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BRIGADIER GENERAL SAMUEL C. ARMSTRONG - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED - HFSID 311683SAMUEL C. ARMSTRONG The Union Brigadier General writes a note concerning the well-being of a friend Autograph Note Signed: "S.C. Armstrong," in black ink. 5x8, 1 page. In full: "Very glad to hear that Mr. Glilman is better...Send letters here to Everett Ham. Telegram to Care Maj Hopkins, 1 E 28 St." No date.
Sale Price $450.00
$500.00
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COLONEL JOHN T. AVERILL - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED 05/06/1873 - HFSID 33753John T. Averill, a U. S. Representative from Minnesota, wrote this letter on his paper business' stationery in 1873. In it, he answers the recipient's question of whether he was ever a member of the Minnesota State Legislature.
Sale Price $216.00
$240.00
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MAJOR GENERAL NATHANIEL P. BANKS - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED 05/08/1878 - HFSID 22293NATHANIEL BANKS As US Representative, he orders the Printer to preserve a manuscript Autograph Note signed: "N. P. Banks", 1 page, 5½x7½. Washington, D.C. 1878 May 8.
Sale Price $315.00
$350.00
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MAJOR GENERAL NATHANIEL P. BANKS - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED 06/05/1860 - HFSID 22290NATHANIEL P. BANKS Banks as Governor of Massachusetts sends a note to a friend on a 5x2½ card Autograph note signed: "Walter Ingraham/from his friend/Nath. P Banks/Council Chamber Jan: 5 1860" as Governor of Massachusetts, 5x2½, attached to sheet of same size. Nathaniel P.
Sale Price $315.00
$350.00
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MAJOR GENERAL NATHANIEL P. BANKS - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED 12/23/1878 - HFSID 72557MAJOR GENERAL NATHANIEL P. BANKS Handwritten note signed on the day he delivered an address. Autograph Note signed: "N. P. Banks/Dec. 23, 1878", 5½x2¾. Apparently unrelated, and unsigned note on verso. Soldier and statesman Nathaniel P.
Sale Price $270.00
$300.00
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CLARA BARTON - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED - HFSID 27985CLARA BARTON Clara Barton sends an autograph letter on the back of her engraved business card about coming to visit over Christmas. Engraved "Clara Barton/President of the American National Association of the Red Cross," 3¼x2¼ card. Engraved at lower right: "Washington, D.C./Seventeenth & F Sts., N.W.
Sale Price $510.00
$600.00
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MAJOR GENERAL BENJAMIN F. BUTLER - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED - HFSID 3148GENERAL BENJAMIN F. BUTLER Autograph note by Union Civil War General Benjamin F. Butler - "I was in the Senate of Massachusetts in 1859" - affixed to a green sheet of paper Autograph note signed "Benj L Butler". Black ink notations in unknown hand on mounting paper.
Sale Price $270.00
$300.00
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MAJOR GENERAL BENJAMIN F. BUTLER - TYPED NOTE SIGNED 01/24/1888 - HFSID 32917GENERAL BENJAMIN F. BUTLER Union Civil War General Benjamin F. Butler signed this letter, typed on the letterhead of his law office in 1888, to turn down an offer for issues of Harper's Weekly. Autograph letter signed "Benj Butler". 1 page, 8x10, on letterhead of the law offices of Benjamin F. Butler, Washburn and Webster.
Sale Price $450.00
$500.00
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MAJOR GENERAL JOSHUA LAWRENCE CHAMBERLAIN - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED - HFSID 179489JOSHUA L. CHAMBERLAIN He signs an autograph 1883 note on a postcard, arranging to meet someone at the depot. ANS: "J.L. Chamberlain," 1 page, 5x3. No place, 1883 February 7. On verso of U.S. penny postcard addressed by another hand to: "J.L.M. Willis/Eliot/Maine." In full: "Eliot Depot 2.
Sale Price $2,337.50
$2,750.00
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REAR ADMIRAL JOHN A. DAHLGREN - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED - HFSID 294838JOHN A. DAHLGREN The Civil War Rear Admiral signs a short note regarding the U.S.S. Winona. Autograph Note signed: "J A Dahlgren/Rear Admiral", 3¼x3¾ (clipped from larger document). In full: "Returned to the Bureau of Navigation and office of details as the Winona has gone North.-". John A.
Sale Price $427.50
$475.00
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REAR ADMIRAL JOHN A. DAHLGREN - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED - HFSID 47241JOHN A. DAHLGREN The Civil War Rear Admiral writes to inform about the report of a Lieutenant's pistol Autograph note signed: "J A Dahlgren", 1p, 5x7. No place, no date but probably 1860-1861. In full: "Mr. Norton will let Mr. Lindslay see the report of L: Wainwright on his pistol." JOHN A.
Sale Price $427.50
$475.00
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PRESIDENT JEFFERSON DAVIS (CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA) - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED 04/14/1865 CO-SIGNED BY: BRIGADIER GENERAL SAMUEL W. FERGUSON - HFSID 33036JEFFERSON DAVIS Five days after General Lee's surrender, the Confederate President, determined to fight on, signs instructions to General Beauregard, framed in the Gallery of History style to 37x21. ALS: "J.D.
Sale Price $10,200.00
$12,000.00
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MAJOR GENERAL JOHN A. DIX - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED 02/16/1861 - HFSID 72558He pens this note in Washington, D. C. in 1861: "I have the pleasure of Complying with a part of Your request". He was President James Buchanan's Secretary of the Treasury in 1861 and sent this famous order to an American boat less than three months before the American Civil War: "If any man attempts to haul down the American Flag, shoot him on the spot".
Sale Price $765.00
$900.00
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WILLIAM G. DONNAN - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED 05/05/1873 - HFSID 33744WILLIAM G. DONNAN Autograph Letter signed on the stationery of his law firm Autograph Letter signed: "W. G. Donnan", 1 page, 8x10, attached to 8¼x10¼ sheet. Independence, Iowa, 1873 May 5. On letterhead of W. G. & J. B. Donnan to Charles A. McCullough.
Sale Price $144.00
$160.00
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BRIGADIER GENERAL JOSEPH H. EATON - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED 01/10/1873 - HFSID 26869JOSEPH H. EATON. ANS: "J.H. Eaton/Paymaster USA", 1p, 8x5. Paymaster General's Office, 1873 January 10. In full: "Respectfully returned to the 2 Auditor U.S. Try. in response to inquiry by letter of this date. These papers were retained, awaiting action upon the certificate 596.
Sale Price $90.00
$100.00
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BRIGADIER GENERAL ORRIS S. FERRY - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED 04/29/1873 - HFSID 3184ORRIS S. FERRY Signed autograph note (1873) dating his service as a probate judge Autograph Note signed: "O S Ferry", 1 page, 5x8, lined paper with embossed emblem at upper left. Norwalk, Connecticut, 1873 April 29. To C. A. McCullough, in full: "I was Judge of Probate for the year 1849-1850.
Sale Price $252.00
$280.00
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JOHN W. FOSTER - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED 05/05/1900 CO-SIGNED BY: FREDERICK WARDE - HFSID 2023FREDERICK WARDE and JOHN W. FOSTER The actor and diplomat sign opposite sides of a slip, with Warde signing at the White House Autograph Note signed: "In the White House/May 5, 1900/Frederick Warde" and on verso "John W. Foster/Dec. 2. 1899", "NB Scott", 6½x2½.
Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
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JOHN W. FOSTER - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED 06/20/1910 - HFSID 315877JOHN W. FOSTER The former Secretary of State thanks a journal for a $50 check. Autograph Letter signed: "John W. Foster", 1 page, 4½x7. Underbluff, Henderson Harbor, N. Y., 1900 June 20. On personal letterhead "to the Independent", in full: "I am in receipt of check for $50, with thanks.
Sale Price $288.00
$320.00
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AUGUSTUS H. GARLAND - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED 06/06/1891 - HFSID 17454Garland handwrote, signed and dated this letter to a Delavan, Illinois autograph hunter from Washington, DC in 1891. He writes that he doesn't have anything with President Grover Cleveland's signature on it.
Sale Price $252.00
$280.00
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AUGUSTUS H. GARLAND - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED 10/22/1877 - HFSID 315296AUGUSTUS HILL GARLAND As a US Senator from Arkansas, he orders 6 copies of the Silver Commission Report on House of Representatives stationery. Autograph Note signed: "A. H. Garland/U.S.S.from Arkansas", 1 page, 5x5. Washington, D.C., 1877 October 22.
Sale Price $252.00
$280.00
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REAR ADMIRAL LOUIS M. GOLDSBOROUGH - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED - HFSID 266577LOUIS GOLDSBOROUGH. ANS: "L.M. Goldsborough", 1p, 7x3 lined sheet. No place, no date. Addressee unknown. In full: "With best regards to a friend of long/standing whom I prize most highly for her/very many excellent qualities." Goldsborough commanded Commodore Matthew C.
Sale Price $396.00
$440.00
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WILLIAM A. GRAHAM - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED 12/06/1864 - HFSID 17237WILLIAM A. GRAHAM. ANS: "W.A. Graham/Senate Chamber/Decr. 6th 1864," 1p, 6¾x4½. In full: "The editor of the Whig will oblige me by inserting in that paper the enclosed extract from the report of the Adjt Genl of N.C." Graham served asWhig U.S.
Sale Price $252.00
$280.00
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PRESIDENT ULYSSES S. GRANT - AUTOGRAPH NOTE UNSIGNED CIRCA 1874 - HFSID 283570Unsigned note by President Ulysses S. Grant, asking the Secretary of the Navy to send the son of Judge Lewis Dent to Washington to see his dying father Judge Lewis Dent. The judge was the brother of First Lady Julia Dent Grant.
Sale Price $1,360.00
$1,600.00
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MAJOR GENERAL ADOLPHUS W. GREELY - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED - HFSID 4326ADOLPHUS GREELY. Autograph Note signed: "A. W. Greely", 1p, 3¼x8. No place, no date. To "My Dear Archer". signed on verso of fragment of a form letter from the Signal Office, War Department, Washington. In full: "Please return the paper to my address here. Yours hastily" [signature] Dr.
Sale Price $252.00
$280.00
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MAJOR GENERAL WINFIELD SCOTT HANCOCK - MANUSCRIPT LETTER WITH AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED 09/22/1880 - HFSID 30326WINFIELD SCOTT HANCOCK During the 1880 Presidential campaign, he thanks a South Carolina woman for a palmetto hat. Manuscript Letter with Autograph Note signed: "Winfield Scott Hancock", 2 pages (integral leaf), 5½x8½. Governor's Island, New York Harbor, 1880 September 22. To Miss S.
Sale Price $552.50
$650.00
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MAJOR GENERAL WINFIELD SCOTT HANCOCK - PROMISSORY NOTE SIGNED 12/28/1876 CO-SIGNED BY: ALMIRA RUSSELL HANCOCK - HFSID 30344WINFIELD SCOTT HANCOCK The General and his wife and mother all signed this 2-year promissory note for $104. Promissory Note signed: "Winfield S. Hancock", Almira Hancock" and "Adaline Russell", 8½x3½. St. Louis, Mo., 1876 December 28.
Sale Price $850.00
$1,000.00
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DAVID B. HENDERSON - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED 01/09/1899 CO-SIGNED BY: ETHAN A. HITCHCOCK, JOHN W. GRIGGS - HFSID 2013DAVID B. HENDERSON, ETHAN A. HITCHCOCK, JOHN W. GRIGGS Signatures from Secretary of Interior Hitchcock and Attorney General Griggs, with Member of Congress Henderson writing what a pleasure it is to be in Judge Parker's autograph book. Extremely rare! Autograph note signed: "D.B.
Sale Price $467.50
$550.00
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JULIA WARD HOWE - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED - HFSID 251832JULIA WARD HOWE Howe handwrote and signed this note: "Please observe corrections". Affixed to an 8x10 sheet of paper with a copy of Howe's Battle Hymn of the Republic and b/w book photo of Howe. Autograph note signed "Julia Ward Howe.
Sale Price $450.00
$500.00
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JULIA WARD HOWE - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED 04/25/1892 - HFSID 297548JULIA WARD HOWE She pens her appreciation for a color sketch sent with a letter. Autograph Note signed: "J. W. H.", 1 page, 4¼x4. Groton [Connecticut], 1892 April 25. In full: "Much obliged for the pretty water color sketch sent with / or rather on your letter.
Sale Price $450.00
$500.00
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JULIA WARD HOWE - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED 8/1898 - HFSID 2846JULIA WARD HOWE Howe handwrote and signed this note to apologize for not sending an autograph that the recipient had asked for. Accompanied by a small card signed and dated in August of 1898. Autograph note signed "J. W. H.". With black ink notation on verso in unknown hand. 1 page, 4¼x7.
Sale Price $360.00
$400.00