A 1933 KANSAS PRISON FOLK ART GIFT TOGOVERNOR'S SONThe carved walnut folk art pull toy with a political agenda was made by an inmate of the Kansas state penitentiary in Lansing for the son of then Governor Alf...
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Christmas Cards and Note from GovernorsGeneral of Canada, 1944, 1962 and c.1982 Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander (1891-1969), also called Viscount Alexander of Tunis (1946-52) or Sir Harold Alexander (1942-46)
A...
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AFTER KIM JEONG-HUI (KOREAN, 1786-1856)12 ?" x 47 ¼" image Calligraphy woodblock print scroll panel, framed with brocade silk border under glass in wooden frame, overall 18 ?" x 60 ¾"; inscribed "Virtuous person...
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TWO FRAMED SCROLL PANELS OF ORCHIDSON ROCKS, BY KIM EUNG-WON (KOREAN, 1855-1921) apprx. 38 ¾" x 12 ?" each image Two hand painted scrolls depicting orchids on rocky sides, signed and sealed in the upper right...
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HEO GEON (KOREAN, 1908-1987) 60 ¼"x 17" each of 8 panels Large eight-panel screen, hand painted in polychrome on rice paper depicting landscape, silk brocade borders and wooden frame with metal fittings,...
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TN AUTOGRAPHS: SEVIER AND WINCHESTER1stitem: John Sevier (1745-1815; first Governor of Tennessee) signed legal document, dated 1783, to the Sheriff of Greene County, North Carolina, appears to be a bailment regarding...
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GROUP OF UNION OFFICERS, GOV. BROWNLOWALBUMEN PRINTSGroup of Civil War era photos including TN Governor Brownlow and staff, and assorted images of Union Officers. 1st group: Albumen print of Governor Brownlow...
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JOHN DAVIS AND FAMILY ARCHIVEArchiveof items related to John Davis (1770-1853), early surveyor of Nashville, Tennessee, and his family. Includes Davis's will, numerous land documents, survey maps and some slave...
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KY CAPITOL PRESENTATION DOCUMENT & PLATE1stitem: Ink on vellum calligraphy presentation document for the Governor of Kentucky, referencing the construction of the state's Capitol Building. Calligraphy by Kentucky historian,...
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PEN, CYLINDER, & CUFFLINKS BELONGINGTO T. W. HARDWICK,...Four (4) yellow gold items previously owned by Georgia Senator and Governor, Thomas William Hardwick. 1st item: 14K yellow gold fountain pen having a...
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RARE 1807 NC GOV. NATHANIEL ALEXANDERSIGNED CERTIFICAT...Scarce Nathaniel Alexander (1756-1808) signed document as Governor of North Carolina, establishing William ("Will") White as secretary of state, May 8,...
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10 PCS 19TH C. TN EPHEMERA, INCL. GOVERNORSIGNED1st item: 1806 letter sent from William Dunlop, Hackettstown, New Jersey to James V. Anderson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania inquiring about the worth of goods including...
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A STATE OF TEXAS LAND GRANT, SIGNEDBY GOVERNOR SAM HOU... BY GOVERNOR SAM HOUSTON, AUSTIN, 1860, State of Texas printed and hand manuscript completed land grant, Austin, Texas, September 3, 1860, granting to...
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A LATE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR ERA MAP,"MAPA DE LOS ESTAD... "Mapa de los Estados Unidos de Mejico, Revised Edition," JOHN DISTURNELL, NEW YORK,1848-1850, hand colored copper plate engraving on paper, the Gulf...
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AMERICAN SCHOOL(19th Century)
ThomasBolling Robertson Secretary of New Orleans, Territorial Governor of Louisiana, not apparently signed, oil on canvas, 36 x 28 in.; refinished frame, 44 x 36-1/4 in.
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GOLDSBOROUGH FAMILY RARE IMPORTANT SOUTHERNINLAID FIGU...Maryland or Virginia, possibly Annapolis, circa 1795, with distinctive scrolled pediment inlaid with a three masted sailing ship and plow centering a large wheat...
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RARE MESDA DOCUMENTED NORTH CAROLINAQUEEN ANNE WALNUT ...circa 1770, attributed to the Hillsborough School per MESDA documentation, possibly Martin or William Palmer, molded two board top, frieze drawer with...
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MINIATURE PORTRAIT MARQUIS LOUIS CHARLESPASCAULTFramed miniature watercolor portrait on paper card, Louis Charles Pascault, the Marquis de Poleon (1790-1867), three-quarter view half-length portrait, housed in a...
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AMERICAN MARY WALLACE 1802 NEEDLEPOINTSAMPLERFramed American needlepoint sampler on linen, Mary Wallace, age 13, 1802, with upper and lowercase alphabet and numbers, reading: "If there's a pow'r above us, (And...
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AMERICAN REVOLUTION MARY BLACK NEEDLEPOINTSAMPLERFramed American needlepoint sampler on linen, Mary Black, with upper and lowercase alphabet, floral and geometric border, "July 31, The British King Lost States thirteen,"...
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AMERICAN SARAH VEAZEY LUSBY NEEDLEPOINTSAMPLERFramed American needlepoint sampler on linen, Sarah Veazey Lusby (Cecil, Maryland, 1784-1844), age 11, with upper and lowercase alphabet and numbers, motto reading:...
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(10) U.S. CIVIL WAR UNION GENERALS,LETTERS, NOTES(lot of 10 on 8 pages) U.S. Civil War Generals autographs, including: (2) typed letters signed W. Rosecrans (William Starke Rosecrans, Ohio, 1819-1898), Union...
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MAJOR GENERAL ISRAEL PUTNAM SIGNED LETTERTO GOVERNOR JONATHAN TRUMBULL, SR., LEBANON, CONNECTICUT, APRIL 10, 1778 6 1/4 X 6 1/8 IN. (15.9 X 15.2 CM.) TO GOVERNOR JONATHAN TRUMBULL, SR., LEBANON, CONNECTICUT, APRIL...
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PRES. JOHNSON WITH GOVERNORS SIGNEDPHOTOGRAPH Color photograph of President Lyndon Baines Johnson (American 1908-1973), surrounded by the governors of Southern states including William Barron of West Virginia,...
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British school (19th century) PORTRAITOF A WOMAN-POSSIBLY ELIZA SOLOMAN (NEE BENNETT) ROSS oil on canvas framed unsigned H37 1/2'' W29'' Provenance: Mr. & Mrs. James Edward Tyson Macon Georgia. Mr. & Mrs. Cecil...
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General John B. Gordon's RenaissanceRevival rosewood half-tester bed third quarter 19th century tapered faceted posts support arching half-tester with carved brackets and shaped paneled headboard; shaped heavy...
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1834-1838 Whaling Ledger of Ship GovernorFenner 13 x 8 in. hardcover accounting ledger for the whaling ship Governor Fenner of Bristol Rhode Island; Alexander Swain II Captain. Built in 1827 the Governor Fenner was...
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William R. Carr 12th Massachusetts Vols.KIA Gettysburg Civil War Archive 9 letters from Sgt. William R. Carr 1861-1863. Plus 6 related family letters. The war letters start with Carr??Ts May 17 1861 admission to...
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Parian bust of John A. Andrew ofMassachusetts robinson & leadbetter, copyrighted by Jones mcduffie and stratton, boston circa 1870 Printed inscription on reverse "I Know not what record of sin awaits...
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Letters Between the Sturges BrothersMost Antebellum Including J.R. Sturges 3rd GA Infantry KIA These 58 letters encompass a "snapshot" of antebellum life in the South.Samuel Sturges (1774-1831) was born in Fairfield...
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Archive of Documents Associated withthe Sturges Family Including John R. Sturges 3rd GA Infantry KIA The lot contains a variety of items including over 100 receipts and other ephemera an early indenture and...
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Archive of Documents Associated withMatthew Hopkins 1st GA Infantry Matthew H. Hopkins was born in Savannah in 1837. As news of secession was reaching the region and rumors of the coming war were swirling around...
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Civil War-Era Diary Containing April15 1865 Reference to Lincoln's Death Plus Lot of 3 includes 1865 diary and two period pens (one ivory one wood). The diary published by A. Williams & Co. of Boston contains...
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James Whitcomb Governor of Indiana SixthPlate Daguerreotype Sixth plate housed in a full case with inked note pasted to the pad reading: Hon. James Whitcomb - Ex-Governor of Indiana.? Presented to A.L. Ruter Defour...
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Rare Antebellum Louisiana PlantationCoin (.900) Silver Five-Piece Tea Set, dated 1858 and monogrammed "M.C.B" for Margaret Cyrilla (Brownson) Bisland (1839-1906), mistress of Fairfax Plantation, St. Mary Parish,...
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Virginia documents, Wood and Randolph,three signed items: seven-line autograph letter, "In Council, 22d August 1793 to [Alexan]der Campbell", regarding "a letter from John Hamilton Esqr. British...
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