Historical Documents

Statesman; President of the Continental Congress (1778-79); first Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court (1789-95). LS, as Secretary of Foreign Affairs,

American statesman. Free franked address panel, “Free, B Franklin”, 1764, completed in his hand “To Mr Jonathan Williams, Mercht, Boston.” A rather un

BENJAMIN VAUGHAN (1751-1835), British diplomat & colonist; friend of Benjamin Franklin, who sided with the Americans; helped negotiate the Treat...

TIMOTHY PICKERING (1745-1829) American statesman; Adjutant General of Continental Army (1777-78); Sec of War & Sec of State under George Washing...

(U.S. CONSTITUTION) Newspaper, "The New-Haven Gazette, and the, Connecticut Magazine", 8pp, Sept 27, 1787, 8 1/2"X10." The entir...

ALEXANDER MARTIN (1740-1807) American soldier and Revolutionary War statesman; appointed Colonel of the 2nd North Carolina Regiment; served in the Nor

JOHN RUTLEDGE (1739-1800) Signer of U.S. Constitution; President & Governor of South Carolina; Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court. ADS, "...

ALEXANDER HAMILTON (1757-1804) American statesman; signer of the U.S. Constitution; 1st Sec of Treasury (1789-95). Free franked address leaf, "...

(Rufus King) Signer of U.S. Constitution. The original National Portrait Gallery engraving plate, metal, 7"X10" (image size 3 1/2"X4 ...

(Declaration of Independence) Magazine, "The Gentleman's Magazine", London, August, 1776, 52pp, 5"X8." Found on pages 361-36...

JOHN HANCOCK (1737-93) American revolutionary statesman; 1st Signer of Declaration of Independence. Autograph Speech, signed with initials "J.H...

JOHN HANCOCK ALS, signed with initials "J.H.", as Governor of Massachusetts, his original draft and retained copy, 1p, Oct 23, 1783, legal...

JOHN HANCOCK ALS, signed with initials "J.H.", as Governor of Massachusetts, his original draft and retained copy, 1p, June 3, 1782, legal...

JOHN HANCOCK ALS, signed with initials "J.H.", as Governor of Massachusetts, his original draft and retained copy, 1p, May 29, 1788, small...

JOHN HANCOCK Autograph letter (unsigned), as Governor of Massachusetts, his original draft and retained copy, 1p, Mar 27, 1783, folio, Boston, to Capt

JOHN HANCOCK Autograph letter (unsigned), as Governor of Massachusetts, his original draft and retained copy, 1p, Mar 27, 1784, folio, Boston, to the

JOHN HANCOCK Autograph letter (unsigned), as Governor of Massachusetts, his original draft and retained copy, 1p, Oct 31, 1783, 4to, Boston, to &quo...

(John Hancock) Official copy of a letter from John Hanson (1721-83), as President of the Continental Congress, 1 1/2pp, Mar 1, 1782, folio, Philadelph

GEORGE CLYMER (1739-1813) Signer of Declaration of Independence & the U.S. Constitution. Partly printed DS, "G Clymer", as Supervisor ...

GEORGE CLYMER Partly printed ADS, "Geo Clymer", check, Sept 25, 1812, drawn on the Philadelphia Bank, completed in his hand, payable to hi...

STEPHEN HOPKINS (1707-85) Signer of Declaration of Independence. DS, "Step Hopkins", 1p, Aug 16, 1755, 7 1/2"X4 1/2", Newport, t...

JOHN MORTON (1724-77) Signer of Declaration of Independence. AES, "John Morton Sheriff", 1767, 12mo, clipped from an arrest warrant. Inlai...

ELBRIDGE GERRY (1744-1814) Signer of Declaration of Independence; member of the famous X Y Z mission to France. DS, "E Gerry", as Governor...

ELBRIDGE GERRY DS, "E Gerry", as Governor of Mass, 1p, Feb 3, 1812, folio, appointment of Alden Spooner as Justice of the Peace in Bristol...

JOHN PENN (1741?-88) Signer of Declaration of Independence. LS, 1p, nd, legal folio, petition to Richard Caswell (1729-89), Governor of North Carolina

JOHN PENN Endorsement signed, "J.P. atto", on verso of a May 3, 1784 document, Granville County, North Carolina, endorsing a summons addre...

ROBERT TREAT PAINE (1731-1814) Signer of Declaration of Independence. Partly printed DS, "Paine, Atty", 1p, 1768, 12mo, bill for his servi...

JAMES WILSON (1742-98) Signer of Declaration of Independence. Partly printed DS, signed "Wilson" on verso, 1p, Oct 27, 1776, oblong 8vo, C...

ROBERT MORRIS Draft ALS, signed "RM", 1p, April 25, 1803, 8vo, New Brunswick, NJ, to Robert Colefax, nice content re a wounded soldier. In...

ROBERT MORRIS (1734-1806) Signer of Declaration of Independence; financed the purchases of Washington's Army during the Revolution. LS, "Ro...

THOMAS MCKEAN (1734-1817) Signer of Declaration of Independence. DS, "Thos McKean", as Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, 1p, July 4, 1794, la...

THOMAS MCKEAN DS, "Theo McKean", as Governor of Penn, 1p, Mar 13, 1807, oblong folio, on vellum, land grant for a parcel named "Thriv...

RICHARD STOCKTON (1730-81) Signer of Declaration of Independence. ADS, signed at conclusion "Richard Stockton Atty for Plff" and twice mor...

FRANCIS LEWIS (1713-1803) Signer of Declaration of Independence. ALS, "Fra: Lewis", 1p, May 28, 1761, 4to, New York, nice content re the s...

WILLIAM HOOPER (1742-90) Signer of the Declaration of Independence. ADS, "Will Hooper Attrn Dom Reg", as the King's attorney, 1p, Sept...

LYMAN HALL (1724-90) Signer of Declaration of Independence. DS, 1p, Dec 18, 1753, folio, financial bond. "Know all men...that I Nathan Hulbert ...

JOSEPH HEWES (1730-79) Signer of Declaration of Independence. DS, signed in full at conclusion and again in the text, 1p, Dec 27, 1766, 4to, Chowan Co

FRANCIS HOPKINSON (1737-91) Signer of Declaration of Independence. DS, "F Hopkinson", 1p, Mar 1, 1779, 8"X4", Continental Sight ...

JOHN DUNLAP (1747-1812) Irish/American printer. From 1771, he was the publisher of "The Pennsylvania Packet", which became the first daily...

HENRY LAURENS (1724-92) American Revolutionary statesman; President Continental Congress (1777-78); captured by British on way to negotiate with Dutch

DANIEL CARROLL (?-1829) American patriot; active in the shipping trade & a director of the Washington Canal Co. His farm formed the site of pres...

OLIVER ELLSWORTH (1745-1807) Architect of U.S. Constitution, generally given credit for naming "The United States." Manuscript DS, "O...

THOMAS MIFFLIN (1744-1800) Revolutionary General & statesman; aide-de-camp to Washington; President Continental Congress; & Governor of Penn...

JOHN DICKINSON (1732-1808) American Revolutionary War patriot; member of the Consitutional Convention. DS, as President of the Supreme Executive Counc

WILLIAM DAWES (1745-99) American patriot; rode with Paul Revere (Apr 18, 1775) from Lexington toward Concord, warning people of coming of British. Sta

ANDREW LEWIS (1720-81) American Revolutionary patriot; served as Continental Brigadier General, 1776-77. LS, "Andw Lewis Br Gen", 2pp (sin...

NATHANIEL GREENE (1742-86) American Revolutionary War Major General; commanded Army of the South. Wardate ALS, "N Greene", as Quartermaste...

LOAMMI BALDWIN (1745-1807) American officer in Revolutionary War; served in the Lexington Alarm. In the opening days of the war, Baldwin's conti...

(Revolutionary War) Powder horn carried by an American soldier at Bunker Hill, approximately 15" in length. There is a silver plaque attached t...

PHILIP SCHUYLER (1733-1804) American Revolutionary War Major General. Signature, "Ph: Schuyler", 1788, clipped from a document. Also signe...