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Ten slavery related manuscripts: two-pag
Ten slavery related manuscripts: two-page letter, Martindale, North Carolina, July 3, 1864, "…we had considerable stir in our county last Wedne...
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Lincoln assassination letter, detailed e
Lincoln assassination letter, detailed eyewitness account of events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in Ford's Theatre on the evening o...
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Seven Edouard Travies lithographs (Frenc
Seven Edouard Travies lithographs (French, 1809-1865), rare illustrations for children, animals from Buffon en estampes planches et illustrations, Ledot, P...
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Culpepper, …American Herbs, 1825:
Culpepper, …American Herbs, 1825: three works: Nicholas Culpepper, Family Physician…Medicines Made of American Herbs, 1825; Culpepper, The En...
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Six Mary Custis Lee letters, each signed
Six Mary Custis Lee letters, each signed "MC Lee" in brown ink to Dr. Leadbeater, ordering pharmaceuticals: four lines "15 November 1859 ver...
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Three Boehm porcelain bird figurines: Am
Three Boehm porcelain bird figurines: American redstart on clay pot, red beetle in foliage, marked "Limited Edition…40138…" within...
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Two early Tennessee documents: manuscrip
Two early Tennessee documents: manuscript boldly signed "Andrew Ewing, the second Monday in January", 1795, 14 lines, "The United States of...
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Two Timothy Pickering documents: Revolut
Two Timothy Pickering documents: Revolutionary War payment order, six lines in his hand, "Head Quarters, Coryell's Ferry, July 30, 1777…The...
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Six Edouard Travies prints (French, 1809
Six Edouard Travies prints (French, 1809-1865), rare illustrations for children, animals from Buffon en estampes Planches et illustrations, published by Le...
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Robert Anderson signed letter, four page
Robert Anderson signed letter, four pages in brown ink dated 1856 to Captain Bowman regarding military construction: "I hope you will not forget to se...
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Baden-Powell letter, Boy Scouts: three t
Baden-Powell letter, Boy Scouts: three typed pages, each headed "Governor's Camp, United Provinces", March 10, 1937, signed "Baden Powel...
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Alice B. Toklas signed letter, eight lin
Alice B. Toklas signed letter, eight lines typed to Mr. George Berdan, "Bilignin, Par Belley, Ain, 9 VIII 35…Miss Gertrude Stein…asks me...
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William Hooper manuscript document, Nort
William Hooper manuscript document, North Carolina, Salisbury District, September 5, 1768, "The Jurors of our Sovereign Lord the King George III do pr...
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Jefferson Davis 1862 correspondence with
Jefferson Davis 1862 correspondence with the Confederate Senate, two items: nine hand written (secretarial) lines, "Richmond, Va. Oct. 3, 1862/To the...
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Two Edward Everett letters, both autogra
Two Edward Everett letters, both autographic: 11 lines, Washington, February 3, 1833, to an unknown Almanac publisher, "…I am much indebted to...
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Three Colonial American documents: partl
Three Colonial American documents: partly printed deed, "John Lawrence of Providence…Colony of Rhode Island Merchant" grants James Green &...
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German painting signed "C. Fey"
German painting signed "C. Fey", chickens and a peacock in farmyard, signed lower left "C. Fey Dusseldorf 1916(?)", oil on panel, inscr...
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Confederate Civil War archive: nine lett
Confederate Civil War archive: nine letters written by Lt. Jesse L. Henry (?-1865, Anson County, North Carolina), 26th Regiment, Company K, North Carolina...
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U.S. 1778 privateer license, partially p
U.S. 1778 privateer license, partially printed document headed "Congress. The Delegates of the United States…", licensing William McFadden...
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Three Seligmann edition Catesby prints f
Three Seligmann edition Catesby prints from Sammlung Verschiedener Auslaendisher und Seltener Vogel , Nuremberg, 1749-1776: Parus uropygeo luteo…, p...
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Three Alexander Lawson prints: Female Cr
Three Alexander Lawson prints: Female Crow Blackbird…Orange Crowned Warbler…Lark Finch, after Titian Peale, American, 1799-1885, noted as rar...
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W. C. Handy, Lionel Hampton signed photo
W. C. Handy, Lionel Hampton signed photographs: sepia toned photo of Handy seated, holding cane, inscribed in dark blue ink "To Pat Master/Best Wishes...
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Five engravings after A. Wilson, from Am
Five engravings after A. Wilson, from American Ornithology , Philadelphia, first edition, 1808-1814: including Passenger Pigeon, Blue Mountain Warbler ; Ba...
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Four Alexander Wilson engravings (1766-1
Four Alexander Wilson engravings (1766-1813), from American Ornithology or the Natural History of Birds of the United States , Philadelphia, 1810-1814, fir...
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Three American visual artists: four-line
Three American visual artists: four-line autograph letter, Philadelphia, September 26, 1859, signed "Thos. Sully" (Thomas Sully, painter, 1783-18...
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Three bird engravings after A. Wilson (A
Three bird engravings after A. Wilson (Alexander Wilson, 1766-1813), from American Ornithology or the Natural History of the Birds of the United States, Ph...
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Henry Clay autograph document, 27-line m
Henry Clay autograph document, 27-line manuscript, "To the Honble the Judges of the Fayette Circuit Court in Chancery setting. Humbly complaining here...
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James McHenry signed document, manuscrip
James McHenry signed document, manuscript page of orders from George Washington to General Anthony Wayne, Philadelphia, August 27, 1796 (the final page of...
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19th century genre painting, a vagabond,
19th century genre painting, a vagabond, unsigned, oil on panel, British or Dutch School, 7-1/4 x 5-3/4 in.; 19th century gilt wood and composition French...
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Virginia Federal butler's chest, fig
Virginia Federal butler's chest, figured mahogany, mahogany veneers, yellow pine and poplar secondary, upper deep drawer with drop front and fitted int...
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North Carolina slave bill of sale, 22 li
North Carolina slave bill of sale, 22 line manuscript court copy, October 23, 1830, "…I the said James Ellis…do Bargain and Sell unto&he...
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Four Georgia law books, 1838-1856: Rober
Four Georgia law books, 1838-1856: Robert Charlton, Reports of Decisions…, 1838; Cobb and Lumpkin, A General Digested Index…, 1852; Cobb, Rep...
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Two English silver trophies: one a two-h
Two English silver trophies: one a two-handled goblet, marks for William Neale & Son Ltd., Birmingham, 1932, inscribed "…/High Field Produc...
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Eight Henkel imprints, special conferenc
Eight Henkel imprints, special conferences of the Lutheran Synod, seven printed by S. [Salomon] Henkel's Office, New Market, Virginia: five printed in...
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General Winfield Scott letter, ALS, date
General Winfield Scott letter, ALS, dated Wednesday, March 18 (probably 1847, during the Mexican-American War) to General Robert Patterson in Malibran (a c...
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Mayo brothers photo, letters: dual photo
Mayo brothers photo, letters: dual photograph signed "C.H. Mayo" and "W.J. Mayo" under their respective portraits and inscribed "G...
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