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LEATHER CIGAR CASE AND OTHER ITEMS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN CARRIED BY DAVID M. KELLY Q.M. SGT. 50TH & 60TH MASS. VOL. RGT.
brown leather slipcase with maker's details 'I. & E. Butler Register'd May 22 1844', containing four cigars; a brass inkstand; a brown thermoplastic and glass ink bottle; an ink pen; and a leather cased field compass; with vendor's descriptive label (5)
OTHER NOTES
David Kelly, law student, was born at Hamilton, Mass. on 11 February, 1841. He joined the 50th Mass. Inf. on 21 August, 1862 as Q.M. Sgt, served during assault on Port Hudson in 1863 and was discharged on 24 August, 1863. He then served with the 60th Mass Inf. from 18 July, 1864 to 30 November, 1864.
After the war Kelly worked as a lawyer in various different locations including Haverhill, Mass. Great Bay, Wisconsin, London and California. He married twice. He is believed to have died in 1916, aged 75 years.
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Lot 16
brown leather slipcase with maker's details 'I. & E. Butler Register'd May 22 1844', containing four cigars; a brass inkstand; a brown thermoplastic and glass ink bottle; an ink pen; and a leather cased field compass; with vendor's descriptive label (5)
OTHER NOTES
David Kelly, law student, was born at Hamilton, Mass. on 11 February, 1841. He joined the 50th Mass. Inf. on 21 August, 1862 as Q.M. Sgt, served during assault on Port Hudson in 1863 and was discharged on 24 August, 1863. He then served with the 60th Mass Inf. from 18 July, 1864 to 30 November, 1864.
After the war Kelly worked as a lawyer in various different locations including Haverhill, Mass. Great Bay, Wisconsin, London and California. He married twice. He is believed to have died in 1916, aged 75 years.
Estimate $200 - $400
Militaria
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Sale: LJ5647
11:00am - 22 July 2012
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
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