FRAMED NEW YORK CITY "TAVERN LETTER"SIGNED BYRichard Varick, NYC mayor ca. 1797; printed letter to William Dustan to have licnese to operate tavern with conditions of no gaming, gambling, cock fighting, playing...
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(11) AUTOGRAPHS OF VETERANS OF BUENOVISTA, MEXICAN WAR 1854, UNFRAMED, IN FOLIO Letter circulated at West Point asking for autographs of men who had fought in the Battle of Bueno Vista in the Mexican-America...
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IMPORTANT FEDERAL CENTRAL MA INLAIDSIDEBOARD CA 1800. THE ROBERT MOSES ASHLEY SIDEBAORD, possibly the workshop of William Lloyd, cherry two board top with nicely beaded inlaid edge, bowed and serpentine mahogany...
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3 CIVIL WAR GENERALS SIGNATURES3 FramedAutographs of Civil War Generals, all involved in the Battle of Chickamauga: Braxton Bragg, William Rosecrans, and George Gordon. All signed documents are framed under glass...
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CIVIL WAR ARCHIVE OF JACOB K. LONAS,KNOXVILLECivil War Archive of Jacob Kimberlin Lonas (earlier spelling Lones), Sergeant/Captain, 4th TN Infantry which later became the 1st TN Cavalry. He was born on July...
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LATOUR WAR IN WEST FLORIDA LA 1814-1815,W/ ATLASLatour, Arsene Lacarriere. HISTORICAL MEMOIR OF THE WAR IN WEST FLORIDA AND LOUISIANA IN 1814 - 1815. WITH AN ATLAS. Philadelphia: Published by John Conrad and Co.,...
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JAMES K. POLK AND WM. MARCY SIGNED COMMISSIONMexican-AmericanWar military appointment commission document signed by both President James K. Polk and Secretary of War William Learned Marcy in black ink, dated August 11, 1846, conferring...
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A GROUP OF SEVEN BOOKS CONCERNING TEXASAND FRONTIER HI... AND FRONTIER HISTORY, comprising Negro Frontiersman: The Western Memoirs of Henry O. Flipper, First Negro Graduate of West Point, edited by Theodore D....
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A MATCHED PAIR OF REGENCY CARY'S NEWTERRESTRIAL AND CE... TERRESTRIAL AND CELESTIAL 18" GLOBES ON STANDS, BY JOHN AND WILLIAM CARY, STRAND, LONDON, 1816, the terrestrial globe with circular printed cartouche...
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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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WILLIAM MORRIS(Washington/Hawaii, born1957)
Suspended Artifact, 1993, signed at bottom of vessel "Wm. Morris 1993", 'petroglyph' and stag decorated vessel suspended with arrow, blown glass with sand, hot sculpted...
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7 BARBARA VAN CLEVE PHOTOS - RANCH LIFE,1980SBarbara Van Cleve (American, b. 1935). "Filly Chasing" "Running Before the Storm"; "Noon Break"; "Running Horses"; "Team Roping Motion"; "Tough Hombres" and "Barbara...
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WEST POINT PRAYER BOOK SIGNED WILLIAMWESTMORELAND1948 United States Military Academy West Point Prayer book, signed by William Westmoreland on front cover and on inside, prior to title page with inscription,...
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GROUP OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND EARLIERCANNON SHOT Three-pound solid shot, grape shot, an artillery carriage spike, and two pieces of exploding shell found near West Point, New York; a Three-pound solid shot marked...
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(7) BOOKS: LOUIS ICART, ROYAL DOULTON,AMERICANA(lot of 7) Books, including: (1) "Icart," S. Michael Schnessel, 1976, 178 pages, (1) "The Etchings of Louis Icart," S. Michael Schnessel, Mel Karmel, 1982,192 pages,...
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(35) REFERENCE BOOKS: AMERICANA, METALS,WEAPONS(lot of 35) Collection of reference books on Americana, silver, metal, and various weapons, comprising: (1) "Old English Plate," Wilfred Joseph Cripps, Spring Books,...
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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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GROUP OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY:BIOGRAPHY AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHY AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY, titles include: Black Brass: Black Generals and Admirals in the Armed Forces of the United States; Militant Mediator:...
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VIEW OF THE HUDSON, WEST POINT, PRINTEDBY WILLIAM ROBERTSON AND PUBLISHED BY THOMAS KELLY, NEW YORK, HAND-COLORED LITHOGRAPH, CIRCA 1865, FRAME: 22 1/2 X 28 1/2 IN. (57.15 X 72.39 CM.)View of the Hudson, West Point,...
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U.S. CAVALRY SILK SWALLOWTAIL GUIDONAMERICAN FLAGU.S. Cavalry silk swallowtail guidon American flag, ca. 1860s , having thirty-four gold painted stars in a double wreath, twelve in an inner circle, eighteen...
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Rosebud Agency Sketchbook, by "Jack"9 x 5 1/2 inch sketchbook containing 72 illustrations on unlined paper, in color pencil, ca 1880s-1890s. Paper cover featuring blue pencil inscription "Capt McCauley for Indian...
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SOUTHERN PIECED QUILT. Late 19th-early20th century. Hand stitched postage stamp type pattern. Includes note "Julie Valliant grandmother of Elaine Williams, from West Point, Miss. Chickasaw Co., went blind at 95,...
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FIVE ANTIQUE U.S. HISTORICAL AND NATURALHISTORY BOOKS: "HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES FROM THEIR FIRST SETTLEMENT AS COLONIES TO THE PERIOD OF THE FIFTH CENSUS, IN 1830," WILLIAM GRIMSHAW. 1"H X 4 1/2"W X 7 1/4"DFive...
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AFTER WILLIAM GUY WALL 'WEST POINT'AQUATINT After William Guy Wall (American 1770-1850) 'West Point', number 16 of the 'Hudson River Port Folio', aquatint on paper after the original from 1825. Sight 24" H...
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SWAINSON, WILLIAM
67 PENCIL SKETCHESOF TREES AND LANDSCAPE IN NEW ZEALAND many captioned, including views of Browns Island, Hutt Road, Hawkshead in 1846, Bridge over Pakarati River, fern opposite Hawkshead,...
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AMERICAN RAILROAD COIN SILVER PRESENTATIONpitcher,by Mulford & Wendell, Albany, NY. Also a touchmark with a star, M, and anchor, probably John Chandler Moore. Inscription reads "Presented to William C. Young late superintendent...
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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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Four Atlas Maps one of the state ofConnecticut and three of towns of New London County: Pawcatuck Stonington Stillmanville Downerville Clarksville Noank Lyme and Mystic Harbor some toning s.s. 19''...
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William Frye (American/Alabama 1822-1872)"Portrait of John Gaillard Harvey Sr. (1807-1890)" 1868 oil on canvas signed and dated en verso 30 in. x 25 in. Provenance: Descended in the Family of Sarah Evelyn DuBose...
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Five Richard Kidder Meade, Jr. ConfederateCivil War Letters, Civil War Era Photographs, Paintings, Meade Family Archive Virginia, 1861-1862: letter from Fort Sumter, March 21, 1861, to sister Julia Meade (1830-1906),...
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CSA Account Book of Capt. W.S. Wickhamfrom Creation of Army of Tennessee 7.5 x 3 in. leather-bound memo book inscribed on cover CS Army / Captain / W L Wickham / Pay Department / 1862 - 63 with similar inscriptions...
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Civil War Archive of 3 Members of 25thMass. Vols. Lot of 7 letters. Brothers Chester Greenwood WIA & George Greenwood DOW and George H. Barnes DOW. Five are soldiers' letters two are other family members (Sarah...
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Hudson River School painting, West Pointon the Hudson River with train on opposing bank, unsigned, oil on artist board, American, 19th century, 12 x 18-1/2 in.; 19th century gilt wood and composition frame. Board...
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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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