Boston: 1881. 1 page on "Warren & Brandeis, Counsellors at Law" letterhead, 9.25 x 5.75 inches, Boston, December 1, 1881. This letter, written from Louis Brandeis' law firm entirely in Brandeis' hand, was sent to publisher William L. Putnam about the cost and method of taking testimony in a case, in part: "We are hardly prepared...In regard to taking testimony...We will have no difficulty in agreeing upon the mode and the way. We have sent to Mr. Bradley a bond... More

1947. 1 page on plain three-holed notebook paper, 9.5 x 6 inches, no place, February 5, 1947. At the top and bottom of a typed memo headed "Power of Court to Remit Contempt Fine," Burton has noted in pencil: "Memo to the Chief Justice (Preliminary report from my law clerk...Suggest therefore that a court could reserve the right to reexamine the fine at the conclusion of the hearing of the merits. HHB." The memo cites several cases in which courts... More

New York: 1929. 3 pages (gatefold), 7.5 x 5.75 inches, Bar Building, New York City, June 25, 1929 -- a fine letter to powerful New York attorney Frederic R. Coudert, in part: "...I felt this a good deal when I wrote sustaining the power of the courts to investigate the bar through a roving inquisition...You have put your finger in a real evil when you speak of the lack of any sense of Constitutional responsibility in the parts of the... More

Washington: 1841. Complimentary autographed letter signed "S.P. Chase," recommending a colleague for a position as Chaplain, in part: "He is not a relation of mine, but formal acquaintance enables me to say that he is a man of sincere piety, great personal worth and eminently qualified for the position...He has...been assiduously engaged in laborious and self denying pastoral duty and desires the appointment...to reestablish his health." 1 page on white paper, folds, slightly aged at the edges, 4to, 9.75 x.... More

Washington, D.C. 1946. 1 page, 9 x 7 inches, on official letterhead with a "Department of Justice" blind-stamp, Washington, D.C., April 19, 1946. In this short, friendly letter, Clark thanks the recipient for his support, in part: "Thank you for your good letter of April 6th concerning my address at the Roosevelt Hotel. It was very kind of you to write as you did and I appreciate very much your thoughtfulness in doing so..." One horizontal fold; fine condition. More

Washington, D.C. 1962. 1 page, 6.75 x 5.5 inches, Washington, D.C., January 10, 1962 -- a brief note to Florence Shientag, who founded the New York Women's Bar Association, in full: "It was nice to see you in New York on the 5th at the Charlie Clark affair. I thank you kindly for your gracious letter of January 8." Two horizontal folds but still in fine condition. Matted in white beside a 6.5 x 4.5-inch photo of Douglas; set in a burgundy frame measuring 13.5 x 17.5 inches. More

1965. 10 x 8 inches, no place, no date but most likely signed as Supreme Court Justice, circa 1965. Signed along the bottom white margin (which is slightly stained): "To John Buchanan With every good wish, Arthur J. Goldberg." Very good condition. Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1962 to 1965. More

1958. 10 x 8 inches, no place, no date, circa 1958 -- a handsome black-and-white bust photograph signed in the 1.25-inch white border at the bottom. Several faint creases in the border; very good condition. Goldberg was a U.S. Secretary of Labor, Supreme Court Justice, and Ambassador to the United Nations. More

1910. 9.5 x 7.25 inches, mounted to 10.75 x 8 inches -- an original 1909 Moffett Studio Platinum Print Portrait, 25 Congress Street, Chicago, Illinois, taken as the "Official" portrait during his Governorship of New York, inscribed on his very last day in office as Governor -- and only seven days before he would be sworn in as Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court: "To the Teachers and Students of Nyack, With my best wishes, Charles E. Hughes... More

Washington, D.C. 1940. 1 page, 10.5 x 8 inches, Washington, D.C., April 4, 1940. Written to powerful New York attorney Frederic R. Coudert, expressing his apprehension in taking part in a luncheon where he is to be coveted with a Medal, in part: "...I don't see how I can arrange to attend a luncheon or dinner, sans medal, as it is important both for my own sake and for that of Mrs. Hughes that we shall be entirely free to... More

Washington, D.C. 1944. 1 page, 7.75 x 5.75 inches, Washington, D.C., April 15, 1944, to powerful New York attorney Frederic R. Coudert, in full: "I am glad to receive your very kind letter and I warmly appreciate your greetings and good wishes. When you come to Washington, I trust that I may have the pleasure of seeing you." Very good condition. American Statesman, Governor of New York, and later Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. More

Washington, D.C. 1943. 2 pages, 7.75 x 5.75, Washington, D.C., April 16, 1943, written two years after his retirement on Supreme Court stationery, an unusually chatty communication to powerful New York attorney Frederic R. Coudert, in part: "...I recall telling Cardozo that I meant to take up Greek again, but since my retirement there has been so much on my 'reading-table' that I haven't as yet got around to it. I still cherish the ambition to renew the study which... More

New York: 1935. Signature by the American statesman, Governor of New York, and first Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. 4 1/2" x 1" slip cut from a document and affixed to the flyleaf of his biography. No place, Feb. 17, no year. Inscribed by the biographer, Frank Monaghan, and signed by the owner, Monaghan's Yale colleague and fellow historian Tucker Brooke. John Jay Defender of Liberty, by Frank Monaghan, illustrated, frontispiece, 497 pages, tall 8vo, boards, dust wrapper... More