Post by Tricia on Nov 21, 2005 20:20:39 GMT -6
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Did anyone else catch tonight's episode of "Antiques Roadshow?" One of the featured appraisals (well, in our case, the only one) was an Oklahoma family's collection of their great-grandfather's letters and Army-career paraphenalia. The great-grandpa in question was one George Brown, a corporal with E Company, who died at Little Bighorn. He enlisted in 1872 and was born in Baltimore in 1851 and had been a candymaker in his previous life.
Not only did this collection include Brown's letters and sketches describing the Black Hills expedition, but it also featured his official proclamation for his promotion to corporal. After Brown died, Private John G. Kimm continued to write his family, and even included a map he had drawn of the battlefield. I believe there was a total of over seventy letters ...
The Antiques Roadshow expert estimated the lot for $25,000 USD and offered tips on how to preserve this valuable material.
Does anybody have any more information on either Brown or Private Kimm?
Thanks in advance!
Leyton McLean
Did anyone else catch tonight's episode of "Antiques Roadshow?" One of the featured appraisals (well, in our case, the only one) was an Oklahoma family's collection of their great-grandfather's letters and Army-career paraphenalia. The great-grandpa in question was one George Brown, a corporal with E Company, who died at Little Bighorn. He enlisted in 1872 and was born in Baltimore in 1851 and had been a candymaker in his previous life.
Not only did this collection include Brown's letters and sketches describing the Black Hills expedition, but it also featured his official proclamation for his promotion to corporal. After Brown died, Private John G. Kimm continued to write his family, and even included a map he had drawn of the battlefield. I believe there was a total of over seventy letters ...
The Antiques Roadshow expert estimated the lot for $25,000 USD and offered tips on how to preserve this valuable material.
Does anybody have any more information on either Brown or Private Kimm?
Thanks in advance!
Leyton McLean
