Wentworth Cheswill Document

Rockingham, New Hampshire, 1811. Cheswill was a bi-racial citizen of N.H. and considered to be the first African-American to hold public office. He was a contemporary of Paul Revere and as a patriot,

1815 Wentworth Cheswill Signed, typed document. Cheswill is sometimes referred to as "The Black Paul Revere," as he participated in actions warning that the British were coming, and helped to shore up

The document and original case appointing Benning Wentworth as Governor of the province New Hampshire in 1741. Frost Estate. Dimensions: 27" Height x 34" Width.

An antique gold filled mourning locket with strands of multi colored hair intertwined together. This locket is believed to be from the family of Wentworth Cheswill. Cheswell is considered to be the fi

Vellum manuscript DS, signed “Henry R,” one page, 9 x 8, July 26, 1536. Document by which King Henry VIII orders the treasurer and chamberlain to pay Edmund Peckham, accountant of the Roya

Important manuscript DS as president, two pages, 7.75 x 13.25, March 7, 1865. Significant document issued from the Executive Mansion, permitting trade across military lines during the Civil War. In pa

Raleigh, Sir Walter (1554-1618) Document signed, Isle of Wight, 15th August 1580 Single sheet of laid paper (29.2 x 21.2cm), 14 lines written in brown ink in a secretarial hand, with Ralegh's autograp

DS, signed “Marilyn Monroe, Norma Jeane Dougherty,” one page, 8.5 x 11, February 6, 1947. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation agreement by which Monroe confirms an amendment to her cont

[Mary Stuart]. Mary Queen of Scots Document Signed "MARIE R." One page, 12.25" x 16.5", [illegible]; February 1, 1563. An official document, written in Old Scots English regarding a Bill. Marked "No.

PRESIDENT WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON DOCUMENT, MARCH 23, 1841 H 14", W 8":Document dated 3-23-1841 to authorize and direct the Secretary of State to affix the seal of the United States to the commission o

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “B. Franklin,” one page, 16 x 13.75, May 30, 1786. As president of Pennsylvania's Supreme Executive Council, Franklin issues a land grant to Matthias K

LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. 1809-1865. Document Signed ('Abraham Lincoln'), as President, 1p on conjoined leaves, 4to (248 x 196 mm), Washington, D.C., July 2, 1863, being a draft order for the Sixth district o

Benjamin Franklin document signed ("B. Franklin Presidt."). One page, 7.25" x 10", no place; August 6, 1788. Manuscript legal docume

Col. John Singleton Mosby (1833-1916: Confederate cavalry battalion commander, known as the "Gray Ghost" fro his partisan guerrilla tactics; after Appomattox, disbanded his force rather than surrender

Highly desirable partly-printed DS as president, signed “Go: Washington,” one page, 13 x 16, June 9, 1795. Three-language ship's papers issued to "James Humphrey, master or commander o

Manuscript DS, signed “Go: Washington,” one page, 8.75 x 16, January 3, 1787. Potomack Company payroll document for workers at Shenandoah Falls from September 29-November 12, 1786, oversee

Anne Bradstreet (née Dudley; March 8, 1612 – September 16, 1672) was the most prominent of early English poets of North America and first writer in England's North American colonies to be p

George Washington Signed Full Handwritten Document (1789). We are profoundly honored to present a remarkable piece of American history–an original handwritten document bearing the full signature of

A GEORGE WASHINGTON MILITARY APPOINTMENT. WASHINGTON, GEORGE. 1732-1799. Document Signed ('Go: Washington'), appointing Frederick Dalcho as Lieutenant in the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers, 1 p,

Paul Revere autograph document signed ("Paul Revere"). One page, 7.25" x 3", Boston; December 24, 1813. An exceptionally scarce autographed memora

Rare autograph DS in German, signed "Gregor Mendel," one page, 8.25 x 13.5, September 1, 1876. Untranslated document concerning a financial transaction, issued from St. Thomas's Abbey in Brno. An

DS, signed “John Lennon" and "Paul McCartney,” three pages, 8 x 13, February 11, 1975. Contract between Maclen Music Limited and Jackwill S. A., with the latter agreeing to "procure or pro

Manuscript DS in Spanish, signed by Ferdinand, "Yo el Rey," and by Isabella, "Yo la Reyna,” one page, 12.25 x 13, April 6, 1476. Ferdinand and Isabella legitimize the cousin and sister-in-law of

Very Rare Abraham Lincoln Signed "Young America" Document inscribed Gettysburg Camp. Abraham Lincoln was born to Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the U