BINOCULARS AND GROUP OF EPHEMERA AND PHOTOS RELATING TO CIVIL WAR HERO JOSHUA LAWRENCE CHAMBERLAIN.

BINOCULARS AND GROUP OF EPHEMERA AND PHOTOS RELATING TO CIVIL WAR HERO JOSHUA LAWRENCE CHAMBERLAIN. J.L. Chamberlain, a hero of Gettysburg, was an esteemed scholar at Bowdoin College and an illustrious citizen of the state of Maine, serving as its governor for many years. Chamberlain grew up in Brewer, ME and this grouping comes to us directly from Brewer, ME. Eleanor Allen was Joshua Chamberlain’s granddaughter. At the time of her death, her possessions were bequeathed to the mother of the current consignor. This interesting archive includes a plethora of material. 1) A good antique pair of binoculars made by Le Marie (marked with their logo, a bee and the number “65”. Together with a black patent-leather case, but probably not the orig case. 2) Also included are 3 albums filled with various letters and ephemera relating to Chamberlain and his family. Some of which provides a personal insight never before publicly known. Included are a small group of love letters from Joshua’s cousin Annie. In his youth, in the 1850s, Joshua and his cousin fell in love with one another, as these letters clearly prove, but later their families separated them, sending her away from Camden, ME to live in Newton, MA. This album includes approximately 7 intimate letters from cousin Annie to Joshua. Also included in this album is a small amount of information relating to Eleanor Allen, one of two grandchildren of Joshua Chamberlain. Joshua’s daughter Gracie married Horace Gwen Allen who later became a renowned railroad engineer, and this lot includes a small diary of his dated 1873. A second album contains a handwritten letter from Chamberlain to his daughter Gracie, various letters written to Chamberlain, and some letters involving the Allen family. A third album includes a canceled check to the National Bank of Brunswick signed “Joshua L. Chamberlain”, another letter to his daughter Daisy, various other handwritten letters to Chamberlain from family members and other, a printed memoriam published at Chamberlain’s death together with a handwritten memoriam prepared by Gracie for the production of this, and a few early documents and letters relating to Chamberlain and his family’s pre-Civil War life. Letters in generally good condition. Pamphlets are in generally good condition, except as noted. 3) Unpublished memoir of Joshua Chamberlain’s life. Typewritten and consists of 40 pages (is not complete- either there is more and it has been misplaced or he never went any further with it). In front of this text, in pencil script believed to be Chamberlain’s hand, is written “Early Memoirs JLC”. 4) Group of 6 printed pamphlets, 4 of which are titled “Joshua Chamberlain: A Sketch”, printed around the turn of the century. One titled “Appamattox” dated 1903 by Gen. Chamberlain. A final pamphlet titled “Property: Its Office and Sanction” (cover loose) dated 1903. 5) Photo album including numerous personal photos of Gracie, his daughter, together with her husband Horace G. Allen at their home in Duxbury, MA. Allen was a direct descendant of Miles Standish and this home is on or near the orig Standish house, seen in one of the photos. Included in this album are 5 photographs of the white-haired, distinguished Chamberlain- 1 with his daughter Gracie, 2 depict him at Petersburg, standing at the very spot on which he was nearly mortally wounded during the Civil War; a mini-ball shot through his hip, nearly killed him, and in fact, a New York Herald reporter observing the battle and seeing him go down ran a headline in the paper stating that he had been killed. 7) A book titled “Milton’s Poetical Works”. Inside of the cover (cover is broken) inscribed “Presented to Joshua L. Chamberlain as a premium for excellence in English Composition. Leonard Woods, President Bowdoin College, Bowdoin, ME. November 24, 1852.” Chamberlain was a great scholar and in fact by the time of the Civil War, he had mastered 12 different foreign languages including Greek. 8) 2 painted detailed family trees, painted on oilcloth by Eleanor Willis Allen (the granddaughter of Chamberlain and former owner of this material). One scroll depicts the Allen tree; the other neat folk-art scroll depicts the Chamberlain tree. 9) A 19th c. slat trunk with initials H. G. A. for Horace G. Allen, Gracie’s husband. PROVENANCE: Orig from consignor’s mother, who inherited it directly from Eleanor Allen, granddaughter of Joshua Chamberlain. CONDITION: Generally good and as noted above. 1) Optics work, metal slightly worn. Case with missing straps and catch. 4-31663 JJ79 (5,000-10,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2008

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
	1392	$5,750.00	BINOCULARS AND GROUP OF EPHEMERA AND PHOTOS RELATING TO CIVIL WAR HERO JOSHUA LAWRENCE CHAMBERLAIN. J.L. Chamberlain, a hero of Gettysburg, was an esteemed scholar at Bowdoin College and an illustrious citizen of the state of Maine, serving as its governor for many years. Chamberlain grew up in Brewer, ME and this grouping comes to us directly from Brewer, ME. Eleanor Allen was Joshua Chamberlain’s granddaughter. At the time of her death, her possessions were bequeathed to the mother of the current consignor. This interesting archive includes a plethora of material. 1) A good antique pair of binoculars made by Le Marie (marked with their logo, a bee and the number “65”. Together with a black patent-leather case, but probably not the orig case. 2) Also included are 3 albums filled with various letters and ephemera relating to Chamberlain and his family. Some of which provides a personal insight never before publicly known. Included are a small group of love letters from Joshua’s cousin Annie. In his youth, in the 1850s, Joshua and his cousin fell in love with one another, as these letters clearly prove, but later their families separated them, sending her away from Camden, ME to live in Newton, MA. This album includes approximately 7 intimate letters from cousin Annie to Joshua. Also included in this album is a small amount of information relating to Eleanor Allen, one of two grandchildren of Joshua Chamberlain. Joshua’s daughter Gracie married Horace Gwen Allen who later became a renowned railroad engineer, and this lot includes a small diary of his dated 1873. A second album contains a handwritten letter from Chamberlain to his daughter Gracie, various letters written to Chamberlain, and some letters involving the Allen family. A third album includes a canceled check to the National Bank of Brunswick signed “Joshua L. Chamberlain”, another letter to his daughter Daisy, various other handwritten letters to Chamberlain from family members and other, a printed memoriam published at Chamberlain’s death together with a handwritten memoriam prepared by Gracie for the production of this, and a few early documents and letters relating to Chamberlain and his family’s pre-Civil War life. Letters in generally good condition. Pamphlets are in generally good condition, except as noted. 3) Unpublished memoir of Joshua Chamberlain’s life. Typewritten and consists of 40 pages (is not complete- either there is more and it has been misplaced or he never went any further with it). In front of this text, in pencil script believed to be Chamberlain’s hand, is written “Early Memoirs JLC”. 4) Group of 6 printed pamphlets, 4 of which are titled “Joshua Chamberlain: A Sketch”, printed around the turn of the century. One titled “Appamattox” dated 1903 by Gen. Chamberlain. A final pamphlet titled “Property: Its Office and Sanction” (cover loose) dated 1903. 5) Photo album including numerous personal photos of Gracie, his daughter, together with her husband Horace G. Allen at their home in Duxbury, MA. Allen was a direct descendant of Miles Standish and this home is on or near the orig Standish house, seen in one of the photos. Included in this album are 5 photographs of the white-haired, distinguished Chamberlain- 1 with his daughter Gracie, 2 depict him at Petersburg, standing at the very spot on which he was nearly mortally wounded during the Civil War; a mini-ball shot through his hip, nearly killed him, and in fact, a New York Herald reporter observing the battle and seeing him go down ran a headline in the paper stating that he had been killed. 7) A book titled “Milton’s Poetical Works”. Inside of the cover (cover is broken) inscribed “Presented to Joshua L. Chamberlain as a premium for excellence in English Composition. Leonard Woods, President Bowdoin College, Bowdoin, ME. November 24, 1852.” Chamberlain was a great scholar and in fact by the time of the Civil War, he had mastered 12 different foreign languages including Greek. 8) 2 painted detailed family trees, painted on oilcloth by Eleanor Willis Allen (the granddaughter of Chamberlain and former owner of this material). One scroll depicts the Allen tree; the other neat folk-art scroll depicts the Chamberlain tree. 9) A 19th c. slat trunk with initials H. G. A. for Horace G. Allen, Gracie’s husband. PROVENANCE: Orig from consignor’s mother, who inherited it directly from Eleanor Allen, granddaughter of Joshua Chamberlain. CONDITION: Generally good and as noted above. 1) Optics work, metal slightly worn. Case with missing straps and catch. 4-31663 JJ79 (5,000-10,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2008 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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