Historical Documents

ALBERT GALLATIN (1761-1849) American financier & statesman; Jefferson's Sec of Treasury. ALS, as Sec of Treasury, 1p, Sept 12, 1803, 4to, Ne...

WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN (1860-1925) American political leader, known as "The Commoner"; three time Democratic nominee for President. ALS, &...

WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN ALS, "W J Bryan", 8pp, May 12, 1918, 8vo, to Mr Berger, in dark pencil. In part, "...Have just spent a very pl...

DEWITT CLINTON (1769-1828) American politician; Peace Party candidate for President (1812); Governor of New York (1817-21; 1825-28), chief supporter o

FRANK B KELLOGG (1856-1937) American statesman; Sec of State (1925-29); with Briand, negotiated the "Kellogg Pact", a multilateral treaty ...

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE (1769-1821) Emperor of France. LS, signed "Nap", 1p, April 29, 1806, 4to, St Cloud, to Comte Francois Mollien (1758-185...

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE DS, signed "Napoleon", 1p, Jan 21, 1807, legal folio, Warsaw, a decree to raise the sum for the payment of pensions in ...

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE ALS, from General Emmanuel Grouchy (his late arrival at Waterloo caused the defeat of Napoleon), 3pp, Nov 21, 1806, folio, interest

LUCIEN BONAPARTE (1775-1840) Brother of Napoleon; President of the Council of Five Hundred (1799); exiled for opposing his brother's policies (1...

EUGENE DE BEAUHARNAIS (1781-1824) Adopted son of Napoleon Bonaparte (natural son of Josephine); Viceroy of the Kingdom of Italy. LS, "Eugene Na...

(Napoleon) HENRI-JACQUES-GUILLAUME CLARKE, Comte d'Hune-bourg and duc de Feltre (1765-1818), French soldier; private secretary to Napoleon Bonap...

(Napoleon) JEAN-JACQUES-REGIS DE CAMBACERES (1753-1824), French jurist and statesman; friend and chief counselor of Napoleon. LS, signed "Camba...

(Napoleon) CHARLES MALO FRANCOIS LAMETH, Comte de Lameth (1757-1832), French soldier and statesman; a member of the States-General, who subsequently b

CHARLES DE TALLEYRAND (1754-1838) French statesman; Roman Catholic Bishop, advocated confiscation of church property to pay government expenses; creat

(Napoleon) LOUIS PHILIPPE SEGUR, Comte de Segur (1753-1830), French diplomat; Grand Master of Ceremonies of Napoleon Bonaparte's household. LS, ...

(Napoleon) HENRI DE JOMINI (1779-1869), Swiss adventurer and soldier of fortune; served Napoleon as a General of Brigade (1810). After the fall of Nap

(Napoleon) AUGUSTE-FREDERIC-LOUIS VIESSE DE MARMONT (1774-1852), French Marshal. He surrendered Paris and deserted to Allied side (March 1814), precip

CLAUDE-JOSEPH ROUGET DE LISLE (1760-1836) French army officer; best known as composer of words and music of "La Marseillaise" (1792), the ...

EUGENE LOUIS NAPOLEON (1856-79) French prince; only son of Napoleon III (1808-73), King of France (1852-70). ALS, "Napoleon", 3pp, Nov 16,...

EUGENIE (1826-1920) Empress of France; flamboyant and influential wife of Napoleon III. LS, as Empress, 1p, Jan 19, 1870, folio, Paris, to her cousin.