Fine Selection of Autographs and Manuscripts

(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

(1742 - 1787) Signer of the Declaration of Independence. While serving in the militia he was captured by the British at Charleston in 1780 and impriso

(1746 - 1825) American diplomat and general, an aide to Washington at Brandytown and Germantown, member of the Constitutional Convention and first to

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

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

(1755 - 1804) American politician who, with Madison and Jay, supported the Constitution through contributions to The Federalist, first Secretary of t

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

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

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

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

(1726 - 1783) Revolutionary War General captured at the Battle of Long Island, later served under Washington at Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth. W

(1745 - 1807) Officer during the battle of Lexington, his contingent from Woburn was the first to ambush the British during their retreat from Concord

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

(d. 1761) Colonial governor of New York, later becoming an admiral in the British Navy. Father of Sir Henry Clinton (1738 - 1795). Good financial cont

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

(1755 - 1804) American politician who, with Madison and Jay, supported the Constitution through contributions to The Federalist, first Secretary of t

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

(1752 - 1827) American politician and patriot, member of the Continental Congress and Governor of Maryland. Fine content A.L.S. ""J. E. Ho...

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

(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

(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

(1733 - 1810) American Revolution major general, commanding an army in the south, captured at Charleston and later exchanged. Later Secretary of War

(1735 - 1817) Signer of the Declaration of Independence, member of the Continental Congress and Governor of Pennsylvania. A.D.S. 1p. oblong 8vo., Phi

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

(1730 - 1805) American Revolution major general who repulsed the British attack on Sullivan's Island, defended Charleston, and was captured and...

(1733 - 1798) American lawyer and revolutionary leader, a member of the Continental Congress and a Signer of the Declaration of Independence, instrum

(1749 - 1800) Signer of the Declaration of Independence, member of the Continental Congress, and Governor of South Carolina. E.S. on the verso of a p

(1657 - 1724) First mayor of Albany and the chief negotiator with the Five Nations. Led a force which defeated a French invasion of the Hudson valley

(1733 - 1804) American Revolution major general commanding the northern department, member of the Continental Congress and one of the first senators

(1747 - 1825) American insurgent. Served as ensign at Bunker Hill and promoted captain in the Continental Army. Shays is better remembered for his le

(1728 - 1822) American Revolution brigadier general engaged at Bunker Hill, Trenton and Princeton, winner of the battle at Bennington against Burgoyn

(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, Mo...

JONATHAN HARRINGTON (1757 - 1854) The oldest living survivor of the Battle of Lexington, who served as fifer in Capt. John Parker's company"...

"Orderly book kept by Ensign Samuel Camp of Samuel Cook's company of Connecticut Militia, 14pp. small 8vo., Camp Manoah (near Peekskill), ...

"Good content A.L.S. from one of Greene's subordinates JOHN STORY, 3pp. 4to., New York, Dec. 9, 1783, shortly after the British evacuation...

"Good content printed document, 2pp. large 4to., Hartford, Jan. 1782, entitled ""An ACT for filling up this State's Quota of the ...

(1742 - 1830) Loyalist leader in the Mohawk Valley, son of Sir William Johnston, led numerous raids in upstate New York in cooperation with Joseph Bra

(1807 - 1870) Confederate General and commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, arguably the most brilliant commander of field armies in American h

(1807 - 1870) Confederate General and commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, arguably the most brilliant commander of field armies in American h

An extraordinary relic, a locket and chain descended within the family of Robert E. Lee and containing within a generous lock of Lee's hair! The...

(1822 - 1885) Eighteenth President of the United States and Union Lieutenant General. Fine content war-date A.L.S. ""U. S. Grant Brig. Ge...

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

(1808 - 1889) President of the Confederacy who led his armies beyond the surrender at Appomattox. Rare S.P., a carte-de-visite image by Washburn...

(1825 - 1863) Confederate brigadier general who served as Beauregard's chief of staff at the siege of Fort Sumter, led a division with solid com...

(1819 - 1861) Confederate brigadier general who became the first general from either side to be killed in the Civil War, at Carrick's Ford. Rare...

(1816 -1870) Confederate major general who commanded a brigade of Kirby Smith's division at Manassas, also throughout Stonewall Jackson's Va...

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

(1810 - 1885) Confederate Secretary of State and Brigadier General whose brigade held the stone bridge at Antietam. Exceptionally rare S.P., a carte-

(1820 - 1863) Confederate major general whose raid on Holly Springs destroyed Grant's supply depot only later to be killed by a jealous husband...

"A rare edition, 1p. folio, July 2, 1863, printed two days after the siege by Union troops on the only available paper in Vicksburg available: ...

Rare broadside concerning the secession of the State of Texas, 1p. 5 1/4"" x 13 1/4"", [Austin, Feb. 4, 1861], headed: "&qu...

(1824 - 1903) Union colonel in the Army of the Potomac who led the legendary 5th Maine at Gettysburg. A superb, historically important correspondence

"A truly great correspondence of Pvt. Edwin Aldritt, 2nd United States Sharpshooters, Co. A, who enlisted at Fort Snelling in 1861 to serve thr...

Extraordinary war-date correspondence of 98 letters covering his entire service by Dr. William H. Githens (1827-1904) of the 16th Illinois Infantry an

"A great correspondence of 76 letters, mostly 8vo. and in pencil, totaling 266pp., written from Dec. 1862 to July 1865 by Union Private Charles...

"A superb diary from Confederate Capt. George H. Hynds, 31st Tennessee, written in pencil for his mother and discussing the siege of Vicksburg....

"An exciting Civil War diary detailing the Atlanta Campaign with almost every entry mentioning battle or troop movement, in pencil by Pvt. Jaco...

"A great archive from Isaac Barton who served in the 42nd Ohio Vols., 3rd Mississippi Vols. of African Descent, and 53rd U.S. Colored Troops. I...

"A great journal of the North Carolinian river service of the Commodore Hull, 66pp. folio, covering Nov. 1862 to Sept. 1863, written by John H....

"Fine content A.L.S. in pencil by Pvt. William A. Newhall, 6pp. 8vo., Westchester, Pa., July 8, 1863, concerning his capture at Gettysburg. New...

(d. 1887) Confederate military officer, the commandant of the Confederate marine Corps which was considered one of the best fighting units in the Civ

(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

(1818 - 1893) Confederate major general who initiated the attack on Fort Sumter which started the Civil War. Beauregard also led with great distincti

(1824 - 1863) Union general who served at 1st Bull Run, Fair Oaks and the Seven Days. Killed while leading a bayonet charge at Chancellorsville. War-d

(1813 - 1890) Confederate brigadier general who commanded Morris Island at war's start, and a brigade at First Bull Run, resigned and served as...

(1830 - 1863) Confederate major general attached to Breckinridge's division at Shiloh, where he was wounded, also participated in the Vicksburg ...

(1818 - 1893) Union major general, called ""The Beast"" for his authoritarian control of occupied New Orleans, later he command...

(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

1799 - 1889) Secretary of War in Lincoln's cabinet, often involved in scandal concerning army contracts. War-date A.L.S. ""Simon Came...

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

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

(1827 - 1889) Confederate major general who led the Alabama Brigade at Chickamauga and Dalton, later assumed command of A.P. Hill's division an...

(1842 - 1864) Son of the famous Civil War admiral and victim of Kilpatrick's ill-fated 1864 cavalry raid on Richmond. Exceptionally rare war-dat...

(1808 - 1889) President of the Confederacy who led his armies beyond the surrender at Appomattox. Fine content A.L.S. ""Jefferson Davis&q...

(1808 - 1889) President of the Confederacy who led his armies even beyond the surrender at Appomattox. Interesting A.L.S. ""Jefferson Dav...

(1808 - 1889) President of the Confederacy who led his armies even beyond the surrender at Appomattox. Fine and scarce war-date D.S. ""Je...

(1808 - 1889) President of the Confederacy who led his armies beyond the surrender at Appomattox. A very important war-date A.L.S. ""J. D...

(1828 - 1893) Confederate major general at Shiloh and Prairie Grive, later was with Sterling Price in his last Missouri raid. Scarce A.L.S. "&...

(1801 - 1870) Union rear admiral instrumental in the taking of New Orleans and the Union control of the Mississippi. It was at Mobile Bay where he exc

(1832 - 1892) Confederate brigadier general who led a brigade at Chickamauga and Chattanooga. He also fought under Hood at Atlanta and in Tennessee.

(1831 - 1864) Provost Marshall of Richmond and later a Brigadier General who fought at Fredericksburg and Gettysburg, Killed at the Third Battle of W

(1828 - 1880) Confederate major general and the last such appointed in Lee's army, he participated in nearly all of the A.N.V.'s battles, i...

(1822 - 1872) Union brigadier general who commanded at Antietam and Gettysburg. A great war-date A.L.S. adding rank on ""Headquarters Seco...

(1831 - 1879) Confederate Lieutenant General who led the ""Texas Brigade"" at Second Bull Run and Antietam, and under Longstree...

(1831 - 1879) Confederate Lieutenant General who led the ""Texas Brigade"" at Second Bull Run and Antietam, and under Longstree...

(1805 - 1877) Confederate major general who led the evacuation of Norfolk and led a division at Seven Pines, Gaines Mill and Malvern Hill. Rare A.L.S

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

(1820 - 1887) Confederate major general who served as Beauregard's Chief of Artillery at Bull Run, later succeeded Beauregard to command the De...

(1814 - 1862) Union major general who lost an arm in the Mexican War, killed by a Confederate volley at Chantilly, Va in 1862. Incredible A.L.S. &qu...

(1807 - 1870) Confederate General and commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, arguably the most brilliant commander of field armies in American h

(1822 - 1862) Union General mortally wounded at Antietam while leading his men in a charge. Rare war-date A.D.S. ""Mansfield G. Gl. Comdg&...

(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

(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

(1811 - 1862) Confederate brigadier general who organized pro-Confederacy Cherokees under Stand Watie and led forces fighting Lyon's troops at ...

(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.

(1822 - 1901) Union major general who fought at Antietam and Second Bull Run. He was later accused by Pope for ""disobedience and disloya...