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Major Nathaniel Ruggles' Copy of A Plan of Discipline for the Use of the Norfolk Militia
Lot: 150Sold for: $1,528$1,300Major Nathaniel Ruggles' Copy of A Plan of Discipline for the Use of the Norfolk Militia, second edition, printed for J. Millan, 1768, 303 pages with fifty-two engraved plates and six tables, front more ...
Letter Regarding the Procurement of Carriage Guns from Annapolis for the Use of the Continental Army
Lot: 151Sold for: $2,115$1,800Letter Regarding the Procurement of Carriage Guns from Annapolis for the Use of the Continental Army, Baltimore, October 16, 1779, Autograph letter signed from William Smith to Governor Thomas more ...
Invoice for the Transporting of the First Division of the French Army Across Runyan's Ferry
Lot: 152Sold for: $1,175$1,000Invoice for the Transporting of the First Division of the French Army Across Runyan's Ferry, September 2, 1780, with an itemized list of the number of men, artillery pieces, wagons, carts, and more ...
Sir William Howe Printed Permission Form
Lot: 153Sold for: $411$350Sir William Howe Printed Permission Form, New York, dated July 17, 1780, printed form on laid paper with partial coat of arms watermark, accomplished in manuscript, authorizing Isaac Skidmore of the more ...
Pay Abstract for the Commissions of Officers and Soldiers in Captain John Dody's Company of Guards Commanded by Colonel Jacob Gerrish
Lot: 154Sold for: $1,410$1,200Pay Abstract for the Commissions of Officers and Soldiers in Captain John Dody's Company of Guards Commanded by Colonel Jacob Gerrish, Winter Hill Camp, Boston, March 23, 1778, listing the ranks and more ...
Six Connecticut Revolutionary War Pay Orders
Lot: 155Sold for: $529$450Six Connecticut Revolutionary War Pay Orders, an order dated January 30, 1777 ordering to pay Lieut. John Odell 1059 Pounds, 1 Pence signed by John Chenvard and Francis Wadsworth; a printed pay more ...
Six Connecticut Pay Orders for Supplying the Continental Army
Lot: 156Sold for: $588$500Six Connecticut Pay Orders for Supplying the Continental Army, an order dated March 6, 1778 to pay John Kentfield 20 Pounds, 16 Shillings for "Bounty on Two hundred Eight Bushels Salt Manufactured more ...
Lt. Col. Oliver de Baudre Declaration of Service
Lot: 157Sold for: $499$425Lt. Col. Oliver de Baudre Declaration of Service, c. 1784, seeking an extension of leave for medical reasons, Lt. Col. de Baudre wrote this declaration in an effort to ensure that he keeps his more ...
Captain Jacob Ruston Jr's Manuscript Commission
Lot: 158Sold for: $881$750Captain Jacob Ruston Jr's Manuscript Commission, dated Fort George, New York, May 10, 1740, written on velum, appointing Jacob Ruston Junior Captain of the Troop of Militia Horse for the County of more ...
Isaac Hobbs' Massachusetts Militia Commission
Lot: 159Sold for: $264$225Isaac Hobbs' Massachusetts Militia Commission, dated February 12, 1772, partially printed document accomplished in manuscript appointing Isaac Hobbs Ensign in Captain Elisha Jones militia company in more ...
Regulations, for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States, Part I
Lot: 160Sold for: $940$800Regulations, for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States, Part I, printed by Hudson & Goodwin, Hartford, Connecticut, [1782], eighty-nine numbered pages with table of contents at more ...
Regulations, for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States, Part I
Lot: 161Sold for: $470$400Regulations, for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States, Part I, printed by Hudson & Goodwin, Hartford, Connecticut, [1782], eighty-nine numbered pages with table of contents at more ...
Bennett Cuthbertson, Cuthbertson's System, for the Complete Interior Management and Oeconomy of a Battalion of Infantry
Lot: 162Sold for: $646$550Bennett Cuthbertson, Cuthbertson's System, for the Complete Interior Management and Oeconomy of a Battalion of Infantry, New Edition with Corrections, printed by Rouths and Nelson, Bristol, 1776, more ...
Possibly Thomas Rowlandson (British, 1756-1827) The Recruiting Sergeant
Lot: 163Sold for: $646$550Possibly Thomas Rowlandson (British, 1756-1827) The Recruiting Sergeant Unsigned. Watercolor on laid paper, sight 10 1/2 x 9 1/2 in., in a molded maple frame with a gilt liner. Condition: more ...
Two 18th Century Prints
Lot: 164Sold for: $264$225Two 18th Century Prints, one titled "The Hon Sir Willm Howe Kt of the Bath, Commander in Chief of all his Majesty's Forces in America" with water colored scene; the other titled "Ionathan Mahew, more ...
Two American Soldier/Rifleman Prints
Lot: 165Sold for: $1,880$1,600Two American Soldier/Rifleman Prints, late 18th century, one titled "Portrait & Uniform of an American General" and "A real representation of the Dress of an American Rifle-Man," and a second titled more ...
Two 18th Century French Military Items
Lot: 166Sold for: $323$275Two 18th Century French Military Items, a printed "Etat des Generaux Francois Pour l'anne 1772" noting the names of the generals in the French military for the year 1772, and a watercolor on laid more ...
Wax Profile Portrait of King George III
Lot: 167Sold for: $188$160Wax Profile Portrait of King George III, England, early 19th century, the bust facing to the left, indistinct signature below shoulder, mounted in a shadowbox frame, ht. 6 3/4, wd. 5 1/2 in. more ...
George I Indian Trade Medal, (Betts 165)
Lot: 168Sold for: $1,880$1,600George I Indian Trade Medal, (Betts 165),c. 1714-27, struck medal in brass, the obverse depicting a bust of King George I facing to the right, reverse with a make figure drawing a bow pointed more ...
Two-step British Trade Gorget
Lot: 169Sold for: $2,468$2,100Two-step British Trade Gorget, England, c. third quarter of the 18th century, crescent shaped brass gorget with two distinct steps or lobes on the front, rolled edge with iron wire reinforcing; more ...
Three British Medals
Lot: 170Sold for: $529$450Three British Medals, mid-18th century, a George II Victories of 1758 medal, the obverse with a bust of George II on the obverse and image of a lion-drawn chariot trampling fleur-de-lis on the more ...
Three Medals/Tokens
Lot: 171Sold for: $441$375Three Medals/Tokens, 18th century, a George II "Triumpha Ubique" medal, the obverse with a bust of George II, the reverse with a detailed panoply of arms; a 1761 King George and Queen Charlotte more ...
Two British 3rd Foot Guards Buttons
Lot: 172Sold for: $588$500Two British 3rd Foot Guards Buttons, c. 1775-85, including a small size gilt copper repousse with bone back button with raised "3G" divided by a thistle within a motif of rays (similar to more ...
Four Pewter British Regimental Buttons
Lot: 173Sold for: $705$600Four Pewter British Regimental Buttons, c. 1775-1781, including a large size 5th button with raised "V" within a broad leaf border (Toiani/Kochan B5.j),a large size pewter 6th button with incised more ...
Two British Regimental Buttons
Lot: 174Sold for: $206$175Two British Regimental Buttons, c. 1775-1776, including an a small size pewter 18th Royal Irish button with incised raised "RI/18" and cable border (Troiani/Kochan B18.b),and a large size pewter more ...
Four Pewter British Regimental Buttons
Lot: 175Sold for: $411$350Four Pewter British Regimental Buttons, c. 1776, including a large size 40th solid pewter button with raised "40" surrounded by a wreath and cable border (similar to Troiani/Kochan B40.c),a small more ...
Four Pewter British Regimental Buttons
Lot: 176Sold for: $353$300Four Pewter British Regimental Buttons, c. 1776, including a large size 46th with raised "46" and cable border (this is the example illustrated as Troiani/Kochan B46.c),a small size 49th with more ...
Five Loyalist Buttons
Lot: 177Sold for: $1,293$1,100Five Loyalist Buttons, c. 1780, including a small size pewter 1st American Regiment button with a raised crown over "1" within concentric rings and "AMERICAN" (Troiani/Kochan LQR.b),a large size more ...
Four Pewter Loyalist Royal Provincial Buttons
Lot: 178Sold for: $529$450Four Pewter Loyalist Royal Provincial Buttons, c. 1780, each with a raised crown over "RP" and no border (Troiani/Kochan LRP.e, .f, and .g). Literature: For similar examples and more information more ...
Seven Royal Navy Buttons and Sleeve Links
Lot: 179Sold for: $188$160Seven Royal Navy Buttons and Sleeve Links, including a large size brass button with a fouled anchor and rope or pie crust border, a small size brass button with a fouled anchor and rope or pie crust more ...