Colonel Samuel Colt, inventor of the revolving pistol was perhaps the most well known American of the mid-19th century until his death in 1862. An Original group of Items given by Mrs Samuel Colt (Elizabeth Hart Jarvis Colt) to Mrs Eben Flowers,wife of notable ship captain and Hartford, Connecticut' Mayor Mrs Eben Flowers, including 1) Personal Calling Card of " Mrs Samuel Colt", 3.2 x 2" on card stock, 2) An ink note from Mrs Colt- "Compliments to the Mrs Flower and accepts with pleasure her polite invitation for Wednesday evening Van Allen Place May 16.", 7 x 4.5", 3 ) A printed Mourning Card with poem for infant Samuel Jarvis Colt, ptd "Samuel Jarvis Colt, with black mourning trim and 2pp ptd original poem grieving the 1857 death of the Colts 1 0 month old son, the poem written by noted poet Lydia Sigourney, 7 x 4.5", 4) A black lined Note bearing the Armsmear Colt Emblem with ink inscr " Mrs Samuel Colt will be happy to see Mr & Mrs Flowers on Thursday evening to meet Gov. & Mrs Mrogan of New York. Armsmear- Sep 20th 1864", 5 x 4", 5 & 6 ) A Pair of Card Envelopes,- the first is a 5 x 2.8" with black mourning margin, Addressed to" Mr & Mrs E. Flowers", the 2nd is a 4 x 2.5" on ivory finish addressed to Mr. & Mrs Flower City Hotel"With folds or light fixing, VG Overall. . All items came from the Flowers family estate. . The Group of 6 itemsWelcome to my store. Iam a specialist in early American Military & Historical items, especiallyAmerican Civil War ephemera- letters, military & historic documentsincluding broadsides, commissions,General Orders and other imprints.I have been collecting and selling original American Civil War & USMilitary memorabilia for 40 years
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