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 War of 1812 Peace Cover. Folded cover from
British Admiral William Hotham, commanding the squadron blockading New York "on His Britannic Majesty's Service" to Brigadier General Thomas Humphrey Cushing "of the Army of the United States" at Providence R.I., edge repairs, Very Fine
appearing cover which contained a "peace" letter, sent in late February or early March 1815, the British blockade was ended on March 6 (Image)Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
E. $ 300-400
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 War of 1812, New London Conn. Prize Court Letters,
1814. Group of six folded letters plus related documents, the letters taken from the English sloop George, captured on Oct. 3, 1814 by the American privateer Yankee in Long Island Sound, each
letter docketed on the inside with some form of "opened by L.F. Prize Comr Octr 6" and assigned a number 1-8 (last two in the series are documents), accompanied by a list of the letters and documents titled "A List of Papers delivered to L.
Fosdick Prize Commissioner by Amos Wheeler Prize Master on the 4 Oct. 1814 vis", covers also with front docketing with similar wording to the list title, also accompanied by a deposition from Wheeler stating all papers and cargo captured were
delivered to the Prize Court and no fraud or embezzlement has occurredVERY FINE. AN IMPORTANT GROUP OF LETTERS AND DOCUMENTS CAPTURED BY AN AMERICAN PRIVATEER AND SUBMITTED AS EVIDENCE TO A PRIZE COURT. THESE ARE THE ONLY KNOWN WAR OF 1812
PRIZE COURT LETTERS. The Civil War period is well-known for prize court letters. However, they are extremely rare from the War of 1812. Research by Steven Walske indicates that this is the only known group. Accompanied by background on Amos
Wheeler and the privateer Yankee, including a vivid description of the capture and the statement that the cargo was eventually sold for $6,000 -- ten times the purchase cost of the Yankee. (Image) Search
for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com (imagea) |
E. $ 4,000-5,000
CLOSED
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