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	Autographs:Statesmen John Endecott Document Signed "Jo: Endecott Gov." One page, 5.5" x 2", April 24, 1644 [or 1649], Marblehead [Massachusetts], "to the constable of Marblehead". This five line complaint is signed by John Endecott, who had pre...	Track Item
	Autographs:Statesmen Josiah Winslow Land Deed Signed "Josiah S. Winslow gov" as governor of Plymouth Colony, with three lines in his hand. Also signed by Governor Winslow's daughter, Elizabeth Winslow. One page, 11.25" x 15", May 25, 1680, n.p....	Track Item
	Autographs:Statesmen John Hancock Document Signed Twice as governor of Massachusetts. One page partly printed, 9.25" x 14.75", April 10, 1789, Boston. This document directs the citizens "in the District of Hampshire and Berkshire" to vote for t...	Track Item
	Military & Patriotic:Revolutionary War [Second Continental Congress] A Resolution Concerning Supplies, with Notes on Battle Losses and Commanding Officers. Four integral pages with text on page one and page four, 7.5" x 9.25", n.d. [ca. March 1776], n.p. [likely Philadelph...	Track Item
	Autographs:Military Figures Marinus Willett Two Documents Signed. (1) One page signed "M. Willett Lieut Col. [?]", 9" x 7.5", [ca. June 1779], n.p., headed with "A Return of Vacancies in the Third New York Regiment with the Names of th...	Track Item
	Autographs:Statesmen Thomas Danforth Autograph Document Signed "Tho: Danforth". One page, April 2, 1659, n.p. [Massachusetts]. This is an agreement for work "to be completely finished before the lst of August next In consideration...	Track Item
	Autographs:Statesmen [Battle of Ridgefield] Jonathan Trumbull Letter Signed as Governor of Connecticut. One page, 8" x 13", Lebanon CT, April 26, 1777. American patriot and politician Jonathan Trumbull Sr. was the first Connecticut governor to serve in a true execut...	Track Item
	Autographs:Celebrities [Davy Crockett] Mark Hoffman Forgery of a David Crockett Autograph Document Signed. One page, 6.5" x 4.5", n.p., "December the 24th." This small age toned piece of paper, affixed to a piece of cardboard, bears the faded testimony of M...	Track Item
	Autographs:Military Figures [Benjamin Lincoln] Thomas Melvill Document Signed "T Melvill". Also includes a secretarially signed "B Lincoln". One page, 9.9" x 5", July 6, 1802, Boston, Massachusetts, certifying the arrival of a shipload of green tea in...	Track Item
	Autographs:Non-American David Ben-Gurion Typed Letter Signed as Prime Minister to Moshe Dayan. Four one-sided pages, 8.5" x 11", typed in Hebrew on Prime Minister's letterhead, Jerusalem, January 27, 1958. Moshe Dayan was an important Israeli military leader and politi...	Track Item
	Autographs:Military Figures Six New York City Legal Documents, "Richard Varick" signed, likely by clerk Robert Benson, as "Mayor of the said City" ca. 1792, partially printed, 13" x 4". These documents command the New York City sheriff to b...	Track Item
	Autographs:Military Figures John S. Mosby Autograph Letter Signed. One page, 8" x 10", March 12, 1908, Washington, on "Department of Justice" letterhead to "Colonel Major E. Leroy Sweetser." In part: "I am very much gratified to see in t...	Track Item
	Autographs:U.S. Presidents Harry S. Truman Proclamation Signed *"Harry S Truman"* as President with Handwritten Sentiment, written near His 61st birthday. One page, 14.25" x 21.5" (sight), Washington, D.C., May 8, 1945. Following the end of ...	Track Item
	Autographs:Statesmen [John McLean] Humphrey Marshall Autograph Letter Signed to U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice John McLean asking permission to write a biography about McLean with Justice McLean's one and one- half page response	Track Item
	Autographs:U.S. Presidents George Washington Society of the Cincinnati Membership Certificate Signed "G. Washington"; countersigned by Henry Knox ("H Knox") as secretary of the society. One page, 20.75" x 14.5", December 10, 1785, Mount Vernon, Virgi...	Track Item
	Autographs:U.S. Presidents Abraham Lincoln Autograph Endorsement Signed as president on November 25, 1861. Lincoln agrees to appoint William Keim brigadier general commanding four new Pennsylvania regiments. The president writes, "I know I have expected Gen. Keim, upon...	Track Item
	Autographs:Statesmen Henry Baldwin Autograph Letters (2) Signed. Both letters are written to Stephen Barlow of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (1) One page, 8" x 9", January 29, 1813, Washington, concerning bank drafts. Baldwin, who is visiting Washington, D.C., closes th...	Track Item
	Autographs:Statesmen John McLean Autograph Letter Draft Unsigned. Two and one-quarter pages, 8" x 10", January 6, 1847, Washington, to "Mr. Galloway". This retained copy containing many of Supreme Court Justice's personal political opinions bears many str...	Track Item
	Autographs:Military Figures Chief N. T. Strong Document Signed. Two pages, 7.5" x 9.5", September 16, 1848, Cattaraugus Reservation "Near Irving [New York]". Senecan Chief N. T. Strong provides information in this document to "R. H. Shankland, Esq., U.S. Agen...	Track Item
	Military & Patriotic:Pre-Civil War *Broadside: Aroostook War, "General Order, No. 30**." One page, 7.75" x 9.5", March 30, 1839, "State of Main. Head Quarters, Augusta" issued "By the Commander-in-Chief. A. B. Thompson,*	Track Item
	Autographs:Military Figures Robert E. Lee Report Card Signed "R E Lee" as president of Washington College. One page, 8" x 10.5", May 31, 1867, [Lexington] Virginia. This document reports the grades of E. T. Dumble, a student at Washington C...	Track Item
	Autographs:Military Figures [John Brown of Osawatomie] Two John Brown Jr. Autograph Letters Signed. The two letters, John Brown Jr.'s retained copies, are also signed by Owen Brown (Ruth B. Thompson has signed one). Both dated 1884 regarding the tenancy transfer of an eigh...	Track Item
	Autographs:Military Figures [John Brown of Osawatomie] Owen Brown Autograph Letter Signed. Two pages, 5" x 7.75", December 6, 1866, "Corn Planter, Venango Co., Pa", to brothers John [Jr.] and Jason, concerning loaned money and various familial topics. Folds and ...	Track Item
	Miscellaneous:Ephemera 19th Century Drawing of a Sailing Frigate contained in an 1882 autograph album. The page facing the drawing bears the signature of Capt. John Simpson, listing his age as 80. Album is 4.25" x 3", with stamp embossed cloth covers. Light soiling, o...	Track Item
	Autographs:U.S. Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt Photo Signed, together with photos signed of his vice president, the Speaker of the House, and many early members of his cabinet. Roosevelt's photo, 9.25" x 11.5", is signed, "for Phil Ferguson from his friend...	Track Item
	Autographs:Military Figures James Longstreet Archive, including one autograph letter signed by the Confederate general, along with images and several typed letters signed by Helen Longstreet. The autograph letter signed "James Longstreet" (one page, 3...	Track Item
	Autographs:Military Figures A. P. Hill Endorsement Signed "A. P. Hill/ Lieut. Genl." One page, 3" x 2", October 22, 1864, "HeadQrs. 3d. Corps A. N. Va." Confederate Lieut. Gen. Hill, one of Robert E. Lee's most successful generals, has signed this not...	Track Item
	Autographs:U.S. Presidents James A. Garfield Autograph Note Signed as President. One page, 7.5" x 9.5", May 5, 1881, n.p., reading, "With the respects of James A. Garfield." This short note was written two months after Garfield was sworn in as the tw...	Track Item
	Autographs:Authors Walt Whitman Autographed Manuscript Unsigned in pencil. One page, 7.75" x 2", n.d., n.p. The perfector of free verse and author of Leaves of Grass, Whitman here writes poetical phrases and thoughts. In full: "Of Lights, thin...	Track Item
	Autographs:U.S. Presidents [Lyndon Johnson] Five Autographs from His Administration, including an autopen signature of the president. Each card is near 4" x 2.5". In addition to Johnson's signed card are those signed by Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense R...	Track Item
	Autographs:Celebrities Slavery Settlement of Mississippi Estate. Four pages, 9.25" x 15", January 25, 1864, Noxubee County, Mississippi, dividing the twenty-one "Negro Slaves of Dennis D. Hargrove" and listing their individual names and values (total value ...	Track Item
	Military & Patriotic:Civil War Civil War: Four Military Documents, all dated 1862. Including a condition report for Co. "A", 10th Maine Regiment; two provision reports for the drum corps, 30th Virginia Volunteers; and a letter signed by the assistant secretary of war sending ...	Track Item
	Autographs:U.S. Presidents James Buchanan Four-Language Ship's Papers Signed and countersigned by Secretary of State Lewis Cass. One partly-printed page, 22" x 17", October 4, 1858. The document, printed in French, Spanish, English, and Dutch, authorizes passage for J. S....	Track Item
	Autographs:U.S. Presidents George Washington Three-Language Ship's Papers Signed "G: Washington" as the first president and countersigned by Thomas Jefferson ("Th. Jefferson") as secretary of state. One page partly printed, 12.75" x 16.25"...	Track Item
	Books:Pamphlets & Tracts *Catalogue of a General Assortment of Books, English, Scotch, and American Edition.* Boston: Phelps and Farnham, May 1824. 4.75" x 8". 24pp. Sewn. According to the front wrapper, many of the numerous books listed in the catal...	Track Item
	Books:Pamphlets & Tracts *Bradford & Read's Quarterly Catalogue of New Publications.* Vol. I, No. 1, June 1812. 5" x 8.25". 24pp. This catalogue includes publications published by Bradford & Read, as well as those by other publishers. One section has become unb...	Track Item
	Books:Pamphlets & Tracts *Report of the Secretary of War, Communicating The report of an exploration of the Territory of Minnesota, by Brevet Captain Pope.* No publisher listed. March 1850. 5.75" x 9". 56pp. "31st Congress, 1st Session." C...	Track Item
	Miscellaneous:Broadside *English Broadside: "Prices of Returns from North America***." One partly printed page, 8" x 13", August 10, 1763, London. This English broadside, printed at the close of the French and Indian War, contains two colum...	Track Item
	Autographs:U.S. Presidents James Monroe Document Signed as president. One vellum page, 13" x 9.75", November 27, 1820, "City of Washington". The document, issued by the General Land Office, grants one-hundred-sixty acres of land in Arkansas to "Thomas Miles' Father...	Track Item
	Miscellaneous:Ephemera Confederate Printed Ballad, 2.5" x 3", beginning, "Bright Banner of Freedom with pride I Unfurl thee;/ Fair Flag of my country with love I be/ hold thee." Above the ballad is printed a drawing of a canon and the Stars an...	Track Item
	Photography:CDVs Three Civil War Era *Cartes de Visite* featuring General U. S. Grant in uniform (trimmed at the top corners), John Wilkes Booth, and "Emancipation", published by John Sowle, 1863 (one corner bent). Overall very good condition...	Track Item
	Photography:CDVs Helmuth von Moltke (the Elder) *Carte de Visite, 20.5" x 4". The Prussian military strategist sits in uniform with his pour le merite* visible around his neck. Near fine....	Track Item
	Autographs:Statesmen Aaron Burr Autograph Letter Signed. One page, 7.5" x 5", May 15, 1789, "N York", concerning legal content on a previous judgment: "In the suit of Watson against Haight, unless the money is paid, you must proceed to a sal...	Track Item
	Miscellaneous:Ephemera Bookseller Printed Handbill. One page, 7.5" x 10", October 20, 1846, Boston, issued by the John P. Jewett & Company and notifying potential patrons of their new location on Booksellers Row, where books and stationery "will be offered at whole...	Track Item
	Miscellaneous:Broadside New York City Guard: A Public Invitation to Visit Fort Hamilton to watch a "target firing" demonstration "in which every citizen of New York should feel deeply interested." One printed page, 5.5" x 9", July 14, 1860, New Yo...	Track Item
	Autographs:U.S. Presidents Franklin Pierce Autograph Letter Twice Signed. One page, 8" x 10", January 10, 1833, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, to Alpheus Bigelow of Massachusetts concerning an affidavit. In part: "The inclosed affidavit was forwarded to the Department of...	Track Item
	Autographs:Statesmen [John Hancock] Bill of Lading signed by William Palfrey. One page, 7.5" x 3", May 1765, Boston, issued by "The Honble. Thomas Hubbard Esq. To Ship Boston Packet." The receipt is for "Sundrys from London	Track Item
	Autographs:Non-American Winston Churchill Typed Letter Signed "Winston S. Churchill". One page, 7.5" x 9.25", July 10, 1957, "28, Hyde Park Gate, London, S.W.7," written to A. A. F. Panton, "c/o Captain H. Ryan Price, the Downs, Find...	Track Item
	Autographs:U.S. Presidents Franklin Roosevelt Autograph "Franklin D. Roosevelt" on a "White House/ Washington" card, 4.25" x 3", n.d. This bold signature is in very fine condition....	Track Item
	Autographs:Non-American Hawaiian Queen Emma Signature, 4.25" x 2.25". Emma, queen to King Kamehameha IV from 1856 to his death in 1863, signs, "Emma R./ Hedingham Castle/ August, 5, 1865." The signature has been excised from a larger page. Fine....	Track Item
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