As President, he signs an 1829 autograph letter to a Tennessee neighbor, explaining that
he has neither the desire nor the financial means to purchase an offered parcel of land
adjacent to his own.
Autograph Letter Signed: "Andrew Jackson" as President, 1 page, 8x10. Washington, 1829
September 3. To Captain Peter Mosely. In full: "Being absent from this city at the Rip Raps for
the benefit of my health I did not receive your letter until my return on the first instant and I
hasten to answer it the first leisure moment that has occurred. I regret to say to you, that my
monied concerns are not in a situation to purchase your land, I am sorry to be compelled to
say to you, that my expense is equal to all my means, & it is out of my power to loan you the
sum wanted. The land you propose selling; that part where McCulla lived, would not suit me; If
I had the means to buy, I would buy that north of my tract, say 150 acres at a fair price, but as
yet, I have not the means. Present me affectionately to your family & all my good neighbours &
believe me, yr friend." Holograph postscript: "P.S. My health has much improved. A.J.…"
Hancock handwrote, dated and put his "John Hancock" on this letter to the
"Gentlemen of the Senate & Gentlemen of the House of Representatives" in 1783,
while he was Governor of Massachusetts. He wrote this letter to inform the recipients
that he had received an "Application for Sundry Articles for the use of the Tribe"
from the Penobscot, which offered their services to the colonies during the American
Revolutionary War. This letter was written less than eight months before the signing of
the Treaty of Paris, which ended the war between the colonies and England.
Draft autograph letter signed "J.H." as Governor of Massachusetts. 1 page, 7¾x6¼.
Council Chamber, Boston, Massachusetts, Feb. 7, 1783. Addressed to the "Gentlemen
of the Senate & Gentlemen of the House of Representatives". In full: "I have this moment
Rec'd a Letter from Colonel Lithgow, by Two Indians of the Penobscot Tribe, these
Indians are come to make Application for Sundry Articles for the use of the Tribe. The
Letter with the Commissions given one of these Indians by Brigr. Genl. Lovell, I have
directed the Secretary [to] lay before you.…"
Sword, overall length 43½ inches,
and scabbard. The sword, which has a steel blade, has a brass hilt and wire and
leather wrapped grip. The scabbard is steel. Sword is marked on ricasso:
"Ames Mfg. Co. Chicopee, Mass. US JH 1858". On April 14, 1858, Ames
Manufacturing Company in Chicopee, Massachusetts received an order from the
Ordnance Department for 800 "New Pattern" Light Cavalry sabres. All 800 of these
sabres, including this one, were delivered in October 1858, making them the
first one percent of the 81,300 Light Cavalry sabres that Ames would produce
for the Ordnance Department during the Civil War. This is likely the sword of
an enlisted man, as their swords were usually dated on the ricasso. During
the American Civil War (1861-1865), the Army was divided into three components:
the infantry, the artillery and the cavalry. In the early stages of the war, the
cavalry supported the artillery and infantry by scouting, gathering intelligence
and generally serving as the "eyes and ears" of the Army. As the war progressed,
however, the cavalry took an increasingly offensive role, and by the end of the
war the Union cavalry was recognized as fearsome offensive force. The light
cavalry always fought mounted, using pistols and sabres, such as the one offered
here.
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. John Suratt was
accused of involvement in the conspiracy, but remained at large for a year and a half,
fleeing first to Canada and then through Europe, escaping after first having been captured in
Italy.
Handwritten letter, signed in text as "General Custer" (even though he had reverted
to his pre-war rank), written in the Dakota Territory two years before his death at the
Little Big Horn. Letter includes Custer's stab at poetry.
Third Person Autograph Letter, 1 page, 7¾x6¼. Fort Lincoln, D.T. [Dakota Territory], 1874
June 5th. Unknown addressee. In full: "Gen Custers compliments his regrets likewise, in
response to your kind invitation. His absence should never create surprise except from his
own habitation. This being written his duty might end. With no fear of being called
Alfred Tennyson. He simply desires, however to send you, the accompanying leg of
venison." George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876) graduated last in his class at West Point
in 1858, but promptly redeemed himself through his brave and aggressive cavalry leadership
during the Civil War. Earning the confidence of cavalry commanders Pleasanton and
Sheridan, he rose swiftly to the rank of brevet major general by war's end. Custer had
taken command of the 5th Michigan Cavalry shortly before Gettysburg and led it into
battle repeatedly. Custer left military service briefly after the Civil War, dabbling in business
and politics, but by 1867 he was back in uniform, battling Plains Indians.
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 in
1649. 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.
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. Following the Civil War, Torbert served in several
diplomatic posts before drowning off the coast of Florida when the S.S. Vera Cruz sunk on
August 29, 1880. Surface loss from mounting residue at left edge of image side.
Jackson's bold signature on a 1836 patent for an improved machine to make ship's
thimbles, also signed by Secretary of State Forsyth and Attorney General Butler.
Accompanied by a 3-page handwritten description of the device by the inventor,
Prentice White.
Patent signed: "Andrew Jackson" as President, "John Forsyth" as Secretary of State,
"B. F. Butler" as Attorney General, 1 page, 11½x15½. Washington, D.C., 1836 July 1.
Patent issued to Prentice White for [in part] "a new and useful improvement in the Machine
for making Ship's Thimbles which improvements he states has not been known or used
before his application; [White] hath made oath that he does verily believe that he is the
true inventor or discoverer of the said improvement; hath paid into the treasury of the
United States the sum of thirty dollars." Archivally double matted and framed with a seated
portrait and a biographical plaque, to an overall size of 29.5 x 25.25. In fine condition, with light
intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature, and some scattered light toning and
soiling. The white paper seal is lightly toned and worn, but intact, and retains its original green
ribbon.
He 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. Masterson was also a lawman, serving as a deputy
in Dodge City, Kansas alongside Wyatt Earp and later sheriff for Ford County, Kansas
(1877-1879), as well as town marshal of Trinidad (1881-1882) and later, during the
administration of President Theodore Roosevelt, as a U. S.
This exquisite presentation album - signed by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth as
King and Emperor and as Queen Consort - contains an historic 78-RPM recording of
the BBC radio broadcast of George VI's coronation and an address by him as king. It
comes framed in a presentation case with a UV-resistant UF-3 Plex lid.
Two items: 1) Album signed "George R I" by King George VI and "Elizabeth R" by
Queen Elizabeth on vellum inside front cover. "14¼x12½x3¾. On cover: "The
Coronation/of/The Majesties/King George VI and Queen Elizabeth/in/Westminster
Abbey/and/H.M. The King's Broadcast Message/May 12th, 1937" in gilt. "R.I" stands for
"Rex Imperator" (King Emperor), a title used from 1877, when Queen Victoria became
Empress of India, to 1948, following Indian independence. Album has purple satiny-fabric
endpapers. Contains 15 78-RPM records, 11¾ inches in diameter each by the Gramophone
Co., Ltd. of Hayes, Middlesex, England, in paper sleeves. Covers, signatures and sleeves are
lightly toned. George's signature has bled slightly but is in fine condition. 2) Photograph unsigned
of Queen Elizabeth and King George VI. B/w, 6¾x8½. Fine condition.…"
Signatures of Cody, Longstreet and other prominent Chicagoans of the era, collected
on both sides of a 6x4 sheet in 1899.
Signatures on both sides of a 6x4 sheet: "W.F. Cody / 'Buffalo Bill'", "Nate Salsbury",
"John M. Burke /'Arizona John'", and "Allison Nailor, Jr.". Dated in unknown hand at left:
"April 20, 1899." On verso: "Yours Truly/James Longstreet/July 15 '99" and "Ferdinand
W. Peck". Fine condition. Framed to an overall size of 40x20.
William Frederick Cody earned the name "Buffalo Bill" for killing thousands of
buffalo as a hired hunter in 1867 and 1868. Cody had begun his wild west career herding
cattle at age nine. Five years later, he became the Pony Express' youngest rider. Throughout the
Civil War, Cody worked as a government scout, extracting from life and the West all it had to
offer. His western notoriety grew with his adventures, including those during the Sioux War, in
which he purportedly fought a duel with Chief Yellow Hand. Cody's theatrical career was
launched that same year with his re-enactments of such Indian battles. By 1883, he formed his
first Wild West spectacle, becoming a master showman who toured internationally until
1903.
Official Electoral College certification by the President of the Senate, William P. Frye,
also signed by tellers of the US Senate and House of Representatives
Printed Declaration signed: "Wm. P. Frye/President pro tempore" of the U.S. Senate and "Julius
C. Burrows" and "J.W. Bailey" as tellers on the part of the Senate and "Joseph H. Gaines"
and "Gordon Russell" as tellers on the part of the House of Representatives, 1p, 11½x28,
Washington, District of Columbia, not dated. Certificate of the Electoral College votes
deciding Theodore Roosevelt as President and Charles W. Fairbanks as Vice President.
According to the 12th Amendment to the U.S.
With the results of the US Presidential election, and also the South
Carolina gubernatorial election, undecided, Democrats (and former Confederate
generals) Governor-elect Hampton, US Senator Gordon, and campaign manager
Haskell write to General Thomas Ruger, commander of US troops in the State,
condemning his interference in the meeting of what they consider the lawfully
elected legislature. The former secessionists invoke the US Constitution and the
bicentennial of American independence in support of their cause!
Collection includes: 1) Autograph Letter signed: "Wade
Hampton", "J B Gordon", "A. C. Haskell", 4 pages, 8x12½. Columbia, South
Carolina, 1876 November 30. To General T. H. Ruger, Commanding US Troops in
South Carolina. In full: "We have just heard through Major McGinnis of
your staff your orders communicated to Mr. Wallace, Speaker of the House of
Representatives, that at 12 o'clock tomorrow no spectators would be allowed in
the Hall and that the Members elect from Edgefield County would not be allowed
upon the floor. To say that we are surprised at such an order after the
explanations & pledges by you to each one of us, is to use very mild
language.…"Signatures of Cody, Longstreet and other prominent Chicagoans of the era, collected
on both sides of a 6x4 sheet in 1899.
Signatures on both sides of a 6x4 sheet: "W.F. Cody / 'Buffalo Bill'", "Nate Salsbury",
"John M. Burke /'Arizona John'", and "Allison Nailor, Jr.". Dated in unknown hand at left:
"April 20, 1899." On verso: "Yours Truly/James Longstreet/July 15 '99" and "Ferdinand
W. Peck". Fine condition. Framed to an overall size of 40x20.
William Frederick Cody earned the name "Buffalo Bill" for killing thousands of
buffalo as a hired hunter in 1867 and 1868. Cody had begun his wild west career herding
cattle at age nine. Five years later, he became the Pony Express' youngest rider. Throughout the
Civil War, Cody worked as a government scout, extracting from life and the West all it had to
offer. His western notoriety grew with his adventures, including those during the Sioux War, in
which he purportedly fought a duel with Chief Yellow Hand. Cody's theatrical career was
launched that same year with his re-enactments of such Indian battles. By 1883, he formed his
first Wild West spectacle, becoming a master showman who toured internationally until
1903.Signatures of Cody, Longstreet and other prominent Chicagoans of the era, collected
on both sides of a 6x4 sheet in 1899.
Signatures on both sides of a 6x4 sheet: "W.F. Cody / 'Buffalo Bill'", "Nate Salsbury",
"John M. Burke /'Arizona John'", and "Allison Nailor, Jr.". Dated in unknown hand at left:
"April 20, 1899." On verso: "Yours Truly/James Longstreet/July 15 '99" and "Ferdinand
W. Peck". Fine condition. Framed to an overall size of 40x20.
William Frederick Cody earned the name "Buffalo Bill" for killing thousands of
buffalo as a hired hunter in 1867 and 1868. Cody had begun his wild west career herding
cattle at age nine. Five years later, he became the Pony Express' youngest rider. Throughout the
Civil War, Cody worked as a government scout, extracting from life and the West all it had to
offer. His western notoriety grew with his adventures, including those during the Sioux War, in
which he purportedly fought a duel with Chief Yellow Hand. Cody's theatrical career was
launched that same year with his re-enactments of such Indian battles. By 1883, he formed his
first Wild West spectacle, becoming a master showman who toured internationally until
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THE DOOBIE BROTHERS (JEFF BAXTER) - PICK GUARD SIGNED - HFSID 275315Rock guitarist, Defense analyst. Pick Guard signed: "Jeff/Baxter". White Stratocaster Guitar Pick Guard, approximately 11x9 overall.Price: $180.00
