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Previous|1|Next Lot #8 Manuscript receipt for guns & bayonets dated the day after the signing of the Declaration of Independence View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold Heading(American Revolution)AuthorChurchill, JosephHeadlineReceipt for guns after signing of DeclarationDate PublishedJuly 5th, 1776 Lot #9 Autograph Letter, signed, to James Hendricks and William Lyles, of Alexandria, Virginia, regarding George Washington's favorite Virginia tavern View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$112.50StatusSold Heading(American Revolution)AuthorHerbert, ThomasHeadlineLetter regarding Lyles Tavern Alexandria, VADate PublishedJuly 18, 1786 Lot #10 Partially printed document, completed by hand, signed View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$137.50StatusSold Heading(American Revolution)AuthorScollay, JohnHeadlineColonial Boston document signed by John ScollayDate PublishedJune 22, 1750 Lot #13 Autograph Letter, signed, regarding publication of his "A Journal of a Missionary Tour Through Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Michigan" View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(American Travel)AuthorScott, Rev. James L.HeadlineOn Baptist Minister's US-iana Travel ClassicDate PublishedApril 7, 1843 Lot #16 Document signed by first prominent American-born architect Asher Benjamin View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$437.50StatusSold Heading(Architecture)AuthorBenjamin, AsherHeadlineSigned by American-born Architect Asher BenjaminDate PublishedAugust 3, 1822 Lot #21 Autograph Letter, signed by John R. Bartlett, author of classic western travel narrative, on the Welsh discovery of America View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Mexican Boundary Survey)AuthorBartlett, John R.HeadlineJohn R. Bartlett ALS on Welsh in AmericaDate PublishedAugust 8, 1853 Lot #23 Autograph Quotation, signed by the socialist economist fired from the University of Chicago View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Heading(Radical)AuthorBemis, Edward W.HeadlineAutograph Quotation, signed Edward W. BemisDate PublishedSept. 12, 1898 Lot #25 Autograph Letter, signed, as editor of Sunset Magazine regarding Edward Borein's illustrations, noting he is "not a Remington yet" View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Headingzzd(American Art, 1904)AuthorAiken, C.S.HeadlineEd Borein 'Not a Remington Yet'Date PublishedJuly 22, 1904 Lot #26 Autograph Letter, signed, by the future U.S. Attorney General, then a budding young playwright View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Early American Theater)AuthorBrewster, Benjmin HarrisHeadlineBenjamin Harris Brewster Autograph Letter SignedDate PublishedNovember 4, 1835 Lot #27 Autograph Letter, signed, on American trade with France during the Napoleonic Wars View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold AuthorBrown, John LewisHeadlineFrench trade restrictions in 1803Date PublishedAugust 9, 1803 Lot #32 Autograph Letter on record passage of the clipper ship Sovereign of the Seas from Honolulu to New York, from shipping agents Funch & Meincke in New York, to S. Griffiths Morgan in San Francisco View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Heading(California Gold Rush)Author**HeadlineLetter on Gold Rush Clipper Ship record passageDate PublishedMay 20, 1853 Lot #33 Autograph Letter to John Heinlen, the Gold Rush businessman who saved San Jose's Chinatown, from the firm of Ingoldsby, Halstead & Co. in New York View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Heading(California Gold Rush)Author**HeadlineLetter to Schindler of San Jose Chinese communityDate PublishedJuly 3, 1855 Lot #34 Autograph Letter Signed by Judge C.P. Hester, to G.G. Dunn in Indiana, regarding the bankrupt and corrupt California Government seeking a new capital View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Heading(California Gold Rush)AuthorHester, Craven P.HeadlineAutograph Letter Signed by Judge C.P. HesterDate PublishedMarch 29, 1852 Lot #35 Autograph Letter, signed, from future San Francisco jail-keeper en route to California View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Heading(California Gold Rush)AuthorPost, J.A.HeadlineALS from J.A. Post San Francisco jail-keeperDate PublishedJune 13, 1854 Lot #36 Two Autograph Letters, signed as the first Superintendent of the first California Insane Asylum View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Heading(California Gold Rush)AuthorReid, Dr. Robert K.HeadlineLetter from 1st head of California Insane AsylumDate PublishedAugust 24 and September 4, 1854 Lot #44 Two Autograph Letters (1 unsigned) from William C. Mosher in Stockton, California, to his cousins in the east, describing Stockton, the Big Trees, and other features View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Heading(California – Stockton & Big Trees)AuthorMosher, William C.HeadlineLetters describing Stockton, CA & Big Trees 1854Date PublishedSept. 15 & Nov. 14, 1854 Lot #48 Partially printed document, completed in manuscript, signed as Naval Officer and Collector of the Port of Boston View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Heading(China Trade)AuthorMelvill, Thomas and Hendy A.S. DearbornHeadlineSigned by Herman Melville's grandfatherDate PublishedMarch 27, 1820 Lot #51 View of Public Square, Atlanta, Ga. The City of Atlanta Was Occupied the 2nd of Sept. 1864, by 20th Army Corps, Major Genl. Slocum, Commanding - as was afterwards strongly fortified by that Corps View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$406.25StatusSold Heading(Civil War)AuthorAbbott, N.B.HeadlineCivil War litho of occupied Atlanta 1864PublisherLith. of Henry C. EnoDate Published1864 Lot #52 McClellan's Own Story - General Joseph Johnston's Copy View details Estimate$400 - $700Sold for$343.75StatusSold Heading(Civil War)AuthorMcClellan, George B.HeadlineMcClellan's Own Story - Gen. Johnston's CopyPublisherCharles L. WebsterDate Published1887 Lot #53 Battle of Allatoona Pass: "Hold the Fort" View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Heading(Civil War)AuthorThulstrup, Thure deHeadlinePrang chromo of Civil War battlePublisherL. Prang & CompanyDate Published1887 Lot #54 Three Civil War Patriotic Envelopes depicting African Americas as contraband View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$137.50StatusSold Heading(Civil War - Patriotic Envelopes)Author**HeadlineCivil War Patriotic Envelopes with BlacksDate Publishedc.1861-5 Lot #55 Ten Patriotic Envelopes from the Civil War View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$437.50StatusSold Heading(Civil War - Patriotic Envelopes)Author**HeadlineTen Patriotic Envelopes from the Civil WarPublisherCharles MagnusDate Publishedc.1861-5 Lot #56 Autograph Letter Signed by Charles James as Collector of the Custom House in San Francisco, to Lieutenant C. M. Scammon, Commanding Revenue Cutter Shubrick with mention of Russian Navy at S.F. Bay View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(Civil War - San Francisco)AuthorJames, CharlesHeadlineRussian navy protect S.F from rebels, 1863Date PublishedOct. 13, 1863 Lot #57 Two Autograph Letters, signed, regarding the forming of the New Orleans and Texas Railroad Company View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Civil War Spy)AuthorTruesdail, WilliamHeadlineNew Orleans and Texas Railroad CompanyDate PublishedJanuary 27 & 29, 1860 Lot #68 Autograph Letter, signed, by the author of Two Years Before the Mast View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$468.75StatusSold AuthorDana, Richard Henry, Jr.HeadlineALs from Richard Henry Dana, Jr.Date PublishedDecember 7, 1848 Lot #70 Printed Receipt, signed, by this important Philadelphia publisher View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Early American Publishing)AuthorDobson, ThomasHeadlineThomas Dobson autographDate PublishedMarch 4, 1793 Lot #75 Typed Letter, Signed, as Founder-Chairman of the Bank of America View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold AuthorGiannini, A.P.HeadlineA.P. Giannini Typed Letter SignedDate PublishedJuly 27, 1946 Lot #80 Autograph Note, signed, from William Randolph Hearst's woman architect Julia Morgan, in margin of letter to her from botanist Patrick DeLacy-Mulhall View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Heading(Hearst Castle)AuthorMorgan, JuliaHeadlineJulia Morgan Hearst's woman architectDate PublishedSeptember 20, 1921 Lot #87 Archive of 14 letters to the Right Reverend Abraham Jarvis, Episcopal Bishop of Connecticut View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(Jarvis, Abraham)Author**HeadlineLetters to Bishop of Connecticut, 1805-1813Date Published1805-1813 Lot #90 Autograph Letter, signed, from the notorious Kentucky embezzler James W. Tate hiding in Japan View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Kentucky)AuthorTate, James W.HeadlineNotorius Embezzler hiding in Japan 1888Date PublishedJuly 12, 1888 Lot #97 Typed Letter Signed by Douglas MacArthur, offering condolences to the father of a soldier killed on the Philippines, plus 12 letters from the soldier, Lt . Ralph Amato, Jr., to his sister View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold AuthorMacArthur, DouglasHeadlineCondolence letter from Douglas MacArthurDate Published1940-1945 Lot #100 Autograph Letter, signed, from the doctor on New York City's first "Quarantine Island" for immigrants View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Heading(Medical - Quarantine Island, New York)AuthorDeWitt, BenjaminHeadlineAutograph Letter, signed, from Quarantine IslandDate PublishedMay 17, 1817 Lot #101 Typed Letter Signed by Reeves, to family members, describing his posting at San Ygnacio, Texas, along the Rio Grande, in 1916 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Heading(Mexican Incursion)AuthorReeves, EverettHeadlineTLs from American officer in Mexican incursionDate PublishedNov. 6, 1916 Lot #103 Autograph Letter, signed, from Louis LaGrill to the Mayor of Brownsville, Texas regarding his imprisoned renegade son View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Heading(Texas)AuthorLaGrill, L[ouis]HeadlineLetter to the Mayor regarding imprisoned sonDate PublishedDecember 13, 1866 Lot #104 Managing Editor of the New York Tribune to Confederate General in Mexico, 1866 Letter View details Estimate$200 - $400StatusUnsold Heading(Civil War - Ex-Confederates in Mexico)AuthorYoung, John R.HeadlineLetter from the editor of New York TribuneDate PublishedJuly 20, 1866 Lot #107 Archive of approx. 50 pieces of correspondence and other ms. items relating to mining, primarily in Colorado View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Heading(Mining - Colorado, etc.)HeadlineColorado mining correspondence 1870-90Date Publishedc.1870-1890 Lot #120 Autograph Letter, signed by Usher Parsons, heroic Navy Doctor of War of 1812, as President of the Rhode Island Medical Society View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$112.50StatusSold Heading(Navy Medicine)AuthorParsons, UsherHeadlineNaval Surgeon and Hero Usher Parsons ALSDate PublishedJune 28th, 1839 Lot #121 Archive of photographs, letters and other material relating to L. Bradford Prince, sometime Governor of the Territory of New Mexico View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$162.50StatusSold Heading(New Mexico)Author**HeadlineArchive on New Mexico Gov. L.B. PrinceDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #125 1999: Victory without War View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$468.75StatusSold AuthorNixon, RichardHeadline1999: Victory without War inscribed by NixonPublisherSimon and SchusterDate Published[1988] Lot #127 Henry Brown: The Outlaw-Marshal View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorO'Neal, BillHeadlineHenry Brown: The Outlaw-MarshalPublisherThe Early West SeriesDate Published[1980] Lot #128 Archive of scrapbooks and photo album belonging to long time Olympic Club trainer, William (Bill) Von Poelnitz. View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$2,000StatusSold Heading(Olympic Club)Author**HeadlineSan Francisco Olympic Club ArchiveDate Published1900s-1950s Lot #145 Account ledger itemizing the losses by Gump's San Francisco store during and after the earthquake and fire of April 1906, and the cleanup and restocking the months after View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(San Francisco Earthquake)Author**HeadlineGump's in the San Francisco Earthquake 1906Date Published1906 Lot #157 Autograph Note, signed, as publisher of the Federal Gazette and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser regarding an advertisement for a "Negro Boy" View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Heading(Slavery)AuthorBrown, AndrewHeadline1791 note re sale of a slave in PhiladelphiaDate PublishedMay 15, 1791 Lot #159 Massachusetts Congressman on the anti-slavery compromise of 1850 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Heading(1850 - Congressman hails Compromise for slave-free California)AuthorGrinnell, JosephHeadlineAfrican-American, anti-slavery, Wilmot ProvisoDate PublishedSept. 17, 1850 Lot #160 Autograph Document, signed, regarding the sale of a Negro Boy at auction View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Heading(Slavery - Ku Klux Klan)AuthorGraham, Walter C.HeadlineNorth Carolina Slavery DocumentDate PublishedSept. 29, 1853 Lot #163 Autograph letter signed by Elizabeth Cady Stanton View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold AuthorStanton, Elizabeth CadyHeadlineAutograph letter signed by Elizabeth Cady StantonDate PublishedNo date Lot #165 Autograph Letter, signed, from Robert Tillotson, the nephew and close advisor to President Monroe, to Supreme Court Justice Smith Thompson View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Heading(Monroe, James)AuthorTillotson, RobertHeadlineALs to Supreme Court Justice Smith ThompsonDate PublishedNovember 8, 1823 Lot #167 Manuscript Texas Slavery Document View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Texas)Author**HeadlineManuscript Texas Slavery Document 1863Date Published1863 Lot #168 Manuscript document regarding the sale of a Labore[sic] of Land in the Republic of Taxas[sic] View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Heading(Texas)HeadlineRare early Texas documentDate PublishedFebruary 17th, 1837 Lot #169 Manuscript land transfer document for property in San Augustine County, Texas View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Heading(Texas)HeadlineRepublic of Texas land transfer 1837Date Published1839 Lot #172 Archive of 17 letters written to William Dall, an American businessman in Mexico just before and during the Texas Revolution View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$2,812.50StatusSold Heading(Texas Revolution, etc.)Author**HeadlineLetters to American Businessman during Texas Rev.Date Published1834-1836 Lot #175 Document signed by New York's infamous "Boss" Tweed View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold AuthorTweed, Wm. M.HeadlineDocument signed by the infamous "Boss" TweedDate PublishedSept. 18, 1869 Lot #177 Autograph Letter, signed, regarding trade in the British West Indies following the War of 1812 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Heading(War of 1812)AuthorDavis, Samuel ("for myself, Convers Lilly and Isaac Reed")HeadlineRare ALs on trade in the West IndiesDate PublishedJuly 19, 1815 Lot #178 Autograph Letter, signed, regarding receipt of weapons, from Theodore Roosevelt's great grand-father fighting the British forces during the War of 1812 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Heading(War of 1812)AuthorStewart, Daniel, GeneralHeadlineALS from Teddy Roosevelt's grandfatherDate PublishedDecember 10, 1814 Lot #179 Autograph Letter, signed, regarding construction of the U.S. Capitol and other construction in the Washington DC area View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$500StatusSold Heading(Washington, D.C.)AuthorWalker, GeorgeHeadlineLetter re construction in Washington DC 1795Date PublishedMarch 23, 1795 Lot #182 Warrant signed by West Virginia Governor William E. Stevenson ordering the arrest of Ohio resident James Giddy, who is suspected of committing murder in that state and then fleeing to West Virginia View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(West Virginia)AuthorStevenson, Wiliam E.HeadlineWarrant signed by West Virginia GovernorDate PublishedDec. 16, 1869 Lot #183 Archive of 16 autograph letters from or traveling preacher Conway Wing written during the first half of the 19th century View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorWing, ConwayHeadlineLetters to and from a traveling preacherDate Published1829-1848 Lot #184 Autograph Book kept by a nurse at a British hospital with about 60 autographs of British soldiers, most from World War I, some from World War II View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(World War I)Author**HeadlineAutograph Book British Hospital WWIDate Publishedc.1915-1945 Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next