GENERAL COURTNEY H. HODGES Photograph signed in 1946 by the Commanding Army General that was first to enter Paris in World War II! Autographed Photograph Signed: " Courtney H. Hodges/Gen. U.S. Army/Dec. 1, 1946.", 8x10. Reverse bears a Signal Corps credit stamp. Hodges (1887-1966) was the Commanding General of the Third U.S. Army from February 16, 1943 to January 25, 1944, when he turned it over to Lieutenant General Patton. First Army soldiers commanded by Hodges were the first Americans to enter Paris on their way across Northern France and through the Ardennes Forest. They were also the first to cross the Siegfried Line into Germany in September 1944 and reach the Rhine in March 1945. Minor surface creasing and slightly creased and worn at corners and edges. Ink stamps and notes (unknown hand) on verso. Fine condition. Accompanied by PSA/DNA LOA. 
JOSEPH STILWELL Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of General Stilwell wearing his four-star uniform Photograph signed: "Joseph W. Stilwell/Gen., U.S.A.", 8x10. Collector's notations to reverse date the autograph to May 28, 1946. Joseph Warren Stilwell (1883-1946) was a tactically skilled US Army officer who, at the date of this letter, was training the newly formed US Seventh Division. If assigned to the European or Pacific Theaters when World War II commenced, Stilwell might have been remembered as a gifted corps commander. Instead, President Roosevelt sent him in 1942 to the China-Burma-India Theater, where he led British and Chinese forces in combat and served as Chief of Staff to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek. Stilwell, who reveled in the nickname "Vinegar Joe," was not a talented diplomat. Although he led British troops on foot in a daring escape from Burma, he soon antagonized British commanders and Chiang himself.(Stilwell came to believe, not unreasonably, 
ALFRED T. TORBERT Exceedingly rare carte-de-visite photo of Torbert in uniform by Mathew Brady! Autograph Signed Photograph: "Yours truly/A. T. A. Torbert, Brig. Genl: Vols." 2½x4 carte-de-viste with backstamp of Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, New York & Washington. Alfred Thomas Archimedes Torbert (1833-1880), an 1855 graduate of West Point, was appointed a First Lieutenant in the Confederate States Army on March 16, 1861, just before the start of the American Civil War, but the Delaware native declined the appointment and remained a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. By August 1862, he was a Brigade Commander of the VI Corps of the Army of the Potomac, and Torbert was promoted to Brigadier General on November 29, 1862. On April 10, 1864, he was given command of the 1st Division of the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Potomac. During Major General Philip Sheridan's Valley Campaigns (1864), Torbert commanded the Cavalry Corps of the Army of Shenandoah. He later commanded the Army of the Shenandoah from April 22, 1865-June 27, 1865.
NAVY SECRETARY GIDEON WELLES ORDERS THE NAVY TO TRANSPORT CAPTURED FUGITIVE JOHN SURATT BACK TO THE US TO STAND TRIAL FOR CONSPIRING TO ASSASSINATE PRESIDENT LINCOLN GIDEON WELLES Telegram, unsigned, 1 page, 8½x11. 1866 December 6. Telegram partly printed in Portuguese, received from Gideon Welles in Washington, D.C., for transmittal to Admiral Goldsborough, American Squadron at Lisbon, Portugal. Manuscript text of Welles' message (unknown hand): "Send steamer to Alexandria, Egypt to receive Surautt [sic] from Consul Hale and bring him to Washington." [Welles' name has also been misspelled by the telegraph office.] Docketed on verso: "Hon. G. Welles/Secy of the Navy/6th Dec. 1866/Send steamer to/Alexandria, Egypt". Gideon Welles (1812-1878), a Jacksonian Democrat who joined the new Republican Party in 1854 because he detested slavery, was Secretary of the Navy throughout the Presidencies of Abraham Lincoln (who called him "Neptune") and Andrew Johnson (1861-1869). John Suratt (1844-1916) was the son of Mary Suratt, convicted of conspiracy in the assassination of President Lincoln and the first woman executed (hanged) by the US government.
WILLIAM BARCLAY "BAT" MASTERSONHe pens a letter in correspondence to an individual stating they are relatives in which Masterson quickly replies with otherwise! Autograph Letter Signed: "W.B. Masterson". 2 pages, 8x10, loosely placed in 9½x11½ folio. Accompanied by original mailing envelope; heavily toned, soiled and worn. December 31, 1905, New York City, written to "Mr. Watson F. Masterson" of Ramsey, West Virginia. In full: "Dear Sir. Without going into details can assure you that we are not related; even remotely. My father was born in this state eighty years ago and moved to Illinois where I was born fifty one years ago. There are a great many families of Mastersons in Missouri and Iowa none of whom are related to mine. My father had but one brother and he was several years the eldest and has been dead about forty years and died without issue. Very respectfully." Masterson (1853-1921) was an American frontier gambler and buffalo hunter and a scout for the United States Army.
EMPEROR HIROHITO, CO-SIGNED BY: EISAKU SATO and SHIINA ETSUSABUROIn this very rare and important 1965 document, Emperor Hirohito notified Bolivian President René Barrientos that he was recalling Japan's ambassador to Bolivia. Also signed by Prime Minister Eisaku Sato and Foreign Minister Shiina Etsusaburo Document signed "Hirohito", "Eisaku Sato" and "Shiina Etsusaburo", with red ink seals. 2 pages, 9¾x13¼, 1 sheet folded, front and verso, on cardstock, with embossed Imperial Seal of Japan at top edge of page 1. With two binder holes at left edge. Dec. 21, 1965. Addressed to René Barrientos, President of Bolivia. In Japanese, partially translated: "The important mission of Mr. Eiji Kawasaki is at an end, the Japanese government having recalled him, whom it had accredited Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary…" Lightly toned. Light impressions on letter (do not touch sigangures). Show-through from seals on page 2. Otherwise in fine condition. Accompanied by: Untranslated Japanese language letter of transmittal. Lightly toned and creased. Irregular right edge.
NEIL ARMSTRONG Two years before his first spaceflight, and five years before he set the first human foot on the moon, Armstrong fills out a flight plan, preparing to pilot a NASA jet from Ohio to Texas. Document signed twice: "N. A. Armstrong", 1 page, 8x12¾. Port Columbus, Naval Air Station [Ohio], 1964 June 25. Department of Defense flight aircraft clearance form. Details filled in by another hand, including mileage, transponder code, and equipment, but Armstrong has penned this notation: "Request radar vector climb on course." Armstrong plans to pilot a T-33 ("Shooting Star") aircraft from Port Columbus to Ellington Air Force Base in Texas, by way of Dayton. The co-pilot is J. F. Stegall, another NASA employee. Civilian Neil Alden Armstrong (1930-2012) had entered the U.S. space program as a senior NASA research pilot in 1962. A fan of aviation from the age of nine, Armstrong had his pilot's license by the age of 16, and, after studying aeronautical engineering at Purdue for two years, went to Pensacola, Florida for Navy flight training. Serving in Korea at the age of 21, Armstrong flew 78 combat missions and won three Air Medals.
WILLIAM F. CODY: BUFFALO BILL 4¼x6½ cabinet card photo, signed both as W.F. Cody and as Buffalo Bill Cabinet Card Photograph signed: "W.F. Cody/'Buffalo Bill'". B/w, 4¼x6½. Superb portrait of William F. Cody with his desirable double signature. Photographer's imprint, "Gessford/238 Fifth Ave./N.Y.", at lower mount. William Frederick Cody (1846-1917) was a rider for the Pony Express in 1860, a scout for the Kansas Cavalry against the Indians (1863) and served in the U.S. Army in the Civil War (1863-1865). From 1867-1868, he furnished buffalo meat for the Union Pacific Railroad construction crews, earning his nickname, "Buffalo Bill". Cody was a scout for the 5th U.S. Cavalry from 1868-1872 and in 1876. From 1872-1883, he was on stage as an actor at first in E.Z.C. Judson's play, Scouts of the Plains. He organized Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1883 and toured the United States and Europe successfully for over 30 years. Fine condition. 
WILLIAM F. "BUFFALO BILL" CODY His autograph letter, signed as Cousin Will, asking to be sent "some more headache powders" to relieve the headache caused by his financial woes Autograph Letter signed: "Cousin Will", 1 page, 8x10. New Rochelle, N.Y., no date. To "Dear Frank and Nellie". In full [spelling errors in original]: "I've had a lot of hard upset. Twice I've had moneyed men who were ready to put up a $150,000 to back me with a new show. And that man Tammen has scared them out by telling them he had a contract for my services for 1916 which he hasent. But he still thinks if I cant get out with a show I come back and make more money for him, which will never do. However, I haven't given up. But will stay here until know what I can do. The men are still working at the mines. Say, please send me some more headache powders. This nervous strain makes my head ache. I am living here at Rochelle with my nephew and neice. Its only 45 minutes from New York. Love ever." William Frederick CODY (1846-1917) earned the name "BUFFALO BILL" for killing thousands of buffalo as a hired hunter in 1867 and 1868.
JOHN ENDECOTT This exceedingly rare document is from the very earliest history of the American colonies and Massachusetts! It's a five-line complaint signed by John Endecott, colonial governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, in Marblehead, Massachusetts in1649. Documents from this early in American history are rarely seen outside of private collections and are highly desirable! Framed to 10x6½ in a gold-colored frame with cream-colored matte. Document signed "Jo: Endecott Gov.". Brown ink and lead pencil notations in top left corner and at left edge. 1 page, 5½x1¼. Framed to 10x6½ in a gold-colored frame with cream-colored matte. Marblehead, Massachusetts, April 24, 1649. Five-line complaint. Endecott (c. 1588-1665), also spelled "Endicott", was a colonial governor (1629-1630, 1644-1645, 1649-1650, 1651-1654 and 1655-1664) and deputy governor (1641-1644, 1650-1651 and 1654-1655) of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the New World. Endecott arrived with 60 other settlers in the Naumkeag, future site of Salem, Massachusetts and already settled by seceders from the Plymouth colony, led by Roger Conant.
FOUR STARS WORN BY GENERAL SCHWARZKOPF! H. NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF. TLS: "N Schwarzkopf" as General, U.S. Army, Retired. 1p, 7x8½. Tampa, Florida, 1998 April 16. To Ken. In full: "This is in response to your letter of 15 February in which you asked that I send you a piece of memorabilia. Enclosed is one set of the stars that I wore during the time I was a general officer. I hope it will find a place in your extensive collection." General Schwarzkopf has added the word "set" in his hand and the four silver stars (one set) is present. Each star is approximately one square inch in size. Almost immediately after receiving his first star in 1983, Brigadier General Schwarzkopf was leading troops into battle. A coup had taken place on the tiny Caribbean island of Grenada. Grenadian revolutionaries were building an airfield which U.S. intelligence suspected would be used to supply insurgents in Central America. General Schwarzkopf was placed in command of U.S. ground forces. The coup was thwarted. Schwarzkopf was promoted to Major General (second star) and given command of the 24th Mechanized Infantry Division, at Fort Stewart, Georgia.
SEVEN WEEKS AFTER SURRENDERING FORT SUMTER, COLONEL ROBERT ANDERSON WRITES TO GENERAL LORENZO THOMAS ABOUT A RECENT MEETING WITH PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S LIFELONG FRIEND, JOSHUA SPEED ROBERT ANDERSON. Important ALS: "Robert Anderson/Col. USA", 1p, 7¾x9¾. Cincinnati, Ohio, 1861 June 4.To General Lorenzo Thomas, Adjutant General USA, Washington, D.C. In full: "I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Genl Orders (Adjt Genls Office) No 25.6&7 and G.O. No. 7 Hd Qrs of the Army, and also of a letter from the Hon. J.K. Moorehead to the Hon. Secy of War, with enclosures, referring to certain parties in Louisville Ky reported to be engaged in furnishing or forwarding, Revolvers, Tents, Knapsacks &c to the rebels, Mr. Joshua Speed, a firm Union Man and a man of sound judgement, to whom I showed these papers, advises that no steps be now taken in this matter-greater harm than benefit to the cause would result from it. A letter from Surgeon Wright USA. the Senior Medical Office in this Dept. is, herewith, forwarded.Military | Pamphlets
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BOCK'S CAR CREW (RAYMOND GALLAGHER) - PAMPHLET SIGNED - HFSID 175185ATOMIC BOMB: RAY GALLAGHER. Booklet signed: "Sgt. Ray Gallagher Atomic Bomb Crew Member", 8p, 8½x11, separate sheets. Photocopied booklet. Gallagher was the Assistant Flight Engineer aboard Bocks Car, the B-29 that dropped the world's second and last atomic bomb used in war on Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945.Sale Price $90.00
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MAJOR GENERAL DANIEL BUTTERFIELD - INSCRIBED PAMPHLET SIGNED - HFSID 154791DANIEL BUTTERFIELD Union General Daniel Butterfield signs pamphlet titled Report of Tablet Committee, Evacuation Day. Pamphlet inscribed and signed: "To my esteemed friend/where blood is thick with/Revolutionary stock-Mr. Ethan Allen/Daniel Butterfield", 24p, 6x9. Pamphlet titled: Report of Tablet Committee, Evacuation Day.Sale Price $396.00
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FRANK CHURCH - PAMPHLET SIGNED - HFSID 315705FRANK CHURCH The politician signs his name on a pamphlet promoting himself Pamphlet signed: "Frank Church", in blue ink, 2 pages, 5½x8½. Idaho's Frank Church: A Biographical Sketch. Frank Forrester Church III (1924-1984) was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Idaho from 1957-1981.Sale Price $90.00
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JACK DEMPSEY - INSCRIBED PAMPHLET SIGNED - HFSID 41639JACK DEMPSEY Jack Dempsey signs a pamphlet titled "13 excerpts (with pictures) from Dempsey By the Man Himself, As told to Bob Considine and Bill Slocum". Pamphlet inscribed and signed: "To the Gifford Boys/Lots of Luck Pals/Jack Dempsey", 8p, 6x9.Sale Price $270.00
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ADMIRAL ERNEST MCNEILL ELLER - ANNOTATED PAMPHLET DOUBLE SIGNED - HFSID 191785ERNEST MCNEILL ELLERThe naval historian who served in the United States Navy during WWII signed this pamphlet twice! Annotated Pamphlet Double Signed: “Ernest McNeill Eller” and “Ernest” in blue ink on the front cover. Nine pages. Title: “Soviet Bid for the Sea”.Sale Price $414.00
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ADMIRAL ERNEST MCNEILL ELLER - ANNOTATED PAMPHLET SIGNED 12/1975 - HFSID 191786ERNEST MCNEILL ELLERThe naval historian who taught at the United States Naval Academy penned his signature on this pamphlet Annotated Pamphlet Signed: "Ernest McNeill Eller" in blue ink on the front cover. Eleven pages. Title: "Will We Need A Navy to Win".Sale Price $396.00
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MAJOR GENERAL JOE ENGLE - PAMPHLET SIGNED CO-SIGNED BY: VICE ADMIRAL RICHARD H. TRULY - HFSID 51482ASTRONAUTS: SPACE SHUTTLE STS-2 COLUMBIA Booklet signed: "Joe Engle" and "Richard H. Truly," 2½p, 8½x11. Official NASA Mission Report signed on the cover by the two-man crew. Headlined: "Columbia's Second Mission-STS-2, the First Flight of a 'Used' Spacecraft.Sale Price $288.00
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ENOLA GAY CREW (COLONEL THOMAS W. FEREBEE) - PAMPHLET SIGNED - HFSID 167667ENOLA GAY: THOMAS FEREBEE He signs a pamphlet soliciting contributions for the Wendover A-Bomb memorial. Pamphlet signed: "Thomas W. Ferebee/Bombardier Enola Gay", 2 pages (front and verso), 4x9. Pamphlet folded into thirds, soliciting contributions for a monument honoring the 509th Composite Group, in West Wendover, Nevada.Sale Price $144.00
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PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD - PAMPHLET SIGNED - HFSID 157428GERALD R. FORD Gerald R. Ford signs a pamphlet from The Gerald R. Ford Museum. Pamphlet signed: "Gerald R. Ford", 3½x8½ (closed). Signed on cover. On August 9, 1974, Gerald R. Ford (1913-2006) was sworn in as the nation's 38th President (1974-1977) following the resignation of Richard Nixon.Sale Price $234.00
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PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD - PAMPHLET SIGNED - HFSID 157429GERALD R. FORD Gerald R. Ford signs a pamphlet from The Friends of The Gerald R. Ford Library and Museum. Pamphlet signed: "Gerald R. Ford", 11x8½ (open), 3¾x8½ (closed). Signed on cover. On August 9, 1974, Gerald R.Sale Price $234.00
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PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD - PAMPHLET SIGNED - HFSID 43013GERALD R. FORD Gerald R. Ford signs a pamphlet from the White House on the history of the presidents and White House. Pamphlet signed: "Gerald R. Ford", 16p, 8½x11. Signed on page eight. On August 9, 1974, Gerald R.Sale Price $252.00
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PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD - PAMPHLET SIGNED CIRCA 1998 CO-SIGNED BY: JAMES E ROGAN - HFSID 285229Both sign the program from a fundraiser for Congressman Rogan's re-election campaign in 1998, an event held at the Nixon library and attended by former President Ford. Accompanied by unsigned candid photo of Ford signing a copy of the program.Sale Price $306.00
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JOHN GLENN - PAMPHLET SIGNED CIRCA 1972 - HFSID 48081JOHN GLENN John Glenn signs a pamphlet titled " Space Benefits". Pamphlet signed: "John Glenn", 8p, 8x10½. "Space Benefits", published by NASA in 1972.On February 20, 1962, Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth (three orbits in four hours and 55 minutes) aboard Friendship 7.On October 29, 1998, 36 years later, U.S.Sale Price $234.00
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COLONEL JAMES B. "JIM" IRWIN - INSCRIBED PAMPHLET SIGNED - HFSID 145462JIM IRWIN Jim Irwin signs a pamphlet titled "Footprints on the Moon". Pamphlet Inscribed and Signed: "Richard/His love Jim Irwin", 4p, 3½x5¾. Titled: "Footprints on the Moon".Sale Price $252.00
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COLONEL JAMES B. "JIM" IRWIN - PAMPHLET SIGNED - HFSID 172931JAMES IRWIN. Pamphlet signed: "His Love/Jim Irwin", 4p, 3½x5¾. Signed on his color photo on cover. No date, no place. Spanish-language pamphlet titled "Pisadas en la Luna", printed by the High Flight Foundation, Colorado Springs, Colorado.Sale Price $252.00
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GENERAL LYMAN L. LEMNITZER - PAMPHLET SIGNED - HFSID 226337Program for the dedication ceremonies of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Monument at West Point, signed by General Lyman L. Lemnitzer on the cover. Lemnitzer was Assistant Chief of Staff of the Allied Forces Headquarters under Eisenhower during World War II and was the principal speaker at this ceremony.Sale Price $198.00
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PRESIDENT FRANKLIN PIERCE - PAMPHLET UNSIGNED - HFSID 9001161FRANKLIN PIERCE. Original Pamphlet: "Special Message/of/President Pierce/to the/Senate of the United States:/May 3, 1854", 16p, 5½x9, 1854. Washington: Printed by A.O.P. Nicholson.Sale Price $234.00
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MAJOR EDWARD V. "EDDIE" RICKENBACKER - PAMPHLET SIGNED 1968 - HFSID 86761EDDIE RICKENBACKER Captain Eddie promotes his autobiography. Pamphlet signed: "Eddie Rickenbacker/1968", on front, 3½x 5¾. A pamphlet to promote his autobiography, Rickenbacker (1967).Sale Price $637.50
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AARON R. SCHWARTZ - PAMPHLET SIGNED 07/14/1972 - HFSID 215960AARON R. SCHWARTZThe politician who served in the Texas Legislature for nearly 30 years signed a pamphlet and typed letter Pamphlet Signed: "A.R. Schwartz/ July 14, 1972". Seven pages of printed text plus cover page. Folded size 8¾x11½. Dated July 14, 1972.Sale Price $81.00
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AARON R. SCHWARTZ - PAMPHLET SIGNED 07/14/1972 - HFSID 216040AARON R. SCHWARTZThe Texas politician who interrupted his college education to enlist in the military during WWII signed this pamphlet from his re-election campaign Pamphlet Signed: "A. R. Schwartz July 14, 1972". 4x9 tri-fold re-election campaign pamphlet.Sale Price $90.00
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MAJOR GENERAL DANIEL E. SICKLES - PAMPHLET SIGNED 09/15/1885 - HFSID 279142Copy of Leaves from My Dairy by American Civil War General Daniel Sickles, reprinted from Journal of The Military Service Institution of the United States and signed "Compliments of the Author" by SicklesSale Price $405.00
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ROBERT WARD - PAMPHLET SIGNED - HFSID 156878ROBERT WARD The Pulitzer Prize-winning composer signs below his image on the front cover of a pamphlet. Pamphlet signed: "Robert Ward", 6 pages, 4x9. Signed on front cover. After studying at the Eastman and Juilliard music schools and at the Berkshire Music Center under Aaron Copland, Robert Ward (b.Sale Price $180.00
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ASSOCIATE JUSTICE BYRON R. WHITE - PAMPHLET SIGNED - HFSID 155963BYRON R. WHITE Byron R. White signs a pamphlet with a black and white publicity photograph of him in front of shelves of books. Pamphlet signed: "Byron White", 32p, 6x9. He has assigned on page 15 which has a 4x5½ black and white publicity photograph with a brief biography on him below.Sale Price $198.00
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ASSOCIATE JUSTICE BYRON R. WHITE - PAMPHLET SIGNED - HFSID 82306BYRON R. WHITE Byron R. White signs a pamphlet. Pamphlet signed: "Byron Rwhite", 20p, 6x9. The four center pages of a 20-page booklet about the Supreme Court. Byron R.Sale Price $216.00
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