Albany: 1787. An endorsement to an arrest warrant for the confiscation of goods belonging to Samuel Barrow -- 1 page, 11.5 x 10 inches, with endorsement on verso, Albany, New York, August 5, 1787 -- ordered by Revolutionary War patriot and then-Chief Justice of the New York Supreme Court Richard Morris, in very small part: "The people of New York - To The Sheriff of the County of Richmond - Greeting. We command you that of the Goods and Chattels..... More

Portsmouth: 1787. 1 page, 3.75 x 7.5 inches, Portsmouth, April 10, 1787. This document endorses a transaction between John Jonson and Jon Haven, where the former agrees to pay the sum of "Twelve shillings in loyal money." Large bold signature of Benjamin Chandler. Several dark spots and creases; tear on the bottom right. Very good(-) condition. Revolutionary War patriot who was a 2nd Lieutenant in the Field Artillery in Captain Turner's Company -- under Major Hackett of the New Hampshire..... More

Verona, Italy: 1794. 3 pages, each two-page spread measuring 8 x 11.5 inches, with a stamped "Bibliotheca Lindesiana" seal on the bottom right corner of the first page, Verona, Italy, July 25, 1794. Signed "Courvoisier" by the politician and magistrate, explaining to a colleague why a friend of his -- someone born outside of France -- should be granted a position in Spain, in part: "... Enfin, Monsieur le Comte, ce gentilhomme, qui, je vous le jure, est un excellent..... More

London: 1745. 1 page, 4.75 x 7.25 inches, London, February 6, 1745 -- the lower half of an Exchequer receipt (but complete in itself), in part: "...the like sum...lent upon Credit of the said act, and paid of his Majesty's Exchequer the said Sixth Day of February, 1745, as by a Tally, bearing Date the same Day appears: And these together with his, or his Assigns Acquittance, shall be your Discharge herein..." Boldly signed by Henry Fox, George Lyttelton, and..... More

1670. 1 page, 6 x 7.5 inches, no place, August 11, 1670. This exceedingly rare document -- a prescription written in Latin -- is boldly signed "Thomas Guidott, M.D." Some soiling and foxing, otherwise very good. Guidott, Doctor of Physics, became the 17th century's most prolific scientist using the latest techniques of the time for analysis. In 1699 he published his first book documenting the curative properties of the warm springs native to Bath, England. He was the first medical..... More

Philadelphia: 1795. Fine content autographed letter signed "S.M." Two pages (front and back), 10 x 8.25, 4to, Philadelphia, April 16, 1795, written to his brother Captain Lewis Morris, in part: "...I am happy my dear brother to inform you of my arrival, with my arrangements of my concerns at the War Department and shall proceed to West Point tomorrow where the greater part of the corps is to assemble for instruction..I am not able to go to Morrisania...but was told..... More

1793. 2 pages, oblong folio, July 1, 1793 -- a State of South Carolina land transfer deed, granting 1000 acres unto Benjamin Pearce, in the District of Orangeburgh, Winston County. Witnessed by His Excellency William Moultrie who has boldly signed the lower border on either side of the hanging ribbon. With a second autographed document attached, 4to, June 5, 1793 -- a surveyor's report outlining the boundaries and borders pertinent to the Pearce parcel. Seal no longer present, weakness at..... More

New York: 1765. A True Copy of Action taken "At Council held at Fort George" in the City of New York, Tuesday the twenty-second, October 1765. Present were Lt. Governor Cadwallader Colden and Messrs: Horsmaden, Smith, Watts, De Lancey, Reade, and Morris, assembled to discuss land matters and deferred grants, in part: "...It is ordered by his Honour the Lieutenant Governor, with the advice of the Council that the Grant of the three-thousand acres of land so Surveyed for the..... More

Massachusetts: 1781. Two remarkable war-date documents signed "J. Pettengill." The first one is 2 pages, 8.75 x 7.25 inches, no date, Massachusetts -- an affidavit to the Chief Justice of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, concerning a soldier (John Baptise Villiard) who enlisted in the Continental Army for three years and pocketed a bounty of $120. Fifty-seven days later the soldier was discovered as being a deserter and produced papers declaring that he was a French citizen and in the French..... More

York County, PA: 1784. Exceptional ADS, a legal brief completely in Smith's hand, signed at the beginning "Smith", and later in the text "James Smith" [as they all are], folio, 2 pages, York County, Pennsylvania, May 20th 1784, just seven days after the ratification of the Treaty of Paris which officially ended the Revolutionary War. In this case, Smith is representing John Goodnight against Timothy Troublesome, "...Whereupon the said John [Goodnight] by James Smith his attorney, complaineth late of York..... More

Vermont: 1798. Vermont Philanthropic Lottery Ticket No. 6463 - Second and Last Class: In pursuance of an Act of the Legislature of Vermont, passed Oct. 1798, for the benefit of the unfortunate Mr. Hawkins, this ticket entitles the possessor to such Prize as may be drawn against its Number, agreeably to the Scheme of said Lottery, 2 x 5.5 inches, on hand-made grid-lined paper, signed by "Seth Horn." Uneven toning and edges; very good(-) condition. Reprinted from Vermont Literary Magazine..... More