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Your Price: $ 65.00
Item Number: 63533-2
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Of special interest to American history enthusiasts, this centennial year 1876 carte de visite by Moore Bros. of Springfield offers a view of the offsprings of a Revolutionary War British POW, the 92 year old identical twins and Springfield US Armory veterans, Daniel and James Prince. Best described here by our illustrations as to condition and eye appeal, the photo is accompanied by a period printed history of the parentage and history of the twin brothers. (A ChatGPT inquiry will produce much corroborating material.)
A British soldier under Gen. Burgoyne, Daniel and James Prince's father was taken prisoner of war upon the 1777 capture of Burgoyne’s army at the Battle of Saratoga. Whin the defeated British troops were marched acrost country to Boston as prisoners of war Daniel Prince senior escaped while passing through Massachusetts an subsequently became a US citizen taking permanent residence in Williamsburg, Mass. where identical twins Daniel and James were born in 1784. Twin Daniel (photo left) entered the Springfield Armory in 1799 as an apprentices and worked his way up to serve as an arms inspector serving until 1827. He died in 1876 at the age of 92. Brother James was a farmer before entering the Springfield Armory as a laborer in 1810. In 1812 he began service as a government teamster before removing to Goshen, Mass in 1821 where he was engaged in farming. He died in 1878 at the age of 94. Buy with confidence! We are pleased to offer a no questions asked three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales! Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly. Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!
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