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SAMUEL F. B. MORSE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 05/18/1843:
One year before he sent his first telegraph message, Morse signs an autograph letter to Treasury Secretary Spencer, requesting $600 to cover the cost of his lab and office.
Important ALS: "Saml F.B. Morse", 1 page, 8x10. New York, 1843 May 18. To Secretary of the Treasury John C. Spencer, who has penned: "Approved/J.C.S." on verso of the integral sheet. In full: "I
have engaged eligible rooms for my laboratory and Office at the rate of Four hundred dollars pr annum from the 1st of May instant, which I have the honor to submit for the approbation of the Honorable the Secretary. The sum contemplated
in my estimates of the 10th of March handed in to the Department is Six hundred dollars." On March 3, 1843, Congress granted Morse $30,000 to build a telegraph line on poles. The law provided the money "for testing the
capacity and usefulness of the system of electro-magnetic telegraphs invented by Samuel F.B. Morse of New York" so any other funds, such as rent for his laboratory and office, had to be applied for by Morse. An experimental
telegraph line was built by Morse between Washington and Baltimore and, a year after this letter was written, on May 24, 1844, Morse sent the first message: "What hath God wrought!"
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Document 285976
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PRESIDENT CHAIM WEIZMANN (ISRAEL) - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 10/12/1942:
Five months after the Biltmore Zionist Conference called for "A Jewish Commonwealth" in Palestine, Chaim Weizmann prepares for a visit by "A rather important gentleman in the service of the British government"
Typed Letter signed: "Yours v Sincerely/Ch. Weizmann" in English, 1 page, 7¼x10¼. Ferndale, New York, 1942 October 12. On pictorial stationery of The Grossinger Hotel & Country Club to Morris
Eisenman, 122 Second Avenue, New York. Begins: "My dear Moishe". In full: "May I again call on you for a favor, which I know you will be glad to do with your usual kind cooperation. Next Friday a rather
important gentleman in the service of the British Government will come, with his wife, to spend the week-end with us here. I should be very grateful if you could lend your car to bring them here, and I am asking Meyer Weisgal to get in touch
with you to learn whether this can be arranged. Meyer has the information as to where these people are to be picked up. This place is really wonderfully good for us. I feel stronger daily, and look forward, early in November, to
returning to my activities. With affectionate regards, and thanking you for
your kindness I am".
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Document 85662
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PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN - AUTOGRAPH DOCUMENT SIGNED CIRCA 1844:
The future 16th President of the United States handwrote and signed this four-page legal document around 1844 on behalf of several petitioners - including his law partner Stephen T. Logan and his brother-in-law Ninian W.
Edwards - to partition 17 pieces of property. This is an excellent document from Lincoln's legal career and from early in his political career. Handwritten items by Lincoln are extremely rare.
Rare autograph document signed: "Logan & Lincoln, for/Petitioners", 4p, 7¾x12½, front and verso. Christian County, Illinois, circa 1844. Begins: "To the Honorable, the circuit court
of Christian county - Respectfully represent unto your Honorable court, your Petitioners Stacy B. Opaycke, Isaac Wickersham, Ninian W. Edwards, and Stephen T. Logan, that they may together with Benjamin Godfrey & Winthrop G. Gilman,
Jesse B. Thomas, Thomas Mather Executor of the last Will & Testament of George Borquan L.D.; Benjuamin F. Edwards, Samuel G. Bailey, & Ebenezer Marsh, Miles Peck, Odell Gregory, & John T. Parker, whom your Petitioners
pray may be made defendants to this Petition are proprietors of the following described lands, in the said county of Christian with the exceptions as hereinafter mentioned...."
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Document 273133
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GONE WITH THE WIND MOVIE CAST - DOCUMENT SIGNED:
In the best year of his career, Mitchell is loaned out to play Scarlett's father.
Document signed: "Daniel T. O'Shea" on behalf of Selznick International Pictures, 3p, 8½x11. Also signed by a Vice President of Columbia Pictures (name illegible). Hollywood, California, 1939 January 26.
Loan-out agreement by which Columbia Pictures loans to Selznick International Pictures the services of Thomas Mitchell - currently working on Columbia's film Plane No. 4 to portray "Gerald O'Hara" in the feature film,
Gone with the Wind. Lightly toned. Paperclip impression in upper left. Staple holes in two pages. Otherwise, fine condition. Accompanied by unsigned photo of Thomas Mitchell (b/w, 8x10). Minor surface flaw in lower
left corner. Otherwise, fine condition. In 1939, the epic film, Gone With The Wind, based on Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel of the same name, broke box office records and won ten Oscars (against
stiff competition). The saga of the old South remains one of the most beloved films of all time. Thomas Mitchell (1892-1962), a successful playwright and Broadway actor, had a stellar film year in 1939, appearing in
five classic movies: Gone with the Wind, Stagecoach (for which he won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor), Only Angels Have Wings (the name ultimately given to the "Plane No. 4" project), Mr. Smith Goes to
Washington and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The Oscar (and a subsequent Tony and Emmy) notwithstanding, Mitchell is best remembered as Gerald O'Hara, the master of Tara. Two items.
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Document 274915
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CHRISTA McAULIFFE - TYPED LETTER SIGNED:
Twenty weeks before her ill-fated challenger flight, the New Hampshire school teacher writes, "I'm excited about my upcoming shuttle flight". A rare and emotional piece of American space flight history, framed to an overall size of 23x24.
Typed letter signed: "S. Christa McAuliffe", in black ink, 1 page, 8x6½, framed to a size of 23x24 overall. NASA letterhead. September 18, 1985. Washington, D.C. In full: "Dear Dave: 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. Sincerely". Letter is accompanied by 2
newspaper articles, a copy of a Time magazine cover chronicling the Chj, and a copy of a newspaper photograph. Sharon Christa McAuliffe (1948-1986), attended public schools in Framingham, Massachusetts and graduated from
Framingham State College. Marrying high school sweetheart Stephen McAuliffe, she taught junior high school in Maryland (1970-1978) and Concord, New Hampshire (1978-1979) and high school in Concord (1980-1985) before being selected
(over 113 other semi-finalists) as the primary candidate for the NASA Teacher in Space Project on July 19, 1985. She was a payload specialist on Challenger STS-51L which was launched from the Kennedy Space Center,
Florida, at 11:38 AM on January 28, 1986. McAuliffe and her six colleagues were killed when Challenger exploded 73 seconds after
launch.
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Document 311272
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CARRY A. NATION - PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED:
Classic sepia 3¾x5½ image of Nation wielding a hatchet, signed by her as "home defender," mounted on a 5x7 card.
Photograph signed: "Carry A Nation/Home Defender". Sepia 3¾x5½ mounted on 5x7 card with photographer's information - 2 surfaces. American temperance agitator Nation (1846-1911) maintained that since she
lived in Kansas (since 1889), a prohibition state, and since saloons were illegal in Kansas, any citizen could destroy liquor, furniture and fixtures in a place selling intoxicants. Armed with a hatchet,
Nation and her followers went on wrecking expeditions throughout the state with cries of "Smash, ladies, smash!"
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Document 284424
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