$431
Housewife, Hymn Book, and Union Saloon Card Identified to Thomas Pearson Jr. , 50th Massachusetts Regiment, 1862-63, black oilcloth body with wool tape binding, internal pockets made from off-white polished cotton and drill, marked inside Thomas Pearson Jr. , a soldier's hymn book marked inside Thos Pearson/Co F 50 regt/Mass Vol/1862/Dr Burns/Philadelphia , a card marked UNION VOLUNTEER REFRESHMENT SALOON/foot of Washington St./PHILADELPHIA , and a small booklet marked Take Care of your/Health:/Advice to Soldiers . Provenance: The collection of Denis E. Reen.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-10-30