A large metal deed box containingA large metal deed box containing a very large number of documents many on vellum some with seals.
A quantity of documents of literaryA quantity of documents of literary interest including correspondence from Tennyson Walter Scott Charles Darwin Coleridge Sydney Smith; other notables signatures etc.
A quantity of about eighteen historicA quantity of about eighteen historic documents many of the 17th. and 18th. c. and on vellum.
A quantity of documents includingA quantity of documents including albums with postcards correspondence and signatures of notables including Conan Doyle W.W. Jacobs Weedon Grossmith etc.
A quantity of legal documents mainlyA quantity of legal documents mainly 19th century some on vellum including wills mortgages leases etc. many with British some S.African duty stamps together with magazines and newspapers including a 1930 ''News of the World'' free insurance document.
A quantity of mainly 19th centuryA quantity of mainly 19th century literary historical and political documents and sketches including correspondence with the Soane Museum and correspondence with various politicians novelists poets and authors.
A large quantity of postal coversA large quantity of postal covers with letters from historical and other correspondents further extensive legal documents and correspondence of the nobility and others on diverse subjects.
Documents relating to France GermanyDocuments relating to France Germany and Italy in the 17th and 18th century including papers signed by Louis XII a paper signed by the Revolutionary Council in the 4th year of the Republic receipts for loans to the Treasury for the war etc.
An extensive collection of historicalAn extensive collection of historical legal documents title deeds political and other poems dating from the 15 to the 20th century some on vellum or parchment including a 100 Bank of England Bill No. 10023 dated 23rd June 1709.
FRENCH 1741 HANDWRITTEN EIGHT-PAGEFRENCH 1741 HANDWRITTEN EIGHT-PAGE DOCUMENT AND 1782 EIGHT-PAGE LEGAL DOCUMENTFrench 1741 Handwritten Eight-Page Document and 1782 Eight-Page Legal Document
A Group of Early European DocumentsA Group of Early European Documents & Manuscripts Lot includes: Legal document possibly dealing with English in Law French 1595 vellum with small hanging seal; 2 documents in Spanish one dated 1619 one dated 1626 possibly an appointment of Voerner; Spanish letter that appears to be addressed to Duke. document with partial seal to Ferrando Gonzaga Viceroy of Noto (southern Italy) dated 1547; list of deeds no signatures but refers to a deed dated 1593 that was signed Queen Elizabeth; Russian document dated 1895; letter regarding Serbian royalty; document that appears to be in Czech; document with no translation; and 1956 ALs from Le Fayett?? Full description coming soon.
A quantity of historic documentsA quantity of historic documents and ephemera including a document dated 1480 documents of the 16th and 17th century several Acts of Parliament of William III George II etc. 17/18th loan and payment documents including dated 1691 for services in Ireland dated 1710 signed Walpole dated 1729 signed Marlborough and Godolphin books of verses etc.
INDENTURE DOCUMENTIndenture Document,,INDENTURE DOCUMENTIndenture Document,,
FRENCH 1690 HANDWRITTEN NINE-PAGEFRENCH 1690 HANDWRITTEN NINE-PAGE DOCUMENT AND 1771 EIGHT-PAGE LEGAL DOCUMENTFrench 1690 Handwritten Nine-Page Document and 1771 Eight-Page Legal Document
A quantity of historic documentsA quantity of historic documents and ephemera including 17th century documents on the Restoration of the Monarchy correspondence from Lord to Lady Camarthen etc.
FIVE MANUSCRIPTS. Middle EastFIVE MANUSCRIPTS. Middle East 19th century. Pen and ink text on polished paper with gold and colored ink. Some damage. In frames 8.5''h. 6.5''w. to 10.75''h. 9.5''w.
A quantity of historic documentsA quantity of historic documents including 18th century items on the cruelties of the slave trade medical treatment for George III timber supplies to the Navy French puzzle writing etc.
FRENCH 1787 HANDWRITTEN SIX-PAGEFRENCH 1787 HANDWRITTEN SIX-PAGE LEGAL DOCUMENT AND 1740 HANDWRITTEN TEN-PAGE DOCUMENTFrench 1787 Handwritten Six-Page Legal Document and 1740 Handwritten Ten-Page Document
A box of guide books etc.A box of guide books etc.
FRENCH 1686 HANDWRITTEN EIGHT-PAGEFRENCH 1686 HANDWRITTEN EIGHT-PAGE DOCUMENT AND 1693 EIGHT-PAGE DOCUMENT ON PARCHMENT (FADED)French 1686 Handwritten Eight-Page Document and 1693 Eight-Page Document on Parchment (faded)
A loose leaf file box containingA loose leaf file box containing a quantity of ephemera including contracts of sale, letters, bill heads and other material
TWO DOCUMENTS ON PARCHMENT 7 ¼"TWO DOCUMENTS ON PARCHMENT 7 ¼" x 12 ?" paper size Two documents on parchment, possibly 17th century. Purchased from Gordon Andreas Singer in 2008 as Papal documents. Copy of the invoice accompanies the lot.
NIXON, WILLIAM ("DOC"). THE NIXONNIXON, WILLIAM ("DOC"). THE NIXON MANUSCRIPT, AND OTHER...Nixon, William ("Doc"). The Nixon Manuscript, and Other Publications. Including "The Nixon Manuscript" (ca. 1920; accompanied by ten blueprints), plus the 1987 reprint; "The Nixon Ghost Manuscript" (Pts. 1-2, 1929; accompanied by a photo illustration); "The Knockout Outfit" (1926); "I.B.M. Convention Special: The Nixon 1931 Magical Surprise"; and "Now! You Do One!" (1932). Disbound and gathered in a vinyl binder.
A Collection of Reading MaterialA Collection of Reading Material pertaining to art and museum exhibitions; approximately 14 volumes.
(VARIOUS) A group of two boxes(VARIOUS) A group of two boxes of books on various subjects.
FRENCH 1736 DOCUMENT ON PARCHMENTFRENCH 1736 DOCUMENT ON PARCHMENT AND 1780 HANDWRITTEN SIX-PAGE LEGAL DOCUMENTFrench 1736 Document on Parchment and 1780 Handwritten Six-Page Legal Document
FOUR ASSORTED FRAMED PHOTOGRAPHSFOUR ASSORTED FRAMED PHOTOGRAPHS AND DOCUMENTSFour Assorted Framed Photographs and Documents
EARLY DOCUMENTEarly Document, readingEARLY DOCUMENTEarly Document, reading "Inquisition indented, taken at the dwelling house of Walter Brook, innkeeper, Scituate near City Hall in the fourth ward of the city of New York, Sept. in 9th year of the reign of Lord George the III", 12 signatures to include Samuel Bell, John Johnson, James Lawrence, etc., framed, sheet size 11 1/4" x 15". Provenance: Estate of Peter Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut.
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A lot of ephemera, including aA lot of ephemera, including a 1795 U.S. bond, a Catholic forgiveness document from 1925, a letter from the office of LBJ (secretarially signed, as there is no dot under the "B"), a mid-19th century scrapbook or commonplace book, an 1884 Hagerstown almanac, and eleven Danish printed and handwritten documents of the 19th century.
SIX FRENCH DOCUMENTS PERTAININGSIX FRENCH DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO DEBTS 17TH/18TH CENTURIESSIX FRENCH DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO DEBTS 17th/18th Centuries On parchment or laid paper. Five handwritten, one printed. All with tax/revenue stamps. Folded sheets to 13" x 9.5".
FRENCH 1780 HANDWRITTEN SIX-PAGEFRENCH 1780 HANDWRITTEN SIX-PAGE LEGAL DOCUMENT AND 1793 FOUR-PAGE DOCUMENTFrench 1780 Handwritten Six-Page Legal Document and 1793 Four-Page Document
Thirty eight+ pages of promissoryThirty eight+ pages of promissory notes marked ''Comptrollers office'' and others from 1790s Connecticut in black binder.
Nine loose leaf files containingNine loose leaf files containing 19th Century letters, Royal warrant bills of sale, other bills of sale and an assortment of other material
GROUP OF NEW YORK DOCUMENTS, 1802-1890EightGROUP OF NEW YORK DOCUMENTS, 1802-1890Eight documents, from 1802 to the 1890s, including Civil War period indentures and other real estate related items, including a hand-drawn map. One piece is a handwritten 1853 deed between the land owner and the New Creek Company of Virginia, believed to be a railroad concern. See images for detail.
Provenance: Obtained directly from a collection of historical paper items -- from the Ashfield, Skaats and McNeal families of New York -- none of which has ever been offered for sale. Several lots of these papers, including historically important pieces, are being offered in today's auction. The family, represented in several of the items in the collection, owned land directly adjacent to Wall Street, and some of the pieces refer to these parcels.
1 piece. Manuscript Document.1 piece. Manuscript Document. [France?], 1353. Small folio on vellum, in Latin. Framed.
NEW YORK DOCUMENTS, 1756-1809ThreeNEW YORK DOCUMENTS, 1756-1809Three documents, including the last will and testament of Tobias Ashfield (1756), an indenture to apprentice under a baker by Ashfield's son (1770) and court summons from 1809, signed by the sheriff of New York, Benjamin Ferris. The papers all have unmended splits.
Provenance: Obtained directly from a collection of historical paper items -- from the Ashfield, Skaats and McNeal families of New York -- none of which has ever been offered for sale. Several lots of these papers, including historically important pieces, are being offered in today's auction. The family, represented in several of the items in the collection, owned land directly adjacent to Wall Street, and some of the pieces refer to these parcels.