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	Autographs: Military Figures in virtue of the power vested in me by Law, do by these presents grant to Thomas Jefferson Chambers his heirs and assigns forever Sixty seven and Sixty Eight hundredth acres of Land . . . on Galveston Island." Countersigned by Land Office Commissioner General John P. Borden, a veteran ...
	Autographs: Statesmen in many ways. He was in the Texas Provisional Government's General Council. He was later sent by Brazoria as a delegate to the Convention of 1836, where he signed the Texas Declaration of Independence and helped draft the new republic's constitution. During the lifetime of the republic, he was Au...
	Autographs: Military Figures horse "lost at the Battle of Concepcion". In full: "I do hereby certify that Lt. R. Halder of the 'Brazos Guards' brought into public service a Bay Horse, which was lost at the Battle of Concepcion on 28th Octr. & valued, by competent appraisers, at Sixty Dollars. Done in...
	Autographs: Statesmen on the Texas Santa Fe Expedition. In full: Republic of Texas Qr Master Dept. Santa Fe Expedition To William G. Cooke One American Bay mare Furnished by[?] J. B. Ranson for Express to Nacog...
	Autographs: Military Figures the Provisional Government of Texas will pay to E M Pease on order one hundred and ten dollars out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated." Along the lower margin is written, "Interest 5.86 - 115.86." Signed by "H. C. Hudson, Controller" and "...
	Autographs: Statesmen Texian Sch[ooner] Col. Fannin." President Houston writes, "Sir, You will please furnish passages to John Dynowski, Thomas Dulaski, and Francis Vosnowski on board of your vessel to the United States. And charge the same to the Government of Texas." Earlier in Augus...
	Autographs: Statesmen appointed Texas Provincial Government Governor Robinson writes this letter to supply the increasingly desperate Alamo defenders with supplies twenty-eight days before the mission fell. Addressed to Matthew Caldwell in Gonzales, who later signed the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 2, 18...
	Autographs: Military Figures borders; "Texian Loan" heading. Tape repairs along one minor fold separation, as well as along the "X" cancellation (no signatures are affected). Fine. In part, "Received, of Robert Triplett Thirty-Two Dollars the First Instalment [sic] on a Loan of Three Hundred ...
	Autographs: Statesmen September 9, 1850, Washington [D.C.] to Texas State Senator "Hon Isaac W. Brashear/ Houston, Texas." Senator Rusk is understandably happy that the Texas Boundary Bill has "received the sanction of the President" and that by its passage, Texas has helped in "res...
	Autographs: U.S. Presidents Imprinted by Pach Bros., New York City on lower margin. This likeness of a crisp, young Wilson dates to a period of transition in the future president's life. In 1883, he left a fledgling law practice in Atlanta in order to pursue an academic career and had joined Princeton's faculty by 1890. Wi...
	Autographs: Celebrities The New Hampshire republican, Henry Blair served on the U.S. Senate from June 1879 to March 1885. In December 1885, he introduced a bill to extend suffrage to women, but it received no hearing. As a supporter of the movement, Blair continue to call up the resolution throughout his term. On this N...
	Autographs: Celebrities A group of autographed notes, letters, and photographs of suffrage leaders. Included are signatures of Jeannette Rankin, Carrie Chapman Catt, Julia Ward Howe, and Ida M. Tarbell. All in very fine condition.
	Autographs: Celebrities As a young abolitionist, Anna Dickenson was the first women to ever to address congress. She lectured on the women's rights and, because she supported the continuation of the Civil War, was known as the war's Joan of Arc. Here are two of her carte de visites, a music dealer's ad adorned with her ...
	Autographs: U.S. Presidents Up until Jackson's presidency, all federal land transfers were actually signed by the president. But by midway through Jackson's term in office, presidential duties had become so demanding that secretaries were tasked to sign them on the president's behalf. However, this November 1829 example ca...
	Autographs: U.S. Presidents endpaper under the penciled name of his elder brother, Joe Kennedy, who was a student at Choate from 1933-1934 and certainly used the book before John. John, who crossed out the name of his elder brother, has written his name in some form lightly in pencil thirteen times throughout the book (on p...
	Autographs: U.S. Presidents 1. Three pages, 6" x 4", written from 505 Main Street, Dallas, Texas (the Dallas jail), February 7, 1964, to "Miss Jenseen D. Petersen", in pencil, with original stamped envelope addressed by Ruby. In this letter, Ruby writes about his four dogs. Fine. 2. Three pages, 6" x 4", wri...
	Autographs: U.S. Presidents The notes are on one page, 5.25" x 8", n.d., n.p., United States Senate memorandum sheet in green ink. Scuffs on the notes and staple holes in upper left on letter, else fine.
	Autographs: Military Figures edition, 264 pages, red cloth covers with gilt lettering, octavo, signed, "Jno S. Mosby" with ink annotations on pages 10 and 263. Written by the Confederacy's "Grey Ghost", Mosby recounts the tactics that made him, and his fellow commander J.E.B. Stuart, so feared by Northern generals...
	Autographs: Military Figures below a portrait of the Grey Ghost in the uniform of a Confederate colonel. The image is slightly askew in the frame and a hint of foxing, else very fine.
	Autographs: U.S. Presidents An attractive large 17" x 14" document, boldly signed, appointing one Peter Dixey as Collector of Customs for Marblehead, Massachusetts. Very clean display appearance, but brittle with age, and cleanly separating along a vertical center crease. Several other minor edge tears and partial separatio...
	Autographs: Statesmen This July 1844 letter written from Ashland begins by thanking the addressee for a gift, and then launches into a tribute to Whig policies which will "secure in independence and prosperity... the whole union." Mounted for display many decades ago, probably in the 19th century, along with an attra...
	Autographs: U.S. Presidents A very early handwritten letter; FDR writes: "Mr. Franklin D. Roosevelt accepts with pleasure Mr. and Mrs. Vaughan's kind invitation for Monday evening, January the nineteenth./ January third". This was almost certainly written while he was at home for Christmas holiday before retu...
	Autographs: U.S. Presidents -Near very good condition. Ink has blurred and there is paper loss at top. Entire text is readable. From early in his career at the Navy Department, FDR declines an invitation. In full: "Dear Mr. Hamlin - / I find I can only be in Boston a few hours, arriving at eight and leaving ag...
	Autographs: U.S. Presidents -Toning, tears, and chips (none affecting signature), generally very good. Complete legal documents/depositions of a lawsuit involving the Navy Department of the United States of America and a Navy contractor for unfinished work on construction of the Great Lakes Naval Training Station in ...
	Autographs: U.S. Presidents FDR writes: "My dear Mr. Salisbury:/ I am very glad to inclose the two little sheets with my autograph for yourself and your friend./ Very sincerely yours..." After losing the 1920 vice-presidential election, Roosevelt went to work for an old, established law firm (founded in 1806). He wa...
	Autographs: U.S. Presidents -With the usual fold creases, affixed to cardboard backing, else very good. FDR writes regarding Mr. McGirr's support of New York Governor Alfred E. Smith's run for the Democratic nomination for President in 1924. FDR writes: "My dear Mr. McGirr:/ Thank you very much for your letter of the...
	Autographs: U.S. Presidents -Slightly toned and with a paper clip crease along the top edge of each page, else fine. FDR makes financial notes for his Warm Springs Foundation for calendar years 1926 and 1927. At the head of page one he's written: "Memo of Advances to E. T. Curtis, Manager" and he goes on t...
	Autographs: U.S. Presidents -Near fine condition with folds, a small tear at lower right corner, and some paperclip staining. FDR writes: "Dear Mr. Koch/ I have to get the surveyor from Atlanta to get the dimensions for the Hardaway lots, and will send them in about 10 days./ Sincerely yours...". Roose...
	Autographs: U.S. Presidents -Bold and bright with two filing holes along the left margin one of which affects the "D" of "Dear" in the salutation and an old horizontal fold crease in the center of the page. Near fine. A short letter written entirely in FDR's hand that likely deals with some ...
	Autographs: U.S. Presidents -Slight toning to paper with some minor fading to ink and a central horizontal fold crease, and additional light cockling, else very good. Sold with the original transmittal envelope. FDR writes to Dwight L. Hoopingarner, President of the American Construction Council. The American Con...
	Autographs: U.S. Presidents -With the usual folds, light type, else very good. FDR writes a letter concerning the City Trust investigations, headed by one of FDR's least favorite persons, Robert Moses. FDR writes: "Dear Mr. Blumenthal:/ I have your letter of July eleventh, which I read with a great deal of intere...
	Autographs: U.S. Presidents -With the usual fold creases, else very good with a bold FDR signature. A very historic invitation letter by FDR to one of his leading Republican opponents in the state legislature, Senator John Knight, Republican Majority Leader of the New York State Senate. FDR writes: "Dear Senator:...
	Autographs: U.S. Presidents A very interesting memorandum for the Honorable John F. Curry, in which FDR is soliciting feedback from Tammany Hall regarding a judicial appointment. FDR writes: "Memorandum for Hon. John F. Curry/ I inclose a letter from Justice Dowling in regard to the Appellate Division vacancy. Will you ...
	Autographs: U.S. Presidents -Paper is fine with folds and binding holes but the typewriting is extremely faded. The signature is bold. FDR writes, in full: "My dear Mr. Bates:/ I can tell you a little more in this note than was possible over the telephone to El Paso. As you probably know, the last Legislature at the ...
	Autographs: U.S. Presidents -With the usual fold creases, uneven toning, else very good with a bold FDR signature. An interesting letter with intriguing content in which FDR responds to a letter from Norris Bakke, a constituent of Colorado Senator Edward Prentiss Costigan informing him of an upcoming lunch date w...
	Autographs: U.S. Presidents -Three filing holes in the left margin and a large penciled "x" across the face of the document not affecting FDR's signature. Weakness at the folds and a couple of light tears at the top. Slight smudge to the last few letters of the last name, else very good. A judicial appointment of th...
	Autographs: U.S. Presidents -With the usual fold creases, and filing holes on the left margin, otherwise with a bold FDR signature in very good condition. FDR writes: "Memorandum for Major Farrell and Captain Brandt/ I should much appreciate it if this man Mr. Harvey Kingsley could be taken on as a foreman. He is...
	Autographs: U.S. Presidents -With the usual fold creases, else very good. FDR writes to the Honorable Jesse I. Strauss, then the Chairman of the Temporary Emergency Relief Administration, regarding FDR's major state government initiative to combat the Great Depression: "Dear Jesse:/ I inclose a letter from Mr. Mastic...
	Autographs: U.S. Presidents -With the usual folds, uneven toning, else very good. FDR writes to Dr. Louis Edelman of Washington, D.C.: "Dear Doctor Edelman:/ Thanks much for your nice letter of December twelfth. I am glad that you enjoyed the radio speech./ I trust that if you are in Albany at any time, you will ...
	Autographs: U.S. Presidents -Mailing folds and filing holes, else fine. This letter was written while FDR was Governor of New York and Democratic candidate for President of the United States, with fabulous historical content related to FDR's ill-fated entry into the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1932 Democratic Prima...
	Autographs: U.S. Presidents FDR compiles a list of sums with headings such as "G. F.P. 1934-35 $19,000", "W.H.W. Past Due $10,000", and "F.D.R. Past Due $13,031.01". Further research may shed light on the specific purpose of FDR's list.
	Autographs: U.S. Presidents -With the usual fold creases, light toning on both sides, else fine. A fabulous and historically significant typed letter in which FDR writes: "My dear Mr. Hook:/ It is with great pleasure that I have learned that you have accepted the invitation of the Secretary of Labor to cooperate ...
	Autographs: U.S. Presidents -With the usual fold crease, with light toning, else very fine. FDR writes: "Dear George:/ Such letters as yours are most heartening and I do appreciate your kindness in writing to me. It is good to know that you are so fully in accord with the objectives of the address./ Very sincerely yo...
	Autographs: U.S. Presidents -Toned with a few small stains and with several fold creases. Very good. A delightfully mysterious note written by FDR in his own hand to his Secretary of Agriculture, Henry Wallace. He writes: "Sec'y of Agric./ Can we take care of/ Brankhart even as a/ temporary matter? Will/ you t...
	Autographs: U.S. Presidents -Paper slightly toned with a central vertical and horizontal fold crease. Small area of loss at the top left corner not affecting text. Very good. FDR pencils a quick note to his Vice President gently urging him to speak at an upcoming meeting of the Federal Home Owners Loan Board. He ...
	Autographs: U.S. Presidents FDR has signed this photo as president and added his military title after his name. Part of the inscription has been excised; it reads, in full: "io Central U.S.N./ from Franklin D. Roosevelt- C. in C.". A very desirable and uncommon form of his signature.
	Autographs: U.S. Presidents This lot contains two signed items. The first is an uncut series of four five-cent stamps (issued in 1940) honoring Dr. Walter Reed, an accomplished physician and medical research scientist, over which FDR has boldly signed his name on a diagonal. The uncut group is intact with full selve...
	Autographs: U.S. Presidents This pair of signed portraits was presented to Navy Lieutenant Chester Hammond. The FDR photo is inscribed (in full) "To Lieutenant Chester Hammond, U.S.N. / from his friend Franklin D. Roosevelt". The ER photo is inscribed (in full) "To Lieutenant Chester Hammond...
	Autographs: U.S. Presidents else legible, bright and in very good condition. This is a fantastic large autograph legal document relating to FDR's paternal great grandparents, Jacobus (James) (1760-1847) and Maria Roosevelt (1759-1810). This historic document required one thousand pounds in currency be conveyed to Aha...
	Autographs: U.S. Presidents -Both in fine condition. Both of these letters were written on White House stationery during the beginning of FDR's second term to one of his key political ally, Postmaster General and Chairman of the Democratic National Committee James A. Farley. Both display Mrs. Roosevelt's politica...

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