Historic and Military Autographs, & Militaria

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