American History & Hall of Fame Showcase, June 2024

San Francisco, March 24th, 1875, General Superintendent John J. Valentine issued a $3,000 Reward for the recovery of gold bars and dust stolen from th

Sacramento, December 6th, 1881 J. B. Hume Special Officer for Wells, Fargo & Company issued this $1,800 Reward! poster for the three masked men ...

William Sharon sued his mistress Sarah Althea Hill to get rid of her. This is a court record of that complaint to the Ninth Circuit District of Calif

By Western Marshall and Lawman, D. J. Cook & John W. Cook, 1897 Hands up or Thirty-Five Years of Detective Life in the Mountains and on the Plai...

Issued by F. M. Breshears, Sheriff of Caldwell, Idaho. "Escaped Prisoners Wanted!", Patrick Conley and John Quinn, by name, serving senten...

Dalton Gang ephemera (9). Included is a letter with pictures sent by a Tom Russell to W.S. Galloway, talking about the "old days" and inse...

Coffeyville, Kansas The Last Raid of the Daltons, first edition 66 page book. This book gives an account of the ill fated attempt by the Dalton Gang t

Charles B. Andrews was both a sheriff & marshal in the area of Corning, Kansas and is responsible for the capture and imprisonment of Jim Dalton...

Cut square Cole Younger autograph, 1.25x4.75" with crease about .25" below signature. "Thomas Coleman Younger (January 15, 1844 ̵...

House of Representatives review of the case against General Benjamin Butler, who captured $50,000 from the mint in New Orleans while in command there

Partially printed document issued by Justice of the Peace of Bristol County, March 2, 1785. Samuel Dunbar Junior is posting a bond for 25 pounds to gu

Hattisburg Mississippi wanted poster issued by The Southern Express Company for the apprehension and conviction of two train robbers wo, on March 19th

1877 Nebraska arrest warrant for J. Collins and eight others whose names are unknown, for commiting the crime of robbery. "Sam Bass (July 21, 1...

Manhattan Silver Mining Company of Nevada Austin. Stagecoach Robbery Letter, Silver Bars stolen. One page letter on the Manhattan Silver Mining Co. of

Dated San Francisco, July 1st, 1873 from the General Superintendent's Office, John J. Valentine. The public is hereby cautioned against purchasi...

2 RPC's of the hanging of Tomas E "Black Jack" Ketchum. Card 1 is titled "The Hanging of "BlackJack" the Outlaw" w...

Billy the Kid Collection. All documents directly related to Kid All from the Jim Earle Collection of the Lincoln County War. Billy the Kid is unques

Murphy & Dolan Partnership. All from the Jim Earle Collection of the Lincoln County War. Collection of five documents directly related to the Do...

1893 Report of inspection of hide, signed in upper and lower right by James B Miller. He was also known as Killin' Jim, Killer Miller or Deacon....

Lincoln County War documents and ephemera. The Lincoln County War was an Old West conflict between rival factions which began in 1878 in Lincoln Coun

A court citation from El Paso County naming Pat Garrett in the complaint for non-payment to F. Brunschwig & Company, demanding principal, intere...

Pat Garrett's life insurance policy from the fraternal organization The Knights of Honor of Uvalde, Texas. The amount of the policy is $2000 and...

Printed by the Orange County Sheriff's Office, November 23, 1858 to John Cowdry, Esq.: "You have been selected to assist at the Execution o...

A handwritten legal affidavit accusing Frank Warthorst of attempting to murder Mary E. Kirkland. He shot her in the face and neck. Ohio

In this document, Governor Allen Trimble declares Jonas Goodell Justice of the Peace in Portage County, dated 19th November, 1830. 11 x 8 inches, righ

Ten miscellaneous letters, etc., from Ohio, c1836-97. The group includes a Newton Falls, OH, personal letter about an attempted rapist found not guilt

A collection of eight includes court writs and summons from Portage Co., Ohio, c1811-18XX. Includes an 1811 order for Alexander McGreary Johnson to ap

A Pawnee, Territory of Oklahoma receipt/certification pre-printed 3" x 8" document, c1895, with the signature of Deputy United States Mars...

A collection of three documents with autographs of Oklahoma law men, E. D. Nix, William Tilghman, and Chris Madsen, c1890s-1908. Included are: 1. Okla

1908 Fletcher, Okla receipt for $26.16 from Frank James signed by H A Pullady on lined paper with center vertical crease, 5.5x2.5". 1875 Americ...

Cut square autograph of Frank James in pencil with repro photograph. Frank James (1843-1915) and his brother Jessie were among the best known American

1910 First State Bank letterhead sent to Frank James, Fletcher, OK. Letter is about a certificate of breeding for his pig. Letter 5.5x8.25". 19...

Summons dated April 21, 1876 for the arrest of one Joseph Settle on the charge of disorderly conduct in a "Bawdy House". The sheriff at th...

Broadside (8 3/4 x 11 inches) published Jamestown, Pa., December 6, 1880. $100 Reward! / For the Arrest and Conviction of the / Two Burglars / Who Rob

Original Photograph of Some Founding Members of the Philadelphia Vigilance Committee (and members of the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society, c 1855-186

Broadside from Bristolburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1853 for a $30 reward for the recovery of a white horse, 15 hands high, stolen from the owner in Cent

1883 Bail Bond for Charles Stanley, accused of unlawfully keeping and exhibiting a certain gaming wheel called a wheel of fortune. Signed on verso by

Hand painted photo of Frank Hamer, who lead the Bonnie and Clyde fatal shooting. "Francis Augustus Hamer (March 17, 1884 – July 10, 1955)...

1895 quarterly report of fines imposed and judgements rendered. Signed on lower right by Roy Bean. "Phantly Roy Bean Jr. (c. 1825 – March...

Two documents related to western outlaw later turned lawyer John Wesley Hardin. A. A.B. Fall document. Fall defended Selman for killing Hardin. He was

A unique collection of four different items from the life of John Wesley Hardin (1853-1895), a hardened criminal, western outlaw and killer, turned la

August 2, 1897 State of Texas summons of a Dr. Beverley to appear on a court case, endorsed by John Wesley Hardin's son, John W. Hardin, Jr. She...

December 29, 1760, handwritten legal document a defamation suit brought by a woman accused of fornicating with a dog and delivering a litter of puppie

A small library of four books pertaining to cowboys and outlaws. 1)The Log of a Cowboy, Andy Adams, 1903. A Narrative of the Old Trail Days. 387 pp. 5

Riata and Spurs by famous Lawman and Pinkerton Detective Charles Siringo, inscribed by the author to his friend Pawnee Bill. The book is in poor condi

The Little Lawyer and Legal Adviser, by H.A. Gaston, attorney at law, c1880. 318 pp., embossed cloth gilt binding. Upper/lower spine wear, degradation

There are over 30 buttons with the letter "P" depicted. There are two sizes 5/8 in. and 7/8 in. "P" indicates POLICE. Manufactur...

This lot holds two buttons from the "City of Houston/ P". Made by "Supreme Quality" at .625 in. The "P" likely means p...

5 c1790's New York legal documents. One signed by Thomas Carslifse-foxing and 2 horizontal tears, 1791 signed by Samuel Jones, who became the fi...

Revolutionary War Financier, Robert Morris Autograph. Ornate stock certificate Signed by Robert Morris' for his North American Land Company. Dr....