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Historic Autographs
2	WILLIAM BARTON (1748-1831). Continental Army Revolutionary War Rhode Island Officer, retiring with the rank of Colonel who fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill, best remembered for leading the daring raid in 1777 on Capturing British General Richard Prescott's Headquarters, and General Prescott himself captured while in his bed, for which Congress awarded him a Congressional “Sword of Honor” and presented him a Special Resolution of Thanks.	$1,400 - $1,800
5	CALVIN COOLIDGE (1872-1933). 30th President of the United States from 1923 to 1929, American lawyer and Republican politician, Governor of Massachusetts, he succeeded to the Presidency upon the sudden death of President Warren G. Harding in 1923.	$4,000 - $8,000
21	HENRY KNOX, (1750-1806). Brigadier General of Artillery, at Valley Forge, Revolutionary War Officer of the Continental Army, secured & transported 60 tons of captured British cannons from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston; directed Patriot Militia Cannon Fire at the Battle of Bunker Hill; later First Senior Officer of the United States Army; served as the First United States Secretary of War from 1789 to 1794 being appointed by George Washington; Knox is considered a Founding Father of the United States and helped found and organize the Society of the Cincinnati and authored its Founding Document.	$6,000 - $9,000
26	ANDREW PORTER (1743-1813). Revolutionary War Captain of Marines, Colonel in the 4th Pennsylvania Artillery, Tasked by General George Washington to Prepare Artillery for the Siege of Yorktown, Porter rose to rank of Major General, later declined the positions of Brigadier General in the U.S. Army, and as U.S. Secretary of War, because of his advanced age, he is one of the most Prominent Members of the Society of the Cincinnati of Pennsylvania.	$2,000 - $4,000
33	ERNEST HOWARD SHEPARD (1879-1976). Best known as the “Winnie the Pooh” Famous Illustrator, for the series of books by author A.A. Milne, also the Creative Illustration Cartoonist for Punch Magazine from 1921-1953.	$2,000 - $3,000
40	GEORGE WASHINGTON (1732-1799). First American President, Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, President of the Constitutional Convention, and farmer; through these roles, Washington exemplified character and leadership for the future presidents of the United States.	$15,000 - $20,000
Colonial America
46	January 1, 1776-Dated, Original Engraved Print titled, “The Death of General Wolfe,” engraved After the original Oil Painting by Benjamin West, Engraved by William Wollett, Published by William Wollett and John Boydell, London, Framed, Very Fine.	$4,500 - $5,500
Colonial Currency
57	“SERIES OF 1876” Dated, R. (Robert Kelley) Idler (1851-1921), Successor to Numismatic Dealer William Idler, Philadelphia, PA., “Old American Cents and Half Cents, Continental and Colonial Paper Money, Bought and Sold by R. Idler.” Advertising Note, Printed in Black and Green, Fine.	$400 - $500
Revolutionary War Era
61	c. June 1775 (Dr. JOSEPH WARREN), Manuscript Period Document, either the Author’s Original Draft or a Contemporary 4 1/2 Pages of the Eulogium Oration for Major-General Joseph Warren, Killed at Bunker Hill, this lot includes a Color Photocopy of the actual Pennsylvania Magazine “Monthly Intelligence” pages reporting this full Eulogy as published in the June 1775 issue, Very Fine.	$4,000 - $8,000
65	August 31, 1781-Dated Revolutionary War, Broadside titled, “AN ACT for Supplying the Continental Army with Ten Thousand Gallons of West-India RUM.”, State of New-Hampshire, Town of “Hillsboro” Copy, Signed in typeset text, “JOHN LANGDON, Speaker” and “M. WEARE, President”, Very Fine.	$4,000 - $6,000
66	1840-1870, Historic Hand-Color Engraved Print titled, "The Action Between the Serapis and the Bon Homme Richard, September 23, 1779", engraved by R. Whitechurch after a painting by James Hamilton (1819-1878), Professionally Framed, Choice Extremely Fine.	$4,000 - $5,000
79	c. 1778 to 1780 Identified Militia Officers Silk Waistcoat Belonging to Dr. Samuel Nicoll (1754-1796) being an likely Courier / Possible Spy / and an Emissary for George Washington’s New York Master Spymaster, Benjamin Tallmadge (Washington Papers not present) of Culper Ring fame, Original Revolutionary War Era, Decorative Floral Embroidered Silk Man’s Waistcoat complete with all Buttons, Display Framed, Choice Very Fine or better.	$10,000 - $20,000
Federal Period
101	1804-Dated Federal Period, Imprint titled, “The Speeches at full length of Mr. Van Ness, Mr. Caines, the Attorney-General (Ambrose Spencer), Mr. Harrison (who had served as an Assistant Attorney General during the Washington administration), and General (Alexander) Hamilton, in the great cause of the people, against Harry Croswell, on an indictment for a libel on Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States.”, with 78 pages, Complete, New York, Very Fine.	$4,000 - $5,000
107	September 21st, 1814-Dated War of 1812 Period, Urgent Military Manuscript Orders Signed, “A B Borlean / Aid de Camp, Philadelphia, Orders to: “Col. Wayne or the commanding officer of the infantry regiment at Camp Snyder.” (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania), Very Fine.	$800 - $1,000
Abraham Lincoln Related
139	c. 1869 Mammoth Size Steel Plate Engraving titled, “LINCOLN” of President Abraham Lincoln, measuring 23” x 29.5”, Largest “LINCOLN” Engraving Made, engraved by Henry Gugler (taking two years of his labor), (printed by William Pate & Company, New York), Choice Very Fine or better.	$2,000 - $3,000
Historic Maps
183	c. 1790 Hand-Colored Copper-Plate Engraved Map titled, "The World Including the Discoveries made by Capt. Cook", Double Hemisphere Map measures about 13" high x 19" wide, by Charles Cook, London, Fine.	$600 - $800

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