Auction Name: 2026 February 26 Historical Manuscripts & Texana Signature® Auction

Lot Number: 47164

Shortcut to Lot: HA.com/6328*47164

Group Lot of Items Belonging to William and Elizabeth Dole. A collection of ephemera assembled by Elizabeth Dole, wife of Lincoln's Commissioner of Indian Affairs William Palmer Dole. The group comprises items spanning the Civil War to Rutherford B. Hayes' inauguration, as well as calling cards for James and Lucretia Garfield. Includes:

Confederate States of America War Bond for $500. One printed page (unengrossed), 8 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches, Richmond; [circa 1864]. Pledges $500 "payable two years after the ratification of a treaty of peace with the United States...with Interest at the rate of Six per cent per annum."

George Bancroft Eulogy Ticket. 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches on white cardstock, reading: "Mr. Bancroft's Eulogy. February 12, 1866. Admit the Bearer to the Gallery of the House." Bancroft, a historian and former member of President Polk's Cabinet, was chosen by Congress to deliver a eulogy for Lincoln on his birthday the year following his assassination.

Andrew Johnson Impeachment Ticket. 4 3/4 x 3 inches on yellow cardstock complete with attached stub, reading: "U. S. Senate / Impeachment of the President / Admit the Bearer April 30th 1868, Gallery. Geo. T. Brown / Sergeant-at-Arms." A period annotation near the center reads "Andrew Johnson." These tickets were issued to members of the public to watch President Johnson's impeachment trial, the first in U. S. history.

[Rutherford B. Hayes]. Ticket to the House of Representatives Gallery for Counting the Vote for President. 4 3/4 x 3 inches on blue cardstock, reading: "Counting the Vote for President and Vice-President. Admit Bearer to Gallery of House of Representatives. February 8, 1877." The 1876 election between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden was too close to call after the initial count of votes. With no clear winner, Congress created a special Electoral Commission of legislators and Supreme Court justices to decide the election's outcome.

Rutherford B. Hayes Inauguration Ticket. 4 3/4 x 3 inches on white cardstock, reading: "Inauguration of Governor R. B. Hayes. Admit Bearer to any section of Senate Gallery Not Reserved." Printed on the verso: "This Card will secure admittance to the Capitol through the bronze doors of the Senate wing and the north door of the Senate wing, which doors will be opened at eleven o'clock precisely." After the hotly contested election of 1876, Hayes was inaugurated on March 3, 1877, becoming the nation's nineteenth President.

Calling Cards (4) for James A. Garfield and John A. Logan. Various sizes on cardstock. Includes calling cards for "J. A. Garfield / Ohio," "Mrs. J. A. Garfield," "John A. Logan / Ill.," and "Mrs. John A. Logan." A period annotation at the lower left of Mrs. Garfield's card reads: "452 13th St." Although the cards are undated, they were likely given to Elizabeth while Garfield was serving as a member of the House of Representatives for Ohio (1863-1880).

Condition: Light, scattered soiling and minor edgewear throughout. Each item with remnants from previous mounting adhered to verso.

Provenance: Elizabeth Dole and by descent, to our consignor.

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