Thomas Claiborne (13 results)

Paperback. Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: New. ix, 155 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. ; and x, 221 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm ; full red cloth ; slipcased. Set of Character Endures : The Genealogy of Thomas Claiborne Frost and Banking on Tradition : The 130-Year History of the Frost National Bank. New, shrink-wrapped in slipcase.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 290. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1948 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 290.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Folio, 7.5" x 13". [4] pp, folded. Completely in ink manuscript, docketed on final page. Minor edgewear, old folds. The writing on either side of each leaf is visible from the other side, making the document difficult to read. Wax seal in interior blank margin of third page. Several small wormholes along one fold [several letters affected]. Signed on behalf of the plaintiff by an attorney with the surname of Stuart. Overall, Good+. Claibourn Read [1807-1845] and Thomas Lassiter [1772-1844] were related by marriage, Read having married Lassiter's daughter Nancy [1805-1865] in 1826. Duncan Magee [c.1799-1890] was the son of Willis Magee [1763-1827], one of the first settlers of Franklin County, and father of Judge Thomas A. Magee[1822-1891] after whom a cemetery was named in 1878. Gabriel Scott may have been related to the Magee family, as Duncan's mother was Asha Scott Magee.

Hardback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Single leaf, 8" x 13," completely in ink manuscript on blue paper. Old folds, a few pinholes along folds affecting six to eight letters. Else Very Good. "DEAR SIR, I HOLD A COMMISSION FROM YOUR EXCELLENCY AS BEAT COMMANDANT BEARING DATE OF FEB. 14TH 64. I HAVE FILLED THE DUTIES IMPOSED UPON ME BY SAID COMMISSION, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WHEN YOUR EXCELLENCY CALLED OUT THE MILITIA LAST AUGUST I VOLUNTEERED IN A COMPANY OF CAVALRY AND WAS ELECT 2D LIEUT, AND IN THAT CAPACITY HAVE SERVED YOUR EXCELLENCY FAITHFULLY TO THIS TIME AND AM WILLING TO CONTINUE TO DO SO, AT THE SAME TIME I THINK IT JUST THAT I SHOULD HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES THAT OTHER BEAT COMMANDANTS HAS AND FOR THIS REASON I PRESUME TO WRITE YOUR EXCELLENCY THIS LETTER. "LAST YEAR I GAVE BOND FOR THE DELIVERY TO THE CONFEDERATE GOVT OF FIFTEEN HUNDRED POUNDS OF BACON & FIFTEEN HUNDRED POUNDS OF BEEF. I THEREFORE ASK YOUR EXCELLENCY TO GRANT ME A CERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTION FROM ENROLLMENT IN THE CONFEDERATE ARMY. I MAKE THIS REQUEST OF YOUR EXCELLENCY BECAUSE I THINK I HAVE SERVED YOU FAITHFULLY AS ONE OF YOUR OFFICERS AND HONESTLY THINK I AM ENTITLED TO THE SAME RIGHTS AS OTHER OFFICERS IN THIS COUNTY. I BELIEVE YOUR EXCELLENCY WOULD UPON INQUIRY THAT I AM THE ONLY BEAT COMMANDANT IN THIS COUNTY THAT IS DOING SERVICE IN THE FIELD. MY RANK AS BEAT COMMANDANT IS THAT OF 2D LIEUT. HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOUR EXCELLENCY SOON, I SUBSCRIBE MYSELF YOUR EXCELLENCY'S OBT. SERVANT. JONATHAN ENGLISH. 2D LIEUT. WATTS RANGERS." The author was Jonathan Q. English [1831-1865], a farmer from Monroe County, Alabama. He was 2nd Lieutenant of the mounted Alabama Infantry Company known as the English Independent Cavalry, or Watts' Rangers, which had been formed by his cousin, Capt. Thomas C. English [1819-1884], a brother-in-law of Gen. George McClellan. Less than seven weeks after writing this Letter English died near his home during the Battle of Eliska, near the Baldwin/Monroe County line. Very few of the Company's men survived the Battle; but his cousin Thomas survived and was promoted to Major. At the time of his death, Jonathan had a wife and four young children.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering.