Six letters, 19 manuscript pages, dated 1840-44, quarto and folio, some war, staining and dust soiling, few short tears, and defects, else in good legible condition, despite Dixon’s idiosyncratic spelling. more >
folio, 210 manuscript pp., bound in ¼ calf, marbled paper covered boards, measures 8” x 12 ½”, dated 29 Oct 1852 to 30 May 1855; covers and spine poor, very worn, spine chipped, text block split in half, couple of signatures loose;… more >
18 letters, 28 manuscript pages, mainly quarto and folio, some old tape repairs at fold joints, generally in good legible condition, despite the idiosyncratic handwriting of Francis and several of the correspondents in the collection. more >
oblong quarto, photo album containing 203 silver and cyanotype views mounted on 35 black paper leaves, images identified in white ink captions, bound in original flexible paper backed boards, string, tie, some minor dust soiling to album, otherwise in very good, clean… more >
Quarto, album containing 61 photographs, nine of which are loose and laid in, images are mounted on 31 leaves, bound in contemporary ½ roan and brown covered cloth boards, binding worn, front cover detached, but present, portions of back-strip missing, old tape… more >
two volumes, 12mo, 107, 138 manuscript pages, bound in original roan backed boards, entries written in pencil in a legible hand, very good, clean and legible condition. more >
2 diaries, small quarto, 247 pages, plus blanks, and pasted in clippings and pictures, original plain paper wraps, wrappers, worn, badly chipped, detached, but present, entries in ink, generally clear and legible. more >
Mansfield: J. A. Hawkins, Photographer, [nd circa 1880] albumen photograph, measuring 4 ⅜ x 7 ¼ inches, mounted on printed burn sienna cardstock mount, measuring 6 x 9 inches, some light staining to image and verso of mount, 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