New Releases by James McDonald

Correspondence, contracts, receipts, invoices, and other records. Includes a brief history of the first two years of the firm founded in 1815 by James McDonald which became Brown & Sheldon in 1843. Persons represented include George M. Brown and Harmon A. Sheldon.

Two signed letters written by James McDonald Smith. The first letter (20 Oct. 1861; with the original transmittal envelope and cancelled U.S. three-cent stamp), describes life in camp, the sighting of a loose reconnaissance balloon, and the Union Army''s unqualified devotion to Gen. George B. McClellan; the second letter (18 Mar. 1862) contains an account of his regiment''s march to Falls Church, Va., in inclement weather.

Correspondence and other papers relating to army life, the organization of the Daughters of the Confederacy, and other matters. Includes correspondence of Mrs. J.M. Keller and applications of Confederate veterans for the Southern Cross of Honor (19 items).