Fine Selection of Autographs - Session 2

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

War-date receipt 1p. 12mo., Philadelphia, Dec. 23, 1779, in part: "...Please to pay Mr. Manuel Eyre one hundred and fifty eight Pounds twelve ...

(1738 - 1807) Revolutionary patriot and member of the Continental Congress. He also commanded American soldiers at Brandywine and Germantown. Partly-

(1740 - 1814) "The Quaker General" organized and led the"Quaker Blues" against the British and fought under Nathanial Greene as...

(1740 - 1814) "The Quaker General" organized and led the"Quaker Blues" against the British and fought under Nathanial Greene as...

(1765 - 1831) Eccentric associate of Aaron Burr said to have been one of the plotters of creating an independent republic in the trans-Appalachian wes

(1756 - 1836) Vice President under Jefferson with whom he had been tied in the Presidential election of 1800, defeated through the efforts of Alexand

(1739 - 1812) Vice President of the United States (1805-12) and Continental Congressman who opposed ratification of the Constitution. Partly-printed

(1751 - 1829) American military officer and Secretary of War, fought at Bunker Hill, in Arnold's Quebec expedition, and at Wyoming Valley, and ...

(1647 - 1720) Colonial Governor, appointed president of New England by James II, a member of Andros' council and detested by the colonists for ...

(1727 - 1820) Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Ellery was a prominent Rhode Island lawyer who represented the state in the Continental Cong

(1741 - 1811) Signer of the Constitution influential in founding the Bank of North America and in obtaining the protective tariff. War-date E.S. &qu...

(1712 - 1770) English statesman allied with his brother Richard and William Pitt, First Lord of the Treasury, later dismissed by George III. Good con

(1714 - 1799) Colonial Governor of Connecticut, an ardent patriot and a member of the Committee of Safety. War-date partly-printed D.S. "Matth...

(1726 - 1791) Signer of the Declaration of Independence, member of the Continental Congress and later Governor of Virginia. D.S. 1p. oblong 4to., [n.

(1743 - 1818) Revolutionary War brigadier general who repulsed the raid on Danbury, and served on the courts martial of Charles Lee and Major Andre.

(1750 - 1806) American Revolution major general and advisor to Washington, Knox served throughout the war and was responsible for building the Contin

(1750 - 1806) American Revolution major general and advisor to Washington, Knox served throughout the war and was responsible for building the Contin

(1686-1749) Fist lord of Livingston Manor and father of the signer of the Delclaration of Independence of the same name. A.D.S. "Ph. Livingston...

(1745 - 1829) American politician and Adjutant General of the Continental Army, Secretary of War (1795) and Secretary of State (1795-1800). A.L.S. ...

(1741 - 1785) Revolutionary statesman and soldier who served briefly as an aide-de-camp to Washington, and played an important role in the Howe Peace

(1727 - 1800) Governor of the Leeward Islands and major general in the British Army. D.S. "Thos. Shirley" as a governor in the Bahamas on ...

(1693 - 1771) Colonial Governor of Massachusetts and Commander in Chief of British forces in North America in the French and Indian War. Boldly signe

(1693 - 1771) Colonial Governor of Massachusetts and Commander in Chief of British forces in North America in the French and Indian War. D.S. "...

(1754 - 1835) American Revolution Colonel who had custody of Major Andre until his execution, and walked with Andre to the scaffold. A.L.S. 7pp. 4to.

(1754 - 1833) "Bloody Tarleton" British cavalry officer who gained infamy for his ruthless tactics at Waxshaws, N.C. Suffered a major def...

(1740 - 1809) American soldier and politician, served in the Continental Army as a paymaster; comptroller of the treasury 1778-1779; appointed secreta

(1662 - 1736) Colonial Governor of New York whose arguments for a fair salary attracted the attention of John Peter Zenger and consequently brought a

(1726 - 1808) Patriot, paymaster-general of the Continental Army during its stay in Cambridge (1775-76) and Major General of the Massachusetts Militia

(1753 - 1807) American Revolution officer, secretary and aide to Washington and Israel Putnam, present at Bunker Hill and Long island, a founder of t

(1760 - 1833) American Revolution soldier and patriot, Secretary of the Treasury succeeding Hamilton. Good association manuscript L.S., 1p. 4to., Tre

A nice example of a 1818 Starr Contract sword with scabbard, measuring 37" from the pommel to the tip of the blade. Blade is marked near the h...

Good content D.S., 1p. oblong 4to., [n.p.], Dec. 4, 1778, a receipt for a share of what was likely a salvaged British ship on the New Jersey shore. T

(1732 - 1808). American revolutionary, Signer of the Constitution and member of the Continental Congress who became famous for his 1767 revolutionary

Interesting early deed of transfer, 1p. folio parchment, , Mar. 5, 1695, in which Samuel Bonnott sells a: "…plantation and tract of lan

A.D.S. 1p. oblong 8vo., [Winter Hill, Mass.], July 30, 1775 in which Col. Ephraim Doolittle requests candles of the Commissary General: "...es...

War-date manuscript D.S. 2pp. folio [Albany?], May 4, 1778, the muster roll for Capt. Adam Wheeler's Company in Col. Thomas Nixon's Brigade...

War-date D.S., 1p. oblong 8vo., Pawtucket, RI, Apr. 30, 1779, a "Pay Roll of ye Field & Staff of Colo. H. Jacksons Regiment for Feb'y 1...

A.D. 2pp. legal folio, Marlborough, Mass., Aug. 1832, Abyah Pratt's statement to the Probate Court for Norfolk County regarding his Revolutiona...

(1819 - 1894) Confederate major general who fought throughout the war, leading a division at Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and Spotsylvania,

(1835 - 1894) Confederate major general who wounded at Perryville and commanded a brigade of cavalry with Wheeler at Atlanta. War-date L.S. "W...

(1818 - 1893) Confederate major general who initiated the attack on Fort Sumter that started the Civil War. He also led with distinction at First Bul

(1833 - 1907) Confederate brigadier general who fought at Vicksburg, Atlanta, and Franklin where he had his horse shot from beneath him. War-date part

(d. 1889) Confederate brigadier general who commanded a brigade against federal raiders and fought at Greenville, Tn. Later, Jackson served as a staf

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

(1790 - 1862) Confederate major general who turned over his Federal forces to Ben McCulloch at the start of the war, and was later given command of t

(1815 - 1872) Union major general who commanded brilliantly at Gettysburg, leading to a Union victory and the turning point of the Civil War. A.L.S.

(1828 - 1914) Union brigadier general of the 20th Maine whose valiant defense of Little Round Top prevented the Confederates from turning the line at

(1820 - 1898) Union commander who was at the reduction of Port Royal, Fort McCallister, and Fort Fisher. A.L.S. "Dan'l. Ammen" 1p. 8v...

(1805 - 1871) Union brigadier general, the "Hero of Fort Sumter", who refused Confederate demands to surrender the fort and ultimately en...