George SHEA (1826-1895) American magistrate, close to the Confederates. L.S., [New York, ca. 1880], to Frederick E. Gibert, Esq. 1 page in-8 addressed to him; in English. [Born in Ireland, George Shea was one of the attorneys of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States during the Civil War. He later became Chief Justice of the Marine Court of New York and published several books]. The letter, addressed to the American businessman and philanthropist Frederick E. Gibert (1810-1882), summons him and his close friends to organize the funeral of their friend William Stuart...