I recently found the antique Patent of February 16, 1864 for the Continental Playing Cards made by Servetus Longley. There are the figures of several cards but also the hand-written descriptive letter. We can read some names such as Martha Washington, General Washington or Moll Pitcher but they were already identified for the deck. However, there are apparently two unknown cards (Anchors Queen [Fig.7] and Anchors Jack [Fig.11]). If you have their names, please do not hesitate to share. Thank you, Max
The courts are as follows:
Sabers (RED)
K: General Nathanael Greene (1742-1786)
Q: Susan Bache (maybe Sarah Franklin “Sally” Bache 1744-1808)
J: Sergeant Major John Champe (1752-1798)
Cannons (BLACK)
K: General Henry Knox (1750-1806)
Q: Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley alias Molly Pitcher (1754-1832)
J: Sergeant William Jasper (1750-1779)
Bugles (RED)
K: General George Washington (1732-1799)
Q: Martha (Dandridge Custis) Washington (1731-1802)
J: Thomas Burch (unknown)
Anchors (BLACK)
K: Commandant John Paul Jones (1749-1792)
Q: Name missing [Fig. 7 on the attached Patent image]
J: Name missing because unlabeled [Fig. 11 on the Patent image]
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