A family archive of the Pascal and Caldwell families featuring World War I material, highlighted by two typed letters signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt as Secretary of the Navy. 

The archive includes papers related to Eugene Pascal (1868-1940), descended from the Caldwell Family on his mother’s side, and his wife, Grace B. Roberts Pascal (1870-1942), descended from the Roberts Family (see Lots 224 & 226). The archive includes correspondence and ephemera from both, as well as items related to both their ancestors and descendants.

Of special interest are letters and documents from the family’s involvement in World War I. Eugene Pascal evidently responded to calls from the Navy requiring telescopes and binoculars. For his donations, he received two letters SIGNED BY FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT, as Secretary of the Navy (29 March 1918 and 28 December 1917): “Your prompt and patriotic response to the NAVY’S call for binoculars is most appreciated…At the termination of the war if possible, every effort will be made to return them to you, when it is hoped that you will feel compensated for any evidence of wear by the knowledge that you have supplied 'Eyes for the NAVY' during a very trying period.”

Their son Edward W. Washington (1899-1962) enlisted in the US Navy during the War and served on both the USS Artemis and USS Arcturus. He wrote to his parents on 25 March 1918 from the USS Artemis, “Willie Moore is… holding half of the seaman money until the end of the war. That was only done to Gen. Pershing away in France. The American soldiers get $30 a month with no expense, and naturally spend their money freely, and the dealers taking advantage of this.”   

The archive includes a large group (approx. 75) of photographs, including tintypes, cartes de visite, cabinet cards, and unmounted snapshots. Many family members are identified by modern inscriptions to versos. The group includes three portraits of men in military uniform that seem to have been taken in the late 19th century during the Spanish-American War. 

Also included are correspondence related to both Eugene & Grace as well as 19th-century ephemera from both families. 

A nice collection of manuscripts and photographs of a family at the turn of the century. 

World War I Related Items
1. Two (2) typed letters signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt as Secretary of the Navy. Washington, D.C., 29 March 1918 and 28 December 1917. 

2. Three War Ration Books for Theodore John Oathout. One dated 3/10/14.

3. Edward [Washingon] to parents (Eugene & Grace?). U.S.S. Artemis., 10 December 1917. 4 pages, 8vo.

4. ALS Edward Washington to Father. U.S.S. Artemis, 25 March 1918. 4 pages, 8vo. With envelope censor stamps. 

5. Private Burkhardt to Edward Washington. American Expeditionary Force, France, 4 April 1918. Postcard. “On Active Service with the American Expeditionary Force. 

6. ALS Edward Washington to Sister. U.S.S. Arcturus, 9 July 1918. 4 pages, 8vo. With envelope with censor stamps. 

7. Watercolor dated 1925. “If it Blows Like That Again! Good Night! “Art 1925”

8. Diploma for William Richard Washington. Son of Edward Washington and Althea. 1947.

9. ALS from Howard to Althea. Los Angeles, 14 March 1942. 4 pages, 8vo.  “General MacArthur is doing a wonderful job in the Philippines, and it looks like they will soon get some help to him."

Caldwell Family Manuscripts & Ephemera
1. Three (3) manuscript expenditure books. Each 8vo. Contemporary calf. Dated 27 February 1893 - December 1897; March 1899 - May 1902; and May 1902 - September 1905. 

2. Manuscript recipe book. 1905-1912.

3. Receipt for a plot at Greenwood Cemetery. John Caldwell. $170, one lot
PP. Reinterment card. 2 Nov. 1875; 21 May 1888; 24 Sept. 1892. Mr. Pascal.

5. Greenwood Cemetery Lot No 13704 in the Name of John Caldwell.  Hand-drawn plan with birth/death dates. Latest 1933. 

Grace B. Roberts Pascal and Eugene Pascal Correspondence & Ephemera

1. Ladies’ Bazaar. Brooklyn, New York. Season Ticket. 15-17 February 1870.

2. Grace Roberts’s 1880-1885 Autograph book. Friends and family. 

3. Grace Roberts’s 1885-1888 Autograph book. Friends and Family. 

4. ALS by Gracie to Ella. 13 July 1879. AND ALS by Gracie to Ella. 12 December 1880. In envelope addressed “Miss Frank Dexter, 213 Putnam Ave. Brooklyn LI”.

5. ALS from Minnie Kennedy to Eugene Pascal. Brooklyn, 20 November 1889. 

6. ALS by E.J. Caldwell to Cousin Eugene Pascal. Refords Flats, 15 June 1890. 2 pages, 8vo. With envelope.

7. ALS by a sibling to Eugene Pascal. Harbor House, Northport, Long Island, 15 August 1893. 4 pages, 8vo. With photograph. With envelope.

8. ALS by Grace to Eugene. Po’keepsie, NY, 23 October 1900. 2 pages, 8vo.

9. ALS by Grace to Eugene. Po’keepsie, NY, 4 July 1901. 4 pages, small 8vo. With stamped envelope.

10. ALS by sister? To Eugene. Milford, Pennsylvania, 1 September 1901. 1 page. With envelope.

11. ALS by sister? To Eugene. Philadelphia, March 1902. With envelope. 
ALS by Frank [Pascal] to Eugene & Grace Pascal (parents. 19 August 1909. 2 pages, 8vo.

12. Partly printed court document. Saratoga Co., New York, 14 December 1909. Indenture between Emmor J. Caldwell of Rexford Flats, NY, and Eugene Pascal of Brooklyn.

13. ALS by Jack to Grace Pascal. New York, 11 August 1923. With envelope. 3 pages. 

14. ALS by Jack to Grace Pascal. New York, 4 September 1924. With envelope. 8 pages, small 8vo. “I hope we can devise a plan whereby you will be independent.”

15. ALS by Grace to Eugene. Rexford, NY, undated. 3 pages with envelope.

16. ALS by Grace to Eugene. N.p., 1 August n.y. 2 pages

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