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Partly-printed DS, one page, 8 x 10, April 13, 1865. Seward transmits “a true copy of an Act of Congress entitled ‘An Act for the relief of Solomon Wa

Shackleton (1874–1922), a junior officer in Scott’s National Antarctic Expedition of 1901–02, nearly reached the South Pole during an expedition of hi

Clergyman, poet, and author of the nation’s hymn, ‘America.’ AQS on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card, Smith pens the first stanza of ‘America.’ In full: “M

One of the founding fathers of Sotheby’s auction house. ALS signed “S. Sotheby,” one page, 7.5 x 9, September 14, 1807. Letter to an unidentified gent

Best known for his service as treasurer of the US during the Civil War. He is credited with bringing women into the civil service. ALS signed “F. E. S

Baby doctor and best selling author (1903-1998) whose book Baby and Child Care, published in 1946, is one of the biggest best-sellers of all time. TLS

Politician (1814–1869) who served as secretary of war in the cabinets of Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. Formal 2.5 x 4 Matthew Brady carte-de-vis

Controversial and prolific Austrian writer and philosopher (1861–1925) who founded such disciplines as anthroposophy, biodynamic agriculture, eurythmy

Representative from Pennsylvania who opposed fugitive slave laws and urged emancipation. Toward the end of his life, Stevens held more political power

Imprisoned for murder at the age of 18, Robert Stroud (1890–1963) spent more than fifty-four years in jail (forty-seven in isolation), where he became