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Item #010144 1859 – Letter from the Louisiana Tehuantepec Company to the Louisiana State Bank...

1859 – Letter from the Louisiana Tehuantepec Company to the Louisiana State Bank forwarding a copy of the official notification by the Postmaster General not to renew its mail contract which, in turn, precipitated the formation of the Pony Express.

Emile La Sére and others

1859. Envelope or Cover. This lot consists of two items: a copy of the Post Office Departments decision not to renew the mail contract of the Louisiana Tehuantepec Company’s mail contract and a letter from the Louisiana Tehuantepec Company to the “President and Directors of the Louisiana State Bank” informing..... More

Price: $1,750.00

Item #010143 1854 – Query sent by a prominent Macon businessman to the postmaster at Santa Luca...

1854 – Query sent by a prominent Macon businessman to the postmaster at Santa Luca requesting information about the feasibility of mining copper on properties he owned in Gilmer County Georgia

Thurston Rowland Bloom

Macon, Georgia: 1854. Envelope or Cover. This two-page stampless, folded letter measures 15” x 9¾” unfolded. It was sent by Thurston Rowland Bloom of Macon, Georgia to M. E. Fain, the postmaster of Santaluca [Santa Luca] in Gilmer County. It is datelined “Macon, Feby 10. 1854”. It is annotated “Charge..... More

Price: $150.00

Item #010135 1820 – Letter from a member of New York’s prosperous and powerful Ogden Family...

1820 – Letter from a member of New York’s prosperous and powerful Ogden Family regarding an upper New York land sale to an important New York City land developer discounting his complaint about having received payment that included a counterfeit $5 bill

Gouverneur Ogden to Nicholas Low

Ogdensburg, New York: 1820. Envelope or Cover. This one page, stampless folded letter measures 15.5” by 9.5” unfolded. It was sent by Gouverneur Ogden in upper New York to Nicholas Low in New York City. The letter is datelined “Madrid 1 Nov. 1820” and bears a circular Ogdensburgh, New York..... More

Price: $200.00

Item #010126 1897 – Complete, unsevered paid-reply postal card set with a multi-color...

1897 – Complete, unsevered paid-reply postal card set with a multi-color advertisement for Appleton’s Military Library Great Commanders Series

D. Appleton and Company

New York City: 1897. Unbound. This example of the first U.S. paid-reply postal card set (Scott #UY1) is unsevered; the postal message card (Scott #PM1) remains attached to its postal reply card (Scott #PR1). The indicia on both one-cent cards feature a portrait of Ulysses S. Grant as President. The..... More

Price: $150.00

Item #010118 1875 – An impressive invoice from the preeminent English steelworks to a...

1875 – An impressive invoice from the preeminent English steelworks to a Philadelphia bed and furniture factory

William Jessop & Sons

Sheffield, England: 1875. Unbound. This illustrated partially-printed invoice on thin paper measures approximately 10” x 15.5” unfolded. It was prepared by William Jessop & Sons, Steel Manufactures of Sheffield, England for crucible steel sold to J. C. Hand & Company in Philadelphia. The document is dated February 7, 1875. It..... More

Price: $200.00

Item #010117 1867-1874 – Three letters from one of the worst (or unluckiest) sea captains who...

1867-1874 – Three letters from one of the worst (or unluckiest) sea captains who later established one of the most popular and long-lived ship chandleries on Martha’s Vineyard

Edward “Santa” St. Croix Oliver

Various: 1857-1874. Unbound. These three letters were all written by Edward (“Santa”) St. Croix Oliver to family members during his time as a sea captain; one also includes a letter from his wife Sarah (“Sallie”) Jane Johnson St. Croix. Two of the letters are in nice shape, and one has..... More

Price: $950.00

Item #010112 1863-1864 – Two different $1,000 Confederate States of America Loan certificates

1863-1864 – Two different $1,000 Confederate States of America Loan certificates

Unbound. This lot contains two partially printed $1,000 bond certificates (Criswell #122 and #144A) for the Confederate States of America War Loans of 1863 and 1864. The first is dated February 20, 1863. It measures 14” square and was printed on pink paper. It was lithographed by Archer &..... More

Price: $350.00

Item #010103 1857 – A letter from the President of the Pennsylvania Railroad to the British...

1857 – A letter from the President of the Pennsylvania Railroad to the British agent for the Illinois Central Railroad regarding the payment of dividends written on an exceptionally rare, illustrated letter stationery illustrated with a map of the system and containing a printed shareholder circular

J. EDGAR THOMSON

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 1857. Unbound. This four-page lettersheet measures 19” x 11.5” unfolded. It contains a one-page manuscript letter written by J. Edgar Thomson, the President of the Pennsylvania Railroad, at Philadelphia to William Ferguson, the British agent for the Illinois Central Railroad in New York City. It also includes a...... More

Price: $750.00

Item #010091 1802 – Illustrated shipping document exporting a shipment of rum and brown sugar...

1802 – Illustrated shipping document exporting a shipment of rum and brown sugar to Europe commissioned by one of the wealthiest participants in the Triangle Trade

Moses Brown

Newburyport, Massachusetts: 1802. Unbound. This partially printed shipping document dated “June 8th, 1802” measures 8” x 6¼”. It is illustrated with a large capital ‘S’ that depicts an oceangoing ship in the background. In it, Moses Brown of Newburyport, commits to transporting rum and sugar to Amsterdam via the Brig..... More

Price: $1,500.00

Item #010084 1907 – Letter to the owner of land in Louisiana advising him to hold on to the...

1907 – Letter to the owner of land in Louisiana advising him to hold on to the property as there is a possibility that it may sit over an oil deposit

"Hig" to "Jim"

Lake Charles, Louisiana: 1907. Unbound. This two-page letter from Hig to Jim is datelined “Lake Charles La 4-28,07”. In nice shape. A transcript will be provided. In the letter, Hig (possibly a traveling salesman) advises his old friend Jim to hold on to stock he owns controlling some property..... More

Price: $100.00

Item #010075 1864 – Manuscript invoice to the largest shipbuilder in New England from the...

1864 – Manuscript invoice to the largest shipbuilder in New England from the largest rope maker in the world totaling $1,120 (over $21,600 in today's money)

Plymouth, Massachusetts: 1864. Unbound. This manuscript invoice datelined “Plymouth. Feb. 24, 1864,” measures 8.5” x 14”. It is titled, “Invoice of Cordage forwarded by Railroad to Boston and sold to Owners New Schooner Israel Snow Esq. Rockland & others by Plymouth Cordage Co." Israel Snow was a Rockland, Maine ship..... More

Price: $150.00

Item #010072 [1860] 1890 – Affidavit request made to a famous Washoe Valley rancher to verify...

[1860] 1890 – Affidavit request made to a famous Washoe Valley rancher to verify an individual’s claim of service during the Paiute War in the Utah Territory

Thomas J. Tennant for Charles D. Moore

Washoe Valley, Nevada [Utah Territory in 1860]. Unbound. This affidavit and letter of transmittal were sent to Theodore Winters of Washoe Valley, Nevada by an attorney, Thomas J. Tennant, in 1890 to verify “Charles D. Moore’s Piute Indian War Claim” that was spurred by an attached newspaper clipping..... More

Price: $950.00

Item #010062 1797-1798 – Archive of documents relating to the capture of an Alexandria-based...

1797-1798 – Archive of documents relating to the capture of an Alexandria-based merchantman by French privateers that was one of several such incidents that led to the Quasi-War with France

Captain Henry Nicoll and others

Various locations: 1797-1798. Unbound. This archive consists of 11 documents related to the voyage, seizure, plundering, and eventual return of the Sloop Diana out of Alexandria, Virginia. The ship was captured twice by French privateers while bound for Cape Nicholas Mole, Saint-Domingue, and Port au Prince, Haiti. This was one..... More

Price: $7,500.00

Item #010000 1855 – An Appointment and Position Description for the Master Machinist with...

1855 – An Appointment and Position Description for the Master Machinist with overall responsibility of the operation of the “Machine Shop and Motive Power” for the Norwich & Worcester Rail Road Company

G. S. Perkins

[Norwich: Norwich & Worcestor Rail Road Company, 1855. Ribbon-bound. This 8” x 10” six-page, ribbon-bound document, dated May 1st 1855, from Acting President of the Norwich & Worcestor Rail Road Company G. S. Perkins, appoints “Richard Coulburn” (sic Colburn) as the Master Machinist responsible for company’s Machine Shop and Motive..... More

Price: $150.00

Item #009999 1852 – Letter from a foreman reporting the status of laying track for the Ohio and...

1852 – Letter from a foreman reporting the status of laying track for the Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad with a crew of “men not worth a damn.”

E. F. Judkins

Loudonville [Ohio]: 1852. Unbound. This four-page letter from E. F. Judkins is datelined “Loudonville [Ohio] December 19 1852”. There is no mailing envelope. In this letter, Judkins, who was apparently the foreman of a track-laying crew for the Ohio & Pennsylvania Railroad relates the difficulties he is facing and..... More

Price: $150.00

Item #009996 1850s – Five different religious pamphlets published by the American Tract Society

1850s – Five different religious pamphlets published by the American Tract Society

[New York]: American Tract Society, 1850s. Pamphlet. This lot consists of five different religious tracts published by the American Tract Society probably during the 1850s. They range in size from 4¼” x 7” to 4½” x 7¾”. Three have four pages; one eight pages; and one 12 pages. One of..... More

Price: $150.00

Item #009984 1840 – Letter between business associates reporting that the ice on the Hudson...

1840 – Letter between business associates reporting that the ice on the Hudson River in Troy, New York had broken without any damage to docks or timber stored upon them and recommending switching to the manufacture of “wall strips” in the coming year as there was “no movement in the lumber market.”

C.W. Thompson

Troy, New York: 1840. Envelope or Cover. This two-page stampless letter measures 8¾” x 12½”. It was sent by C.W. Thompson in Troy on 12 February 1840 to business associates, the Nye Brothers, in Champlain, New York. It bears a circular red Troy postmark and a manuscript “18¾”, the cost..... More

Price: $100.00

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 #009955 1735 – Letter between two prominent merchants discuss the shipping of...

1735 – Letter between two prominent merchants discuss the shipping of “Pennopscot” beaver pelts and “Liver Oyle” from Boston to London

William Clark to Christopher Kilby

Boston to London: 1735. This two-page stampless folded letter measures 15” x 11¾” unfolded. It was sent by William Clark in Boston “To Mr Christr: Kilby / Mercht / In London”. The letter was favor carried by a ship’s master, Captain Cary. In nice shape. Transcript will be provided... More

Price: $1,500.00

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