A Fine Selection of Manuscripts and Documents - Session 2

(GETTYSBURG RELICS): A nice grouping of six better dug Gettysburg relics in a small case, includes two deformed minie balls, a horseshoe, a ring-like

(GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD RECOVERED SPUR): A fine Gettysburg battlefield "pick-up", an iron spur with rotating pointed wheel at the business...

(BITE THE BULLET): A Civil War minie ball "pain" bullet excavated from the scene of a Union hospital, clearly showing tooth marks where it...

(BULLET IN WOOD): A neat battlefield relic, a complete minie ball embedded in a 4" x 2" section of wood which it struck during a battle, r...

(PICKETT`S CHARGE BULLETS): Lot of three heavy caliber minie balls excavated from the scene of Pickett's charge at Gettysburg on July 3, 1863. F...

PATRICK F. GARRETT: (1850 - 1908) American frontier lawman who tracked down and killed Billy the Kid, he later organized the LS Pat Garrett Rangers to

PHINEAS T. BARNUM: (1810 - 1891) American showman who opened his circus, "The Greatest Show On Earth", merged with James Bailey to form Ba...

BENJAMIN L. E. BONNEVILLE: (1796 - 1878) American frontiersman and military officer, extensively explored Oregon and the Yosemite area while seeking f

EDWIN BOOTH: (1833 - 1893) American actor who was he brother of John Wilkes and is renowned as the greatest Hamlet of his time. A.L.S. 1p. 8vo., Provi

AUGUSTE CHOUTEAU: (1786 - 1838) French fur trader and explorer in the Midwest, obtained a monopoly on fur trade in the Missouri valley, son of the fou

JOHN W. CRAWFORD: (1847 - 1917) "Captain Jack", American scout who served Marritt and Crook, and Chief of Scouts for the Black Hills Range...

JOHN W. CRAWFORD: (1847 - 1917) "Captain Jack", American scout who served Marritt and Crook, and Chief of Scouts for the Black Hills Range...

JOHN W. CRAWFORD: (1847 - 1917) "Captain Jack", American scout who served Marritt and Crook, and Chief of Scouts for the Black Hills Range...

JR. DIXON: (1864 - 1946) American clergyman and writer, a supporter of the Klan and author of The Clansman, the basis for Griffith's film, "...

FREDERICK DOUGLASS: (1817 - 1895) Black-American reformer born a slave, Douglass was instrumental in the creation of the Union Negro regiments which f

FREDERICK DOUGLASS: (1817 - 1895) Black-American reformer born a slave, Douglass was instrumental in the creation of the Union Negro regiments which f

HORACE GREELEY: (1811 - 1872) American journalist and founder of the New York Tribune which advocated abolition, and universal amnesty and suffrage. G

HORACE GREELEY: (1811 - 1872) American journalist and founder of the New York Tribune which advocated abolition, and universal amnesty and suffrage. G

HORACE GREELEY: (1811 - 1872) American journalist and founder of the New York Tribune which advocated abolition, and universal amnesty and suffrage. G

JAMES MCHENRY: (1753 - 1816) Signer of the Constitution, Secretary of War, and private secretary to George Washington and Lafayette. Good content L.S.

ROBERT PATTERSON: (1753 - 1827) American pioneer and author who served in Clark's 1778 Illinois expedition, and was second in command to Daniel ...

WILLIAM RAWLE: (1759 - 1836) American lawyer and abolitionist, appointed by Washington as US Attorney for Pennsylvania. A founder of the Penn. Academy

(JAMAICAN SLAVE TRADE): HENRY MOORE Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of Jamaica. Rare D.S. with large wax seal, 14pp. folio, , 17

(NEGRO LYNCHING ARCHIVE): A fascinating yet horrifying group of six newspapers, all printed between 1901 and 1902 of which five carry graphic front-pa

BLACK WOMAN SUES MAN FOR ILLEGAL ENSLAVEMENT: A fascinating document from a lawsuit brought before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in March of 1799, wh

(SLAVE AUCTIONEER`S TOKEN): A scarce relic of the slave trade of the mid-1800's, a copper promotional token, 1" dia., issued by the Charles...

(SLAVE AUCTIONEER IS PAID FOR SERVICES): Uncommon A.D.S. 1p. oblong 8vo., [Lincoln Co., Ky.], Aug. 30, 1819 in which one Jere Baddock is paid three sh

(NEGRO MURDER TRIAL): Manuscript D.S. 1p. small 4to., New London Oct. 6[?], 1784 ordering that Benjamin Huntington, the State Attorney for N London Co

(BLACK TEEN FROM LATE 19TH CENTURY): A great CDV featuring a bust portrait of a well dressed negro teenager from Connecticut. Upon his chest appears a

(SLAVE-STEALING YANKEES): Interesting D.S., 1p. oblong 8vo., [n.p.], undated, but circa 1864, entitled "A. B. Nichol's list". The docu...

(BOND FOR PURSUIT OF A RUNAWAY SLAVE): L.S. 1p. large folio, Lancaster district, S.C., May 8, 1860, in which seven prominent citizens of the county:...

(TEXAS SLAVERY SUPREME COURT CASE): Lot of two D.S.'s, 4pp. folio total, Gonzales County, Texas, June 15, 1860, relating to the Texas Supreme Co...

(SLAVE CARRIED LETTER): A.L.S. 1p. 4to., Sulphur Springs, N.C., June 3, 1848, a slave carried letter carried "Per Boy Jim". Very good to f...

(EMANCIPATION LEADERS): Excellent oval collage-type photo, 7" x 8" oval image set upon a 13 1/2" x 17" mount, depicts those Sena...

(JOHN BROWN STEREOVIEW): A stereoview card bearing a double 6" x 3 3/4" photograph being a view of the burial site of the famous abolition...

(CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH): Good content A.L.S. 2pp. 4to., Maxwells Creek, Mariposa County, [Calif.], June 19, 1862 in which an R.R. Mooney writes an asso

(TINTYPE OF A CALIFORNIA GENTLEMAN): A great 1/6th plate tintype of a man from California in his best dress coat. Image is housed in an unusual metal

(YUKON GOLD RUSH ARCHIVE): An unusual grouping of documents relating to the mining activities of one Edgar G. Beer, a gold prospector and miner in the

(WOUNDED KNEE MASSACRE)NEWSPAPER: An odd first report to the events leading to the Wounded Knee massacre, as reported in the "Minneapolis Eveni...

(GROUP OF AMERICANIZED INDIANS): A great post-1900 photograph, 7 1/2" x 4 1/2" mounted to a heavy board mount, showing ten Indian men, two...

(MEXICAN WAR MEXICAN SPY`S REPORT): Fascinating war-date A.Ms. (unsigned), a spy's report headed "News items sent from Veracruz by a Trustw...

(AMERICA CHASES PIRATES): A.D.S. 1p. oblong 8vo., Jan. 16, 1823, a partly printed requisition for material for the use of : "the Expedition aga...

(PANAMA CANAL): A printed French stock certificate for the Panama Canal company, 1p. folio, Paris, Aug. 3, 1887, for 500,000 shares, with a printed si

(WOMAN SUFFRAGE): A nice lot of seven autographs by prominent figures in the Woman Suffrage movement, in various formats, includes: LUCY STONE (sig on

(REFORMERS): A lot of four autographs by prominent reformers and abolitionists in various formats, includes: WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON (sig on card); JOH

(TEMPERANCE): Scarce pro-Temperance ribbon issued by the "COLD WATER ARMY", 2 1/2" x 7" beige silk with two scenes, namely a lar...

(ESTABLISHMENT OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL): Good content A.Ms. 1p. legal folio, West Springfield, May 28, 1776 establishing a school for the town of West Spri

CAPITOL BUILDING CARTE DE VISITE: Rare carte de visite photograph, ca. late 1860's, showing the United States Capitol from beyond the right corn...

(IOWA GRANGE RECORDS BOOK): An unusual record book, about 225pp. Folio, of the proceedings of the meetings and activities of the Pleasant Ridge Grange

(PANAMA CANAL): PHILIPPE BUNAU-VARILLA (1859 - 1940) French engineer, Chief engineer of the French Panama Canal Company and embroiled in its controver