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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
REVOLUTIONARY WAR CANNON BALL: 98. REVOLUTIONARY WAR CANNON BALL Two-pound iron projectile, approx. 2½" in diameter, found near Mount Independence, NY, across Lake Champlain from Fort Ticonderoga in 1932. Cannon balls such as
0098: REVOLUTIONARY WAR CANNON BALLEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
[REVOLUTIONARY WAR CONNECTICUT]: 99. [REVOLUTIONARY WAR CONNECTICUT] Pay Table document listing "The Sundry Disbursements for Pay Table" for 1775-1777 to EZ: WILLIAMS. Signed by him at conclusion. Interesting manuscript DS, 1p,
0099: [REVOLUTIONARY WAR CONNECTICUT]Est.
$100
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$150
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[REVOLUTIONARY WAR PRIVATEER]: 100. [REVOLUTIONARY WAR PRIVATEER] Connecticut's State Sloop of War Guilford, a privateer of eight carriage guns, was captured from the British Feb 24, 1779, coming under the command of Captain
0100: [REVOLUTIONARY WAR PRIVATEER]Est.
$200
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$250
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[REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIER]: 101. [REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIER] Former soldier MICHAEL GLASS applies for a pension. Manuscript DS, 1p, 4to, "Lincoln County, Ma," Dec 30, 1823. Glass certifies that he served in the American army in
0101: [REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIER]Est.
$200
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$300
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[RHODE ISLAND RECRUITING ACT]: 102. [RHODE ISLAND RECRUITING ACT] Revolutionary War-date manuscript DS, 1p, small 4to, n.p., n.d. Being a "True Copy of the first Section of act passed at June Session 1780 entitled 'an Act for
0102: [RHODE ISLAND RECRUITING ACT]Est.
$200
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$300
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GEORGE ROSS: 103. GEORGE ROSS (1730-1779). A Signer of Declaration of Independence, the last man of the Pennsylvania delegation to do so. As a jurist, he often espoused the cause of the Indians, endeavoring to
0103: GEORGE ROSSEst.
$300
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$500
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JOSEPH RUSSELL: 104. JOSEPH RUSSELL (d. 1795). Noted colonial printer and auctioneer. Born in Boston, he served as apprentice to Daniel Fowle. In 1755 he entered into partnership with John Green. ALS "J Russell,"
0104: JOSEPH RUSSELLEst.
$100
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$200
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[SARATOGA CONVENTION ARMY]: 105. [SARATOGA CONVENTION ARMY] Manuscript DS, 1p, oblong folio, Fredrick Town, [MD], Feb 1, 1781. A summary of the "Present State of the Brittish [sic] Troops under the Convention of Saratoga..."
0105: [SARATOGA CONVENTION ARMY]Est.
$600
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$800
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[SIGNERS]: 106. [SIGNERS] Collection of eight clipped signatures of Signers of the Declaration of Independence. All are boldly penned on laid paper. Included are: EDWARD RUTLEDGE [mounted] and THOMAS HEYWARD of
0106: [SIGNERS]Est.
$800
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$1,200
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SAMUEL SMITH: 107. SAMUEL SMITH (1752-1839). Revolutionary War officer with Washington at Valley Forge. As major general, he commanded the defense of Baltimore in 1812 and served as mayor of that city from
0107: SAMUEL SMITHEst.
$150
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$250
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FRIEDRICH WILHELM VON STEUBEN: 108. FRIEDRICH WILHELM VON STEUBEN Baron. (1730-1794). Prussian Army officer who offered his services to Congress and Continental Army, reporting to Washington at Valley Forge. Appointed inspector
0108: FRIEDRICH WILHELM VON STEUBENEst.
$700
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$900
SOLD
[SOLDIER'S SERVICE RECEIPT]: 109. [SOLDIER'S SERVICE RECEIPT] Revolutionary War-date manuscript DS, 1p, 6¾"x2¼", Swansey [MA], Nov 11, 1777. Receipt for military service. In full, "Then received by Capt. Peley Shearman, the
0109: [SOLDIER'S SERVICE RECEIPT]Est.
$150
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$250
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ARTHUR ST. CLAIR: 110. ARTHUR ST. CLAIR (1734-1818). Revolutionary War major general serving at Trenton and Princeton, commanded Ft. Ticonderoga, president of the Continental Congress and first governor of the
0110: ARTHUR ST. CLAIREst.
$150
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$250
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[TREATY WITH PRUSSIA]: 111. [TREATY WITH PRUSSIA] Early US imprint, 31pp, small 8vo, [1785]. Pages 308-339 removed from an original, three-volume set of The Laws of the United States of America published in 1796 by Richard
0111: [TREATY WITH PRUSSIA]Est.
$100
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$150
JAMES WARREN: 112. JAMES WARREN (1726-1808). Revolutionary leader who helped draft Plymouth's protest during the Stamp Act crisis. He later served as Paymaster General to the Continental Army and on the Navy
0112: JAMES WARRENEst.
$100
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$150
Lot Passed
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[WASHINGTON & KOSSUTH]: 113. [WASHINGTON & KOSSUTH] Pink silk ribbon 2¾"x6½", imprinted in black ink displaying the images of George Washington and leader of the 1848 Hungarian Revolution, Lajos Kossuth (1802-1894), who
0113: [WASHINGTON & KOSSUTH]Est.
$150
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$250
SOLD
OLIVER WOLCOTT: 114. OLIVER WOLCOTT (1760-1833). Succeeded Alexander Hamilton as secretary of the treasury, appointed by Washington (1795-1800); governor of CT (1817-27). Partly printed DS as governor, 1p, small
0114: OLIVER WOLCOTTEst.
$200
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$300
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MARINUS WILLETT: 115. MARINUS WILLETT (1740-1830). Revolutionary War hero who served in the French and Indian War and conducted the last hostile movement against British at Oswego but declined a generalship; mayor of
0115: MARINUS WILLETTEst.
$1,200
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$1,500
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JAMES WILSON: 116. JAMES WILSON (1742-1798). A Signer of Declaration of Independence; associate justice of US Supreme Court (1789-98). He was one of only six men to sign both the Declaration and the Constitution.
0116: JAMES WILSONEst.
$250
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$350
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JAMES WILSON: 117. JAMES WILSON Partly printed DS, 1p, 8vo, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Jan 26, 1771. Boldly endorsed "Wilson" beneath docket on verso of warrant in the name of "George the Third" to the Sheriff
0117: JAMES WILSONEst.
$150
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$250
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[WYANDOTTE NATION PETITION]: 118. [WYANDOTTE NATION PETITION] Very rare manuscript DS by eight Indian Chiefs with their totems, 1p, 21"x26", Detroit, Michigan Territory, Oct 31, 1807. Petition "To the Senate and House of
0118: [WYANDOTTE NATION PETITION]Est.
$30,000
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$40,000
SOLD
[UNITED STATES INDIAN SERVICE]: 119. [UNITED STATES INDIAN SERVICE] Collection of six Indian Police Commissions for the Western Shoshone Agency. Two partly printed DsS, 1p each, 9"x12", Nevada, 1880. Patriotic eagle and flag
0119: [UNITED STATES INDIAN SERVICE]Est.
$5,000
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$7,000
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN: FUNDS FOR TEXAS INDEPENDENCE120. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (1793-1836). Carried out the plans for the colonization of Texas after inheriting his father's grant of land in Texas for those purposes. After many
0120: STEPHEN F. AUSTINEst.
$3,000
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$4,000
Lot Passed
SOLD
[BUFFALO HIDE PORTRAIT]: 121. [BUFFALO HIDE PORTRAIT] Rare turn-of-the-century painting accomplished on buffalo hide, 22½"x35½", ca. 1890-1910. Signed with initials "SGY" at mid-shoulder, a colorful profile bust portrait
0121: [BUFFALO HIDE PORTRAIT]Est.
$2,000
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$3,000