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Lot Essay
The presentation of this tea service to Captain Peter Palmer is recorded in The New York Times on February 9, 1868. The article, titled "The National Guard," has a section titled "Miscellaneous Gossip," where the presentation is described:
Capt. Peter Palmer, formerly of Company B, Seventh Regiment, was recently presented with a set of silver by his old company as a mark of their esteem. The service was exhibited last evening to those attending the regimental promenade concert.
According to the History of the Seventh Regiment of New York, 1806-1889 , 1890, Peter Palmer "was a thorough soldier and an excellent officer, and was reliable, faithful, and conscientious in the discharge of his military duties . . . He was an officer of good personal appearance, and of easy, quiet, and modest manners, and he was always calm, conservative, and independent. He was much esteemed and beloved by his associates for his many admirable and attractive qualities." (E. Clark, op. cit., p. 157). Palmer enlisted in the Second Company in 1857, was elevated to first lieutenant in 1862, and promoted to Captain in 1864.
Capt. Peter Palmer, formerly of Company B, Seventh Regiment, was recently presented with a set of silver by his old company as a mark of their esteem. The service was exhibited last evening to those attending the regimental promenade concert.
According to the History of the Seventh Regiment of New York, 1806-1889 , 1890, Peter Palmer "was a thorough soldier and an excellent officer, and was reliable, faithful, and conscientious in the discharge of his military duties . . . He was an officer of good personal appearance, and of easy, quiet, and modest manners, and he was always calm, conservative, and independent. He was much esteemed and beloved by his associates for his many admirable and attractive qualities." (E. Clark, op. cit., p. 157). Palmer enlisted in the Second Company in 1857, was elevated to first lieutenant in 1862, and promoted to Captain in 1864.