[Albany September 3, 1781] folio, 3 pages, old folds, some spotting to paper, old archival tape repairs along folds of second page, else in very good, clean and legible condition. more >
Oblong folio, 55 albumen photographs, mounted on 18 cardstock leaves, bound in contemporary black padded Morocco, images are generally in very good, clean condition, with good contrast. more >
folio, one page, plus stamp less address leaf, letter is worn, and damp stained, old tape repairs to second (blank) leaf of letter sheet, some splitting along folds, else in good condition. more >
Dramatic eyewitness account of Confederate General Earl Van Dorn’s early morning surprise attack on Holly Springs, Mississippi, the resulting capture by the narrator, a cotton buyer from Rhode Island, and the destruction at the Union supply hub