EPHEMERA LOT, CIVIL WAR ERA U.S.S.S. LANCASTER JOURNAL, PHOTO ALBUM AND CERTIFICATE.

EPHEMERA LOT, CIVIL WAR ERA U.S.S.S. LANCASTER JOURNAL, PHOTO ALBUM AND CERTIFICATE. 1) A hardbound 146-page hand written account of a Civil War Era cruise on the U. S. S. Frigate Lancaster beginning on October 3, 1864. Titled “Two Years In The Pacific” by Second Lieutenant, Marine – Frank D. Webster, Assistant-Surgeon (identified on page 89). The log has several drawings, a few watercolors and bookplate etchings. Content: On pages 86 – 87 is a step-by-step account on how they captured Confederate soldiers (“The Salvador Pirates”) on the Panama Railroad Company’s steamer Salvador including: “Captain Hogg’s confession” of intending to “kill Captain Douglass of the Salvador and his officers, seize the ship and prey on all vessels they came across in this ocean”. There is further mention that the prisoners were kept on board for a month and then sent off to San Francisco on the U.S.S. Saginaw. There is an account of the disturbance on the Isthmus, many notations of spending time in various ports including drawings of native huts and accounts of scenery; a pilot boarding the ship at the Golden Gate, who gives the first news heard of the assassination of President Lincoln (a month after the incident), which “brought sadness throughout the ship”. Webster writes of his time and the beauty of San Francisco Bay as well as the city itself, “money flows like water” and various overland trips by stage coach in California; then their long voyage to Hawaii by way of Panama (new orders received) and details and interactions on the Hawaiian Islands, including a “formal presentation to His Majesty King Kamehameha V”, on December 20th 1865, joined by Admiral Pearson and other officers as well as the visit the King made to the ship on the 22nd. The journal ends abruptly just after New Year’s Day, 1866 readying for a horseback excursion to a volcano from the port of Hilo. Frank D. Webster retired as Captain on April 1st, 1884. 2) Frank D. Webster’s leather bound photo album with an image of the U.S.S. Frigate Lancaster inscribed: “Presented to me by Gunner Watkins, October 26, 1864” several photos of Civil War officers (one presumably himself), an image of King Kamehameha V, family members and album views of Panama, San Francisco and California. 3) Framed WWI Certificate “Merit Roll Boston Navy Yard War Service” for Thomas F. Flanagan, circa 1920. SIZE: 1.) 12-1/2” x 9-1/2”; 2.) 8” x 6-1/4”; 3.) 8” x 10”. CONDITION: 1) In good overall, typical for age with strong ink color; 2.) Separations, images good; 3.) Overall toning, ink is somewhat light, in good overall. 7-70239 (400-600)

Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Winter 2013

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
	2463	$5,605.00	EPHEMERA LOT, CIVIL WAR ERA U.S.S.S. LANCASTER JOURNAL, PHOTO ALBUM AND CERTIFICATE. 1) A hardbound 146-page hand written account of a Civil War Era cruise on the U. S. S. Frigate Lancaster beginning on October 3, 1864. Titled “Two Years In The Pacific” by Second Lieutenant, Marine – Frank D. Webster, Assistant-Surgeon (identified on page 89). The log has several drawings, a few watercolors and bookplate etchings. Content: On pages 86 – 87 is a step-by-step account on how they captured Confederate soldiers (“The Salvador Pirates”) on the Panama Railroad Company’s steamer Salvador including: “Captain Hogg’s confession” of intending to “kill Captain Douglass of the Salvador and his officers, seize the ship and prey on all vessels they came across in this ocean”. There is further mention that the prisoners were kept on board for a month and then sent off to San Francisco on the U.S.S. Saginaw. There is an account of the disturbance on the Isthmus, many notations of spending time in various ports including drawings of native huts and accounts of scenery; a pilot boarding the ship at the Golden Gate, who gives the first news heard of the assassination of President Lincoln (a month after the incident), which “brought sadness throughout the ship”. Webster writes of his time and the beauty of San Francisco Bay as well as the city itself, “money flows like water” and various overland trips by stage coach in California; then their long voyage to Hawaii by way of Panama (new orders received) and details and interactions on the Hawaiian Islands, including a “formal presentation to His Majesty King Kamehameha V”, on December 20th 1865, joined by Admiral Pearson and other officers as well as the visit the King made to the ship on the 22nd. The journal ends abruptly just after New Year’s Day, 1866 readying for a horseback excursion to a volcano from the port of Hilo. Frank D. Webster retired as Captain on April 1st, 1884. 2) Frank D. Webster’s leather bound photo album with an image of the U.S.S. Frigate Lancaster inscribed: “Presented to me by Gunner Watkins, October 26, 1864” several photos of Civil War officers (one presumably himself), an image of King Kamehameha V, family members and album views of Panama, San Francisco and California. 3) Framed WWI Certificate “Merit Roll Boston Navy Yard War Service” for Thomas F. Flanagan, circa 1920. SIZE: 1.) 12-1/2” x 9-1/2”; 2.) 8” x 6-1/4”; 3.) 8” x 10”. CONDITION: 1) In good overall, typical for age with strong ink color; 2.) Separations, images good; 3.) Overall toning, ink is somewhat light, in good overall. 7-70239 (400-600) Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Winter 2013 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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