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Ink signature and inscription, “To Mrs. Helen Gardener, with the love & esteem of her friend & coworker, Susan B. Anthony, Rochester, N. Y.,...

ALS, signed “P. T. Barnum,” one page, 7.25 x 5, October 2, 1850. Barnum writes, in full: “I have great pleasure in enclosing you the autograph of Mlle

Ink signature, “Truly yours, P. T. Barnum,” on an off-white 4.5 x 2.25 embossed slip, with a P. T. Barnum stamp dated January 18, 1879, along the left

ALS, one page, lightly-lined, 8 x 10.25, International Hotel letterhead, July 13, 1878. Letter declining an invitation to a meeting. In part: “In repl

ALS, three pages, lightly-lined on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 7, August 19, 1900. Letter to C. N. Davis. In part: “I am very much pained by what you

Empress of France, born Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de La Pagerie (1763–1814). Married Napoleon in 1796 and divorced in 1810, unable to produce ...

LS, signed “Alexander Graham Bell,” one page, 5 x 8, August 19, 1881. Letter, written in his wife’s hand, to Professor Oshen. In full: “Many thanks fo

Italian priest (1815–1888), who, in recognition of his work on behalf of disadvantaged youth, was canonized in 1934. Rare ALS in Italian, signed “Sac.

American inventor (1742–1824) during the Revolutionary War. He is credited with creating the first submarine ever used in combat, while studying at Ya

Very rare manuscript DS, signed “Daniel Boone, D S ,” one page, 12.25 x 14.5, June 18, 1784. Land survey for 50,000 acres of land for P