Lot 284
The Congressman Preston Smith Brooks Presentation Riding Crop, c. 1856, the braided leather crop with yellow gold handle, the head engraved "P.S. BROOKS. COLUMBUS GA. FROM J.E. DAVIS.", the gold shaft engraved "A WHIP FOR THE HORSE, A BRIDLE FOR THE ASS, AND A ROD FOR THE FOOL'S BACK. Proverbs, 26 Chap, 3d Verse", length 21 1/4 in. Provenance: Property of the great, great, great, grandson of U.S. Congressman Preston Smith Brooks (1819-1857), who is also the great, great, grandson of Milledge Luke Bonham (1813-1890), Brig. Gen., CSA and war-time governor of South Carolina. Note: The presenter, John Eayers Davis of Columbus, GA, was an important advocate for the filibuster movement. A member of the Columbus Guard, Davis fought in the Mexican American war alongside Preston S. Brooks, under General John Quitman. Reference: Featured in "Riding Crop.....Cannon," History Detectives, season two, episode 206.
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