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Six Missouri Confederates. Group of seven signatures representing six officers from Missouri. Included are:
John B. Clark, Jr.- clipped signature, very fine condition.
John B. Clark, Jr.- signature card, some soiling, fine condition.
John S. Marmaduke.- clipped signature, very fine condition. Marmaduke later become Governor of Missouri and to this day one can hear "Marmaduke's Hornpipe" played by Missouri fiddlers,
Sterling Price- ANS, 1847, a few stains not affecting signature, fine condition.
Joseph Shelby- ALS, one page, Adrian, Missouri, July 10, 1882, to General Henry M. Gist, fine condition. "Jo" Shelby was, surprisingly, a U.S. Marshall during his later years. In 1865 he had refused to surrender, fleeing to Mexico with Price and other diehard Confederates.
Alexander E. Steen- Small albumen print, 2.25" x 4", signed on the verso. One corner clipped, some soiling, else very good condition. Steen was killed at Kane Hill, Arkansas on November 27, 1862.
M. Jeff Thompson- signature card, 1871. Very fine condition. Thompson, the "Missouri Swamp Fox", was the bane of Federals in Southeast Missouri.


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Auction Dates
December, 2006
1st-2nd Friday-Saturday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 3
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Sold on Dec 1, 2006 for: $1,135.25
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