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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
[CIVIL WAR SLAVE DOCUMENT]: 146. [CIVIL WAR SLAVE DOCUMENT] Civil War period estate appraisal including a male slave. Manuscript DS, 2pp, 4to, n.p., Aug 13, 1862. Detailed inventory and value of the Estate of John Bolt plus
0146: [CIVIL WAR SLAVE DOCUMENT]Est.
$100
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$150
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[KENTUCKY SLAVE DOCUMENT]: 147. [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
0147: [KENTUCKY SLAVE DOCUMENT]Est.
$100
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$150
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[KENTUCKY SLAVE MANUMISSION]: 148. [KENTUCKY SLAVE MANUMISSION] Samuel Donnell frees Negro slave Manuel Blake. DS, 1p, 8¼"x4½", Bourbon Co., KY, Jun 16, 1820. Blake is "fully set free according to the laws of this state
0148: [KENTUCKY SLAVE MANUMISSION]Est.
$100
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$150
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[LOUISIANA SLAVERY]: 149. [LOUISIANA SLAVERY] Sale of plantation including 75 slaves. Partly printed DS, 1p, 12"x16½", Parish of West Feliciana, May 15, 1835. Boldly engrossed deed for the sale of a plantation in East
0149: [LOUISIANA SLAVERY]Est.
$150
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$250
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[SLAVE DOCUMENT]: 150. [SLAVE DOCUMENT] Deed gift of female slave. ADS, 1p, 4to, Bedford Co., VA, Mar 21, 1829. Julias Saunders "for the consideration of one dollar...for the love and affection I have for my daughter
0150: [SLAVE DOCUMENT]Est.
$150
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$250
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[SLAVE DOCUMENT]: 151. [SLAVE DOCUMENT] Inventory and Appraisment of the personal property belonging to the estate of Collins Bradley. DS, 9pp, folded folio, Campbell County, VA, Nov 4, 1845. Document lists 53 slaves,
0151: [SLAVE DOCUMENT]Est.
$100
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$200
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[VIRGINIA SLAVE DOCUMENT]: 152. [VIRGINIA SLAVE DOCUMENT] Bill of Sale for a male slave. DS, 1p, oblong 8vo, Bedford Co., Sep 23, 1769. James Havens sells to John Thompson for the sum of "six pounds seven shillings and two
0152: [VIRGINIA SLAVE DOCUMENT]Est.
$150
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$250
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JOHN T. FORD: OWNER OF INFAMOUS FORD'S THEATER153. JOHN T. FORD (1829-1894). American theater manager who owned Ford's Theatre in Washington, DC where President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. ALS
0153: JOHN T. FORDEst.
$350
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$550
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[EARLY GOVERNMENT IMPRINTS]: 154. [EARLY GOVERNMENT IMPRINTS] Collection of three pamphlets, 8vo, 24pp, Washington, 1819 and 1828. Two being a "Message From The President of the United States," and one a "Letter From The
0154: [EARLY GOVERNMENT IMPRINTS]Est.
$300
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$450
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[CENTENNIAL SAMPLER]: 155. [CENTENNIAL SAMPLER] Colorful American Centennial sampler, 10½"x8½". Berlin or punchwork bust portrait of Lincoln is featured at center between two American flags and the enduring phrase from
0155: [CENTENNIAL SAMPLER]Est.
$150
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$250
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[1803 U.S. LAWS]: 156. [1803 U.S. LAWS] Leather bound volume of Graydon's Digest entitled An Abridgment of the Laws of the United States compiled by William Graydon, 163pp, 5¼"x8", John Wyeth, Harrisburgh, PA, 1803.
0156: [1803 U.S. LAWS]Est.
$80
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$100
SOLD
[1830 POCKET WATCH]: 157. [1830 POCKET WATCH] Open-faced pocket-watch with black Roman numerals on enamel face with spade hour pointer and secondary seconds dial. By Thomas F. Cooper of London, this 13 jewel watch, No.
0157: [1830 POCKET WATCH]Est.
$300
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$500
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[BRITISH POCKET WATCH]: 158. [BRITISH POCKET WATCH] This vintage 13-jewel silver plate watch features four Colonial-era sailing ships engraved on the back case. Manufactured by Roskell of Liverpool, the original glass cover
0158: [BRITISH POCKET WATCH]Est.
$300
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$500
[1850 CONCORD]: 159. [1850 CONCORD] Blissful newlywed Amasa Carter writes to his brother-in-law regarding their new home in Concord. ALS, 4pp, 4to, Concord, NH, Sep 12, 1850. Excellent content. On blue paper, he
0159: [1850 CONCORD]Est.
$100
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$150
Lot Passed
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[CONNECTICUT TAX DOCUMENTS]: 160. [CONNECTICUT TAX DOCUMENTS] Two partly printed DsS, 1p each, [Hartford], May 10, 1802 & Dec 16, 1805. Attractive woodcut engraving of State seal at top center margins. Darkly engrossed and
0160: [CONNECTICUT TAX DOCUMENTS]Est.
$300
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$500
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[INDEPENDENCE DAY]: 161. [INDEPENDENCE DAY] M. I. Weld writes to Miss Eunice Willoughby in Boston. Excellent patriotic content. ALS, 3pp, 4to, Plymouth, NH, Jul 4, [ca. 1830-40]. In part, "...You shall have all the news
0161: [INDEPENDENCE DAY]Est.
$100
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$200
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[STEAMER DOCUMENTS]: 162. [STEAMER DOCUMENTS] Unissued pair of certificates for 12 months passage on the Screw Yacht Dugong. Partly printed documents with docket panel at left, overall 15¼"x13". Attractive paddlewheel
0162: [STEAMER DOCUMENTS]Est.
$100
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$150
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[TITANIC]: 163. [TITANIC] A fragment of the ill-fated ocean liner that sank on Apr 14, 1912, after striking an iceberg. The ½"x3/8" fragment is encased in Lucite, 3½"x4", above attribution. Fine example
0163: [TITANIC]Est.
$200
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$300
SOLD
[TITANIC & ANDREA DORIA SURVIVORS]: 164. [TITANIC & ANDREA DORIA SURVIVORS] Collection of three autographs of survivors of the doomed "unsinkable" ship in 1912 and a survivor of the fatal collision between the Andrea Doria and the
0164: [TITANIC & ANDREA DORIA SURVIVORS]Est.
$150
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$250
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[TREATIES WITH ALGIERS & SPAIN]: 165. [TREATIES WITH ALGIERS & SPAIN] Early US imprint, 38pp, small 8vo, 1795. Originally part of a three-volume set, The Laws of the United States of America published in 1796 by Richard Folwell of
0165: [TREATIES WITH ALGIERS & SPAIN]Est.
$100
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$150
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[UNION CASE I]: 166. [UNION CASE I] Oval sixteenth plate Union case, Ref. Berg 1-176, "Children at the Fence." Fine. Containing superb 19th century ambrotype, a bust portrait of a bearded gentleman. Est: $150-250
0166: [UNION CASE I]Est.
$150
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$250
SOLD
[UNION CASE II]: 167. [UNION CASE II] Octagonal ninth plate Union case, Ref. Berg 2-77, "Pears and Cherries." Fine. Containing a superb Civil War era ambrotype of a half-length seated gentleman in military uniform
0167: [UNION CASE II]Est.
$150
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$250
SOLD
[WHALING]: 168. [WHALING] Very nice letter relating to 19th century whaling industry. ALS "Johnson & Higgins," 1p, 4to, New York, Mar 27, 1856. To William Hathaway at New Bedford. In part, "The Ship Shooting
0168: [WHALING]Est.
$80
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$100
SOLD
JEFFERSON DAVIS: EARLY TEMPORARY GENERAL'S COMMISSION169. JEFFERSON DAVIS (1808-1889). President of Confederate States of America; secretary of war appointed by Franklin Pierce (1853-57); US senator from Mississippi.
0169: JEFFERSON DAVISEst.
$12,000
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$15,000