Major General Henry Dearborn Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
MAJOR GENERAL HENRY DEARBORN
Born: February 23, 1751 in North Hampton, New Hampshire
Died: June 6, 1829 in Roxbury, Massachusetts
Died: June 6, 1829 in Roxbury, Massachusetts
HENRY DEARBORN (1751-1829) served in the Revolutionary War and was a colonel on General George Washington's staff at Yorktown (1781). A member of Congress from 1793-1797, Dearborn was Jefferson's Secretary of War (1801-1809). He was appointed by President Madison to replace Benjamin Lincoln as the second Collector of the Port of Boston in 1809, serving in that position until leaving to fight as a Major General in the War of 1812. Madison sought to re-appoint him as Secretary of War, but the Senate rejected the nomination. He became US Minister to Portugal instead (1822-1824). Tench Coxe, as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in the Washington administration, supplied many of the statistics used in Alexander Hamilton's historic Report on Manufactures (1792). Defecting from the Federalists to the Democratic-Republicans, Coxe was rewarded by President Jefferson with appointment as Purveyor of Public Supplies.
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HENRY DEARBORN Signed Autograph Letter as Secretary of War (1808), issuing detailed orders to Colonel Burbeck on transport of artillery, muskets and munitions to Burlington, Vermont. Autograph Letters signed: "Henry Dearborn". 1 page, 7¾x9¾. War Department, Washington, D.C., 1808 June 1.Sale Price $807.50
$950.00
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Henry Dearborn wrote and signed these general orders regarding the purchase of rations for Colonel Henry Burbeck in 1800, one year before he was named President Thomas Jefferson's Secretary of War. This letter is from the papers of Burbeck, a veteran of key Revolutionary War battles.Sale Price $807.50
$950.00
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Henry Dearborn wrote and signed these orders as President Thomas Jefferson's Secretary of War in 1807 regarding the construction of cannons and travelling carriages for them. This letter is from the papers of Henry Burbeck, a veteran of key Revolutionary War battles.Sale Price $807.50
$950.00
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HENRY DEARBORN As Secretary of War (1804), he signs an autograph letter, ordering Col. Henry Burbeck to inspect shells and shot at Hope Furnace, New Jersey. Autograph Letter signed: "Henry Dearborn" as Secretary of War. 1 page, 7¾x9¾. War Department, Washington, D.C., 1904 October 25.Sale Price $807.50
$950.00
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HENRY DEARBORN. Partly Printed DS: "H. Dearborn/Collector", Port of Boston, 1p, 6¾x8¼. Boston, 1810 November 30. Certification that the Schooner Kuthy of Boston has surrendered at this office a Certificate of Registry granted by the Collector of Customs for Baltimore.Sale Price $680.00
$800.00
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HENRY DEARBORN As Collector for the Port of Boston. Partly Printed DS: "H. Dearborn" as Collector, Port of Boston, 1p, 8x12¾. Boston, 1810 December 10. Also signed: "James Lovell" as Naval Officer.Sale Price $680.00
$800.00
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As Secretary of War, he signs a detailed manuscript letter to Tench Coxe, Purveyor of Public Supplies, giving instructions for purchase, use and sale of military clothing. It's difficult to conceive a modern Secretary of Defense making decisions on the disposition of surplus uniforms.Sale Price $1,360.00
$1,600.00
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AS PRESIDENT OF A REPUBLICAN INSTITUTION HENRY DEARBORN. Partly Printed DS: "H. Dearborn" as President of A Republican Institution, 2p, 10x8, front and verso. Boston, 1821 December 1. Stock certificate number 277. In full: "Be It Known, That Mr.Sale Price $850.00
$1,000.00
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HENRY DEARBORN. Partly Printed DS: "H. Dearborn" as President of A Republican Institution, 2p, 10x8, front and verso. Boston, 1821 December 1. Stock certificate number 291. In full: "Be It Known, That Mr.Sale Price $935.00
$1,100.00
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HENRY DEARBORN. Stock Certificate signed: "H. Dearborn" as President of A Republican Institution, 1p, 10x8, front and verso. Boston, 1821 December 1. No. 251. In full: "Be It Known, That Mr.Sale Price $935.00
$1,100.00
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A MONTH AFTER THE BRITISH BLOCKADE OF THE DELAWARE RIVER AND CHESAPEAKE BAY DURING THE WAR OF 1812, SHIP'S PAPERS ARE ISSUED TO A VESSEL FROM VIRGINIA JAMES MADISON, JAMES MONROE and HENRY DEARBORN. Partly Printed DS: "James Madison" as fourth U.S.Sale Price $2,380.00
$2,800.00
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JAMES MADISON, ROBERT SMITH and HENRY DEARBORN As US-British tensions mount before the War of 1812, the President signs papers authorizing safe passage of a ship owned exclusively by Americans.Sale Price $2,040.00
$2,400.00
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DESPITE SAILING WITH A "PASSPORT" FOR ITS SAFETY, AN AMERICAN SHIP IS WARNED BY A BRITISH SHIP'S CAPTAIN NOT TO ENTER A FRENCH PORT JAMES MADISON, ROBERT SMITH and HENRY DEARBORN. Partly Printed DS: "James Madison" as fourth U.S.Sale Price $2,040.00
$2,400.00
