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Gettysburg National Bank Check
Signed by 2 Gettysburg citizens who were prominent during the battle!
Issued to and signed by a member of the famous Codori family of Gettysburg!
7 1/4 x 3, imprinted check, filled out in ink. Gettysburg, PA., Jany. 16th, 1871. Gettysburg National Bank, Pay to G.A. Codori & Son. Thirty one Dollars. $31.00. Signed at lower right by D. Kendlehart. Endorsed on the reverse by George A. Codori. Light age toning. Typical cut cancellation. Extremely desirable Gettysburg related document signed by two of its prominent war time citizens! Any...
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Letter Signed, Mrs. La Salle Corbell Pickett
Wife of the legendary Confederate General George E. Pickett of Gettysburg fame!
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(1843-1931) Born in Nansemond County, Virginia, she was the eldest of nine children, of David John Corbell, and Elizabeth Phillips Corbell, wealthy owners of a slave plantation near Suffolk, Virginia. "Sallie Ann" attended the Lynchburg Female Seminary in Lynchburg, and at the outbreak of the War Between the States, a very passionate romance blossomed between young La Salle, and her swashbuckling, flamboyant, and...
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Gettysburg National Bank Check
Signed by 2 prominent Gettysburg citizens who were prominent during the battle!
Issued to and signed by a member of the famous Culp family of Gettysburg!
7 1/4 x 3, imprinted check, filled out in ink. Two cents, U.S. Internal Revenue tax stamp at upper left of the check, with a bust view of President George Washington. Gettysburg, PA., Dec. 19th, 1872. Gettysburg National Bank, Pay to Jeremiah Culp. Twelve Dollars and 34/100. Signed at lower right by D. Kendlehart. Endorsed on the reverse by Jeremiah Culp, and S.G. Cook. Light fold...
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Gettysburg National Bank Check
Signed by two very prominent Gettysburg citizens!
6 x 2 1/2, imprinted check on blue paper, filled out in ink. Diamond shaped orange & brown tax stamp imprinted at the center of the check, with a bust view of President George Washington, and United States Internal Revenue, Two Cents printed around the edges. Gettysburg, PA., Dec. 17, 1877. [Check] No. 25. Gettysburg National Bank, Pay to the Order of J.C. Neely. Twenty five Dollars. Signed at lower right by D. Kendlehart. Endorsed on the reverse by J.C. Neely. Typical cut cancellation. Very...
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Autograph, Professor Joseph Henry
1st Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and famous American scientist
Born in Albany, New York in 1797, he attended The Albany Academy where he excelled at his studies. He was Secretary of the National Institute for the Promotion of Science, a precursor of the Smithsonian Institution, and was the first Secretary of the Smithsonian, serving from 1846-78. The Smithsonian Institution unit of inductance, "The Henry," is named in his honor.
in 1826, Henry was appointed Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at The...
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Autograph, Lieutenant Colonel Coates Kinney
Journalist, Famous Poet and U.S. Army officer during the Civil War
Civil War Date Document Signed
(1826-1904) Born near Penn Yan, New York, he moved with his parents to Ohio in 1840. He studied law with Thomas Corwin, was admitted to the bar in 1856, and practiced in Cincinnati as a partner of Thomas Spooner. However, a few years earlier, he had written a poem titled, "Rain on the Roof," which first appeared in the Cincinnati Great West. Its extraordinary merit was instantly recognized and the seeds of a literary pursuit had...
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Autograph, General Winfield Scott
Hero of the War of 1812 and the Mexican War
General-in-Chief of the United States Army
Autograph Letter Signed
Written to the prominent lawyer and civil servant, Samuel L. Gouverneur concerning the presidency of "Old Hickory," Andrew Jackson!
(1786-1866) A year older than the Constitution, the venerable Winfield Scott, hero of the War of 1812 and the Mexican War, became General in chief of the U.S. Army in 1841, a position he still held at the start of the Civil War. A true professional soldier, he was one of...
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Autograph, John P. Gaines
Fought in the War of 1812
Fought in the Mexican War in a Kentucky Cavalry Brigade and was captured in 1847
United States Congressman from Kentucky
Governor of Oregon
(1795-1857) Born in Augusta, Va. (now West Virginia), he moved to Boone County, Ky., studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in Walton, Ky. He was a member of the Kentucky State House of Representatives for many years. Fought in the Mexican War as a major in the cavalry brigade of General Thomas Marshall. He also served as aide-de-camp to General...
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Autograph, John C. Underwood
Autograph Document Signed
(1809-73) A planter and lawyer in Clarke County, Va., Underwood was a Free-Soiler in politics and was virtually driven from Virginia for his attacks on slavery during the presidential campaign of 1856. A Republican office holder during the Civil War, he became a U.S. district court judge in Virginia, in 1864. In this capacity he asserted the right of the United States to confiscate property of persons in rebellion and treated Confederate President Jefferson Davis with great harshness during and after Davis'...
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William Augustus Muhlenberg, American Clergyman & Educator
Author of "The President's Hymn; Give Thanks All Ye People," which was written in response to President Abraham Lincoln's Proclamation recommending a general day of Thanksgiving on November 26, 1863
War Date Autograph Letter Signed
(1796-1877) An Episcopal clergyman and educator, he was the grandson of Frederick Muhlenberg, a member of the First and Second Continental Congresses and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. William A. Muhlenberg is considered the father of church schools in the United States. An early...
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Autograph, Cyrus W. Field
Created the Atlantic Telegraph Company and laid the first telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean
Desirable 1863 letter written to James T. Ames, head of the famous Ames Mfg. Co., regarding the Williams bullet!
(1819-92) Born in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, he was a famous American businessman and financier who created the Atlantic Telegraph Company and laid the first telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean in 1858.
7 1/2 x 9 3/4, in ink, Civil War date letter signed. Written to James T. Ames, head of the famous Ames Mfg....
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Autograph Charles O'Conor
He was the attorney in some very prominent Slave cases!
Senior counsel for Confederate President Jefferson Davis in his treason case against the U.S. government
Nominated for President of the United States in 1872
(1804-84) Born in New York City, he studied law, and in 1824, before he had reached the statutory age of 21, was admitted to the bar, and soon became highly respected in his profession. He earned acclaim and a national reputation for his successful handling of the "Forrest Divorce Case." Other celebrated...
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