8 DOCS. INC. J. Q. ADAMS SIGNED ALA.LAND GRANT1st item: 1825 Huntsville, Alabama land grant signed by President John Quincy Adams, granting land to John Cartwright, possibly the first settler of Madison, Alabama...
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EARLY KNOX CO. DOCUMENT ARCHIVE RELATINGTO STOCKLEY DO...Late 18th and early 19th century Knox County, Tennessee document archive relating to Stockley Donelson (1752 - 1805), brother of Rachel Donelson (wife of...
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EARLY KNOX CO., TN DOCUMENT ARCHIVERELATING TO TN MILI...Grouping of early Knox County, Tennessee documents relating to the Militia, and Revolutionary War soldier signed deeds from Knox County, Governor Willie...
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WINCHESTER REVOLUTIONARY WAR ACCOUNTBOOK, 1779-1804Revolutionary War related account book and notebook belonging to early Tennessee settlers General James Winchester (b. 1752-d.1826) and his brother, Major George...
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EARLY KNOX CO., TN ARCHIVE, SLAVE RELATEDEarlyKnox County, Tennessee document archive relating to slaves, total 8. Item 1: 1798 slave bill of sale between John Williams of Logan County, KY to William Peterson of Knox...
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WYTHE COUNTY, VA PAINT DECORATED BLANKETCHESTAn early Wythe County, Virginia poplar polychrome painted blanket chest with tombstone panel decoration and bracket feet. The central tombstone panel depicts two parrots...
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FIVE 18TH CENTURY NC/TN LAND GRANTSGroupof 5 documents signed by North Carolina governors Richard Dobbs Spaight and Samuel Ashe granting land in what would eventually become known as Tennessee in return for Revolutionary...
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JOHN DAVIS'S BRASS SURVEYOR COMPASSAND SCALEBrass surveyor compass and Gunter's Scale used by John Davis to survey Davidson County (Nashville) in the late 1700s. Brass Compass with engraved eight-point dial,...
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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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PAIR OF GOV. WILLIE BLOUNT LAND GRANTSPairof Willie Blount Land Grants. No. 2172 and No. 5209. 1st item: 1810 signed Tennessee Governor Willie Blount (1768-1835) and Secretary Robert Houston (1765-1834) land grant...
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COL. HARDY MURFREE SIGNED LAND SALETO JAMES ROBERTSONLand sale document between two of Tennessee's most important early figures, Col. Hardy Murfree and Gen. James Robertson, signed by Murfree; also signed by...
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TN IRON INDUSTRY POTTERS LEDGER ANDOTHER TN EPHEMERALedger related to an early Greene County Tennessee furnace and pottery, 1820s, plus a doctor's ledger and various ephemera. 1st item: "Potters Book for the...
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3 19TH CENT. AL, KY, & TN MAPS1st item:"Map of the States of Kentucky, and Tennessee" by John H. Hinton, engraved and printed by Fenner Sears and Company, published by Issac T. Hinton and Simpkin and Marshall,...
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PR. KY ANTEBELLUM W/C PORTRAITSPairof detailed Kentucky Antebellum watercolor portraits; inscriptions on back identify the subjects as John W. Doan and Sarah Elizabeth (Perry) Doan, with additional inscription...
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VA BIRTH/SLAVE RECORD INC. JOHN OVERTONCirca1760s birth and baptism record from the area around Louisa County and Spotsylvania County, Virginia, including reference to the birth of John Overton and baptisms of two of...
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TN BURGNER SCHOOL TIGER MAPLE CHESTEastTennessee Classical tiger maple chest of drawers, poplar secondary, attributed to the Burgner school of cabinetmakers. Elaborate scrolled backsplash with carved volutes and...
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3 19TH C PHOTOGRAPHS, TENNESSEE ANDVIRGINIA INTEREST1st item: Quarter plate ambrotype of young Catherine "Kate" Fulton Wilson (Lincoln County, Tennessee, 1851-1879), wearing a plaid dress and seated on a chair,...
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CIVIL WAR ARCHIVE, INCL. GEN. BATE ONDEATH OF POLK, CA...Confederate Civil War archive of twenty-two (22) items, pertaining to the Fulton brothers of Fayetteville, Tennessee, specifically Colonel John S. Fulton,...
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1830 TENNESSEE PORTRAIT MINIATURE OFKINHECHE, CHICKASA...Caroline Dudley (Tennessee, 1802-1832) important watercolor miniature portrait painting, depicting Chickasaw Native American dignitary Kinheche in bright...
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32 PCS MISCELLANEOUS AUTOGRAPHS ANDEPHEMERA INC. 1825 ...Group of Assorted Ephemera, 1779-1940s. Includes: 1825 Diploma on vellum, University of Pennsylvania, signed by Frederick Beasley, R.M. Patterson and...
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GROUP OF MIDDLE TN EPHEMERA INC. SLAVESALE, 1852 ALAMA...1st item: Slave receipt, recording $425 received from Daniel Montgomery for "Polly aged about 16 and George aged about 12 years," sold by John Fitzhugh,...
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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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AN ANTIQUE MAP, "MAP OF ABILENE," GALVESTON,1881-1883,...AN ANTIQUE MAP, "Map of Abilene," GALVESTON, 1881-1883, lithograph on paper, drawn by A.H. Kirby, compiled by J. A. Thomas, printed by Clark & Courts, Galveston,...
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RARE AND IMPORTANT MONUMENTAL "JCM"STAMPED 10 GALLON T...(Catawba Valley, Lincoln County, NC, circa 1840) olive green alkaline glaze over very large rounded ovoid form, green glassy runs down sides of jug from...
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IRISH MARKET ARMORIAL PLATE, MACGREGORQianlong Era, circa 1780 decorated with the arms of MacGregor and Gaelic motto "S'rioghal Mo Dhream" For example see "Chinese Armorial Porcelain" vol. 1, p. 651, by D.S. Howard...
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A Rare North or South Carolina “ColoredRepublicing Club” Stoneware Cooler
Dated July 7, 1892
in Southern alkaline glaze, with distinctive doubled collared rim, tooled body, two lug handles set low on the body...
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A Birth Record Watercolor Fraktur Identifiedto Abigail Turner (1807-1876), Possibly by E. Firth
New Jersey, Circa 1807
the birth information inscribed within a red circle and with painted decoration including sailing...
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CHARLES WILLIAM DAHLGREEN, ILLINOIS,INDIANA (1864 - 1955), THE CALL OF WINTER, OIL ON BOARD, 23"H X 29 1/8"W, 29"H X 35"W (FRAME)Charles William Dahlgreen, Illinois, Indiana, (1864 - 1955) The Call of Winter,...
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JOHN M. YOW (RANDOLPH COUNTY, NC, 1860-1909),STORAGE JAR One gallon salt glazed jar having a high collar and very shallow inner rim, straight sides, stamped clearly "J.M. YOW / ERECT. NC"....
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JOHN M.YOW (1860-1906 RANDOLPH COUNTY,NC), CANNING JAR Salt glazed stoneware with a flange rim, inscribed lines to the throat, orange peel to much of the surface with some fly ash, capacity not marked but appears...
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Thirty-Two Books and Exhibition Catalogs,Southern Furniture, Decorative Arts and Related Including John Bivins, The Furniture of Coastal North Carolina, 1700-1820 detailed listing available. John Bivins, The Furniture...
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John McCrady (American/Mississippi 1911-1968)"The Divining Rod" carbon acrylic on board signed and titled lower right 1968 artist label bearing title and a small remnant of label with exhibition no. "50" from the New...
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Documents from Early America Plus Lotof 13. ADS account sheet for Jelles Fonda from William Walker 2pp 7 x 11.75 in. Linon (New York?) 3 Jan. 1791. Account for transportation over about 3 years 7 Jan. 1788 to...
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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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NC Pottery J.M. Yow Crock(John Yow RandolphCounty 1860-1906) salt-glazed stoneware two gallon size with high collar and rolled rim applied lug handles stamped under one handle ''J. M. Yow Erect. NC '' hand inscribed...
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