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J.Headline1846 Maine teacher letter on Mississippi slaveryDate PublishedFeb. 15, 1846 Lot #3 Original court documents about the Tennessee sale of an "unruly" slave View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$437.50StatusSold Heading(African-American, 1854 - Slavery)Headline1854 Slave sale dispute - Tennessee legal documentsDate PublishedJune 1854 Lot #7 Travelling New York patent medicine salesman describes the lynching of a Black prisoner in Texas View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,250StatusSold Heading(African-American, 1877 - Texas Lynching)AuthorBullard, John B.Headline1877 Texas lynching described by New York travelling salesmanDate PublishedOct. 18, 1877 Lot #8 New York patent medicine salesman in Texas, observes Black cotton-pickers and a Black baptism View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$375StatusSold Heading(African-American, 1877 - Texas)AuthorBullard, JohnHeadline1877 NY travelling salesman observes Black life in rural TexasDate PublishedOct. 28, 1877 Lot #16 Alvarez: Adventures of a Physicist View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold AuthorAlvarez, Luis W.HeadlineLouis Alvarez: Adventures of a Physicist inscribedPublisherBasic BooksDate Published[1987] Lot #28 Gold Rush: The Journals, Drawings and other Papers of J. Goldsborough Bruff, Captain, Washington City and California Mining Association, April 2, 1849 - July 20, 1851 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorBruff, J. GoldsboroughHeadlineBruff's Gold Rush Journals, Drawings, and PapersPublisherColumbia University PressDate Published1944 Lot #30 First Annual Report of the Audubon Society of California for the Protection of the Wild Birds, the Wild Game and Forests View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold Heading(California - Audubon Society)Headline1st annual report of Audubon Society of California 1907Date Published1907 Lot #31 Beverly Hills, California: Midway between Los Angeles and the sea View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(California - Beverly Hills)Author[Reuss, Velma, compiler]HeadlineBeverly Hills promotional booklet 1920'sPublisher[Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce]Date Published[1920's] Lot #32 Packet of election matter mailed to voters in the 1922 general election View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(California - Contra Costa County)HeadlineElection material for 1922Date Published1922 Lot #34 Bond prospectus for Warner Bros. Hollywood Theatre View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(California - Hollywood)HeadlineWarner Bros. build Hollywood Theatre, 1926PublisherS.W. Straus & Co.Date Published1926 Lot #35 Long Beach: The City by the Sea (caption title) View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(California - Long Beach)AuthorKendall, Sidney C.HeadlineLong Beach promo booklet 1903Date Published1903 Lot #36 Legal summons relating to a restraining order sought against several Los Angeles Police officers who were harassing the owners and members of the Little Tokio Social Club of Los Angeles View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$375StatusSold Heading(California - Los Angeles)HeadlinePolice harass Japanese social club in Los AngelesDate Published10 Oct. 1929 Lot #37 Los Angeles: The Great Seaport of the Southwest View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(California - Los Angeles)HeadlineLA, Seaport of the Southwest, 1922PublisherLos Angeles Board of Harbor CommissionersDate Published[1922] Lot #38 Portion of Menalto Tract - San Mateo County View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Heading(California - Menlo Park)HeadlineLand for sale in Menlo Park, 1910Date Publishedc.1910 Lot #39 Report of Proposed Annexation of Parchester Village View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$750StatusSold Heading(California - Richmond)HeadlineRichmond's Parchester Village requests annexationPublisherCity Planning CommissionDate PublishedNovember 1957 Lot #40 The Best Spot on Earth is in the Sacramento Valley, California: Great plant introduction garden established by the United States Department of Agriculture, where soil and climate are best suited to production of the widest possible variety of plant life (wrapper title) View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$406.25StatusSold Heading(California - Sacramento Valley)HeadlineSacramento Valley, Best Spot on Earth, 1904 brochurePublisherA.J. Johnston Co. PrintDate Published1904 Lot #41 San Diego. Climate, Resources, Topography, Productions, etc. Illustrated View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold Heading(California - San Diego)AuthorGunn, Douglas MaxwellHeadlineIllustrated guide to San Diego 1887 with mapPublisherSan Diego Printing CompanyDate Published1887 Lot #42 6 Day Bike Race: Third [Fourth & Seventh] International Race, Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco... View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Heading(California - San Francisco - Bicycle Races)HeadlineRare bike race programs from 1930'sDate Published1935-[1937?] Lot #43 US Navy officer who officially "named" the city of San Francisco - letter as Coast Surveyor to a pioneering meteorologist View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorBartlett, Washington A.HeadlineLetter from US Navy Lieutenant who officially "named" San FranciscoDate PublishedOct. 13, 1851 Lot #45 Boulevard Lighting Standards... Design 16 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorO'Shaughnessy, M.M., City EngineerHeadlineBlueprints for San Francisco Streetlight c.1930Date Publishedc.1930 Lot #46 San Francisco News Letter and California Advertiser - thirteen issues View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineSan Francisco News Letter and California Advertiser - 13 issuesPublisherFrederick MarriottDate Published1890 Lot #47 San Francisco Traffic Ordinances Regulating Moving Vehicles, Taxicabs, Jitneys, Street Cars, etc. Published by Authority of the Board of Supervisors View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$687.50StatusSold Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineTraffic laws of San Francisco, 1924PublisherPress of John Kitchen Jr. Co.Date PublishedAugust 1, 1924 Lot #48 Society Events: Season 1901-1902 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineHigh Society of San Francisco 1902PublisherEdward H. Mitchell, Art StationerDate Published1902 Lot #49 Index to Assessment Rolls, Sonoma County, for 1885 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(California - Sonoma County)HeadlineCitizenry of Sonoma County assessed, 1885Date Published1885 Lot #50 Constitution and by-laws of the California Academy of Sciences. Founded April 4th, 1853. Academy Building - S.W. Corner of California and Dupont Sts., San Francisco, California View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(California Academy of Sciences)HeadlineConstitution of California Academy of SciencesPublisherGeorge Spaulding & Co., PrintersDate Published1881 Lot #51 Letter-Diary of Oregon Emigrant's 50 day journey by covered wagon from Indiana to Missouri View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$406.25StatusSold Heading(California Gold Rush – Oregon Emigrant diary)AuthorBrandt, C.[harles] A.Headline1851 Letter-diary, Oregon Emigrant trip from Indiana to MissouriDate PublishedMarch 11-May 1, 1851 Lot #52 California View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Heading(California Series)AuthorMcCarthy, John Russell, editorHeadlineCalifornia series signed by California pioneersPublisherPowell Publishing Co.Date Published[1928-1929] Lot #53 California for the Home Maker: Some facts of interest to men who work for themselves View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(California)HeadlineGuide for relocating to California 1908PublisherPassenger Department, Southern Pacific CompanyDate Published1908 Lot #54 "Come to California: the Land of Sunshine and Sights to See" - broadside page from a newspaper View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(California)HeadlineThe lure of California during WWIPublisherBuffalo Evening NewsDate PublishedJanuary 26, 1918 Lot #55 The Currency Question. In the Supreme Court of the State of California. James Lick, appellant, vs. William Faulkner, et al., respondents. Argument for appellant, by H.H. Haight, of Counsel View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Heading(California)AuthorHaight, Henry HuntlyHeadlineFuture Cal. governor argues against paper moneyPublisherB.F. Sterett, PrinterDate Published1864 Lot #56 Californien Ueber Beffen Gevolkerung Und Gesellschaftliche Zustlande, Politische, Religiose Und Schul-verhaltffe, Handel, Industrie, Minen, Ackerbau U. F. W. View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Heading(California)AuthorRuhl, KarlHeadlineKarl Ruhl's Californien w/color maps 1867PublisherE. SteigerDate Published1867 Lot #57 Schedule of Rates for the Sale of Electric Energy and Rules, Regulations, Information Affecting Rates and Service of Northern California Power Company, Cons. In the Counties of Shasta, Tehama, Glenn, Colusa, Butte, Yolo and Trinity... View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$468.75StatusSold Heading(California)HeadlineElectric power rates in Northern California 1917PublisherNorthern California Power Company, ConsolidatedDate Publishedc.1917 Lot #58 Californian View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$10,625StatusSold Heading(Californian Newspaper)HeadlineThird issue of the Californian newspaper, 1846PublisherColton & SempleDate PublishedSaturday, August 29, 1846 Lot #59 The Californian. Vol. 2, No. 4. June 12, 1847 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$593.75StatusSold Heading(Californian Newspaper)AuthorSemple, Robert, editorHeadlineThe Californian newspaper, June 12, 1947.PublisherRobert SempleDate Published1847 Lot #68 Three Years in California View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorColton, WalterHeadlineThree Years in California, Walter ColtonPublisherA.S. Barnes & Co.Date Published1852 Lot #73 Appreciation of loved ones who made life rich for many. My father, John Francis Cross; my mother, Sarah Jane Cross View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorCross, Lilian A.HeadlineFamily Account of California Pioneer Couple SignedPublisher[The Tribune Press]Date Published1933 Lot #75 Proceedings of the Friends of a Rail-Road to San Francisco, at Their Public Meeting, Held at the U.S. Hotel, in Boston, April 19, 1849. Including an Address to the People of the U. States; Showing that P. P. F. Degrand's Plan is the Only One, as yet Proposed, Which Will Secure Promptly...by a Single Act of Legislation, the Construction of a Railroad to California, in the Shortest Time Allowed by its Physical Obstacles View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$531.25StatusSold AuthorDegrand, P. P. F.HeadlinePacific Railroad proposal SF 1849PublisherDutton and Wentworth, PrintersDate Published1849 Lot #77 The Missions and Missionaries of California View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorEnglehardt, ZephyrinHeadlineEnglehardt's Missions and Missionaries of CaliforniaPublisherJames H. Barry and Mission Santa BarbaraDate Published1913-1930 Lot #81 Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California...To Which is Added the Story of His Attempted Assassination by a Former Associate on the Supreme Bench of the State. By Hon. George C. Gorham View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorField, Stephen J.HeadlineReminiscences of Early Days in California - presentation copyPublisher"Printed for a Few Friend, Not Published"Date Published[1893] Lot #82 Handwritten California Fishing Diary View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold Heading(Fishing)HeadlineHandwritten Fishing Atlas of CaliforniaDate Publishedc.1975 Lot #83 California: A History of Upper and Lower California View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorForbes, AlexanderHeadlineForbes History of Upper and Lower CaliforniaPublisherJohn Henry NashDate Published1937 Lot #87 Stolen Kisses View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorGriswold, Frank GrayHeadlineStolen Kisses by Frank G Griswold, signed 1914PublisherPrivately printed by the Plimpton PressDate Published1914 Lot #89 The Overland Monthly, Devoted to the Development of the Country View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold AuthorHarte, Bret, editorHeadlineThe Overland Monthly Vols. I-XI, 1868-73Date Published1868-1871 Lot #93 Scenes of Wonder and Curiosity in California...including the Mammoth Trees of Calaveras; Caves and Natural Bridges; the Yo-Semite Valley; the Mammoth Trees of Mariposa and Frezno; Mount Shasta... View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$237.50StatusSold AuthorHutchings, James MasonHeadlineScenes of Wonder and Curiosity in CA, 1st ed.PublisherHutchings & RosenfieldDate Published[1860] Lot #95 Exposition Memories: Panama-California Exposition, San Diego, 1916 - inscribed View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$325StatusSold AuthorJames, George WhartonHeadlineGeorge Wharton James Exposition Memories inscribedPublisherThe Radiant Life PressDate Published1917 Lot #97 Civilian Exclusion Order No. 41 - Notice. Headquarters Western Defense Command and Fourth Army, Presidio of San Francisco, California View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold Heading(Japanese-American internment poster)AuthorDeWitt, Lt. Gen. J.L.HeadlineSan Francisco 1942 Japanse Internment order posterPublisherUS ArmyDate PublishedMay 5, 1942 Lot #98 Rare imprints about the Japanese-American interment of World War II View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Japanese-American Internment)HeadlineJapanese-American interment of World War II - rare imprintsDate Published1944-1949 Lot #101 The Larkin Papers: Personal, Business, and Official Correspondence of Thomas Oliver Larkin, Merchant and United States Consul in California View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$468.75StatusSold AuthorLarkin, Thomas OliverHeadlineAll Eleven Volumes of Larkin papers, Inscribed & SignedPublisherUniversity of California PressDate Published1951-1968 Lot #102 Manuscript receipt signed by Thomas O. Larkin, for $1,209 from the Brig Eveline in repayment View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$531.25StatusSold AuthorLarkin, Thomas OliverHeadlineReceipt signed by Thomas O. LarkinDate PublishedFeb. 14, 1849 Lot #103 Bill of lading for shipment from Hong Kong to San Francisco signed by ship master John B.R. Cooper & Jacob P. Leese View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,250StatusSold AuthorLeese, Jacob P. & John B.R. CooperHeadlineSigned by Jacob P. Leese & John B.R. Cooper, 1849Date Published1849 Lot #104 Important archive of material from the family and descendants of California pioneer Jacob P. Leese, with much source material on early California history View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$2,000StatusSold Heading(Leese, Jacob Primer)HeadlineJacob P. Leese Family ArchiveDate Published19th-20th centuries Lot #108 Letter on Mexican political chaos after Iturbide's abdication View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Mexico - post-Independence)Author[Manuel Huerta?]HeadlineLetter, Mexican political chaos after Independence from SpainDate PublishedAug. 26, 1823 Lot #122 Letter from General John J. Pershing to American singer and songwriter Carrie Jacobs Bond, congratulating her on the song "A Perfect Day" View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorPershing, John J.HeadlineBlack Jack Pershing writes from headquarters in France, 1917Date PublishedSeptember 10, 1917 Lot #123 Album with 14 albumen photographs, of Yosemite, San Francisco etc., + one of the Columbia River View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Heading(Photographs - California)AuthorTaber, Isaiah W.HeadlineAlbumen photos of Yosemite & San Francisco by TaberPublisherTaber Photo.Date Publishedc.1880-90 Lot #127 A Time to Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$110StatusSold Heading(Presidents)AuthorFord, Gerald R.HeadlineGerald Ford's A Time to Heal SignedPublisherW.H. AllenDate Published1979 Lot #130 Ship's papers signed by Thomas Jefferson as President, and by Levi Lincoln acting as Secretary of State View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000Sold for$4,250StatusSold Heading(Presidents)AuthorJefferson, ThomasHeadlineShip's papers signed by Thomas JeffersonDate PublishedApril 21, 1801 Lot #133 Account of the Adventures of Mrs. Frank B. Sammis & Edna Allen Sammis - April 28, 1915 - July 7, 1915 - On Their journey to California View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$2,812.50StatusSold AuthorSammis, Edna & Mrs. Frank B.HeadlineHandwritten Travel Journal to California from 1915Date Published1915 Lot #135 The Annals of San Francisco; Containing a Summary of the History of the First Discovery, Settlement, Progress, and Present Condition of California... View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorSoulé, Frank, John H. Gihon and James NisbetHeadlineAnnals of San Francisco, 1855PublisherD. Appleton and CompanyDate Published1855 Lot #138 Archive of Adrian F. Michaelis, producer and program manager for Standard Oil Company's The Standard Hour radio broadcast, also known as The Standard School Broadcast View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$375StatusSold Heading(Standard School Broadcast)HeadlineArchive of radio producer Adrian MichaelisDate Published[1930's-1960's] Lot #153 Three reports by John B. Trask on the geology of California View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$531.25StatusSold AuthorTrask, John B.HeadlineTrask reports on California geology 1854-55PublisherB.B. Redding, State PrinterDate Published1854, 1855 Lot #158 Pennsylvania musters Militia to fight British “enemy hordes” 2 days after the burning of Washington - Documents and Letter. View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Heading(War of 1812)HeadlineWar of 1812, Pennsylvania musters militia to fight BritishDate PublishedAugust 1814 Lot #163 A Picture of Pioneer Times in California, illustrated with Anecdotes and Stories taken from real life View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(White, William F.)AuthorGrey, William, pseud.HeadlineWhite, William H. A Picture of Pioneer Times in California inscribedPublisherW. M. Hinton & Co.Date Published1881 Lot #166 Letter from the Secretary of War Communicating The Report of Lieutenant Gustavus C. Doane upon the so-called Yellowstone Expedition of 1870 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Yellowstone Expedition)AuthorDoane, Lieutenant Gustavus C[heney]HeadlineLetter from the Secretary of War upon the Yellowstone Expedition of 1870PublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate Published[1871] Lot #168 Statement of funds document from Fort Rice in 1878 signed by William Badger with receipt for 115 books recorded at Fort Leavenworth dated 1883 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Badger, William)HeadlineSigned by William BadgerDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #169 U.S. Army requisition for stationery signed by William Badger, quartermaster at Fort Lincoln from time when Custer's 7th Cavalry was stationed there View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Badger, William)HeadlineSigned by William BadgerDate Published1874 Lot #170 Three autograph letters signed by William W. Belknap View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Heading(Belknap, William)HeadlineThree documents signed by William W. BelknapDate Published1871-74 Lot #171 William W. Belknap carte-de-visite from The Brady National Gallery with an official requisition form signed by Belknap requesting a fresh pair of trousers View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Belknap, William)HeadlineBelknap requests a fresh pair of trousersPublisherThe Brady National GalleryDate PublishedNo date Lot #172 U.S. Army requisition form signed by Frederick Benteen, 7th Cavalry captain View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$531.25StatusSold Heading(Benteen, Frederick)HeadlineSigned by Frederick Benteen 2 weeks before Little BighornDate Published1878 Lot #174 Boston Corbett - autographed calling card with Bible verse in his hand on reverse; with additional clipped signature framed with cartes-de-vistite of Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth, and the Avenger of Lincoln himself, Thomas H. "Boston" Corbett View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,750StatusSold Heading(Corbett, Boston - Lincoln's Avenger)HeadlineSigned with Bible quote by the Avenger of LincolnPublisherMerrill & Crosby; J. Ilbufford & SonsDate PublishedNo dates Lot #175 George R. Crook - signed carte-de-visite View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Heading(Crook, George R.)HeadlineGeorge R. Crook autographed CDVPublisherDames & WilliamsDate PublishedNo date Lot #181 Autograph expense report signed "Gen. G.A. Custer" on U.S. Army document View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000StatusUnsold Heading(Custer, George Armstrong)HeadlineBlack Hills gold rush document signed by CusterDate Published1875 Lot #191 Signature of Thomas Henry French framed with modern photograph View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold Heading(French, Thomas Henry)HeadlineSignature of Cptn. Thomas H. French, 7th CavalryDate PublishedNo date Lot #192 Affidavit of Alfred Fosettee regarding the loss of a black horse and the ensuing unsuccessful search - signed by Francis Marion Gibson and countersigned by William Badger View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Heading(Gibson, Francis Marion and William Badger)HeadlineAffidavit signed by F.M. Gibson and William BadgerDate Published1878 Lot #193 Affidavit of Sergeant Henry Sholl regarding the theft of 26 wagon covers and two S.S. ambulance lead harnesses at Fort Rice - signed by Francis Marion Gibson and countersigned by William Badger View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Heading(Gibson, Francis Marion and William Badger)HeadlineAffidavit signed by F.M. Gibson and William BadgerDate Published1878 Lot #194 7th Cavalry requisition document signed by Captain E.S. Godfrey View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Heading(Godfrey, E.S.)HeadlineE.S. Godfrey requisitions undies on the frontierDate Published1878 Lot #195 Letter signed by E.S. Godfrey to Major McLaughlin, Indian agent, regarding an Indian woman arrested for loitering View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$500StatusSold Heading(Godfrey, E.S.)HeadlineA wry ALS from E.S. Godfrey to Indian Agent McLaughlinDate Published1884 Lot #199 Hugh Judson Kilpatrick - signed carte-de-visite photograph from negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$406.25StatusSold Heading(Kilpatrick, Hugh Judson)HeadlineSigned Hugh Judson Kilpatrick CDV from Brady photoPublisherE. & H.T. AnthonyDate PublishedNo date Lot #203 U.S. Army Special Requisition form signed by E.G. Mathey View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Heading(Mathey, E.G.)HeadlineRequisition form signed by E.G. MatheyDate Published1875 Lot #204 U.S. Army Special Requisition form signed by E.G. Mathey and countersigned by Elwell S. Otis View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Heading(Mathey, E.G.)HeadlineSigned by E.G. MatheyDate Published1878 Lot #206 Special Orders No. 13 - troop movement order by Lt. Colonel E.H. Leib, signed by 2nd Lt. of the 7th Cavalry Donald McIntosh, summoning buffalo soldiers of the 10th Cavalry to the Saline River View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold Heading(McIntosh, Donald)HeadlineBuffalo Soldier march orders, Donald McIntoshDate Published1869 Lot #207 Wesley Merritt - signed carte-de-visite photograph View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$437.50StatusSold Heading(Merritt, Wesley)HeadlineAutographed CDV of Wesley MerrittDate PublishedNo date Lot #208 Archive of twelve documents from Chief Clerk Daniel O. Drennan's papers View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Heading(Miles, Nelson A. and Philip Sheridan)HeadlineDrennan papers w/ signatures of Sheridan and MilesDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #210 Signature of Nelson A. Miles - presented in frame with portrait View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Miles, Nelson A.)HeadlineFramed signature of Nelson A. MilesDate PublishedNo date Lot #212 Signature of Marcus A. Reno on pension report partial document View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$406.25StatusSold Heading(Reno, Marcus A.)HeadlineSigned by Marcus A. RenoDate Published1887 Lot #214 Signature of William T. Sherman framed with modern color photograph View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold Heading(Sherman, William T.)HeadlineSignature of W.T. Sherman with modern photoDate PublishedNo date Lot #215 Alfred H. Terry - signed carte-de-visite photograph View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$562.50StatusSold Heading(Terry, Alfred H.)HeadlineAutographed CDV of Alfred H. TerryDate PublishedNo date Lot #216 Letter of recommendation for former chief signal officer William S. Andrews by Alfred H. Terry View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Terry, Alfred H.)HeadlineSigned letter of recommendation, Alfred H. TerryDate Published1865 Lot #217 Regimental Orders No. 2 - marching orders for Private John Swanders signed by Robert West View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(West, Robert)HeadlineRegimental orders signed by Robert WestDate Published1864 Lot #218 Signature of Captain George W. Yates framed with modern photograph View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold Heading(Yates, George W. )HeadlineSigned by George W. Yates, Captain 7th CavalryDate PublishedNo date Lot #228 Bill of lading for cargo shipped from Canton aboard the Ship Active by Robert Hare and Thomas Davy, and bound for Philadelphia View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(China Trade)HeadlineBill of lading for China trade, 1806Date PublishedJanuary 8, 1806 Lot #229 Contemporaneous certified manuscript copy of a promissory note obligating Benjamin Wilcocks and Samual MCall to pay Chinese merchant King Luan $1,161.00 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold Heading(China Trade)HeadlineU.S. traders owe money to Chinese merchant, 1800Date PublishedDec. 12, 1800 - [1804] Lot #230 Letter from the merchant house of Russell & Co. in Canton, to Captain Samuel Very, Jr., of the clipper Hurricane, about to sale from Hong Kong to San Francisco View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(China Trade)AuthorRussell & Co.HeadlineChina Trade letter 1856Date PublishedOct. 22, 1856 Lot #253 The Discovery of San Francisco Bay: The Rediscovery of the Port of Monterey; The Establishment of the Presidio, and the Founding of the Mission of San Francisco View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorDavidson, GeorgeHeadlineDavidson on discovery of San Francisco Bay 1907PublisherGeographical Society of the PacificDate Published1907 Lot #256 Pacific Coast. Coast Pilot of California, Oregon, and Washington Territory View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorDavidson, GeorgeHeadlineCoast Pilot of California, Oregon, and WashingtonPublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate Published1869 Lot #260 Twenty Years before the Mast: With the More Thrilling Scenes and Incidents while Circumnavigating the Globe under the Command of the Late Admiral Charles Wilkes, 1838-1842 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorErskine, CharlesHeadlineSigned with inscription by the authorPublisherPublished by the AuthorDate Published1890 Lot #295 Log book of the East Indiaman "Berrington" kept on a voyage from England to Calcutta, India, with a stop at St. Helena on the return voyage View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,375StatusSold Heading(Ship Log Books)AuthorBiddulph, JohnHeadlineLog book of East Indiaman, 1792-4Date Published1792-1794 Lot #296 "Abstract Log" kept by Capt. Philip Dumaresq on a Voyage from New York to Canton, China, in 1849 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold Heading(Ship Log Books)AuthorDumaresq, PhilipHeadline"Abstract Log" of voyage from New York to Canton, 1849PublisherC. Alexander, PrinterDate Published1848 Lot #297 Log book of the first voyage of the clipper ship "Surprise," Philip Dumaresq the master, from New York to San Francisco, then Hong Kong and London View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$5,000StatusSold Heading(Ship Log Books)AuthorDumaresq, PhilipHeadlineLog of clipper ship "Surprise," NY to SF, HK & London, 1850-51Date Published1850-1851 Lot #298 Two log books, recording the maiden voyages of the clipper ships “Bald Eagle” and “Romance of the Seas, the captain of each being Philip Dumaresq View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000Sold for$10,000StatusSold Heading(Ship Log Books)AuthorDumaresq, PhilipHeadlineClipper ship log books 1852-1854Date Published1852-1854 Lot #313 Thomas Bros. Block Book of Oakland Allendale District Vol. 10 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(California - Oakland)HeadlineOakland Block Book - Allendale Dist, 1924PublisherThomas BrothersDate Published[1924] Items per page 102550100 Previous|12|Next Previous 12 Next Previous 12 Next