Historical Autographs and Americana

Lot of 16 Connecticut Abatement and Tax Documents. Colonial dates from the 1750’s to the early 1780’s manuscript documents, includes: 8 pp. folio Ma

SIMEON HOWARD (1733-1804) American preacher, overseer and a fellow of Harvard, member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and of the Society

WILLIAM HERON. Revolutionary War spy who provided information to both American and British Commanders. Partially Printed Document Signed, “Wm. Heron.

Partially Printed Document. One page, 8 1/4” x 3 5/8”. Massachusetts. September 19, 1786. The document reads, in part: “ RECEIVED OF NATHANIEL APPLETO

(1754-1806) Lawyer, politician, soldier and surveyor from Connecticut. While surveying the Western Reserve in 1796, Cleaveland founded the city of Cl

General Joseph Williams, II (1753 - 1800). Merchant and privateer during the American Revolution. After becoming involved in government and military a

William Dudley (1686 – 1743) a man of brilliant talents, which he exercised both in civil and military life. At the age of twenty he was sent on a mos

Febry. Term AD 1768. An order to the Joseph Tallcott, Esq., Treasurer of the Colony of Connecticut to “pay to Gold Selleck Silliman Esqr., Kings Attor

JOSEPH TALCOTT. (1669-1741). Governor of the Colony of Connecticut. Manuscript Document Signed, “J. Talcott.” Two pages, 7 ½” x 12 ¼”. Con...

JOHN TREADWELL (1745-1823) Statesman. Elected a member of the legislature in 1776, and continued to take part in it until 1785, hen he was appointed a

SILVANUS BOURNE (abt.1756-1817): Consul to Cap Francois. From 1794-1797, he was appointed vice consul of Amsterdam and from 1797-1816, he was consul g

1788, Connecticut. Paynote for ten pounds issued to but Not Signed by William Samuel Johnson. WILLIAM S. JOHNSON (1727-1819). A Delegate and a Senat

MOSES CLEAVELAND (1754 – 1806). Brigadier general in the Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution. Pioneer settler. In 1796, he was commissi

NATHANIEL FOLSOM (1726-1790). American merchant and statesman. Partially Printed Autograph Document Signed, Nathl. Folsom.” One page, 7 7/8” x 8 1/4.”

MESHECH WEARE (1713-1786). American farmer, lawyer and revolutionary statesman from New Hampshire. Weare served as the first and only President of New

Manuscript Document Signed by fourteen witness. One page, 7 3/4”x 12 1/2”. New York. January 26, 1809. The document reads, in part: “ … William Willes

City of New York paynote payable to Mrs. Elizabeth Archer in the amount of fifty-nine dollars and 4/100 for 1 year's interest on last installmen...

LEVI LINCOLN, Sr. (1749-1820) American revolutionary and statesman who served as a Minuteman at the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, Govern

[The James Franklin Printing Press] In 1717, James Franklin, older brother of Benjamin Franklin, returned home to Boston afer serving as a printer’s a

STEPHEN MIX MITCHELL (1743-1835) Jurist and statesman. Partially Printed Document Signed on Verso, “Recd payment of Treasurer Kingsbury, Stephen M. Mi