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    • William Alexander, Lord Stirling Document Signed Together with Francis Locke Sr.
      Nov. 10, 2022

      William Alexander, Lord Stirling Document Signed Together with Francis Locke Sr.

      Est: $640 - $960

      William Alexander, Lord Stirling Document Signed Together with Francis Locke Sr. Autograph Endorsement Signed.  Two documents signed by two of George Washington's officers. Includes: William Alexander, Lord Stirling Document Signed ("Stirling"). Two pages of a bifolium, 7.75" x 12", Perth Amboy [New Jersey]; April 30, 1773. Manuscript document concerning land surveyed by John Armstrong on behalf of James Drummond Lundin, Earl of Perth. The land was located " ...on the North Side... in Newtown Sussex County and Eastern Division of the Province of New Jersey..." Signed as witness, " Stirling". Window mounted to the overall size of 8.375" x 10.75". Accompanied by an engraved portrait of Stirling by G. B. Hall. Together with: Francis Locke Sr. Autograph Endorsement Signed ("Francis Lock Corner [sic]"). One page, 7.5" x 12.25", no place; [North Carolina]; no date [ circa 1772]. Manuscript legal document concerning a case between one Samuel Spencer and George Magovern and James Craigs in which Spencer was ordered to sell two horses and a wagon to pay off the judgment rendered against him. Spencer was evidently in no hurry to pay the debt as the verso contains several endorsements concerning their unsold status. The first endorsement contains a note from Locke which reads, " Aplide [ sic] to John Armstrong to sho [ sic] the good and he wold [ sic] not show any none Found by me. / Francis Lock Corner [Coroner] ". John Armstrong, Sr. appears to respond below the docket, writing, " Not Sold Jno Armstrong", however, we are unable to find any evidence that Armstrong, Sr. was in North Carolina during this time. William Alexander (1726-1783) was an American heir to a Scottish peerage and a major general in the Revolutionary War. His father had been exiled from Scotland in 1715 and complications in differing inheritance laws in Scotland and England kept the Earldom of Stirling in dispute throughout Alexander's life. While his claim was never fully recognized by the House of Lords, he continued to style himself as Lord Stirling for the latter half of his life. He was placed in command of the 1st Maryland Regiment at the Battle of Long Island and was responsible for holding off a British advance long enough for the Continental forces to retreat to safety. Stirling was taken prisoner at the engagement but quickly exchanged and promoted to major general. Stirling used Elizabethtown as his base to monitor the British forces in New York City throughout the winter of 1778 while raising additional militia troops to aid in the defense of the state. In December 1778, General Washington illustrated his great trust in Stirling by placing him in command of the Continental Army until February 1779, while Washington met with Congress in Philadelphia to discuss plans for the following year's campaigns. He died of illness in January 1783, just months before the end of the war. John Armstrong, Sr. (1717-1795) was a veteran of the French and Indian War who led the Kittanning Expedition in 1756. During the American Revolution, he was commissioned brigadier general of the Pennsylvania militia. Armstrong eventually transferred to the Continental Army and participated in the battles of Germantown and Brandywine. Failing health forced him to resign in 1778, after which he was elected to the Pennsylvania Assembly from 1779 to 1780. Francis Locke Sr. (1722-1796) was an Irish-born lawyer and politician. The family initially emigrated to Pennsylvania but relocated to Rowan County, North Carolina by 1753, where he served as the county's sheriff and coroner. During the American Revolution, he commanded a regiment of North Carolina militia and participated in the battles of Brier Creek, Colson's Mill and the sie

      Heritage Auctions
    • THE CHIEF VICTORIES OF THE EMPEROR CHARLES THE FIFTH, DESIGNED BY MARTIN HEEMSKERCK IN M.D.L.V., AND NOW ILLUSTRATED WITH PORTRAITS, PRINTS AND NOTES.
      Mar. 26, 2021

      THE CHIEF VICTORIES OF THE EMPEROR CHARLES THE FIFTH, DESIGNED BY MARTIN HEEMSKERCK IN M.D.L.V., AND NOW ILLUSTRATED WITH PORTRAITS, PRINTS AND NOTES.

      Est: €300 - €400

      Large folio: xxxvi-91-[1] pp. - Beautiful monumental private deluxe publication of Maarten van Heemskerck’s 12 Renaissance illustrations of Charles V’s victories, originally publ. by Hieronymus Cock in 1556. The editor Sir W. Stirling-Maxwell (1818-1878), Scottish politician and a major Victorian book collector, added numerous documents, portraits, prints, coats of arms. The result is a stunning and still important monograph on Charles V and his portraits, arms etc. Printed in only 200 copies (no 153 - one of 40 reserved for members of the exclusive Philobiblion Society). Most prints depict victories over Charles’s European rivals, but 6 depicts his armies landing in America to bring civilization to native cannibals. Title-page printed in red and black, with lithographed allegorical vignette portrait of Charles V. The whole book is beautifully printed (in black and colour) on excellent paper. - Ref. New Hollstein 524-535. - B. Rosier, "The victories of Charles V: a series of prints by Maarten van Heemskerck, 1555-1556", Simiolus (1990), pp. 24-38. - Prov. Presentation inscription by Stirling-Maxwell to Kirkman Hodgson (1814-1879), East India merchant and banker, M. P. and member of the Philobiblon Society.

      Arenberg Auctions
    • WILLIAM ALEXANDER (LORD STIRLING)
      Dec. 20, 2017

      WILLIAM ALEXANDER (LORD STIRLING)

      Est: $150 - $250

      WILLIAM ALEXANDER (LORD STIRLING) (1726 - 1783) Revolutionary War General captured at the Battle of Long Island, later served under Washington at Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth. Signature with rank cut from a document: "Stirling M[ajor] General]. Fine.

      Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
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