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[Gates, Horatio]:

LOT OF FIVE AUTOGRAPH RECEIPTS FOR HAY, SIGNED AND SOLD BY REVOLUTIONARY WAR GENERAL HORATIO GATES THROUGH THE FIRM OF JOHN & GILBERT COUTANT OF THE BOWERY DISTRICT OF NEW YORK CITY, DATED FROM 30 APRIL 1791 TO 12 APRIL 1793.

[New York]: 1791-1793. Five printed receipts completed in manuscript. Average size 2-1/2" x 3-1/2" to 3" x 4". All printed with decorative border and "New-York, Bowery, "179 / C. Q. lb./ HAY" with variations of "from Mr./ For Mr. / At... " "J. & G. Coutant" at bottom of each..... More

Price: $1,250.00

Item #38861 LOT OF FIVE AUTOGRAPH RECEIPTS FOR HAY, SIGNED AND SOLD BY REVOLUTIONARY WAR GENERAL...

[Gates, Horatio]:

LOT OF FIVE AUTOGRAPH RECEIPTS FOR HAY, SIGNED AND SOLD BY REVOLUTIONARY WAR GENERAL HORATIO GATES THROUGH THE FIRM OF JOHN & GILBERT COUTANT OF THE BOWERY DISTRICT OF NEW YORK CITY, DATED FROM 16 MAY 1792 TO 2 MARCH 1793.

[New York]: 1792-1793. Five printed receipts completed in manuscript. Average size 2-1/2" x 3-1/2" to 3" x 4". All printed with decorative border and "New-York, Bowery, "179__/ C. Q. lb./ HAY" with variations of "from Mr./ For Mr. / At... " "J. & G. Coutant" at bottom of each receipt..... More

Price: $1,250.00

[Gates, Horatio]:

LOT OF THREE AUTOGRAPH RECEIPTS FOR HAY, SIGNED AND SOLD BY REVOLUTIONARY WAR GENERAL HORATIO GATES THROUGH THE FIRM OF JOHN & GILBERT COUTANT OF THE BOWERY DISTRICT OF NEW YORK CITY, DATED FROM 20 FEBRUARY 1792 TO 22 MARCH 1793.

[New York]: 1792-1793. Three printed receipts completed in manuscript. Average size 2-1/2" x 3-1/2" to 3" x 4". All printed with decorative border and "New-York, Bowery, "179__/ C. Q. lb./ HAY" with variations of "from Mr./ For Mr. / At... " "J. & G. Coutant" at bottom of each receipt..... More

Price: $600.00

Gorgas, Josiah:

AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED J. GORGAS AS CAPTAIN OF ORDNANCE, 28 AUGUST 1858, TO MAJOR ALFRED MORDECAI CONCERNING "THE PARTS OF CARRIAGES REQUIRED FOR REPAIRS AT FORT MOULTRIE."

Old Point Comfort, VA: 1858. Folio leaf, folded to [4] pp. Each page 8" x 9-7/8." Ink manuscript, signed "J. Gorgas | Capt. Ord." at the bottom of the first page. Interior pages blank. Docketed on page 4. Very Good with a single fox spot in a blank portion, minor..... More

Price: $500.00

Item #38349 ORATION ON THE DUTIES OF YOUTH, TO INSTRUCTORS AND THEMSELVES: ON THE IMPORTANCE OF...

Grimke, Thomas S.:

ORATION ON THE DUTIES OF YOUTH, TO INSTRUCTORS AND THEMSELVES: ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ART OF SPEAKING, AND OF DEBATING SOCIETIES: DELIVERED BY APPOINTMENT, BEFORE THE EUPHRADIAN SOCIETY OF THE COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON, ON MONDAY 13TH AUGUST, 1832, IN THE COLLEGE CHAPEL.

Charleston: Printed by A.E. Miller, 1832. 28pp. Stitched in original printed green wrappers, untrimmed. Rear plain wrapper has a tear, and the wrapper spine is worn away. Light foxing. Very Good. Presentation copy to "The Honble Edward Everett Boston From T.S.G." Teachers, standing in loco parentis, discharge "a holy duty"..... More

Price: $250.00

Hamilton, James:

CLIPPED SIGNATURE OF JAMES HAMILTON [1710-1783], COLONIAL GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA, MAYOR OF PHILADELPHIA, MEMBER OF THE PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY.

Price: $125.00

Item #36689 AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, FROM BANGOR MAINE, 14 DECEMBER 1882, TO F[ERGUSON] HAINES,...

Hamlin, Hannibal:

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, FROM BANGOR MAINE, 14 DECEMBER 1882, TO F[ERGUSON] HAINES, PROMINENT BIDDEFORD AND PORTLAND MANUFACTURER AND NUMISMATIST, CONCERNING LETTERS FROM ABRAHAM LINCOLN PURPORTEDLY IN HAMLIN'S POSSESSION.

Maine: 1882. [2] pp plus integral blank leaf. Old hinges from prior mounting on blank last page. Very Good. Writing to "Hon. F. Haines," Hamlin explains that he has "no time to look over files of letters to see what I can find that you would want." He's "very busy..... More

Price: $450.00

Item #35239 AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, ON PLAIN LINED PAPER, TO E.B. FRENCH, DATED AT HAMPDEN...

Hamlin, Hannibal:

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, ON PLAIN LINED PAPER, TO E.B. FRENCH, DATED AT HAMPDEN [MAINE], AUGUST 19, 1861, ASKING FOR HELP IN SECURING A CAPTAIN'S COMMISSION FOR J.C. PETERSON: "I DESIRE TO ASK A PERSONAL FAVOR OF YOU. IT IS FOR YOU TO SEE THE SECY OR AST SECY OF WAR, FOR ME, IN THE CASE I WILL STATE, AND YOU WILL SUBMIT THIS LETTER TO THE SECY. I FEAR IF I WRITE AN ORDINARY LETTER, IT MAY BE OVERLOOKED IN THE PRESS OF BUSINESS AND HENCE I ASK YOUR IMMEDIATE PERSONAL ATTENTION TO IT. "I INTENDED TO RECOMMEND J.C. PETERSON, A NATIVE OF N.Y. BUT NOW A PHYSICIAN AT ST. JOHN N.B. FOR A CAPT IN THE ARMY. I SUPPOSED I DID SO, BUT J.C. PATTERSON - NOT PETERSON, HAS BEEN NOMINATED & CONFIRMED A CAPT. THERE IS NO SUCH MAN. THERE MUST THEREFORE BE A VACANCY IN THAT PLACE OF CAPT. AS THERE IS NO J.C. PATTERSON TO ACCEPT. HENCE I SUPPOSE J.C. PETERSON CAN BE APPOINTED AND COMMISSIONED TO SUPPLY THAT VACANCY, AND HIS NOMINATION SENT TO THE SENATE AT THE NEXT SESSION. I WANT IT DONE AT ONCE BECAUSE I INFORMED PETERSON THAT HE WOULD BE APPOINTED, AS THE SECY SAID I MIGHT AND IT IS ONLY A MISTAKE IN THE NAME THAT HE WAS NOT. HE IS A SURVEYOR AND PHYSICIAN AND HE AT ONCE SOLD OUT AND IS READY FOR THE SERVICE. A MOST CAPITAL MAN - NONE BETTER - HE WAS EDUCATED AT WEST POINT. "I APPEAL TO THE SECY TO CORRECT THIS, AND TO YOU TO AID ME, AS IT IS DUE TO PETERSON, AND IS I SUPPOSE OWING TO MY GIVING THE WRONG NAME. LET ME HEAR FROM YOU. YOURS TRULY H. HAMLIN".

5" x 8". Laid into a crude mat. Recto is glued to the mat, which is cut to expose the areas of text and to cover the blank areas. Some light glue stains [not affecting legibility]. Except for the choice of matting, Very Good. Vice President Hamlin's Letter suggests the..... More

Price: $450.00

Item #39400 AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, TO MR. R.L. SINGLETARY, GENL. SUPT. LABOR ON THE COAST,...

Haynsworth, William Francis Baker:

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, TO MR. R.L. SINGLETARY, GENL. SUPT. LABOR ON THE COAST, DATED AT SUMTER, S.C. , 27 NOVEMBER 1864, REGARDING COMPENSATION FOR THE DEATH OF SLAVE BOB, PROPERY OF WILLIAM NETTLES: "DEAR SIR,| I FORWARDED SOME DAYS AGO, TO MR. JAMES TUPPER, STATE AUDITOR, A CLAIM BY MR. WM. NETTLES (PRIVATEER P.O. SUMTER DISTRICT) FOR COMPENSATION FOR LOSS OF HIS SLAVE BOB, WHO WAS IMPRESSED ON 27 SEPT. 1864, FOR 30 DAYS LABOR ON THE COAST - AND WHO DIED, AS HIS MASTER WAS INFORMED, ABOUT THE 27TH OCTOBER PERHAPS IN A HOSPITAL AT MT. PLEASANT.| MR. TUPPER WRITES ME THAT NO REPORT OR CERTIFICATE OF BOB'S DEATH HAD BEEN RECEIVED AND REFERS ME TO YOU.| WILL YOU PLEASE IMMEDIATELY FURNISH THE REPORT OR CERTIFICATE OF HIS DEATH TO ME, OR TO MR. TUPPER WHICHEVER IS ACCORDING TO USAGE.| I AM VERY RESPECTFULLY YOUR OBT SERVT,| W.F.B. HAYNSWORTH. "

Sumter, S.C. 1864. 5-3/4" x 7-3/4", completely in ink manuscript. [2] pp. Old folds, light toning and minor ink ghosting. Overall, Very Good. The letter has been endorsed on the verso by Singletary, Charleston 4 Dec. 1864, affirming that "the Boy Bob" is "the property of Mr. Nettles. At the..... More

Price: $450.00

Item #39478 DOCUMENT SIGNED, AS GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA. Patrick Henry

[Henry, Patrick]:

DOCUMENT SIGNED, AS GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA.

Richmond: 1786 [November 8]. Vellum broadside, 12-1/2" x 14." Partially-printed land grant, completed in [slightly fading] ink manuscript in a secretarial hand. Boldly signed by Founding Father Patrick Henry ["P. Henry"] as Governor of Virginia. Paper seal at bottom; old flattened folds. Several spots, a couple of shallow blank margin..... More

Price: $3,000.00

Hirsch, L:

RECEIPT ON LETTERHEAD OF L. HIRSCH FOR CUSTOMER D.T. HUBBARD, DATED AT OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON TERRITORY, AUGUST 23d, 1872: MR. D.T. HUBBARD BOUGHT OF L. HIRSCH, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, CLOTHING, BOOTS & SHOES, HATS & CAPS, SALEM AND EASTERN CLOTHS AND CASSIMERS. ALL KINDS OF PRODUCE TKANE IN EXCHANGE, OR CASH PAID FOR THE SAME TERMS CASH. PAYABLE IN U.S. GOLD COIN, OR ITS EQUIVALENT. . . 12 LBS COFFEE @ 25 - $3.00 142 LBS SUGAR @ 11-2 - 16.33| 3 SACKS FLOUR @ 6-56 - 4.87|3 SACKS FLOUR @ 7-00 - 5.25| MATCHES 25 TOBACCO 100 - 1.25. . . REC. PAID.

[Washington Territory: c. 1870]. Broadside, 7" x 8-1/2". Printed form, several different typesettings, completed in neat purple ink manuscript. Signed by L. Hirsch. Scattered foxing, old folds, light dustsoiling and wear. Good+. Leopold Hirsch [1835-1915] appears to have been from Bohemia, Austria, although some sources cite Bavaria. He married Rosa..... More

Price: $40.00

Hoar, Geo[rge] F.:

LETTER SIGNED, TO HENRY D. WHITE, ESQ, WASHINGTON, JAN. 22, 1887: JAN. 22ND 1887. MY DEAR COUSIN I HAVE HAD SOME CORRESPONDENCE WITH A GENTLEMAN IN NEW YORK, WHO, I THINK, IS A FRIEND OF YOURS IN REGARD TO THE LIFE OF COL. ISAAC SHERMAN, WHICH HE IS PREPARING. I HAVE GIVEN HIM A GOOD DEAL OF MATERIAL. SINCE I WROTE TO HIM, I HAVE SEEN IN THE MAGAZINE OF AMERICAN HISTORY FOR AUGUST, 1886, AN ARTICLE ON THE NORTH WEST TERRITORY BY PRESIDENT ANDREWS OF MARIETTA. ON PAGE 144 HE QUOTES FROM A LETTER OF WASHINGTON TO LAFAYETTE IN WHICH WASHINGTON SPEAKS OF COL. SHERMAN AS A "MILITARY ACQUAINTANCE" OF LA FAYETTE AND SAYS THAT HE PROPOSES SETTLING IN THE OHIO COUNTRY... I AM, YOURS FAITHFULLY, GEO. F. HOAR [At head in type: SENATE CHAMBER WASHINGTON].

Washington: 1887. 7.75" x 9.75", two page letter with manuscript on rectos only. Script in body of letter differs from ink used in signature of 'Geo. F. Hoar'. Old folds, some browning at margins and edges of text, and verso of second page. Light dustsoiling. Good+. George F. Hoar [1826-1904]..... More

Price: $100.00

Item #33526 AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY A COMMITTEE REPRESENTING NEW YORK CITY AUCTIONEERS, TO...

Hoffman, Martin; Hone, Philip; Dunham, David:

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY A COMMITTEE REPRESENTING NEW YORK CITY AUCTIONEERS, TO T.K. JONES & CO., A PROMINENT BOSTON AUCTION FIRM, SEEKING ITS AID IN LOBBYING AGAINST LEGISLATION TAXING AUCTION SALES: "NEW YORK 19 DEC. 1817| MESSRS. T.K. JONES & CO.| THE ABROGATION OF THE LAW TOUCHING INTERNAL TAXES & WITH IT THE DUTY OF TWO PER CENT ON SALES BY AUCTION MUST BE A SUBJECT OF CONGRATULATION TO EVERY ONE INTERESTED IN AUCTION SALES. BUT SERIOUS APPREHENSION IS ENTERTAINED OF A NEW BILL ORIGINATING WITH THE SAME COMMITTEE THAT RECOMMENDED ITS REPEAL. THE DUTY IT IS SAID IS TO BE COLLECTED THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF THE CUSTOM HOUSE & FROM THAT DEPARTMENT THE AUCTIONEERS ARE TO DERIVE THEIR AUTHORITY, PARTICULARLY WHERE STATE REGULATIONS DO NOT INTERFERE TO THE CONTRARY: THIS IS A NEW PROJECT NOW BEFORE THE SAID COMMITTEE. IN SUPPORT OF THIS POSITION THE "MERCHANTS & TRADERS" HAVE IN CIRCULATION FOR SIGNATURES, A MEMORIAL OF SOME LENGTH & A GOOD DEAL OF ABILITY WHICH IS TO BE FORWARDED TO CONGRESS, IF NOT ALREADY DONE. IN TRUTH WE ARE INFORMED THAT THIS THING HAS BEEN IN AGITATION FOR MANY MONTHS & DIRECTED FROM ONE EXTREME PART OF THE UNION TO THE OTHER & THAT MUCH INDUSTRY HAS BEEN USED TO INTEREST EVERY MEMBER OF CONGRESS ON WHOM THEY COULD MAKE ANY IMPRESSION. OUR OBJECT THEREFORE IS TO MAKE YOU ACQUAINTED WITH THESE FACTS & TO INVITE YOUR COOPERATION WITH US. IN THE FIRST PLACE WE INTEND TO WRITE TO THE COMMITTEE OF WAYS & MEANS, INDIVIDUALLY OUR OBJECTIONS TO ANY DUTY WHATEVER ON SALES AT AUCTION AND DENY THAT ANY FACILITIES ARE AFFORDED BY AUCTION SALES TO DEFRAUD THE REVENUE &C AS HAS BEEN SO ERRONEOUSLY ASSERTED... WE ARE A COMMITTEE OF CORRESPONDENCE APPOINTED AT A MEETING OF OUR AUCTIONEERS HELD IN THIS CITY A FEW EVENINGS SINCE & WE SHALL COMMUNICATE OUR OPERATIONS ON THE OBJECTS CONNECTED WITH IT TO OUR BRETHREN IN PROVIDENCE, PHILADELPHIA & BAL[TIMORE] & WE BEG THAT YOU WILL MEET TOGETHER & UNITE WITH US IN DESTROYING WHAT WE CONCEIVE A DANGEROUS COMBINATION AGAINST THE FAIR & MOST USEFUL TRADE FOR PUBLIC GOOD & PUBLIC CONVENIENCE..."

New York: 1817. Folio leaf folded to 7 1/4" x 9". [2], [1 blank], [1-address] pp. Light tanning, old folds, small tear at main fold from opening wax seal [most letters of the word 'Baltimore' are lost], small 2" x 3" rectangle cut from blank leaf [no text loss]. Addressed..... More

Price: $275.00

House, Edward Mandell:

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, OCTOBER 29, 1917, TREASURY SECRETARY WILLIAM McADOO: "MY DEAR FRIEND- EVERY ONE IS TALKING OF YOU AND YOUR SUCCESS WITH THE LOAN - IT WAS A GREAT UNDERTAKING, AND ONE THAT WILL LIVE IN HISTORY. WE ARE PROUD OF YOU. WE MUST GET TOGETHER WHEN I RETURN. I HAVE A LOT OF THINGS TO TELL YOU - AND ALL GOOD. WITH LOVE FOR EACH, I AM YOURS AFFECTIONATELY, E.M. HOUSE. OCTOBER 29TH, 1917."

Written on stationery with letterhead, PENNSYLVANIA SYSTEM THE ST. LOUISAN THE NEW YORKER ['PENNSYLVANIA SYSTEM' is crossed out and 'House' is written above it in blue pencil]. 5" x 6.5". Octavo leaf, folded to four pages, printed on rectos only. Light mark left from paperclip at head of letter. Old..... More

Price: $350.00

Huger, Isaac? Huger, John?:

AUTOGRAPH LETTER FROM CHARLESTON, SIGNED, TO SOUTH CAROLINA'S GOVERNOR CHARLES PINCKNEY, 29 JANUARY 1789, CONCERNING THE OFFICE OF A DELEGATE TO CONGRESS.

Charleston: 1789. Single leaf, in neat ink manuscript written on recto only. 6-3/8" x 7-3/4." Signed at the end in ink, "I. Huger" or "J. Huger." One early tape repair on blank verso [no loss]. Very Good. Joe Rubinfine identified the writer as Isaac Huger; but he has also been..... More

Price: $500.00

Item #37276 TYPED LETTER SIGNED AS SECRETARY OF STATE, 11 SEPTEMBER 1924, "TO THE DIPLOMATIC AND...

Hughes, Charles Evans:

TYPED LETTER SIGNED AS SECRETARY OF STATE, 11 SEPTEMBER 1924, "TO THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR OFFICERS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"

Washington: Department of State, 1924. Single typed page, on State Department letterhead, signed boldly, "Charles Evans Hughes." Fine. Hughes had a remarkable career at the highest levels of government. He was Governor of New York at the time President Taft originally nominated him for the U.S. Supreme Court. The Senate..... More

Price: $350.00

Item #30679 AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, FROM CONNECTICUT CONGRESSMAN INGERSOLL, TO RICHARD SMITH,...

Ingersoll, Ralph Isaacs:

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, FROM CONNECTICUT CONGRESSMAN INGERSOLL, TO RICHARD SMITH, CASHIER OF THE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES AT WASHINGTON, MAY 25, 1830, EXPLAINING THAT A TEN DOLLAR OVERDRAFT WAS THE RESULT OF BANK ERROR.

[1] page, twenty lines of manuscript. Reinforced and spotted at inner edge, else Very Good. Born in New Haven, Ingersoll attended Yale and practiced law in New Haven. He became Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives and then was elected to Congress in 1824 as a Democrat. He served..... More

Price: $100.00

Jackson, Mrs. Stonewall [Mary Ann Morrison Jackson]:

AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED, 30 OCTOBER 1912 FROM CHARLOTTE, N.C., TO MR. GAILLARD S. TENNENT, ASHEVILLE, N.C.

[4] pp, entirely in Mrs. Jackson's ink manuscript. Folded octavo leaf. Old horizontal fold, light wear, Very Good. With the front portion of the stamped and addressed envelope to Tennent. A native of North Carolina, "Jackson's widow was much honored in North Carolina and throughout the former Confederate states. After..... More

Price: $2,000.00

Jones, R[oger]:

THE NATURE OF BREVET COMMISSIONS, BRIEFLY CONSIDERED.

[np: 1822]. Autograph Document Signed, [4] pp. A single leaf, folded to 8-1/2" x 14." Completely in ink manuscript, with several phrases underlined for emphasis. Old folds, light toning, a couple of short closed tears expertly repaired. Very Good. The author's long essay denounces "This baneful system of Brevet Appointments."..... More

Price: $500.00

Item #37955 AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED, FROM CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, 12 MAY 1841, TO JOHN BELL,...

Legare, H[ugh] S[winton]:

AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED, FROM CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, 12 MAY 1841, TO JOHN BELL, SECRETARY OF WAR, RECOMMENDING A FRIEND'S SON FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO WEST POINT OR AS A MIDSHIPMAN.

Charleston, S.C. 1841. [2] pp, entirely in ink manuscript. Boldly signed, "H.S. Legare, on the sixth line of page [2]. Early tape at the blank left edge. Very Good. Legare was a great South Carolina lawyer, State Attorney General, and legislator. Though a State Rights man, he opposed Calhoun-style Nullification..... More

Price: $600.00

Item #37405 AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, DATED AT FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, JULY 26, 1844, TO...

Linn, William:

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, DATED AT FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, JULY 26, 1844, TO JAMES EWING, WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, DISCUSSING HIS RECENT EXPERIENCES TRAVELING AND MENTIONING THE UPCOMING WHIG MEETING. "WE HAVE HAD A DRY SEASON SINCE I RETURNED HOME THE CORN CROP IS FAILING VERY FAST BUT THIS DAY IT RAINS CONSTANT WHICH I THINK WILL MAKE A GREAT MANY THOUSAND BUSHELS OF CORN. I THINK A MUCH GREATER BLESSING THAN THE GREAT CLAY WHIG MEETING THAT IS TO TAKE PLACE IN CHAMBERSBURG TODAY. FOR MY PART I CANNOT SEE WHY ANY MORAL, GOOD MAN COULD WISH TO PLACE HENRY CLAY AT THE HEAD OF THE NATION AND LOOK FOR A BLESSING OF PROSPERITY ON THAT NATION. . . [signed] YOUR DEAR FRIEND AND WELLWISHER, WM. LINN"

Franklin County, PA: 1844. Large sheet, folded to folio 8" x 12-1/4". [2], [2 blank] pp. Entirely in blue ink manuscript. Folded for mailing, integral blank leaf addressed to Mr. James Ewing, Burgettstown, Washington, County, Pa., with Shippensburgh postal cancel. Wax seal remnants, minimal wear, light toning. Very Good. Other..... More

Price: $125.00

Lowrie, Walter :

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, FROM WALTER LOWRIE AS SECRETARY OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE, DATED DECEMBER 26, 1828, TO RICHARD SMITH, ESQ., AS CASHIER OF THE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES: | SIR, I HAVE RECEIVED YOURS OF THE 22ND INST. ENCLOSING AN ORDER FROM GENL. VAN NESS FOR $2537 AS PART OF GENL. GREEN'S ORDER FOR $6000. THE PRINTING OF THE SENATE FOR THE PRESENT SESSION AMOUNTS NOW TO ABOUT $1500, FOR WHICH I SEND YOU A CHECK, AND WHICH YOU WILL PLEASE TO CREDIT ON THE ORDER OF GENL GREEN FOR $6000. | I AM SIR | RESPECTFULLY | YOUR OBT. SVT. | WALTER LOWRIE.

[Washington, D.C.]: 1828. Broadside, 8" x 9.75". Entirely in ink manuscript. A couple of small blank corner chips, reinforced at inner margin on verso. Very Good. Walter Lowrie [1784-1868] was born in Scotland and came to Butler County, Pennsylvania, with his parents in 1791. He was active in politics and..... More

Price: $150.00

McLane, Louis:

MANUSCRIPT LETTER IN SECRETARIAL HAND, SIGNED BY MCLANE AS TREASURY SECRETARY, DATED AT THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT, JANUARY 14, 1832, TO UNNAMED PARTY: "SIR, I ENCLOSE A CIRCULAR LETTER DATED THE 14TH OF APRIL LAST, WHICH I HAVE TO REQUEST YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION TO, AS NO REPORT HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM YOU ON THE SUBJECT./ I AM RESPECTFULLY YOUR OBT SERVT./ LOUIS MCLANE, SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY." [Docketed on verso: "FROM SECRETARY CALLING FOR REPORTS RESPECTING SALT JANUARY 14, 1832."].

[Washington, D.C.]: 1832. Folio, folded to 8" x 10". [1], [2 - blank] pages, docketed on last page. Neat ink manuscript on blue lined paper. Old folds, Very Good. Louis McLane [1786-1857], after years in Congress, became President Jackson's Secretary of the Treasury from 1831-1833. When he refused Jackson's request..... More

Price: $75.00

Item #37956 AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED, BY McLEAN AS POSTMASTER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES, 8...

McLean, John:

AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED, BY McLEAN AS POSTMASTER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES, 8 OCTOBER 1825, TO THE CASHIER OF THE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES, INQUIRING ABOUT INFORMATION CONCERNING McLEAN'S PROSECUTION OF "A CHARGE OF ROBBING THE MAIL."

Washington DC: Post Office Department, 1825. Single page, entirely in ink manuscript, signed at the end, "John McLean." Very Good. Future U.S. Supreme Court Justice McLean settled in Cincinnati, where he became its leading citizen, a Congressman, Judge of the Ohio Supreme Court. President Monroe appointed him Postmaster General; Andrew..... More

Price: $750.00

Item #9524 AN ORATION ON THE BIBLE, AS A KEY TO THE EVENTS OF SACRED AND PROFANE HISTORY,...

Memminger, C[hristopher] G[ustavus]:

AN ORATION ON THE BIBLE, AS A KEY TO THE EVENTS OF SACRED AND PROFANE HISTORY, DELIVERED BEFORE THE EUPHRADIAN AND CLARIOSOPHIC SOCIETIES, AT THE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION, IN DECEMBER 1842, BY... A MEMBER OF THE CLARIOSOPHIC SOCIETY.

[Columbia, S.C. 1842]. Original printed wrappers, stitched, 26pp. Scattered foxing, generally light. Ink writing on the front wrap: "Edw F Stokes Esq with respects of C.G. Memminger." Good+ to Very Good. A Charleston lawyer and legislator, Memminger generally acted as a restraining force on enthusiastic Carolina nullifiers and secessionists, although..... More

Price: $250.00

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