Carte-de-visite photograph of a Civil War soldier. The back of the photograph indicates it was taken at Theodore Lilienthal's Photographic Gallery, located at 102 Poydras Street, New Orleans, Louisiana. The photograph is undated, but Lilienthal operated his gallery from at least 1857-1861 and remained active throughout the Civil War.
Subject: Civil War (U.S.)
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Card game counter patented by Saladee in March 1864. Manufactured by Samuel Hart & Co. of Philadelphia and New York. The obverse shows a card back. This artifact is a first edition from the Civil War era. The collection also contains an 1885 counter from Samuel Hart and Consolidated Card. Bezique, a card game developed in France from Piquet, is described, noting its evolution into Pinochle and its continued play in the USA. The description details the history of Lawrence and Cohen, a card manufactory, their transition into a stock company in 1871 with Samuel Hart and Isaac and John J. Levy, forming the New York Consolidated Card Company.
Envelope addressed to the Superior Court of the State of Connecticut, Hartford, Connecticut. Postmarked Columbus, Georgia, December 17, 1866. The envelope contains a deposition, sealed and signed by Raphael J. Moses, Notary Public in and for Muscogee County, Georgia. The address on the envelope includes the designation: "To the Hon. Superior Court of the State of Connecticut, to be holden at Hartford....in and for the County of Hartford....in said State. The within Deposition taken and sealed up by me".
Legal document detailing a judgement search. The document, written on English watermark paper typical of blockade-run paper, originates from the Office of Common Pleas in Charleston, South Carolina. It notes that records had been removed to Charleston. Dated December 21, 1863.
Legal document concerning a judgment search conducted by Cohen, J. Barrett on February 2, 1864, in Columbia, South Carolina. The document, written on English watermark paper typical of Blockade Run paper, details a search for money decrees in Confederate court against three unnamed individuals. Cohen, a New York City attorney admitted to the bar in 1857, was captured crossing the Potomac River and paroled due to poor eyesight. During the war, he was put in charge of county records.
One-page letter written on the letterhead of "Office of Martin & Cardozo, Commission Merchants," dated Richmond, Virginia, November 11, 1868. Addressed to Mr. James A. Walker, the letter mentions the shipment of 28 bags of an unspecified item. The letter shows signs of age, including stains and folds.
A letter dated June 23, 1862, from Samuel Hobman in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Reverend Isaac Leeser. Hobman requests assistance in placing a 55-year-old woman in a foster home where she can work for her keep. The request originated from Th. Hausah of Louisville, Kentucky.
A handwritten four-line poem signed by Francis Lieber, likely an autograph response, which reads: "Let Emperor never rule This land,/ Nor fitful Crowd, nor senseless pride;/ Our master is our self-made Law/ To him we bow, and none beside." The item also includes a newspaper obituary for Dr. Francis Lieber, dated October 3, 1872, detailing his life as a political philosopher, his military service, and his contributions to political science and international law, notably the "Lieber Code" during the American Civil War. The poem is written in a neat cursive hand on a folded sheet of paper. The obituary is a printed column of text, clipped from a newspaper. **3.