Western and Historical Americana

a large portrait of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt in uniform on horseback, holding a saber while leading his Rough Riders, Kurz & Allison, Chicago,...

a rare campaign poster featuring shoulder-length portraits of Col. Theodore Roosevelt and Timothy L. Woodruff, Republican candidates for governor and

an oil on canvas portrait of Theodore Roosevelt wearing pince-nez eyeglasses, signed and dated by Seymour M. Stone, NY, Oct. 1921; 12.5" x 15.5...

ink, crayon and whiteout on heavy paper; 15 x 19", illustration block 13 x 15"; copyright NEA (Newspaper Enterprise Association). Inscribe...

blacksmith made, hand-forged of wrought iron, with hinged opening and opposing latch with separate forged locking mechanism, with 10 spikes. Collar ...

blacksmith made, of hand-forged iron, with hinged opening and opposing hand-forged locking device. Collar 1" high, with oval 5.5 x 5.75" o...

a portrait of a middle-aged, likely slave woman holding a sleeping Caucasian baby in her lap; accompanied by a sixth plate daguerreotype portrait of a

a lightly hand-tinted portrait of a young, well dressed African American nanny wearing gold-tinted earrings and a brooch and holding a fine, decorativ

While a typical pose – she holds a white girl in her lap – the African American sitter is hardly typical of the genre. Her hair is carefully and styli

lot of ten CDV photographs of some of the early blackface minstrels as well as female opera stars of the 19th century. All cartes have been laid down

With imprint of J.N. Wilson of Savannah, Georgia, circa 1875. A fine image typical of Wilson’s sympathetic portrayal of African Americans in the recon

A Bondswoman of Olden Time, Emancipated by the New York Legislature in the Early Part of the Present Century; With a History of Her Labors and Corresp

lot of 2: Hillard, Rev. E.B. The Last Men of the Revolution. A Photograph of Each from Life, Together with Views of Their Homes Printed in Colors. Acc

hand-colored engraving on laid paper by Francois Xavier Habermann, depicting British troops entering New York; 11.5" high x 17" wide (plat...

a full-length portrait of the Marquis de Lafayette, standing, facing front, wearing uniform and holding a sword in his left hand, directing troops. A

complete, original 48pp edition of the General Magazine (London, England), featuring an early printing of the Declaration of Independence, dated Augus

complete, original 4pp edition of the Continental Journal and Weekly Advertiser (Boston, MA), covering the end of the Revolutionary War and the cessat

complete, original edition of the Massachusetts Centinel (Boston, MA) featuring an early political cartoon regarding ratification of the U.S. Constitu

complete, original 4pp edition of the Boston Independent Chronicle and the Universal Register (New York), dated April 16, 1789. Inside, full column, v

The History of the Revolution of South-Carolina, from a British Province to an Independent State. Trenton: Publ. by author, printed by Isaac Collins,

lot of 3, with illustrations, 6.5" to 8.5" long.  Property of the Western Reserve Historical Society Condition: Light soil on ribb...

gold colored version engraved on reverse, Andrew W. Johnson/Midshipman USN. The National Association of Mexican War Veterans (NAVMW) originated in p

377pp. Isaac Craig arrived in Pittsburgh with the Army at about the time of the American Revolution and at different points, he served as commandant

2 LsS Cy to Sec. of War, William Eustis, 1810 July 11 and 1810 July 18, one noted as Copy at top, both in same secretarial hand. The briefest of Ame

includes a note on 3" x 6.5" laid paper reading Issue to a Party of the Arkansaw Indians Twenty four Flints - Fort Pickering, 1st Novem....

lot of 4. Appointments are 9.5 x 15", partially printed, Albany, both for Charles Cameron. First is dated 29 Aug. 1798, at rank of Ensign in th...

by Wm. C. Coghlan, Civil Engineer and Architect, Offices 69 W. Jefferson St. Louisville, Ky. 1875. Framed and glazed, 30 x 33" overall, 27 x 30...

In the 1830s, the Ohio physician and historian Samuel P. Hildreth gathered information on the early history of the white settlement in the Old Northwe

Israel Putnam, 4 ALsS to son David Putnam, Belpre, Ohio, 1795-1798. Israel Putnam -- the son and namesake of the Revolutionary War General and hero

Samuel P. Hildreth Collection of the history of Belville, Ohio, and region, 1830s. AMs drafts 48p., 2 ALsS. The manuscripts and letters in this coll

Brooklyn, Conn., April-June 1794. 1 vol., 61p. In 1794, David Putnam (grandson of the Revolutionary hero Israel Putnam) was a 25-year-old man lookin

Timothy E. Danielson. 3 ALsS to Samuel P. Hildreth, 1812. In July 1812, Lieut. T.E. Danielson raised a company of volunteers in Marietta, Ohio, for m

3 documents, 1808, 1809, 1863. Two printed receipts for pews in the meeting house of the First Religious Society in Marietta, Ohio, purchased at Publi

lot of 3. A renowned figure during the Revolutionary War, Gen. Israel Putnam is best remembered for his courage at Bunker Hill, where he was reported

ca 1835, 30pp. Small (12mo) hand-sewn journal, no covers, written variously in pencil and ink. Although the author and date of this travel journal

Hildreth, Samuel P. History of an early Voyage on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, c.1842. 42pp plus 14 leaves of additional drafts and notes. In th

1805-1860. 32 items (11 ALsS, 11 DS, 2 poems, a manuscript and printed Hildreth genealogy, and 6 miscellaneous items). A prominent figure in Ohio du

ca 1823. OBITUARY. Died, on the 28th of January, 1823, at the Cherokee Agency; Aged LXXXIII, COLONEL RETURN JONATHAN MEIGS. one page, folio, 10 x 16...

China Trade Logbook, June 24, 1809-June 8, 1810. In 1807, Thomas Jefferson passed an embargo on all foreign trade in the hope that it would reduce t

plus an October 1914 TLS and a signed copy of the Roycroft Dictionary. Each letter, 1p, typed on 8.5" x 11" paper, East Aurora, which is i...

lot of 10 items, nine documents and a St. Anthony Falls Water Power Co. $1000 Mortgage Bond; 13" x 16" (sight), framed to 20.5 x 23.5"...

nearly 200 pages of manuscript notes from Dr. Langsdale's time at the Missouri Medical College, 1877-78. The notebook contains material from lec...

pay directives from Edward Hand as Commander of Fort Pitt to Paymaster Boynton, dated April 16, 1778, one on each side of a 3.5" x 6.25" p...

first is a military document, approx. 3" x 6.5", to the treasurer of Connecticut, Wethersfield, (CT), 22 Nov. 1781. Please to give from yo...

4pp, 7.25 x 10.5" "onionskin" sheets, signed Douglas MacArthur on last page and stamped in red Sep. 2 1945. MacArthur's address w...

16 July 1804. Partially printed document signed by Thomas Jefferson as President (1801-1809), James Madison as Secretary of State (President 1809-1817

Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826). President (1801-1809). ANS as President, 1p, 3.75" x 6", Washington. April 11, 1803. Addressed to Mr. John ...

written for a man who was illiterate. Rag laid paper slip 2.5 x 7.25", all in Henry's hand except the mark of the payee. Rec'd. Jan'...

7" x 8" visible, matted and framed with an engraving of Adams. Date and place not noted. Addressed to Monsieur Genet. The note quotes an u...

1p, 8" x 9.75", Portsmouth (NH), 25 Dec. 1801. Addressed to William Eustis, then member of Congress from Massachusetts (later Governor of ...