Historical Documents

JOHN M BROWNING (1855-1926) American fire arms manufacturer; invented Browning automatic pistol (1911), Browning machine gun (1917), and Browning auto

(William F Cody) ôBuffalo Billö (1846-1917), American scout & showman. Presented here is the actual Savage 32 automatic pistol used by...

CHRIS MADSEN (1851-1944) Prominent frontier lawman; witnessed Buffalo Bill Cody's scalping of Yellow Hand; with Thomas Heck, he was a captor of ...

(U.S. Marshal) Interesting DS, signed "Jno Smith, Marshall", 1p, nd (paper watermarked 1803), 4to, Pennsylvania. In part, "...I Do He...

(Louisiana Purchase) Government document, "Acts...First Session...Eighth Congress...1803", 225pp, plus table of contents, 5 1/2"X9&qu...

(Americana) LS, 2pp, Jan 31, 1793, legal folio, to the legislature of Massachusetts, seeking relief for a poor widow. In part, "To the honourab...

(Wolf Bounty) ADS, by Val Peyton, 1p, July 29, 1803, 7"X2", certifying that a wolf scalp had been turned in for bounty. Reads, "This ...

(1876 American Centenniel) A complete 1876 military uniform, used in the celebration of America's 100th birthday. Includes: hat, with metal ador...

(Statue of Liberty) Reverse painting on glass of Statue of Liberty, measures 13"X17." A handsome color painting of the symbol of the Unite...

JOSHUA L CHAMBERLAIN ALS, 2 separate leafs, May 9, 1909, 8vo, Brunswick, Maine, to Col John Page Nicholson, thanking him for procuring a copy of Chamb