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OT, but does anyone here have a copy of either of these books? UPDATE 8/7 in OP!!

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"Record of American Uniform & Historical Buttons" by Alphaeus Albert.

"Uniform Buttons of the United States Military" by Warren Tice.

Please PM if you do.

UPDATE 8/7: I had a hunch about this button, but no way did I know what direction this search would take.
This button has been attributed by a specialist as AY29c, from Albert's above reference. It is listed as a very rare example of the work of notable New York silversmith Hugh Wishart (circa 1784-1822) and was likely made in the period 1805-1815. Very possibly worn by an artillery regiment soldier in the War of 1812.
Now I will pose the obvious question: Could Wishart have been acquainted with Ephraim Brasher and interacted with him?
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