IMPORTANT SCRAPBOOK OF CIVIL WAR, BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL.

IMPORTANT SCRAPBOOK OF CIVIL WAR, BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL. James Bolles Coit (1836-1894). He served in the 2nd CT Volunteer Infantry as Sergeant Major, and as an officer in the 14th Ct. He later served as Chief of the Old War Division of the US Pension Bureau (1885-1889) 1) Identified cased daguerreotype of Coit’s father, John Coit ( 1767-1853). 2) Cased tintype of James B. Coit, on June 20, 1865. 3) Scrapbook with Coit’s inscribed title page, over 170 signatures, mostly written letters and notes, but some are clipped signatures. Mostly Civil War era, or post Civil War, a few late 18th century letters as well. Legible names include: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882), American poet; Washington Irving (1783-1859), American author; Horace Greeley ( 1811–1872), founder of the American Republican Party, and newspaper editor; Horace Mann (1776-1859), American educational reformer; Millard Fillmore (1800-1874), the 13th president of the United States; Edward Everett (1794-1865), American politician and educator; William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891), Civil War Union general; Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924), English-American playwright and author; Blanche Willis Howard,(1847-1898), American novelist; George Dewey (1837-1917), Adm. of the United States Navy; Stewart Van Vliet (1815-1901), Civil War army officer; Nelson A. Miles (1839-1925), soldier in American Civil War, Indian wars and the Spanish-American war; Schuyler Hamilton (1822-1903) (1838-, Civil War soldier and grandson of Alexander Hamilton; Martin T McMahon (1838-1906),Civil War Union Army general; Joseph Roswell Hawley (1826-1905), 42nd governor of Connecticut; Horatio Seymour (1810-1886), 18th governor of New York; Winfield Scott Hancock (1824-1886), Civil War army officer and Democratic nominee for president of the United States in 1880; Brevet Maj. William E Potter (1840-), Civil War officer; Winston Churchill (1871-1947), novelist, not the British Prime Minster; Fitz John Porter (1822-1901), Union general, Civil War; Thomas Ewing Jr (1829-1896), Union Army general, Civil War; Henry Warner Slocum (1827-1894), Union Gen., Civil War; Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II (1825-1893), American politician, US Rep.; Fitz-Greene Halleck (1790-1867), American poet; Rufus Saxton (1824-1908), Civil War Union army brigadier general; Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston (1864-1947), wife of Grover Cleveland, and 27th first lady; Grover Cleveland (1837-1908), 22nd and 24th President of the United States; James Buchanan (1791-1868), 15th President of the United States; Adalai Stevenson (1835-1914), 23rd vice president of the United States; Thomas A. Hendricks (1819-1885), Indiana Rep. and Sen.; George Francis Train (1829-1904), American entrepreneur; Elihu Burritt (1810-1879), American diplomat, philanthropist and social activist; William Rosecrans (1819-1898), American inventor diplomat and politician; William Alfred Buckingham, (1804-1875) (two letters), Republican United States Sen. from Connecticut; Mark Twain (1835-1910), American author and humorist, signed card Mark Twain/Samuel Clemens; Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896), American abolitionist and author; Lyman Beecher (1775-1863), American temperance society cofounder, father of Harriet Beecher Stowe; William Henry Beecher (1802-1889), brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe, Minister; George D Prentice (1802-1870), editor of Louisville Journal, (original handwritten poem for Coit’s wife); Robert Charles Winthrop (1809-1894), American lawyer and philanthropist, Speaker of the House of Representatives; William Henry Barnum (1818-1889), US Rep., US Sen. and Chairman of the Democratic National Committee; John T Hoffman (1828-1888), 23rd governor of New York; James E English (1812-1890), United States Rep. and Sen. of Connecticut; Henry Baldwin Harrison (1821-1901), 52nd Gov. of Connecticut; Carlos French (1835-1903), United States Rep. from Connecticut; James Dixon (1814-1873), United States Rep. and Sen. from Connecticut; Samuel J Tilden (1814-1886), Democratic candidate for the US presidency of 1876, 25th governor of New York; PT Barnum (1810-1891), American showman, businessman and entertainer; Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1877), American industrialist and philanthropist; Thomas Church Brownell (1779-1865), founder of Trinity college in Connecticut; William Robert Brooks (1844-1921), British-born American astronomer; Bret Harte (1836-1902), American author and poet; Jonathan Trumbull, Jr (1740-1809), American politician who served as the second speaker of the United States House of Representatives; Carl Schurz (1829-1906), German revolutionary, American statesman and reformer, Union Army general in the American Civil War; Austin Phelps (1820-1890), Congregational minister and educator; Clara Louise Kellogg (1842-1916), opera singer, soprano; Theodore Thomas (1835-1905), American violinist and conductor; Annie Louise Cary (1842-1921), American singer; Anna Elizabeth Dickinson (1842-1932), American orator, lecturer; Owen Vincent Coffin (1836-1921), American politician and 56th Gov. of Connecticut; William B Hornblower (1851-1914), American politician; Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr (1831-1919), British novelist; St. Clair Augustine Mulholland (1839-1910), American Civil War Col. Adhered to back cover, two images of Coit and fellow workers as well as a youth at the Chief’s Room, Bureau of Pensions taken in January, 1889. SIZE: 12″h x 9″w. CONDITION: 1) Fair, case separated, image has tarnish ring and oxidation. 2) Good, in need of cleaning. 3) Binding is separated and in poor condition, lacking front cover. Some letters and signatures are adhered to pages fully and partially to pages, most letters and signatures are in typical condition for age. 7-70608 (4,000-6,000)

Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Winter 2014

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2135	$6,517.50	IMPORTANT SCRAPBOOK OF CIVIL WAR, BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL. James Bolles Coit (1836-1894). He served in the 2nd CT Volunteer Infantry as Sergeant Major, and as an officer in the 14th Ct. He later served as Chief of the Old War Division of the US Pension Bureau (1885-1889) 1) Identified cased daguerreotype of Coit’s father, John Coit ( 1767-1853). 2) Cased tintype of James B. Coit, on June 20, 1865. 3) Scrapbook with Coit’s inscribed title page, over 170 signatures, mostly written letters and notes, but some are clipped signatures. Mostly Civil War era, or post Civil War, a few late 18th century letters as well. Legible names include: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882), American poet; Washington Irving (1783-1859), American author; Horace Greeley ( 1811–1872), founder of the American Republican Party, and newspaper editor; Horace Mann (1776-1859), American educational reformer; Millard Fillmore (1800-1874), the 13th president of the United States; Edward Everett (1794-1865), American politician and educator; William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891), Civil War Union general; Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924), English-American playwright and author; Blanche Willis Howard,(1847-1898), American novelist; George Dewey (1837-1917), Adm. of the United States Navy; Stewart Van Vliet (1815-1901), Civil War army officer; Nelson A. Miles (1839-1925), soldier in American Civil War, Indian wars and the Spanish-American war; Schuyler Hamilton (1822-1903) (1838-, Civil War soldier and grandson of Alexander Hamilton; Martin T McMahon (1838-1906),Civil War Union Army general; Joseph Roswell Hawley (1826-1905), 42nd governor of Connecticut; Horatio Seymour (1810-1886), 18th governor of New York; Winfield Scott Hancock (1824-1886), Civil War army officer and Democratic nominee for president of the United States in 1880; Brevet Maj. William E Potter (1840-), Civil War officer; Winston Churchill (1871-1947), novelist, not the British Prime Minster; Fitz John Porter (1822-1901), Union general, Civil War; Thomas Ewing Jr (1829-1896), Union Army general, Civil War; Henry Warner Slocum (1827-1894), Union Gen., Civil War; Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II (1825-1893), American politician, US Rep.; Fitz-Greene Halleck (1790-1867), American poet; Rufus Saxton (1824-1908), Civil War Union army brigadier general; Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston (1864-1947), wife of Grover Cleveland, and 27th first lady; Grover Cleveland (1837-1908), 22nd and 24th President of the United States; James Buchanan (1791-1868), 15th President of the United States; Adalai Stevenson (1835-1914), 23rd vice president of the United States; Thomas A. Hendricks (1819-1885), Indiana Rep. and Sen.; George Francis Train (1829-1904), American entrepreneur; Elihu Burritt (1810-1879), American diplomat, philanthropist and social activist; William Rosecrans (1819-1898), American inventor diplomat and politician; William Alfred Buckingham, (1804-1875) (two letters), Republican United States Sen. from Connecticut; Mark Twain (1835-1910), American author and humorist, signed card Mark Twain/Samuel Clemens; Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896), American abolitionist and author; Lyman Beecher (1775-1863), American temperance society cofounder, father of Harriet Beecher Stowe; William Henry Beecher (1802-1889), brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe, Minister; George D Prentice (1802-1870), editor of Louisville Journal, (original handwritten poem for Coit’s wife); Robert Charles Winthrop (1809-1894), American lawyer and philanthropist, Speaker of the House of Representatives; William Henry Barnum (1818-1889), US Rep., US Sen. and Chairman of the Democratic National Committee; John T Hoffman (1828-1888), 23rd governor of New York; James E English (1812-1890), United States Rep. and Sen. of Connecticut; Henry Baldwin Harrison (1821-1901), 52nd Gov. of Connecticut; Carlos French (1835-1903), United States Rep. from Connecticut; James Dixon (1814-1873), United States Rep. and Sen. from Connecticut; Samuel J Tilden (1814-1886), Democratic candidate for the US presidency of 1876, 25th governor of New York; PT Barnum (1810-1891), American showman, businessman and entertainer; Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1877), American industrialist and philanthropist; Thomas Church Brownell (1779-1865), founder of Trinity college in Connecticut; William Robert Brooks (1844-1921), British-born American astronomer; Bret Harte (1836-1902), American author and poet; Jonathan Trumbull, Jr (1740-1809), American politician who served as the second speaker of the United States House of Representatives; Carl Schurz (1829-1906), German revolutionary, American statesman and reformer, Union Army general in the American Civil War; Austin Phelps (1820-1890), Congregational minister and educator; Clara Louise Kellogg (1842-1916), opera singer, soprano; Theodore Thomas (1835-1905), American violinist and conductor; Annie Louise Cary (1842-1921), American singer; Anna Elizabeth Dickinson (1842-1932), American orator, lecturer; Owen Vincent Coffin (1836-1921), American politician and 56th Gov. of Connecticut; William B Hornblower (1851-1914), American politician; Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr (1831-1919), British novelist; St. Clair Augustine Mulholland (1839-1910), American Civil War Col. Adhered to back cover, two images of Coit and fellow workers as well as a youth at the Chief’s Room, Bureau of Pensions taken in January, 1889. SIZE: 12″h x 9″w. CONDITION: 1) Fair, case separated, image has tarnish ring and oxidation. 2) Good, in need of cleaning. 3) Binding is separated and in poor condition, lacking front cover. Some letters and signatures are adhered to pages fully and partially to pages, most letters and signatures are in typical condition for age. 7-70608 (4,000-6,000) Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Winter 2014 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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