Fine Selection of Autographs - Session 1

(1737 - 1793) American Revolutionary politician and first signer of the Declaration of Independence, President of the Continental Congress and two-ti

(1737 - 1793) American Revolutionary politician and first signer of the Declaration of Independence, President of the Continental Congress and two-ti

(1745 - 1829) American jurist and statesman, member of the Continental Congress who also helped Franklin negotiate peace with Great Britain, first Ch

(1742-1786) American Revolutionary General who served with distinction as Quartermaster General and later commanding the Southern Department, successf

(1725 - 1806) Revolutionary War General who killed Signer Button Gwinett in a duel in 1777. Rare A.D.S. "Lach. McIntosh JP" 1p. oblong 8vo...

(1722-1803) Signer of the Declaration of Independence, an American revolutionary politician who organized opposition to the Stamp Act and was a leader

A fine grouping of at least twenty documents signed by various men who served during the Lexington alarm contained in a 139 page account book, legal

(1717 - 1797) British Major General who captured Louisbourg from the French in 1758. Served as Governor General of British North America but left the

(1757 - 1854) Wife of Alexander Hamilton Scarce L.S. "Elizth. Hamilton First Directress of the Orphan Asylum Society" 1p. 4to., New York, ...

(1737 - 1793) American Revolutionary politician and first signer of the Declaration of Independence, President of the Continental Congress and two-ti

A Great Hancock relic, a mahogany frame made of wood from a desk owned by John Hancock. The frame measures 8 3/4" x 10 1/4" and contains a...

(1736 - 1799) American Revolutionary leader, with Jefferson and Lee initiated the Committee of Correspondence, member of the Continental Congress, re

(1746 - 1809) American Revolutionary politician and military officer captured at Charleston, member of the Committee of safety and a Signer of the De

(1707 - 1785) Signer of the Declaration of Independence, ten-time Governor of Rhode Island, and author of the first anti-slavery law in the United St

(1737 - 1791) Signer of the Declaration of Independence, active in pre-Revolutionary agitation and had an important part in designing the American fla

(1757 - 1834) French statesman and military officer who served as a Major General under Washington and was instrumental in the defeat of Cornwallis at

(1757 - 1834) French statesman and military officer who served as a Major General under Washington and was instrumental in the defeat of Cornwallis at

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

(1734 - 1806) Signer of the Declaration of Independence, financier and politician. Morris was instrumental in the financing of Washington's arm...

(1734 - 1806) Signer of the Declaration of Independence, financier and politician. Morris was instrumental in the financing of Washington's arm...

(1745 - 1813) Pioneering American physician and signer of the Declaration of Independence. Partial A.D.S. "Benj'n Rush" but complete i...

American attorney and public official, court clerk during the Salem Witch Trials and brother of Judge Samuel Sewall. During the hysteria, Sewall also

(1613 - 1662) English statesman. Early converted to Puritanism, he went to New England in 1635 and became Governor of Massachusetts in 1636. His reli

(1730 - 1794) American Revolutionary general who reported to Washington at Valley Forge to undertake the training of troops, later led Continental Ar

(1745 - 1796) "Mad Anthony", American Revolutionary brigadier general who distinguished himself at Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, and ...

Exceptionally rare war-date A.D.S. 1p. 4to., Hartford, May 9, 1781 in which a group of Black soldiers, among others, are paid by the State of Connecti

A great ca.1790 Horseman's lion-head saber with leather scabbard, measuring 38 1/2" from the pommel to the tip of the blade. No maker'...

An important manuscript document concerning the Cherry Valley massacre, 1p. 4to., [n.p., n.d. 1778], an "…Examination of Moabory Owen taken by...

An unusual A.L.S. 1p. Folio , Aug. 1, 1788, in which Clement Biddle, signing: "C.B., Q.M.G." as Quartermaster General of the State of P

(1825 - 1875) Confederate major general who formed the brigades for the ill-fated charge on the fianl day at Gettysburg. Pickett never forgave Lee fo

(1821 - 1877) Confederate lieutenant general of Tennessee cavalry and arguably the greatest cavalry officer in history, he raided and harassed Union

GRANT, ULYSSES S. (1822 - 1885) Eighteenth President of the United States and Union Lieutenant General. War-date A.L.S. "U. S. Grant" add...

(1826 - 1885) Union major general and general-in-chief of the army whose hesitation in attacking Confederate forces caused him to be sacked by Lincol

(1825-1864) Confederate brigadier general known for cavalry raids in Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio, killed in action near Greenville, Tenn. Excessivel

(1824 - 1863) "Stonewall", Confederate lieutenant general and a brilliant yet somewhat eccentric tactician, he gained his nickname from h...

(1831 - 1864) Confederate brigadier general who served at Vicksburg, Chickamauga, and Atlanta, one of the six Confederate generals killed at the battl

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

(1837 - 1861) Union officer and a close friend of Lincoln, leader of 'Ellsworth's Zouaves" who was killed by a hotel owner in Alexandr...

(1843 - 1900) Confederate spy who served in the Shenandoah Valley for Generals Turner Ashby and "Stonewall" Jackson who made her an honor...

(1824 - 1865) Confederate major general who was in command of Fort Fisher when attacked by Federal forces. He was mortally wounded there and died as a

(1803 - 1862) Confederate major general, outnumbered and defeated at Logan Cross Roads and Fort Henry and Donelson, wounded and bled to death at Shil

(1825 - 1865) Confederate lieutenant general who led Hill's Light Division through the battles of cedar Mountain, Antietam and Chancellorsville...

(1825 - 1865) Confederate lieutenant general who led Hill's Light Division through the battles of cedar Mountain, Antietam and Chancellorsville...

(1819 - 1861) Confederate brigadier general who became the very first Southern officer and the first general from either side to be killed in the Civi

(1823 - 1863) Union brigadier general who commanded a regiment on the Peninsula, mortally wounded leading his men at Gettysburg. Excessively rare, go

A very rare war-date partly-printed D.S. 3pp., oblong folio, Atlanta, Ga., April 20, 1864, the muster roll of the prison guard at Atlanta's mi...

A fantastic 37 letter correspondence from Union Private Jerome Carr, mostly in period ink, totaling 116pp., 8vo., some with patriotic designs, dating

A superb grouping of four war-date Army of Tennsee general's endorsements penned on the verso of a "Special reequisition", 1p. 4to., G...

An exciting Civil War diary covering the whole year of 1863, mostly in ink comprising approximately 134pp., written by Pvt. Edward Sodan, Co. I, 6th

A revealing and quite rare historical piece, a letterpress book bearing the title on the cover "Letters from Qtr. Masters Dept. A. M. Madison ...