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ITEMS BELONGING TO ORANGE SCOTT STEARNS CO. 'G' 29TH REGT. MASSACHUSETTS VOL. INF.
including
- two poems written in ink, one titled 'Mother', with inscription 'Written for' with the name 'William A. Frick' inserted in pencil; one titled 'My Soldier Lover', with accompanying note written in black ink 'The enclosed papers were taken from the haversack of a rebel soldier after he was killed, before Petersburg Va. March 25 (25 added in pencil) 1865. By Sgt O.S. Stearns' witnessed by his father in law 'Rev. Linus H. Shaw'
- a gem-sized ferrotype of Stearns as a Private
- character reference for Stearns, dated 8 November, 1861
- letter from Persis Pomeroy, Greenwich, Mass., 19 October, 1861
regarding an enclosed pair of socks, sent for use by a Union soldier (in this case Stearns)
- Officer's Commission to 1st Lt., 31 October, 1861, framed
- five letters written by Stearns to his mother and brother, in 1863
- 2 discharge certificates, one as Private, dated 1 January, 1864; the other as 1st Sergeant, 29 July, 1865
- certificate of title for a block of land purchased by Stearns at Foxborough, Mass. on 15 August, 1864
- handwritten marriage certificate for Orange Stearns and Edna M. Shaw, Mansfield, Mass, 5 September, 1865
- Certificate of Service, 15 November, 1927
- Pension Approval, 12 September, 1868
with research material on Stearns including a biography and copies of his army files; and research material on a William Frick
(a lot)
Sold for $100
Lot 63
including
- two poems written in ink, one titled 'Mother', with inscription 'Written for' with the name 'William A. Frick' inserted in pencil; one titled 'My Soldier Lover', with accompanying note written in black ink 'The enclosed papers were taken from the haversack of a rebel soldier after he was killed, before Petersburg Va. March 25 (25 added in pencil) 1865. By Sgt O.S. Stearns' witnessed by his father in law 'Rev. Linus H. Shaw'
- a gem-sized ferrotype of Stearns as a Private
- character reference for Stearns, dated 8 November, 1861
- letter from Persis Pomeroy, Greenwich, Mass., 19 October, 1861
regarding an enclosed pair of socks, sent for use by a Union soldier (in this case Stearns)
- Officer's Commission to 1st Lt., 31 October, 1861, framed
- five letters written by Stearns to his mother and brother, in 1863
- 2 discharge certificates, one as Private, dated 1 January, 1864; the other as 1st Sergeant, 29 July, 1865
- certificate of title for a block of land purchased by Stearns at Foxborough, Mass. on 15 August, 1864
- handwritten marriage certificate for Orange Stearns and Edna M. Shaw, Mansfield, Mass, 5 September, 1865
- Certificate of Service, 15 November, 1927
- Pension Approval, 12 September, 1868
with research material on Stearns including a biography and copies of his army files; and research material on a William Frick
(a lot)
Estimate $500 - $700
Militaria
AUCTION
Sale: LJ5647
11:00am - 22 July 2012
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
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CONTACT
Giles Moon
info@leonardjoel.com.au
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