2008-09
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/31/2008
Autograph Letter Signed, 1p. quarrto, on fine and scarce Palmetto Armory lettersheet with nice imprint of the building at top left, Columbia, South Carolina, May 26, 1853, pertaining to a purchase that was “made for account of Palmetto Armory” and having it mailed to William Glaze & Co. VG. Though the majority of Springfield Model 1842 muskets were made at the Springfield Armory. Some were made by A.H. Waters and B. Flagg & Co, both of Millbury, Massachusetts, these were distinguished by having brass furniture instead of iron. A.H. Waters went out of business due to a dearth of contracts in New England, and Flagg entered into a partnership with William Glaze of South Carolina. They relocated the machinery to the Palmetto Armory in Columbia, South Carolina. Instead of “V” over “P” over the eagle’s head, these guns were usually stamped “P” over “V” over the palmetto tree. Most of the output of the Palmetto Armory went to the state militia of South Carolina. There were only 6,020 1842 type muskets produced on that contract and none were made there after 1853.
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