Document for the Improvements for the Misissippi

Document above the mouth of the Ohio. May 7th, 1838.

Group of patent documents issued to Valentine Fogerty of Boston, Massachusetts for his invention of "improvement in Breech-Loading Fire Arms." Documents include: Partly printed patent certificate. [Wa

1865 US Patent Document, an improvement in Cider Mills, from William and Lewis Clayton of West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 11, 1865, with hand done diagrams and instructions; original ribbon and

Early map of New York City. "NEW MAP of the City Of New York / Comprising all the late Improvements / COMPILED AND CORRECTED FROM AUTHENTIC DOCUMENTS....NEW YORK...1827". Folds as issued. Sight 13" x

United States Letter Patent for Improvements in Railroad Station Indicators, 1856. Issued to Edwin A. Davis, Crawfordville, Indiana. The document printed in booklet form with letterpress descriptive t

ANDREW JACKSON SIGNED PATENT DOCUMENT, 1830, H 14", W 10":Printed patent letter, witness Elijah Skinner. Invented a new and useful improvement, signed by the President Andrew Jackson 8-30-1830 and Mar

WEBSTER, DANIEL. Partly-printed vellum Document Signed, as Secretary of State, granting a patent to Abram S. Valentine and Bellefonte Penn for their "Improvement in the construction of Steam boilers."

United States,Late 19th Century Includes a New York City Patrolman certificate presented to William Fraser in 1881, a Patent Letter to Joseph Rider for an improvement of breech loading fire arms, and

Vellum manuscript DS, signed “Henry R,” one page, 9 x 8, July 26, 1536. Document by which King Henry VIII orders the treasurer and chamberlain to pay Edmund Peckham, accountant of the Roya

Important manuscript DS as president, two pages, 7.75 x 13.25, March 7, 1865. Significant document issued from the Executive Mansion, permitting trade across military lines during the Civil War. In pa

Raleigh, Sir Walter (1554-1618) Document signed, Isle of Wight, 15th August 1580 Single sheet of laid paper (29.2 x 21.2cm), 14 lines written in brown ink in a secretarial hand, with Ralegh's autograp

DS, signed “Marilyn Monroe, Norma Jeane Dougherty,” one page, 8.5 x 11, February 6, 1947. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation agreement by which Monroe confirms an amendment to her cont

[Mary Stuart]. Mary Queen of Scots Document Signed "MARIE R." One page, 12.25" x 16.5", [illegible]; February 1, 1563. An official document, written in Old Scots English regarding a Bill. Marked "No.

PRESIDENT WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON DOCUMENT, MARCH 23, 1841 H 14", W 8":Document dated 3-23-1841 to authorize and direct the Secretary of State to affix the seal of the United States to the commission o

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “B. Franklin,” one page, 16 x 13.75, May 30, 1786. As president of Pennsylvania's Supreme Executive Council, Franklin issues a land grant to Matthias K

LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. 1809-1865. Document Signed ('Abraham Lincoln'), as President, 1p on conjoined leaves, 4to (248 x 196 mm), Washington, D.C., July 2, 1863, being a draft order for the Sixth district o

Benjamin Franklin document signed ("B. Franklin Presidt."). One page, 7.25" x 10", no place; August 6, 1788. Manuscript legal docume

Col. John Singleton Mosby (1833-1916: Confederate cavalry battalion commander, known as the "Gray Ghost" fro his partisan guerrilla tactics; after Appomattox, disbanded his force rather than surrender

Highly desirable partly-printed DS as president, signed “Go: Washington,” one page, 13 x 16, June 9, 1795. Three-language ship's papers issued to "James Humphrey, master or commander o

Manuscript DS, signed “Go: Washington,” one page, 8.75 x 16, January 3, 1787. Potomack Company payroll document for workers at Shenandoah Falls from September 29-November 12, 1786, oversee

Anne Bradstreet (née Dudley; March 8, 1612 – September 16, 1672) was the most prominent of early English poets of North America and first writer in England's North American colonies to be p

George Washington Signed Full Handwritten Document (1789). We are profoundly honored to present a remarkable piece of American history–an original handwritten document bearing the full signature of

A GEORGE WASHINGTON MILITARY APPOINTMENT. WASHINGTON, GEORGE. 1732-1799. Document Signed ('Go: Washington'), appointing Frederick Dalcho as Lieutenant in the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers, 1 p,

Paul Revere autograph document signed ("Paul Revere"). One page, 7.25" x 3", Boston; December 24, 1813. An exceptionally scarce autographed memora