition payments, eulogies, personal correspondence, society memberships, etc., as well as a 1922 newspaper article on Artemas Ward. 4) Small grouping of genealogical materials relating to the Ward-Brigham-Phillips-Clark families and 5) Two large cabinet photos of the Artemas Ward House at Shrewsbury (now a museum of Harvard University), one sepia-toned one done circa 1870 and the other, “taken in 1924 by Herbert C. Buxton” and later given to Francis E. Clark in 1926, along with a postcard of the same from the 1920s. JLK Provenance: by descent in the General Artemas Ward-Elijah Brigham Family until 2012; private collection to present. 500 - 2,500 1148 - LOT OF 12: MASSACHUSETTS RELIGIOUS AND ANTI-MASONIC DOCUMENTS. 1) “Old Sermon of Colonial Times”--script style suggests 17th century--incomplete, only pp. 45-46, 51-60 present, octavo; “Very Old Sermon date unknown”--24 pp., octavo, probably mid-18th c.; “Old Catechism, date unknown”--mid 19th c., 50 pp. octavo; typed copy of Eulogy on Gov. Bowdoin from Worcester newspaper of 1790. 2) Receipt to Elijah Brigham by town of Westborough Treasurer James Hawes, dated June 9, 1797, for receipt of “four dollars being One moiety of Two fines Recovered of Timothy Underwood & Thomas Harrington on information of Asa Forbush for their Travelling with their Teams...b[on] the Sabbath day Contrary to a Statute....” 3) “Constitution of the Maternal Association” of Westborough, open to “any member of a Congregational church sustaining the maternal relation.” 3 pp. no date, but early 19th c. 4) Marriage bans for Major Robert Goddard of Sutton and Mrs. Sibbel Pennimore of Westborough, signed and dated Sutton, Dec. 17, 1797 by Town Clerk Joseph Hall.; Part of a Sermon delivered in Hanover meeting House Sunday March 23rd 1806 by Dr. Lee” against the fad of revivals. 1 p., folio.; 1816 Constitution and Articles of the “Sister Society”, of which “None shall be admitted...but such as maintain a good moral character” and the members of which “are bound to watch over each other in love & to admonish as occasion requires.” 4 pp., bifolium, folds, nearly separated at center horizontal fold. 7) “Consolation”. original score and words to a hymn in ink, inscribed on recto: “John Aug. Parkman / This from your friend / Abijah Forbush / Upton 22nd 1799”, one horizontal, folio sheet; with printed hymn “The Missionary’s Call” by Edward Howe, c. 1840. and 8) ‘ANTI-MASONIC INTELLIGENCER EXTRA”, Vol. 11, No. 41, Hartford, October 5, 1830. 2 pp. 20 x 14 inch format. Rare imprint. JLK Provenance: by descent in the General Artemas Ward-Elijah Brigham Family until 2012; private collection to present. 1,000 - 3,000

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“For LIberty, I Live” Collection This book illustrates my collection amassed over the last quarter of a century with God’s help, luck, perseverance, networking, research, debt, and quite a bit of love and understanding from my wife, Jane, without whom, the collection and this book never would have come into being. It seems to me that a good collection is built depending simply upon which finger God points at you when he says, “Your turn,” but usually, the best items come along when you have the least amount of money to spend.

Well before my time in the early days of collections, information on eighteenth-century militaria was scarce, and many collectoraccumulators amassed great piles of stuff based upon price, with one piece or another, except by luck, having very little relevance to the others in the “collection”. The really old-time collector might have had a closet full of Brown Bess muskets, most could hardly distinguish an early one from a late model until around the third quarter of the twentieth century when scholars had written enough to begin a rudimentary understanding of what many items really are. One of the first collector scholars of the old generation whom I am proud to have known is George Neumann, who passionately wrote with great common sense but with little research material available beyond dug artifacts, old information, and great instinct. In the beginning, without scholars like George, I doubt that a great deal of today’s knowledge would exist because research builds upon prior research, just as knowledge builds upon itself. I confess that even though we sometimes disagreed on what some things are and were, I consider George, in his boundless passion and patriotism, to be the father of modern Revolutionary War collecting. When he passed away, so did his great knowledge understanding, and kindness. By no means were George’s works, Swords and Blades of the American Revolution and Battle Weapons of the American Revolution, the only references of importance at the time; there are many other excellent writers who did great research in the same time frame, just as many of today’s writers are constantly publishing new discoveries based upon old information and a new tidbit or two. I count myself fortunate to have known and been somewhat educated by many of the “old generation” collectors and dealers who knew some of the really old-timers. These men, like Bill Guthman, who sold me several items herein illustrated – to whom I am greatly indebted – went on to uncover a great deal of information about early military artifacts. Many of these collectors have contributed greatly to my life, and, of course, to this book. Dealers like Neumann, Guthman, and Al Thompson – who was not very happy when Bill Coakley sold me my first musket marked to the 17th Massachusetts – have passed away. Since I began my quest, every item in the collection has left memories, mostly good, which I store in heart and mind. Coakley, for instance, was a stickler on condition and the relevance of one piece to another. He would annually drop by to seemingly “ruthlessly” evaluate my collection. I used to tease that because Bill was a banker, he had no heart; but under his great guidance, many romantic notions I used to have rapidly became irrelevant! Some good things left the collection because they were not pertinent to it, but the proceeds from these items and the many blunders I made along the way – some of them horrific- paid for other more pertinent things. These mistakes certainly sharpened my eye. I honestly believe that if a collector never makes a mistake, he is not working hard enough in his endeavors. Years ago, for a lot of money, I bought a Committee of Safety musket made up of a French musket with spurious maker’s marks

on the lock in an auction. There’s no better way to learn about an item than by taking a hit on something that should have been but isn’t. Lose money once, and you never forget! On another bad day, I bought a pair of pistols with an outstanding holster from a Cape Cod dealer who swore it had come from inside the wall of an old house in Boston and had been used at the outbreak of the Revolution. The author, friend, and voracious collector, Bob Brooker, with his gargantuan laugh and infinite knowledge shortly thereafter straightened me out (hopefully forever) about a collector’s wishful thinking. I remember his scathing words: “Al, those are pretty good, but what do Persian pistols have to do with the Siege of Boston?” Being either hardheaded or a dumb collector, I hope I have now learned that every item I buy must stand on its own, regardless of the “sizzle” offered by the seller. Yes, the pistols were used during the turbulent years in Boston but hallway around the world. It seems pertinent to understand that a little bit of knowledge may be worse than none; however, like the occasion I went on a call to buy a gun that “had been at Concord Bridge,” only to discover that the musket was an early nineteenth-century model Springfield. I was told that the family had sold the “beat-up old fowler” because it “was not military so was not used in the revolution.” On the other hand, the musket herein illustrated and believed carried by Captain Joseph Robins at Concord Bridge is from the original Robbins estate in Acton, Massachusetts, which was inherited by my father in the late 1960s. He knew the gun, the great family historian, my ancient uncle Fred Robbins knew the gun, and I knew it was a kid while visiting the family home in Acton. One can be reasonably sure that because each part on the musket dates to before the revolution, that because the musket came from historic circumstances from a family that never bought but only inherited antiques, there’s an excellent chance that this is indeed, Joseph Robin’s musket. Unfortunately, my dad sold the engraved powder horn belonging to Robins. It’s a cut-down horn that later showed up in Bill Guthman’s collection and is now, to my knowledge, displayed at the museum in Deerfield, Massachusetts. Today’s collecting process demands constant alteration to one’s thinking not only because of new research, but also because many items have become insanely expensive. I tell beginning collectors that these days, even just one item might well comprise a great “collection”. Perhaps a few items grouped together, in which every item enhances the value and interest of the entire lot, makes the best collection. Knowledge, even more important than money, is paramount to building a great collection. Every item must stand on its own and enhance interest in the whole, regardless of the romantic story offered by the seller, who always seems to be your newest best friend. History fall into place in a much more logical fashion when you know as much or more than the seller does, and good items are best illustrated in one’s collection by the items surrounding it. I was casually asked one Sunday afternoon at a Mass Arms Collector’s meeting, “What do you collect?” I said, “Lexington, Concord, Bunker Hill, and the Siege of Boston prior to March of 1776, inside the Route 128 beltway except for Concord, which bumps out a little bit to the West,” but tis is not to say that my collection has not and could not be somehow convoluted to include other cool items I just could not live another day without! I don’t think my collection will ever be finished, except, well, perhaps when I’m dead, when all my “pals” will be Jane’s pals lined up like buzzards on a split rail fence, ready to pounce on the carrion of my collection before my dead body is even a bit cool. My goal, however, is to take my last ride in a very heavy coffin clanking down the church’s aisle, supported by my four nephews and two sons-in-law, with all my stuff and me inside. Al Benting

1149 - (A) EXTREMELY FINE NEW ENGLAND FLINTLOCK FOWLER SIGNED PHINEHAS SAWYER. Manufacturer: Phinehas Sawyer Model: New England Fowler Caliber/Bore: .69 Barrel Length: 52 - 1/8” FFL Status: Antique This fine fowler is illustrated and discussed on page 88 & 89 of “For Liberty I Live” by Al Benting. Phinehas Sawyer lived between 1746-1820 and was a gunsmith. Sawyer and John Daby, who was a blacksmith, were both militia ensigns from Harvard, Massachusetts. Both were in Captain Isaac Gate’s 4th Company of Colonel Asa Whitcomb’s 5th Prevential Regiment, which marched on the Lexington Alarm to Cambridge on May 4, 1775. On March 7, 1775 the town meeting in Harvard voted for the purchase of twelve muskets fitted with bayonets for the Minute Company of Harvard. There is no record of who was awarded the contract of these guns which were illegal in 1775. However, the author suggests that perhaps Phinehas Sawyer was awarded this secret contract and possibly assisted by blacksmith John Daby. Sawyer was known as a man who could “Make anything accept a hornets nest” so he was probably more useful as a gunsmith than a soldier. No military record for Sawyer beyond 1775 has been found. The tapered barrel has a faceted section at the breech of about 10 - 1/2”. There is a tapered relief flat extending for the first 47” of the barrel. The barrel is probably French and has engraved floral designs with a gilt wash on the top three flats extending 7” from the breech. There is a deep groove on the breech and barrel tang, and a half moon brass front sight mounted on top towards the muzzle. The flat lockplate has beveled edges and a molding at the recessed tail. There is a rococco shell engraved at the tail and the center is engraved “PHINEHAS SAWYER”. The pan is unbridled and the fowler has a rearward curled trigger. The slightly convex silver wrist escutcheon is engraved with floral and foliate scrolls and has a vacant inscription plaque. The trigger guard is of the style of a British fusil trigger guard, varying slightly

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in its style and construction. The brass buttplate is finely engraved with military motifs, shells, and scroll work. The sideplate is of the typical Phinehas Sawyer design, and is professionally engraved with scrolls, cupids, and a hunting scene. The sheet brass ramrod ferrules have rings at both ends. The cherry stock is of excellent New England form with a Roman Nose buttstock with relief scalloping around the comb and wrist. There are relief panels terminating in tear drops at the back around both the lock cavity and the sideplate. There is an ornate well-executed shell carved in relief around the elongated tombstone shaped barrel tang. The fowler is complete with its original wooden ramrod. CONDITION: Barrel retains an even pleasing brown patina, with generous traces of gilt on engraved designs towards the breech. There is some corrosion near the breech and around the touch hole. Lock retains a matching patina and functions properly. The lock is in its original flintlock configuration, but the cock is a professional replacement and has been engraved to match. The brass furniture shows some wear and scattered marks from use, retaining a mostly dark mustard patina. Sideplate has one break repaired using a pin at the tail and has some minor chipping surrounding it. The silver wrist escutcheon retains a mostly dark pewter patina. The stock retains much of its original finish and patina showing scattered marks from use, minor age cracks, and a small piece of wood replaced above the front lock tang. There is also a professionally replaced 9â&#x20AC;? section at the muzzle on the right side. This is an extraordinary example by one of the most desirable makers and it displays the most attractive and early New England form. 30,000 - 50,000

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1150 - (A) FINE NEW ENGLAND FLINTLOCK FOWLER MARKED THOMAS EARL. Manufacturer: Thomas Earl Model: New England Fowler Caliber/Bore: .75 Smoothbore Barrel Length: 44 - 5/8” FFL Status: Antique

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This fowler is illustrated and described on pages 188 & 189 in “For Liberty I live” by Al Benting. Thomas Earl lived between 1737-1819. He worked in Leicester, near Worcester, on the Great Post Road. It has been traditionally asserted that Thomas Earl made a fowler owned by George Washington. Earl worked between 1767-1819, making superb guns with excellent relief carving behind the barrel tangs and well engraved brass furniture. Earl manufactured a gun of great workmanship for Colonel William Henshaw in 1773. When Henshaw marched to Cambridge, he took the fowler and it apparently fell under the observation of General Washington, he admired it so much he ordered one of the same pattern. Apparently Earl carried it to New York where the army was then stationed and delivered it personally to General Washington. The fowler has a round tapered barrel with a relief rib on top tapering towards the muzzle. There are also flats extending from the breech about 11” on each side. There is a small brass half moon front sight. The flat boat shaped lockplate is recessed at the tail section and has beveled edges. It is deeply engraved “THOMAS EARL” in the center. The lock features an early unbridled pan. The trigger has scroll cut outs and is rearward

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curling. The furniture is brass, including the sideplate engraved with shell designs and floral scrolls. The buttplate tang and trigger guard are engraved en suite. The two foremost ramrod ferrules are trumpeted. The nearly full length cherry stock is of familiar New England form with relief panels terminating in tear drops around the lock, cavity, and sideplate. There is relief cameo carving surrounding the trigger guard and ramrod entry ferrule. A fine shell is carved in relief around the tombstone shaped barrel tang. Complete with a period iron ramrod that fits properly. CONDITION: Barrel retains a brown patina with areas of scattered pitting. Lock is in its original flintlock configuration and retains a brown patina with some minor freckling. Lock markings are excellent. Cock does not hold on half cock. Brass retains a dark nearly brown mustard patina. Stock has a period repaired break at the toe and carving especially on forend shows heavy wear, otherwise there are some minor chips and age cracks. Approximately 31 - 1/2â&#x20AC;? of the forend have been professionally replaced. A very attractive signed New England fowler by one of the best known and most desirable New England makers. 12,000 - 25,000

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1151 - (A) CHERRY STOCKED FLINTLOCK OFFICER’S RIFLED FUSIL SIGNED JOHN DABY. Manufacturer: John Daby Model: Officer Caliber/Bore: .69 Partially Rifled Barrel Length: 44 - 1/4” FFL Status: Antique

This fusil is illustrated and described on pages 90 & 91 of “For Liberty I live” by Al Benting. According to the book, John Daby’s military career began when he was sixteen and he joined Captain Salmon Whitney’s company of Colonel Johnathan Bagley’s regiment, station at Fort William Henry during the massacre and at Crown Point in 1757. Other Revolutionary War records indicated that John Daby was commissioned as Second Lieutenant in Captain Samuel Hill’s 3rd Company of Colonel Josiah Whitney’s 2nd Worcester county regiment on March 18, 1776. He served on the Rhode Island Alarm and was called up for four days on on October of 1777 during the Saratoga Campaign. He was later commissioned Captain in the 3rd Company of Whitney’s 2nd Worcester county regiment on June 17, 1779. The fusil itself has excellent New England form. It has a three stage barrel with an 11” octagonal section near the breech followed by a 5” multi-faceted section then turning to round. The first 14” of the barrel have straight rifling. There is a bayonet lug mounted towards the muzzle on the bottom of the barrel. There is a sight notch cut into the tang and breech and a brass blade front sight. The flat hand-forged American lock is signed “John Daby” in the center and there is a molding at the tail. The pan is faceted and the frizzen spring terminates in an arrow. The American furniture shows French influence and is of brass. For an example with similar furniture and an identical trigger guard see plate NE 46 on page 81 of “Flintlock Fowlers’ by Tom Grinslade. The long shaped buttplate has a 5” tang and the flat sideplate terminates at the rear at a point. The full length cherry stock is in the classic New England form with Roman Nose buttstock inscrubed “SW” on the right side. There are thin relief molding around the barrel on both sides and a sheet brass nose cap. There is also a beaver tail carved around the barrel tang. CONDITION: Barrel retains a brown patina. Lock appears to be in its original flintlock configuration and functions well. Signature is crisp. Some light pitting at breech and on lock. Brass retains a dark mustard patina with some areas of darker patina. Stock shows scattered marks from use and scattered hairline age cracks. Most of the carving around the barrel tang is worn away. This is a very attractive 18th century signed New England fusil. 12,000 - 25,000

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1152 - (A) P1756 BRITISH “LONG LAND” MUSKET OF THE 43RD REGIMENT OF FOOT Manufacturer: William Galton Model: P1756 Caliber/Bore: .80 Smoothbore Barrel Length: 46” FFL Status: Antique

This superb example of a regimentally-marked Long Land musket is one of three muskets surviving from the 43rd Regiment of Foot during the Revolutionary War epoch (one associated with Captain John Parker of Lexington Minute Company fame, now in the Massachusetts State House collection and the other, ex. coll. Bill Ahearn, sold at Skinner in 2019 for $49,200). It is engraved “43 REGT” on the top of the barrel and bears Ordnance view and proof marks, also centered on top near breech, with the maker’s touchmark “FG” near breech on the left. The rounded lock has a crown/GR engraved before the cock and “GALTON/1756” behind, with a broad arrow inspection mark underneath the pan. The musket exhibits the standard regulation brass hardware for the Pattern 1756 Land Pattern musket with the exception of the second pipe, which is swelled at the front- or entry end to allow for more effective seating of the ramrod, an innovation later copied (with minor changes) by the “Pratt improved” pipe introduced in post-1778 muskets produced for the Tower. This flared or swelled-pipe is a feature also observed in the other two surviving 43rd Foot P1756 Long Lands--an “extra” improvement added at the Tower upon application of the regimental commander or perhaps later done by the regimental armorer. The brass thumbpiece at the wrist of the stock is engraved “2/2” (indicating likely issue to the second corporal of No. 2 or the Major’s Company). The original walnut stock is unmarked, while the sheet-brass noseband and the iron ramrod with threaded end are both period replacements, almost certainly American. The musket has an original British, buff leather sling of the type observed on late 18th and early 19th century muskets in various collections, (although the brass buckle, although probably period, is not original to the sling) and an associated, Land pattern bayonet, fitted to the musket. The 43rd Foot had been carrying the same arms since 1762 and were completely rearmed (less the light infantry company) with a new set of 351 Long Land muskets and bayonets in just prior to its departure for America in early 1774, with additional wartime augmentation issues in 1775 and 1778. In late 1773, the regimental agent noted an extra fee of more than 14 pounds “Cash paid W[illiam]. Sharp for Engraving Arms” at the Tower--clearly the regimental name on the barrel and the company issue numbering on the thumbpieces of the said 351 sets of arms. The 43rd Foot had a long and distinguished combat record during the Revolution, from the opening engagements at Lexington, Concord and Bunkers Hill in 1775, through the New York campaign of 1776, the Philadelphia campaign of 1777, the 1778 siege of Rhode Island and finally, the 1781 siege of Yorktown, where the regiment and the rest of Cornwallis’s army surrendered to the Franco-American forces under General George Washington and the Comte Rochambeau. CONDITION: the iron hardware a gunmetal grey, somewhat brownish in low spots from residual, old varnish once applied to the arm; the markings quite good and the lock in original flint configuration and in good working order; an old varnish applied to the stock, with random dings and bruises to the wood, otherwise good. JLK. Illustrated and discussed on pp. 94-95 of “For Liberty I Live.” 30,000 - 60,000

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1153 - (A) RARE & DESIRABLE “TOWN OF BOSTON”-BRANDED DUTCH, FLINTLOCK MUSKET Manufacturer: Dutch Model: Flintlock Musket Caliber/Bore: .75 Smoothbore Barrel Length: 42 - 3/4” FFL Status: Antique This musket has a 42 3/4 inch-long, tapered round barrel is band-fastened and has a bottom-mounted bayonet lug towards the muzzle. The noseband has an integral, blade-shaped front sight on top, while there is a corresponding sight groove filed in the barrel tang at breech. The lockplate is an early “banana” form, with rounded or convex profile and displays a single screw behind the cock and, like the barrel, bears no maker or proof marks. Brass furniture includes a convex S-shaped sideplate, an oval-shaped thumbpiece or wrist escutcheon bearing an engraved “E” in center, and a triggerguard that is stamped “No 8”, as well as three barrel bands, all which have been derived from forms found on French musket patterns of the mid-18th century. The upper- or “noseband is retained by an iron spring, while the middle and rear bands are pressuremounted, and the front of triggerguard has an integral lug cast for a rear sling swivel, all features found beginning with the French P1754 “fusil” or musket. Moreover, the form of the bands (the nosecap with a squared rear, the middle band stepped-in at barrel, both fore- and -aft), are those found on the French P1754 and P1763 models, but discontinued in the P1766 musket (at which time a spring was added to the middle band). However the full-length, walnut stock retains classic Germanic/Low Country features, including a thick butt with sheet-brass, buttplate (secured by two large, protruding, convex screws behind and terminating on top in a long tang secured by two flat screws), and relief panels terminating in tear drops or “beaver tails” around the lock cavity and the sideplate. “TOWN OF/ BOSTON” is branded on the right side of the buttstock, while behind the sideplate is a much later “U.S.” mark. The iron, trumpet-headed ramrod appears original to the musket. There is another Dutch musket of this pattern known, in a private New England collection, that also bears the “TOWN OF BOSTON” brand on its butt, also similarly devoid of European maker, proof, or inspection marks. The mix of archaic and newer features suggest a period of manufacture of c. 1755-1780 and two nosecaps of the pattern found on these muskets have been excavated on military sites in the Lake George corridor occupied both during the French & Indian and Revolutionary Wars. It is known that arms were acquired from the Netherlands and Liege by American agents both during and immediately following of the Revolutionary War, but the postwar models have more modern lines, flat lockplates, different banding, and usually feature maker and proof marks. The lack of all identifiable national features and the relative scarcity of this pattern arm, suggests that such were clandestinely purchased from the Dutch prior to Holland’s “official” entry into the war in 1780. From 1776-1787, the Boston maintained and equipped its own “Boston Regiment of Militia”, a uniformed corps. With the adoption of a national-state militia system in 1787, this regiment was merged into the state system and Boston’s arms became part of the state arsenal store. CONDITION: Very good overall, barrel retains an even and untouched brown patina. The lock is in its original flintlock configuration and functions well, retaining a dark brown untouched surface. All brass furniture is unpolished and retains a dark mustard patina, showing some light wear and marks from use. Stock retains much of its original finish and patina and shows some minor wear, minor age cracks, and marks from use. This is an extremely rare and fine example of an early American-branded musket. JLK This musket is illustrated and discussed on pp. 72-73 of “For Liberty I Live.” 40,000 - 80,000

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1154 - (A) AMERICAN FLINTLOCK MUSKET MARKED BARRET. Manufacturer: Col. James Barret Model: Flintlock Musket Caliber/Bore: .75 Smoothbore Barrel Length: 43 - 1/4” FFL Status: Antique This musket is illustrated and discussed on pages 114 & 115 in “For Liberty I Live” by Al Benting. This entirely American made copy of the British Long Land Pattern Brown Bess is of the Massachusetts Committy and Safety standards. Colonel James Barret lived between 1732-1779. He was one of the primary figures in the events surrounding the first Battle of the American Revolution. On April 19, 1775 at the Battle of North Bridge in Concord, Colonel Barret was the highest ranking officer in the field and was in command at the fight. His farm was the stored sight of all the town of Concord’s militia powder, weapons, and two pairs of bronze cannons according to secret British intelligence. His barn was one of the chief objects of the British march command by Colonel Francis Smith of the 10th Regiment of Foot through Middlesex county on April 19, 1775. The British soldiers who reached the farm that morning found no weapons, as they had been moved or hidden by Barret’s nephew and son who had spent most of the night and early morning plowing under the remaining contraband not taken westward by their militiamen. The musket itself features a smoothbore iron barrel with a bayonet lug mounted on top at the muzzle. The slightly banana-shaped lock is of the British style and features engraved double line borders. The center is engraved “J: BARRET”. The brass furniture is all of American manufacture and is stylistically similar to the British Pattern 1756 Long Land Brown Bess. The cherry stock is of British style and features a piece of sheet brass at the nose cap and the entry ferrule towards the muzzle is slightly trumpeted. There is a relief beaver tail carved around the barrel tang. CONDITION: Barrel retains a dark heavily corroded patina and was probably shortened by about 1 - 3/4” during the period of use. The lock is in its original flintlock configuration and the marking in the center is still clear, however the lock has scattered areas of heavy corrosion and retains a mostly dark brown patina. The cock does not hold in any position and is disconnected from the spring. Brass furniture retains a mustard patina and shows scattered marks from use. The ramrod entry ferrule is absent. Stock shows heavy use including a repaired break at the toe, chipping and cracks around the lock, and some splintering and period repairs on both sides of the forend. Ramrod is period, but a replacement. This is an important completely American made musket. 6,000 - 12,000

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1155 - (A) AMERICAN FLINTLOCK MUSKET MARKED TO COL. MOSES LITTLE’S REGIMENT. This musket is illustrated and discussed on pages 134 & 135 of “For Liberty I live” by Al Benting. Colonel Moses Little’s 17th regiment was in Newbury, Massachusetts. Moses Little’s regiment marched on the April 19th alarm and some elements of the regiments served at the very end of the action on the April 19th, 1775. Other elements of the regiment served at Bunker Hill. According to the author this musket was discovered in Waugh family homestead auction in Townsend, Massachusetts by Bill Coakley. When the author purchased it from Bill, in the early 1990s, he indicated that it was issued to Robert Waugh when his company form Townsend and other units were mustered into the 8th Massachusetts Continentals at Rocksberry on July 22, 1775 or when the 17th’s enlistment expired at the end of December 1775 when arms were taken from men leaving service. This musket, Robert Waugh, and Moses Little’s regiment were at Bunker Hill, The Siege of Boston, The New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, Saratoga, and Monmouth. The musket is composed from British and American components. The 41-1/2” .80 caliber smoothbore British barrel has traces of British proofs in the center near the breech and a bayonet lug mounted on top towards the muzzle. It is possible that the barrel is from a Pattern 1769 Short Land Brown Bess. The British lock is also from a Pattern 1769 musket equip with a Pattern 1755 lock. The lock features an engraved double line border and is engraved “TOWER/ 1772” at the cock. The center is inscribed with a large crown over “GR” and is stamped with a crown over a broad arrow. The non-regulation script date of 1772 was possibly added at the time the musket was assembled in America. Some of the furniture appears to be British and some of the furniture appears to be American. The ramrod ferrules are of American manufacture as well as the sheet brass end cap. The wrist escutcheon is inscribed “17 RGT”. The sideplate is poorly cast and probably American as well. The trigger guard and buttplate appear to be British as well as the trigger assembly. The musket is professionally stock in the British style using cherry. There is a much more diminutive beaver tail carved in relief around the barrel tang in contrast to the larger beaver tail found on British arms. Complete with its original iron ramrod and its original American manufactured triangular socket bayonet. The bayonet has a tapered triangular blade of 14 - 1/4” and a 3 - 7/8” socket. The top of the blade is stamped “IL” CONDITION: Barrel retains a heavy brown patina and shows some wear and minor freckling. Lock is strong and in its original flintlock configuration. Markings are excellent. Finial is broken off on frizzen spring. Furniture retains a dark mustard patina and shows some light wear and marks from use. Stock is very good, showing some minor chipping above the rear lock tang and in front of the lock tang. There are also a few slivers missing on the right side along the barrel and some age cracks along the other side, otherwise good with scattered marks from use. Bayonet retains a matching patina, a small portion of the tip is broken off. Lock markings have possibly been enhanced. A very nice regimental marked American musket. 5,000 - 10,000

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1156 - (A) IMPORTANT COMPOSITE FLINTLOCK REVOLUTIONARY WAR MUSKET ATTRIBUTED TO CAPTAIN JOSEPH ROBINS. Manufacturer: Barallon Model: Flintlock Musket Caliber/Bore: .75 Smoothbore Barrel Length: 45 - 3/4” FFL Status: Antique This musket is shown and discussed on pages 116-119 of “For Liberty I Live” by Al Benting. This musket came from the Robbin’s homestead in Acton when Al Benting’s aunt Ethel Robbins died in 1967. Captain Joseph Robins lived between 1728-1800. He was a blacksmith and was the father of four children. Robins was the company commander of one of Acton’s three partially filled companies, which were being reorganized into two units, Minute Alarm on April 19th. On April 19th Doctor Samuel Prescott reportedly pounded on the corner of Robin’s house “Captain Robins, Captain Robins! The regulars are coming!”. After being alerted, he rushed from the house with his musket and rapidly fired three shots as fast as he could, signaling the Acton militia men to report to his home. Robin’s unit reached the North Bridge area around 9am, where several other militia and Minute Man companies of about five hundred men total were gathered from Concord, Lincoln, and Bedford. Family lore indictated that Captain Robins, Benting’s ancestor, was standing behind and just to the left of Davis when the firing started, and Davis was killed. Robins was demoted to Sergeant a week after Concord Bridge, and the reasoning is unknown. The musket itself is manufactured of mostly of early French components along with American blacksmith made ramrod ferrules. The barrel appears to be a French Model 1728 barrel and has a 5 - 1/2” faceted breech section with no visible markings. The flat lockplate also appears to be from a French Model 1728 musket and has a fleur-de-lis over the letters “SE” for Saint Etienne. Beneath that, the lockplate is stamped “BARALLON”. The furniture is all iron and appears to be French with the exception of the ramrod ferrules. The full length stock is of maple and is in the New England form. Complete with a blacksmith forged American period ramrod. CONDITION: In as found and untouched condition, showing heavy use. The barrel retains a dark and heavy brown patina. The lock has a matching patina and is in its original flintlock configuration, and functions well. The frizzen is loose from extensive use and wear to the spur, which places pressure on the frizzen spring. The mounts retain a matching heavy patina and the buttplate shows losses and heavy wear. The stock has had the comb altered during the period of use, and shows scattered cracks, marks from battle, splintering along the forend on both sides, and some minor slivers missing at the tip of the forend. A very interesting and important American assembled Revolutionary War musket. 2,000 - 4,000

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1157 - AN IMPORTANT REVOLUTIONARY SEAL, ENGRAVED “FOR LIBERTY I LIVE”. Turned ivory handle (3” long x 1 3/16” diameter at base) on which is mounted a bloodstone seal (7/16” diameter), set in a silver collar (3/4” L x 19/32” dia. at the seal) that is edge-finished with a pattern of 13 stylized facets or stars, symbolizing the 13 united colonies of America. The iconographic impact and historical importance of this seal, as its relates to the patriotic zeal in Revolutionary New England, cannot be emphasized enough. The bloodstone seal has been reverse-engraved by an extremely accomplished hand, its positive impression on wax revealing the following: “FOR [elm tree motif--the New England “Tree of Liberty”--for purposes of this seal, the word “LIBERTY”] / [a Masonic eye--symbolizing “I”] LIVE”, or “FOR LIBERTY I LIVE.” This striking seal was almost certainly made for a leading figure of the Sons of Liberty and, as believed by the collector who found this seal and first recognized its importance (and hence, the title of his book), very likely done by Paul Revere of Boston, leading silversmith and engraver, Mason and one of the leading members of the Sons of Liberty. As noted by Mr. Benting, it “is known that Paul Revere made bloodstone seals”, while neighboring artisan Isaac Greenwood was “an ivory turner...instrument maker, and tooth carver.” JLK Illustrated and described on pp. 66-67 of “For Liberty I Live”, as well as shown on the book’s cover. 5,000 - 15,000

1158 - 18TH CENTURY REVERE-MARKED SILVER SPOON 18th century silver spoon bearing the original owner’s engraved initials “H/AM” at the base of handle on obverse and stamped “REVERE” in rectangular touchmark on reverse of handle. The spoon measures 8 3/8 inches long and weighs 1.3 troy ounces. JLK This spoon is illustrated and discussed on pp. 96-97 of “For Liberty I Live.” 1,000 - 2,000

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1159 - (A) BAYONETED NEW ENGLAND FLINTLOCK FOWLER. Manufacturer: American Model: Flintlock Fowler Caliber/Bore: .75 Smoothbore Barrel Length: 54” FFL Status: Antique This fowler is illustrated and described in plate NE 8 on page 40 of “Flintlock Fowlers” by Tom Grinslade and it dates 1750-1770. This fowler is also illustrated and described on pages 144-145 of “For Liberty I Live” by Al Benting. The French barrel is tapered and round with the exception of a 6 - 1/2” faceted section towards the breech. There is a long deep 4 - 1/2” groove extending from the breech into the tang. There is a small half moon iron front sight on top towards the muzzle. The lock along with the sideplate, trigger guard, and buttplate, all appear to be from a French Model 1728 musket. Made without a ramrod entry ferrule and the other two brass ramrod ferrules are unmatched, one of rounded and shaped brass, and the other with a series of rings often associated with trade fowlers. The fowler is stocked in straight grained maple and has classic New England form with a Roman Nose buttstock. Complete with an old wooden ramrod and a nice associated American made triangular socket bayonet that is retained by pressure only. The bayonet has a triangular 11 - 1/2” blade and a 2 - 1/8” socket. It is crudely hand-forged of iron. CONDITION: All iron components retain a dark heavy brown patina. Lock is in its original flintlock configuration, but does not hold on cock. Trigger guard tang has one break through the screw behind the bow. Stock has been cut back about 7 - 1/2” during the period of use. Stock is uncleaned and shows much original finish and patina with one chip in front of the lock and some splintering along both sides of the forend. Bayonet retains a matching dark brown patina. PROVENANCE: Purchased from William H. Guthman. 3,000 - 6,000

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1160 - (A) EARLY COMPOSITE FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS. This blunderbuss is pictured and described on pages 120 and 121 of “For Liberty I Live” by Al Benting. According to the book this blunderbuss is said to have been used on April 19th 1775 by a horseman from Chelmsford, however there is no documentation to support this. The two stage 20-1/2” blunderbuss barrel has a 2” bore diameter and is of Damascus steel. The stages are separated by an inlaid brass band. The lock is an early banana lock with a doglock cock. The unbridled pan in unfaceted. The furniture is brass, including a cast sideplate featuring a relief hunting scene. The buttplate and trigger guard are also brass and appear to be in the French style. Ramrod ferrules are also brass. A handforged iron band retains the barrel to the stock towards the muzzle. A crude brass ramrod accompanies the blunderbuss. The full length stock appears to be fruit wood or figured maple, and there are relief carved panels around the lock and sideplate. There is also a relief border around the barrel tang followed by an unusual relief carved foliate scroll. CONDITION: Barrel retains a brown patina with Damascus still visible. Lock is in its original flintlock configuration and functions well, its retains a dark brown patina. Brass is unpolished and retains a dark mustard patina. Stock shows scattered cracks, chips, and minor repairs. A piece of wood is replaced along the right side of the forend and measures about 7” along the barrel. Ramrod ferrules are very thin and show some losses. An early and unusual blunderbuss. 1,500 - 3,000

1161 - LOT OF 2: REVOLUTIONARY ERA SABER ATTRIBUTED TO JEREMIAH SNOW WITH SPOON OF HIS MAKE Blade Length: 34 1/8” Overall Length: 39” Jeremiah Snow, Sr. (fl. 1760-1800) was a Massachusetts silversmith who is known to have produced both horseman’s sabers and short sabers in the Revolutionary era. This saber has been attributed to Snow, by virtue of the distinctive form of its brass, stirrup-hilt with open, side-loop to the right side of the counterguard, as well as the use of an imported Spanish blade (34 1/8 in. L x 1 5/16 in. W at ricasso). However, unlike most of his known sabers, which have urn-shaped pommels of c. 1780, this saber’s pommel is olive- or ovoid-shaped, with faceted capstan, a commonly-used form during the 1760s-1770s, which presents the likelihood it is the earliest form of saber that can be attributed to Snow’s workshop. Moreover, the grip is unchanneled and appears to be of straight-grain maple with brass ferrules at each end (each with three lines of edge engraving around them), rather than channeled cherry wood grips as found on most Snowattributed sabers with urn pommels. The saber is accompanied with a silver tablespoon by Snow, bearing his “I.SNOW touchmark in a rectangular cartouche on the recto of the handle and the owner’s initials “BM” in a cursive cipher on the obverse. CONDITION; the blade a dull gunmetal grey with a few scattered dings and nicks and one or two small spots of light pitting. The capstan of the pommel is slightly misshapen from reseating the tang, but this appears to have been done during the period. JLK Illustrated and discussed on pp. 190-191 of “For Liberty I Live.” 3,000 - 5,000

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1162 - AMERICAN SHORT SABER W/ SCABBARD, ATTRIBUTED TO JEREMIAH SNOW A most notable example of a short saber of the form known to have been made by Jeremiah Snow (although not bearing the Snow touchmark sometimes found on the counterguard), with superb blade and its original, tooled leather scabbard. The imported blade (probably Solingen) is 27 inches long by 1 3/8 inches wide at the ricasso, with a single, narrow fuller and a 6-inch, false edge. The blade was originally blued for half of its length, 30% or so of which remains. The hilt is classic Snow in its form and mounts, with a brass stirrup hilt with open counterguard with wide outer loop on the obverse and tear-drop ending to the quillon, and an urn-shaped pommel. The spiral-grooved, cherry wood grip bears 75-80% of its original, black japanning or paint, which was done to achieve a mock ebony-wood finish. The blackened leather scabbard is 2/3ds intact, the bottom third with drag now missing. The throat of the scabbard is made from sheet brass, with a diamond-shaped frog stud brazed on, while the leather of the scabbard is decorated with tooling lines and struck dots, the former done as a intersecting sequence down its length, being a diamond followed by two lozenges and repeat. The scabbard remains seated in the frog of the original shoulderbelt, also of black cowhide on the obverse face and russet leather on the recto. A superb example, one of the finest Snow-attributed short sabers that we are aware of at the present date. CONDITION: some chipping loss to the japanning of the grip as noted above and a mellow, brownish-yellow tone to the brass mounts of hilt and scabbard; there are a few, shallow nicks down the edge of the blade and one small spot of pitting on the lower obverse of blade--the unblued lower portion of blade a gunmetal grey in tone. JLK Illustrated and discussed on pp. 190-191 of “For Liberty I Live.” 3,500 - 5,500

1163 - LION-POMMEL AMERICAN HORSEMAN’S SABER, C. 1760-1783 This horseman’s saber is a form appears to have been produced as early as the French & Indian War and through the Revolutionary period by some currently unidentified sword cutler in New England, probably from coastal Massachusetts or New Hampshire, based on where most surviving examples have been located. All swords by this hand share the same, heavy brass, slotted guard pattern with two side branches and enlongated quillon, as well as a spiral-grooved wooden grip (usually of cherry, as in this example), with a 2-strand, twisted brass wire set in the grooves (missing in this example). It has an imported, Spanish-made, 3-fullered blade of 33 in. L x 1 ½ in. W at ricasso. The inner face of the quillon bears the engraved nitials “D L”--probably those of its original owner, the two letters separated by a 5-lobed leaf, a form of engraving that has been attributed to Newbury, Massachusetts by the author of “For Liberty I Live.” The pommel features a cast-brass, well-delineated “grotesque” lion-head. Other examples by this maker are known with etched blades, including “God Bless the Province of New York” and “God Bless the Province of Massachusetts Bay.” A highly desirable arm and superb example of American utilitarian folk art from the Revolutionary War era. CONDITION: very good overall, with a nice, mellow grey patina to the blade and a dull brownish-bronze caste to the hilt mounting, the blade with some random, small patches of surface pitting and a few slight nicks or dings. JLK Illustrated and discussed on pp. 142-143 of “For Liberty I Live.” 4,000 - 6,000

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1164 - FINE LION-POMMEL AMERICAN CAVALRY SABER. Blade Length: 33” Overall Length: 38 - 1/2” The late William Guthman also wrote an article for “Man At Arms” magazine (September-October 1982) noting that three swords of this form were found in an attic in Maine. He later told the author that they came from Eliot, just across the river from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Bill and many others have referred to this type as a “monkey hilt”, although it is more likely that these are lion head pommels. The sword has a slightly curved, single edged, German or English blade with a sing;e partial on the top on each side. Both sides are dated 1742 and have an engraved running fox. The sword has a brass classic four slot guard and a simplified lions head pommel with some engraved details and an integral ball-shaped capstan. The cherry grip has a brass ferrule at both ends. For an example of another nearly identical hilt see plate plate 336.S on page 173 of “Swords & Blades of the American Revolution” by George C. Neumann. This is a very desirable form of an colonial American saber. CONDITION: Blade retains a dark grey patina with some areas of heavier patina. Cutting edge shows a series of nicks. Hilt retains a mellowing mustard patina and shows some wear and scattered marks. Grip is excellent with a few minor marks. Hilt and blade are tight. This is a very desirable form of an American cavalry saber. his sword is illustrated and discussed on pp. 62-63 of “For Liberty I Live.” 3,000 - 5,000

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1165 - LION HEAD POMMEL AMERICAN SHORT SABER OR HANGER. Blade Length: 28 - 1/4” Overall Length: 34” The late William Guthman also wrote an article for “Man At Arms” magazine (September-October 1982) noting that three swords of this form were found in an attic in Maine. He later told the author that they came from Eliot, just across the river from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Bill and many others have referred to this type as a monkey hilt, although it is more likely that these are lion head pommels. The sword has a slightly curved, single edged, trade blade with a single partial on the top on each side. Both sides are dated 1742 and have an engraved running fox. The sword has a brass classic four slot guard and a simplified lions head pommel with some engraved details and an integral ball-shaped capstan. The cherry grip has a brass ferrule at both ends. For an example of another nearly identical hilt see plate plate 336.S on page 173 of “Swords & Blades of the American Revolution” by George C. Neumann. This is a very desirable form of an colonial American short saber. CONDITION: Blade retains a spotted grey patina with some areas of heavier patina. Cutting edge shows a few nicks. Hilt retains a dark mustard patina and shows some wear and scattered marks. Pin holding knucklebow to pommel is broken an absent and copper wire currently secures them together. Grip is excellent with a few minor marks. Hilt and blade are tight. This sword is illustrated and discussed on pp. 62-63 of “For Liberty I Live.” 2,500 - 5,000

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1166 - AMERICAN SWORD OF MINUTEMAN JAMES TAYLOR. Blade Length: 25 - 3/4” Overall Length: 30 - 1/2” This sword is illustrated and discussed on pages 150-151 of “For Liberty I Live” by Al Benting. According to the book, Al Thompson bought this hanger years ago at the Taylor House estate sale in Pelham, Massachusetts. He and Don Madden both indicated that there are three of these infantry hangers in collections. Thompson sold this example to Bill Coakley from whom the author purchased it. All three examples have the outer curl of the guard broken away, probably because the outboard bar caught on the wearer’s coat while marching. Cowden’s company, with James Taylor as ensign as sent to fortify Charlestown early in the day at the Battle of Bunker Hill. The sword itself is entirely American made including the slightly curved single edge blade, with a narrow deep single fuller along the top of the blade on both sides. The brass hilt has four slots on the guard and the pommel cap is flat. There is a separate outward branch on the right side. The cherry grip is tapered towards the pommel and there are brass ferrules at both ends. CONDITION: As found and untouched. Blade retains a spotted grey patina with some scattered areas of corrosion, dark spotting, and nicks to edge. Hilt retains a dark unpolished patina with tip of outward branch absent and a break where the knucklebow connects with the pommel cap. Grip very good with some marks from use. An attractive completely American made sword from an important estate. 2,500 - 5,000

1167 - A SILVER-HILTED, MILITARY SMALLSWORD BY GEORGE FAYLE, WITH 1756 LONDON HALLMARKS. Blade Length: 32 3/4” Overall Length: 39” This military smallsword is 39 inches long overall and features a 32 ¾ inch-long, colichemarde blade, hollow-ground and triangular in cross-section, with a wide forte of 1 3/8 inches which abruptly tapers to a much narrower form approximately 8 inches down from the guard; traces of etching (largely obscured through repeated cleanings over its usage period) are found on the wider upper portion. The silver-mounted has the “boat-shell” guard popular with British, French, and Anglo-Colonial military and naval commissioned and non-commissioned officers (including George Washington) from c. 1750-1780, with shell work and fluted edging; while the knuckle-bow, pas d’ane, and pommel are ornamented with spiral fluting or gadrooning. London hallmarks for 1756, as well as George Fayle’s “G.F” touchmark are found on the recto of the knucke-bow near the pommel. The grip is bound with 5 strands of twisted, silver wire alternating with a single spring-ribbon, also of silver. George Fayle, silversmith and sword cutler, was in business at Wilderness Lane in London from at least 1760-1768; for details of this maker, see Leslie Southwick, “London Silver-hilted Swords...” (2001), pp. 105-106. The sword still retains its original scabbard with silver scabbard mounts, consisting of throat with frog stud and hanging ring, middle band with ring, and drag—all decorated with gadrooning. CONDITION: some light “scabbard stain” and freckling to the blade, the silver rather dull and greyish in tone, otherwise as noted; very good overall. JLK Pictured and discussed on pp. 32-33 of “For Liberty I Live”, although maker is misattributed to George Hunter. 3,250 - 4,500

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1168 - ENGRAVED SIEGE OF BOSTON & BUNKER HILL POWDER HORN OF JAMES SHARLEY OF CHELSEA, MASS. This powder horn is illustrated and described on pages 160-161 of “For Liberty I Live” by Al Benting. According to the book James Sharely of Chelsea, Massachusetts was enlisted in Captain Samuel Sprague’s 9th Company of Colonel Samuel Gerrish’s regiment, which on June 10, 1775 listed 456 muskets in the regiment. Sprague’s Company was at Bunker Hill under the command of Lt. Col. Loammi Baldwin after Colonel Gerrish was found laying on the ground moaning he was too tired to advance. The regiment lost three men and two were wounded. Sharelay was later at the Battle of Noddle’s Island. James Sharely in Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolution. The powder horn measures about 11” overall and has a curved two stage horn body. The upper portion is of darker horn and has a conical spout. The main portion of the horn has a scalloped edge followed by an engraved border. The partially visible inscription reads “HIS HORN Oct ye 3/ JAMES SHARELAY 1776” along with the phrase “I POWDER WITH/ MY BROTHER BALL/ MOST HEAROW LIKE/ DO CONQUER ALL”. Another phrase on the horn reads “POWDER GOOD WILL --- I HAV/ It IS NOT FREE TO REVELY MY/ KNA-/ MY INASTEROINLY I SOPPLY/ -E- BEGGING FELLOWS/ -OUBUY”. This probably read “Powder and ball not free for every knave My master only I supply let begging fellows go or buy, I powder will with my brother ball will arrow like conquer all”. In addition, there is a crudely engraved British crest with what appears to be a woodpecker pecking the lions head. There is also a engraving of a New England church an other indistinct engravings. CONDITION: The main body retains a pleasing dark honey patina and shows significant carry wear, with much of the decoration worn from carry and some intentionally removed. There is some chipping to the flange near the butt. The convex wooden plug is cracked through the center and shows some marks from use. A very interesting and historic identified powder horn with a desirable date. 5,000 - 8,000

1169 - SIMON STIMSON’S ENGRAVED SIEGE OF BOSTON POWDER HORN DATED 1775. This horn is illustrated and described on pages 202 & 203 of “For Liberty I live” by Al Benting. Simon Stimson was born in 1756 and was enlisted in the 5th Company (Tolland, Connecticut) of General Joseph Spencer’s 2nd Connecticut Regiment, raised from the eastern parts of the colony. Colonel Spencer and detachments of the 2nd were engaged at Bunker Hill and in Benedict Arnold’s Quebec Expedition. The regiments enlistment expired in December of 1775, but Stimson served until 1782. The horn itself has a curved body of about 16” overall. The conacle spout section is followed by a set of double relief rings with serrated edges. The main body has a scalloped edge and depicts three naval vessels, one twelve gun with a British flag, behind two smaller unmarked vessels. Below them is a depiction of six fish and mammals including two eels, three fish, and a shark preparing to consume one of the fish. Above the owner’s inscription there is a depiction of a New England town thought by the author to be Cambridge, Massachusetts showing Harvard Hall and Massachusetts Hall with a depiction of a large tree thought to be the elm under which Washington took command. There is also a depiction of a man’s head smoking a pipe, possibly depicting George Washington facing away from headquarters, where nothing is happening. On the back there is a large tree that appears to bare fruit. Under which there is a depiction of a bare breasted woman and a gentleman. The professional inscription reads “Simon Stimson’s Horn 1775”. CONDITION: Horn is very good overall, with some of the engraving worn from carry and showing some scattered marks from use overall. The convex wooden plug has a screw in the center for carrying strap attachment. Horn retains a pleasing honey patina overall. 5,000 - 10,000 124

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1170 - AMERICAN POWDER HORN WITH SILVER PLAQUE ATTRIBUTING USE AT BUNKER HILL. This horn is illustrated and described on page 158 & 159 “For Liberty I Live” by Al Benting. This large powder horn measures about 16” overall. The tapered curved horn body is unengraved, but on the front towards the butt there is a 3 - 5/8” x 1 - 3/8” octagonal silver plaque retained by four silver pins. The plaque is inscribed “1763./ This Powder Horn was used/ by Benjamin Williams Grandfather/ of Gibson T. Williams at the battles of/ Bunker Hill, Bennington & Saratoga.”. The spout section is faceted, followed by two relief rings with a copper attachment for a carrying strap. The wooden 3” diameter plug is flat and slightly inset. It is carved with the initials “BW/ 1765”. There is a small handmade copper sling attachment retained by four copper pins along the edge. Copper pins also retain the wooden plug. Sergeant Bejamin Williams was in Captain Ezra Towne’s new Ipswich Company. This company was the first of eight companies enlisted in Colonel James Reed’s New Hampshire regiment. They were ordered by General Ward on June 12th to quarter the regiment on Charlestown Neck and Bunker Hill, where the regiment’s commander structure was in place June 14th 1775. CONDITION: Very good overall, retaining a pleasing honey patina. One minor flake missing along spout and showing a few scattered marks from use and a couple minor chips along the perimeter of the butt. This is an extremely interesting, identified, powder horn attributed to the battle of Bunker Hill. 4,000 - 8,000

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1171 - REVOLUTIONARY WAR AMERICAN CROSSBELT SET (LOT OF 3 PIECES) An American cartridge box of the “soft” or “bag style of the period 1750-1780, found in New England, consisting of curved pine block (9 L x 2 W x 3 3/8 inches D) drilled to accommodate 17 paper cartridges, the holes of 3/4 inch diameter by 2 7/8 inches depth. The box in set into a 2-piece, leather bag of 6 inches depth, with a broad leather flap 10 1/4 inches wide by approximately 10 1/2 inches depth, the flap corners rounded and the edges bound with a welt of leather, turned under and whipstitched down to the inside of the flap. The flap’s keeper strap is now missing, as is the leather, closure button that was once on the bottom of the body or bag. The bag is suspended by a 2-piece, harness leather, shoulder strap or crossbelt that is pipeclayed white in imitation of buff leather belting. The short branch with attached D-shaped, brass adjustment buckle, is approximately 14 inches L, 11 clear of the box, while the long branch is approximately 40 inches long, 3 inches clear. Both branches were originally 1 3/4 inches wide, but narrowed in portions over time, due to stretching of the length of the belt over time. The straps pass through narrow leather keeper straps fixed horizontally to the reverse of the block and are permanentaly attached there and at their ends by rosehead tack hammered through the belting and into the back of the box. The cartridge box is accompanied by a corresponding bayonet belt of pipeclayed buff leather originally of 1 1/2 inch width, with a file-finished, brass ‘D’ buckle similar to that on the cartridge box belt. The belt also evidences stretching/narrowing over time and has a suspension “frog” of brown harness leather, into which a blackened leather bayonet scabbard is permanently attached by stitching. The leather scabbard has faint, vertically-tooled, edging lines down its length. The 18th century bayonet appears to be American-made, 19 inches long, with a triangular blade 14 inches L x 1 inch wide. The socket is 2 3/4 inches long and has a 3-step slot cut into it for a musket with a bottommounted, bayonet lug. A narrow lug. has a 3-step mortise for bayonet lug. The socket originally had an iron ring collar brazed to the rear of the socket, but only traces of the brass flux remains. JLK Illustrated and discussed on page 200 of “For Liberty I Live.” 10,000 - 20,000

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1172 - OLD CONSTRUCTION, 19-ROUND, AMERICAN CARTRIDGE BOX An early-war American cartridge box of the form heavily used by New England troops during the first half of the war, but largely replaced in the Continental Army by mid-war (with the exception of the Connecticut Line, which in 1779-80 during the Morristown encampment of the Main Continental Army, were still described as carrying the “old construction box of 19 rounds”), although still in use by state and militia troops thereafter. This example is mounted in an early window-box frame, its flap and rear of body wired to the rear backing board, along with its associated belt of blackened harness leather, approximately 3 inches wide. Attached to the same backing board is an old cardstock label, bearing the inscription in brownish ink, “THIS BULLET BAG WAS TAKEN FROM OLD BARN IN LEXINGTON FAMILY STORYS [SIC] SAY IT WAS USED BY ANCESTOR ON APRIL 19, 1775 THE DAY THE BRITISH ATTACKED OUR TOWN”, its construction attributed to Reuben Brown of Concord by the author of “For Liberty I Live”, who states that Brown made a number of boxes of this pattern for local Minute companies under contract (the block from one of which is exhibited at Minuteman National Historical Park). The cartridge box is displayed with the flap up, showing the 19-hole block, probably of poplar wood, set in the bag-form, leather body of blackened harness leather, as is the flap. Thrust into the same just before the main block is a wedge-shaped supplemental block drilled for an additional 5 rounds; this was probably added to the wartime cartridge box in post-war militia use, to allow its wearer to meet the 24-round requirement for cartridge box capacity set out in the 1787 militia act of the United States. CONDITION: Not examined out of the frame; the flap is pierced with two holes at mid-point, to allow for the hanging wires and there is an old slit or tear on the edge of the flap at approximately 1 o’clock, some 2 inches in length; the leather possibly dry and brittle. JLK Illustrated and described by pp. 110-111 of “For Liberty I Live.” 6,000 - 12,000

1173 - LOT OF 2: CARTRIDGE BOX WITH STATED BREED’S HILL ASSOCIATION AND CARTRIDGE An American or possibly British cartridge “pouch” or box of the 3rd quarter of the 18th century, its two-piece body of thin leather made in the “soft” or “bag style, containing a wooden block drilled to contain 23 fusil or carbine-bore cartridges (11/16 in. dia. holes), arranged in two rows (12 in rear and 11 in front). The block approximately 9 1/2 L (at rear) x 2 3/8 W s 2 7/8 in. D with front edges, the box ends slightly rounded are beveled in front. The rear of the box is secured to the backing board of an early “window box” display case by two screws; , the glazing is now missing from hinged, front of carved frame molding. Glued to the backing panel above the box is a piece of laid paper bearing the following inscription in brown ink: “This empty pouch was used to carry bullets was picked up after the battle of Breed’s Hill near Boston in the year 1775 preserved by the Chandler family as a relic of that war to this day”. There is a small, red-edged sticker label on the upper inside of the box, bearing a partly obliterated inscription: [torn or scratched out first name?, followed by] “CHANDLER” in black ink. The flap of the cartridge box is missing. 23-hole cartridge pouches are frequently mentioned in French & Indian War and Revolutionary War records and at least one block of similar form was recovered from the site of the 1757 Sabbath Day Massacre at Lake George. Accompanying this box is an unrelated musket cartridge of heavy, waxed or glazed paper, filled with what feels to be a lead musket ball at bottom and powder above. JLK Illustrated and described on pp. 162-163 of “For Liberty I Live.” 2,000 - 3,000

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1174 - AN EARLY AMERICAN “BELLY” CARTRIDGE BOX An early American cartridge box configured for as a “belly box” for waistbelt carriage. It is well- and substantially made, consisting of a broad, slightly-curved block of pine, approximately 9 x 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches, tightly encased in a fitted, dark russet leather body of thin calf. It is covered by a substantially thicker flap of blackened leather, with edge and cross-tooling to the grain-sided face, which is sewn and nailed to the rear of the box. There are two vertical attachments straps or loops attached to the rear of the box, each 3 1/2 x 1/2 in. , sewn at top and tacked at bottom of the box, each set-in approximately 2 inches from the sides. There is a keeper strap whipstitched to the inside of the flap, but its corresponding leather button is now missing from the bottom center of the box. This is a style of militia cartridge box that dates from the last quarter of the 18th century. CONDITION: overall very good, the leather relatively supple, with expected craquelure and scuffing; there is approximately 1 1/2 inches of separation of the flap from the box left side. JLK 750 - 1,200

1175 - COBBLED CANTEEN OF AARON JEWETT OF NEWBURYPORT A military canteen found in the Newburyport, Massachusetts area, of stave construction and made of white cedar with white oak, interlocking banding, a form in use in the Revolutionary War through War of 1812 period. This most interesting canteen, which is believed to have been earlier carried in the Revolutionary War by Aaron Jewett, has “A x Jewett, 1794” carved on one of the bands at the top, next to the centered mouthpiece of the canteen. It is 6 1/8” diameter by 3 1/4” width. One circular side or face of the canteen is missing and a 1 x 1/4” slot has been cut into one of the staves approximately 1 1/4” to the left of the mouthpiece and aligned with the closing of Jewett’s name. The wife of the author of “For Liberty I Live” is a descendant of Jewett’s and according to her, the family is famous for repurposing or “cobbling” (as it was known during the period) of goods: “In this case, a coin slot was added to the canteen [and used as a bank], and the money was needed, one side was bashed out....” Aaron Jewett was a trooper in Captain Moses Jewett’s Ipswich Troop of Horse in 1775, later serving in Colonel Moses Little’s 24th Regiment (redesignated the 12th Continental Regiment in 1776). CONDITION: less the period alteration noted above, the canteen is in very good condition, with most of the original red oxide paint on the remaining face and staves remaining, as well as its original iron wire strap retainers. JLK Illustrated and discussed at greater length on pp. 124-125 in “For Liberty I Live.” 750 - 1,500

1176 - LOT OF 2: PAINTED CANTEENS WITH EARLY MASSACHUSETTS PROVENANCE Two (2) 18th-early 19th century, military canteens found in the Newburyport, Massachusetts area, both of of stave construction and made of white cedar with white oak, interlocking banding, a form is use from the Revolutionary War through the War of 1812. 1) The first canteen is 6 7/16 in. diameter by 3 5/8 in. width. It was painted a light blue (probably of Prussia blue and white lead pigments), and has “C*P / 1814” painted in black on one face, the opposite painted “2D R. / 1th. B. / 3D. D.”, almost certainly signifying, respectively, the initials of the militiaman and date of issue to him and his unit affiliation, being the 2nd Regiment of the 1st Brigade in the 3rd Division of Massachusetts Militia, a unit representing Newburyport and environs during the War of 1812 and earlier. [with] 2) The second canteen is of the same construction, materials and provenance as the first, also of 6 7/16 in. diameter, but wider at 3 7/8 in.; it was originally painted a light blue, traces of which can be observed under the later red overpaint on the face and staves. The banding is painted a medium blue and the faces are marked in similar fashion to the second canteen above, “”J. E” / 1814” and “2D. R. / 1t. B. / 3D. D.” This canteen is believed to have been carried by Joseph Elder during his service at Plum Island Fort in Newburyport harbor. JLK Illustrated and discussed on. pp. 140-141 in “For Liberty I Live.” 3,000 - 4,500 128

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1177 - PAINTED 18TH CENTURY MILITARY DRUM FROM ESSEX COUNTY, MASS. A very early, martial drum for field musick that, by its construction, probably dates it to the third quarter of the 18th century. The shell or body, which is 12 1/2 H x 13 1/2 inches in diameter as finished (exclusive of the heads and rims), is made of a steamed wood panel, lapped over approximately 4 inches and fastened by two rows of iron tacks spaced three inches apart. The sheepskin-covered heads appear original to the drum or are early replacements, while the lower rim is original and the upper rim a later (19th c.?) replacement. The hempen drum cords and most of the leather tension adjusters also appear to he original or very early replacements. The shell is painted a vermillion red, with black overpainting in three-inch intervals for a black and red, vertical striped pattern. The proper face of the drum shell has a device painted in its center, which appears to be a phoenix rising from the ashes, rendered principally in black on a vermillion ground, with two 8-pointed stars and clouds in the sky above, and flames and smoke below. Purchased by the consignor at an Essex County auction in the 1990s, this drum and its associated pair of sticks was stated to have been an estate consignment from a descendant of Samuel Bowdoin and was purportedly used by him while a drummer in Glover’s 14th Continental Regiment. The drum likely predates the Revolutionary War and may have originally been used by a militia or minute company. CONDITION: The lower drum head is broken, thereby disrupting the rim positioning at present, while the upper head has a 3 inch slit near the rim that needs repair. The painted device has been partly obscured by wear over time, while the lower rim show excessive rim wear and loss to its black paint at those points, as to be expected. JLK The drum is illustrated and discussed on pp. 192-193 of “For Liberty I Live.” 10,000 - 20,000

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1178 - MID 18TH CENTURY AMERICAN HALBERD FROM PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE. Blade Length: 12” Overall Length: 80 - 1/4” This halberd is illustrated and described on pages 78 & 79 of “For Liberty I Live” by Al Benting. This halberd is an artillery model. For another nearly identical example see plate 31C on page 35 of “American Polearms” Rodney Hilton Brown. This example has a tapered diamond section spike of 12”, which is threaded and removable. The head measures about 8 - 1/2” overall and displays seven piercings. The socket has nice turnings and straps of about 12 - 1/2” on each side. It is complete with a period wooden haft terminating in a point on the opposite end. CODITION: Retans a pleasing untouched brown patina. Haft shows some shrinkage and scattered marks. Measures 80” overall. 3,000 - 5,000

1179 - MID 18TH CENTURY AMERICAN HALBERD FROM PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE Blade Length: 13 - 1/2” Overall Length: 90 - 1/2” This halberd is illustrated and discussed on pages 78 & 79 of “For Liberty I Live” by Al Benting. This is an infantry type halberd. For a similar example see plate 31 on page 35 of “American Polearms” by Rodney Hilton Brown. The head measures 20” overall in height including the double edged threaded and removable spontoon-like blade at the top. It is pierced with eight round holes. The head measures about 12” across with a crescent edge and a spike at the rear, showing seven shaped piercings overall. It is complete with its original ash haft with an iron 4 - 1/2” conacle point on the opposite end. CONDITION: All iron components have scattered pitting overall and a dark brown patina. Haft is excellent, showing some scattered marks from use. Measures 91” overall. A very scarce and early American halberd. 3,000 - 5,000

1180 - EXTREMELY FINE & EARLY NEW ENGLAND HALBERD. This halberd is illustrated and discussed on pages 74 & 75 of “For Liberty I Live” by Al Benting. By the outbreak of the Revolution, the halberd was being used as both a defensive weapon and a symbol of rank by Sergeants. In his 1770 engraving entitled “A View of the Town of Boston in New England and British Ships of War Landing Their Troops 1768”. Paul Revere illustrates Red Coats unloading on long wharf commanded by Halberd-Bearing, Wolf Headed Sergeants. This example dates between 1725-1750 and is highly decorative. It is comprised of a two piece head and the square medial shaft is split, allowing the cutting edge to be slipped through then blacksmithed as one. The shaft is secured by two iron straps use nails. This type is also described in “American Polearms” by Rodney Hilton Brown as a Type I halberd. For a nearly identical example see plate 30 in page 35. The halberd measures about 92” overall. The head measures 21 - 1/2” overall by almost 11” at the widest point. The double edged blade on top has a diamond section, armor and chainmail piercing spike of about 2” and has decorative cut outs at the base. The halberd blade and spike have five piercings including diamonds and swords. CONDITION: Head retains a mostly dark patina with one side cleaned near the top. The blade shows some period nicks to edge. One strap is absent and the other is only partially intact. Haft is a replacement. A very scarce and attractive early American polearm. 3,000 - 5,000

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1181 - REVOLUTIONARY WAR OFFICER’S SPONTOON A spontoon dating from the 2nd half of the 18th century of classic British form, but an American copy (attributed to workshop of William Jasper of Boston by author below, based on examination of an identical head bearing Jasper’s touchmark, exhibited at the New England Antique Arm Collectors’ Club Show in June 2018). Its head is 9 1/2 in. L (clear of socket) x 2 3/4 in. W, bulbous, with leaf-shaped blade set and slender crossbar, both set into an 4 1/2 inch iron socket or base with integral 11 3/4 inch-long side straps. The spontoon head is affixed to a 68 ½ inch-long, cherry haft or staff. Overall, it has the classic slender lines and relatively light weight expected of a gentleman-officer’s polearm as used during this period. At Valley Forge on 22 Dec. 1777, Gen. George Washington ordered that all company officers in regiments be furnished with a spontoon or “half pike” of uniform length and the following January, it was specified that said spontoons were to have staffs of 6 ½ foot length and 1 ¼ in. width at its thickest point, with a spear of one foot length—similar to the size and form of this specimen. CONDITION: Overall very good, the metal parts have a mottled dark grey patina, while the wooden staff has a reddish brown color to it and has old varnish over the wood; there is what appears to be a stabilized crack of 5 inches length just below the side straps. JLK Illustrated and discussed on pp. 76-77 of “For Liberty I Live.” 2,000 - 3,000

1182 - LOT OF 7: 18TH C. GERMAN, AMERICAN, FRENCH AND BRITISH BAYONETS Each bayonet with three length measurements recorded for each, O (overall), B (blade) and S (socket), as follows: 1) “Hessian”/German bayonet (O: 15 9/16”, B: 11 3/16”, S: 3 1/4”) , engraved “NO. 253” on socket; 2) British carbine bayonet (O: 16”, B: 12 7/8” S: 3 1/16”), ‘2’ stamped at junction of elbow with blade and obscure mark stamped on blade; 4) American “shield-mount” bayonet (O: 16 1/8”, B: 13 3/8”, S: 2 1/2”), with leather scabbard within frog portion of bayonet belt; 5) French M1754 bayonet (O: 16 13/16”, B: 13 5/8”, S: 2 9/16”) 6) British musket bayonet (O: 21”, B: 16 1/2”, S: 3 15/16”); and 7) British musket bayonet (O: 21 5/8”. B: 17 1/8”, S: 4”), with “crown/19” inspection mark and “I. SALTER” contractor’s name stamped on flat of blade and issue markings on socket: “G/7” and “12”. CONDITION: 1) light to moderate pitting overall; 2) period repair to socket; 3) applied socket ring partly detached, light to moderate pitting; 4) dull grey patina overall, leather good; 5) light to moderate pitting; 6) moderate to heavy pitting, light surface rust; and 7) dull grey patina overall, crisp markings. JLK 1,500 - 2,500

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1183 - SAMUEL COLTON’S SEAL BOTTLE DATED 1767. English mold-blown, olive-amber or so-called “black” glass wine bottle decorated with a seal or glob of glass on side impressed with the stamp, “S / Colton / 1767.” The bottle has straight sides and has been finished out of the mold by inflating and tooling; an elongated neck and applied string of glass to form the finish or rim of the bottle; a high kick to the base of the bottle; and a large pontil mark. The bottle was made for Longmeadow, Massachusetts, merchant Samuel Colton (1727-1784) who was one of the Pioneer Valley’s most successful and influential merchants. Wrapped in blankets “like Indians” and with their faces blacked, a crowd of locals gathered before the store that Samuel Colton had adjoining his Longmeadow mansion one evening in July 1776 to demand that he reduce the “extravagant prices” he was charging for West India goods, notably rum and molasses, and accused him of undervaluing “paper Currency which is very detrimental to the Liberties of America.” When Colton refused their terms, they seized his goods and hid them, later returning them. When he raised prices again a few weeks later, a mob broke into his locked store, “ransacking it from top to bottom” and delivered his goods to the town clerk, who sold them at “reasonable” prices. The crowd’s leaders later offered Colton the proceeds from the sales and when he refused such, left it on a table in his home. This bottle is believed to be a relic of that momentous event of public protest against wartime speculation, one of a handful of Colton bottles known to survive. Extremely rare and desirable. CONDITION: overall very good, but with a crack of approx. 3 in. on one side. JLK Illustrated and discussed on pp. 16-17 of “For Liberty I Live”; the July 1776 seizure has been well documented by historian Barbara Clark Smith in “Food Rioters and the American Revolution” (http://libcom.org/history/food-riotersamerican-revolution-barbara-clark-smith). 3,000 - 5,000 1184 - DELFT PLATE FROM THE BRITISH 1775 BURNING OF CHARLESTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS A mid-18th century, English “delft” (tin-glazed earthenware) charger of 10 5/8 inch diameter x 1 3/4 inch depth, hand-molded and -painted in cobalt blue and white. It has a chinoiserie design featuring a mandarin within a garden, surrounded by floral and floriate motifs, with a scrolled border. This charger or large plate belonged to John Stimpson (1728-1776) of Charlestown in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. A baker by trade, he lived and worked at the corner of Main and Mead Streets, his bakery at the rear of his property “on the road over Bunker Hill.” On the day before the battle of Bunker or Breed’s Hill, Stimson evacuated his extensive family and some of his possessions by ox cart to Medford. His home and bakery were destroyed when the British burned Charlestown at the beginning of the action, for which he later filed a claim of losses amounting to 334 pounds and 8 shillings. This charger was later recovered from his property following the battle, as noted on the label placed on the recto. Family tradition states that John Stimson baked bread for the Continental Army and died of camp fever on March 13, 1776 at Medford, where he was buried. CONDITION: overall very good, with some wear and chipping to the edge of the rim as typical for tinned-glazed ceramics of these age; some waterstaining to the label on recto. JLK 3,000 - 5,000 1185 - LOT OF 4: FRAGMENTS OF HISTORICAL STRUCTURES AND TREE. Comrpising: A) Large 11” x 5” x 5” wood fragment with plaque that reads: “A PIECE OF THE ELM TREE FORMERLY STANDING IN CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS UNDER WHICH GEORGE WASHINGTON TOOK COMMAND OF THE AMERICAN ARMY JULY 3, 1775. PRESENTED BY CITY OF CAMBRIDGE 1924.” This artifact is illustrated and discussed on pages 186-187 of “For Liberty I Live” by Al Benting. B/C) Wood carvings from Bostons’ Old North Church. With a brass plaque inscribed “Timber from Steeple of Old North Church Erected 1740”. Illustrated and discussed on pages 100-101 of “For Liberty I Live” by Al Benting. D) Small fragment of wood in a glass-enclosed display with a paper label with brown ink reading “piece of/ General Gage’s head/quarters in/ 1775”. Illustrated and discussed on pages 26-27 of “For Liberty I Live” by Al Benting. A very historic and important group of Revolutionary War related wooden artifacts. 2,000 - 4,000 132

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1186 - WOMEN’S SHORT GOWN FROM LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS, C. 1785 An extremely rare, 18th century, woman’s short gown of block-printed linen, an everyday utilitarian garment of the working to middle class, pressure-mounted in frame. An old label, attached to the rear of the frame, is inscribed: “This Garment was called “A Short Gown” was worn with a petticoat. Very early hand-printed Calico--supposed to be of about 1730-1740. Belonged to some one of the Stephen Robbins family of East Lexington, Mass.” While the garment’s provenance may be correct, the short body (back panel 16 in. L at center, front panels 10 1/4 in. L at breast edge) and full-length sleeves fitted closely at the wrist, would indicate a date range of 1785-1805, rather than earlier. Both sleeves are heavily-pieced and this, coupled with the linen fabric utilized (a polychrome floral pattern, probably English, popular in the 1760s-1780s) suggests that the short gown may have been recut or “cobbled” from an earlier short gown or some other garment. CONDITION: The gown shows evidence of period darning and patching repairs, but it appears to be otherwise in good to very good condition (not examined outside of the frame), the ground of the fabric now an ivory color and the printed floral devices with black (now brown) outline work, leaves and petals colored in green and pinkish red, respectively. JLK Illustrated and discussed on pp. 102-103 of “For Liberty I Live.” 2,500 - 5,000

1187 - MASSACHUSETTS MUSTER, CURRENCY AND JOSEPH WARREN PRINT (LOT OF 4). 1) “TRAIN BAND and ALARM LIST MUSTER.” Partially-printed document, as printed, np, nd, 4 by 6 inches. A scarce Massachusetts muster notice, probably printed in Boston, c. 1770-1775, which notified members of militia or minute companies that they were required to appear” on parade at the meeting house in [blank--to be filled in] at [also blank] ‘clock, P.M. with arms, ammunition and accouterments...viz. a good firearm, with a steel or iron ramrod, and a spring to retain the same--a worm, priming wire and brush--a bayonet fitted to your firearm, and a scabbard and belt for the same--a cartridge box that will hold fifteen cartridges at least.....[with a space for signature of the company’s] Captain.” 2) Massachusetts Bay “Three Pence” paper note of the October 16, 1778 issue (which reutilized plates from the October 18, 1776 issue, redated and refreshed by engraver Paul Revere), signed by Jonathan Brown and bearing codfish and pillar motifs on obverse and Pine Tree on reverse. 3) 1779 Massachusetts Bay note for “Five Shillings and Six-Pence”, No. 2361, also signed by Brown, with Rising Sun on obverse and Pine Tree on verso. 4) After Copley, “James Warren.” Engraved by Thomas Illman, 5 1/4 x 4 3/8 (view), within frame, with “Jos. Warren” cut facsimile signature pasted down to lower margin of print. CONDITION: 1) bright and clean, fine 2) toned and waterstaining, otherwise good. 3) uniform light toning, horizontal fold, some light soiling. 4) light toning to paper, waterstaining to right and lower margin, touching outermost portion of clipped signature. JLK Illustrated and discussed on pp. 84-85, 98, and 132-133, respectively, in “For Liberty I Live.” 900 - 1,500

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1188 - 1743 LYDDA MOORS AND 1814 AUGUSTA S. PIERCE SAMPLERS (LOT OF 2). Needlepoint sampler “worked in 1743 by Lydda Moore Grandmother of Theodore Parker”, as inscribed in iron-gall ink on the pressboard backing of a 19th century, glazed print frame in which it is displayed. The needlework includes this phrase: “1743 / LYDDA MOORS / IS MY NAME / WITH MY / THREAD [as portrayed by a worked, red line] / NEEDLE I DID” rendered in yellow, green, blue, red and taupe on a piece of natural brown, plain-woven linen approximately 7 1/2 by 6 1/2 inches. Lydda Moore (1731-1822) was later the wife of Captain John Parker (1729-1775), commander of the Lexington Minute Company whose stand against British regulars on April 19, 1775 became the “Shot Heard Round the World” and opened the Revolutionary War. CONDITION; minor separation in the linen at three points down the sampler’s center, otherwise very good and with strong coloring to the embroidery work. [with] ”Augusta S. Peirce / Aged 10 1840.” as worked in the bottom of this later sampler, demonstrating that girl’s workmanship in needlepoint, being the capital letters of the alphabet, followed by primary numbers, then by the small case letters of the alphabet, all within framed borders and rendered with black (no brownish] floss on a ground of natural brown linen, 8 x 7 inches (view), within a glazed, 19th c., grain-painted frame. CONDITION: very good, less the discoloration of the black dye as noted above. JLK Illustrated and discussed on pp. 106-107 of “For Liberty I Live.” 2,000 - 3,000 1189 - 47TH REGIMENT OFFICER’S BUTTON, GEORGIAN TIPSTAFF, “CULLODEN” SNUFFBOX, CALTROP, AND PAIR OF SHOE BUCKLES (LOT OF 6). A miscellaneous lot of 18th century artifacts (6 items): 1) a Revolutionary War era, officer’s silver repousee button of the 47th Regiment of Foot; 2)a large Georgian tipstaff or truncheon of turned wood, 19 inches L by 2 3/8 inches in diameter at its broadest point, japanned black and bearing painted decoration consisting of the royal crown over coat of arms, the former flanked by the letters “GR” for Georgius Rex (George III); 3) a round, 2-piece, tinned iron snuffbox of 2 1/2 in. diameter by 7/8 in. height, its lid bearing an applied, 1 11/16 in. dia. brass medallion bearing the quarter-length profile of “WILLIAM. DUKE OF CUMBERLAND” (per inscribed surround) and with roped border, commemorating “Fat Billy’s” 1745 defeat of the Jacobites at Culloden; 4) a forged iron caltrop with 2 inches distance between each of the four tines; and 5-6) a pair of large shoe brass shoe buckles, the outer faces of which have a layer of silver annealed to them, with fluted decorations, each approximately 3 x 3 7/8 inches. CONDITION: 1) the silver of the face bright where not covered by overlayed dirt, approximately 40% of the rim edge is missing, as is the wooden back; 2) edge wear to facets and some rubbing to painted decoration; 3) some chipping and edge wear, with oxidation showing where japanning is missing and minor separating at underside rim; 4) dark grey-black patina; and 5-6) silver and brass with mellow toning, some surface rust to the steel interior tines. JLK Illustrated and described on pp. 56-57. 28-29, 42-43, 204-205, and 169-170, respectively, in “For Liberty I Live.” 700 - 1,200

1190 - LOT OF 3: PEWTER PLATES BY AUSTIN. Measuring 7-1/2”, 8”, and 8-5/8” in diameters. All three are marked with differing Nathaniel Austin Pewter marks. CONDITION: All showing scattered marks from use and minor denting. Some wear to markings and the smallest plate shows machine polishing marks. A very nice group of pewter plates, all are shown in “For Liberty I Live” by Al Benting. 2,000 - 4,000 134

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1191 - LOT OF 4: PEWTER PLATES AND BOWL ATTRIBUTED TO REVERE. Lot Consists of: A) Pewter plate measuring 6-1/4” at the top in diameter. Underside inscribed “AP”. CONDITION: Showing some minor denting and scattered marks from use. B) Pewter plate inscribed on the bottom “JCG”, measures 7-5/8” in diameter. CONDITION: Showing machine polishing or manufacturing marks, some minor denting. C) Pewter plate measuring 7-3/4” in diameter and inscribed “MH to BN” on the bottom. CONDITION: Some marks from use and minor denting. D) Pewter plate measuring 10-7/8” in diameter, bottom inscribed “SJ” along with indistinct stamped pewter marks. CONDITION: Shows some wear, bending, and minor denting. These plates are illustrated and described in “For Liberty I Live” by Al Benting. 1,000 - 2,000

1192 - LOT OF 2: OFFICER’S LEATHER COVERED DOCUMENT BOX WITH WRITING BOX. A) Leather-covered wooden document box, 7 3/4 x 17 x 9 3/4 inches, that features extensive tooled and gilded decoration throughout, including a framed diamond surrounding the hinged, brass carrying handle on the lid, which is divided into 4 quadrants, each having a gilded British royal “crown / GR” device stamped into its center. There is a lock on the front of the device, consisting of a hinged clasp and a keyed plate, both of japanned steel, the latter having a brass keyhole cover stamped with a crown over “GR”. The interior is lined with 1836 dated Albany newspapers. The lid is secured by a leather hinge only. CONDITION: Very good overall with some light wear, scattered marks, and minor cracks. A very nice example. (B) A small and unusual writing box, dating from the same period and containing a cork padded blown inkwell and sharpening stone for reshaping quill points. The interior is lined with 18th century paper with newsprint. The lid is secured by a brass hook and there is a hand-forged iron handle on top. CONDITION: Exterior shows some losses to leather, especially around edges and corners, otherwise there is scattered cracking. Interior shows some losses to paper and cork around inkwell has somewhat deteriorated. A very nice grouping of early English boxes, probably brought by provincial American officers. These boxes are illustrated and described on pages 34 & 35 of “For Liberty I Live” by Al Benting. 2,000 - 3,000

1193 - THE TEA-TAX TEMPEST PRINT, WITH AN IMPORTANT 1769 “BOSTON CHRONICLE” ISSUE. The Tea-Tax Tempest, or the Anglo-American Revolution [Paris: C. Guttenberg, 1778.] Copperplate engraving on laid paper, 16 1/8 x 19 1/4 in. platemark, with generous margins beyond, matted and framed. A rich and handsomely-depicted allegory of the American Revolution: Father Time, leaning on the globe and projecting a magic lantern image of an exploding teapot (symbolizing the Intolerant Acts and the resulting Boston Tea Party and ultimately, armed conflict), the flames intensified by a cock (representing France) using a hand bellows. To the left of the teapot, the British flee, while to the right the Americans pursue. The projection is viewed by four figures representing four continents: a Native American, an African, a fainting Europa with shield, and a consoling woman with an incense burner symbolizing Asia. Paris-based engraver Carl Guttenberg adapted a 1774 engraving by John Dixon entitled “The Oracle,” making a number of alterations that drastically changed the message. Creswell 738; Dolmetsch 47; and Fowble 99. CONDITION: light, uniform toning, otherwise very good (not examined out of the frame). [with] No. 131 of Mein and Fleeming’s short-lived, pro-Crown newspaper, “The Boston Chronicle” II, No. 59 (September 28, 1769), in which excerpts of the Non-Importation Acts are published on the first page, followed inside by lists of American ships, with the names of owners and masters, in violation of said laws, including Boston merchant and Son of Liberty, John Hancock. CONDITION: some chipping and folds along outer margins, not affecting text, and two small, light stains in upper RH area; otherwise good. JLK Illustrated and discussed on pp. 60-61 and 64-65, respectively, in “For Liberty I Live.” 1,500 - 3,000

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1194 - 1766 WILLIAM PITT “1/2 PENNY” TOKEN CELEBRATING THE STAMP TAX REPEAL TOKEN The obverse of this 28 mm diameter, copper, die-struck token displays a bust left of Pitt with a surround consisting of the legend “THE RESTORER OF COMMERCE 1766” above and “NO STAMPS” below. The reverse shows a ship a sea with full sails and flags waving with the word “AMERICA” written diagonally in front of the ship’s bow. Around the rim is the legend “THANKS TO THE FRIENDS OF LIBERTY AND TRADE.” It weighs approximately 87 grains. Secretary of State William Pitt, with the backing of several British manufacturing and merchant interests, took up the colonists’ cause against the hated Stamp Tax Act, which was repealed on March 11, 1766. Following the repeal Pitt was hailed as the defender of the colonies and the minting of commemorative tokens or coins appear to have been done to commemorate the repeal. In 1859 Montroville Dickeson in his The American Numismatic Manual stated the dies for the Pitt tokens were made by James Smither, an attribution that has continued in the numismatic literature. Smither was an English born gunsmith and engraver who worked in Philadelphia during the 1760’s-1770’s. Approximately the size and weight of an English 1/2 penny, it appears that these copper tokens were circulated as currency, based on the wear evidenced on most known examples. CONDITION: very good to fine overall, with only a slight loss of detail from rubbing. JLK 500 - 5,000

1195 - A SHORT NARRATIVE OF THE HORRID MASSACRE IN BOSTON, 1770. “A Short Narrative of the Horrid Massacre in Boston, Perpetrated in the Evening of the Fifth Day of March 1770 by Soldiers of the XXIXth Regiment, Which, with the XIVth Regiment, were then quartered there. With some Observations on the state of things prior to that Catastrophe. Printed by Order of the Town of Boston. London, Re-printed for E. and C. Dilly in the Poultry and J. Almon, in Piccadilly. M.DCC.LXX.” [1770]. Octavo, 166 pp.; marbled printer’s boards with spine bound in Russia leather bearing short title in gilt lettering. A rare and important work printed within months of the Boston Massacre, the event that laid the foundation for American independence. The “Narrative was prepared by a committee consisting of James Bowdoin (afterwards governor of Massachusetts), Dr. Joseph Warren (killed at Bunker Hill, 1775), and Samuel Pemberton. The Narrative itself occupies pp. 5--33 of this edition, pp. 34-162 contain “the several [ninety-six] Depositions referred to in the preceding Narrative, and also other Depositions relative to the Subject of it”, followed by an index on pp. 163-166. John Adams, who defended the British soldiers at the subsequent trial, later wrote of the Boston Massacre: “On that night the foundation of American Independence was laid . . . . Not the battle of Lexington or Bunker Hill, not the surrender of Burgoyne or Cornwallis were more important events in American history than the battle of King [now State] street. . . .” CONDITION: ex. libris copy; front board loose and spine scuffed and chipped at top and bottom; internally, the engraved frontispiece of the Boston Massacre missing and the title page partly detached, otherwise a bright and clean copy in very good condition. JLK Illustrated and discussed on pp. 52-53 of “For Liberty I Live”. 7,000 - 15,000

1196 - RARE BOSTON 1774 EDITION OF “THE MANUAL EXERCISE AS ORDERED BY HIS MAJESTY” [EDWARD HARVEY]. “The Manual Exercise as Ordered by His Majesty in 1764. Together with Plans and Explanation of the Method generally practis’d at Reviews and Field Days.” Boston: T. and J. Fleet, at the Heart and Crown, in Cornhill [1774]. Quarto, 39, [1] pp. 2 foldout plates. Printed in accordance with the resolve of the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts-Bay, October 29, 1774, recommending the study of this manual. Evans 13319. Sabin 30771. Winsor VI, pp. 116-17. Bound in later 19th century marbled boards with quarter leather binding. The “Patriots’” edition, extremely rare. When the Massachusetts General Court in September, 1774, defiantly changed its name to Provincial Congress and moved to Concord under John Hancock’s presidency, one of its earliest acts, along with organizing the militia and Minutemen, was to order the printing of this military manual with the resolution: “That it be recommended to the Inhabitants of this Province, that in Order to their perfecting themselves in the Military Art, they proceed in the Method ordered by his Majesty in the Year 1764; it being in the Opinion of this Congress, the best calculated for Appearance and Defence. A true Extract from the Minutes, Benjamin Lincoln, Sec’ry.” (from the verso of the title page). Printing this book was one of the first “official” warlike moves by the Americans; other editions followed in New York and Philadelphia and did much to encourage and direct the military spirit of the colonists. CONDITION: toned, with some staining on upper and lower margins of title page; all text pages and plates loose in broken binding, but otherwise a good and complete copy of a scarce work. JLK Illustrated and discussed on pp. 70-71 of “For Liberty I Live.” 1,200 - 3,000

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1197 - A COMPEND OF MILITARY DISCIPLINE FOR THE TROOPS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 1794. A COMPEND OF Military Discipline FOR THE TROOPS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. CHIEFLY from the REGULATIONS OF Baron STEUBEN, and Major General SULLIVAN. TO WHICH IS ADDED, An ACT for regulating the MILITIA of this STATE. Concord, NH: “FROM THE MIRROUR PRESS--BY E. RUSSELL. Sold by him Wholesale and Retail.”, 1794. Octavo, 32 pp., in original paper wraps. A variant printing from that listed in EVANS 27370 (a 1794 Concord printing by George Hough in the British Library, the only copy known at the time). An extremely rare and important military manual, published by order of John Sullivan, former major general in the Continental Army and then serving as Governor and Commander-inChief of New Hampshire, it was based on von Steuben’s “Blue Book” and Sullivan’s own military experience. Worldcat identifies only two copies worldwide and this newly-discovered, third copy, as with the other two, lacks the appendix noted on the title page, An Act...State”, which was apparently never published with this work, as noted by the printer in a footer to p. 32, in which he states that he awaits “the new act--which shall be immediately printed, and presented to those who purchase this Compend before it is added.” The recto of the title page is annotated in ink, “William Smith’s Propperty Presented to him by James Baker of New Holderness August 17th 1801.” CONDITION: The stitched paper covers with some soiling, the corners of pages dog-eared at top, light uniform toning overall, otherwise very good. JLK 500 - 1,000 1198 - PATRIOT JAMES LOVELL’S 1771 ORATION ON THE BOSTON MASSACRE [Boston Massacre] Lovell, James. “An Oration Delivered April 2d, 1771, at the Request of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boston; to Commemorate the bloody Tragedy of the Fifth of March, 1770.” Boston: Edes and Gill, 1771. Quarto, 19, [1] pp. Stitched tract, within later binding of half leather with marbled boards. This is the rare, printed transcript of the first of what would become an annual series of orations in remembrance of the Boston Massacre held from 1771 to 1783, commemorated on or near the date of March fifth. In it, James Lovell spoke of “The horrid bloody scene we here commemorate” and exhorted his listeners to reflect upon the event, “whatever were the causes which concurred to bring it on that dreadful night.” “The oration which he delivered placed him amongst the staunchest opponents of British measures respecting the colonies”—DAB XI, pp. 438-9. Lovell (1737 – 1814) was an American educator and statesman from Boston, Massachusetts. Imprisoned by the British as a Revolutionary dissident in 1775, he was released a year later and was elected a delegate for Massachusetts to the Continental Congress from 1777 to 1782 and was a signatory to the Articles of Confederation. CONDITION: light toning, foxing, and marginal dampstaining not affecting text, notably on title page, half title and endpapers. JLK Illustrated and discussed on pp. 54-55 of “For Liberty I Live.” 1,000 - 2,500

1199 - [STAMP ACT.] RARE 1765 STAMP FOR 2 SHILLINGS AND 6 PENCE STAMP ACT. Embossed Revenue Stamped on Blue Paper. Superb printing of the infamous British Tax Stamp for Two Shillings and Six Pence issued in the American colonies in 1765 after the passage of the Stamp Act by the British Parliament in March, 1765. Scott 31. Stamp features “AMERICA” superimposed over the Royal crown over Tudor rose with motto surround and bearing “II SHILLINGS. VI PENCE” below. On recto is applied paper stamp bearing crown/GR device with “315” stamped on upper righthand corner. Extremely rare. The most famous stamp in American History, which was required to be affixed to official and public documents, such as wills, deeds, mortgages, notes, newspapers, pamphlets, according to the Stamp Act of 1765. This Stamp Act aroused angry opposition in the Colonies; although repealed the following year (1766), it was the beginning of resistance to the Crown in America, and one of the direct causes leading to the American Revolutionary War. CONDITION: Choice Extremely Fine. JLK Illustrated and discussed on pp. 50-51 of “For Liberty I Live.” 1,250 - 2,500

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1200 - WILLIAM SHIRLEY-SIGNED 1743 MILITARY APPOINTMENT WITH ‘GILBERT OF LONDON TELESCOPE (LOT OF 2). William Shirley (1694-1771) ,partially-printed, document signed, dated August 31, 1743; large folio sheet of laid paper, 12 1/4 x 16 inches, with Massachusetts provincial seal applied to upper righthand corner. Shirley, the longest-serving “Captain-General and GOVERNOR in Chief, in and over His Majesty’s Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England” appoints “Jonathan Hunt to be Second Lieutenant in the first foot Company of the Town of Northampton, under the Command of John Stoddard Esqr. Capt[ain]” of Stoddard’s Regiment of Hampton County. CONDITION: the paper toned and with foxing, fold lines and one mended(?) tear in lower left margin, the printing and inked inscriptions strong, the seal a fine impression. Document is laid-down to pressboard and floated in a frame with window mat (not examined out of the frame). [with] A wood-housed, single-draw telescope with brass-mounted optics at each end, 27 1/2 inches long when closed. The inner draw of brass is engraved with the maker’s name, “GILBERT LONDON”, most likely John Gilbert Sr. (fl. 1751-1791). CONDITION: The wooden body has splits emanating from the brass mounts at each end, the front rim split above brass sliding cover, and the optics are in place, but are not functional at present. JLK Illustrated and discussed on pp. 18-19 and 138-139, respectively, in “For Freedom I Live.” 500 - 1,000 1201 - A SAILOR’S ROUND HAT, C. 1775-1835 This style of low-crowned, round hat of black felt made of a mix of wool and fur, hand-blocked and well-stiffened with a mixture of shellac and alcohol and possibly wax. It was the type commonly favored by both American and European sailors during the last quarter of the 18th century and into the first decade of the 19th century, then enjoying a brief resurgence in popularity during the mid-1820s-1840s. However, this fine example from New England is believed to be from the earlier period, based on the form of its crown, which was blocked on a round or circular crown, as opposed to the oval crown blocks which began to proliferate in the early 1820s. This hat is nearly identical to another in the personal collection of noted antiquarian William Guthman that was sold by Northeast Auctions at his estate sale in 2006. With late 19th century hat or wig stand of wire. 2 pieces. CONDITION: Good to very good, but lining missing, some ingrained dust on hat crown and upper side of brim and slight chipping to the edge of the brim. JLK Illustrated and discussed on pp. 194-195, where it is incorrectly described as being of “tarred leather”(felt hats during this period were sometimes japanned or tarred, but this hat shows no sign of such topical applications). 1,000 - 2,000 1202 - POWNALL 1761 VIEW AND BURGIS MAP OF BOSTON (LOT OF 2). After Thomas Pownall (1722-1805), “A View of the City of Boston the Capital of NEW ENGLAND, in North America. Drawn on the Spot by his Excellency Governor Pownal. 1757”, platemark: 9 3/4 x 21 inches; overall: 12 1/4 x 24 inches (view). Apparently a later restrike from the original 1761 R. C. Canot copperplate engraving printed by John Bowles, Robert Sayer, Thomas Jefferys, Carrington Bowles and Henry Parker. This famous view of Boston as viewed from Castle Island was drawn by Pownall, the recently retired governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and talented, amateur artist, which was engraved and issued as part of the extremely rare “Scenographia Americana” collection of 28 views. CONDITION: toned and with some staining, mostly along lower edge (not viewed outside of frame). [with] BURGIS, WILLIAM, After. “To His Excellency William Burnet, Esqr., this Plan of Boston in New England is humbly dedicated.” The original was engraved in 1728 by Thomas Johnson & dedicated by William Burgis to Gov. William Burnet. It is a corrected & improved version of the first (1720) map of Boston, drawn by Captain John Bonner and is also the first to show the division of the town into wards. This is the 1869 reprint of the map, reproduced in gravure’, 11 x 14 1/2 (view) within matted frame. CONDITION: light soiling, folds, creases and marginal tears, as well as one 2-inch, taped repair to the upper righthand corner (not viewed outside of frame). JLK Illustrated and discussed, respectively, on pp. 20-21 and 48-49 of “For Liberty I Live.” 400 - 900

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1203 - 1763 MAP OF BRITISH DOMINIONS IN AMERICA BY THOMAS KITCHIN. Thomas Kitchin. “A New and Accurate Map of the British Dominions in America, According to the Treaty of 1763; Divided into the Several Provinces and Jurisdictions...” London: [1766]. Approximately 21 x 24 inches (view--not examined outside of the frame). Copperplate engraved map with original color outline & cartouche. This rare historical map illustrates the British colonies after the Treaty of Paris and at the conclusion of the French and Indian War in America. The treaty ended French colonial ambitions in North America with minor exceptions. As a result, Spain ceded East and West Florida to Great Britain, France relinquished the title to the Louisiana Territory to Spain, and the Mississippi River was established as the British-Spanish Boundary. The map reflects the claims of the southern colonies that their charters extended to the Mississippi River, including Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Also of interest are the names and locations of many Indian tribes and nations located away from the more populated areas of English settlements. The map extends west well past the Mississippi River to include portions of Texas, labeled “Part of New Mexico and Country of the Cenis.” The Mississippi River ends abruptly in the area of present-day Minnesota, with the notation “Parts Undiscover’d to the north” and a note further south along the Mississippi states that “thus far the Mississipi has been ascended.” Additional notations appear just north of the Missouri River - “Extensive Meadows full of Buffaloes” - and just south of the river “Country full of Mines.” CONDITION: moderate toning and light creasing at folds. JLK Illustrated and discussed on p. 15 of “For Liberty I Live.” 750 - 1,500

1204 - LOT OF 2: ENGLISH WATCH FROM BRITISH SOLDIER KILLED AT BUNKER HILL WITH BRASS SUNDIAL COMPASS. Comprising: A) Silver English Fusee Watch with accompanying note that reads: “This watch was obtained by John Jenkins of Boston in June of 1775 from a British officer then quartered upon him, and who was killed soon after on Bunker Hill. Kept as an heirloom by his son John? Jenkins, his great grandson John Pike Jenkins and now by his great great grandson John? Jenkins, It is to be handed down to the oldest son by the name of John Jenkins in each generation.” Apparently, that chain broke somewhere along the line. This watch and note are illustrated and described on pages 156 and 157 of “For Liberty I Live” by Al Benting. CONDITION: Note shows some fold marks, minor tears, and smudges. Watch is not working, missing outer case and crystal, and face is chipped and cracks. Hands show some losses to tips. B) This compass/sundial is illustrated on page 42 of “For Liberty I Live” by Al Benting. CONDITION: Both folding sundial arms are replacements. Brass retains a mustard patina and compass functions well. 1,000 - 2,000

1205 - SILK FRAGMENTS FROM THE “FLAG” OF THE 22ND REGIMENT OF FOOT. A bit of the regimental flag carried by the 22nd regiment of fusiliers in the Battle of Bunker Hill, now hanging in the cathedral at Chester, Sept. 10, 1884, per period label within glazed frame. The stand of regimental color carried by the 22nd Regiment of Foot during the last quarter of the 18th century were retired to the Chester Cathedral in the mid-19th century. A “stand of colors” consisted of two flags in the British Army, the “King’s Colours” (the union jack with regimental name embroidered in the center) and the regimental standard (a ground of the regiment’s facing color, buff for the 22nd Foot, with name similarly embroidered in center). These two, small pieces of scarlet and blue silk from the King’s colors were probably retained as souvenirs when the colors were retired and subsequently placed in this Victorian memento frame. The 22nd Foot served in America during the Revolutionary War, from the Siege of Boston to the end of hostilities in 1783; it was titled “The Cheshire Regiment” in 1782. CONDITION: toning to the backing paper with marginal water staining, not affecting silk fragments or inscription. JLK Illustrated and discussed on pp. 146-147 in “For Liberty I Live.” 1,000 - 3,000

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1206 - TRUMBULL’S MONUMENTAL PRINT, “THE BATTLE OF BUNKERS HILL, NEAR BOSTON” After John Trumbull. “The Battle of Bunkers Hill, near Boston.” Engraved by J.G. Muller. Published by A.C. de Poggi, London, 1798. Hand-colored, copper-plate engraving, 22 x 30 inches (view), within matted frame . In late 1785, American artist John Trumbull resolved to devote himself to the depiction of Revolutionary War scenes “which have since been the great objects of my professional life.” Benjamin West encouraged Trumbull’s objectives and through him, was introduced to “an Italian artist, by the name of Antonio di Poggi, of very superior talents as a draughtsman, and who had recently commenced the business of publishing.” The first work that Trumbull completed in his projected series was The Battle at Bunker’s Hill, begun in 1785 and finished in March 1786. Trumbull tried to find a suitable engraver in London, later searching in France, Germany and the Low Countries without success. He went back to the United States in November 1789, traveling across the new nation making portrait studies of partipants in key Revolutionary events for the painting series, temporarily abandoning the project. Trumbull accepted a post on the Jay Treaty Commission and returned to London. While serving there, Bunker’s Hill, engraved by Johan Gerhard Muller, was finally published by Poggi in March 1798. The scene depicts the British final assault on the Breed’s Hill redoubt, with British Colonel John Small attempting to stop a British grenadier from bayoneting the the mortally wounded patriot, General Joseph Warren. CONDITION: (not examined out of frame) very good, with light toning in title area below image, colors relatively fresh. JLK Illustrated and discussed on pp. 130-131 of “For Liberty I Live.” 1,000 - 3,000

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1207 - LOT OF 3: CANNON BALLS FROM BUNKER HILL AND CHELSEA CREEK WITH WOODEN CART. (A) A four pounder cannon ball, dug at Bunker Hill. Illustrated on page 136 of “For Liberty I Live” by Al Benting. This dug iron cannon ball is covered in a coat of crazed old black paint with a partially visible inscription that reads “BUNKER HILL”. CONDITION: Some losses to paint and area around lettering, otherwise with a crazed surface. (B) This cannon ball is illustrated and described on pages 196 & 197 of “For Liberty I Live” by Al Benting. It is a cannon ball from a recent construction dig on Nottles Island, which was the site of the Chelsea Creek fight of May 27-28 of 1775. Several years ago when the author had an antique shop on Route 1 in Newbury, Massachusetts, he was approached by a construction worker carrying this cannon ball in an old sock. The worker stated he was working near Boston and found this. He found it in some top soil on Nottles Island, Chelsea. CONDITION: Dug with a heavily corroded dark surface. (C) An American power house handcart. Illustrated on pages 82 & 83 in “For Liberty I Live” by Al Benting. According to the author this hand cart is made entirely of maple and ash. The axels and wheels are made of wood and can be easily changed when worn out. The lack of metal of any type negates the chance of spark, note that 18th century powder barrels would also have been made of wood for the same reason. This was found in an antique shop on Route 4 in New Hampshire. The cart measures 41” in height, 23 - 1/4” at the widest spot, and about 12 - 1/2” in depth at the widest area. A very nice grouping of Revolutionary War period cannon balls and accessories. 700 - 1,300

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1208 - [SIEGE OF BOSTON]. “A MUSTER ROLL OF THE COMPANY UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN JOSIAH KING IN COLONEL DAVID BREWER’S REGIMENT, TO THE FIRST OF AUGUST, 1775.” Partially-printed manuscript return in columnar form, approximately 25 ½ x 31 inches, composed of four elephant folio sheets of laid paper, no place [probably Roxbury or Cambridge]. The muster roll has been backed with conservation paper and appears to be pressure-mounted in a handsome frame of 31 ½ x 37 ½ inches, under UV glass (not examined out of the frame). The roll has 57 names entered in ink, including its three officers, 8 noncommissioned officers, a drummer and a fifer, the balance being privates. Following each name are the following inked annotations: the respective town the man was from, his rank, date of enlistment, miles traveled, length of service, pay due and received, arms, clothing and blankets received and source of supply, deductions made, and balance of funds due. An extremely rare and large muster roll for a regiment of Massachusetts Bay Provincials, authorized within a few days of the Lexington Alarm. David Brewer’s Regiment was organized in spring 1775 at Roxbury to consist of 10 companies from Berkshire, Hampshire, Worcester, Bristol and Plymouth counties and taken into the Grand Army besieging Boston. Adopted on June 14, 1775 into the new Continental Army as the 9th Regiment, it was assigned on July 22, 1775 to Thomas’ Brigade. Its original commander was dismissed from the service on October 24, 1775, the command then falling to Lieutenant Colonel Rufus Putnam of Brookfield. The 9th Regiment served in the Siege of Boston until its disbandment at the end of 1775. Most of its companies were consolidated with Read’s Regiment to form the new 13th Continental Regiment in the January 1, 1776 establishment. CONDITION: Some losses to paper at central vertical paper join, now backed, with light staining (mostly at the original glued joins of the sheets) and various fold and crease marks, light toning, otherwise very good. JLK Provenance: For Liberty I Live Collection (not illustrated in book). 5,000 - 10,000

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1209 - A MAINE SOLDIER DESCRIBES THE BRITISH BOMBARDMENT OF PLOUGHED HILL, AUGUST 27, 1775 Samuel Dow to his brother Joseph, autograph letter signed, Cambridge, August 28, 1775. 1 folio p., addressed on recto: “To Joseph Dow Att Falmouth to be Left at Mr. William Oens Casco Bay.” Samuel Dow was a member of Captain David Bradish’s Minute Company that responded to the Lexington Alarm and he later joined the Grand Army besieging Boston as a private in Phinney’s Regiment, arriving at Cambridge in June 1775. Dow notes that he is now in good health, but was “Very Poorly 4 or 5 days...by a Very Bad Cold, But the Docter Gave me some trade [sic] that helpt me Soon.” He complains of receiving “No Letter Since I Came hear from home” and that he had previously wrote for “my Jacket and Shirt and paper Quill and ink, But I Dont See as They Ever will Come [though] Mother has Taken a good Deal of Pains to send Abner some Sugar and other things 130 miles witch got hear today....[noting that] I should Not A thought that she would A took So much Pains to Sent a Sugar tit 130 miles When There is Anough hear.” He hopes to receive “Some things Sent up for I Dont No when we Shall get our wages” and “Cant tell When we Shall come home [but to] Not Look for us till January if we should Live.” Dow then goes on to describe the fortifying of Ploughed Hill on the Mystic River by troops under General John Sullivan on the evening of August 26th: Last Sarterday Night about 2 or 3 thousand of our People went on A hill to entrench about A half a mile from the Regulars [on Bunker Hill], noting that “the Regulars began to fire on them and they fir[e]d Cannon all Day and kild 8 of our People 2 of them had thare heads Shot of[f] one of the Rifel men had his Leg Shot of.” Dow’s account is quite accurate, as confirmed by an excerpt from a letter written on the same day by Major Robert Magaw of the Pennsylvania Rifle Regiment: “Poor Billy Simpson...had his Foot and Ankle shot off by a Cannon Ball as he lay behind a large Apple Tree, watching an Opportunity to Fire at the Enemy’s Advanced Guards.” Simpson’s leg was amputated, and he expired later on the 29th--the first non-New England combat casualty of the war. A rare private soldier’s account of camp life and military action during the Siege of Boston. Samuel Dow served in various units from 1776 until 1778, when he entered the Continental Army as a blacksmith in “The Corps of Artificers” in the Quartermaster General’s Department, serving until discharged in 1782. CONDITION: Chipping and some losses to upper and lower edges, separating at some folds in paper and a few small, random stains; letter is hinged in a free-float arrangement within a deep window mat and has not been examined outside of the frame. JLK Letter transcribed and pictured on pp. 206-207 of “For Liberty I Live”. 2,500 - 5,000 1210 - RARE 1775 SIEGE OF BOSTON MAP AND BUNKER HILL BATTLE PLAN. Exact Plan of General Gage’s Lines on BOSTON Neck in America. Folding, copperplate-engraved map, 12 1/4 x 19 3/4 inches. “Engraved for the Pennsylvania Magazine”, it was published in the August 1775 issue of this short-lived, but important periodical and is one of the earliest printed maps of the Revolutionary War. This plan depicts the British fortifications at the entrance to Boston Neck along present-day Washington Street following the battles of Lexington, Concord and Bunker Hill, showing the extensive fieldworks erected by the British Army to protect the entrance to Boston via the Neck, including the main, bastioned, outer line with guard houses flanking the gate, the inner line or “Ministerial Citadel” and various outworks and redoubts, all published in a scale of “1/4 of a Statute Mile.” CONDITION: The map is floated in a window mat mount within a handsome frame, apparently hinged or tipped on at the four corners. Folds as issued, now well flattened; there is a small fill in the upper right corner, just outside the lined border, as well as some water staining along the upper edge, extending about an inch downward; light, uniform toning; otherwise very good (not viewed outside of the frame). [with] “A PLAN OF THE ACTION AT BUNKERS HILL ON THE 17TH OF JUNE 1775 Between His Majesty’s Troops, Under the Command of Major General Howe, and the Rebel Forces, By Lieut. Page of the Engineers, who acted as Aide de Camp to General Howe in that Action.” Engraved for “Frothingham’s History” by O. Pelton & W. E. Goldsmith, Boston, 1851. 19 1/2 x 16 1/2 inches (view), matted and framed (not viewed outside of frame. CONDITION: creases, slight separation at fold lines, some marginal chipping side and upper edges. JLK Illustrated on p. 201 and p. 137, respectively, of “For Liberty I Live.” 750 - 1,500

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ABSENTEE BID FORM Auction:

May 27, 2020 Early Arms & Militaria

2000 N. READING RD • DENVER, PA 17517 P/ 717-335-3435 F/ 717-336-7115

www.morphyauctions.com

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EARLY ARMS & MILITARIA Inviting Consignments for Our Fall 2020 Auction

SOLD $270,600

SOLD $209,100

SOLD $110,700

SOLD $50,430

SOLD $492,000

SOLD $61,500

SOLD $55,350

2000 N. READING ROAD | DENVER, PA 17517 | 877-968-8880 | INFO@MORPHYAUCTIONS.COM

M O R P H YA U C T I O N S . C O M

EXTRAORDINARY FIREARMS Inviting Consignments for our November 18 & 19, 2020

Viet Nam War Trophy, Chinese Type 56 Machine Gun SOLD $132,250

Likely the Finest Factory Engraved Blue & Case Colored Colt Lightning Known to Exist (1886). SOLD $190,650

Important Historic Bunker Hill engraved Powder Horn of Daniel Kinne, dated 1775. SOLD $209,100

Possibly Conrad Ulrich’s Greatest Masterpiece and a Legendary Winchester Collector’s Icon for nearly half a Century is the Magnificent Gilded High Relief Engraved and Fully Signed Winchester Model 1866 Lever Action Rifle. SOLD $598,000

2000 N. READING ROAD | DENVER, PA 17517 | 877-968-8880 | INFO@MORPHYAUCTIONS.COM

M O R P H YA U C T I O N S . C O M

ANTIQUE ARMS SPORTING ARMS SHOW & THE CUSTOM KNIFEMAKERS SHOW

JANUARY 15, 16 & 17, 2021 WESTGATE RESORT & CASINO 300 PARADISE RD, LAS VEGAS, NV 89109

DAILY ADMISSION: Available at the Show

4-DAY HONORED GUEST BADGE: $90 Honored Guest Hours:

3-DAY GUEST BADGE: $35

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FRI & SAT. 9:00AM - 5:00PM SUNDAY 9:00AM - 2:00PM

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Upcoming Auction Dates Automobilia & Petroliana May 13 & 14, 2020

Fine & Decorative Arts July 14 & 15, 2020

Coin-Op & Advertising November 7 & 8, 2020

Early Arms & Mililtaria May 27, 2020

Field & Range Firearms August 11, 12, & 13, 2020

Extraordinary Firearms November 18 & 19, 2020

Extraordinary Firearms May 28 & 29, 2020

Edged Weapons, Armor, & Militaria August 18 & 19, 2020

Field & Range Firearms December 1, 2, & 3, 2020

Coin-Op & Advertising June 20 & 21, 2020 Fine Pocket Watches June 30, 2020

Toy & Doll September 23 & 24, 2020 Automobilia & Petroliana October 4 & 5, 2020

Fine & Decorative Arts December 9 & 10, 2020 Edged Weapons, Armor, & Militaria December 29 & 30, 2020

Auction dates & consignments deadlines are subject to change. 2000 N. Reading Road â&#x20AC;˘ Denver, PA 17517 Phone: (877) 968-8880 â&#x20AC;˘ Fax: (717) 336-7115 www.MorphyAuctions.com

MEET THE TEAM

Dan Morphy

President & Founder

Gary Metz Consignment Assessment & Procurement

Andrew Harrison

Customer Experience Associate

Eric Wagner

Firearms Consignment Associate

Dana Moyer Photographer

Daniel Cinelli Operations Administration

Tom Tolworthy

Dana Costello

Sarah Stoltzfus

Chief Executive Officer

Chief Financial Officer

Director of Marketing

John Morphy, M.D.

Brian Estepp

John Morphy

Acquisitions/ Appraisals

Jae Lukens

Customer Experience Associate

Tucker Nelson

Firearms Consignment Associate

Emily Malloy Photographer

Ashley Messner

Operations Associate

Acquisitions & Promotions

Alicia Green

Abbe Shearer

Accounting Specialist

Customer Experience Associate

Josh Dobroskey

Logan Metesh

Firearms Consignment Associate

Social Media Specialist

Liz Crasten

Photographer

Nate Burkholder

Operations Associate

Shaye Krispine

Director of Operations

Cheryl Goyda

Myles Welsh

Firearms Acquisitions & Promotions

Sierra Perkins

Chris Hince

Accounting Specialist

Consignment Manager

Tasha Lopez

Becky Stellmach

Senior Graphic Designer

Transcriptionist

Andrew Martin

Director of Sales

Assistant General Manager Firearms

Ben Brossman

Operations Associate

Therese Hince

Ugo Liberti

Graphic Designer

Ryan Kelly

Shipping Manager

Operations Associate

Dan Zerbe

Operations Associate

Scot Kauffman

General Manager Firearms

Liz Sayres

Jamie Griffin

Customer Experience Manager

Emily Hamilton

Firearms Administration

Customer Experience Associate

Caleb Enck

Kayla Specht

Kim Cinko

Mary Beth Nocera

Consignment Associate

Graphic Designer

Chris Sayres

Shipping Associate

Tommy Sage, Jr.

Head of Toys & Trains

Consignment Associate

Lead Photographer

Angel Lopez

Display Coordinator & Apprentice Auctioneer

Joel Lazarus

Train Consultant

John & Nancy Smith Figural Cast Iron Consultants

John Mihovetz

Brian Burke

Department Head & Expert Automobilia & Petroliana

Chris Hall

Acquisitions & Promotions

Antiques & Advertising Expert

Don Grimmer Acquisitions & Promotions

UPCOMING AUCTION SCHEDULE Early Arms & Militaria May 27, 2020 Kelly Kinzle

Americana, Folk Art, & American Decorative Arts Consultant

Peter Thomson

Antique & Modern Silver Consultant

Ron Ciarmello

Arts & Crafts Furniture and Fine Jewelry Expert

Tony Wilcox

Firearms Specialist

Extraordinary, Sporting, & Collector Firearms May 28 & 29, 2020 Coin-Op & Advtising June 20 & 21, 2020

David Geiger Arms & Armor Specialist

Michael Salisbury Firearms Expert

John Keene

Firearms Expert, NFA Specialist

Russ Withem

Firearms Expert

Willi Zahn

Fine Pocket Watches June 30, 2020

Firearms Specialist

Fine & Decorative Arts July 14 & 15, 2020 Edged Weapons, Armor, & Militaria August 18 & 19, 2020

David Wyatt

German Military Artifacts (1813 to 1945) Expert

James Kochan

Specialist: Early Americana, Arms, & Militaria

Jeremy Hatch

Firearms Consultant

Josh Loewensteiner Firearms Consultant

Brian Manifor

Western Antiques & Weapons Expert

Field & Range Firearms August 11, 12, & 13, 2020 Toys, Dolls, & Figural Cast Iron September 23 & 24, 2020

Jim Maley

Acquisitions & Promotions

Dave Conley

Auction dates & consignment deadlines are subject to change. Please call to verify.

Auctioneer

MORPHY AUCTIONS | 2000 North Reading Road • Denver, PA 17517 | Phone: 877-968-8880 • Fax: 717-336-7115

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