GEORGE BANCROFT + JOSEPHUS DANIELS, Both were Secretaries of the Navy For Presidents Polk and Wilson

[James Buchanan 1791-1868] The 15th President of the United States (1857-1861) this ALS written to John Y. Mason, who served as Secretary of the Navy under President Polk. This letter was written in r

Bancroft, George: Beautiful Letter Signed with 16 Words in His Hand as Secretary of the Navy + ALS by Vice-Admiral David Dixon Porter (1800-1891) As US Secretary of the Navy (March 1845-September 1846

Woodrow Wilson Signed Partial Naval Doc A partial naval document signed by 28th U.S. President Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), as "Woodrow Wilson" at right. Counter-signed by U.S. Secretary of the Navy Jo

John Tyler (1790-1862) 10th President. 8” x 10” autograph letter signed, Washington, April 16, 1841, to “Hon the Secretary of the Navy,” (George E. Badger). Tyler became the te

Signed commission / appointment (very indistinct signature) by President US Grant in 1871 for George H. Torney to be Assistant Surgeon to the Navy. Also signed by Secretary of the Navy George M. Robes

Benjamin Stoddert (1751to 1813) Soldier, Secretary of the Navy. Stoddert was severely injured in the Battle of Brandywine. After George Washington was elected President, he asked Stoddert to purchase

DESCRIPTION: 1877 document signed by President Rutherford B. Hayes and countersigned by Secretary of War George W. McCrary. Commission is for Daniel A. Frederich to Second Lieutenant. Document is fram

[CABINET] George W. McCrary (1835-1890) was a four-term Republican Congressman from Iowa's 1st congressional district, a United States Secretary of War in the cabinet of President Rutherford B. Hayes,

WILSON, WOODROW. Partly-printed vellum Document Signed, as President, military commission appointing Daniel F. Maguire Captain in the medical corps. Countersigned by Secretary of War Henry Breckinridg

FOR THE COLLECTOR OF PRESIDENTIAL MEMORABILIA, VERY DESIRABLE 174 YEAR OLD. DEMOCRATIC INAUGURAL BALL INVITATION FOR JAMES POLK AND GEORGE DALLAS. COMPLETING A SET OF THESE IS QUITE A TASK AND THE FUR

DOME TOP TRUNK, AND PERIOD PHOTOGRAPH19th c. hide covered trunk, decorated with brass tacks and initialed in an oval on lid "G.W." for Gideon Welles, Secretary of Navy under President Lincoln, 9 1/2"

FOLK ART REVERSE-PAINTED HISTORICAL PORTRAITS, LOT OF THREE, oil on glass, each a waist-length depiction, comprising James K. Polk, Daniel Webster, and George B. McClellan. Each housed in a period fra

Manuscript DS, signed “James K. Polk” as president and “James Buchanan” as secretary of state, one page, 10 x 15.5, June 1, 1848. Robert Scott, convicted of burglary by the Cri

Manuscript DS, signed "James K. Polk" as president and "James Buchanan" as secretary of state, one page both sides, 9.5 x 14.5, July 1, 1846. A rare executive pardon. In part: "Whereas, it is represen

Huge matte-finish 13.25 x 17 photo of President Wilson signing a document with his private secretary Joseph Patrick Tumulty by his side, signed in fountain pen by both, "Woodrow Wilson" and "Joseph P.

Set of eleven Wilkinson commemorative Toby Jugs of the Allied Commanders of WWI, including Marshall Foch, President Woodrow Wilson, General Botha, Lord French, General Joffre, H.M. King George V, Lord

ROOSEVELT, THEODORE. Partly-printed Document Signed, as President, appointing Ben W. Hodges Commander in the Navy. Countersigned by Secretary of the Navy Charles J. Bonaparte. 19½x16 inches; few

For the Schooner Amity, Benjamin C. Shapley master. No. 12. Signed by the President George Washington and Timothy Pickering Secretary of State. State of New Hampshire, Portsmouth. 19 1/2 x 14 inches (

Pair of Pumpkin Chairs designed by Pierre Paulin for Ligne Roset. A unique first edition from the private collection of former French president Georges Pompidou in the Elysee Palace. Navy blue bucket

POLK, JAMES K. Partly-printed vellum Document Signed, as President, military commission appointing Oscar F. Winship Assistant Adjutant General. Countersigned by Secretary of War William L. Marcy. 17&#

A SMALL LOCK OF WASHINGTON'S HAIR A small lock of George Washington's white hair, five tiny strands, double-matted in navy blue and gold matted with a color copy of a Stuart portrait of the president

Georges Daniel de Monfreid (French, 1856-1929), "Portrait de Femme a L'Epaule de Nudee," 1887, oil on paper (laid down on canvas), gallery title labels (Spiess-Tableaux, Paris/Art Moderne Jaubert S. A

WASHINGTON, George, President (1789-1797). Partially printed DS, stating that Lewis Morris (?), Esquire, Lieutenant Colonel in the late Army of the United States, is a member of the Society of Cincinn

Important George Fisher Daniels (1821-1879) 24"x40" o/c extremely well detailed landscape w cows watering & other animals & figures & extensive village against a mountain backdrop - possibly a CT Rive