GROUP OF FOUR CIVIL WAR IMPRINTS, INCLUDING A MANUSCRIPT LIST OF PRISONERS AT JOHNSON’S ISLAND.

GROUP OF FOUR CIVIL WAR IMPRINTS, INCLUDING A MANUSCRIPT LIST OF PRISONERS AT JOHNSON’S ISLAND. Included in this group is a 24-page Confederate imprint pamphlet entitled “Message from the President”. It is dated April 29, 1861, by Jefferson Davis. Second Confederate imprint is a 4-page pamphlet, dated January 9, 1864 , by G. A. Trenholm, Secretary of the Treasury. Title of this pamphlet is “Special Report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the Subject of Finances”. Also included is an 8-page speech by William Seward, January 12, 1861. The most interesting item in this group is a 4-page manuscript list of Confederate prisoners (all officers) at Johnson’s Island who refused to apply for the Oath of Amnesty to the U. S. Government, May 8, 1865. There are 75 soldiers listed by name, unit, and city and state. CONDITION: Three pamphlets are in average, good condition with typical foxing noted in Confederate imprints. Manuscript list of prisoners is very good overall, with cracks and separations at center fold 4-327024-32702,4-32703,4-32704,4-32705 JS280 (1,250-2,750)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007

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
	1507	$0.00	GROUP OF FOUR CIVIL WAR IMPRINTS, INCLUDING A MANUSCRIPT LIST OF PRISONERS AT JOHNSON’S ISLAND. Included in this group is a 24-page Confederate imprint pamphlet entitled “Message from the President”. It is dated April 29, 1861, by Jefferson Davis. Second Confederate imprint is a 4-page pamphlet, dated January 9, 1864 , by G. A. Trenholm, Secretary of the Treasury. Title of this pamphlet is “Special Report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the Subject of Finances”. Also included is an 8-page speech by William Seward, January 12, 1861. The most interesting item in this group is a 4-page manuscript list of Confederate prisoners (all officers) at Johnson’s Island who refused to apply for the Oath of Amnesty to the U. S. Government, May 8, 1865. There are 75 soldiers listed by name, unit, and city and state. CONDITION: Three pamphlets are in average, good condition with typical foxing noted in Confederate imprints. Manuscript list of prisoners is very good overall, with cracks and separations at center fold 4-327024-32702,4-32703,4-32704,4-32705 JS280 (1,250-2,750) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007 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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