184 - Ram Mohan RoyRR Auction
Indian reformer (1772–1833) who challenged traditional Hindu culture and first introduced the word Hinduism into the English language in 1816. LS sign
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185 - Florence NightingaleRR Auction
ALS, one page, 4.5 x 6.5, October 18, 1873. Letter to Miss Bourne, in full: "Mrs. Wardooper will be much pleased to accept the Scrap-book offer...
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186 - Booker T. WashingtonRR Auction
LS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute letterhead, April 22, 1905. Letter to Samuel Hamilton of New York, in part: "O...
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187 - John JayRR Auction
Partly-printed DS, one page, 13.5 x 8, December 1, 1795. As governor of New York, Jay appoints John W. Whiting as "Lieutenant of a Troop of Hor...
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188 - John Jacob AstorRR Auction
Businessman who was the first prominent member of the Astor family and the first multimillionaire in the United States (1763–1848). ADS, one page, 7 x
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
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189 - John Jacob AstorRR Auction
Businessman who was the first prominent member of the Astor family and the first multimillionaire in the United States (1763–1848). ADS at the top of
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 400.00 - 600.00
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190 - P. T. BarnumRR Auction
ALS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, December 12, 1850. Letter to the editor of the Republic, in full: "Will you be so good as to announce positively th...
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191 - P. T. BarnumRR Auction
ALS, one page, 6.75 x 8, September 4, 1875. In part: "Yours rec'd—Dwight Manning told me today your salary was $1300 per year & no perq...
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192 - Andrew CarnegieRR Auction
ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, Skibo Castle letterhead, September 11, 1902. Letter to Mr. Laing, in full: "It will give Mrs. ...
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193 - Andrew CarnegieRR Auction
ANS in pencil signed “A. C.,” written at the conclusion of a letter addressed to him by a writer from Cosmopolitan magazine, two pages both sides, 4.5
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194 - Francis Martin DrexelRR Auction
Philadelphia banker and artist (1792–1863) who founded the banking house of Drexel & Co. in 1837, which became one of the largest banks in the U...
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195 - James C. FargoRR Auction
Brother of American Express founder William C. Fargo (1829–1915) who himself later served as president of that company for thirty years. ALS signed “J
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196 - William FargoRR Auction
Businessman (1818–1881) who co-founded the famous express firm Wells, Fargo & Co., served as president of American Express, and later directed t...
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197 - Jay GouldRR Auction
Exceptional partly-printed DS, 24 pages, 8.5 x 11, December 15, 1885. A first mortgage bond to fund construction of the Memphis Branch of the St. Loui
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198 - William Randolph HearstRR Auction
Seven pages of poetry handwritten by Hearst, the first in pencil on five sheets and the other in ink on two sheets. The pencil poem, apparently an ode
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199 - J. Pierpont MorganRR Auction
DS, two pages, 8 x 13, January 17, 1894. Legal document from the City and County of New York Supreme Court concerning a "petition of the Truste...
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200 - Julius RosenwaldRR Auction
Clothier, manufacturer, and philanthropist (1862-1932) best known as a part-owner of Sears, Roebuck and Company. Very desirable TLS, one page, 7 x 10.
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201 - Colonel Harland SandersRR Auction
Ribbon-tie-and-white-suit-wearing fried chicken tycoon (1890-1980). Glossy 7 x 9 photo of Sanders in his trademark white suit, signed vertically in bl
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202 - Leland StanfordRR Auction
American industrialist and politician (1824–1893) who cofounded the Central Pacific Railroad and later established Stanford University. Manuscript DS,
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203 - Charles Scribner IIRR Auction
President of the publisher Charles Scribner's Sons and a trustee at Skidmore College (1854–1930). Partly-printed DS, signed “Charles Scribner, T...
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