Selection of Interesting Historical Documents Found Among the Putnam Papers. Included are: <strong>Letter on U.S. Department of State letterhead, from the Bureau of Foreign Claims. Dated January 17, 1883.</strong> This fascinating manuscript letter dealt with a potential claim that Putnam was discovered to have against the Spanish government over a disputed estate; N<strong>ote from California. Extremely Fine. </strong>Undated manuscript note addressed to "Dear Father" that accompanied "one of the official mintings of the 1850...1/2 dollar" in "real gold" as well as a "slug for mother that was a commercial way to carry money" referring to a $50 gold piece, and noted to be worth $500 at the time. Signed, "Eben"; <strong>Receipt for Payment of Steamer Passage to Hilton Head, S.C. January 13, 1865. Extremely Fine.</strong> With orange two-cent revenue stamp. Passage was for "Mrs. Putnam" on the Steamer, <em>Greyhound</em>, near the end of the Civil War; <strong>Oath of Allegiance Document. January 20, 1865. Extremely Fine</strong><strong>.</strong> Partial printed form, filled out with the name and physical description of the bearer. Filled out to Margaret Putnam of Boston, certifying that she had taken the Oath of Allegiance to the United States. Signed by B.W. Thompson, Provost Marshal at Hilton Head, Department of the South. An interesting and presumably important document for a northern traveler in the South during the Civil War; <strong>Pass from the Office of the Provost Marshall, District of Beaufort, S.C. April 5, 1865. Extremely Fine.</strong> Partial printed form, filled in by hand. This pass granted permission for travel to Hilton Head Island, for three days, to "Mrs. Potterham" which is probably an erroneous understanding of "Putnam." This is interesting as it was prior to the official end to the Civil War hostilities, so this was a war-time travel pass; <strong>Pair of Second of Exchange Certificates of Hickox & Spear, Dealers in Bullion, Exchange and Securities, San Francisco. Both Extremely Fine.</strong> May 17, 1867, made out for $1000; May 29, 1867, made out for $500, both to Mrs. John Hart. Both with California revenue stamps on the back, U.S. stamps on the faces. Printed in red and black; <strong>Original Envelope for a 1915-S Panama-Pacific Exposition Commemorative Half Dollar. Fine.</strong> Slightly aged, and chipped at the top, with most of "Panama-Pacific" lost. A scarce original envelope from the San Francisco Mint, printed with details of the commemorative half dollar issue. "The Real / article / EP" handwritten on the back; <strong>Postal Cover from the Office of the Librarian of Congress. Postmarked October 1, 1881. Very Fine.</strong> Addressed to Mr. F.W. Putnam, Curator of Peabody Museum; <strong>Manuscript letter from Francis E. Spinner, Treasurer of the United States. February 23, 1871. Fine.</strong> Four hand-written pages on a single sheet of laid paper, folded. Addressed to Miss Lizzie Joyce, of Brunswick, Maine, stating that there were no positions available for her at the Treasury Department at the time. The letter is written with a certain fondness and familiarity, so it would seem that they might have been acquaintances; <strong>Statement as to the Character of Lizzie Joyce. September 19, 1866. Extremely Fine.</strong> Manuscript letter on one page in the hand of Edward Ballard, Rector of St. Pauls Church, attesting to the character of Joyce; <strong>Pair of letters from John Turner Sargent. Dated July 2, 1861 and July 10, 1861. Both Extremely Fine.</strong> Sargent was a Unitarian minister from Boston, an abolitionist and supporter of womens suffrage. The content is of a personal nature and not particularly interesting; <strong>Four (4) early European manuscript letters.</strong> Two of 1798, one of 1817 and one of 1857. Content undeciphered. (Total: 17 pieces)
