CHARLES DICKENS HANDWRITTEN CHRISTMASLETTER Charles Dickens has penned a personal letter to Rebecca, his cousin, Mrs. Ball Wilson, (their mothers were sisters) addressed to Devonshire Terrace. Devonshire Terrace...
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FDR 3 MINIATURE BOOKS PERSONAL LIBRARY1) "Washington's Farewell Address", 1932 Kingsport press, in cardboard box, initialed by FDR, library tag #1388, 2) "Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge", 1930, library tag #1081,...
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GEORGE WASHINGTON 1797 LETTER TO LUDWELLLEE (VIRGINIA)A 1797 letter from George Washington, commander of the Continental Army, Founding Father, and first President of the United States, addressed to Ludwell Lee...
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JACOB LAWRENCE (AMERICAN, 1917-2000)8" x 10" Still life drawing with personalized letter, 1982. Ink and colored pencil on paper, signed by the artist with wife in signature "Jacob and Gwen Lawrence", accompanied...
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WWII ARCHIVE, CHIEF WARRANT OFFICERROBERT KNIESWWII Archive for U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Robert Knies including German period photos, pins, patches. Lot includes one personal letter, hand written on...
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COLLECTION OF UNITED STATES AND WORLDSTAMP AND STAMP C...Estate Collection of United States and World Stamps and Stamp Covers, circa 1881-1997. Includes "The New World Wide Postage Stamp Album" Hardback book,...
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TN CIVIL WAR BROADSIDE, PAMPHLET, LETTERThree(3) Civil War era documents, including a Tennessee 1865 Franchise Act broadside, Civil War Surgeon letter from Nashville, and an 1858 slavery related pamphlet. 1st item: Broadside...
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TATHAM'S AMERICAN STANDARD CASED SHOTSAMPLERwith 20 different shot sizes in glass cases for salesman's sample, inner lid marked "Tatham's Patent Finish", interior base marked "American Standard" in gold lettering....
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A HANDWRITTEN AUTOGRAPH LETTER, ANTONIOLÓPEZ DE SANTA ... LÓPEZ DE SANTA ANNA (Mexican 1794-1876) SIGNED AND DATED JUNE 26, 1841, written in Spanish, addressed to the Bishop of Puebla, Francisco P. Vazquez, recommending,...
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A REPUBLIC OF TEXAS DOCUMENT, "AN IMPASSIONEDLETTER BY...A REPUBLIC OF TEXAS DOCUMENT, "An Impassioned Letter by Sam Houston Extoling the Virtues of Former President Andrew Jackson," HOUSTON, DECEMBER 23, 1845, hand...
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A REPUBLIC OF TEXAS MANUSCRIPT, "BLACKVOMIT" LETTER TO... VOMIT" LETTER TO COLONEL THOMAS WILLIAM WARD FROM JONATHAN HULL, HOUSTON, AUSTIN AND WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER 12-16, 1844 hand inscribed ink on paper with...
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A REPUBLIC OF TEXAS MANUSCRIPT, SAMHOUSTON, SIGNED, GI... HOUSTON, SIGNED, GIFTS THE SPUR OF SANTA ANA LOST IN THE BATTLE OF SAN JACINTO TO DOCTOR, JUNE 7, 1836, hand-inscribed ink on paper, from "Gen. Sam...
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TWO ANTIQUE BOOKS, NAPOLEON BONAPARTEERA CORRESPONDENC... ERA CORRESPONDENCE AND GERMAN ART HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY, comprising "Reports and Letters Addressed to Napoleon Bonaparte 1769-1821," within a gilt tooled...
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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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PERSONAL LETTERS ADDRESSED TO LEDOUXVariouspersonal and other letters to Louis Pierre Ledoux from 1937 - these give insights to the personal life of Louis Pierre Ledoux, his activities, hobbies, and types of people...
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PERSONALLY INSCRIBED COPY OF "SCRIMSHAWAND SCRIMSHANDERS, WHALES AND WHALEMEN" AND SCRIMSHANDERS, WHALES AND WHALEMEN", By E. Norman Flayderman. New Milford, Ct.: N. Flayderman & Co., Inc., 1972. Inscribed on...
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LETTER BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN WRITTENBY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN DATED JULY 20, 1774 5.5" X 7.25". FRAMED 7.25" X 8". BY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Dated July 20, 1774, Addressed in what is believed to be Franklin's hand...
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LETTER ADVISES LEASING SLAVE TO SITTINGGOVERNOR OF NORTH CAROLINA James A. Waugh Autograph Letter Signed, "J. A Waugh," Raleigh, North Carolina, December 28, 1850, 8vo, 3 pp. with integral address panel, to his...
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THOMAS JEFFERSON AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNEDTO JOHN DICKINSON, JULY 23, 1801 TO JOHN DICKINSON, JULY 23, 1801, one quarto sized sheet, folded in half, with a two page ALS by Thomas Jefferson written as President to...
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ANDREW WYETH, PERSONAL LETTER DATEDSEPT. 26TH, 1968, LETTERHEAD READS "ANDREW WYETH/ CUSHING ROAD/ THOMASTON, MAINE", ENVELOPE ALSO...Andrew Wyeth, personal letter dated Sept. 26th, 1968, letterhead reads "Andrew...
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THOMAS JEFFERSON ALS TO SIR PEYTON SKIPWITHADDRESSED TO: SIR PEYTON SKIPWITH, PRESTWOULD MONTICELLO, DEC. 24 1795, Addressed to: Sir Peyton Skipwith, Prestwould Monticello, Dec. 24 1795, An autographed letter signed...
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CADWALLADER COLDEN, 1722 LETTERAn 18thCentury personal letter from Cadwallader Colden to his wife. Colden was a Scottish physician educated in London before moving to Colonial Philadelphia. The British educated...
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TWO ACADEMIC HARDCOVER VOLUMES RELATEDPHYSICSTwo Academic Hardcover Volumes Related Physics,, Consisting of 'Molecular Orbitals in Chemistry, Physics, and Biology: A Tribute to R.S. Mulliken', Edited by Per-Olov...
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§ JOHN WADSWORTH (BRITISH 1879-1955)
EXTENSIVEARCHIVE OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS AND SKETCHES mixed media (pencil; pen and ink; watercolour; bodycolour) some 150 items in total, on various paper and card stocks, various dimensions,...
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African Missionary's Artifacts and Photographspertainingto the Congo mission undertaken by Methodist minister J. T. Mangum of North Carolina personal assistant to Bishop Walter Russell Lambuth. The expedition sailed from Antwerp...
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Pair of Nimschke-Style Engraved Smith& Wesson Model No.2 Revolvers Inscribed to D.B. Dyer .32 caliber RF 6'' octagonal barrels S/N 19189 S/N 17780. Nimschke-style engraving with nickel finish and pearl grips;...
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Historic Guthrie Oklahoma/ChickamaugaPresentation Gavel to First Major D.B. Dyer With associated newspaper clipping and printed pamphlet relating to the opening of the Oklahoma Territory in 1889. The symbolic...
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Robert E. Lee ALS 1835 Robert E. Lee(1807-1870). 3pp ALS with military content dated February 18 1835 at Washington addressed to My Glorious Jack (Jack Mackay Lee's West Point roommate and one of his closest...
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Howard Terpning (American b. 1927) Letterand Indian Study Letter and sketch on Terpning's personalized stationary and addressed to John Painter Cincinnati Indian Art Collector. The letter is in gratitude to the...
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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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[Autographs and Manuscripts] Early LexingtonMissouri Manuscript Archive of Long-Schultz Families About 29 items. Includes 6 letters three with no dates one from 1858 one from 1867 and one from 1937 all mostly personal...
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Tom Thumb's Boots Kepi Pants Topcoatand Vest A remarkable archive consisting of a finely tailored matching dark blue wool "morning" coat and pants a quilted cotton vest dark blue wool hat with a tarred visor...
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Civil War-Era Letters of Thomas H. Wentworth15th Maine Infantry Lot of 7 letters written by Thomas H. Wentworth 15th Maine Infantry. Wentworth (b.1937) of Cornith Maine enlisted as a Sergeant in Co. H of the 15th...
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[Civil War - Manuscripts] Union Veterans'Letters Addressed to Lincoln Collector J.E. Boos Including Content of Lincoln Lot of 2 including: a 1p autographed letter on Memorial Day Executive Committee Evansville...
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Charles Hook Armco Steel Company Lotof Manuscripts & Documents Lot includes letters photographs pamphlets mostly from the late 1930s through the 1960s. Born in 1880 the youngest of four children of Henry and...
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