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SON OF THE REVOLUTION

• Sons of the Revolution gold
  Sons of the Revolution gold medal, oval medallion with American revolutionary soldier on obverse, "Sons of the Revolution" around bust of Washington on verso, gilt silver or bronze, mounted in a heavy 14 kt. gold (tested) frame with eagle and stars, inscribed "John Bernard Dahlgren…1897", stamped "Bailey Banks & Biddle Co./Phila.", original silk ribbon, 3-1/8 x 1-3/8 in. Minor wear. Descended in Family of the Late Admiral John A. Dahlgren, Eastern Shore, Virginia.
• 14K BB&B Sons of the Revolution
  14K BB&B Sons of the Revolution Medal, 1883 Sons of the Revolution medal in 14K yellow gold and navy enameled surround, star trimmed with eagle crest, engraved William Evans Guy, November 19th 1909, Bailey Banks and Biddle, on silk moire ribbon pin, 13.9 DWT
• REVOLUTIONARY WAR DS, ANTHONY WAYNE
  REVOLUTIONARY WAR DS, ANTHONY WAYNE ASSOCIATION David Ziegler (1748-1811, German soldier, immigrant to Lancaster, PA, in 1775 and soon after joined the PA Line; wounded at Battle of Long Island; Capt. and adjutant in 1st PA Regt. and agent of the state store; after the war was pioneer in NW Territory and 1st Mayor of Cincinnati) autograph document, signed, April 10, 1780; 1 p., small 4to, 8 1/8 x 7 1/2 in. A certificate attesting that he delivered 52 gallons of "Spirits" from the State Store to Anthony Wayne on Jan. 2, 1780. Docketed in Wayne's handwriting.
• FRENCH BRONZE FIGURE OF A
  FRENCH BRONZE FIGURE OF A REVOLUTIONARY LATE 19TH CENTURY dark brown patina, modelled as a man standing in bicorn hat and coat holding a scroll, the scroll signed 'À Mort'34cm high
• PORTRAIT OF AN ENGLISH
  PORTRAIT OF AN ENGLISH REVOLUTIONARY WAR OFFICER, OIL Oil on board, sight size: 4 3/4 x 3 in., framed.
• Southern School portrait and frame,
  Southern School portrait and frame, young man wearing white cravat and black coat, set against a red-draped window, said to be John Alexander Lillington (North Carolina, 1725-1786), a Revolutionary War hero, but likely his son or grandson John Alexander Lillington by tradition, unsigned, oil on canvas, circa 1830, 26-1/4 x 22 in.; fine American 19th century gilt wood and composition frame with oak leaf, acorn and bead decoration, ivy leaf and vine panel, stylized anthemion cove and corners with geometric bosses. Original stretcher and tacking edge, tears, extensive flaking, stretcher marks, accretion, grime, bloom, canvas loose; frame with original finish. By descent in the Lillington family to consigner.
• Toussaint L'Ouverture The Hero of
  Toussaint L'Ouverture The Hero of Saint Domingo Soldier Statesman Martyr; or Hayti's Struggle Triumph Independence and Achievements by Rev. C.W. Mossell A.M.B.D. Lockport NY: Ward & Cobb 1896. 8 vo 848 pp with fold out map in front many illustrations thoughout an early and rare edition of this famous biography.
• Oliver Ellsworth Revolutionary
  Oliver Ellsworth Revolutionary War Politician ANS Oliver Ellsworth (1745-1807).? American revolutionary one of the drafters of the U.S. Constitution and the third Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.? ANS May 19 1777 at Hartford a payment receipt for 19 pounds 16 shillings 8 pence to Timothy Spencer. Condition: Pink stain as a result of water transfer from another document.
• REVOLUTIONARY WAR PRIVATE'S LETTER,
  REVOLUTIONARY WAR PRIVATE'S LETTER, 1778 John Jacob Moder (Dates unknown, evidently a resident of Delaware and artilleryman or "Bumbadier") ALS to Lt. Col. Thomas Robinson (1751-1819, nephew of Gen. Anthony Wayne, officer in the 1st PA Regt.), dated at Albany NY, March 26, 1778, asking Robinson, with whom he has a neighborly connection, for help getting a better post in the army, mentions news of a recent victory in New Jersey by Wayne's forces. 3/4 p. folio, addressed erroneously, verso.
• An Impartial History of the late
  An Impartial History of the late Revolution in France, 2 vols, London 1794; A Letter on the Genius and Disposition of the French Government, including a View of the Taxation of the French Empire, by an American Recently Returned from Europe, London 1810 and Coelebs, In Search of a Wife, 2 vols, London 1808
• 2 vols. [Snowden, Richard.] The
  2 vols. [Snowden, Richard.] The American Revolution; Written in The Style of Ancient History. Philadelphia, 1793 & 1794. 12mo, contemp. sheep, red morocco spine labels; scuffed, joints & extremities rubbed. Scattered light foxing, lacking front free endpaper & front blank in vol. 1, back blank in vol. 1 defective, darkening to edges of front & back matter. Early owner's ink signature on vol. 1 front blank. Evans 26179 & 27716; Sabin
• BENJAMIN DUTERREAU (FRANCE,
  BENJAMIN DUTERREAU (FRANCE, 1767-1851) Revolutionary Era Portrait, inscribed verso in the period "This picture is the Property of Benj. Duterreau, Jun. July 13, 1791". The sitter is depicted as an elderly man in a white powdered solicitor's wig. Housed in the original gilt cove and bead frame, OS: 14" x 12", SS: 11 1/2" x 9 1/2", craquelure, losses lower left.
• Southern portrait, Revolutionary
  Southern portrait, Revolutionary hero, sketch of Solomon Barrott (died 1851), drummer boy at the Battle of Cowpens (South Carolina), unsigned, oil on thin fiberboard, American, 19th century, unframed, 19 x 12-1/4 in. Laid on mat, holes, crackle, abrasions, grime. Note verso states "This painting was found at the bottom of a trunk at "Myrtle Grove attic" (Myrtle Grove is in Wilmington, North Carolina).
• Jean-Baptiste de Rochambeau
  Jean-Baptiste de Rochambeau French General ANS 1789 1p 6 x 6.3 in. Strasbourg 4 September (7bre) 1789. In French. Signed Cte de Rochambeau. Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur Comte de Rochambeau (1725 - 1807) was the French Marshal who commanded French forces sent to aid the Americans in the Revolutionary War. Along with George Washington he was essential in the defeat of Cornwallis at Yorktown. He is considered a ''Founding Father'' of the United States and was an original member of the Society of Cincinnatus. Condition: Minor toning especially along edge where mounted in a sheet of heavy paper.
• FRANCIS HOPKINSON, REVOLUTIONARY
  FRANCIS HOPKINSON, REVOLUTIONARY WAR BONDExceedingly rare Revolutionary War bond, dated 1780, signed by FRANCIS HOPKINSON, a founding father and signer of the Declaration of Independence for the state of New Jersey. Hopkinson designed Continental money and two early flags, one for the United States and one for the Navy. Made out to John Harleston of South Carolina, a senior officer in the Revolutionary Army who was killed in battle in the spring of 1781. Document measures 5-3/8" x 10-1/4". This document is one of several dozen important signed pieces in today's sale that were part of a large collection of American historical documents from 1650 through WWII. The estate collection, assembled from about 1920-1960, has never been offered for sale at auction. See images. This item can be shipped in-house.
• RARE REVOLUTIONARY WAR LS, MORDECAI
  RARE REVOLUTIONARY WAR LS, MORDECAI GIST, 1783 Brig. General Mordecai Gist (1743-1792, a leading officer in the Maryland Line, hero of the Battle of Long Island) to General Anthony Wayne, dated at James Island, SC, January 17, 1783, declining to give an opinion concerning the newly reestablished "Charles Town Assemblies;" 1 p, wax signet at lower left, 12 x 7 1/2 in.; endorsed by Wayne.
• WALTER STEWART, REVOLUTIONARY
  WALTER STEWART, REVOLUTIONARY OFFICER, ALS, 1793 Walter Stewart (1756-1796, Officer in the Continental Army, after the war a merchant in Philadelphia and major General of Militia) ALS, German Town, October 13, 1793, to John Barclay (1749-1824, Revolutionary War soldier, Mayor of Philadelphia, 1791-'3, President of the Bank of Pennsylvania, founded in 1793); 1 1/2 pp. 4to, signed twice by Stewart and apparently docketed by Barclay. Learning that his nephew, who handles his business has fallen ill (presumably with yellow fever which was then epidemic), Stewart asks for some grace from the bank because of large debts coming due at once.
• GLORIOUS REVOLUTION PRINTED
  GLORIOUS REVOLUTION PRINTED BROADSIDE, 1688 King William II; "The Prince of Orange His Speech, In Defence of the Protestant Religion" (London: G. K., 1688) 1 p. folio. Intended to portray William's ongoing coup against James II as a noble action in defense of the Protestant faith against the tyranny of the English Catholic king.
• Revolutionary War-Era DsS Including
  Revolutionary War-Era DsS Including Willys Wolcott Huntington & Cushing Lot of 4 including:Document signed by Jedidiah Huntington (1743-1818) general in the Continental Army and organizer of the Society of the Cincinnati a State of Connecticut unpaid tax notice dated February 14 1789.Revolutionary War payment from the State of Connecticut Pay-Table Office dated March 10 1784 to Henry Champion for ?11 signed by Oliver Wolcott (1726-1797) as well as Samuel Willys and Eleazer Wales.A note signed by John Cushing Jr. of the Massachusetts Superior Court one granting his son his pew at the Southerly Meeting House in Scituate Massachusetts dated January 31 1769 plus a January 2 1753 receipt from Cushing's account.
• Late 19th C. Henry Alexander
  Late 19th C. Henry Alexander Ogden color poster titled, 'In This Number Begins: The Story Of The Revolution By Senator Lodge'. Depicting a revolutionary soldier leaning against his musket. Image 21.75”H x 13.25”W Overall in oak frame 27”H x 18”W Condition: very good with minor wrinkling at paper’s edge CT Transfer Fee $10
• CORPORAL, 1ST NEW HAMPSHIRE
  CORPORAL, 1ST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT, 1778 HN2780 - ROY...This detailed collection of thirteen military sculptures in the Soldiers of the Revolution series was issued to celebrate the bicentenary of the United States. The series was designed in close association with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation to represent each of the original thirteen states.. - Soldiers of the RevolutionArtist: William K. Harper Artist: William K. Harper Issued: 1975; Ltd. 350 Dimensions: 13"H Manufacturer: Royal Doulton
• Andrew Wyeth (Chadds Ford,
  Andrew Wyeth (Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania/Maine, 1917-2009), "Revolutionary War Soldier", brown ink on paper, signed lower right and inscribed "dull Red facings white and cross belt same…A.W.", 9-5/8 x 7-1/4 in., modern ogee molding frame,
• Oil on canvas portrait of
  Oil on canvas portrait of Revolutionary war soldier Thomas Robinson, wearing his Society of the Cincinnati medal, painted by Edith Rosenow in 1940, after the original portrait by Charles Wilson Peale. 28.25" x 21" ss / 36" x 29" oa Condition: In-painting noted particularly to the face, frame repainted, cracks.
• WALTER STEWART, REVOLUTIONARY
  WALTER STEWART, REVOLUTIONARY OFFICER, DS, 1793 Walter Stewart (1756-1796, leading officer in the Pennsylvania Line) part-printed document, signed: an insurance policy for the schooner fly on a voyage from Philadelphia to Martinique and back, 1793, subscribed by Walter Stewart and another unidentified man, each in the amount of 200 pounds. 1 p., large folio.
• Middle Eastern School 18th/19th
  Middle Eastern School 18th/19th century two revolutionary soldiers Unsigned, gouache and ink on paper, framed. Sight size: 6 x 5 3/4 in
• CONNECTICUT REVOLUTIONARY WAR
  CONNECTICUT REVOLUTIONARY WAR SUNDRY TABLERevolutionary War sundry table, from the state of Connecticut to the town of Windsor. Ink on parchment. Blanket list for recruits in the Continental army, dated May 12th 1787. 13" x 8" (with frame: 15 1/4" x 10 1/4"). Toning to the paper, creasing to the center.
• WHISKEY REBELLION DOCUMENT;
  WHISKEY REBELLION DOCUMENT; ELECTION OF 1794 "A just and true return of the Votes of Richard R. Cusack's Company of Grenadiers attached to the 1st Regiment of Philadelphia Militia, Commanded by Col. Francis Gurney, at Fort Littleton, October 14th, 1794." 1 p. folio, the paper with heraldic eagle watermark. Signed by Capt. Cusack, 1st Lt. John Fimeton, and clerk Archibald Woodruff.
• 13 FIGURE ROYAL DOULTON SOLDIERS OF
  13 FIGURE ROYAL DOULTON SOLDIERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: The first American soldiers from the original 13 states. Bicentennial Commemorative issue limited to 350 sets, and produced in association with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Largest Approx. 16'' h. CONDITION: Chip to base of the private of the 4th Connecticut regiment. Wear consistent with age and use.
• RICHARD VARICK, NYC MAYOR,
  RICHARD VARICK, NYC MAYOR, REVOLUTIONARY WARHandwritten letter signed by Richard Varick, known as "the forgotten founding father," a Revolutionary War officer and later mayor of New York City (1789-1801). Letter pleads for aid from the government for the family of a deceased officer, Col. Peter Fell, and outlines his faithful service during the war under General Clinton. "I was informed during the Revolutionary War ... that the said Col. Fell by his great activity and extreme exposure, in wet and cold, and by night and by day, on theAmerican lines, had very much impaired his health and had become severely afflicted by rheumatic affections in his limbs, which so much increased as entirely to disable him from walking and helping himself in any way ... until the day of his death." Dated 1827, with a postscript by Leonard Bleecker (brother of the NYC businessman after whom Bleecker Street is named) affirming what Varick has written. Letter measures about 9-1/2" x 8". Archival tape repair across clean center separation. Seeimages. This item can be shipped in-house.
• The Revolutionist's Bride, Paris,
  The Revolutionist's Bride, Paris, France, 1799. Hand painted over chromotithograph, After Frederick Hendrik Kaemmerer. red painted over signature lower left, approx 24.5 cm x 16.5 cm
• The Revolutionist's Bride, Paris,
  The Revolutionist's Bride, Paris, France, 1799. Hand painted over chromotithograph, After Frederick Hendrik Kaemmerer. red painted over signature lower left, approx 24.5 cm x 16.5 cm
• British Revolutionary War Knife
  British Revolutionary War Knife C. 1760-1770. Profile of man's face on blade. Engraved handle.Dimensions: L 9'' (closed)E
• MASSACHUSETTS BAY REVOLUTIONARY WAR
  MASSACHUSETTS BAY REVOLUTIONARY WAR LOAN RECEIPTMassachusetts Bay Revolutionary War loan receipt, dated Febr. 1777 with a promise of 60 pounds upon the 2nd day of December 1779 with interest at six percent, signed H. Gardiner Treasurer and countersigned H. J. Hill and D. Jeffries , 7 1/2" x 6 3/4". Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Light toning, signature is inked out.
• 1 vol. (Washington, George.)
  1 vol. (Washington, George.) Fac-Simile of Washington's Accounts during The Revolutionary War. From the Original Papers in The Treasury Department of The United States. Washington: Benefit of The Male Orphan Asylum; London: O. Rich, 1833. Folio, contemp. (orig.?) brown cloth with "The Society of Writers" signet gilt stamp on covers; occasional light to moderate wear. Also with the London bookseller O. Rich's gilt lettered & decorated blue morocco label on front cover - "Price One Guinea." 2 leaves, (i) p, 1-52, [2] blank, 65-66 pp. Pp 21 & 22 blank. With signature of Treasury Dept. Register's Office Chief Clerk. Minor spotting to front matter, otherwise internally clean & crisp. See Sabin
• EZRA STILES, AUTOGRAPHED LETTER
  EZRA STILES, AUTOGRAPHED LETTER SIGNED TO REV. SAMUEL HAVEN REGARDING THE END OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, JULY 10, 1782EZRA STILES, AUTOGRAPHED LETTER SIGNED TO REV. SAMUEL HAVEN REGARDING THE END OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, JULY 10, 1782, two-sided letter and envelope, note with red seal Provenance: Catalogue Note: Ezra Stiles (1727-1795) was President of Yale College from 1778 to 1795, and an ardent Son of Liberty, serving as the first President of the Society of the Cincinnati in Connecticut, he was friends with Benjamin Franklin, published religious text throughout his lifetime. In the letter, Rev. Stiles reference the Battle of the Saintes (April 9-12, 1782) where the British defeated the French Navy in retaliation to their blockade during the Siege of Yorktown. He also references the Battle of Guilford Court House in March 1781.
• (AMERICAN REVOLUTION) J. BURGH;
  (AMERICAN REVOLUTION) J. BURGH; Political Disquisitions (Philadelphia: R. Bell and W. Woodhouse, 1775) Vol. III only, 8vo, full sheep. Volume chiefly concerns civil society and manners, but also a section on freedom of the press and a long conclusion dealing with the rights of citizens against an oppressive government. The list of subscribers includes Washington, Jefferson, and many members of the Continental Congress.