A Fine Selection of Manuscripts and Documents - Session 1

JOHN HANCOCK: (1737 - 1793) American Revolutionary politician and first signer of the Declaration of Independence, President of the Continental Congre

THOMAS GAGE: (1721 - 1787) English general and colonial governor of Massachusetts, commander in chief in North America who used troops to seize milita

HORATIO GATES: (1728 - 1806) American Revolution Major General who with Arnold forced Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga, he was later examined by...

CHARLES HECTOR THEODAT ESTAING: (1729 - 1794) "Compte D'Estaing" French admiral who's inept actions at Newport and Savannah cast g...

ELIZABETH SCHUYLER HAMILTON: (1757 - 1854) Wife of Alexander Hamilton. Scarce L.S. "Elizth. Hamilton First Directress of the Orphan Asylum Soci...

(BRANT`S RAID ON CHERRY VALLEY): An important manuscript document concerning the Cherry Valley massacre, 1p. 4to., [n.p., n.d. 1778], an "...Ex...

JEFFERY AMHERST: (1717 - 1797) British Major General who captured Louisbourg from the French in 1758. Served as Governor General of British North Amer

FRANCIS BERNARD: (1714 - 1779) Tory Governor of Massachusetts who resisted the State Assembly's attempts to ban British troops and vessels, whic...

DINWIDDIE. ROBERT: (1693 - 1770) British Lieutenant General of Virginia who sent George Washington and a force of men to protect Ohio from the French,

WILLIAM ELLERY: (1727 - 1820) Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Ellery was a prominent Rhode Island lawyer who represented the state in the C

WILLIAM GREENE: (1731 - 1809) Revolutionary War Governor of Rhode Island, Chief Justice of the colony and Speaker of the House. War-date A.L.S. 1p. 8v

WILLIAM HEATH: (1737 - 1814) American Revolutionary officer, a major general in the Continental Army reprimanded by Washington for his handling of the

DANIEL OF ST. THOMAS JENIFER: 1723 - 1790) Member of the Continental Congress (1778-82) and signer of the Constitution. A.L.S. 1p. folio, Maryland, Oc

MARIE JOSEPH DE LAFAYETTE: (1757 - 1834) French statesman and military officer who served as a Major General under Washington and was instrumental in

HENRY LEE: (1756 - 1818) "Light Horse Harry Lee", American soldier and politician, a brilliant cavalry commander in the Revolutionary War,...

ALEXANDER MCDOUGALL: (1731 - 1786) Revolutionary major general whose early patriotic writings landed him in jail, later a street leader and principal

GOUVERNEUR MORRIS: (1752 - 1816) American revolutionary, member of the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention, signer of the Constitution

ROBERT MORRIS: (1734 - 1806) Signer of the Declaration of Independence, financier and politician. Morris was instrumental in the financing of Washingt

BENJAMIN RUSH: (1745-1813) American patriot from Pennsylvania who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and surgeon-general in the Continen

PHILIP SCHUYLER: (1733 - 1804) American Revolution major general commanding the northern department, member of the Continental Congress and one of the

MATHEW THORNTON: (1714 - 1803) Signer of the Declaration of Independence and a pre-Revolution agitator. Bold signature "M. Thornton" on a ...

FRIEDRICH WILHELM VON STEUBEN: (1730 - 1794) American Revolutionary general who reported to Washington at Valley Forge to undertake the training of tr

FRIEDRICH WILHELM VON STEUBEN: (1730 - 1794) American Revolutionary general who reported to Washington at Valley Forge to undertake the training of tr

(REVOLUTIONARY WAR MUSTER ROLL): War-date manuscript D.S. 2pp. folio [Albany?], May 4, 1778, the muster roll for Capt. Adam Wheeler's Company in...

(SARATOGA PRISONER LIST): Manuscript D.S. 3pp. legal folio, [n.p., n.d.], a list of members of Burgoyne's army captured at Saratoga. The list is...

(SARATOGA CONVENTION ARMY): Manuscript D.S. 2pp. legal folio, [near Charlottesville, Va.], Nov. 14, 1780 "A List of balances due the Convention...

(CANADIAN SARATOGA PRISONERS): Manuscript D.S. 2pp. oblong folio, [Fort Frederick, Md.] July 13, 1781 a "Return of the Canada Companies" l...

(SARATOGA PRISONERS): Manuscript D.S. 2pp. legal folio, [n.p., n.d., 1781, likely Frederick County, Maryland] entitled "A List of British priso...

(SARATOGA CONVENTION ARMY): Manuscript D.S. 1p. oblong legal folio, Frederickstown, Dec. 26, 1780 listing the "Present State of the British Tro...

(SARATOGA PRISONERS): Manuscript D.S. 1p. 4to., [n.p. Maryland?], June 17, 1781 a "Role of the 24th. Regt...." listing approximately 84 im...

(SARATOGA PRISONERS): Manuscript D.S. 1p. oblong legal folio, Fredrick Town, Feb. 24, 1781, a return detailing the "Present State of the Britis...

(BURGOYNE`S CONVENTION ARMY): A.L.S. 1p. 4to., Philadelphia, Dec. 12, 1778 by one James Young, probably an officer in the Quarter Master's Depar...

(COLONIAL TAX COLLECTOR ATTACKED BY AN ANGRY MOB): A fascinating D.S. 1p. legal folio, March 21, 1767, in which Deputy Marshall George Beasley accuses

THE WARTIME CORRESPONDENCE GEN. DANIEL RUGGLES: (1810 - 1897) Confederate brigadier general. Ruggles served with distinction in the Mexican War, winni

JEFFERSON DAVIS: (1808 - 1889) President of the Confederacy who led his armies beyond the surrender at Appomattox. Probable war-date S.P., a carte-de-

GEORGE G. MEADE: (1815 - 1872) Union major general who commanded brilliantly at Gettysburg, leading to a Union victory and the turning point of the Ci

ROBERT E. LEE: (1807 - 1870) Confederate General and commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, arguably the most brilliant commander of field armies

(THOMAS J. JACKSON): (1824 - 1863) "Stonewall", Confederate lieutenant general and a brilliant yet somewhat eccentric tactician, he gained...

JUBAL A. EARLY: (1819 - 1894) Confederate major general who fought throughout the war, leading a division at Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg an

LEONIDAS POLK: (1806 - 1864) Confederate lieutenant general who was a Bishop of Louisiana before the war, led with distinction at Belmont and Shiloh a

BRYAN GRIMES: (1828 - 1880) Confederate major general and the last such appointed in Lee's army, he participated in nearly all of the A.N.V.'...

JEFFERSON DAVIS: (1808 - 1889) President of the Confederacy who led his armies beyond the surrender at Appomattox. A scarce 15-line war date A.N.S &...

RICHARD WATERHOUSE: (1832 - 1876) Confederate brigadier general who served with Hindman and Holmes in Arkansas and later in the Red River for which he

SAMUEL K. ZOOK: (1823 - 1863) Union brigadier general who commanded a regiment on the Peninsula, mortally wounded leading his men at Gettysburg. Rare

(42ND OHIO AND 3RD MISSISSIPPI COLORED REGIMENT ARCHIVE): A great archive from Isaac Barton, a soldier of African descent who served in the 42nd Ohio

(JOURNAL OF THE UNION WARSHIP COMMODORE HULL): A great journal of the North Carolinian river service of the Commodore Hull, 66pp. folio, covering Nov.

[UNION SOLDIER`S CORRESPONDENCE]: A great war-date Union soldier's correspondence written by Pvt. George Satterlee, Co. A, 104th New York Vols. ...

(OHIO SOLDIER KIA IN THE WILDRENESS CORRESPONDENCE): A fine grouping of 18 war-date letters totaling 68pp. in various formats written by Pvt. Melancth

EDWARD P. ALEXANDER: (1835 - 1910) Confederate brigadier general and Chief of Ordnance for the A.N.V., he commanded the massive artillery barrage that

JAMES J. ARCHER: (1817 - 1864) Confederate brigadier general and colonel of the 5th Texas in Hood's Brigade,, fought at Antietam, Chancellorsvil...

FRANCIS C. BARLOW: (1834 - 1896) Union brigadier general severely wounded at Antietam and again at Gettysburg, where he was sheltered and saved by Con

PIERRE G. T. BEAUREGARD: (1818 - 1893) Confederate major general who initiated the attack on Fort Sumter that started the Civil War. He also led with

PIERRE G. T. BEAUREGARD: (1818 - 1893) Confederate major general who initiated the attack on Fort Sumter that started the Civil War. He also led with

DAVID BELL BIRNEY: (1825 - 1864) Union major general who replaced Phil Kearny, he fought at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. In Octob

BAXTON BRAGG: (1817 - 1876) Confederate major general who served under Albert Sidney Johnston in Kentucky, and led at Shiloh, Perryville and Stones Ri

JOHN BUFORD: (1826 - 1863) Union major general of cavalry at Bull Run and Fredericksburg, and at Gettysburg his dismounted troopers held the crucial M

DANIEL BUTTERFIELD: (1831 - 1901) Union major general who commanded a brigade at Bull Run, awarded the Medal of Honor for Gaines Mill, and wounded in

ELLISON CAPERS: (1837 - 1908) Confederate brigadier general who led a regiment in the bombardment of Ft. Sumter, assumed Gist's command, and was...

JOSHUA L. CHAMBERLAIN: (1828 - 1914) Union brigadier general of the 20th Maine whose valiant defense of Little Round Top prevented the Confederates fr

HOWELL COBB: (1815 - 1868) Confederate major general who originally urged loyalty to the Union, but upon Lincoln's election obtained a Confedera...

JEFFERSON DAVIS: (1808 - 1889) President of the Confederacy who led his armies beyond the surrender at Appomattox. A.L.S. as Secretary of War, 4pp. 8v

(DAVIS JEFFERSON) VARINA H. DAVIS: (1826 - 1906) Wife of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America. Mrs. Davis remained a staunc

(DAVIS JEFFERSON) VARINA H. DAVIS: (1826 - 1906) Wife of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America. Mrs. Davis remained a staunc

(DAVIS JEFFERSON) VARINA H. DAVIS: (1826 - 1906) Wife of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America. Mrs. Davis remained a staunc

(JEFFERSON DAVIS ELECTION HANDBILL): Very rare election ballot, 1p. 3 1/2" x 5 1/2", reading at top: "Virginia Electoral Ticket. Elec...

WILLIAM E. DOSTER: (1837-1919) Union brevet brigadier general who was a lieut. colonel in the 4th Penn. Cav. and provost marshal of the District of Co

NATHAN BEDFORD FORREST: (1821 - 1877) Confederate lieutenant general of Tennessee cavalry and arguably the greatest cavalry officer in history, he rai

JOHN B. GORDON: (1832 - 1904) Confederate major general who led a brigade at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, and crushed Grant's line at the Wi...

BRYAN GRIMES: (1828 - 1880) Confederate major general and the last such appointed in Lee's army, he participated in nearly all of the A.N.V.'...

BRYAN GRIMES: (1828 - 1880) Confederate major general and the last such appointed in Lee's army, he participated in nearly all of the A.N.V.'...

SAMUEL JONES: (1820 - 1887) Confederate major general who served as Beauregard's Chief of Artillery at Bull Run, later he succeeded Beauregard t...

PHILIP KEARNY: (1815 - 1862) Union major general who served in Napoleon III's guard, lost an arm during the Mexican War, and led with distinctio...

(A LOCK OF ROBERT E. LEE`S HAIR): An extraordinary relic, a lock of 10-15 strands of Robert E. Lee's hair. The lock was removed by us from a lar...

STEPHEN DILL LEE: (1833 - 1908) Confederate Lieutenant General who directed artillery at Second Bull Run and Antietam, later led a corps at Atlanta an

(VIRGINIA "JENNIE" WADE): (d. 1863) Civilian resident of Gettysburg, the only civilian killed in the battle when she was struck in her hom...

NATHANIEL LYON: (1818 - 1861) Union brigadier general who met with Confederate representatives and declared "This means war", he later put...

GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN: (1826 - 1885) Union major general and general-in-chief of the army whose hesitation in attacking Confederate forces caused him to

WILLIAM N. PENDLETON: (1809 - 1883) Confederate brigadier general and Episcopal minister, Lee's Chief of Artillery who named four of his field p...

GEORGE E. PICKETT: (1825 - 1875) Confederate major general who formed the brigades for the ill-fated charge on the final day at Gettysburg. Pickett ne

JAMES A. SEDDON: War-date partly-printed D.S. 1p. legal folio, Richmond, Aug. 2, 1964, a Confederate War Department Warrant issued to the Treasury Dep

GUSTAVUS A. SMITH: (1820 - 1885) Union brigadier general, as colonel he led the 35 Illinois, wounded at Pea Ridge, later served in guarding critical r

MARTIN L. SMITH: (1819 - 1866) Confederate major general who constructed the fortifications at Vicksburg and commanded forces in the defense of the ci

LEROY P. WALKER: (1817-1884) 1st Confederate Secretary of War. In Sept. 1861 he resigned because of health and was made a brigadier general serving in

JOHN H. WINDER: (1800 - 1865) Confederate brigadier general and commander of the Confederate Libby Prison, Belle Isle and the notorious prison at Ande

(CONFEDERATE CIVIL WAR GENERALS): Unusual D.S. 1p. 8" x 17 1/2" [n.p., n.d., c. 1858], a subscription list for the printing of "The S...

(CONFEDERATE GENERALS): Fine grouping of two signed endorsements of Confederate generals penned on a document wrapper, February, 1865, pertaining to a

(CONFEDERATE GENERALS): A rare grouping of war-date endorsements on the verso of a letter by one James L. Coker, Major 6th Reg. S.C.V. Infantry, [n.p.

(FORREST CAVALRY ARCHIVE): A great archive related to Major John C. Noble a quartermaster who served in Forrest's Cavalry Corp. Includes Noble&#...

12TH MISSISSIPPI ARCHIVE: An interesting grouping of eight documents all pertaining to the outfitting of the Claiborne Guards, which comprised H Compa

CONSOLING THE WIDOW OF A K.I.A. UNION GUNBOAT COMMANDER: A fascinating and rather intimate group of four letters, three of which are originals and one

UNION SOLDIER'S LETER ARCHIVE: A great collection of seven war-date letters by Union Pvt. George R. Baldwin, Co. C, 1st Conn. Hvy. Artillery, to...

FOURTEENTH CONNECTICUT SOLDIER DESCRIBES THE SURRENDER OF LEE: Union soldier's letter 4pp. 8vo., Camp 14th Conn. Vols., Burkesville, Va., April ...

CAROLINA LEGISLATOR WRITES A FRIEND WHILE SERVING IN "ORRS RIFLES": Confederate soldier's letter 3pp. 4to., Sullivan's Island, S.C...

[IN THE CORNFIELD OF ANTIETAM]: War-date Union soldier's letter written by Pvt. George Satterlee, Co. A, 104th New York 2pp. 8vo., "Sharpsb...

[FLANKING HOOD OUT OF ATLANTA]: War-date Union soldier's letter penned by Corp. J. A. Morlan, Co. D, 107th Illinois Vol., 3pp. 8vo., "Three...

(UNION SURGEON VISITS A WHOREHOUSE): An intriguing war-date surgeon's letter 3pp. 8vo., 146th Regt. N.Y.V. (Garrard's Tigers) near Culpeper ...

CONNECTICUT OFFICER'S PREMONITION OF HIS DEATH AT ANTIETAM:: Intriguing war-date letter 4pp. 8vo., Pleasant Valley, Md., Oct. 411 1862 from 2nd ...

(A CONFEDERATE SOLDIER ASKS HIS DAD TO SPRING HIM FROM PRISON): An interesting pair of letters related to efforts to get John Woodbridge Bosworth, a f

[GETTYSBURG - 121ST PENN MUSTER ROLL: A great partly-printed muster roll for Co. H, 121st Pennsylvania Vols., 2pp. large folio, Rappahannock, Va., Aug

(TEXAS RANGER LIEUTENANT COLONEL): A very rare war-date partly-printed D.S. "John G. Walker" adding rank as lieut. colonel of the 8th Texa...