Brigadier General Robert Shaw Oliver Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
BRIGADIER GENERAL ROBERT SHAW OLIVER
Born: Circa 1847
Died: Circa 1935 in Albany, New York
Died: Circa 1935 in Albany, New York
Robert Shaw Oliver (1847-1935), a cavalry lieutenant in the Civil War, rose through the ranks of the New York state militia to become a brigade comander in 1883. He served as Assistant Secretary of War from August 19, 1903 to April 19, 1913, longer than anyone else. During the absence of the Secretary of War, he served as Acting Secretary. Oliver was the first President of the US Tennis Association (1881).
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BRIGADIER GENERAL ROBERT SHAW OLIVER - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 11/25/1901 - HFSID 313679ROBERT SHAW OLIVER Two years before serving as Secretary of War under President Taft, the lieutenant asks an associate for advice on how to cover cloth numbers on jackets and blouses Autograph letter signed: "Robert Shaw Oliver", in black ink, 1 page, 6x9½. November 25, 1901. Albany, New York. Rathbone Stone Works.Sale Price $288.00
$320.00
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PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT - MILITARY APPOINTMENT SIGNED 05/24/1904 CO-SIGNED BY: BRIGADIER GENERAL ROBERT SHAW OLIVER - HFSID 15534THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Partly Printed DS: "Theodore Roosevelt" as President, 1p, 19½x15. Washington, 1904 May 24.Countersigned: "Robert Shaw Oliver" as Acting Secretary of War. Appointment of William Fletcher as "Major, retired".
Sale Price $1,190.00
$1,400.00
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT - MILITARY APPOINTMENT SIGNED 06/15/1910 CO-SIGNED BY: BRIGADIER GENERAL ROBERT SHAW OLIVER - HFSID 15571WILLIAM H. TAFT and ROBERT SHAW OLIVER Appointment of George William Cook as First Lieutenant in the Medical Corps. Medical military appointments are scarce and desirable. Partly Printed Documents Signed: "Wm H.
Sale Price $850.00
$1,000.00
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT - MILITARY APPOINTMENT SIGNED 09/21/1909 CO-SIGNED BY: BRIGADIER GENERAL ROBERT SHAW OLIVER - HFSID 35823WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT Appointment of Thomas L. Casey as Colonel in the Corps of Engineers, co-signed by Acting Secretary of War Robert Shaw Oliver. Military Appointment signed: "Wm H. Taft" as President, "Robert Shaw Oliver" as Acting Secretary of War, 18x14½. Washington, D.C.
Sale Price $850.00
$1,000.00
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT - MILITARY APPOINTMENT SIGNED 09/21/1909 CO-SIGNED BY: BRIGADIER GENERAL ROBERT SHAW OLIVER - HFSID 35826WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT Appointment of Thomas L. Casey as Colonel in the Corps of Engineers, co-signed by Acting Secretary of War Robert Shaw Oliver. (A 14x18½ document) Military Appointment signed: "Wm H.
Sale Price $850.00
$1,000.00
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT - MILITARY APPOINTMENT SIGNED 12/18/1909 CO-SIGNED BY: BRIGADIER GENERAL ROBERT SHAW OLIVER - HFSID 32946Appointment of Harry Burgess as a Major in the Corps of Engineers, co-signed by Acting Secretary of War Robert Shaw Oliver. Burgess would figure prominently in World War I and in the Panama Canal Zone.
Sale Price $850.00
$1,000.00
