Historical Autographs and Americana

MARK WAYNE CLARK (1896-1984) American General during World War II. Clark’s personal check #4462 accomplished in Clark’s hand and Signed “Mark W. Clark

WILLIAM WELLS (1837 – 1892). Union general during the Civil War, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry at the Battle of Gettysburg. DS. 1 page. Bu

JAY COOKE (1821-1905). ) Railroad magnate and Financier. Document Signed, “Jay Cooke & Co,” by Jay Cooke. One page, 8” x 3 ½”. March 15, 18...

CYRUS WEST FIELD (1819-1892) American businessman and financier. The National City Bank check #3376 Signed “Cyrus W. Field.” New York. February 14, 18

ELIPHALET REMINGTON (1793-1861) Designer of the Remington rifle. Partially Printed Ilion Bank check for one hundred and seventy five dollars accomplis

AUGUST BELMONT (1813-1890) Financier; Diplomat. At the age of fourteen, Belmont began working at the office of the Rothschilds in Frankfurt, Germany.

JAY COOKE (1821-1905) American financier. Partially Printed “Jay Cooke & Co Bankers” certificate of deposit Signed as maker for the company by C...

STEPHEN GIRARD (1750 - 1831). American Banker, businessman, philanthropist. Girard was one of the most important bankers in America during the early 1

CORNELIUS VANDERBILT, Jr. (1843 - 1899); Railroad executive; Capitalist. The first son of William H. Vanderbilt, Cornelius succeeded to the Chairmansh

JAMES STEWART (1908 - 1997). Actor. DS. 1 page. March 24, 1970. Partly-printed promissory note drawn on the First Security Bank of Utah in which Stewa

WOODROW WILSON (1856-1924) President of the United States. Treasurer of the United States, War Industries Board Check for one dollar Signed as Preside

SAMUEL REMINGTON (1819-1892) Executive in Remington & Sons. Partially Printed Check Signed on verso, "S. Remington. 7 ¾” x 3 ¾”...

SAMUEL REMINGTON (1819-1892) Executive in Remington & Sons. Partially Printed Ilion Bank Check signed on verso "S. Remington." 7 ¾...

. PHILO REMINGTON (1816-1889) The son of the founder of the Remington gun company, Philo improved gun production and expanded into the manufacture of

ELIPHALET REMINGTON, JR. (1828-1924) Executive in Remington & Sons. Partially Printed Check Signed by Remington for the company, "E Remi...

ELIPHALET REMINGTON (1793-1861) Designer of the Remington rifle and founder of Remington & Sons. Partially Printed Cashier of Ilion Bank Check ...

Norwich National Bank Check Signed by LAFAYETTE S. FOSTER (1806-1880) American politician and lawyer. Foster served in the U.S. Senate and on the Con

The Riggs National Bank Check Signed, as maker, by JAMES NELSON HUSTON (1849-1927) U.S. Senator and Treasurer of the United States under President Har

SIMON LAKE (1866-1945) Mechanical engineer and naval architect who competed to build the first submarines for the U.S. Navy. The Lake Submarine Salvag

WILLIAM B. ASTOR JR. (1830-1892) Joint heir to the Astor real estate empire. ADS. 1pp.7 3/ 8" x 2 3/4". New York. March 14 1871. A check...

LAFAYETTE SABINE FOSTER (1806-1880). Foster was a Connecticut editor, judge and Senator. DS. 1pp. 7” x 2 1/4”. Norwich. July 22, 1859. An autogra

EUGENE B. FLUCKEY. Medal of Honor and Navy Cross recipient. Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet submarine force from 1964 – 1966. DS. 1 page. March 25

John Steele (1764 – 1815). Congressman from North Carolina between 1790 and 1793) and Comptroller of the Treasury under the first three American Presi

LELAND STANFORD. DS. 1pp. 7 3/4&#34 x 2 3/4&#34. San Francisco. 14 June 1872. A &#34Bank of California&#34 check signed &#34Le...

ANNA ELIZA LEAK. ISP. 2 1/2" x 4 1/4". n.p. Aug. 24, 1871. A carte-de-visite signed and inscribed on the verso by Leak: "I write po...

Methode pour Etudier de Geographie Tome IV by M. L’abbe Lenglet Dufresnoy.Paris. 1736. Signed at top of first table of contents pages, “William Elle

1780, New York. Anderson US 94, 8B. DS. 1 page. 8 ¼” x 4 ¼”. New York. United States signed draft signed as Treasurer of Loans by FRANCI...

Typed Document Signed. One page, 8” x 10 7/8”. 17” x 20 1/2” matted and framed. Massachusetts. September 21, 1899. The document reads, in part: “The a

Salesman’s sample book of nearly 100 vintage O. Mustad & Son fishhooks in an expandable 9 section book, Circa 1900. Each page has multiple vinta...

Penny Postcard bearing the image of heavyweight boxing champion Jack Dempsey. 3 3/8” x 5 3/8”. Back of postcard contains a brief biography of Dempsey

Comptroller’s Office. Addressed to Francis Page, Esquire. Collector, York Town, Virginia. GABRIEL DUVAL, jurist, was born in Prince George County, Md.

Greatly esteemed chief justice of U.S. Supreme Court (1930-41); Republican presidential candidate defeated by Woodrow Wilson; US secretary of state (1

FELIX FRANKFURTER (1882-1965) Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Autograph Letter Signed, “ Felix Frankfurter,” on his name-imprinted Supreme Cou

SAMUEL NELSON (1792-1873) American attorney and Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Autograph Letter Signed, "S. Nelson." O...

SAMUEL NELSON (1792-1873) American attorney and Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Autgraph Letter Signed, ""S. Nelson.&qu...

SAMUEL NELSON (1792-1873) American attorney and Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Autograph Letter Signed, ""S. Nelson.&q...

SALMON P. CHASE (1808-1873) American politician and jurist. Chase served as Senator from Ohio, governor of that state, U.S. Treasury Secretary and a C

1879, New York, Elaborate invitation at the request of Cyrus W. Field to attend the celebration of the 25th Anniversary of his historic contract. T

GEORGE EASTMAN (1854-1932) Founder of Eastman Kodak Company and inventor of roll film. Stock certificate transfer stub Signed, "Geo. Eastman.&q...

JOHN ERICSSON (1803-1889) Swedish inventory and engineer. After working on locomotive steam engines early in his career, John Ericsson turned his eng

MARSHALL JEWELL. 1881, Connecticut. Stock certificate of the Connecticut Telephone Company for 10 shares boldly signed "Marshall Jewell"...

NORVIN GREEN. 1858, Louisville. Certificate for 200 shares of the New Orleans and Ohio Telegraph Lessees signed by "N. Green" as preside...

Manuscript Document. One page, 7 1/4” x 3 3/4”. Goffstown. September 8, 1831. The document reads, in part: “ Bot of the Haverhill & Boston Stage

[War of 1812]. 1812. New York. Group of 15 scarce newspapers of “THE WAR.” Lamazow [American Periodicals] lists this as “the most complete magazine

Partially Printed Document. One page, 8” x 11 5/8”. Upton, Massachusetts. November 3, 1813. The document is a request for a military discharge for Jos

Document Signed, “John Freeman.” One page, 7 1/4” x 6 3/4”. Head Quarters, Sandwich. June 15, 1816. The document orders “… officers of said first re

Manuscript Document Signed, “Salem Town, Jr. Birg. Genl.” Two pages, 7 3/8” x 8 5/8”. No place. August 17, 1818.The document reads, in part: “ … To h

RÉNE AUGUSTE CHOUTEAU (1749-1829) Indian trader and an influential figure in the early history of St. Louis. Along with his father, Chouteau is...

ALICE STONE BLACKWELL (1857-1950). A suffragette leader, Blackwell's parents had once been bitter rivals of Susan B. Anthony and formed their o...

Wonderful group of eleven proclamations announcing conscription. English language proclamation measures 8 3/4” x 20”. The remaining ten proclamations