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Previous|1|Next Image Lot Item Title Time Left Your Bids 6 Pioneering New York Black Doctor immigrates to Liberia on the eve of Civil War - Letter Heading(African American, 1861)AuthorDunbar, (Dr.) Charles [Benjamin]Headline1860 Pioneering NY Black Dr. immigrates to Liberia on the eve of Civil WarDate PublishedFeb. 27, 1861 Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold View details 7 Freed slaves as soldiers, Confederate POWs and Copperhead traitors - letter by Pennsylvania railroad employee Heading(African American, 1863 - Civil War)Author“Old Yorick”HeadlineCivil War letter - Black soldiers, Confederate POWs, CopperheadsDate PublishedMay 25, [1863] Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold View details 12 Letter from Thomas Ainslie to an associate, James, describing in great detail the Battle of Quebec between American forces led by Benedict Arnold and Richard Montgomery, and the British defenders, with the subsequent siege Heading(American Revolution)AuthorAinslie, ThomasHeadlineBenedict Arnold at the Battle of Quebec, 1776 letterDate Published12 May 1776 Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$2,000StatusSold View details 20 Bound volume of order forms for equipment and supplies for the Kennedy Mining and Milling Co., in Jackson, Amador County, California Heading(California - Amador County Gold Mine)HeadlineSupplies for Kennedy Mine in Amador County, Cal.Date Published1899-1900 Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold View details 56 Murder by Forty-Niner Captain of ship bound for California - letter from his police guard Heading(California Gold Rush)AuthorBarron, CharlesHeadlineMurder by 49er Captain of ship bound for California Gold RushDate PublishedMarch 9, 1849 Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$250StatusSold View details 57 Manuscript listing of passengers and crew aboard the ship New Jersey bound for San Francisco from Boston in 1849 Heading(California Gold Rush)HeadlineMS. listing of Gold Rush crew and passengers, 1849Date Published1849 Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$4,687.50StatusSold View details 58 Wife begs 49er husband to leave “evil” California - 1850 Letter Heading(California Gold Rush)HeadlineCalifornia Gold Rush letter, wife to 49er husband in "evil" CaliforniaDate PublishedJan. 25, 1850 Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold View details 62 The Diary of a Forty-Niner AuthorCanfield, Chauncey L., editorHeadlineInscribed to Willis PolkPublisherMorgan Shepard Co.Date Published1906 Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold View details 73 Manuscript journal, account book & general ledger kept by Levi Henderson, spanning from 1855 to 1875, including experiences during the Civil War, and pharmaceutical prescriptions Heading(Civil War, etc.)AuthorHenderson, LeviHeadlineFrontier ledger with Civil War diary & RxDate Publishedc.1855-1875 Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,625StatusSold View details 78 Winning the Vote AuthorCooney Jr., Robert P.J.HeadlineWinning the Vote, signed limited editionPublisherAmerican Graphic PressDate Published[2005] Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold View details 81 Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio? - signed by DiMaggio Heading(DiMaggio, Joe)AuthorAllen, MauryHeadlineWhere Have You Gone Joe DiMaggio? SignedPublisherE.P. Dutton & Co.Date Published1975 Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$312.50StatusSold View details 87 Autograph letter signed to "My Dear Johnson Price" AuthorFrémont, John C.Headlineletter, signed by John C. Fremont 1883Date PublishedAugust 16, 1883 Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold View details 88 Two Lucky People: Memoirs AuthorFriedman, Milton and Rose D.HeadlineSigned by Milton Friedman and his wife RosePublisherUniversity of Chicago PressDate Published[1998] Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold View details 96 Profiteering from the Indian trade in pioneer Indiana – Pennsylvania emigrant’s letter Heading(Indiana - Indians)AuthorBird, OchnigHeadlineIndian trade in pioneer Indiana, 1834 letterDate PublishedSept. 5, 1834 Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold View details 104 Personal accounting ledger, 1843-1844, of merchant captain and California pioneer William A. Leidesdorff AuthorLeidesdorff, William AlexanderHeadlineAccounting ledger of W.A. Leidesdorff 1843-44Date Published1843-1844 Estimate$20,000 - $30,000Sold for$6,250StatusSold View details 106 New York merchant's letter lauding Louisiana Purchase and peace with the Barbary States of North Africa Heading(Louisiana Purchase, Barbary Pirates)AuthorB. GaleHeadline1803 Letter - Louisiana Purchase and peace with Barbary statesDate PublishedDec. 20, 1803 Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold View details 109 Manuscript cookbook from Mexico, with recipes of desserts Heading(Mexico - Manuscript Cookbook)HeadlineManuscript Mexican dessert cookbook 1920'sDate Publishedc.1920-1930 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold View details 115 Document relating to payment of extortion money to insurgents fighting for Mexican independence in 1817 Heading(Mexico)HeadlineMoney paid to Mexican insurgents 1817Date Published1817 Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold View details 116 Document relating to the case of two brothers, one of whom stole the wealth of the other - signed by the Viceroy of New Spain Heading(Mexico)HeadlineSibling theft case signed by Viceroy of New Spain 1790Date Published1790 Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold View details 117 Letter from Agustin Medrano, a father of the parish of Itztacalco, to the Archbishop of Mexico, bemoaning the fact that the graveyards are full Heading(Mexico)HeadlineMexico graveyards are full, 1797Date Published1797 Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold View details 118 Letter regarding a descendant of Emperor Moctezuma II (Montezuma) of Mexico Heading(Mexico)HeadlineMoctezuma's descendants in Spain, 1679 documentDate PublishedJanuary 24, 1679 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold View details 119 Manuscript list of announcements that were gave by Nicolas de la Cruz, “indio ladino pregonero” (an Indian who gave public announcements in the streets). Heading(Mexico)HeadlinePublic announcements in Puebla town square, 1711Date Published1711 Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold View details 120 Manuscript testament ("testamento y bienes") of Jose Sanchez Isquierdo, who died in 1790 Heading(Mexico)HeadlineColonial Mexican testament, 1791Date Published1790-1791 Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold View details 122 "Muerte de Indio Borracho" (Death of a drunk Indian) - court document Heading(Mexico)HeadlineGrandfather dies of drink in 1791 MexicoDate Published1791 Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold View details 137 Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World Heading(Presidents)AuthorClinton, BillHeadlineBill Clinton Giving Signed BookPublisherKnopfDate Published2007 Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold View details 138 Military appointment on vellum, completed in manuscript, appointing Thomas C. Harris as Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy, signed by Abraham Lincoln as President and Gideon Welles as Secretary of the Navy Heading(Presidents)AuthorLincoln, AbrahamHeadlineNaval appointment signed by Abraham LincolnDate PublishedFebruary 21, 1863 Estimate$7,000 - $10,000Sold for$7,500StatusSold View details 139 Ship's passport signed by James Madison as President, and James Monroe as Secretary of State Heading(Presidents)AuthorMadison, James & James MonroeHeadlineShip's passport signed by Madison & Monroe, 1812Date PublishedFebruary 3, 1812 Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,250StatusSold View details 143 Letter from Josiah Quincy III to Robert Emery, regarding a "basket of worms" and other matters AuthorQuincy, Josiah, IIIHeadlineLetter from Josiah Quincy IIIDate Published30 Dec. 1817 Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold View details 145 Account ledger for the Canton, Aberdeen & Nashville Railroad, and its successor the Illinois Central, spanning 1882 to 1944 Heading(Railroads)HeadlineOver sixty years of a railroad's finances, 1882-1944Date Published1882-1944 Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold View details 147 Signed loan document, Pennsylvania 1785 Heading(Revolutionary War)HeadlineSigned loan document, Pennsylvania 1785Date Published1785 Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold View details 155 1st US Winter Olympics - Spectator's letter account Heading(Sport - 1st US Winter Olympics)HeadlineSport – 1932 1st US Winter Olympics - LetterDate PublishedFeb. 18, 1932 Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$75StatusSold View details 167 Manuscript logbook of the Ship Napoleon, out of New Bedford, to the Atlantic and South Pacific Heading(Whaling)HeadlineLog book of whaling voyage to South SeasDate PublishedDec. 23, 1858-July 6, 1862 Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$5,625StatusSold View details 168 Ship's Papers for the whaling ship South Carolina, signed by John Tyler as President of the United States and Secretary of State Daniel Webster Heading(Whaling)HeadlinePapers for whaling voyage signed by John TylerDate PublishedJune 7, 1842 Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$750StatusSold View details 174 Archive of letters, photographs, and military memorabilia relating to the World War II service of U.S. Coast Guard Reserve Seaman (later Radar Man) Cyril Laverne "Jack" Lewey of Louisville, KY, and his 1943-47 relationship with Helen Lenz Heading(World War II)AuthorLewey, Cyril Laverne "Jack"HeadlineArchive of World War II Seaman in Normandy invasionDate Published1943-1947 Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold View details 175 U.S.S. Duluth (CL-87): Ship's Diary Heading(World War II)AuthorWilson, Willard J.HeadlineOriginal handwritten diary kept aboard the U.S.S. Duluth (CL-87) Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$343.75StatusSold View details 194 Letter to an undisclosed recipient from Admiral Sir Charles Saunders, who once commanded James Cook Heading(Cook, James)AuthorSaunders, CharlesHeadlineGeneral whom James Cook named New Zealand cape afterDate Published6 Dec., 1773 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$150StatusSold View details 195 Manumission Expediante with some 40 documents plus 15 additional receipts, in support of the claim of the female black slave Juana for her freedom Heading(Cuba - Slavery)HeadlineCuban black female slave seeks freedom, 1881Date Published1881 Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,375StatusSold View details 196 Manumission Expediente for a male slave, Cipriano, claiming his freedom Heading(Cuba - Slavery)HeadlineManumission Expediante of a Cuban slave 1882Date Published1882 Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold View details 197 Manumission Expediente/Portfolio for a black slave, Gregorio Sesca, claiming his freedom Heading(Cuba - Slavery)HeadlineManumission Expediante of a Cuban slave 1884Date Published1884 Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,125StatusSold View details 198 Manumission Expediente/Portfolio for a male slave, José Belen, claiming his freedom after his owner died Heading(Cuba - Slavery)HeadlineManumission Expediante of a Cuban slave 1885Date Published1885 Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold View details 207 Appointment of a French officer as Deputy Provost General of the Marechaussee in the army of Santo Domingo Heading(Jamaica & St. Domingo)AuthorWilliamson, AdamHeadlineGovernor of Jamaica appoints officer in St. Domingo, 1794Date PublishedJuly 24, 1794 Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold View details 233 Fiancee of American missionary to Ottoman Turkey (Iraq) fears “deceitful, oppressed and morally degraded” Arabs - letter Heading(Turkey, Iraq - Missionary)AuthorPeck, Julia WhiteHeadlineAmer. woman missionary to Ottoman Turkey fears “deceitful" ArabsDate PublishedMarch 19, 1851 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold View details 297 Manuscript atlas of Korea with China and other regions Heading(Korea)HeadlineKorean manuscript atlas, 19th centuryDate PublishedEarly to mid-19th century? Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$4,375StatusSold View details 351 The Diary of a Forty-Niner AuthorCanfield, Chauncey L., editorHeadlineDiary of a Forty-Niner, 1906PublisherMorgan Shepard Co.Date Published1906 Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$50StatusSold View details 374 The Adventures of a Forty-Niner: An Historic Description of California, with Events and Ideas of San Francisco and Its People in Those Early Days AuthorKnower, DanielHeadlineKnower: The Adventures of a Forty-NinerPublisherWeed-ParsonsDate Published1894 Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$12.50StatusSold View details Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next