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1267 Presidential Autographs: Signed
photo of Nixon, Ford, Carter and
Reagan standing together in the
White House, February 1984
inscribed to Vernon Walters by Ronald
Reagan and each of the three preceding
Presidents in different colors of ink; color
photograph, 9 1/2 X 6 1/2 in., plus margins
Est. $1,000-1,500
1267A [Americana.] Printed invitation
to Harrison inauguration ball,
Springfield, MA, Feb. 10, 1841
with vignette portrait of the President-elect
and a log cabin with soldiers in front
Est. $40-60
1267B [Autographs] Selection of women’s
baseball and entertainment signed
photographs and other items
comprising: Ruth Richard (Radford Peaches,
1947-’54) signed photo; Jeanie Marlowe
(Kenosha and other teams, 1948-’54) signed
baseball card; Pepper Paul Davis (Racine
Bulls, 1944-’53) signed photo; Geena Davis
(in role from “A League of Their Own”) signed
photo; a still shot from “League of Their
Own;” Debra Paget (in role from “Bird of
Paradise”) signed photo; and Fess Parker (in
role as Davy Crockett) signed photo; most
with certificates of authenticity
Est. $100-200
1267C [Autograph] David G. Farragut
(1801 - 1870, Admiral distinguished
in the Civil War) Handwritten order,
signed, May 7, 1862
ordering C. F. Fitch, assistant paymaster,
“late of the U. S. St. ‘Varuna’,” to report with
a full account of the finances of his ship,
which had been sunk at the mouth of the
Mississippi on April 24. Est. $200-300
1267D [Autograph] Horace Greeley (1811 -
1872, abolitionist, newspaper editor)
ALS, March 25, 1850, to George Bruce
1 p. 4to, blue lined paper; on business
and the struggles of a young friend in
Washington. Est. $100-200
1267F [Historic Documents] Two
Revolutionary War military receipts and
a Philadelphia promissory note, 1789
the two receipts dated January 31, 1781,
for firewood and candles: one issued to Lt.
Andrew Lee of Col. Moses Hazen’s New York
regiment, the other to “four Continental
wagoners detained here;” the part-printed
promissory note for 94 pounds, 8 shillings
and 6 pence, given by Charles Cooper of the
Northern Liberties of Philadelphia to Philip
Wager and George Habacker, Philadelphia
merchants, December 11, 1789; bearing on
the back a statement by Cooper that he is
unable to repay the debt. Est. $60-90
1268 [Autographs] Henry Knox (17....- , BIO)
LS as Secretary of War, to Tench
Tilghman, New York, Dec. 7, 1785
ordering Thomas Harwood to expend
$400 for a horse to be presented to Tilghman
by resolution of Congress earlier that year;
with docketing by Tilghman on verso;
12 1/2 X 7 3/4 in., framed Est. $300-500
1268A [Autographs] Part-printed land
grant signed by President Thomas
Jefferson and Secretary of State
James Madison; Oct. 27 1807
to James Galloway of Hamilton Co.,
Ohio; vellum, 9 X 15 1/2 in., framed
Est. $1,500-2,000
1268B [Historical Document, Ohio]
Copy of grant by John Adams to
R. Campbell, March 1799, made
in the General Land Office
Treasury Department, Washington, 1815
and signed by Josiah Meigs; with integral
cover and Free Frank of Meigs; an award
of land near Xenia, Ohio, to a veteran of
the Virginia Line in the Continental Army;
occupying 1 page of a folio, 16 1/2 X 10 3/4
in. Est. $80-125
1268C [Autographs] James Madison (DATES)
DS, part-printed land grant,
June 21, 1814
to the assignee of a veteran of the Virginia
Line of the Continental Army, for 200 acres
of land in Ohio; signed also by Edward Tiffin,
Commissioner of the General Land Office,
once on each side; vellum, 14 7/8 X 12 in.
Est. $150-200
1269 [Autograph] James Monroe (DATES)
DS, part-printed land grant,
November 15, 1821
to the assignee of a veteran of the Virginia
Line in the Continental Army, for 100 acres
in Ohio; also signed twice by Josiah Meigs,
Commissioner of the General Land Office;
vellum, 15 3/4 X 11 7/8 in. Est. $150-250
1269A [Autographs] James Monroe (DATES)
DS, part-printed land grant,
December 24, 1823
to an assignee of a veteran of the Virginia
Line in the Continental Army, for 185 acres in
Ohio; also signed twice by George Graham,
Commissioner of the General Land Office;
vellum, 14 7/8 X 11 7/8 in. Est. $150-200
1269B [Autograph] James Monroe (DTES) DS,
part-printed land grant, March 10, 1817
to the assignee of three veterans of the
Virginia Line in the Continental Army for
683 acres in Ohio; also signed twice by Josiah
Meigs, Commissioner of the General Land
Office; vellum, 14 7/8 X 11 3/4 in.
Est. $150-200
books & autographs
1269C [Autograph] James Monroe (DATES)
Part-printed grant, May 28, 1822,
for land in Ohio; framed
to an assignee of a veteran of the Virginia
Line in the Continental Army; countersigned
by Josiah Meigs, Commissioner of the
Land Office, Washington; vellum,
15 1/2 X 12 1/2 in. Est. $150-200
1270 [Autographs, Ohio History] Two land
grants from President A. Jackson to
Revolutionary War veterans, 1835
for land in the vicinity of Xenia, Ohio, signed
on behalf of the President by A. J. Donelson:
both to James Galloway, Jr., one of
1100 acres; the other 160 acres; hand-written
on vellum, 13 3/4 X 15 3/4 in. and
15 3/4 X 13 5/8 in. Est. $150-250
1270A [Historical Documents: Indiana, Ohio]
Two part-printed land grants
with secretarial signatures on
behalf of the President
1) To George Watt for purchase of 80 acres
near Vincennes, Indiana, October 1, 1840,
signed for Martin Van Buren, vellum,
9 3/4 X 16 in.; 2) To the assignee of three
veterans of the Virginia Line in the
Continental Army, 235 acres between the
Little Miami and Scioto Rivers, January 3,
1849, signed for James K. Polk, vellum,
17 5/8 X 13 1/2 in. Est. $100-200
1270B [Autographs] Part-printed Civil War
service certificate for 100 Days’
Service in the 154th Regt.
Ohio National Guard; Dec. 15, 1864
presented to Private Clark Galloway; with
facsimile signatures of Abraham Lincoln and
Edwin M. Stanton; 13 3/8 X 16 in., rolled
Est. $80-125
1270C [Ephemera] Comic atomic test
certificate, for “Kiwi TNT” test, Jackass
Flats, Nevada, January 12, 1965; framed
issued to a participant in an experiment to
test the safety of nuclear-powered rockets;
8 X 11 in. Est. $80-125
1271 [Americana.] About forty-five volumes,
primarily colonial history and genealogy
including some paper-bound volumes.
Est. $80-125
1271A [Americana.] About 80 volumes,
primarily Maryland history
and family histories
Est. $150-250
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