PHINEAS T. BARNUM Autograph Letter Signed, 1889

Autograph letter signed ('P. T. Barnum') to a doctor, reading "I am afraid it will be difficult for you to hit the bull's eye at long range but I want you to try it. My stomach and bowels are out of o

BARNUM, Phineas Taylor (1810-1891). Autograph letter signed ("P.T. Barnum"). Liverpool England, 5 November 1858. 1 page, 5 3/8 x 8 1/8 in., creasing to folds and corners, with small separation to righ

Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810 –1891) was an American showman, businessman, and politician, remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and founding the Barnum & Bailey Circus (1871–2017) wi

ALS signed “P. T. Barnum,” one page, 5.5 x 8.5, Lindencroft letterhead, June 7, 1866. Handwritten letter to H. S. Huntley, in part: "I expect to sail for Europe early in July and shall not

Kipling (Rudyard, writer and poet, 1865-1936) Autograph Letter signed to "Colonel Hart", 1p., 8vo, Sealdah House [Calcutta], 8th March [date supplied in pencil in another hand 1889], finding a positio

COLLINS, William Wilkie (1824–1889). Autograph letter signed (“Wilkie Collins”) to his cousin Jane Ward, 12 January 1881. 3 pages, 8vo (180 x 114 mm), personal letterhead on a bifoli

Collins, Wilkie (1824-1889) Autograph letter signed, 90 Gloucester Place, 24 January 1885 To F. J. Fargus (author, 1847-1885, nom-de-plume Hugh Conway), making an appointment, single bifolium (17.8 x

* DAVIS, Jefferson (1808-1889). Autograph letter signed ("Jefferson Davis'), as Secretary of War, to editor of the Union, A. O. Nicholson. War Department, [Washington, D.C.], 14 September 1855. 2 page

Autographs John Ericsson Designer and Builder of the Civil War Union's Ironclad Ship MONITOR Autograph Letter Signed JOHN ERICSSON (1803-1889). Built the Civil War Union's Ironclad Ship "Monitor" the

He founded the internationally renowned Marsick Quartet. Professor at the Paris Conservatoire. Autograph letter signed Saturday dated 07.03.1889: "... la virtuosité piquante du scherzo feront, j'

SCHLIEMANN, HEINRICH Autograph letter signed to Alexander Stuart Murray, Keeper of Greek and Roman Antiquities at the British Museum. Athens, 26 Sept. 1889, single page written in English on a bifoliu

The first American woman to work as a professional astronomer (1818-1889) and who used a telescope to discover what became known as 'Miss Mitchell's Comet.' ALS, one page, 5 x 8, personal

[SOUTH DAKOTA]. Autograph Letter Signed. [Sioux Falls], “Monday Morning the 22d,” [ca. 1889]. Two 4to pages on one 4to leaf of ruled laid paper. With embossed (governmental?) stamp at uppe

Confederate Major General Daniel Harvey Hill (1821-1889) Signed Letter and Autograph. (1) Letter from Hill to telegrapher from the Dunlop House, Petersburg, Virginia, 1864. In the letter, Hill request

United States 1889 Signed letter on Breakers stationary designating a meeting time to the recipient. 7" x 4 1/2".,Ink on paper A large collection of interesting autographs are offered in this auction

Details: Zalman Shazar autographed 1959 typed letter (TLS). Signed in Hebrew. Fine condition. Zalman Shazar (November 24, 1889 – October 5, 1974) was an Israeli politician, author and poet.

Details: Zalman Shazar autographed 1958 typed letter (TLS) signed in Hebrew. Fine condition. Zalman Shazar (November 24, 1889 – October 5, 1974) was an Israeli politician, author and poet.

Rare ALS signed “Edgar A. Poe,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, August 24, 1846. Addressed from New York, a handwritten letter to writer Frederick William Thomas, who, from 1841 until 1850, worked

ALS signed “N. Tesla,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 6.75, personal monogram letterhead, June 14, 1899. Handwritten letter to Rear Admiral Francis J. Higginson by Nikola Tesla

CROCKETT, DAVID. 1786-1836. Autograph Letter Signed ('David Crockett') to James Davison on the heels of his failed 1831 Senate bid, including much commentary on his political philosophy and his disput

Johann Kalb autograph letter signed ("Baron de Kalb"). Two pages on one leaf, 6.5" x 8.5", Anderson's Ferry, [Pennsylvania]; September

ALS as president, signed “Go: Washington,” one page, 6.75 x 8.5, April 8, 1791. Handwritten letter to his nephew George Augustine Washington, penned from Dumfries, Virginia, during his pre

MARION, FRANCIS. 1732-1795. Early Autograph Letter Signed ('Fran. Marion') from the Swamp Fox to General Benjamin Lincoln, from the field, 1 p, 4to (318 x 254 mm), ink on paper, 'Camp at Sheldon' [Sou

Thaddeus Kościuszko autograph letter signed ("Thad: Kosciusko Colo."). One page, 7.75" x 6.25", Fishkill [New York]; Dec