Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 66

The Manuscript, Space, Stamp & Collectibles Auction

U.S. Civil War

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 153		Dahlgren, John A (1809-1870) Rear admiral; naval ordnance innovator and commander of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron during the Civil War; called the "father of American naval ordnance." Manuscript Document Signed ("Jno A. Dahlgren"), three pages, 9¾ x 8 inches, Ordnance Office, Navy Yard, Washington, April 13, 1847. Written the same year he was assigned to ordnance duty at the Washington Navy Yard, to Commodore Warrington, regarding 2½ inch rocket tube furnished by Mr. Prosser, "…as in the first trials, they have failed…the tubes should equal in strength Bar Iron of one inch square, broken by a strain of 50,000 Lbs." Dahlgren recommends that the 2½ inch tube "be replaced by 4 inch of equal cost." Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 500 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $180
Lot 154		Davis, Jefferson, Autograph Letter Signed, on ruled paper, 4 pages, 8 x 5 in., Mar. 19, 1876. To General William Montague Browne, who had been on the personal staff of Davis during the war, regarding a failed business venture. Davis became president of the Carolina Insurance Company in 1870. In this letter, Davis denies responsibility for a company's demise: "…I lost enough of money by that loosely conducted injudicious transaction to be quite unwilling to bear the responsibility of the failure of that company which I believe only lasted thus long by the means it derived from the Carolina. Had my proposition to examine into its affairs been adopted its unsoundness would have been revealed soon after examination commenced…Our babes in the woods went into a den of wolves. Not knowing even the meaning of the terms employed they bargained with two of the sharpest and least accomplished men in the town and relied on their oral appearances and on their 'honor'…" He goes on to relate payouts from the liquidation of the company by Carolina Insurance in Virginia and South Carolina. Two small pinholes in top blank margin, else fine. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500, Accompanied by a 1979 invoice from Joe Rubinfine, View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,200
Lot 155		Sheridan, Philip (1831-88) Union general. Cabinet Photo Signed ("P.H. Sheridan / Lieut General"), 6½ x 4¼ inches. Signed on the lower mount. With imprint of C.M. Bell, Washington, D.C. A left-profile, waist-up portrait in uniform. Sheridan was appointed general-in-chief of the U.S. Army in 1883 and in 1888 was promoted to the rank of General of the Army. Estimated Value $700 - 900 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $810
Lot 156		[1861 Petition to President Abraham Lincoln], Manuscript letter signed by Frank Street, D. (Dexter) C. Bloomer, W.W. Raymond, and Caleb Baldwin, one page, 10 x 8 inches, Council Bluffs, Iowa, August 16, 1861. To "His Excellency President Abraham Lincoln" regarding the appointment of C. (Calchill) E. Stone as District Judge for the Territory of Utah. In part, "…Mr. Stone is a Lawyer of many years standing, is a man of good moral character, and has labor diligently and faithfully for the success of the Republican Party since its first organization…." Minor smudging in blank upper right corner, else fine. Council Bluffs was the historic starting point of the Mormon Trail and eventual northernmost anchor town of the other emigrant trails. C.E. Stone became mayor of the city. Caleb Baldwin became chief justice of the supreme court of Iowa and later mayor of Council Bluffs, and was also commissioner to award Alabama claims. Fran Street became county judge and later mayor. D.C. Bloomer was a writer, newspaper publisher, and politician, as well as the husband of women's rights advocate Amelia Jenks Bloomer. Estimated Value $400 - 600 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 157		[Civil War Photographs] Grant, Sheridan, Sherman & Others, Lot includes: Ulysses S. Grant: boudoir card, 8½ x 5¼, by Taber, dated Sept. 22, 1879, crease down left edge and cabinet photo by Bradley & Rulofso, some spotting to background. Cartes de visite of Generals W.T. Sherman and Philip Sheridan, Admiral David Farragut, President Andrew Johnson, Secretary of State William Seward, and Mary Todd Lincoln. Also, a CDV of Benito Juarez, President of Mexico and CDvs of Sam Houston and Mary Stuart from paintings. Some toning and soiling; overall very good. Estimated Value $250 - 300 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $330
Lot 158		Union Patriotic Covers, Group of 20 patriotic covers, about half with mounting remnants on verso, and one used. A wide variety, including portraits of John Bell and J.C. Breckenridge stamped "Traitor," one making fun of "The Pirate Flag" of Davis and Stephens, two featuring Winfield Scott and one McClellan, a couple featuring battles, etc. Some soiling. Estimated Value $150 - 200 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $216