JAMES DUANE, SIGNED REVOLUTIONARY WARDOCUMENT This important pay order document to James Duane (1733-1797) is boldly written and clearly readable. For service to the state of New York, Duane set out from Livingston...
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PAIR OF CHINESE CARVED VASESLate Qingperiod, both rouleau shaped bodies richly carved in high relief depicting exotic birds set against a field of flowering vines, minor cracks, measuring 16" high x 4 1/4" diameter....
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RARE "COMPENSATION WANTED," ENGLISHTWO-PENCE DOCUMENT AFTER ABOLISHING SLAVERY, DATED 1810 4 ?" x 7 ¼" document, 9" x 11" overall framed Rare English two pence social satirical document "Compensation wanted"....
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COLLECTION OF TN POLITICAL AUTOGRAPHSINCL. GOVERNORS P...Collection of documents and autographs for notable Tennessee political figures. 1st-36th items: group of documents dated 1838-1919 containing signatures...
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HARRY BLACKSTONE SR. FINANCIAL RECORDS,1920—50.Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Harry Blackstone Sr. Financial Records, 1920—50. Massive career-spanning archive, housed in 13 large cartons and comprised...
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MASSIVE COLLECTION OF 19TH C. SHIPPINGDOCUMENTSfrom the port of Philadelphia, largely import documents together with a customs circular on treasury regulations regarding gratuities from merchants, 152 items. The...
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GROUP 19TH C. NEW YORK SHIPPING DOCUMENTSincludingmarine insurance policies, bills of lading, and import documents, 34 items. Largest: 15" high, 20" wide. Toning, stains, creasing and edge losses. Provenance: Estate of George...
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LARGE COLLECTION 19TH C. MA SHIPPINGDOCUMENTSincluding marine insurance policies, manifests, and import documents for Boston and other ports, 36 items. Largest: 16 1/2" high, 12" wide. Toning, tears, creases,...
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GROUP PORT OF PHILADELPHIA SHIPPINGDOCUMENTSearly to mid 19th century, comprising handwritten accounts for inspecting, weighing, and gauging numerous vessels and cargoes including liquor imported; together...
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A REPUBLIC OF TEXAS BILL OF LADING FORSMUGGLER AND FOR... SMUGGLER AND FORGER MONROE EDWARDS, NEW ORLEANS TO GALVESTON, MAY 1, 1836, lithograph and manuscript ink on paper wove paper, shipping supplies listed...
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BOSTON CUSTER'S COLT CARRIED AT LITTLEBIGHORNThis is quite possibly one of the most important Battle of the Little Bighorn firearms ever offered for public sale, a Colt U.S. Cavalry issue Single Action Army revolver...
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IMPORTANT AND RARE MARK CATESBY APPENDIX,FIRST EDITION...(British, 1679-1749)
Appendix to Volume II of The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and The Bahama Islands , 1747, complete with twenty (T.1-20), hand colored...
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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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LEDOUX'S 1930S CUSTOMS IMPORT SHIPPINGDOCUMENTS 6Ledoux's 1930s Customs Import Shipping documents into New Guinea 1936.
Sixteen documents from Louis Pierre Ledoux's 1930s Customs
Import Shipping documents into...
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LOUISIANA HISTORY PRINTED IN NORTH CAROLINAJUST AFTER THE PURCHASE Du Prratz, Antoine. An Account of Louisiana Exhibiting a Compendious Sketch of Its Political and Natural History and Topography, with a Copious Appendix...
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HAND KNOTTED ORIENTAL CARPETHAND KNOTTEDORIENTAL CARPET, Indo-Kashmir Carpet Factory, Kashmir, India, manufactured 1988, floral and central floral medallion design on midnight blue ground, 8'10" x 12'2". Lot includes...
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SIGNED NAPOLEONIC IMPORTATION DOCUMENTAND A GEORGE III DOCUMENT (AS IS)Signed Napoleonic Importation Document and a George III Document (as is)...
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PROVIDENCE MARINE SOCIETY CERTIFICATEOFMembership Circa 1832. It is signed by the engraver William Hamlin (1772-1869), as well as the artist Thomas Young (active 1817-1840), Engraved, hand colored, and printed...
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CIVIL WAR LETTER DISCUSSING VINEGARSUPPLYLetter dated July 5, 1864 regarding the supply of vinegar to troops during the Charleston South Carolina battles. Vinegar was important during the War Between the States...
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ROBERT E. LEE, DOCUMENT SIGNED 1866Gradereport signed by ROBERT E. LEE as president of Washington College in Virginia (now Washington & Lee University). Letter of authentication by James Spence (JSA). Collector...
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HENRY DEARBORN WAR OF 1812 GENERAL DSSigneddocument: 1811 import certificate, Port of Boston, signed by General Henry Dearborn, a noteworthy figure in the Revolutionary War -- a member of George Washington's staff...
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GEORGE CLINTON 1778 MILITARY COMMISSIONScarceNew York military commission conferring the rank of major to Peter Fell, 6th Reg., Dutchess County militia. Wartime document signed in 1778 by GEORGE CLINTON, considered one...
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SAMUEL HUNTINGTON, SIGNER OF DECLARATIONDS1787 document signed by Samuel Huntington (then Connecticut governor), a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. Document is the commission...
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1650 CONNECTICUT LAND DEED, PURITANSVeryrare, early Colonial American document, a dated 1650 land deed. Buyer is Nehemiah Olmsted (aka Olmstead) of Fairfield, who came to the continent as part of the Puritan Migration,...
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ULYSSES S. GRANT, DOCUMENT SIGNED ASPRESIDENT1875 document signed by Ulysses S. Grant (18th U.S. president). Document is the appointment of a Kansas Postmaster, Charles Phillips (who later went into business...
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[ABRAHAM LINCOLN] DOCUMENT SIGNED ASPRESIDENTCivil War dated document signed Abraham Lincoln (16th U.S. president), believed to be secretarial. Land grant dated April 1, 1861. Measures 10" x 15-3/4". This document...
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CLAUDE GRAHAME-WHITE AND DOROTHY CALDWELLTAYLOR. COUNTESS DENTICE DI FRASSO, WEDDING ALBUM WITH PHOTOGRAPHS AND DOCUMENTS, CIRCA 1912 15 X 12 IN. (38.10 X 30.48 CM.) TAYLOR. COUNTESS DENTICE DI FRASSO, WEDDING ALBUM...
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CHINESE CLOISONNE RECTANGULAR LIDDEDSTAND 19th-20th c. Enamel on Brass Rectangular Lidded Container, lid with floral decoration on a brown ground and four-character mark, lower section galleried edge platform...
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Photographic Archive of Miles City MontanaPhotographer R.C. Morrison 1880s-1890s Cowan's is proud to present the photographic archive of pioneer Montana photographer Robert C. Morrison (1850-1938) descended directly...
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Gilman Marston Civil War General andPolitician Manuscript Archive 233 letters 82 essays and speeches ca.80 deeds receipts and miscellaneous business records. Ca 1830-1900 (bulk 1834-1859). A son of Orford New...
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Brevet Brigadier General James M. Ruggles1st & 3rd Illinois Cavalry Civil War Archive 69 letters and documents; 1 diary; 2 presidential appointments; Veteran's hat; 2 shoulder straps; and coin purse with 19 coins....
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Dante Marioni Occhi mosaic art glassvase, c.1999. Clear to orange mosaic glass vase, the elongated baluster form body with trumpet neck. Signed. Fine and important documented piece by the artist. Illustrated...
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Judaica. A rare and important documentfrom the siege of Prague 1757 titled ''Beschreibung derer Dancksagungs - Gebetter welche Die Prager Judenschaft wegen Abweichung des Feinds den 29ten Junii 1757 in der so...
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Thomas Jefferson Miniature Portraitby William Russell Birch William Russell Birch (English 1755-1834) enamel on copper portrait of Thomas Jefferson unsigned with?Jefferson?written on verso; 1.5 x 1 in. Frame...
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Joseph Hubert Diss Debar SketchbookJoseph Hubert Diss Debar (American born France 1820-1905). A sketchbook with brown hardcover binding embossed gold title ?SKETCHES / J. H. D. D. including 61 total pages 59...
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(AVIATION) HUGHES HOWARD A collectionof important documents to be carried by Howard Hughes on his Around-the-World flight. A small typed note accompanies the documents which are housed in a file-o-fax stating...
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