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Auction XXI
0023: AMERICAN ARCHIVES0118: [WYANDOTTE NATION PETITION]0591: GEORGE WASHINGTON
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UPLAND, CA, United States
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Auction XXI

Signature House

Signature House

With nearly 1200 lots, Signature House is featuring a collection of early Presidents, including two very early ALsS by George Washington; a letter signed by Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State; a patent signed by Andrew Jackson; a military commission signed by Lincoln and an ALS by young John F. Kennedy.



We have Pope John Paul II, Saint John Neumann and other Judeo-Christian notables.



Colonial features a full nine-volume set of American Archives that includes a rare “wet ink” engraving of the Declaration of Independence by Peter Force, plus several Signers.



Americana highlights a rare 1807 petition of the Wyandotte Nation signed by eight chiefs with their totems.



In War Between the States is a war-date ALS by Robert E. Lee; several important Jefferson Davis items; a Confederate Kenansville Froelich sabre, an ALS by Union Major General George Armstrong Custer and other generals.



Military features “Bull” Halsey’s military hat; Ernest King’s presentation sword; letters by Patton and uniforms of important military generals.



Aviation Pioneers, Astronauts and Explorers feature a fine signature by James Cook and an archive pertaining to the first Trams Arctic Submarine Expedition aboard the Nautilus in 1930. Scientists include Einstein and Freud.



Our Heads of State & Royalty includes exquisite large signed lithographs of Edward VII and his Queen Alexandra, plus Napoleon and many others. We also have Artists, Cartoonists, Composers and Classical Musicians.



Literature features Virginia Woolf, Edith Wharton, Joyce Kilmer, D. H. Lawrence, Dickens, Hugo, Hemingway, Longfellow, Kipling. and many others.

Entertainment includes Marilyn Monroe’s last film script and gold and platinum albums presented to the Beatles including Sgt. Pepper and Magical Mystery Tour.



We have many Sports figures and collectibles, including a superb Babe Ruth signed ball, an ALS by Ty Cobb and a Cy Young signed HOF card, a fine photograph signed by John L. Sullivan and an SP by Jim Corbett.

SOLD
ROBERT R. LIVINGSTON: 74. ROBERT R. LIVINGSTON (1746-1813). American statesman and diplomat. A member of the Continental Congress, he was one of five members of the committee that drew up the Declaration of Independence.
0074: ROBERT R. LIVINGSTONEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
[MASSACHUSETTS BROADSIDE]: 75. [MASSACHUSETTS BROADSIDE] Partly-printed colonial Broadside, 1p, legal folio, Salem, Nov 11, 1729. Issued and signed by JEREMIAH ALLEN as "Treasurer and Receiver General for His Majesties said
0075: [MASSACHUSETTS BROADSIDE]Est.
$400
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$600
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[MASSACHUSETTS IMPRINT]: 76. [MASSACHUSETTS IMPRINT] Early government imprint entitled "Acts and Laws, Passed by the General Court," 63pp, legal folio, Boston, May 26, 1784. Untrimmed leaves are bound with string. Woodcut
0076: [MASSACHUSETTS IMPRINT]Est.
$150
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$200
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JAMES McHENRY: 77. JAMES McHENRY (1753-1816). Signer of the Constitution; US Secretary of War (1796-1800); and private secretary to George Washington and Lafayette. Very nice clipped free franked address panel,
0077: JAMES McHENRYEst.
$100
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$150
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THOMAS MCKEAN: 78. THOMAS MCKEAN (1734-1817). Signer of the Declaration of Independence; president Continental Congress (1778-83), the only Signer to serve as a member of the Continental Congress from its opening
0078: THOMAS MCKEANEst.
$600
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$800
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THOMAS MCKEAN: 79. THOMAS MCKEAN Partly printed DS on vellum, 1p, folio, Philadelphia, Nov 17, 1802. Land grant of 64 acres to John Reay of Northumberland County a "tract of land called 'Belcamp' situate in
0079: THOMAS MCKEANEst.
$200
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$300
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THOMAS MIFFLIN: 80. THOMAS MIFFLIN (1745-1800). President of the Continental Congress, signer of US Constitution, Revolutionary War general and chief aide-de-camp to George Washington; governor of PA. ALS, 1p, 12mo,
0080: THOMAS MIFFLINEst.
$500
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$700
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THOMAS MIFFLIN: 81. THOMAS MIFFLIN DS as governor of PA, 1p, large oblong folio on vellum, Mar 10,1795. Land grant to "Thomas Engledo a private in the army..." for 200 acres of land in Allegheny County, the tract
0081: THOMAS MIFFLINEst.
$200
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$250
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THOMAS MIFFLIN: 82. THOMAS MIFFLIN Partly printed DS, 1p, oblong folio, Philadelphia, Jun 26, 1795. Embossed paper seal present. Land grant of 37 acres to Jonathan Woodside a "tract of land called 'Saw Mill Tract'
0082: THOMAS MIFFLINEst.
$150
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$250
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THOMAS MIFFLIN: 83. THOMAS MIFFLIN Clipped signature on vellum removed from larger document. Boldly penned beneath embossed sunburst paper seal. Overall 6¼"x4¾". VG. Est: $100-150 "Presented by Signature House"
0083: THOMAS MIFFLINEst.
$100
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$150
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DANIEL MORGAN: 84. DANIEL MORGAN (1736-1802). American Revolutionary War officer who accompanied Benedict Arnold and Aaron Burr in the campaign to capture Quebec where he was captured. He was later promoted to
0084: DANIEL MORGANEst.
$800
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$1,000
[NAPOLEONIC WARS COMMERCE]: 85. [NAPOLEONIC WARS COMMERCE] On Nov 15, 1796 the French minister had announced the breaking of diplomatic ties with the US. A merchant writes regarding the effect of these continued hostilities on
0085: [NAPOLEONIC WARS COMMERCE]Est.
$100
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$150
Lot Passed
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[NEW WORLD SPAIN]: 86. [NEW WORLD SPAIN] Spanish New World document predating English settlement at Jamestown in 1607. Manuscript DS in Spanish, 2pp, legal folio, Mexico City, Feb 28, 1606. Un-translated. Regarding the
0086: [NEW WORLD SPAIN]Est.
$400
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$600
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SAMUEL A. OTIS: 87. SAMUEL A. OTIS (1740-1814). Continental congressman and the first secretary of the US Senate from 1789. ALS, 1p, 4to, Washington, Dec 12, 1801. Fine. On laid paper Otis writes in full, "Enclosed
0087: SAMUEL A. OTISEst.
$150
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$250
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ROBERT TREAT PAINE: 88. ROBERT TREAT PAINE (1731-1841). American jurist. Signer of the Declaration of Independence and a delegate to the Continental Congress from MA, later serving on the State Supreme Court
0088: ROBERT TREAT PAINEEst.
$300
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$500
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[PENNSYLVANIA MILITIA]: 89. [PENNSYLVANIA MILITIA] Tax receipt. Manuscript DS, 7½"x 2½", n.p, Feb 21, 1782. Received by William Farrier, as Collector, who signs at bottom using an oval "mark." In full, "Then Recd of Wm.
0089: [PENNSYLVANIA MILITIA]Est.
$100
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$150
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TIMOTHY PICKERING: 90. TIMOTHY PICKERING (1745-1829). American statesman; colonel in the Continental Army fighting in the battles of Lexington and Concord. He participated in Washington's campaign of 1776-77, spending
0090: TIMOTHY PICKERINGEst.
$100
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$150
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[ISRAEL PUTNAM]: 91. [ISRAEL PUTNAM] (1718-1790). Major general in the Continental Army engaged at Bunker Hill. Manuscript DS, a true copy of record examined by GEORGE WYLLYS, Secretary of the Connecticut General
0091: [ISRAEL PUTNAM]Est.
$150
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$250
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[PUTNAM PHALANX]: 92. [PUTNAM PHALANX] This CT reenactment group was organized in 1858 "for social and historic as well as military purposes" and "to revive and invigorate the memories of the American Revolution."
0092: [PUTNAM PHALANX]Est.
$150
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$250
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JOHN RANDOLPH: 93. JOHN RANDOLPH (1773-1833). Known as 'Randolph of Roanoke,' he was noted for his brilliant oratory and eccentric behavior during his 12 terms as a US representative from VA between 1799-1829, and
0093: JOHN RANDOLPHEst.
$300
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$500
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[INFAMOUS H.M.S. JERSEY]: REVOLUTIONARY WAR PRISON SHIP94. [INFAMOUS H.M.S. JERSEY] DS, 1p, folio, "on Board the Jersey off New York," Nov 2, 1779. Captain David Laird orders an officer to proceed to "Sea Brook" where an
0094: [INFAMOUS H.M.S. JERSEY]Est.
$600
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$800
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[REVOLUTIONARY WAR]: 95. [REVOLUTIONARY WAR] Military imprint, ca. 1770s, 8" x 2½", unengrossed. Regimental Weekly Return for a "Company of Foot" utilized to report changes in troop status by the Captain. General light
0095: [REVOLUTIONARY WAR]Est.
$200
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$300
SOLD
[REVOLUTIONARY WAR]: 96. [REVOLUTIONARY WAR] Less than a month before Independence was declared, Connecticut purchases salt-peter used in making gunpowder, as America frantically tries to supply its beleaguered Army in
0096: [REVOLUTIONARY WAR]Est.
$100
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$150
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[REVOLUTIONARY WAR BOND]: 97. [REVOLUTIONARY WAR BOND] Pennsylvania interest-bearing bond underwriting purchase of a horse for Continental Army. Partly printed DS "James Bayly," 1p, 8"x7¾" Lancaster County, Sep 4, 1780.
0097: [REVOLUTIONARY WAR BOND]Est.
$250
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$350