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ALS signed “Go: Washington,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 11.75, Mount Vernon, May 25, 1785. Letter to Major Robert Lewis and Sons. In full: “In conseq

Partly-printed DS, signed “Go: Washington,” one page both sides, 8 x 12.75, June 9, 1783. Washington discharges an enlisted man. Document reads, in fu

Unsigned, boldly penned partial manuscript document in Washington’s hand, consisting of approximately 30 words on an irregular 4 x 3 segment clipped f

A collection of several strands of George Washington’s hair, neatly tied together and affixed by its string with a red wax seal to a handwritten note

Handwritten endorsement, signed “J. Adams,” at the bottom of a partly-printed document, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, dated December 11, 1769. Document comma

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Th: Jefferson” as president and “James Madison” as secretary of state, one page, 10 x 15.5, June 22, 1805. Scalloped

Partly-printed scalloped-top vellum DS signed by Madison as president, “James Madison,” and Monroe as secretary of state, “Jas. Monroe,” one page, 10.

Partly-printed scalloped-top vellum DS, signed “James Monroe” as president and “John Quincy Adams” as secretary of state, one halved page, 10.75 x 14.

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 11.25 x 17.5, August 26, 1818. President Monroe grants “Thomas Ray (A Captain for three years) to the

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 12 x 15.5, June 6, 1822. President Monroe issues a land grant “in consideration of Military Service p

Full hand-addressed free frank, measuring 9.5 x 8 unfolded, with panel measuring 5.25 x 3, addressed by Adams to “Langdon Cheves, Esq., Philadelphia,”

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 13.5 x 9, September 1, 1825. President Adams grants Martin Hanger 80 acres of l

Partly-printed DS as president, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 11 x 8.5, November 28, 1828. President Adams appoints John M. Green “a Gunner in the N

Large ink signature, as president, “Andrew Jackson,” on an off-white 7.25 x 1.5 slip. In very good condition, with three vertical folds, two through s

Full hand-addressed free frank, measuring 9.75 x 8 unfolded, with panel measuring 4.75 x 3.25, addressed by Van Buren to “Mr. B. F. Butler, New York,”

Practically nonexistent ink signature, as president, “W. H. Harrison,” on an off-white 5.25 x 2.5 vellum slip clipped from a larger document, signed b

Boldly penned ALS as president, one page, 8 x 10, Washington, May 20, 1842. Letter to former Maryland Congressman John Barney. In part: “I have to ret

Uncommon partly-printed vellum DS, signed as president, “James K. Polk,” and “James Buchanan,” as secretary of state, one page, 15.5 x 13.25, November

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 13.25 x 16, May 20, 1847. President Polk appoints Creed T. Huddlestone a “Captain in the Fourteenth Regiment

ALS signed “Z. Taylor, Majr,3d R Infy,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 9.5, Louisville, Kentucky, April 9, 1819. Letter to Col. George Gibson recommending

Uncommon partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “Z. Taylor,” one page, 10 x 14, no date. Unissued scallop-topped ship’s pass, boldly signed at

Uncommon ALS signed “Frank’n Pierce,” one page, 7.25 x 9.5, March 27, 1852. Letter to George Boutarte. In part: “I inclose herewith a petition for the

Handwritten endorsement, signed “Taylor and Lincoln,” with six additional words in Lincoln’s hand, “And the plaintiff doth the like, Taylor & Li...

Civil War–dated partly-printed DS as president, one page, 18 x 14, August 10, 1861. President Lincoln appoints Theodore D. Edwards of Kentucky as “Con

LS signed “A. Lincoln,” one page, lightly-lined, 4.5 x 7.75, Springfield, Illinois, November 16, 1860. Letter to E. Kirk Hart. In full: “Herewith I se

Boldly penned unsigned legal document in Lincoln’s hand, 8 x 12.75, one page, no date. Legal subpoena to enforce a merchant’s lien in the case of Will

Uncommon pencil signature, “Andrew Johnson, Greenville, Tenn,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2.75 card. In fine condition, with a bend passing through the fi

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8.5 x 11, January 8, 1874. President Grant orders the Secretary of State to “affix the Seal of the United St

ALS signed “U. S. Grant, Lt. Gen.,” one page, 7.75 x 10, March 3, 1865. Letter, marked “Cipher” at the top by Grant indicating this was a message to b

Extremely rare partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.5, March 22, 1881. President Garfield appoints Louis J. Guliok “a First Lie

Three items: ALS signed “Frances F. Cleveland Preston,” one page both sides on a 5.75 x 3.25 card, March 10, 1930, apologizing for not returning a let

ALS signed vertically along the left edge of the first page, “Frances F. Cleveland,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 6, green monogrammed Exec

Executive Mansion card neatly signed in black ink, “Grover Cleveland, Nov. 13, 1895.” Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/DNA authentication holder, grading

Two original deckle-edge 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photos by C. M. Bell of Washington, D. C., one signed in the lower border in black ink, most likely as pre

Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Benj Harrison,” one page, 15 x 19, January 7, 1890. President Harrison appoints Edward O. C. Ord a “First Lieu

ALS as president signed “B. Harrison,” on both sides of a 4.75 x 3.5 card bearing an engraving of the White House, no date. Headed at the top, “Privat

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17.5 x 12.5, July 12, 1897. President McKinley appoints Arthur S. Hardy as “Minister Resident and Consul Gen

AQS on an off-white 6.5 x 4.5 card, signed as president, “Theodore Roosevelt, Jan. 24th 1903.” Roosevelt pens a historically remarkable quote. In full

White House card boldly signed in black ink, “Theodore Roosevelt.” In fine condition, with mild mounting remnants to reverse.

Unusual partly-printed DS as president, one page, 16 x 19.5, October 21, 1904. President Roosevelt appoints Gaston De P. Johnston to be an Ensign in t

TLS, one page, 5.25 x 7, Navy Department letterhead, October 25, 1897. Letter to a concerned citizen about an IRS appointment. In full: “As I wrote yo

TLS signed “T. Roosevelt,” one page, 6.5 x 7.5, Oyster Bay letterhead, November 29, 1915. Letter to B. N. Baker, marked at the top, “Private.” In full

Incredible vintage pearl-finish 8 x 10 Underwood and Underwood photo of Roosevelt seated at the edge of a cliff in Yosemite, signed and inscribed in f

Printed transcript entitled “Message of the Governor of the State of New York, 1900,” 8.25 x 10.5, 53 pages, bound in soft Moroccan leather, signed on

White House card neatly signed in black ink, “Sincerely yours, Wm. H. Taft, Oct. 1, 1911.” Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/DNA authentication holder, gr

Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 21 x 16, September 1, 1909. President Taft appoints Mark Dye Weed a “First Lieutenant

TLS as president signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, April 30, 1909. Letter to Reverend Charles Southgate. In full: “I am v

TLS, one page, 8 x 9.75, personal letterhead, August 15, 1912, written as New Jersey governor. Letter to Charles B. Wright, a classmate of Wilson’s fr

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.25, January 6, 1917. President Wilson appoints Gaston De P. Johnston a “Lieutenant Commander in t

ALS signed “W. G. Harding,” one page, 8.5 x 11, The Marion Star letterhead, December 13, 1904. Letter to a friend. In part: “Glad you are coming…You c