[Mark Twain]. Samuel Clemens Autograph Letter Signed. One page, 5 5/8 x 8 3/4 inches; [New York City]; May 15, 1901. Clemens writes to his real estate agent, George V. W. Duryee: " I enclose lease signed & first payment ($150.) I am a little tardy, but I have been busy with unnecessary things. Mrs. Clemens says, 'When you send the inventory, will you kindly send the size of the dining table, as she wishes to know what size cloth to take up.' Yes, we shall be glad to give the

Georges Jacques Danton Signed Document Concerning the Mounted Gendarmes. Two pages front and back, 9 1/2 x 14 3/8 inches; Paris, [France]; September 5, 1792. Document written in French during the September Massacres, in part [English translation]: " The mounted Gendarmes of the Twenty-ninth division announce that they are departing the day after tomorrow in order to go to the frontiers. They state that having equipped themselves at their own expense, they have been obliged t

Ulysses S. Grant "Affix-the-Seal" Document Signed. Partially printed page of a bifolium, 8 1/2 x 11 inches; Washington; December 21, 1872. The document reads, in part: " I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to a Warrant for the pardon of Elijah A, Peyton ." Signed, " U. S. Grant ." Docketed in pencil on verso. Condition: Evenly toned with flattened folds. Small separations at intersections along integral fold. Scattered

Abraham Lincoln Signed Naval Appointment. One partially printed page on vellum, 13 1/4 x 16 inches (sight), Washington; November 11, 1862. Matted and framed alongside a printed photograph of Lincoln and an engraved plaque to an overall size of 34 1/4 x 28 inches. Nearing the end of the second year of the Civil War, Lincoln appoints Naval officer " John R. Grainger...Gunner in the Navy of the United States, from the 23rd day of November 1861. " Signed, " Abraham Lincoln ," as

Nathaniel Lyon Autograph Letter Signed. One page, 7 3/4 x 10 inches, " St. Louis Arsenal "; March 27, 1861. Lyon, the first Union General killed in the Civil War, writes to Colonel Lorenzo Thomas in Washington while stationed at the St. Louis Arsenal in Missouri. Lyon had requested to be named commander of the arsenal after he suspected that Missouri Governor Claiborne Jackson would try to seize it in rebellion if war broke out. His letter reads, in full: " The letter from y

Special Order No 6 I Lieut Jas C Harrison of 3d U.S.C. Arty (Hvy) having reported at this office pursuant to S.O. No 4 dated Fort Pickering Tenn February 11 1866 will proceed in charge of guard to the plantation of Duck Ward, four and a half miles beyond Lafayette, Tenn on the Macon Road arrest the following and report them to this office Without delay Viz: Archy Fuller, Duck Ward, Scott Ward, Joseph Grant, Duck Ward's brother By Order of Capt Jno A Stanley Lt. Pro Mars

James Garfield Washington, DC, February 16, 1866 James Garfield Re: Post Civil War Rapid Restoration of the South ALSJames A. Garfield Autograph Letter Signed "J. A. Garfield." Three pages on a bifolium of Thirty-Ninth Congress, U.S. letterhead; 5.2" x 7.75"; Washington, D.C.; February 16, 1866. A warm letter to longtime friend James Orton sharing news of his appointment as a Regent to the Smithsonian Institute and sending a copy of his address to Congress stating his opposit

Autograph in ink signed “To Alvin J. Gibbs, An ardent baseball fan and a man whom I admire greately. Connie Mack” on reverse of frontispiece of book titled “CONNIE MACK-GRAND OLD MAN OF BASEBALL”, by Frederick G. Lieb published by G.P. Putnam & Sons, New York: 1945. First edition, publisher's blue cloth lettered in white. Accompanied by an autographed letter signed (ALS) on American Baseball Club of Philadelphia dated St. Petersburg, Florida, January 19th, 1948 to Mr. Alvin G

Autograph of Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) American author and abolitionist famed as the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1852. Autograph ANS (autographed note signed) “Trust in the Lord and Do Good. Written by your friend Harriet Beecher Stowe” Note present stamp and cancellation portion of envelope bearing cancellation date of June 26, 1890. Note measures 4.75” x 5.75”, exhibits folds, previous mounting evidence on top reverse and strong signature. Provenance: Gibbs famil

Autograph of Walter “Walt” Whitman Jr. (1819-1892) American poet, essayist, novelist and journalist. He is considered by many as one of the leading influential poets in American and worldwide literature. Autograph on manuscript double-sided card reading “Frank Test, 3rd floor 44 N 4th Room 54 8 to 9 A M & after 5 P.M. Will print Target Envelops 50 ₵ per 1000, 10,000 lots. With 2 foot strips of wood both sides with Advertisements for 75 ₵ per 1000 in 10,000 M lots.” On one sid

Amelia Mary Earhart ( /ˈɛərhɑːrt/ AIR-hart ; born July 24, 1897; disappeared July 2, 1937; declared dead January 5, 1939) was an American aviation pioneer . On July 2, 1937, she disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to become the first female pilot to circumnavigate the world. During her life, Earhart embraced celebrity culture and women's rights, and since her disappearance has become a global cultural figure. She was the first female pilot to fly solo non-s

Autograph of Orville Wright (1871-1948) American aviation pioneer credited with his brother with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful airplane. Autograph on printed image of 1st manned airplane flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Ink signature on a diagonal on lower left of image Item measures 4.5” x 6.25”, exhibits slight toning, some slight bends (not effecting signature) and exhibits strong signature. Provenance: Gibbs family collection, Philadelp

Autograph of Daniel Webster (1782-1852) American lawyer and politician, who served as U.S. congressman from New Hampshire (1813-1817), U.S. congressman from Massachusetts (1823-1827), U.S. Secretary of State (1841-1843), U.S. Senator from Massachusetts 1845-1850), and U.S. Secretary of State (1850-1852). Webster was also a famed lawyer who tried over 200 cases before the United States Supreme Court. Autograph letter signed (ALS) on Aster House letterhead dated February 21, 18

"My Country Tis of Thee" Samuel F. Smith Autograph Manuscript Signed. Two pages, 4.75" x 7.75" (sight), no place; no date. Autograph manuscript of Smith's most well-known song, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee," titled here as "America." Smith writes out all four stanzas, including the iconic opening, "My country, 'tis of thee, / sweet land of liberty, / of thee I sing; / Land where my fathers died, / Land of the pilgrims' pride / From every mountain side / Let freedom ring." Signe

[William Penn]. Petition Requesting a "Bancke" to Lots Facing the River. One page, 8 x 11 1/2 inches (sight), Pennsylvania; August 31, 1701. Period fair copy in a clerical hand of a petition from the Assembly for the Lower Counties addressed to William Penn, requesting that lots of land along the river of an unnamed town include the river's bank. Penn's approval (in the same clerical hand) is noted at the bottom left of the page. The document has been mounted and framed to a

Autographed letter signed, consisting of two pages of writing (on four total pages), regarding the writings of Auguste Comte, addressed from Avignon and dated April 1865. In it, John Stuart Mill writes in full: "Sir / Not having the later writings of M. Comte with me here, I cannot give an exact reference to the passage which you desire to find. But it forms part of an attack on dogmatic atheism, which, to the best of my remembrance, is contained in the latter part of the fir

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