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1891 Official U.S. House of Representatives Certified Extract — Civil WarResolution (Baltimore Riot / Pennsylvania Troops) — Bell Litho. Co.Official U.S. Government Certified Extract (1891) — House ofRepresentatives
Up for sale is a remarkable original 1891 certified extractfrom the Journal of the United States House of Representatives (Thirty-SeventhCongress, July 22, 1861) — printed on archival stock and affixed with theofficial embossed gold seal of the U.S. House.This document is a government-issued certified extract, formally issued thirtyyears after the Civil War outbreak to commemorate an important action ofCongress. It is NOT a modern reproduction — this is an authenticlate-19th-century certified copy.
Historic Recognition of the Baltimore Riot of 1861
This extract contains the official House resolution thankingthe 530 Pennsylvania soldiers who marched through the violent mob attack inBaltimore on April 19, 1861 — one of the earliest violent engagements of theCivil War, often referred to as the Baltimore Riot or Pratt Street Riot.
House of Representatives Official Gold Seal
The lower portion is embossed with the original House ofRepresentatives gold seal, attesting to its authenticity as a certifiedextract.The certification reads:“Given under my hand and the seal of the House of Representatives this ninthday of May A.D. eighteen hundred and ninety-one.”This clearly dates the certification to 1891 — a valuable piece of post-warrecognition and commemoration.
Bell Litho. Co. – Washington, D.C.
This document was printed by Bell Lithographing Company,Washington, D.C.Bell Litho. Co. was an established government and commercial lithographic housein Washington in the late 19th century, responsible for printing officialgovernment certificates, extracts, commemorative documents, and decoration forgovernment bureaus.The printed border bears the imprint: “BELL LITHO. CO., WASH’N, D.C.”confirming the piece was produced in the nation’s capital for formal governmentuse.
