Fine Selection of Autographs - Session 2

(1823 - 1907) Union brigadier general wounded and captured at Bull Run and held hostage for C.S.A. privateers, later led a corps at Spotsylvania and

(1810 - 1878) Union brigadier general awarded a Medal of Honor for Bull Run, later commanding a division at Antietam, Spotsylvania, and Petersburg. A

Nice ruby-red 1/6th plate ambrotype of Private Amos E. Bailey 11th Conn. Vol. Co. C and wife. The image was uncovered in central Connecticut with an

(1820 - 1899) Union major general who led fighting at Gettysburg, Spotsylvania (where wounded), and Appomattox. A great seating view CDV of Wright we

War-date thumbnail tintype in a CDV-sized card showing a very young soldier with a 5th Corps insignia on his kepi with what appears to be "83&...

A great 9 3/4" x 6 3/4" albumen photograph entitled "The Interview", showing Cheyenne Chiefs "Standing Elk", "Ru...

A great collection of ten real photo postcards most likely showing members of the Black Feet tribe at Fort Benton, with one card identifying the subj

A great post-1900 photograph, 6 3/4" x 4" mounted to a heavy board mount, showing nine Northern Plains Indian men wearing traditional dre...

A great post-1900 photograph, 7 1/2" x 4 1/2" mounted to a heavy board mount, showing seven Americanized Indian children. The boys stand...

A great post-1900 photograph, 7 1/2" x 4 1/2" mounted to a heavy board mount, showing ten Indian men, two of which wear what appear to be...

A great turn-of-the-century silver print, 4 1/2" x 6 1/4" copy photograph of a tintype with period ink identification of verso, in full: ...

A great Civil War-era CDV-size tintype of a rough looking man wearing a full-length gray coat and mud-spattered boots, apparently a cowboy although t

A nice 1/9th plate ambrotype of an 1860's era gentleman with hand on chest, set in a brass mat and frame. A bit light, else very good.

A nice pair of 1/6th plate ambrotypes of a child sitting in a chair. Both images were apparently taken at the same time and the child moved position

(1801 - 1877) Leader of the Mormon church who succeeded Joseph Smith as head of the church and led the mass migration to Salt Lake Valley. Young was

Highly unusual A. D. S., 4pp. legal folio, [n.p., but likely Mississippi], December 26, 1866, in which 20 recently freed slaves, each listed by name

A nice clean hard-bound copy of the very rare publication: "Proceeding in the Ku Klux Klan Trials at Columbia, S. C. in the United States Circ...

An interesting KKK promotional CDV, circa 1868, entitled: "Radical Members of the So. Ca. Legislature" that was designed to enflame passi...

Especially rare partly-printed South Carolina slave bill of sale, 1p. legal folio, Charleston, May 6, 1855 in which the Court of Equity certifies that

A rare, very early slave bill of sale, 1p. 8vo., Bedford Co., Va., Feb. 8, 1782 in which Edmond Franklin sells: "…unto Thomas Franklin of North...

A lengthy legal document, 16pp. legal folio, Galveston, Tx., Jan. 15, 1855, regarding a dispute between two men over custody of two children and subs

Partial estate appraisal, 1p. 4to., [n.p., n.d.], listing goods of an estate including five slaves, in part: "...One Negro girl named Mary pra...

An early partial appraisal of an estate 1p. 8vo., Louisiana, Dec. 20, 1819, listing five slaves and their prices. Instead of listing the slaves indiv

Interesting manuscript D.S. 12pp. legal folio, Tyler Texas, Apr. 1856, a brief regarding a dispute between the children of a Mr. Wright (deceased) an

A most unusual pairing of documents concerning the murder case of the State of Indiana vs. Samuel Mead, 5pp. total, folio, Switzerland Co., Indiana,

A partial estate appraisal, 1p. oblong 12mo., [n.p., ca. July 2, 1825, listing four slaves and their values, in part: "...One Negro Man Isaac ...

A scarce relic of the slave trade of the mid-1800's, a copper promotional token, 1" dia., issued by the Charleston slave auction house of ...

Early manuscript slave bill of sale, 1p. sm. folio, Clay Co., Ky., 1812, in which one John Cook sells "…one negro man slave called and known by...

Early manuscript slave bill of sale, 1p. sm. folio, Claiborne Co., Tenn., Dec. 19, 1805 in which Thomas and John Pryor sell "…a negro Woman Bet...

One of the most unusual disputes we have ever seen is contained in these records of a Texas court battle, 50pp. legal folio, Austin, Texas, May 1868.

Manuscript D.S. 2pp. folio, [n.p., n.d., c. 1810], an estate division of the for one Solomon Langston (deceased) listing the personal property of the

Good content manuscript D.S. 2pp. legal folio, Galveston, Texas, January 1857, a brief in which the attorney for a Plantation owner argues against th

A.L.S. 2pp. 4to., Rapide Parish, La., Sept. 14, 1823, written when asked to give a written statement in answer to several questions to the court conc

Manuscript D.S. 12pp., legal folio, Gonzales County, Texas, Aug. 12, 1856 , a court case in which a Mildred Littlefied sues a Mr. D.C. Moore for non-

D.S. 1p. legal folio with oblong 12mo. sheet attached to front, [n.p.] April 13, 1849, in which the attorneys of James Dunn, who in a lower court rul

(1856 - 1915) Black American educator born a slave, established and headed Tuskegee Institute to provide practical training to blacks. Full signature

Excellent oval collage-type photo, 10 1/2" x 13 1/2" overall depicting those Senators and Representatives of the 38th Congress who voted t...

A fascinating group of at least 750-1000 documents all related to railroad activities in the late nineteenth century, with the vast majority of the m

A superb Cody-related letter by Capt. LUTHER H. NORTH (d. 1935), an American Indian fighter who, with his brother Frank, led the Pawnee Scouts against

Good grouping of twelve letters all written to E. Merriam of Brooklyn, N.Y. dealing with appropriations for a school set up for children on the Onond

Good content grouping of seven letters from Newton Manross, professor and botanist from Amherst College, 2pp.- 4pp. 8vo.- 4to., penned between Mar. 1

Printed program, 1p. 8vo., "Standing Rock Indian Fair", [n.d., ca. 1900], the schedule of events for a somewhat degrading fair which inclu...

A good content A.L.S. "Lottie Manross" 16pp. 8vo. Kohala, Hawaii, Oct. 18, 1881, from a missionary teacher describing her trip to the isl...

A.L.S. 4pp. folio, Fairfield, Jamaica, Sep.1, 1843, in which a missionary to blacks in Jamaica describes the progress of his ministry to an associate

A. L. S. 4pp. legal folio, St. Helena, La., Mar. 4th, 1822, in which a man, apparently to improve his own situation, offers to betray one of his form

Great content letter, 4pp., 4to., San Francisco, Mar. 4, 1860 concerning an early description of that city's development during the 1850's,...

Revealing A.L.S. 3pp. legal folio, Hillsboro, Miss., Feb. 20, 1849 in which George Henry writes to his friend, William Lee expressing in colorful ter

A nice grouping of seven autographs by historic personalities in various formats, include: ARTHUR FIEDLER (T.L.S. sending autograph, Oct. 20, 1955);

(1732 - 1799) First President of the United States and commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. An fine and unusual Washington

(1732 - 1799) First President of the United States and commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. An interesting letter relative