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Item #010053 Circa 1910 – A pair of scarce colorful lithographed postcards made from...

Circa 1910 – A pair of scarce colorful lithographed postcards made from photographs by an important Virginia photographer, William Edward Burgess, who meticulously documented small town and rural life within the state

William Edward Burgess

Shores and Scottsville, Virginia: A. L. Seay. Unbound. These two unused, divided-back postcards picture the home and businesses of A. L. Seay in the tiny settlement of Shores, Virginia, just east of Scottsville on the north bank of the James River. Both cards are in nice shape. One of..... More

Price: $800.00

Item #010047 1886 – The “father of the modern American museum,” G Brown Goode, thanks a man...

1886 – The “father of the modern American museum,” G Brown Goode, thanks a man for donation an “Idol” to the Smithsonian’s “United States National Museum”

G. Brown Goode

Washington, DC: 1886. Envelope or Cover. This one-page letter to G. S. Faucher Esq. of West Winstead, Connecticut is written on letterhead that reads “United States National Museum / Under Direction Of / The Smithsonian Institution.” It is dated October 28, 1886 and signed by G. Brown Goode as the..... More

Price: $150.00

Item #010044 1867 – A letter from an officer in the War Department describing the turmoil...

1867 – A letter from an officer in the War Department describing the turmoil caused by President Johnson’s firing of Secretary of War Edwin Stanton and appointment of General Grant to temporarily fill the position, an act which led to his impeachment by Radical Republicans in the House of Representatives.

William Atwoo

Washington, DC: 1867. Envelope or Cover. This four-page letter from William Atwood in Washington, DC to a family member in Pittsburgh is dated October 26, 1867. Its mailing envelope is franked with a 3-cent stamp (Scott #65) canceled with a cork ‘killer’ and bearing a circular Washington, DC postmark. In..... More

Price: $750.00

Item #010030 1858 – Although enmeshed in the Third Great Awakening, a New York woman finds a...

1858 – Although enmeshed in the Third Great Awakening, a New York woman finds a nearby African-American church service to be an “unpardonable” “mock of religion.”

“Mary”

Poughkeepsie to Nile, New York: 1858. Envelope or Cover. This four-page letter was sent by “Mary” is datelined “Po’keepsie Apr 11, 1858” to a friend in Nile, New York. The accompanying envelope bears a 3-cent Washington stamp (Scott #26) that has been canceled with a circular Poughkeepsie postmark dated April..... More

Price: $500.00

Item #010028 [1857-1858] 1980 – The Virginia State Library’s superb reprint of Edward...

[1857-1858] 1980 – The Virginia State Library’s superb reprint of Edward Beyer’s Album of Virginia: or Illustration of the Old Dominion

Beyer, Edward.

Beyer, Edward. Album of Virginia: or Illustration of the Old Dominion. Richmond :State Library of Virginia, 1980 reprint of the 1857-1858 publication. 17½” x 12½” clam-shell box portfolio in gilt-lettered faux burgundy Morocco containing 41 loose color lithograph facsimile reproductions of Beyer’s original prints, a 40-page softcover pamphlet describing the..... More

Price: $600.00

Item #010026 1847 – A document verifying the identities and signatures of two prominent Key...

1847 – A document verifying the identities and signatures of two prominent Key West citizens signed by a founder of the city who settled there after being shipwrecked and later served as a city counselor, the mayor, and, eventually, a Vice-Consul for both France and Spain.

F. A. [Fielding Archer] Browne

Key West, Florida. Unbound. This one-page document from Key West, Florida measures 8” x 12” and is dated 13 April 1847. It is titled “Agent Consulaire de France / Key West” and bears two double-circle “Vice Consulat de France Key West” handstamps. It is signed by F. A. [Fielding Archer]..... More

Price: $500.00

Item #010024 1836 – Letter regarding the disputed ownership of a Schuylkill Canal boat. Isaac...

1836 – Letter regarding the disputed ownership of a Schuylkill Canal boat

Isaac Koons to William Swetland

Philadelphia to New Troy, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. 1836. Envelope or Cover. This three-page stampless folded letter measures 15½” x 10” unfolded. It was sent by Isaac Koons of Philadelphia on April 14, 1836 to William Swetland in New Troy, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The letter bears an octagonal red Philadelphia postmark..... More

Price: $200.00

Item #009998 Circa 1851-1857 – Letter sent via the Augusta & Atlanta Rail Road (later the...

Circa 1851-1857 – Letter sent via the Augusta & Atlanta Rail Road (later the Georgia Rail Road and Banking Company) regarding the delay of a visit home because the family and its enslaved workers had contracted Scarlet Fever

A. M. Fannin

Envelope or Cover. This stampless letter measures 15½” x 9¾“. It was sent by A. M. Fannin and M P Allen to their relatives, care of “Miss L. A. Fannin / Madison / Ga.” It bears a faint circular red “Augusta & Atlanta R.R.” station agent postmark and a manuscript..... More

Price: $600.00

Item #009967 1932-1940 – Lot of over 65 foreclosure documents from the Great Depression

1932-1940 – Lot of over 65 foreclosure documents from the Great Depression

Various: 1932-1940. This lot contains around 65 Great Depression foreclosure documents: Administrator’s Deeds, : Master’s Deeds, Sheriff’s Deeds, Special Master’s Deeds, Trustee’s Deeds, Trustee’s Deeds Under Sale, and Warranty Deeds. The Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company was listed as the plaintiff or complainant in all of the foreclosures and..... More

Price: $300.00

Item #009953 1807 – Letter from a renowned New Orleans surgeon, mentor of the first trained...

1807 – Letter from a renowned New Orleans surgeon, mentor of the first trained African-American physician in the United States and an associate of Aaron Burr and John Wilkinson, expressing both admiration for and doubt about the Louisiana Purchase

Dr. Robert Dow

New Orleans: 1807. Envelope or Cover. This 1807 two-page stampless folded letter, measuring 16” x 11¾“ unfolded, was sent by Dr. Robert Dow, a long-time Scottish immigrant, living in New Orleans, Louisiana Territory, to John Watkinson at Middletown Connecticut. The letter was carried to New York as indicated by the..... More

Price: $1,000.00

Item #009949 1864-1868 – Three letters from a Michigan Civil War Medal of Honor Awardee: one...

1864-1868 – Three letters from a Michigan Civil War Medal of Honor Awardee: one reporting on actions in Tennessee, one describing the aftermath of the crater explosion at Petersburg and the third recounts his new post-war life in Missouri during the Reconstruction

John A. Falconer

Petersburg, Virginia and Knob Noster, Missouri: 1864 & 1868. Envelope or Cover. The first of these three letters contains four pages and is datelined “Annapolis Maryland / April 8th 1864. Although unsigned, it is in the same hand as the other two letters and was found in the same lot..... More

Price: $750.00

Item #009936 1842 – Letter from a West Point cadet complaining about the academy’s arbitrary...

1842 – Letter from a West Point cadet complaining about the academy’s arbitrary and unjust demerit system

Louis D. Welch

West Point, New York: 1842. Envelope or Cover. This one-page stampless folded letter Louis D. Welch to Welch’s father in Brooklyn, Connecticut, measures approximately 8” x 10” unfolded. It is undated, but pencil docketing indicates it was received in 1842. It is postmarked with a circular West Point NY “Nov..... More

Price: $300.00

Item #009932 1853 – Letter from the Secretary of the Navy placing the flagship of the Home...

1853 – Letter from the Secretary of the Navy placing the flagship of the Home Squadron at the disposal of one of the worst ambassadors ever appointed who destroyed U.S. credibility in Central America and whose diplomatic filibustering gave rise to William Walker’s attempt to conquer Nicaragua

James C. Dobbin

Washington DC: 1853. Unbound. This one-page letter is datelined “Navy Department / June 1st. 1853.” It is addressed to the Honorable Solon Borland of Hot Springs, Arkansas and signed by James C. Dobbin, the Secretary of the Navy. There is no mailing envelope. The letter is in nice shape with..... More

Price: $450.00

Item #009925 1857 – Letter from a California pioneer who had gone into the lumbering business...

1857 – Letter from a California pioneer who had gone into the lumbering business in the Sierra Nevada

E. C. Gadson

Sevastopol [Sebastopol], California: 1857. Unbound. This two-page letter measures approximately 7.25” x 12.5.” It is datelined “Sevastopol April 11 -57”. Although there were several Sebastopols/Sevastopols in California, the letter’s description of weather and lumbering indicate that this was probably written from the one in Nevada County. No mailing envelope. In..... More

Price: $300.00

Item #009916 1847 – Letter from a Captain in the 1st Regiment Missouri Mounted Volunteers...

1847 – Letter from a Captain in the 1st Regiment Missouri Mounted Volunteers identifying soldiers that had died during in the Navaho Expedition so their names could be published in the Liberty, Missouri Tribune.

Captain John T. Hughes

El Paso, Texas, 1847. Unbound. This one-page stampless folded letter written on “Tuesday 26th” [January 1847] by Captain John T. Hughes, Company C, 1st Regiment Missouri Volunteers is a postscript to a letter he had written newspaper editor the day before while at El Paso, Texas, shortly after seizing the..... More

Price: $1,000.00

Item #009904 1822 – Court documents related to the theft of three slaves in Howard County,...

1822 – Court documents related to the theft of three slaves in Howard County, Missouri

Wax Seal. These three documents are joined at the top by a small circle of sealing wax. Each leaf measures 7.75” x 12.5”. A Howard County Circuit Court stamp is embossed at the bottom of one leaf. Old tape repair to two storage fold splits.. The first document is..... More

Price: $750.00

Item #009891 1984-1986 – An archive of letters from a citizen to President Ronald Regan and...

1984-1986 – An archive of letters from a citizen to President Ronald Regan and other politicians urging them to implement policies against “the abomination of torture,” along with responses he received from the State Department, Senator Alan Dixon, Senator Charles Percy, and Congressman Sidney Yates; “Dear Mr. President . . . As you said in a recent speech there should be ‘increased respect for human rights everywhere. . .. I know you are promoting democracy which make societies in which torture is unlikely. But it is now, in many countries, by government.”

Ralph E. Works

Various: 1984-1986. Unbound. This archive consists of nine items. Drafts and copies of letters sent by Ralph E. Works of Chicago, Illinois to President Ronald Reagan, Senator Alan Dixon, Senator Charles Percy, and Representative Sidney R. Yates, in which he vigorously urged them to support the United Nations’ 1984..... More

Price: $200.00

Item #009880 1813-1817 – Three letters related to the War of 1812 naval service and prize money...

1813-1817 – Three letters related to the War of 1812 naval service and prize money for the capture of two British ships that was posthumously awarded to the son of a Revolutionary War hero who laments his loss while incarcerated in a Vermont debtor’s prison

General William Barton, Harry Barton, and Jonathan Lillibridge

Savannah, Georgia and the Brig Troup: 1813-1817. Envelope or Cover. This correspondence consists of three stampless folded letters. The first two letters were favor-carried and have no postal markings. The third has a circular Savannah, Georgia postmark and manuscript “75”, three times the normal postage indicating it had two enclosures..... More

Price: $750.00

Item #009873 1916 – Collection of photographs from the Mexican Border War including piles of...

1916 – Collection of photographs from the Mexican Border War including piles of dead bandits from Pancho Villa’s raid on Columbus, New Mexico, and an inexplicable photo of an African-American private assigned to the otherwise all-white 3rd Field Artillery Regiment

“Uncle Max” Mittag

Mexican Border: 1916. Disbound. This collection of 59 photographs was purchased as a lot from a woman who had removed them from a disintegrating family album that chronicled “Uncle Max” Mittag’s service as a cook in Battery A, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment during the Mexican Border Campaign. All of the..... More

Price: $700.00

Item #009863 1790 - Broadside enumerating the reasons that Connecticut’s claim to what today is...

1790 - Broadside enumerating the reasons that Connecticut’s claim to what today is the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania were valid

“Wyoming was settled under the authority of Connecticut, as part of the State, under her Charter, in the assertion and defence of her claims, west of New York.”

Unbound. Nine Propositions, Which contain the grounds of the Wyoming Claim, on the State of Connecticut. [probably Connecticut: circa 1790.] This broadside measures 6” x 9.5”. Light wrinkles and faint marginal toning, mostly along the top margin. It makes a strong case for Connecticut’s retention of the Wyoming Valley..... More

Price: $750.00

Item #009862 1852 – Congressional pamphlet containing eight maps illustrating different...

1852 – Congressional pamphlet containing eight maps illustrating different sections of the Wisconsin River

Seven mid-19th century maps showing planned improvements to the Wisconsin river “to facilitate the passage of lumber, rafts, and flat boats.”

Washington DC: U.S. Senate, 1852. Stabbed binding. 32nd Congress, 1st Session, Senate, Miscellaneous No. 73: April 26, 1852. Memorial of the Legislature of Wisconsin praying A grant of land to aid the improvement of the Wisconsin river between Fort Winnebago and the Beaulieux Rapids. Approximately 6.5” x 9”..... More

Price: $200.00

Item #009859 1860 - Congressional pamphlet detailing the expedition to find a shortcut between...

1860 - Congressional pamphlet detailing the expedition to find a shortcut between the Great Salt Lake and the Oregon Trail

“The greatest difficulty under which I labored . . . was in obtaining guides; for even among the Indian non knew more than small portions of the country we were to traverse and no white man could be found who had any knowledge. . ..”

Washington DC: U.S. Senate, 1860. Disbound. 36th Congress, 1st Session. Senate. Ex. Doc., No. 34. Report of the Secretary of War communicating In compliance with a resolution of the Senate, the report of Captain H. D. Wallen of his expedition in 1859, from Dalles City to Great Salt Lake, and..... More

Price: $275.00

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