Moulton, Al. N.H. White, 1865. Partially-printed document, completed in manuscript, 6 x 7.5 inches, docketed on verso. Old folds, minor toning. An interesting relic from late-Confederate Alabama in which Constable John Gillespie solemnly swears that he has "neither given, accepted, or knowingly carried a challenge in writing or otherwise, to..... More

[Nashville: 1861]. Small broadside, approximately 11 x 7.25 inches. Creased along lower edge; ink burn causing a dime-size paper loss at upper right, slightly affecting border, plus a few additional stray ink marks. Later, faint pencil annotations on blank verso. Moderate tanning and dust soiling. A scarce Confederate carrier's address..... More

New Berne, N.C. 1864. Twenty printed general orders, totaling [24]pp. Original plain or lined paper single or folded sheets. Minor overall wear, some dust-soiling, especially to final order. A collection of twenty Union general orders issued in North Carolina during the penultimate year of the Civil War. The orders run..... More

West Point, Ga. May 13, 1865. Partially-printed document, completed in manuscript, docketed on verso. Old folds, minor loss at one crossfold, some archival reinforcements along fold lines, minor creasing and edge wear. A late Oath of Allegiance sworn by Private William M. Lewis, Company F of the 8th Confederate Texas..... More

Tishomingo County, Ms. November 3, 1865. [1]p. of manuscript on a folio sheet. Old folds, minor wear and soiling. A manuscript true copy of a loyalty oath taken by Thomas B. Kerr of Tishomingo County, Mississippi following the end of the Civil War. The oath itself reads: "I do solemnly..... More

Brazos Island, Tx. November 6, 1863. [1]p. Autograph letter, signed. Minor wear and old folds. During the Civil War, Union operations along the Texas coast aimed less at major military engagements than at controlling trade routes and securing the Rio Grande frontier, particularly in relation to cross-border commerce through Mexico..... More

Washington DC: 1867. [8],411,[1],[1]pp. Contemporary three-quarter calf and brown pebbled cloth, leather label on front cover stamped in gilt. Spine mostly perished, with three portions of original spine (which include the gilt-stamped spine titles) re-attached with cello tape. Corners worn, mild rubbing. Both boards also holding by cello tape. Internally..... More

[N.p. ca. 1866-1868]. Broadside, 25.5 x 18.5 inches, printed in eight columns. Old folds, a bit frayed at the edges, short closed tear at bottom affecting a few words, minor loss in five columns along one fold line. An unrecorded broadside printing of Indiana Senator Oliver P. Morton's speech on..... More

Natchez, Ms. July 22, 1865. Broadside, 13.75 x 9.5 inches. Printed in three columns. Moderate toning and foxing, old folds, couple of small tears expertly repaired on verso, two tape remnants at top edge likely from previous matting. A very rare newspaper extra printing the first civilian law in Occupied..... More

[San Antonio]: February 2, 1861. Broadside on silk, 19.5 x 14 inches. Expertly cleaned and restored. Previously folded, with some creasing still visible. Moderate staining and a few small holes and separations aided by conservation. Scattered contemporary manuscript notations. An exceptionally rare Texas secession broadside, executed on silk satin in San Antonio in..... More

Albermarle County, Va. January 12, 1861. 3pp., on a small bifolium. Light wear at edges. Some toning and dust soiling. Minor foxing along gutter. An interesting, pre-secession Virginia imprint, in which over five hundred citizens of Albermarle County nominate politicians William Cabell Rives and Valentine Southall to be their representatives..... More