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James Garfield 1831 - 1881

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

Dec 19, 20252 min read

Cornelius McGillicuddy aka Connie Mack (1862-1956)

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

Dec 18, 20252 min read

Harriet Beecher Stowe 1811 - 1896

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

Dec 18, 20251 min read

Walt Whitman

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

Dec 18, 20251 min read

Amelia Earheart

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

Dec 18, 20252 min read

Orville Wright

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

Dec 18, 20252 min read

Daniel Webster 1782 - 1852

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

Dec 18, 20251 min read

Samuel F. Smith

"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

May 5, 20251 min read

William Penn

[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

May 5, 20252 min read

John Stuart Mill

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

May 5, 20252 min read