Signature and Rank
by CRAWFORD, R. Clay (1825-1907)
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Galena, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
To label this impossible-to-categorize figure a ne'er-do-well would be an understatement: He actually was a Union officer with the 1st Tennessee Artillery (supposedly commended for bravery and later serving with the 64th Illinois Volunteers), though pre-war he was a convicted felon who forged his own pardon and during the war he was charged with counterfeiting Bank of Tennessee notes; his long and checkered career as a con man included passing himself off as a physician ("Dr. Clifton") and a millionaire and telling correspondents the Egyptian government employed him under the name Osman Bey and the Turkish government under the name Osman Pasha.... the stories and list of hoaxes goes on and on. Boldly penned "R. Clay Crawford / Late Col 1st Tenn Art." in brown ink on a 4½" X 1" slip, n.p., n.y. Very good. Quite scarce and unusual.
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Details
- Seller
- Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 43985
- Title
- Signature and Rank
- Author
- CRAWFORD, R. Clay (1825-1907)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autographs; Civil War; Americana;
- Product_type
- Autographs
Terms of Sale
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts accepts most major credit cards and PayPal. Checks are welcome. Institutions will be accommodated as their procedures require. Every effort has been made to describe each book and any defects accurately. If an item proves unsatisfactory for any reason, it may be returned within seven days. We would appreciate a courtesy call if an item is being returned. Member ABAA, ILAB, MWABA, The Manuscript Society.
About the Seller
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Galena, Illinois
About Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts has been serving book lovers, collectors and institutions since 1991. Our inventory of quality out-of-print books spans 50 subjects, while the extensive autograph holdings have a decidedly historical bent, reflecting personages from every field of human endeavor.