Nov 21 at 12:00 PM - Sale 2687 -

Sale 2687 - Lot 228

Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
(WAR OF 1812.) Volumes of government documents from the war era. More than 60 items bound in 4 volumes. Folio, original uniform ¼ calf over marbled boards, moderate wear; minor toning and light soiling; uncut. Washington, 1813-1816
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Many of these documents show expenses for the war of 1812 in surprising detail. "A Statement of the Expenditure of Monies Apppropriated for the Military Establishment for the Year 1813" contains 18 folding tables listing specific contingent expenses, such as an officer getting his baggage sent home after his release from parole; or a lieutenant's cost for "the hire of music" en route from Sackett's Harbor. The "Annual Report of the Commissioners of the Navy Pension Fund" lists all of the individual pensioners with their rank and state of residence. No list available.

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