Historical Documents

EDSEL FORD (1893-1943) American automobile manufacturer; President of Ford Motor Co (1919-43); son of company founder, Henry Ford. ALS, 2pp, Sept 22 (

EDSEL FORD TLS, 1p, April 2, 1918, 4to, Ford Motor Co letterhead, Detroit, to J C McCarty & Co in New York, nice content. "...Replying to y...

EDSEL FORD DS, as President of Ford Motor Co, 3pp, April 28, 1919, folio. Deed, selling a piece of land in Springwells, Michigan, to the Pennsylvania-

CLEMENT STUDEBAKER JR Businessman; succeeded his father as head of the Studebaker Co. TLS, 1p, April 6, 1914, 4to, personal letterhead, South Bend, In

CLARENCE S DARROW (1857-1938) American lawyer; defended John Thomas Scopes in the famous "Monkey" trial. ALS, "C S Darrow", 1 1/...

CLARENCE S DARROW DS, stock certificate for his ownership of 100 shares of the Black Mountain Mining Company, 1p, Oct 20, 1906, oblong 8vo, Arizona. N

HENRY BALDWIN (1780-1844) Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court. A remarkable document, 2pp, (1844), legal folio. Excellent content, hon-oring the just

JOSEPH STORY (1779-1845) Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court. ALS, as Supreme Court justice, 1p, Aug 13, 1816, 4to, Salem, Mass, to Henry A S Dearbor

JOHN MCLEAN (1785-1861) Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court. ALS, as Supreme Court Justice, 1p, Oct 7, 1853, small 4to, Cincinnati, letter of introdu

STEPHEN J FIELD (1816-99) Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court. ALS, 1p, April 20, 1842, 4to, New York, to D Williams, re a financial claim. In part,

ROGER B TANEY (1777-1864) Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court (1836-64); headed the Dred Scott decision. ADS, "R B Taney", as an attorney,...

ROGER B TANEY ADS, "R B Taney", 1p, 1808, 3"X8", verso of a legal document, an accounting summary, adds " Mr Mitchie, file ...

GABRIEL DUVALL (1752-1844) Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court. LS, "G Duvall", as Comptroller of Treasury, 1p, Dec 21, 1810, 4to, to Mr ...

LOUIS D BRANDEIS (1856-1941) Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court. Short ALS, 1p, Nov 27, 1936, 8vo, Supreme Court letterhead, sending thanks for birt

LOUIS D BRANDEIS ANS, 1p, Jan 3, 1932, 12mo, Supreme Court memo stationery. "Dear Dr Knapp, Enclosed may interest you. Cordially, Louis D Brand...

LOUIS D BRANDEIS DS, 1p, Jan 11, 1910, 4to, his law firm letterhead, a bond, what appears to be stock transfer from one entity to another. In part, ...

EARL WARREN (1891-1974) Chief Justice U.S. Supreme Court. TLS, 1p, Mar 5, 1958, 4to, Supreme Court letterhead, to U.S. Senator Edward Martin, declinin

ANTONIN SCALIA Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court. TLS, 1p, July 7, 1989, 4to, Supreme Court letterhead, to Carl Shipley, former secretary of the Re

FREDERICK M VINSON (1890-1953) Chief Justice U.S. Supreme Court. DS, signed "Fred M Vinson", 1p, July 1, 1948, 4to, Supreme Court letterhe...

HAROLD H BURTON (1888-1964) Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court. TLS, 1p, Oct 31, 1945, 8vo, Supreme Court letterhead, sending thanks for "you...