Circular[s]: Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Commandery of the State of Massachusetts. 1879-1922 [Three Volumes].
[Boston]: [Commandery of the State of Masachusetts], 1879-1922. 8vo. Cloth. First edition. Spine, spine ends, and joints scuffed, heavily on one volume, else a very good set, with the bookplate of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Commandery of the State of Illinois on front pastedowns of most volumes, shelf sticker on foot of most backstrips, most circulars quite fresh, binding firm. Item #31927
The Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, begun in Philadelphia in 1865, was modeled on the Society of the Cincinnati, and formed to protect the republic amid rumors of a plot to destroy the government after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Among its members were Presidents Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, Benjamin Harrison, and William McKinley. By 1899 it had over 8000 members which included nearly every officer of note. This set contains 418 of 576 Masachusetts circulars (lacking 1-157, to 1879) ending in Dec. 1921, just prior to the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial the following year. Contains circulars, papers, treasurers' reports, black bordered "In Memoriam" notices, biographies of the deceased, annual meeting reports. Handwritten corrections and notes in the early volumes. Many items signed by the recorder. A few other items such as notices, etc, bound in. A wealth of information and a very scarce collection, which would be nearly impossible to assemble today.
Price: $900.00