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BOND SIGNED BY MAJOR JOHN WALLEY WHOCOMMANDED THE FIRST EXPEDITIONS OF THEFRENCH AND INDIAN WAR INTO QUEBEC IN 1689

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ALSO SIGNED BY EARLY MASS BAY JURIST PAULDUDLEY

* 1JOHN WALLEY 1644 – 1712). Soldier. On February 12, 1689 heled the first expedition against the French and Indians in Canada andin August of 1690 he sailed from Boston with the fleet of SirWilliam Phips in a second expedition landing with 1,200 men underhis command near Quebec. The bombardment of the city provedineffective and Phip’s fleet withdrew.

PAUL DUDLEY 1675 – 1751). Jurist. Both his father and grandfa-ther served as governor of Mass Bay. He served as chief justice from1745 until his death.

ADS. 2 page. Boston. October 14, 1706. 14 ¼” x 12”. A bond inwhich “John Walley of Boston in the County of Suffolk in NewEngland am held and firmly bound unto Andrew Stannoil of Bos-ton aforesaid Merchant in the full inst. Sum of Eight hundredSeventy four pounds ten shillings current silver in money of NewEngland…The Condition of this oligation is such that Saumel Lillioof Boston, Merchant for value received of the above bounden JohnWalley hath drawn a sett of four bills of Exchange dated with thepresents upon Capt. John Hobby Commander of the Ship Samuelin London…” Fold split professional repaired. Fine. $1,000 - up

A VERY SCARCE AUTOGRAPH OF SAMUELCRANSTON THE GOVERNOR OF

RHODE ISLAND COLONY* 2SAMUEL CRANSTON (1659-1727). Colonial Royal Governor.Governor of Rhode Island Colony for 30 years. It is in his honor thecity of Cranston Rhode Island was named. Rhode Island. January 7,1726/7. DS. 1 page. 7 ½” x 12 ¼”. A manuscript bond in whichHenry Holland a “…marriner am held & firmly bound unto Will-iam Wanton of Newport in said Colony Mercht. In the penal sum ofFifty three pounds lawful money of said colony…” Cranston haswritten a lengthy certification at the lower right corner nothing that“James Martin personally appeared before me and made oath that ehdid see Henry Holland sign, seal & acknowledge the above writteninsturment as his act & deed…” Boldly signed at the conclusion byCranston. A scarce, early American autograph. Some light glue resi-due at left. Fine. $600 - up

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1728 ROYAL GOVERNOR OFNEW YORK

* 3GEORGE CLARKE, Royal Gover-nor of New York.Document Signed, as Governor, 4integral pages in all, 8" x 13", no place(New York), March 11, 1728. VeryGood: folds taped, somewhatbrowned, although the portion ofthe document signed by Clarke, as adocket, is not effected by any flaw.In part: “George Goldwin son ofJoseph Goldwin late of Hampstead...was sworn administrator to his saidfather’s estate...” An inventory car-ried on 1 1/4 pages lists goods, live-stock, cash on hand and moniesowed; it appears that the Goldwins,like ninety percent of the popula-tion, were engaged in farming.

Inheritance played a more impor-tant role in the economy during co-lonial times than in any other time inAmerican history. The economydepended on the “family firm” orfarm almost exclusively, and inherit-ance determined the distributionamong family members. Because toowide a distribution of resources andcontrol might jeopardize businessoperations, keeping a firm or farmintact was crucial. The administra-tion of wills, then, was worthy ofnotice from On High. $600 - up

OLDEST KNOWN TREE INNEW ENGLAND

*[COLONIAL AMERICA] c. 1876,Relic from the “Old Boston Com-mon Elm,”A small 1" square, wooden cross at-tached to an old card with the fol-lowing handwritten notation: “FromOld Boston Elm formerly on Bos-ton Common. Oldest known tree inNew England, fully grown in 1722.Blown down in 1876.” Most likelyfrom an old museum display in Bos-ton. Very Fine. $250 - up

* 6[COLONIAL AMERICA].1743/44, ACCOUNT FOR A COLONIALTOBACCO PURCHASE. 12.5" x 7.5",no place, Headed “James Bounds toJohn Dalton,” this is a list of goods,including various kinds of yarn,

thread, knee buckles, etc., and theamount due for each item, all offset-ting a purchase of tobacco. Signedby John Dalton. Fine. $100 - up

* 7[COLONIAL AMERICA]. Febru-ary 1746, THE GENTLEMAN’SMAGAZINE, London, England,8" x 5", 2-column layout, pp. 59-112,disbound, nice bright and fresh-look-ing. “By Sylvanus Urabn [a rare spell-ing variant]/ Printed by E. Cave, Jr.“and sold by their Booksellers inTown and Country...” Nice and bright,with little age toning and no stains orfoxing. Contains plenty of contem-porary items of interest, including a“Descriptions of Newfoundland,”“Causes and cure of the distemperamong the horned cattle,” “M.Outhier’s voyage to Lapland,” and“Poetry.” Dispatches from Germanyrefer to 6,000 Hessian mercenaries:“...the troops are to be in British pay,and to be transported backwards andforwards at British expence; they arenot to be sent on board the ships of

war, nor to the plantations...” The“plantations” refer to the AmericanColonies; years later, Hessian soldierswere sent to America to fight againstthe Colonists in the RevolutionaryWar! Choice Extremely Fine. $90 - up

* 8[COLONIAL AMERICA] Decem-ber 1740, THE GENTLEMAN’SMAGAZINE, London, England,8" x 5", 2-column layout, pp. 577-628,disbound, and lacking covers, someminor chipping and off-printing, butnot much. “By Sylvanus Urban /Printed by E. Cave, jun. at St. John’sGate, and Sold by their Booksellersin Town and Country...” Containsplenty of contemporary items ofinterest, including: “Proceedings inthe Senate of Great Lilliput, contin-ued,” “Life of Sir Fran. Drake con-tinued,” “Poetry,” etc. Lacks anyplates or maps, but it does have anadvertisement for Sir Isaac Newton’sbook: “Philosophy.” Very interest-ing! Choice Very Fine. $90 - up

A HARTFORD JURIST REQUESTS BOND BE SET AT 500 POUNDSFOR A COLONIAL COIN COUNTERFEITER

[COLONIAL COUNTERFEITING]. 7 ¾” x 7 ½”. AlexPhelps, a Hartford Justice of the Peace orders 500 pounds bondbe posted in order to release a counterfeiter. “To the keeper ofthe goal in Hartford in the County of Harford…Whereas NathanBaxter on ye 22d. of Feb. 1763 was brot before me Alex Phelps,one of his Majesty’s justices of ye peace…to answer to ye com-plaint of Israel Morey & Grandjurors of our Sovreign Lord &King …they complain and say that the sd. Nathan Baxter is guiltyof stamping or otherwise counterfeiting several sorts of coinmentioned in an act of Parliament made & passed in ye 6th year ofQueen Ann entitled and act for ascertaining ye rates of foreigncoins in her majesty’s Plantations in America & for altering &putting of ye same knowing them to false & counterfeit…thatthe said Nathan should become bound to ye Treasr. Of sd. Countywith two good & swift suretys in a ( ) oif 500 pounds…” Coun-terfeiting in Colonial America was widespread and organizedgangs flourished. Penalties were harsh ranging from the crop-ping of ears to hanging depending on severity. Nice topical con-tent for the numismatist. Folds. Very Fine. $250 – up

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“EVIDENCE AGAINST MARY,QUEEN OF SCOTS”

* 9[COLONIAL AMERICA] Octo-ber 1760, THE GENTLEMAN’SMAGAZINE, London, England,8" x 5,” 2-column layout, pp. 445-492.By Sylvanus Urban, “Printed by D.Henry at St. John’s Gate.” Disbound,lacking covers, one internal page isseparated from binding, and missinga map. Containing “More in Quan-tity and greater Variety than any Bookof the Kind and Price.” A goodmixture of topics can be found: a“remark” on Handle’s compositions;a “critical enquiry into the evidenceproduced against Mary, Queen ofScots”; a Description of the town ofMontreal; observations on the “elec-tricity of the human body”; the tak-ing of Montreal, and much more.Choice Very Fine. $90 - up

* 10[COLONIAL AMERICA] 1774The New-England Almanack, orLady’s and Gentleman’s Diary,7" x 4.5", 16 pages. The Alamanackwas written by Benjamin West andwas intended for the Providence of

Greenwich. It includes the weatherfor the year, eclipses, tides, and otheruseful information. Age-toned withedge splits and watermarks. Sold as isand lacks back cover page. Text re-mains legible and bold. Fine. $90 - up

EARLY LAWS AND ACTS OFMASSACHUSETTS

* 11[COLONIAL AMERICA].1759,“Acts and Laws of His Majesty’s Prov-ince of the Massachusetts Bay in NewEngland,” Printed and Sold bySamuel Kneeland, Boston, Choice12.5" x 7.5", 350 pages. “Acts and Laws,Passed by the Great and GeneralCourt or Assembly of the Provinceof the Massachusetts-Bay in NewEngland: Begun and help at Bostonthe eight day of June 1692. and con-tinued by Adjournment unto thetwelfth Day of October following.”This complete compilation of legis-lation enacted from 1692 to 1751 pro-vides unparalleled insights into thecolony’s attitude towards Indians,“Free Negroes,” piracy, buggery, bes-tiality, incest, “Jesuits and Popishpriests,” the killing of bastard chil-dren by their mothers, “misspend-ing money in taverns,” “keeping theLord’s day,” adultery, polygamy andmany other social and political top-ics. Normally this section of thebook is bound with the Massachu-setts Charter. General age toningthroughout and some stains, how-ever text is in Very Fine condition.Disbound from a larger volume withremnants of the binding still intact.A great item for anyone wishing toknow more about the early coloni-zation of New England. Very Fine. $1,000 - up

*[COLONIAL AMERICA] 1790,“AN EXPLANATION OF THEMAGNETIC ATLAS, OR VARIA-TION CHART,” John Churchman,Printed by James & Johnson, Phila-delphia, PA, Booklet Disbound, nocovers, 8.25" x 5.25", 46 pages plusAppendix, and featuring two cop-per-engraved folding plates of twocharts. Foxed pages, appendix partlyseparated. According to Evans, thechart (not found in this copy) wasalso issued separately. Evans 22406.Choice Very Fine. $300 - up

CONFERENCES OF MOHAWKS AND OTHERINDIAN NATIONS PRINTED BY B. FRANKLIN !* 12[COLONIAL AMERICA]. Benjamin Franklin Imprint: February15, 1759, THE PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE, Philadelphia, PA, Fine.Number 1573, 3-column layout, 4 pages, 15.25" x 10", “Printed by B.Franklin, Post-Master, and D. Hall.” Front page has a large, darkwoodcut in masthead. Woodcuts also on page 3 and 4. Page 1 withbattle news from Amsterdam and Prussia; letters from ships aroundthe world, including Antigua. Interior pages with good assortmentof letters and messages from Petersburgh, Russia, London, France,Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Boston, Newport, Annapolis, andPhiladelphia. Pages 3 and 4 with interesting advertisements, but ofparticular note is the page 3 listing: “Minutes of Conferences, heldat Easton, in October, 1758, with Chief Sachems and Warriors of theMohawks, Oneidoes, Onondagoes, Cayugas, Senecas, Tuscaroras,Tuteloes... who now make one nation...” General Amherst adver-tises on page 4 also. Toned paper with minor staining; left edge hasbeen repaired and reinforced. Tape stain in masthead. Brown-inked signature on front page of previous owner, not affecting text. $600 - up

“AN EXPLANATION OF THE MAGNETICATLAS, OR VARIATION CHART”

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* 14[COLONIAL AMERICA] 1789 Im-print, “Mr. Bridge’s Election Ser-mon” by Josiah Bridge, Very Fine.7.75" x 4.75", 54 pages, published atBoston, MA by Adams & Nourse.This sermon was preached beforeTHE John Hancock and the Massa-chusetts Congress on May 27, 1789,“being the day of General Election.”This text includes portions of thesermon that were omitted for thesake of brevity when it was deliv-ered publicly! Disbound, missing thecovers, with scattered light foxingon most of the pages, otherwise, ingenerally nice condition. $200 - up

“BLOODY BUTCHERY”BROADSIDE CENTENNIAL

REPRINT* 15[COLONIAL AMERICA] c. 1875Reprint of the “Bloody Butchery”Broadside from the RevolutionaryWar Battle at Lexington-Concord,Fine.21" x 16,” heavy, dark waterstain alongthe left side. This was a reprint doneon the 100th anniversary of the April19, 1775 battles at Lexington andConcord, in which American forcesrouted British regulars, effectivelybeginning the Revolutionary War.Printed on an earlier style of paperto mimic the real thing. Forty plainblack coffins form the masthead;black borders of mourning sur-round contemporary accounts of thebattles. Rare — the next best thingto owning a real one, which wouldbe prohibitively expensive! $750 - up

1760 DEFAMATION COMPLAINT AGAINST A MAN WHO STATEDTHAT AWOMAN GAVE BIRTH TO LITTER OF PUPPIES!

“...complain’t lie with and have carnal knowledge with Ghess Daniel Emery’s dog at Zach Emery’s barn andthat afterwards she went into the barn and had puppys by the said dog...”

* 17[COLONIAL AMERICA] December 29,1760, Legal Document regarding a DefamationSuit brought by a Woman Accusing of Fornicat-ing with a Dog and Delivering a Litter of Pup-pies. As outrageous a claim as anyone could makeup and we wouldn’t have believed it if we hadn’tread it ourselves! 12" x 7.75", small paper loss atfolds, ragged edge at bottom. In this complaint,Hildah Emery of Kittery “in said countysinglewoman and spinster herein sweareth thaton or about the last day of April 1760 UriahNason of Kittery afors’d labourer being the agoeof discretion at Kittery afors’d Did wittingly andwillingly make and publish a lye to the defama-tion and damage of your complaintant viz sayingthat he the sd Uriah did at the time aform’d seeHildah Emery meaning your complain’t lie withand have carnal knowledge with Ghess DanielEmery’s dog at Zach Emery’s barn and that af-terwards she went into the barn and had puppysby the said dog...” Very Good. Extremely un-usual content. $600 - up

COLONIAL SILVER SPOON BY JOSEPH RICHARDSON* 16[AMERICAN REVOLUTION] c. 1780, Colonial Silver Spoon by Joseph Richardson.7.25" long,monogrammed “M.C.” and stamped twice on the back with the familiar “JR” hallmark. In numismaticcircles, Richardson is best known for his work on the hand-engraved George Washington Indian PeaceMedals. Used, but in good condition, nice and bright, with a faint patina. Extremely rare and desirable,directly connected to one of America’s greatest silversmiths.Joseph, Jr. came from a long line of silversmiths. His father, Joseph, Sr. inherited his father’s silversmithshop in 1829 and became one of the leading silversmiths of Philadelphia. Joseph, Sr. set an example thathis son was later to follow by helping organize in 1756 the Friendly Americans for Regaining andPreserving Peace with Indians and he presented jewelry to Indian leaders. Junior continued the traditionand was responsible for some of the 1793 and all of the 1795 Washington Indian Peace Medals - later, hebecame Assayer at the United States Mint. This circumstantial evidence indicates a close association withGeorge Washington and David Rittenhouse, first Director of the U.S. Mint. Extremely Fine. $1,200 - up

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PROVINCE OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY BONDSIGNED BY SAMUEL ADAMS

* 181773, Massachusetts Bay. Bond for Thirty-nine hundred &twenty-five pounds bearing interest at 5%. Ornate engravedborder design; embossed royal seal. Payable on June 20, 1775 “inSpanish milled dollars at six Shillings each, or in the severalspecies of coined silver and gold enumerated in an act made andpassed in the 23d year of his late Majesty King George theSecond, Intituled An Act for ascertaining the rates at whichcoin’d silver and gold, English Halfpence and Farthings, maypass within this government, and according to the rates thereinmentioned, with Interest annually at five per cent.” Signed bySAMUEL ADAMS (1722 – 1803); Revolutionary statesman.Signed by Adams while serving on the Committee of Correspon-dence. Adams became the leading spokesman for American In-dependence serving on numerous committees toward that cause.He vehemently opposed the Stamp Act, the Sugar Act and Brit-ish colonial policy, His constant criticism of the British helpedbring on the Boston Massacre of 1770. “Temperament and cir-cumstances combined to give Samuel Adams but one occupation– the public business; in which he demonstrated a passionate andunquestioned faith in the virtue of the cause he served. This isperhaps the principle key to the quality and the success of all hislabors.” (DAB)

This is truly an historic pre-revolution bond signed by one ofAmerica’s most important patriots at the time he was stirring upgreat dissent for the British. This bond is quite scarce and wouldbe and important addition to any collection. Folds and VeryFine. $10,000 - up

SIGNERS OF THE DECLARATION

A RARE EARLY COLONY OF RHODE ISLAND DOCU-MENT SIGNED BY STEPHEN HOPKINS

* 19STEPHEN HOPKINS (1707-1785). Signer of the Declaration ofIndependence from Rhode Island; Governor of Rhode Island.Hopkins served in the Rhode Island Legislature, becoming chiefjustice of the Superior Court of Rhode Island in 1751. He was firstelected Governor in 1755. He headed the major committee oppos-ing British measures and was selected a delegate to the ContinentalCongress in 1774 and 1775. Following his signing of the Declara-tion of Independence, Hopkins work on the Articles of Confedera-tion were his last on the national stage due to a declining state ofhealth.

DS. 1 page. 12 ¾” x 16”.1 page. November 9, 1733. Partly printeddocument in which the Trustees of the Colony “impowered by theGeneral Assembly…by an Act made and past at their sessions heldat Newport aforesaid, the second Day of July, Anno Domini, 1733for the letting ou One Hundred Thousand Pounds in Bills ofPublic Credit on said Colony…” Joseph Fish conveys a mortgageon a certain tract of land to the Colony “for and in Consideration ofthe Sum of Forty Pounds in good and lawful Bills of PublickCredit…” The money to be repaid on or before the ninth day ofNovember 1743. In order to facilitqte an emmission, the Colony hasgiven Fish Bills of Credit in exchange for a mortgage on his prop-erty thus insuring an orderly currency backed by the public confi-dence. Signed as Town Clerk by Hopkins at the conclusion of aparagraph certifying the document was recorded. Additionally, themanuscript text of the document is accomplished in his hand. Arare example of early American finance displaying the develop-ment to the monetary system of the colonies signed by one ofAmerica’s most important patriots. Overll, Very Fine. $1,000 - up

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JAMES WILSON* 21(1742-1798) Signer of the Declarationof Independence and the Constitu-tion, which he helped to frame, alsoa member of the Continental Con-gress. Partly printed DS “Wilson” 1p. Cumberland Co., Oct 24, 1773, anorder that the sheriff seize a debtor’spossessions, signed on the verso. Slitalong one fold toned. Very good. $250 – up

ROBERT TREAT PAINE* 22(1731-1841) American jurist, mem-ber of the Continental Congress,signer of the Declaration of Inde-pendence and first Attorney Gen-eral of Massachusetts. ADS 1 p.Bristol 1770, a list of his charges forvarious legal services renderedsigned “Paine Atty.” at bottom. Fine. $250 - up

PAY ORDER ISSUED TOSIGNER OF THE DECLARA-TION OF INDEPENDENCE

SAMUEL HUNTINGTON* 23[SAMUEL HUNTINGTON]. 8½” x 6 ½”. December 2, 1783. John

Lawrence, the treasurer of Connecti-cut is ordered to “Pay the HonbleSamuel Huntington, Esq. Thirtypounds out of the monies appropri-ated for the payment of the CivilList and charge the state” SAMUELHUNTINGTON (1731-1796). Signerof the Declaration of Independencefrom Connecticut. Active in the ju-dicial and legislative affairs of Con-necticut prior to the revolution,Huntington served in the Continen-tal Congress 1775-84 and was its presi-dent 1779-81. During the revolution,he also served on numerous statecommittees, such as the Council ofSafety, and served as Connecticutgovernor 1786-96. Not signed. In ex-cellent condition. $150 – up

CHOICE REVOLUTIONARY WAR BILL OFEXCHANGE SIGNED BY FRANCIS

HOPKINSON* 20FRANCIS HOPKINSON (1737 - 1791). Hopkinson representedNew Jersey in the Continental Congress and signed the Declarationof Independence. He served in his capacity as treasurer of loansfrom July 1778 to July 1781, a particularly difficult period of financ-ing for the newly formed nation. DS. 1 page. April 18, 1781. AMassachusetts bill of Exchange. Anderson US 94, 5A. United Statessigned draft signed as Treasurer of Loans by Hopkinson and coun-tersigned by Nathaniel Appleton. “These bills of exchange wereissued in uncut sheets of four and were redeemable in Paris. Theywere watermarked United States l, 2, 3 or 4 corresponding to thenumber on the bill. If the first bill was lost or captured at sea (shipcaptains had standing orders to weight bills of exchanged and throwthem overboard if stopped by a British ship of war), the holderwould then send the second bill, and so on.” (Anderson) Few tinypinholes. A superb association of these two very important earlyAmerican figures. Very Fine. $600 - up

A LOVELY JOHN HANCOCK SIGNATURE CUTFROM A DOCUMENT AND TASTEFULLY

FRAMED* 24JOHN HANCOCK (1737-1793). First Signer of the Declaration ofIndependence (Massachusetts); Revolutionary leader; MassachusettsGovernor. DS. 1 page.

The document measures 5” x 9” and is framed to an overall dimen-sion of 15.75” x 20.5”. April 16, 1784. Countersigned by Common-wealth secretary John Avery. An extraordinary large and bold Hancockexample. $2,500 - up

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GEORGE ROSS SIGNS ALEGAL DOCUMENT

* 25GEORGE ROSS (1730-1779). ASigner of the Declaration of Inde-pendence from Delaware, Rossserved as a king’s attorney beforeswitching to the revolutionary side.He did not join the Continental Con-gress by the date of the July 4, 1776vote on independence, but signedthe document in early August withthe other Congressmen. He re-signed due to poor health in 1777and became a judge of admiralty. DS.1 page. 7 ½” x 12 ½”. LancasterCounty. February Term 1755. A de-tailed legal brief concerning an out-standing debt of nine pounds. Rosshas penned a paragraph and signed atits conclusion; “I appear for theabove Deft. & confer Judgt. To thePltiff for the sum of nine poundslawfull money of Pennsylvania Debtbesides costs…Geo. Ross, Atty. Deft.”.Fold splits repaired on verso witharchival tape. Fine. $400 – up

CONNECTICUT NOTEPAYABLE TO JONATHAN

TRUMBULL* 26[AMERICAN REVOLUTION](JONATHAN TRUMBULL), Aide toGeneral Washington. Printed Docu-ment, a pay order to “Col. JonathanTrumbull” for two pounds, signedby “Ralph Pomeroy,” comptroller,fine laid paper, December 2, 1789,Hartford, CT, 4" x 6.25". ChoicePrinted by “Hudson and Goodwin,”

document has been trimmed some-what unevenly, although very littleof the printed border is affected.Punch cancelled and Excellent. $110 - up

STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS–BAY TAX ACT

* 27[AMERICAN REVOLUTION].1778, Massachusetts. Act. 9 pp. 8 ¾” x14 ¼”. 10 pages. “An ACT for appor-tioning and assessing a Tax of Two Hun-dred and Fifty-four Thousand, Seven Hun-dred and Eighteen Pounds, Sixteen Shil-lings and Eleven pence, upon the feveralTowns and other Places in this State, fordefraying the public Charge……” Severalfolds, with one separation at the lastpage. A nice act listing the tax bur-den of each town in the state duringthe Revolution. $275 – up

REVOLUTIONARY WAR“ACTS AND LAWS IN NEW

HAMPSHIRE”* 28[AMERICAN REVOLUTION].March 1780, “ACTS AND LAWS OFTHE STATE OF NEW-HAMP-SHIRE”. 13.5" x 8.75", 27-page docu-ment recording the “Grants, Loca-tions and Charters” within the stateof New Hampshire. Age-toned with

creases around the border, bindingpartially intact, with missing backpages. Acts include but are not lim-ited to: building improvements, taxesand the selection of Generals in theContinental Army. An act was passedto tax each county to pay necessarytaxes to the state. Each town hasbeen given specific amounts ofmoney to pay, and are listed in thisdocument. The vast majority of thisdocument is devoted to passing lawsfor more taxes, depicting the amountof money required to gain indepen-dence. Fine. $300 - up

NEW YORK LEDGER BOOKWITH REVOLUTIONARY

WAR CLAIMS* 29[AMERICAN REVOLUTION]Early 1800s Ledger Book from Up-state New York. 12.5" x 7.5"hardbound ledger of a New Yorkfirm, “Noble & Hayes,” with miss-ing front cover and worn spine, ap-proximately 200 written pages.Warped, worn and damp stainedpages, with brown-inked ledger state-ments from 1801 to the 1830s. Pagesare watermarked with a figure with acrown holding a sprig with a shieldand spear. The entries are all in anice hand with flowing headings;covering data from Albany, Catskill,and elsewhere in New York. Of spe-cial interest are what appear to becopies of Revolutionary War claimssigned by John Calhoun, John Robb,and some 18 others. For example,near the end of the ledger is a pagetitled: “War Department / Revolu-tionary Claim / I certify that in con-formity with the lay of the UnitedStates of the 7th June 1832 JohnDeming of the state of New Yorkwho was a private in the Revolution-ary Army is entitled to receive ThirtySix Dollars and sixty six cents ... perAnum during his natural life com

mencing on the 4th of March 1831and payable semiannually...” Thepage is signed by John Robb, ActingSecretary of War. Other pages aresigned by Lew Cass, Secretary of War,and various commissioners of pen-sions. Some dampstaining. $750 - up

REVOLUTIONARY WARVISIT TO THE “POLICE”

OFFICE* 30[AMERICAN REVOLUTION]April 11, 1783, Commandant’s OfficeReceipt. 4.75" x 8,” an unusual docu-ment signed by William Walton, theMagistrate of Police recording thevisit of “Mr. Gifford Daly from Phila-delphia.” Co-signed by the Secre-tary of the Commandant’s-Office.We’re not sure why Daly visited thepolice office (was it to report acrime?), but it was certainly impor-tant enough to record the visit. Scat-tered foxing; two small holesmended on the back with tape. Anextremely rare format — we’ve seenno other like it. Very Fine. $350 - up

GROUP OF TWO JEREMIAHWADSWORTH RELATED

DOCUMENTS* 311776, NP. Group of two war dateddocuments in which Wadsworth hasdelivered goods. These are, in all like-lihood, for the army. 7 ¾” x 2 ¾”and 4” x 2 ½”. JEREMIAHWADSWORTH, (1743-1804). Armyofficer; Member of the U.S. Houseof Representatives; Business execu-tive. A successful merchant,Wadsworth was appointed to a num-ber of commissary-general posts be-ginning in 1775. He served as thecommissary-general of the Continen-tal Army, 1778-79, during which timeWashington wrote that, thanks toWadsworth, “supplies had been good

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and ample.” At the request ofRochambeau, Wadsworth served ascommissary-general for the Frenchtroops until the close of the war.After the war, Wadsworth helpedfound, or was a director of, organi-zations such as the Bank of NorthAmerica in Philadelphia, the UnitedStates Bank, and the Bank of NewYork. Fine. An interesting pair. $100 - up

REVOLUTIONARY WARGENERAL JEDIDIAH

HUNTINGTON* 32JEDIDIAH HUNTINGTON(1743 - 1818); Brigadier-General dur-ing the Revolutionary War and byPETER COLT. 6 ½” x 7 ½”. DS. 1page. February 8, 1790. Connecticut.Anderson CT 27. Treasury officetransfer certificate certifying thetransfer of old notes for new issues.Issued under an act of the GeneralAssembly passed in May 1789.Huntington’s signature has been pencancelled. Excellent. $100 - up

A REVOLUTIONARY WARSOLDIER FALLS ON HARD

TIMES* 33[AMERICAN REVOLUTION]Manuscript declaration by MichaelGlass, former Revolutionary War sol-dier, who seeks a pension, Decem

ber 30, 1823, Lincoln Circuit Court[Mass.?]. Glass states that he servedin the American army in the Revolu-tionary War, and was regularly dis-charged, but now is “incapable ofmaking a support for himself in theordinary avocations of life,” and re-quests aid “of that Country forwhome he has fought.” Some fox-ing and soiling, but still quite good.A fascinating and poignant declara-tion by a war veteran who has fallenon hard times: “I Michael Glass docertify that I enlisted into Americanservice in the year 1779 aged abouteighteen in John Rogers Companyof horse or Cavalry and under thecommand of Gen. [George Rogers]Clark and served two years or there-abouts, and was regularly dischargedin the year 1781.” Fine. $225 - up

1779 “HOYLE’S GAMESIMPROVED”

* 34[AMERICAN REVOLUTION]Book: “Hoyle’s Games Improved”,Printed for T. Wood, Fleet-Street,London: 1779. This pocket-sizedbook measuring 5.5" x 3.5" x .75",gives a step by step guide to playingsome of the common games of thetime. Some of the games includedare Backgammon, Chess, Whist, Qua-drille, Piquet, Billiards, Cricket, Ten-nis and Hazard. This book with teachyou “The Method of Betting at thoseGames upon equal or advantageousTerms”. Age-toned with front covernot attached, former owner’ssmudged ink signature at head oftitle; the pages are still attached andin wonderful condition. $150 - up

A CHECK SIGNED BYCAROLINE AND WILLIAM

ASTOR* 35CAROLINE & WILLIAMASTOR. ADS. 1pp. 8" x 2 3/4".New York. March 14, 1871. A checksigned “Caroline W. Astor” and com-pletely engrossed by her. The“Chemical National Bank” check paid“Mr. Wm. Astor One hundred & SixtyFour Dollars and one cent”. It isendorsed on the verso “Wm Astor”.There is a cut cancellation that doesnot affect either signature and a thinink line through Caroline’s signature,but her autograph is still fully read-able. $100 - up

CHECK SIGNED BY AARONBURR

* 36AARON BURR (1756-1836). Vice-President of the United States; Law-yer; Best known for having killedAlexander Hamilton in a duel in 1804.DS. 1 page. May 2, 1788. Partly-printedbank check drawn on the Bank ofNorth America payable to “A.B. orbearer thirty pounds paper…”Signed at lower right by Burr asmaker. Pen cancelled at signature.Light round brown spot at center.Fine. $400 - up

LEGAL STATEMENT OFACTION IN WHICH PAST

CONTINENTAL CONGRESSPRESIDENT ELIASBOUDINOT SUES A

DEBTOR AND DECLARA-TION SIGNER RICHARD

STOCKTON SERVES AS HISATTORNY

* 37[ELIAS BOUDINOT]. ManuscriptDocument Unsigned. 8” x 12 ¾”.Monmouth (New Jersey) CommonPleas, January Term 1788. A statementof an unpaid debt along with legalcosts details amounts for whichBoudinot sues David Knott. It is in-teresting to note that Richard Stock-ton, signer of the Declaration of In-dependence and prominent NewJersey lawyer is noted Boudinot’s at-torney. Scattered foxing. Fine. $200 - up

* 38ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD.(1888-1957). One of the greatest ofall American explorers. Cut signaturemounted to a larger autograph leaf.Some staining that does not affectthe signature. 5 ½” x 3 ½”. $100-up

HISTORICAL AUTOGRAPHS &DOCUMENTS

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A LENGTHY ALS BY WILL-IAM JENNINGS BRYAN

* 39(1860-1925). American reformist law-yer, orator and statesman nominatedby the Democratic party three timesas presidential candidate, later serv-ing as secretary of state under Wil-son. (1913-15). ALS, 14pp, 8" X 9 1/4", Hot Springs, AK, Nov. 26, 1919.On Majestic Hotel letterhead re-sponding to Mr. Berger about thechildren’s’ budgetary expendituresand need for economy which Bryangoes into some detail to explain. Insmall part, “...We have a mutual inter-est in them. The amount of theirincome as you estimate it does seemlarge but some deductions have tobe made. 1st, the 2500 I advanced tothem was sent him more than a yearago used to pay accumulated deficitsYou will remember that his salary...didnot begin until last July and that forsome eight months (a year & a halfago) he was on a sick leave withoutsalary...I do not know of any extrava-gance of which they have been guiltyexcept that Wm. smokes. I am sorrythat he does so but most of the youngmen use tobacco and by using a pipehe spends less than if he bought ci-gars..” More similar content, con-cluding, “Mrs. Bryan continues toimprove. She walks as much as aquarter of a mile a day... We are plan-ning to leave her on the 12th or 13th

for Florida, stopping for a few daysin Asheville...” Boldly penned andsigned. $250 - up

ANDREW CARNEGIEINSCRIBES HIS BOOK TO A

PEACE ACTIVIST* 40ANDREW CARNEGIE, AmericanBusinessman and Philanthropist.Book Signed, “Andrew Carnegie” onthe dedication page of his book, “An

American Four-In-Hand In Britain,”published by Charles Scribner’s Sons,New York, 1891, hardbound cloth,338 pages, 7.5" x 5.5", Choice Fine.Full inscription reads: “To Lady Mar-garet De La Warr, with every goodwish, Andrew Carnegie, Buckhurst,July 2, 1894.” The book has its origi-nal red cloth intact, with a gilt andblack stamped vignette of a horse-shoe around a horse’s head on thefront cover. Rubber stamp in red ofa circled tea kettle on the front freeendpaper. Originally published in1883, this 1891 copy is a presentationcopy. Spine leaning and a bit sunned,ends and corners lightly bumped,mild rubbing, and few small stains,otherwise in excellent condition. $800 - up

WILLIAM E. CHANNINGFORWARDS A SERMON TO A

COLLEAGUE* 41WILLIAM E. CHANNING (1780– 1842). Unitarian minister, reformer.ALS. No date. 5” x 8”. 1 ¼ pages.Both sides of a single sheet. A pencilnotation indicates the letter was writ-ten to a Rev. Mr. Waterstow; “I sendyou the change which has graduallygrown into a sermon that is, as far aslength is concerned. It it is to bepublished, there should be a notestating that it was not delivered onaccount of the author’s state ofhealth. Should it not be published,& should you wish to retain it I willthank you to let me have the manu-script for copying as the orginal, isin a state which I cannot easilyread…Wm. E. Channing.” $75 – up

AN AFRICAN-AMERICANPATRIOT - WENTWORTHCHESWELL - THE “PAUL

REVERE” OF NEWMARKET,NEW HAMPSHIRE

* 42WENTWORTH CHESWELL.(1746-1807). African –American NewHampshire official who as a mem-ber of the town committee of safetymade an all-night ride from Bostonto warn his townsmen of the Britishforay out of Boston the night ofApril 18, 1775. Newmarket. Decem-ber 27, 1814. Scarce partly-printed D.S.1page. 7 ½” x 12 ¾”. An order toattach goods and chattels to satisfy adebt. Very fine. $250 - up

* 43INSCRIBED AUTOGRAPHOF THE 17TH VICE PRESI-

DENT OF THE UNITEDSTATES UNDER ULYSSES S.

GRANT.

SCHUYLER COLFAX, Vice Presi-dent under Grant 1869-73, Represen-tative from Indiana, Speaker of theHouse 1863-69, Whig activist andfounder of Indiana’s RepublicanParty. Autograph Card Signed andInscribed, in full: “Autograph for E.C.Jackson, Respy. Yours, SchuylerColfax, Feb. 9, 1876”, in black ink, ona 2" x 3.25" card, Choice Mint. Crispand bold, a fine example. $150 - up

* 44GRACE COOLIDGE, First Lady.Courtesy Autograph, “GraceCoolidge” on a small piece of paper,June 24, 1946, no place, 3.5" x 5.25,”Extremely Fine or better. A nice,3.5" long signature from this popu-lar First Lady. $75 - up

* 45ALEXANDER J. DALLAS (1759 –1817). Secretary of the Treasury un-der James Madison. Statesman. Dallasreorganized the nearly bankrupt trea-sury department as a result of theWar of 1812. DS. 1 page. 8” x 10”.Treasury Department. February 1,1816. To William Whann, Esq., Cash-ier of the Bank of Columbia. Dallasannexes “a resolution passed by theSenate of the United States, on the8th instant, and with thank you to fur-nish me with the necessary informa-tion, so far as it relates to you institu-tion, to enable me to comply withit.” Dallas signs at the conclusion ofthe paragraph which is then followedbelow by a statement of the resolu-tion directing the Secretary of theTreasury “…to ascertain…before theSenate a statement exhibiting the ac-tual condition of the several incor-porated banks within the District ofColumbia…specifying the actual andauthorized amount of their capitalstock…and of notes or bills in cir-culation of each bank.” Attached freefranked address leaf; thus two Dallassignatures. Fine. $250 - up

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CHARLES CURTIS. (1860-1936).American public official, who wasthe 31st Vice President of the UnitedStates. Cut signature with closingsentiment mounted to paper. “Cor-dially Yours Charles Curtis”. 4 ½” x3”. Fine. $40-up

* 47THOMAS C. CLARK, U.S. Attor-ney General under Truman; FormerSupreme Court Justice. Card In-scribed and Signed, “Best wishesfrom Tom C. Clark, Attorney Gen-eral” on the back of a DemocraticCommittee dinner ticket, 3.5" x 5.5,”Very Fine. Light handling marks.Clark supported President Trumanin desegregating the armed forces,and served on the U.S. Supreme Courtfrom 1949-67. Fine. $50 - up

* 48JAMES H. DOOLITTLE.Visiting Card Signed, “J.H. Doolittle”on the back of calling card, no dateor place, 2" x 3.5". An impressionand some light rust from a paperclip appears at upper left.AlthoughDoolittle was only employed byCurtiss Wright for four months in1930 - demonstrating planes in Eu-rope - his association with the thenbest and biggest American aircraftcorporation is storied. He set recordsand won trophies flying Curtiss air-craft, and did the same, and more, inships with Wright engines. The B-25 in which he led his name-bearingRaid over Tokyo in World War II waspowered, in fact, two big radialWright R-2600 Cyclone engines. $75 - up

SUPREME COURT JUSTICEWILLIAM DAY

* 50DS. Canton, Ohio. 1/8" x 3".” No-vember 10, 1892. Partly-printed bankcheck drawn on the City NationalBank, payable to L.L. Miller in theamount of $25.00. Accomplished inDay’s hand and signed by him asmaker. Vignette of Bank’s logo atleft. Stamp cancellation not affectingDay’s signature. Excellent. $80 - up

* 51FERDINAND FOCH, Com-mander of French Forces in WorldWar I. Autograph Note (unsigned),New York, January 13, [N.Y.], 3.75" x2.5", Choice, Extremely Fine. An in-scription on his personal calling cardin French to Major E.H. Snyder andthe

“Old Guard” of the City of NewYork. Inscription continues on verso,but the front would make a terrificdisplay piece. $125 - up

* 52VICTOR EMMANUEL III, LastKing of Italy. Document Signed“Vittorio Emanuele,” Rome, 1932,14.5" x 9.5,” Very Fine. An officialgovernment document taken from abound volume. Some pencil nota-tions, otherwise quite clean. Con-tains the usual official stamps andmarkings. A nice, 5.5" long signa-ture. Surprisingly, Victor Emmanuel’ssignature alone is rarer than whencombined with that of Mussolini!Fine. $150 - up

ON PHELPS DODGELETTERHEAD

* 53WILLIAM EARL DODGE1805-1833. Merchant and philanropist.An organizer of the YMCA inAmerica. ALS 1870. ALS. 1 page. June14, 1870. “En find letter to the Pres?I thought better to ask him to submitit to Atty Genl rather than write tohim direct about the same story”Fine. Scarce on this letterhead. $100 - up

JEFFERSON DAVIS WRITES TO THE CONFEDER-ATE HOUSE AND SENATE FORWARDING THE

TREASURY SECRETARY’S “ESTIMATES OF APPRO-PRIATIONS REQUIRED FOR THE SERVICE OF

THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT* 49(1801-1889). Davis was the President of the confederate States ofAmerica. LS 1 pp. 7 3/4" X 10". Richmond. Oct. 4th 1862. A lettersigned “Jefferson Davis” to “the Senate and House of Representa-tives”: “I herewith transmit a communication from the Secretary ofthe Treasure, submitting ‘Estimates of appropriations’ required forthe Service of the Treasury Department and for miscellaneous ob-jects for the month of January 1863. I recommend an appropriationof the amount and for the purpose specified.” The letter is on lightblue paper and a large signature. There are two tape marks at thebottom margin and a small hole in the upper left corner. Otherwisea fine war dated letter showing the workings of the Confederatebudget. $3,500 - up

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CO-PILOT WHO DROPPEDTHE ATOMIC BOMB ON

NAGASAKI* 55[ENOLA GAY]. Fred J. Olivi, Co-Pilot on the B-29 “Bockscar.”Document Signed, “Fred J. Olivi” ona Limited Edition (6 of 12) presenta-tion piece, July 2001, no place, ChoiceMint condition. From the Genchicollection. This document recountssome of Olivi’s experience as theco-pilot of the B-29 “Bockscar” thatdropped the “Fat Man” atomic bombon Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945:“...we were about seven miles from‘ground zero’ and headed directlyaway from the target, yet the lightblinded me for an instant. I had neverexperienced such an intense bluishlight, maybe three or four timesbrighter than the sun shining aboveus.” $175 - up

PILOT OF THE PLANETHAT ESCORTED THE

ENOLA GAY OVERHIROSHIMA

* 56[ENOLA GAY]. Charles Sweeney.Document Signed, “CharlesSweeney” on the bottom of a Pre-sentation piece (5 of 12) from theGenchi collection, June 2001, noplace, 11" x 8.5,” Choice Mint condi-tion. Sweeney piloted the escortplane that accompanied the “EnolaGay” - the bomber that dropped thefirst atomic bomb (Little Boy) onHiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945.On August 9, 1945, Sweeney was thecommander of “Bock’s Car,” the B-29 bomber that dropped the secondatomic bomb, this time on Nagasaki,Japan. This document recounts someof Sweeney’s experience, “As Iwatched the bomb falling free on its

forward arc, a thought flashedthrough my mind: ‘It’s too late now.There are no strings or cables at-tached. We can’t get it back, whetherit works or not. But if it works, itjust might end the war.” $175 - up

SCULPTOR JOHN BLY’SSTATUE FOR GENERAL

SHEPARD’S SON* 57JOHN BLY, Early American Sculp-tor. Autograph Letter Signed, “JohnBly” in brown ink on fine laid pa-per, January 8, 1799, West Spring-field, PA, 12" x 7", Extremely Fine.Bly writes to the Congressman Gen-eral William Shepard regarding therequest to create a statue in honorof Shepard’s son. With the properamount of stone, he needs the“proper instructions” in order tocreate the perfect statue. Wax rem-nants from original seal, minorghosting; overall excellent conditionwith precise, bold script. A stun-ning document of an artist at work. $150 - up

CHECK SIGNED BY CYRUSFIELD

* 581878, New York. Party-printed checkdrawn on National City Bank pay-able to “J.H. Clinch” in the amountof Forty-One 42/100-Dollars. Signedas maker by CYRUS FIELD (1819-1892). Telegraphy pioneer. Fieldwas the driving force behind the firsttelegraph cable across the AtlanticOcean. After unsuccessful attemptsin 1857-58, Field succeeded in layinga working cable between Ireland andNewfoundland in August 1858, onlyto have it fail four weeks later. Fieldfinally succeeded in laying a work-ing cable in 1866. Field then wenton to help establish elevated railroadsin New York City, and to collaboratewith Jay Gould in various railroadprojects. A nice, boldly signed ex-ample of Field’s autograph. Punchcancellation not affecting signature. $225 - up

LARGE COLORFUL PRINT OF THE ENOLA GAYSIGNED BY THREE OF THE CREW – ATOMIC

WARFARE IS BORN* 54[ENOLA GAY]. 24” x 18’. A large colorful print of artist’s depic-tion of the Enola Gay in flight after dropping the atomic bond overHiroshima. A large mushroom cloud rises behind the plane. Signedby PAUL W. TIBBETS, pilot and commander; THOMAS FEREBEE,bombardier; and THEODORE JOHN KIRK, navigator. Great forframing. In excellent condition. $200 - up

JOHN DICKINSON* 59JOHN DICKINSON (1732 - 1808) while serving as President ofthe Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania. Dickinson, whilea member of Continental Congress believed in conciliation withEngland and, as such was the only congressman not to sign theDeclaration of Independence. Countersigned by JOHNNICHOLSON (d. Dec. 5, 1800), Comptroller general of Pennsylva-nia; with Robert Morris formed numerous land companies. DS. 1page. 8 1/2" x 6". Philadelphia. January 3, 1783, Partly printed Coun-cil certificate in which David Rittenhouse is directed to pay “JohnAlbright, private of Hazens regiment, of the Pennsylvania Line,...oneyear’s interest on his depreciation certificate.” These certificateswere issued to pay the interest on depreciation certificates that hadbeen previously issued to compensate soldiers on unpaid back payand make up losses suffered by the troops from having been paid indepreciated currency. An interesting document displaying some ofthe financial chaos which was prevalent during and after the war.Extremely Fine. $400 - up

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“Are our communications, after all, as“free” as we like to think?”

EISENHOWER WRITES TOCOMMERCE SECRETARY

LEWIS L. STRAUSS* 61DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER(1890-11969). Thirty-fourth Presi-dent and Supreme Allied Com-mander of European forces WorldWar II. TLS. 1 page. 6 3/4" x 9". Onimprinted White House letterhead.To Secretary of Commerce LewisL. Strauss. Dear Lewis: I am appalledby the contents of your letter ofMarch thirteenth. Are our commu-nications after all, as “free” as welike to think?” Initialed at the con-clusion of the letter. “D.E.” Aninteresting letter raising questionsconcerning privacy issues within thegovernment during the 1950’s. Onecenter fold. Excellent. $500 - up

* 62J.T. EMME, Poet. Printed PoemSigned, “J.T. Emme,” January 1, 1932,7.5" x 5.25,” 4-page integral sheet,Choice Extremely Fine. Titled “MyDream,” Emme writes a New Year’sode to kindness and joy, in part:“There are mortals who of coloredrags / Design new, inspiring flags;...Oft I sit and scheme and plan:Could I some great machine create/ To extract from mortals all hate ...

Ah, what a dream to start the year !”Slightly worn cardstock, otherwisevery nice. $75 - up

WRITER KATE FIELD PENSA LETTER

* 63Kate Field. ALS. 2pp. 4" x 6". Bos-ton. Jan. 5, 1857. An autograph lettersigned by Kate Field: “...right glad tohear from you. It is impossible forme to leave Boston this week, but ifyou say so I can visit Duburndale aweek from next Friday in the 5 P.M.train returning before the next day.My lesson studies and other engage-ments keep me at work form mornto dewey eve and later. Would havewritten before but mental Philoso-phy occupies all my spare mo-ments...” The letter is in very finecondition overall. $100 - up

JEAN PAUL GETTY SIGNEDTAX DOCUMENT

* 64J. PAUL GETTY. (1892-1976). Oilmagnate; Art collector. A fabled oilexecutive, J. Paul Getty brought theGetty Oil Company to the status ofan “eighth sister” among the giantsin the petroleum business. TLS 1page. January, 1952. 81/2" x 11".Power of Attorney-Individual TaxReturn signed by J. Paul Getty in darkbold ink. $200 -up

VERY SCARCE DUESENBERG LETTER WITH A FINE FIVE LINE INITIALLED

AUTOGRAPH POSTSCRIPT* 60FRED S. DUESENBERG (1876 - 1932). Automotive engineerand manufacturer. Since the turn of the century, Fred Duesenberghad been well known as a designer of fast, powerful, reliable gaso-line engines which came to be widely used in the marine, automo-tive and aviation industries. From 1903-1913 Duesenberg was thechief engineer of the Mason Motor Car Company. In 1913, Fredand his brother August established the Duesenberg Motor Com-pany to manufacture gasoline engines of their own design. Successwas immediate, with Mulford and Rickenbacker consistently driv-ing Duesenberg-powered racers to commanding victories. In 1920the brothers began to build their first production car, the Model A.While the car created a sensation at its debut, it was a mere shadowof the massive and extraordinarily expensive Model J (and later SJand SSJ) which was introduced in 1928. Of the Duesenberg marqueit has been said, “If but one of all the automobiles ever built inAmerica had to be singled out as the most glorious achievement inthis country’s automotive history, that car would have to be theDuesenberg. It transcended the ordinary in full measure, createdlegends in its wake which will live forever, and became a literalmetaphor — ‘It’s a Duesy’ — for anything unrelentingly superla-tive.”

TLS. Indianapolis, June 5, 1930. 1 page. 8 1/2" x 11". On Duesenberg,Inc. letterhead, the great automaker writes to his friend, DaveLorraine;“Inasmuch as there are some matters about which I may want to get intouch with you before you go West, I would appreciate very much if you could keepme posted as to your whereabouts. In other words, if you are going to be in the Eastfor a month, I would appreciate your advising me a week or so before you go Westas to where I might reach you. If you are going to spend any time in New York,I would suggest that you call on our branch, at 43 West 57th Street, and get intouch with Mr. William Crowley, who is the branch manager, as he may be ofsome service to you while you are there…” Duesenberg ends with a nicefive line postscript; “P.S. Mrs. Campbell was just in my office & said theyhad taken up the trim at the paint where ( ) that there was fire & found that astaple used in the wiring had cut thru the insulation & caused the short & burnedthe wire. F.S.D.”

A fine, displayable and very scarce letter signed by one of America’smost famous automakers. Folds. Fine. $2,000 – up

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OLIVER ELLSWORTH.* 65ELLSWORTH, OLIVER (1745-1807). Revolutionary patriot; ChiefJustice of the U.S. Supreme Court.Autograph Document Signed, “Oliv.Ellsworth” in brown ink on fine-laid paper, September 28, 1775, Hart-ford, CT, 6" x 8", Choice ExtremelyFine. Being a Selectmen pay order,to pay the “Selectmen of HartfordNine pounds, Eighteen Shillings,money in Bills for Service & Ex-pense of Capt. Abraham Ledwick &Company...” Also signed by “Thos.Seymour, Ebz. Williams. and Jno.Lawrence, Treasurer.” Crisp, cleandocument, with normal folds, andbright signatures. $225 - up

CHRISTMAS CARD SIGNEDBY MARY LORD HARRISON* 66MARY LORD HARRISON. Sec-ond wife of President BenjaminHarrison, was actually the niece ofHarrison’s first wife, Caroline. Firstlady. A pretty Christmas Card in-scribed and signed during Christ-mas, 1944. Excellent. $75 - up

* 67MARY LORD HARRISON, FirstLady; 2nd Wife of BenjaminHarrison.Envelope Free-Franked,“Mary Lord Harrison,” at upper right,postmarked January 30, 1940, NewYork, NY, 3.9" x 7.5", Very Fine. Nice,large signature, nearly 5" long. Ad-dressed to Miss Cida Bickering, Di-rector of the Conservatory of Mu-sic, Indiana. Envelope with minorwear. $110 - up

HORACE GREELY* 68(1811-1872) American journalist andfounder of the New York Tribunewhich advocated abolition, and uni-versal amnesty and suffrage. Greeleyalso posted bail for Jefferson Davis.

A.N.S. on the verso of a letter ofmerchant John Stafford, 1p 4to. NewYork, May 19, 1869 in which Stafrfordrecommends a friend who hasserved: “....as an opponent of bogusDemocracy...” On the verso Greeleyaddresses his note to “Gen. Jones”,noting”...The within letter is from avery good man...I wish you wouldenable me to say so...” Very good. $100 - up

EDWARD EVERETTAMERICAN ORATOR AND

STATESMAN* 70EDWARD EVERETT, AmericanOrator and Statesman.Autograph Letter Signed, “EdwardEverett” as Secretary of State, in

brown ink on woven paper, Decem-ber 6, 1852, Department of State, 6" x3.75", Fine. This letter was written toHon. E. Stanley asking him to stopby the Department so they may speakfor a few moments. The paper has a“Paris” raised paper stamp in theupper left hand corner. Age-tonedwith creases. $125 - up

* 71JOSEF HOFFMANN. (1876-1957).Pianist. A child prodigy, Hofmanntoured at a young age and was later

placed under the tutelage of AntonRubinstein. Hofmann’s polymathabilities led him to compose, inventpatented parts for the automobile anddesign mechanisms for the piano. Cutsignature with date mounted to alarger autograph leaf. 5 ½” x 3 ½”. $40-up

JAMES HAMILTON* 721752, Pennsylvania. 12 ½” x 7 ¾”.Partly-printed document signed byJames Hamilton (c.1710-1783), whileserving as lieutenant governor ofPennsylvania. “Whereas DavidMaGaw of the County ofCumberland hat requested that wewould grant him to take up fiftyAcres of Land an addition to hisother land adjoining John Potteralong the Waggon road, County ofCumberland for which he agrees topay to our use at the rate of fifteenpounds ten shillings current Moneyof the Province…Given under byhand, and the seal of the Land Of-fice…”

This is technically a Land OfficeWarrant. Benjamin Franklin printed200 of these By the Proprietariescertificates for Nicholas Scull, theSurveyor General. A rather nice earlydocument. These were used to grantland, define the grantees financialobligations and the survey. Fold sepa-rations with tape repairs which ap-pears to be not of archival standards.Some paper loss at right upper andlower corners from a previousmounting. Otherwise, very fine $400 - up

* 73THOMAS S. JESUP (1788 – 1860),Brigadier General; 12th Quartermas-ter General from May, 1818 – June1860. Father of the Modern Quar-termaster Corps. General Thomas S.Jesup held the post of Quartermas-ter General for forty-two years. He

THOMAS EDISON WITH HIS SON CHARLES EDISON,SET THE BY LAWS OF THE EDISON STORAGE

BATTERY COMPANY* 69THOMAS EDISON. An important 9 page 8" x 10" DS, WestOrange NJ, February 9, 1924, being the minutes of a crucial meetingof the Board of Directors of the Edison Storage Battery Company,in which the company’s by-laws were laid out and adopted. Thespecific powers and responsibilities of each of the chief positionswithin the organization were laid out and defined, as well as theirspecific terms of office. Rules for attending to tasks such as annualand special meetings of the shareholders were also defined. Inessence, in this meeting, the organization defined the terms of itsown existence. Because of the listing of the by-laws of the corpo-ration, these minutes, signed as usual by Thomas Edison, CharlesEdison, and the rest of the Board, are of far greater importancethan those of more commonplace meetings, and estimated accord-ingly. An important piece of Edison corporate history. $1200 -up

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has been described by one of hissuccessors in that post as one of themost colorful and remarkable char-acters that ever occupied this posi-tion. 6” x 3” glued to a backing pa-per. Manuscript check signed byThomas S. Jesup. Washington, Octo-ber 27, 1835. Offices of Discount &Deposit. “Credit Geo. Bouford withthe proceeds of his note & Ninethousand, seven hundred & fiftydollars this day discounted to mycredit.” Cut cancelled at center withall paper intact. Two small tears atbottom margin with text unaffected.Light soiling. Fine. $100 - up

GOVERNOR OF CONNECTICUT AND CIVIL

WAR GENERAL* 75JOSEPH ROSWELL HAWLEY,Civil War Union General. Signatureon Card, “Jos. R. Hawley”, in brownink on card paper, no date, Hartford,Connecticut, 2.25" x 3.75", 1 page,Choice Extremely Fine. Written be-low his signatures, Hawley has also

written the location, “HartfordConn”. Hawley was the editor ofthe Hartford Evening Press alongwith being a General in the CivilWar and was later elected Governorof Connecticut in 1866. The signa-ture remains very dark and bold withminor aging to paper; modern pen-cil markings on back of card doesnot take away from the appearanceof document.. $75 - up

STATE OF CONNECTICUTPAYNOTE ISSUED TO

WILLIAM SAMUELJOHNSON AND SIGNED BY

OLIVER WOLCOTT JR. ASCOMPTROLLER

* 761788, Connecticut. Paynote for tenpounds signed by William SamuelJohnson. WILLIAM S.JOHNSON, (1727-1819). A Del-egate and a Senator from Connecti-cut Signer of the Constitution.Stamp cancelled. Cancellation holeat center. Very fine. $125 - up

PENCIL AND CHARCOALILLUSTRATION SIGNED“COURTNEY H. HODGES

GEN. U.S. ARMY”* 77COURTNEY H. HODGES.,WORLD WAR II, Major General.Pencil and Charcoal IllustrationSigned “Courtney H. Hodges Gen.U.S. Army” 15.75" x 12", Choice VeryFine. Signed and dated by the artist,“D.A. Ahrens, 1946.” A waist-up por-trait of the general in uniform. Mi-nor paper loss at upper right corner;

horizontal crease across page touch-ing Hodges’ chin and left shoulder.Signed in black ink in the lower rightcorner. Hodges (1887-1966) had along military career. Highlights ofhis World War II service were ascommanding general of the ThirdArmy and, after D-Day, as commanderof the First Army, which he contin-ued to command after the war at FortBragg, N.C. and Governors Island, N.Y. $200 - up

AMOS KENDALL SIGNEDPOST OFFICE DEPART-

MENT CIRCULAR* 78AMOS KENDALL (1789-1869) Ajournalist, Kendall also served as Jack-son and Van Buren’s Postmaster Gen-eral. 1838, Manchester , Connecticut.Post Office circular. 1 page. 8” x 10”.Kendall forwards orders to postmas-ters for handling the accounts ofcontractors; “…the contractornamed at the foot of this letter, whocarries the mail on the Route therestated, on which your office is situ-ated, is authorized to demand andreceive of you, either in person orby his agent, at the end of each quar-ter, so long as he shall actually carrythe Mail on said route, or until youshall be otherwise directed, thewhole amount due from you to theUnited States, including the Quarterthen just terminated, as shown in yourAccount Current…. Very respect-fully, Your obedient servant, AmosKendall.” Couple of areas of lightbrowning. Fine. Some Nice $125 - up

AN APPOINTMENT SIGNED BY THOMASJEFFERSON AND JAMES MADISON

* 74THOMAS JEFFERSON (1743-1826). Third Presidentand author of the Declaration of Independence and JAMESMADISON (1751-1836). Fourth President and “Father ofthe Constitution”. DS. 1 page. Document Signed. 1 page.On vellum. The document measures 15 ½” x 13” and isframed to an overall dimension of 24 ½ “ x 27”. Washing-ton November 4, 1801. Land grant to “Jefferson AndrewBuchanan having deposited in the treasury a certificate ofthe Register of the Land Office...” receives lands in the North-west Territory.. Jefferson’s signature remains exceptionallybold and Madison’s is also strong. Excellent Condition. NicelyFramed in a high quality museum quality frame. Ready fordisplay. $5,500 - up

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BENITO JUAREZ LETTERANS

* 80BENITO JUAREZ, (1806-1872). AMexican politician, Juarez was a law-yer who pressed for fairer land dis-tribution. He was elected Presidentin 1861 and in an attempt to supportthe failing Mexican economy, hestopped payment on Europeanloans for two years. The Frenchused this as an excuse to invade andinstall Maximillian an emperor,while Juarez directed the defensesof Mexico. Aftwer the Americanspressured the French to leave, hewas again elected President and sepa-rated church and state, altered theland system and spoke for greaterreligious toleration. A great addi-tion to any collection. 1870. August,27th. DS. 1 page. 4 ½” x 7 ½”. “…Sr.Romero, have them give something toEscobedo who is very much in need today.Juarez. August 27, 1870.” Fine. $400 - up

“POPPA JOFFRE” LED THEFRENCH ARMY IN WORLD

WAR I* 81JOSEPH JACQUES CESAIREJOFFRE, Marshal of France who,as “Poppa Joffre” led the Frencharmy in World War I until he wasrelieved in 1916. Visiting CardSigned, “J. Joffre” on a printed, per-sonal calling card, no date or place,4.25" x 3", Very Fine, soiling and

THE CREATOR OF THE MISSISSIPPI SCHEME

A SCARCE JOHN LAW DOCUMENT SIGNED JUST MONTHS BEFORE PUBLICCONFIDENCE IN HIS MISSISSIPPI COMPANY WOULD ERODE LEADING TO A

TOTAL COLLAPSE IN THE COMPANY’S SHARES* 79JOHN LAW (1671 – 1729). A Scottish economist, gambler, banker, murderer, royal advisor, exile, rake andadventurer, the remarkable John Law is renowned for more than his unique economic theories. Hispopular fame rests on two remarkable enterprises he conducted in Paris: the Banque Générale and theMississippi Scheme. His economic fame rests on two major ideas: the scarcity theory of value and the realbills doctrine of money. (cepa.newschool.edu). He is responsible for the adoptation or use of papermoney or bills in the world today. A scarce DS. 1 page. 8 1/8” x 12 ¾”. February 20, 1720. Law orders apayment for 2,500 livres.

Law urged the establishment ofa national bank to create and in-crease instruments of credit, andthe issue of paper money backedby land, gold, or silver. He hadthe almost socialist idea of abol-ishing minor monopolies andprivate farming of taxes and cre-ating a bank for national financeand a state company for com-merce and ultimately exclude allprivate revenue. This would cre-ate a huge monopoly of financeand trade run by the state, and itsprofits would pay off the na-tional debt. The Conseil des Fi-nances , merchants, and finan-ciers objected to this plan.In 1716 Banque Générale (“Gen-eral Bank”) was set up by Law. Itwas a private bank, but 3/4 ofthe capital consisted of govern-ment bills and government ac-cepted notes. In August 1717, hebought the Mississippi Company,to help the French colony inLouisiana. In the same year Lawfloated the Mississippi Companyas a joint-stock trading companycalled the Compagnie d’Occidentwhich was granted a trade mo-nopoly of the West Indies andNorth America. The bank be-came the Royal bank (BanqueRoyale ) in 1718, meaning thenotes were guaranteed by theking. The Company absorbed theCompagnie des Indes Orientales,Compagnie de Chine , and otherrival trading companies and be-

came the Compagnie Perpetuelle des Indes in 1719. In 1720 the bank and company were united and Lawwas appointed Controller General of Finances to attract capital. Law’s pioneering note-issuing bank wasextremely successful until it collapsed and caused an economic crisis in France and Europe.Law exaggerated the wealth of Louisiana with an effective marketing scheme, which led to wild speculationon the shares of the company in 1719. In February 1720 it was valued for a very high future cash flow at10,000 livres . Shares rose from 500 livres in 1719 to as much as 15,000 livres in the first half of 1720, but bysummer of 1720, there was a sudden decline in confidence, leading to a 97% decline in market cap by 1721.By the end of 1720 Philippe II of Orléans dismissed Law, who then fled from France. Law died a poor manin Venice in 1729. (john-law.biography.ms).

A light stain appears just at the lower right of Laws signature. A nice opportunity to acquire an autographof this widely controversial economic eccentric. $5,000 - up

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thins on the back, not affecting thefront in any way. Joffre signs justabove and to the left of his printedname. In the early years of the FirstWorld War, Joffre was the most popu-lar man in France - but trench war-fare could wear anyone down, andby 1916, the war of attrition began toundermine his popularity. He wasdismissed gradually, keeping the rankof commander-in-chief but withoutthe power, then losing the title aswell, and finally being made “Mar-shal of France.” Today he is remem-bered for his victory of the Marnewhich, according to Brassey’s, wasone of the most crucial battles inhistory. $125 - up

STAMPS SIGNED BY CON-SERVATIVE ICON ANDENTERTAINMENT RE-

PORTERCLAIRE BOOTH LUCE &

SIDNEY SKOLSKY

* 82Commemorative Philatelic SheetsSigned, “Claire Booth Luce” in bluefountain pen ink, and “SidneySkolsky” in blue ball-point pen onMay, 1947 sheets celebrating the“100th Anniversary / United StatesPostage Stamps,” c. 1954-1955, 2.75" x3.75", Near Mint. Printed by the Trea-sury Department Bureau of Engrav-ing and Printing as a complement tothe Centenary International PhilatelicExhibition in New York (May 17-25,1947), these sheets feature a beauti-ful blue 5¢ stamp of BenjaminFranklin, and a warm orange colored10¢ stamp of George Washington.Claire Booth Luce signs twice onher sheet. (2 pieces). $125 - up

THOMAS MIFFLIN* 83THOMAS MIFFLIN (1744-1800).Signer of the Constitution fromPennsylvania; Revolutionary War gen-eral; Pennsylvania governor. Partly-printed Document Signed “ThoMifflin” as Governor of Pennsylva-nia, on vellum, June 20, 1798, (Phila-delphia), 11" x 21", Very Fine. A

grant to Thomas Shields of 400 acres,“a certain tract of land, called‘Pococen’ situate on the waters ofRoberson’s run... in WashingtonCounty...” The large paper and waxseal at upper leaf is intact and Mifflinsigned boldly just below it. Lightage toning, scattered ink transfer, anda minor stain at one fold. An attrac-tive document, suitable for display. $250 - up

PROMISORRY NOTEACCOMPLISHED ANDSIGNED BY THOMAS

MIFFLIN* 84THOMAS MIFFLIN (1744-1800).Signer of the Constitution fromPennsylvania; Revolutionary War gen-eral; Pennsylvania governor. Auto-graph document signed. 1 page. 8” x3 5/8”. May 25, 1787. A sixty daypromissory note in which Mifflinpromises “to pay unto the order ofMessrs. Wager & Habacher seventeenhundred and fifty dollars value re-ceived…” Accomplished entirely inhis hand and signed by Mifflin asmaker. Excellent condition. $300 - up

THE “FATHER OF AMERI-CAN GEOGRAPHY”

* 85JEDIDIAH MORSE (1761 – 1826).Congregational clergyman, “father ofAmerican Geography”.Published in1784, Geography Made Easy, the firstgeography texts to be published inthe United States, the success ofwhich he followed up with TheAmerican Geography and TheAmerican Universal Geography.“During the authors lifetime theMorse geographies virtually monopo-lized their field in the United States.”(DAB) DS. 1 page. October 25, 1779.7 ¾” x 4 ½”. Morse acknowledgesreceipt of “Three hundred andninety eight dollars and one third ofa dollar…it being for the interestarisen on Seven Continental Certifi-cates, in favour of Mr. Abel Morsedate 16th March 1778 to the 16th March1779…” Boldly signed by Morse.Excellent condition. $300 - up

* 87SAMUEL McCLELLAN (1730 –1807). Militia brigadier general dur-ing the American Revolution.Marched to Boston on the news ofthe Lexington Alarm. He was thegrandfather of Civil War generalGeorge B. McClellan. DS. 1 page.October 5, 1779. 7 ¾” x 4½”.McClellan acknowledges receiptof “Five hundred thirty one dollarsand the half of a dollar it being forinterst ariseon on Seventy three con-tinental certificates in favour of my-self…” In excellent condition. $250 - up

* 88HUDSON MAXIM (1853-1927).American explosives inventor of thefirst smokeless powder and a self-combustive compound to propeltorpedoes. Soft cover edition of“The World’s Verdict on HudsonMaxim’s Book The Science of Po-etry and The Philosophy of Lan-guage,” 43pp, 61/2" x 9 1/2", Fun &

AN APPOINTMENT SIGNED BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN

* 86ABRAHAM LINCOLN (1809-1865). Sixteenth President.DS. 1 page. Partly-printed document signed. The documentmeasures 14”X 16” and is framed to an overall dimensionof 29 1/2” x 28”. 1 page. Washington, June 7, 1862. Lin-coln appoints James H. Odlin an Assistant Adjutant Gen-eral of Volunteers with the rank of Captain” to rank as suchfrom the ninth day of June, 1862.” Cannons and Flags.

Boldly signed at the conclusion. Countersigned by Stanton.Professionally framed to museum quality standards. In ex-cellent condition and ready for display. $5,000 - up

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Wagnall’s company, New York [1910].Promotional anthology of brief cri-tiques of his book by 86 “well-knownpeople” of the day. Frontispieceimage with printed dedication andsignature inserted. Boldly singed andinscribed on cover, “Alfred GaskillWith Compliments of...” cover sepa-rated; internally intact. General lighttoning; cover evidences light wearand soiling; 4" tear on back coverwith no paper loss. Very Good. $200 - up

RICHARD RUSH* 89RICHARD RUSH, Secretary ofTreasury and State.Autograph NoteSigned “Richard Rush,” in brownink on note paper, no date, no loca-tion, c. 1825, 2.75" x 4.25", Very Fine.The short inscription reads: “I havethe honor to be, with great respect,

your obt. ser’t...” Vertical fold andlight stain. $75 - up

* 91VILHJALMUR STEFANSSON.(1879-1962), Arctic explorer. Cut sig-nature with date mounted to a largerautograph leaf. 5 ½” x 3 ½”. Fine. $60-up

* 92MATTHEW RIDGEWAY, Com-mander of U.S. Forces in the KoreanWar.Signature on a 4.25" x 2.25" call-ing card, Choice Extremely Fine.Together with a mourning card forDouglas MacArthur’s widow. $60 - up

PROMISSORY NOTESIGNED BY REMINGTON

GUN COMPANY FOUNDERELIPHALET REMINGTONAND TREASURER OF THEUNITED STATES FRANCIS

E. SPINNER* 941855. January, 9. Ilion, New York.Promissory note signed by EliphaletRemington and Francis Spinner. 8”x 4 ¾”. 1 page. “Thirty days from dateThe Ilion Bank promises to pay to the orderof E. Remington, J. Ingersoll, L.L. Cherry

& J.A. Rasbash five thousand dollars atthe American Exchange Bank in the cityof New York for Value received. Ilion, Janu-ar y 9, 1855.” ELIPHALETREMINGTON, (1793-1861). Thefounder of the Remington GunCompany, Remington started bymanufacturing superior rifle barrelsbefore moving into complete gunand pistol construction. FRANCISE. SPINNER, (1802-1890). Trea-surer of the United States. Spinneris best known for his service as Trea-surer of the U.S. during the CivilWar, during which time he skillfullymanaged the government’s huge ex-penditures. He is credited with bring-ing women into the civil service.Remington signs on the front asPresident. Spinners signature is onthe verso and slightly affected by pencancellations otherwise fine. A greatassociation of the two signing a singleitem. $500 - up

A FINE LAFAYETTE LETTER SIGNED* 93MARQUIS de LAFAYETTE (Marie Joseph Paul YvesRoch Gilbert du Motier) (1757-1834). French statesman;General in American service during the American Revolu-tion. The letter measures 4.75” x 7.75” and is framed to anoverall dimension of 13” X 10.1/2”. ALS. 1 page. August18, 1830. An untranslated letter though with a comment onthe election of 1789 appearing to elude to the election ofWashington as president for his first term. $1,750 – up

BUFFALO BILL’S WILD WEST AND PAWNEEBILL’S FAR EAST SHOW CHECK

* 90G. W. “PAWNEE BILL” LILLIE. (1860-1942). Showman; Entre-preneur; Indian Scout; Author. Beginning as a hunter, rancher andinterpreter for the Pawnee Indians, he moved into “show business”as manager of the Pawnee Indians for the 1st Buffalo Bill Wild Westshow (1883-1886), and spent much of the rest of his life in the U.S.and Europe as a showman and entrepreneur. He was also a partnerof William F. (“Buffalo Bill”) Cody, 1908-1913. In 1908, PawneeBill merged his Wild West Show with the Buffalo Bill Wild WestShow and the combined show became know as “The Two Bills’Show.” It was billed as the entertainment triumph of the ages and ittraveled all over the world entertaining audiences with both realis-tic and fantasy views of the Old West. The show closed in Denver,Colorado, in 1913 after touring for five seasons as “Buffalo Bill’sWild West and Pawnee Bill’s Great Far East Show.” Partly-printedbank check drawing on joint “Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Pawnee Bill’s FarEast” account, Pawnee Bill paid “The Fidelity Trust Co.” the enormoussum. This check could have been an attempt to pay one of BuffaloBill’s creditors, or at least enough to keep them at a distance. Lightpunch cancellations not affecting Lillie’s signature. $750 - up

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REMINGTON GUN COM-PANY FOUNDER

ELIPHALET REMINGTON* 95ELIPHALET REMINGTON,(1793-1861). The founder of theRemington Gun Company, Novem-ber, 16. Contract signed by EliphaletRemington. 8” x 12”. 5 pp. Agree-ment between “Lawrence L. Merryand Charles P. Hunt Co-partners un-der the …firm of Merry & Hunt ofthe first part and George Tuckerman,Eliphalet Remington and F. C.Shepard of Ilion in the County ofHerkimer of the secondpart…Whereas the said copartner-ship is justly indebted in sundry con-siderable sums of money and hasbecome unable to pay and dischargethe same …and the said parties ofthe first part are now desirous ofmaking fair and equitable distribu-tion of their property and effectsamong their creditors…” The agree-ment details distribution of assets,payment of liablities, etcRemington’ssignature is in dark ink and bold. Agreat addition to any collection. Fine. $500 - up

A COLOR PRINT OF THETITANIC SIGNED BY

MILLVINA DEAN THEYOUNGEST SURVIVOR

TITANIC* 96[TITANIC]. Signed Photo. 11" x 8".

n.p. n.d. A color lithograph of theTitanic sailing away from Englandtowards her fatal destination. It issigned in pencil by “Millvina Dean”,a Titanic survivor, and “S[imon] NFisher”, the noted marine artist whopainted this scene. Dean is the young-est survivor of the Titanic; she wassix weeks old at the time of the di-saster. The piece is in excellent con-dition. $150 - up

CHECK SIGNED BY WASH-INGTON ROEBLING AND

JOHN A. ROEBLING* 97WASHINGTON ROEBLING(1837 – 1926). Son of John AugustusRoebling who had begun the con-struction of the Brooklyn Bridge in1866. Washington completed thebridge following his father’s deathin 1869 and; JOHN A. ROEBLINGII (1867 – 1952), Son of WashingtonRoebling, grandson as John A.Roebling. DS. 1 page. 11” x 3”. Janu-ary 8, 1906. Attractive partly-printedbank deposit receipt on the FirstNational Bank of Jersey City, NewJersey to W. A. Roebling in theamount of $135.00. Endorsed onverso by both Roeblings. Nice com-bination of two Roeblings signing asingle item. Light punch cancellationnot affecting signature. ExtremelyFine. $250 - up

* 98BENJAMIN WEST, British PortraitPainter, Founder and President ofthe Royal Academy.. Clipped Signa-ture “Benjn. West Prest.”. Mountedto a 1.75" x 3.5" piece of paper. Westwas an American-born artist knownfor his historical paintings, includ-ing “The Death of Wolfe” and“Penn’s Treaty with the Indians.” Heserved as president of the RoyalAcademy from 1768-1820. Fine. $200 - up

A WONDERFUL LEATHER BOUND GUEST BOOKSIGNED TWICE BY CHARLES LINDBERGH ALONG

WITH NUMEROUS OTHER LUMINARIES* 99CHARLES LINDBERGH (1902-1974). Guest book from an un-determined hotel and resort spanning a period from January 29,1924 to December 29, 1932. The cover measures 7” x 10”. Ornategold gilt detailing. It is signed by hundreds of people through theeighty year period. There are likely many luminaries of note, a fewof whom we have listed below. A number of military figures andinternational diplomats appear to sign. This would be a fine re-search project. Some of the people signed are as follows:

Charles Lindbergh (2x) January 30, 1928 and September 27, 1929.Juan Trippe (founder of Pan American Airways) also signs on thisday below Lindbergh.

Anne Lindbergh and Betty Trippe sign on September 27;

Cyrus H. K. Curtis – Publisher of the Saturday Evening Post andLadies Home Journal.

Carrie Chapman Catt – Woman’s Suffrage leader.

Baron de Cartier de Marchienne, Commander of the Order ofLeopold and of the Order of the Crown

James Brown Scott Ameican Lawyer

Grace Thompson Seton who has penned “September 8, 9 and 11-12-13-1926 an oasis of delight on the travellers trail”

Edward S. Beck editor of the Chicago Tribune

Roy Chapman Andrews world famous as a fossil hunter - led four expeditions to Mongolia’sGobi Desert.

Ida Hoyt Chamberlain Composer. She has penned a couple ofmeasures of music next to her name.Theodore Roosevelt III – grandson of T.R. and son of World WarI brigadier general Theodore Roosevelt II.Cornelius V. S. Roosevelt.

An exceptional guest book worthy of further research. We will behappy to arrange shipment for viewing prior to the sale for thosewith a serious interest. Please inquire. In excellent condition. . $3,000 - up

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REVOLUTIONARY WARESPIONAGE

A DOUBLE AGENT!* 101WILLIAM HERON (1742-1819). ARevolutionary War double agent,Heron betrayed secrets purely formoney. His dealings did not cometo light until a century after his death,when some papers were discovered.DS. 7 ½” x 3 ¾”. Hartford, May 12,1789. “Received of Oliver Wolcott,Comptroller of the Public Accounts,one pound, two shillings and elevenpence Lawful Money….Interest on2 state Notes…” Signed by WilliamHeron as comptroller for Connecti-cut. Excellent. $250 - up

PROMISSORY NOTESIGNED BY DANIEL

WEBSTER* 102DANIEL WEBSTER (1782 – 1852).Statesman, U.S. Secretary of State,Orator. DS. 1 page. 8” x 5”. Washing-ton, May 9, 1838. A promissory notepayable to Webster “Sixty days fromdate, pay to my order, at the Mer-chants Bank in the City of New Yorktwo thousand dollars & oblige.”Webster has signed vertically overthe face of the document. Bank cutcancellation. All paper intact. Fine. $200 – up

ROBERT STROUD - THEBIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZ

ALS* 103(1890-1963). Stroud was a violentprisoner who murdered a man, a fel-low inmate and a guard. He was sen-tenced to death, but it was com-muted by President Wilson. Whilein solitary confinement, he began tostudy birds and wrote two books onbird diseases. He was transferred toAlcatraz in 1942 and spent 17 yearsthere. ALS. 2 pages. Both sides of asingle sheet. April 24, 1944.

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......”My arms is not entirely well yet,but it is slowly improving. There islittle pain, but it gets numb andtingles like it was asleep when I getin certain positions_ that always oc-curs when a nerve is healing after anattack of —. For the last few days Ihave been feeling in extra goodhealth. I have slept better and feltbetter than at any time in several years.I think I am putting on fat, too, butnot —kind I had when I came here.After that pneumonia, I went up toover 200 pounds. But it was nothealthy fat, and it was mostly on themidrift. I was 182 when I came here,and I went down to about 166. Ithink I have gained about 10 poundsand —fat is evenly distributed, so itat least, looks better.I know that you would like to dothings for me, but it is impossibleand I am really getting along all rightand having a lot of fun out of it too.Yes, —is very busy. He is getting outthe new edition of —book and abrochure to be mailed to all —in —. There are probably several thosandof them to address and —is no smalljob. I expect the new book this week.He is also trying to arrange to have aSpanish edition of the book broughtout in South America, and there are alot of other deals in the fire that alltake work. It is — the book is goingto be very successfal, even if it is notmoving as fast as we would like it, itis beginning to pick of a — of meritsales-sales to people who have seen afree —copy — — serve word ofmouth praise of the work, and that isthe kind of advertising that most —well demand.There is no particular news here, soI will make this short. I hope that itfinds you well and all things goingwell with you.”

A great letter Excellent condition. $250 - up

* 104WILLIAM CHILDSWESTMORELAND. (VIETNAMWAR) Embattled Chief of Staff Gen-eral William Westmoreland’s SignedVisiting Card. Visiting Card Signed(“W.C. Westmoreland”), 3.40" x 1.30",engraved with his full name and rankand boldly signed as Army Chief ofStaff. Choice Mint. $50 - up

A MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR LOT OF SIX QUARTERMASTER GENERALCIRCULARS WITH FOUR BEING SIGNED BY THOMAS S JESUP

* 100THOMAS S. JESUP (1788 – 1860). Brigadier general. Commanded troops sent to Georgia and Florida tosuppress the Indian uprisings known as the Seminole War and captured Chief Osceola. Commanded troops Adjutant general during the Mexican-American War. An interesting lot of six circularsissued during the Mexican-American War including 4 signed by Jesup.

Washington City, January 28, 1848. Printed circular signed by Jesup. Jesup forwards clarifications on relativeto responsibility for certain types of destruction of private property done by soldiers while in service.“When the damage complained of has been done to property not occumpied by the troops, the properrecourse is to the civil magistrate…If the damage be done to grounds or buildings occupied by troops,recourse should be had to the commanding officer…”

Washington City, March 9th, 1848. Printed circular signed by Jesup. Jesup forwards a copy of a decisionletter. “The letter of Captain Whitall, 5th Infantry, of December 30th, relative to paying the $30 reward forapprehending volunteer deserters, referred by you to this office the 26th of January, was duly laid beforethe Secretary of War, who has this day returned it with the decision that the reward may be paid in the caseof volunteers enrolled for the war.”

Washington City, March 19, 1849. Manuscript circular signed by Jesup. “This office is greatly embarrased bythe omission of some of the Officers of the Department to forward promptly the reports required theregulations particularly the report of persons and articles hired & employed; and it is now enjoined uponthem to forward all their reports immediately on the close of the months for which they are due…”

Washington City, July 11, 1849. Printed circular signed by Jesup. “You will prepare and transmit to thisoffice, so as to be received as soon after the 1st. Sept. next a practicable list of all agents, civil and military,including Clerks employed in the Quarter Master’s Department under your charge, exhibiting the amountof compensation, pay and emoluments, allowed…” Some dampstaining.

There are two addition circulars; a printed circular concerning the transmission of the semi-annual returnpublic property in the possession of quartermaster and the other a manuscript circular from the SaintLouis Quartermaster concerning financial drafts.

A nice lot with four circulars signed by this important Seminole War general who created the modernquartermaster department. $600 – up

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* 106ROBERT MORRIS (1734-1806).Revolutionary War financier, oftencalled “The Financier of the Ameri-can Revolution”; Signer of the Dec-laration of Independence, the Ar-ticles of Confederation and the U.S.Constitution; Land speculator and;JOHN NICHOLSON (d. 1800).State official; Land speculator.Nicholson was a shady Pennsylvaniastate official who resigned all his stateoffices in 1794, having been im-peached, but acquitted, by the Penn-sylvania Legislature just prior to hisresignation. At this time, Nicholsonwas reputed to be one of the wealthi-est men in the country. In 1794-95Nicholson joined with Robert Mor-ris in a number of land speculationschemes which eventually bank-rupted both men; Nicholson was sentto debtor’s prison in 1800, and diedthere several months later. DS. 3 1/8” x 8”. 1 page. Philadelphia, August20, 1795. Promissory note from Mor-ris to Nicholson in which “Threeyears after date I promise to pay to

Mr. John Nicholson or order, fivethousand dollars for value received.”Boldly signed by Morris as makerand endorsed on verso by Nicholson.One very minor edge chink at right.A nice example in excellent condi-tion. $500 - up

PENNSYLVANIA LANDOFFICE DOCUMENT IN

WHICH ROBERT MORRISPURCHASES LAND IN

PENNSYLVANIA* 107[ROBERT MORRIS]. 8 ¼” x 13½”. Partly-printed document inwhich Jervis Gettig “for the consid-eration of five shillings specie to me

in hand paid by Robert Morris ofthe City of Philadelphia …havegranted…unto the said RobertMorris…the above mentioned tractof land.” Signed as the conclusionby the seller. Nice piece of Morrisdocumentary history. In excellentcondition. $150 - up

A PROTEST BY THE BANKOF NORTH AMERICA FORAN UNPAID MORRIS AND

NICHOLSON NOTE* 108[ROBERT MORRIS ANDJOHN NICHOLSON]. 8 ¼” x 13”.Partly-printed protest for an unpaid

promissory note drawn by Nicholsonand endorsed by Robert Morris andprominent Jewish financier MosesLevy; “On the fourth Day of No-vember, Anno Dom. 1749, I AsshetonHumphreys, Notary and TabellionPublic in and for the sworn dwell-ing in the City of Philadelphia in thesaid Commonwealth at the requestof the President, Directors & Com-pany of the Bank of North AmericaExhibited the original note whereofthe above is a true copy at thecompting house of John Nicholsondrawer of the same and demandedpayment of its contents – When thesame not being paid I the said Notaryon the day and year aforesaid leftnotice thereof at the compting houseof Robert Morris and house ofMoses Levy indorsers thereof andthereupon; I the said Notary…dohereby protest against the drawer ofthe said note and all others con-cerned for the exchange, reexchange,costs, damages and interest suf-fered…” A drawn facsimilie of thenote in question appears at the topof the document. Cash shortages,constant hallmark of Morris andNicholson’s business careers finallyforced them to debtors prison. Foldsplit repaired with tape. Small lossof paper at top center. $400 - up

NEW YORK STATE SECRETARY CHRISTOPHER MORGANWRITES ABOUT THE WHIG POLITICS AND HENRY CLAY FOR

PRESIDENT* 1051842, New York. ALS. 1 page. CHRISTOPHER MORGAN, (1808-1877). Morgan was admitted to the bar and set up practice in Aurora. He waselected as a Whig candidate to the House of Representatives of the 26th US Congress and reelected for a second term, serving from 1839-1843.He was defeated for reelection in 1842. He moved to Auburn, NY in 1843 and set up practice there. Christopher served as New York Secretary ofState 1847-1851 and as Superintendent of New York Public Schools 1848-1852. He was elected Mayor of Auburn in 1860 and 1862. He also servedas a trustee of the State Lunatic Asylum in Utica.

“For a zealous devotion to Whig principles and an earnest endeavor to promote the interests of the country, by the adoption of wise andbeneficial measures, the Whig members of Congress, desire no higher reward than the approbation of their Whig constituency.”

“The violated pleges and broken promises of a perfidious President have ( ) the accomplishment of most of the great measures which wereexpected on the occasion of the Whigs to power.”

“Though disappointed, the Whigs are not discouraged. They are ready for another contest. Their standard is borne by one against whom ( )has never dared to breath a suspicion of perfidy. Our great statesman (for Kentucky has no right to claim as exclusively her wone, thecommon property of the Union) Henry Clay, is now the only candidat of the Whig party for the Presidency and I doubt not that he will beelected by a greater majority of votes than was given to the lamented harrison. If other states falter, New York is pledged to sustain him.”

“The duties of a political convass in my own district prevent an acceptance of your kind and flattering invitation.” A fine letter with choicepolitical content. Excellent condition. $200 - up

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CHECK SIGNED TWICE BYGENERAL GEORGE

STANNARDWHO WAS BADLY

WOUNDED AT THE BATTLEOF GETTYSBURG

* 109GEORGE JERRISONSTANNARD (1820 - 1886) Unionbrigadier general. The first Ver-monter to volunteer in the Civil War.He fought at First and SecondManassas; During the Maryland cam-paign he and his regiment were sur-rendered to Stonewall Jackson as apart of the garrison of Harper’s Ferry.After he was exchanged, Stannard wasgiven command of the 2nd Vermontbrigade with which he fought inDoubleday’s division for the I Corpsat Gettysburg, where he was badlywounded by the explosion of a shell.He received his second wound atCold Harbor and his third while lead-ing a force against the Petersburg for-tifications. He lost his right arm dur-ing the attack on Fort Harrison, hisfourth and final wound.DS. 1 page. 8¼” x 2 ¾”. Burlington, Vermont.August 16, 1870. Partly-printed bankcheck payable to Geo. J. Stannard andsigned by him as maker and en-dorsed on verso, thus signed twice.Attached adhesiverevenue at left.Light bank cut cancellation not af-fecting signatures. A scarce checksigned by this general. $300 - up

UNION GENERAL WILLIAMWELLS WON THE CON-

GRESSIONAL MEDAL OFHONOR FOR SERVICE AT

THE BATTLE OFGETTYSBURG

* 110WILLIAM WELLS (1837 - 1892)Union brevetted brigadier and ma-jor general and later a full rank briga-dier general of volunteers during thecivil war. He fought at the battles ofGettysburg as part of Farnsworth’sbrigade; in Judson Kilpatrick’s Rich-mond raid; followed Philip Sheridan,accompanying the latter into theShenandoah Valley and fighting atWinchester and Cedar Creek, wherehe commanded the 2nd Brigade ofCuster’s division. Wells continuedon this duty throughout the closing

operations at the Petersburg frontand in the Appomattox campaign DS.1 page. 8 ½” x 2 ¾”. Burlington, Ver-mont. October 7, 1874. Partly-printedbank check payable to H. H. Adamsfor $40.80. Signed on maker by Wellsas Collector for the State of Vermont.Pen cancellation just slightly affectsthe first letter in Wells’ name. Excel-lent. $200 - up

STEPHEN VAN RENSSELAER* 112STEPHEN VAN RENSSELAER(1764 – 1839). Patroon, soldier, con-gressman. He inherited vast lands inNew York and was probably the fore-most man in the state in wealth andsocial prominence. DS. 14 ½” x 17½”. Partly-printed Indenture of forlands in Van Rensaselaer’s estate inwhich leases lands to Samuel Nerryfor the sum of five pounds. Thedetails of the lease are outlined inthe printed text. Age spots and acouple ofold separations. Bold, largesignature of this important early NewYork figure. $300 - up

MGM STUDIOS CONTRACTSIGNED BY IRVING

THALBERG AND BUDBARSKY

* 1131929, California. Contract. 2pp. 8 ½”x 11”. Culver City, California. July6,1929. A “Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer”contract signed by legendary pro-ducer Irving Thalberg. IRVINGTHALBERG. (1899-1936). Knownas “Boy Wonder” for his consider-able power at an early age, IrvingThalberg was an influential film ex-ecutive, first at Universal, then Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Before hisdeath at the age of 37, Thalberghelped redefine how movies aremade within the studio system andbecame the consummate moviemogul. IRVING J. “ BUD”BARSKY (1891-1967) was born inOdessa, Ukraine, and was active as anindependent producer in the 1920sand 1930s. The contract gives theprice of the actresses services as wellas terms for providing wardrobes,housing and transportation costs. Thetop has been slightly trimmed, butthe signatures are dark and it is infine condition overall. $250 – up

SEMINOLE WAR FIGHTER* 114LORENZO THOMAS, Fought inSeminole, Mexican, and Civil Wars;Appointed Acting Secretary of WarUnder President Andrew Johnson.Unused Legal Envelope FreeFranked, “L. Thomas,” with “OFFI-CIAL BUSINESS” printed above and“Adjutant General” printed below,Very Fine. A small light stain at up-per right corner affects nothing.Thomas was Adjutant General of theArmy from 1861-69. He was assignedthe duty of organizing black Regi-ments in the Southern States from1863-65. When President Johnsondismissed Secretary of War Stanton,he appointed Thomas, who couldnot take office, due to Stanton’s re-fusal to vacate, which led to the im-peachment trial of PresidentJohnson. $100 - up

TRUMAN’S DAUGHTERTHANKS AN ADMIRER!

* 115MARGARET TRUMAN, Daugh-ter of Harry S. Truman, & ELISHA A.HOFFMAN, Composer of ReligiousSongs. Two autographed items withaccompanying Envelopes. 1. TypedLetter Signed, “Margaret Truman,”thanking Mrs. John D. Pope III forher letter and clipping, July 13, 1954,Matunuck, RI, 8.5" x 11", ChoiceExtremely Fine. The letter was typedon “Theatre by the Sea” stationeryand is accompanied by the originaltransmittal envelope, postmarkedWakefield, RI. The envelope has a 3cent postage stamp and has Theatreby the Sea’s logo printed on the up-per left hand corner.2. Advertisement Card Signed,“Elisha A. Hoffman,” in blue ink,attached to a larger piece of papermeasuring 4" x 4.75", Chicago, IL, VeryFine. This includes a picture ofHoffman and notable informationabout his life. Also included is a3.25" x 6" envelope sent from Ger-many. Has four German stamps onthe front. $125 - up

SCARCE LELAND STANFORD SIGNED CHECK* 111LELAND STANFORD(1824-1893). Railroad magnate; Californiagovernor and U.S. Senator. DS. 1pp. 7 3/4" x 2 3/4". San Francisco.14 June 1872. Partly-printed bank check drawn on the Bank ofCalifornia payable to Leland Stanford in the amount of $100. Signedby Stanford as maker. Light bank cut cancellation. A scarce checksigned by Stanford. In excellent condition. $1,000

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1817 FREE FRANK COVERSIGNED BY THOMAS

TUCKER* 117THOMAS TUCKER, Treasurer ofthe United States. Free Frank CoverSigned “free Th.T. Tucker,” and onthe inside of the integral mailing leaf,1817, Washington City, 3.5" x 5.25",Choice Very Fine. The contents arenot included. The inside of thecover is signed T T Tucker, Trea-surer and dated 31st Oct 1817. Thecover is addressed to a Lieut. of Or-dinance, Nehemiah Rouden, of Bal-

timore. Wax seal remnants are alsofound on the mailing leaf. Tuckerserved in the Revolutionary War andwas an early statesman. A choice freefrank and signature in very fine con-dition. $125 - up

* 118THOMAS TUDOR TUCKER,Delegate to Continental Congress.Partially Printed Document Signed,

“Th. T. Tucker,” as Treasurer of theUnited States, December 4, 1813,Washington, D.C., 10" x 7.8", ChoiceVery Fine. Payment of warrant is-sued by the Secretary of War to Capt.Sam Hodges. Minor crimping ofouter margin. $125 - up

GERMAN BATTLE OF THEBULGE COMMANDER

TELLS OF “WINNING THEKNIGHT’S CROSS WITH

DIAMONDS!”* 119HASSO VON MANTEUFFEL,German general who commanded

the 5th Panzer Army at Hitler’s fero-cious last stand, the Battle of the Bulge- the largest battle the American Armyever fought, and the largest it evercame close to losing, Choice Ex-tremely Fine.Typed Note Signed, “H. Manteuffel”on the front of his Visiting Cardabove his printed name and rank(“General Der Panzertruppe A.D.”);May 7, 1972, Diessen/Ammersee, 4.5"x 2.75,” Choice Extremely Fine.Manteuffel typed in English:

“I don’t have the address of Mr. v.Mellenthin - but I believe it is enoughyou write ‘Lufthansa-Office’ atJohannesburg. I received the dia-monds for my activities in the Battleof the Bulge Dec. 1944 / Jan 1945!”

A short note, but alluding nonethe-less to German tank warfare, theKnights Cross with Diamonds, andthe greatest American victory of thewar. Here Manteuffel, a talented tank

AN EXTRAORDINARY COMMENDATION BY THE PEOPLE OF NEW ORLEANS OFFERING THANKSAND ADMIRATION TO FUTURE PRESIDENT ZACHARY TAYLOR AND HIS TROOPS DURING THE

MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR

* 116[ZACHARY TAYLOR – MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR]. ManuscriptDocument signed by the president and secretaries of a special meeting heldto commend Zachary Taylor and the American Army for their success againsta vastly superior number of Mexican troops.

“At a meeting of the Citizens of New Orleans held without distinction of party, at theCommercial Exchange on the 17th February 1847, a letter was read from his Excellency Gov.Isaac Johnson stating his inability to preside over the meeting on account of indisposition…”

“Resolved That, in the opinion of his meeting, Major General Zachary Tayler and the officersand men under his command are entitled to the thanks of the People of the United States fortheir eminent services in the field during the present campaign in Mexico”.

“That we have witnessed, with unmixed approbation and pride, their fortitude under priva-tions and valor in action against a superior force, and in the succession of brilliant victories,which have attended their operations; and we have beheld them overcoming all obstacles anddisadvantages, by their enterprie, their discipline, and their gallant bearing in the commoncause of our Country.”

“That the luster of their achievements can only be equaled by their generous and noble bearingand forbearance in Victory towards a vanquished and submissive foe, and their dispositionuniformly evinced to spare an unnecessary effusion of blood and to mitigate the horrors ofWar.”

In a series of actions against the Mexicans Taylor and his troops achievedvictories against superior, and sometimes overwhelming numbers of enemyfighters. Just a few days after this commendation was read, Taylor and his

approximately 5,000 troops met a vastly superior force of 20,000 led by Santa Anna defeating the Mexicans and thus ending the war in the NorthernProvinces of Mexico. Extraordinary document in which the future president and hero of the Mexican War, along with his troop receives accoladesfor their efforts. Quite historic. A rare and exciting addition to an important presidential related collection. $2,500 - up

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commander, gives the address ofGeneral Friedrich von Mellenthin, aone-time aide to Rommel who laterwrote the definitive study of army-level WW II German armor opera-tions. He then mentions winningGermany’s highest military decora-tion (bestowed on only 27 soldiers),the Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves,Swords and Diamonds. In that con-nection, he says that he was awardedthe Diamonds for “his activities” atthe Battle of the Bulge. There, in acampaign involving more than a mil-lion men, he was the most success-ful German general - at a battlefought so ferociously, and in suchhorrendous conditions, that nearly80,000 men died, many frozen todeath. $350 - up

JAMES WADSWORTHSIGNED DOCUMENT

* 121JAMES WADSWORTH (1730 –1817) Soldier, born in Durham, Con-necticut. DS. 1 page. 8” x 12 ¾”.1785, Durham. State of Connecticutaccounting sheet listing names andamounts of taxes abated for citizensin Durham, Connecticut. Boldlysigned by James Wadsworth as oneof the town officials. Fine. $125 – up

F. W. WOOLWORTH SIGNS A MEMORIAL RESOLU-TION IN REMEMBRANCE OF A DECEASED COL-

LEAGUE AT BROADWAY TRUST COMPANY* 120FRANK W. WOOLWORTH (1852-1919). Merchant; Founder ofF. W. Woolworth & Co. Woolworth began his career in the grocerybusiness as a clerk and later, while working for the firm of Mooreand Smith suggested putting slow-moving merchandise on thecounter priced at five cents. The success of this tactic launched thefirm’s growth which, at the time of Woolworth’s death had morethan 1000 stores and $100 million in annual sales. Woolworth’s auto-graph is quite rare in any form. Signed Presentation Book. 11” x 14”.Memorial Resolution adopted by the board of directors of theBroad Trust Company upon the death of Milo M. Belding. “Mr.Bending became a director within a month after the organization ofthis company and up to the time of his illness continued his deepinterest in its affairs giving generously of his time and counsel andstanding always as a conservative force in its council…be itresolved…a copy therof signed by the members of this board besent to his family.” Boldly signed by Woolworth along with theother members of the board on the final page. An elaborate andhigh quality presentation piece. Excellent condition. $1,500 - up

BERGER SKETCHES

RICHARD M. NIXON* 122RICHARD M. NIXON (1913 -1994). President of the United States.10” x 14”. drawn from life by worldfamous Czechoslovakian caricaturistOscar Berger. Boldly signed byNicson. A nice sketch satirising hisfamous nose. In Excellent Condi-tion. $600 - up

“SHELL SHOCKED”* 123DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER(1890 - 1969). President of the UnitedStates. 13 ½” x 16 ½” An attractivelydone caricature of Dwight D.Eisenhower drawn by world famousCzechoslovakian caricaturist OscarBerger. A fine signature ofEisenhower has been tipped ontothe sketch, likely by Berger as it cameto us in the archive in this format. InExcellent condition. $500 - up

* 124ALFRED SMITH (1873 - 1944).American Political Leader. Smithwas four-time Governor of NewYork, and unsuccessful Democraticcandidate for the Presidency in 1928.A large signed caricature of politi-cian Alfred Smith drawn from lifeby world famous Czechoslovakiancaricaturist Oscar Berger. 12 ¾” x 14¾”. A very fine example. $225 - up

* 125ROSE MCCLENDON (1885–1936). African-American actress,singer, theatric administrator and di-rector. In 1927 she performed asSerena in DuBose Hayward’s play,Porgy. She helped plan the Black Fed-eral Theatre Project troupe in 1935.A large signed caricature of “RoseMcClendon: Harlem’s Gift to Broad-way” drawn from life by world fa-mous Czechoslovakian caricaturistOscar Berger. 10” x 13”. Tipped to alarger board. Fine. $300 - up