American History Auction -Spring 2025 Day 1 2025-04-01 Auction - 676 Price Results - Alexander Historical Auctions LLC in MD
FORT WARREN PRISONER OF WAR ALBUMMASSIVE RELIC PLAQUE FROM THE U.S.S. MAINESURGICAL KIT FROM A VETERAN CONFEDERATE SURGEON
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Elkton, MD, United States
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American History Auction -Spring 2025 Day 1

Over 1,400 lots of historical autographs & ephemera, from the Revolutionary War, U.S. Civil War, and Twentieth Century celebrities and criminals.
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BRITISH INVASION OF GUADELOUPE GROUPING (81): A large and important grouping of 81 documents concerning the 1759 British invasion of the French-held island of Guadeloupe, a military action from January to May 1759 and part of the Seven Years'
0001: BRITISH INVASION OF GUADELOUPE GROUPING (81)Est. $700-$900
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(SIEGE OF LOUISBOURG) JOHN LAFOREY: JOHN LAFORY (1729 - 1796) British admiral, commanded HMS Hunter at the Siege of Louisbourg. On 25 July 1758, Laforey commanded a small force of sailors and marines who entered the harbour and burnt
0002: (SIEGE OF LOUISBOURG) JOHN LAFOREYEst. $200-$300
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PERIOD COPY OF ‘THE RIOT ACT’: Autograph document, 1p. 12mo., [n.p., n.d.], an extract from England’s notorious ‘Riot Act’ in a hand from the early 1700s. In full: ‘Our Sovereign Lady the Queen chargeth and
0003: PERIOD COPY OF ‘THE RIOT ACT’Est. $200-$300
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1792-95 U.S. EAGLE HAT/BOX PLATE: Ca. 1792-96 eagle hat or box plate, oval and made of thin brass, 40 x 25 mm., bears a frog-legged style eagle similar to that used by Wayne's Legion (1792-96) and U.S. regiments (1796-98). Displays
0004: 1792-95 U.S. EAGLE HAT/BOX PLATEEst. $200-$300
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'STAR OF STARS' MILITIA BELT PLATE: 'Star of Stars' Militia Belt Plate, ca. 1818-1830, displays a raised spread-winged eagle with lined shield, three arrows in its right talons and an olive branch in its left, all over a panoply of
0005: 'STAR OF STARS' MILITIA BELT PLATEEst. $300-$400
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M1798 SOCKET BAYONET: A bayonet, 19 in. overall, 15 in. blade, made of iron with a diamond-shaped maker’s or inspector’s mark. It comes with the original scabbard which is made entirely of leather with a belt
0006: M1798 SOCKET BAYONETEst. $200-$300
JOSEPH FOUCHE: (1759 - 1820) French statesman and Minister of Police under Napoleon Bonaparte. He was particularly known for the ferocity with which he suppressed the Lyon insurrection during the Revolution in
0007: JOSEPH FOUCHEEst. $300-$400Lot Passed
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HENRI-JACQUES CLARKE: (1765 - 1818) French Marshall, private secretary to Napoleon during the Consulate, Minister of War (1807-14) during Napoleon's campaigns. Uncommon A.L.S. as 'Le M'al D. de Feltre', 1p. 4to., Paris,
0008: HENRI-JACQUES CLARKEEst. $200-$300
(2ND OPIUM WAR) MICHAEL SEYMOUR: (1802 - 1887) British admiral, appointed Commander-in-Chief of East Indies and China Station (1856), flying his flag on HMS Calcutta. He helped defeat the Chinese fleet (June 1857), took Canton (Dec.
0009: (2ND OPIUM WAR) MICHAEL SEYMOUREst. $140-$200Lot Passed
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(CHINA AND JAPAN) JAMES MINCHIN BRUCE: JAMES MINCHIN BRUCE (1833 - 1901) British Rear Admiral at Japan with Adm. James Stirling at the time of the signing of the 1st Anglo Japanese Treaty (1855), sometimes referred to as the 'Stirling
0010: (CHINA AND JAPAN) JAMES MINCHIN BRUCEEst. $200-$300
(CHINA) EDMUND R. FREMANTLE: (1836 - 1929), English Admiral; Commander-in-Chief East Indies (1888-91); on China Station (1892-95). A.L.S. 1p. small 8vo., mourning stationary, embossed letterhead, Dec. 30, 1919, sending his
0011: (CHINA) EDMUND R. FREMANTLEEst. $140-$200Lot Passed
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(SHANGHAI PIRATES) JAMES MINCHIN BRUCE: (1833 - 1901) British Rear Admiral at Japan with Adm. James Stirling at the time of the signing of the 1st Anglo Japanese Treaty (1855), sometimes referred to as the "Stirling Convention." A.L.S.,
0013: (SHANGHAI PIRATES) JAMES MINCHIN BRUCEEst. $200-$300
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(TEXAS) JOSE ALVAREZ DE TOLEDO: JOSE ALVAREZ DE TOLEDO (1779 - 1858) Politician and leader of a military force against Spanish rule in Texas, and a supporter of Jose Bernardo Maximiliano Gutierrez de Lara in his efforts for Mexico
0014: (TEXAS) JOSE ALVAREZ DE TOLEDOEst. $400-$600
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CA. 1814 MILITIA CAP PLATE: Brass 1814-25 militia cap plate with plume holder measuring approximately 4.5 x 6 in, featuring a floral border with the design of a spread wing eagle below a sunburst and above thirteen five-point
0018: CA. 1814 MILITIA CAP PLATEEst. $200-$300
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CA. 1815 VOLUNTEER MILITIA SHAKO CAP PLATE: Ca. 1815 volunteer militia shako cap plate with plume holder depicting an American eagle perched on a shield with panoply of arms and enveloped by a border of laurel leaves, measuring approximately 5
0019: CA. 1815 VOLUNTEER MILITIA SHAKO CAP PLATEEst. $300-$400
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CA. 1825 MILITIA CAP PLATE 'UNITY IS STRENGTH': Ca. 1825 militia cap plate depicting an eagle, bolts, olive branch, and shield reading '1776', the motto 'UNITY IS STRENGTH' appearing beneath 13 arched stars. Lacking attachments on verso, else very
0022: CA. 1825 MILITIA CAP PLATE 'UNITY IS STRENGTH'Est. $300-$400
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CA. 1825 N.Y. STATE MILITIA BELT PLATE: Rectangular New York State militia belt plate measuring 3.25 x 2.25 in. The plate depicts an American eagle with outstretched wings upon a globe with flags, cannons, and guns crossed behind. The
0023: CA. 1825 N.Y. STATE MILITIA BELT PLATEEst. $300-$400
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CA. 1825 MILITIA CAP PLATE 'UNITY IS STRENGTH': Ca. 1825 brass militia cap plate depicting an eagle, bolts, olive branch, and shield reading '1776', the motto 'UNITY IS STRENGTH' appearing beneath 13 arched stars. With resoldered plume holder and
0024: CA. 1825 MILITIA CAP PLATE 'UNITY IS STRENGTH'Est. $300-$400