Historic and Military Autographs, & Militaria

A scathing anti-embargo act broadside, ca. 1805-06, aimed directly at Secretary of the Treasury, Albert Gallatin and titled: The CONSTITUTION gone ! !

A.L.S. "Russell Kellam" 1p. 4to. with integral address leaf, [n.p.] Nov. 18, 1819 to James Fraser, a merchant in Savannah asking him to se...

Romantic A.Ms. (unsigned) 2pp. legal folio, [n.p., n.d.], penned in a fine hand by an unknown poet, in part: "...My jest it is merry the truth ...

Fine content A.L.S. by "Thomas Stevens", 2pp. 8vo., New York, July 10, 1894, in part: "... Hudson's 'Law '-- is a capital...

Printed ribald poem titled "The Fair Maid's Song, when all alone", 6" square, no printer noted. In it, a pretty maid laments the ...

Sunday school teacher goes ham… Manuscript D.S., 1p. legal folio, Lycoming Co., Pa., April, 1844, a court document in which a "Grand Inquest&q...

Rare, well-executed sideshow banner, ca. 1940s, 8' wide, 7 1/2' tall, canvas with metal attachments in corner reinforced with leather corner...

Scarce broadside, 1p. folio, Cambridge, Aug. 31, 1808, (printed by Hillard & Metcalf, 1808) titled "Illustrissimo Jacobo Sullivan, armigero...

A vintage brass shield from the H.R.A. (Harvard Rowing Athletics) 1913 season, measures 13 1/2" x 18" and mounted to a 15 1/2" x 21&q...

Partly-printed document, 2pp. folio, Quay County, N.M., June 30, 1905 to Dec. 24, 1907 and July 24, 1926 to July 25, 1926 to Jan 4, 1930. Each ledger

Set of two ledger books, about 110pp. total, sm. folio, Middletown, Ct., listing by name the amount and type of assistance given to impoverished resid

Lot of two early maps of the United States, the first 10" x 8 1/2", printed by John Walker, ca. 1798, hand-colored, some offsetting, and; ...

Interesting handcrafted miniature chest of drawers, 10" high (from base) x 8" deep, constructed from plywood c. 1930's. Chest features...

Good content A.L.S. mentioning oil wells, 4pp. 8vo., Parkersburg [W.V., n.d., ca. 1870] in which A. H. Davenport writes a lady friend. In part: &quo...

A humorous item, being a partly-printed D.S. 1p. sm. 8vo., Darby, Pa., Apr. 6, 1924, in which a doctor prescribes "Whiskey O.T. Sing Tablespoon...

A fine lot of three badges and two medals issued by the Ancient Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (Shriners), includes a fine example from St.

Excellent lot of three badges issued by the Ancient Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (Shriners) in 1907, including a Peoria, Illinois, 1907, g

Excellent lot of four badges, one medal, and two brooches. The first is issued by the Ancient Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (Shriners), c.1

A choice set of Charles Hamilton's most ambitious and still-definitive reference work, American Autographs (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press...

An unusual piece, an engraved invitation, 6" x 4", to dine with George and Martha Washington during his Presidency. The document reads, in...

"Stipple" engraving of George Washington, after a painting by Gilbert Stuart, 23 1/2" x 16 1/2" (sight), ca. 1820, shows Washing...

A souvenir medal created for the 1889 Chicago Centennial of the Birth of our Nation, 36mm. struck in white metal by Childs and Company Medalists of Ch

(1752-1810) Officer in the Continental Army during Revolutionary War, commander of the Light Dragoons, nephew of George Washington. A.D.S., 1 p., 2 3/

(1735-1826) Second President of the United States and a drafter of the Declaration of Independence, which he also signed. Adams later joined Franklin

Fascinating D.S. 2pp. legal folio, [Washington, ca. June 8, 1798], an invoice submitted by shipwright and carpenter David Evans and headed: "Th...

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

WILLIAM SULLIVAN (1774-1839) Massachusetts jurist and political leader. Son of Governor James Sullivan (1744-1808), he was noted for his defection fro

(1751 - 1836) Fourth President of the United States considered the "Father of the Constitution", he authored the Federalist Papers and spo...

(1758 - 1831) Fifth President of the United States who negotiated the Louisiana Purchase and promulgated the Monroe Doctrine. His signature "Ja...

(1767-1848) Sixth President of the United States, Secretary of State under Monroe, principally formulated the Monroe Doctrine. An envelope panel addre

Printed 1832 Ohio pro-Andrew Jackson presidential election ballot which boldly declares,: "Honour and Gratitude to the Hickory brush, That swep...

Unusual manuscript D.S 1p. 4to., [New York, n.d., but docketed Aug. 1845] being an expense report submitted by the "Committee on the funeral of...

(1790 - 1862) Tenth President of the United States following the death of Harrison, annexed Texas, and remained loyal to Virginia following its secess

(1784-1850) Twelfth President of the United States, "Old Rough and Ready" was also a hero of the Mexican War, taking Monterrey and defeati...

(1800 - 1874) Thirteenth President of the United States who succeeded to the presidency upon the death of Taylor. Very bold, 4 1/2" signature a...

(1804-1869) Fourteenth President of the United States who initiated the Gadsden Purchase, opening up the Northwest for settlement. Bold signature and

(1791 - 1868) Fifteenth President of the United States whose hands-off attitude toward states' rights directly contributed to the start of the C...

(1809-1865) Sixteenth President of the United States who led the Union through the Civil War and emancipated the slaves, assassinated. Gorgeous signat

An excessively rare soup plate used in the Lincoln White House in 1865 and present there at the time of Lincoln's assassination. This plate is f...

A neat relic from the Lincoln White House, two large fragments of the Lincoln's formal dinner service, undoubtedly from a dessert plate. The lar...

A fine relic from the Lincoln administration, several strands of hair from Abraham Lincoln and William Seward, Lincoln's Secretary of State. The...

A rare printed 1860 presidential Republican campaign ballot issued by the state of Virginia on the eve of its secession, 12mo., listing the Republican

Superb platinum print portrait of Abraham Lincoln from an 1860 photograph by Alexander Hesler, printed by George B. Ayers in 1881. Image size 8"...

Carte-de-visite oval image of Lincoln by Lewis J. Powers, Springfield, Mass., a classic chest, up pose. Light offsetting to mat below image, otherwise

Fine political content letter describing events preceding the Lincoln-Douglas election of 1860, 4pp. 4to., Boston, Oct. 18, 1860 in which "D. H...

Scarce Lincoln election-related newspaper, the Cleveland Morning Leader, Oct. 11, 1860, 2pp. Folio, featuring at the top center of the first page an o

A.L.S. of Mrs. Charles Sabin Taft, wife of the physician who jumped into service at Ford's Theatre during Lincoln's assassination, 4pp. 8vo....

A fine ca. 1866 albumen photograph, 7 1/2" x 9 1/2" (sight), published by J. H. Littlefield from a photograph by John Goldin, entitled: &q...

Lot of two signatures of physicians who attended Abraham Lincoln on the last day of his life, includes: CHARLES A. LEALE (1842-1932) Union Army surgeo

An 1865 Victorian mourning collage featuring an impressive bas-relief card mourning Abraham Lincoln quoting his second inaugural address: "'...