Lot 505
[Society of Cincinnati]. Lot features an exceptional Autograph Manuscript Signed by poet and journalist Sam Walter Foss (1858-1911), 22 pages, quarto, n.d. The manuscript is the text of a speech given by Union Brevet Brigadier General Thomas M. Vincent before the Society of Cincinnati's annual meeting. Excellent content. In part, "Thoughts of Washington and our ancestors should have an upper place in our remembrance, thereby to keep bright our support of the God-given Constitution and laws of the United States…Jointly, with Washington, they endured hardship unknown to armies of the present day, and were thereby stimulated to a determination that, if necessary, the last drop of their blood should nourish the child, Independence…the exclamation of Washington -- 'That even if driven beyond the Alleghanies, he would stand to the last for the liberty of our country!'…" Much more about the history of the society and the deeds of Washington.
The remainder of the lot consists of letters or documents to or about the General, including a document appointing him a cadet (1849) in the Army (signed by Secretary of War George Crawford); an autograph letter from Senator William Chandler praising Vincent's tribute to Lincoln and Stanton; two letters from the Quartermaster's Office assigning plots at Arlington Cemetery to Vincent and his brother, Brevet Colonel Albert O. Vincent; a document appointing the General as an appraiser of the late Secretary of State Edwin M. Stanton's estate; finally, a letter confirming the official caisson and processional planned for the burial of the General at Arlington. Conditions range from very good to fine.
Estimated Value $800 - 900.
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