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BENJAMIN BUTLER

• CIVIL WAR GENERAL BENJAMIN BUTLER
  CIVIL WAR GENERAL BENJAMIN BUTLER AUTOGRAPHBenjamin Franklin Butler was a Civil War Major General who went on to serve 5 terms in the House of Representatives and became the Governor of Mass. As a lawyer he had a hand in core tenets of our legal system including the "Contraband Decision" th at led to the Confiscation Acts, Militia Act, Emancipation Proclamation, and eventually the 13th Amendment. He successfully argued in front of the Supreme Court and helped establish United States Notes as legal tender, providing a US national curre ncy. The autograph appears to read Benj. F Butler Mass, found on a piece of paper with a light grid pattern and affixed to a piece of heavier paper. Approx. 4-1/4" L x 2" on a larger piece of heavier paper. Overall toning to the paper, cut edges, p encil at the top of the larger piece of paper. See images for more details on condition. This item can be shipped in-house.
• CIVIL WAR GENERAL BENJAMIN BUTLER
  CIVIL WAR GENERAL BENJAMIN BUTLER AUTOGRAPHLater governor of Massachusetts. Mounted on index card. shipping info This item can be shipped in-house.
• Benjamin Butler Signed Envelope
  Benjamin Butler Signed Envelope Benjamin F. Butler (1819-93).? Union general and Massachusetts politician.? A free franked envelope cover postmarked November 24 1869 at Lowell Massachusetts addressed to Mr. Thomas Webster of Philadelphia.Butler was a lawyer and state representative from Massachusetts before the Civil War and a very active Democrat. During the war he managed to upset Southerners to the extent that Jeff Davis declared him an outlaw and put a price on his head. After a number of failed attempts to work with Grant's forces he was removed from command. He returned to politics served in the U.S. Congress as Governor of Massachusetts and eventually became the Greenback candidate for President in 1884. Condition: The front of the envelope has been clipped from the remainder ? Light soiling smudging of postmark and slight fading of the final fe letters of Butler's signature.
• [Civil War - Autographs] Benjamin
  [Civil War - Autographs] Benjamin Butler Clipped Signature & CDV Plus  Benjamin Franklin Butler (1818-1893). Controversial Union general in the Civil War U.S. Representative from Massachusetts (1867-75 '77-79) and 33rd Governor of Massachusetts (1883-84). Lot of three framed together including: clipped signature in black ink Yours truly / Benj. F Butler / Maj Genl U.S.A. 3'' x 4''; a wartime Brady/Anthony CDV of Butler with inked identification on recto; and a steel engraving featuring Butler's facsimile signature. Professionally framed 15'' x 12'' overall. Condition: All very good.
• RARE 1854 POLITICAL SATIRE
  RARE 1854 POLITICAL SATIRE "MONEY" PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, BENJAMIN F. BUTLER, "THE PEOPLES MONEY. CHEAP AND PLENTY. THIS IS ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. ABSOLUTE NONSENSE. ABSOLUTE IRREDEEMABLE MONEY." 3 1/2"H X 8"WRare 1854 political satire "money" presidential candidate, Benjamin F. Butler, "The Peoples Money. Cheap and Plenty. This is One Thousand Dollars. Absolute Nonsense. Absolute Irredeemable Money." Benjamin Franklin Butler (November 5, 1818 – January 11, 1893) was a major general of the Union Army, politician, lawyer and businessman from Massachusetts. Born in New Hampshire and raised in Lowell, Massachusetts, Butler is best known as a political major general of the Union Army during the American Civil War, and for his leadership role in the impeachment of U.S. President Andrew Johnson. 3 1/2"H x 8"W Dimensions: 3 1/2"H x 8"W
• COL. RICHARD BUTLER, ALS TO ANTHONY
  COL. RICHARD BUTLER, ALS TO ANTHONY WAYNE, 1780 Richard Butler (1743-1791, native of Ireland, gunsmith, pioneer in Ohio before the war, distinguished service during the war including service in Morgan's Rifles and as Col. in the 9th Pa. Regiment; killed at the Defeat of St. Clair, Nov. 1791) autograph letter, signed, dated at Camp, (in New Jersey), June 5, 1780, to Gen. Anthony Wayne and docketed in his handwriting; 1 p., folio, 13 x 8 in.; mentioning a meeting with Washington and his family, with comments on conflicts between officers as they related to Wayne, and with news about recruiting troops. Soon after, Butler would be involved in repelling the British advance against the Continental army encamped near Morristown.
• Benjamin John Ottewell (fl.
  Benjamin John Ottewell (fl. 1885-1930 - died 1937) - Watercolour - Country landscape with a boy and dog to foreground 12.5ins x 17.75ins initialled and dated 1853 in later gilt frame and glazed
• Benjamin Blyth (American 1746-1786)
  Benjamin Blyth (American 1746-1786) pair of pastel on paper portraits of a gentleman and his wife 22 1/2" x 16 3/4". Provenance: The... ?
• FRAMED DOCUMENT, JUDAH P. BENJAMIN.
  FRAMED DOCUMENT, JUDAH P. BENJAMIN. A hand written court reading Dec. 21, 1833 filed in the 4th probate court, parish of New Orleans-opposition to the gathering of the estate. Museum framing with photo of Benjamin from National Archives. Letter, 10” x 8”, frame 19.75” x 27.5”Quoting Wikipedia, ”Judah Philip Benjamin, QC (August 6, 1811 – May 6, 1884) was a United States senator from Louisiana, a Cabinet officer of the Confederate States and, after his escape to the United Kingdom at the end of the American Civil War, an English barrister. Benjamin was the first Jew to hold a Cabinet position in North America and the first to be elected to the United States Senate who had not renounced his faith.”
• Benjamin Benno American,
  Benjamin Benno American, 1901-1980 Untitled, 1935 Estimate:$6,000-$8,000
• SAMUEL BUTLER ATTRIBUTED OIL ON
  SAMUEL BUTLER ATTRIBUTED OIL ON CANVAS Samuel Butler (British, 1835-1902) attributed fine oil on canvas depicting a family portrait in an Victorian interior with a young man wearing a Royal Army uniform, possibly initialed "SB"? to lower left, circa mid nineteenth century, housed in a carved giltwood frame with "Samuel Buttler" metal plate. Image: 27.5" H x 35.5" W; frame: 33" H x 41" W. Provenance: Property from an Upper East Side townhouse.
• GENERAL BUTLER STILL BANK J&E
  GENERAL BUTLER STILL BANK J&E Stevens c. 1880's cast iron whimsical portrayal of General with frog's body fully hand painted. 6 1/2'' h. (Good Cond.)
• JUDAH P. BENJAMIN AUTOGRAPH
  JUDAH P. BENJAMIN AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNEDJudah P. Benjamin Autograph Letter Signed, two pages, dated from Washington, Feb. 5, 1861, to an unknown man, relaying, in part, "...I must go home this evening..." and "I will write you from N.O as I may be ordered to Montgomery", 7 in. x 4 in., together with Butler, Pierce. Judah P. Benjamin, Philadelphia, George Jacobs & Company, 1906.
• REG BUTLER (BRITISH, 1913-1981)
  REG BUTLER (BRITISH, 1913-1981) BRONZE Bronze with gold patina. Edition 6/8 and monogrammed 'RB' (on base).
• American School, 19th Century
  American School, 19th Century Portrait of General Joshua Buster oil on canvas unsigned 23 1/4 x 19 1/4 inches. According to genealogical records, Joshua Butler was born in Loudon, Virginia in 1793. By 1806, Butler had moved to Wanye, Kentucky, where he joined the Fifty-third Regiment of the Kentucky Militia. Upon the outbreak of the War of 1812, Butler's unit served in both the Western and Southern Campaigns, the latter of which culminated in the Battle of New Orleans. Butler returned to Wanye after the war and married Julia Gholson Hayden in 1817, with whom he had at least six children. Butler died in 1861 in Monticello, Wanye, Kentucky.
• BENJAMIN WILLIAMS LEADER
  BENJAMIN WILLIAMS LEADER (1831-1923): FIGURES ON A PATH THROUGH THE WOODS Watercolor on paper 9 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. (sight) signed and dated 1894.
• H. Badger (American 19th century)
  H. Badger (American 19th century) PORTRAIT OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN STURTEVANT oil on board framed unsigned bearing old label on verso H24'' W20'' Provenance: Private collection Bamberg South Carolina Other Notes: Benjamin Franklin Sturtevant (1833-1890) was a gifted mechanical engineer and industrial inventor based in Boston. His inventions include improvements to shoe making and toothpick manufacturing. He eventually earned a place in history with his improvements to the industrial fan which were quickly utilized in factories throughout the United States and helped spread the industrial revolution. He founded the B.F.Sturtevant Co. which became ''America's First Fan Company.''
• Benjamin Foster (American
  Benjamin Foster (American 1852-1926) watercolor landscape signed LL depicting an open field abloom under a cloudy sky framed and matted under glass minor damages/loss of gilt to frame ss: 10 1/4'' h. x 14.
• BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, DS, AUGUST 14,
  BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, DS, AUGUST 14, 1788; FRAMED Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790, American statesman and philosopher, signer of the Declaration of Independence), signature as President of Pennsylvania and shortly following his participation in the Constitutional Convention, on a land grant, August 14, 1788; signed also by James Trimble for Charles Biddle, with a clear impression of the commonwealth seal. By this deed, William Bell gained title to about 240 acres of land in Cumberland Co. Ink on vellum, the seals composed of hard wax and paper.
• After Baron Andr? Jolly
  After Baron Andr? Jolly ''Benjamin Franklin at the Court of France, 1778'' 1853 Tinted Engraving Ornate Gilt Framing 34''x47''
• BENJAMIN RUSH, PA SIGNER, ADS, 1777
  BENJAMIN RUSH, PA SIGNER, ADS, 1777 Dr. Benjamin Rush (1745-1814, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, active through the war in Pennsylvania state and United States government) autograph document, signed, as Surgeon General to the Middle Department of the Continental Army, dated June 16, 1777, certifying that Capt. Covell of the 3rd Battalion of the Pennsylvania Line suffered from chronic rheumatism, "which renders him unable to march or to endure wet weather;" 1 p., 4 7/8 x 5 3/8 in., inlaid on a larger sheet.
• BENSON: FIVE MEN WITH RIFLES
  BENSON: FIVE MEN WITH RIFLES Toned print. Provenance: Property from the Collection of Gerald Kornblau. 4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. 11 x 12 in. (frame).
• BENJAMIN LINCOLN, SEC. OF WAR, ADS,
  BENJAMIN LINCOLN, SEC. OF WAR, ADS, 1783 Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810, Revolutionary War General, Secretary of War, 1781-'84) part-printed certificate of service issued to Barnet Allwine, of the 1st Pennsylvania Regt., who enlisted in May, 1778, and served until August 18, 1783; signed by Lincoln and other officers; endorsed by an attorney with regard to bounty lands.
• A Pennsylvania land grant on vellum
  A Pennsylvania land grant on vellum dated 5-20-1796, granting a property named "Belvadere" to William Bingham, and signed by Pennsylvania governor and Founding Father Thomas Mifflin (1744-1800). Mifflin was a Philadelphia merchant who was expelled by the Quakers for joining the Continental Army during the American Revolution, in which he served first as one of George Washington's aide-de-camps and then as Quartermaster General. After the Revolution he was the last President of Pennsylvania, succeeding Benjamin Franklin, a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, in the course of which he was a Signer of the Constitution, and then the first Governor of Pennsylvania. This document was also signed by the first Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth, James Trimble (1755-1837), and by one Nathaniel Irwin.
• JUDAH BENJAMIN SIGNED
  JUDAH BENJAMIN SIGNED DOCUMENTConfederate Secretary of War Judah Benjamin Signed Document, partially printed, on Confederate States of America, War Department letterhead, dated Richmond, March 7, 1862, to "... Winchester, Donaldsonville Artillery, Yorktown, VA, in part; "You are respecfully referred to the foregoing Circular of this Department, in conformity with which you are authorized to enlist and muster into service a Company of Heavy Artillery,,,Respectfully, J.P. Benjamin, Sect. of War, 10 in. x 7 3/4 in., mounted on another sheet,
• Butler (Rev. Alban) Travels Through
  Butler (Rev. Alban) Travels Through France and Italy, Edinburgh 1803. 8vo. cont. half calf. Engraved portrait frontispiece
• GENERAL BUTLER Ives c. 1880's
  GENERAL BUTLER Ives c. 1880's cast iron and wood hand painted head hands and feet wears cloth uniform with buttoned jacket one in the desirable walking series produced by company. 10'' h. Touch up to pants replaced pants one hand restored.
• Two mezzotints of Benjamin Franklin
  Two mezzotints of Benjamin Franklin and Nancy Parsons 5 1/4" x 4". ?
• BENJAMIN HARRISON - LEVI MORTON
  BENJAMIN HARRISON - LEVI MORTON JUGATE BANDANA FOR 1888 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION With the Republican candidates being shown on two-color silkscreen, presented behind mat in chrome frame.
• BENJAMIN WILLIAMS LEADER
  BENJAMIN WILLIAMS LEADER (BRITISH, 1831-1923) 19TH C. O/C OF CREEKSIDE COTTAGE BENJAMIN WILLIAMS LEADER (BRITISH, 1831-1923) 19TH CENTURY OIL ON CANVAS OF CREEKSIDE COTTAGE; SIGHT 26.5"H 20.5"W OVERALL 34"H 28"W; CONDITION: OLD REPAIR AT UPPER CENTER, MODERATE TO HEAVY CRAQUELURE THROUGHOUT
• GENERAL BUTLER IRON STILL BANK Late
  GENERAL BUTLER IRON STILL BANK Late 19th c. Cast Iron Figural Bank by J & E Stevens (Cromwell, CT), depicting Union Army General Benjamin Butler with body in the form of a frog - a reflection of his involvement in scandalous greenback currency dealings, 6 1/2" high. Paint losses, facial hairline extending above moustache.
• JAMES BUTLER (AMERICAN, B. 1945)
  JAMES BUTLER (AMERICAN, B. 1945) 36" x 46" "Shifting Morning Light", 1990. Oil on canvas, signed lower right corner, in a wood frame, overall 42" x 52".
• JOHN WILLIAM HILL AND BENJAMIN F.
  JOHN WILLIAM HILL AND BENJAMIN F. SMITHJohn William Hill and Benjamin F. Smith , "New Orleans from the Lower Cotton Press 1852", small format chromolithograph, after David Moody (American, 1774-1874), published by Smith Bros. & Co., New York, sight 5 1/2 in. x 8 3/4 in., framed
• PRINT, BENJAMIN CUNNINGHAM Benjamin
  PRINT, BENJAMIN CUNNINGHAM Benjamin Cunningham (American, 1904-1975), "Desert," lithograph, pencil signed lower right, image: 21.5"h x 14"w, overall (with frame): 25.25"h x 17.25"w
• American political figures, 98
  American political figures, 98 signatures including "P[ierce] Butler" (1744-1822, signer of Constitution), autograph check, June 17, 1799, spindle hole, adhesions verso ; "Warren Hastings" (1732-1818, Indiana Governor), check, June 11, 1791, repair, small holes ; "F[rancis] E. Spinner" (1802-1890, Lincoln's Treasury Secretary), check, September 1, 1849, plowman with horses vignette; "Edwin M. Stanton" (1814-1869, Lincoln's War Secretary), bold black cut signature (on card); "Jon[a]th[an] Trumble" (original family spelling of "Trumbull") (1710-1785, only colonial governor to support Revolution, cut document, January 20, 1755, 1 x 5-3/4 in.; and "Jon[a]th[an] Trumbull" (Jr., 1740-1809), partly printed document appointing Charles Baldwin as Lieutenant in the 2nd Company, 17 Regiment of the Connecticut Militia, boldly signed as "Captain General and Commander in Chief…over the State of Connecticut", October 17, 1804, separations, fold through one letter of signature, minor stains and edge chips ; other signatures include George S. Boutwell, Benjamin F. Butler, John J. Crittendon, Charles Foster, John W. Hoyt, J. Sterling Morton, Jerimiah M. Rusk, Dr. Julius Hawley 1876 ALS, Thaddeus Stevens, Union General Benjamin F. Tracy, Lyman Trumbull and William Windon, many on album pages, some on receipts, some cut, all in archival sleeves housed in two black leather "Presidential" series albums with gilt borders and titles, by Exposures, 14-1/2 x 13 in. Toning, creases, folds, stains, separations, small losses throughout. Collection of H. Donald Nelson, Williamsburg, Virginia.
• HERRING JR., BENJAMIN. 1860. Oil on
  HERRING JR., BENJAMIN. 1860. Oil on Board. "Stable Companions." Signed and dated 1860, lower center. Some inpainting in sky. Dimensions: 10.25" h x 12" w