Raynors HCA 2020-02
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/27/2020
The Club's articles are numerated in two pages, pencil, as follows; "Art 1. We hereby organize ourselves into a club to be known as: 'the prisoners Club'" "Art. II We officers of this club & their respective duties shall be as follows" and continues with listing President duties, Commissary duties, and Officer of the day duties. "Art III the members shall uniformly address each other according to their rank or title.: "Art IV All discussions by members of the club with citizens or our jailors relative to public affairs is forbidden" "Art V it shall be regarded as disreputable & scandalous to associate or hold conversation with a member who has been detected in dishonorable endeavoring to secure to himself more than his ratable proportion of the provision furnished the club." On the reverse of page 2, "This was drawn up in Libbey Prison" ... plus, Separately three pages in pencil under heading "Roster", we are presented with the names of 61 prisoners including Lt. Col. J. Fred Pierson who is assigned as President. The list is presented by rank. On an interior page "Roster of Prisoners Libby Prison 1862." John Frederick Pierson was commissioned into "H" Co. NY 1st Infantry, 5/27.1861, was listed as POW and exchanged 9/21/1862 Aiken's Landing VA.
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