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New York: Cadell & Davies. Illustrated, 8vo, blue cloth backed blue boards, d.w. New York: Cadell & Davies, (1994). First Edition. Fine. Signed by the author on the title page. More
New York: Cadell & Davies. Illustrated, 8vo, blue cloth backed blue boards, d.w. New York: Cadell & Davies, (1994). First Edition. Fine. Signed by the author on the title page. More
Washington: 1900. 1 page on vellum with the royal blue paper seal intact, 13 x 16.5 inches, City of Washington, December 17, 1900. Handsome partially printed document signed in full by the 25th President of the United States, appointing Louis P. H. Bahrenburg as Assistant Surgeon in the Marine Hospital Service of the United States. Several faint creases, but still in very good condition. More
Canton, OH: 1885. 2.5 x 6.5 inches, Canton, Ohio, April 30, 1885 -- written by William R. Day, close friend of and eventually Secretary of State under President McKinley. The check remits payment of $1,000 to then-Congressman McKinley. Issued by the Ohio Bank, it is endorsed on the back by McKinley. Also included is Day's bankbook, 6.5 x 4.5 inches, with the record of the check's date, amount, and recipient. Original bank stamp and two tiny punch holes. Very good..... More
South Carolina: 1864. 1 page, 10 x 8 inches, signed "John McQueen - Chairman" on the back of a Confederate States of America purchase order, "House of Representatives of C.S.A," February 2, 1864, South Carolina, written during the great shortage of 1864, a time when newspapers were printed on the back of wallpaper and the CSA literally ran out of government stationery, approving the purchase of $25,358.94 worth of office supplies, which included envelopes, cap paper, steel pens, blank books..... More
1958. 1 page on personal stationery, 10.25 x 7.25 inches, no place, April 14, 1958. Signed "Ethel" to "Good Housekeeping" editor Herbert Mayes on the subject of the national anthem, in part: "...maybe I'm just an old sentimentalist or maybe I'm too set in my ways, but to me there is something almost sacrilegious about the thought of supplanting an established national anthem with one more or less fashioned to satisfy new artistic or political criticisms...I do think there should..... More
Washington: 1817. 2 pages (front and back), 9.75 x 7.75 inches, Washington, October 2, 1817, marked "Private" to an unknown recipient, reaching out to the family of the late Vice-President and Signer Elbridge Gerry (who are almost destitute) by appointing his son Surveyor of Boston and remarking on his triumphant Grand Tour of New England, in small part: "...Young Mr. Gerry...on a belief that his education at Cambridge, and under Col. Austin, with whom he was studying law, at the..... 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
1874. 19TH CENTURY UNITED STATES CABINET APPOINTEES: Excellent collection of six 3-1/4" X 2": Levi Morton (Vice President under Benjamin Harrison); Morrison R. White (Appointed Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court by Grant); John A. Creswell (Postmaster General under Grant); (2) - John G. Carlisle (Secretary of Treasury under Cleveland & McKinley); and Charles S. Fairchild (Secretary of Treasury under Cleveland). All items are boldly signed and in fine condition. 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
Baltimore: 1944. 1 page, 11 x 8.5 inches, Baltimore, September 21, 1944. In this letter Nash grants permission for use of one of his poems, in full: "I'm glad that you like 'The Boy Who Laughed at Santa Claus', and herewith give you my permission to use it for your Christmas greeting." Natural folds; very good(+) condition. More
New York: Arbor House, 1985. 240 pages, 8vo, blue cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. New York: Arbor House, (1985). A near fine copy. Signed in full on the half title and dated 10-10-91. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1988. 336 pages. 8vo, black cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1988). A fine copy. Signed "Richard Nixon 5-1-91" on the half-title. More
New York: Touchstone, 1990. 456pp., amall mark at bottom edge of pages. 8vo, stiff pictorial wrappers. New York: Touchstone, (1990). Fine. Signed and dated "Richard Nixon 8-1-92" on the fly-leaf. More
1960. 8" x 10" black-and-white photograph of a smiling Vice-President Nixon, shaking someone's hand. No place, no date, circa 1960. Signed near the bottom right corner: "To David Yegerlehner with every good wish from Richard Nixon." Ink slightly faded on part of his signature; very good(-) condition. More
Washington, D.C. 1954. Typed letter signed "Richard Nixon" on Vice Presidential letterhead. Typed in peacock blue ink, with a large eagle watermark clearly visible. Warm thank you to a well-wisher. 7" x 9". Washington, D.C., July 7, 1954. Very good(+) condition. "...It was certainly a pleasure to see you when you were here in Washington and I only regret that the schedule was such that we did not have more time for a visit..." More
New York: 1943. Extremely scarce 1943 Con Edison brochure -- "Greater Service News" -- with a public service advertisement announcing the first public exhibition of Norman Rockwell's Four Freedom paintings. This event was billed as The Four Freedoms War Bond Show sponsored by the United States Treasury Department and The Saturday Evening Post, Thursday, June 4th through Sunday, June 13th, at the International Building Mezzanine, 630 Fifth Avenue, New York City. People fortunate enough to attend were given "a full..... More
Washington, D.C. 1858. His signature, as congressman, on an envelope addressed in his hand, to J.L. Cist, St. Louis, MO. The signature appears at the upper right corner of the envelope as a return address: "Free/James L. Orr/M.C." Very scarce. 12mo. Washington, D.C., December 6, 1858. Very good condition. U.S. congressman from South Carolina (1849-59); Confederate senator (1862-65); governor of South Carolina (1866-68); U.S. minister to Russia (1872-73). More
Richmond: 1861. 2 pages, 8.5 x 6.5 inches, Richmond, December 27, 1861, written to Confederate Governor of Georgia, Joseph E. Brown. In part: "...I am instructed by the President to acknowledge receipt of your communication...enclosing a copy of the State of Georgia in relation to Rev. C.W. Thomas, a former chaplain on the U.S. Navy, and to inform you that a recent act of the Confederate Congress makes it possible to provide for him..." Endorsed on the back by Brown..... More
Beverly Hills: 1958. 1 page on "International News Service" letterhead, 11 x 8.5 inches, Beverly Hills, California, April 14, 1958. Written by the influential Hollywood gossip columnist, responding passionately to Mayes's query regarding replacing the national anthem, in part: "...There have been many complaints that our national anthem is difficult to sing and is only for people with fine singing voices. Yes, it is difficult but it really doesn't matter if the anthem isn't sung well, just so we know..... More
1804. 1 page, 4.5 x 7 inches, no place, March 23, 1804. This document, an agreement specifying that his nanny has been paid in clothing, bears two signatures -- one in rare form "Dr. Nathaniel Peabody" by the Revolutionary War militia leader, delegate to the Continental Congress, and noted colonial physician. Small closed tear on the uneven bottom edge; three small ink smudges. Very good(-) condition. 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
Washington: 1987. Autographed letter signed "Colin" as lieutenant general, in response to a letter from an old friend who had written him to reestablish contact after 30 years, in part: "You'll be glad to know A-8 is alive and thriving. We had two reunions last year - one here in Washington last June which was so successful (about 25 PRs) that another was held in NY in Sept." 2 pages (front and back), 8vo, 8.5 x 7 inches, with a...... More
Jefferson City, MO: 1853. 1 page, 12.75 x 12.5 inches, Jefferson City, MO, April 15, 1853. Signed as governor, a bond in the amount of $1,000 made out to Missouri state treasurer A.W. Morrison. Also signed by Missouri secretary of state John M. Richardson. Slight tears and holes, with engraved borders and a headpiece vignette depicting a woman seated beside a cornucopia, mounted on a larger sheet along with six interest coupons. Very good(-) condition. American politician and army commander;..... More
Boston: 1846. 1 page, 6.75 x 4.25 inches, Boston, September 1, 1846. Autographed letter signed by the Massachusetts Congressman and Harvard president, politely declining an invitation, in part: "I feel greatly obligated by your polite invitation to me and my lady to be of your party for the visitation of the Farm school on the 4th instant..." Accompanied by a holograph envelope measuring 2.5 x 4 inches. Rust stain from a paper clip on verso of letter; very good condition..... More
Boston: 1860. 1 page on lined, blind-stamped paper, 9.75 x 7.75 inches, Boston, March 21, 1860. Written by the Massachusetts Congressman and Harvard president, in part: "I am not qualified to give you any 'reliable' opinion concerning the most 'reliable' history of Massachusetts..." Several tiny stains; two closed tears in the right margin. Very good(-) condition. More
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