1842 Manuscript Letter Naval Recommendation

A letter of recommendation dated February 1, 1842 for William Griffith to be a Midshipman in the Navy. The letter to the Secretary of the Navy is signed by four persons. Fine condition with integral b

A lot of various documents including a fragmentary letter book from the Hickok company (Harrisburg) from 1862, A Massachusetts Bay Colony deed from the late 17th century, an 1842 manuscript document r

Autographs 1824 Secretary of the Navy SAMUEL L. SOUTHARD Navy Department Manuscript Letter Signed Regarding a Payment SAMUEL L. SOUTHARD (1787-1842). Secretary of the Navy, U.S. Senator, 10th Governor

Including: 1842 Salisbury, CT letters, documents; 1837; 1864; 1841; 1897 Naval Academy documents

A letter of recommendation datelined Washington City, Dec. 30, 1841 for William J Magill of Georgetown in South Carolina as a Midshipman. Six signatures. Integral blank attached. Fine,measures 8 x 10"

[WESTERN AMERICANA]. Manuscript archive of letters written by Civil War veteran Charles John Baxter (1842-1911), many with descriptions of western travel.  Archive of more than 50 letters and doc

A one page autographed letter signed "C A Rodney (Caesar A Rodney)" addressed to the Secretary of the Navy recommending a John Chandler for appliation of a Midshipman. One page, address panel on verso

Remarkable letter sent in 1842 from Park Hill CN (Cherokee Nation) written by Walter D Collins to his grandmother Esther Collins, Rose Valley, NY- discusses the propriety of white men marrying in the

AUTHENTIC NAPOLEON BONAPARTE MANUSCRIPT LETTER REQUEST FOR MILITARY LEAVE SIGNED/INITIALED N.B. DATED NOVEMBER 3RD 1807

[Autographs & Manuscripts] Charles II Manuscript Letter, signed (London), July 27, 1666. One sheet folded to make four pages, 12 x 7 3/4 in. (305 x 197 mm). Manuscript letter in a secretarial hand, si

BRAM STOKER MANUSCRIPT LETTER TO SIR HENRY IRVING (IRVING AUTOGRAPH PHOTO POSTCARD) LETTER FROM LYCEUM THEATRE DATED FEB. 13TH 1883

Heading: (British Royalty - Anne, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland) Author: Anne, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland Title: Manuscript letter from Queen Anne authorizing a raise in pay to Dr. John C

Maximilian I: Scarce Manuscript Letter Signed, Palacio de Mexico Feb. 5, 1866, Austrian Archduke and Only Emperor of the 2nd Mexican Empire. Maximilian I (1832-1967) Was an Austrian archduke who reign

[General Lafayette]. Lafayette's calling card and a manuscript eulogy by Alexandre de Boinville. Dated erroneously as May 6, 1834, at the funeral of Lafayette (who died on the 20th of May, 1834.) On t

[Autographs & Manuscripts] [George I] Ludwig, Georg Manuscript Letter, signed (Presumed Weyhausen, Germany), March 9, 1710. One sheet folded to make four pages, 12 x 7 3/4 in. (305 x 197 mm). Manuscri

LENGTHY MANUSCRIPT LETTER OF AN ENGLISH IMMIGRANT IN AUSTRALIA. RICHMOND POLICE BARRACKS OCTOBER 13, 1858. CONTAINS SEVEN TIGHTLY WRITTEN PAGES COMPOSED IN INK. DESCRIBES THE VOYAGE TO AUSTRALIA, HARD

[Prison Break] Manuscript letter on paper, dated July 23, 1833, 3 pages, written by Maurice Browning of Mount Holly, NJ, detailing the escape and recapture of Joel Clough, convicted of murdering a wom

Vice-President John C. Calhoun Manuscript Letter Signed, five pages, from an autograph album of L.A.E. Wickliffe, daughter of the Postmaster General, dated from Washington, May 18, 1832, giving advice

1678 Manuscript official letter with the seal of Cosimo III, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1670-1723), penned at Florence and addressed to Rome. One page very good, with attached integral address leaf. Tape

Rare letter from reign of Francesco di Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, dated at Livorno, March 1583 , to Mario Capizzucchi in Rome, 1 p. 4to, regarding the murder of Giovan Battista Adami, a relative o

Details: Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, autographed handwritten letter (ALS) as Prime Minister, dated May 6, 1842. Peel writes to the Earl of Lincoln enclosing material from Prince Albert and asking th

A manuscript letter of King Louis XV (1710-1774) penned at Versailles and dated 1726 to M. Arnaud de Bouen. In a secretarial hand and signed, One page with integral blank attached and a a separate doc

1634 Handwritten Manuscript Letter on Vellum 6 Leaves RARE French A rare and unique, 17th-century handwritten letter written on vellum. This piece, dated 1634, is mostly illegible; however, the name C

MANUSCRIPT LETTER STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE MERRIMACK RIVER STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY SIGNED SAMUEL DINSMOOR GOVERNOR NEW HAMPSHIRE 1833