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244: GEORGIA PRESENTATION FLAG35: [1696 INDIAN LAND DEED]331: GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER
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UPLAND, CA, United States
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Signature House Auction XXII

Signature House offers over 1100 lots in all categories. Presidents include an endorsement by George Washington on early Potowmac Company document; an important ALS by John Adams; a rare signed presidential engraving of John Quincy Adams; the signed Will of Franklin Roosevelt together with related documents in his hand; and autographs of Presidents Jefferson, Jackson, Kennedy, etc.

Also an assortment of antiquities from the Holy Land; a Papal Order of St. Gregory medal; and a book signed by Aimee Semple McPherson.

Colonial and Americana feature a rare 17th century Indian Deed encompassing land later called Hyde Park and the Roosevelt estate; and an extremely rare leaf from one of the very first original printings by Benjamin Franklin. Plus Custer Battlefield relics and autographs by Frank James; and Pat Garrett.

American Finance features Confederate bonds, obsolete currency and stock certificates signed by Charles Dow, Henry Wells & William Fargo.

In Civil War is a rare West Point diploma signed by Robert E. Lee as superintendent; a war-date endorsement by Stonewall Jackson; DS by John Hunt Morgan; and a Georgia presentation flag. Plus a rare signed CDV by General Custer.

Lieutenant General Patton’s swagger stick and “Bull” Halsey’s naval flyer’s wings highlight our Military section.

There are aviation pioneers such as Lindbergh and astronauts. Scientists include Einstein and Edison.

We have English monarchs, Churchill, Franz Josef; Catherine the Great and Rasputin. Also Picasso and Disney; Tchaikovsky and Victor Herbert.

Literature features an autograph 1884 Devinne Press edition of Samuel Pepys’ diary, plus a DS by Ayn Rand.

Entertainment offers a variety of vintage and contemporary stars including Marilyn Monroe and an uncommon ISP of young John Wayne signing as “Duke,” plus the entire “Lucy” cast; Sinatra, Presley, and John Lennon.

We have a baseball signed by Ruth and Gehrig; boxers Jack Johnson and Marcel Cerdan; golfers Bobby Jones and Tiger Woods. And much more.
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[KENTUCKY SLAVE DOCUMENT]: 122. [KENTUCKY SLAVE DOCUMENT] The Last Will & Testament of Adam Hornback referencing the disposition of his slaves. DS, 1p, legal folio, Nicholas County, KY, May 4, 1831. Hornback bequeaths in
0122: [KENTUCKY SLAVE DOCUMENT]Est. $80-$100
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ELIJAH MUHAMMAD: 123. ELIJAH MUHAMMAD (1897-1975). Originally Elijah Poole. American activist and leader of the Black Muslims from 1934. Partly printed DS, a bank check drawn on his "The Honorable Elijah Muhammed's
0123: ELIJAH MUHAMMADEst. $100-$150See Sold Price
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[PENNSYLVANIA SLAVERY]: 124. [PENNSYLVANIA SLAVERY] Constables Return. ADS on laid paper, 1p, 7"x6¼", Quemahoning Township, January 1795. In the case of Joseph Buck et al, Liquor retailers, Constable Moses Fream records
0124: [PENNSYLVANIA SLAVERY]Est. $100-$150See Sold Price
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[SLAVE BILL OF SALE]: 125. [SLAVE BILL OF SALE] John Archer sells male slave to his son. Manuscript DS on laid paper, 1p, 8vo, Nicholas County, KY, Jun 22, 1814. Archer sells "one Negroe boy names Lewis about Ten years of
0125: [SLAVE BILL OF SALE]Est. $80-$100See Sold Price
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[SLAVE DOCUMENT]: 126. [SLAVE DOCUMENT] Inventory and appraisal of the "Trust Estate of Robert Stevenson." Manuscript DS, 1¼pp, legal folio, n.p., Nov 23, 1807. Listing "Sundry Slaves [7] & chattels appropriated to
0126: [SLAVE DOCUMENT]Est. $200-$300See Sold Price
[SLAVE DOCUMENT]: 127. [SLAVE DOCUMENT] Last Will and Testament of Richard Menefee disposing of his property including his slaves. Manuscript DS, 3pp, legal folio, Bath County, KY, Aug 18, 1815. Authorization for his
0127: [SLAVE DOCUMENT]Est. $100-$150Lot Passed
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[SLAVE EMANCIPATION]: 128. [SLAVE EMANCIPATION] Hugh S. McDonald grants freedom to estate slave. Manuscript DS, 1p, legal folio, Bath County, VA, Aug 10, 1830. Deed of Emancipation setting "at liberty free from further
0128: [SLAVE EMANCIPATION]Est. $150-$250See Sold Price
[SLAVE GIFT]: 129. [SLAVE GIFT] Alice Cavendish gives a slave to her granddaughter through her estate. Manuscript DS, 1½pp, legal folio, Bath County, VA, Jul 17, 1850. On blue paper, in part, "in consideration of
0129: [SLAVE GIFT]Est. $100-$150Lot Passed
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[SLAVE HIRE]: 130. [SLAVE HIRE] True copy of court order to appraise four slaves as to their value for hire for the period of one year. ADS, 1p, 8vo, Nov 26, 1833. Estate document concerning the minor heirs of
0130: [SLAVE HIRE]Est. $80-$100See Sold Price
[SLAVE SALE]: 131. [SLAVE SALE] John Wood Jr. sells slaves to his father. Manuscript DS, 2pp, legal folio, Campbell County, VA, Aug 12, 1799. Along with cattle and other livestock, plantation tools and household
0131: [SLAVE SALE]Est. $150-$250Lot Passed
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[TEXAS SLAVERY]: 133. [TEXAS SLAVERY] Republic of Texas Sheriffs' Writ for seizure of slaves. Manuscript DS, contemporary copy, 2pp, 7½"x12", Fannin County, Sep 14, 1844. In the case of Daniel Rowlett vs. Samuel M.
0133: [TEXAS SLAVERY]Est. $150-$250
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[TEXAS SLAVERY DOCUMENT]: 134. [TEXAS SLAVERY DOCUMENT] Petition regarding an estate settlement. Manuscript DS, 1p, legal folio, Uvalde, TX, Oct 12, 1859. To James B. Davenport, Chief Justice of Uvalde County. Gideon
0134: [TEXAS SLAVERY DOCUMENT]Est. $100-$150Lot Passed
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BOOKER T. WASHINGTON: 135. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON (1856-1915). American educator, born a slave; author of Up From Slavery (1901). He established and headed Tuskegee Institute in Alabama to provide practical training to
0135: BOOKER T. WASHINGTONEst. $400-$600See Sold Price
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FRANCIS SCOTT KEY: 136. FRANCIS SCOTT KEY (1779-1843). American lawyer and poet inspired to write "The Defence of Fort M'Henry" later "The Star Spangled Banner" upon witnessing the sight of the American flag still
0136: FRANCIS SCOTT KEYEst. $300-$500See Sold Price
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[WAR OF 1812]: 137. [WAR OF 1812] Seizure of goods in violation of Non-intercourse Law forbidding trade with Great Britain during tensions leading to the War of 1812. Partly printed DS, 1½pp, legal folio, May 8,
0137: [WAR OF 1812]Est. $100-$150
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[CIVIL WAR MAINE COLLECTION]: 138. [CIVIL WAR MAINE COLLECTION] Archive of 15 assorted war-date manuscript and partly printed DsS, mostly 1p each, May 9, 1861-Mar 1865. Relating to municipal business for the town of Canton,
0138: [CIVIL WAR MAINE COLLECTION]Est. $100-$150
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[BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS]: 139. [BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS] The Columbian Centinel, 4pp, 14"x19¾", Boston, Feb 11, 1815. Some light text; bottom edge closely cropped affecting a few words of first page. Page 2 contains the
0139: [BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS]Est. $100-$150See Sold Price
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[DEATHS OF ADAMS & JEFFERSON]: 140. [DEATHS OF ADAMS & JEFFERSON] The Massachusetts Spy, 4pp, 15"x20¾", Worcester, Jul 12, 1826. Two small tears at spine and outer margin of no affect; minor dampstains and soiling at edges. Page
0140: [DEATHS OF ADAMS & JEFFERSON]Est. $150-$250See Sold Price
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[ENG & CHANG BUNKER]: 141. [ENG & CHANG BUNKER] (1811-1874). Born in Siam, the two brothers were connected by a small band of flesh in the chest area, narrowly escaping execution at birth. The term "Siamese twins" to
0141: [ENG & CHANG BUNKER]Est. $200-$300See Sold Price
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[FRENCH PLAYING CARDS]: 142. [FRENCH PLAYING CARDS] Unique deck of 52 brightly colored playing cards, 2"x3¼" each, by Le Bourgeois, Ft., 20R, De Le Banque, Paris, ca. 1930s. Larger in size than all other decks known by
0142: [FRENCH PLAYING CARDS]Est. $1,000-$1,200See Sold Price
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HORACE GREELEY: 143. HORACE GREELEY (1811-1872). Influential journalist and antislavery political leader; founded the New York Tribune (1841) and was its editor for 31 years; popularized the admonition, "Go West
0143: HORACE GREELEYEst. $300-$500See Sold Price
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[HATFIELDS & MCCOYS]: DEVIL ANSE & HIS CLAN144. [HATFIELDS & MCCOYS] Vintage collection of eight photographs of the Hatfield family who participated in the famous long-standing and bloody feud that broke out in the late
0144: [HATFIELDS & MCCOYS]Est. $1,800-$2,200See Sold Price
[HOUSE-KEEPER'S ALMANAC]: 145. [HOUSE-KEEPER'S ALMANAC] Mid-19th century almanac, 34pp, 6"x7½", Fisher & Brother, Philadelphia, NY, Boston and Baltimore. For 1861, "Arranged after the System of the German Callendars." On
0145: [HOUSE-KEEPER'S ALMANAC]Est. $60-$80Lot Passed
[JOURNALIST POLITICIANS]: 146. [JOURNALIST POLITICIANS] Two New York Tribune journalists who became noted politicians. WHITELAW REID (1837-1912) was the leading war correspondent of the Civil War. Later he succeeded Horace
0146: [JOURNALIST POLITICIANS]Est. $150-$250Lot Passed
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