Historical Documents

GEORGE W LAY Wardate DS, "Geo W Lay", as Acting Assistant Adjutant General, 1p, July 4, 1861, 4to, Hdqtrs Advanced Forces, Army of the Pot...

(J.E.B. Stuart) Confederate Major General of Cavalry. Printed General Orders #14, issued by orders of J.E.B. Stuart, 1p, April 23, 1863, 8vo, Hdqtrs,

(Stonewall Jackson) JEDEDIAH HOTCHKISS (1828-99), Confederate topographical engineer; the foremost map-maker of the Civil War; credited with contribut

(George Pickett) Partly printed Confederate DS, "Special Requisition. For Quartermaster's Stores for Provost Marshall Pickett's Divisio...

(Joseph E Jounston) Confederate General. Wardate telegram, from Johnston, receiver's copy, April 7, 1865, 2 days before Robert E Lee surrendered...

RAPHAEL SEMMES (1809-77) Confederate Admiral, co-mmanding the C.S.S. Alabama. LS, "R Semmes", as Sec of the Lighthouse Board, 1p, Oct 24, ...

MATTHEW F MAURY (1806-73) Confederate Naval Commander, known as the "Pathfinder of the Sea." Signature, "Respectfully, &c, M F Ma...

JEFFERSON DAVIS (1808-89) President of the Confederacy. ALS, "Jeffer Davis", as MOC, 1p, Feb 20, 1846, 4to, to President James K Polk, let...

JEFFERSON DAVIS ALS, 2 1/2pp, May 8, 1876, 8vo, New Orleans, to Mr Mikell, interesting content re an attempt by a Confederate Colonel to deliver a let

JEFFERSON DAVIS ALS, 2pp, Dec 2, 1872, 8vo, Memphis, to J.H. Bowmar, nice content re his brother's business affairs. Reads in part, "...you...

JEFFERSON DAVIS ALS, 2pp (single sheet), Sept 29, 1877, 4to, Mississippi City, to Col George R Phelan. After discussing a visit by Phelan, Davis comme

JEFFERSON DAVIS Signature, "Jeffer Davis", clipped from a letter, with 3 lines of text in his hand. VG. Matted. $400-600

ALEXANDER H STEPHENS (1812-83) Vice President of the Confederacy (1861-65). Free franked address leaf, "Free, A H Stephens, MC", 1844, com...

JUDAH P BENJAMIN (1811-84) Confederate Sec of State. Manuscript DS, as attorney for John Slidell in a lawsuit, signed "Benjamin, atty", 5p...

JUDAH P BENJAMIN ADS, signed twice as "J P Benjamin", once at conclusion and again in the text, 1 1/2pp (single sheet), circa 1845, legal ...

Confederate Flag Measures 30"X24", cloth, red back ground, with 13 stars, hand stiched, probably homemade. We have been unable to determin...

(Andersonville) ALS, from Isaiah H White, "Isaiah H White, Surgeon P.A.C.S.", 2pp, Oct 31, 1864, 8vo, Hdqtrs 2nd Confederate States Milita...

(Civil War) Confederate D-guard bowie knife, 19" in length, wooden handle. Found recently in Laurens, South Carolina, the home of South Carolin...

(Civil War) Confederate military manual, "Manual of Instruction, for the Volunteers and Militia of the Confederate States", by William Gil...

(Civil War) Confederate $100.00 bond, signed by Robert Tyler Jr (son of former President John Tyler), as Register of the Treasury, June 26, 1862, 14...

CHARLES SUMNER (1811-74) U.S. Senator & abolitionist; nearly beaten to death on floor of U.S. Senate after delivering anti-slavery speech. Signe...

CHARLES SUMNER Civil War date LS, 1p, Mar 3, 1865, 8vo, Senate Chamber, to T John Stone, interesting content re freedom. In part, "...The subje...

CHARLES SUMNER (1811-74) LS, 1p, Mar 20 (ny), 8vo, U.S. Senate chamber, to E D Bradford, informing him that no copy of "Lauman's Dictionary...

WENDELL PHILLIPS (1811-84) American orator & abolitionist. AQS, on a card, "You cannot dream yourself into a character, You must however fo...

DANIEL S DICKINSON (1800-66) American politician; prominent conservative Democrat, serving as U.S. Senator from New York (1844-51). Wardate ALS, &qu...

(Slave Bill of Sale) DS, 1p, Mar 10, 1807, oblong 8vo, Kentucky, slave bill of sale. In part, "I Joseph Carrico of Shelby county Kentucky as fo...

(Slave Bill of Sale) DS, 2 1/2pp, Nov 13, 1851, oblong folio, Columbia County, Florida, slave bill of sale. In part, "...Know all men...that I ...

(Slave Bill of Sale) DS, signed by the sheriff, 1p, June 13, 1842, oblong 8vo, interesting content re the forced sale of a slave. In part, "Rec...

(Slave Auction) ADS, from the sheriff, 1p, Nov 24, 1823, oblong 8vo, Brunswick County, notice of a slave auction. Reads, "Notice, By Virtue of ...

(Slave Auction) DS, signed by Alonzo Lancaster, 1p, Feb 19, 1853, 4to, Jackson, Miss, re an auction of slaves. In part, "Know all men...that I ...

(Slave Auction) DS, signed by Sheriff Louis L Morgan, 2 1/2pp, Mar 30, 1857, Parish of St Tammany, Louisiana, re an auction of a slave. In part, &qu...

(Slavery) Partly printed DS, 1p, Mar 19, 1859, legal folio, Shelby County, Tennessee, re the sale of slaves. In part, "...J H McNeil...held and...

(Slavery) ADS, by A Robinson, Justice of the Peace for Stokes County, 2 1/2pp, Aug 4, 1802, legal folio, interesting content re arresting and interrog

(Confederacy) Wardate LS, 1 1/2pp, nd, 4to, Edgefield District, South Carolina, addressed to the Confederate Sec of War, a petition requesting that Wi

(Americana) DS, 2+pp, April 16, 1850, folio, Paris, Tennessee. A divorce petition, in which Thomas Jones requests the Honorable William Fitzgerald, Ju

(Plantation) DS, "An Inventory and appraisement of the personal Estate and Slaves of Samuel W Warren deceased...", 9pp, Oct 5, 1839, 8vo, ...

(Black History) Cabinet card, illustration of the shooting of black scavengers who are picking over the dead bodies of several white people, with a so

(Cuban Slavery) Collection of 4 ALsS, 1 Autograph Manuscrpit (unsigned), and 1 Manuscript Map relating to a slave uprising in Matanzas, Cuba, 8pp, 182

WINFIELD SCOTT (1786-1866) Future Union Lieutenant General, known as "Old Fuss and Feathers." ALS, "W Scott", as Lt Colonel comm...

WINFIELD SCOTT ALS, "W Scott", as Adjutant General, 1p, April 24, 1813, legal folio, Rome (New York), to Major General Henry Dearborn (175...

BENJAMIN MOOERS American Major General in War of 1812. LS, 1p, Aug 15, 1812, 4to, Plattsburgh, to Major General Henry Dearborn (1751-1829) in Albany,

THOMAS S JESUP (1788-1860) American Major General; commanded the Army in the Creek Nation; later commanded the Army in Florida, where he was wounded f

(War of 1812) WILLIAM GATES (1788-1868), American career army officer. During the Civil War he would become a Union Brevet Brigadier General, commandi

ELBRIDGE GERRY (1744-1814) Signer of Declaration of Independence; member of the famous X Y Z mission to France. ALS, "E Gerry", 1p, June 8...

THOMAS TINGEY (1750-1829) American Naval Captain; served in Revolutionary War; one of six Captains appointed when U.S. Navy was organized (1798). War

THOMAS TINGEY ALS, "Thos Tingey", 2pp, Aug 23, 1824, 4to, Washington Navy Yard, to General Henry Dearborn (1751-1829) in Boston, nice cont...

ISAAC CHAUNCEY (1772-1840) American Naval Captain; during War of 1812, he was in command of all the Great Lakes (except Champlain). LS, "I Chau...

WILLIAM BAINBRIDGE (1774-1833) American Naval Commodore; sunk the British Frigate H.M.S. Java as Commander of U.S.S. Constitution. ALS, "W Bain...

(Nova Scotia) Partly printed DS, broadside, 1p, June 16, 1817, large folio, Nova-Scotia Court of Vice-Admiralty. A court order, signed by Judge Michae

BENJAMIN L E BONNEVILLE (1796-1878) American General & Explorer; an exploring party sent out by Bonneville made first crossing of Sierra Nevada ...