HARPER'S WEEKLY, JUNE 30, 1866

Front page illustrations of The Halt; A Scene in the Georgia Campaign, taken from a Thomas Nast painting. Also has a portrait of the Late Lewis Cass. Other illustrations: Bunker Hill Monument. Suffering at Andersonville Prison. The Treatment of Jeff Davis at Fort Monroe. Marriage of a Colored Soldier at Vicksburg by Chaplain Warren of the Freedmen's Bureau. Scene in front of the Washington Hotel, Vicksburg, Miss. Paris Fashions for June 1866, and more. Light edge wear.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1872

Front page illustration of General John A. Dix and his famous General Orders; "If any man attempts to haul down the American Flag, shoot him on the spot. Excellent vignette of General Dix pointing to an American Flag with the motto, The Union Must and Shall be Preserved. Uncle Sam shouldering a musket stands beneath the flag with the U.S. Capitol and the White House in the background. Other illustrations: portraits of Presidents' Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson and Ulysses S. Grant. Andersonville Prison. New Uniforms of the United States Army....  

$1000 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA BOND

Signed by Governor William W. Holden

First American Governor to be impeached and removed from office!

(1818-92) Studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1841. He became owner and editor of the widely read North Carolina Standard newspaper in 1843. Served as a delegate to the 1843 Democratic Party state convention and was elected a member of the North Carolina Democratic Party state executive committee. Was elected to the North Carolina House of Commons in 1846. Holden was a strong supporter of Southern rights to expand slavery and...  

BADGE, PATRIOTIC ORDER SONS OF AMERICA

Top bar with celluloid face with American shield and star and the initials P.O.S. OF A. Pin fastener is on the reverse. Attached below this is an American flag, and attached to the flag is a large celluloid button with an American shield and star design with the title, Patriotic Order Sons Of America. This is backed by a red, white and blue ribbon, with silver imprint, Washington Camp No. 23, P.O.S. OF A., Linglestown, Pa. Gold bullion tassels at bottom. The reverse side has a black mourning ribbon with bust of George Washington within a wreath. Silver...  

LEATHER MANUFACTURERS' BANK CHECK, 1851

Imprinted bearer check, filled out in ink. New York, Nov. 29, 1851. Leather Manufacturers' Bank check in the amount of $600.00. Signed, Aaron Claflin & Co. Cut cancelled with small paper loss at center. Imprint of J.M. Elliott, N.Y.

The Leather Manufacturers' Bank was established in 1832. During the mid 1800's this bank paid and adjusted claims on slave insurance policies.

PENSION CHECK ISSUED TO WIDOW OF CIVIL WAR SOLDIER

Signed by prominent Civil War officer and future Governor of Vermont!

Ornate green colored imprinted check with vignette of spread winged eagle perched on Department of the Interior shield, filled out in ink. United States Agency For Department Of The Interior, Paying Pensions. Merchants National Bank, Burlington. United States Depository, Burlington, Vt., March 8, 1872. Pay to Mary Brooks, Twenty Four Dollars. Signed by John L. Barstow, Pension Agent. Small punch hole cancellation at center. Endorsements on the reverse. Very fine....  

LITTLE MIAMI RAILROAD COMPANY CAPITAL STOCK CERTIFICATE

8 1/2 x 5 1/2, two sided, imprinted form, filled out in ink. Vignette of train at top, and man plowing at bottom. State of Ohio. Little Miami Railroad Company. This is to Certify that Mrs. Louisa Skinner is the proprietor of Fifty Shares of Fifty dollars each of the Capital Stock of The Little Miami Rail Road Company, transferable only on the Books of the said Company on the surrender of this Certificate. Cincinnati, Dec. 2, 1868. Has an embossed seal of the railroad company at lower left, ink signatures of the Secretary and President of the company, and...  

1863 NEW YORK CITY BANK CHECK

Metropolitan Bank, New York, April 14, 1863. Vignette of Justice with scales and sword at left. 2 cents George Washington, U.S. Internal Revenue Bank Check tax stamp at lower left. Pay to the order of David Torrens, One Hundred Forty Dollars. Endorsed on the reverse. Typical cut cancellation, otherwise very fine.

NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI PLANTATION LETTERS

5 1/4 x 6, in ink, written by K.S. Minor.

August 14, 1866
Messrs. Leverich & Co.
111 Pearl St.

Dear Sirs,

We will require about 1,200 yards of bagging & rope in ties accordingly. I do not think it prudent to order more at present until we see farther ahead- as Wm. E. Leverich has been instructed to purchase these articles. We will send the order to him.

Respectfully,

K.S. Minor

Rubber stamped in black at the upper left corner, Leverich & Co., New York, Aug. 25, 1866.

This letter is affixed by a dab...  

NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI PLANTATION LETTER

7 1/2 x 9 3/4, in ink, written by K.S. Minor.

Oakland,

Near Natchez, Oct. 3, 1867

Messrs. Leverich & Co.

111 Pearl Street, New York City

My Dear Sirs,

We made a small shipment of cotton from P.[alo] A.[lto] & C.[arthage] yesterday. Could have sent more from C. had we received Mr. C.[harles] P. L.[everich's] letter sooner (asking about shipping cotton) but as he left the choice of boats to us we decided to ship all pressed cotton on the National at once, altho we prefer the Grey Eagle, but she is so irregular. We...  

NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI COTTON PLANTATION LETTER

2 1/3 pages, 5 x 8, in ink, written by K.S. Minor.

Oakland, near Natchez, Miss., July 9, 1867

Messrs. Leverich & Co.
New York City, N.Y.

My Dear Friends,

You can readily imagine our distress when you learn the real cotton worm has made its appearance and is now flourishing vigorously on Palo Alto. When I heard this yesterday from Mr. Kirby, I fled like one maddened with despair, but at the same time felt awe stricken not being able to see the why or wherefore of this terrible calamity. My first impulse was to...  

NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI COTTON PLANTATION LETTER

3 1/2 pages, 5 x 8, in ink, written by K.S. Minor.

Natchez, Mississippi, August 30, 1867

Messrs. Leverich & Co.
111 Pearl Street, New York City

My Dear Friends,

We have been battling hard against fate since last we wrote you, and at one time we hoped the worms were leaving as all disappeared, but the last two weeks wet weather has brought them on in full vigor, and they are now a moving mass. We gave up picking them off last Saturday as it was lost labor, however I chide my murmuring spirit with the idea that...