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AUTHENTICATORS AND CONSULTANTS JOHN REZNIKOFF, UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES

John is the founder of University Archives, a leading firm specializing in the appraisal and authentication of documents and manuscripts.

He is affiliated with multiple professional organizations dedicated to the autograph industry, was a contributing editor for Autograph Collector magazine, and is a PSA/DNA authenticator. Letters of Authenticity are available on certain lots. Priced upon request*

PSA/DNA

PSA/DNA is the world’s leading third party autograph authentication company. Using state of the art technology, PSA/DNA created a security system to prevent counterfeiting, forgery and piracy. As the most respected service in the industry, PSA/DNA’s years of expertise and knowledge have established an impeccable reputation for providing professional, unbiased, expert opinions.

STEVE ZARELLI

Letters of Authenticity are availableon certain lots. Priced from $25 to $200*

STEVE ZARELLI AUTHENTICATION

Steve Zarelli is a recognized authority in the field of astronaut autographs. His findings have been published in the definitive space collecting reference Relics of the Space Race, and he has contributed articles to the UACC’s Pen & Quill magazine, Autograph Times magazine, and the UACC signature study Neil Armstrong: The Quest for His Autograph. Zarelli Space Authentication also provides authentication consulting services to James Spence Authentication (JSA), Sportscard Guaranty Authentic (SGC), and PSA/DNA Authentication. Letters of Authenticity are available on certain lots. Priced from $30 to $150*

ROGER EPPERSON SIGNED, SEALED, AND DELIVERED/REAL

Roger has an extensive background as a full-time dealer in autographs and collectibles, and is a trusted authenticator in all areas of contemporary music. When supported by the REAL logo and Roger’s name, music-related autographs assume an added value. Letters of Authenticity are available on certain lots. Priced from $30 to $150*

PHIL SEARS COLLECTIBLES

For over 20 years Phil Sears has been the recognized world authority on Walt Disney’s autograph habits. Included among Phil-sears.com customers are the Walt Disney Company and the Walt Disney Family Museum. Sears’s items have been featured in Autograph Collector magazine, E Ticket magazine, Collect! magazine, and the biography Walt Disney’s Missouri. Letters of Authenticity are available on certain lots. Priced upon request*

FRANK CAIAZZO, BEATLES AUTOGRAPHS

Frank is the world’s leading authority on Beatles signed and handwritten material. Since he began his study in 1986, he has amassed the largest file of signed examples on the planet. Through decades of focused and diligent research, he has acquired great skill in identifying authentic Beatles autographs, and also has gained the insight necessary to accurately approximate the era in which they were signed.

RENATO SAGGIORI

With more than 50 years in the European autograph market, Renato is considered an expert on the manuscripts of European royalty, scientists, painters, and writers. He is also considered the leading authority on papal autographs and manuscripts. His 2006 book, The Popes - Five Centuries of Signatures, is an indispensible reference tool.

BRIAN GREEN AND MARIA GREEN, BRIAN AND MARIA GREEN CIVIL WAR SIGNATURES

With more than 45 years combined experience in the field, Brian and Maria are two of the nation’s leading experts in Civil War autographs and manuscripts.

JAMES CAMNER

James is a leading classical music autograph dealer. With more than 35 years experience, he is a founding member of PADA, an authenticator for PSA/DNA, a member of the ABAA, and an author of over ten published books on related subjects.

RICH CONSOLA

Rich has studied Elvis Presley’s handwriting and signature for nearly 20 years, which has placed him in the forefront of Presley authenticators worldwide.

BECKETT AUTHENTICATION SERVICES

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CONTENTS

Declaration of Independence .............................................................................4 Founding Fathers ............................................................................................20 Presidents and First Ladies...............................................................................84 Notables..........................................................................................................129 Military.............................................................................................................178 Aviation............................................................................................................195 Space..............................................................................................................199 Art, Architecture, and Design...........................................................................213 Comic Art and Animation ................................................................................224 Literature.........................................................................................................226 Music...............................................................................................................252 Classic Entertainment.....................................................................................272 The John Brennan Collection .........................................................................289 Sports............................................................................................................. 296 Conditions of Sale.......................................................................................... 299

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declaration of independece

Sought-after Force print of the Declaration of Independence 1. Declaration of Independence Force Print.

Striking rice paper engraving of the Declaration of Independence, 25.5 x 29, printed by Peter Force in 1848 for inclusion in his series American Archives, beginning, “In Congress, July 4, 1776. The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America.”

Removably encapsulated in acid-free mylar. In very good to fine condition, with professional reinforcements along folds on the reverse. By 1820, the original Declaration of Independence had seriously deteriorated due to inappropriate handling and storage, creating an immediate need for a facsimile reproduction. Commissioned by John Quincy Adams, William J. Stone engraved a copperplate by lifting ink directly from the original and creating a perfect copy. He printed 201 before placing the plate in storage for safekeeping.

Twenty years later, in 1843, Peter Force was commissioned by Congress to print a series of books now known as the American Archives featuring the founding documents of the United States. For the occasion, the Stone engraving was removed from storage and used to produce new copies on rice paper, distinguished from the original by an engraving in the lower left corner “W.J. Stone S.C. Washn.” Printed in 1848, each copy was folded into the first volume of the fifth series of books. After printing, the plate was again retired, now residing with the original Declaration at the National Archives. Congress authorized the printing of 1500 copies of American Archives, but subscriptions for the elaborate edition were disappointing, and in the end many fewer copies—perhaps only 500—were issued. Most were folded and bound into Volume I, Series Five. Starting Bid $1000

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Superb 1776 Samuel Adams document 2. Samuel Adams. Revolutionary War-dated manuscript DS, signed “Samuel Adams Secr’y,” one page, 4.25 x 3.5, September 4, 1776. In full: “This may Certify that the above Commission was this day presented to be alter’d agreeable to a late act of this State Intitled ‘an act for altering the Stile of Commission etc’ and was altered accordingly.” Signed boldly at the conclusion

by Adams. Mounted and framed to an overall size of 8 x 7.5.

In fine condition, with trimmed edges and light overall soiling.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Wax seal from the New Hampshire signer’s personal estate

(Shown larger than actual size)

3. Josiah Bartlett. Tiny metal wax seal featuring the profile portrait of Josiah Bartlett, acquired from the 1989 auction of contents from the Josiah Bartlett Homestead and Museum. The seal measures approximately 3/4˝ tall with a 3/8˝ face. In fine condition. Accompanied by an original tag from the auction and color copies of the catalog cover and related materials. Bartlett was the first to vote for independence, and became the second to sign the Declaration of Independence after John Hancock.Starting Bid $200

4. Carter Braxton. Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Virginia (1736–1797) who was one of the wealthiest and most powerful plantation owners in the colony. Rare ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.5 x 9, July 26, 1777. Letter written from “Delaware Town,” in part: “Your Letter dated the 14 of this instant by Mr. Harris containing your Act of Assembly & Letters from Mr. Cowper, came yesterday accidentally to hand…

Mr. Cowper had indeed wrote to me respecting the Salt…I do not know how much I can get for the Salt but believe any Price in reason as there is little or none at markett and it will be rising untill it all gets to Suffolk at which time I will begin to sell…To my great Surprise the Clarks Town express is not yet arrived.”

He goes on to discuss tobacco, rum, and other goods and supplies. Silked on both sides and in very good condition, with light staining, professional cleaning, and several small repairs.

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5. Charles Carroll of Carrollton. Third-person autograph document, signed within the text, “Charles Carroll Esquire,” one page, 9 x 3.5, February 15, 1775. In full: “The Fifteenth day of February One Thousand seven hundred and Seventy five came Charles Carroll Esquire party to the within Indenture and acknowledged the same to be his act and deed to and for the uses therein mentioned and according to the form of the act of assembly in such cases made and provided, before me and one of the Judges of the Provincial Court.” Signed at the conclusion by Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer. In fine condition, with trimmed edges. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

6. Abraham Clark. Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Jersey (1726-1794). Rare ink signature, “Cepi Corpus Custody, Abra: Clark,” on an off-white 2.75 x 1.5 slip affixed to a same-size mount. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Declaration of Independence. Large and

impressive 19th-century 33 x 29 cotton bandana printed in brown with blue trim, portraying Jonathan Trumbull’s famous painting of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, headed, “Declaration of Independence of the United States of America, 4th July 1776.” The lower portion features a legend identifying each signer with his facsimile signature. Pressure-mounted and framed under Plexiglas to an overall size of 43 x 38. In very good condition, with foxing and staining (predominantly to the bottom), and some minor losses.

Starting Bid $300

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8. William Ellery. Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Rhode Island (1727-1820). ADS, signed “W. Ellery Colle,” one page, 6.75 x 3.25, September 19, 1790. Receipt issued to John Tillinghast from the “Port of Newport,” in full: “Sworn to and a duplicate delivered according to law.” The sheet is affixed to a slightly larger cardstock mount. In very good to fine condition, with trimmed edges, light toning, and a short tear to the bottom edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Ellery’s 1778 appointment to the Continental Congress

9. William Ellery. Rare Revolutionary War–dated manuscript commission, two pages, 8 x 12.75, May 8, 1778, docketed on the reverse in Ellery’s hand, “W. Ellery’s Commission as Delegate of the State of Rhode-Island, 1778 May 8th.” Governor William Greene of Rhode Island appoints Ellery as “a Delegate to represent the said State for One Year in the General Congress of Delegates from the Thirteen United States of America, now sitting at York Town in the State of Pennsylvania.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by Governor Greene and countersigned by Henry Ward as secretary. The crisply embossed Rhode Island seal affixed to the upper left remains fully intact. In fine condition, with tape reinforcements to splitting along the intersecting folds and hinge, and a light strip of toning passing through Ellery’s docket.

Ellery was first elected to serve as a delegate in Continental Congress for the newly declared independent state of Rhode Island on May 4, 1776. He arrived in Philadelphia on May 14, 1776, in time to vote for independence and become one of the ‘Immortal 56’ to sign the Declaration of Independence. The Congress fled from Philadelphia in December 1776, fearing the impending British occupation. They first went to Baltimore, then convened at York, Pennsylvania, before returning to Philadelphia in June 1778. Ellery served his Rhode Island constituency in Congress from 1776 to 1785, before being appointed as chief justice of Rhode Island in 1785. A superb and important early American document. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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10. William Ellery. ADS, signed “Wm. Ellery jun D’y Coll’r,” one page, 8 x 7.75, November 25 and 26, 1790. Custom House of Newport document, in full: “I certify that Roger James Bull Master of the Sloop New York Packet has sworn to the above Additional Manifest consisting of three articles of entry and delivered a duplicate thereof according to Law.” Ellery has added above: “Additional Manifest, Consigned to Wm. Shaw, N. 1. One desk—, N. 2. One bag of Cotton, N. 3. two tons of Whetstones, Shipped by Wm. Shaw.” In very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds and scattered soiling.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Governor Hancock directs Barnstable officials to administer “the Declaration and Oaths of affirmations prescribed by the Constitution of this Commonwealth” 11. John Hancock.

Magnificent manuscript DS, one page both sides, 7.75 x 12.5, February 18, 1784. Official letter directed to Daniel Davis, Nathaniel Freeman, Solomon Freeman, and David Matcher, in full (spelling and grammar retained): “You or any two of you are hereby authorized & impowered to administer the Declaration and Oaths of affirmations prescribed by the Constitution of this Commonwealth agreeable to the forms herewith inclosed to each and every of the Civil Officers in the County of Barnstable who have been or may be appointed and Commissioned by the Governor with the Advice and Consent of the Council of the Commonwealth aforesaid, and also to such persons, as may be appointed to Act as Deputy Sheriffs & Corroners in the said County—. And you are to make return of your doings into the Secretary’s Office as soon as may be. In Testimony whereof I have Caused the public Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts aforesaid to be hereunto affixed.” Signed boldly on the reverse by Hancock as the first governor of Massachusetts, and countersigned by John Avery as secretary. White paper seal remains affixed to upper left corner. In very good to fine condition, with light edge staining, and splits along the somewhat fragile intersecting folds. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500 www.RRAuction.com | 9

Hopkinson writes his sister in 1776, inquiring about her husband’s production of saltpeter

12. Francis Hopkinson. Rare Revolutionary War–dated ALS signed “Fr. Hopkinson,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, measures 12.5 x 8 open, March 29, 1776. Letter to his sister, Nancy Coale, in part: “I have been pleasing myself all Winter with the fond Hopes of paying you a visit in the Spring, but now the Time is come I find so many Difficulties in the way, that I know not how to break thro them all. The Critical Situation of Public Affairs & my own uncertain Circumstances are principal Obstacles. I hope, however, my dear Sister will not doubt the Reality & Warmth of my Love altho I cannot give a Proof of it in the way I could wish. I am far from giving up entirely the Expectations of seeing you in a few weeks—it is my earnest Desire—and if I can, with any Propriety accomplish it shall certainly do myself & you that pleasure.

We are exceedingly anxious to hear from you expecting the Time draws nigh in which you hope to increase your Family.

May God grant you a happy Delivery!—You know not the tender Cares & heart–felt Pangs this new Connection will create—But it is the Lot of human Life, that every Acquisition of Joy brings with it the Seeds of much Sorrow—I hope the latter will never thrive in your Garden.—When I think of my dear, my darling Jemmy—I feel one of those Touches of Grief which Nature can least bear—But no more of this— Nancy is well & desires her Love to you & the Doctor—you have heard no Doubt how ill she has been this winter, & that I have lost another Son, but as it lived but one Day the parting was the easier.— I wonder much my Brother Tommy hath never favoured me with a Line since he left us—I hope he is well & in Prosperity—pray give our Love to him & assure him of our good wishes—I had called my last little Boy Tommy.

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I hear the Dr. is engaged in a Salt Petre Works—how does he go on? I hope he has good Success—I too have been fiddling at it—but in a very small way.—I hope our good Sister Jenny is well—but I will write a Line to her.—Once more our Love to the good Doctor. Compliments to all your & our new Relations particularly to Mr. Thomas Cole.” Hopkinson adds a brief postscript, “Mr. & Mrs. Borden desire their affectionate Regards to you & yours & to Sister Jenny.” Removably encapsulated in a mylar sleeve. In very good condition, with scattered staining and foxing, and professional repairs to small areas of paper loss along folds.

At the start of the War for Independence, Pennsylvania’s Frankford Mill served as the lone American manufacturer of gunpowder. On February 23, 1776, Continental Congress resolved to remedy this shortage by promoting the production of saltpeter across the United Colonies; saltpeter being an ingredient in a recipe for ‘nitre,’ or potassium nitrate, one of three gunpowder essentials. Although Hopkinson attests to “fiddling at it—but in a very small way,” civilian urgency is plainly captured. Three months later, Hopkinson was elected to represent New Jersey in the Second Continental Congress, approving and signing the Declaration of Independence soon thereafter. In addition to his legal career, Hopkinson was also an acclaimed composer, with the somber mention of “Jemmy” recalling a song he had written nearly twenty years earlier entitled ‘With Jemmy on the Sea,’ one of the earliest American compositions. An affectionately penned letter deriving from a notable chapter in both the life of Hopkinson and the narrative of the American Revolution. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $300

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John

Hancock.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts broadside issued by John Hancock as governor, one page, 8 x 12.75, February 23, 1791, printed at Boston by Thomas Adams, printer to the Honorable General Court. The broadside features the text of “An Act for the Limitation of Personal Actions, and for avoiding Suits at Law,” and prominently features Hancock’s name at the conclusion. The reverse bears a contemporary ink notation, “Town Clerk, Bellingham.” In very good condition, with foxing, light staining, and repaired paper loss to the upper left corner.

Starting Bid $200

16. Richard Henry Lee. Member of the

notable Lee family and signer of the Declaration of Independence from Virginia (1732-1794). Scarce free-franked mailing envelope, measures 10 x 8 unfolded with a 4.25 x 3 center panel, postmarked April 30th (no year), addressed by Lee to “Doctor Beatty at Princeton in New Jersey,” and franked in the lower left, “R. H. Lee.” In very good to fine condition, with light creasing, and repaired paper loss to the unfolded flap. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

14. Stephen Hopkins.

Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Rhode Island (1707-1785) who served as the colony’s governor in the 1750s and 1760s. ADS, signed “Step. Hopkins,” one page, 4 x 1.5, March 24, 1757. Receipt of payment, in full: “Rec’d of Jeremiah Knight collector for Cranston One Thousand Eight Hundred and Ninety Six Pounds, Eight Shillings, part of this order, £1896.8.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

17. Philip Livingston. Signer of the Declaration of Indepen-

dence from New York (1716-1778). Uncommon ink signature, “Gent., your Most Obed’t Servant, Phil. Livingston,” on an offwhite 4.75 x 2 slip affixed to a slightly larger cardstock mount.

In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

15. Samuel Huntington.

Signer of the Dec lar ation of Independence from Connecticut (1731-1796) and seventh president of the Continental Congress. Address panel signed in the lower left corner, “S. Huntington,” 6.25 x 2.75, with another hand addressing the corresponding letter to “His Excellency The President of the State of Pennsylvania.” Doublematted and framed with a plaque and image of Huntington to an overall size of 21 x 14.75. In fine condition, with light toning over the left half. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Addressed to fellow Declaration signer Caesar Rodney 18. Thomas McKean. Signer of the

Declaration of Independence from Delaware (1734–1817) who later served as president of the Continental Congress, Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, and Governor of Pennsylvania. Unique Revolutionary War–dated free franked address panel, measuring 10.5 x 5.5 unfolded (with address panel of 7.5 x 3.5), addressed in an unknown hand to “His Excellency Caesar Rodney Esquire, President of the Delaware State,” and franked in the lower left, “Tho. McKean.” The address panel is marked “(public service),” and the upper panel is annotated, “to be forwarded without the least delay by order, Sept. 20, 1781.” In very good condition, with staining, toning, and a repaired area of paper loss along the top edge. Like McKean, Rodney was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and served as president of Delaware during most of the Revolutionary War. An excellent association piece between two of America’s founding fathers. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

19. Robert Morris. Important financier

who signed the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and Constitution (1734-1806). Partly-printed DS, signed on the reverse, “Robt. Morris,” one page, 6.75 x 4, June 10, 1795.

Promissory note in which John Nicholson promises to pay Robert Morris $6000 three years later. Boldly endorsed on the reverse

by Morris. In very good to fine condition, with light overall creasing. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

20. Robert Morris. Partly-printed DS, signed “Rob’t Morris,” one page, 8.5 x 7.5, March 31, 1791. Company of the Schuylkill and Susquehanna Navigation document certifying that “William Henderson…is entitled to One Share of Stock, in the said Company.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by Morris as the company’s president. Matted and framed with a plaque and image of Morris to an overall size of 16.75 x 23. In very good to fine condition, with light soiling and scattered creasing. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Archive of land documents relating to the estates of Lewis Morris 21. [Lewis Morris]. Collection of nine manuscript drafts and

documents related to New York signer Lewis Morris (none signed by him), which concern various lands owned or sold by either himself or his family, twelve total pages, dated between 1738 and 1816, including: a manuscript document docketed, “Lewis Morris Gov., & Isabella his Wife, to James Graham,” affirming the sale of a “certain tract of land (being part of the Manor of Morrissania)” to his son-in-law; a vellum scallop-topped indenture between “John Thomas Esquire Sherriff of the County of West Chester” and Lewis Morris, dated 1786, in which Morris receives £800 for “damages on account of certain Trespasses done by the said Samuel Embree”; a letter addressed to Morris by “Samuel Jones,” May 18, 1797, informing him that the “Owners or Proprietors of Morrisania” are 92 years in “arrears of Quit Rents due on the Grants of Morrisania and the Manor of Fordham” on “the Grant to Lewis Morris dated 6 May 1697,” with the bill attached; another letter from Jones to Gouverneur Morris, September 6, 1799, noting that his brother Lewis “took no notice” of the previous letter, so the owners of the lands that “include the Tract called Morrisania” must appear at City Hall or the land will be sold; a manuscript document signed “Samuel Jones Comptroller,” February 15, 1800, a certificate affirming that $303.82 is due to the State of New York “for Arrears of Quit Rent…on a Patent granted to Lewis Morris the 25 April 1676 for Land and Meadow in the County of Westchester”; a manuscript document twice-signed “Elisha Jenkins Comptl” and “Abm G. Lansing Treasr,” April 19, 1805, affirming that “it Appears that the Sum of Twenty Dollars is due for arrears of Quit Rent on two Patents for Land Granted Lewis Morris”; a manuscript document signed “Abm. G. Lansing Treasr” and “Elisha Jenkins Compt.,” April 19, 1805, affirming “that James Morris has this day paid the arrears of quit rent on two patents of land granted to Lewis Morris”; a vellum manuscript document twice-signed “Morris Morris” and “Jerusha Morris,” dated May 23, 1807, a land grant in which Morris Morris, yeoman, and his wife Jerusha, sell to Isaac Davis, miller, “a certain Lot or Piece of land situate in Mooreland Township in the County of Montgomery” for a sum of $716; and a manuscript document signed “John Boyce” and

by Catherine Boyce under “X,” dated February 18, 1816, an indenture between “John Boyce of the City of New York, Gardener, and Catharine his wife of the first part, and Gouverneur Morris of Morrisania in the County of West-Chester…that the said John and Catharine for…Two thousand Dollars…have granted…unto the said Gouverneur…All that certain dwelling house and farm tract or parcel of land situate lying and being in West Farms in the County of West Chester.” In overall very good to fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

22. Robert Treat Paine. ADS, signed “R. T. Paine,” one page, 7 x 3, no date. Legal document addressed to Mr. Foles, in full: “In the Case Howland vs Briggs the half share of Byl which is fired for, is set forth in the Writ to be worth eighteen pounds & as the Dept. was defaulted it would doubtless be regular to make up Judgment for that sum; but as the said half share was sold but for £15—, the Judg’t would have been ordered to be made up so by the Court if it had been mentioned to them, & as the creditor now desires it, it must be regular for you to make it up so, I should wait on you if I were not a little unwell & very busy.” Double-matted and framed with a plaque and image of Paine to an overall size of 21.5 x 14.5. In fine condition, with ink erosion affecting one word of text. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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23. John Penn. Signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation as a representative of North Carolina (1741–1781). Ink endorsement signature, “J. P. atto,” on the reverse of a manuscript legal document, one page, 7.5 x 4.5, February 6, 1786. Writ order addressed to the Sheriff of Granville County to “take the bodies of John John Potter & Riehard Wilkins” and to render unto Thomas Greenwood the sum of £32.6.0. In fine condition, with light toning along folds. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Rodney shepherds ratification of the Articles of Confederation 24. Caesar Rodney. Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Delaware (1728–1784) who, on July 2, 1776, famously rode his horse 80 miles non-stop to break the deadlock within the Delaware delegation and vote in favor of independence.

Historic Revolutionary War–era handwritten letter, unsigned, one page both sides, 7.75 x 12.5, circa 1778–1779. As president of Delaware, Rodney encourages the delegates of the Delaware General Assembly to support the ratification of the Articles of Confederation. In part: “The calling you together at so short a day from your last sitting gives me no small concern. I am not ignorant of the great Sacrifice you make to the public by leaving your families and private affairs so frequently. But am nevertheless persuaded that the importance of the business, which you are now called to decide upon, will in your opinions, justify the act of convening you. I must beg leave to recommend to your Honor the completing the several matters laid before you, by message, at your last sitting, particularly the Articles of Confederation. Congress are verry pressing to have the General Assembly decide on that matter and instruct their representatives in Congress accordingly…Since the last sitting of the General Assembly, I received and send you herewith Several Acts of Congress, to wit, an Act of the twenty sixth day of August 1776, for establishing a provision for Soldiers and Seamen maimed or disabled in the Service of the United States—to which is subjoined a Supplementary Act of the Twenty fifth of September 1778 for the Benefit of Maimed and disabled Volunteers in the Service of the States, antecedent to the date of the first above mentioned Act—An Act of the Twenty Sixth of September 1778 for organizing the public Treasury, and for providing an House for the several offices of Treasury—and an Act for holding a General Thanksgiving throughout the United States on Wednesday the Thirtieth of December next.” In very good to fine condition, with old tape along the left side, an unobtrusive tear to the body, and the trimmed and detached lower section held in place with archival tape.

By June 1778, it was known that ten of the state legislatures had either ratified or were preparing to ratify the Articles of Confederation—the first step toward the creation of a permanent form of American government. The three remaining states— Delaware, New Jersey, and Maryland—were expected to fall into line. Instead, they balked at signing because the Articles of Confederation failed to provide for the creation of a national domain in the west. By 1779, Delaware and New Jersey had overcome their objections, though only under protest. Maryland held out until February of 1781. A remarkable letter from a foundational moment in American history. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Highly desirable 1795 medical receipt from the esteemed physician and founding father 25. Benjamin Rush. Physician and surgeon general of the

Continental Army, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and early professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (1746–1813). Sought-after ADS, signed “Benj’n Rush,” one page, 6.25 x 8, December 9, 1795. Receipt of payment addressed to Henry Clymer, in full: “Dr. Rush hereby acknowledges the liberal compensation for medical services, rendered to Mr. Henry Clymer, this day received in full of all demands.”

In very good to fine condition, with toning from prior display.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

26. Edward Rutledge. American politician from South Carolina who was the youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence (1749-1800). Ink signature, “Edward Rutledge, Dfts Atty,” on an off-white 6.75 x 1.75 slip clipped from the close of a document.

In very good to fine condition, with staining along the bottom edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

27. Roger Sherman. ADS, one page, 7.5 x 5.5, November 7, 1786. Pay order

issued to Treasurer John Lawrence, in full: “Please to pay to Mr. Israel Stoddard out of the monies appropriated for the support of civil government Six pounds Seven Shillings lawful money, on account of what is due to me on the Debenture of the Sup’r Court for the last circuit.” Matted and framed with a plaque and engraving to an overall size of 22.75 x 17.25. In very good to fine condition, with multiple unobtrusive intersecting folds. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Exceedingly rare 1779 document

by Pennsylvania signer George Taylor

28. George Taylor. Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania (1716–1781). Rare Revolutionary War–dated manuscript DS, signed “Geo. Taylor,” one page, 9.25 x 15.25, December 31, 1779. Document concerning the sale of real estate, in part: “Know all Men by these Presents that I George Taylor of the Township of Greenwhich in the County of Sussex and State of New Jersey for and in Consideration of the sum of Three hundred Pounds lawful Money of the State of Pennsylvania to me in hand…forever Have Granted…the full equal and undivded…

Parcel of Land situate in Haycock Township in the County of Bucks and State of Pennsylvania.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by Taylor beside an affixed paper seal. The adjoining page bears a document signed by Robert L. Hooper, one of the parties to the original transaction, dated November 8, 1782, transferring his share of the parcel. In very good condition, with scattered staining, and separations and paper loss along intersecting folds showing both antique and recent repairs. Taylor ranks among the rarest Declaration signers, due in part to his limited role in public life, and his death prior to American victory in the Revolutionary War. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $2500

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Historic New Hampshire pay order from the period he signed the Declaration of Independence

29. Matthew Thornton. Revolutionary War–dated manuscript DS, signed “M. Thornton,” one page, 6 x 6.25, November 26, 1777. Issued by Meshech Weare as president of New Hampshire, an order to pay Matthew Thornton for the period that covered his signing of the Declaration of Independence. In full: “In pu[rsuan]ce of a Vote of the Council and Assembly pay the Honble. Matthew Thornton Esq. Seventy five pounds which together with Forty five pounds formerly receiv’d by him at twice to be accounted for is in full for his Salary as one of the Puisne Jus[tice] of the Superior Court from the fifth d[ay of] January 1776 to the fifth day of January next making in the whole One hundred & seventy pounds agreeable to said Vote.” Signed at the conclusion by Wear, “M. Weare, Pres’t,” and endorsed on the reverse by Thornton to confirm receipt, “M. Thornton.” In fine condition, with two large cancelation holes affecting some text.

This historic pay document accounts for the period of time during which Thornton signed the Declaration of Independence as one of New Hampshire’s delegates to the Second Continental Congress. On September 12, 1776, Thornton was appointed by the New Hampshire House of Representatives as a delegate to the Continental Congress for a term of one year. He did not take his seat until November 4, four months after the passage of the Declaration of Independence, and he immediately acceded to the Declaration and was permitted to place his signature on the document. In addition, Thornton served as a justice of the Superior Court of New Hampshire from 1776 to 1782. An outstanding financial document from America’s foundational moment. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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32. Oliver Wolcott. Sign-

30. James Smith. Signer of the Declaration of Independence

from Pennsylvania (1719-1806). Ink endorsement signature, “Jas. Smith,” at the bottom of a manuscript legal document, one page, 8 x 3.25, no date. Petition made by Cath Bickham concerning the dissolution of her marriage, in part: “Your Pett. therefore prays the Honble. House would please to take her unhappy case into Consideration, (And upon good due Notice to all parties Concerned), permit her to bring in a Bill to dissolve the marriage aforesaid.” In very good condition, with a split to a vertical fold, chipping to the right edge, and complete professional silking to both sides. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

31.

George Walton. Signer of

the Declaration of Independence from Georgia (1749-1804).

Partly-printed DS, signed “Geo. Walton,” one page, 7.5 x 12, March 7, 1784. State of Georgia petition to the “Honourable George Walton Esquire, Chief Justice of the said State, and the Assistant Justices of the County of Richmond,” requesting that Holman Freeman, Elijah Clark, Robert Middleton, and Horatio Marbury appear before the Justices of the Supreme Court due to an unpaid penal debt amounting to a sum of “four hundred and fifty eight pounds, eight shillings and nine pence half penny Sterling.” Signed boldly at the conclusion by Walton. Matted and framed with a plaque and image of Walton to an overall size of 20.5 x 18.25. In very good to fine condition, with some creasing and damage to the upper right corner, far from the extremely bold signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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er of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut (1726–1797) who also signed the Articles of Confederation and served as a major general in the Connecticut Militia during the Revolutionary War. Partial ADS, signed “Teste Oliver Wolcott Sheriff,” one page, 4 x 2.75, April 30, 1757. Brief letter of consent, in part: “I do hereby authorize Mr. [Peter Dewolf the wedge of land] lawfully to serve and Return…within writ.” Bold handwriting to center done by another hand. Sheet is affixed to a slightly larger cardstock mount. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

Rare handwritten document from the Virginia signer

33. George Wythe. Scholar, jurist, opponent of slavery (1726-1806) who was the first of the seven Virginia signatories of the Declaration of Independence.

ADS, signed “G. Wythe,” one page, 7 x 3, March 6, 1798. In full: “The injunction is awarded, on a release of errors, and security given in the penalty of seventy dollars.” Impressively double-matted and framed with two plaques, an engraving, and an image of the George Wythe House in Williamsburg, Virginia, to an overall size of 19.25 x 15. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $300

Whipple pledges to solve supply chain problems within “the Quarter Masters & Commissary Generals Departments” in 1778 34. William Whipple.

Rare Revolutionary War–dated manuscript DS, signed “Wm. Whipple,” “Gouv. Morris,” and “Nath’l Scudder,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 12, November 11, 1778. Circular letter signed by William Whipple, Gouverneur Morris, and Nathaniel Scudder, one day after they were appointed by Continental Congress to a special committee to oversee the commissary and quartermaster departments, which were plagued by supply chain problems. They sent this rousing circular letter to each state’s governor plus Continental Congress President Henry Laurens.

In full: “The great & increasing difficulties in the Quarter Masters & Commissary Generals Departments, have induced Congress to adopt the Resolution, of which we have the Honor to enclose you a Copy.

Among the measures immediately necessary for placing [these] matters on a proper foundation, is the acquiring a knowledge of the proper resources of these States. The Articles of consumption which we would most particularly be informed of, are Flour, Wheat, Rye, Barley, Oats, Corn & Rice, Beef, Pork, working Oxen & Horses, Cyder & Vinegar. The Ignorance & the Interests of mankind oppose so strongly our wishes in this respect, that after every Effort & every prudent precaution, our information will perhaps be of far less importance than could be wished. It is however our Duty to aim at it, and we have no reason to doubt your Excellency’s Concurrence in the Steps necessary to attain what we have in view: Especially when it is considered, how readily your own good Sence will dictate, the impracticability of continuing the war, at least of continuing it to advantage, while we remain supremely ignorant of the Supplies our Country is capable of affording.

We have to intreat that your Excellency, from your knowledge of the productions of the several parts of your State, would appoint some proper persons in whose Industry & Secrecy you can confide, to make proper Lists through the districts you shall severally allott to them, of the Quantity & number of such of the Articles above named, as are produced in it, which may probably be over & above the necessary consumption of the Inhabitants, and also as nearly as possible the Quantity &c which they consume over and above their own production, or of what they do not produce. We hope that these lists may be transmitted to us, with all convenient Speed, to the End that proper Arrangements may immediately be made for the ensueing Campaign.

Upon transmitting an Account of the Expenses which may accrue in this Business, they shall immediately be paid. You will perceive Sir, that every precaution should be taken to prevent this Object from transpiring, lest as on many former Occasions the Devoted Adherents of Lucre should make a gain of the Publick Distresses.” In very good condition, with archival repairs to fold separations.

The signers of this important letter all played major roles in the founding of the United States of American: Whipple (1730–1785), a signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Hampshire, commanded a brigade of New Hampshire militia at Saratoga in 1777 and at Rhode Island in 1778; Morris (1752–1816) was a signer of the Articles of Confederation from New York and the author of the preamble to the US Constitution; and Scudder (1733–1781) was a physician and signer of the Articles of Confederation from New Jersey. Whipple is among the scarcest signers of the Declaration, making this an exceptionally desirable war-dated piece. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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founding fathers

35. Levi Allen. Brother (1746–1801) of legendary ‘Green Mountain Boys’ Ethan and Ira Allen, who remained loyal to Great Britain during the Revolutionary War. ALS, one page both sides, 6.25 x 8, June 5, 1788. Letter to his wife, Nancy Allen, written from Colchester Bay, Vermont, on Lake Champlain, where he and his brothers had organized a timber business. In part: “In Good health & high Spirits wish you the Same, Comp’ts to Brother Jos. & Sisters Betsey, Miss Betsey & My Little Daughter. The Raft of Boards is this day completed. Shall Run Out of the River the first Calm, & Take the Advantage of the first South Wind hope to be at St. Johns in about ten days & hope to see you much better than I left you on all accts. Dear Nancy at times depressed with the Idea of former misfortunes but Spirit & Friends Enough to carry me through with a little of your help.” In fine condition, with a couple of seal-related stains. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

36. Thomas Allen.

Clergyman and volunteer chaplain during the Revolutionary War (1743–1810) who fought as a combatant in the Battle of Bennington, earning himself the nickname ‘The Fighting Parson.’ Scarce ALS, one page both sides, 6.25 x 7.5, November 4, 1785. Letter to John Etan Aten of Kinderhook, New York, in part: “I have this moment received your Letter in Answer would observe that the Money I was to have of the Town for the discharge of this Debt is not yet collected tho’ it hath been in an Attorney hand two years. The first person sued failed sailed so far that Land security was taken & Things have been so disposed that a suit was commenced against one Mr. Aaron Wood who has bought the Land of the first person sued, at the last Term. As soon as law will bring it you will have it. Mr. Wood this Week told me he intended to write to you & offer you Cattle I suppose of any kind & that if you would accept…at cash price he would give you a Sum of Money into the Bargain. I suppose he could procure you the Cattle almost any Time—. Money is excessively scarce—I wonder not that your patience is almost worn out.” In very good to fine condition, with partially separated integral leaf. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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37.

American Revolution. Revolutionary War–dated printed broadside issued by the “State of Massachusetts-Bay, In the House of Representatives,” one page, 8.5 x 14.25, May 5, 1777. The legislature calls upon citizens to elect members to a council to draft a state constitution: “Whereas is it out peculiar duty to consult and promote the happiness of the good people of this state, having duly considered the advantages of forming…a new constitution of government; and conceiving it to be expectation of many, that we should recommend the most suitable method for effecting this valuable and important purpose, we do resolve, that…several towns and places in this state…send members to the general assembly, that…they make choice of men, in whose integrity and abilities they can place the greatest confidence; and…instruct them in one body with the council to form such a Constitution of Government as they shall judge best calculated to promote the happiness of this state.” The conclusion of the text features the names of James Warren as speaker and John Avery as secretary. The reverse is annotated “1777, Ipswich,” and bears what appears to be a voting tally on the right side. In fine condition, with blurry show-through on the right side from the “Ipswich” notation on the reverse. Starting Bid $200

38. American Revolution. Four items signed by or related to a notable statesman or soldier from the Revolutionary War, including: a manuscript DS signed by Ebenezer Walbridge, who served as a lieutenant in the regiment of Green Mountain Boys, and then later as a lieutenant-colonel in Vermont’s Bennington regiment; an ADS signed by Ezekiel Cornell, nicknamed ‘Old Snarl,’ a brigadier general of Rhode Island state troops who later represented the state in the US Continental Congress; an ink signature of William Bradford, the second United States Attorney General who served under Daniel Roberdeau and later earned the rank of lieutenant colonel in the 11th Pennsylvania Regiment commanded by Richard Hampton; and a manuscript DS signed by Thomas Campbell, endorsed on the reverse in an unknown hand by “Ritchie & Clymer,” the business partnership of Robert Ritchie and George Clymer, the latter a signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania, who served as the first president of the Philadelphia Bank. In overall very good to fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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39.

American Revolution.

Three items signed by an officer from the American Revolution: an ink signature of John Brooks, the 11th Governor of Massachusetts and an officer of the Reading, Massachusetts militia when the American Revolutionary War broke out, who led his troops in the Battles of Lexington and Concord; an ADS signed by Adam Stevens, a lieutenant colonel in the Virginia regiment under George Washington, dated December 17, 1764, regarding a pay order issued to Neil Jameson for £80, countersigned by Cornelius Calvert; and a partly-printed DS, signed by Isaiah Thompson, a first lieutenant in the artillery regiment of Colonel John Lamb, dated August 30, 1780, regarding a receipt from the Connecticut Pay-Table. In overall very good to fine condition, with some staining to Brooks. The Stevens document is affixed to a slightly larger sheet. Starting Bid $200

40. American Revolution. Five items signed by a notable

statesman or soldier from the Revolutionary War, including: an ink signature of Caleb Strong, the sixth and tenth Governor of Massachusetts, who was a delegate to the 1779 Massachusetts Constitutional Convention, and was elected to the committee that drafted the state constitution; an ink signature of James Thacher, a physician and surgeon in the Massachusetts 16th Regiment; an ink signature of Woodbury Langdon, a New Hampshire delegate to the Continental Congress in 1779, and the brother of founding father John Langdon; a manuscript DS signed by Richard Varick, the second attorney general of New York and the 45th mayor of New York City, who served as the aide of General Benedict Arnold during the Revolution; and a manuscript DS signed vertically by Samuel Wyllys, the secretary of the state of Connecticut who served in the 2nd Connecticut and then the 22nd Continental Regiment, and who took part in the Siege of Boston until the British evacuation.

In overall very good to fine condition, with paper loss to the Thatcher slip. Starting Bid $200

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41. American Revolution. Two items: an ink signature

of J. E. Howard on an off-white 2.25 x .75 slip affixed to an engraving of Howard bearing a preprinted facsimile signature; and a true copy of a document signed by Thomas Humphrey Cushing, one page, 8 x 6.5, September 14, 1800, regarding the “Resignation of Ensign Wetzel of the Second Regiment of Infantry.” In overall very good to fine condition.

John Eager Howard (1752–1827) was the fifth governor of Maryland, who was also was elected to the Continental Congress, the Congress of the United States, and the US Senate; during the Revolutionary War, he was awarded a silver medal

by Congress for his leadership at the 1781 Battle of Cowpens, during which he commanded the 2nd Maryland Regiment, Continental Army. Thomas Humphrey Cushing (1755–1822) was an officer in the Continental Army, and later the United States Army, who served as Adjutant and Inspector General of the Army, and then later a collector of customs for the port of New London, Connecticut. Starting Bid $200

42. American Revolution. Two items:

a manuscript DS signed by Jedediah Huntington, a general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, one page, 8 x 4.25, August 24, 1782, regarding a pay order of “Ten Pounds Thirteen Shillings & Two pence” for Gold Selleck Silliman, who signs on the reverse, with Huntington vertically signing his last name only on the front; and an ALS signed “Hennery Gardner” and “Josiah Walton,” one page, 7.25 x 5.75, June 5, 1783, written from New York as a letter of recommendation for Thomas Perkins, a sea Captain, cordwainer, and merchant, who amassed a fortune with Joseph Peabody, in part: “This will be handed you by Mr. Tho’s Perkins who some time past commanded the Ranger—I think is a very honnest man and during the time he commanded the Ranger behaved extremely well and to my satisfaction and it is not on account of anything I have to aledge against him that he don’t command the Ranger now…If I had a vessel I don’t of any young man that I would sooner give her too then Mr. Perkins.” In overall very good to fine condition. During the Revolution, Perkins served as first mate and later master of the privateer brig Ranger. Perkins’ first mate on the Ranger was Joseph Peabody (1757-1844), who later became a prosperous Salem merchant and Perkins’ business partner. In 1783, Perkins served as Peabody’s first mate on the brig Three Friends owned by Jonathan Gardner. Starting Bid $200

Rare pay order from the notorious traitor of the Revolution 43. Benedict Arnold. ADS, signed

“B. Arnold,” one page, 7.25 x 4.5, October 28, 1794. Pay order issued to Messrs. C. Connor and Ransee, in full: “Please to repay Mr. J. Blakesley the one hundred… you received from him which you have credited me in my account and I will deduct the same from it.” In very good to fine condition, with creases, small stains, and mounting remnants and an old clipping on the reverse.

Accompanied by an engraved portrait bearing a preprinted facsimile signature. Following the Revolutionary War, Arnold settled in Saint John, New Brunswick, where he established a business conducting trade with the West Indies. In June 1794, he sailed to Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe, where he intended to participate in the sugar trade. However, he unknowingly entered enemy territory—the French had recently captured the port—and Arnold was arrested amid accusations of espionage. He narrowly eluded hanging by bribing his guards and escaping to the blockading British fleet. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500 www.RRAuction.com | 23

44. Lord Jeffery Amherst. Com-

mander-in-chief of the British army during the Revolutionary War (1717–1797) whose reputation was damaged due to allegations that he conducted an early form of germ warfare against Native Americans, distributing blankets contaminated with the deadly smallpox virus. LS signed “Amherst,” one page, 7.5 x 8.25, April 20, 1794. Letter to a gentleman, written from St. James’s Square as Commander-in-Chief of the Forces, in full: “I have the honour of your Letter of the 17th instant in favour of your Nephew Mr. Balfour Esquire in a Fencible Regiment, but as I do not know in what Regiment he is, I beg the favour of you to acquaint me, that I may make enquiry about him, though I cannot make any promise.” In fine condition, with trimmed edges. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

46. Samuel Ashe. Ninth Governor of North Carolina (1725– 1813) who served from 1795 to 1798. He was appointed to the committee that drafted the first North Carolina Constitution, and in 1776 he was elected to the new North Carolina Senate and was elected its first speaker. Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Sam. Ashe,” one page, 13.25 x 13.5, July 20, 1796. State of North Carolina land grant in which Ashe, for the “sum of Fifty Shillings for every Hundred Acres hereby Granted, paid into our Treasury…do Give and Grant unto…William Cathcart a Tract of Land containing Forty nine thousand nine hundred and twenty acres, lying and being in our County of Buncombe.” Signed at the conclusion by Ashe. In very good condition, with overall staining, foxing, and a missing red wax seal. Accompanied by an earlier land document dated June 25, 1796, which features a small hand-drawn plot of Cathcart’s prodigious land grant.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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45. Articles of Confederation. Group of nine items signed by signers of the Articles of Confederation, dated from 1767 to 1805 (some undated), including: John Harvie (DS), Edward Langworthy (Georgia currency), Richard Hutson (ADS), John Collins (DS), Thomas Adams (DS), Titus Hosmer (ALS), William Henry Drayton (DS), Joseph Reed (ALS), and Jonathan Bayard Smith (ALS). In overall very good to fine condition. A detailed listing is available online at RRAuction.com. Starting Bid $200

47. Robert Barnwell. South Carolina revolutionary and statesman who was a delegate to the Confederation Congress (1761–1814). ALS signed “Rob. Barnwell,” one page, 7.25 x 9, March 8, 1790. Letter to Jacob Read concerning a legal matter, in part: “It was my intention to have conversed with you respecting the Judgment…but it very unfortunately escaped my memory. I have therefore now taken the liberty of inclosing you the said Judgment and will return is as a very particular favor if you would finish this business.” In fine condition, with professional cleaning, repairs, and reinforcement.

Accompanied by an engraving bearing a facsimile signature.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

48. Robert Barnwell. Rare LS signed “Rob. Barnwell, Speaker,” one page, 7.5 x 9, December 10, 1795. Written from the House of Representatives, in full: “This House informs your House that this House have added a Mr. Falconer & Mr. Ford to their Committee appointed to join your Committee in order to revise the judiciary System of their State.” In fine condition, with a trivial tear to the upper right corner tip. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

49. Noble Benedict. Revolutionary War–dated manuscript DS, signed “Noble Benedict Capt,” one page, 13.75 x 8.25, November 19, 1775. Document issued at “Fort St. John” appointing Jonah Benedict as a sergeant in “the Fifth Regiment Raised by the Colony of Connecticut Commanded by David Waterbury Jur. Col.” Includes a manuscript copy of Jonah Benedict’s affidavit attesting to his service and imprisonment by the British as well as the aforementioned appointment as sergeant, dated 1839. In good to very good condition, with overall creasing, edge tears, and repaired paper loss along rough intersecting folds, not affecting readability.

Captain Noble Benedict’s company was part of the regiment commanded by Colonel David Waterbury organized in April 1775 in response to the Lexington Alarm. In June 1775, after the regiment was adopted into the Continental Army, it marched to New York City where it joined troops from that state on a northward march toward Canada, where they helped lay siege to Fort St. Jean. This forced Sir Guy Carleton to evacuate Montreal, which Continental troops entered unopposed on November 13, 1775. It would appear that Noble’s company remained behind at Fort St. Jean—here referred to as “Fort St. John”—to hold the post during the American operations in Canada. At the end of December 1775, the 5th Connecticut terms of enlistment expired and Noble and his company departed Canada for Connecticut. Both Jonah and Noble Benedict would later be captured at the surrender of Fort Washington in 1776. Starting Bid $200

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52. Elias Boudinot.

50. Amos Binney. Merchant and Navy Agent for Boston (1778-1833). Manuscript DS, signed “Amos Binney Nag’t,” one page, 8.25 x 4.75, October 10, 1820. Order issued to John Andrews, in full: “Please furnish for Schooner building at Navy yard, 713 8 1/2 inch copper spike rods.” In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

American lawyer and statesman (1740–1821) who served as President of the Continental Congress from 1782 to 1783, and later became a US Representative from New Jersey and director of the United States Mint. ALS, one page, 7.75 x 10, January 21, 1809. Letter to Mr. William W. Woodard, in part: “I called on Mr. McChesney to account for his not paying you for Scott’s Bible—He has convinced me that it was not Scott’s Bible, but Scott’s Essay, that I had paid him for, and having entered it in my Book, ‘paid Wm. McChesney in full for balance of acc’t & for Book’…I had supposed it was for the Bible.” Addressed on the full integral address lead in Boudinot’s hand. In very good to fine condition, with the bottom 2˝ of the letter trimmed off, and small holes to the right side touching two words of text. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

51. Elias Boudinot.

Revolutionary War-dated ALS signed “Elias Boudinot, Com. Gen’l or Pris.,” one page, 7.5 x 9.25, December 23, 1777. Letter to Ezekiel Williams, in part: “I wrote you lately to send in all the official Prisoners with you to New York, I am now by order of Congress to require you to keep back any Captains of…war that may be in your state and also such officers as have been taken since your return to me of the 3’d July last and who belong to the new…raised in this country or the Militia. It is meant that no others should be sent in till further Orders, then Gen’l Prescott and such British Officers as you have under your Care. I write by this Opportunity to Mr. McPherson, and if the Messenger does not go on to Massachusetts Bay, I must beg you to send an Express with it, so as not to loose him.” In very good condition, with paper loss to the right edge affecting several words of text. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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53. Elias Boudinot and Benjamin Lincoln. Revolu-

tionary War–dated partly-printed vellum DS, one page, 11.5 x 6.5, May 14, 1782. Appointment for Andrew Peters to be “a Lieutenant Colonel in the Massachusetts Line.” Signed in the left margin by Boudinot as president of Continental Congress, and signed in the lower left by Benjamin Lincoln as Secretary at War. In very good condition, with wrinkling, soiling, and small pieces missing from the red wax seal. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Burgoyne assures the king “that there is not one of the officers concerned who is not highly worthy his Royal notice” 54. John Burgoyne. British army officer, politician, and dramatist (1722-1792) best known for his role in the American Revolution, where he surrendered his army of 5,000 men to American troops on October 17, 1777. Desirable ALS signed “J: Burgoyne,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 9.25, October 14, 1789. In full: “I have the honour to enclose the application of Lord Napier Major to the King’s own regiment for leave to dispose of his Commission which he purchased. I request you, Sir, at the same time to lay before the King my humble recommendation for the succession thorough the regiment, as subjoined; assuring the Majesty that there is not one of the officers concerned who is not highly worthy his Royal notice: They are all likewise the seniors of their respective ranks in the regiment, & the new Ensign is particularly recommended to me by Lord Sydney. The several certificates according to the regulation are sent herewith. Permit me to take this opportunity to return you my thanks for your obliging manner of forwarding my late recommendation to the Chaplaincy.” In the lower left of reverse, Burgoyne lists the aforementioned “Recommended Succession.” Includes an ALS from George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, signed “Dunk Halifax,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, June 26, 1770, in part: “As I am informed that Lieut: Col: Barton is about to dispose of his Lieutenant Colonely of General Carpenters light Dragoon I shall think myself infinitely obliged to your excellency, if you would be so good as to permit my nephew Lieut: Col: Burgoyne… to be the Purchaser.” In fine condition. Accompanied by an engraving of Burgoyne. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Burgoyne writes to “His Excellency General Washington” one month after his surrender at Saratoga 55. John Burgoyne. Important handwritten address leaf, measuring 8.75 x 7.25 unfolded with a center panel of 4.75 x 3.25, addressed in Burgoyne’s hand, “To His Excellency General Washington.” Docketed in the upper left by one of Washington’s aides, “Gen. Burgoyne, Nov. 25, 1777, Ans’d 17.” An additional notation is in the hand of noted autograph collector Robert Gilmor, “Autograph of General Burgoyne, given me by Mr. Sprague in 1831,” a reference to famed collector William Buell Sprague. In very good to fine condition, with light toning and soiling. Accompanied by a photocopy of the letter originally enclosed, in which Burgoyne assumed that his army would be paroled back to British custody and noted that he had ‘great doubt whether the transports destined to carry the troops to England according to the Convention would be able to make the Port of Boston in this advanced season of the year; & therefore that it might be advisable to send them to Rhode Island.’ Washington responded on December 17, noting that he had forwarded the request to Congress. Starting Bid $200

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Bold Burgoyne letter on Ireland’s “Crisis” in 1782 56. John Burgoyne.

ALS signed “J: Burgoyne,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 9.25, October 17, 1782. Letter to Charles Townshend, the Joint Vice-Treasurer of Ireland, written from Kilmainham, Ireland. In part: “The resolutions of several Volunteer Corps upon the subject of the Fencibles (or as now called the Provincials) are strong, but in proposition to the opposition, Government I conceive must incline to give the measure fair support, at least to leave nothing to be complained of…especially as in spite of all opposition you may depend upon it the major part of the corps will succeed, Talbot’s for instance is nearly compleat & others are not far behind him.

Under this circumstances, with all my good wishes for Capt: Murray personally, & no one has more, I must give my opinion decidedly against the experiment of his Corps or any new Corps to be levied in Ireland at this Crisis: not that it would be accepted with reluctance by the violent opponents of the Provincials but that it would disconcert & damp the activity of their friends, give great umbrage to the undertakers themselves & be made an excuse for the miscarriage in those that may miscarry. I sincerely think Government is bound in policy & honour not to interfere.” In fine condition.

After surrendering his troops at Saratoga and returning to Great Britain in disgrace, Burgoyne was somewhat rehabilitated when he was restored to his rank and made commander-in-chief in Ireland in 1782. There he faced turmoil in his ranks, as the Irish Volunteers pressed for liberalization. Taking advantage of Britain’s preoccupation with its rebelling American colonies, the Volunteers were able to pressure Westminster into conceding legislative independence to the Dublin parliament. A boldly penned, supremely desirable letter from the significant Revolutionary War commander. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

57. [George Rogers Clark]. Revolutionary War–dated partlyprinted document, signed “S: Carr D.R.L.O.,” one page, 8.25 x 6.5, January 29, 1780. Virginia Land Office warrant no. 2134, granting “George Rogers Clarke…the Quantity of Five hundred and Sixty Acres of Land, due unto the said Clarke, interest for recruiting his Batalion & in lieu of the bounty of 750 dollars.” In very good condition, with staining, missing seal, and several tears (some of which have been repaired on the reverse). The Commonwealth of Virginia granted Clark enormous quantities of land in return for his recruiting efforts during the Revolutionary War; records show that Clark was awarded over 300 land warrants between October 1779 and January 1780, with an average allotment of between 500 and 1,000 acres. Clark led his battalion with distinction throughout the Illinois Campaign, securing pivotal victories at Kaskaskia (1778), Cahokia (1778), and Vincennes (1779), and earning the sobriquet ‘The Conqueror of the Old Northwest.’ Starting Bid $200

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“You know that it is this very rage for equality, which has blown up the flames of this present cursed War in America”

58. Edmund Burke. Statesman, author, orator, political theorist, and philosopher (1729–1797) who, after relocating to Eng-

land, served for many years in the House of Commons. He is mainly remembered for his support of the American Revolution, and for his later opposition to the French Revolution. Important ALS signed “Edm. Burke,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 9, docketed, “Rec’d November 1777.” Letter to John Bourke, offering commentary on the yet-unpublished ‘Letter to Lord North’ by Philip Francis. In part: “I give a thousand thanks for the papers you have been so good as to put into my hands.

I wished to keep them a little longer; but I husbanded my time as well as I could; & when my Company went to bed spent the greatest part of the Night in reading them. This morning I went through the whole. I don’t know that I ever read any State paper drawn with more ability; & indeed I have seldom read a paper of any kind with more pleasure.

In general I perfectly agree with Mr. Francis, that a nice scrutiny into the property & tenures of a whole Nation is almost always more alarming to the people, than advantageous to Government. It is never undertaken without some suspicion at least of an attempt to impose some new Burthen upon them. Mr. F. is a better judge than I can possibly be of the politicks which have given rise to such a measure…The idea of forcing everything to an artificial equality has something, at first view, very captivating in it. It has all the appearance imaginable of Justice & good order…you know that it is this very rage for equality, which has blown up the flames of this present cursed War in America. I am, for one, entirely satisfied, that the inequality, which grows out of the nature of things by time, custom, successions, accumulation, permutation, & improvement of property, is much nearer that true equality, which is the foundation of equity & just policy, than any thing which can be contrived by the Tricks & devices of human Skill.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a custom-made presentation folder. Provenance: The James S. Copley Library, Sotheby’s, 2010. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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59. Alured Clarke.

British field marshal (1744–1832) who took charge of all British troops in Georgia in May 1780 and was then deployed to Philadelphia to supervise the evacuation of British prisoners of war at the closing stages of the Revolution. Manuscript DS, signed “Alured Clarke: Genl,” one page, 8.25 x 13, March 9, 1810.

Document, identified above the date as coming from “Horse Guards,” in part: “We the General Officers appointed to Inspect and Regulate the Clothing of the Army Do hereby Certify that the Clothing for the 2d Battalion of the 78th Regiment of Foot; commanded by Lieut. General A. M. Fraser having been Viewed and found agreeable to His Majesty’s Instructions.”

Signed at the conclusion by Clarke, and countersigned by Peter Craig and Harry Burrard. Document is affixed by its left edge to a slightly larger sheet. In very good condition, with scattered toning, soiling, and foxing. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

61. Henry Clinton. ALS signed “H. Clinton,” one page both sides, 6.5 x 8, April 15. Letter to “His Royal Highness, The Duke of Gloucester,” in part: “I am infinitely obliged by your Royal Highness’ gracious condescension in sending the inclosed. I think I can judge by it that all goes well in every report. We are backing in exactly as I hoped HRH would. I wish others felt as much for the poor soldiery as HRH does; such attention we expected & repaid warmly in time of need…I almost think the next Head quarters will be Carteau…I don’t understand there is any movement offensives on the part of the French / who I judge will remain quiet.” Includes the integral address leaf addressed in Clinton’s own hand. In very good to fine condition, with edge tears, and the integral address leaf cleanly separated but present. Accompanied by an engraving of Clinton bearing a preprinted facsimile signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Henry Clinton approves subsistence for convalescents left at New York 60. Henry Clinton. British general (1730–1795) who served as Commander-

in-Chief in North America from 1778 to 1782. Revolutionary War–dated partlyprinted DS, signed “H. Clinton,” one page, 7.75 x 12.75, April 18, 1781. As British Commander-in-Chief in North America, Clinton directs Deputy Paymaster David Thomas to “cause to be paid to Captain John McPherson of His Majesty’s 82d Regiment…the Sum of Fifty Eighty Pounds Sterling, Being Subsistence for the Convalescents left by the aforesaid Regiment at New York.” Signed at the conclusion

by Clinton. Affixed by its left edge to a slightly larger sheet. In fine condition, with light toning, primarily along the bottom. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Clinton writes to his brother, the new governor of New York, during the opening stages of the Saratoga Campaign 62. James Clinton. American Revolutionary War officer (1736–1812) who, with John Sullivan, led the Sullivan Expedition. Extremely rare Revolutionary War-dated ALS, one page, 6 x 8, June 11, 1777. Letter to his brother George Clinton, the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New York and future fourth vice president of the United States, in full: “This is to Inform you that one Jacob Russell (who says he Lives Near the Paltz in Ulster County) has left with Jonathan Wood In Haverstraw Precinct Under a Pretence of Buying him A farm Eight Hundred Pounds in Continental 30 Dollar Bills and 40 S. Connecticut Bills all of them being Counterfit the said Russell had a great Many More of these Bills and No Doubt will Endeavour to Pass them I hope you will have him apprehended as quick as Possible (if there is such a man in Ulster County). Some of the Millitia at Your Garrison Can give Information about him. I have nothing strange to Acquaint you of. I Rec’d a Letter from Gen. Washington Dated June 8th which Informs me that the Movements of the Enemy is Uncertain whether they Will be for going up the North River or Philadelphia and Desire me to get as many of the Millitia with me as I can.” In fine condition. Accompanied by an engraving of James Clinton.

Two days after the votes of the 1777 New York gubernatorial election were announced, George Clinton accepted the office of Governor and Lieutenant Governor on July 11th, the very date this letter was written; he formally resigned the latter position soon thereafter. The election coincided with the early stages of the Saratoga Campaign, which brought the forefront of the Revolutionary War to the banks of the strategically important Hudson River. Both George and James Clinton commanded forces at Fort Clinton in the Hudson Highlands, and were instrumental in preventing British General Sir Henry Clinton from rescuing General John Burgoyne at Saratoga. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

63. William Colfax. Revolutionary war figure (1756–1838) who served as captain of George Washington’s Life Guard. ADS, signed “William Colfax,” one page, 8.25 x 13.5, August 12, 1793. Document concerning the election of officers in a New Jersey militia company, submitted to New Jersey Governor Richard Howell.

In part: “In pursuance of a Warrant to me directed from Brigadier General Dey I have advertised a meeting of a Company of Light Infantry in Colonel Ward’s Reg’t and superintended an Election of Officers for the s’d Company when the following gentlemen were duly Elected—Viz. Philip I. Schuyler Captain, Simeon Mead Lieutenant, John D. Piatt Ensign.” In very good to fine condition, with some toning and light staining. Starting Bid $200

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64. Benjamin Coffin. Revolutionary War–dated manuscript document, one

page, 6.25 x 7.75, May 14, 1779. Memorandum of vessel and goods lost by Benjamin Coffin, apparently in Coffin’s hand, detailing the cost of the vessel, the cargo seized, and his expenses while imprisoned for eight weeks. The manuscript begins: “Mem’m of the Vessell & Goods…belonging to Benjamin Coffin and lost in the service of Hiam Levy, Solomon Levy, & Moses Seixas.” The document lists the losses as “The Sloop Sterling of Thirty Tons with her Boat Tackle Apparel & Appurtenances Estimated at 800 Silver Doll’rs,” 267 gallons of New England Rum totaling $267, and molasses totaling $86. The conclusion reads: “The above Sloop was taken by a Capt. John Dove Commander of a Vessell in the Service of Hiam Levy & Comp’y and the s’d Benj’n Coffin was made a Prisoner and held on Confinement 8 Weeks.” In fine condition, with some areas of ink erosion affecting a few letters of text.

This document boasts several significant associations—the consignor notes that it was found among the papers of Rhode Island Declaration signer William Ellery, and was perhaps submitted to him for the reimbursement of Coffin’s losses to a privateer during the American Revolution. It mentions Moses Seixas, an important Jewish leader in Newport, Rhode Island, who wrote a significant letter to George Washington demanding equality for American Jews. The Levy brothers were similarly prominent members of Newport’s Jewish community, though Hiam was a Loyalist who had his entire estate confiscated by the Revolutionary government on November 29, 1779. A fascinating piece of history from the American Revolution. Starting Bid $200

65. Colonial Notes for 13 Colonies. Currency notes from the 13 original colonies, each measuring approximately 4 x 2.75. Notes range in denomination from two shillings to forty shillings, and one dollar to four dollars, from the colonies of New Hampshire, New York (1776), Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware (1776), North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia (1776). Each note bears one to five authoritative signatures at the conclusion of the ornately designed slip, and range in date from 1775 through 1784. Matted and framed with an image of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and a small plaque reading ‘Paper Money from the Thirteen Original Colonies,’ to an overall size of 35 x 30. In very good condition, with mild toning, scattered light soiling, typical cancellation hole through the center of the New Hampshire and Massachusetts notes, and irregularly trimmed edges. Protective 99% UV filtering Plexiglas contains the entire frame and each note has been archivally encapsulated in mylar for protection, which is fully reversible.

Before the Revolutionary War, the British Parliament passed the Currency Acts of 1751, 1764, and 1773 to control colonial paper money to protect their merchants from depreciated colonial currency. By not allowing the currency to be used for “legal tender” to pay public and private debts, this created a money crisis for the colonials who had little access to gold and silver for coinage except for foreign coins like the Spanish dollar. When the war broke out, the colonies were freed from the monetary restrictions, allowing the Continental Congress to print paper money to help fund the war effort. Each state as well issued its own unrestricted currency, contributing to a rapid depreciation of both state and Continental money. To address this problem, the Constitution, ratified in 1788, banned the right of independent states to coin and print money. Starting Bid $300

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66. Continental Congress. Group of eight items signed

by delegates to the Continental Congress, dated from 1768 to 1804, including: William Irvine (check), Nathaniel Peabody (ALS), John Joachim Zubly (DS), John Kean (ALS), Jonathan Sturges (ADS), Nathan Brownson (ALS), Thomas Smith (DS), and Stephen Mix Mitchell (ADS). In overall very good to fine condition. A detailed listing is available online at RRAuction. com. Starting Bid $200

Ten months after his surrender at Yorktown, the British general sends for his papers

67. Charles Cornwallis. English general (1738–1805) who fought against Washington during the American Revolution and was finally defeated at Yorktown. The crushing defeat aroused much antiwar sentiment in England, and hostilities thereafter tapered off until the final withdrawal of British troops in 1783. Revolutionary War–dated ALS signed “Cornwallis,” one page, 7.25 x 9.5, August 19, 1782. Letter to a gentleman. In full: “I desired Col. Schutz, who is coming in a few days to my neighbourhood, to call or send to your house for the parcel of papers left for me by the Lord Advocate.” Archivally double-matted and framed with a color portrait of Cornwallis and a biographical plaque to an overall size of 25 x 22. Intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature, scattered soiling, and a uniform shade of mild toning, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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68. Charles Cornwallis.

LS signed “Cornwallis,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 12.75, November 1, 1800.

Letter to the “Lords of the Treasury,” written from Dublin Castle as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. In part: “As the Meeting of the Parliament of the United Kingdom will necessarily require the Attendance of some of the Commissioners of the Treasury of Ireland, I have in order to prevent Delay in the Dispatch of Business, humbly recommended that His Majesty may appoint a Commissioner in the Place of Lord Castlereagh.” He goes on to list various people who he wishes to be appointed by the king.

In very good to fine condition, with paper loss along the nearly completely separated hinge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

The heralded French commander of the Battle of Chesapeake 70. François Joseph Paul de Grasse. French Admiral

(1732-1788) who commanded the French fleet at the Battle of Chesapeake, blocking the escape route of Cornwallis which subsequently led to the British surrender at Yorktown. DS in French, signed “Le Comte de Grasse,” one page, 8 x 12.5, March 8, 1778. An untranslated article of the gunner aboard the ship “L’Orient,” detailing new procedures for mooring cannons, and listing necessary cordage and further rigging specifications.

Signed at the conclusion by de Grasse. In fine condition. Initially built as an 80-gun war ship for the French Navy, the Orient was reduced to a 74-gun second rate vessel in 1778 before ultimately wrecking five years later in Trincomalee off the East Indian coast. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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71. John Philip de Haas. American soldier (1735-1786) who fought in the French and Indian War and led the 2nd Pennsylvania Continental Regiment during the Revolution. Manuscript DS, signed “J. P. de Haas,” one page, 10 x 7.5, no date.

Lancaster County legal document, in full: “Before me John Philip de Haas Esqr one of his Majesty’s Justices of the peace for the County of Lancaster personally came & appeared the within named Christopher Losser and Eva Elizabeth his Wife & acknowledged the within written Indenture to be their Act & Deed & desired that the same may be Recorded as such according to Law.” Signed at the conclusion by de Haas. Upper portion and reverse bears two unrelated financial transactions, with red wax seals affixed to both sides. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light foxing and toning, trimmed edges, and a tear through the signature repaired with old tape on the reverse. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

The French officer who took the surrender at Yorktown 72. Louis Marc Antoine de Noailles. French officer in the American Revolution (1756–1804) who served under Lafayette and received the British surrender at Yorktown. ALS signed “Louis de Noailles,” one page, 8 x 9.75, September 9, 1799. Letter to Mess. Morgan & Price, in part: “A bill [for] $3000—signed by Mariano Alvares…has been presented to me for acceptance—I have desired the bearer of it to leave it in my hands 24 hours…As the acceptance will depend of an answer from New York—about a cargo there—or of the determination of M. Sanchez, M. Alvarez’s friend who I must see.” A note at the bottom in another hand reads: “Inform me by Steward, after hearing his answer, tomorrow morning if I must have the Bill noted for nonacceptance by a notary, C. Price.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Rare 1776 invisible ink letter to John Jay, dispatched from Bordeaux by America’s first spy in France 73. Silas Deane. American merchant, politician and diplomat (1737–1789) who served as a delegate in the Continental Congress and as the first foreign diplomat from the United States to France. Secretive ALS signed with a fictitious name, “S. Davis,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 9, June 11, 1776. Letter to John Jay written from Bordeaux, featuring eleven lines of visible text followed by two and a quarter pages in invisible ink; this portion has been deciphered through the use of infrared photographs and a manuscript written by Jay at the time he received it, as well as an article by L. Bendikson, ‘The Restoration of Obliterated Passages and of Secret Writing in Diplomatic Missives,’ published in a 1937 issue of FrancoAmerican Review. In the secret portion of this letter, Deane writes, in part: “I wrote from Bermuda…to Mr. Morriss, informing him of my transactions there and of the sums of money I had received, the situation I left his island affairs in, with a particular account of the state and disposition of the island and its inhabitants and my sentiments of their importance to the United Colonies…By a Carolina vessel I wrote a few lines to Mr. Rutledge, informing him of my arrival, &c., and…I wrote you a secret letter…I propose in every secret letter to you to notice every letter I have wrote and render the contents, to prevent that anxiety which might arise from…the knowledge of their contents…The merchants here are greatly alarmed lest their West Indies should suffer by want of North American produce…Immediately on my arrival. [I] inquired at values of present prices…in this kingdom and am assured there will be a deficiency of more than one third of their usual harvest…Should alike confusion happen in other kingdoms or in England only, America, blessed with her usual supply, may command the market and consequences ensue on which I need not embark, nor the importance of being early apprized of it. I have the London and Irish papers down to the prorogation of Parliament and an unconditional submission is the cry of the ministry and their adherents. The nation is taught…to believe this will be the last campaign and the same is inauspiciously circulated here. I forwarded all Mr. Morris’s letters by post and yours to your brother, and as I practiced in my last…one to a fictitious person having a French name and in character of a French prisoner in Philadelphia, which hint may be improved in your answer. I may not enlarge.” In very good condition, with splitting to the horizontal fold, an unobtrusive vertical tear, and heavy overall staining.

In March of 1776, Deane was selected to go to France as the first American to represent the United Colonies abroad. His authority was derived from two separate committees of Congress, one commercial and the other diplomatic in character. Both were secret. Deane’s principal mission was to buy clothing and arms for 25,000 men, as well as to buy heavy artillery and munitions. They were to be secured on credit, if possible, but otherwise by direct purchase. In addition, he was to sound out the French foreign office on the subject of American independence, and to find out whether an American ambassador would be received; he was also to find out whether the French government would be willing to enter into treaties of alliance and commerce with the Colonies. Deane was quite successful in obtaining military supplies, and, in addition, sent over a large number of European military officers who gave valuable aid to the American cause. In September of 1776 Congress decided to strengthen its connections with France and appointed a commission of three: Deane, Benjamin Franklin, and Arthur Lee. In February, 1778 these commissioners signed two treaties with the French government, one of commerce, the other providing for an offensive and defensive alliance. John Jay had been active in drawing up Congress’s instructions to his friend, Silas Deane. Before sailing for France, Deane arranged with Jay to correspond in an invisible ink which had been invented by Jay’s brother, Sir James Jay. Starting Bid $200 36 |

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74. Silas Deane. ALS,

one page, 6.5 x 7, December 6, 1768. Letter to merchant Thomas Mumford, in part: “I want a Boom for my Brig.

P o m p e y, n o sparr being fit here, have been oblig’d to go down without, and in the Hurry & Confusion occasion’d by the Ice she is short of Water…Have therefore directed the bearer to call on you for assistance.”

In very good to fine condition, with scattered light foxing, and much of the integral address leaf missing. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

76.

John Dickinson. Lawyer

and signer of the Constitution from Delaware (1732–1808) who also served as an officer during the Revolutionary War, governor of Delaware, and governor of Pennsylvania. Manuscript vellum DS, one page, 16.75 x 14.5, May 9, 1785. As president of Pennsylvania, Dickinson grants “unto the said John Stear a certain tract of Land called ‘Stearsbury,’ Situate in Allen Township, Cumberland County.” Signed in the left margin by Dickinson. The white paper seal affixed to the lower right remains mostly intact. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, light toning, soiling, and wrinkling, and slightly irregular adhesion to signature.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Buttons from the waistcoat of General Dearborn, with accompanying 1814 letter to his son 75. Henry Dearborn. General during

the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (1751-1829) who served as secretary of war under Thomas Jefferson. ALS signed “H. Dearborn,” 8 x 13, February 1, 1814.

Letter to his son, Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn, in part: “I herewith enclose to you three blank notes, for from two to three thousand dollars. I hope they will arrive…

Your mother and myself are in good health and we write in the best wishes for the health & happiness of all our dear friends at Brinley Place.” Also includes a pair of earrings, 1.25˝ in diameter, consisting of mid-19th century filigree quatrefoil buttons with clear paste stones and attached gold waistcoat buttons, with accompanying note affirming “This earring was made from 2 gold waistcoat buttons of Genl Henry Dearborn.” The earrings are housed in a gold velvet box with interior satin lining reading “J. E. Caldwell and Co., Philadelphia” in gilt lettering. In overall very good condition, with creasing, light staining, and seal-related paper loss to the integral address leaf. An impressive group lot that bears an intimate connection to the revered American soldier and statesman. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 37

77. John Dent. Two third-person Revolutionary War–dated ADSs by John Dent: one dated April 20, 1776, signed at the conclusion by William Thomas, in part: “Received of John Dent one of [the] Commissioners appointed by the Council of Safe[ty of] Maryland to cooperate with those from Virgini[a]…erecting Beacons on the River Potomack”; and one dated June 16, 1777, signed at the conclusion, “John Price Posey for John Tayloe,” in part: “Received of John Dent fifty pounds common Money…for ten Lamps or Beacons for the use of the State of Maryland.” In overall very good to fine condition, with separation to the upper left corner of the 1776 document. Notably, John Price Posey was the nephew of Revolutionary War General Thomas Posey and a childhood playmate of George Washington’s stepson. Washington’s stepson died in November 1781, and Posey was found to have embezzled money from the estate; in Washington’s correspondence, he described Posey as a ‘Superlative Villain.’ To warn of British ships sailing up the Potomac River, the Virginia Committee of Safety and the Maryland Council of Safety agreed to appoint two commissioners each to select locations for signal beacons along the shores of the Potomac at regular intervals. John Dent, born in Maryland, had an estate on the Potomac and served as a general in the local militia.

Starting Bid $200

78. John Dickinson. Lawyer and signer of the Constitution

from Delaware (1732–1808) who also served as an officer during the Revolutionary War, governor of Delaware, and governor of Pennsylvania. Manuscript DS, signed “John Dickinson P.,” one page, 8 x 5.25, October 6, 1785. As president of Pennsylvania, Dickinson issues a pay order. In full: “Pay to The Honorable Charles Pettit Esquire or his order the Sum of Two hundred and seventy two pounds, fifteen shilling specie being his pay as a Delegate to Congress from the twenty seventh of May until the thirtieth day of September 1785 and mileage—according to the Comptroller General’s Report.”

Professionally inlaid into a slightly larger sheet and in very good condition, with toning, and complete silking to both sides.

Originally sold by Walter R. Benjamin and accompanied by a color copy of the invoice. After serving in various roles during the Revolution, Charles Pettit represented Pennsylvania in the Confederation Congress from 1785 to 1787. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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79. Philemon Dickinson. Scarce ALS, one page both sides, 7.5 x 9, August 30, 1794. In part: “I have a tract of Land, situated on the Waters of Middle Creek, about 16 miles from Sunbury, on the West side of the Susquehannah, containing about 800 acres, of the first quality, in a German Neighbourhood & a most excellent road to it, which, I have an Inclination to dispose off—It was taken up about 30 Years ago, patented &c. long since—If any reliance is to be placed on the character given of this land, by Wm. McClay Esq’r late of the Senate of the United States, Capt’n Grey who lives near it, Daniel Smith, Esq’r attorney at Law in Sunbury, of Mr. John Mercer, or Musser, of Lancaster, as well as several other Gentlemen, it is without exception, the best in that country—mostly meadow I am told, good lands in that Neighbourhood, with small Improvements, sold the last year, at £4 per acre, & that when the two pond canal is completed, their value will be greatly enhanced.” In good to very good condition, with tears, splits, and paper loss to the extremely fragile sheet. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Transmitting “intelligence” on the Revolution’s Battle of the Saintes, “the greatest slaughter that has been known during the wars” 80. Philemon Dickinson. American lawyer and politician from New Jersey (1739–1809) who, as a brigadier general of the New Jersey militia, was one of the most effective militia officers of the American Revolutionary War. He also served as a Continental Congressman from Delaware and a United States Senator from New Jersey. Revolutionary War–era ALS, one page both sides, 8.25 x 13, circa 1782. Lengthy letter to “His Excellency Gov’r Livingston in Trenton,” in part: “I am this moment arrived home Philada. I being desirous to hold to the joy of the company assembled on the present happy occasion, present your Excellency with the following Intelligence received in town yesterday.

A gentleman of veracity from Boston, which place he left last Saturday night, read an extract from the Martinique Gazette of the 10th April (in the Boston paper of that day) containing an account of the action in the West Indies, between the French & British Fleets, which lasted three days, very severe & bloody. The former had 33 line battleships & the latter 37. de-Grasse threw out a signal for the whole line to engage within Pistol-shot which was instantly obey’d when the greatest slaughter commenced, that has been known during the wars. The fire of small arms from de Grasse’s tops was never before equaled, being filled with soldiers. The French have lost one ship, the whole convoy safe. De Grasse was attacked by 3 ships, two of which he dismasted, & has gained immediate honor. The Minister of France told me, he had received an express from the French agent in Boston, informing him, that he had just read a letter from the French agent in Guadeloupe dated 24th April, ordering him to send on with the utmost expedition, all the stores from Newport to St. Domingo, for the use of de Grasses fleet. I sincerely congratulate your excellency on this interesting intelligence.” Dickinson adds a brief postscript, “I am much indisposed, as should have delivered some happy tidings in person. Capt. Barry is arrived form St. Orient. Tis whispered in town that the Spaniards have taken Providence—it surrendered on the 27th April, so says the report.” In very good to fine condition, with paper loss along the hinge and integral address leaf. The Battle of Saintes took place from April 9–12, 1782, and, contrary to this report, the British Royal Navy routed the same French fleet that had successfully blockaded the British forces at Yorktown. Led by Admiral Sir George Rodney, the British captured four ships, destroyed one, and captured more than 5,000 troops, including the famed French Admiral Comte de Grasse. The French also suffered 3,000 casualties, and thus the British successfully thwarted a combined French and Spanish attempt to take Jamaica. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

81. Louis Lebegue Duportail. French military leader (1743–1802) who served as the chief engineer in the Continental Army during the American Revolution, and as the French Minister of Defense at the outset of the French Revolution. Group of four documents in French, including two signed by Duportail, one bearing a printed signature of Duportail, and one signed by his successor as French Minister of War, Pierre Marie de Grave. The first, signed “Duportail,” dated June 27, 1791, provides an oath to be publicly administered (translated): “I swear to employ the arms placed in my hands in the defense of the country, & to maintain against all the enemies inside and outside of the Constitution decreed by the National Assembly, to die rather than suffer French territorial invasion by foreign troops, & to only obey orders that will be given in consequence of National Assembly decrees.” The second, signed “Duportail,” dated August 15, 1791, is a decree clarifying expectations for the military’s responsibilities. The third, a printed circular dated November 5, 1791, was issued from Duportail to officers who had abandoned their regiments, requiring them to return to their posts. The last, signed “P. De Grave,” dated April 21, 1792, concerns the transition of the war ministry leadership. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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82. Isaac Doolittle. American clockmaker, printer, and supplier of gunpowder to the

Continental Army (1722-1800). Revolutionary War-dated partly-printed DS, signed “Isaac Doolittle,” one page, 8 x 12.75, February 24, 1779. Bill of exchange, in part: “Received of John Lawrence, Commissioner of the Loan Office of the State of Connecticut, Three Setts of Bills of Exchange for Thirty Dollars Each it being the Interest arisen on Four Continental Certificates.” In fine condition. Doolittle is credited with producing the first American-made printing press for Philadelphia printer William Goddard in 1769 and for making what many scholars view as the first brass-wheel clock produced in America.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Rare correspondence to General Lincoln from Georgia’s front lines: “The present disorders in this State, occasioned by the late Invasion of the Enemy, makes it Impossible to send them” 83. Samuel Elbert. American merchant, soldier,

and politician (1740–1788) from Savannah, Georgia, who commanded the victorious patriot forces in a naval battle near St. Simons Island, Georgia, on April 19, 1778. ALS signed “S. Elbert, Colo. Comm., Continental Brigade, Georg.,” one page both sides, 6.5 x 8, December 15, 1778. Letter to Major General Benjamin Lincoln, written from Savannah. In full: “I am instructed by Major General Howe, to forward the Returns you desired, the present disorders in this State, occasioned by the late Invasion of the Enemy, makes it Impossible to send them by the Returning Express, the necessary steps are taken and as soon as Satisfactory ones can be procured they will be sent to you. The Rank & file, belonging to the Infantry of the Brigade under my Command are about four Hundred & fifty, of these, two Hundred are Encamped at Medway, fifty more are posted near Augusta and the remainder (except the sick and those on furlough which I Estimate at about one Hundred & twenty) are doing duty onboard our Gallies, which are almost destitute of Men.—The Light dragoons about Sixty men are posted near Augusta with the Infantry; besides the foregoing there are three Companies of Artillery, about Sixty men, one of which does duty in the Fort at Sanbury & the other two are at Medway camp.” Professionally inlaid into a larger sheet and in fine condition, with a few stains. The British had just invaded Georgia and ultimately captured Savannah with ease two weeks later on December 29, 1778. Elbert would be wounded and captured at the Battle of Brier Creek in March 1779, and imprisoned for over a year before being exchanged after the capture of Charleston in 1780. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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84. Oliver Ellsworth. Third chief justice of the United States (1745– 1807) and delegate to the Constitutional Congress who later submitted the amendments which became the Bill of Rights. Revolutionary War– dated manuscript DS, signed “O. Ellsworth,” one page, 8.25 x 6, June 19, 1776. Pay order issued to Treasurer John Lawrence, in part: “Pay to Capt. John Green…the sum of five hundred & Eighty pounds Lawful money as his paymaster to his company in Col. Sager regiment now Raising in this Colony to Join the Continental Army in New York.” Crisply signed at the conclusion by Oliver Ellsworth and Ezekiel Williams. In fine condition. Accompanied by an engraved portrait of Ellsworth bearing a facsimile signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

85. Oliver Ellsworth. Revolutionary War–dated manuscript DS, signed “O. Ellsworth,” one page, 8.5 x 6.25, June 6, 1777. Pay order issued to Treasurer John Lawrence, in part: “Pay to Mr. Sam’l Kellog five pound twelve Shillings money.” Signed at the conclusion by Ellsworth, and endorsed below by Kellogg. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Extraordinarily scarce letter from Georgia’s Constitution signer 86. William Few. American politician and a founding father of the United States (1748–1828), who represented the state of Georgia at the Constitutional Convention. Rare ALS, signed “W. Few,” one page, 5.25 x 8, no date [circa 1795]. Letter to S. Jones, Esq., in part: “Mr. Newsom will deliver you a paper purporting that I had recd. a certificate of him in consideration of sundry accounts between us—and as Mr. Newsom professes himself unacquainted with settling of accounts informs me that he will get you to settle the business for him which is perfectly agreeable to me and will take it as a favor if you will give me a call for that purpose some time hence or otherwise I will endeavor to call on you with the papers.” On the reverse of the letter John Newsom, son of Solomon Newsom, has written and signed an accounting of payments made by William Few to Newsom’s father. In very good to fine condition, with moderate overall foxing. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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87. Fincastle Resolutions: Walter Crockett. ADS,

signed “Walter Crockett,” one page, 7.5 x 1.75, February 1, 1775. Receipt for a wolf-killing bounty, in full: “Fincastle. This day Samuel Percifel brought one old wolfs Head and took the oath by law Required Certified by me this 1rst day of February 1775.” In fine condition. Only twelve days earlier on January 20, 1775, Crockett had been one of the thirteen signers of the Fincastle Resolutions, which expressed support for the Continental Congress’s resistance to the Intolerable Acts. A precursor to the Declaration of Independence, this was the first statement adopted by the colonists which promised resistance to the death to the British crown in order to preserve political liberties. Starting Bid $200

88. French Navy.

Manuscript DS, in French, one page, 9.5 x 14.25, late 1778, early 1779. Untranslated document regarding a “Consommation du elle Armurier [Consumption of the Gunsmith],” listing inventory for months ranging from November 1778 to February 1779, signed three times by ClaudeRene Paris, a naval officer and the last count of Soulanges, “Comte de Soulange,” as well as other officers. In fine condition, with some light toning and foxing. Claude-Rene Paris commanded the 64-gun line ship Sphinx during the Battle of Ushant on July 27, 1778. Starting Bid $200

89. Georgia $30 Continental Note.

general (1747-1792) who participated in the American and French Revolutionary Wars before being killed by a cannon while serving under Lafayette. Manuscript DS in French, signed “Gouvion,” one page, 7 x 9, no date but circa 1789-1792. Official military pass, in part (translated): “Pass M. Taverniere sub-lieutenant at the disposal of the General Staff of the National Guard into the Champs de Mars where he is engaged in duties in relation to the Artillery engaged at the Federation of 14.” Professionally inlaid into a slightly larger sheet. In very good to fine condition, with scattered foxing. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Desirable $30 Georgia Continental note, no. 5178, May 4, 1778, signed by Thomas Netherclift, William Few (signer of the US Constitution), William O’Bryen (state treasurer in 1778 and delegate to Continental Congress in 1779), Nehemiah Wade, and Richard Wylly. This sought-after ‘pig’ note features a small vignette of a wild boar in the lower right.

These notes, printed by W. Lancaster of Savannah, were to be paid from proceeds acquired out of the seizure of Tory estates. In very good condition, with scattered creasing and a repaired tear to the bottom edge. Starting Bid $200

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90. Jean-Baptiste Gouvion. French

91. Calvin Green. Four Revolutionary War–dated documents,

each one page, related to Calvin Green, a soldier in the first troop of Col. Elisha Sheldon’s famous Light Horse Dragoons, who was killed on April 4, 1782: a partly-printed pay order, November 20, 1782, for “Twenty pounds ten shillings and nine pence…due to Calvin Green/deceased…In behalf of Charles Green, Administrator on s’d Estate of s’d deceased”; a manuscript affidavit, September 3, 1782, certifying that “Charles Green…hath been duly appointed Administrator on the Estate of Calvin Green”; a manuscript affidavit, September 4, 1782, stating “that Calvin Green a soldier in the Connecticut Line in the Continental Service for the years 1780 & 1781 Deceas’d…hath never received any thing from s’d town”; and a manuscript pay order issued by the Connecticut Committee of Pay Table, November 15, 1782, in part: “Deliver the Bearer any Security or Money that may be due to Calvin green a soldier in serving or who did serve in the Regiment of Light Horse commanded by Col. Sheldon.” In overall very good to fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Greene evaluates his blacksmiths’ supply of rum 92. Nathanael Greene. Revolutionary War–dated

ALS signed “Nath. Greene,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 13.5, July 7, 1779. Letter to Colonel Hayne, written from New Windsor. In part: “I have your favor of the 4th upon the subject of the Smiths being allowed half a pint a rum a day. I cannot think an alteration is worth attempting for the little advantages that will result from the extraordinary exertion of a particular party of Smiths.

The regulation is now generally gone into; and all the artificers seem to be in a great degree content with their allowance. To give a standing order for the benefit of one particular company will derange the whole and bring on innumerable complaints. For every Artificer supposes his business the hardest, or at least they affect to say is; and are clamorous if any one party have a preference.

I spoke to the foreman of the Smiths and told him the difficulty of complying with his request. He seemed to be satisfied with the answer, and only said that more help would be necessary to get through the business. I told him I did not wish him to injure the health of the people. It could not last long to lay a heavy burden on them than they could bear. This would injure the public; therefore it was the best mode to accommodate the service to the abilities of the men. There is a much larger party of Smiths at Danbury than can be possibly be wanted there. Mr. Hubbard when he left here was to call upon you and see how many you wanted and to detach accordingly. If a special order to the commissary for an extraordinary allowance of rum is necessary, I will furnish, but I conceive you fully authorised to give such an order from the former letter I wrote you on this subject at Fredricksburg. But I cannot give a standing order without introducing more mischief than there can possibly result injury from the refusal.” In good to very good condition, with three small areas of paper loss to the edges, splitting along a horizontal fold, areas of ink erosion affecting a few words of text, and splits and chips affecting potions of the signature. A superb letter demonstrating Greene’s natural leadership and balanced judgment in declining a request for more rum from a group of blacksmiths, to avoid ruffling the feathers of other skilled workers. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“Poor England never was in a more melancholy Situation. It appears to be almost I think at its last Gasp, should France improve the Advantage” 93. William Hamilton. ALS signed “Wm. Hamilton,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7 x 8.75, November 5, [1777].

Letter about Col. Richmond Webb, the First Lieutenant of His Majesty’s 40th Regiment of Foot, who quit his regiment at New York due to ill health in June 1777. In part: “I lately got a Frank and have now presumed to trouble you, as I thought it a good opportunity of conveying a Letter to the general Post Office. I made so free as to enclose the within, however my motive for writing you must not imagine was on that moment—I never was half so much distress’d, at any, or all the Officers that have quitted the Regiment, as I was at the Loss of your Son, Richmond Webb. His Loss will be irreparable, few such honest or worthy Lads are ever to be met with, there is none I more sincerely regard and esteem.

The 40th will find it difficult to get his Equal. I heard he had gone to the West Indies for the Benefit of his Health, which by this is restablish’d I hope,—if I know where to address him I should long since have written. I shall take it as a favour when you write if you’ll be kind enough to present my best & sincere good Wishes perhaps some time or Other, he, and I, may again meet which will always give me real Happiness.—I hope Mrs. Webb has enjoy’d her Health, since I had last the pleasure of hearing from you. Please to present my best respects.

Affairs in America seem’d to have a dismal Aspect, poor England never was in a more melancholy Situation. It appears to be almost I think at its last Gasp, should France improve the Advantage, events more improbable have happen’d than Our being a Province of that Kingdom. If there’s another Campaign I shall go out in the Spring, to the Regiment. I have been here some time recruiting but without Success. when you see Mrs. Bradstreet please be kind enough to present my Compliments to her and Family.” In very good to fine condition, with tape repair to a split fold.Starting Bid $200

94. William Heath. Distinguished major general in the Continental Army (1737–1814) who

organized and trained the undisciplined forces at Cambridge before the Battle of Bunker Hill. Partly-printed DS, signed “W. Heath,” one page, 8.25 x 13, December 1, 1807. Commonwealth of Massachusetts document in which Heath, as judge of the probate of wills, appoints Elizabeth Turner of Walpole as the administrator of her late husband’s estate.

Prominently signed at the conclusion by Heath. In fine condition, with light toning and a few light stains. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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The first president of Continental Congress to serve a full one-year term 95. John Hanson. Excellent bold ink signature, “John Hanson Presid’t,” on an off-white 5 x 7.5 sheet clipped from a larger document, bearing an embossed “U.S.A. Sigil. Naval” seal affixed above. In very good condition, with light soiling and intersecting folds. This seal, that of the Board of Admiralty, was adopted by the Continental Congress on May 4, 1780, and applied to all naval officer’s commissions. A superb and exceedingly rare example.

On November 5, 1781, John Hanson became the first president of the Confederation Congress, the new name of the Continental Congress under the provisions of the Articles of Confederation—and he would go on to become the first congressional president to serve a full one-year term. Hanson did not initially enjoy the largely ceremonial role, which consisted of much correspondence and document signing, and purportedly considered resigning after a single week in office. Out of a sense of duty Hanson remained as president until November 3, 1782, and proceeded to fill his one-year tenure with a wealth of achievements that would set precedent for all future incumbents. Among his accomplishments: ordering all foreign troops off American soil, as well as the removal of all foreign flags; establishing the Great Seal of the United States, the first Treasury Department, the first Secretary of War, and the first Foreign Affairs Department; and declaring that the fourth Thursday of every November was to be Thanksgiving Day. Some consider Hanson to have been the first true president of the United States. A remarkably well-preserved document signed by a figure of unique historical importance—the first example of Hanson that we have ever offered. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

96. Charles Hector, comte d’Estaing. French general and admiral (1729–1794)

who led a fleet to aid the American rebels in 1778; though he sympathized with the people during the later French Revolution, he was loyal to the crown and thus executed by guillotine during the Reign of Terror. Revolutionary War–dated LS in French, signed “Estaing,” one page, 7.25 x 12, March 31, 1778. Untranslated letter concerning French naval matters. In fine condition, with paper loss along the right edge. France officially allied with the Americans just weeks earlier, signing the Treaty of Alliance on February 6, 1778. Two weeks after signing this letter, d’Estaing commanded a fleet departing Toulon with orders to cross the Atlantic and aid America in its struggle against the British. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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A Bunker Hill captain’s bounty, approved by Major General Heath 97. William Heath. Manuscript DS, signed “W. Heath M.G.,” one page, 7.25 x

10.75, April 27, 1778. Pay order issued to Ebenezer Hancock, in part: “Pay Captain Benjamin Farnum of Coll. Tupper’s Regiment One Hundred & forty Dollars to pay the Conl. Bounty to the within mentioned Seven Men—for which this shall be your sufficient Warrant.” Signed at the conclusion by Major General Heath, and endorsed below by Captain Farnum, who had commanded the Andover Infantry at the Battle of Bunker Hill. The reverse bears a note signed by Farnum, listing the names of the seven men in the regiment. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

Patrick Henry awards a land bounty to a “Serjeant of the Continental line”

98. Patrick Henry. Partly-printed DS, signed “P. Henry,”

one page, 5.5 x 3.5, February 5, 1785. Document certifying eligibility for a land bounty to a veteran of the Revolutionary War, in full: “I do certify, that Thomas Bird is entitled to the proportion of land allowed a Serjeant of the Continental line, for the War.” Signed at the conclusion by Patrick Henry and Thomas Meriwether. Nicely matted and framed with a handcolored engraving of Henry to an overall size of 9.5 x 15.5. In fine condition, with some ink erosion to the crossed-out words.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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99.

HMS Jersey.

LS from “Captain David Laird, Commanding His Majesty’s Ship The Jersey,” one page, 7.75 x 12.5, November 2, 1779. Letter to Thomas Thomas, “Quarter Master of His Majesty’s Ship, Jersey,” in full: “I having received information that a Sloop is landing at Sea Brook and as you are thoroughly acquainted with that place you will proceed without loss of time in the best manner you shall see proper, and if you can with safety to yourself and those you take with you, you will seize and bring off the said Sloop, and make the best of your way with her to New York. If you should meet any of His Majesty’s ships in your way you will wait on the Captain and show him this order.” In very good to fine condition, with creasing and light staining. The HMS Jersey was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy noted for her service as a prison ship during the American Revolutionary War. Inmates of the Jersey bestowed upon it the nickname ‘Hell’ for its notoriously inhumane conditions and obscenely high death rate. As many as 8,000 prisoners were registered on the Jersey over the course of the war. Starting Bid $200

100. David Holbrook. Revolutionary War soldier whose record of service began in the Continental Army with the 1st Wrentham Company; he was at West Point as part of Col. Shepard’s regiment from June–September 1781. ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.5 x 12.25, June 7, 1781. Noteworthy letter to Colonel William Shepard from one of his officers, concerning Nathanael Greene’s successful Southern Campaign. In part: “I am thinking that I will take the Liberty to inform you of my arrival at West Point and likewise of an Extract from Gen’l Order. I arrived at West Point the Sixth day from Springfield with all the men and prisoners I received at Springfield—Banner behaved very well in consequence of which I took off his irons…There was no one mustered out, but rather said they thought the party looked the best of any that has come on to the point.”

He goes on to offer an extract from George Washington’s general orders concerning the Army’s exploits in the south: “It is with pleasure that the Commander in Chief Congratulates the army, on the successes of our armies under Maj’r Gen’l Green, in South Carolina on the 10th of May. Lord Rawden who commanded the post at Camden was compelled to evacuate it with great precipitation, and marks of distress after destroying the stores and several buildings and leaving several officers and 48 men who were so badly wounded they could not be moved…the strong post of Organebourgh surrendered to Genl. Sumpter upon his making preparation to invade it. A colonel and several other officers and upwards of 80 men were made prisoners…165 privates surrendered prisoner of war to Brigadier Genl. Marion who had carried his approaches to the foot of the abbots—and on the 11th Fort Granley surrendered by capitulation to Lieut. Col. Lee.” The letter concludes on an upbeat note: “The army is at this time well supply’d with provisions and are likewise to have two months more pay very soon.” In very good to fine condition, with overall creasing, and a small area of paper loss to the left side of the first page. Starting Bid $200

101. Richard Howe. British naval officer (1726–1799) best

known for his service in the American Revolution, during which he acted as a naval commander and a peace commissioner.

Manuscript DS, signed “Howe,” one page, 8 x 7.75, no date.

Interesting vessel report headed “Remarks &c,” detailing weather, maintenance, stores, and daily events, in part: “Fresh Gales & Cloudy…Sail’d hence a Dutch ship of War with Some Merchant Ships…Fresh Gales & Squaly, Latt: Part hard Gales & Squaly, Struck the Top Gale, Yards & Masts, At Noon Anchor’d…Weather, PM Anchored here 2 of his Majesty’s Sloops of War, The Large Cutter Employed Watering the Ship, Rec’d on board Fresh Meat for the Ships Company. Samuel Lake Seaman fell over board & was Drownded.” Signed at the conclusion by Howe. In very good to fine condition, with paper loss to the edges affecting some text, a clean vertical tear to the right edge, and an old clipping affixed to the top right corner. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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102. Robert Howe. Major general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War (1732–1786). LS, one page, 6.5 x 7.75, August 11, 1779. Letter written from his headquarters in Salem, in part: “I do myself the pleasure to transmitt an order expressive of the approbation I so truly have of your good conduct & that of officers & men under your command in the late affair within the Enemies lines.” Includes a handwritten note from his aide-de-camp, dated August 7, 1779, being an extract from an order given by Howe extolling the gallantry of Lt. Col. White, in part: “Gen’l Howe thinks proper, to express in orders, that the enterprise of the night before last, executed with such gallantry, spirit, & success, under the Command of Lt. Colo. White, has his warmest approbation.” In very good to fine condition, with trimmed edges, and light staining along the left edge from mounting remnants on the reverse. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

103. William Howe. British general (1729–1814) who, despite defeating George Washington in a number of battles, could not force a surrender and returned to England in 1778. ALS signed “W. Howe,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.25, June 9, 1795.

Letter to Mr. Stanfield, Secretary to the Association of the Loyal Sunderland Volunteers. In part: “I have received…the articles of Discipline for the Sunderland Volunteers. The latter I have laid before Field Marshall His Royal Highness the Duke of York, who has commanded me to express his approbation of the same, and father that the Loyalty & Zeal of the Volunteers for His Majesty’s service does them great honor, a report of such H.R.H. will make to His Majesty…In a few days…we can… determine…the number of small arms that may be requisite for the Companies.” Professionally inlaid into a slightly larger sheet and in very good condition, with creasing, soiling, and amateur repairs to paper loss, affecting a few words of text. In the year this letter was written, Howe commanded a force of 9,000 men encamped near Newcastle during the French Revolutionary Wars. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

104. Isaac Huger. South Carolina planter and Continental

Army general (1743–1797) during the American Revolutionary War. Partly-printed DS, signed “Is. Huger,” one page, 13 x 8, March 15, 1785. Writ issued by the State of South Carolina to “all and singular the Sheriffs of the said State…to attach the body of Thomas Singleton…of the City of Charleston…to be and appear before the Justices of the said State, at the Court of Common Pleas…to answer to Augustinus Buyck” regarding a debt of “One thousand One hundred and forty five pound sterling.” Endorsed vertically on the reverse by Huger. In fine condition, with seal-related toning. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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105. Jared Ingersoll.

Signer of the US Constitution from Pennsylvania (17491822) who also ran unsuccessfully as the Federalist vicepresidential candidate in the 1812 election.

Partly-printed DS, signed “Jared Ingersoll, Atty Genl,” one page, 6.75 x 9, November 11, 1815. Legal document concerning a theft case, in part: “The Grand Inquest aforesaid, upon their oath and affirmation aforesaid do further present, that the said Henry Clark late of the county aforesaid Yeoman afterwards, to wit on the said eleventh day of November one thousand eight hundred and fifteen at the county aforesaid and within the jurisdiction of this court, one coat of the value of two dollars and one pair pantaloons of the value of two dollars of the goods and chattles of the said Henry Hughes.” In very good condition, with trimmed edges, and splitting along the fragile folds. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

107. William Irvine. Irish-American physician, soldier, and statesman (1741–1804) who served as a brigadier general in the Continental Army and represented Pennsylvania in both the Continental Congress and the United States House of Representatives. ALS signed “Wm. Irvine,” one page, 7.75 x 10, September 12, 1803. Letter to George Simpson, a cashier of the Bank of the United States, in full: “Be pleased to deliver to the bearer, the Account you were so good to say should be furnished, which the Secretary of War requested me to wait on you for.” In fine condition, with scattered light foxing.

Accompanied by an engraved portrait bearing a preprinted facsimile signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

106. James Irvine. Officer of the Continental Army during the American Revolution who later served as vice president of Pennsylvania (1735–1819). Partly-printed DS, signed “James Irvine V.P.,” one page, 8 x 6.5, April 16, 1785. Pay order issued to Treasurer David Rittenhouse, in part: “Pay to Captain John Brice of the Navy of the Pennsylvania Line, or his order, the sum of fifteen Pounds, thirteen Shillings and three Pence, being one year’s interest on his depreciation certificate.” Signed at the conclusion by Irvine as vice president of Pennsylvania.

In very good to fine condition, with scattered light stains. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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John Jay’s list of claims from New York Loyalists—including British officers and a “negroe” spy

108. John Jay. Handwritten manuscript by John Jay, unsigned, 11 pages, 8.25 x 13, no date. Jay compiles a “List of Claims” made by Loyalists in New York for loss of property during the American Revolution. The alphabetized four-column ledger lists “Names” with their associated “Claims for Property, Debts, Income.” The rightmost column is a field for notes, where several of the claims have been marked “R” or “H.” Jay explains this code at the conclusion of the document: “N.B. Those claimants ag[ains]t whose names H is not[ed] have been heard & Enq[uire]d by the Com[missione]rs and those whose names R is not[ed] have been reported to the L[an]ds Com[missioner]rs of the Treasury.” Among the largest claims are those by British officers Lt. Col. George Campbell, Brig. Gen. Oliver De Lancey, and Col. Beverley Robinson. Prominent Loyalists James Jauncey, Philip Skene, and Hugh Wallace are also named. Benjamin Whitecuff, a black Loyalist spy, is denoted as a “negroe.” In fine condition.

Though undated, this incredible list appears to have its basis in the Treaty of Paris, which ended the Revolutionary War. By agreeing to Article V of the peace treaty, Congress pledged to ‘earnestly recommend it to the legislatures of the respective states to provide for the restitution of all estates, rights, and properties, which have been confiscated belonging to real British subjects.’ Jay had been a key negotiator and signatory of the historic Paris treaty, and therefore had been involved in hashing out this provision. A remarkable historical record tracking the outcomes for Loyalists following the Revolution. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Supremely desirable signature of the ‘Father of the American Navy’ 109. John Paul Jones. Important

American naval commander (1747–1792) during the Revolutionary War, who earned acclaim for his raids against the British while aboard the Bonhomme Richard. Choice ink signature, “Jno. P. Jones,” on an off-white 2 x 1.25 slip, handsomely mounted, double-matted, and framed behind UV-protective acrylic with an engraving of the legendary naval captain to an overall size of 11.25 x 15.75. In fine condition. Jones is exceedingly rare in autographic material of any type—this being just the third we have offered—and this is a particularly neatly penned, beautiful example. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

“My Colonies in North America…have now openly renounced all Allegiance to the Crown” 110. King George III. Very rare early printing of King George III’s first response to the Declaration of Independence, “His Majesty’s Most Gracious Speech to Both Houses of Parliament, on Thursday, October 31, 1776,” one page both sides, 6.5 x 11, printed in London by Charles Eyre and William Strahan, Printers to the King’s most Excellent Majesty, 1776.

In part: “My Colonies in North America…have now openly renounced all Allegiance to the Crown, and all political Connection with this Country…My Desire is to restore to them the Blessings of Law and Liberty, equally enjoyed by every British Subject, which they have fatally and desperately exchanged for all the Calamities of War, and the arbitrary Tyranny of their Chiefs.” Beautifully double-matted and framed with an engraved portrait of the king to an overall size of 21.25 x 18.25, with a glass backing for viewing the reverse.

In very good condition, with moderate overall staining, and old tape along the left edge. Starting Bid $200

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Facing revolution abroad, King George hopes to secure his domestic government: “I have to unite my Subjects in the present moment of danger” 111. King George III. Revolutionary War–dated handwritten letter by King George III, unsigned, one page both sides, 7.25 x 9.5, December 11, 1779. Letter to Lord Thurlow, in part: “If any farther steps were to be taken in this Embryo of a Negociation, it could alone arise from my condescending to depart in some degree from the Plan I have hitherto laid down, and stating something more specific than my inclination to adopt a Coalition of Parties...I augur very little good from the farther prosecution of this business, and nothing but the earnest desire I have to unite my Subjects in the present moment of danger, and to form a strong Government out of the most able and respectable of all Parties, would induce Me to make any farther attempt; influenced however, by this last Motive and in order to make the person with whom you last conversed (if possible) more open and explicit, I consent that you should acquaint him that Lord North’s situation will not stand in the Way of any proper Arrangement; and that he does not desire to be a part of any new Administration that is to be formed. This Declaration ought to convince that person that I really mean a Coalition of Parties, and not merely to draw him in to support the present Ministry.” In fine condition.

At this time, King George III had to contend not only with revolting colonists in America, but with the conquest of British possessions in the West Indies, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Mediterranean as well. Over and above these foreign threats, he had to deal with his ailing administration at home, and sought to form new bonds and coalitions amongst the various political entities of Great Britain. The recipient, Edward Thurlow, served as Lord Chancellor from 1778 to 1792, acting as an advisor and spokesman of King George III. He was famous for his staunch defense of the royal prerogative and for his aversion to change.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

112. King George III. Title page from the first printing of King George III’s speech

declaring war on the American colonies, “His Majesty’s Most Gracious Speech to Both Houses of Parliament, on Thursday, October 26, 1775,” one page, 8.75 x 13.5, printed in London by Charles Eyre and William Strahan, Printers to the King’s most Excellent Majesty, 1775. Mounted, matted, and framed with a portrait of the king to an overall size of 21.25 x 19. In very good condition, with moderate to heavy overall staining, and chipped binding remnants along the left edge.

On October 26, 1775, six months after the Battles of Lexington and Concord, King George III addressed the British Parliament declaring the American colonies in rebellion and authorizing a military response to quell the American Revolution: ‘Once vigorous measures appear to be the only means left bringing the Americans to a due submission to the mother country, the colonies will submit.’ He said he would increase the naval and land forces directed to restoring royal rule; in addition, he implied that foreign troops might be employed and that British troops would be reorganized. In response, the Committee of Supply proposed a navy of 80 ships with 28,000 men and a land force of 25,000 foot soldiers. Starting Bid $200 52 |

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Impossibly rare 1676 King Philip’s War letter: “We are in expectation of the enimi everi day” 113.

King Philip’s War: John Sharpe.

Excessively rare firsthand primary account of King Philip’s War by one of its participants: an ALS signed “John Sharpe,” one page, 7.5 x 12.25, January 8, 1676, written on a handmade sheet of rag content paper with a column and grape leaves style watermark. Letter to his former employer, mill-owner Thomas Meekins. In part (spelling and grammar retained): “my saving remembrance unto you and my dame hopeing you are weell as I am at the riting heareof blessed be god for it: my wiff desiars to be remembered unto you and my dame and wee are yet in our habitations thro gods marsi but we are in expectation of the enimi everi day if god be not the more marsifull unto us I have been out 7 weeks my self and if provision had not grown short we had folood the enimi into your borders and then I would have given you a visit if it had been posibel for I went out a volintere under Ca wardsworth of milton but he is caled hom to scout about there oune toun and so I left off the desine at present-there is many of oure frends are taken from us Ca. Jonson of roxberi was slaine at naragansit and will lincorn died before his wound was cured: and filap Curtis was slaine at a wigwame above mendham but we have lost but one man with us these wares my mother vose is ded and my sister swift I pray remember my lov to John elis and his wiff and the rest of oure frinds and however it is like to fare with us god knows and wee…Comit all oure afairs into his hands so having nothing els desiaring youre praiars for us.” Addressed on the reverse of the second integral leaf, “This for loving Master Thomas Meekins living at hatfield.” In very good condition, with small areas of paper loss along edges and fragile folds, and light staining to parts of text and edges (not affecting readability).

First published in The New England Historical and Genealogical Journal, January 1856.

The bloodiest conflict to take place in 17th-century America, King Philip’s War placed a coalition of Native Americans led by Metacomet, who had taken the English name King Philip, against the settlers of New England. Sharpe, who had taken leave, had been fighting under the command of Captain Samuel Wadsworth and provides a summary of the action that had taken place. Notably, he points out the death of Captain Isaac Johnson, killed at the Great Swamp Fight against the Narragansett tribe despite it being a brutal, lopsided colonial victory. Sharpe soon returned to action under Captain Wadsworth and in April the troops marched to Sudbury to relieve the town from Metacomet’s siege. While reconnoitering nearby the men were ambushed

by Wampanoag warriors and both Sharpe and Wadsworth were killed. Primary manuscript material from King Philip’s War is virtually unobtainable, with this example boasting excellent content from an early date. Starting Bid $2500

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114. Francis Kinloch.

Lawyer and rice planter (1755– 1826) from South Carolina, who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1780–1781. ALS signed “F: Kinloch,” one page, 7.25 x 12, July 12. Letter to Thomas Dinstanley, concerning funds set aside for the maintenance of the widow of Major Huger. In part: “I received your’s of the 4th & believe the information you have received with respect to Major Huger’s affairs to be very correct—the sum set apart for the maintenance of his widow by the Court of Chancery is in safe hands, as I have every Reason to think, & must certainly be subject to the demands of His Creditors at Her death—Mr. Pringle however, who has always done the law business of the Estate will be best able to give you every information.”

He goes on to request “a copy of the plan of the Village of Greenwhich, where I am in general the only inhabitant.” Addressed on the integral address leaf in Kinloch’s hand. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

116. Henry Laurens. Important South Carolina statesman (1724–1792) who served as president of the Continental Congress. Revolutionary War–era partly-printed DS, one page, 13.5 x 8.5, no date but circa 1777–1778. Unissued Congressional military appointment used in raising forces “for the Defence of American Liberty, and for the repelling every hostile Invasion thereof.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by Henry Laurens as president of the Continental Congress, and countersigned by Charles Thomson as secretary. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Lafayette battles troop desertion on the French frontier 115. Marquis de Lafayette. LS in French, signed “Lafayette,” one page, 7.75 x 12, January 24, 1792. Letter to the “Administrators of the Department of the Meurthe,” written while Lafayette was defending the frontier against Austria and the Armée des Émigrés in the French Revolutionary Wars. In part (translated): “From the report furnished me by the Commanders of the National Volunteer Battalions of this Army, to the effect that volunteers are absenting themselves without leave, I think that the most suitable measure to be taken to stop this insubordination would be for the municipalities to check the leave papers of volunteers on their arrival so that those whose papers are not in conformity with Article 5 of the letter of the Minister of War dated 16 October 1791, can be arrested by the Gendarmerie Nationale and sent back to their units. I beg leave, gentlemen, to place this proposal before you and feel certain that you are eager to put an end to this abuse, so detrimental to the public service and military discipline.” In fine condition, with light creasing and a split fold at the bottom, some stray blue ink stains, and old mounting remnants along the back of the left edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Lansing’s remarkable account of the Battle of Peekskill 117. John Lansing, Jr. Prominent American lawyer and politician (1754–1829) who served as a longtime member and speaker of the New York State Assembly and the Confederation Congress; he was appointed Mayor of Albany in 1786, and represented New York at the 1787 Constitutional Convention.

Revolutionary War–dated ALS signed “J. Lansing Jun’r,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.5 x 12.75, March 27, 1777.

Letter to Colonel Richard Varick, in part: “I arrived here last night and found your sisters & brother well. Nothing material here as yet occurred in our travels. The General got the start of us and arrived six hours before us at this place. The Detachment of the enemy’s forces which landed at peek’s Hill were drove back by Colonel Willet with only 84 men although their number was 600 in less than three hours after Colo. Willett made his appearance the enemy had embarked & unfurled their sails. This was done with such evident precipitation and confusion as plainly indicated in their terror. This account is confirmed by several persons from peek’s Hill. The British Forces lost three men who were killed and one taken prisoner. Your Friend Nic. Fish has by his merit acquired a majority in one of the Regiments of this State. General Scot is a peek’s Hill. I have sent you letter to him by Capt. Bleecker. Inclosed you have a letter from Mr. Livingston. I have by the General’s direction desired Colo. Lewis to pay you the money mentioned therein. Last night Mr. Carter arrived and delivered me your favor of the 26th day by which I had the pleasure to learn that every thing at Albany is in status quo. Whatever I can do to induce the General to solicit an Increase in your pay and that of your assistants shall not be neglected...Our General is very well long, very long may he continue so.” Lansing signs again, “J. L. Jun’r,” at the end of a lengthy postscript, “The story marker is not home but the storys shall be left at his house. Not a word of direction do I see among the memorandums relative thereto. I doubt much whether we will take the route of New Windsor, if we do, I shall not fail to procure the articles mentioned in the Mem. you enclosed if possible. The flower seed for the young ladies I inclose.” Reverse of integral address page franked in Lansing’s own hand. In very good condition, with areas of paper loss, nearly complete splitting along the central horizontal fold, and staining from very old scotch tape. An exceptional handwritten letter with great battle content from the prominent New York figure. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

118. John Lawrence. Treasurer of the Colony and State of Connecticut (1719–1802) and the commissioner of loans for the United States during the American Revolution. Manuscript DS, signed “John Lawrence Esqr, Treasurer,” one page, 7.25 x 4.5, April 19, 1781. Pay order issued to James Hillhouse for “fifty pounds in Bills of this State and charge the State.” Signed below by Lawrence and countersigned by Jedediah Huntington.

In fine condition, with trimmed edges. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Writing from his British prison cell in 1778, Major General Charles Lee plans the exchange of a Patriot for a Loyalist 119. Charles Lee. British soldier turned Virginia planter (1732–1782) and Continental Army officer in the Revolutionary War. Lee is most notorious for his actions during the Battle of Monmouth, where he disobeyed orders from George Washington and retreated directly into the general and his advancing troops, earning Lee a public rebuke. Lee was court-martialed for ‘inappropriate language’ and relieved of command for one year. Revolutionary War–dated ALS, one page both sides, 6.25 x 7.75, March 22, 1778. Lee writes from British-occupied New York City to John Thomas in Bedford, New York, concerning a prisoner exchange. At this time, Lee was imprisoned by the British; he would be exchanged the next month for British Major General Richard Prescott. In full: “Mr. Nehemiah Marshal of N. Rochelle has been let out on his parole and will be totally liberated but on condition that Isaac Gidney of Rye Neck is exchanged for him—this Gidney is suppos’d to be Prisoner at Hartford in Connecticut. As I am engaged in honors and as Mr. Marshal is so importantly interested in it I must request that you will address a letter on the Subject to Hartford in my name—and request that Gidney may be immediately sent into N. York.” Includes the original address leaf, accomplished in Lee’s hand. The letter is in very good condition, with some areas of light toning. The detached address leaf is soiled, with areas of paper loss and tape repairs to folds.

John Thomas, the recipient of this letter, was a member of the ‘Committee who represent the Inhabitants of West Chester County.’ Isaac Gidney, referenced here by Lee as he was held in British hands, was a Rye loyalist who was among those who had earlier signed a resolution declaring their ‘great desire and full resolution to live and die peaceable subjects to our gracious sovereign King George the Third, and his laws.’ Despite Lee’s efforts here to exchange Gidney for another prisoner and provision “that Gidney may be immediately sent into N. York,” he did not return to the British-occupied city. Rather, he went to his home in Mamaroneck, where he was soon recaptured by American troops. An intriguing behind-the-scenes look at prisoners of war during the American Revolution. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

120. Henry Lee. Revolutionary War hero (1756–1818), father of Robert

E. Lee, who captured British posts in New York and in the South and who later served in the Continental Congress. Partly-printed vellum DS, one page, 14.75 x 12.25, March 26, 1792. As governor of Virginia, Lee grants to James Newell “a certain Tract or Parcel of Land, containing forty two Acres.” Prominently signed in the lower right by Governor Lee. The embossed paper seal remains intact at lower left. In very good condition, with scattered toning and soiling, and a few light stains. The signature is large, dark, and mostly unaffected. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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123. John Livingston. Brother (1750–

121. Henry Lee. Partly-printed vellum DS, one page, 15 x 12.25, April 7, 1792. As governor of Virginia, Lee grants William Thompson “a certain Tract or Parcel of Land, containing four hundred and eighty five Acres.” Prominently signed in the lower right by Lee. The white paper seal affixed to the lower left remains fully intact. In very good to fine condition, with scattered toning and areas of paper, none affecting Lee’s huge signature. Accompanied by an unsigned engraving. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

1822) of Robert R. Livingston, chancellor of New York.

ALS signed “John R. Livingston,” one page, 7.25 x 11.75, June 6, 1785. Letter to Gilbert Livingston in Poughkeepsie, in part: “You will oblige me if you will on receipt of this send down Mr. Cornelius TerBush’s obligation which was left in your hands—a dividend of the little property he made over to the Creditors will be made next month.” Addressed on the integral address leaf in Livingston’s hand. In very good condition, with overall dampstaining, not affecting readability. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

122. Benjamin Lincoln.

Major general in the Continental Army (1733– 1810) during the Revolutionary War, known as the officer who formally accepted the British surrender at Yorktown.

Ink signature, “B: Lincoln,” on an off-white 3 x .75 slip, nicely double-matted and framed with an engraved portrait to an overall size of 11.5 x 14.5. In fine condition, with some light soiling. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

124. Robert R. Livingston. Lawyer, politician, and diplomat from New York (1746–1813) known as ‘The Chancellor,’ who was one of the five original drafters of the Declaration of Independence. ALS signed “R. R. Livingston,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 9, May 9, 1783. Letter to Governor George Clinton of New York, in part: “Mr. Dally, son of Mrs. Booreh, having been compelled by the necessities of the times to leave New York is desirous of returning to it and setting up a house of entertainment. He is, I am told, well qualified for it—He wishes to have Hull’s Tavern and to get possession so soon as to be able to prepare for your reception on your first going into town—Whether this lays in your department I know not…He seems earnestly desirous of your interposition in his favor.”

In fine condition, with seal-related paper loss to the neatly detached integral address leaf (which retains an incomplete red wax seal). Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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125. William Livingston. Signer of the US Constitution from New Jersey (1723-1790) who also served as governor of that state. Manuscript DS, signed “Wil: Livingston, Pres’t,” one page, 7.75 x 4, May 20, 1785. Expense reimbursement letter addressed to the Treasurer of New Jersey, in full: “These are to Certify that Bowen Reid Esqr. is intitled to receive the Sum of Four Pounds four shillings for six Days attendance at a Court of Errors as Clerk thereof held at Trenton in May 1785 including Travelling Days—Given under my Hand in Council at Trenton.” In fine condition, with trimmed edges. Accompanied by a complete typescript from the Lincoln Library in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Scarce 1833 letter from Chief Justice Marshall, detailing the involvement of his family in the “state artillery regiment of Virginia” 126. John Marshall. Influential American statesman and jurist (1755-1835) who served as the fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Superb ALS signed “J. Marshall,” one page, 7.25 x 7.5, February 28, 1833. In full: “The state artillery regiment of Virginia was commanded by my Father Colonel Thomas Marshall. I never belonged to it myself, but my brothers Thomas Marshall was a captain in it. Humphrey Marshall was a Captain Lieutenant, and James Marshall a Lieutenant. The regiment was placed at different ports near the sea board, and the largest detachment at York. The greater part of the regiment marched early in the summer or in the spring of 1780. There was a hospital established at Williamsburg.” Affixed along the top edge to a smaller cardstock sheet. In fine condition, with trimmed edges, and several horizontal creases. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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127. Archibald Lochry. American military officer (1733–1781) whose command ended in disaster when he and nearly every member of his force were killed or captured

by Mohawk forces in what is infamously remembered as ‘Lochry’s Defeat.’ Revolutionary War–dated ALS signed “Ad: Lochry,” one page, 8 x 13.25, June 27, 1777. Letter to “Brigadear genneral Hand,” in part (spelling and grammar retained): “Agreeable to your orders I sent orders to the third and forth betalion for the complyment of men you will please to order 26 men to reinforce the garrison at Kittanany and 30 to be stationed on the frontiers. But can’t get any from them betalion but an ensign and five privats. I maid…for the complyment of men wanting from the first and second betalion and there I but attended at the place of rendesvous which I then sent to your Honnour to receive their enstructions from you under the command of capt. Hugh Mastain the remainder of the men I will have raised as soon as possible and have them sent out to stations on the front as agreeable to your orders. I have rec’t the ditamry for the officers of the of this county from the executive council of this command welth and will fine every militia man that has been ordered out on these commands and has not attended as soon the majestreets can be qualifyd. I have suspended Capt. Hopkins from doing daughty and will have him inj’d by court martial for his bad conduct for denying his orders to go to Kittanany and dismissing his party.” Also includes manuscript DS signed “Ad: Lochry,” one page, 8 x 3, March 27, 1777, in full: “Received of the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania twenty seven Riffles and two smooth bore guns, with accouterments for thirteen of them, for the use of the Militia of Westmoreland County and for which I promise to account to this State.” In very good to fine condition, with two tiny holes and scattered staining to the letter. Starting Bid $200

Rare 1780 notice of the ratification of the Massachusetts State Constitution

128. Massachusetts Constitution. Revolutionary War–dated

official broadside notice of the ratification of the Massachusetts State Constitution, one page, 10 x 15.5, June 16, 1780. Headed “State of Massachusetts-Bay, In Convention, June 16, 1780,” the broadside reads, in part: “Whereas, upon due Examination of the Returns made by the several Towns and Plantations within this State, it appears that more than Two-thirds of the Inhabitants thereof, who have voted on the same have expressed their Approbation of the Form of Government agreed upon by this Convention, and laid before them for their Consideration in Conformity to a Resolve of the said Convention of the Second Day of March last: This Convention do hereupon declare the said Form to be The Constitution of Government established by and for the Inhabitants of the State of Massachusetts-Bay.” At the conclusion, the broadside features the names of James Bowdoin, president of Massachusetts, and Samuel Barrett, secretary. In fine condition. John Adams was the chief architect of the constitution of Massachusetts, which was approved by town voters on June 15, 1780, and became effective on October 25th, as outlined in this notice. The historic document served as a model for the constitution of the United States, drafted seven years later. A superb, well-preserved example of a rare broadside. Starting Bid $500 www.RRAuction.com | 59

Desirable 1776 Massachusetts-Bay militia commission 129. Massachusetts Militia. Revolutionary War–dated

partly-printed DS, one page, 16 x 13, June 1, 1776. The Council of the Massachusetts-Bay appoints Aaron Fenny as “first Lieutenant of the eleventh Company whereof Joseph Miller is Captain in the first Regiment of Militia in the County of Hampshire whereof Charles Pyncheon Esq’r is Colonel.” Signed on the left side in ink by fifteen members of the council, including “J. Bowdoin,” “W. Spooner,” “Caleb Cushing,” “J. Winthrop,” “John Whetcomb,” “Benj. Austin,” “Jos: Cushing,” “B. White,” “D. Hopkins,” and “D. Sewall.” Also countersigned by John Lowell as deputy secretary. The white paper seal affixed to the upper left remains intact. In very good condition, with repaired splits to intersecting folds, scattered foxing, and a few spots of paper loss. Starting Bid $200

130. John Mathews. Lawyer (1744–1802) from Charleston, South Carolina, who served in the Continental Congress from 1778 to 1781, where he endorsed the Articles of Confederation; upon leaving the Congress, he became governor of South Carolina. LS signed “Jno. Mathews,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 9.25, May 1781. Letter to Susan Livingston, written from Philadelphia while serving in the Continental Congress.

In part: “I have been very uneasy for some time past, by not having received a line from you in acknowledgment of my last…In your last to me, you generously say, Sister Kitty was mistaken in supposing you had been offended by any part of a former letter of mine. Therefore I can’t reasonably conclude, this to be the cause, why you have not replyed to my last…

The more I conjecture, the more I am bewildered.” In fine condition, with seal-related paper loss to the integral address leaf. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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131. Thomas Mifflin. Signer of the US Constitution from

Pennsylvania (1744-1800) and first governor of that state.

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Tho. Mifflin,” one page, 21 x 11.75, June 4, 1794. As governor of Pennsylvania, Mifflin grants John Longstretch, Joseph Longstretch, and Abraham Duffield “a certain tract of land called ‘Partnership’ situate in the North side of Mahoning Creek of Penn Township in Northampton County.” Signed in the upper left below the eight-point seal by Mifflin, and countersigned at the conclusion by Deputy Secretary James Trimble. In fine condition.

Accompanied by an engraved portrait of Mifflin. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

The killer of Button Gwinnett writes to Benjamin Lincoln 132. Lachlan McIntosh. General in the Continental Army (1725–1806)

who served throughout Georgia, North Carolina, and at Fort Pitt, but is best remembered for killing Declaration Signer Button Gwinnett in a duel in 1777.

Revolutionary War–dated ALS signed “Lach’n McIntosh,” one page, 7 x 8.75, February 15, 1780. Letter to Major General Benjamin Lincoln, in part: “It may not be improper for me to inform you that I am thus far on my way moving my Family to some place of safety…that I may at Liberty to act when required.—I think I shall cross at Murray’s Ferry, therefore any orders you will please to send will find me on that Road. As I was not Honored with an answer by the return of the young gentleman by whom I wrote to you last, & could get no certain answ’r, I thought the common Reports too alarming to make any longer stay.”

Professionally inlaid into a slightly larger sheet and in fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

133. Minuteman: William Winchester. Manuscript DS signed by William Winchester, a minuteman from Southborough, Massachusetts, one page, 7.5 x 12, February 21, 1763. Legal document from Worcester/Grafton pertaining to assessments being sold in a public venue lot of land. William Winchester was noted as being one of the ‘minutemen’ who fought at Battle of Concord and Lexington. ‘Minutemen’ was the term given to members of the militia of the American colonies, who would be ready to fight at a minute’s notice.

Archivally framed with a Revolutionary War portrait and plaque to an overall size of 25.5 x 21. In very good to fine condition.

Starting Bid $200

134. Daniel Morgan. American pioneer, soldier, and congressman from Virginia (17361802) who is considered one of the most gifted battlefield tacticians of the Revolutionary War. Manuscript DS, one page, 7.5 x 3, April 30, 1793. Pay order issued by Andrew Claw and Company, in part: “Sixty days after Sight Pay Daniel Morgan Esqr. or order One thousand Dollars per value.” Signed and approved below by William Wilson and Andrew Claw. Endorsed on the reverse by Daniel Morgan. In fine condition, with a small area of ink erosion. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“The mischiefs resulting from the misconduct of our national government will open the eyes of the most obstinately blind”

135. Gouverneur Morris. American statesman (1752–1816) and signer of the Constitution from Pennsylvania who authored several sections of that document, including the well-known preamble. Important handwritten letter with the signature neatly removed, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 9.25, April 16, 1806. Letter to “Colo. Lewis Morris,” his half-brother and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. In part: “Should it be desired to know my opinion…as may regard the ensuing election I have no hesitation in giving it. If there be a great probability of success it would be well to endeavor to carry…men of good sense and integrity who love the people well enough to obey the dictates of their own undertakings without regard to popularity. If however the chance of success be not great I think it most advisable to leave those who now rule us in the undisturbed possession of authority. The time rapidly approaches when the mischiefs resulting from the misconduct of our national government will open the eyes of the most obstinately blind and force apart from the most devoted adherents of faction. I would to God that it were otherwise. But there has been a succession of blunderers, the most egregious imaginable, so that our chief magistrate told one of our friends…we had our choice of enemies. But when asked if we had not also our choice of friends he answered negatively. Indeed every leading measure of his administration both foreign and domestic has been totally and entirely wrong. Of his foreign policy he has in the manner just mentioned himself pronounced the condemnation. Of his domestic arrangements it is sufficient to lay our finger on a single object which can be brought within the scope of simple arithmetic.

He has taken off from wealth, penury and vice a tax of a million annually while industrious poverty has been subjected to additional burthens. He has affected to pay off the national debt and yet…has by purchase of Louisiana and by the contemplated purchase of the Floridas added more than a million annually to the interest of that national debt…Whether two millions lately granted for facilitating treaties will answer the purpose contemplated is very questionable but there is no question in my mind but that the first fifteen millions would, if properly spent among ourselves (instead of being poured into foreign coffers), have been amply sufficient not only to have conquered more than we have as yet bought but also to fortify our ports and harbors so as to bid our enemies a proud defiance.” In fine condition, with some old repairs to fold splits.

Morris’s disgust with the administrations of Jefferson and Madison drove him to extremes in his opposition to the policies of the national government—he denounced embargoes, condemned the War of 1812, approved the Hartford Convention, and advocated repudiating the national debt incurred by the war. In this letter, he takes aim at the Louisiana Purchase—like many Federalists, he felt the United States had thrown away $12,000,000 on a wasteland. Instead, he would have preferred to take the territory by force. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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136.

Jonathan Moulton. Im-

portant New Hampshire land speculator and militiaman (1726–1787) who served during King George’s War, the French and Indian War, and the American Revolution; his name is enshrined in local folklore for a purported deal with the devil.

LS signed “Jon’n Moulton,” one page, 7.75 x 10.75, June 27, 1771. Letter to Captain Eliphalet Merrill, referring to the possible promotion of Coronet Brown in the New Hampshire militia. In part: “You remember doubtless our Conversation concerning Corn’t Brown’s being promoted. I take him to be a very good Sort of a Man, & I believe wou’d make a pretty Officer.” In good to very good condition, with small areas of paper loss, and substantial splitting along the fragile intersecting folds.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

138. Frederick, Lord North.

Prime minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782, who led the nation through most of the American Revolution (1732–1792).

Manuscript DS, signed “North,” one page, 7.75 x 12.75, May 13, 1771. As prime minister of England, Lord North authorizes a payment to “Richard Stevenson, One of the Messengers of his Majesty’s Court of Exchquer…for his Travel and Charges in December 1770 and January 1771 to Deliver several blank parchment Books Issued out of the King’s Remembrancer’s Office.” Prominently signed at the conclusion by North. The body of the document has been struck through with a cancellation mark. In fine condition, with light soiling to the edges.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

137. Newgate Prison. Revolutionary War–dated manuscript DS, signed “George Wyllys,” one page, 6.25 x 7.75, May 11, 1775. In part: “At a General Assembly…at Hartford on the Second Thursday of May…1775. On the memorial of Arnout Cannon showing that at great trouble & expence he had apprehended & brot from New York the infamous Richard Steel so that he might be recommitted to Newgate Prison and praying for a reimbursement of his expence & a reward for his trouble…It is thereupon by this assembly granted & ordered that the treasurer of the Colony pay…the sum of eleven pound twelve shillings & nine pence money in compensation of his charge & expence and also the further sum of Three pounds money as a reward for his risque and service in full of the engagement specified in the advertisement for taking up the said Richard Steel.” In fine condition, with splitting along two of the folds. During the Revolutionary War, Newgate Prison was used to house Loyalists who fought against independence as well as British prisoners of war. Richard Steele, a ‘notorious villain and burglarian’ held the record of three escapes from Newgate. Starting Bid $200

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139. Olive Branch Petition. Group

of four items signed by signers of the Olive Branch Petition, adopted by the Second Continental Congress in 1775 in an attempt to avoid war with Great Britain. Signers include: Eliphalet Dyer (DS), John DeHart (ADS), John Alsop (ADS), and Edmund Pendleton (partial ALS). In overall very good to fine condition. Starting Bid $200

The Massachusetts signer prosecutes a friend for a lewd assault—“did expose the private parts of him...and did pull up the petticoats of her” 140. Robert Treat Paine. ADS, signed “R. T. Paine,” one page, 6.5 x 8.25, March 1782. As the first Massachusetts attorney general, Paine prosecutes his close friend Samuel Prat for rape.

In part: “The Jurors for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts upon their Oath present that Samuel Prat…with force and arms did assault Hannah White the Wife of Rayard White…did expose the private parts of him the said Samuel to her the said Hannah and did pull up the petticoats of her the said Hannah and did get into the bed of the said Hannah all which is against the peace of the Commonwealth aforesaid and dignity of the same.” Signed at the conclusion

by Paine and countersigned by jury foreman Joseph Gilbert; also endorsed on the reverse

by Paine. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

141. Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth. Britsh naval officer (1757–1833) who fought during the American Revolution, the French Revolutionary Wars, and the Napoleonic Wars. Large free franked address panel, 8 x 3.5, addressed to “His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence, Lord High Admiral of England,” and franked in the lower left, “Exmouth.” Marked “On His Majesty’s Service” in the upper right.

Affixed to a slightly larger card and in fine condition, with trimmed edges. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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142. Pennsylvania Colony. Partly-printed DS, one page

both sides, 8.25 x 12.75, December 27, 1767. Land deed in which John Cowen, “for and in Consideration of the Sum of Five Shillings lawful Money of the Province of Pennsylvania,” grants unto Samuel Wallis all “Right, Title, Interest, Property, Claim, and Demand…Three Hundred acres of Land, to Include a Spring call’d the Boiling Spring which leads into Town Creek in the County of Cumberland.” Signed at the conclusion by Cowen and Samuel Harris. In very good condition, with repaired splitting to folds, and small areas of paper loss. Starting Bid $200

“Mr. Gerry, it seems, has given up the names of X. Y. & Z.” 143. Timothy Pickering. Important

ALS as Secretary of State, one page both sides, 8 x 10, August 30, 1798. Letter to Rufus King, minister plenipotentiary to England, concerning the infamous XYZ Affair. In part: “I received this week the enclosed letter to Mr. Jame Cramond, late of Philadelphia, now residing in London, from John Burlingham of Edenton, to vest in Mr. Cramond the power he had formerly given to Mr. Bayard, relative to his claims for captured property. You will have the goodness to give the letter any additional direction that will ensure its getting to Mr. Cramond’s hands.

Mr. Gerry, it seems, has given up the names of X. Y. & Z. in the envoy’s dispatches; and I just hear that Talleyrand has denied any knowledge of them! What will Mr. Gerry do with his own statement, in the dispatches, that he & Y. went to M. Talleyrand’s together, and referring to Y.’s communications, Talleyrand said that the information Mr. Y. had given him (Gerry) was just, and might always be relied on? And what has he done with his promise made (jointly with his colleagues) ‘that the names of Messrs. X. & Y. should in no event be made public’? He was low enough before in the eyes of all men of sense and honor & who had any regard for the honor & dignity of their country: This last act (if true as reported) must sink him to perdition.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a handsome custom-made presentation folder with a quarter leather binding.

In July 1797, an American diplomatic commission consisting of John Marshall, Charles Pinckney, and Elbridge Gerry was sent to France to negotiate issues threatening war between the two nations, namely privateering and the illegal seizure of American vessels. With talks at an impasse and French Foreign Minister Charles Maurice de Talleyrand requesting a loan and bribes through a group of informal agents, Marshall and Pinckney left France in April 1798. Gerry, also desirous of returning, was informed by Talleyrand that the Directory would declare war if he left France. Despite his reservations concerning Talleyrand’s threats, Gerry remained; negotiations were eventually reopened when Talleyrand sent representatives to The Hague, and Gerry returned home in October 1798. Months earlier on March 20, President Adams turned over the commission report to Congress, redacting and replacing the names of Talleyrand’s agents with the letters X, Y, and Z, and prompting an immediate division amongst his cabinet, with Secretary of State Pickering arguing for a declaration of war. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 65

On compensation for the “the American Loyalists” in 1788 144. Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland. British Army officer

(1742–1817) who fought at the Battles of Lexington and Concord and the Battle of Long Island during the Revolutionary War; he resigned his command in 1777 due to disagreements with his superior, General William Howe. ALS signed “Northumberland,” one page, 7.25 x 9.25, July 16, 1788. Letter to Sir William Pepperrell discussing “the American Loyalists,” stating, “I am extremely happy if any Exertions of mine, have in any measure contributed towards procuring them…Compensation for the Lifes which they have sustained, on account of their Zeel & Fidel[ity] towards this Country.” In very good to fine condition, with an old repair to the slightly rough right edge, and old mounting remnants along the reverse of the left edge. A noted soldier in colonial Massachusetts, William Pepperrell (1696–1759) had adopted his grandson William Pepperrell Sparhawk, son of Colonel Nathaniel Sparhawk, on the condition that the boy agree to change his surname to Pepperrell. The younger Pepperrell remained loyal to the Crown during the Revolutionary War. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Secretary of State Pickering orders stationery for Mississippi’s first governor 146. Timothy Pickering. Post-

145. Timothy Pickering. Postmaster general, secretary of war, and secretary of state under Washington (1745–1829).

Third-person ADS, one page, 7.75 x 6, March 6, 1783. Pickering writes out a receipt for a payment, incorporating his name in the first line. In part: “Received of Timothy Pickering QMG & D. Wolfe, Two dollars and sixty two ninetieths in full for eighty six bundles Straw.” Signed at the conclusion by vendor William Wood. In very good condition, with creasing, light staining, two areas of thin paper, and old mounting remnants on the reverse. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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master general, secretary of war, and secretary of state under Washington (1745–1829). ALS, one page, 8 x 10, August 31, 1798. Letter to Samuel Hodgdon, in part: “I inclose an invoice of Stationary which I beg you to procure for the Governor of the Mississippi Territory, and forward to Pittsburg, to descend the rivers Ohio & Mississippi under the care of Judge Tilton. Be pleased to send… for a parcel of blank commissions for that Territory: I presume he will print them to-morrow…Blank commissions for Justices of the Peace 200—, for militia officers 400—, and other more general, 300. These should be packed up with the Stationary.” In fine condition. The first governor of the Mississippi Territory, Winthrop Sargent, had arrived at Natchez two weeks earlier on August 16th. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Secretary of State Randolph delicately explains John Jay’s appointment to negotiate his treaty with Britain

147. Edmund Randolph. LS signed “I have the honor to be dear sir with great and sincere respect and esteem yr. mo. ob. serv., Edm: Randolph,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 9.75, May 19, 1794. Letter to Thomas Pinckney, the US minister to Great Britain, concerning John Jay and his upcoming negotiations in connection with the Jay Treaty. In part: “I have come hither to meet Mr. Jay, whose accommodation in point of time I thought it better to consult than to oblige him to travel to Philadelphia to receive his instructions. He will sail the day after tomorrow; and having been occupied for a considerable time past with his preparations, a reply to Mr. Hammond’s answer to your memorials and other pressing business I have but an hour left for writing to you.

In my last letter…I informed you that a single mission to London had been resolved on by the President. He was induced to take this step for several reasons, among which were an anxiety for peace; the wish to unite all classes of people here if a strong movement should be rendered necessary; and the fitness of manifesting to the British Nation that if War does not come, it will be a war of their own or at least of their Ministry. The first and indeed the principal objection to the appointment of an Envoy arose from a respect for you; it being a maxim with the President to be delicate to every officer of Government. But it was represented to him that you were too well acquainted with the course of diplomatic business, to feel the smallest dissatisfaction at a measure, the solemnity of which so strongly coincides with the crises hanging over us, & which is so customary.

Notwithstanding this difficulty at length subsided in his mind, he declared expressly in his nomination of Mr. Jay to the Senate, that his confidence in our Minister plenipotentiary in London continues unchanged; nor would he have selected any character, less than one of the most distinguished, to repair to that Court where you are. He has instructed Mr. Jay to communicate with you without reserve; and, to complete the proof of his approbation of your conduct, you are hereby authorized & required in case Mr. Jay should by death or any extraordinary accident be incapacitated, from providing in the commissions given to him, to possess yourself of them, consider them, as addressed to yourself, and to enter upon their execution. Thus will you, I trust, be persuaded, that we have not forgotten you, what we should have expected for ourselves: and that if any more agreeable style of presenting this subject to the public or yourself could have been devised, we should have seized it with great cordiality.

Mr. Jay will convey to you all the intelligence of our Country. I have enquired from the head Clerk in the department of State, why the newspapers were not forwarded to you, as I always understood they had been. He answered, that since the discontinuance of the papers published twice a week, he had been afraid of the bulk of daily papers: but I told him that this was a bad reason,, and directed him to collect the daily papers and transmit them. You will perceive from Mr. Jay’s instructions that the great topics upon which your correspondence has run, are involved in them…requesting at the same time that you would impart to Mr. Jay the cases, which have arisen upon captures, which we contend to be protected by the Armistice.” Randolph makes several handwritten corrections to the body of the letter. In fine condition. Accompanied by a gorgeous custom-made quarter leather presentation folder. An extraordinary piece of early and important diplomatic correspondence. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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148. Charles C. Pinckney. Signer of the US

Constitution from South Carolina and a South Carolina governor, senator, and representative (1746-1825). ALS, signed “Charles Cotesworth Pinckney,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, May 4, 1803. Written from Charleston, a letter to John Cheswith Esqr., in full: “I recollect very well the delivering you about a year ago the rough draught of an intended Bill in Chancery drawn several years before in my office at the desire of Mr. Averson and yourself to compell the Executors of Mr. Aaron Locock one of your deceased solvent partners to pay his proportion of the debt for which a verdict in the federal court had been recovered against you as surviving Co-partners at the suit of Greenwood & Higginson. The impression on my mind is that the suit was stopped by Mr. Clarkson’s telling me that there was no occasion to put the parties to the expense of proceeding as he would pay Mr. Locock’s proportion as assets should come into his hands. I do not know any thing else that could have prevented the engrossing & filing the Bill. At the same time in such an old transaction & amidst the multiplicity of business in which I was then engaged, it cannot be expected, nor would l undertake to swear positively that the fact was so.” In very good to fine condition, with dampstaining affecting appearance but not readability. Accompanied by an engraved portrait bearing a preprinted facsimile signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

149. Paul Revere: Edward Proctor. Well-known American patriot, merchant, and military officer from Boston (1733–1811) who commanded the boarding party, which included Paul Revere, that stormed and destroyed tea shipments from the infamous Dartmouth ship during the Boston Tea Party. ADS, one page, 7.75 x 2.5, October 1, 1791. As an Overseer of the Poor, Proctor sends Dr. Samuel Whitwell, Jr., a surgeon with the 3rd Massachusetts Regiment of the Continental Army, to the almshouse one month before Whitwell’s death. In full: “Boston Oct, 1st, 1791, Samuel Whitwell, Jr., Receive into the Alms House, yours Edward Proctor, one of the Overseers of the Poor.” In very good to fine condition, with light toning and staining, and a couple areas of paper loss affecting nothing. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

150. Peyton Randolph. Virginia politician, planter, and the first

president of the Continental Congress (1721-1775). DS, one page, 7.25 x 3, June 7, 1770. In full: “Then Recd. Of William Cabell, Junr.

Fifty pounds in part of my Judgement agst. George Blain, three pounds in part of Juhn Tuggles bond & thirty shillings in part of Moses Campbell, ditto.” Signed at the conclusion by Randolph. Affixed to a slightly larger sheet. In very good condition, with a separation to vertical fold, and scattered soiling. A scarce autograph of this important early patriot. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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151. Peyton Randolph. Five pound note drawn on Virginia’s James River Bank, signed at the conclusion by Peyton Randolph, Robert Carter Nicholas, and John Blair. In very good condition, with tears, folds, expert silking to both sides. Blair was later a signer of the US Constitution, and Nicholas was the only member of the Virginia Assembly who voted against adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

152. Francis Rawdon-Hastings. Anglo-Irish British politician and military officer (1754–1826) who fought at the Battles of Lexington and Concord and the Battle of Bunker Hill during the Revolutionary War; it is said that it was Rawdon who killed the American general Joseph Warren at Bunker Hill. ALS signed “Rawdon,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 9.25, April 26, 1786. Letter of recommendation to “Colonel Ross,” in part: “The purpose of this letter it to introduce to you Mr. Rodney Johnson Gorman. As I have already given you a memorandum respecting him, I will only repeat; That, altho’ I do not personally know Mr. Gorman, I am confident from…those who recommend him to me.” In fine condition, with old mounting residue along the inner hinge, and some paper loss to the integral leaf. Accompanied by an engraved portrait bearing a facsimile signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

153. Revolutionary War. Revolutionary War-dated ADS, signed “Robert Lanier,” one page, 7 x 6.25, July 6, 1783. Financial document from North Carolina. In full: “By Mr. Finch have sent you Twenty Pounds Virginia Money with an intent to leve it in pledge for the use of Ten Pounds for a few days, the prock or Dollar Bills I want to purchase sundry necessities which Mr. Finch is to try to get.” Fitch writes and signs a statement on the reverse, in part: “The contents of the Inclosed was some Money lent Mr. I. Hamlin Decd by Robert Lanier which I was to Exchange for Prod. Or Dollar Money with Bagge in order to purchase Salt for the use of Soldiers.” In very good condition, with repaired separations to intersecting folds, various tears and small areas of paper loss, and scattered foxing. Starting Bid $200

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Extremely rare document from July 4, 1776

154. Revolutionary War. Revolutionary War–dated vellum manuscript DS, one page, 27 x 16, July 4, 1776. Impressive

New Jersey deed from Constantine Wilkins to Hannah James, beginning: “This Indenture made the fourth Day of July In the year of our Lord anno domini one Thousand Seven hundred & Seventy Six Between Constantine Wilkins of the Township of Woolwich in the County of Gloucester and province of West New Jersey yeoman and Ann his wife of the one part and Hannah James of the Township of Pilesgrove—and County of Salem & province aforesaid.” The deed conveys “36 acres of meadow land on the westerly side of Raccoon Creek” to Hannah James, for “338 pounds Good and Lawful money.” The document details the ownership of the parcel going back to 1706, in part: “Linford Lardener (Lynford Lardner) being agents and trustees to John Penn Thomas Penn and Richard Penn and the 2nd John Penn Thomas & Richard Penn being heir at Laws to William Penn and the 2nd William Penn.” In very good condition, with small areas of paper, primarily along intersecting folds. Constantine Wilkins was much involved with the Revolutionary War, serving as an appointee from Woolwich Township on the Committee of Observation, an important committee which became alarmed at the news of the Battle of Lexington and met on May 5, 1775, to choose members to the Provincial Congress meeting at Trenton on May 23, 1775. Any American document from the historic day of July 4, 1776, is incredibly desirable. Starting Bid $300

155. Revolutionary War Pension Petition. Manuscript document, three pages

on two adjoining sheets, 7.5 x 11.75, no date but later than 1799. Revolutionary War veteran’s pension petition for his service in the Battle of the Miami River, beginning: “John Clark being duly sworn deposes and says that he served in the North Western Army commanded by Gen’l Wayne and was engaged in the Battle with the Indians which took place not far from the Miami River. The Deponent was in Capt.

Lyman’s Company & Colo. Strang’s Regiment.

A Major Buel was Major of the Regiment. After the Battle the army went to Greenesville. The Deponent assisted in building Fort Defiance and after this rejoined the army at Greensville. This continued to be a Headquarters untill after the Peace with the Indians.” The document goes on to discuss his eligibility for a pension. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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157. Daniel Roberdeau.

156. Friedrich Adolf Riedesel. Ger-

man officer (1738–1800) who served in the Seven Years’ War and American War of Independence. He was the commander of the Braunschweiger Jäger, a German unit hired by the British during the American War of Independence, and then commanded all German soldiers in the Saratoga Campaign. Exceedingly rare ink signature, “Riedesel MG,” on an offwhite 2.5 x 1.25 slip clipped from the close of a letter or document. In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

American merchant (1727–1795) who represented Pennsylvania from 1777 to 1779 in the Continental Congress. Roberdeau served as a brigadier general in the Pennsylvania state militia during the war and was a signer of the Articles of Confederation. Scallop-topped manuscript vellum DS, one page, 27 x 15.5, March 1, 1759. Land indenture between “Daniel Roberdeau of the City of Philadelphia” and “Richard Farmar of the said City Practitioner in Physick,” in which the latter pays a “sum of One hundred and one Pounds ten shillings lawful Money…for ever a Certain Piece of Ground situate on the East side of the Seventh Street from Delaware in the said City of Philadelphia.”

Signed at the conclusion by Roberdeau, who also signs on the reverse below a statement of receipt. Both sides feature original wax and paper seals. In very good condition, with irregular overall toning, and minor vellum loss to the lower left corner. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Rare 1773 land indenture from the commander of the Loyal American Regiment 158. Beverley Robinson. Wealthy colonist from New York (1721–1792)

and the son of the Hon. John Robinson of Virginia, who was the President of that colony. He is mostly remembered as the commander of the Loyal American Regiment, a loyalist regiment in the American Revolutionary War, and for his work with the British secret service during the war, instances which involved Benedict Arnold. Pre-Revolutionary War partly-printed DS, signed “Bev: Robinson,” one page, 19 x 23.25, November 27, 1773. An indenture between Beverley Robinson of Dutchess County and Samuel Towner of Frederickburgh, in part: “The said Beverley Robinson, for and in Consideration of the Rents, Covenants and Agreements herein after referred and contained on the Part of the said Samuel Towner his Heirs and Assigns, to be paid, done, and performed, hath demised, granted, leased, and to farm let, and by these Presents, Doth demise, lease, and to farm let, unto the said Samuel Towner All that certain Farm, or Tract of Land, situate, lying and being at Fredericksburgh in the County of Dutchess, being Part and Parcel of a Subdivision, commonly called Lot Number Seven of a large Tract of Land, commonly called and known by the Name Philippe’s Highland or Upper Patent, the same Tract of Land…containing Two hundred and sixty nine, more or less, Acres of Land.” Signed at the conclusion by Robinson, and countersigned by witnesses John Terrill and Malcom Morrison. In very good to fine condition, with splitting to intersecting folds, and several small holes and stains; Robinson’s signature is clean and unaffected. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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160. Comfort Sands. Ameri-

159. Jean-Baptiste de Rochambeau. French military

officer (1725–1807) who made a substantial contribution to the American Revolution, including a leading role in the defeat of Lord Cornwallis at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781. Manuscript DS in French, signed “Le cte. de Rochambeau,” one page, 8.25 x 13.25, 1772.

Untranslated military promotion, approved at the conclusion

by Rochambeau as Inspector of Infantry. A red wax seal is affixed to the lower left. In very good to fine condition, with splitting along folds (some of which have been repaired on the reverse), and two small areas of paper loss at fold intersections. Originally sold

by Goodspeed’s Book Shop and accompanied by their paper folder. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

can merchant, b a n k e r, a n d politician (1748– 1834) who served as New York’s auditor general during the Revolutionary War. Group of three documents from New York, each one page, including: an ADS by Comfort Sands, October 7, 1779, in part: “Rec’d of William Duer Esq’r James Duane Receipt Dated July 31, 1777, for Thirteen Hundred & Two Dollars, also Philip Livingston Rec’t for Nine Hundred & Seventy Six Dollars of the same paid…being so much Money advanced by the State to Wm. Duer as one of the Committee that went into W. Chester County”; an ADS by Comfort Sands, March 13, 1780, to Major Hofmann, in part: “Pay Israel Lewis One Hundred & Two pounds”; and a Dutchess County document, May 29, 1793, electing John DeWitt, Jacob Radclift, David Brooks, Samuel A. Barker, Jesse Oakley, Isaac Van Wyck, and Jacob Bockee as members of the Assembly for Dutchess County, signed by several supervisors of the county. In overall very good to fine condition. The first document is most notable, mentioning important early American politician William Duer, who served in the Continental Congress and was a vocal supporter of adopting the Constitution. Starting Bid $200

Schuyler oversees the estate of General John Bradstreet

161. Philip Schuyler. American soldier and statesman (1733–1804) who served as a general in the American Revolution

and was a member of the first session of Congress as a Senator from New York. Manuscript DS, signed “Ph: Schuyler,” three pages, 8 x 12.5, March 10, 1787. An accounting document for “The Estate of the late General Bradstreet,” signed at the conclusion by his longtime friend and business partner Philip Schuyler. The documents account for several “Loan Office Certificates,” as well as transactions with various figures, including noted politician and Revolutionary War General Abraham Ten Broeck.

In very good condition, with splitting to folds, scattered satins, and old tape repairs to reverse of one page. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Rare autograph from a Jewish patriot 162. Moses Seixas. Merchant and patriot (1744–1809) who was a member of the distinguished community of Jews in Newport, Rhode Island; he became president of Newport’s historic Touro Synagogue and led the congregation’s welcome for President George Washington in 1790. Rare manuscript DS, one page, 7.25 x 4, December 18, 1788.

Receipt for 17 yards of carpeting to William Channing, endorsed at the conclusion by Seixas, “Received payment in full, Moses Seixas.”

In fine condition, with intersecting folds and slight bit of foxing.

In 1790, Seixas delivered a letter to President George Washington, which invoked the language of the Revolution in arguing that Jews would be entitled to the same privileges as an American of any other religious denomination. Having been previously ‘deprived… of the invaluable rights of free Citizens,’ Seixas endeavored to elevate the status of American Jews. The Seixas letter moved President Washington. He responded to that letter on August 21, 1790, assuring the Hebrew congregation that ‘happily the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens, in giving it on all occasions their effectual support.

It would be inconsistent with the frankness of my character not to avow that I am pleased with your favorable opinion of my Administration, and fervent wishes for my felicity. May the Children of the Stock of Abraham, who dwell in this land, continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other Inhabitants; while every one shall sit in safety under his own vine and fig tree, and there shall be none to make him afraid.’ Both of these original letters currently reside at Mt. Vernon.Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

164. John Graves Simcoe. British

163. Joshua Seney.

American farmer and lawyer (1756–1798) from Queen Anne’s County, Maryland, who represented the state in the Continental Congress, and later served in the House of Representatives.

Manuscript DS, signed “Jos’a Seney,” one page, 7.5 x 12, June 13, 1787. Bond guaranteeing that Samuel T. Wright will properly perform his duties as the clerk of Queen Ann’s County, Maryland, signed at the conclusion by Seney as a witness. Other signers include Robert Wright, a Revolutionary soldier who went on to serve as senator, and later governor, of Maryland; and John Brown, later a Maryland congressman.

Professionally inlaid into a slightly larger sheet and in fine condition, with a bit of foxing, and tape reinforcement to a horizontal fold. Accompanied by a small 1782 receipt signed on Joshua Seney’s behalf by his father, John Seney. Joshua Seney’s autograph ranks amongst the rarest of all members of the Continental Congress. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Army general (1752– 1806) who served as the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada from 1791 until 1796; during the Revolutionary War, he saw action during the Siege of Boston, at the Battle of Brandywine, and in New Jersey. ALS signed “J. G. Simcoe, Lt. General,” one page, 6.75 x 9.5, June 27, 1805. Letter issued from his headquarters at Exeter, in part: “I hereby certify that the Royal First Regiment of Devon Yeomaning Cavalry commanded by Colonel Lord Rolle assembled with my consent and did military duty in the following manner:—Three Troops in Exeter or its neighbourhood on Monday the 29th of April last, for seven consecutive days—one Troop at Cullompton May the 6th for seven days…and the whole Regiment at Tiverton & Cullompton for four days; making in the whole, including the day they marched, eleven days instead of ten, as first proposed.” In very good to fine condition, with trimmed edges, and small areas of paper loss affecting one word of text. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 73

165. Shays’ Rebellion. Issue of The Connecticut Journal from September 13, 1786, four pages, 10 x 15.75, containing

an early report on the opening action of Shays’ Rebellion. The newspaper opens with news from abroad including a report on the latest parachute jump from a hot air balloon in Brussels by Jean-Pierre Blanchard. The rightmost column of the second page notes the opening salvo of Shay’s Rebellion, when Luke Day and a band of a hundred men closed the courthouse at Northampton, Massachusetts: “Northampton, September 6. Last week on Tuesday, being the day for holding the Courts of Common Pleas and General Sessions of the Peace in this town,—early in the morning, about one hundred men from WestSpringfield, with white staffs (the insignia of Mobs) embodied themselves near the Court House, commanded by Capt. Luke Day, whose private character and circumstances, as well as his personal liberty, made it very convenient that there should be an immediate redress of public grievances…What would have been their numbers, or what the consequences of a forcible attack, is uncertain but instead of calling upon the militia of this, as the neighbouring towns, the day was spent in frequent and idle conferences, and those people who had heretofore signalized themselves upon such occasions, had the mortification to find that the Court had complied with all the wishes of the insurgents and adjourned without delay.” It goes on to describe similar events in Worcester and Boston. In very good to fine condition, with paper loss along the delicate hinge. Starting Bid $200

166. William Shirley. Colonial governor of Massachusetts who played a prominent role in Britain’s struggle with France for control of North America (1694–1771).

Manuscript DS, signed “W. Shirley,” one page both sides, 9 x 14.25, August 27, 1762. Document signed as governor of the Bahamas, in part: “Then appeared before me…William Shirley Esq. Captain, General, & Governor in Chief of the said Islands, and Vice Admiral of the same…having received Information in the Month of August 1761. That a certain Spaniard named Don Gregorio Joseph Franco, who had been then evident in New Providence, That he took all Opportunities of giving the French & Spaniards Information of the State of Defence of the said Bahama Islands, & other Parts of His Majesty’s Service within them, to the great Danger & Prejudice thereof. And had one or two Days before, delivered in a Clandestine Manner, to George Crowninshield, late Master of the Ship Ranger, which had been about thirteen Months ago, Condemn’d in the Court of Vice Admiralty here as lawful Prize to Benjamin Clifford.” The document goes on to discuss the disposition of the letters delivered

by Franco to Crowninshield. In very good to fine condition, with stains, fold splits, and a tear to a blank area. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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167. William Smallwood.

Planter, soldier, and politician (1732–1792) who served as a major general during the Revolution and later served as governor of Maryland. ALS s i g n e d “ W. Smallwood,” one page, 7.25 x 8.75, July 3, 1786. Letter to Abraham Cox, in part: “I have contracted with Mr. Ferguson for my Tobacco who has engaged to order you Payment of one Hundred pounds Maryland currency in Mr. Gibson’s Hands.”

The reverse is endorsed by Cox to confirm receipt of the funds.

In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

169. Arthur St. Clair. American soldier and politician

(1737–1818) who rose to the rank of major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolution but lost his command after a controversial retreat from Fort Ticonderoga.

Partly-printed DS, signed “Ar. St. Clair,” one page, 11.5 x 4.75, October 8, 1773. Order to the Sheriff of Westmoreland to apprehend “Robert McCully late of Cumberland County yeoman, otherwise called Robert McColley of Cumberland County and Province of Pennsylvania Indian Trader,” in order to recover a debt. In very good condition, with a tear to the top edge, and old repairs to separations along intersecting folds. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

168. Joseph Spencer. American law-

yer, soldier, and statesman (1714–1789) who served both as a delegate to the Continental Congress and as a major general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Manuscript DS, one page, 8 x 4.5, no date. Partial financial document listing fees issued to Robert Walker, Abraham Davenport, and Joseph Spencer, amounting to a total sum of £64.15.0. Signed by each below their respective names, and countersigned

by George Wyllys as secretary. In very good condition, with trimmed edges, a small repaired tear, and splitting to the fragile folds.

George Wyllys (1710–1796) served as the town clerk of Hartford and as secretary of the Colony of Connecticut and of the State of Connecticut from 1735 to 1795. In this latter position, Wyllys served on numerous committees on Indian affairs. Abraham Davenport (1715–1789) served in the Connecticut Governor’s Council during the American Revolution, and as a colonel in the Connecticut state militia. He is most famous for his response during New England’s Dark Day, feared as the arrival of the Last Judgment. His response: ‘I am against adjournment. The day of judgment is either approaching, or it is not. If it is not, there is no cause for an adjournment; if it is, I choose to be found doing my duty. I wish therefore that candles may be brought.’ John Greenleaf Whittier wrote a poem about the famous incident, ‘Abraham Davenport,’ which was published in The Atlantic Monthly in May 1866. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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170. St. Clair Expedition. Manuscript

document, one page, 8.25 x 7.25, November 13, 1791. An important “Return of the Killed and Wounded and arms lost in Maj’r G. M. Bedinger’s Battalion,” listing the companies in Bedinger’s Winchester battalion of sharpshooters, where there were 114 killed, 50 wounded, and 113 arms lost during St. Clair’s massacre, a devastating defeat at the hands of the Miamis during the Northwest Indian War’s Battle of Wabash River. From the ranks of officers killed in Major Bedinger’s command were two captains, two ensigns, a lieutenant and an adjutant; the Indians targeted these officers since their distinctive uniforms made them easy to spot. Strategically this worked well to Chief Little Turtle’s advantage, as the inexperienced troops were subsequently left without leadership. After St. Clair’s defeat, Bedinger remained with the army until 1793, commanding the Third Sublegion of the United States Infantry. St. Clair himself was forced to resign his commission after this disastrous defeat, which led to the first investigation by Congress into the executive branch.

In good to very good condition, with staining, and separations along folds crudely repaired on the reverse. Starting Bid $300

171. Stamp Act Congress. Group of four items signed by members of the Stamp Act Congress, also known as the First Congress of the American Colonies, held in October 1765 to devise a unified response against Parliament’s passage of the Stamp Act. Includes: Leonard Lispenard (DS), David Rowland (ADS), Henry Ward (signature), and Metcalf Bowler (Rhode Island currency, also signed by John Cole and Thomas Green). In good to very good condition, with the Rhode Island note very fragile and almost completely split at the center. Starting Bid $200

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172. Benjamin Stoddert. The first United States Secretary of the Navy (1751–1813). ADS, signed “Ben. Stoddert,” one page, 8 x 4, November 20, 1794. Promissory note document issued at “George Town,” in full: “Sixty days after date, I promise to pay Ja’s Lingan or order, one thousand and fifty dolla[rs] negotiable at the Bank of Columbia, Value rec’d For acco’t & in behalf of Rich’d B. Lee.” Endorsed on the reverse

by James Lingan, who had served as an officer in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. In very good condition, with staining and areas of paper loss to edges.

Stoddert and Lingan were two of the founders of the Bank of Columbia, which was formed, in part, to purchase the land for what would become the nation’s capital—Washington, DC. A desirable early American document. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

173. A Tradesman’s Address to his Countrymen. Scarce pre-war broadside en-

titled “A Tradesman’s Address to his Countrymen,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, signed in print, “A Tradesman, Philadelphia, March 2, 1772.” An address speaking out against taxation and the “Excise Laws,” concluding: “At your next election, choose such Members only as will engage to bring in a Bill to prohibit any Member of Assembly from holding any Office in the Excise, or being such security for such Officers…If you read history, you will find, that few countries have lost their liberties at once, but have been enslaved by degrees; and had the foolish councils of Charles I adopted and promoted an Excise Law, instead of contending for absurd punctilios of power, his descendants might still have reigned the absolute tyrants of Great-Britain and its dominions. Farewell. Remember to apply the remedy in time.” Professionally inlaid into a slightly larger sheet and in fine condition, with scattered light foxing.

Starting Bid $200

“It is intended to elevate on Bunker Hill,” writes Tudor, “a simple, majestic, lofty & permanent monument” 174. William Tudor. Leading citizen of Boston (1779–1830) who co-founded the the North American Review and the Boston Athenæum; it was Tudor who christened Boston the ‘Athens of America,’ and is credited with being the first to suggest a monument at Bunker Hill. ALS signed “W. Tudor,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, August 1, 1823. Letter to Alden Partridge, head of the military academy at Norwich, Vermont, on behalf of the Bunker Hill Monument Association, soliciting his support for their project. In part: “The undersigned a Committee in behalf of the ‘Bunker Hill Monuments Association,’ have the honor to address you in regard to the object of said association, incorporated at the last session of our legislature. It is intended to elevate on Bunker Hill which fortunately is yet open ground, a simple, majestic, lofty & permanent monument, which shall carry down to remote ages, a testimony consecrated by the gratitude of the present generation, to the heroic courage and virtue of those men who began & achieved the independence of their country. It is proposed that this monument shall contain the names & dates of all the distinguished characters & events which originated in New England. That it shall comprise in one noble & commanding plan, all the separate merits, which have on various occasions been proposed to be thus honoured. In fine that it shall be a monument dedicated to the revolutionary glory which belongs to this portion of the union. It shall be a structure worthy of the cause, worthy of the men, & worthy of the results these have produced. As the struggle began here, we should take the lead in thus celebrating it; and what spot can be more suitable, possessed as it is, of conspicuous natural advantages & rendered sacred by its recollections, than the ground where the first battle was fought, where our appeal was made irrevocable, and sealed in blood?” Signed at the conclusion by Tudor, R. Sullivan and F. C. Gray; Tudor has also included a list of the other gentlemen to whom he has written on the adjacent leaf. In fine condition, with seal-related paper loss to the integral address leaf. Accompanied by a handsome custom-made blue half morocco and cloth clamshell case. The cornerstone for the monument was laid two years later, on June 17, 1825, with the Marquis de Lafayette as presiding official; the monument was not completed and dedicated until 1843. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 77

175. Philip Van Cortlandt. Colo-

nial officer during the Revolutionary War who fought at the Battle of Saratoga, was with the Army at Valley Forge, and took part in the Sullivan Expedition (1749-1831). Boldly penned ALS signed “Ph. V. Cortlandt,” one page, 7.75 x 10, March 29, 1797. Letter to his father. In part (spelling and grammar retained): “Mama hinted to me the other day when I was at Peekskill that you wished to remove to this place and that you was depriving yourself of that gratification because you had given it out of your hands…this may be sound reasoning but as it respects my feelings permit me to assure you I have every inclination…to contribute to your & Mamas Ease Happiness and Gratification and therefore if you like do not delay in removing but come when ever you think proper.”

In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

176. James Mitchell Varnum. American legislator, lawyer, general (1748–1789) in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War; he was also a pioneer to the Ohio Country and a justice of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territory. Very rare partly-printed DS, signed “J. M. Varnum,” one page, 6 x 3.5, July 25, 1785. In full: “Received of Joseph Clark, Esqr; General–Treasurer, one pound ten shillings & two pence 1/2—Lawful Money, in full for One Year’s Interest on two State Notes, Value £25.4.9 1/2 and the fame is endorsed on said Notes.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

Virginia’s House of Delegates proposes Constitutional amendments in 1795 177. Virginia House of Delegates. Printed bill passed by the Virginia legislature, one page, 9 x 14.75, December 12, 1795, requesting that their representatives in Congress “unite their utmost exertions, to obtain in their respective Houses, the following amendments to the constitution.” They propose four amendments: the first deals with the ratification of US treaties; the second proposes changes to the tribunal for impeachment trials; the third limits Senators’ terms to three years; and the fourth recommends that federal judges shall not hold any other office simultaneously. At the conclusion are manuscript signature approvals by John Stewart, the clerk of the House of Delegates, and H. Brooke, Senate. In fine condition, with scattered light foxing. Starting Bid $300

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178. James Wadsworth. American lawyer

(1730–1816) who served as a brigadier general of the Connecticut militia during the Revolutionary War. He later served as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1784. Partlyprinted DS, signed “Jas. Wadsworth,” one page, 7.5 x 12.5, December 28, 1789. Connecticut land transaction document: “I Israel Camp of Durham in the County of New Haven in the State of Connecticut For the Consideration of sixty four Pounds lawfull money Received to my full satisfaction of Bridgman Garnsey of Durham…Do Give, Grant, Bargain, Sell and Confirm unto the said Garnsey his Heirs & Assigns forever one certain Piece of Land lying in Durham containing

by Estimation ten Acres & three quarters.” Signed at the conclusion as a witness by Wadsworth and his wife Katharine. In very good to fine condition, with splitting along the horizontal folds. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

179. William Washington. Officer of the Continental Army

during the American Revolutionary War (1752-1810) and second cousin to President George Washington. ALS signed “Wm. A. Washington,” one page, 7.5 x 5.25, March 15, 1788.

Letter to Robert Sanford, in part: “I am informed you have an Execution against Mrs. Ann Wrong to satisfy a Judgment of…

Moxley. I am owing of his Seven pounds, will be obliged to you not to distress her. I will pay you the money at our Court, or should you want it sooner you may have it.” In very good to fine condition, with light staining and uniform fading. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

180. William Washington.

A D S , signed twice by William Washington, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 12.5, no date but circa April 1800. Ledger regarding payments with the Beckwith Butter Division, dated between 1781 and April 12, 1800, with a total amount of £146.14.4. Signed at the top of the first page, “Col. William A. Washington, to Beckwith Butter Div.,” and then again across the upper border of reverse side, “Col. William August Washington in Account with Beckwith Butter Div.” In very good to fine condition, with short tears and splits, and a few areas of minor paper loss. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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181. Anthony Wayne. Revolutionary War general (1745–

1796) whose daring tactics earned him the nickname ‘Mad Anthony.’ Scarce ADS, signed “Ant’y Wayne MG,” one page, 13 x 8, annotated on the reverse with a date of July 14, 1794.

Financial document headed, “Dr. Sharp Delany Esq’r on acc’t with Ant’y Wayne M.G.,” with the left side listing several different financial transactions dated between 1785 and 1793.

Wayne has written several notes on the right side concerning the debt. In fine condition. Sharp Delany, a Philadelphia doctor and apothecary, was Wayne’s closest friend and looked after the general’s affairs when he was away from home. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Superb hand-drawn survey by the young ‘Mad’ Anthony Wayne 182. Anthony Wayne. ADS, signed “Anto.

Wayne,” one page, 7.75 x 12.5, October 12, 1768. Survey of land in Chester County, Pennsylvania, executed by Anthony Wayne for Joseph James of Willistown. The upper portion features Wayne’s hand-drawn map of the land, totaling 209 acres, which adjoined the property of his father, Isaac Wayne. The boundaries and their measurements, adjoining landowners, and the distinctive “Crum Creek” are shown. Below, Wayne writes, in part: “Draught of the Land of Joseph James Situtate in the Township of Willistown in the County of Chester and Province of Pennsa. Containing Two Hundred and Five acres one half…also Three acres One half.” He further clarifies markings on the map, adding: “The Dotted Line at the west end Marked A is the line claimed by Isaac Wayne and the Dotted Line Marked B is claimed by Joseph James.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered light foxing and staining, and minor paper loss at fold intersections. Provenance: from the estate of noted autograph dealer Robert Batchelder, and accompanied by his original folder and description. Anthony Wayne became a surveyor in 1765 at age 20, and continued in that occupation until 1774, when he was chosen as a delegate to the Pennsylvania Convention. A very rare and desirable form of Wayne’s autograph. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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183. Anthony Wayne. Large ink signature, “Ant’y

Wayne,” on an off-white 8.75 x 2.75 slip clipped from a larger document, dated in another hand, “Greene Ville…1794.”

Mounted to a same-size sheet and in very good to fine condition, with a few vertical creases and paper loss to the right edge. In 1794, Wayne was a signatory to the Treaty of Greenville, which ended hostilities in the Northwest Indian War. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

‘Mad Anthony’ writes on the marriage of ‘Light-Horse Harry’ 184. Anthony Wayne.

ALS signed “Ant’y Wayne,” one page both sides, 6.25 x 6.25, June 14, 1782. Retained draft of a letter to Major John Rudolph. In part: “I have had the pleasure of Capt.

McQueen’s company & am much obliged to you for your friendly letters! I am pleased to hear that Col. Lee is made happy in Miss now Mrs. Lee, he will but ill brook the idea of constrain in the field of Venus. Though I am inclined to believe that he will concede…the Rubicon & will not be bound by any Contract…until he returns again…You have a worthy officer at the head of it there.” Signed at the conclusion

by Wayne, with his signature over an address panel addressed to him. In fine condition, with scattered light creasing and repaired paper loss in the address area.

In June 1782, Wayne was in Georgia fighting Native Americans allied with the British. He had been ordered south following the surrender of Cornwallis, and after several engagements with the British, would take Savannah in July. In this letter, he discusses the April 1782 marriage of Colonel Henry ‘Light-Horse Harry’ Lee to Matilda Ludwell Lee, whose beauty gained her the name the ‘Divine Matilda.’

Wayne praises the union, but questions Light-Horse Harry’s ability to remain faithful, wryly remarking, “he will but ill brook the idea of constrain in the field of Venus.” Lee had resigned his commission several months earlier after Yorktown, citing fatigue and displeasure with the manner he was treated by other officers, and later became the governor of Virginia and the father of Confederate general, Robert E. Lee. Wayne also mentions Captain John McQueen, who was special envoy from General Washington to the Marquis de Lafayette. A desirable letter tying together two heroes of the Revolution, written with the end of the war in sight. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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185. Thomas Wharton. Pennsylvania merchant and politician

(1735–1778) who served as the first President of Pennsylvania.

Revolutionary War-dated manuscript DS, signed “Thos. Wharton Pres,” one page, 8.25 x 5.5, May 5, 1778. Document, signed as the President of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania, ordering David Rittenhouse, a noted patriot, to pay “Caleb Davis…[for] Riding from Lancaster to General Potters Camp in Haverford from thence to the neighborhood of Darby and Chester as per order of the Supreme Executive Council for the purpose of informing them the situation of the camp and the disposition of the people in that neighborhood.” Document has been professionally silked and inlaid to a slightly larger off-white sheet. In very good condition, with aforementioned silking, and scattered toning, with nothing detracting from the bold signature.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

186. Anthony Walton White. Brigadier General in the Continental Army (1750–1803) during the American Revolutionary War who had previously served as an aide-de-camp to General George Washington. Scarce ink signature, “Sir, Your H: Servant, Anth: W: White,” on an off-white 4.25 x 1.25 slip affixed to a slightly larger sheet. In fine condition. Accompanied by an engraving bearing a preprinted facsimile signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

187. Henry Wisner. Patriot leader (c. 1720–1790) in New York who served as

a delegate to the Continental Congress, and was a signer of the Olive Branch Petition; he supplied Continental troops with gunpowder throughout much of the war. Revolutionary War–dated manuscript DS, one page, 8 x 10.25, April 10, 1779. Pay order issued by three “Commissioners for enquiring into detecting and defeating Conspiracies in this State,” ordering the treasurer of New York to pay £548 to two “Commissioners of Sequestration” in Orange County, for expenses “arising in consequence of our Prosecuting the business of the Commissioners.”

Signed at the conclusion by Henry Wisner, Gilbert Cooper, and Thomas Moffat.

Professionally inlaid into a slightly larger sheet and in fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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188. Oliver Wolcott, Jr. Revolutionary War–dated manuscript DS,

signed “Oliv. Wolcott Jr. Aud’r,” one page, 8.5 x 6.5, September 6, 1779.

Pay order issued to Treasurer John Lawrence, in part: “Pay to Chauncey Whittelsey Esq’r One thousand pounds LM, and charge the State.”

Signed at the conclusion by Fenn Wadsworth and James Church, and boldly endorsed across their signatures by Wolcott as auditor. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Sought-after 1734 issue of Zenger’s The New–York Weekly Journal 189. John Peter Zenger. Ger-

man American printer and journalist in New York City (1697–1746) who printed The New York Weekly Journal. He was accused of libel in 1734 by William Cosby, the governor of New York, but the jury acquitted Zenger, who became a symbol for freedom of the press.

Rare issue of John Peter Zenger’s The New–York Weekly Journal from Monday, June 24, 1734, No. 34, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.75 x 11. An excerpt from the front page: “Mr. Zenger; I Find Mr. Bradford’s [William Bradford’s competing New York Gazette] Writers are not contented to asperse the Character of People in the Province, but extend their Endeavours beyond Sea, and that in an Instance which shews no great Regard to His Majesty: They take upon themselves to say, That Sir John Norris, whom His Majesty has thought fit to entrust with the Command of the British Fleet, is Superanuated. This I suppose is to insinuate to the World, That His Majesty has thought fit to employ a Person whose great Age renders him unfit for that Station, and therefore a Conduct not altogether prudent. How fit a Thing of that Kind (if true, as it is not) was to be published in the Government’s Paper here I leave the World to judge. The Admirers of Atterbury and Collier, and the Principles they espoused, cannot help showing themselves. We desire them to tell us when and where their next imaginary Fleet is to appear, and whether the Ten Sail is it be augmented or not?” Included among the advertisements on the final page are a series of three reward notices for runaways, including: “a Servant Man, named Edward pain, about 26 Years of Age, is of a middle Stature, walks very upright, with a lively Look” and “one Jacob Powelle of Hackingsack, aged 40 Year or thereabouts, middle Statute, Molatto Man, lame in one of his Finger.” In fine condition, with splitting, and minor paper loss, to the hinge. John Peter Zenger’s iconic newspaper, The New-York Weekly Journal, “Containing the freshest Advices, Foreign, and Domestick,” was created to spark popular opposition to William Cosby, the new royal governor of New York. He was the last colonist to be prosecuted for seditious libel, and to have his case go to trial, before the American Revolution. Zenger’s case, which ended in his acquittal, remains a landmark in the history of one of America’s most basic rights—freedom of the press. Pre-1768 newspapers are exceedingly rare. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 83

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presidents & first ladies At the start of 1776, Washington calls the minutemen into Continental service 190. George Washington. Revolutionary War–dated ALS signed “Go: Washington,” three pages on two sheets, 7.5 x 9, January 28, 1776. Important letter to Brigadier General John Sullivan, written from Cambridge, Massachusetts. In full: “I quite forgot to enquire last night (when you were shewing me the Militia Pay Rolls) at what rates the Officers pay was charged—I am willing to allow them the same pay as the Troops here had, and have—that is, to the first of Jan’y agreeable to the old Establishment—(more I cannot)—& For the Month of Jan’y according to the present pay—this is putting of them in all respects upon a footing with the Continental Army.—You will consider therefore how far this alteration will square with your mode of making up the Pay Rolls, as the manner of charging, & extending the Sums sh’d appear clear upon the face of the Accts—I must again desire you to request the Captains to be very correct in making up their Accts not only because they are to Swear to them, but because I must for my own justification have all the extensions, & additions tryed. Should any of them therefore prove wrong, they will not only give themselves a good deal of trouble & delay for nothing, but me also; and I must again desire that they may be caution’d against Including Men that have Inlisted into the Continental Service, as I will take a good deal of pains to prevent, and if not prevented, to detect an Evil, which I am apprehensive will be practiced.

If I recollect the Roll you shewed me last Night, Men of the same Company, and as I suppose from the same Town, are charged a different Number of days, whereas I think the Ingagement is, that they are to be paid from the time of their Marching from the Town—however as I was ingaged in reading Letters & News Papers at the time, I might have Mistaken the matter.

As I understand the Muster Rolls of these Companies (from N[ew] Hampshire) are lodged with yo[u. I] should be glad to receive them with your Acct of the Money expended. If the Mileage is drawn for in the Manner propos’d by you, the Com’y should be appriz’d of it, as he told me some of the Militia Capt’ns with out distinguishing of which Government, were applying to settle with him.” He adds a postscript at the conclusion: “P.S. If you are not Ingaged I should be glad of your Company at Dinner at 2 O’clock.” Addressed on the reverse of the second page in Washington’s hand, “To Brigad’r Gen’l Sullivan, Winter Hill.” In fine condition, with trimmed edges, and extremely well-done professional repairs to folds and seal-related paper loss.

The payrolls that Sullivan showed to General Washington were for the New Hampshire militiamen who served with the Continental Army from about December 10th to the end of January. On January 11th, Washington had given Sullivan a warrant for $5,682, apparently as a partial advance on the pay due to the New Hampshire militia. Most of the warrants for the balance of their pay were issued to the captains or lieutenants on February 1st and 2nd. Washington was keenly aware of the necessity of retaining the services of the various regiments of minutemen—they were some of the best-trained troops available at the outbreak of the war, and it was imperative that they be compensated as such. Expiring enlistments had reduced the Continental Army’s manpower, and had already prompted the hasty and disastrous invasion of Quebec in December 1775, in which Richard Montgomery was killed and Benedict Arnold was wounded. Washington, building up his army in preparation for an attack on British-held Boston, could not afford to lose any of his most skilled soldiers. Within three months, Washington’s troops fortified Dorchester Heights, overlooking Boston and its harbor, and successfully drove the British away. A superb, important autograph letter from the beginning of a most historic year. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $2500

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General Washington considers debts and prisoner exchange at war’s end

191. George Washington.

Revolutionary War–dated partial LS signed “Go: Washington,” one page both sides, 6.75 x 6.5, [March 3, 1783]. A portion of Washington’s letter to William Stephens Smith, written from his headquarters at Newburgh.

The letter concludes: “I have written to Hoaksley on the subject of his memorial, which with the other Letters for N. York, I request you will forward by Flag—and also receive such Money as Sir Guy Carleton may order to be sent out, for General Chattelus, & which you will please to have transmitted to the Cheval’r De La Luzerne.”

The beginning of the letter, of which only portions remain on the opposite side, discussed Congress’s prohibition of the liberation of British prisoners and the resolution of debts; the fragmented nature of what remains, which makes reference to General Nathanael Greene, can be completed with a transcript of the letter as it appears in Washington’s papers. In fine condition, with trimming to the edges just impinging on the end of Washington’s bold, clean signature. Accompanied by an unsigned engraving of Washington. Originally sold by Walter R. Benjamin Autographs, and includes the original paper folder as well as a letter from Mary A. Benjamin about the letter, stating, “Whoever cut it in half was a true vandal.”

By this time in the American Revolution, hostilities were winding down and serious peace negotiations were beginning. The next month, on April 21st, Washington would send Guy Carleton, the commander of British forces, a copy of America’s proclamation for the cessation of hostilities, informing him that all British prisoners would soon be released. The recipient of this letter, William Stephens Smith, had been appointed to Washington’s staff in 1781, and he performed valuable service to the army’s commander. Chief among Smith’s responsibilities was the supervision of the British evacuation of New York in accordance with the Treaty of Paris, which would be signed on September 3, 1783, officially ending the war. A superb, crisply signed Washington piece exemplifying his leadership during the Revolutionary War. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

1776 address panel in Washington’s hand 192. George Washington. Extremely desirable

address panel accomplished entirely in Washington’s hand, 6.25 x 3, no date but circa 1776, in full: “To the Hon. Ab’m Yates Esq’r, Presid’t of the Congress of the State of New York.” Affixed to a slightly larger sheet which bears a notation on the reverse by autograph dealer Walter R. Benjamin certifying the authenticity of the piece. In very good to fine condition, with light soiling and staining. Accompanied by an unsigned engraved portrait. Abraham Yates became president of the New York Congress on August 28, 1776, and served in that role for only a month, presumably dating this piece to that historic year. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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“I am at length reduced to the eternal complaint of Voltaire, ‘Vieux et malade’” 193. John Adams. Exceptional LS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, February 20, 1818. Letter addressed to “Le Ray de chaumont Esquire,” James Donatien le Ray de Chaumont, the son of Jacques-Donatien Le Ray de Chaumont, an important French supporter of the American Revolution. In full: “Unfortunately, by some irregularity in the Post Office, your Address arrived before your letter, of the 4 of February. I wrote you my thanks immediately. Some week or fortnight afterwards I received your kind letter. I recollect to have given you familliarly and jocosely certain English bones to pick at a time when I thought you an ingenuous and promising youth and when I wished to turn your attention to the study of that language. And I feel a pride in the recollection that forty years ago I contributed in the smallest degree to the accomplishment of a Gentleman who has been so eminently friendly and useful to my country, which he has made his own as I am at length reduced to the eternal complaint of Voltaire, ‘Vieux et malade,’ and am obliged to have recourse to the delicate fingers of my little Granddaughter to write what mine ate too parralitick to effect.” Also franked on the integral address leaf by Adams, “Free, J. Adams.” In fine condition, with a small chip to the left edge and seal-related paper loss to the integral address leaf. Accompanied by a gorgeous custom-made presentation folder with a quarter leather binding.

Adams would have become acquainted with the elder Jacques-Donatien Le Ray de Chaumont while serving as United States Envoy to France in 1778–1779, along with Benjamin Franklin and Arthur Lee. Chaumont was especially close to Franklin and became an invaluable ally in attaining French fiscal and military support during the American Revolution. His son traveled to the newborn America in 1785, where he settled in Otsego County, New York. Known in America as James Le Ray, he became a citizen in 1790; he acquired much property in the area, and today two towns in New York and one in Pennsylvania are named after him. A wonderful letter from America’s elder statesman, reminiscing about his time in France some “forty years ago.”

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

Adams grants passage for a “Schooner called Sisters” en route to Hispaniola 194. John Adams. Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17.75

x 15, February 26, 1798. A four-language ship’s pass issued to “Arthur Smith of Baltimore, master or commander of the Schooner called Sisters…lying at present in the port of Baltimore bound for Hispaniola and laden with Flour, Beef, Pork, Cheese, Candles, Lard, Salt, Bacon, Vermicelly, and preserved fowls.” Prominently signed in the center panel by Adams, and countersigned by Secretary of State Timothy Pickering. White paper seal remains affixed left portion. Handsomely double-matted and framed with an engraving to an overall size of 33.25 x 22.25. In very good to fine condition, with toning, and a short tear, to the bottom edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Clipped from a free-frank to Abigail Adams 195.

John Adams. Partial ink

signature by John Adams, “Mrs. Adams,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1 slip clipped from a free-franked envelope addressed to his wife. Stamped “Free” on the right side. Suede-matted and framed with a plaque and portrait to an overall size of 17 x 14. In fine condition, with light soiling.

Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

John Adams writes of his son John Quincy, then secretary of state: “He is flying in the air and no man knows when or where he will alight” 196. John Adams. ALS, one page, 7.5 x 9.75, August 7, 1821.

Letter to “My dear Boylston,” his cousin Ward Nicholas Boylston, written from “Montizello,” the whimsical name (meaning ‘Little Mountain’) he gave his small farm in Quincy, Massachusetts. In full: “Although I have not been able to acknowledge your kind letter, I have not been less grateful for it nor the less delighted with the exuberance of the productions of your agriculture. My little hills too have been tolerably fruitful but they are mole hills in comparison with your mountains. I long to look down upon my hillocks from your lofty heights, but all such delights are forbidden and unattainable to me. I must be contented with gazing at your Wachusett from one of my Miniatures. We are blessed with the company of my dear daughter, John Quincy and her son George who desire to be remembered to you are Mrs. Boylston. The Secretary is expected by the 25th. But all is uncertain with respect to him. He is flying in the air and no man knows when or where he will alight. I shall see you at the little Hills after commencement.” In fine condition, with a tear to the top edge, and old mounting remnants along the reverse bottom edge.

In this wonderful letter, Adams mentions his son, John Quincy Adams—then serving as secretary of state—as well as his wife, Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, and their son, George Washington Adams. The elder Adams is clearly proud of his son’s work in his post as the nation’s top diplomat, a position in which he helped to shape American foreign policy via the ‘Monroe Doctrine,’ which became the cornerstone for international relations for the rest of the 19th century. A fantastic, familiar letter from Adams in his retirement from public life. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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‘Recommended reading’ from Thomas Jefferson’s personal library

197. Thomas Jefferson. Signed book: Memoires de Maxi-

milien de Bethune, duc de Sully, principal ministre de Henri le Grand, Vol. VI. Nouvelle Edition. Londres, 1767. Hardcover bound in contemporary French mottled calf with spines gilt in six compartments and gilt-lettered red morocco spine label, 4 x 6.75, 477 pages. Signed with his ownership initial, “T,” beside the printed binder’s signature mark, “I,” at the bottom of page 187 (Jefferson’s typical style of ownership signature used in books from his library in which he substituted “I” for “J”). Also marked again by Jefferson on page 427, where he adds an “I” to the binder’s signature mark, “T.” Book condition: VG/ None, with wear, cracking, and flaking to leather. Accompanied by a handsome custom-made clamshell case and a letter of authenticity from University Archives.

Jefferson generally included Sully’s Memoires on his lists of recommended historical reading; the present volume is from the set listed in the 1829 auction catalogue of Jefferson’s library, but it was apparently kept by his grandson, Thomas Jefferson Randolph. Jefferson and Sully shared several

common notions—like Jefferson, Sully favored agriculture over industry as an economic base, and encouraged internal improvements such as canals, roads, and bridges in order to facilitate trade. A wonderful example of a rarely seen volume from Jefferson’s library, enhanced by Jefferson’s admiration for its author.

Provenance: 1. Thomas Jefferson 2. Thomas Jefferson Randolph as was noted in a separate volume from the original set “Th:J/Edge Hill/Virginia” 3. Sarah N. Randolph penciled signature on slip, also unidentified floor plan separate volume 4. William Randolph Hearst sold at auction: 5. Hammer Galleries, Gimbel Bros., Feb 1941, p. 226, item 750, purchased by: 6. Dr. Alice Watson 1941 by descent to 7. An heir of Dr. Watson, sold at auction: 8. Christie’s, December 3, 2007, lot 137 (accompanied by catalog). Starting Bid $1000

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Dolley quotes a poetic extract of ‘The Wants of Man’

by John Quincy Adams 198. Dolley Madison. Rare AQS on an off-white 4 x 6 sheet, signed below in black ink, “D. P. Madison, April 6th, 1848,” who adds an inscribed introduction above: “For Mrs. Gadsby, Extract from some lines to the Hon’ble John Quincy Adams—On reading his beautiful Poem on the Wants of Man.” The quoted extract, in full: “You do not want the voice of praise / It follows you behind / You will be thought in future days / The friend of human kind / And after ages as they rise / Exulting will proclaim / In choral union to the skies / Their blessings on your name.” Matted and framed without glass to an overall size of 7.5 x 9.75, with sheet permanently affixed to matting. In very good condition, with light staining and soiling. Originally published in 1841, ‘The Wants of Man,’ was the first poem in Adams’ 1848 collection Poems of Religions and Society, and was later included in Ralph Waldo Emerson’s 1874 book Parnassus. By Adams’ own admission: ‘Could I have chosen my own genius and condition, I would have made myself a great poet.’ An exquisite offering from the 80-year-old former first lady. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

From the first lady’s gown 199. Dolley Madison. Attractive fabric swatch removed from a gown worn by and belonging to First Lady Dolley Payne Madison. The taffeta silk fabric swatch measures 3.25 x 3, and features alternating green and white stripes with a wide floral band of white, red, and brown roses. Mounted and matted with an image of Madison and a color copy of a provenance note, “Worn by Dollie Madison. Presented by a relative of hers to the museum,” to an overall size of 10.5 x 19.25. This fabric sample came from the Luray Museum of Luray, Virginia, which was founded by the Zerkle Family of Luray, Virginia, in the early 1900s. In very good condition, with some tearing and pulling. Starting Bid $200

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“There is much confusion, and some contradiction in the acct’s relating to our affairs as republished from British papers” 200. James Madison. ALS as secretary of state, one page, 7.5 x 8.75, August 27, 1807. Letter written from “Orange Court House” in Virginia, in part: “Your favor…has been forwarded to me from the office of State, whence an imperfect answer was given. The ann’d intercourse act was never rec’d from London; nor did I ever get a sight of it. There is much confusion, and some contradiction in the acct’s relating to our affairs as republished from British papers. Having for a long time been without official information, I am unable to throw any light on the subject. I need not say that your request would readily have been complied with, if the means had been in my possession.”

In fine condition, with a smudge to the first letter of text. Trade and commercial policies played a major role in America’s early interactions with foreign powers; embargoes and intercourse acts, primarily aimed at regulating trade with Britain and France, were utilized with varying success. Tensions with Great Britain heightened throughout Madison’s term as secretary of state, and then during his presidency, culminating in the War of 1812. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

201. James Madison. Office of Pay and Deposit of the Bank of Columbia ‘private account’ check, 6.75 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Madison as president, “James Madison,” payable “to A. B. or bearer” for $100, June 7, 1813. Handsomely mounted, double-matted, and framed with a portrait, plaque, and biographical blurb to an overall size of 18.5 x 15.5. In fine condition, with some light creasing. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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202.

James Madison. Part-

ly-printed DS as president, one page, 20.25 x 16.25, April 25, 1809. A fourlanguage ship’s pass issued to “Elijah Crooker, master or commander of the Brig called the Prudence…lying at present in the port of New York bound for Tunis and laden with tobacco, pepper, Sugar, Logwood, Resin, tar, Coffee, Cotton.” Signed nicely in the upper right panel by President Madison, and countersigned

by Secretary of State Robert Smith. The white paper seals affixed to the left side remain intact. In very good condition, with creasing, toning, dampstaining to the bottom edge, and old repairs to fold separations on the reverse. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

204. James Monroe. Partly-printed vellum DS as 203. James Madison and James Monroe. Partly-printed DS, signed “James Madison” as president and “Jas. Monroe” as secretary of state, one page, 21 x 16.5, November 24, 1812.

Four-language ship’s paper issued to “Alexander Coffin Jr., master or commander of the Ship called the Porcupine…lying at present in the port of New York, bound for Bordeaux, and laden with Ashes & Cotton.” Boldly signed in the center by President Madison and countersigned by Secretary of State Monroe. The two white paper seals affixed to the left side remain fully intact. Nicely mounted, matted, and framed with two plaques to an overall size of 28.5 x 26.5. In fine condition, with intersecting folds. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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president, one page, 16 x 10, November 19, 1822.

President Monroe grants a “certain Tract of Land, containing seventy five Acres.” Signed at the conclusion by Monroe, and countersigned by Commissioner of the General Land Office John McLean. White paper seal remains affixed to the lower left. In very good condition, with light soiling, minor paper loss along one old, and all handwriting faded but mostly legible. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

An address to all armed American ships at the outbreak of the War of 1812 205. James Monroe. War-dated DS as secretary of state,

signed “Jas. Monroe,” one page, 7.75 x 7.5, no date but circa 1812. Printed State Department circular issued “by command of the President of the United States of America.” In part: “The public and private armed vessels of the United States are not to interrupt any vessels belonging to citizens of the United States coming from British ports to the United States laden with British merchandize, in consequence of the alledged repeal of the British Orders in Council, but are on the contrary to give aid and assistance to the same; in order that such vessels and their cargoes may be dealt with on their arrival as may be decided by the competent authorities.” In fine condition, with expected document wear, soiling to upper right, and a small hole below the heading.

The US Congress declared war on Great Britain on June 18, 1812, as the result of several diplomatic conflicts, including the British ‘Orders in Council,’ a series of decrees that restricted American trade with France. At the same time, the British were in the process of repealing the Orders in Council, which was finalized on June 23. Word of the repeal did not reach President James Madison until August 12, but he refused to halt hostilities because he did not know how Britain had reacted to the declaration of war. However, he did issue this instruction in response to the “alledged repeal,” ordering naval and privateering ships to assist, rather than obstruct, any American-owned ships bringing British goods back to the United States, and that the cargo is to be dealt with on arrival. A fascinating presidential document from the country’s early days of naval warfare. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Diplomatic appointment for an important figure of the Revolutionary War 206. James Monroe and John Quincy Adams. Manuscript DS, signed

“James Monroe” as president and “John Quincy Adams” as secretary of state, one page, 9.75 x 15.25, June 25, 1822. President Monroe appoints Henry Dearborn “as our Envoy Extraordinary…at the Court of His Most Faithful Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Portugal Brazil and Algarves.” Crisply signed at the conclusion by President Monroe and boldly countersigned by Secretary of State Adams.

The white paper seal affixed to the left side is soiled by fully intact. In very good condition, with overall rippling and staining (affecting appearance but not readability), and old tape to the top and bottom edges. Henry Dearborn, an esteemed Revolutionary War soldier, statesman, and former Secretary of War, had served under both George Washington and Benedict Arnold during the war for America’s independence. He would serve as US minister to Portugal until June 1824. A significant association piece, signed by a desirable presidential pair. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 93

“We are all well, and are getting comfortably settled,” notes Adams as he adapts to his new role as the Minister of Prussia, “at least as well as we can expect in a strange Country, and a language with none of us well understand” 207. John Quincy Adams. ALS signed “John Q. Adams,” one page, 7.5 x 9, January 19, 1798. Letter to Sylvanus Bourne, consul general to the United States at Amsterdam, written from Berlin. In full: “I congratulate you most cordially upon your arrival again at Amsterdam and especially upon your being so happily accompanied; a circumstance which from my own experience I can judge how conducive it will be to render your residence agreeable, and to give real satisfaction to your life. I thank you also for your kind congratulations, in which Mrs. Adams heartily joins me, wishing every happiness may attend your Lady and yourself. Mr. Murray may have informed you how unfortunate we were upon our arrival here in the illness of my wife and brother at the same time, together with some other untoward circumstances. At present however we are all well, and are getting comfortably settled; at least as well as we can expect in a strange Country, and a language with none of us well understand. I have letters from America of 2 December; but as you have probably advices of a yet later date I can communicate nothing new to you. Though more distant from each other and not so immediately connected in relation to public concerns as we were while you were before in Holland, I shall be extremely happy in the renewal of our correspondence as frequently as shall suit your convenience, being with every possible good wish for your welfare and prosperity.” In fine condition. Accompanied by an impressive custom-made leatherbound presentation folder. In November 1794, a 26-year-old John Quincy Adams began his diplomatic career as the United States Minister to the Netherlands, a position held by his father some six years prior. When the elder Adams became president, he appointed his son as Minister to Prussia in 1797. In this role Adams signed the renewal of the Prussian-American Treaty of Amity and Commerce after negotiations with Prussian Foreign Minister Count Karl-Wilhelm Finck von Finckenstein. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Scarce “Post Office” appointment from President Jackson 208. Andrew Jackson. Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14

x 11, July 2, 1836. President Jackson appoints Charles K. Gardner as “Auditor of the Treasury for the Post Office Department of the United States.” Signed prominently at the conclusion by Jackson, and countersigned by Secretary of State John Forsyth. Embossed white paper seal remains affixed to lower left.

Matted and framed to an overall size of 19.75 x 17.5. In fine condition, with a strand of hair visible near signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Exceedingly rare presidential signature of William Henry Harrison

210. William Henry Harrison. Excessively rare partial partly-printed DS as president, boldly signed “W. H. Harrison,” one

page, 6 x 3.25, April 10, 1841. Dutch segment of a multi-language ship’s pass for a ship departing from New Bedford, boldly signed in black ink by President Harrison. In fine condition. A highly unusual piece, as by the time it was issued, President Harrison was dead. Four-language ship’s passports were often left blank and signed in advance by the president before being sent out to American ports, where they were filled out as needed. The example this signature was removed from must have been signed by Harrison some time during his 31–day presidency, sent to a port, and then ultimately issued six days after his death. Given his historically short tenure in office, Harrison’s autograph as president is of the utmost rarity, and this is a choice example. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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“I shall be at Vincennes life & health permitting”— a decade before America’s shortest presidency 211. William Henry Harrison.

ALS signed “W. H. Harrison,” one page, 8 x 12.5, April 30, 1831.

Letter to letter to Messrs. J & S Smith, penned on the reverse of a document relating to the dispersal of the of the personal effects of Harrison’s eldest son, the late John Cleves Symmes Harrison, which names Clarissa Harrison and William H. Harrison as administrators. In part: “In answer to your letter of the 18th. Inst. I have to observe that I do not know exactly the situation of my claims to the ferry across the Wabash. My late son…always gave me to understand that he had secured the ferry to me and had reserved a lot on the river for that purpose. I shall be at Vincennes life & health permitting…but in the mean time if the affair should be pressing I authorize you…to make any expenditure with Davis.” Reverse of first page signed by early Boone County settler Cave Johnson. In very good condition, with scattered toning, old tape along hinge and folds (with archival tape along the same areas on the reverse), a small repaired area of paper loss, and the bottom of the Harrison-signed sheet trimmed off.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

212. [William Henry Harrison]. Letter signed “Robert,” one page, 8 x 12.5, June 14, 1840. Letter about meeting Harrison during his presidential campaign. In part: “We had a splendid Whig celebration, at least 20,000...among the member present was Gen William H Harrison, Thomas Ewing, Thomas Corwin and many other worthy Whigs from N.Y. City to far West of this. I spent and hour in the morning with Harrison at this lodging found him very agreeable and pleasant in private. While there in the morning the delegation from western Pennsylvania called on him amounting to about 40 or 50 persons presented him with a very valuable coin and among their number was four persons who had fought under him at Tipecanoe...and the Thames. After which he addressed them in the most appropriate terms, tendering his sincere thanks for the valuable article thus presented said the mottos on it were to him very gratifying and he hope and trusted it would be support to him during the ballance of his life and that Pennsylvania was remembered by him with heartfelt gratitude that in the hour of battle her aid was...by the best of soldiers and other mercenaries and in peace he had not been forgotten by her and to the four soldiers present he expressed himself under many and deep obligations and gratitude and hope their latter days me be as happy as they merited. And on the date I heard him speak to the assembly one and a half or two hours and I do assure you he is one of the smartest old Gent. I am acquainted with he appears...mind clear voice good and the Whig sentiments by him delivered were not to be beat.” In very good condition, with seal-related paper loss to the integral address leaf and scattered staining not affecting readability. Starting Bid $200

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Tyler on the coverage of the 1850 Hamlet case, the first test of the Fugitive Slave Law

213. John Tyler. Remarkable ALS signed “J. Tyler,” with included handwritten manuscript signed thrice within the text in the third-person, “Captain John Tyler” and “Mr. Tyler,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 9.5, October 12, 1850. Written from his Sherwood Forest plantation, the letter is marked “Private” and addressed to S. Cunningham, in full: “What say you to the subjoined paragraph for the Pilot. You will find it on the other page—is it is not due to the Southern cause that some notice would be taken of our friends. You will find the Atlas enclosed—do with it as you please—I send you a copy of my address at the University with true regards.” The following two pages consist of Tyler’s handwritten manuscript, presumably written for an unknown publication, headed “The fugitive slave bill and Commissioner Gardiner,” which reads, in full: “The first case which has arisen under the Fugitive slave law, came before Commissioner Gardiner of New York. The fugitive was promptly dealt by and restored to his owner in Baltimore. Mr. Gardiner has proven himself to be a faithful public servant, an honest man, and a Patriot. And yet, by a certain class of Editors in New York he is sneered at, and an effort is made to excite dislike towards him on the part of the public. A paper called the Atlas, of no circulation of much moment beyond the purview of the street in which it is edited, proclaims the proceeding ‘an infamous outrage,’ and, in the language of low black quadroon with which they seem to be familiar, the Editors (there are two of them, pars nobile fratrum) say that ‘Hamlet was brought before a Commissioner named Gardiner.—Gardiner is a brother in law of the celebrated Captain John Tyler, later President of the United States, and received his office at the hands of that functionary.’ Now what jackasses are Mssrs Herricks and Ropes, the Editors? These would-be somethingarians, in the first place, deem it a matter of censure in a judge, to execute the law—and, in the next they show their ignorance by ascribing to Mr. Tyler under their witty soubriquet of Captain (a title he is well content to wear since he enjoyed it during the war of 1812 with Great Britain) the appointment of his brother-in law to office, when, in fact, Mr. Gardiner, as we happen to know, received his office of Clerk of the U.S. Circuit Court of New York and Commissioner, at the hands of another. Had it been otherwise Mr. Tyler would well have mentioned the thanks of the Country for so good an appointment— Verily Ropes was made for Herrick—and Herrick for Ropes—as will, we doubt not, sooner or later be seen—.” Professionally inlaid into a slightly larger sheet. In fine condition.

Of the five statutes of the 1850 Compromise, the amending of the Fugitive Slave Act on September 18, 1850, which mandated that citizens assist in the return of captured fugitive slaves, proved by far the most divisive and controversial. The first recorded action under the law’s provisions occurred on September 26th, when James Hamlet, a free black man, who with his family had been living for several years in New York, was arrested by a deputy United States Marshal as the fugitive slave of Mary Brown of Baltimore. Following a hasty examination by Commissioner Alexander Gardiner—the brother of former First Lady Julia Gardiner Tyler—he was surrendered in accordance with the new law. When the proceedings were discovered the money necessary to redeem Hamlet was almost immediately raised, and on October 5th he was brought back from slavery, with the New York Atlas magazine, edited by Anson Herrick and John F. Ropes, diligently covering the Hamlet case. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $500

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214. Zachary Taylor.

Scarce and soughtafter partly-printed DS as president, signed “Z. Taylor,” one page, 21.25 x 16.5, December 20, 1849. A four-language ship’s paper issued to “Ezra Pickins, master or commander of the Bark called the United States…lying at present in the port of New Bedford bound for Indian Ocean and laden with Provisions, stores and utensils for a Whaling Voyage.” Boldly signed on the right side by Taylor, and countersigned by Secretary of State John M. Clayton. The white paper seal affixed at center remains fully intact. In fine condition, with light show-through from archival repair tape to reverse. Any Taylor presidential document is quite uncommon, as he served only 16 months before suddenly passing away on July 9, 1850; these highly displayable four-language ship’s passes are an especially desirable format. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

At the outbreak of the Civil War: “I deem it every man’s duty at this time to serve the country as best he can” 215. Millard Fillmore. Civil War–dated ALS, one page

both sides, 5 x 7.75, September 21, 1861. Letter to Dr. Cyrus Powers, nephew of his late wife Abigail. In part: “I have this moment received your letter…informing me that you have applied to the State Medical Examiners for a certificate, and contemplate offering your services as surgeon to some Regiment in the U.S. Army, and requesting of me a letter of recommendation to the appointing power, which, as I have known you long & have a favorable opinion of your professional skill, I should most cheerfully give but for the fact that, I do not interfere in any appointments. I have never recommended any one for office to those who have succeeded on in the administration of the government, for the reason that self respect forbids that I should ask a favor, and respect for the ‘powers that be’ forbids that I should volunteer advice to them—But I deem it every man’s duty at this time to serve the country as best he can and I therefore sincerely hope that you will offer your services and be accepted.” In fine condition, with show-through from writing on opposing sides of the page. Dr. Powers did successfully receive the appointment, serving as assistant surgeon in the 75th Regiment and later with the 160th Regiment. Van Buren had great respect for the executive office’s ability to make official appointments, even touching upon the responsibility in his 1850 State of the Union, saying that he regarded it ‘as a sacred trust, to be exercised with the sole view of advancing the prosperity and happiness of the people.’ A great letter that describes the former president’s views on both political influence and service to one’s country during wartime.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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216. Millard Fillmore. Signed book:

Register of All Officers and Agents, Civil, Military, and Naval, in the Service of the United States, on the Thirtieth September, 1833. Washington: Printed by Francis Preston Blair, 1833. Leatherbound hardcover, 5 x 7.5, 267 pages. Signed on the front flyleaf in bold ink with Fillmore’s ownership signature, “M. Fillmore, Buffalo, N.Y.” In very good to fine condition, with moderate soiling to the signed page.

Book condition: VG/None, recased with original leather materials laid back down, and endpapers replaced. The interesting volume lists the names and salaries of all federal employees, including President Andrew Jackson ($25,000) and Vice President Martin Van Buren ($5,000).

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Four-language ship’s pass for a Pacific whaling voyage

217. James Buchanan. Partly-printed DS as president,

one page, 21.75 x 16.75, June 20, 1860. Four-language ship’s paper issued to “Orrick Smalley, master or commander of the Barque called Edward…lying at present in the port of New Bedford bound for Pacific Ocean and laden with Provisions, Stores and utensils for a whaling voyage.” Crisply signed in the center by President Buchanan and countersigned by Secretary of State Lewis Cass. The embossed white paper seal affixed at the bottom remains fully intact. In very good to fine condition, with light toning along intersecting folds, and a strip of old mounting remnants along the reverse of the central vertical fold. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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One year before his presidential campaign: “Your speculations concerning the next Presidency although interesting possess no value for me personally”

218. James Buchanan. ALS, two pages both sides, 4.5 x 7, August 3, 1855. Letter to Dr. Samuel A. Houston of the 6th Auditor’s Office in Washington, written from London. In full: “I have received your favor of the 30 June week a note from Dr. Smith dated off Cowes on the 29th July, informing me that he would not visit London but proceed by way of Bremen & Berlin to St. Petersburg. Had he come here I should have been happy to comply with your request in his favor. I observed, before the receipt of yours that your brother John had been removed. For this I am extremely sorry on account of my long friendship & warm regard both for him & his family. Your speculations concerning the next Presidency although interesting possess no value for me personally. Henceforward as a private citizen I shall give a decided support to the principles & the nominees of the Democratic party; but shall not again be a candidate for nomination before the National Convention. This I have written to all friends who have addressed me on the subject though you seem to be under a different impression.

It seems that ‘the question again asked is Can Mr. Buchanan carry Pennsylvania.’ This question has heretofore been so adroitly managed by my political opponents as to do me much injury; & yet there has been no period since my name has been seriously mentioned as a candidate when the matter was, in the least degree, doubtful. What might be the case at the present moment is a matter of no personal importance to me, although I desire always to live in the kind regard of the people of native state. My gratitude to them for past favors can never end but wish my life. I have no future favors to ask of them except their kind opinion. Please to present my warm regards to my old & valued friend, Dr. Jones. I am pleased to learn that he is antiKnow Nothing. A secret political society bound together by unlawful oaths, to restrain the free will of its members, to persecute a particular denomination of Christians, & to prosecute the naturalized citizens could not long continue to flourish in the free air of our glorious country. Please to remember me, in the very kindest manner, to your brother & his family. I hope to be in Washington for a couple of days before the meeting of Congress to settle my accounts, when I trust I may see you all.” In fine condition, with splitting to one of the folds. Accompanied by the original transmittal envelope addressed in Buchanan’s hand.

At the time of this letter, Buchanan was in London serving as minister to the United Kingdom. This conveniently placed him abroad during the controversial Kansas-Nebraska debate of 1854, during which other potential candidates for the presidency were tainted after being forced to take sides. While Buchanan claimed that he did not overtly seek the presidency, he did little to discourage the growing movement calling for his nomination—this behavior is evident even in the present letter, in which he at first denies any interest in the position before going on to speculate on his chances in his home state of Pennsylvania.

Ultimately, Buchanan received the nomination the following year, and won the election by a fairly large margin. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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President Buchanan remits a fine for a prisoner “wholly unable to pay” 219. James Buchanan. Manuscript DS as president, one page, 10.5 x 16.5, November 29, 1859. President Buchanan grants Patrick Mulligan, “held in confinement in the common jail of Washington county…and wholly unable to pay” a fine of eight dollars and the cost of prosecution, “a remission of the fine and costs imposed upon him” for a previous assault conviction. Crisply signed at the conclusion by Buchanan, and countersigned by Secretary of State Lewis Cass. White-and-red paper seal remains affixed to lower left. In very good to fine condition, with old repairs on the reverse to complete separation along the central horizontal fold. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Lincoln adds the wrong year to Civil War endorsement 220. Abraham Lincoln.

Desirable Civil War-dated endorsement as president, signed “A. Lincoln,” on an offwhite 3.75 x 2 slip dated August 13, 1864. The endorsement, penned entirely in Lincoln’s hand, reads: “Let this man take the oath of Dec. 8, 1864, and be discharged.” Archivally matted and framed with a 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Abraham Lincoln surrounded by his Union commanders, published by the Notman Photo Company of Boston, Massachusetts, with reverse stamped in gold, “With Compliments of The Travelers, Life and Insurance Company, Of Hartford, Conn.,” as well as an ownership stamp; the frame features a window in the backing for viewing the reverse of the cabinet photo, and measures to an overall size of 10.75 x 18.

In fine condition, with a light block of toning. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from University Archives. Endorsements made by Lincoln as president remain extremely desirable, with this example further elevated by the rare instance of a Lincoln writing error—the president mistakenly added the wrong year in his endorsement; on December 8, 1863, Lincoln issued Proclamation 108: Amnesty and Reconstruction, his conciliatory plan for postwar reconstruction of the United States.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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Civil War appointment for a cavalryman-amputee 221. Abraham Lincoln. Civil War-

dated partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.25 x 18.5, July 1, 1864.

President Lincoln appoints Robert Lennox as “First Lieutenant in the Second Regiment of Cavalry in the service of the United States.” Signed at the conclusion by Lincoln, and countersigned

by Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. The blue War Office seal affixed to the upper left remains partially intact.

Handsomely doublematted and framed to an overall size of 25 x 29.5. In very good to fine condition, with partial damage to the blue wafer seal, and heavy intersecting folds, one of which passes horizontally through Lincoln’s signature, which is quite light but completely legible. Lennox, whose promotion was backdated to April 1863, had been wounded in action once at Beverly Ford, Virginia, in June 1863, and again at Smithfield, Virginia, in January 1864, where he lost his left arm. He was then assigned as a mustering and disbursing officer in Michigan in 1864, and at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, in 1865.

Due to the size and fragile nature of this item, it is considered OVERSIZED. Please call RR Auction for a shipping quote. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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Superb pairing of Civil War–dated Lincoln endorsements

222. Abraham Lincoln. Remarkable

pairing of autograph endorsements signed as president, one page, 7 x 7.5, both dated 1864. The first, in full: “Submitted to Sec. of Navy, A. Lincoln, June 13, 1864.” This is followed by a series of endorsements from several congressmen: Kellian Whaley, Samuel J. Randall, William S. Holman, William H. Randall, Lewis W. Ross, Myer Strouse, John W. Chanler, Green Clay Smith, William G. Brown, Benjamin F. Loan, and Joseph W. McClurg. President Lincoln then pens a longer endorsement: “I wish this appointment made so soon as it can be consistently with formal committees. A. Lincoln, July 19, 1864.” Attractively double-matted and framed with a portrait, plaque, and $5 bill to an overall size of 17.75 x 17.75. In fine condition. An exquisite war-dated piece from the esteemed American president. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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Preparing to fight for his political life, Johnson goes after his bitter enemy: “Now is the time to dispose of this fellow”

223. Andrew Johnson. ALS, four pages both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, February 9, 1851. Letter to his close friend and confidant Sam Milligan, marked “Confidential,” concerning his upcoming battle in the Congressional election, offering harsh words about his opponent Landon C. Haynes. In part: “There is nothing that Mr. Haynes and the clique he is connected with could do that would surprise me in the slightest degree for I consider them capable of condescending to any kind of means that would enable them to attain their end fair or foul…Now is the time to dispose of this fellow if it is done now in a proper manner he will be out of the way here after. Whether I succeed or not I desire the district to be rid of him…’Delenda est Carthago’ he must be defeated…He is not entitled to the confidence of the people, the honor of the Station nor the immolaments of the office…I neither care for him or dread him in any way, mentally or physically—In a single contest I think I can beat him easily and am more than willing to try it in that way.” In fine condition, with old tape along the edges, and across the center of the final page.

Accompanied by a handsome custom-made quarter leather presentation folder.

In 1851, a large faction of Tennessee Democrats, displeased with Johnson’s performance in Congress, convinced Landon Carter Haynes to run against him for his seat in the House of Representatives. This proved to be one of Johnson’s toughest campaigns, and the two canvassed the district together, engaging in fierce debates in front of large crowds. Johnson ultimately prevailed, winning the election by just over 1,600 votes. This remarkable, boldly penned letter is unpublished and believed to be one of the longest handwritten letters that Johnson ever wrote. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“Thousands in the U.S. should be honored with a laboring man for the Presidency— a man who in fact has been a laboring man” 224. Andrew Johnson. ALS, one page both sides,

7.75 x 9.75, May 15, 1851. Boldly penned letter to John H. Keyser, in part: “Your letter of the 6th ult. was received by this days mail. In reply I have last time to say, [struck through: that I am no candidate for the Vice Presidency].

At present I am a candidate for reelection to the congress of the U.S. with the hope of success, which will enable me I trust to accomplish an object that I have had at heart, that is to see every man who desires it domiciliated. I am now in the midst of the canvass and have not the time to write you a long letter on the Subject…Enclosed you will find a copy of a…Speech made some time since in congress which will give you the bones of my views on the ‘Homestead.’

I am a democrat in the enlarged and proper sense of the term and have devoted the best efforts of my life to ameliorate the condition of the laboring man. The time has arrived when… thousands in the U.S. should be honored with a laboring man for the Presidency—A man who in fact has been a laboring man, one whose sympathies are with the mass. There is too much talk about this thing of labor and too little practice. If the work was commenced in good earnest the people, the real people I mean, would respond to it…You will please accept of my sincere thanks for your friendly feelings…and also the profoundest feeling of my heart for the success of any scheme that will elevate the oppressed condition of my kind.” He adds a handwritten postscript, struck through: “I repeat that I am no candidate for the Vice Presidency.” In very good to fine condition, with partial edge separations and writing showing through from opposing sides. Accompanied by a handsome custom-made leather presentation folder.

Largely informed by his own humble roots, one of Johnson’s key positions during his long service in the Congress was the support of a ‘Homestead Bill’ which would grant 160 acres of land in the American West to anyone who wished to settle there. He believed that this could be the path to wealth for thousands of laboring Americans. After having spent seven years advocating the concept, Johnson finally triumphed in 1852 and got the House to pass his Homestead Bill—only to have it fail in the Senate.

It would be another decade before the Senate finally passed a similar bill. Johnson’s mysteriously crossed-out musings on the vice presidency are certainly the most intriguing element of this letter, but the nominating convention was still a year away and he does not seem to have ever been seriously considered. Overall, this letter offers fantastic content in an uncommon format.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

The newly minted Lt. Gen. Grant writes as the Union Army’s commander 225. U. S. Grant. Civil War–dated ALS signed “U. S. Grant, Lt. Gen.,” 7.75 x 9.75, March 14, 1864. Written from Louisville, a letter to Major General Frederick Steele, in full: “This will be handed to you by Mr. T. Dean, a loyal citizen of Cincinnati, Ohio, who goes into your Dept. on some business of his own. I know Mr. Dean and speak for him such facilities as will enable him to transact all legitimate business. I know he will ask nothing more.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds and light overall soiling. President Lincoln had promoted Grant to the rank of lieutenant general on March 2nd, giving him command of all Union Armies. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Desirable 1864 wartime correspondence with Secretary of the Navy Welles 226. U. S. Grant. Civil War-dated ALS signed “U. S. Grant, Lt.

Gen. U.S.A.,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, Head Quarters Armies of the United States letterhead, April 16, 1864. Letter to Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles. In part: “Permit me to ask as a favor personal to myself the reappointment of Frank W. Agnel as Acting Midshipman to the Naval School. This young man entered last year but for some deficiency either in his studies or some other cause was forced to leave. His appointment now would necessarily throw him back to start just where he was one year ago, but no greater favor could well be asked for the young man and I do not ask reinstatement.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds passing through the signature and partial separations to the blank adjoining page. At the time of this letter Grant was just one month removed from his promotion to lieutenant general, giving him command of all Union Armies. He was busy devising tactics for the soon-to-come Overland Campaign, which began as Grant’s forces crossed the Rapidan River on May 4, 1864. The series of battles over the course of the next two months resulted in a great strategic victory for the Union and the start of the Siege of Petersburg. Excellent military content from this important time in Grant’s career and a decisive period of the Civil War. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

227. U. S. Grant. Partly-printed DS as

president, one page, 20.75 x 16.5, February 23, 1872. President Grant appoints William Brisbane of Pennsylvania as “Consul of the United States of America, at Ghent.” Signed neatly at the conclusion

by Grant, and countersigned by Secretary of State Hamilton Fish. Embossed white seal remains affixed to lower left. Also includes three other related documents for Brisbane, including: two Department of State certificates signed by Hamilton Fish, one of which appoints Brisbane as the US Consul to Ghent, Belgium, April 16, 1872, and the other serving as a permit pass for Brisbane’s wife and daughter, November 6, 1872; the third is an untranslated exequatur from the Belgian government, in French, affirming the consulship of Brisbane, July 27, 1872, signed at the conclusion by King Leopold II. In overall very good to fine condition, with heavy intersecting folds, creasing, and some light toning. Brisbane was a distinguished physician and officer in the Pennsylvania militia who retired from service on July 25, 1863. He served seven years as the consul to Ghent before returning to the US in 1879, due to the recurrence of a malarial infection contracted during the Peninsula Campaign, in Southeastern Virginia, in the spring of 1862. Brisbane received an invalid pension on June 3, 1880, just one month before his death on July 7th. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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President Johnson and Lt. Gen. Grant restore trade between north and south

228. Andrew Johnson and U. S. Grant. Civil War–dated manuscript DS as president, signed “Andrew Johnson,” one

page, 8.25 x 13.5, April 24, 1865; with cover letter by U. S. Grant, dated July 24, 1865. Just ten days after Lincoln’s assassination, President Johnson issues an executive permit, in part: “Whereas, James J. O’Fallon of St. Louis, Missouri, claims to own or control products of the insurrectionary States and to have arrangements whereby they will be able to bring such products within the National Military lines and sell and deliver them to Agents authorized to purchase for the United States…It is ordered that all such products which an authorized Agent of the Government shall have agreed to purchase and the said O’Fallon shall have stipulated to deliver…shall be free from seizure, detention or forfeiture to the United States; and Officers of the Army and Navy and Civil Officers of the Government will observe this order.” The formerly attached ALS, signed “U. S. Grant, Lt. Gen.,” one page, 8.25 x 13.5, July 24, 1865, reads, in full: “The within Executive permit will be observed by all Military Commanders and every facility given for its execution without hindrance or interference.” In overall very good condition, with old clear tape (and associated staining to both), splitting along horizontal folds, and complete separation to the lower half of the Grant letter.

James J. O’Fallon was the son of prominent St. Louis merchant John O’Fallon, one of Missouri’s wealthiest citizens. By this executive permit, O’Fallon was authorized to engage in the transportation and sale of Georgia cotton. Robert E. Lee had surrendered at Appomattox mere weeks before President Johnson issued this executive permit, which represents the restoration of commercial ties between north and south—though it is ambiguous as to whether O’Fallon acquired his “products of the insurrectionary States” via the marketplace or as the spoils of war. The official conclusion of the war by proclamation would not come for two more weeks, on May 9, 1865. Enhanced immensely by Lt. Gen. Grant’s autograph letter as the Army’s commander, this is an extraordinary pairing of items from the immediate aftermath of the Civil War. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Incredibly scarce military appointment from Garfield’s brief presidency

230. James A. Garfield. Extremely rare partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.75, May 14, 1881.

President Garfield appoints Lorenzo Lorain a “Major in the First Regiment of Artillery in the Service of the United States.”

Beautifully signed at the conclusion by Garfield, and countersigned by Secretary of War Robert Todd Lincoln. In fine condition, with crisp intersecting folds (one horizontal fold passing through a small portion of signature).

A graduate of West Point’s class of 1856, Lorenzo Lorain began his military career on garrison duty in the Oregon Territory, where he remained until the start of the Civil War. Joining Company E, 3rd Artillery, Lorain was severely wounded at the Battle of Blackburn’s Ford in the Manassas Campaign of July 1861, earning the rank of Brevet Captain for his actions. Plagued by his injury for the remainder of his life, Lorain never again saw active duty but stayed involved in the military, teaching at West Point, Lehigh University, and at the Artillery School at Fortress Monroe. Shortly before his death in 1882, President Garfield—whose service as a Major General in the Civil War shaped his entire political career—bestowed a final honor upon Lorain, appointing him Major in the First Regiment of Artillery. Military appointments from Garfield’s tragically short presidency are exceedingly rare. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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The 23-year-old Garfield discovers America, visiting the “watery wonders” of Niagara Falls the the Hudson Valley’s “castle-crowned heights and towering palisades” 231. James A. Garfield. Spectacular

ALS, signed three times, “James,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.5 x 8.75, July 17, 1854. The 23-year-old Garfield writes from Williams College to A. S. Hayden, president of his alma mater Hiram College (then called the Western Reserve Eclectic Institute). In part: “My dear Bro. Hayden, In writing to you and sister Hayden, I feel as if I were addressing parents rather than mere friends…I went via Niagara Falls… and stayed 24 hrs. viewing the watery wonders of the stunning cataract…I enjoyed the scene of a golden sunset on the noble Hudson. It is certainly all that travelers have described it to be, the ‘Rhine of America.’ But doubtless you have seen its castle-crowned heights and towering palisades…We were in the city and spent the day in visiting the Crystal Palace, Barnum’s Museum of Natural Curiosities, lately Increased by a huge Boa Constrictor 28-feet long and some other Ethiopian terrors…We visited Greenwood Cemetery on Long Island…

It possessed more of interest and was more satisfying to me than all of New York City. We lingered for several hours among the graves of Poets, Orators, Statesman and Warriors and also those of humbler name…

In the afternoon I went across to the Jersey Shore…These are the old haunts of Washington and his little army. The country looks old, and many of its buildings have stood a hundred years…By cars and stage I arrived at Williamstown…I went immediately to the house of the President, was sent by him to the different professors and in three hours from the time I arrived, I had passed examinations in Mathematics, Latin and Greek and allowed to enter the coming Junior year…This place is beautifully situated in the lap of the Green Mountains and surrounded on all sides by towering peaks that press the sky with their pine-clad heads were wreathed with the majestic clouds…Its last two years seems to be especially popular, and I am told are not surpassed if equaled by any college in America. A good evidence of this is the fact that many come from Old Harvard…The prosperity of our ‘Dear Eclectic’ lies very near my heart. Her interests have almost become a part of myself. I shall be very anxious to hear of her advancement and success.” Garfield also adds two short postscripts, each signed “James.” In fine condition, with small splits at edges of intersecting folds. This is the earliest Garfield letter we have ever offered, and it boasts absolutely exquisite content concerning both his collegiate life and his own ‘discovery’ of America’s beauty as a young man. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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232. James A. Garfield. LS signed

“J. A. Garfield,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, February 20, 1874.

Letter to Dr. John Peter Robison in Cleveland. In full: “Yours of the 17th inst is received. I should be very glad to oblige Brother Errett if I could, but I am not able to do so. A debt was due me on the 1st of January, which, if I had been paid I could have accommodated Isaac, but I had to grant an extension of a year. I am therefore short. All the family send love to you and yours. I hope you will come to see us before the Winter is over.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds. Reverend Isaac Errett was a longtime friend of Garfield and delivered the eulogy at the fallen president’s funeral in Cleveland on September 26, 1881. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

233. Chester A. Arthur. Uncommon ALS as president signed “Chester A. Arthur,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 3.75 x 6.25, Executive Mansion letterhead, March 18, 1884.

Letter to editor and author Charles A. Dana, in full: “I have your note of yesterday and it gives me much pleasure to comply with your request. I send the book book [sic] tonight by Adams Express.” In fine condition. Provenance: The Everett Fisher Collection. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Letter to the “President of the Republic of Chile” 234. Grover Cleveland. LS as presi-

dent, one page both sides, 8.25 x 12.25, December 17, 1894. Official letter of state to “His Excellency the President of the Republic of Chile,” in part: “Mr. James D. Porter, who has for some time past resided near the Government of Your Excellency in the character of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of America, having for several reasons resigned his office, and being thus unable to present his letters of recall in person, I have entrusted to his successor the duty of placing them in the hands of Your Excellency.” Signed at the conclusion by President Cleveland and countersigned by Secretary of State Walter Q. Gresham. In fine condition, with intersecting folds, and light toning along the right edge of the first page.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Teddy offers congratulations as “an American-American!”

235. Theodore Roosevelt. TLS, one page, 6.5 x 7.5, personal

letterhead, January 15, 1915. Letter to E. A. Van Valkenberg of the Philadelphia North American, in full: “Your editorial of January 13th is one of your best. I congratulate you most heartily, as an American.” At the end, Roosevelt hand-writes, “(an AmericanAmerican!).” In very good condition, with light soiling, a light stain to the top edge, and haloing to the handwriting. Van Valkenberg was a close friend of Roosevelt, and the former president once characterized him as ‘the most useful American citizen: a great editor and a great patriot.’ Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“They are such a precious set of scoundrels that we cannot afford to be tarred by any association” 236. Theodore Roosevelt. TLS signed “T. Roosevelt,” one

page, 6.75 x 7.5, The Outlook letterhead, August 28, 1912. Letter to E. A. Van Valkenburg of the Philadelphia North American, in full: “I enclose you two letters. It seems to me we must not ally ourselves with any of the Penrose gang. They are such a precious set of scoundrels that we cannot afford to be tarred by any association with them. I should supposed that the Keystoners were far nearer our crowd. What a contemptible trick it was of that committee not to let me appear before them and testify!

Every letter I have written in connection with the Standard Oil will be laid before them with the utmost pleasure.” In fine condition.

After he was denied the Republican nomination in 1912, Roosevelt headed the Progressive Party in a three-way contest against Taft and Wilson. In this letter he references Pennsylvania Republican boss and US senator Boies Penrose, a Taft supporter who opposed many progressive measures. Roosevelt’s campaign in the state consisted of heavy attacks against Penrose, and he won Pennsylvania by a small margin—one of six states to lean in Roosevelt’s direction. Despite Roosevelt’s memorable efforts as the leader of the ‘Bull Moose’ party, Woodrow Wilson took the national election. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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237. Theodore Roosevelt. Partly-printed DS as president,

one page, 17.5 x 13.5, May 19, 1902. President Roosevelt appoints Carlton A. Dickson as “Postmaster at Cleburne in the County of Johnson, State of Texas.” Signed boldly at the conclusion by Roosevelt, and countersigned by Postmaster General Henry Clay Payne. Gold foil seal with green ribbons remains affixed to lower left corner. Double-matted to an overall size of 23.5 x 19.5. In very good to fine condition, with toning near the seal (which has portions of its ribbon detached but present), and a tear passing through the signature of the postmaster general.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

238. William H. Taft. Boldly penned ALS as chief justice signed “Wm. H. Taft,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.75 x

7.75, Supreme Court of the United States letterhead, April 24, 1922. Letter to Robert Todd Lincoln, in part: “As chairman of the Lincoln Memorial Commission, I am engaged in arranging the program for the dedication on May 30th at 2.30 PM. I would like to call on you at some time convenient to you to submit what is proposed and to receive suggestion from you. I went to see the President this morning to talk with him about it. We would be greatly delighted if you could come to the ceremony and sit with the President and the Commission. Will you kindly let me know when I can look in on you at your home.” In fine condition.

Provenance: The Everett Fisher Collection. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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A trip to Italy and the Philippines

239. William H. Taft. Lengthy ALS signed “Bill,” five pages on three sheets, 5 x 8, July 15, 1902. Letter to “My dear Kelse,” written from Rome during a visit to Italy. In part: “I had no chance to say goodbye to you…I wanted to express to you my deep sense of obligation to you and Bill Gilbert for that dinner at the Yale Club. Nothing in my life has touched me more…My visit to Rome has not ben as successful as I hoped. We struck the rock of the Religious Orders who are powerful here and found that while the Church is very anxious to make an agreement it will not say anything in writing…Our stay in Rome has been very full of interest. We have glimpsed behind the scenes in the Nation & we have enjoyed something of Roman society both white (Royal) and black (Papal)…I sail for Manila either from Genoa on the 23rd or from Naples on the 24th…Mrs. Taft and the children will sail from Genoa on Sept. 3rd…I was a good deal discouraged about the political outlook when I was in Washington but things have so shaped themselves now that even if the House goes Democratic…it will not be significant…The truth is that the Democrats in the Senate seem to have over done…their attacks on the Philippines policy and on the army…The coal strike is uncomfortable but it does not seem to have great popular support.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

President Wilson visits England after the Armistice 240. Woodrow Wilson. Program for the “Visit to Manchester of The President of the United States of America (Mr. Woodrow Wilson)” on December 29–30, 1918, seven pages, 6 x 9.5, crisply signed on the front cover in fountain pen by Wilson. In very good condition, with light soiling and moderate overall creasing. To celebrate the recent declaration of the armistice to end World War I, and to aid in hammering out the details of the peace treaty, Wilson traveled to Great Britain in late 1918. This program outlines his itinerary for his visit to Manchester in northern England, where he received an ‘Honorary Freedom of the City’ award. In a short speech, Wilson emphasized a policy of mutual trust and friendship between Great Britain and the United States. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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President Harding responds to the future designer of Mount Rushmore 241. Warren G. Harding. TLS as president,

two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, November 10, 1921. Letter to famed Mouth Rushmore sculptor Gutzon Borglum, in full: “I have read with very great interest, and alas, some disappointment, your letter of November 6th. It is not easy for me to discuss the North Dakota situation, because I know nothing about it except as I have gotten it from you and from such reports as have appeared in the newspapers. I rather surmised that the regular Republicans of the state were not active in the recent recall fight, probably from the fact that Senator McCumber was not a participant. I am not prepared to say where his sympathies were. I know nothing about the campaign. The particular thing which I wish to challenge in your letter is the statement by the North Dakota farmers that not one single request from the agricultural interests has been granted. No statement could be more unfair. The Congress has done everything possible to do for the agricultural interests. We have not only helped them to finance their exportations, but we have been tremendously helpful in furnishing means for the planting of crops and very large and generous means for handling the flocks and herds. Moreover, we have been very helpful in providing for interest rates which were almost unthought of when this administration came into power. If anyone thinks the agriculture interests have not been well looked after thus far he has not been careful to go into the situation fully. I have noted what you say about freedom for political prisoners. There is a sentiment in associating the thought of their freedom with Armistice Day. I have not thought it consistent to make any grant until we have exchanged the ratifications which definitely determine the former state of peace.” Harding adds his initials, “W.G.H.,” to his handwritten postscript: “Of course the remarks about the appointment of a U. S. Judge is as unjustified as though I impugned your friendship.” In fine condition, with light soiling, and a paperclip impression to the top edge of the first page.

A progressive who adhered to the Theodore Roosevelt wing of the Republican Party, Borglum formed a favorable opinion of North Dakota farmers, and in 1918 traveled to the state and established himself as an eastern fund-raiser and promoter for the North Dakota Nonpartisan League. Although he was not entirely taken by the normalcy of presidential candidate Warren G. Harding’s politics, Borglum remained committed to the GOP and sought the aid and influence of Harding and long-serving North Dakota Senator Porter J. McCumber following a recall election for the state’s pro-farmer Industrial Commission in 1921.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

242. Warren G. Harding. Partly-printed DS, signed “W.

G. Harding,” one page, 14 x 8.5, February 1, 1909. Stock certificate issued to Fred L. Kramer for two shares in the Harding Publishing Company, signed by Harding as president of the firm. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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243. Franklin D. Roosevelt.

TLS as president, one page, 6.5 x 8, White House letterhead, November 17, 1936. Letter to the Hon. Joseph C. Grew, American ambassador to Japan, in part: “I am sending you herewith a copy of a letter I have just written to Priscilla St. George. She is a cousin and a niece of Warren Robbins. I know that if she calls you will be glad to do anything you can to make her visit to Japan a happy one.” Nicely double-matted and framed with a portrait, coin, and nameplate to an overall size of 17.5 x 14.5.

In fine condition, with the coin detached from the display’s backing. A particularly noteworthy piece of correspondence, as Grew was the American ambassador in Tokyo at the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

“McCarthy ought to be expelled from the Senate” 244. Harry S. Truman. TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White

House letterhead, August 13, 1951. Letter to former Democratic congressman Maury Maverick. In part: “You are exactly right that the personnel in the Government of the United States are nearly one hundred per cent uncorruptible…I will be glad to discuss the whole situation outlined in your letter…You understand, of course, that there are so many things which require Presidential attention that it is almost impossible to cover all of them. My main difficulty is that there seems to be only one or two men in the Senate and one or two in the House who are willing to jump into the fight and take a little responsibility. For instance, just the other day Senator Benton made a suggestion that McCarthy ought to be expelled from the Senate. He did not have one word of support from his colleagues-everyone of whom is afraid of McCarthy. Taft was smoked out the other day, however, and had to come out repudiating McCarthyism. If backbone isn’t born into a Senator or Member of the House, no President can substitute an artificial one for them.” In fine condition.

Beginning in 1950, Senator Joseph McCarthy became the face of the Red Scare in America, bullying his way into the spotlight as a staunch anti-Communist on a crusade to rid the government of sympathizers, conspirators, and spies. He became reviled on the left-as is clear in Truman’s letter-but few dared cross his path fearing that they would become his next target. A week before Truman wrote this letter, Senator William Benton of Connecticut introduced a resolution to expel McCarthy from the Senate, alleging that McCarthy had ‘lied’ and ‘practiced deception’ with his claim of having a list of communists working in the State Department. McCarthy retaliated as expected, calling him ‘Little Willie Benton, Connecticut’s mental midget,’ and accusing him of employing known Communists, buying and displaying lewd works of art, and engaging in anti-American business practices. Due in part to McCarthy’s smear campaign, Benton was defeated in the next year’s election.

Even the Senate Majority Leader Robert A. Taft, an influential Republican with presidential ambitions, had to distance himself from McCarthy in the summer of 1951 after he accused the widely admired George C. Marshall of aiding the Communist cause.

With candid commentary on this most contentious era of domestic American politics, this excellent letter displays Truman’s firm principles and homespun candor as he criticizes a Congress without “backbone” in confronting McCarthyism. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300 www.RRAuction.com | 115

“Most Senators preside and know more about the rules and procedure than any V.P. since Jefferson” 245. Harry S. Truman. Important TLS, one page, 8 x

10.5, United States Senate letterhead, September 11, 1944.

Letter to reporter Joseph Lieb written just two months after his nomination for vice president. In part: “I refused the Vice Presidency until Friday morning of the Convention when I was informed by all sections of the Party that unless I was willing to accept the nomination the Party would split, and I did not feel like taking that responsibility. I was never a candidate for the office and never wanted it...Anyone who could act as a Senator would have no trouble being Vice President.” Truman adds a handwritten postscript, “Most Senators preside and know more about the rules and procedure than any V.P. since Jefferson.” Overall toning, edgewear, and filing holes to left margin, otherwise fine condition. Although Truman did not actively seek the office, Democratic Party leaders determined him to be a safer candidate than the more liberal incumbent Henry A. Wallace. Truman was chosen in a vote held on the last day of the Democratic National Convention, July 21, 1944. After being inaugurated as vice president on January 20, 1945, he remained in the position for less than two months before becoming president upon Roosevelt’s death. An incredibly fascinating Truman letter revealing his thoughts on this historic subject. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

246. Harry S. Truman. Vintage glossy 8.25 x 10 bust-length portrait of Truman in a handsome forward-facing pose, signed in fountain pen, “Sincerely Harry S. Truman.” In fine condition, with scattered light creasing, and a small piece of old tape to bottom border. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“The Capitol dome is one of the three great domes in the world—the other two are on St. Peter’s in Rome and St. Paul’s in London, Michelangelo being one architect and Sir Christopher Wren the other” 247.Harry S. Truman. TLS as president, two pages

on adjoining sheets, opened to 14 x 8.75, White House letterhead, January 20, 1948. Letter to George Rothwell Brown, in full: “I can’t tell you how very much I appreciated your good letter of January seventeenth. I knew about the difficulty Andrew Jackson had with the Pennsylvania Avenue front of The White House and they had almost exactly the same trouble when they put the new columns on the south porch. The old columns were very narrow and did not in anyway go with The White House as a whole. For the last few years they have had awnings on the south porch which covered up the windows and put the beautiful columns out of proportion. The awnings were also exceedingly dirty and were impossible to keep clean.

Every year we had to buy a new set of awnings at Seven Hundred and Eighty Dollars and all together it took about Two Thousand Dollars a year to keep them up. In my walks in the morning when I’d approach The White House from the south the dirty awnings obstructed the view of those beautiful columns on the south porch and I tried to think out a remedy for the situation. I called in the Fine Arts Commission and they informed me that if an outstanding architect made a suggestion for the remedy they would approve it. I talked to Mr. Delano, who had been a member of the Fine Arts Commission, and he immediately fell in with the suggestion which I made for a portico, as all these old southern mansions have in cases of this sort, so arranged that the awnings would be out of sight when not in use.

When the job is finished everybody will like it. The Chairman of the Fine Arts Commission told me that the Commission would be glad to go along with the architect’s decision. When Mr. Delano approved my suggestion, the Chairman of the Commission then wrote me that the Commission had never thought he would!

When I was on the Public Building and Grounds Committee in the Senate we worked out a plan for the completion of the Capitol at the time when building programs were in order for employment. As you know, the north wing and the south wing of the Capitol are Vermont marble and were added sometime between 1835 and 1850. It was decided to put a new dome on the old Capitol, which is built of red sandstone, move the east portico out in conformity with the north and south wings and veneer the sandstone and the dome with marble, We succeeded in getting a project of that sort through the Senate but two or three Congressmen went out and made a campaign, such as the one they are making on this portico, and defeated the project. As you know, the Capitol dome is one of the three great domes in the world—the other two are on St. Peter’s in Rome and St. Paul’s in London, Michelangelo being one architect and Sir Christopher Wren the other. The present Capitol dome sits seven feet over the east portico, therefore, it hangs in the air. Sometimes you don’t understand what causes people to tick. I hope you will come and take a look at the new arrangement when it is finished. I wonder if we ought to put the green shutters back on The White House and take out all the bath tubs!” Removably encapsulated in a mylar sleeve. In fine condition, with light toning and a few light stains.

By 1948, Truman’s plans for architectural renovations had already been thwarted by Congress twice. As senator, he helped create a plan to alter the Capitol building, whose dome grossly overshadowed the columns that supported it; unfortunately, “Congressmen went out and made a campaign, such as the one they are making on this portico, and defeated the project,” and it wasn’t until 1958 that the new Capitol came to fruition. After his second proposal (to build an addition to the West Wing) was rejected, Truman decided to use money allotted for White House maintenance to add a balcony to the South Portico. Ironically, this project (the cheapest of his proposed renovations and the only one approved to completion) led to the discovery that the building was structurally unsound, resulting in a multimillion dollar, two-year overhaul of the entire interior. In this lively letter to George Rothwell Brown, writer and member of the Washington staff of The Boston Herald, the president discusses his current renovations as well as his rejected attempts—a wonderful piece relating to the architectural history of the White House. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 117

“Keep a stiff upper lip and your friends won’t desert you” 248. Harry S. Truman. TLS signed “H.S.T.,” one page, 7.25

x 10.5, personal letterhead, March 22, 1955. Letter to the Hon. Matthew J. Connelly, in full: “Somebody in your City apparently thinks you have an office in Independence, Missouri. I wish you did! I hope everything is going well with you.” Additionally includes an TLS from Jacob Ashley on his law firm’s letterhead, March 13, 1956, concerning a “petition for mandamus in the United States Court of Appeals” filed on Connelly’s behalf; an attached unsigned typed letter on Truman’s letterhead, marked “Not Sent” in red pencil in Truman’s hand, reads: “I am returning the letter which I took away from you, without having obtained any very great satisfaction with it. The first time I see you I will tell you what happened but you keep a stiff upper lip and your friends won’t desert you. If there is any way I can help the situation I’ll do it.” In very good to fine condition, with staining to the accompanying letters. Connelly, who had served as executive secretary to Vice President Truman, and as appointments secretary to President Truman, was indicted for bribery in 1955 in one of the most widely publicized political scandals of the era. Convicted in 1956, he served six months in prison in 1960, and was granted a full pardon by President John F. Kennedy in 1962. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

249. Harry S. Truman. Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 half-length photo of Truman

laughing as he reads a letter at his desk, affixed to the original 11 x 14 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in fountain pen, “Best wishes to Ralph Otto Hellmold, for a long and happy life, Harry S. Truman.” Reverse of mount bears a typed “U. S. Army Photograph” caption, with a Signal Corps file No. of “C–1858.”

In very good condition, with crazing to the photo, and creasing, peeling, and soiling to the mount. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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250. Dwight D. Eisenhower. President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s personally-owned and -used practice golf club. Club consists of a lightweight 35.5˝ shaft with a small weight attached to the bottom by several links of chain. In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity on a White House card from President Eisenhower’s World War II driver Sgt. Leonard Dry, which reads: “The practice golf club with weighted ball was used by Pres. Eisenhower to practice his golf swing.” Also included is a photo of Dry with the club, as well as an inventory printout indicating that President Eisenhower gave Dry the club because “he came to doubt the use of it was helping his game.” Supported by rock solid provenance, this unusual Ike-used practice club represents the well-documented relationship between the sport of golf and the nation’s commander-in-chief. Starting Bid $300

251. Dwight D. Eisenhower. TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9.5, White House letterhead, October 12, 1954. Letter to Martin Papish of the National Association for Retarded Children, in part: “In our Republic, in which we recognize the dignity and importance of every individual regardless of physical or mental handicap, it is well to give serious thought to the needs of our more than 4,800,000 mentally retarded children. We must provide the fullest measure of compassion and constructive help to the end that retarded children everywhere may have the fullest opportunity to achieve the maximum development within their limitations. This is not alone in harmony with America’s best humanitarian traditions.

It can be, in addition, a definite contribution to the economic well-being of our nation…We must focus needed attention on this widely prevalent problem and stimulate further efforts in helping retarded children. I count it a privilege, therefore, to call the attention of my fellow Americans to National Retarded Children’s Week, beginning November fourteenth.” Matted and framed to an overall size of 11 x 14. In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Rare oversized Karsh portrait of the Kennedys, signed by the president 253. John F. Kennedy. Brilliant color 17 x 22 Yousuf Karsh

photographic portrait print of John and Jacqueline Kennedy, captioned “The President and Mrs. John Fitzgerald Kennedy,” signed and inscribed in the lower border in blue ballpoint, “For Arthur Diernick—with best wishes—John Kennedy.” Printed text in the lower right border credits the photo to Ottawa of Karsh. Ornately matted and framed to an overall size of 31 x 35.5. In fine condition, with a few small creases to the borders.

Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. During a career that spanned over 60 years, portrait photographer Yousuf Karsh captured many of the most important figures of the 20th century. Immortalizing his subjects with an eye for lighting, color, and geometry, Karsh’s keen attention to detail is readily apparent in this dynamic portrayal. The Kennedys sat for Karsh on many occasions throughout their decade-long marriage, but it was 1957—the year this photo was taken—that would produce Karsh’s most complex and enduring images of the couple. Starting Bid $1000

17 x 22 Yousuf Karsh photographic portrait print

JFK’s 1960 campaign notes on “Pennsylvania Humor” 254. John F. Kennedy. One-of-a-kind typed speech notes annotated by Kennedy, two pages, 8.5 x 11, no date but circa September 1960. Typed list of seven jokes, headed “Pennsylvania Humor,” with several notes and corrections in his own hand, including “I left N.Y. early” on the first page, and “Pennsylvania—my nomination came” on the second page. In fine condition, with general light handling wear. JFK’s published nomination acceptance speech, delivered on September 14th, includes a version of joke #4: “You can tell something about a political party by the title it gives its platform. We called ours ‘The Rights of Man.’ I’m not sure what the Republicans called theirs—but it may be ‘The Power of Positive Thinking.’” On the following day, a version of joke #4 was incorporated into his Zembo Mosque speech, and a version of joke #5 was incorporated into his Harrisburg speech. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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255. John F. Kennedy. TLS signed

“John Kennedy,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, United States Senate letterhead, May 25, 1953. Letter to constituent Ernest E. Price, in part: “With further reference to the lost mustering-out check of Mr. Jerrold Herzberg, I have received word from Lt. Colonel John Lockett that the Finance Center, Indianapolis, Indiana has advised him that they are taking prompt action in this matter. Just as soon as additional information is received, I will let you know.”

Nicely double-matted and framed with a portrait, coin, and plaque to an overall size of 18.5 x 16.5. In fine condition, with a few small stains to the lower blank area. A desirable letter from JFK’s first term in the Senate. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

Aboard Air Force One, LBJ diagrams “the flow of men and materiel” in Vietnam 256. Lyndon B. Johnson. Original pencil doodle

by President Lyndon B. Johnson accomplished on a sheet of 4.5 x 7 “Aboard Air Force One” stationery, done on May 17, 1966, as a visual aid to explain the complicated situation in Vietnam. Includes a letter to noted bibliophile Philip D. Sang from Congressman Sidney R. Yates on House of Representatives letterhead, May 19, 1966, in part: “I am enclosing the ‘visual aid doodle’ which President Lyndon B. Johnson drew during his explanation of his concept of what was happening in the Vietnamese war. It occurred aboard the plane, Air Force One, on the afternoon of May 17 while the President and the congressional delegation were flying to the fund raising dinner to be held in Chicago that evening. The top circle, he explained, was Hanoi. The lower circle on the left was Haiphong.

The corridor represented by the parallel lines was the flow of men and supplies from North Vietnam into Danang. The square in the margin represented what he called ‘Pol’—not explained, but assumed to be a power and light installation. I don’t remember what was represented by the numerals 85 and 55. The explanation for the diagram, of course, was that he was beset with the question of how to stop the flow of men and materiel from North Vietnam into South Vietnam. The various pencil marks that are scattered throughout the sheet were made as he emphasized points in his explanation. Congressman Pucinski took the first two sheets of this three sheet doodle, while I took the third one.” In fine condition, with scattered light creasing. Accompanied by an original official Lyndon B. Johnson bill signing pen, imprinted with his facsimile signature on the side, as typically given to politicians, reporters, and guests at bill signings and other events. Starting Bid $200

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257. Richard Nixon. Two TLSs, both signed, “Dick Nixon,” each one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead. Both letters are to Helen Copley, the widow of newspaper publisher James S. Copley, with Nixon adding the greeting in his own hand, as well as a postscript to each letter.

The first letter, dated December 15, 1975, reads, in full: “As the year 1975 comes to an end, I want you to know how deeply I have appreciated your loyal friendship and support over the years. Only during difficult periods does one learn who his real friends are. I am grateful that you have always been in that group.” Nixon’s handwritten postscript reads: “Pat joins me in sending our best wishes for Christmas and the New Year, (And incidentally we subscribe to and like the Union. Keep up the good work.) N.” Second letter, dated January 6, 1976, reads, in part: “This is just a note to tell you how deeply touched and appreciative Pat and I were by your thoughtfulness in remembering us at Christmastime. Late in the evening on Christmas Day, sitting around the fireplace in our living room which overlooks the Pacific, we remarked that of all the Christmas observances we have enjoyed-at the White House, in California, in Florida, and at Camp David-this was without question one of the best. We were fortunate that the whole family could be together. Tricia and Ed flew in from New York, Julie and David came from Washington.” Postscript at the bottom reads, “The books Jim & you have sent us through the years have a major place in the California section of our library.” The letters are housed in a luxurious custom-made clamshell case. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

“Lewis Powell and William Rehnquist will add great distinction and excellence to our nation’s highest judicial body” 258. Richard Nixon. TLS as president signed “RN,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75,

White House letterhead, November 22, 1971. Letter to Ward L. Quaal, president of the WGN Continental Broadcasting Company, in full: “Your kind words of encouragement about my October 21 announcement of the Supreme Court nominees were most welcome. It was heartening to know you share my firm belief that Lewis Powell and William Rehnquist will add great distinction and excellence to our nation’s highest judicial body, and this note is just to tell you how much I appreciate your thoughtfulness in giving me your views on this important matter.”

In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“I doubt if any of us would want to see the day when one candidate or one party would have total voter support” 259. Ronald Reagan. ALS signed “RR,” two pages, 5.5 x 8.5, no date. Letter to Mrs. Taylor, concerning Reagan’s attempts to reform taxes on the federal level, in full: “Just a line to acknowledge your card. Naturally, it is your privilege to vote for whom you please, ours is a two party system, and I doubt if any of us would want to see the day when one candidate or one party would have total voter support. On the other hand, certain issues for the welfare of the people arise which call for bi-partisan support. It is difficult for me to believe that you have read or studied the proposed tax reform program.

It actually does the very opposite of what you charge. Right now the lowest earners in our state pay no st[ate] inc[ome] tax, but due to property tax, they average paying 14% of their total income in local & state taxes. It is true we propose to assess a one percent income tax on those low earners but, at the same time, we reduce their property tax, which is 11% of that 14% total to 5 1/2 %. In other words, we have an income tax that runs from 0% to 10%. It will under this plan, go from 1% to 11%, while at the same time property taxes will be cut in half. Thank you for giving me the chance to comment. Some who write fail to sign their letters or give an address.” In fine condition, with staple holes to the top of each page. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

The 44th president’s Vineyard Golf Club scorecard 260. Barack Obama. President Barack Obama’s bi-

fold scorecard from a round of gold at the Vineyard Golf Club on Martha’s Vineyard on August 27, 2009, 4.5 x 6.5, filled out in pencil entirely in Obama’s hand, identifying himself as “44,” the 44th president of the United States.

The other players are identified as “Bill,” “MN,” and “EW.” President Obama records scores for everyone for 17 of the 18 holes, totaling the score only for “Bill.” In very good condition, with moderate overall creasing from use.

Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Samuel Sutton, the personal valet to President Obama, in full: “I, Samuel Sutton, worked in the White House as President Barack Obama’s personal valet. Prior to working in the Obama Administration, I worked in the White House for George W. Bush. In these capacities, I was given certain souvenirs which I have retained until this day. Among these souvenirs is the item photographed below, a brief description of which is below: A golf score card, completely written by Barack Obama including his signature as a player ‘44.’” Also includes a copy of a New York Times article from Thursday, August 27, 2009, describing the president’s trip to Martha’s Vineyard and discussing his several golf outings; it specifically notes the round represented by this score card, stating that he spent ‘several hours playing Thursday afternoon at the Vineyard Golf Club in Edgartown.’ A fantastic piece of presidential history. Starting Bid $200

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Reagan’s handwritten proposal for a ‘Yearling Row’ radio series—“the ranch happenings of a Hollywood couple, an Actor and Actress who go into ranching” 261. Ronald Reagan. Lengthy handwritten manuscript in pencil by Ronald Reagan, unsigned, 13 pages, 7 x 10.75, Year-

ling Row letterhead, no date but circa 1953. The manuscript details life on Reagan’s ‘Yearling Row’ cattle ranch and horse farm in Agoura, California, a peaceful and pastoral setting both he and his new wife Nancy Davis believed would act as an ideal backdrop for a new reality radio show: “The foregoing article was written to give some hint of the flavor of Yearling Row, our ranch in the Malibu hills. The few incidents related are true. It is our idea that a radio series could be built based on the personal incidents as well as the ranch happenings of a Hollywood couple, an Actor and Actress who go into ranching. Not only is the usual Husband and Wife situation enhanced by a motion picture background but it is played in a setting boasting its own glamour and adventure, a thoroughbred horse farm. Remember too that that we ride them as well as raise them because in addition to racing stock Yearling Row is the home of fine hunters and jumpers, one has been featured in several pictures of mine.” Reagan explains in detail his misfortunes as a ranch owner, relays his passion for the more rural lifestyle, and then praises his wife for her transition from the city life, noting that “she must certainly stem from pioneer stock. I know of no other way to explain her courage in being willing to trade the familiarity of curb stones for the unexplored mystery of ploughed ground.”

Reagan adopts a playful tone while recounting his ranching misadventures. When it became clear that their oat crop was not going to make a profit, the Reagans purchased “fifty head of steers to grow fat on the stunted oats. Naturally, we were going to turn a tidy buck on this. We bought at 40 cents a lb. and turned them into the field to chew their way into a dividend,” with Reagan affirming that “Uncle Sam slapped a ceiling of 25¢ on beef.” Reagan recounted some darker incidents as well, in particular when a “grand old mare” became fatally entangled in barbed wire and Reagan was forced to dispatch the animal himself: “Nancy was reluctant and doubted our right to decide over life and death. My own view was that in domesticating animals we have to accept some of Gods responsibility in these things…I couldn’t ask someone else to do my job so I loaded the rifle. This was a bad day to receive a phone call that I had been rejected for a role in an outdoor picture because the producer didn’t think I was the ranch type—besides he’d found just the fellow he needed in a New York play.” Reagan’s ranch was foremost a haven from the haughty plasticity of Hollywood, with their efforts and labors serving as a great source of pride for the couple: “When later the stars come out in greater numbers than they do over all the cities of the world and when we turn on the radio and hear that one of our foals (a leggy little stranger we helped into the world on a cold winter night) is now a winner at Santa Anita we feel kind of snug. But not for long, because out in the stable on a bed of straw another foal will be born tonight and tomorrow there are yearlings to be trained because this is Yearling Row.” In overall fine condition, with some creasing and rusty paperclip impressions.

Purchased in March 1951, the vast 290-acre Yearling Row Ranch near Malibou Lake in Agoura Hills, California, proved a considerable upgrade from Reagan’s original eight-acre ‘Yearling Row’ ranch in Northridge, California. Although the property name is more closely associated with Reagan’s first wife—Yearling Row derives from the films Kings Row (starring Reagan) and The Yearling (starring Jane Wyman)—the larger ranch served as the bedrock for the relationship of Reagan and his then girlfriend Nancy Davis, whom he would soon marry on March 4, 1952. Although Reagan’s plan to turn the bucolic money pit into a radio series never floated with advertising agency McCann Erickson, the former SAG president was hired by General Electric in 1954 to host the General Electric Theater, a weekly TV drama series Reagan used as a springboard to flex his political ideas. After paying an estimated $85,000 for Yearling Row Ranch, Reagan sold it in 1966 for $1,900,000, using a portion of the money to pay debts from his successful run for the California governorship. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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“When things get tough, just remember I’m here fighting for you!”

262. Barack Obama. Extremely rare ALS as president, one page, 6.5 x 4, embossed White House stationery, no date. Response to a woman entreating for greater awareness and federal assistance within the mental health sector, in full: “Thanks for the letter—it means a lot. When things get tough, just remember I’m here fighting for you!” In very fine condition. Accompanied by the original White House mailing envelope.

On December 13, 2016, President Obama signed into law the 21st Century Cures Act and subsequently authorized $6.3 billion in funding for the research and treatment of physical and mental health issues. Division B of the law, the ‘Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Reform Act of 2016,’ which concentrates on the prevention and care of mental illnesses and substance abuse, is widely viewed as one of the most significant attempts at mental health reform in decades. A glimmer of hope for many of the millions of Americans silently struggling with depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other mental health conditions, the law’s passage has conversely been viewed as a bipartisan triumph, as Obama noted on the day of signing: ‘It is wonderful to see how well Democrats and Republicans in the closing day of this Congress came together around a common cause. And I think it indicates the power of this issue and how deeply it touches every family across America.’ Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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263. Barbara Bush

264. Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter

265. Grover Cleveland

266. Bill Clinton

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268. Dwight D. Eisenhower

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270. Millard Fillmore

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278. Lyndon B. Johnson

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286. Eleanor Roosevelt

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Bryan defends “Jefferson’s idea that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed”

295. William Jennings Bryan. ALS signed “Bryan,” two pages both sides, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, November 26, 1898. Letter to “Sulzer,” probably Congressman William Sulzer of New York. In part: “Am much gratified to know that you are prepared to fight the McCleary bill. Shall be glad to give you such assistance as I can. I wish I could see you for an hour. I have seen you quoted as in favor of keeping the Philippines permanently as a colony. Don’t make the fatal mistake of endorsing a policy of force instead of Jefferson’s idea that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed. We can not have a monarchy and a republic combined. The Philippines have as much right to independence as Cuba or even as our colonies had when they separated from England. It is wrong to quote Jefferson to sustain us in holding the P. He favored annexing Cuba (when the Cubans consented) because of its proximity. When he annexed land (not people) it was contiguous territory not remote islands. As soon as the opportunity presents itself I shall defend Jefferson against the slanders of those who would make the author of the Declaration of Independence an advocate of an imperial policy which will in the rec’d subject the principles to which he was attached.

Roosevelt, even with his military prestige, only carried N.Y. by 20,000 on an imperialist campaign. Take away from him those who are opposed to imperialism but did not want to discredit the administration—he would have a minority. There seems to be a strong ‘expansion’ sentiment on the west coast but it will not last. Those people worked for 20 years to exclude the Chinese; how can they favor our taking 7 million Malays? Wait until the treaty is signed and people can discuss the matter without being accused of trying to help Spain and you will find a growing sentiment in favor of Independence for the Filipinos. You can consistently take this position because you were one of the first to advocate Cuban Independence. In fact you can not consistently do any thing. What is there in freedom which would make it sacred in Cuba and worthless in the Philippines. But excuse the length of this letter. I wish I could talk the subject over with you. I count on you for great usefulness in our fight of democracy vs. plutocracy. Follow Jefferson, put the interests of mankind above the dollar and you can not go astray.” In fine condition, with light pencil smudging to the first and final pages. Accompanied by a handsome custom-made quarter leather presentation folder. A superb letter on American ideals from the noted progressive reformer. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Acitivists and Social Leaders 296. John Brown. ALS, signed “Yours in truth, John Brown,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, May 7, 1849. Letter to Willis A. Hodges, a free black man and publisher of the abolitionist newspaper The Ram’s Horn. In full: “I send you a few words to say that I have provided an excellent team to bring on with me some milk cows &c &c and that I have some hope of getting on my way this week. The ill health of my sons has crippled me very much. Dot not get discouraged.” Addressed on the integral address leaf in Brown’s hand, “Mr. Willis A. Hodges, Near Loon Lake, Merrillsville Post Office, Franklin Co., New York.” In very good to fine condition, with splitting, light toning, and minor paper loss along the intersecting folds.

With the flare-up of the slavery issue at the time of the Mexican-American War, Brown’s passive interest in abolitionism transformed into the driving force of his life. Nearing the end of an unsuccessful wool-growing venture, Brown was eager to pursue a more promising career aligned with his newfound ideals. Opportunity presented itself when Gerrit Smith set aside 12,000 acres of farmland in northern New York to be given to free AfricanAmericans. In 1848, Brown developed an interest in Smith’s project, and became acquainted with Willis A. Hodges, who was helping farmers at nearby Blacksville in Franklin County; Hodges was also known to shelter fugitive slaves at his cabin on Loon Lake, where this letter is addressed.

Brown soon moved to North Elba, New York, where he received Gerrit Smith’s financial assistance; Smith would later help to fund Brown’s attempted capture of the armory at Harpers Ferry. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Uncommon ALS from the revered abolitionist 297. Frederick Douglass. ALS signed “Fred’k Douglass,” one page, lightly-

lined, 5 x 8.25, Young Men’s Association Library letterhead, February 7, 1868. In part: “I am obliged by your favor and hasten to inform you that I shall reach you at Bloomington on the day of my lecture. I shall leave...the morning of that day, and of course cannot possibly reach B. till late in the day-shall be glad to to accept the hospitality of Mr. Folsom.” Affixed along the left edge to a slightly larger sheet. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Gandhi reflects on peaceful protest: “Non-violent action does not depend upon another’s co-operation. Violent action is ineffective without the cooperation of others”

298. Mohandas Gandhi. Significant ALS signed “M. K. Gandhi,” one page both sides, 4.75 x 7.75, December 23, 1936.

Letter to writer and poet Ronald Duncan, concerning his pamphlet The Complete Pacifist. In full: “I thank you for your pamphlet.

The argument appeared to me to be sound so far as it went. Perhaps there is not sufficient emphasis on personal individual conduct irrespective of what society does or does not do. Non-violent action does not depend upon another’s co-operation.

Violent action is ineffective without the cooperation of others. Here both the forces are conceived in terms of the ultimate good of society.” In very good to fine condition, with several pin-sized holes to the letter.

Ronald Duncan, a writer, poet, and playwright, now best remembered for preparing the libretto for Benjamin Britten’s opera The Rape of Lucretia, became a pacifist in the 1930s and in this capacity released his first work—The Complete Pacifist, a pamphlet published by the Peace Pledge Union in January 1937. The work carried endorsements by Dick Sheppard, Gerald Heard, and Sylvia Townsend Warner. Duncan would befriend Gandhi, visiting him in India later that year, and later edited a collection of Gandhi’s writings. This remarkable letter, carrying a profound reflection on Gandhi’s non-violent teachings, is a spectacular example written as the drive for Indian independence reached its zenith. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $2500

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The ardent abolitionist expounds on “the benevolent and mighty cause of negro emancipation” 299. William Lloyd Garrison.

Journalist, editor, and social reformer (1805–1879) best known as one of the most ardent and influential abolitionists in the decades leading up to the Civil War. ALS signed “Wm. Lloyd Garrison,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.5, August 18, 1832. Letter to Mr. L. A. Miller in Woodstock, Vermont.

In part: “I believe we cherish kindred feelings; and I rejoice to know that your interest in the benevolent and mighty cause of negro emancipation experiences no diminution. It is not probable that you find many in Woodstock to agree with you in sentiment; and it is certainly discouraging even to the most vigorous mind to stand forth from society, unsustained and companionless.

Such an attitude may be lonely, but it is also sublime. Whenever we count the number of our opposers, let us also consider the badness of their cause and the goodness of ours—the omnipotence of truth and the feebleness of error—the certainty of a final triumph of justice over fraud, and of liberty over oppression. We shall thus put to flight our desponding fears, revive our dropping hopes, and be able to wield our weapons with new vigor.”

He goes on to quote from John Milton’s Sonnet XVI (‘On His Blindness’), and continues to discuss their noble cause: “Last year I felt as if I were fighting single-handed against the great enemy:—now I see around me a host of valiant warriors, armed with weapons of an immortal temper, when nothing can daunt, and who are pledged to the end of the contest. The number is increasing with singular rapidity. The standard which has been lifted up in this city by the New England Anti-Slavery Society is attracting the gaze of the nation, and inspiring the drooping hearts of thousands with hope and courage. Soon, with the blessing of Heaven,—if we are true to our faith, if we faint not,—we shall place it upon the last citadel of slavery, where it shall wave resplendently, giving token to an anxious world that the victory is won—that the last link of oppression is broken!” In fine condition, with light staining along the hinge, and seal-related paper loss to the lightly-toned integral address leaf affecting two words of text. Accompanied by a beautiful custom-made quarter leather presentation folder. A superb early Garrison letter on the subject closest to his heart. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

300. Martin Luther King, Jr. Sought-after ballpoint signature, “Best Wishes, Martin Luther King,” on an off-white 4.5 x 3 irregularly clipped slip from a menu. Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/DNA authentication and grading holder, evaluating the autograph as “NM-MT 8.” In fine condition, with very slight fading to the handwriting. Starting Bid $300

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Dr. King writes on the false arrests of Freedom Riders

301. Martin Luther King, Jr. TLS, one page, 7 x 8.5, personal letterhead, July

3, 1961. Letter to Philip Reister of San Diego, in part: “I have read your suggestions with care and I think they are well-stated. You are certainly on sound ground when you say that the people in Jackson have been falsely arrested. Something must definitely be done about this. I will be very happy to pass your idea on to Thurgood Marshall of the Legal Defense and Educational Fund of NAACP. He happens to be handling a good deal of the legal problems concerning the Freedom Rides.” Includes Reister’s retained carbon copy of his initial letter to Dr. King, expressing concern over the arrest and imprisonment of Freedom Riders, and encouraging them to take legal action. Also includes a letter from King’s secretary to Reister, informing him of Dr. King’s absence.

Nicely double-matted and framed together with a portrait and plaque to an overall size of 21.5 x 23.5. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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“Stride Toward Freedom has just been selected by the American Library Association for the list of 50 notable books of the year””

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Our first handwritten letter from Dr. King, penned while in India researching Gandhi’s methods of nonviolent resistance 302. Martin Luther King, Jr. EExceedingly rare ALS signed “Martin,” eight pages on six sheets, 6.5 x 8, Residency Guest House, Bangalore letterhead, no date but circa February 1959.

Letter to his personal secretary Maude L. Ballou, in full: “As it stands now we will be arriving in New York on Wednesday morning, March 18 at 6:45. This is a change from the original schedule. Actually it is three days earlier. I will probably spend Wed., Thurs., and Friday in New York, and arrive in Montgomery Saturday afternoon, March 21. Please do not let any of my members know that I am getting in at that time, because I do not plan to preach on Sunday, March 22. I might decide to slip in Church that Sunday without them knowing it.

There are a few things that I would like for you to get to Dr. J. T. Brooks for the Dexter Echo. (1) Tell him that I have accepted the position of one of the Editors-at-Large of the ‘Christian Century.’ You may mention that this is the most influentian [sic] and widely read interdenominational Protestant journals in America. (2) Mention that my book, Stride Toward Freedom has just been selected by the American Library Association for the list of 50 notable books of the year. Also mention that the book is still selling unusually well. Tell Ralph to be sure to stay behind Hubbard for the meetings of the hospital committee. Also tell him to add the names of Governor G. Mennen Williams and former Governor Averill Harriman to the list of requested contributors for the SCLC. Write Rev. Tilley a note and tell him to continue to discuss the conference on non-violence with Glen Smiley, but not to make any final plans on contacts until I return…Tell him to write as many of the ministers and civil leaders of Florida as possible, inviting them to the meeting. I will probably be leaving Delhi for Karachi, Pakistan and the Middle East by the time you receive this letter…

I hope all is well with you. Give my regards to Lenny and all of the Ballou chain. Coretta and Reddick are doing fine and

send their regards. We are having a wonderful time. The people, from governmental officials on down, have lavished us with hospitality. Give my best regards to Lillie. Tell her to compile all of the material for the quarterly financial report, but to hold it out for me to review before releasing it…I hope your two little sweet Tilley sisters have not been too much like your father since I have been away. I will call you about noon on the day we arrive in New York—Wed March 18th.”

King adds a brief postscript: “Tell Ralph to be sure to urge Ella Baker to continue collecting for the book. This will help our funds.” In fine condition.

On February 3, 1959, Martin Luther King began a five-week tour of India as a means of better understanding the principles of Mahatma Gandhi, to whom King referred to as ‘the guiding light of our technique of non-violent social change.’

Accompanied by his wife Coretta Scott and historian Lawrence Reddick, King discussed his views of nonviolence with university groups, at public meetings, and with various heads of state, including Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Vice President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. As he traveled throughout India, his talks with satyagrahis and his interactions with the Gandhi family continued to deepen his belief in the power of nonviolent resistance and his commitment to America’s struggle for civil rights.

On March 9th, King’s last day in New Delhi, he traveled to the Quaker Centre to record a message for broadcast on All India Radio: ‘Since being in India, I am more convinced than ever before that the method of nonviolent resistance is the most potent weapon available to oppressed people in their struggle for justice and human dignity. In a real sense, Mahatma Gandhi embodied in his life certain universal principles that are inherent in the moral structure of the universe, and these principles are as inescapable as the law of gravitation.’

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $2500

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Mandela, de Klerk, and Tutu dedicate Cape Town’s Nobel Square

303. Nelson Mandela. Huge 33 x 23.25 plastic plaque from the dedication of Nobel Square in Cape Town, South Africa, on December 14, 2003, prominently signed in black felt tip by South African Nobel Prize winners Nelson Mandela, Frederik Willem de Klerk, and Desmond Tutu; also signed by Dr. Albertina Luthuli (on behalf of her late father, the Nobel laureate Albert Lutuli), Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Ebrahim Rascool, and Fatima Abrahams. The text of this historic plaque reads: “This plaque, naming Nobel Square, was officially unveiled by Western Cape Premier Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Western Cape Minister for Finance and Economic Development, Ebrahim Rascool, and V & A Waterfront Holdings Chairperson, Prof Fatima Abrahams, in the presence of South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, Mr F. W. de Klerk and daughter of the late Nkosi Albert Luthuli, on 14 December 2003.” In fine condition. This plaque can be seen in photographs taken at the ceremony on December 14, 2003; larger-than-life bronze sculptures of South Africa’s four Nobel Peace Prize recipients were unveiled in the square in 2005. A remarkable piece honoring South Africa’s greatest activists.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

304. Nelson Mandela. Color glossy 12 x 7.5 photo of Nelson and Winnie Mandela visiting with dignitaries, signed in black felt tip, “N. Mandela 15-3-2000.” In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“Lasting peace in the Middle East can be reached” 305. Nelson Mandela. Important TLS signed “N. Mandela,”

two pages, 5.75 x 8.25, personal letterhead, November 30, 1998. Letter concerning peace in the Middle East, in part: “Thank you for sending me the report outlining the issues facing the Middle East. Lasting peace in the Middle East can be reached, however this can only be achieved by responsible leadership on both sides, ongoing conflict has proved to be detrimental and therefore should no longer be considered as an option. The success that South Africa has achieved since our democracy began should be a beacon of hope for those involved in the Middle East. I am pleased with the results of the recent summit between Yasser Arafat and Prime Minister Netanyahu. The signing of the Wye River Memorandum will hopefully be the beginning of lasting peace. The determination of President Clinton was crucial during the negotiation process, his presence ultimately ensured that the negotiations were successful. Both Israel and Palestine deserve our full support and congratulations. A free and fair society is crucial, once peace is reached it will transcend to other regions around the globe affected by conflict. As South Africans we feel that our freedom remains incomplete without the freedom of Palestinians. With the continued support of the international community we can be certain that our goal shall be reached.” In fine condition, with staple holes to the upper left corner.

In September 1998, Mandela was appointed Secretary-General of the Non-Aligned Movement and gave a speech critical of the ‘narrow, chauvinistic interests’ of the Israeli government in stalling peace negotiations with Palestine. The following month, from October 15–23, 1998, Benjamin Netanyahu and Yasser Arafat met at a peace summit in Maryland and concluded the Wye River Memorandum in negotiations led by Bill Clinton. In the memorandum, Israel and Palestine committed to cooperation on security and economic issues, and aimed to create a positive environment for future negotiations. In this historic letter, Mandela praises the progress made with the Wye River Memorandum and looks forward to a future peace in the Middle East.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Businessmen Altman’s million dollar deposit 306. Benjamin Altman and William Waldorf Astor. Astor Trust

Company check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Altman, “Benjamin Altman,” payable to Astor Trust Co. for $1,000,000, June 30, 1911. Endorsed on the reverse by William Waldorf Astor, “W. W. Astor.” In fine condition. Altman (1840–1913) founded the landmark New York City department store B. Altman & Co. in 1865, and was a prominent art collector. Astor (1848–1919) was a wealthy politician, businessman, and newspaper publisher remembered for his philanthropy. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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An emotional letter to his mother— “Why don’t you ever write me? I haven’t heard from you for over a month”

307. J. Paul Getty. Fascinating ALS signed “Paul,” five pages, 5 x 6.25, The Plaza, New York letterhead, August 19, 1933.

Letter to his mother, Sarah Catherine McPherson Risher, in full: “Why don’t you ever write me? I haven’t heard from you for over a month. I am enclosing a letter which Williams wrote me. I want you to see how well he thinks you look. Last Saturday I spent the weekend in Long Island as the house guest of Mrs. de Brabant at her place ‘Plaisance.’ She has one of the loveliest country homes in Long Island and I enjoyed the opportunity of being in such a home. She has 100 acres in grounds and keeps a small army of servants. She is the daughter of Senator Clark, the copper man. There were about a dozen guests at her place for the weekend. Sunday we went swimming at her private beach and then went for a ride on her yacht. Her estate adjoins the estate of W. K. Vanderbilt and is just as fine. I left for New York Monday after lunch having had a most enjoyable weekend. I have so much business in New York it is difficult for me to get away to come to L. A. I am active in the directorate of the Tidewater Associated, also the Petroleum Corporation. We have a great deal of money invested in these two companies—about $3,000,000—and somebody must look after it. I am glad to say that the interest we paid $3,000,000 for is now worth double what we paid giving us a big profit should we sell. However I do not recommend selling—even to take a profit of three million.

I am hoping you will take a boat trip to Florida this winter where we can be together. I am sure the climate will be much better for you than the winter climate of California, and the trip and the change of air will do you good.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Getty’s own hand. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Early twice-signed document for Oswego & Syracuse Railroad shareholders 308. J. Pierpont Morgan.

Uncommon twice-signed partlyprinted DS, one page both sides, 13.5 x 9.5, August 20, 1863. A declaration of dividends made payable between August 10 and 22, 1863, for shareholders of the Oswego & Syracuse Railroad Company, signed by several shareholders in the right column in black ink, including Morgan, who signs on both sides for receipts dated August 20th and 21st. In fine condition. An appealing early signed document from the noted financier. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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309. Eli Lilly. American soldier and pharmacist (1838-1898)

who founded the Eli Lilly and Company pharmaceutical corporation; Lilly enlisted in the Union Army and was captured by Nathan Bedford Forrest in 1864. Kenton Saving Bank check, 8.25 x 3.5, filled out in another hand, payable to Eli Lilly for $23.97, February 8, 1885, endorsed on the reverse in black ink by Lilly. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Rare autograph from the Reynolds foil manufacturer 310. Richard S. Reynolds, Sr. Nephew (1881–1955) of tobacco magnate R. J. Reynolds, who made his own name as the founder of the US Foil Company; today, his company’s ‘Reynolds Wrap’ aluminum foil is a ubiquitous household good. DS, signed “R. S. Reynolds,” one page, 8.5 x 13, October 21, 1921. Document concluded at Louisville, Kentucky, by which Abram D. Reynolds and Richard S. Reynolds exchange 100 shares in the United States Foil Company. Signed at the conclusion by Richard S. Reynolds, Sr., and his uncle, Major Abram D. Reynolds. In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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311. John D. Rockefeller.

Partly-printed DS, one page, 11.5 x 7.5, February 1, 1889. Stock certificate issued to Rockefeller for five hundred shares in the Northwest Equipment Company of Minnesota, signed on the reverse

by Rockefeller. In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Scarce letter by the Rothschild patriarch 312. Carl Mayer von Rothschild. German-born banker

(1788–1855) in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies who founded the Rothschild banking family of Naples. LS in Italian, signed “Carlo Bo Rothschild,” one page, 9 x 13.75, July 3, 1833. Letter to the Prince of Cassaro, Minister and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. In part (translated): “I thank you immensely for the passport you delivered to me for my courier Trouville, as well as for the letter for [the city of] Palermo. In this regard, I appeal to the kindness of his Highness not to be annoyed if I be so presumptuous, once again, to request a passport for Palermo, in my name, together with my two sons, Carlo and Adolfo Rothschild, Adolfo Thomson…Federico Corrado Haller, my secretary, and Guglielmo Fischer and Francesco Ballard, my servants. His Highness will pardon my boldness in sending my distinguished and anticipatory thanks, and I take the opportunity to renew my sentiments of perfect esteem and highest consideration.” In fine condition, with a small professional repair to some ink erosion in the signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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313. Samuel Slater. English-American industrialist (1768-1835) called the

‘Father of the American Industrial Revolution,’ known for importing British textile technology to the United States. ADS, signed “S. Slater,” one page, 7.5 x 8, December 28, 1799. Document concerning an order of cotton, in part: “Herewith I send by Thomas Bates 330 lbs Cotton...Please to charge Thos. Hazard.” In fine condition, with paper loss to lower edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

A week after spreading news of the Titanic disaster 314. John Wanamaker.

Department store magnate (1838–1922) who also served as Postmaster General from 1889 to 1893. ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, Bellefontaine letterhead, April 21, 1912. Letter to Dr. M. G. Brumbaugh, in full: “You were twice good, each time in remembering me with your kind note and then again with the clippings you kindly sent me—I only did my part fairly well, owing the pressure inevitable to the last moments at home—From the newspapers I see a fierce battle seems imminent. In the light of the awfulness of last Sunday on the sea turning the world into a valley of desolation in a single night how small and tawdry the crowns of earth look. I am mailing you a little book that shows what the Titanic was at this hour a week ago. I have been here in my own house since landing & am much improved—I wish you were here to go with me on a six days journey (starting tomorrow morning at 7.30) by easy stages in the automobile to see much of France & some of Germany in going to my ‘Cure’ place at Ems. My present plan is to return in time for the Convention if I am wanted there—Our President needs all his forces now to plough with him.” In fine condition. One of Wanamaker’s claims to fame was that the American Marconi station constructed atop the Wanamaker Store in New York City was the very first channel to receive word of the Titanic sinking. While many dispute such a boast, Wanamaker’s coastal station proved an invaluable source of information for those seeking updates on the disaster; the novel use of radio for long-distance communication created widespread publicity about the unprecedented value of wireless technology during a possible state of emergency. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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315. Frank W. Woolworth. Retail pioneer (1852-1919) who founded the iconic chain of five-and-ten-cent stores that bear his name. Unusual fine disbound book for a meeting of the board of directors of Broadway Trust Company, five pages, 11 x 14, May 24, 1917. Special resolutions unanimously adopted to honor Mil M. Belding. Signed on the last page in fountain pen by members of the board including Frank W. Woolworth and John H. Flagler. Contained in a leatherbound folder. In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Scientists and Inventors 317. Niels Bohr.

316. Johann II Bernoulli. Youngest of the three sons of Jo-

hann Bernoulli, who studied law and mathematics (1710–1790).

He succeeded his father as professor of mathematics at the University of Basel. Untranslated ALS in French, signed “Jean Bernoulli,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 9, March 18, 1782. In fine condition, with a few scattered stains. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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TLS in German, one page, 5.25 x 8.25, October 11, 1935. Letter to “Architect Jensen,” thanking him for flowers and congratulations on his 50th birthday.

In part (translated): “My wife and I were so looking forward to setting up our summer home in Klintebjerg, based on your beautiful plans, and we are sorry that the circumstances meant that the execution of these plans had to be abandoned.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Remarkable correspondence between Nobel laureates, on Einstein, Berlin, and quantum theory 318. Max Born.

ALS in German, three pages both sides, 5.75 x 8.25, April 5, 1955. Long letter to Nobel Prize– winning physicist James Franck in Chicago, who had just been awarded the Rumford Medal.

Born writes in detail about Einstein celebrations in Berlin, which had taken place in March for the 50th anniversary of his Theory of Relativity. In part (translated): “It’s nice that your great work on photosynthesis found recognition. I have the impression…that Warburg’s star sinks and yours rises…We have to tell that after Christmas, the aftermath of all the excitement of this year (leaving our Edinburgh home, moving to Germany, building our new house, moving in, Oxford Doctor, Nobel Prize and trip to Stockholm)…Berlin is an absolutely crazy place; this idiotic border in the middle of the city…There were two combined Einstein celebrations of the two Phys. Societies: I spoke in the West, in the Techn. Univ under v. Laue as chairman, about ‘Einstein and the Photon.’ In the East, my former colleague Infeld from Poland spoke about ‘relativity,’ with Gustav Hertz presiding…By strange coincidence, we met on the outward journey on the highway near Berlin…

So I had the opportunity to walk with Hertz up and down the street and to exchange a few confidential words. He immediately said, ‘What I say publicly has nothing to do with what I think. For example, I say that I do not want to go to the West because I loathe the conditions there. In truth, I do not go because it would make me suspect and jeopardize the return of many physicists still held back in Russia’…Then I also had long discussions with Otto Hahn. I was very attached to these. He is such an amiable, charming person, and we all agreed so well, especially in political matters, which unfortunately today are concerned with physics. Timeo Americanos et dona ferentes [Beware of Americans bearing gifts]…I have been convinced that the assertion that classical mechanics is deterministic is as senseless physically, as in the theory of relativity the absolute simultaneity. The theory can also be developed statistically, and then there is an interesting result.” He ends the letter with some formulas related to quantum theory. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Born’s hand. A splendid letter connecting a multitude of great scientists of the 20th century. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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Curie sends a sample for radioactive research

319. Pierre Curie. Rare ALS in French, signed “P. Curie,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, Ecole Municipale de Physique letterhead, December 30, 1899. Letter to important physicist Ludwig Boltzmann, sending him two grams of purified barium carbonate, which has an initial activity 1400 times higher than uranium. He notes that he and Marie Curie are pursuing Boltzmann’s research with great interest. In fine condition, with staining along the extreme left edge. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Darwin discusses a “rare kind (name forgotten) which feeds on animals” 320. Charles Darwin. ALS signed “C. D.,” one page, 5.5 x 2.75, personal “Mrs. C. Darwin” letterhead with the “s” struck through, January 1, [no year].

Darwin begins: “Pray excuse me for thanking you on a post c., as I receive more letters than I can answer.” He goes on to reference a “rare kind (name forgotten) which feeds on animals.” Displayed with a beautiful aquatint portrait of Darwin, signed in the lower border in pencil by the artists, “John Collier” and “G. Sidney Hunt.” Matted and framed together to an overall size of 15 x 20.75. In fine condition. An ambiguous yet intriguing missive from the renowned British naturalist. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Edison applauds plans for a museum dedicated to “a man whose inventions entitle him to be regarded as the Father of Submarine Warfare” 321. Thomas Edison. TLS signed “Thos. A. Edison,” one

page, 7.75 x 10.5, From the Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison letterhead, July 12, 1923. Letter to Mrs. Frederic C. Hirons, in part: “It has given me great pleasure to learn of the generosity and public spirit you have manifested in the presentation to the Town of Westbrook, Connecticut, of a house and memorabilia, as the nucleus of a permanent memorial museum to David Bushnell, the distinguished American, whose inventions entitle him to be regarded as the Father of Submarine Warfare. I trust that your undertaking will meet with the success to which it is so much entitled.” Nicely double-matted and framed with the original mailing envelope, a portrait, and nameplate to an overall size of 20.5 x 16.5. In very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds, and a small vertical tear to the lower left side.

Inventor David Bushnell of Westbrook, Connecticut, was a veteran of the Revolutionary War, and developed the first submarine to be used in battle. Bushnell’s craft, the Turtle, was built in 1775 as a means of attaching explosive charges to British ships occupying North American harbors. Although all attempts to sink the Royal Navy’s vessels failed, Bushnell’s submarine holds an important place as a ‘first’ in the history of naval warfare. A fascinating letter connecting important American inventors across centuries. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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A letter of thanks, just three weeks before receiving the Nobel Prize 322. Enrico Fermi. Scarce ALS in Italian, one page, 5 x 8, Reale Accademia d’Italia letterhead, November 19, 1938.

Letter to an “illustrious senator,” thanking him for a telegram. In fine condition.

Penned a month after Fermi’s selection as the Nobel Laureate in Physics was announced, this letter is most likely in response to one of the many congratulatory notes he received. For his discovery of ‘new radioactive elements produced by neutron irradiation, and for his related discovery of nuclear reactions brought about by slow neutrons,’ Fermi formally accepted the prize on December 10. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

323. Henry Ford. Automotive pioneer (1863–1947) who

founded the Ford Motor Company and championed the development of the assembly line technique of mass production.

Large fountain pen signature, “Henry Ford,” on an off-white 5 x 1.5 slip. In very good to fine condition, with a light paperclip impression to the top edge and mild soiling. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Einstein assents to publishing his speech on the nuclear arms race, first made on the television program ‘Today with Mrs. Roosevelt’ 324. Albert Einstein. DS, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8 x 10.5, April 19, 1950. Official letter from Didier Publishers of New York, in full: “We are preparing for publication a short book on the Hydrogen Bomb.

We have planned to include in this book articles and statements by Hans Berthe, Leo Szilard, Dr. Sietz, and other noted Physicists. It is our intention to publish a book which will bring not only the facts but the moral, social and political implications inherent in the construction and use of a Hydrogen Bomb, as seen by various Atomic Scientists to the widest possible audience. The book will be readily understandable to the layman, who needs an authoritative and clear presentation of the facts relative to the Hydrogen Bomb. We feel that this is imperative if there is to be a much-needed intelligent public discussion of the implications of the bomb. We would be extremely grateful if you would grant us permission to reprint the statement you made recently on this subject over Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt’s Television program. We understand that this is the same article that appeared subsequently in the March 1950 issue of The Bulletin of The Atomic Scientists. We need not emphasize to you the importance of reaching a wide public with this information. We feel that your statement, reprinted as an introduction to this book would be a major contribution towards achieving this end. If you will sign the duplicate copy of this letter and return it to us we would be very much obliged as we shall consider this permission to reprint the article. As soon as copies of our book are available from the printer we shall, of course, be pleased to send you several.” Signed at the conclusion in black ink by Einstein. Archivally matted and framed to an overall size of 13.25 x 15.75. In fine condition, with a diagonal crease across the top, and another across the bottom. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope.

On February 12, 1950, Einstein appeared on Eleanor Roosevelt’s television program, Today with Mrs. Roosevelt, to make plain the inherent dangers of a nuclear arms race. His speech, in part: ‘The idea of achieving security through national armament is, at the present state of military technique, a disastrous illusion. On the part of the U.S.A. this illusion has been particularly fostered by the fact that this country succeeded first in producing an atomic bomb. The belief seemed to prevail that in the end it would be possible to achieve decisive military superiority. In this way, any potential opponent would be intimidated, and security, so ardently desired by all of us, brought to us and all of humanity. The maxim which we have been following during these last five years has been, in short: security through superior military power, whatever the cost…The armament race between the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R., originally supposed to be a preventive measure, assumes hysterical character. On both sides, the means to mass destruction are perfected with feverish haste—behind the respective walls of secrecy. The hydrogen bomb appears on the public horizon as a probably attainable goal. Its accelerated development has been solemnly proclaimed by the President.

If it is successful, radioactive poisoning of the atmosphere and hence annihilation of any life on earth has been brought within the range of technical possibilities.’ Didier’s book, The H-Bomb, was published in September 1950, with Einstein’s statement indeed serving as the introduction. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000 www.RRAuction.com | 147

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“We have progressed far toward the establishment of a fascist regime,” writes Einstein on the tenacity of McCarthyism, “the similarity of the general situation here with the one of Germany in 1932 is striking” 325. Albert Einstein. TLS signed “A. Einstein,” one page

both sides, 8.5 x 11, embossed personal letterhead, January 14, 1954. Letter to Walter Stern, in full: “I agree fully with your critical remarks about the Russian regime. One could add considerably more to it: the mendacity of the political trials which are nothing but legalized murder, the complete gagging and deprivation of the individual and political minorities of any civil rights, the deliberate use of the lie for political purposes (to a much higher degree than in other countries). But all this is no justification for what is happening in our country under the slogan ‘Fight against Communism.’ The ‘Communist Menace’ is used here by reactionary politicians as a pretext for the fight against civil rights. The people in general are too misguided and the intellectuals too intimidated to defend their constitutional rights effectively. And the individual politicians are only motivated by their momentary personal advantage and rarely or not at all by their—sometimes good—judgement about what should be done. We have progressed far toward the establishment of a fascist regime, and the similarity of the general situation here with the one of Germany in 1932 is striking. Just wait until the much dreaded depression should come! Why are the British not afraid of their Communists?”

In fine condition.

The mention of “political trials” is likely in reference to the Doctors’ Plot, the final show trial of Joseph Stalin’s prolonged

anti-Jewish campaign. In January 1953, a group of nine predominantly Jewish doctors from Moscow were accused of conspiring to assassinate various Soviet leaders; following Stalin’s death in March 1953, the new leadership dropped all charges when it was revealed that the accusations were false and the doctors’ confessions were given under torture.

Einstein’s comparison of the American Red Scare to the rise of fascism in Germany in 1932 is grounded in personal experience. A vocal opponent against militant nationalism, of which he deemed ‘the measles of mankind,’ Einstein was soon no longer safe in his home country. He emigrated to the United States in 1933 due to Hitler’s rise to power and, not long after landing at Princeton, began using his influence to help fellow Jews flee from Germany and establish residences abroad.

As an American citizen, Einstein was targeted by the FBI and J. Edgar Hoover for his outspoken views against segregation and nuclear armament, in addition to his political identification as a democratic socialist. Amid the anti-communist hysteria of the 1950s, Einstein denounced the ongoing congressional investigations by saying that ‘every intellectual who is called before one of the committees ought to refuse to testify.’ Remarkably, by the time of Einstein’s death on April 18, 1955, the FBI had amassed a dossier over 1,400 pages long. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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326. Francis Galton. English Victorian statistician, pro-

gressive, polymath, sociologist, psychologist, anthropologist, eugenicist, tropical explorer, geographer, inventor, meteorologist, proto-geneticist, and psychometrician (1822–1911) who devised a method for classifying fingerprints that proved useful in forensic science. ALS, one page both sides, 5.25 x 8.25, March 28, 1894. Letter to Mrs. Macnaghten, on the subject of fingerprints. In part: “I am sure that your laborious and lucid account well deserves all the praise it receives, & on my part I have learnt a great deal from it. There is one apparent misprint or slip of the pen in it, p. 35, which, if unaltered in any circular that you may issue to the prisons, might puzzle or mislead—viz: paragraph 3…the words ‘giving the measurements of’ ought probably to have been, ‘showing,’ so that the sentence would run—(3) That in each case impressions…of the ten fingers, showing the papillary ridges. When I return, viz in ten days or a fortnight, I should like an opportunity of suggesting and explaining an idea I have about a modification or supplement to the Criminal Registry which would I think be useful in more than one way—but it would be tedious to do so by letter so I will not say more about it here.” In fine condition. Accompanied by an attractive custom-made quarter leather presentation folder.

In Galton’s first book-length treatment of the subject, simply entitled Finger Prints, he asserted that the ‘papillary ridges’ which fill the spaces between the lines of flexure and bending on the bulb of each finger, were ‘variously curved or whirled, having a fictitious resembling to an eddy between two currents.’ By 1895, he had published three more books on fingerprinting in addition to scores of journal articles. An excellent letter concerning one of Galton’s foremost contributions to modern times.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Scarce letter by the ‘father of bacteriology’ 327. Robert Koch. German medical scientist (1843–1910) regarded as the father of bacteriology. He isolated the tuberculosis bacillus and the anthrax virus, and received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1905. ALS in German, signed “R. Koch,” one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, October 26, 1888. Letter to a city planning commissioner, in full (translated): “I presented H. E. Sydow, Director of the Scientific Deputation, with your request regarding my report on river pollution that I prepared for that deputation. H. E., however, denied your request, quoting that it was in conflict with the regulations of said Deputation, to let you have the report. In private, however, he lets you know herewith that if the minister will give his consent, the report as well as the decisions made on this subject by the meeting of the Scientific Deputation, will be published soon in the Quarterly Journal for Judicial Medicine and Public Healthcare (published by Enlenberg).” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Koch’s hand. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Planck considers attempts to disprove the Theory of Relativity 328. Max Planck. ALS in German,

signed “Planck,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, September 23, 1925.

Significant letter to physicist Wilhelm Wien, about the ether drift experiments of Dayton C. Miller, who attempted to disprove the Theory of Relativity. Planck himself had just returned from the Soviet Union, where he had been one of the foreign guests of honor at the 200th anniversary of the Russian Academy of Sciences. In part (translated): “I fully agree with you that if the results of Miller’s experiments are confirmed, the whole theory of relativity, including the ‘special’ one, is done and the ether problem must be tackled anew. But for that very reason I am facing this matter with the utmost skepticism. To be sure: after all, nothing is impossible in this enigmatic world, but I have preserved a certain belief in a harmony of its laws that can be grasped by us, and that would certainly be greatly shaken if all the new connections that have been opened up to us by the theory of relativity, now would have to be revealed again. My close-by colleagues here, with whom I spoke yesterday about the matter: Laue, Einstein, Paschen, are of the same opinion, they suspect that the results of Miller have been influenced by any systematic sources of error. After all, the decision of the whole question is of the utmost importance, and we have therefore decided in the Directorate of the Kaiser Wilhelm Faculty of Physics to support a plan drawn up by Edgar Meyer, according to which the Miller measurements on the Jungfraujoch are to be repeated. It will cost a lot of money, but the cause is probably worth a lot of sacrifice…From Russia we have brought many strong impressions. In addition to the terrible devastation left behind by the war and especially the revolution, one is everywhere struck by the strong desire to restore order, and with very energetic means…The Russian government has recently come to the conclusion, that the study of pure science is also one of the ‘useful’ activities deserving to be supported by the state.” In fine condition. Miller’s findings were refuted by the measurements carried out by Georg Joss on the Jungfraujoch. An absolutely spectacular letter from a significant period in the development of quantum physics. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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329. Max Planck. Nobel Prize-winning German physicist (1858–1947) who pioneered the understanding of quantum theory. ALS in German, signed “M. Planck,” one page, 5 x 4, Berlin University faculty letterhead, November 17, 1903. Letter to a student, in full (translated): “You will probably be examined by Prof. Frey and Prof. Kekule-Stradonitz in the main subject at the graduation exam, and by Prof.

Friedlander in musicology.” In fine condition, with a punch hole affecting one letter of text. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Sabin observes the state of medicine in China 330. Albert Sabin. American medical

researcher (1906–1993) best known for developing a practical oral polio vaccine. AMS, signed on a title sheet, “Albert B. Sabin,” 14 pages, 8.5 x 11, circa 1980. A fascinating draft for an article or speech entitled “China, 1980: The Third Revolution in the Struggle for a Better Life.” Sabin observes the need for China to provide health benefits and medicine to its citizens. He writes in great detail on the medical situation in China: “In 1980, thirty-one years after the first revolution in the struggle for a better life, China is still by its own evolution an economically highly undeveloped country…The people were plagued by all the nutritional and infectious diseases that are a consequence of extreme poverty everywhere in the world.

Vitamin deficiency diseases such as beri beri, pellagra, scurvy, osteomalacea, etc. were widespread, but just plain starvation (undernutrition rather malnutrition) was also widespread. Tuberculosis, typhoid, cholera, typhus, bacterial meningitis, leprosy, smallpox, and frachoma affected a large part of the population. Parasitic diseases such as hoodworm (aneylostomiasis), sohistomiasis, filariasis, clonorchiasis, malaria, etc. added their share of misery. Venereal diseases and opium smoking were common. About 200 of every 1,000 live born children died during the first years of life…The extraordinary poverty of most of the population was all the more cruel of the affluence of a small number of Chinese businessmen and landlords.”

Sabin continues with many other warnings, and concludes: “I cannot finish this article without mentioning the astonishment of every foreign visitor to China, namely extraordinary honesty of the population—hotel rooms are not locked and there is not fear of thieves or robberies. China’s current efforts are entirely directed to providing a better life for its own population which now is more than one fifth of the total population of the world. All compassionate people—and I am one—can only say ‘Good luck China!’” In fine condition. A lengthy, thoughtful piece by the renowned medical scientist. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Intellectuals

The immensely important modern thinker: “The news from Germany is certainly as dismal as can be”

332. Walter Benjamin. German philosopher and cultural critic (1892–1940) who made enduring and influential contributions

to aesthetic theory and Western Marxism. Substantial archive of Benjamin family correspondence, comprising eighteen letters totaling thirty-nine pages, including one ALS by Walter Benjamin, eight ALSs by Georg Benjamin, three ALSs by Georg’s fiancee Grete Kliem, and six ALSs by her friend Lisabeth. Most important is the ALS in German by Walter Benjamin, signed “Walter,” one page, 4.5 x 7, January 21, 1923. In full (translated): “When your message arrived I once more noticed how undeveloped is my female intuition as to matters of marriage and engagement, for had I possessed only a minor quantity I might well have guessed at the reason for your frequent trips to Hagen. The more surprised I am, the more cordially I wish you and your future wife every happiness with your decision. I hope it will not be long before we see the both of you at our place.

Dora will remain here for some time yet; her recuperation is naturally slow, but it is steady. Still, the doctor has ordered rest for a long period. At present Stefan is with us up here; unfortunately the flu was rampant in the sanitarium, and he was in bed with it for a short while, as was I. But he’s quite well again. Since today the winter weather is splendid with sunshine, so I will also stay a little longer. I work here as well as I can, preparing the publication of my late friend’s archive.

The news from Germany is certainly as dismal as can be. May you trust in your own strength and not let your happy days be diminished; please give your fiancee my kindest regards.” In overall fine condition. A remarkable archive of material of scholarly importance, lending insight into ideological differences within Benjamin’s family. Walter Benjamin committed suicide in 1940 at the French–Spanish border while attempting to escape from invading Nazi forces; Georg Benjamin would be murdered at Mauthausen concentration camp in 1942. Starting Bid $1000

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Musing on Napoleon: “Me too, I hate Bony” 333. Emile Cioran. Romanian philosopher and essayist (1911–1995) who was awarded the prestigious Rivarol Prize in 1950 for his first French book, A Short History of Decay. Two ALSs signed “E.,” each one page, 8.25 x 11.75, dated August 23, 1973, and August 8, 1982. Letters to Jean Lessay. The 1982 letter, in part (translated): “Me too, I hate Bony [nickname for Bonaparte], as the English had him, and it has even happened to me to write that the Retour des Cendres [Return of the Ashes] disqualifies the Grande Nation (the Germans believe that this designation is still common in France). Still, when I was young and even later, I liked the monster’s excesses and I hated Maurras for having dubbed him ‘our biggest wog.’—In the memoirs it is the pages about Combourg, Lucile and, later, about Madame Beaumont that I found particularly challenging.

The first thing I will do when I will be back at Rome this autumn is to place a bouquet of flowers on the grave of the lady who survived her family’s destruction and who was fervently admired by the most delicate spirit of the time. The story of the tennis player reading my book appears a most simple one: this is the journalist who wanted to compromise me.” In overall fine condition. Accompanied by one original mailing envelope addressed in Cioran’s own hand, incorporating his surname in the return address on the reverse of the flap. Cioran references the ‘retour des cendres,’ the return of Napoleon Bonaparte’s remains to France from the island of St. Helena in 1840. He was deeply interested in history, a theme which recurs in his writing. Starting Bid $300

Fleeing from the Nazis, Freud thanks his cousin-in-law for high end cigars 334. Sigmund Freud. ALS in German, signed “Freud,”

one page, 5.5 x 3.5, no date but postmarked June 8, 1938.

Letter to Oscar Philipp in London, in full (translated): “Dear Cousin, I am looking forward to seeing you and your family. Looking at the address, it seems that you will be our neighbor. Obviously, you are not a smoker. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have sent cigars which are way too good for me.”

In very fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Freud’s hand. Oscar Philipp was a first cousin of Freud’s wife, Martha, and originally moved to London in 1908. Freud fled to London from Nazi-occupied Vienna in 1938, beginning his journey into exile only days earlier on June 4th. A highly desirable, beautifully preserved letter by the pioneering psychoanalyst, who was known to smoke as many as twenty cigars in a day. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Exceptionally rare letter from “Prof. Hegel”

335. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. Influential German philosopher (1770-1831) who espoused a dialectical method by

which an idea (thesis) was challenged by its opposite (antithesis) and the two ultimately reconciled into a third idea (synthesis).

Extremely rare ALS in German, signed “Prof. Hegel,” one page, 5 x 5.75, March 22, 1826. Letter to the Judicial Council and theater critic Friedrich Schulz. In part (translated): “In the pleasant hope that you have given me recently to be allowed to visit you, I am so glad to ask you if you can come to-night, and in this case ask you to give me this evening.” In fine condition, with light show-through from old mounting tape along a reverse edge, and trimming to the integral address leaf. A fabulous, boldly penned autograph letter from the revered idealist philosopher. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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336. Martin Heidegger.

Important German philosopher (1889–1976) whose Being and Time was a fundamental text in the development of existentialism. Handwritten draft of a letter in German, unsigned, two pages both sides, 5.75 x 8, no date. In part (translated): “Unfortunately, I will not be able to come to Freiburg this month due to some visitations and the ongoing print, but I will consider visiting you after my pension requests are finally settled.” In fine condition, with a small bit of missing corner to the second sheet. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

The radical psychoanalyst explains what it takes to become a “good sexual-socioeconomic therapist” 337. Wilhelm Reich. Rare

TLS in German, signed “Wilh.

Reich,” one page both sides, 9 x 12, lnternationales Institut fur Sexual Okonomische Forschung letterhead, August 14, 1937. Letter to Hedy and Oskar Bumbacher in Zurich, Switzerland, offering career advice. In part (translated): “Because of the great increase of biological and physiological work, we will need many co-workers in this field, people with specific schooling. They might become bacteriological, biological and also chemophysical specialists and find employment with us. If any one of your workers is serious in his desire to become a sexual economic (sexualoekönomischer) therapist, he should either study medicine or pedagogics thoroughly.

I don’t know your special interests and suitability. We give the same advice to all friends who have not been anchored already in occupations. Oskar Bumbacher now seems to want to become an ‘analyst’. This profession is obvious, but I wish to warn you for two reasons: 1.) He needs a long time to study, if he wants to produce serious work, and 2.) you can become a sexualeconomic therapist only if you are either a physician, pedagogue or a very skilled and versatile psychologist. Psychoanalytical training is just the opposite of what you need (given the present standard) to become a good sexual-socioeconomic therapist.

I have nothing against Dr. Meng but your work with him would render collaboration with us more difficult, for purely practical reasons. Sexualsocioeconomic training in the correct fashion is, unfortunately, available only in Copenhagen and Oslo possibly.

Please understand that psychoanalysis and sexual-socioeconomic treatment today are opposites. Our publication is well read in Spain, also in the front lines, although not yet translated into Spanish. Our friend in Spain surely will become acquainted with people through the Libreria Horizonte, which gets sexual-political literature and shows interest.” In fine condition, with two filing holes to the left side. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200 156 |

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Royalty Remarkable 1492 Ferdinand and Isabella document—signed within days of Columbus’s arrival in the New World 338.

Ferdinand and Isabella.

Manuscript DS in Spanish, signed by Ferdinand, “Yo el Rey [I the King],” and

by Isabella, “Yo la Reyna [I the Queen],” one page, 8 x 7, September 15, 1492.

Document commanding Don Juan de Ribeiro to the town of San Sebastian to carry out their royal orders in establishing peace and order in the town. In full (translated): “Don Juan de Ribeiro there we have given orders concerning matters relating to San Sebastian and especially as regards the provost and goal of the said town. As you will see by our letters in which we command you, for our service, to repair to the said town, and carry into execution the orders we give you in this matter, and to work for the establishment of the said town and its residents in peace and concord, as benefits our service, Zaragoza, XV day of September of ninety and two years.” Archivally matted and framed with an image of Columbus discovering the New World to an overall size of 13.5 x 19.5. In fine condition.

Ferdinand and Isabella famously sponsored the voyage of Christopher Columbus to the New World, which set sail from Palos, Spain on August 3, 1492. Two months later on October 12, Columbus made landfall on San Salvador in the Bahamas—a date now immortalized as ‘Columbus Day’ in America. Later that month, Columbus sighted Cuba, which he thought was mainland China, and in December the expedition landed on Hispaniola, which Columbus thought might be Japan. The explorer returned to Spain with gold, spices, and ‘Indian’ captives in March 1493, where he was received with the highest honors by the Spanish court. With perhaps the closest known date to Columbus arriving and claiming the New World for Spain, this is an outstanding and historically significant document. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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339. King Charles I. Printed act, ten pages, 6.25 x 10, entitled “An Act for Exposing to Sale divers Castles, Houses, Parks, Lands and Hereditaments, Belonging to the late King, Queen or Prince,” enacted on December 31, 1652, printed in London

by John Field, printer to the Parliament of England. The act authorizes the sale of real estate in order to fund the Navy. In very good condition, with creasing, light staining, and a few repaired tears. This booklet was printed just a few years after the beheading of King Charles I, at the climax of the English Civil War, during the period of Oliver Cromwell’s rise to power over England, Scotland, and Ireland. Starting Bid $200

340. King Louis XI. King of France (born in 1423) who

reigned from 1461 until his death in 1483. Vellum manuscript DS, in French, signed “Louis,” one page, 12.25 x 9.5, March 29, 1468. A directive to his treasury councilors in Languedoc to pay his friend John Raguier—a financial directive in his land and duchy of Normandy—the amount of 4125 livres from the “prouffit det emolument of the grenier a sel et de lequivalent et des aides et tailles,” the money will be the ransom for the captured Seigneur de Charny; by giving detailed instructions for the way of proceeding, Louis mentions “Gaston de Lyon Seneschal de Guienne” and “Chastellet Regnault de, bailiff de Sens.” Signed at the conclusion by King Louis XI, and countersigned by his secretary Jean Bourre. In very good condition, with light soiling, toning, and staining, and the lower blank area trimmed off.

This document was written during a critical phase of the war with Charles the Bold of Burgundy, who moved with his army of 15,000 soldiers to Peronne the month before; on February 20, Charles had settled a mutual aid pact with England, and a few months later, on July 3, he married his third wife, Margaret of York. Louis XI and Charles the Bold would sign the Treaty of Peronne later in the year, beginning a yearlong truce. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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342. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Royal 341. Queen Elizabeth II. Large ink signature, “Elizabeth

R., July 10th 1975,” on an off-white 10.75 x 7.75 guest book page affixed to a slightly larger sheet. In fine condition, with light brushing to the signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Christmas and New Year’s card from 1955, with a gilt-embossed crown on the front, measuring 14 x 8 open, featuring a charming photo of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip posing outdoors with their two young children, signed in fountain pen, “Elizabeth R., 1955” and “Philip.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered foxing to the interior. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Christmas present to Princess Louise, “from her devoted Mama” 343. Queen Victoria. Signed book: Eternal

Hope. London: Macmillan, 1878. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.5, 227 pages. Signed and inscribed on the half-title page in black ink to Princess Louise, “To dearest Louise, from her devoted Mama, V. R. I., Osborne, Christmas Day 1879.” An ownership inscription in pencil opposite the half-title page notes, “Bought at Sotheby’s sale Feb 23, 1948 of the Duke of Kent’s books.” Autographic condition: fine, with mild toning to perimeter of signed page.

Book condition: VG/None, with a cracked front hinge and minor edgewear. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Religious Figures 345. Mormons. Manuscript

344. Mormons. Manuscript

document, one page, 5.25 x 16, July 2, 1857. Page from an accounting ledger for the Mormon Perpetual Emigrating Fund, headed, “Trial Balance, pages 12 to 22, July 2/57.” The document lists the names of individuals including Brigham Young (“B. Young”), “Jno. D. Chase,” “J. McPherson,” and “A. Cahoon,” as well as the Tithing Office (“T. Office”), “Rifle a/c,” “Stock,” “Auditor’s Warrants,” and bills. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

document, one page, 5.25 x 16, July 2, 1857. Page from an accounting ledger for the Mormon Perpetual Emigrating Fund, headed, “Trial Balance, pages 22 to 30, July 2/57.” The document lists the names of individuals including Brigham Young (“B. Young”), “D. H. Wells,” “T. Arrowsmith,” “E. Smith,” and “Estate of D. Campbell,” as well as the Tithing Office (“T. Office”), “Cash,” “Donation,” “Bills Receivable,” and “Bridger’s Ranch.” In fine condition. Bridger’s Ranch played an important and contentious role with emigrating Mormons—James Bridger was a noted frontiersman, and animosity grew between him and the Mormon settlers in the area. Ultimately, Bridger sold his fort to the Mormons for $8,000, paid off between 1855 and 1858.

Starting Bid $200

346. Pope John XXIII. Italian pope

(1881–1963), born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, who ascended the papal throne in 1958 and served until his death. As the guiding force behind the historic Second Vatican Council, John ushered in the most sweeping reforms the Catholic Church had undergone in centuries. Vintage glossy 9.5 x 7.25 photo of Pope John XXIII with a group of bishops on his coronation day, signed in fountain pen, “Joannes P.P. XXIII.” In fine condition, with a few tiny surface impressions above the signature. Accompanied by a 1967 letter of authenticity from his private secretary, Loris Francesco Cardinal Capovilla. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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MARTIN LUTHER These Jews are not Jews, but devils incarnate who curse our Lord” 347.MARTIN LUTHER. ALS in German, signed “Martinus Luther D,” one page both sides, 8 x 12, [circa September 1, 1543]. An extensive, uncommonly well-preserved letter to Georg Buchholzer, Provost of St. Nikolai in Berlin, regarding the latter’s altercation with the Brandenburgian court preacher Johann Agricola from Eisleben (also known as ‘Magister Eisleben’) about the treatment of the local Jews. Prince Elector Joachim II, who in 1539 had introduced the Reformation to Brandenburg and whose tolerant politics toward Jews enraged the population, had long desired a reconciliation between Luther and his former disciple Agricola, and he must have suspected that Provost Buchholzer was poisoning Luther’s mind against his court preacher. Buchholzer therefore wrote to Luther requesting an interpretation of some Biblical verses by which Agricola justified his pro-Jewish stance, and in his answer Luther insists that Buchholzer has done well to preach against the Jews and shall continue to do so, ignoring the habitual liar Agricola.

The letter bears several corrections in Luther’s own hand.

The date of receipt is noted by Buchholzer at the foot of the reverse: “Received by me in Berlin on Wednesday after St Egyd [5 September] anno etc. 43.”

In very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds and light overall soiling; a beautifully preserved specimen. Accompanied by a handsome custom-made quarter leather clamshell case.

IN PART (TRANSLATED) “Grace and Peace. My dear Provost! I must be brief with writing, for the sake of my weak head. You are aware that you

have no previous association with me, nor I with you, other than that you recently wrote to me asking for an explanation regarding several statements. And even if you were to write me many things about M. Eisleben, how could I believe you alone? For whoever says that you or anyone in Berlin or in all of Brandenburg is inciting me against Eisleben, if he says so unwittingly, may God forgive him, but if he says it knowingly, then he is a roguish liar, as well as M. Eisleben himself has lied frequently, here in Wittenberg. M. Eisleben needs nobody to incite me against him; he himself is much better at that, much better than anyone whom he might suspect of such dealing. He knows that full well….In my opinion, he will give up his life before he gives up his lying.—You have preached against the Jews and fought serious battles over that with the Margrave….And you were quite right to do so. Stand fast and persevere! The words against you which you quoted to me, allegedly protecting the Jews, I will not hope to be true, nor shall I believe that M. Eisleben ever will preach or ever has preached such. I do not yet consider him so deeply fallen.

May God prevent him!…For then M. Eisleben would not be the Elector’s preacher, but a true devil, letting his sayings be so shamefully misused to the damnation of all those who associate with Jews. For these Jews are not Jews, but devils incarnate who curse our Lord, who abuse His mother as a whore and Him as Hebel Vorik and a bastard, this is known for certain. And anyone who is capable of eating or drinking or associating with such a foul mouth is a Christian as well as the devil is a saint….You may show this letter to whomever you wish. I do not know, nor do I care, who wrote the other three letters from Wittenberg to Berlin. You will undoubtedly confess this to be the first letter you ever received from me.

For your name and person were previously unknown to me.”

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You have preached against the Jews and fought serious battles over that with the Margrave….

And you were quite right to do so.

Stand fast and persevere! The words against you which you quoted to me, allegedly protecting the Jews, I will not hope to be true” HISTORY Luther had apparently forgotten that several years previously, in late 1539, he had answered a letter of Buchholzer’s inquiring about Catholic rites still in use in Reformed Brandenburg.

More notably, although Luther is writing to a fellow scholar, this letter is written in German so that the recipient may show it “to whomever he wishes”—that is to say, to the Elector himself, thus providing Buchholzer with a writ of protection against any suspicion which Joachim may harbor against him. The Hebrew words invoked by Luther, “Hebel Vorik” [vanity and emptiness], are taken from Isaiah 30:7. They were part of a Jewish prayer in which Jews thanked God for having made them different from those peoples who worshipped “Hebel Vorik,” though Luther construed the words as a code for Jesus Christ. Luther’s anti-Judaism had not always been this radical—as a young man he had spoken out judiciously against the traditional defamation of Jews and against all forms of forcible conversion, but he soon grew increasingly bitter, and by 1543 his attitude was one of undisguised loathing. His most notorious antisemitic pamphlet, ‘On the Jews and Their Lies,’ was published only months before the present letter was written. With the same rhetorical skill with which he had previously ridiculed the papacy he now invoked a grotesque abhorrence of Judaism. As an embodiment of his sentiments in his later years, demonstrating how precisely the antisemitic church politics and discourse of the 1540s matched Luther’s instructions, this letter has been quoted or paraphrased by several important biographies of the Reformer (cf. M. Brecht, Luther, vol. 3 [1987], p. 344; most recently: L. Roper, Luther [2016], p. 532 n. 33).

Less than two years later, in a letter dated March 9, 1545, Luther would write to Elector Joachim II directly, warning him against the ‘tricks’ of the Jews, in whom he is said to have

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too much confidence, adding that he is ‘glad that the Provost [Buchholzer] is so severe on those Jews, which is a proof of his loyalty to your Grace; and I encourage him to continue in the path he has chosen.’

PROVENANCE Before 1914 nothing more of the letter was known than the words branding Agricola an incorrigible liar (“will give up his life before he gives up his lying”), which Buchholzer had hurled at his adversary during a disputation as late as 1562, offering to show him the passage in Luther’s letter. In the early 19th century, the editors of Agricola’s writings confessed that such a letter could not be found (cf. B. Kordes, Agricola’s Schriften möglichst vollständig verzeichnet [Altona 1817], p. 393: “To my knowledge, this letter does not exist”). Only in 1914 was it discovered in the collection of Baron Heinrich von Hymmen (1880–1960), and in the same year the theologian G. Kawerau published it in the appendix to volume 15 of Luther’s letters.

It was still in the Hymmen collection in 1947 when the critical Weimar edition published it, based on a photograph. The Hymmen family is known to have supported the Protestant cause: during the Nazi era, Heinrich placed his Unterbach castle at the disposal of the illegal Confessing Church; the theologian Johannes Hymmen was Vice President of the “Evangelischer Oberkirchenrat” from 1936. The letter first surfaced in the trade more than three decades ago (Stargardt 630 [1983], lot 1238). References: Luther, Werke: Kritische Gesamtausgabe, Briefwechsel vol. 10 (Weimar 1947), no. 3909 (pp. 388-391).

First published in: Enders-Kawerau XV, no. 3309a (pp. 359362). In modernized spelling: Kawerau, ‘Ein Brief Luthers an den Propst von Berlin, Georg Buchholzer,’ in: Schriften des Vereins für die Geschichte Berlins 50 (1917), pp. 430-436.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $25,000

World Leaders and Politicians

348. Svetlana Alliluyeva. Youngest child and only daughter (1926–2011) of Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin and Nadezhda Alliluyeva; later known as Lana Peters, she caused an international furor when she defected and became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1967. Uncommon ALS signed “L. Peters,” five pages, 8 x 9.75, March 14, 1993. Interesting letter to journalist Maurice Dalinval of Le Figaro Magazine, in part: “Since I’m away on Thursday (March 16th) the young Geologist from Kamchatka…I’ll ask him about some most interesting aspects of the science in Eastern Siberia—since that is the grand theme which one should undertake while going there. A place of exile—in the part—the Eastern Siberia (including Kamchatka Peninsula) was place of massive colonization by scientists, undertaken since late 1940s…The reason was a wealth of underground treasures traced by geologists…The huge Army of young scientist were recruited—or went voluntarily, by families—into Eastern Siberia; new towns were built; the center was the Novosibirsk Branch of Academy of Science (more military purposes & organizations were not revealed to public). Yet in the 5 decades two generations of dedicated scientists emerged there; cities flourished, schools were better than that in the European part of USSR—foreign languages taught—it was one-in-theworld colonization by intelligentsia,—by scientific intelligentsia. By now—the Central Powers of Moscow in chaos…Finally—I hasten to explain that an essay on the subject ‘Why I’ve Become a Catholic’ is…for the audience of Catholics or Clergy; it is not a popular or secular subject. I hoped that perhaps you know some ‘clergymen who write and publish’—that they could be interested. But—please do not hurry.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed by Alliluyeva who adds “Personal & Private” on the front and her full address with initials, “L. P.,” on the reverse. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

349. Barcelona. Partly-printed vellum DS in Spanish, one

page, 16 x 12, 1758. Untranslated certificate for the Royal Trade Company of Barcelona, number 1173 for 250 pesos. Wonderfully engraved multi-vignetted certificate depicting royalty, religious, and allegorical figures surrounding an outstanding harbor view of Barcelona with numerous sailing ships and buildings. In fine condition.

This company was established in 1755 with a capitalization of 1,000,000 pesos comprised of 4,000 shares at 250 pesos each, of which only 1,785 were purchased by investors. It was immediately granted a virtual monopoly on trade with Santo Domingo, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela (Margarita Island). Numerous slaves were brought to the Islands the company was trading with to foster the development of agriculture and thus a better trade. Following trade concessions allowing trade with Buenos Aires, dividends were finally paid to investors in 1771. A lack of growth capital led to the company being taken over by the Filipinas Company in 1785, the most important of the Spanish overseas trading companies. Starting Bid $300

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350. Fidel Castro. DS, in Spanish, one page, 8.5 x 13, June

29, 1960. Ministerial decree, No. 144, in which Castro accepts the resignation of Navio Pablo Bruno Alfonso Concepcion, which includes his degree and position, as well as of all the rights acquired in the Revolutionary War Navy, “for having been hired to fill a position as Practical of the Port of Havana.”

Signed at the conclusion in blue ballpoint by Castro. In very good to fine condition, with light toning, and staple holes to the upper left corner. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

351. Chiang Kai-shek. Fantastic matte-finish 5.5 x 7 photo of Chiang Kai-shek in uniform, signed in ink in Chinese.

Reverse bears a Wu Chung-Yee credit stamp. In fine condition, with a light crease to the lower left corner. A desirable example, scarce in this larger size. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

“I am heartily glad some one who is not a puppet is gone to the Treasury” 352. Winston Churchill. ALS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 6.5, Villa Kazbeck letterhead, April 14, 1903. Letter to Arthur Elliot on his appointment as Financial Secretary to the Treasury. In part: “I cannot resist writing a line of congratulation to you. I am heartily glad some one who is not a puppet is gone to the Treasury. We have sometimes been in agreement in the part, & I am not without hope that even on the Army question someday converted. May ‘Letters to a Liberal-Unionist’ will now never be written: but perhaps I shall find another peg on which to hang the ideas. Don’t pray answer this. I can guess that you are choked with work…Hamilton ailing, Ritchie ‘with a feverish cold,’ a new Financial secretary and the budget impending!” A later pencil notation at the top describes the contents of the letter. In fine condition. A fascinating and insightful letter from Churchill, written at a time of political turmoil in Great Britain. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Rare hand-corrected proof page from Churchill’s biography of Marlborough

353. Winston Churchill. Three items related to Churchill’s publication of the biogra-

phy Marlborough: His Life and Times, including: a TLS signed “Yours sincerely, Winston S. Churchill,” one page, Chartwell letterhead, January 9, 1935, to C. C. Wood, chief copy editor at George G. Harrap & Co., in full: “I am not expecting to publish Volume III of Marlborough till the spring of 1936, as there is so much political distraction at the present time”; a proof sheet from the book, marked “Marlborough—II, Slip 241D,” with two corrections in Churchill’s hand, “in this history of the Fall of the House of Stuart has bequeathed us a monumental work,” and, “Imperial commander Prince Louis of Baden.” Also includes a TLS to Wood by one of Churchill’s assistants, two pages, Chartwell letterhead, August 18, 1934, in part: “I now send you pages 241 to 336 for proofs when the few outstanding points have been settled.” In overall very good to fine condition, with creasing and a repaired edge tear to the proof.

Churchill was commissioned to write a biography of his ancestor, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, in 1929. He began writing it in earnest in 1932, and ultimately published four volumes between 1933 and 1938. He began the work in an effort to refute earlier criticisms of Marlborough by the historian Thomas Babington Macaulay.

As a writer, Churchill was meticulous and paid close attention to detail, which would ultimately lead to his receipt of the 1953 Nobel Prize in Literature for ‘his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values.’ Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500 www.RRAuction.com | 167

Churchill relays “hearty congratulations” to an appointee of the “Most Excellent Order of the British Empire” 354. Winston Churchill. World War I-dated TLS signed “Winston S. Churchill,”

one page, 8 x 10, embossed Ministry of Munitions of War letterhead, May 30, 1918.

Letter to Henry Bath Spencer, in full: “I have had much pleasure in recommending to the Prime Minister that you should be appointed a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, and I am glad to learn that the King has approved the recommendation. Pray accept my hearty congratulations on this recognition of the valuable services rendered by you to the State.” Includes an earlier typed letter signed

by Geoffrey Whiskard as acting secretary of the Order of the British Empire, dated May 18, 1918, informing Spencer that his name has been proposed for appointment as “a Member of the Order of the British Empire,” and requesting that he fill out and return an enclosed form, which is not included. In overall fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“You will not find the means to send that which you can write”—a pin-pricked note from a French Huguenot prisoner 355. French Huguenots. Exceedingly rare pin-pricked manuscript note from an unknown French Huguenot prisoner, one page, 7.75 x 6.25, no date but circa 1686. The message reads (translated): “You will not find the means to send that which you can write.” The lower portion bears a handwritten endorsement from the wife of the prisoner: “This paper was done by my husband in the dungeon of the grite, where he was kept 6 weeks in solitary confinement, and then brought to the prison where he was for eight months and a half in 1686, at the time of the persecution of our religion.” Includes a separate handwritten note in English by the prisoner’s child, penned on a 4 x 2.75 slip, which reads: “These papers were pricked with a pinn when my Dear father was in a dark Dungeon for want of penn and Ink in his confinement for Religion in the persecution in france.” Also included is an ALS from noted physician Dr. Johnson Eliot, a co-founder of the Georgetown Medical School, one page, 5 x 8, June 19, 1842, affirming the authenticity of the note, in full: “The accompanying paper is presented to the Institute both on account of its antiquity and the interesting circumstances connected with it. It was pricked with a pin by a Protestant confined in a dungeon and afterwards executed for his religious belief during the persecution in France in the year 1686. It is unquestionably genuine having been carefully preserved by the descendants of the sufferer.” In very good condition, with repairs to fold splits and small areas of paper loss. Starting Bid $200

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Rare Cuban bank document by the famed revolutionary

356. Che Guevara. DS, in Spanish, signed

“Che,” one page, 14 x 11, February 7, 1961. A provisional certificate for a $6,000,000.00 bank bond from the Cuban National Bank, registering the terms and conditions of the “Issuance of Bonds for Partial Consolidation of Public Debt, 4%, 1961–1980.” Signed at the conclusion by Guevara as president of the bank. In fine condition, with staple holes to the upper left corner. The bonds, which paid 4% interest, were to mature after nineteen years in 1980.

Due to the rapid nationalization of industry in Cuba as well as Guevara’s mismanagement of the national bank, these bonds quickly lost value in the market, complicating the country’s efforts to refinance its sovereign debt. A trade embargo imposed by the United States further complicated matters, forcing Cuba to become financially dependent on the Soviet Union for support. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Scarce letter by the founder of Zionism 357. Theodor Herzl. Hungarian-born Austrian founder of Zionism (1860–1904). ALS in German, signed “Th. Herzl,” one page, 5.75 x 8.75, Neue Freie Presse letterhead, April 9, 1900. Letter to an unnamed critic, thanking him for a friendly review of his play Gretel. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Khrushchev orders the publication of works by Lenin and Stalin 358. Nikita Khrushchev.

TLS in Cyrillic, signed “N. Khrushchev,” two pages, 8 x 11.25, September 29, 1948.

Letter to Comrade G. M. Malenkov, in part (translated): “In 1948, Ukrainian book publishing houses must release 1,661 book titles, with a total printing of 36.6 million copies. The book product publishing plans were prepared on the basis of a printing paper stock allocation for the republic in the amount of 4,400 tons and the maximum use of insignificant carryovers from 1947. But the fulfillment of this plan is threatened with failure.

According to a resolution of the USSR Council of Ministers…530 tons of paper that we obtained in 1947 from the 1946 stock has been withheld and transferred to the Union Government reserve. In addition, the receipt of paper towards stock is taking place erratically, with long interruptions…We have been forced to use the paper received, primarily to publish classical works of Marxism-Leninism, as well as textbooks for schools, junior colleges, and institutions of higher learning, thereby depriving other publishing houses of the ability to release artistic and technical literature. In order to ensure the fulfillment of the plan for book product publications in 1948, eliminate interruptions and standstills in the operation of printing houses, and create the necessary prerequisites for normal publishing house operation in early 1949, the Central Committee of the CP(b)U hereby requests: 1. That the transfer of 530 tons of paper to the Union Government reserve that the Ukrainian SSR received in 1947, which was shipped and purchased for its 1946 stock, can be cancelled. 2. That instructions be issued to the USSR Gospian to ship 1,200 tons of printing paper to the Ukrainian SSR…to ensure the publication of three volumes of The Writings of V. I. Lenin and one volume of The Writings of I. V. Stalin, as well as a number of high-priority works for the 2nd Congress of Ukrainian Writers.” Scattered creases and tears to filing holes on the left edge, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by a full translation. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

359. Honore Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau.

Controversial leader of the early stages of the French Revolution (1749–1791). Boldly penned ALS in French, signed “de Mirabeau,” one page both sides, 6.25 x 7.75, September 15, 1783. Letter to the director of the Typographic Society of Neuchatel, where he had sent a manuscript. Mirabeau writes regarding local booksellers who are reluctant to commit to a deal for a large quantity of a book they do not know. In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds. It is likely that Mirabeau is referring to his obscene book Errotika Biblion, which was first published in Neuchatel in 1783. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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The first president of Liberia: “The elevation of the Colored race is to be the work of their own hands; and in a separate community”

360. Joseph Jenkins Roberts. Mixed-race politician born free in Norfolk, Virginia, who emigrated to Liberia in 1829 and

became the nation’s first president in 1848 (1809–1876). Significant ALS signed “J. J. Roberts,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 9 x 11.25, February 8, 1847. Letter to Benjamin Coates, written from Monrovia, Liberia. In part: “By the ‘Liberia Packet’ and ‘Margaret Ann’ I had the honor of receiving your favors…with several packages of newspapers…I regret exceedingly, however, that I have no means of reciprocating your kindness in this respect. Should we live fifty years longer, which, in my case, is very doubtful, I should, no doubt, be able to send you, in exchange, papers and pamphlets published in Liberia…I have communicated to Genl Lewis your wishes in regard to cash sales and quick returns. He will avail himself of every opportunity to make remittances.

The General is a little disappointed in not being able to get his daughter into some good school, and regrets that he has given you so much trouble. He hoped that you would be able to procure, for her, admission into some school taught by some good abolitionist, at least. Your application to Professor Cleveland placed him, I should think, in rather an awkward position. I have no doubt, however, that he regretted much the necessity of having to deny your application. I suppose he found no difficulty in reconciling his denial with his ultra abolition notions: expediency of course. what an accommodating word expediency is getting to be. It settles at once all hard and notty questions.

I am becoming, Sir, more and more convinced of the impracticality of obtaining for the people of Color in the United States equal rights. It cannot be accomplished in the manner proposed by our ultra abolition friends, and they had as well give up the chase.

The elevation of the Colored race is to be the work of their own hands; and in a separate community. Then their intercourse with the whites will be reciprocal, each finding it his interest to be civil. The two races, Sir, as you remember I remarked to you in a former occasion, cannot, as forming one community, live together in peace, and on terms of equality. There are deep rooted prejudices on both sides that, in my opinion, can be eradicated in no other way.

The accounts of the Ladies Liberia School Association of your city have been forwarded according to promise. There remains a balance of Fifty dollars, and some cents, in favor of the Association, which I promised to pay over to Mr. Locke as their Agent.

I ascertained, however, that Mr. Locke was doing nothing in the way of teaching; and was selling everything he could put his hands on belonging to the Association without orders to that effect. I therefore declined paying it over to him. Will you please pay the amt. to Miss Morris as the Treasurer and charge the same to my acct.?” Roberts goes on to discuss further business transactions in detail. In very good condition, with a few tape repairs to split folds, small areas of paper loss at fold intersections, and seal-related paper loss to the integral address leaf. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300 www.RRAuction.com | 171

During the rise of the Reign of Terror, Robespierre proposes “to repulse the tyrants and their satellites from the land of liberty” 361. Maximilien Robespierre. PPartly-printed DS in French,

signed “Robespierre,” one page both sides, 8 x 12.5, August 29, 1793. An extract from the Register of the Decrees of the Committee of Public Safety of the National Convention, in which the committee considers (translated) “that the surest means to repulse the tyrants and their satellites from the land of liberty is to confront them with a cavalry capable of preventing them from engaging in the plundering and devastation that they practice on the territory of the Republic.”

The succeeding two articles authorize the attainment from Switzerland “the greatest possible quantity of horses for cavalry, dragoons, chasseurs, and hussars, by paying for them in cash.” Signed at the conclusion in ink by Robespierre, as well as seven other committee members, including Herault de Sechelles, Thuriot de la Rosiere, Bertrand Barere, Jeanbon Saint-Andre, C. A. Prieur, Pierre-Louis Prieur, and Lazare Nicolas Marguerite Carnot. In fine condition, with two small areas of thin paper where single words have been eradicated. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Trotsky writes to his publisher “concerning my old speech about the Red Army” 362. Leon Trotsky. TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, January 5, 1938. Letter to his editor Max Schachtman, in full: “I received your explanation of the misfortune with my article and I accept your propositions. I know that Comrade Wright is extremely careful and attentive and I am sure that he will help eliminate any further misunderstandings in my relationship with the New International. Concerning my old speech about the Red Army, I didn‘t have the slightest initiative in the translation of it, and naturally you must yourself decide if and when you can publish it. But I regret that the editors’ staff didn‘t answer Comrade Rae concerning the matter. A regular correspondence of the editorial board with authors, translators, and readers has the greatest educational value. It is absolutely necessary to have on the board a comrade who will conduct such a correspondence with the greatest attention to the contributors, especially those who are young and not sure of themselves.

I have read what you wrote to Joe about articles on Latin America for the New International. Everything will be done naturally in order to assure the necessary collaboration. But for the next period you have a considerable amount of articles or theses on these countries of Latin America. I have read them with the greatest interest and profit for myself. Don‘t you find it necessary to publish as early as possible the thesis written by Diego?” In a postscript, Trotsky has added: “The proposition of Comrade James concerning a symposium of my books is unfortunately not acceptable because it would bring me into conflict with my different publishers and would interfere with the publication plans of Pioneer Publishers and others. Please communicate this to Eastman and to James, that I am categorically opposed to this plan.” In fine condition, with light paperclip impressions to the top edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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363. Leon Trotsky. LS in Cyrillic, 7 x 4.25, no date. A telegram in pencil, written in another hand and signed at the conclusion in ink by Trotsky, sent to the Commissar of Agriculture. The telegram concerns the confiscation of tractors, as the commissar intends to send them elsewhere for agricultural needs. Trotsky, as the military commissar, overrules his request. In very good condition, with trimming and paper loss to the bottom edge, and old mounting remnants along the left side. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

The benevolent revolutionary: “I have tried to always comply with my duty as a Mexican” 364. Francisco ‘Pancho’ Villa. Rare and desirable TLS, in Spanish, signed “Francisco Villa,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, March 24, 1915. Villa writes to Enrique C. Llorente, “Confidential Agent of the Provisional Government of Mexico.” Villa vigorously defends himself and his conduct with the proprietor of the Palace Hotel restaurant. In part (translated): “I suppose that my enemies have already had recourse to all kinds of intrigues and falsehoods…I have tried to always comply with my duty as a Mexican. The affair of the Palace Hotel in Mexico will surely be exploited by my enemies…I will give you the facts with reference to this subject. While in Mexico City one morning…to the Palace Hotel, with the intention of taking breakfast in the restaurant of that place. The proprietress of the establishment…burst into insolent jeers and loud laughter, and expressed herself in the most offensive terms against the revolution and especially against me personally. Justly indignant because of the strange attitude of the lady in question, I ordered that she immediately be removed to General Headquarters…and at the same time directed the French minister be requested to call… asking him to interrogate the lady in order that she might state whether she had any complaint against me or whether she, or any of her employees, had been the victims of any atrocity or injury on our part. The French minister was at once satisfied with my conduct, and offered no objection should the lady be imprisoned for say two or three days for the offense committed by her. It being, however, my desire to reassure society and to counteract the work of the enemies of the people and of the revolution, I ordered her immediately placed at liberty, whereupon the French minister departed, expressing his satisfaction, confidence, and esteem. Such is the truth of the affair.” In very good to fine condition, with intersecting mailing folds, staple hole and creasing to top left, small stain to right edge and some light toning along left edge, and an office stamp to first page.

Less than a month later, Villa’s Conventionist forces were badly defeated at the Battle of Celaya by Alvaro Obregon’s men, who supported the presidency of Venustiano Carranza. The battle was a turning point in the future of Villa, the Revolution, and Mexican history in the 20th century. He was never able to recover his losses, and with that lost most of his political and social influence. This remarkable letter is revealing of Villa’s personality, political sensibilities, and concern for his nation—an absolutely outstanding piece. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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366. Bank Robbers: Bailey and Karpis

367. Joseph Banks

368. Tim Berners-Lee

369. Ronnie Biggs

370. British Prime Ministers

371. Warren Buffett

372. Vint Cerf

373. Chiang Ching-kuo

374. Madame Chiang Kai-shek

375. Schuyler Colfax

376. Dalai Lama

377. Dalai Lama

378. Edward Everett

379. FBI: Hoover and Purvis

380. Felix Frankfurter

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381. William Gladstone MB $200

382. Jane Goodall and David Attenborough

383. Mikhail Gorbachev

384. Mikhail Gorbachev

385. Jacques Hadamard

386. Sven Hedin

387. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay

388. Edward Augustus Holyoke

389. J. Edgar Hoover

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391. Isabella Clara Eugenia

392. Ingvar Kamprad

393. Robert F. Kennedy

394. King Edward VIII

395. King George VI

396. King Wilhelm II

397. Phil Knight

390. Internet Pioneers

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398. Richard Leakey and Donald Johanson

399. David H. Levy

400. Hudson Maxim

401. Francois Mitterand

402. J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr

403. Mother Teresa

404. Lee Harvey Oswald

405. Lee Harvey Oswald

406. Norman Vincent Peale

407. Pope Benedict XVI

408. Prince Charles

409. Princess Grace and Prince Rainier

410. Queen Mary of Teck

411. Queen Victoria

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412. Francois-Vincent Raspail MB $200

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413. John D. Rockefeller MB $200

414. Royal Family

415. Jonas Salk

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416. Jonas Salk

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417. Charles M. Schwab

418. Seth Shostak

420. Aung San Suu Kyi

421. Margaret Thatcher

422. Margaret Thatcher

423. John T. Thompson

424. Clyde W. Tombaugh

425. Henry A. Wallace

426. Booker T. Washington

427. Hideki Yukawa

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419. Robert Stroud

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military Superb 1820s naval flag, possibly flown to salute Lafayette

428. 24-Star Garrison/Naval Flag. Extremely rare circa 1822–1830

hand-sewn garrison/naval flag featuring 24 stars, measuring approximately 140˝ x 85˝, made from a wool bunting material, the blue canton featuring inserted white cotton stars on both sides. The 24 stars are arranged in four uniform rows of six stars each. There are no metal grommets on the hoist, but rather an original braided rope cord sewn into the hoist with loops on either end; there are two holes in the hoist, which have been hand-sewn to create a reinforced ‘cloth grommet.’ The hoist also has a period, manuscript notation in ink, “4 yds,” indicating the flag’s length of four yards. In very good to fine condition, with some scattered fraying and various small holes.

Flags with this star count are extremely rare, as the nation was at peace and flagmaking for home use was uncommon. Some flags were made during this period to honor the Marquis de Lafayette on his triumphant 1824–1825 tour of the twenty-four American states to commemorate the nation’s 50th anniversary. As this flag originates from the Boston area, it may well have been flown aboard a ship to salute Lafayette’s return. On June 17, 1824, Lafayette laid the cornerstone of the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown. A magnificent and quite well-preserved early American flag. Starting Bid $2500

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Sending unauthorized troops to Zachary Taylor “to unite with their comrades with you in the war against Mexico” 429. Edmund P. Gaines. ALS, one page, 7.75 x 10, May 26, 1846. Letter to the future president, “General Zac. Taylor, the U.S. Army in Mexico.” In full: “This will be handed to you by Colonel Morton Simms of Alabama, who goes with some choice volunteers of that state, to unite with their comrades with you in the war against Mexico. Col. Morton is warmly recommended to me by my brother G. S. Gaines & my nephew H. S. Lyon, as a gentleman of great integrity, honor, and chivalry. Give him if you can an opportunity to measure his strength with your gallant enemy and you will confer a favor on him.” He adds an important postscript, “I send you a copy of my orders of yesterday from the Adjt. Genl. directing me to countermand my authority for raising mounted Gun men.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered overall creasing and a small stain along fold.

This letter dates to just thirteen days after President Polk declared war on Mexico and concerns Gaines’s unauthorized call for volunteer troops from Louisiana. Even after being reprimanded by the War Department he called upon Alabama, Mississippi, and Missouri for the same. Gaines was then removed from his command for insubordination and received a court martial, but successfully defended himself. A remarkable piece of wartime correspondence of the utmost historical interest. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

“The American people were over tolerant of the offence of fighting too much” 430. Jefferson Davis. ALS signed “Jeffer. Davis,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, March 17, 1860. Letter to Richard Worsam Meade II, the older brother of Gettysburg hero George Meade, in relation to his son, Richard Worsam Meade III. In full: “I sympathize deeply in your anxiety for your son, and satisfied. That his conduct has been entirely becoming of a soldier and a gentleman, will hold myself ready to give him my friendly services if he should need them. It does not appear to me probable that a Court Martial can pass any sentence which would be injurious to him for asserting his rights, personal and official, even though the manner should not have been that prescribed by regulations for the preservation of good order, etc. A quaint old soldier once described our national characteristic by saying that the American people were over tolerant of the offence of fighting too much; and I should expect the marine to be driven from a profession which his conduct shows him to be unworthy of.” Davis signs his initials, “J. D.,” at the end of a brief postscript, “The letter of your son is herewith enclosed.” In very good to fine condition, with the upper portion cleanly detached; it would display nicely under glass.

Richard Worsam Meade III was an officer in the United States Navy who was promoted to lieutenant-commander on July 16, 1862. His subsequent Civil War service was distinguished, and included participation in the suppression of the July 1863 New York Draft Riots, as well as active combat and blockade enforcement work while commanding the Mississippi River ironclad Louisville in the latter part of 1862, and the gunboat Marblehead in South Carolina waters in 1863-1864. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 179

A decade before the outbreak of the Civil War: “Then it would be the energy of revolution, now it is the preservation of the Constitution”

431. Jefferson Davis. ALS signed “Jeffer. Davis,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, April 13, 1850. Letter to F. H. Elmore concerning the upcoming Nashville Convention, which would pave the way for the Compromise of 1850. In full: “Since the receipt of your letter we have had some consultation in relation to the proposition you submitted in relation to the Nashville Convention. The prevailing opinion is to leave the matter entirely in the hands of the people. My own view is and has been that the convention should meet for preventive purposes. That it is necessary to begin an organization of the South the want of which has left us a divided people, when union and cointelligence was necessary for our safety. The charge which was been made of a design to server the Southern states from the Confederacy but increases the propriety of meeting. If we had no other purpose than to redress past wrongs it would be proper to wait until the measure of our grievances was full; but to check aggression, to preserve the Union, peaceably to secure our rights requires prompt action. We should no doubt have greater unanimity higher resolve if called upon to avenge the blow, than if only required to paralyze the arm upraised to strike.

Then it would be the energy of revolution, now it is the preservation of the Constitution.

A postponement is in my opinion equivalent to abandonment of the Southern convention and to being hereafter branded as disunionists who were arrested in their purpose. It is needless to add that I cannot aid in the object of postponement. Long since I resolved that if the measure was abandoned it should be by no agency of mine, and have believed that the toryism we now see was only to be put down by the action of the faithful. If a few meet, man will rue the day when they opposed us, and our strength will increase thereaforward. I write freely to you whose aim and feelings I know to be such as I cherish. If a different course be adopted from that which I approve, my cordial wish is that my opinions may prove to have been those of an excited mind.” Includes the original mailing envelope, free franked by Davis, “Jeffer. Davis, U.S.S.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a handsome custom-made quarter leather presentation folder. Davis, one of the prominent pro-secession delegates to attend the convention, opposed the Compromise of 1850; upon the Union’s breakup in 1861, he would become president of the Confederacy. Starting Bid $200

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The Confederacy’s first lady reads a romance of the Old South, praising “your delicate portrayal of our people as they were, but alas are not now” 432. Varina Davis. ALS signed “V. Jefferson Davis,” three pages both sides, 5.25 x 7, July 1, 1905. Letter to Virginia Frazer Boyle, the ‘Poet Laureate of the Confederacy,’ written from the Hotel Girard. In part: “Thanks for your nice long letter and its enclosure. Those little tots, the descendants of my dear friends touched me greatly by taking ‘This old worn out hulk which is threadbare today’ and ‘will become everlasting tomorrow’ as one of their characters to personate. Like you I look upon this transition period in which our liberties are being wound about by delicate, restraining threads as the Lilliputians did Gulliver, while we are quiescent, and do not dread the restraint upon the innocent little creatures enslavement, as the critical period for the coming men and women of our country. The policy of laisser allez has worked a world of harm already. I remember a little child penitent and excusatory who sobbed out after a screaming fit ‘I wouldn’t a screamed if I had a knowed it was wrong.’

These abstract principles of law and justice must be drilled into the minds of the young before they can understand the reasons or the effect of them. Hereafter the Yankees will force them to apply them, and also use them as an aegis to prevent further inroads upon the rights our fathers codified, and achieved.

Now as to Serena—I was very pleased with it. I could see how closely you had taken the form of mountain or of cape in your delicate portrayal of our people as they were, but alas are not now. I did not know that it was a true story, but remembered Mr. Davis telling me of seeing a young man paralyzed and grey with terror lying on his face in a gully at Malvern Hill. He recognized the boy of a friend and said ‘remember the honor of your house, your gallant name—get up and die if need be.’ ‘Oh Mr. Presdt’ said he, shivering with fear ague, ‘you could not do it if you were as badly scared as I am.’ So he laid himself down and grovelled again—Your poor boy tried but was unfortunately the victim of a prenatal swap with his sister which should have extended to the sex. At times the book is so simple and artless a tale that you seem to have been able to say ‘all of which I saw, and part of which I was’ and he believed for your word’s sake. I like the style immensely—The document was original and astounding, since I find it was true I am not astonished, nothing is so strange as truth—The negroes are delightful, and the old maid lives again. I congratulate you and hope you have had a sale commensurate with its deserts. The delicate touches which achieved dear nervous conscientious ‘Old Miss’ are to one who knows the genus wonderful—thank you dear for the pleasure you have given and for the pretty book. Serena in the frontispiece is delightful.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a handsome custom-made quarter leather presentation folder. Published in April 1905, Virginia Frazer Boyle’s novel Serena is a romance of the Old South ‘in which a charming woman takes a curious part in the war.’ Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 181

To Zachary Taylor on the Second Indiana’s role in the Battle of Buena Vista 433. Nathan Kimball. Military officer (1822–1898) who

distinguished himself at the Battle of Buena Vista and served as a Union general in the Civil War. ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.5 x 12.5, August 17, 1848. Letter to General Zachary Taylor concerning the Battle of Buena Vista. In part: “You will pardon the liberty I take in addressing you this, asking of you an answer in regard to a subject which you have already been troubled considerably about and which you have already answered satisfactorily to most whigs—to wit. The incorrectness of your report in relation to the conduct of the 2d Ind. Regiment in the great battle of Buena Vista…You are aware that the leaders of the Cass party in Indiana are endeavouring to injure your prospects in the state by Charging you with having slandered the 2d Regt of Indiana and Vol. (Col Bowles) in your report…

Now General I am an humble one—a supporter of the ‘Taylor & Fillmore’ ticket. I am an Indianan & I was in the Battle of Buena Vista & a member of the 2d Ind Regt. I had the honor to command a company—being its Capt and I know the conduct of the regiment during that day…I am anxious to know whether or not you have officially received the supplemental report of General Lane…in the Cause of Lane & Bowles & also whether or not one or both of those documents don’t furnish sufficient evidence of the gallant bearing & good conduct of the 2d Ind Regt. to cause you to make a supplemental or a corrective report to the Detailed report made by you in regard to that regt. in the battle of Buena Vista.

The Leaders of the Cass party are denouncing you on that account. They denounce & stigmatize all of us who support you—as cowards & slanderers—As I was in that battle and knew the conduct of that regt—& the causes that produced the misfortunes of our regt—and the cause of your making your detailed as you did—I have been called upon to take the stump by your friends & by my own desire to see your cause successful & the truth to triumph by lending my feeble aid—this I have done, but I have been assailed on all hands, by the papers and stump orators of the opposition. I have told the people that you were not to blame—that your report was made up from the reports of your subordinates…They say in answer that—now having all the proper & sufficient datta to go upon you refuse to correct…they say—you refuse to do Justice to Indianians who fought bravely at Buena Vista—because you don’t correct your detailed report of that glorious battle & they say you have the proper & sufficient official datta to enable you to correct that report.” Docketed in Taylor’s hand, “To be attended to Baton Rouge, from Indiana Troops.” In very good condition, with creasing, splits along folds, and seal-related paper loss.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

434. James Longstreet. Partly-printed DS, one page, 11.5 x

6.5, October 31, 1871. Stock certificate issued to George Ingram for five shares of the New Orleans & North Eastern Rail Road Company. Signed at the conclusion by Longstreet as the president of the company and countersigned by Ingram as secretary.

In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Writing in 1861 of the “terrible national calamity impending over us,” Lee reflects: “Yet how happy are the dead, & how much distress have they been spared” 435. Robert E. Lee.

Incredible war-dated ALS signed “R. E. Lee,” three lightly-lined pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8, May 11, 1861. Letter to his cousin Jane B. Peter.

In part: “I have thought of you & Cousin Washington very often & the terrible national calamity impending over us, was not sufficient, heavy as I feel it to be, to turn my thoughts from you in your time of sorrow. I joined in your grief dear Cousin Jane, sympathized in your affliction. Yet how happy are the dead, & how much distress have they been spared! May God enable you to bear yours.

As regards your young friend…it will give me great pleasure to advance his wishes & I desired him to see Dr. Gibson, Surgeon Gen; of the Virga troops & get his aid. I felt bound in cander [sic] to tell him the difficulties in his way. That there are a great many in the state in his situation, applying for positions which they have been unable to obtain, & that I could not feel sanguine of his success. Still I would hope. I have not seen him since but have not forgotten him, & have had his name entered on the list of applicants.

I presume you have heard of the embarassing [sic] situation of O. It is a high handed measure, which I suppose they rely upon the exigencies of war to justify, & which I fear will be appealed to on both sides for approval of many enormities before this war shall end…I am much obliged for your invitation to May. On the 9th she was still at A. The girls had gone to the interior. With much love to Cousin W & your children.” Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in Lee’s hand to “Mrs. Peter, Washington Peter Esqr., Linwood, Ellicotts Mills P. A., Maryland.” In fine condition, with a few short fold splits.

Lee wrote this letter to his cousin in May 1861, only weeks after resigning his commission in the Union army and taking command of the Virginia state militia. As this correspondence indicates, the decision to side with his state continued to agonize him. Privately, he had denounced secession as revolution, and desired a peaceful resolution between the North and South. ‘I can anticipate no greater calamity for the country than a dissolution of the Union,’ he had written to his son. But by the spring of 1861, the “terrible national calamity” was imminent and he chose to stand by his native Virginia.

His decision had almost immediate consequences, beginning with the loss of his home. The “embarassing situation of O” likely refers to his wife’s cousin, Orton W. Williams, who alerted her that Union forces would soon occupy the Lee estate in Arlington.

Concerned with the safety of his family, Lee urged his wife and daughters to leave the mansion overlooking the Potomac. “The girls had gone to the interior” while his wife managed the removal of family heirlooms to safety. Soon after, in what Lee terms a “high handed measure,” the Union Army occupied the Lee estate, using the mansion as the headquarters of the Union Army of Northeastern Virginia. Lee never set foot on the property again. Lee letters of this significance rarely come to market, and his candid discussion of the impending conflict and the loss of his family estate make this an exceptionally desirable example.

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436. Matthew F. Maury. Pioneering naval officer, meteorologist, and oceanographer (1806–1873) who published the first textbook of modern oceanography. ALS signed “M. F. Maury,” one page, 7.5 x 9.75, March 23, [annotated 1851 in pencil]. Letter to a friend, concerning the dispatch of a “pamphlet about magnetism.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered staining and soiling, mounting remnants along one reverse edge, and an affixed caption below the signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

On a peaceful end to the Civil War: “It must come on the right basis—the supremacy of the Union & the final settlement of slavery”

437. George G. Meade. Civil War–dated ALS signed “Geo. G. Meade,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, HeadQuarters, Army of the Potomac letterhead, February 10, 1865. In part: “I am sorry I did not see your son, when at City Point…I have had the pleasure of meeting Gen. Dennison but never his wife or daughter…My family you know reside in Philad’a and being a very domestic man, I spend with them all the time I can get away from here and how long do you think that has been in the last 4 years—just twenty five days…I am sure you will agree with me this is pretty hard…You speak of Peace—I do hope you & all good people will earnestly pray for it—but it must come on the right basis—the supremacy of the Union & the final settlement of slavery—I saw the commissioners who recently met our President—and had a long talk with them, but did not infer from this conversation, that recognition of their independence was to preclude all negotiations—I think they have committed a fatal error second only to the one they committed when they went to war—I am glad however our worthy President has listened to them & learned their terms.” In fine condition, with slight splitting along folds. Accompanied by a gorgeous custommade quarter leather presentation folder. Starting Bid $200

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438. George E. Pickett and James Longstreet. Third-person ADS entirely in Pickett’s hand, signed within the text five times by Pickett and at the conclusion by Longstreet, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, September 30, 1848.

A lengthy transcript of the “Proceedings of a Board of Survey held at Jeff. Bks...to examine into the circumstances connected with the loss of Public Property left at Brazos St. Iago Texas, for which...Lt. G. E. Pickett 8th Inf is responsible.” The board intends to determine “whether any blame should be attached to Lieut. Pickett.” The list of lost property, “presented by Lieut. G. E. Pickett 8th Inf,” includes epaulettes, boots, coats, wall tents, and other supplies. The board twice states that they “attach no blame to Lieut. Pickett for the loss of said property.” Subsequently signed at the conclusion by Longstreet, “James Longstreet, Bt. Maj. & Adj. 8th Inf.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

440. John J. Pershing. ALS, one

439. Mary E. Walker. Physician and feminist (1832–1919) who served as an assistant surgeon during the Civil War, was imprisoned by the Confederates, and won a Congressional Medal of Honor for Meritorious Service. Scarce ink signature, “Mary E. Walker, M.D.,” on an off-white 4.75 x 2.25 slip, annotated below in another hand. In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

page, 8 x 10.5, on the reverse of Headquarters American Expeditionary Forces letterhead, January 23, 1918. Letter to the Queen of Belgium, in full: “Since my return from my visit to Lapanne, I happened to read an article in the World’s Work written

by Mr. Stugh Gibson, formerly attached to the American Legation at Brussels, in which he gives an account of the audience accorded him in October 1914. That part of the article which deals with this is such an interesting description, illustrated with such charming photographs, and so like my own visit that I take the liberty of sending it in the hope that it may be of interest. With renewed expressions of my appreciation of your Majesty’s kindness I beg to present my respectful salutations.” In very good condition, with splits along folds, a small hole, and scattered overall staining and toning. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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The day after Lincoln’s death: “The Army was much horrified last night by the intelligence that the Presd’t, Sec’y & Asst.

Sec’y of State had been assassinated, & we are yet in the dark as to the details”

441. Horatio Wright. Engineer and general (1820–1899) who served in the Union Army during the Civil War, responsible for building the fortifications around Washington and commanding troops in the Overland Campaign. In his postwar career, he was involved in a number of major engineering projects, including the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge and completion of the Washington Monument. Civil War–dated ALS signed “H.,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, Head Quarters 6th Army Corps letterhead, April 16, 1865. Letter to his “darling wife” on the assassination of President Lincoln, in part: “We are quietly in camp here, and may be so for days to come, so far as present appearances are concerned. I don’t like to leave the corps while matters are in their present transition state, or I would try to run up for a few days to see you and the babies. The Army was much horrified last night by the intelligence that the Presd’t, Sec’y & Asst. Sec’y of State had been assassinated, & we are yet in the dark as to the details, further than that the Presd’t met his death at the hands of Edwin Booth the Actor, I trust the people hung him on the spot—and if this tragedy is the result of a mature plan of the Southern rulers, I shall advise that their crime be visited promptly & relentlessly upon them—God grant that it may turn out to be the mad act of a few fanatics for which the rebel rulers and people are in no wise responsible. Otherwise I fear that all the restraint of discipline will not suffice to prevent our soldiers from wreaking what they may conceive to be a vengeance even upon the innocent and the helpless—I hope, however, for better tidings soon; and that excellent feeling hitherto manifested by our soldiers toward the rebels may return. It has received a rude shock, but all may be well if they can be convinced that the south is not responsible for the horrid crime.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a handsome custom-made quarter leather presentation folder.

A fascinating, thoughtful letter on the death of President Lincoln and its potential impact on the Civil War. On the same night that Lincoln was murdered at Ford’s Theatre, Secretary of State William H. Seward was attacked and brutally beaten by two conspirators; a third man was assigned to kill Vice President Andrew Johnson, but he failed to carry out the attempt. Wright’s misinformation in the assassination’s early aftermath is fascinating: in addition to believing that three high-ranking officials had been killed, he had learned that the famed Shakespearean actor Edwin Booth—not his lesser-known brother, John Wilkes—was the assassin. A remarkable firsthand account from a tragic turning point in American history. Starting Bid $200

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The enraged 23-year-old Custer— “I would court-martial any officer of my command who would receive and act on any order” transmitted by a rebel 442. George A. Custer. Tremendous Civil

War-dated ALS signed “G. A. Custer,” one page both sides, 5 x 8.25, Head-Quarters Cavalry Brigade letterhead, August 21, 1863. Letter to General H. J. Kilpatrick, in full: “Commdg 3rd Div. without investigating the matter in reference to Lieut. North disregarding a certain order of the Brig. Genl. com’g the Division, I find on reading the letter, on which your endorsement was made, what I consider, sufficient grounds to warrant any officer, who understands his duty, in disregarding such order, the order was communicated to him by a citizen and that citizen a rebel. I would court-martial any officer of my command who would receive and act on any order transmitted through such channels.”

Custer modifies the letterhead to read, “HeadQuarters 2nd Cavalry Brigade, 3rd Div., Cav Corp.” In very good to fine condition, with light toning along edges and one of the vertical folds.

On June 29, 1863, the 23-year-old Custer was commissioned to brigadier general of volunteers and assigned command of the Michigan Cavalry Brigade in Kilpatrick’s division, becoming one of the youngest Generals in the Union Army. Three days later, Custer led his men in the Battle of Gettysburg where he assisted in preventing J.E.B. Stuart from attacking the Union rear. Known for his aggressive battlefield tactics, Custer displays marked consideration in the disobedience case of Lieutenant North, a soldier Custer ultimately defends given the order’s treacherous origins. An intriguing letter from early in the storied military career of the ‘Boy General.’ Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

Scarce 1873 check from the legendary cavalry commander 443. George A. Custer. Rare Planters National Bank check, 7 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Custer, “G. A. Custer,” payable to Galt House for $15, March 3, 1873. In fine condition. The Galt House was the premier hotel in Louisville and Custer had held a lavish banquet there in 1872 to honor the visiting Grand Duke Alexis of Russia. Custer visited the hotel often during the period from October 1871 through March 1873, when the 7th Cavalry was stationed nearby at Taylor Barracks in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Four days after signing this check, Custer and his men were ordered to the Dakota Territory to help protect a party of surveyors from the Sioux as they were laying out the route for the proposed Northern Pacific Railroad. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Remarkable WWII correspondence between Italian brothers, one a POW at Georgia’s Camp Wheeler 444. World War II. Uncommon collection of World War II corre-

spondence between Italian brothers Cesario and Lorenzo Esposito, the former a prisoner of war detained at Camp Wheeler in Georgia, and the latter an American citizen attempting to contact his brother.

Dated from August 7, 1943, to August 10, 1944, the lot consists of 18 pieces, eight of which are “Prisoner of War” postcards and letters, written in Italian and uninscribed, in which Cesario details to his brother the circumstances of his capture and subsequent imprisonment. The remaining items include post related to the placement of Cesario and Lorenzo’s exhaustive attempts to secure visitation, including: postal and Western Union telegraphs, and various response letters from the American Red Cross, the Headquarters Army Services Forces, and the Headquarters Prisoner of War Camp, signed and authorized by leading officers such as Sgt. Lt. A. L. Zanecchia, Colonel Howard F. Bresee, and Captain Henry J. Boudreaux. One particular letter highlighting the indefinite location of Cesario, dated April 22, 1944, in part: “The Provost Marshal General directs me to reply to your letter of 20 April 1944, requesting information on the new camp location of Italian prisoner of war Cesario Esposito, 4WI-38133m who according to your letter may be transferred, in the near future, from Prisoner of War Camp, Camp Wheeler, Georgia, to an unknown location. As you already are in direct communication with the above-named prisoner of war, it is suggested that you write direct to your brother...requesting him to inform you of any change in his status.” In very good to fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Hand-painted “The Ship Worrybird” bomber jacket from the 8th Air Force 445. World War II USAAF 8th Air Force A-2 Flight Jacket with Unit Patch and Painted Decorations. An attractive dark brown leather,

issue jacket with brown elastique hem and cuffs.

The jacket has a single, functional front zipper with collar snaps, and a hook and eye fastener at the throat (the hook portion is no longer present).

The jacket was made by J.A. Dubow Mfg. Co. of Chicago, IL, and has the one-piece label peculiar to Dubow jackets made under the W535 AC 27798 contract. The exterior leather is still supple and exhibits only minor wear and flaking along a few of the edge seams, and on the forearms of the sleeves.

Some further fraying of the cuff and hem fabric is also visible. The jacket is embellished with a large, colored leather 4th Bombardment Squadron unit patch on the left breast (a yellow disk with Black Widow Spider in the center) with “Didi, Dum Dum, Didi” underneath, and “The Ship Worrybird” on the right breast in yellow paint. The back of the jacket has a large silhouette of a B-17 trailing a curved row of falling mission count bombs (35 in all) with the word “Finish” at the bottom. The paint is in excellent condition with light flaking along some of the leather texture. The interior of the jacket has a slightly worn, but intact brown linen lining. The 4th Bombardment Squadron was an element of the 34th Bombardment Group which, after stateside service following its formation in 1941, transferred to 8th Air Force service in 1944, flying from RAF Mendlesham until the end of the war. Starting Bid $300

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Four-flag A-2 jacket from the Korean War 446. Korean War USAF 8th Bombardment Squadron A-2 Flight Jacket with Unit Patch and Painted Back. An attrac-

tive dark brown leather, issue jacket with russet-brown elastique hem and cuffs. The jacket has a single, functional front zipper with collar snaps, and a hook and eye fastener at the throat (the hook portion is no longer present). The maker label is no longer present, but the construction is consistent with jackets made by the Poughkeepsie Leather Coat Co. The exterior leather is still supple and exhibits only minor wear and flaking along a few of the edge seams, as well as on the forearms and shoulders of the sleeves.

There is almost no fraying of the cuff or hem fabric. The jacket is embellished with a large, lozenge-shaped, silk embroidered 8th Bombardment Squadron unit patch on the left breast (a bald eagle grasping the Liberty Bell superimposed on a white, green, and yellow roundel). The back of the jacket has four hand-painted flags in a grid: the Stars and Stripes, ROK Taegeukgi, Union Jack, and UN Flag. Beneath the flags is a falling bomb canted at 45° angle. The paint is heavily flaked, particularly on the Taegeukgi, but the flags are still discernible. The US Air Force decal on the left shoulder is also heavily flaked, but also still discernible. The interior of the jacket has a slightly worn, but intact brown linen lining. The 8th Bombardment Squadron was an element of the 3rd Bombardment Group flying A-26 Invaders on night intruder missions into North Korea. They performed the last ground attack mission of the war prior to the armistice. Starting Bid $300

447. James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan.

British Army officer (1797–1868) who commanded the Light Brigade during the Crimean War; he led the famous ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’ at the Battle of Balaclava in 1854. ALS signed “Cardigan,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 9, August 24, 1849. Letter responding to a request that he “allow the Band of the 11th Lyte Dragoons to attend at the Festival to His Grace the Duke of Wellington on the 30th,” stating that he “shall be happy to comply with the wishes of the committee.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds, and old mounting traces on the back edge of the last page.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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448. Napoleonic Wars. ALS signed “David Larmond,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.5 x 9.25, October 7, 1810. Interesting letter with content from the Napoleonic War period, in which Larmond pens a long letter to his brother, Cyrus Eaton, and discusses his long voyage as a crew member on a cargo ship. He relays details of adversarial situations and complications with his journey, with much of the content also relating to issues at hand during the Napoleon War, namely that of Napoleon’s obsession with divorce and fathering heirs for his empire. The letter, in part: “We could not sell our Cargo on account of some of Bonapartes orders, who was expected there every day and the Danes dare not do otherwise than obey him…April we arrived at Stratsond, a Swedish port, up the Baltic sea where we discharged our Cargo and sailed for St. Petersburgh…we took on board a cargo of Hemp and Iron and sailed the ninth of July for New York…News I have none, Except that they are making great preparations to receive Julian Bonaparte who is on his way to this place from Rome, having fell out with his brother Napoleon, who ordered him to Divorce his wife, as he had a better match in view. Julian could not think of Divorcing his wife and Bastardizing his children, and is therefore going to fly to the English for protection…

The twenty fifth of this month our ships trial comes on and if they condemn her we shall lose our wages which will not be a trifle to lose, and I don’t know but they will for under their enormous wigs I think there is mischief concealed, but if they don’t condemn her we shall sail as quick as possible.” In very good condition, with some staining, creasing, and several tears along the left edge. Starting Bid $200

Days after Nelson’s triumph at the Battle of Copenhagen 449. Horatio Nelson.

Exceptional ALS signed “Nelson & Bronte,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 8.75, April 5, 1801. Letter to Sir Thomas Warburton, in full: “I had truly the pleasure & satisfaction of having your son on board this day at dinner. He is without a compliment a very fine Lad and he minds as not no more than his Father. The Messengers for peace came off this day…I hope I may have provisional leave to quit my place whenever my state of health or other causes may make me think it necessary. On all occasions I have endeavour’d to do my best in the station in which I am placed, but my heart is tender and cannot bear what I feel undeserved rubs, but enough of my misfortunes. Capt. Bligh deserves a better ship than the glutton. No man in the world could acquit himself better in every respect.” He continues to discuss ship assignments for various captains. In a postscript, Nelson adds: “Do not think me particularly pipped. If you was here you would go mad and the description will make you half so.” Professionally inlaid into a slightly larger sheet. In fine condition, with partial separation to lower fold.

Three days earlier, Nelson and his British fleet fought a large contingent of the Dano-Norwegian Navy in the pivotal Battle of Copenhagen on April 2, 1801. The British aim was to force Denmark from the Second League of Armed Neutrality, a coalition of the north European naval powers designed to protect shipping against the Royal Navy’s wartime policy of unlimited search of neutral shipping for French contraband. On the strength of Britain’s superior gunnery, Nelson’s fleet overwhelmed the Danes and negotiations were reopened the following day in Copenhagen. News of Paul I of Russia’s assassination hastened the discussions and the final peace agreement was signed on October 23rd. As a reward for the victory, Nelson was created Viscount Nelson of the Nile and of Burnham Thorpe in the County of Norfolk, on May 19, 1801. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Blockading Napoleon’s fleet on the HMS Victory, Lord Nelson writes “with confidence that we shall be able to foil the cunning of the Corsican Tyrant” 450. Horatio Nelson. ALS signed “Nelson & Bronte,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 9.25, January 26, 1804. Letter to “H. R. H. Duke de Genevois,” written from the “Victory.”

In part: “I was honor’d yesterday with your Royal Highness’s two letters…I was upon my route for Madalena having by my frigates receiv’d information of the motions of the Enemy. The troops ready for embarkation at Nice and also at Toulon amount to full 10,000 men and one of their objects but not their whole object is to take the Island of Sardinia. The fleet had not sail’d on the 19th but were quite ready, but whether it is their intention to avert the embarkation from Nice with the Toulon fleet I am not sure, but my Eye is fixed upon them and your Royal Highness may rely that no exertion of mine shall be wanting to intercept them, and whatever is in my power to succour His Sardinian majesty you may rely upon, and I sincerely regret that I have neither Troops or money at my disposal, with the blessing of a just God on our exertions I rely with confidence that we shall be able to foil the cunning of the Corsican Tyrant.

The two letters from Berthier, Minister at War, and from another man in office at Paris (whose name I do not now recollect)…on the 6th instant I transmitted them to Lord Hobart one of His Majesty’s principal Secretaries of State, therefore if the Count de Tronte will take the trouble of asking Lord Hobart for them I am sure he will deliver them to His Excellency. I beg your Royal Highness to be assured that nothing shall be wanting on my part to merit the continuance of your good opinion and to prove myself your Royal Highness’s most obedient servant.” Intersecting folds, a small stain to the blank area of the last page, and show-through from writing to opposing sides, otherwise fine condition.

During this early part of 1804, Nelson continued his long blockade of Toulon, a defensive tactic preventing the French fleet there from escaping into the Mediterranean and contributing to the Napoleonic Wars. Nelson had frigates patrolling the waters to gather intelligence on any troop movements, as he reports here, and was eager to lure the French out of their port and destroy them on the open sea. He was absolutely convinced of the neutral Sardinia’s strategic importance to both British and French interests, and so expected Bonaparte to attempt an invasion soon. Meanwhile he wrote constantly to British officials promoting their own invasion of the island, calling it the key to controlling the Mediterranean. Contrary to his expectations, the fleet did not attempt to escape Toulon and it was not until a year later that Admiral Pierre-Charles Villeneuve managed to slip through Nelson’s blockade. This would result in the famed Battle of Trafalgar, during which Nelson was killed while leading the Royal Navy to a decisive victory. The fleet of the “Coriscan Tyrant”—Napoleon Bonaparte—was defeated, never again to challenge the British at sea. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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“I have an immense block as a Palace and a horde of useless servants”— Gordon as the new governor-general of Sudan 451. Charles ‘Chinese’ Gordon.

BALS signed “C. G. Gordon,” three pages both sides, 8 x 9.75, May 18, 1877. Letter to Colonel Nugent, written from Khartoum. In part: “I leave this on Monday for Darfur. I have had a worrying time here for I have been inundated with petitions, having placed a box with a slit in the lid, at my gate, to receive them.

Claims of creditors ag[ain]st debtors, of this or that injustice, of soldiers, of people seeking appts & from the sum of them. I have an immense block as a Palace and a horde of useless servants, among whom is an eunuch.

Cannot move, without a host…and am oppressed with the grandeur. A cat the sister of my predecessor Ismail Pasha broke all the windows of the Palace when she heard that her brother was deposed. My 2nd in com[man]d came three days ago, was cheeky, and got put down smartly, & is now quiet & obedient apparently. The Post here is one of great importance, but of no comfort or pleasure to me. I feel my life is gone, and that I can never look for any more what we may call quiet happiness, not but what I am happy in my way, for the…butch has vanished, and people now breathe without fear. The post would suit Drake capitally. I have a fair band of music, and I have spent a pretty penny, 1500£ in 3 months, how much pleasure out of it, I will not calculate. I mean to take my pay & spend it, in the country. I have several of the late Mufette’s servants with me, a great fall for them…

As for Darfur, I go there with a conviction I shall be blessed with success. The great sheikhs, not knowing English, are much pleased with being called ‘old birds,’ I let them sit down, why my 2nd in command will make them stand before him for a couple of hours. I must be a thorn in their sides, these Pashas, they cannot love me. At my installation as Houkmudar, there was a great ceremony and afterwards an address was read, in which they rejoiced at European justice being about to reign. It must have hurt my followers & I replied in that graceful way, you know, so well, that with ‘God’s help, I would hold the balance straight.’ I never have feared concourses of people, and was not put out at this one, indeed I do not care for their horns or the reverse, and I trust with the same feelings I would hear my dismissal. I have before me now 97 days of camel riding & do not expect to be back for 3 1/2 months.” In fine condition. Gordon had been appointed governor-general of Sudan just two weeks earlier; installed at Khartoum, he established his ascendancy over a vast area, crushing rebellions and suppressing the slave trade. In this remarkable letter, he lends insight into his first days on the job. A lengthy, spectacular piece. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Rare 19th-century dirk engraved with Tammany Hall’s motto, “Beware” 452. Silver Mounted American Dirk with Tammany Hall Engraving. A beautifully made, early 19th-century dagger that

measures 8 1/8˝ overall, with a 4 1/2˝ straight, double-edged blade without ricasso. The steel has an overall bright gray patina with spots of thin freckling along its length that darken slightly towards the tip. The hilt has reversed, scalloped-edge quillons, a smooth silver ferrule, and silver wire-wrapped horn grips with smooth silver pommel. The silver sheath has an older engraved coat of arms (unidentified) executed skillfully on the side opposite the frog stud, but later, cruder engraving was added in a bolder hand, that depicts a coiled rattlesnake and the motto, “BEWARE.” This was the emblem used by members of the infamous Tammany Hall on metal badges to identify each other at meetings and political events. Its presence on this dirk shows that a prior owner, but probably not the original owner, was a member of the ‘Society of St. Tammany,’ as it was also known. The Society was formed in the 1780s in New York City with most of its initial membership drawn from the city’s craftsmen class. They adopted Tamanend, a legendary Delaware chief, as their patron and used pseudo-Indian insignia and titles at their meetings. The Tammany Society entered the political arena in the early 19th century with their support of Aaron Burr, Martin Van Buren, and such progressive policies as universal male suffrage, laws to protect craftsmen, and the cessation of imprisonment for debt. They are most famous, however, for becoming an immensely powerful and corrupt political machine under the control of William Magear Tweed, or ‘Boss Tweed’ as he was popularly known, who courted the support of New York City’s expanding immigrant population and gained immense political power before the influence of Tammany began to wane with Tweed’s arrest and death in custody in 1872. Despite the setback, Tammany Hall as a political force in New York City politics continued, with varying degrees of power and influence, until the mid-1960s, but by the late ‘60s it had faded from the political stage. This is a great little early 19th century American dagger, and has ties to one of the most interesting political forces of the Civil War era. Starting Bid $500

453. Trunk Belonging to Capt. George H. Howe, 57th MA Infantry (Killed at Petersburg). A typical luggage trunk of the Civil War period belong-

ing to Capt. George H. Howe of the 57th Massachusetts Infantry, who was killed at Petersburg. The trunk measures 24˝ x 10 1/2˝ x 14˝. The ends and edges are reinforced with riveted sheet metal protectors, as well as oaken spars providing additional protection on the top of the lid and floor. The trunk retains its original black painted finish with Capt. Howe’s stenciled name and unit in white on one end. The unit designation is mostly obscured by a large paper shipping label that reads: “[Ad]ams Exp[re]ss, from Fortress Monroe, VA.” The interior of the trunk is lined with circa 1930s–40s wallpaper.

George H. Howe was a 23 year old school teacher from Monson, MA, when he enlisted as a 1st Lieutenant on September 9, 1862. He was commissioned into Co. G, 46th MA Infantry on the same day and served until the unit mustered out in July of the following year. He re-enlisted on November 2, 1863, and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in Co. E, 57th MA Infantry, and was promoted to Captain on January 25, 1864. The 57th had a hard service history and, as the regimental history states: ‘The 57th was one of the first regiments to enter the ‘Crater,’ near Petersburg, on the morning of July 30, 1864. The regiment at this time was a mere skeleton, mustering less than 100 officers and men. Here General Bartlett, the brigade commander, was taken prisoner, Major Prescott and Captains Howe and Dresser of the 57th and one enlisted man were killed, 16 officers and men were wounded, 28 were missing, and the colors were lost.

Only Lieutenant Doty and 46 men were left of this veteran regiment.’ This is a rather tragic piece of Civil War personal property, having belonged to a man who lost his life in one of the most famous episodes of the Siege of Petersburg. Starting Bid $300

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455. Ambrose E. Burnside

456. Enola Gay

458. Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets

459. Thomas Foley

460. Frazier Patent Cartridge Box

461. Hagner No. 2 Cartridge Box (Converted to .45 Caliber) MB $200

462. Winfield Scott Hancock

463. New York State Militia Cartridge Box

464. Pennsylvania National Guard McKeever Pattern .30 Caliber Cartridge Box MB $200

465. William Sims

466. Adam J. Slemmer

467. Gideon Welles

468. Charles White Whittlesey

469. World War I

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aviation Howard Hughes and his round-the-world crewmen 470. Howard Hughes. Menu

for a dinner in held in honor of Howard Hughes and his crew at the Terrace Club as part of the 1939 New York World’s Fair, 6.5 x 9, signed inside in pencil by Howard Hughes, his circumnavigation crew members Harry Connor, Tommy Thurlow, Dick Stoddard, and Edward Lund, and operations manager Al Lodwick. Also signed in fountain pen by Rear Admiral Clark H. Woodward, Rear Admiral William H. Standley, noted aviator Alexander P. de Seversky, and pioneering aviator Dick Merrill. The front is annotated in ink, “This is the property of Mrs. Stoddart.” In very good to fine condition, with irregular toning and some light staining.

In 1938, Hughes set a new around-the-world record of 3 days, 19 hours, and 8 minutes. With co-pilot Harry Connor, radio operator Dick Stoddart, flight engineer Edward Lund, and navigator Tommy Thurlow, Hughes took off on July 10th from an airfield on Long Island, New York, in a specially designed Lockheed 14N ‘Super Electra’ aircraft with a range of nearly 5,000 miles. Hughes wanted the flight to be a triumph of American aviation technology, illustrating that safe, long-distance air travel was possible. The flight was sponsored by the upcoming New York World’s Fair, for which Hughes served as an aeronautical advisor, and the aircraft itself was named ‘New York World’s Fair 1939.’ Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

471. Charles Lindbergh. Vintage glossy 9.75 x 8 photo of an unusual tri-motor airplane in a field, signed in fountain pen, “Charles A. Lindbergh, 6/1/29.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing, and some fading and irregular ink adhesion to the signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Signed poster dropped from the Spirit of St. Louis 472.

Charles Lindbergh. Poster

from Charles Lindbergh’s national tour with the Spirit of St. Louis, 22 x 28, signed in the lower right in fountain pen, “Charles A. Lindbergh.” The poster features an image of the historic Spirit of St. Louis airplane, with a large salutation and text featuring an indirect apology, in part: “Greetings: Because of the limited time and the extensive itinerary of the tour of the United States now in progress to encourage popular interest in aeronautics, it is impossible for the ‘Spirit of St. Louis’ to land in your city. This message from the air, however, is sent you to express our sincere appreciation of your interest in the tour and in the promotion and expansion of commercial aeronautics in the United States.” In very good condition, with the signature very faded but legible, creasing, toning, dampstaining, and tape repair to splitting along the vertical fold. Following his groundbreaking transatlantic flight, Lindbergh embarked on a promotional tour of the United States, landing in 92 cities in 48 states between July 20 and October 23, 1927. When passing over smaller cities and towns, Lindbergh would intermittently fly within 1,000 feet of crowds gathered to observe and drop one of these signed posters from the sky, loaded into a canvas tube. A unique memento from the pioneering aviator. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

A unique double “Lindbergh” 473. Charles Lindbergh. Unusual fountain pen signature by aviator Charles Lindbergh, “Charles A. Lindbergh, C. A. Lindbergh, Jr.,” on an off-white 7.5 x 4 stationery envelope for 598 Madison Avenue, New York City. Affixed to a slightly larger card and in fine condition. Accompanied by a somewhat erroneous small note in an unknown hand: “The upper signature is Col. Lindbergh’s normal signature.

The lower one is a copy of his father’s signature, which he himself uses in signing checks.” Lindbergh discontinued the frequent use of the “Jr.” version of his signature shortly after his father’s death in 1924; rather than being a copy of his father’s signature, this is simply an example of two different versions of the aviator’s own signature used during different points in his life. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Orville thanks Hap Arnold’s wife for “a gift to the Army Air Forces Aid Society in memory of my brother Wilbur” 474. Orville Wright. TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal let-

terhead, February 18, 1944. Letter to Hap Arnold’s wife, who was Vice President of the Army Air Forces Aid Society, in full, “I thank you for the card showing the action of the Kitty Hawk Anniversary Dinner Committee in making a gift to the Army Air Forces Aid Society in memory of my brother Wilbur. The Committee’s action pleased me very much. With kindest regards to yourself and General Arnold.” In fine condition. Mrs. Arnold had written to Wright with acknowledgment of a recent donation to the society by the Kitty Hawk Anniversary Dinner Committee, in memory of Wilbur Wright, on the occasion of the Wright brothers’ fortieth anniversary of their first flight at Kitty Hawk.

Still in existence today, the Army Air Force Aid Society was founded in 1942 as a source of financial assistance for Air Force families.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

476. Orville Wright. Splen-

475. Orville Wright. The Winters National Bank and Trust Co. check, 8.5 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Wright, payable to Carrie Grumbach for $27.14, December 5, 1944. In fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

did vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 reprint photo of an Orville Wright portrait

by Underwood & Underwood, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Florence Bergstrom, with good wishes from, Orville Wright.” In fine condition, with a hint of edge silvering. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Rare portrait of the elusive Wilbur Wright

477. Wilbur Wright. Rare vintage matte-finish 4.5 x 6.5 portrait of the elder Wright brother by the White Studio of New York,

signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Col. Geo. S. Anderson, with my compliments, Wilbur Wright.” Affixed to the original 8 x 10 studio mount. In very good condition, with slight silvering to darker areas, a couple small areas of surface scuffing and loss to left side of facial area, subtle rippling, and some scattered light staining and missing lower corner tips to mount. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. The recipient was a West Point graduate who rose to the rank of colonel and was assigned as a member of the newly created General Staff of the Army in 1906. Anderson was sent to Governors Island to serve as Chief of Staff of the Department of the East, and while stationed there met Wright before he embarked on his historic 20-mile, 33-minute flight up the Hudson River from Governors Island to Grant’s Tomb and back in October 1909. Signed photographs of Wright remain extremely rare.

Starting Bid $1000

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space

478. Mercury 7. Amazing

The heroes of Mercury 7

vintage color glossy 13.75 x 10.75 full-length photo of the original Mercury astronauts posing in front of a Convair F106-B aircraft at Langley Air Force Base on January 20, 1961, signed above their respective images in black ink or felt tip: “Scott Carpenter,” “Gordon Cooper,” “J. H. Glenn, Jr.,” “Gus Grissom,” “Alan B. Shepard, Jr.,” “D. K. Slayton,” and “Wally Schirra,” who signs over his failed first attempt. The photo is affixed to its original 20 x 16 cardstock mount. In very good to fine condition, with light scuffs and surface impressions to the lightly faded image, and some light stains and a stray ink mark to the mount. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $500

“First Man on the Moon” FDC signed by the Apollo 11 crew 479. Apollo 11. Very desirable FDC postmarked July 20, 1969, the date of the Apollo 11 moon landing, and September 9, 1969, the issue date for the jumbo-sized commemorative “First Man on the Moon” stamp, which is affixed to upper right corner, signed in thin black felt tip

by Neil Armstrong, in blue ballpoint by Buzz Aldrin, and in black ballpoint by Michael Collins. In very fine condition.

Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Astronaut Central for the Collins signature. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $300

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Superb uninscribed mid-70s Apollo 11 crew litho

480. Apollo 11. Exceptional official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 11 crew in their white space suits, boldly signed in blue ballpoint by Neil Armstrong, and in black felt tip by Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin. Reverse bears typed collector’s annotations indicating that it was signed in 1973–1974. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing, and two light paperclip impressions to the top edge. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $500

Fully signed Apollo 11 recovery photo 481. Apollo 11. Phenomenal vintage color glossy

10.75 x 13.75 photo of the Helicopter 66 recovery of the Apollo 11 astronauts after splashdown on July 24, 1969, affixed to its original 16 x 20 cardstock mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in black felt tip, “To Jere Cobb—With thanks for your help in the windup to Apollo 11—Neil Armstrong,” “M. Collins,” and “Buzz Aldrin.” In fine condition, with Armstrong’s signature and inscription a few shades light, but still completely legible, dings to corners of mount (easily matted out if so desired), and light fading to image. Cobb was an ex-Marine aviator, test pilot, and a NASA pilot, who later served as an instructor in the Lunar Landing Training Vehicle and as the prime instructor for Charles Conrad for the Apollo 12 mission. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $500

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482. Buzz Aldrin.

Offered directly by Buzz Aldrin: a NASAproduced lunar landing booklet, “In This Decade…Mission To The Moon,” 46 pages, 10.25 x 7.75, signed on the front cover in silver ink by Buzz Aldrin. In fine condition, with some light creasing and handling wear. Proceeds benefit Aldrin’s new Human SpaceFlight Institute, a premier think-tank and innovation center. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

483. Buzz Aldrin. Offered directly by Buzz Aldrin: a color 11 x 14 commemorative certificate honoring “Mankind’s First Landing on the Moon,” showing the Apollo 11 emblem and an image of Paul Calle’s sketch of Neil Armstrong above, with lower portion featuring a Congressional Resolution and Presidential Proclamation observing the 10th anniversary of the first moon-landing mission, signed in black ballpoint, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.” In fine condition, with a small crease to the lower left corner tip. Accompanied by a preprinted explanatory NASA card. Proceeds benefit Aldrin’s new Human SpaceFlight Institute, a premier think-tank and innovation center. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

484. Buzz Aldrin.

Offered directly by Buzz Aldrin: a color semi-glossy 8 x 10 full-length photo of Lunar Module Pilot Aldrin posing on the surface of the moon, his visor showing a small reflection of the photographer, Neil Armstrong, signed in black felt tip, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.” In fine condition. Proceeds benefit Aldrin’s new Human SpaceFlight Institute, a premier think-tank and innovation center. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

485. Buzz Aldrin.

Offered directly by Buzz Aldrin: four issues of the Kennedy Space Center’s Spaceport News, dated between 1969 and 2009, Vols. 8, 28, 33, and 49, each 9.5 x 12, each signed on the front cover in ink or felt tip, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.” In overall fine condition. Proceeds benefit Aldrin’s new Human SpaceFlight Institute, a premier think-tank and innovation center.

Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

486. Buzz Aldrin. Offered

directly by Buzz Aldrin: an uncommon official 8.5 x 11 NASA paperstock lithograph of the “Apollo Landing Sites,” showing the moon and the six locations of each successful Apollo lunar-landing mission, signed in blue felt tip, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.” In fine condition. Proceeds benefit Aldrin’s new Human SpaceFlight Institute, a premier think-tank and innovation center. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication.

Starting Bid $200

487. Buzz Aldrin. Offered

directly by Buzz Aldrin: an official color glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of the opposite sides of Mars, signed in blue felt tip, “Buzz Aldrin, Mars Guy.” In very fine condition. Proceeds benefit Aldrin’s new Human SpaceFlight Institute, a premier think-tank and innovation center. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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488. Buzz Aldrin. Offered directly by Buzz Aldrin: a collection of seven books, each hardcover with dust jacket, signed

on the title page in ink or felt tip by Aldrin, with titles including: Mission to Mars; Reaching for the Moon; Men from Earth; No Dream Is Too High; Welcome to Mars: Making a Home on the Red Planet; Encounter with Tiber; and Magnificent Desolation.

In overall fine condition. Proceeds benefit Aldrin’s new Human SpaceFlight Institute, a premier think-tank and innovation center.

Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

489. Buzz Aldrin.

Offered directly by Buzz Aldrin: a dualsided page removed from the ‘Launch Vehicle Operations for Support of Space Vehicle Countdown Demonstration Test and Launch Countdown’ manual, used and annotated in green felt tip by NASA test conductor Norm Carlson, 8.5 x 11, signed on the reverse in black ballpoint, “Buzz Aldrin, XI.” Both sides are headed “Apollo/Saturn Launch Operations,” with upper portion listing: “LV CDDT & CD, Vol. 1, Date: June 20, 1969, Revision: 010, Page: 5251.60, Test No.: V–20060, Vol. 1, Vehicle: AS–506.”

Carlson has circled or underlined seven commands or responses, added check marks to the first four sequences, and made an “X” in a box identified as “S-IC,” the first stage of the American Saturn V rocket. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by aerospace memorabilia specialist Ken Havekotte. Proceeds benefit Aldrin’s new Human SpaceFlight Institute, a premier think-tank and innovation center. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication.

Starting Bid $200

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490. Buzz Aldrin. Offered directly by Buzz Aldrin: a booklet

entitled “The First Lunar Landing, As Told by the Astronauts,” published in 1989 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the lunar landing, 24 pages, 9 x 12, signed on the front cover in blue felt tip by Buzz Aldrin. In fine condition, with light handling wear.

Proceeds benefit Aldrin’s new Human SpaceFlight Institute, a premier think-tank and innovation center. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

491. Buzz Aldrin. Offered directly by

Buzz Aldrin: an uncommon pair of oversized official color NASA lithographs, 11 x 14 and 14 x 11, both signed in silver ink, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI,” with one showing Aldrin walking on the surface of the moon near the foot of the lunar lander, and the other of a large crater at the Sea of Tranquility. In overall fine condition, with some light soiling and rippling. Proceeds benefit Aldrin’s new Human SpaceFlight Institute, a premier think-tank and innovation center. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

492. Buzz Aldrin.

Offered directly by Buzz Aldrin: a color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin’s bootprint on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.” In very fine condition. Proceeds benefit Aldrin’s new Human SpaceFlight Institute, a premier think-tank and innovation center. Precertified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

494. Buzz Aldrin. Of-

fered directly by Buzz Aldrin: two unused vintage Kennedy Space Center bumper stickers, 14.75 x 4 and 12 x 3.5, one for the “International Moon Walk Festival,” and the other featuring the Apollo 11 mission insignia with bold text, “We Saw America Put a Man on the Moon, Apollo XI,” both signed in gold ink or blue felt tip, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.” In overall very good to fine condition, with light soiling and foxing.

Proceeds benefit Aldrin’s new Human SpaceFlight Institute, a premier think-tank and innovation center. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

493. Buzz Aldrin. Offered

directly by Buzz Aldrin: a white snapback cap with embroidered NASA ‘meatball’ logo to crown and American flag to left side panel, signed on the brim in blue felt tip by history’s second moonwalker. In fine condition, with slight feathering to the signature due to the nature of the fabric. Proceeds benefit Aldrin’s new Human SpaceFlight Institute, a premier think-tank and innovation center. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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495. Buzz Aldrin.

Offered directly by Buzz Aldrin: an MGM Records 45 RPM commemorative record of “First Man on the Moon,” signed on the front of the sleeve in silver ink, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.” In very good to fine condition, with creasing and some old price sticker residue. The record is included. Proceeds benefit Aldrin’s new Human SpaceFlight Institute, a premier think-tank and innovation center. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

498. Buzz Aldrin. Two items

offered directly by Buzz Aldrin: a souvenir “Journey to the Moon” 11-dollar bank note, 6 x 2.5, with front showing an image of Buzz Aldrin on the moon, and reverse featuring the Apollo 11 crew posing in their white space suits, signed on the front in blue ballpoint by Aldrin; and a color semi-glossy 4 x 5.75 full-length photo of Aldrin standing on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.” In overall very fine condition.

Proceeds benefit Aldrin’s new Human SpaceFlight Institute, a premier think-tank and innovation center. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

496. Buzz Aldrin.

Offered directly by Buzz Aldrin: two uncommon FDCs issued

by RCA and TWA, both 9.5 x 4.25, bearing cachets honoring the crew of the Apollo 11 mission, both signed in blue ballpoint, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.” Includes an embroidered Apollo 11 mission patch, 3˝ in diameter, with white text to right side: “Launch Team.” In overall fine condition, with some light edge toning and creasing to one of the covers. Proceeds benefit Aldrin’s new Human SpaceFlight Institute, a premier think-tank and innovation center. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

497. Buzz Aldrin. Offered directly by Buzz Aldrin: an appealing FDC with a color cachet honoring the Apollo 11 mission insignia with text above, “’One small step for man; one giant leap for mankind,’” signed in black ballpoint by Aldrin. The cover is postmarked July 20, 1969, the date of the Apollo 11 moon landing, and September 9, 1969, the issue date for the jumbosized commemorative “First Man on the Moon” stamp, which is affixed to upper right corner. Includes an embroidered Apollo 11 mission patch, 3˝ in diameter, with white text to right side: “Bird Watcher.” In fine condition, with a bit of light flap-related toning.

Proceeds benefit Aldrin’s new Human SpaceFlight Institute, a premier think-tank and innovation center. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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499. Buzz Aldrin. Two items offered directly by Buzz Aldrin: an FDC with a cachet honoring the 20th anniversary of the first moon landing, signed in blue ballpoint, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI”; and a commemorative $4.20 Cook Islands postage stamp, 4.25 x 3.5, honoring the 20th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, signed in blue felt tip, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.” In overall fine condition.

Proceeds benefit Aldrin’s new Human SpaceFlight Institute, a premier think-tank and innovation center. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

500. Buzz Aldrin. Offered directly by Buzz Aldrin: a “Viking

Project: Mission to Mars” pamphlet printed by NASA’s Viking Project Office at the Langley Research Center, 4 x 6.5, signed on the front cover in blue ballpoint, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.” Includes a color 4 x 3.25 Project Viking mission decal. In overall fine condition. Proceeds benefit Aldrin’s new Human SpaceFlight Institute, a premier think-tank and innovation center.

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501. Buzz Aldrin. Offered directly by Buzz Aldrin: a circa

1973 color 16.75 x 10.75 poster of the “Historical Events of First Lunar Flights,” showing 13 images from various Apollo missions against a shot of the Earth rising above the lunar surface, signed in gold ink, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.” In fine condition, with a central vertical fold. Proceeds benefit Aldrin’s new Human SpaceFlight Institute, a premier think-tank and innovation center. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication.

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502. Buzz Aldrin. Offered

directly by Buzz Aldrin: a pair of color NASA Tours postcards, 5.5 x 3.5 and 3.5 x 5.5, both signed in blue felt tip, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI,” with one showing the liftoff of the Apollo 11 mission, and the other of the crew as they prepare to enter their space vehicle. In overall fine condition, with some light scuffing. Proceeds benefit Aldrin’s new Human SpaceFlight Institute, a premier think-tank and innovation center. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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503. Buzz Aldrin.

Offered directly by Buzz Aldrin, two items relating to the 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission: a menu for the “30th Anniversary Dinner” held at the John F. Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1999, signed in black ballpoint, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI”; and a commemorative cover with a color cachet honoring the event, signed in blue ballpoint, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.” In overall fine condition. Proceeds benefit Aldrin’s new Human SpaceFlight Institute, a premier think-tank and innovation center. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

504. Buzz Aldrin. Offered directly by Buzz Aldrin: a quadfold pamphlet for the Apollo 11 mission, measures 16.75 x 9.75 unfolded (front panel measures 4.25 x 9.75), signed on the attractive front cover in black ballpoint, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.” Printed

by Grumman Aerospace Corporation. In fine condition, with some staining along the edges.

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505. Buzz Aldrin.

Offered directly by Buzz Aldrin: a souvenir booklet for the “Log of Apollo II,” 13 pages, 8.5 x 11, signed on the front cover in blue ballpoint, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.” In fine condition. An uncommon and attractive display piece. Proceeds benefit Aldrin’s new Human SpaceFlight Institute, a premier think-tank and innovation center. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

506. Apollo 11. Offered directly by Buzz Aldrin: a still-sealed commemorative New Frontier bronze medal, 76 mm, 242 gm,

designed by Joel Iskowitz and sculpted by Phebe Hemphill and Don Everhart. The front depicts portraits of Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins and Friendship 7 astronaut John Glenn above a partial view of the Earth and an astronaut walking on the lunar surface facing the American flag, with the imagery encircled by raised text of the astronaut names. The reverse features the Lunar Module above the moon and the Friendship 7 capsule orbiting the Earth, with text to upper and lower portions: “We Came In Peace, For All Mankind.” Also includes a color semi-glossy 5.75 x 4 photo of the Apollo 11 crew posing in their white space suits, signed in blue ballpoint by Aldrin. The medal is a duplicate of the New Frontier Congressional Gold Medal awarded to astronauts John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins in recognition of their significant contributions to society. In overall fine condition. Proceeds benefit Aldrin’s new Human SpaceFlight Institute, a premier think-tank and innovation center. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

507. Apollo 11. Offered directly by Buzz Aldrin: an Apollo 11 Manned Flight Awareness medal, 1.25˝ diameter, featuring a

depiction of Buzz Aldrin looking at the American flag on the lunar surface. The reverse has raised text reading: “This Medallion contains metal from spacecrafts Columbia and Eagle, that took Astronauts Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins on their historic Apollo 11 mission that resulted in the first landing of man on the Moon.” Includes an official glossy 10.5 x 8 NASA photo of the Apollo 11 mission insignia, signed in blue felt tip, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.” Reverse of photo bears faded purple NASA caption text. In overall very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing. Accompanied by a copy of an unissued MFA Apollo 11 Medallion certificate, as well as a copy of an employee’s letter from the Bendix Aerospace Systems Division, dated March 10, 1972, in part: “NASA had minted Apollo 11 Medallions from an alloy that includes metal from actual working components of the Eagle and the Columbia. They provided us with enough coins to be distributed to employees who worked on Apollo through July 19, 1969…These Medallions are presented to the employees to provide a tangible memento to the people whose efforts made the Apollo 11 mission possible.” Proceeds benefit Aldrin’s new Human SpaceFlight Institute, a premier think-tank and innovation center. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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Space crackers from Apollo 16— “Flown on CM ‘Casper,’ Charlie Duke” 508. Apollo 16. Flown packet of cheese crackers carried

to the moon aboard the Command Module Casper during the Apollo 16 mission. The space-food package measures 6.5 x 3.25 and contains 12 compressed bite-size cheese crackers, each measuring approximately 1˝ in diameter; the snack food was intended to be eaten directly from the bag, with the small cracker size preventing crumbs from floating around the spacecraft cabin. The package label, marked “Cheddar Cheese Crackers” and stamped “5083,” bears a small blue swatch of Velcro, and is signed and flight-certified in black ink: “A–16, Flown on CM ‘Casper,’ Charlie Duke, LMP.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a signed letter of provenance from Duke, in part: “By this letter, I certify that the Apollo food bag containing ‘Cheddar Cheese Crackers’ with ID number 5083 with a ‘Blue’ Velcro tab was flown to the moon aboard the Apollo Command Module ‘Casper…Each meal usually consisted of four or five bags that included a drink, a soup, an entree, a vegetable, and a dessert. One crewman would prepare the meals for consumption…While the Apollo food did not look very appetizing, I actually found it tasty and certainly nutritious. The portions were more than ample so all the food was not consumed. This is one of the bags that were not consumed. This food bag has been a part of my personal space collection since we returned from our mission on April 27, 1972.” Consignor notes that this originates from the private collection of Charlie Duke. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $500

Gorgeous collection of 21 ISS Expedition Robbins medallions 509. Collection of (21) ISS Robbins Medallions. Fan-

tastic collection of 21 unflown sterling silver International Space Station Expedition Robbins medallions, comprising the following expeditions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, and 25.

These ISS EXP Robbins medallions were designed by each of the crews to commemorate their missions to the space station between 2000 and 2010. The medallions generally measure between 1.5˝ and 2˝ across and feature raised mission insignia designs on the face, with the launch and return dates engraved on the reverse. All are in their original plastic cases with stiff blue felt liners, and affixed labels denoting serial numbers. Overall condition is mint state. From the collection of a former Robbins Company executive. Robbins medals for the ISS Expeditions are quite scarce, and rarely made publicly available. A highly desirable partial set representing the first decade of the International Space Station. A complete list of medallions and serial numbers is available online at RRAuction.com. Starting Bid $500 208 |

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“’I’m excited about my upcoming shuttle flight” 511. Christa McAuliffe. TLS signed “S. Christa McAuliffe,” one page, 8.25 x 11, NASA letterhead, September 18, 1985. Letter to Grace Jackson, in full: “Thank you for your note. I do not have my official photograph yet, but I have placed your name on a list and you should receive one this fall.

I’m excited about my upcoming shuttle flight and appreciate your interest.” In fine condition, with a bit of light creasing. Accompanied by an unsigned official NASA lithograph of McAuliffe. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

512. STS-1. Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the first Space Shuttle crew in their orange flight suits, signed in black felt tip, “John Young, STS–1 CDR” and “Bob Crippen.” In very good to fine condition, with light creasing to the right side. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Novaspace for the Young signature. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication.

Starting Bid $200

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513. Apollo 11 MB $200

514. Apollo 12

515. Apollo 12

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516. Apollo 12

517. Apollo 13

518. Apollo 15

519. Apollo 16

520. Apollo-Soyuz and Gerald Ford

521. Neil Armstrong

522. Neil Armstrong

523. Neil Armstrong

524. Neil Armstrong

525. Neil Armstrong

526. Neil Armstrong

527. Neil Armstrong

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528. Neil Armstrong and Wernher von Braun MB $200

530. Alan Bean

531. Gene Cernan

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534. Gene Cernan and Tom Stafford MB $200

537. Ron Evans MB $200

538. Theodore C. Freeman MB $200

529. Scott Carpenter and Gordon Cooper MB $200

532. Gene Cernan

533. Gene Cernan

535. Michael Collins

536. Charles Conrad

539. Gemini 9

540. John Glenn

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541. John Glenn

542. Jim Irwin

544. James Lovell

545. James Lovell

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548. Alan Shepard

549. Alan Shepard

551. STS-125

552. Valentina Tereshkova and Valery Bykovsky MB $200

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543. James Lovell MB $200

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546. Edgar Mitchell

547. Dave Scott

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550. Skylab 3 and 4

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553. Wernher von Braun MB $200

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art, architecture, & design

555.

Cesar Baldaccini. French

sculptor (1921–1998) who was at the forefront of the Nouveau Réalisme movement with his radical compressions, expansions, and fantastic representations of animals and insects.

ALS in French, signed “Cesare,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, 3, Rue des Saints Peres letterhead, March 11, 1969. Letter to art historian Jean Leymarie, in full (roughly translated): “I’ll have you follow the invitation card of my exhibition. I hope you can come, I will have great pleasure to meet you and kiss you.” Baldaccini adds a brief postscript: “There will be a small intimate dinner after with Picou, George Limbour, Nadeau, Auric and you are invited.” In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

557. Alexander Calder. ALS signed “Sandy,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, no date. Letter to his friend and banker Mr. Beverly Iszard, in full: “Please deposit this! How are you & Mary Louise?” At the bottom, he draws a large sketch of a hand holding a wine glass. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Beaton sketches one of his favorite models: “I knew every detail of your face & drew it in every disguise you ever wore” 556. Cecil Beaton. ALS in pencil, signed “Cecil,” one page both sides, 5.75 x 7.5, Shepheard’s Hotel letterhead, May 1942. Letter to Alice, in part: “You won’t realize it was a thrill for me to take these little snapshots of you. I have taken so many thousands!

But you don’t know what a favorite you have always been of mine…when I knew every detail of your face & drew it in every disguise you ever wore. It made me suddenly remember a photograph of you in a field of corn…I have sent the two marked V to ‘Vogue.’”

Beaton has added two sketches of a female face below his signature. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 213

Rare endorsed check from the famed Civil War photographer 558. Mathew Brady.

Scarce National Metropolitan Bank check, 8.25 x 2.75, filled out in another hand, payable to Brady for $10, October 19, 1878, endorsed on the reverse in black ink,”M. B. Brady.” In fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Rare letter on the “Diorama” by the father of photography 560.

Louis Daguerre. French

559. Camille Corot. French land-

scape painter (1796-1875) identified with the Barbizon School. ALS in French, signed “C. Corot,” one page, 5.25 x 7.75, no date. Letter to Clement de Ris, in part (roughly translated): “My friend Brizaud informs me that he is not received. There was an error…I remember well: I had seen accepted: Dauzats and Brida too: it is very unpleasant for the person.

Receive my dear Monsieur the assurance of my cordiality.” In very good to fine condition, with old tape along reverse edges showing through in three places. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200 214 |

artist and photographer (1787–1851) recognized for his invention of the daguerreotype process of photography. LS in French, signed “I approve the writing above, Daguerre,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, September 6, 1830.

Untranslated letter to Mr. Lapree, the representative of the London Diorama, concerning new business initiatives at the Diorama. In fine condition. Daguerre had invented the diorama, a method of projecting images with light, in 1822, and became quite successful in this pre-cinematic system of animating images. An important letter related to Daguerre’s great experiments in light and image. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Prominently signed example of Dali’s Mustache 561. Salvador Dali. Signed book:

Dali’s Mustache. First edition. NY: Simon and Schuster, 1954.

Hardcover, 5.25 x 7, 126 pages. Prominently signed and inscribed across the front pastedown and first free end page in blue ballpoint, “Pour Peter, Hommage de Dali,” with additional sketches of an ant and a parent and child watching a shooting star. Autographic condition: fine, with light toning. Book condition: VG/None, with scuffing and rubbing to boards, most noticeably toward the spine, and reinforcement to the gutter of the title page. A huge sketch and signature by the famed surrealist, written inside a book sought-after in itself as a humorous collaboration between Dali and famed photographer Philippe Halsman. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

562. Eugene Delacroix. French artist (1798–1863) who takes a place in the first rank of painters in the Romantic tradition and whose mastery of color and technique inspired both the Impressionist and Symbolist schools. ALS in French, signed “Eug. Delacroix,” one page, 5.25 x 8, February 27, [no year]. Letter to a gentleman, inviting him to come to dinner to clear up some misunderstanding. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“Although Colette’s collaboration is very important to me, I was remaining in obscurity, full of hope” 563. Henri Matisse. ALS in French, signed “H. Matisse,”

one page, 8.25 x 10.5, January 20, 1949. Letter concerning a collaboration with novelist Colette. In part (translated): “Thank you for you letter which makes me quite happy.

Although [the prospect of] Colette’s collaboration is very important to me, I was remaining in obscurity, full of hope.

When she has a chance to think of me, that will make me happy.” Handsomely mounted, matted, and framed with a portrait of Matisse in his studio to an overall size of 15 x 22. In very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds and edge creasing; Matisse’s last name is very bold as he apparently switched pens due to dwindling ink flow. The collaboration he discusses may be for Colette’s La Vagabonde, published in 1951, which included a lithograph portrait frontispiece by Matisse. A beautifully presented letter offering a desirable connection between French art and literature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Matisse transmits a message to his son from war-torn Europe 564. Henri Matisse. Third-person ALS in French, signed twice within the text, one page, 8.25 x 5.25, no date. Poignant message from Matisse indicating his whereabouts to his son during World War II, in part (translated): “Henri Matisse, artist, painter…wishes to let his son know, Pierre Matisse, 51 Est 57 str. New-York, that he lives in Venice for a year, that he is healthy and that he works always.

All his family from Paris to Toulouse are healthy. Henri Matisse wants to know how his people are doing in the United States, and he wants news sent, if possible, to Venice.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Magnificent original Picasso sketch of a ‘dove of peace’

566. Pablo Picasso. Amazing original ballpoint sketch of his famous dove of peace, accomplished by Picasso on an off-white 6.75 x 5 album page, prominently signed across the top, “Picasso.” In fine condition, with light overall rippling. With Picasso’s ‘Guernica’ hailed as one of the history’s most moving anti-war paintings, the artist was invited to design an image representing peace for the First International Peace Conference, held in Paris in 1949. Invoking the symbolic dove, Picasso’s design has become one of the world’s most recognizable symbols of peace. A moving portrayal of this iconic international emblem. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $2500

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Picasso forwards “the children’s check” to his housekeeper 567. Pablo Picasso. ALS in French, signed “Picasso,” one page, 3.5 x 8.25, no date. Written from his “Mas Notre Dame de Vie, Mougins” farmhouse, a letter to his housekeeper Ines Sassier, in full (translated): “Here is the children’s check to bring to Maitre de Sariac. We kiss you all three.” In fine condition, with a central horizontal fold.

Picasso met Ines Sassier while vacationing in Mougins in 1936 and, delighted by her charm, promptly welcomed both her and her sister to the staff at his Rue de Boétie apartment. She remained Picasso’s close friend, advisor, cook, and confidante for more than three decades. Maitre de Sariac was Picasso’s lawyer who helped the artist deal with alimony payments for Françoise Gilot and his two children, Paloma and Claude.

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A ‘prisoner confined to a window’ 569. Camille Pissarro. Superb ALS in French,

signed “C. Pissarro,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 7, black-bordered stationery, January 26, 1899. Letter to a doctor concerning an invoice of 110 francs which he has mislaid, and calling himself a prisoner confined to a window. In fine condition. As he aged, Pissarro suffered from a recurring eye infection that prevented him from working outdoors except in warm weather. As a result, he began painting outdoor scenes while sitting by the window of hotel rooms, often choosing rooms on upper levels to get a broader view of the landscape. He moved around northern France and painted from hotels in Rouen, Paris, Le Havre, and Dieppe, and he would do the same during his visits to London. An interesting and highly desirable letter.

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The Impressionist in an empty theater 570. Pierre-Auguste Renoir. ALS in French, signed “Renoir,” one page, 4 x 5.25, no date. Letter to a friend, about attending the dress rehearsal of a production. In part (translated): “My dear friend…as there won’t be anyone [at the dress rehearsal], that’s the one I will attend. If it appeals to you, come along.” In fine condition, with scattered light foxing. Theater and circus venues were popular subjects for the Impressionists; theatergoers were a particular favorite for Renoir, who captured audiences in paintings such as ‘La Loge’ and ‘La Premiere Sortie.’

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“My wife Frida has been recovering little by little” 571. Diego Rivera. Influential Mexican artist (1886–1957) who earned

international acclaim-and stirred controversy-for his powerful, politically charged murals. Rare TLS, one onionskin page, 8.5 x 11, October 12, 1946. Letter to his agent, Nettie King of New York, in full: “It was a very pleasant surprise to receive the very nice expression of your kindness towards me, by sending me the check for the Book-of-the-Month Club.

I appreciate very much all you did in order to obtain it and thank you most sincerely for it. With great pleasure I will make the illustrations you propose and I hope to be able to please you with them. I await your instructions in this respect. My wife Frida has been recovering little by little and although she has had insomnia lately, as inevitable consequence of her post operation convalescence, just the same she is feeling better.” In very good to fine condition, with moderate overall toning, staple holes to the upper left corner, and a few chips and tears to the edges. Accompanied by a carbon copy of King’s initial letter to Rivera and the original mailing envelope. Rivera’s wife, artist Frida Kahlo, dealt with immense pain throughout most of her life resulting from a bike accident at a young age. After a 1946 surgery, her nephew wrote, ‘She is now worse than ever, the pain is unimaginably intense.’

With references to both his art and his famous wife, this is a scarce and highly desirable letter. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“I am drawing my little dog for you” 573. Norman Rockwell. TLS, one page, 5.5 x 7.5, personal

letterhead, August 29, 1972. Letter to Mark Minguillon, in full: “This is in reply to your letter of the 31st. In your fourth paragraph you say I have changed my ‘art means’ from oil to graphics. I have always done both. Most of the time I paint oil paintings on canvas, but sometimes I do drawings to reproduce as graphics.

I am drawing my little dog for you at the bottom of this letter.

Thank you for writing me.” Rockwell adds a ballpoint sketch of a seated dog with an open tin can tied to its tail. Framed to a slightly larger size. In fine condition. A wonderfully brief missive boasting both ideal content and a sought-after original sketch from the great American artist. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

574. Auguste Rodin. ALS in French,

signed “Aug. Rodin,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7.25, personal letterhead, July 21, 1909. Letter to Monsieur Church, sending a general update along with a volume of poems, and wishing his correspondent a good trip. Handsomely double-matted and framed with a portrait of the sculptor to an overall size of 27.25 x 17.25. Reverse bears a certificate of authenticity from Mary Benjamin of Walter R. Benjamin Autographs. In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Artistic correspondence from the noted Expressionist

575. Egon Schiele. Influential, forward-looking Austrian artist (1890–1918) who takes a place among the leading figures of the Expressionist movement of the early 20th century. Schiele was among the millions of Europeans who succumbed to the Spanish flu during the epidemic of 1918. ALS in German, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, October 5, 1918. Letter to his friend, the painter Anton Kolig, in Carinthia less than a month before his death. Schiele here expresses his appreciation of the drawing which Kolig had sent him, which he wants to reproduce and sell himself if need be.

He hopes that Kolig has received his telegram regarding the exhibition of his nude at Lanyi’s in Klagenfurt, and states that he is also sending a copy of his reply to Dr. Schneider, which he asks Kolig to sign and return as soon as possible. His view is that they must decline Dr. Schneider’s request as they have too much else in prospect. He informs his friend that things are going well with the Hagenbund (a group of artists who were not part of the exclusive Secession group) and that there is talk of setting up an independent group called the Sonderbund (this plan never came to fruition because of Schiele’s death). He also tells Kolig that the Wiesbaden exhibition will not be going ahead at present because of the political situation and suggests that they approach the Secession instead with some portraits. On the reverse of the second integral sheet is a draft of a response in an unknown hand. In fine condition, with intersecting folds, light handling wear, and two filing holes to the left edge. One of Schiele’s last letters, not published in Nebehay, who does however refer to Kolig’s reply, written on October 8th (see Nebehay, no. 1742). Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $2500

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Plans for his precious hometown project, signed with a hand-drawn ‘Taliesin’ emblem

576. Frank Lloyd Wright. Original printed blueprint for the Monona Terrace Community Con-

vention Center in Madison, Wisconsin, 60.5 x 27.5, signed inside a hand-drawn red ‘Taliesen’ box at the bottom, “FLLW/56.” The blueprint shows the plans for “Level A” of the center and identifies the various areas of the building, including boathouses, docks, the community lounge, offices, toilets, and machinery rooms. In very good condition, with overall creasing, staining, fading, and tears and a few pieces of tape along the edges.

As a native of Madison, the Monona Terrace design was especially dear to Wright’s heart—after growing up there and attending the University of Wisconsin at Madison, he recognized the need for a cultural, governmental, and recreational center. He began planning the Monona design in 1938, and, despite administrative roadblocks, continued to modify the building’s design and seek support for the rest of his life. He signed off on the final plans—likely quite similar to those depicted in this blueprint—just seven weeks before his death in 1959. Debate about construction of the center continued for decades, until plans were finally approved in 1992. The final product used Wright’s designs for the exterior, with a redesigned interior by his apprentice and member of the Taliesin Fellowship, Tony Puttnam. Starting Bid $300

Inscribed to the Guggenheim curator 577. Frank Lloyd Wright. Softcover exhibition catalog entitled “Sixty Years of Liv-

ing Architecture: The Work of Frank Lloyd Wright,” published by the Art Commission of Los Angeles in 1954, 8.5 x 8.5, signed and inscribed on the front cover in ballpoint, “To James Sweeney—our curator and friend, F. Lloyd, 54.” In fine condition, with light toning to the covers. Sweeney was the director of the Guggenheim Museum from 1952–1960, and oversaw construction of the iconic Wright-designed museum building. A fantastic association copy of the catalog for the retrospective of Wright’s ‘organic architecture.’

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578. Ansel Adams

579. Pierre Alechinsky

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580. Jean Baptiste Carpeaux MB $200

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584. Yousuf Karsh and Louis St. Laurent

587. Victor Vasarely

588. Andy Warhol

583. Hubert de Givenchy

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581. Edward Clark

582. Lyonel Feininger

585. Norman Rockwell

586. Felicien Rops

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589. Andy Warhol MB $200

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comic art & animation Disney endows the Chouinard Art Institute 591. Walt Disney. DS, signed “Walter E. Disney,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, December 12, 1957.

Disney grants an endowment of 925 shares in Walt Disney Productions to the Chouinard Art Institute, in part: “Until December 4, 1967, the principal shall be held by Chouinard Art Institute only as endowment, and the income therefrom shall be used only to increase faculty salaries. Chouinard Art Institute is free to apportion such salary increases in any manner among teachers (of the rank of instructor or higher) who teach classes in the liberal arts and sciences, whether graduate or undergraduate, or who teach classes in other undergraduate curricula. After December 4, 1967, the principal and income therefrom may be used for any educational purposes of Chouinard Art Institute.” Signed at the conclusion in ballpoint by Disney, and in fountain pen by the school’s founder, Nelbert M. Chouinard. In fine condition. Founded in 1921, Chouinard served as a breeding ground for early Disney animators—beginning in 1929, Disney himself began driving his inexperienced artists there to take night classes. He would later become the institute’s chief benefactor, and in 1961 guided its merger with the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music to establish the California Institute of the Arts. Pre-certified Phil Sears COA. Starting Bid $300

592. Matt Groening. Awe-

some The Simpsons 1991 ‘Fun Calendar,” measures 12 x 24 open, signed and inscribed on the Bart Simpson centerfold in silver ink, “To Anne! Your pal, Matt Groening, 11.24.1990,” who adds a great sketch of Bart to the lower left corner. In fine condition. Originally obtained by in-person specialist Mike Wehrmann. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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593. Elliott Production Cel from Pete’s Dragon.

(Walt Disney Studios, 1977) Original production cel featuring Elliott, the dragon from the live action/animated fantasy comedy Pete’s Dragon, with special effects layer showing him breathing smoke from his nostrils. Image measures 9.75 x 10, with overall dimensions of 12 x 14.75. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from The Walt Disney Company. Starting Bid $200

596. Charles Schulz. Vintage 8

594. Virgil Ross. Original drawing by Virgil Ross showing five images of Bugs Bunny pestering moviegoers as he makes his way to his seat, signed in the lower right in pencil

by Ross. Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on a sheet of 28.75 x 13.5 animation paper. Image measures 26.75 x 7.5. Rolled and in fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

595. Charles Schulz. Large felt tip

signature, “Charles Schulz,” on a white 11 x 14 sheet. In fine condition, with a Beckett authenticity label affixed to the lower left corner.

Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. From The John Brennan In-person Autograph Collection.

Starting Bid $200

x 10 cardstock print of Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang surrounding a bust sculpture, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “For Mr. & Mrs. Browne, with kindest regards—Charles M. Schulz.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

598. Frank Willard.

Vintage ink signature and inscription, “To Zita Anne Flynn, with best wishes, Willard, ‘42,” who adds a wonderful small sketch of Kayo on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card. Matted with a color image of a Moon Mullins book cover to an overall size of 10 x 14. In fine condition, with light toning. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

597. Mort Walker.

Three original felt tip sketches of Beetle Bailey characters— Private Beetle Bailey, Brigadier General Amos T. Halftrack, and Miss Buxley—on individual white 6.75 x 7.5 sheets, each signed by Mort Walker. In overall fine condition. From The John Brennan In-person Autograph Collection. Starting Bid $200

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literature 599. Robert Ainslie. Scottish clergyman and writer (1766–1838) remembered as a correspondent of the poet Robert Burns. ALS signed “R. Ainslie,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 8.75, October 4, 1834. Letter to “Miss Lyle,” in part: “Esther telling me that she has an opportunity of sending a package to Manchester, I take the opportunity of it to say ‘How are you, and how do you like England?’…Your old friend old Mrs….is quite well…at least was so, until yesterday, when a letter was received from William her grandson at Demerara rendering his friends my enemies on account of the insubordination of the Negroes there.” Affixed by its left edge to a sheet and in very good condition, with intersecting folds, scattered staining and toning, and seal-related paper loss to the integral address leaf. With his mention of “Demerara,” Ainslie refers to British Guyana, where a law abolishing slavery throughout the British Empire had gone into effect on August 1st. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

600. Lady Byron. Wife (1792–1860) of poet George Gordon

Byron, commonly known Lord Byron. ALS signed “A. I. Noel Byron,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7.25, October 31, 1842. Letter to a Lord, contributing ten pounds toward the construction of a new chapel. In part: “In compliance with the wish you have expressed to me in so kind a manner, I will settle an endowment of Ten Pounds on the Minister of Petton. I should have great satisfaction in doubling that sum, if the New Chapel were open to the use of Christians of a different denomination, as is the case with Protestant Churches abroad—but as long as the present exclusion system is continued I shall feel that Roman Catholics & Dissenters have likewise a claim to the Landowner’s assistance. Your Lordship will I trust pardon me for giving this explanation in order to account for the smallness of my contribution. Should I travel Northwards next Summer, I shall be happy to accept yours & Mr. Maltby’s gratifying invitation.” In fine condition, with light soiling to the first page.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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601. Albert Camus. ALS in French, one page, 5.25 x 8.25, Nouvelle Revue Francaise letterhead, January 5. [no year]. Untranslated letter written from Cabris, Alpes Maritimes. In fine condition. A scarce, boldly penned letter from one of the premier philosopher-writers of the 20th century. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Lord Byron prepares to join the Greek fight for freedom 602. Lord Byron. LS in Italian, signed “N. B.,” one page, 8 x 9.75, July 12, 1823. Written in the hand of Count Pietro Gamba, Byron’s secretary and the brother of his mistress, Contessa Teresa Guiccioli.

To Greek patriot Giorgio Vitali at Leghorn, penned while Byron was making his final preparations for his voyage to Greece, where he was to die nine months later. Byron delays his departure to July 14th, and reiterates that while passing through Leghorn they should not drop anchor, in order to avoid the pointless expense and waste of time.

In fine condition, with a clipped triangular area of paper loss to the edge due to seal removal.

Despite his strong circle of literary friends and his passionate relationship with Teresa Guiccioli, Byron was growing bored with his leisurely life in Genoa by the summer of 1823. With encouragement from a group of Greek revolutionaries to join them in their war for independence from the Ottoman Empire, Byron bid farewell to Teresa and boarded the ‘Hercules’ on July 13, the day after sending this letter. Arriving in Cephalonia on August 2, he funded the refitting of the Greek fleet and sailed for Missolonghi; but shortly after his arrival there, he fell ill and died on April 19. While the vast majority of Byron’s letters—over 3,000—were published in Marchand’s comprehensive, 12-volume edition of all of Byron’s known letters and journals, this one was not, making it exceptionally rare and desirable. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

The works of “S. L. Clemens, (Mark Twain)”

603. Samuel L. Clemens. Signed book collection: The Writings of Mark Twain, including 24 of

25 volumes. Author’s Edition de Luxe, numbered 69/620. London: Chatto & Windus, 1899–1906.

Hardcover, 6 x 8.5. Signed on the colophon of Volume I (The Innocents Abroad) in ink, “S. L. Clemens, (Mark Twain).” Autographic condition: fine. Overall book condition: VG-/None, with moderate to heavy wear to spines, scuffing to boards, bookplates affixed to pastedowns, and foxing to endpapers; interior pages are fine. A scarce and desirable near-complete set of these sought-after books, boasting an ideal dual autograph of the great American author. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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604. Samuel L. Clemens. Superb

2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Clemens seated at a small desk, by Wm. Rutherford of Bath, NY. Reverse is imprinted with the photographer’s information.

In very good to fine condition, with light rubbing and an area of faint discoloration.

A very scarce photograph, one of the earliest known of Samuel Clemens. Starting Bid $200

Dodgson plans a trip to London to meet the Mallalieu family 605. Charles L. Dodgson. ALS signed “C. L. Dodgson,” one page, 4.75 x 6.25, June 22, 1892. Written from Christ Church, Oxford, a letter to Mrs. Mallalieu, in full: “Thanks for your letter. I should much like to meet Polly, & shall be in London on Saturday, & hope to call at 11 (or a little sooner). If, when you have seen me, you are inclined to trust me with her for a few hours (an old man of 60 may ask this more easily than a younger man) I would be glad to take her with me to (1) New Gallery (2) luncheon at a friend’s house (3) German Reed’s entertainment.” Dodgson adds “Love to Polly” along the bottom. In fine condition. Polly Mallalieu was a 12-year-old actress whom Dodgson watched perform in the play ‘The Silver King’ in Brighton in October of 1891. Three days after writing this letter, he recorded in his diary that, precisely as he had proposed, he went to London, met the family and then followed the itinerary he described. His impression of Polly was that she was ‘a lovable child, ladylike and speaking good English.’

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Playful “ought to graph” from the creator of Sherlock Holmes 606. Arthur Conan Doyle. Unique and

playful double fountain pen signature, “How I ought to graph, Arthur Conan Doyle, How I do graph, Arthur Conan Doyle,” on an off-white 7.5 x 5.75 album page, also signed by dramatist Arthur Wing Pinero. Affixed to a same-size card and in very good to fine condition, with light toning and scattered small stains. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“From one who becomes tongue tied when asked to write anything appropriate” 607. F. Scott Fitzgerald. ANS, one page, 5 x 5.5, September 16, 1922. Wonderful note from Fitzgerald, in full: “An autograph for Edward LeBaron Howard, from one who becomes tongue tied when asked to write anything appropriate, F. Scott Fitzgerald, September 16th, 1922, St. Paul, Minn.” In fine condition, with old mounting traces on the reverse. At this time in 1922, Fitzgerald had recently published The Beautiful and the Damned and was in the planning stages for The Great Gatsby. In October, he would move from his native St. Paul to Great Neck, Long Island, which became the basis for Gatsby’s ‘West Egg’ setting. A spectacular example of Fitzgerald’s sought-after autograph from a pivotal period of his life, featuring a unique ‘writer’s block’ sentiment.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

Flaubert inquires about his “Fairy Play,” Le Chateau des Coeurs 608. Gustave Flaubert. ALS in French, signed “Gu. Flaubert,” one

page, 5.25 x 8.25, [dated January 4, 1865, in the hand of Caroline Commanville, his literary executor]. Letter to Alfred Nion, writing for news of his ‘fairy’ play, Le Chateau des Coeurs; while he desires to demonstrate that this old form can be profitably revived, he is nevertheless pessimistic about the success of his play. In part (translated): “Well, what about the Fairy Play, dear friend? I believe that contrary to the proverb ‘no news, good news’ the thing is completely flamed?

My threshold is all done. However, I was glad to win some portraits of the emperor on metal…we can use a worn frame to rejuvenate an old genre. You’d be nice to tell me what your boss thought.” In fine condition. Although Flaubert worked on the play during the 1860s, Le Chateau des Coeurs would not be published until 1880, when it was released in the review La Vie Moderne under the editorship of Emile Bergerat. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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609.

Stefan George. Ger-

man symbolist poet (1868–1933) and a translator of Dante Alighieri, William Shakespeare, and Charles Baudelaire.

ALS in German, signed “St. G.,” one page, 3.5 x 5.5, postmarked October 18, 1905. Postcard to the poet Lothar Treuge, in full (translated): “So that we do not miss again—I’ll come to see you tomorrow, Thursday evening. If you are not present I request a message. I’ll set it up for Friday.”

In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

611.

To m m a s o Grossi. Ital-

ian poet and novelist (1791– 1853). ALS in Italian, signed “Grossi,” one page, 5 x 7.5, December 30.

Untranslated letter to a Baron. In fine condition, with a block of light toning. Precertified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

Rare portrait of the young Gorky 610. Maxim Gorky. Important Russian writer (1868–1936), who

was a founder of the socialist realism literary method. Extraordinary matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Gorky working at his desk, boldly signed in ink in Cyrillic, “M. Gorky.” Addressed on the reverse in another hand to Richard Stern in Vienna, and postmarked at Capri.

In fine condition, with light creasing to the lower left corner. A decidedly scarce format from the esteemed Russian author. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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612. Wilhelm Grimm. German author and anthropologist

(1786–1859) who was the younger of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale duo. Ink signature, “Wilh. Grimm, Gottingen 28 Septbr., 1836,” on an off-white 5 x 1.25 clipped slip. In fine condition, with light creasing and toning. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

613. Jacob Grimm. German philologist, jurist, and my-

thologist (1785–1863) best remembered as the elder of the Brothers Grimm and the editor of Grimm’s Fairy Tales. Bold ink signature in German, “Tausend Dank für Deine schönen Geschenke, Dein tr. Br. Jacob,” on an off-white 5 x .75 clipped slip. In fine condition, with a small stain to the left edge. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

614. Knut Hamsun. Prolific Norwegian novelist, dramatist,

and poet (1859–1952) who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1920. Scarce 4.25 x 6.5 mounted portrait of Hamsun, signed and inscribed in ink, “Heinrich Horvat mit Grus, Knut Hamsun.”

In very good to fine condition, with some scuffing to the upper background and minor dampstaining to edges. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Beautiful illustrated poem by the revered Nobel laureate 615. Hermann Hesse. Wonderful handwritten and illustrated poem by Hesse, unsigned, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7 x 10, circa 1959. The first page features a beautiful original watercolor illustration of a vase of flowers, with the poem’s title below, “Das Glasperlenspiel [The Glass Bead Game].”

The second page features three verses in German, beginning: “Musik des Weltalls und Musik der Meister.” In fine condition.

A superb piece. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Three letters from “Ernie” to his New York boxing coach, regarding his son “Gig” and developments for the film adaptation of The Old Man and the Sea

616. Ernest Hemingway. Spectacular grouping of three TLSs from Ernest Hemingway, each signed “Ernie,” four total pages,

dated between 1953 and 1955, each on Finca Vigia, San Francisco de Paula, Cuba letterhead and addressed to his personal trainer, boxing coach, and friend George Brown, the owner of a gymnasium on West Fifty-seventh Street in Manhattan. The earliest letter, May 12, 1953, in part: “How are you kid? Mary sends her best. We are fine and in very good shape and think of you often. Were out on a trip together on the boat for two weeks and we go to bed every night after it gets dark and have plenty of time to talk and to sleep good. Get up every morning at daylight and out in the little boat. Caught lots of fish. All kinds.”

Hemingway offers news of his sons, including that of his youngest son Gregory, or “Gig,” who had begun to distance himself from his father: “I am sorry I spoke against Gig since he is a friend of yours and used to be of mine as well as my favorite son.

But he changed very strange very fast. As bad as though the devil was managing him. I couldn’t ever see him again; not even to go and see him hanged. But if he seems good to you, O.K. I haven’t heard from him since last November when he came of age. At that time he was writing letters that would make Mary sick every time one would come in the house. Being wild is one thing. But when a boy writes letters calling his step-mother a whore (spelling it out) and saying how sorry he is for her having to suffer living with a c––– s––– like his father (spelling it out) and writing screw-ball letters about what a lousy writer I am and that the last book was like a mess of vomit on a bar-room floor and how he is going to beat me up when he sees me and silly stuff like that you have to tell him to quit writing. I know I was a big disappointment to my parents in my conduct and I was a pretty wild boy. But I just shoved off from home and I never wrote my family nasty or psycho letters. But maybe it is just something Gig has to go through.”

The second letter, August 18, 1955, written on the eve of the Brown’s visit to Cuba and while preparations are being made for the filming of The Old Man and the Sea, in part: “George you can’t have any confidence in any of those characters. They are all tighter than a hogs ass in fly time That Goldwyn kid was nice as could be when it was a question of seeing us and thus becoming an old pal of old Ernie. But when something came up later where he could have been helpful he included himself out because it might have involved him paying a taxi. This to keep under the hat that Englishman sat on because we may still need him.” The final letter, November 25, 1953, begins with Hemingway writing the first paragraph in pencil: “Please forgive the pencil but am in bed and have to stay there for 10–20 days more. Went to the Sports Palace here to be decorated for some unknown reason.” Transitioning to type, Papa notes that preparations were still being made for the film, and that he was making an effort to get Brown involved in getting Spencer Tracy in shape: “I am very sorry about [Peter] Viertel [the film’s screenwriter] behaving so carelessly. He is a very selfish boy but I think he has a little bit of an excuse in that he was with Zinneman on the script and was expecting you out there. While Zinneman was down here we discussed the whole thing about your getting Spencer in shape and agreed it was absolutely necessary and we spoke about it again on the long distance phone.” Hemingway makes emendations in his own hand to the two 1955 letters. In overall fine condition. Accompanied by an original mailing envelope, addressed in Hemingway’s own hand. Starting Bid $2500

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617. Heinrich Hoffmann. Ger-

man psychiatrist who also wrote some short works including Der Struwwelpeter, an illustrated book portraying children misbehaving (1809–1894). ALS in German, signed “H. Hoffmann,” one page, 5.5 x 8.75, November 29, 1876. Letter to Dr. Creizenach, likely the educator and literary historian Theodor Creizenach. In part (translated): “Not to multiply your literary treasures, but because the Alpha and Omega of the essay were given to me, and all have garlanded with symbolical flowers, I will send you the booklet.” In fine condition, with light creases.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

618. Victor Hugo. Un-

translated ALS in French, one page, 5 x 8, black-bordered mourning stationery, June 18, 1874. An impressive letter penned in thick, bold ink; t h e a u t h o r ’s son, FrancoisVictor Hugo, passed away on December 26, 1873. In fine condition.

Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Hugo’s hand. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

First unabridged American edition of Johnson’s Dictionary 619. Samuel Johnson. Rare

book: A Dictionary of The English Language (two volumes in four bindings). First unabridged American edition. Philadelphia: Moses Thomas, 1818. Hardcover, 9.25 x 12.25, uncut in the original boards with paper spine labels. Book condition: G+/None, with heavy soiling and wear to spines, two spines partly perished, front board of Vol. I detached but present, and some foxing throughout. Accompanied by a handsome custom-made clamshell case.

Universally recognized as one of the most influential books in the history of the English language, Johnson spent nine years compiling a comprehensive dictionary of words, with the important innovations of illustrating meanings through literary quotation and adding notes on usage. The dictionary contained 42,773 words and well over 100,000 quotations, with some favored authors being Shakespeare, Milton, Dryden, and Swift. Johnson’s dictionary codified the English lexicon and the genius of his work remains impressive today. Starting Bid $500 www.RRAuction.com | 233

Rare letter from Leopardi to his publisher

620. Giacomo Leopardi. Important Italian poet, essayist, philosopher, and philologist (1798–1837). Rare ALS in Italian, one

page, 7.5 x 9.5, November 14, 1817. Letter to the publisher Antonio Stella in Milan, inquiring whether his essay on “il Diogini del Mai” [Mai’s discovery of Dionysius of Halicarnassus] might be included in the next issue of the Spettatore Italiano, urging Stella that, if so, it should be published quickly, because of the novelty of the subject matter, but that he should take particular care over the small amount of Greek text in the essay, since it comprises a number of detailed emendations which would be rendered quite unintelligible by any errors of type-setting. Leopardi promises to send him any further dissertations he writes on the many discoveries of Angelo Mai, and asks if copies might be sent to his father and to the critic known as Mezio. In very good condition, with heavy overall foxing, and a hole to the lower left corner. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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621. Francis Scott Key. Baltimore lawyer (1779–1843) who was

inspired to write the ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ after he witnessed the bombardment of Fort McHenry by the British in 1814. ALS signed “F. S. Key,” one page, 7.5 x 9.25, April 28, 1824. Letter to a gentleman, in part: “I have understood from Gen’l Harper that he is to be in Phi’a on the 10th of next month, & he proposes to have your meeting there a day or two before then, as we remembered that the Bishop & yourself & brethren were to go on that day to your Convention. I wish you to see the other Gent’n in Phi’a & know whether they think it desirable to make an arrangement for that time, & write to Gen’l Harper & myself whether it is thought best to have the meeting then, or to put it off to a later period.” Nicely mounted, double-matted, and framed with a portrait, plaque, and excerpt of the ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ to an overall size of 26.25 x 15.5. In very good condition, with splitting to intersecting folds, and a hole/tear affecting one word in the last line of the letter. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Preparing a collection of stories, London seeks “A Hyperborean Brew” 622. Jack London. ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, stamped personal letter-

head, February 7, 1903. Letter to “Editor, Metropolitan Magazine,” in part: “In the ‘Metropolitan’ of July, 1901, was published a story of mine, entitled ‘A Hyperborean Brew.’ I have not yet collected this story in book form, & I find, on looking over my file, that I have no copy of it—the old story, the friend who will borrow. So, will you kindly mail me a copy of that number.

Thanking you in anticipation.” In fine condition, with a strip of old tape on the back of the left edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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623. Francois Mauriac. French author (1885–1970) who received the 1952 Nobel Prize in Literature. Desirable autograph manuscript in French, signed in the title, “por Francois Mauriac,” six pages, 8.25 x 10.5, no date but circa 1947. Mauriac’s draft for an article about Charles de Gaulle entitled “Consequences d’une double faillite [Consequences of a Double Failure].” A reply to the speech held by de Gaulle in Rennes in which Mauriac criticizes the general for admitting France’s impotence in world affairs after being defeated in the war. Heavily hand-corrected and revised throughout. In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds, overall toning, and staple holes and creases to upper left. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“The Macmillan Company sold ‘Gone With the Wind’ to Mr. David Selznick, who produced the film” 624. Margaret Mitchell. TLS signed “Margaret

Mitchell Marsh,” two pages, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, July 23, 1947. Letter to Mrs. George W. Johnson of the Johnson Printing Company, in full: “Thank you so much for writing me that you had derived pleasure from ‘Gone With the Wind.’ I appreciated what you said. I am glad to answer your inquiries about how the sale of ‘Gone With the Wind’ was made to the movies. I do not believe, however, that it will be of much assistance to you in your problem, as I have never met any writer who handled things the way I did.

The Macmillan Company published my novel and, as I was receiving a number of offers for the screen rights, I asked The Macmillan Company to act as my agent and manage the sale of the motion picture rights for me.

The Macmillan Company sold ‘Gone With the Wind’ to Mr. David Selznick, who produced the film from it.

So, you see, as your material has not yet been published, you could not proceed in the same fashion I did.

You asked, ‘Does each studio send out purchasing agents?’ I never heard of any studio sending out purchasing agents of any type. In fact, I am informed that the very opposite is true. I am told that the studios purchase no unpublished manuscripts or material, unless it is scenarios by writers employed in and by the studios for this exact purpose. If your material had been published as a short story, an article, a novel, a non-fiction book, a play, you would have better chances to sell it to the movies.

The reason for this is that the motion picture companies have been victimized by unscrupulous people for so many years that in self-protection they must refuse to read or purchase unsolicited and unpublished manuscripts. These unscrupulous people have sent in manuscripts to the movies and afterwards brought suit against the producing film companies, claiming that films were based upon their unsolicited manuscripts.

I do not know how to advise you, as I know less than nothing about literary agents. However, I am sending you a page from the Saturday Review of Literature which, I notice, has some agents’ advertisements. I do not recommend any of these people, for I know nothing about any of them. I cannot tell you how much they charge for reading fees or if they charge anything at all. I do not know whether they are helpful and honest people or racketeers who will keep asking you for more and more money. I am afraid I am not very helpful, certainly not as helpful as I would like to be, but the only thing I can do is tell you what little I know.”

Includes the referenced newspaper clipping. In fine condition, with two light blocks of toning to the first page. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200 236 |

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Mitchell refutes the claims of a Gone With the Wind tour—“My characters were completely fictional and so were their homes” 625. Margaret Mitchell. TLS signed

“Margaret Mitchell Marsh,” three pages, 7 x 11, personal letterhead, February 23, 1939. Letter to Franklin M. Garrett, the author of a recent newspaper article regarding Gone With the Wind, in part: “I have an embarrassing matter to take up with you, and I know of no other way of handling it except to dive right in. Several days ago I noticed an item in the papers about the ‘See Atlanta First’ Tour which will take place on February 24th.

I noted with distress and a great sense of weariness that, among other points of interest which were to be visited, were the sites of the homes of my characters, ‘Aunt Pittypat, Rhett and Scarlett, Ashley and Melanie.’ My distress and weariness rose from the fact that for two and a half years I have spent most of my time telling people—by word of mouth, by letter, through the newspapers and over the radio—that my characters were completely fictional and so were their homes. There were no ‘sites’ for my characters’ homes. Because I did not wish the places to be identified, I went to great pains to mix up Atlanta geography.

I studied old maps to make sure that even in my own mind I was locating houses where houses could not have stood. I went to as much pains about this as I did about the names of my characters, and it was a long and wearying affair. I had excellent reasons for not wishing the public to be able to say that ‘Scarlett lived here or there.’ I knew if the rumor went about that Scarlett had lived upon a certain spot inevitably people would believe that the family who had lived on that spot in the sixties were Scarlett’s family. That would be highly embarrassing to innocent people and to me too.

One of my greatest problems since ‘Gone With the Wind’ was published has been the determination of tourists and many Atlanta people to identify such spots. I believe that, and I alone, am the only person in the world who knows the truth about this matter, and if I say I had no definite sites in mind, then I am speaking the truth and everyone else is wrong. I have made this statement to the newspapers no less than a hundred times; people who have made radio talks about my book never failed to mention it; I have written hundreds of letters; and I have no count of the number of people whom I have told personally that neither the houses nor the sites of the houses of my characters existed.

So, you can understand my indignation and my sense of defeat when I read in the papers that the Atlanta Convention Bureau, which should know better, was busy adding and spreading and giving authenticity to these errors…Franklin, I know you would not deliberately cause me any trouble, nor would you for worlds go on record with an inaccurate statement. So I am at a loss to understand why you included these nonexistent houses in a historical tour, especially in view of the two-year fight I have made in the papers on the subject. I do not doubt that to many people my feeling about this matter seems very strange. But I feel very deeply on the subject. Even as I do when people make flat-footed statements identifying characters in my book with actual people. When I went to so much trouble to keep this very thing from happening, it is disheartening to have friends make all my efforts go for nothing. I beg of you in the future if anyone should ask you about where my characters lived, please say they lived only in my mind.” On the third page, Garrett has notated and initialed the following statement: “Misunderstanding adjusted to MM’s entire satisfaction, 2/24/39 FMG.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. A passionate letter that connects Mitchell to the very characters she created in her landmark novel. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Immersed in his work on Nineteen Eighty-Four, Orwell offers an extraordinary autobiographical account: “I became infected with a horror of totalitarianism” 626. George Orwell. Important TLS signed “Geo. Orwell,”

three pages on two sheets, 6.75 x 8, Barnhill, Isle of Jura letterhead, August 26, 1947. Letter to editor Richard Usborne.

In part: “After leaving school I served five years in the Imperial Police in Burma, but the job was totally unsuited to me and I resigned…I wanted to be a writer, and I lived most of the next two years in Paris, on my savings, writing novels which no one would publish and which I subsequently destroyed. When I had no more money I worked for a while as a dishwasher, then came back to England and did a series of ill-paid jobs usually as a teacher, with intervals of unemployment and dire poverty. (that was the period of the slump.) Nearly all the incidents described in ‘Down and Out’ actually happened, but at different times, and I wove them together so as to make a continuous story. I did work in a bookshop for about a year in 1934-5, but I only put that into ‘Keep the Aspidistra Flying’ to make a background. The book is not, I think, autobiographical, and I have never worked in advertising. In general, my books have been less autobiographical than people have assumed.

There are bits of truthful autobiography in ‘Wigan Pier,’ and of course, ‘Homage to Catalonia,’ which is straight reporting.

Incidentally, ‘Keep the A. F.’ is one of several books which I don’t care about and have suppressed.

As to politics, I was only intermittently interested in the subject until about 1935, though I think I can say I was always more or less ‘left.’ In ‘Wigan Pier’ I first tried to thrash out my ideas.

I felt, as I still do, that there are huge deficiencies in the whole conception of Socialism, and I was still wondering there was any other way out. After having a fairly good look at British industrialism at its worst, ie. in the mining areas, I came to the conclusion that it is a duty to work for Socialism even if one is not emotionally drawn to it, because the continuance of the present conditions is simply not tolerable, and no solution except some kind of collectivism is viable, because that is what the mass of people want. About the same time I became infected with a horror of totalitarianism, which indeed I already had in the form of hostility towards the Catholic Church. I fought for six months (1936-7) in Spain on the side of Government, and had the misfortune to be mixed up in the internal struggle on the Government side, which left me with the conviction that there is not much to choose between Communism and Fascism, though for various reasons I would choose Communism if there were no other choice open. I have been vaguely associated with Trotskyists and Anarchists, and more closely

with the left wing of the Labour Party (the Bevan-Foot end of it). I was literary editor of ‘Tribune,’ then Bevan’s paper, for about a year and a half (1943-5), and have written for it over a longer period than that. But I have never belonged to a political party, and I believe that even politically I am more valuable if I record what I believe to be true and refuse to toe a party line.

Early last year I decided to take a holiday, as I had been writing 4 articles a week for 2 years. I spent 6 months in Jura, during which time I did not do any work, then came back to London and did journalism as usual during the winter. Then I returned to Jura and started a novel which I hope to finish by the spring of 1948. I am trying not to do anything else while I get on with this. I do very occasionally write book reviews for the New Yorker. I mean to spend the winter in Jura this year, partly because I never seem to get any continuous work done in London, partly because I think it will be a little easier to keep warm here. The climate is not quite so cold, and food and fuel are easier to get. I have a quite comfortable house here, though it is in a remote place. My sister keeps house for me. I am a widower with a son aged a little over 3.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature, and a rusty staple hole and paperclip mark to top left. First published in Orwell: A Life in Letters, edited by Peter Davison (2010).

Never entertaining the idea of writing an autobiography, Orwell was nonetheless aware of the fact that he could not prevent a biography from being written about him, and thus offered occasional facts about his own life and work to ensure that a biographer would at least ‘get his dates right.’ This letter to Richard Usborne, editor of the monthly literary periodical The Strand, is one of the most generous and comprehensive accounts of the author’s life in his own words known to exist.

Stepping away from his overwhelming amount of journalistic work—contributing to Tribune, The Observer, the Manchester Evening News, and countless small-circulation political and literary magazines—he moved to the solitary Barnhill farmhouse on the remote Scottish island of Jura to focus his full attention on writing Nineteen Eighty-Four. This extraordinary autobiographical statement, written at the same time he was working on Nineteen Eighty-Four, discussing his own personal and political development at unprecedented length, is undoubtedly one of the finest Orwell letters in existence.Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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627. John Muir. Naturalist and author (1838–1914)

who helped establish Yosemite National Park. Signed book: Stickeen. Eighth impression. Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1910. Handsome custombound hardcover in red three-quarter leather with marbled boards and endpapers, 4.75 x 7.75, 74 pages. Signed on a free end page in black ink, “John Muir.” Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG/None, with a bookplate to the front pastedown.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“He has opened his eyes upon a cold world, but babies don’t seem to feel it; nor do lambs”

628. Beatrix Potter. ALS signed “Beatrix Heelis,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, January 20, 1936. Letter to

Christopher and Phyllis Fleming, in part: “I congratulate you heartily on the safe arrival of the little man…He has opened his eyes upon a cold world, but babies don’t seem to feel it; nor do lambs. Life comes, and goes. I have not forgotten your enquiry about the words of ‘Old Roger,’ but the Postlethwaites have been all down with flue…The influenza has been in the north for some weeks, and it is carrying off old people…We have had a considerable fall of snow this weekend, the first time it has been very heavy here. We shall be thankful when the weather turns warmer; as this heavy wet snow is bad for the sheep.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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629. Nelly Sachs. Poet and playwright (1891–1970) who fled from Nazi Germany in 1940 and won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1966. Two items: an ALS in German on both sides of a 5.5 x 3.5 card, October 10, 1959, to Viveka Heyman, in part (translated): “A few days ago Prof. Valentin called me requesting information, and in the course of the conversation I learned that you had published a review of ‘Flucht und Verwechslung’ in the June/July issue. I had not received that issue. It was sent to me since, and I was blessed with the great happiness of finding myself so deeply, so uncommonly understood. Dear Viveka Heymann, where on earth may one feel safe and at home but there where two humans encounter each other at the utmost peak of experience”; and an unsigned 11-line handwritten poem in pencil by Sachs, one page, 8.25 x 7.75, dedicated at the top in ballpoint to Viveka Heymann. Sachs notes that the poem was “written at the moment of greatest despair in Beckomberga Hospital.” In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200

630. Marquis de Sade. Notorious French novelist and playwright (1740–1814) whose violent sexual escapades and depravity-infused works gave rise to the word ‘sadism.’ ALS in French, signed “Sade,” one page, 7 x 9, no date. Letter to Gaspard-FrancoisXavier Gaufridi, his father’s longtime legal advisor, describing a complicated legal and financial incident involving six francs, the knowledge of de Sade’s family, and a reimbursement, and mentioning his brother Louis-Marie. In full (translated): “Your letter has greatly touched my dear Gofredi, I see with sorrow all the sorrows that have given you and I am ready to find the means to repair them. If you had not told his six francs to someone, I will not have taken them away. But, having come to the knowledge of my family, I am obliged to beg you to return the note to my brother or mother. But do not worry about it, for you will be well off to believe that this does not transpire and that, on the contrary, you say that I have abandoned you. You will soon know what is in question.” In very good to fine condition, with light toning, edge wear, and seal-related paper loss to the integral address leaf. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Scarce draft by the author of The Little Prince 631. Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Exceptional handwritten manuscript in French, unsigned, one page, 8 x 10.5, no date but circa 1938-1939. A page from Saint-Exupery’s draft for a sociopolitical article examining the different ways of perceiving civilization.

The piece begins, in part (translated): “Ah, you made Hitler a great discovery in truth when you discovered that your civilization it was not, when you discovered that it was not your nature and to whom.” Light toning and small tears and chipping to edges, otherwise fine condition.

Saint-Exupery’s writing was often autobiographical in nature, infusing poetic literary qualities and deep philosophical thought into stories involving his own career as a successful airmail pilot. In 1939 he published a memoir, Wind, Sand and Stars, describing his experiences as an aviator and explaining his views of the world as someone who has traveled the globe. At the outbreak of World War II, Saint-Exupery joined the French Air Force and flew reconnaissance missions.

He then traveled to the US after France’s armistice with Germany in June 1940, where he advocated for American entry into the war to suppress Hitler’s expansion through Europe. A superb fragment from author’s manuscripts concerning this historically important period. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

632. Arthur Schnitzler. Austrian writer (1862–1931) best known for his sexually charged plays and stories. His 1926 novella Traumnovelle served as the basis for Eyes Wide Shut, the final film directed by Stanley Kubrick. Handsome matte-finish 6.5 x 8.75 portrait of the author in profile, signed and inscribed in fountain pen to Ludwig Winter, secretary to the directorate of the Vienna Court Theatre. Affixed to a same-size mount and in fine condition, with trimmed edges. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Incredible 47-page letter on his travels in Greece

633. Jean-Paul Sartre. ALS in French, signed “J. P. Sartre,” totaling 47 pages on sets of adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 6.75, [July 31, 1937]. An incredibly long letter to the French theatre actress Wanda Kosakiewicz, in part (translated): “I left Athens yesterday for ten days of course there was nothing of you at the post office. If I do not find at least three letters on my return I will bait you…I’m all hell on a piece of rock four kilometers long, without a tree, without a grass, it’s called Delos…I only wish, lazy little sphere, that you imagine very well that it is one o’clock in the afternoon and that I write to you by a sun of melted lead, while the Beaver sleeps, rolled up in blankets on the steps of the hotel…I stayed yesterday at the moonlit walk on the Acropolis…the ruins of Athens look like dilapidated monuments as a result of the negligence of the government and it is much more pleasant, we want to say every time: another superb monument that these bastards have left collapse by laziness. It does not stand on the bottom of the city, it’s Athens. I suddenly felt that there was something broken in Greece forever.” Four of the pages are on letterhead from a Greek hotel. In overall fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Starting Bid $1000

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Sartre’s musings on society

634. Jean-Paul Sartre. Handwritten philosophical manuscript in French, unsigned, eleven pages, 8.25 x 10.5, no date. A philosophical text with various headings, including (translated): “Ideology and Mystification,” “Initiation-Baptism,” and “Action and Idea.” In part (translated): “So there is a kind of new society, a kind of neutral tension, of meeting in the scattering which is the union of social death and everyday life. And there is the elevation to a new potential. But what does it give him? All. Life. Meaning: he sees differently…In short, he is the other…The other is sacred object. Social life is unhappy consciousness.

Problem: how to make a metamorphosis effective. How to be for myself the Other that I am in oneself. Hegel and the tearing.

Initiation: belongs to a new look. The sun: as a look. View and light: bound. Light is the view of the other. To live and to see is to participate in the vision of the other. Initiation: one wants to tear me away from a natural life that is dead and that I am in daily familiarity. That is to say, in the daily monotony of consciousness which is precisely what I want to get rid of, since it is the very symbol…The ideology as framework for the individual.” Further on, Sartre evokes Marx, the societies of production, capitalist sociology and the sociology of the proletariat: “Thus the sociology…establishes meanings in history against possible nonsense and makes absolute synthetic relations of comprehension.” The last page is about human relations: “There are totalitarian essences which are nothing other than the relation of liberties—for example: the gift. But these essences are limited by the limits that liberties impose (for example, on the possession of objects). So can we discover them only little by little and do we realize them only long after discovering them.” In fine condition. Accompanied by an export certificate from the French Ministry of Culture. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Splendid sketch of Carol the Wild Thing 635. Maurice Sendak. Original ballpoint sketch of Carol in a full-length seated pose on a green 6 x 7 sheet of personal stationery, signed below the sketch, “Thank you!!!—Maurice,” with Sendak adding the date and inscription in a large speech bubble, “April 2, 88, Dear Minnie, Laurie is lovely—is happy—in good company—refuses to be parted from his new hat and scarf—and send you happy greetings!” In fine condition. A wonderfully presented sketch of Sendak’s most famous character, made all the more desirable by the thoughtful and neatly framed inscription. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

First German edition of The Nutshell Library, highlighted by an original alligator drawing 636. Maurice Sendak. First German printing of Die Mini-Bibliothek [The Nutshell Library], published by Diogenes in 1970, featuring a wonderful ballpoint sketch of the title character on the first free end page of Alligatoren Alluberall [Alligators All Around], signed below, “Maurice Sendak.” The slipcase of the miniature collection, measuring 2.75 x 4 x 1.5, has also been signed in ink by Sendak. The three other tiny hardcover volumes included are unsigned. In fine condition, with light wear to the slipcase.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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637. George Bernard Shaw. ALS signed “G. Bernard Shaw,” one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, July 29, 1924. Letter to his close friend and biographer Archibald Henderson. In part: “Here at last is what I have been able to do at odd moments and on rainy days to fill up that book for Harper. I can do more, and ought not to have done this, as it involved postponement of more important work for which I was too lazy. As to the agreement…the thing you sent me is absurd: Harper thinks he can escape his legal responsibilities by making a private agreement with someone to indemnify him, a proceeding which exposes him to prosecution…all he can exact from an author is an assurance that the book does not contain any hidden libel. For all overt libel, sedition, blasphemy or obscenity the publisher and printer are liable…Harper probably thinks that he could murder me and have you hanged for it if he could produce an agreement to that effect. Thanks for the notes on the New York Joan.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Shaw’s own hand. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

638. Henryk Sienkiewicz. Polish nov-

elist (1846–1916) who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1905. Matte-finish 3.25 x 5.25 postcard photo of the author seated, signed in purple ink, “Henryk Sienkiewicz, Krakow, 2/I 1907.” In fine condition, with corner mounting remnants.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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639. Harriet Beecher Stowe. ALS, two pages on two adjoining

sheets, 5 x 8, January 6, 1882. Letter to Alexander Hesse, in part: “Your letter being written in the German schrift was entirely unintelligible to me, until I sent it for translation to a gentleman in a neighbouring city & learn from him that it is a request for an autograph, with which I now hasten to comply, wishing you the best wishes for 1882.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Rare French–English letter from the acclaimed early realist

640. Stendhal. French writer born Marie-Henri Beyle (1783–1842) considered one of the earliest and foremost practitioners of realism. ALS in French and English (plus three words in Italian), signed with a pseudonym, “L. A. Chevallet,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 7.5, July 1810. A curious letter to his sister Pauline Perier-Lagrange, in part (translated): “My dear sister, I am wanting of money…I fear that our relations have read my last letter to you. Take arrangements for making that impossible. I have three or four interesting things to say to you today, but I dare not. The misinterpretations are easy and common. I am not quite satisfied with the humour of my brother, and Alph. had said to me very indifferent news. I believe you must take the helm. He loves money and has good reason, but I believe you know better the ways of achieving that enterprise than he. You have a sound and cool understanding…Farewell, decipher my execrable English.” In fine condition, with scattered light creasing. Stendhal’s autograph is rare in any form, and this multi-lingual example is particularly interesting. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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641. Rabindranath Tagore. Bengali poet, playwright, philosopher, and

author (1861–1941) who became the first non-European to win a Nobel Prize (Literature) in 1913. Striking matte-finish 3.25 x 5.25 close-up postcard photo of Tagore, neatly signed in the lower border in fountain pen. In fine condition, with a light crease to the upper left corner, and light overall silvering. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Stunning oversized portrait of the Russian realist 642. Ivan Turgenev. Highly influential Russian author

(1818–1883) whose 1862 novel Fathers and Sons remains one of the pillars of nineteenth-century literature. Remarkable 7 x 9.25 albumen portrait of Turgenev affixed to its original 9.25 x 12.5 mount, crisply signed on the mount in ink in Cyrillic, and dated March 1879. In fine condition, with light silvering and vertical streaking to the image. Turgenev is exceedingly rare in signed photographs, especially those of this size. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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643. Leo Tolstoy. Esteemed Russian writer (1828–1910) remembered for his epic realist novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina. Large and bold ink signature, in Cyrillic, on an off-white 4.5 x 1 slip dated 1902. In fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned cabinet photo of a younger Tolstoy by an anonymous studio. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

644. Evelyn Waugh. ALS signed “E. Waugh,” one page, 6 x 8, Combe Florey House letterhead, September 11. Letter to Hugh Heckstall-Smith. In part: “Yes Spencer was my informant…His suicide, I now remember, was autumn 1941 at Hayling Island. I knew him only as a Marine but saw quite a lot of him. He was a keen officer but full of frustrated ambitions (I thought). As far as I know he was in no disciplinary trouble & his death came as a surprise to all in the Corps. I suspected him of Communist sympathies, perhaps quite wrongly.” Continuing, Waugh refers to J. F. Roxburgh, adding: “Did J. F. not appoint his own Masters?

At Lancing they were chosen from the most suitable of the assistant Masters.

J. F. never had any sexual or romantic interest in me…Looking back I see J. F. as a show-man in the best sense. Great style, but a dangerous model for the young. I hear his trusty tones in many voices.” In fine condition, with a few rusty staple holes to the upper left corner. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

645. H. G. Wells.

Four ALSs, signed “H. G. Wells,” ranging in size from 4.5 x 3.5 to 7 x 9, dated from 1903 to 1932 (two undated). Letters are all to John Henderson, Secretary of the National Liberal Club, regarding invitations, publications, and membership matters. One letter, dated March 20, 1903, in full: “Jacob has transmitted your request for a speech. Frankly I had much rather not speak. If I did that sort of thing at all well I would be very glad to do it, but I am-at this sort of thing-heavy, self-conscious, dull & disinteresting. No one would be the happier for my suffering and it would convert an occasion to which I look forward with the most festive anticipation, into a task and a terror.” Another, undated, reads in part: “C[larence] H[enry] Norman writes to complain that his membership of the N.L.C. has been ‘cancelled’ on account of his anti-war letters. I am half-shocked at this.

He impresses me as being quite insane upon the war question but quite honest & I fail to see the justification for this expulsion of an esteemed most desirable member.” In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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646. Authors MB $200

650. Paulo Coelho MB $200

654. Fables with Fore-Edge Painting MB $200

658. Julia Ward Howe MB $200

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647. William Peter Blatty and Peter Benchley

648. Andre Breton

649. Jules Claretie

651. James Fenimore Cooper

652. Noel Coward

653. Rudolf Eucken

656. Oliver Wendell Holmes and William Cullen Bryant MB $200

657. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr

660. Elbert Hubbard

661. Stephen King

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655. Robert Frost MB $200

659. Elbert Hubbard MB $200

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663. Edwin Markham

662. Jack London

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664. James A. Michener MB $200

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669. Wallace Stegner MB $200

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672. Owen Wister MB $200

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667. J. K. Rowling

666. Robert M. Pirsig

668. George Bernard Shaw

665. Walker Percy

671. James Welch

670. Tristan Tzara

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673. Tom Wolfe MB $200

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music Bruckner provides instructions to a conductor

675. Anton Bruckner. Important Austrian composer (1824–1896) whose symphonies are considered emblematic of the final stage of Austro-German Romanticism. Rare ALS in German, signed “Bruckner mpp,” one page, 5.75 x 8.75, no date. Untranslated letter giving instructions how to conduct a specific passage of music. In very good to fine condition, with splitting along intersecting folds, and light show-through from old mounting remnants on the reverse.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

Handel’s Messiah signed by Elgar, Coleridge-Taylor, and more 676. Classical Musicians.

Desirable leather-bound Gem Edition of Handel’s Messiah, published by S. Bagster & Sons in 1899, 3.75 x 5, 181 pages, signed on the opening few pages in ink or fountain pen by approximately 35 performers, singers, and composers, including: Edward Elgar, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Clara Butt, Kennerley Rumford, Charles Santley, Henry Wood, David Ffrangcon-Davies, T. Tertius Noble, Edward Lloyd, Horatio Parker, Charles Victor, Joseph Holbrooke, Rupert Corbould, Henry Coward, Henry Thomas Pringuer, Andrew Black (the original owner of the book), and several others, with the signatures dating between 1899 and 1905. In very good to fine condition, with soiling and wear to the covers; inner pages are generally fine, with some light soiling. Starting Bid $200

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Debussy’s ‘String Quartet in G minor,’ penned for a violinist

677. Claude Debussy. Important French composer (1862–1918) whose colorful, evocative works, particularly those for keyboard and for orchestra, exemplified the ‘impressionist’ style. Wonderful AMQS on an off-white 8.25 x 6 sheet, signed and inscribed on the right side in French (translated): “These two measures become admirable under the bow of Madame G. Poulet!

The author keeps for her an affectionate gratitude and assures his respectful devotion. Claude Debussy. June 1917.” Debussy pens a four-line system of two bars from his ‘String Quartet in G minor,’ titling the excerpt, “1er Quatuor en sol mineur [1st Quartet in G minor].” Two areas of toning to the right side, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned photo of Debussy.

Violinist Gaston Poulet founded a quartet in 1914 and their contemporary repertoire led them to perform Debussy’s string quartet. Occasionally his wife Jeanne would fill in as the second violin; Debussy was particularly enthralled by her interpretation of this piece, prompting him to pen this complimentary inscription with a line drawn to the second violin part. An outstanding connection between composer and musician. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

678. Antonin Dvorak. Esteemed Czech

composer (1841–1904) of orchestral and chamber music, best known for his Symphony No. 9, ‘From the New World.’

Rare oversized 6.75 x 9.5 cabinet portrait of Dvorak in a distinguished half-length pose, signed on the reverse in black ink, “Antonin Dvorak…19 3/7 00,” with an inscription to the Italian composer Leone Sinigaglia. Published by Jan Vavruska of Pisek, Czechoslovakia. In fine condition, with some spotting to image, and scattered marks and paper loss to corners and top edge of reverse, in no way affecting the crisp penmanship. From 1900 Sinigaglia worked in Prague with Dvorak, a period in which learned the ability to apply classical techniques to the arrangement of popular songs. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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679. Edward Elgar.

Boldly penned AMQS on an off-white 7.25 x 4 album page, signed in fountain pen, “Edward Elgar, June 5, 1915,” who adds two bars of music from his symphonic prelude “Polonia,” which was first performed at the Polish Victims’ Relief Fund Concert in the Queen’s Hall, London on July 6, 1915. Reverse is signed by the British political reformer Charles Pelham Villiers. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

681. Edward Elgar. Leading English composer (1857–1934) and a significant figure among late Romantic European musicians. ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.25 x 8, Tiddington House letterhead, June 30, 1929. Letter to actor and dramatist Arthur Wing Pinero, in part: “I send you most hearty thanks for the copy of your ‘Theatre in the ‘Seventies’’: it was so kind of you to remember me: your account brings back many happy, or mostly so, memories of that comparatively simple age.” In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Elgar performs at the Norfolk and Norwich Musical Festival 680. Edward Elgar.

Vintage hardcover book containing a “Programme & General Arrangements of the Norfolk and Norwich Twenty-Eighth Triennial Musical Festival in St. Andrew’s Hall,” held between October 25–28, 1905, 7.25 x 9.75, signed on an opening page in fountain pen by 16 notable musicians who took part that year, including (some inscribed): Edward Elgar, Alberto Randegger, Fritz Kreisler, John Coates, Ben Davies, Mildred Jones, Andrew Black (the original owner of the book), Muriel Foster, Arthur Henry Mann, Luigi Mancinelli, David Ffrangcon-Davies, Miriam Timothy, Robert Radford, Frederic Hymen Cowen, Gwendolyn Mason, and Agnes Nicholls. In very good to fine condition, with heavily rubbed covers and spine; interior pages are clean,with some light toning to the signed page. Edgar conducted a performance of his oratorio ‘The Apostles’ on the second day of the festival. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Elgar, Williams, and others attend a 1929 testimonial at Worcester Guildhall

682. Edward Elgar. Leather-bound autograph book, 7.5 x 5.75, containing the names of “Subscribers to the Testimonial to Edgar F. Day Esq.,” presented in Guildhall, Worcester, on September 12, 1929, signed inside in ink or fountain pen by Edward Elgar (who signs boldly on the opening page), Ralph Vaughan Williams, Ivor Atkins, Percy Hull, and Herbert Sumsion, with the latter three signing on the same page. Balance of the book features the names of the chorus, church staff, and other musicians associated with the cathedral. In fine condition. Edgar Frederick Day (1891–1983) was an English composer and organist who studied with Ivor Atkins and then later served as his assistant at the Worcester Cathedral. Starting Bid $200

683. William S. Gilbert. British

dramatist and lyricist (1836–1911) best known for his 14 comic operas written in collaboration with composer Arthur Sullivan. ALS signed “W. S. Gilbert,” one page, 3.75 x 6, personal letterhead, January 28, 1879. Letter to Mr. Clarke, in full: “Will be so kind as to send me the London notices of ‘Engaged’ that I may copy extracts of them for the New York papers?” In fine condition, with some light brushing. A three-act comic farce, Engaged opened in New York in February 1879, having made its London premiere two years earlier. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

684. Ruggero Leoncavallo. Handsome 4.25 x 6.75 cabi-

net portrait of the great opera composer in near profile, boldly signed in ink, “R. Leoncavallo.” In fine condition, with the tip of his mustache touched-up in an unknown hand. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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685. Jules Massenet.

AMQS on an off-white 4.5 x 7 sheet, signed at the conclusion by Massenet, and dated March 22, 1907.

Massenet pens four bars of music and lyrics from his mythological opera “Ariane.” In fine condition, with a touch of light foxing. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Massenet’s hand. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

686. Giacomo Puccini. AMQS on

an off-white 4.25 x 7 sheet, signed below in ink, “Giacomo Puccini, Contigliano, 16.8.901.”

Puccini pens two bars from his iconic opera “La Boheme.” In fine condition, with a stain to the upper right corner. Based on a story by French writer Henri Murger set in 1840s Paris, La Boheme was Puccini’s first major success and arguably his greatest work. After its 1896 debut in Turin, the piece was quickly adopted into the international repertory; the Opera-Comique presented the French premiere in June 1898, and G. Ricordi published the first French edition of the score in Paris during the same year. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Satie corresponds concerning “Socrate” 687. Erik Satie. ALS in French, one page, 4.25 x 6.75, June 26, 1919. Letter to his friend, the poet Rene Chalupt, in part (translated): “Tomorrow, Friday, I will need ‘Socrate.’ Do you want to be kind enough to drop it off—in the morning—this book with your concierge.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in Satie’s hand. Satie asked Chalupt to write the preface for his work ‘Socrate,’ a symphonic drama for voice and piano published in 1919.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Concert pass from the prodigious composer 688. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy.

Prodigiously gifted German Romantic composer (1809–1847) whose musical output represents virtually every form and genre of the era. Rare partly-printed 3.25 x 2.25 admission pass issued by the Directorate of Gewandhaus concerts, filled out and signed by Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, March 10, 1847, made out for “Graf Reuss” and boldly signed in ink, “F. Mendelssohn.” In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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689. Igor Stravinsky. ALS in German, signed “I. Stravinsky,” one page, 8.25 x 5.25, January 3, 1938. Untranslated letter to actress Dagmar Godowsky thanking her for a pleasant surprise and some flowers. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in his own hand.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Vintage glossy 5 x 6.75 photo of the legendary Russian composer-pianist in his study, boldly signed in the lower border in fountain pen, “I. Stravinsky, 1954.” The photographer’s signature is inherent to the image. In very good to fine condition, with two diagonal creases to the lower right corner. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 691. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

Extraordinary AMQS on an off-white 7 x 4.5 sheet, prominently signed below in ink, “P. Tschaikowsky, Dresde, le 18 Fevrier 89.” Tchaikovsky boldly pens five bars from his “4me Simphonie.” In fine condition.

Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, sometimes nicknamed ‘Fatum’ or ‘Fate,’ was written between 1877–78 and premiered at a Russian Musical Society concert in Moscow on February 22, 1878.

In February 1889, Tchaikovsky traveled to Dresden to conduct the Philharmonic Society orchestra in a concert of his own works, which featured this Symphony No. 4, as well as Piano Concerto No. 1. A beautifully penned piece from the revered Russian romantic composer. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

Cline signs for her cousin, adding her seldom-seen nickname 693. Patsy Cline. Vintage

692. Charles Mingus. Uncommon

glossy 8 x 10 photo of Mingus playing his bass, signed vertically in purple felt tip. In fine condition, with a few light creases to the left side. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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glossy 8 x 10 Rush Studio portrait of Cline in a dark dress with a polkadot collar, signed and inscribed in fountain pen to her cousin Earl Allanson, “To Earl: A great little fellow. Yours always, Love, ‘Ginny’ Patsy Cline.” In very good to fine condition, with a few small edge tears and light silvering to darker areas of the image. Precertified REAL. Starting Bid $200

Cline goes for a new look— “I am a blonde now with real long hair” 694. Patsy Cline. ALS signed “Pat & all,” three pages, 6 x 9, August 30,

1962. Letter to her friend Marie Flynt, in full [grammar and spelling retained]: “Thought I’d better get a note off to you before all the time slips by and the 5th will be here and you will be up there. I’ve been trying to get material, buy a few new clothes for all of us and had to have Julie’s birthday party last Sun. As I nearly went out of my mind with twenty kids, I’m glad birthdays don ‘t come but once a yr. But she had a ball and had a very nice party. Well, don’t be surprised if you see a blonde living at my house. I am a blonde now with real long hair. Yes! it’s a little funny at first when you see me but now every one says they like it better than my real hair. It’s a wig but the hand[i]est thing I’ve got, and when I’m on the road and can’t get my hair done, I just slip the wigs on. Crazy Baby! Well inclosed is the little item I promised and it sure will be great seeing you and drive careful! & bring those tapes. I’Il look the songs over. One never knows where a hit might be.

When you get into Nashville come out 31 & 41 on Dickerson Rd toward the place I use to live. But don’t turn at the market on the corner. Come str[a]ight on out Dickerson Rd, until you go to a 4 way red light which is on Dickerson & Old Hickory Blvd.

Go through the red lights and go for about a mile. Look for a sign on the right saying Pleasant Hill subdivision & a great big green & white sign saying ‘Astor Courts.’ Don’t go past these signs. Turn right between these signs. Go to the 2nd street (which will be Nella Dr.). Turn right on Nella Dr. & come to the last house on your right. Mail box is black. Hope you can follow these direction[s]. See you soon and drive carefull. Glad things are now better for you.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed by Cline who incorporates her signature into the return field. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

The Fab Four play the Odeon Theatre in 1963 695. Beatles. Vintage glossy 3.5 x 5.5

Star Pics publicity deckle-edge photo of the Beatles wearing matching suits and posing with their instruments, signed on the reverse in blue ballpoint by Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, and George Harrison. In fine condition, with a short edge tear, and surface impressions on the photo side from the signatures on the reverse. Consignor notes that the signatures were obtained at the Odeon Theatre in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, on June 5, 1963. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks and a letter of provenance from the original recipient, in full: “These Beatles Autographs were obtained by myself in person. We had been to a Beatles concert at I think it was called the Odeon in those days Leeds City Centre. It was circa mid to early ‘60’s when the Beatles had just brought out first recordings which were huge hits. It didn’t matter what they sang at the concert because the audience were on their feet going wild and screaming the name of their favourite band member!! After the concert I went to the stage door and it was there I obtained the Autographs of the 4 Beatles on the back of a postcard.” Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $1000 www.RRAuction.com | 259

698. Beatles: Paul McCartney.

696. Beatles: John Lennon. Vintage ballpoint signature, “To Denn, love, John Lennon, 77,” who adds a wonderful small self-portrait sketch on an off-white 6 x 4 sheet. In very fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

697. Beatles: John Lennon. Vintage 3.5 x 4.5 paperstock photo removed from a 1963 UK Beatles concert program, depicting John Lennon seated in a chair with his legs crossed, signed in blue ballpoint. In good to very good condition, with a tear to the top right, and heavy overall creasing affecting appearance. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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Vintage circa 1967 program for a performance of Robert Nesbitt’s ‘Wild West End’ at London’s Talk of the Town Theatre and Restaurant, 28 pages, 9 x 11.5, signed on the front cover in blue ballpoint by Paul McCartney. In fine condition, with light creasing to the covers, and general light handling wear. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

699. Beatles: Paul McCartney. Signed book: Blackbird

Singing. Limited first American edition, numbered 192/250.

NY: W. W. Norton and Company, 2001. Clothbound hardcover with slipcase, 6.75 x 10, 185 pages. Signed on the colophon in black ink by McCartney. In very good to fine condition, with fading to the signature and light toning to the signed page, apparently from prior display. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

700. Beatles: Paul McCartney. Circa 1963

newspaper photo of Paul McCartney seated and wearing a handsome suit, 4.75 x 5, signed in blue ballpoint.

In fine condition. Consignor notes that the signature was obtained at the Hippodrome Theatre in Birmingham, England, on March 10, 1963. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks.

Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

Bullet Strat signed by five Eagles

702. The Eagles. Black-bodied Fender Squier Bullet Stratocaster electric guitar with a sunburst finish, signed on the pearloid pickguard in black felt tip by Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit, and Don Felder. In fine condition, with light smudging to the signatures and collector’s notations to headstock and back plate. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

Clapton teams up with Robert Stigwood in 1975

701. Eric Clapton. DS, ten pages, 8.25 x 11.75, January 24, 1975. Contract of employment between the Robert Stigwood Organization Limited and Eric Patrick Clapton, in which the latter agrees to enter employment “as a singer performer songwriter and producer in any capacity in the fields of music and entertainment and in all other kindred fields and activities…from the twenty-seventh day of June One thousand nine hundred and seventy-four until 31st December 1977.”

Signed at the conclusion in blue ballpoint by Clapton. In fine condition. Clapton, who had previously been under contract with Robert Stigwood while as a member of Cream, released his third solo studio album, There’s One in Every Crowd, in March 1975. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

703. Grateful Dead. Wonderful color t-shirt artwork pelon

showing a frog perched on a skull with several red roses against a rippling sun background, with large red-and-blue stylized text above, “Grateful Dead,” 15.5 x 19.5, signed in black felt tip

by Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzman, Bob Weir, and Vince Welnick. In fine condition, with a stray “M” in the lower left where Hart failed at his first attempt at signing.

Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from REAL. These pelons were printed in very low quantities making this a very scarce piece. This particular design was used for the band’s appearance at the 1987 Mountain Aire Festival, which was held at the Calaveras County Fairgrounds in Angels Camp, California, on August 22-23, 1987. Starting Bid $200

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Full Dead lineup from 1986 704. Grateful Dead. Fantastic glossy 7.75 x 9.75 G. D. Pro-

ductions publicity photo of the Grateful Dead circa 1986, signed in various colored felt tip by Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Brent Mydland, and Bill Kreutzmann. Framed and in fine condition. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $300

705. Grateful Dead. In the Dark album signed on the inner gatefold in black ballpoint

by Billy Kreutzman, in green ink by Mickey Hart, and in black felt tip by Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, and Bobby Weir. In fine condition, with a discount slice to the left edge, and light scratching to the Garcia and Weir signatures. The record is not included. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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706. Grateful Dead. Signed book: Grateful Dead Comix.

Limited first edition, numbered 114/500. NY: Hyperion/Kitchen Sink Press, 1992. Hardcover with slipcase, 9 x 11.5, 119 pages.

Signed on a colophon affixed to the first free end page in blue ink, “J. Garcia.� In very fine condition. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

707. Buddy Holly. Original unsigned hardcover 1954 Westerner yearbook from Buddy Holly’s junior year at Lubbock High School in Lubbock, Texas, 8.25 x 10.75, 324 pages. Holly’s junior class portrait is on page 94, and on page 146 he’s pictured as a member of the school choir.

Also pictured in the yearbook is his performing partner Bob Montgomery, Holly’s high school sweetheart Echo McGuire, and future Crickets drummer Jerry Allison.

The book bears multiple signatures and inscriptions to the original owner. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

708. Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers. Vin-

tage glossy 8 x 10.25 Gee Records publicity photo of Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers by James J. Kriegsmann of New York, signed and inscribed on the reverse in ballpoint, “My best to Arthur, Thanks very much, Frankie Lymon,” “Herman Santiago, Teenagers,” “Luck always, Joe Negroni, Teenagers,” and “Thanks a lot from Sherman, Teenagers.” Includes a glossy 8 x 10 photo of the band that is signed and inscribed on the reverse in ballpoint by Santiago.

In overall fine condition, with surface impressions to the photos from the signatures on the reverse. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

710. Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger. Red-bodied Barcelona

acoustic guitar with stickers of Mick Jagger singing and gold letters spelling out, “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction,” signed on the black pickguard in silver ink by the Rolling Stones frontman.

In fine condition, with a PSA/DNA label affixed to pickguard.

Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

709. Rolling Stones.

Vintage ballpoint signatures of the Rolling Stones on a pair of 4.5 x 3 album pages, with a pink album page signed “Love, Keith Richard, xxxx” and “Mick Jagger,” and the other off-white page reading, “Bill Wyman, xx,” “Brian Jones,” and “Charlie Boy, xxx.” In fine condition. Consignor notes that the signatures date to the mid-1960s. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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711. Rolling Stones. Program for “The

Sensational Rolling Stones” presented by Robert Stigwood Associates in 1964, ten pages, 8.75 x 11, signed inside in blue ballpoint by Mick Jagger, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, and Brian Jones, and in red ballpoint

by Keith Richards. Also signed throughout by the other artists on the bill, including Mike Berry, Simon Scott, The Mojos, Inez & Charlie Foxx, and The Le Roys. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, scattered creasing, and general overall handling wear. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $300

712. Beastie Boys. Fantastic set of three

colorful caricature sketches of the Beastie Boys by artist Todd Tuttle, each accomplished in graphite, colored pencil, and felt tip on white 11 x 14 acid free 100 lb. Bristol board, signed in blue felt tip by the respective musician: “Ad Rock,” “MCA,” and “Mike D.” Each caricature is signed by the artist. In overall very fine condition.

Tuttle is a Lambda Literary Award finalist author and artist who lives in Seattle, Washington. He began his art career at the age of 14 drawing editorial cartoons for a Florida newspaper and his illustrations have appeared in numerous national publications. Tuttle’s original artwork and prints are owned by many celebrities including Al Pacino, Leonardo DiCaprio, Reba McEntire, Betty White, Stan Lee, Johnny Rzeznik, and Billy Bob Thornton. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

713. Michael Jackson.

Color glossy 14 x 11 photo of Jackson as he appears on the inner gatefold of his classic 1982 album Thriller, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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Sought-after twice-signed Thriller 714. Michael Jackson. Thriller album signed on the front cover in blue ballpoint during the period of the album’s release, “Michael Jackson,” and signed again on the gatefold, “Love, Michael Jackson.” In fine condition, with the faulty pen running out of ink at the ends of both his first and last names on the front; the gatefold signature is strong and bold. The record is included. Released in 1982, Thriller is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential pop albums of all time. A fantastic vintage-signed example of a true classic. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

Tupac begins negotiations with Death Row Records 715. Tupac Shakur. ALS signed “Tupac A. Shakur,” one page, 6 x 9, July 30, 1995. Letter “To Whom it may Concern,” in full: “I, Tupac Shakur give David Kenner permission to recieve copies of my contracts and royalty statements, and also he has permission to negotiate on my behalf, However he may not close or finalize any deal without my approval. This is just a letter to authorize Mr. Kenner to negotiate on my behalf.” Signed at the conclusion by Tupac, and countersigned by his friend Desiree Smith as a witness. In very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds and light creasing. Tupac formally signed his infamous three-page handwritten contract with Suge Knight of Death Row Records on September 16, 1995, after beginning negotiations months earlier. In that contract, Tupac would authorize Knight to act as his manager and Kenner as his lawyer, an arrangement which his mother, Afeni Shakur, would criticize as a conflict of interest in her lawsuit against the label after Tupac’s death. A fantastic handwritten Tupac piece from a critical turning point in his career.

Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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716. Leonard Bernstein

717. Aaron Copland

718. Francois Coppee

719. Leo Delibes

720. Jacqueline du Pre

721. Todd Duncan

722. Percy Grainger

723. Roy Harris

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724. Victor Herbert

725. Josef Hofmann

726. Engelbert Humperdinck

727. Jan Kubelik

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729. John McCormack MB $200

730. Yehudi Menuhin MB $200

731. Carl Orff MB $200

732. Opera

733. Luciano Pavarotti

734. Three Tenors

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735. Count Basie

736. Duke Ellington

737. Marvin Hamlisch

738. Oscar Hammerstein

739. Oscar Hammerstein

740. Jay Livingston

741. Modern Jazz

742. Stephen Schwartz

743. Noble Sissle

744. John Williams

745. Meredith Willson

746. Johnny Cash

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747. Charlie Daniels MB $200

749. Allman Brothers

748. Aerosmith and KISS

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750. Beatles: Sid Bernstein

751. James Brown

752. Glen Campbell

754. Bo Diddley MB $200

755. The Eagles: Don Henley

756. Everly Brothers

757. Foreigner

758. Aretha Franklin

759. Heart

760. Bruce Hornsby and the Range

761. Humble Pie

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753. Deep Purple MB $200

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762. Isle of Wight Poster MB $200

763. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

764. Elton John

765. Elton John

766. Elton John

767. Little Richard

768. The Monkees

769. The Move

770. Oasis

771. Roy Orbison

772. Les Paul

773. Tom Petty

774. Pink Floyd: Roger Waters

775. Pink Floyd: Roger Waters

776. REO Speedwagon

777. Rolling Stones: Mick Taylor

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778. Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger

779. Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger

780. Simon and Garfunkel

781. Bruce Springsteen

782. U2: Bono MB $200

783. The Who: Pete Townshend

784. The Who: Pete Townshend

785. The Ramones

786. The Ramones

787. The Ramones

788. The Ramones

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789. The Ramones

790. The Ramones

791. The Ramones

792. The Ramones

793. The Ramones

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794. The Ramones

795. The Ramones

796. The Ramones

797. The Ramones

798. The Ramones

799. The Ramones

800. The Ramones

801. The Ramones

802. The Ramones

803. The Ramones

804. The Ramones

805. ABBA

806. Bee Gees

807. Michael Jackson

808. Michael Jackson

809. George Michael

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classic entertainment

The cast of Adam Had Four Sons, with a very early Bergman signature 810. Adam Had Four Sons. Signed

book: Legacy. First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1940.

Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8, 372 pages. Signed and inscribed on the front pastedown and opening pages in fountain pen by the director and main stars of the 1941 film Adam Had Four Sons, which was adapted from Charles Bonner’s novel. The signers include: “I am Emily Gallatin, Ingrid Bergman,” “Greetings and all good wishes from ‘Molly’ Stoddard, Fay Wray,” “To Phil, from, Helen M. Westley,” “To—Phil,—my very good friend with heaps of everything good to you, Warner [Baxter], ‘Adam Stoddard,’ Nov. 1940,” “My very best wishes for your happiness, Phil, —Susan Hayward,” “To Phil! May your worries never increase!!!!!!!

Gregory Ratoff,” “To Phil: Best wishes to a good little pal and a grand guy! Sincerely, Dick Denning (Jack),” “To Phil: Remembering a swell bunch of guys connected with ‘Legacy,’ Sincerely—Bob Shaw (Chris),” and “To Phil: I hope you will have the best of everything, Sincerely, Charlie Lind (Phil).” The recipient, Phil Schiefer, the close friend and agent for Baxter, adds his name to the title page and front pastedown. In fine condition, with light wear to the dust jacket. A very desirable multi-signed first edition boasting a particularly early autograph from Bergman, who had made her successful Hollywood debut a year earlier in the 1939 film Intermezzo, which was also directed by Ratoff. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

Brando as Superman’s father, Jor-El 811. Marlon Brando. Exquisite vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Brando as Jor-El in the 1978 film Superman, signed and inscribed in the lower border in blue ink, “To Tony—Most pleasant memories, Sincerely, Marlon Brando.” In fine condition, with a couple of light horizontal streaks across the image. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the original recipient, stating that he received this while working on the production of Superman as a special effects trainee at Shepperton Studios. A rare and magnificent signed portrait of the legendary actor. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $300

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Brando’s Colony Productions 812. Marlon Brando. DS, signed “Marlon Brando, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 11, June 1, 1971. Consent form from the directors of Colony Productions agreeing to the holding of a regular meeting of the Board of Directors.

Signed at the conclusion in black ballpoint by Brando, and countersigned

by Marvin B. Meyer and Allen E. Susman. In fine condition, with some light vertical creasing. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

Scarce letter from the influential Italian filmmaker 813. Federico Fellini. TLS in French, signed “Yours, Federico,” one page, 7.75 x 11, personal letterhead, November 10, 1988. Letter to French art historian Jean Leymarie, in full (roughly translated): “What a pity not to have seen you when you were in Rome, but I hope that very soon you will have another opportunity to pass by here, and then I will have the opportunity to invite you to the studios on Via Pontina, where I’ll be a prisoner until May, I think. I will start filming on November 28, but if you come before, I will still be here, to add the final touches to the film that will soon take off. Yes, Jacqueline has become a very dear friend, and I am happy that she lives in Rome to enjoy her fervor, her intelligence, her talent. She often talks to me about you, regretting you. The Lebanese princess too, the beautiful Dominique, is a person for whom I feel esteem and deep sympathy.

Certainly, if you had stayed here it would have been very nice to be together in the beautiful atmosphere of Villa Medicis. I send you my warmest wishes, dear friend, for your exhibition in New York, and you would really make me happy if I could meet you again at the earliest.”

In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Precertified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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814. Gary Cooper.

Gorgeous vintage sepia matte-finish 13.25 x 10.25 photo of a romantic scene from a Gary Cooper film, showing the leading man embracing his costar against a pastoral backdrop, affixed to the original 20 x 15 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in ballpoint, “To Hildegarde, with many good wishes from, Gary Cooper, 1958.” In fine condition, with light toning to the mount, and tack holes to the edges (easily matted out). Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

815. Errol Flynn.

Vintage glossy 8 x 10 studio portrait of Flynn wearing a suit jacket and turtleneck, signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen, “Hello Audrey! Errol Flynn.” In very good condition, with moderately heavy overall creasing. Precertified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

817. Clark Gable. DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, July 16, 1937.

Document related to Gable’s contract with MGM, in part: “This will confirm our agreement that the six (6) weeks’ consecutive layoff period during the present year of the term of our contract with you dated July 29, 1935…shall be deemed to have commenced on July 5, 1937.” Signed at the conclusion in fountain pen by Gable and countersigned by a studio vice president. In fine condition. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

816. Clark Gable. Vintage matte-finish 7.75 x 9.5 studio portrait of Gable in an exceptional half-length pose, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To Ray, from, Clark Gable.” In fine condition, with trimmed borders. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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818. Greta Garbo. Bank

check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out in type and signed in green ink by Garbo, payable to New York Telephone Company for $34.69, June 1, 1968. In fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned photo of Garbo for the 1937 film Conquest. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

Hepburn stars in an episode of BBC Sunday-Night Theatre

819.

Rita Hayworth. Beau-

tiful vintage glossy 8 x 10 Columbia Pictures publicity photo of Hayworth in a billowy sheer gown, boldly signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Jean, Best Always, Rita Hayworth.” Reverse is stamped, “Columbia Pictures, Photo by Coburn.”

In fine condition. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

821. Audrey Hepburn. ALS, two pages, 5.25 x 7, August

18, 1951. Letter to screenwriter William Templeton, in full: “Perhaps you are still in Paris but I shall try my luck by sending this to the B. H. I want to thank you very much for the beautiful flowers you sent me and above all the kind thought. I enjoyed being in your play immensely and am very happy for you that it was a such a success, may it be followed by many more.”

In fine condition. Hepburn starred as Celia in Templeton’s The Silent Village, an episode of the second season of BBC Sunday-Night Theatre, which originally aired on August 5, 1951. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

822. Audrey Hepburn. Desirable

820. Audrey Hepburn. Beautiful

vintage 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Hepburn as Natasha Rostova in the 1956 film War and Peace, nicely signed in fountain pen. In fine condition.

Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

5.25 x 4 Givenchy card, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Pour Renee, Happy Christmas, Audrey Ferrer.” In very fine condition.

Accompanied by the original transmittal envelope, addressed in Hepburn’s hand to “Madame Renee.”

Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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Laurel, Hardy, and Hal Roach sign off on 1934’s Hollywood Party

823. Alfred Hitchcock.

Original artist’s pencil self-portrait sketch of his immediately recognizable profile on a beige 8 x 11.75 cardstock sheet, signed below, “Alfred J. Hitchcock.” In fine condition, with some light toning. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

826. Laurel and Hardy. DS,

824.

Grace Kelly. Glossy 3.5 x 5.5

deckle-edge postcard photo of Kelly during her years as an MGM leading lady, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication.

Starting Bid $200

825. Grace Kelly.

Vintage glossy 4 x 5 photo of Kelly in an elegant closeup pose, signed in ink, “Sincerely, Grace Kelly.” In very good to fine condition, with a few light creases, and the signature faded but legible.

Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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one page, 8.5 x 11, April 7, 1934.

Official Hal Roach Studios document granting MGM permission to use dialogue from a Laurel and Hardy segment, in full: “You have our permission to use the dialogue from the Laurel and Hardy part of ‘Hollywood Party’ in the record for broadcasting purposes.” Signed at the conclusion in fountain pen, “Hal E. Roach,” “Stan Laurel,” and “Oliver Hardy.” In fine condition. Produced by MGM in 1934, Hollywood Party was a musical film featuring numerous stars—Laurel and Hardy, the Three Stooges, Jimmy Durante, Lupe Velez, and Mickey Mouse (voiced by an uncredited Walt Disney)—in disconnected sequences. A fantastic document signed by not only the famed comedic duo, but by their longtime collaborator Hal Roach. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

827. Laurel and Hardy.

Vintage pearlfinish 9.75 x 7.5 photo of the comedy duo side-byside in their iconic bowler hats, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Oliver Hardy” and “Stan Laurel,” who adds an inscription, “Our thanks & best wishes, Bill!.” In very good condition, with trimmed borders, tack holes to corners, and overall surface impressions from copious notations on the reverse. Precertified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

828. Vivien Leigh. Vintage

glossy 10 x 8 photo of Vivien Leigh conversing with Mary Lee Epling, the wife of Douglas Fairbanks, during an afternoon rehearsal for the ‘Night of 100 Stars,’ signed in fountain pen by Leigh. Reverse bears a Keystone Press Agency stamp and an affixed photo caption.

In fine condition. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

829. Bela Lugosi.

Vintage ink signature, “Good luck, Bela Lugosi,” on a yellow 3.75 x 2.5 sheet. Matted and framed with a photo of Lugosi as Count Dracula to an overall size of 13.5 x 18.5. In fine condition.

Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

830. Steve McQueen. DS, signed “Steven T.

McQueen,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, July 24, 1969.

Document regarding “Minutes of Special Meeting of Board of Directors of Solar Plastics Engineering Company,” in which the corporation adopts a “Pension Plan, Profit Sharing Plan and Trust wherein Security First National Bank would act as Trustee.”

Signed at the conclusion in purple felt tip by McQueen, and countersigned by Robert Schiller. In fine condition. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication.

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“Good guns, Steve McQueen” 831. Steve McQueen. Vin-

tage ballpoint signature and inscription, “Donn— Good guns, Steve McQueen,” on the reverse of a light green 4.75 x 2.5 card for a German gun shop, bearing a 1962 collector’s date notation. In fine condition. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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832. Marilyn Monroe. Vintage matte-finish 11 x 14 half-length portrait of Monroe taken in 1950 by Frank Powolny for the

release of the film noir The Asphalt Jungle, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To Hank, May you keep generating, Marilyn Monroe.” Photo has been professionally restored, mainly along a horizontal fold to the lower portion of the image. In very good to fine condition, with a small tear to top edge, a tiny crease to facial area, and aforementioned restoration, none of which affect the signature or facial area. After appearing in several small roles in 1950, Monroe was cast as Angela Phinlay, the young mistress of an aging criminal, in the now classic John Huston film. Her performance was well-received by critics, and after a small role in All About Eve, Monroe signed a seven-year contract with 20th Century Fox. A stunning portrait from early in Monroe’s career. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $2500

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833. Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn Monroe Productions check, 8.5 x 3, filled out in type and signed by Monroe, payable to Hedda Rosten for $65.85, March 4, 1960. In fine condition. Writers Norman and Hedda Rosten first met Monroe in 1955 when their friend, legendary photographer Sam Shaw, arrived at their Brooklyn apartment with the blonde starlet by his side.

Best friend and former roommate to Arthur Miller’s soon-to-be ex-wife Mary, Hedda was initially hesitant to befriend Monroe, but as time passed, the Rostens became two of the actress’ most trusted friends. When Marilyn and Miller married the following year, Hedda served as her maid of honor. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $500

The powerful launch of an NX starship 834. Star Trek: Enterprise Screen-Used Concept Art. Screen-used original Star Trek: Enterprise concept artwork by designer and illustrator John Eaves, 15.75 x 10, which was hung in the 602 Club in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode ‘First Flight,’ Season 2, Episode 24, air date of May 14, 2003. Vividly accomplished in graphite, the artwork shows the detailed launch of an NX test vehicle against a mountainous backdrop, with Eaves signing in the lower right, “John Eaves, 3/03.” Framed to a slightly larger size. In fine condition.

Provenance: 40 Years of Star Trek: The Collection, Lot 138, Christie’s, October 5–7, 2006. A prolific and influential Star Trek concept artist and production illustrator, John Eaves worked on the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Enterprise, and Star Trek: Discovery, as well as on no less than eight Star Trek films. A fantastic piece of original production concept art by a renowned Star Trek designer. Starting Bid $200

835.

Star Trek: Enterprise Screen-Used Print.

Screen-used print of Lily Sloan and Zefram Cochrane’s diagram for the interior of the first warp-capable vessel, the Phoenix, 18.5 x 10.25, which was hung in the 602 Club in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode ‘First Flight,’ Season 2, Episode 24, air date of May 14, 2003. The print, which was originally created by designer and illustrator John Eaves, shows a conceptual diagram for Cochrane’s ship interior, with a “Hunter X Aerospace Archaeology Team” logo to right side. Framed to a slightly larger size, with the corresponding Christie’s lot tag affixed to the reverse. In fine condition, with light edge toning. Provenance: 40 Years of Star Trek: The Collection, Lot 138, Christie’s, October 5–7, 2006. Starting Bid $200

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Concept art for the opening credits of Star Trek: Enterprise 836. Star Trek: Enterprise Screen-Used Opening Credits Artwork. Screen-used original Star Trek: Enterprise

‘opening credits’ concept artwork by designer and illustrator John Eaves, 16.5 x 10.5, which was hung in the 602 Club in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode ‘First Flight,’ Season 2, Episode 24, air date of May 14, 2003. Accomplished in graphite, ink, and pastel, the artwork consists of four detailed conceptual sketches for the lifting-body ship in the main title sequence of Star Trek: Enterprise, with Eaves signing below in black ink, “John Eaves, 8/01,” and adding: “Star Trek ‘Enterprise,’ Opening credit concepts, After Space Shuttle/Before Phoenix.” Framed to a slightly larger size, with the reverse bearing an attached Christie’s lot tag. In fine condition. Provenance: 40 Years of Star Trek: The Collection, Lot 138, Christie’s, October 5–7, 2006. A prolific and influential Star Trek concept artist and production illustrator, John Eaves worked on the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Enterprise, and Star Trek: Discovery, as well as on no less than eight Star Trek films. A superb piece of original production concept art by an acclaimed Star Trek designer. Starting Bid $200

Prop Star Trek poster— “Foundations of Mission Operations” 837. Star Trek: Enterprise Screen-Used Poster. Screen-used color

NASA Foundations of Mission Operations poster, 10.5 x 13.5, which once hung in Johnson Space Center in Houston, and was then used in the 602 Club in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode ‘First Flight,’ Season 2, Episode 24, air date of May 14, 2003. The poster reads, in full: “1. To instill within ourselves these qualities essential to professional excellence / Discipline…Being able to follow as well as to lead, knowing that we must master ourselves before we can master our task. / Competence…There being no substitute for total preparation and complete dedication, for space will not tolerate the careless or indifferent. / Confidence…

Believing in ourselves as well as others, knowing that we must master fear and hesitation before we can succeed. / Responsibility…Realizing that it cannot be shifted to others, for it belongs to each of us; we must answer for what we do, or fail to do. / Toughness…Taking a stand when we must; to try again, and again, even if it means following a more difficult path. / Teamwork…Respecting and utilizing the abilities of others, realizing that we work toward a common goal, for success depends upon the efforts of all. 2. To always be aware that suddenly and unexpectedly we may find ourselves in a role where our performance has ultimate consequences. 3. To recognize that the greatest error is not to have tried and failed, but that in the trying we do not give it our best effort.” Framed to a slightly larger size, with the corresponding Christie’s lot tag affixed to the reverse. In fine condition. Provenance: 40 Years of Star Trek: The Collection, Lot 138, Christie’s, October 5–7, 2006. This poster was once displayed in the Space Station Mission Control room at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston; it lists the core values of Mission Control’s flight controllers. To our knowledge, this is the only item from the Johnson Space Center that was ever used as a Star Trek prop. Starting Bid $200

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Screen-worn insignia belonging to Captain Kirk 838.

Star Trek: William Shatner.

Extremely desirable embroidered Starfleet insignia patch and pair of shoulder epaulettes, worn on screen by William Shatner in his role as James T. Kirk in the 1979 film Star Trek: The Motion Picture. The Starfleet patch measures 1.5 x 2.25 and features the gray upward ‘arrowhead’ symbol against an off-white background; and the two epaulettes, both measuring 3.25 x 1, feature two full gold bullion stripes and one broken stripe against a cream-colored background. The patch and epaulettes were worn on Shatner’s ‘Class B’ Starfleet uniform. In fine condition. Provenance: 40 Years of Star Trek: The Collection, Lot 789, Christie’s, October 5–7, 2006. Accompanied by the original Christie’s catalog, with the reverse of each item affixed with corresponding Christie’s lot label. Designed by Robert Fletcher, the costume designer for the first four Star Trek feature films, this embroidered Starfleet insignia style was only used in the first Star Trek movie. Military insignia associated with Captain Kirk are considered the most desirable of all Star Trek emblems. Starting Bid $500

839. John Wayne. Mattefinish 8 x 10 close-up photo of the Western movie legend, signed in black felt tip, “Friend—Be happy, John Wayne, 1977.” In fine condition. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

840. John Wayne. Vintage purple ink

signature, “John Wayne,” on a light green 5.75 x 4.25 album page; also signed on the reverse by fellow Western star Barbara Britton. In fine condition, with a small tear to the bottom edge, far from the signature.

Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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841. Julie Andrews

842. George Barris

843. George Barris

844. Richard Basehart

845. Batman: West and Gorshin

846. Batman: West and Ward

847. Batman: West and Ward

848. Ingrid Bergman

849. Charles Bickford

850. Richard Boleslawski

851. Charles Boyer MB $200

852. Captain America: Lorna Gray

855. Charlie Chaplin

856. Chung Ling Soo

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853. David Carradine MB $200

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854. Johnny Carson MB $200

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857. Buster Crabbe

860. Diff’rent Strokes

858. Creature From the Black Lagoon: Julie Adams MB $200

859. Creature From the Black

861. Directors and Producers

862. Kirk Douglas

863. Marie Dressler

864. Dukes of Hazzard

865. Isadora Duncan

866. Stepin Fetchit

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868. Frankenstein: Donnie Dunagan

871. Clark Gable

872. Christopher George

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869. Frankenstein: Donnie Dunagan MB $200

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870. Clark Gable MB $200

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873. Godzilla: Haruo Nakajima

874. Martha Graham

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876. The Green Hornet: Van Williams

877. Helen Hayes

878. Tippi Hedren

879. Hugh Hefner

880. Hugh Hefner

881. Hugh Hefner

882. Audrey Hepburn MB $200

883. Audrey Hepburn

884. Anthony Hopkins

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885. Dennis Hopper

886. James Bond: Roger Moore

887. Emil Jannings

888. Al Jolson

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875. Cary Grant

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889. Boris Karloff MB $200

890. Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse

891. Ernie Kovacs

892. Elsa Lanchester

893. Stan Laurel

894. Laverne and Shirley

895. Vivien Leigh

896. Sergio Leone

898. Peter Lorre

899. Jayne Mansfield

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897. Sophia Loren MB $200

901. Ethel Merman MB $200

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902. Marilyn Monroe MB $200

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900. Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis

903. Marilyn Monroe

904. Marilyn Monroe

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906. Marilyn Monroe

905. Marilyn Monroe

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909. Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller MB $200

910. Marilyn Monroe and Dean Martin

913. Edward R. Murrow MB $200

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914. Nelson Family MB $200

917. Maureen O’Hara MB $200

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907. Marilyn Monroe MB $200

908. Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller MB $200

911. Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio

912. Helen Morgan

915. The Nelson Family

916. Paul Newman

918. Peter O’Toole

919. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

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921. Anthony Perkins

922. Anthony Perkins

923. Anthony Perkins

924. River Phoenix

925. Mary Pickford

926. Basil Rathbone

927. Rex Reason

928. Rex Reason

929. Will Rogers

930. Peter Sellers

931. Frank Sinatra

932. Star Trek: William Shatner

933. Star Trek: William Shatner

920. Al Pacino

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935. Star Wars: Daniels and Baker MB $200

936. Star Wars: Peter Mayhew MB $200

937. Star Wars: David Prowse MB $200

938. Gloria Swanson MB $200

940. Tarzan and Hercules

941. Elizabeth Taylor MB $200

942. Texas Chainsaw Massacre

943. Three Stooges: Lorna Gray

944. Jack Webb

945. Johnny Weissmuller

946. Orson Welles

947. Mae West

948. Wizard of Oz: Margaret Hamilton

949. Wizard of Oz: Bert Lahr

950. Teresa Wright

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the John Brennan collection John Brennan’s in-person autograph collecting spans more than four decades, from New York City to Los Angeles to outside the U.S. His passion for the hobby has brought him in contact with hundreds of famous faces across all genres. Recently we presented our inaugural offering from the John Brennan Collection, which focused on autographs from some of modern music’s most legendary names. This month, we’re pleased to feature a different side of his collection, with more than 100 of Brennan’s favorite autographs from Hollywood and beyond.

951. Easy Rider.

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Jack Nicholson cruising around in the 1969 road movie Easy Rider, signed by each in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. From The John Brennan In-person Autograph Collection. Starting Bid $200

954. Paul Newman. Semi-

glossy 11 x 14 seated photo of Newman smoking a cigarette with a leg up, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Precertified Beckett Authentication. From The John Brennan In-person Autograph Collection. Starting Bid $200

952. Harry Potter.

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger walking with concerned expressions, signed in blue felt tip

by Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson. In fine condition, with smudging to Watson’s last name. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. From The John Brennan In-person Autograph Collection. Starting Bid $200

955. Star Wars: Hamill and Baker.

Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Luke Skywalker and a muddy R2-D2 following their landing on Dagobah in the 1980 sci-fi film The Empire Strikes Back, signed in blue felt tip, “Mark Hamill” and “Kenny Baker, R2-D2.” In fine condition.

Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. From The John Brennan In-person Autograph Collection. Starting Bid $200

953. Monty Python. The Worst Best…Monty Python album signed on the front cover in

blue or black felt tip by John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin.

In very good to fine condition, with light scuffing, old price sticker residue, and brushing to Idle’s first name. The records are included. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. From The John Brennan In-person Autograph Collection. Starting Bid $200

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956. Ben Affleck

957. Dan Aykroyd

958. Mikhail Baryshnikov

959. Beck

960. Blackmore’s Night

961. Blind Melon

962. Matthew Broderick

963. Mel Brooks

964. Tim Burton

965. Nicolas Cage

966. Corpse Bride

967. Kevin Costner

968. Tom Cruise

969. Matt Damon

970. Robert De Niro

971. Robert De Niro

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972. Johnny Depp

973. Johnny Depp

974. Kirk Douglas

975. Clint Eastwood

976. Clint Eastwood

977. Clint Eastwood

978. Harrison Ford

979. Harrison Ford

980. Jodie Foster

981. Michael J. Fox

982. Mel Gibson MB $200

983. The Godfather: Pacino and Caan

986. Gene Hackman

987. Tom Hanks

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984. Matt Groening MB $200

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985. Matt Groening MB $200

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988. Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera

989. Dustin Hoffman

990. Dustin Hoffman

991. Dennis Hopper

992. Samuel L. Jackson MB $200

993. James Bond: Pierce Brosnan

994. James Bond: Roger Moore

995. Billy Joel

996. Mike Judge

997. Val Kilmer

998. Michael Landon

999. Jerry Lewis

1000. The Lion King

1001. Ray Liotta

1002. Seth MacFarlane

1003. Marcel Marceau

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1004. Dean Martin

1005. Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis

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1006. Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis MB $200

1007. Malcolm McDowell MB $200

1008. Bette Midler

1009. Bette Midler

1010. Midnight Cowboy

1011. Liza Minnelli

1012. Dudley Moore

1013. Mike Myers

1014. Jack Nicholson

1015. Jack Nicholson

1018. Peter O’Toole

1019. Gary Oldman

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1016. Peter O’Toole MB $200

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1017. Peter O’Toole MB $200

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1020. Al Pacino

1021. Al Pacino

1024. Trey Parker

1025. Luciano Pavarotti

1026. Luciano Pavarotti

1027. Sean Penn

1028. Carl Perkins

1029. Pink Floyd: Roger Waters

1030. Brad Pitt

1031. Iggy Pop

1033. Julia Roberts

1034. Sherlock Holmes: Downey and Law

1035. The Sound of Music

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1023. Al Pacino MB $200

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1039. Sunday in the Park with George

1041. John Travolta

1042. John Travolta

1043. John Travolta

1044. John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John

1045. John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John

1046. Mort Walker

1047. Denzel Washington

1048. Gene Wilder

1049. Gene Wilder

1050. Kate Winslet

1051. Young Frankenstein

1036. Steven Spielberg and George Lucas

1037. Sylvester Stallone

1040. The Supremes: Ross and Wilson

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1038. Meryl Streep

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sports

Exceedingly rare golf ball from the “World’s Greatest Golfer” 1052. Bobby Jones. Renowned American golfer (1902–1971) remembered for his 1930 ‘grand slam’ victories in the Masters Tournament, US Open, US Amateur, and British Amateur. Extremely rare golf ball signed in fountain pen, “With best wishes, Sincerely, Bob Jones.” The ball has been mounted to a wooden plaque (with back half of the ball recessed into the plaque) and lettered at the bottom “World’s Greatest Golfer.” In very good condition, with a surface mark affecting a single stroke in his surname, expected light skipping to signature and sentiment from dimples, light overall surface crazing to the ball, and a light shade of toning. Bobby Jones signed golf balls represent one of the great rarities of golf collecting—very few examples are known, and this is the first one we have offered in over a decade. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $300

Complete set of mid-1970s Sports Illustrated ‘Living Legends’ lithographs

1053. Sports Illustrated: ‘Living Legends’. Scarce complete set of twelve limited edition ‘Living Legends’ lithographs issued by Sports Illustrated in 1974 and 1976, all presented in their original mats and frames (individually framed to 24.75 x 21), signed in the lower border in pencil by the featured legends. Includes: Joe DiMaggio (1300/1500), Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney (553/1500), Arnold Palmer (631/1500), Johnny Unitas (1125/1500), Eddie Arcaro (613/1500), Joe Louis and Max Schmeling (179/1500), Wilt Chamberlain and John Havlicek (56/1000), Stan Musial (251/1000), Rod Laver (386/1000), Billie Jean King (108/1000), Red Grange (224/1000), and Jack Nicklaus (226/1000). All bear affixed images and descriptions on the frame’s backing, showing the athletes during the signings. In overall fine condition.

These remarkable lithographs feature artwork by a number of the nation’s top illustrators of the period, including Gustav Rehberger, Harvey Dinnerstein, Bob Peak, Daniel Schwartz, and Bernie Fuchs. Sports Illustrated issued the first series of six prints in 1974 in an edition of 1500. A second series was issued in 1976, limited to just 1000. The printing plates used to create these lithographs were destroyed following production to ensure their rarity. At the time of their original issue, they were sold for $75–$100 per print. Sports Illustrated did not liquidate their entire inventory during that period, and the price appreciated substantially over the years: the final 100 were offered by the magazine in 1990 for between $400 and $600 a piece. Accompanied by two different original flyers advertising the sale of the prints. Starting Bid $200 296 |

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1054. Muhammad Ali

1055. Muhammad Ali

1056. Muhammad Ali

1057. Muhammad Ali

1058. Muhammad Ali

1059. Muhammad Ali

1060. Muhammad Ali

1061. Muhammad Ali

1062. Muhammad Ali

1063. Muhammad Ali and Wilt Chamberlain

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1065. Baseball Hall of Famers

1067. Usain Bolt

1068. Kid Chocolate

1069. Joe DiMaggio

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1066. Baseball: George Burke Photos MB $200

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1071. Enzo Ferrari

1070. Roger Federer

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1077. Arnold Palmer

1080. Pele and Eusebio MB $200

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1073. Gorgeous George

1075. Eddie Mathews

1074. Evel Knievel

1076. Alfred Neubauer

1072. Richard von Frankenberg

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1078. Pele

1079. Pele

1081. Steve Prefontaine

1082. Pete Rose

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The rights granted to Bidder under these Conditions of Sale are personal and may not be assigned or transferred to any other person or entity, whether by operation of law or otherwise without the express written assent of RR Auction. Bidder may not transfer, assign, or otherwise convey these Conditions of Sale or any of

Buyer’s Premium: The Bidder acknowledges and agrees that a 22.5% buyer’s premium will be added to the hammer price on all individual lots sold in timed Auctions (the “Buyer’s Timed Premium”), and a 25% buyer’s premium will be added to the hammer price on live Auctions (the “Buy-

RR Auction and Auction: This Auction is presented by RR Auction, a d/b/a/ of R&R Auction Company of Massachusetts, LLC, as identified with the applicable licensing information on the title page of the Catalog or on the www.RRauction. com Internet site (“RRauction.com”). The Auction is conducted under these Conditions of Sale. Announcements and corrections from the podium at live auctions and those made through the Conditions of Sale appearing on the Internet at RRauction.com supersede those in the printed Catalog.

er’s Live Premium,” together with the Buyer’s Timed Premium, the “Buyer’s Premium”). For payment other than by cash, delivery will not be made unless and until full payment has been received by RR Auction, i.e., check or wired funds have fully cleared. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, signed by RR Auction, payment in full is due within thirteen (13) calendar days of the Auction or within twelve (12) calendar days of the invoice date, whichever is later. All purchases delivered to Massachusetts are subject to applicable Massachusetts sales tax unless the purchaser possesses a Massachusetts sales tax exemption number. Pennsylvania sales or use tax may be due in connection with the purchase and delivery of tangible personal property to Pennsylvania individuals and businesses.The purchaser is required to file a use tax return if tax is due in connection with the purchase and delivery in the Commonwealth. This notice is required pursuant to the provisions of the Tax Reform Code of 1971. 72 P.S. § 7213.2.

Bidding: Each Bidder’s determination of its bid should be based upon its own examination of the item(s), rather than the strict reliance as to what is represented in the Catalog, online or elsewhere. In any purchase or sale, the value of the item(s) is determined by the price. THE BIDDER HEREBY ASSUMES ALL RISKS OF VALUATION CONCERNING ANY AND ALL PURCHASES.

in Bidder’s possession.

Bidder grants to RR Auction or its assigns the right to offset any sums due, or found to be due by RR Auction, and to make such offset from any past, subsequent or future consignment, or items acquired by Bidder in possession or control of RR Auction or from any sums due to Bidder by RR Auction. Bidder further grants RR Auction a purchase money security interest in such sums or items to the extent applicable, and agrees to execute such documents as may be reasonably necessary to grant RR Auction such security interest. Bidder agrees that RR Auction and its assigns shall be a secured party with respect to items bought by Bidder and in the possession of RR Auction, to the extent of the maximum indebtedness, plus all accrued expenses, until the indebtedness is paid.

By bidding in this sale, Bidder personally and unconditionally guarantees payment. The authorized representative of any corporate Bidder who is present at the sale shall provide RR Auction or its agent, prior to the commencement of the bidding (or at the time of registration), with a statement signed by a principal, director or officer that they he or she personally and unconditionally guarantees any payment due RR Auction.

RR Auction may at its sole and absolute discretion, make loans or advances to Consignors and/or prospective Bidders.

RR AUCTION IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ERRORS IN BIDDING. A Bidder should make certain to bid on the correct lot and that the bid is the maximum (plus the Buyer’s Premium) that the Bidder is willing and able to pay. Since other Bidders (by mail, facsimile, online, and in person) will be present, and since a re-offering could damage the momentum of the sale, once the hammer has fallen and RR Auction has announced the winning Bidder, such Bidder is unconditionally bound to pay for the lot, even if the Bidder has made a mistake.

In the event of a successful challenge to the title to any goods purchased pursuant to these Conditions of Sale and the exclusive remedies provided herein, RR Auction agrees to reimburse any Bidder in an amount equal to the successful bid price actually paid by Bidder at auction plus any Buyer’s Premium actually paid, in full and complete satisfaction of all claims, which once tendered by RR Auction, relieves and releases RR Auction from any responsibility whatsoever to the Bidder, even if the instrument is not cashed or is returned.

All prospective Bidders who examine lots in person prior to the sale shall personally assume all responsibility for any damage they cause in so doing. RR Auction shall have sole discretion in determining the value of the damage caused, which shall be promptly paid by the prospective Bidder.

Bidding Options: Non-Internet bids (including but not limited to in-person, facsimile, phone and mail bids) are treated similarly to floor bids in that they must be on-increment. Any inperson, facsimile, phone, or mail bids that do not conform to a full increment will be rounded up or down to the nearest full increment and this revised amount will be considered Bidder’s high bid.

Title to any lot remains with Consignor, any secured party of the Consignor, or assignee of Consignor, as the case may be, until the lot is paid for in full by Bidder.

RR Auction reserves the right to require payment in full before delivering any lot to the successful Bidder.

It is the Bidder’s responsibility and obligation to have the lots fully insured while in their possession. Bidder assumes any and all RISK OF LOSS once the lot(s) is

When identical mail or facsimile bids are submitted, preference is given to the first received. To ensure the greatest accuracy, written bids should be entered on the standard printed bid sheet and be received at RR Auction’s place of business at least twenty-four (24) hours before the Auction start. RR Auction is not re-

sponsible for executing mail bids or facsimile bids received on or after the day the first lot is sold, nor Internet bids submitted after the published closing time; nor is RR Auction responsible for proper execution of bids submitted by telephone, mail, facsimile, e-mail, Internet, or in person once the Auction begins.

In all Auctions, bids on an item must raise the current high bid by at least 10%, or as specified on a perAuction basis. Bids will be accepted in whole dollar amounts only. No “buy” or “unlimited” bids will be accepted. In a live sale, bids on an item can change at the discretion of RR Auction.

RR Auction reserves the right to accept or decline any bid. Bids must be for an entire lot and each lot constitutes a separate sale. All bids are per lot unless otherwise announced. Live auction lots will be sold in their numbered sequence unless RR Auction directs otherwise. It is unlawful and illegal for Bidders to collude, pool, or agree with another Bidder to pay less than the fair value for lot(s). For live auctions, RR Auction will have final discretion in the event that any dispute should arise between Bidders. RR Auction will determine the successful Bidder, cancel the sale, or re-offer and resell the lot or lots in dispute. RR Auction will have final discretion to resolve any disputes arising after the sale and in online auctions. If any dispute arises, RR Auction’s sale record is conclusive.

Payment: Subject to fulfillment of all of the Conditions of Sale set forth herein, upon the sooner of (1) the passing of title to the offered lot pursuant to these Conditions of Sale, or (2) possession of the offered lot by the Bidder, Bidder thereupon (a) assumes full risk and responsibility (including without limitation, liability for or damage to frames or glass covering prints, paintings, photos, or other works), and (b) will immediately pay the full purchase price or such part as RR Auction may require. In addition to other remedies available to RR Auction by law, RR Auction reserves the right to impose from the date of sale a late charge of 1.5% per month of the total purchase price if payment is not made in accordance with the conditions set forth herein. All property must be removed from RR Auction’s premises by the Bidder at his/her expense not later than thirty (30) business days following its sale and, if it is not so removed, RR Auction may send the purchased property to a public warehouse for the account, at the risk and expense of the Bidder.

Payment is due upon closing of the Auction session, or upon presentment of an invoice. RR Auction reserves the right to void an invoice if payment in full is not received within thirteen (13) calendar days of the Auction or within twelve (12) calendar days of the invoice date.

In cases of nonpayment, RR Auction’s election to void

a sale does not relieve the Bidder from their obligation to pay RR Auction its fees (seller’s and Buyer’s Premium) on the lot and any other damages pertaining to the lot.

All sales are strictly for cash in United States dollars (including U.S. currency, bank wire, cashier checks, eChecks, and bank money orders), and are subject to all reporting requirements.

All deliveries are subject to good funds; funds being received in RR Auction’s account before delivery of the Purchases; and all payments are subject to a clearing period. RR Auction reserves the right to determine if a check constitutes “good funds”: checks drawn on a U.S. bank are subject to a ten (10) calendar day hold, and ten (10) business days when drawn on an international bank. Clients with pre-arranged credit status may receive immediate credit for payments via e-Check, personal or corporate checks. In all circumstances, the Auction House prefers payment by Bank Wire transfer.

In the event that a Bidder’s payment is dishonored upon presentment(s), Bidder shall pay the maximum statutory processing fee set by applicable state law. If Bidder attempts to pay via check and the financial institution denies the transfer from Bidder’s bank account, or the payment cannot be completed using the selected funding source, Bidder agrees to complete payment.

If RR Auction refers any invoice to an attorney for collection, the Bidder agrees to pay attorney’s fees, court costs, and other collection costs incurred by RR Auction. If RR Auction assigns collection to its house counsel, such attorney’s time expended on the matter shall be compensated at a rate comparable to the hourly rate of independent attorneys.

RR Auction shall have a lien against the merchandise purchased by the Bidder to secure payment of the Auction invoice. RR Auction is further granted a lien and the right to retain possession of any other property of the Bidder then held by RR Auction or its affiliates to secure payment of any Auction invoice or any other amounts due RR Auction or affiliates from the Bidder. With respect to these lien rights, RR Auction shall have all the rights of a secured creditor, including but not limited to the right of sale. In addition, with respect to payment of the Auction invoice(s), the Bidder waives any and all rights of offset he might otherwise have against RR Auction and the consignor of the merchandise included on the invoice (the “Consignor”). If a Bidder owes RR Auction or its affiliates on any account, RR Auction and its affiliates shall have the right to offset such unpaid account by any credit balance due Bidder, and it may secure by possessory lien any unpaid amount by any of the Bidder’s property in their possession.

All checks, cashiers checks, bank checks, or money orders are payable to R&R Auction Company of Massachusetts, LLC. Delivery; Shipping; and Handling Charges: Bidder is liable for shipping and handling. RR Auction is unable to combine purchases from other auctions or affiliates into one package for shipping purposes. Lots won will be shipped in a commercially reasonable time after payment in good funds for the merchandise and the shipping fees is received or credit extended, except when third-party shipment occurs. Bidder agrees that service and handling charges related to shipping items which are not pre-paid may be charged to a credit card on file with RR Auction.

Successful international Bidders shall provide written shipping instructions, including specified Customs declarations, to RR Auction for any lots to be delivered outside of the United States. NOTE: Declaration value shall be the item’(s) hammer price and RR Auction shall use the correct harmonized code for the lot. Domestic Bidders on lots designated for third-party shipment must designate the common carrier, accept risk of loss, and prepay shipping costs.

Title: Title shall not pass to the successful Bidder until all invoices are paid in full. It is the responsibility of the Bidder to provide adequate insurance coverage for the items once they have been delivered to a common carrier or third-party shipper.

Rights Reserved: RR Auction reserves the right to withdraw any lot before or at the time of the Auction, and/or to postpone the Auction of all or any lots or parts thereof, for any reason. RR Auction shall not be liable to any Bidder in the event of such withdrawal or postponement under any circumstances. RR Auction reserves the right to refuse to accept bids from anyone.

Conducting the Auction: RR Auction reserves the right to postpone the Auction or any session thereof for a reasonable period of time for any reason whatsoever, and no Bidder or prospective Bidder shall have any claim as a result thereof, including consequential damages.

RR Auction’s Discretion: RR Auction shall determine opening bids and bidding increments. RR Auction has the right in its absolute discretion to reject any bid in the event of dispute between Bidders or if RR Auction has doubt as to the validity of any bid, to advance the bidding at its absolute discretion and to determine the successful Bidder in the event of a dispute between Bidders, to continue the

bidding or to reoffer and resell the lot in question. In the event of a dispute after the sale, RR Auction’s record of final sale shall be conclusive. RR Auction also may reject any bid if RR Auction decides either that any bid is below the reserve of the lot or article or that an advance is insufficient. Unless otherwise announced by RR Auction at the time of sale, no lots may be divided for the purpose of sale.

Reserves: Lots may be subject to a reserve which is the confidential minimum price below which the lot will not be sold.

Consignors may not bid on their own lots or property.

RR Auction may, from time to time, bid on items that it does not own.

Off-Site Bidding: Bidding by telephone, facsimile, online, or absentee bidding (advance written bids submitted by mail) are offered solely as a convenience and permitted subject to advance arrangements, availability, and RR Auction’s approval which shall be exercised at RR Auction’s sole discretion. Neither RR Auction nor its agents or employees shall be held liable for the failure to execute bids or for errors relating to any transmission or execution thereof. In order to be considered for off-site bidding in any manner, Bidders must comply with all of these Conditions of Sale and the terms contained on the Registration Form.

RR Auction’s Remedies: Failure of the Bidder to comply with any of these Conditions of Sale or the terms of the Registration Form is an event of default. In such event, RR Auction may, in addition to any other available remedies specifically including the right to hold the defaulting Bidder liable for the Purchase Price or to charge and collect from the defaulting Bidder’s credit or debit accounts as provided for elsewhere herein: (a) cancel the sale, retaining any payment made by the Bidder as damages (the Bidder understands and acknowledges that RR Auction will be substantially damaged should such default occur, and that damages under sub-part (a) are necessary to compensate RR Auction for such damages); (b) resell the property without reserve at public auction or privately; (c) charge the Bidder interest on the Purchase Price at the rate of one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month or the highest allowable interest rate; (d) take any other action that RR Auction, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or appropriate to preserve and protect RR Auction’s rights and remedies. Should RR Auction resell the property, the original defaulting Bidder shall be liable for the payment of any deficiency in the purchase price and all costs and expenses associated there with, including but not limited to warehousing, sales-related expenses, reasonable attorney fees and court costs, commissions, incidental damages and any other charges due hereunder which were not collected or collect-

able. In the event that such Bidder is the successful Bidder on more than one lot and pays less than the purchase price for the total lots purchased, RR Auction shall apply the payment received to such lot or lots that RR Auction, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate. If RR Auction does not exercise such discretion, the lots to which the payment shall be applied will be in descending order from the highest purchase price to the lowest. Any Bidder failing to comply with these Conditions of Sale shall be deemed to have granted RR Auction a security interest in, and RR Auction may retain as collateral such security for such Bidder’s obligations to RR Auction, any property in RR Auction’s possession owned by such Bidder. RR Auction shall have the benefit of all rights of a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code (U.C.C.) as adopted by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Warranties: RR Auction does not provide any warranties to Bidders, whether expressed or implied, beyond those expressly provided in these Conditions of Sale. All property and lots are sold “as is” and “where is”. By way of illustration rather than limitation, neither RR Auction nor the Consignor makes any representation or warranty, expressed or implied, as to merchantability or fitness for intended use, condition of the property (including any condition report), correctness of description, origin, measurement, quality, rarity, importance, exhibition, relevance, attribution, source, provenance, date, authorship, condition, culture, genuineness, value, or period of the property. Additionally, neither RR Auction nor the Consignor makes any representation or warranty, expressed or implied, as to whether the Bidder acquires rights in copyright or other intellectual property (including exhibition or reproduction rights) or whether the property is subject to any limitations or other rights.

RR Auction does not make any representation or warranty as to title.

All descriptions, photographs, illustrations, and terminology including but not limited to words describing condition (including any condition reports requested by Bidder, see also Terminology), authorship, period, culture, source, origin, measurement, quality, rarity, provenance, importance, exhibition, and relevance, used in the Catalog, bill of sale, invoice, or anywhere else, represent a good faith effort made by RR Auction to fairly represent the lots and property offered for sale as to origin, date, condition, and other information contained therein; they are statements of opinion only. They are not representations or warranties and Bidder agrees and acknowledges that he or she shall not rely on them in determining whether or not to bid or for what price.

Price estimates (which are determined well in advance of the Auction and are therefore subject to revision) and condition reports are provided solely as a convenience to Bidders and are not intended nor shall they be relied

on by Bidders as statements, representations or warranties of actual value or predictions of final bid prices.

Bidders are accorded the opportunity to inspect the lots and to otherwise satisfy themselves as to the nature and sufficiency of each lot prior to bidding, and RR Auction urges Bidders to avail themselves accordingly.

All lots sold by RR Auction are accompanied by an Auction Certificate (“AC”). On any lot presented with an AC issued by RR Auction, the certification is only as to its attribution to the person or entity described or to the lot’s usage and only as explicitly stated therein (the “Certification of Authenticity”), to the exclusion of any other warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to those pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code. The Certification of Authenticity inures only to the original Bidder (as shown in RR Auction’s records).

Bidder may not transfer, assign, or otherwise convey the Certification of Authenticity, and such purported transfer, assignment, or conveyance shall be null and void. The Certification of Authenticity is valid from date of the Auction in which Bidder was awarded the lot (the “Auction Date”) until five (5) years after the Auction Date, without exception.

FIREARMS. RR Auction complies with all Federal and State rules and regulations relating to the purchasing, registration and shipping of firearms. A Bidder is required to provide appropriate documents and the payment of associated fees, if any. Bidder is responsible for providing a shipping address that is suitable for the receipt of a firearm.

Limitation of Damages: In the event that RR Auction is prevented for any reason from delivering any property to Bidder, or Bidder is otherwise dissatisfied with the performance of RR Auction, the liability, if any, of RR Auction, shall be limited to, and shall not exceed, the amount actually paid for the property by Bidder. In no event shall RR Auction be liable for incidental, special, indirect, exemplary or consequential damages of any kind, including but not limited to loss of profits, value of investment or opportunity cost.

Unauthorized Statements: Under no circumstances is any employee, agent or representative of RR Auction authorized by RR Auction to modify, amend, waive or contradict any of these Conditions of Sale, any term or condition set forth on a registration form, any warranty or limitation or exclusion of warranty, any term or condition in either the Registration Form or these Terms and Conditions regarding payment requirements, including but not limited to due date, manner of payment, and what constitutes pay-

ment in full, or any other term or condition contained in any documents issued by RR Auction unless such modification, amendment, waiver or contradiction is contained in a writing signed by all parties. Any statements, oral or written, made by employees, agents or representatives of RR Auction to Bidder, including statements regarding specific lots, even if such employee, agent or representative represents that such statement is authorized, unless reduced to a writing signed by all parties, are statements of personal opinion only and are not binding on RR Auction, and under no circumstances shall be relied upon by Bidder as a statement, representation or warranty of RR Auction.

Bidder’s Remedies: Under no circumstance will RR Auction incur liability to a Bidder in excess of the purchase price actually paid.

This section sets forth the sole and exclusive remedies of Bidder in conformity with the Warranties and Limitation of Damages provisions of these Conditions of Sale, and is expressly in lieu of any other rights or remedies which might be available to Bidder by law. The Bidder hereby accepts the benefit of the Consignor’s warranty of title and any other representations and warranties made by the Consignor for the Bidder’s benefit. In the event that Bidder demonstrates in writing, in the sole discretion of RR Auction, that there was a breach of the Consignor’s warranty of title concerning a lot purchased by Bidder, RR Auction shall make demand upon the Consignor to pay to Bidder the Purchase Price (including any premiums, taxes, or other amounts paid or due to RR Auction). Should the Consignor not pay the Purchase Price to Bidder within thirty days after such demand, RR Auction shall disclose the identity of the Consignor to Bidder and assign to Bidder all of RR Auction’s rights against the Consignor with respect to such lot or property. Upon such disclosure and assignment, all responsibility and liability, if any, of RR Auction with respect to said lot or property shall automatically terminate. RR Auction shall be entitled to retain the premiums and other amounts paid to RR Auction - this remedy is as to the Consignor only. The rights and remedies provided herein are for the original Bidder only and they may not be assigned or relied upon by any transferee or assignee under any circumstances.

If Bidder wishes to challenge the AC within the period of the Certification of Authenticity, Bidder must present written evidence that the lot is not authentic as determined by a known expert in the field. If RR Auction agrees that the lot is not as represented, Bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be a refund of their purchase price, with no other costs, liabilities or amounts recoverable. If RR Auction does not agree with the claim by Bidder, then the Parties shall follow the dis-

pute resolution procedures of these Conditions of Sale.

Any such challenge concerning an AC or Certification of Authenticity must, without any exception, be brought within one (1) year of Bidder’s notice to RR Auction of Bidder’s contention that the lot was not authentic, or six (6) years from the Auction Date, whichever is sooner.

If the description of any lot in the Catalog is materially incorrect (e.g., gross cataloging error), the lot is returnable if returned within five (5) calendar days of receipt, and received by RR Auction no later than twenty-one (21) calendar days after the Auction Date. If there is any discrepancy between the description in the Catalog and the AC, then the description in the AC shall control.

This paragraph shall constitute Bidder’s sole right with respect to the return of items, and no refunds shall be given for any items not returned to and received by RR Auction.

NO RETURN OR REFUND OF ANY AUCTION LOT WILL BE CONSIDERED EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THESE CONDITIONS OF SALE. RR Auction’s Additional Services: For Bidders who do not remove purchased property from RR Auction’s premises, RR Auction, in its sole discretion and solely as a service and accommodation to Bidders, may arrange to have purchased lots packed, insured and forwarded at the sole request, expense, and risk of Bidder. RR Auction assumes no and disclaims all responsibility and liability for acts or omissions in such packing or shipping by RR Auction or other packers and carriers, whether or not recommended by RR Auction. RR Auction assumes no and disclaims all responsibility and liability for damage to frames, glass or other breakable items. Where RR Auction arranges and bills for such services via invoice, RR Auction will include an administration charge.

Headings: Headings are for convenience only and shall not be used to interpret the substantive sections to which they refer.

Entire Agreement: These Conditions of Sale constitute the entire agreement between the parties together with the terms and conditions contained in the Registration Form. They may not be amended, modified or superseded except in a signed writing executed by all parties. No oral or written statement by anyone employed by RR Auction or acting as agent or representative of RR Auction may amend, modify, waive or supersede the terms herein unless such amendment, waiver or modification is contained in a writing signed by all parties.

If any section of these Conditions of Sale or any term or provision of any section is held to be invalid, void, or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining sections or terms and provisions of a section shall continue in full force and effect without being impaired or invalidated in any way.

Governing Law and Enforcement The Parties agree that any agreements between the Parties including but not limited to these Conditions of Sale are entered into in Boston, Massachusetts, no matter where Bidder is situated and no matter by what means or where Bidder was informed of the Auction and regardless of whether catalogs, materials, or other communications were received by Bidder in another location.

The Parties agree that these Conditions of Sale, and any other related agreement(s) are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard for its conflict of laws principles. The Parties agree that any dispute related to or arising out of these Conditions of Sale, or related to or arising out of any other related agreement(s) shall be submitted to confidential binding arbitration (the “Arbitration”) before a single Arbitrator of the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”). The Parties agree that the Arbitration shall be conducted pursuant to the commercial rules of the AAA. In the event that the Parties cannot agree on the selection of the Arbitrator, then the Arbitrator shall be selected by the AAA. The prevailing Party in the Arbitration shall be entitled to recover all of its related costs, whether before or after the formal institution of the Arbitration, including but not limited to its reasonable attorneys’ fees and, if RR Auction prevails, the Buyer’s Premium as defined in these Conditions of Sale. The Parties agree that Bidder shall have no right to recover consequential or indirect damages, or lost profits damages.

The Parties consent to the enforcement of the decision in the Arbitration pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act in either the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Except as provided in Bidder’s Remedies with regard to the Certification of Authenticity, any dispute, claim, cause of action related to or arising out of these Conditions of Sale or any other agreement(s) between the Parties must be brought within one (1) year of the acts, omissions or circumstances giving rise to the alleged claim, without exceptions. This provision is intended as a full, complete and absolute release of any claims after one (1) year of such acts, omissions or circumstances. The Parties agree further that these waiver provisions are intended to be binding on all parties in the event of any dispute, specifically including but not

limited to third party claims and cross-actions brought by either RR Auction or Bidder. These provisions are consideration for the execution of these Conditions of Sale.

The Bidder hereby agrees that RR Auction shall be entitled to present these Conditions of Sale to a court in any jurisdiction other than set forth in this paragraph as conclusive evidence of the Parties’ agreement, and the Parties further agree that the court shall immediately dismiss any action filed in such jurisdiction.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, RR Auction may, in its sole discretion, enforce its rights pursuant to these Conditions of Sale in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts rather than in an Arbitration related to or arising out of any Auction of an item sold for less than $10,000. This right shall relate to the individual item price, such that RR Auction may, in its sole discretion, enforce its rights pursuant to these Conditions of Sale in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts rather than in an Arbitration for items that in the aggregate exceed $10,000.

The prevailing Party in such a proceeding shall be entitled to recover all of its related costs, whether before or after the formal institution of the proceeding, including but not limited to its reasonable attorneys’ fees and, if RR Auction prevails, the Buyer’s Premium as defined in these Conditions of Sale. This right of enforcement is unique to RR Auction, and these Conditions of Sale are a waiver by the Bidder of any right to enforcement or adjudication outside of an Arbitration.

CONDUCT OF AUCTION Estimate Prices: In addition to descriptive information, each item in the Catalog sometimes includes a price range which reflects opinion as to the price expected at auction (the “Estimate Prices”). In other instances, Estimate Prices can be obtained by calling RR Auction at (603) 732-4280. The Estimate Prices are based upon various factors including prices recently paid at auction for comparable property, condition, rarity, quality, history and provenance. Estimate Prices are prepared well in advance of the sale and subject to revision. Estimates do not include the Buyer’s Premium or sales tax (see under separate heading).

Owned or Guaranteed Property: RR Auction generally offers property consigned by others for sale at public auction; in very limited occasion, lots are offered that are the property of RR Auction.

Before the Auction: Bidder may attend pre-sale viewing for all of RR Auction’s auctions at no charge. All property to be auc-

tioned is usually on view for several days prior to the sale. Bidder is encouraged to examine lots thoroughly.

Bidder may also request condition reports (see below).

RR Auction’s staff are available at viewings and by appointment.

Maximum Bids – All Auctions: To maximize Bidder’s chance of winning, RR Auction strongly encourages the use of maximum bids. RR Auction will then bid for Bidder until the lot reaches Bidder’s specified maximum. Maximum bids are strictly confidential. Placing arbitrary, non-incremental bids on lots with prior maximum bids may result in these lots being sold for less than 10% above the under Bidder’s bid.

Successful Bids: The fall of RR Auction’s hammer indicates the final bid.

RR Auction will record the paddle number of the Bidder. If Bidder’s salesroom or absentee bid is successful, Bidder will be notified after the sale by mailed or emailed invoice.

Unsold Lots: If a lot does not reach the reserve, it is bought-in. In other words, it remains unsold and is returned to the Consignor. RR Auction has the right to sell certain unsold items after the close of the Auction. Such lots shall be considered sold during the Auction and all these Terms and Conditions shall apply to such sales including but not limited to the Buyer’s Premium, return rights, and disclaimers.

Bidding—Timed Auction: Bidder may open, monitor, and/or raise bids at any time before the close of a lot through www.rrauction.com.

RR Auction offers a callback service the day of the Auction, but Bidder is responsible for supplying a correct telephone number(s) where Bidder can be reached until the Auction closes. Bidder must request this service in writing. RR Auction will make reasonable efforts to ensure that Bidders who request a callback are contacted if outbid; however, RR Auction does not guarantee this service and it is merely a courtesy and not an enforceable right. The auctioneer may also execute a bid on behalf of the consignor to protect the reserve, either by entering a bid in response to salesroom, telephone or absentee bids. Under no circumstances will the auctioneer place any bid on behalf of the consignor above the reserve. The auctioneer will not specifically identify bids placed on behalf of the consignor to protect the reserve.

To ensure proper registration, those Bidders intending to bid via the Internet must visit www.RRauction.com and register accordingly at least one full day prior to the actual auction. Winning bidders will be notified by RR Auction. RR Auction is not responsible or liable for

any problems, delays, or any other issues or problems resulting out of use of the Internet generally or specifically, including but not limited to transmission, execution or processing of bids.

Any Bidder may bid on any lot prior to 6 pm EST/EDT. At that time, an extended bidding period goes into effect. If Bidder has not bid on a lot before 6 pm EST/ EDT, Bidder may not bid on that lot after 6 pm EST/ EDT. Only those Bidders who have placed bids on a lot before 6 pm EST/EDT will be allowed to bid on that lot after 6 pm EST/EDT. If Bidder is the only Bidder on a lot at 6 pm EST/EDT, that lot is awarded to Bidder. During the extended bidding period, a lot will remain open only to those who bid on that lot prior to 6 pm EST/EDT. All lots WITHOUT an opening bid at 6 pm EST/EDT will remain OPEN to ALL Bidders until 7 pm EST/EDT or until they receive their first bid. These lots will close immediately upon receipt of a bid or at 7 pm EST/EDT, whichever comes first. For all lots that are active after 7 pm EST/EDT, bidding will remain open until 30 minutes pass without a bid being placed on THAT lot (the “30 Minute Rule”). The 30 Minute Rule is applied on a PER LOT BASIS; each lot in the Auction closes individually based on bidding activity after 7 pm EST/EDT. On a PER LOT BASIS, the 30 minute timer will reset each time a bid is placed after 7 pm EST/EDT. If Bidder is the high Bidder, raising Bidder’s maximum bid will NOT reset the timer. RR Auction reserves the right to close the Auction at any time at its sole discretion.

Bidding - Internet – Live Auction: Bidder may open, monitor, and/or raise bids at any time before the close of a lot through www.rrauction.com.

RR Auction offers a callback service the day of the Auction, but Bidder is responsible for supplying a correct telephone number(s) where Bidder can be reached until the Auction closes. Bidder must request this service in writing. RR Auction will make reasonable efforts to ensure that Bidders who request a callback are contacted if outbid; however, RR Auction does not guarantee this service and it is merely a courtesy and not an enforceable right.

To ensure proper registration, those Bidders intending to bid via the Internet must visit www.RRauction.com and register accordingly at least one full day prior to the actual auction. Winning bidders will be notified by RR Auction. RR Auction is not responsible or liable for any problems, delays, or any other issues or problems resulting out of use of the Internet generally or specifically, including but not limited to transmission, execution or processing of bids.

Property is auctioned in consecutive numerical order, as it appears in the catalog. The auctioneer will accept bids from those present in the salesroom or absentee bidders participating by telephone, internet or by written bid left with RR Auction in advance of the auction.

The auctioneer may also execute a bid on behalf of the consignor to protect the reserve, either by entering a bid in response to salesroom, telephone or absentee bids. Under no circumstances will the auctioneer place any bid on behalf of the consignor above the reserve.

The auctioneer will not specifically identify bids placed on behalf of the consignor to protect the reserve.

During live Auctions, internet bids can be placed in real time through one or more of the following Third Party services: www.liveauctioneers.com, www.invaluable.com and www.icollector.com. RR Auction is not responsible or liable for any problems, delays, or any other issues or problems resulting out of use of the Internet generally or specifically, including but not limited to transmission, execution or processing of bids. RR Auction treats any third-party site bids as floor or telephone bids. Floor bids and telephone bids are always considered first over third party sites bids, and floor bids are considered earlier than telephone bids. All RR Auction lots purchased through the third party sites carry an additional Buyer’s Premium.

Miscellaneous: Agreements between Bidders and Consignors to effectuate a non-sale of an item at Auction, inhibit bidding on a consigned item to enter into a private sale agreement for said item, or to utilize RR Auction’s Auction to obtain sales for non-selling consigned items subsequent to the Auction, are strictly prohibited. If a subsequent sale of a previously consigned item occurs in violation of this provision, RR Auction reserves the right to charge Bidder the applicable Buyer’s Premium and Consignor a Seller’s Commission as determined for each auction venue and by the terms of the seller’s agreement.

Acceptance of these Terms and Conditions qualifies Bidder as a client who has consented to be contacted

by RR Auction in the future. In conformity with “donot-call” regulations promulgated by the Federal or State regulatory agencies, participation by the Bidder is affirmative consent to being contacted at the phone number shown in his application and this consent shall remain in effect until it is revoked in writing. RR Auction may from time to time contact Bidder concerning sale, purchase, and auction opportunities available.

Rules of Construction: RR Auction presents properties in a number of collectible fields, and as such, specific venues have promulgated supplemental Terms and Conditions. Nothing herein shall be construed to waive the general Conditions of Sale by these additional rules and shall be construed to give force and effect to the rules in their entirety.

GLOSSARY OF CONDITION TERMS FOR DECADES, RR AUCTION HAS LED THE INDUSTRY IN PROVIDING AN ACCURATE AND DETAILED CONDITION STATEMENT FOR EACH ITEM THAT WE SELL. STARTING IN 2016 WE’VE DECIDED TO TAKE A FRESH APPROACH TO DESCRIBING EACH ITEM’S CONDITION. As our website and catalog images continually improve, and bidders can see obvious details from those excellent images, we’ve decided to simplify things, using the same terminology to describe an item’s overall condition (on an ascending scale of 1 to 4: good, very good, fine, very fine), but only adding specific details, if any, that would not be obvious from the illustration.

VERY FINE describes an item in virtually flawless condition, and is used sparingly for items of exceptionally attractive appearance.

FINE is the most common statement of condition, and applies to most items that we offer. It describes items that show expected handling wear, generally acceptable random flaws (such as light creases, small bends, etc.), and an overall appearance that is pleasing to the majority of collectors.

VERY GOOD describes an item that exhibits more moderate flaws (such as toning, light staining, professional reinforcements or repairs, etc.). Most collectors would be comfortable with items in very good condition, and this would be the expected condition for many formats (early presidential documents, for example).

GOOD describes an item with obvious visible flaws, including heavy wear, missing portions, or repairs that affect appearance; generally items in this condition are offered only if an item is otherwise exceedingly rare or important.

Of course we’re more than happy to provide more in-depth information about any item via phone or email. We hope this new system will make for easier reading and a more pleasant bidding experience.

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FINE WATCHES AND TIMEPIECES RR Auction is pleased to announce our inaugural Watches event, in January 2019. As the auction house of record-setting results for historical items, we now seek exceptional timepieces: European, vintage and modern; all luxury brands (Rolex, Vacheron Constantin, Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Franck Muller, Omega).

If you are ready to sell and looking for a company that cares about your items as much as you do, call us.

Please contact the auction's director, Bobby Eaton, at (603) 732-4280, or via email at Bobby@RRAuction.com.

Imaged above: Astronaut Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Bulova wristwatch, with lunar scratches.

Remarkable Relationships LEAD TO

Remarkable Results

Let’s make history—together For over 40 years, relationships have been the backbone of RR Auction.

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In the fall of 2018 we will be holding our Remarkable Rarities auction, featuring the most treasured names and cornerstone pieces for all devoted collectors. If you are ready to sell and looking for a company that cares about your items as much as you do, call us.

Please contact the auction's director, Tricia Eaton, at (603) 732-4280, or via email at Tricia@RRAuction.com.

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