Historic Americana

AUTOGRAPHED ENGRAVING OF RUTHERFORD B. HAYES. Nice 6.5 x 4.25" steel engraving of Hayes, with "Sincerely R.B. Hayes" strongly penned ...

TWO CHECKS SIGNED BY W.H. TAFT. Two bank drafts from the Riggs Nat'l. Bank, Washington, DC, signed by William Howard Taft as Supreme Court Just...

KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS WITH TAFT AUTOGRAPH. Lot of 2 early 20th century photograph albums pertaining to the state supreme court of

PHOTO INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY W.H. TAFT. An oversized photo of an oversized President, William Howard Taft (1909-1913). 9.5 x 13.5", sepia ...

LETTER SIGNED W.J. BRYAN. TLS "W.J. Bryan", April 9, 1902, Lincoln, NE. On "The Commoner" letterhead with original envelope add...

FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT SIGNED DOCUMENT. DS, 1p, small folio, May 14, 1931, appointing Frank Cassidy as a captain in the New York State National Guard. S

PANORAMIC PHOTO OF U.M.W.A. CONVENTION, 1924. A panoramic photo of the "Sixth Biennial and Twenty Ninth Consecutive Convention / U.M.W. of A. ...

ORIGINAL JOHN F. KENNEDY ASASSINATION NEWSWIRE. Wire service account of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. This ac

JOHN F. KENNEDY AUTOGRAPHED LETTER. John F. Kennedy, TLS, 1p June 22, 1958 on U.S. Senate stationary. Writes a Massachussetts constituent thanking h

LETTER FROM ISRAEL PEMBERTON, 1764. A 1p. ALS by Israel Pemberton, Philadelphia, 1764, to John Ladd, Esq. Pemberton, a Quaker, was born in Philadelph

PAPER MAKER'S MANUSCRIPT COMMONPLACE BOOK. A 6 x 8" copy book from the late 19th to early 20th century. All pages handwritten, most with i...

CLEVELAND, OHIO DIARIES, 1870 AND 1871. Joseph Nelson Ashburn Journals, 1870-1876. Two calf volumes: 1870 (152 pp.), 1871-1876 (236 pp. with some ne

JOHN HOPLEY'S COMMONPLACE BOOK. Folio with stitched spine, heavy paper covers. First page includes handwriting samples, a long "Elegy on t...

MEMPHIS CIVIL WAR AND OTHER EPHEMERA. Lot of 6 pieces of ephemera from the A.O. Harris family of Memphis, Tennessee. Includes coated stock business c

UNPUBLISHED DIARY BY SIMEON WALKER. Walker, Simeon. Journal and autobiography, 1853-1878. Bound vol., 281p. A Methodist itinerant minister and earl

LOT OF INDIANA LEGAL NOTICES. Lot of 12 documents from Fayette County, IN, dating between 1821 and 1848. Most are judgements for fines to be paid, 1

CHARLES CARROLL, SIGNER DS. Partially printed DS by "Charles Carroll of Carrollton," being a bank draft dated April 12, 1821, Baltimore. A...

LEGAL DOCUMENT WRITTEN BY ROBERT TREAT PAINE. Legal document on parchment, 8.5 x 13" folded, "Lovell vs. five Barrels Porter," filed...

O.W. HOLMES AUTOGRAPH QUOTE. A short poem in Holmes' hand, signed and dated February 6th 1892. Poem as follows: Alas for the loved one, too spo...

QUEEN VICTORIA AUTOGRAPHED LETTER. A single page ANS by Queen Victoria ("VR" - Victoria Regina). Letterhead of Windsor Castle, on mournin...