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Three CDVs, Michigan BBGs: Thornton F. Brodhead, Moses Barett Houghton, William H.H. Beadle
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Three CDVs, Michigan BBGs: Thornton F. Brodhead, Moses Barett Houghton, William H.H. Beadle
4/30/2014 - Firearms and Militaria: Live Salesroom Auction
Lot of 3: Bvt. Brig. Gen. Thornton Fleming Brodhead, Col. 1st Michigan Cavalry, carte by Brady. Bvt. Brig. Gen. Moses Barett Houghton, Col. 3rd Michigan Infantry, carte uncredited, pencil signed on recto
Yours Truly, Brvt Brig Genl J.B. Houghton.
Bvt. Brig. Gen. William Henry Harrison Beadle, Lt. Col. 1st Mich. Sharp Shooters, Capt. 31st Indiana Infantry, and Maj. Veteran Reserve Corps, after the war served as surveyor-general of the Dakota Territory, civilian carte by G.C. Gillett, Ann Arbor, signed on recto
Yours very truly, Wm. H.H. Beadle / Evansville, Ind. / Class of '67
(referring to University of Michigan Law School).
Provenance:
The Robert Trownsell Collection
Condition:
Brodhead's slightly discolored. Houghton's with light soiling. Beadle's very good.
Sold: $587.50
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