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John Quincy Adams. Autograph Letter Signed to John S. Tyler, Washington [DC], 2 October 1837. Writing while a Congressman, the former President recalls the Revolutionary War service of General Joseph Palmer as he answers an inquiry from one of Palmer’s descendants. $3000.00 Full Description
Clara Barton. Autograph Manuscript Signed, Dansville NY, 6 September 1880. A warm and charming friendship verse written in an autograph album by the Civil War nurse and founder of the American Red Cross. $850.00 Full Description
Peter Cooper. Autograph Letter Signed to Frederick Graff, New York [NY], [19?] January 1841. A detailed letter from this American businessman, inventor, and philanthropist about problems with New York City’s water works. $2000.00 Full Description
Dorothea Dix. Autograph Letter Signed, no place, no date, with an Autograph Postscript on the integral leaf. In a letter that probably dates from the Civil War, this American reformer and head of the Union Army’s women nurses descries the character of a woman who had been recommended to her. $375.00 Full Description
Stephen A. Douglas. Autograph Letter Signed to C[harles] Macalester, "Washington House," no date. One of the leading American politicians in the years before the Civil War, Douglas sends condolences to a friend on the death of a relative and readily agrees to a change in their dinner plans. $500.00 Full Description
Frederick Douglass. Letter Signed to H. Haupt, Washington, DC, 8 April 1892. This important African American reformer, author, and orator writes in praise of a recently-deceased acquaintance. $4500.00 Full Description
Henry Ford. Typed Letter Signed to George M. Adams, Dearborn, MI, 10 January 1935. The famed auto manufacturer thanks a popular newspaper writer for sending the original drawing of a cartoon. $2000.00 Full Description
Felix Frankfurter. Typed Letter Signed to Judge Stanley H. Fuld, Washington, DC, 9 May 1956. The Supreme Court justice explains how his work for a U.S. Attorney has influenced his attitude towards legal questions raised by police procedures. $2500.00 Full Description
Horatio Gates. Letter Signed as Major General in the Continental Army to Governor [William] Greene, Providence [RI], 20 May 1779. A Revolutionary War-date letter urging Rhode Island's Governor to take advantage of an opportunity to gather information about the British at Newport. $3000.00 Full Description
Ulysses S. Grant. Partly Engraved Document Signed as President, Washington [DC], 20 January 1873. A fine commission, with attractive engravings, signed by the former Union general, appointing a medical director in the U.S. Navy. $1500.00 Full Description
Alexander Hamilton. Partly Printed Letter Signed as Secretary of the Treasury to Samuel R. Gerry, "Treasury Department" [Philadelphia, PA], 31 December 1793, plus integral address leaf that has a free frank of Oliver Wolcott Jr. The first U.S. Treasury Secretary acknowledges the receipt of documents from the collector at Marblehead, Massachusetts. His letter is free franked by his chief assistant, Wolcott, who would become the second Secretary of the Treasury. $3500.00 Full Description
Sir John F. W. Herschel. Autograph Letter Signed to Professor [Henry] Malden, 32 Harley Street [London], 9 April 1854. The eminent British scientist and master of the Royal Mint writes about his commission to help select the first faculty for the newly-authorized University of Melbourne in Australia. $750.00 Full Description
Winslow Homer. Autograph Letter Signed to Thomas B. Clarke, Enterprise, FL, 25 February 1899. A fine letter in which the American artist thanks a major patron for his support and reports on his own recent work in the Bahamas. $3500.00 Full Description
Andrew Jackson. Letter Signed as President to James Eakin, no place [probably Washington, DC], 3 April 1834. The President appoints a temporary Second Auditor within the Treasury Department. $1750.00 Full Description
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Partly Engraved Document Signed by Jefferson as President and by Madison as Secretary of State, Washington [DC], 15 February 1802. Also Signed on the verso by Henry Dearborn as Secretary of War, "War Office," 6 February 1802. A fine land grant, awarded for military service in the American Revolution, with exceptionally strong signatures of Jefferson and Madison. $8500.00 Full Description
Helen Keller. Typed Letter Signed to Mrs. [Elisabeth] Neilson, Westport, CT, 20 February 1946. In this eloquent letter of condolence, Keller remembers her college English professor, the distinguished educator William Allan Neilson. $850.00 Full Description
Abraham Lincoln. Partly Printed Document Signed as President, Washington [DC], 13 November 1863. Just six days before delivering his Gettysburg Address, the President authorizes the Secretary of State to affix the seal of the U. S. to a pardon. $9500.00 Full Description
James Madison. Letter Signed as Secretary of State to the Vice President of the U.S. [Aaron Burr], no place [Washington, DC], no date [ca. 5 March 1804]. The future President, writing while Secretary of State under Jefferson, answers an inquiry from Vice President Aaron Burr about the location of some documents. $2850.00 Full Description
Charles H. Mayo. Typed Letter Signed to W. G. Rice, Rochester, MN, 19 March 1928. This important American surgeon writes about import duties owed on the famed Plummer Carillon at the Mayo Clinic. $250.00 Full Description
Richard Nixon. Autograph Letter Signed to Kay Gardella, New York, NY, 9 September 1981. The former President praises journalist Diane Sawyer. $3500.00 Full Description
Samuel H. Parsons. Autograph Document Signed as Brigadier General in the Continental Army, no place, 24 October 1777. A Revolutionary War-date order penned by this Continental Army general. $750.00 Full Description
Edward V. (Eddie) Rickenbacker. Typed Letter Signed, New York [NY], 30 July 1945. As president of Eastern Air Lines, the famed aviator endorses efforts to provide jobs for disabled veterans of World War II. $250.00 Full Description
Franklin D. Roosevelt. Typed Document Signed twice, New York [NY], 1 February 1927. A promissory note for a loan of $5000 made by this future President to the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation, which he established in 1927 to provide rehabilitation to polio victims like himself. $2500.00 Full Description
Philip Schuyler. Letter Signed as Major General in the Continental Army to Captain [Richard] Varick, Saratoga [NY], 16 October 1776. A fine Revolutionary War letter from this Continental Army general, mentioning George Washington and trying to secure essential supplies at a time when British forces were heading toward Fort Ticonderoga. $3000.00 Full Description
E. R. Squibb. Autograph Letter Signed to C. B. Ashmore & Company, Brooklyn, NY, 5 October 1888. A physician who founded a successful pharmaceuticals business, Squibb orders an array of drugs from a British firm. $850.00 Full Description
Harry S. Truman. Signed Photograph, no place, no date. A photo that shows the former President standing with Pennsylvania Senator Joseph Clark and that is signed by both men. $350.00 Full Description
Artemas Ward. Letter Signed as Major General in the Continental Army to Joseph Whipple, Boston [MA], 8 January 1777. This Continental Army general, who played an important role in the early fighting in Massachusetts, helps a French Canadian secure a pass in this Revolutionary War-date letter. $2500.00 Full Description
Caspar Wistar. Autograph Letter Signed to Dr. [Thomas] Parke, no place [Philadelphia, PA], no date [January 1795]. An invitation to dinner from one of the most eminent American physicians of his day who was also an influential teacher, author, and reformer. $250.00 Full Description
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