Fine Selection of Autographs and Manuscripts

(1815 - 1872) Union major general who was Lincoln's General in Chief and advisor. He proved to be an effective administrator during the war. Fu...

(1819 - 1902) Confederate lieutenant general of cavalry whose daring exploits at Antietam, Gettysburg, and Petersburg won him fame in both North and

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

(1836 - 1881) Union major general called ""Kill Cavalry"" by his men, he fought at Gettysburg, and led several raids on Richmon...

"War-date CDV showing 1st Lt. William Post of the 72nd N. Y. V. standing and holding a sword. Period ink and pencil identification gives name w...

(1818 - 1882) First Lady, wife of Abraham Lincoln. Following the assassination of her husband and death of Tad, her mental health deteriorated to the

(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

"A nicely colorized full standing view CDV of Pvt. James W. Mottice 162nd Ohio Volunteers wearing a four button sack coat with his accouterment...

Excellent carte-de-visite photograph of a slave, a bust photo of a young boy with the printed caption: ""Charley A Slave Boy from New Orle...

Excellent carte-de-visite photograph of three slave children identified: ""Rebecca, Charley and Rosa, Slave Children from New Orleans"...

"A great 1/6th plate tintype of a man from California in his best dress coat. Image is housed in an unusual metal reinforced leatherette case t...

"Nice 1/6th plate tintype of a Union private wearing a frock coat, kepi, cartridge box sling, and waist belt with cap box attached. His buckles...

"Stereoview card bearing a double 6"" x 3 1/2"" photograph taken of a Wiard steel gun from the 5th New York Light Artillery...

"Interesting pair of 19th century postmortem images. First is a 1/6th plate tintype of a ten year old boy. Image is housed in the lower half of...

Cabinet card measuring 4 1/4"" x 6 1/2"" of soldier/author Captain Willard Glazier showing him in his first lieutenant's uni...

(1822-1907) Woman suffragist who was Harriet B. Stowe's half-sister and helped found the New England Woman's Suffrage Association. A full st...

(1846 - 1917) ""Buffalo Bill"", American scout and showman, he started his career as a rider with the Pony Express, and in late...

(1821 - 1912) American nurse who tended the wounded in the Civil War and later founded the American Red Cross. Late A.L.S. 4pp. 8vo., Glen Echo, Mar.

(1808 - 1895) American clergyman and poet, author of our nation hymn ""America"" (1832), otherwise known as ""My Coun...

(1753 - 1827) American pioneer and author who served in Clark's 1778 Illinois expedition, and was second in command to Daniel Boone at the Battl...

"An original engraving by William and Thomas Birch, entitled ""South East Corner of Third and Market Streets"", 9"&qu...

Excellent oval collage-type photo, 7"" x 8"" oval image set upon a 13 1/2"" x 17"" mount, depicts those Sena...

"D.S. 3pp. folio, Danville, Ky., May-Aug. 1839, concerning a claim against a Mr. Samuel Warren for medical services provided to his slaves, e.g...

A most uncommon letter written by a slave to her previous owner, 1p. oblong 8vo., Leesburg, Va., [n.d.], in which ex-slave Virginia Moore writes, in p

Fascinating, early slave-related D.S. 1p. 4to., Bedford Co., Va., July 5, 1803 concerning a slave accused of poisoning her master's child! The d...

"A great lot of two Washington County, Virginia documents executed by William McElive and Fleming Byars concerning the disease and death of the...

"An interesting four document grouping from Lincoln Co., Ky. concerning a slave named Harry who was witnessed by William Montgomery stealing it...

"A neat slavery-related item, a receipt for ""...three Negro Girls..."" 1p. oblong 8vo., New Orleans, June 11, 1849, listin...

"Disturbing late nineteenth-century letter on letterhead of The Galveston Harrison & San Antonio Railway Co., written by a young girl named...

"D.S., 1p. folio, Bradley County, Ark., Dec. 17, 1844 concerning the 1845 rental of John W. Ridgell's plantation and its slaves to one Elij...

"Nice D.S. 1p. 8vo., Lincoln Co., Ky., June 1812, a constable's receipt charging the county $14.50 for arresting seven slaves on felony cha...

"Nice D.S. 1p. folio, [n. p.] Sept. 19, 1839 a official probate document indicating a payment of 60.00 for claims made against the Elder estate...

"D.S. 2pp. folio, Lincoln Co. Ky., Nov. 1, 1842 concerning the proceeds of the sale of two named slaves, boys ""Henry"" and...

"A rather large approximately 1,100pp., family Bible of the Neeld family from Kentucky, published by Carey and son, Philadelphia in 1818 and li...

"Nice 1p. folio., Lincoln County, Kentucky, July 6-Nov. 9, 1812, tally for moneys owed to jailer A. J. Clark for expenses in running the county...

"D.S. 3pp. folio, Madison County, Kentucky, July, 1819, concerning the disposition of a Mr. Alexander Walker's estate including the interes...

"Slave and property bill of sale, 2pp. folio, Ray Co., Mo., Dec. 3, 1859 concerning the sale of land and the slaves, ""Charles"&...

"An interesting slave-related item, 1p. folio, Lincoln, Ky., Sept. 30, 1811, a coroner's report concerning the murder of slave ""...

Interesting manuscript court (partial) document, 2pp. sm. folio, [n.p., n.d. ca. 1850] in which a man describes an assault made upon him by a slave. I

Partly-printed D.S. 1p. 24mo., New Orleans, May 1, 1828, in French, a receipt for 20 pilasters paid by Mr. Jaime Jordan for taxes due on ""...

Interesting A.D.S. 1p. oblong 8vo., ""Wheatfield Township"", September, 1818, a constable's return reading in part: "&q...

"A.D.S., 1p. 4to., Canton, Miss., July 22, 1857 concerning the capture of runaway slave ""Charlie"", in full: ""B...

"Fine D.S. 4pp. 4to., Madison Co., Ky., Dec. 24, 1835, being the will of George Naylor in which as his last act, Naylor frees his slaves. In pa...

"Nice D.S. 1p. 4to., [Ray Co., Ky.?] Dec. 8, 1828 a receipt concerning the auction sale of six slaves recorded by the justice of the peace. Gro...

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

"Slave bill of sale, 1p. 4to., Bedford Co., Tn., October 10, 1823 concerning Nathan Schooler's sale of slave ""Jefferson"&qu...

"A great CDV showing three emancipated slaves from New Orleans ""Rebecca"", ""Augusta"", and "&quo...

"A great CDV showing emancipate slave ""Rebecca"" from New Orleans. Rebecca was a racially-mixed slave owned by the Huger f...

"A great plantation appraisal from Lincoln County, Kentucky, 19pp. 4to., showing the assets and outlining the liquidation of Andrew Whitley'...

"Interesting D.S., 6pp. folio, Upson County, Georgia, Feb. 19, 1846, concerning a lawsuit for libel against Lewis Day for claiming that Joel Wi...