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1	JOHN ADAMS (1735 - July 4, 1826). 2nd President of the United States (1797-1801), American Founding Father, Lawyer, Statesman, Diplomat and Leading Champion of American Independence in 1776, Defended the British Soldiers involved in the "Boston Massacre," Member of the Continental Congress, a leading Federalist and much more.0	$6,000 - $8,000
2	JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. Sixth President of the United States (1825-29), James Monroe's Secretary of State, largely devising the Monroe Doctrine and in later years one of the earliest Anti-Slavery Leaders.	$1,400 - $1,800
3	SAMUEL ADAMS (1722-1803). Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Radical Boston Patriot, Politician of the American Revolution, Leader of the Massachusetts “Sons of Liberty” radicals; a Delegate to the Continental Congress (1774-81), and Massachusetts Governor.	$3,000 - $4,000
5	WILLIAM BAINBRIDGE (1774-1833). Naval Officer. In Command of the USS Philadelphia during the First Barbary War when she ran aground off of Tripoli in 1803, resulting in his capture and imprisonment for 19 months; During the War of 1812, he was appointed to Commander of the 44-gun Frigate USS Constitution (Old Ironsides), and defeated HMS Java off the coast of Brazil on Dec. 29, 1812, for which he was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal. Bainbridge acted as Stephen Decatur's second in his fatal duel with James Barron in 1820.	$800 - $1,200
6	NATHANIEL BARBER (1728-1787). Boston “Tea Party” active participant, Barber was a prominent Boston merchant and Patriot, Sons of Liberty Member, served on the Town’s Committees of Correspondence and Public Safety, and after the war was appointed State Naval Officer of the Port of Boston, Revolutionary War Muster Master for Suffolk County, Commissary of Boston’s military stores until 1781.	$2,000 - $2,400
7	SIR FRANCIS BERNARD (1712-1779). Colonial America appointed Royal Governor of New Jersey in 1758, and Governor of Massachusetts-Bay in 1760 and who could not control the riotous town of Boston.	$2,500 - $3,500
8	(FRANCIS LEWIS CARDOZO) (1836-1903). Served as a minister in New Haven, Conn. before returning to South Carolina in 1865 with the American Missionary Association to establish schools for Freedmen; founded the Avery Normal Institute, the major school for training African American leaders for South Carolina; in 1868 a Delegate to the South Carolina Constitutional Convention; won election as Secretary of State of South Carolina, making him the First African American to hold a statewide office in the United States; Cardozo was the chief inspiration for villain Silas Lynch in Thomas Dixon Jr.'s novel The Clansman (1905) D. W. Griffith's film based on the novel, The Birth of a Nation (1915).	$1,000 - $1,500
10	WENTWORTH CHESWELL, (1746-1817). Born in Newmarket, New Hampshire to a Free Black man of biracial ancestry and a white woman, he attended the prestigious Governor Dummer Academy in Byfield, Massachusetts, where he received a classical education, and returned to Newmarket, NH to become a schoolmaster; Elected as Town Constable in 1768, and was elected to other positions, including Assessor, Auditor, and Justice of the Peace, to which last post he was elected in 1805 and served until his death. He is considered to be the first African American elected to public office in the Unitd States, as well as the first Black Judge in the United States. A Revolutionary War veteran, he served in 1777 in the Saratoga Campaign.	$1,000 - $1,500
11	HENRY CLAY (1777-1852). Statesman, known as the "Great Compromser", Congressman and Senator from Kentucky, Secretary of State, and Three-time Presidential Candidate; served in the U,S. Congress from Kentucky, 1811-1821 and 1823-1825; was Speaker of the House during much of his time in Congress; In U.S. Senate, 1806-1807, 1810-1811, 1831-1842 and 1849-1852; United States Secretary of State, 1825-1829; Clay was instrumental in the passage of the "Compromise of 1850" which averted Civil War. Presidential Candidate in 1824, 1832, and 1844.	$300 - $400
12	GROVER CLEVELAND (1837-1908). 22nd and 24th President of the United States. (WINFIELD S. SCHLEY) (1839-1911) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy and the hero of the Battle of Santiago Bay de Cuba during the Spanish-American War. Commanding of the armored cruiser U.S.S. Brooklyn during the battle, his quick thinking resulted in the complete destruction of the Spanish fleet, ensured the independence of Cuba from Spanish rule, and brought the Spanish-American War to a quick close	$4,000 - $5,000
13	JEFFERSON “JEFF” DAVIS (1808-1889). American Statesman, President and Leader of the Confederacy during the American Civil War, serving as the Confederate States of America President for the CSA’s entire Civil War Period history.	$6,000 - $9,000
14	COLONEL THOMAS DAWES (1731-1809). American Revolutionary War Patriot who served as a Massachusetts Militia Colonel; afterward assumed prominent positions in Massachusetts's government; Architect and Builder designing many of the most notable buildings in Boston, including the Old Street House and the Brattle Street Church. The cousin of William Dawes who rode to warn “The British Are Coming,” along with Paul Revere On His “Midnight Ride”.	$1,000 - $1,500
15	HENRY DEARBORN (1751-1829). Continental Army General; Member of General George Washington's staff; present during the British Surrender at Yorktown; later U.S. Secretary of War under president Thomas Jefferson. Together with: JOHN HOLLAND BARNEY (1752-1840). Brother of Commodore Joshua Barney, operated a tavern in Georgetown and on the west bank of the Susquehanna River at Havre de Grace, Baltimore County, Maryland.	$500 - $600
16	STEPHEN DECATUR (1779-1820). United States Naval Officer; Joined the Navy at age 19 as a Midshipman in 1798; Served with Distinction in the Quasi-War with France, both Barbary Wars and the War of 1812; He became a national hero for leading the raiding party into Tripoli harbor in 1804 to burn the captured USS "Philadelphia"; Served as a Navy Commissioner, 1816-1820; Killed in a duel with Commodore James Barron.	$800 - $1,000
17	SUSAN DECATUR (1776-1860). Wife of the Famous United States Naval Hero Stephen Decatur (1779-1820), who on March 22nd, at Bladensburg in Maryland was Killed in a Duel with Commodore James Barron.	$3,000 - $4,000
18	SAMUEL FRANCIS DU PONT (1803-1865). U.S. Naval Officer who during the Civil War, Commanded the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron; led the successful Attack on Port Royal, S.C., and blockade; Promoted to Rear Admiral on July 16, 1862; blamed for the first failed attack on Charleston, SC in April, 1863, which resulted in his resignation; died June 1865 at age 61.	$1,500 - $2,000
19	BENJAMIN EDES (1732-1803). Benjamin Edes instigated and paid for the Boston Tea Party - and, to his death, guarded the secret list of all who participated, a.k.a. “FATHER OF THE BOSTON TEA PARTY”; A FOUNDING MEMBER “THE SONS OF LIBERTY”; Bookseller, Printer, Publisher, Journalist, and Patriot; maintained the most radical of Boston newspapers in the period leading up to the American Revolution; a Founding Member of the “Loyall Nine” -- the group that eventually became “The Sons of Liberty”. DAVID JEFFRIES (1714-1784). Deacon of Old South Church and Town Treasurer of Boston during the Revolutionary War.	$5,000 - $6,000
20	SAMUEL ARLENT EDWARDS (1861-1935). American Artist and Engraver, born in England, best known for his exceptional skills in the art of engraving; his engravings highly sought after by collectors.	$1,600 - $2,200
21	DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (1890-1969). 34TH President of the United States (1953-1961); During World War II he served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe, achieved the Five-Star rank as General of the Army.	$500 - $600
23	JOHN ERICSSON (1803-1889). Swedish-American Inventor, chiefly remembered for designing and building the U.S.S. Monitor, during the Civil War, the first armored Ironclad Warship equipped with a revolving turret, which battled the CSS Virginia at Hampton Roads in 1862.	$800 - $1,200
24	EDWARD EVERETT (1794-1865). American politician, pastor, educator, diplomat, and orator, U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 15th Governor of Massachusetts, Minister to Great Britain, United States Secretary of State, and Harvard University President. Great American Orator best remembered for his dedication at the Gettysburg National Cemetery in 1863, where he spoke for over two hours before President Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous two-minute Gettysburg Address.	$1,200 - $1,800
25	LORD FAIRFAX (1693-1781). 6th Lord Fairfax, Baron of Cameron, Patron and Friend of George Washington, Providing the young Washington with work with his Very First “Surveying” Job when at only 16 Years of Age in 1748.	$1,000 - $2,000
26	DAVID G. FARRAGUT (1801-1870). American Civil War Union Naval Hero, Commanded the attack on New Orleans, which he captured in April 1862, and was promoted to Rear Admiral after the Battle, a First to hold that rank in the U.S. Navy; Led the successful attack on Mobile Bay in 1864, and is remembered for his Order during the Battle, "Damn the Torpedoes, Full Speed Ahead".	$800 - $1,000
27	ARTHUR FENNER (1745-1805). Fourth Governor of Rhode Island serving from 1790 until his death in 1805. Fenner was a prominent Country Party (Anti-federalist) leader. About 1764, Fenner joined several others as a Petitioner for the Chartering of the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (Brown University).	$550 - $650
28	SAMUEL FRAUNCES (c. 1723-1795). Famous Tavern Keeper (Fraunces’ Tavern) and Steward of George Washington's Presidential Households in New York and Philadelphia; during the British occupation of New York, Fraunces was Captured and Impressed into the military service of British officers; while doing so, he was able to help feed American Captives, and was Credited with providing vital Information to American troops, and Preventing an Assassination Plot against General Washington.	$15,000 - $20,000
29	ALBERT GALLATIN (1761-1849). Secretary of the Treasury under Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, American politician, Diplomat, Founder of New York University, served in the Senate and House of Representatives, the Longest-tenured U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and Ambassador to France and Britain.	$600 - $1,200
30	WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON (1805-1879). American Journalist, Reformer, Founder of the American Anti-Slavery Society (1833) and Publisher of “The Liberator”. Garrison supported Abraham Lincoln's election and welcomed the Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment that outlawed slavery forever in the United States. With Emancipation achieved, Garrison published the final issue of The Liberator in 1865.	$800 - $1,000
31	JAY GOULD, (1836-1892). American railroad magnate and financial speculator who founded the Gould business dynasty; generally identified as one of the “Robber Barons” of the Gilded Age; as his unscrupulous business practices made him one of the wealthiest men of the late nineteenth century.	$1,200 - $1,800
32	ULYSSES S. GRANT (1822-1885). Eighteenth President of the United States, First “Lieutenant-General” of the Army since George Washington, and Major General (July 4, 1863), he led the Union Armies to victory in the last years of the American Civil War.	$1,800 - $2,400
33	ROYAL GOVERNOR WILLIAM GREENE Sr. (1695-1758 ). Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations; Clerk of court in Providence; Speaker of the Rhode Island Assembly; then Deputy Governor from 1740 to 1743; Governor for the first time in 1743, serving four separate terms for a total of 11 years, and died while in office during his final term in 1758.	$800 - $1,600
34	EDWARD HAND (December 31, 1744 - September 3, 1802). A physician, farmer, Congressman, and an officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War; Commanded troops in some of the key battles of the war, including Long Island and Trenton; As Adjutant General of the Continental Army, assisted General George Washington in the Siege of Yorktown; also was a Member of the Board convened by General Washington in 1780 to investigate the treachery of Benedict Arnold.	$1,600 - $2,400
35	STEPHEN HOPKINS (March 7, 1707 - July 13, 1785). Founding Father of the United States; Signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Continental Association; Four-Time Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, a Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court; Member of First Continental Congress; Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court; First Chancellor of Brown University; Speaker of the Rhode Island General Assembly; Author of the First Anti-Slavery Law in the United States.	$8,000 - $12,000
36	THOMAS HUTCHINSON (1711-1780). Appointed Chief Justice of Massachusetts in 1760, and Royal Governor of American Colonial Massachusetts who was a staunch defender of the King’s English Colonial policies, Jurist and Historian.	$800 - $1,000
37	THOMAS HUTCHINSON (1711-1780). Appointed Chief Justice of Massachusetts in 1760, and Royal Governor of American Colonial Massachusetts who was a staunch defender of the King’s English Colonial policies, Jurist and Historian.	$3,000 - $4,000
38	ANDREW JACKSON (1767-1845). Seventh President of the United States (1829-1837), Politician and Army Major General who defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend (1814), and in the War of 1812 the British Army at the Battle of New Orleans (1815).	$2,400 - $2,800
39	STEPHEN JENKS (1772-1856). A Yankee “Tunesmith”, teacher, and tunebook compiler. He was born in Gloucester, Rhode Island and raised in Ellington, Connecticut.	$800 - $1,600
40	WILLIAM JONES (1760-1831). U.S. Secretary of the Navy (1813-1814); Served in the Revolutionary War joining a Company of Volunteers at age 16, fighting in the Battles of Trenton and Princeton, later serving with the Navy at sea; Member of Congress from Pennsylvania, (1801-1803); also was the President of the Second Bank of the United States (1816-1819).	$1,000 - $1,500
41	MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE (1757-1834). Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette, known in the United States as “Lafayette,” was a French aristocrat and military officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War, commanding American troops in several major battles, including the Siege of Yorktown; Later, Commander of the “Gardes Francoises” in Paris.	$2,400 - $3,200
42	SAMUEL P. LEE (1812-1897). Born in Virginia, the Grandson of Declaration-Signer Richard Henry Lee, and Third Cousin of General Robert E. Lee; Appointed a midshipman in the U.S. Navy in 1825, his extensive service included combat in the Mexican War; in September 1862, promoted to Acting Rear Admiral in Command of the Union Navy North Atlantic Blockading Squadron.	$1,000 - $2,000
43	(ABRAHAM LINCOLN & STEPHEN T. LOGAN) Law Partners in Springfield, Illinois.	$3,000 - $4,000
44	July 6, 1814-Dated (Officially Issued Feb. 20th, 1815) War of 1812, Partially-Printed Vellum Military Commission Signed, “James Madison” President & “James Monroe” Secretary of War, Fully Completed, Matted and Framed, Fine.	$1,000 - $1,500
45	STEPHEN R. MALLORY (1812-1873). U.S. Senator From Florida (1851-1861); Chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs; and later the Confederate CSA Secretary of War (1861-1865).	$600 - $800
46	WILLOUGHBY MORGAN (1785-1832). Born in Winchester, Virginia Colonel of 1st Regiment US Infantry; the Illegitimate Son of American Revolutionary War Continental Army Brigadier General Daniel Morgan, from Virginia; Willoughby Morgan raised the First (Post-Revolution) Volunteer Military Company from Winchester, Virginia.	$2,000 - $3,000
48	CHESTER W. NIMITZ (1885-1966). Fleet Admiral in the United States Navy who played a major role in the naval history of World War II as Commander in Chief, US Pacific Fleet, and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, Commanding Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II.	$6,000 - $8,000
49	TIMOTHY PICKERING (1745-1829). Adjutant General of the Continental Army, 1777-1778; Quartermaster General of the Continental Army, 1780-1783; Held three posts in president George Washington's Cabinet: Postmaster General, 1791-1795; Secretary of War, 1795-1796 and Secretary of State, 1795-1800, then continuing under president John Adams; served in the U.S. Senate as a Federalist from Massachusetts, 1803-1811; and U.S. Congress, 1813-1817.	$2,400 - $3,200
50	TIMOTHY PICKERING (1745-1829). Adjutant General of the Continental Army, 1777-1778; Quartermaster General of the Continental Army, 1780-1783; Held three posts in president George Washington's Cabinet: Postmaster General, 1791-1795; Secretary of War, 1795-1796 and Secretary of State, 1795-1800, then continuing under president John Adams; served in the U.S. Senate as a Federalist from Massachusetts, 1803-1811; and U.S. Congress, 1813-1817.	$400 - $600
51	JOSEPH WARREN REVERE (1812-1880). Served in both the U.S. Navy and the Army, who served with distinction as a Navy Lieutenant during the Mexican War, and as a Brigadier General during the American Civil War; he was the grandson of Paul Revere, Silversmith, Engraver, and famous Revolutionary War Patriot.	$5,000 - $6,000
52	KILLIAN K. VAN RENSSELAER (1763-1845). Born in New York; attended Yale College; he served as a Private Secretary to General Philip Schuyler, was Alexander Hamilton's Father-in-Law; served as a Federalist in the U.S. House of Representatives 1801 to 1811, then returned to New York and the practice of law.	$1,500 - $2,000
55	BENJAMIN F. SANDS (1811-1883). U.S. Navy Officer; Appointed Midshipman in 1828; Served in the Mexican War; During the Civil War, commanded the USS Fort Jackson during the attacks on Fort Fisher, NC; On June 2, 1865, he took formal possession of Galveston, Texas for the Union; Appointed Commodore in 1866; Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Observatory, 1867 to 1874; Appointed Rear Admiral in 1871.	$600 - $800
56	WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN (1820-1891). Civil War Major General who Captured Atlanta, Commanded the March to the Sea through Georgia, and presented the City of Savannah as a “Christmas Present” to President Abraham Lincoln; Served as Commander in Chief of the U.S. Army, 1869-1884, during which time he oversaw the Indian Wars in the West.	$1,200 - $1,800
57	CAPTAIN EBENEZER SMITH (1745-1819). Oldest and Longest Serving Revolutionary War Captain in the Massachusetts Line with over eight years service, the Principal Guard Officer over Major Andre, present when the hour of execution was announced to him, present in the 6th Mass. Regiment when the regiment was furloughed June 12, 1783 at West Point, NY and disbanded on Nov. 3, 1783 and original 1783 Society of the Cincinnati Member.	$1,200 - $1,800
61	BENJAMIN STODDERT (1751-1813). First Secretary of the Navy of the United States, serving from 1798 to 1801, building new ships, and improving naval operations. He established naval shipyards, including the Washington Navy Yard, was successful in management of the Quasi-War with France (1798-1800), an undeclared naval conflict between the United States and France.	$1,800 - $2,400
62	DANIEL D. TOMPKINS (1774-1825). Governor of New York (1807-1817), Fourth Vice President of the United States (1817-1825) under president James Monroe, Died at age 50 shortly after finishing his second Term as Vice President.	$600 - $800
63	(ALLEN TRIMBLE) (1783-1870). A Federalist politician from Ohio, who served as the 8th and 10th Governor of Ohio.	$800 - $1,200
64	HARRY S. TRUMAN, (1884-1972). Thirty-Third President of the United States, who served as President between Roosevelt's death in April 1945 to January 1953; Authorized Dropping of the First Atomic Bomb on Japan to End World War II.	$300 - $600
65	ARTEMAS WARD (1727-1800). American Revolutionary War Major General; Appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Massachusetts Provincial Army in 1775; on news of the Battle of Lexington he assumed Command of the American forces; later named by Continental Congress as Second in Command to General George Washington. Co-Signed “Joseph Ward ADC” as his Aide de Camp.	$1,800 - $2,400
66	RICHARD VARICK (1753-1831). Mayor of New York City from 1789 to 1801, Speaker and Member of the New York State Assembly, American Lawyer and Politician, 1775 Revolutionary War Captain of the 1st New York Regiment, Private Secretary to General George Washington.	$10,000 - $15,000
67	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.	$18,000 - $22,000
68	GIDEON WELLES (1802-1878). United States Secretary of the Navy (1861-1869), in the Cabinets of Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson; Welles was affectionately nicknamed "Father Neptune" by President Lincoln.	$4,000 - $6,000
69	JOHN WILCOCKS (1749-1793). Prominent Philadelphia Merchant, who supported the American Revolution and was Part-owner of the Pennsylvania Privateer Schooner "Mars", Commissioned in May, 1776; his son, Alexander Wilcocks (1741-1807), married Mary Chew, daughter of Pennsylvania Chief Justice Benjamin Chew.	$600 - $800
70	OLIVER WOLCOTT JR. (1760-1833). American politician from Connecticut who served as the 2nd United States Secretary of the Treasury (1795-1800) after Alexander Hamilton and the long serving 24th Governor of Connecticut (1817-1827).	$800 - $1,200
Colonial America
72	1783-Dated Revolutionary War Period, Large Bound Book titled, “The New Comprehensive and Complete History of England: From the Earliest Period of Authentic Information, to the Middle of the Year, MDCCLXXXIII” with frontis Imprint of the Magna Charta, by Edward Barnard, Esq., Very Fine.	$1,200 - $1,800
73	March 30, 1647-Dated Colonial Pilgrim Era, English Civil War Broadside titled: “A Declaration of the Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament”, declaring as "Enemies to the State and Disturbers of the Publike peace" those who promote and advance a petition circulating in the Army "tending to put the Army into a distemper and mutiny", Choice Fine.	$1,000 - $2,000
74	February 12, 1678-Dated Colonial America, Contemporary Official Copy of the Letter from King Charles II to the Governor & Magistrates of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Dealing with Sundry Matters Including the Claim of William Crowne For Possession of Cape Hope", Framed, Fine.	$18,000 - $24,000
75	October 14, 1706-Dated Early Colonial Era, Manuscript Document, a Bond Signed by Major John Walley to Andrew Faneuil (the Uncle of Peter Faneuil) of Faneuil Hall fame, Guaranteeing Payment of four Bills of Exchange, Boston, Choice Very Fine.	$1,500 - $2,000
76	1766-Dated, Official British Imprint of the “Declaratory Act” of Parliament, 4-pages, Complete, “London, Printed by Mark Baskett, Printer to the King’s most Excellent Majesty; and by the Assigns of Robert Baskett.”, Very Fine.	$1,800 - $3,400
77	c. December 13, 1773 Pre Revolutionary War, Broadsheet, “Postscript to the Pennsylvania Packet, or, The General Advertiser. Philadelphia: John Dunlap” Regarding Repots on the Boston Tea Party, and the detestable “TEA-SCHEME” plus much more, 2 pages, Only the important Face side is shown, matted and Framed, Very Fine.	$3,000 - $4,000
81	1756-Dated French and Indian War Period, Exceeding Rare & Important First London Printing Engraving titled, “A Prospective of the BATTLE fought near Lake George, on the 8th of Sep. 1755, between 2000 English with 250 Mohawks, ...”, Published according to the Act of Parliament February the 2nd 1756. Created by Samuel Blodget, Engraved by Thomas Jeffreys, London, Uncolored, Framed, Choice Extremely Fine.	$60,000 - $80,000
83	c. 1761 French & Indian War Colonial America, Engraving titled: “A View of the City of Boston the Capital of NEW ENGLAND, in North America.” After Governor Thomas POWNALL’s Drawing (1722-1805), printed for John Bowles, Robert Sayer, Thomas Jefferys, Carington Bowles and Henry Parker, Copper Plate Engraving by P.C. Canot after a painting by Pugh from a design by Thomas Pownall, Custom Framed, Choice Crisp Extremely Fine or better.	$8,000 - $12,000
84	Mezzotint of “Benjamin Franklin, LLD, FRS.” After the painting by David Martin, Stauffer's first state of three, a Very Fine impression, published by Edward Savage (1761-1817). One of the rarest of Franklin portraits. “D. Martin pinxit. / E. Savage sculp't” / “London, Published Sept'r 17, 1793, by E. Savage, No. 50 Hatton Garden.”, Framed, Very Fine.	$8,000 - $12,000
85	c. 1798, Paul Revere Jr. Original Engraved Copper-Plate Bookplate Printed for American Patriot, Newspaper Publisher, and Founder of the American Antiquarian Society, Isaiah Thomas (1749-1831), Extremely Fine.	$1,200 - $2,400
American Revolution
86	c. 1776 Revolutionary War Period, Engraved Portrait of Esek Hopkins, First Commander In Chief of the American Continental Navy, engraved by Dupin sculp., Paris, Very Fine.	$400 - $800
87	1807-Dated Rare Second Edition Book titled, “Orations, Delivered at the Request of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boston, to Commemorate the Evening of the Fifth of March, 1770; When a Number of Citizens Were Killed by a Party of British Troops, Quartered among Them, in a Time of Peace.”, Includes John Hancock’s 1774 Boston Massacre Oration, Published by Wm. T. Clap, Boston, Very Fine.	$3,000 - $4,000
88	July 19, 1775-Dated Revolutionary War, Rare Historic First Edition Printing of “Mr. Gordon’s Sermon Preached before the House of Representatives”, Printed and Sold in 1775 by Benjamin Edes of Watertown, MA., 29 pages, Complete, Choice Very Fine.	$3,000 - $4,000
89	October 17, 1778-Dated Revolutionary War, Manuscript Document Signed, “Nath'l Bently” being the Sworn Deposition of American Privateer Nathaniel Bently, Commander of the Armed Schooner "Hornet", detailing the events in which the Privateer under Command of Captain Treadwell, Captured the enemy Schooner “Hawke”, a desputed “Prize” claimed by Aaron Lopez, given at Providence, RI. pending a decision on Appeal to the American Congress, Choice Very Fine.	$2,000 - $3,000
90	April 14th, 1779-Dated Revolutionary War, Manuscript Enlistment Document Individually Hand-Signed by Multiple Soldiers, “into the Service of the United States of America, to continue in that Service till the end of the present War with Britain”..., Dated at Kings Ferry April 15th 1779 & Camp Pines Bridge, Oct'r 28th 1779, 2 pages, Near Fine.	$3,000 - $4,000
91	November 26th, 1779-Dated Revolutionary War Period, Rare Manuscript Appointment Military Commission Signed, “Jer. Powell, President” and “John Avery” issued to “James Keith Esquire” to be a Major in the Eighth Regiment in one of the Fifteen Battalions raised by the State of Massachusetts, Boston, Framed, Fine. Letter is signed and dated in Boston Massachusetts on Novenber 2nd 1779 by Order of the Boston Council and signed by John Avery Secretary and Jeremiah Powell President.	$1,500 - $2,000
92	June 22, 1780-Dated Revolutionary War Period, Broadsheet Design Printed Massachusetts Military “Draft” Act to Raise Soldiers, “sixteen years old or upwards, except Settled Ministers of the Gospel, and the President, Professors, Tutors, Librarian, and Students, of Harvard College,” Document Signed in Type, “John Hancock, Speaker”, 4 pages, Complete, (Boston), Massachusetts, Very Fine.	$5,000 - $6,000
93	c. 1780s Revolutionary War Era, Partially-Printed Deed for Land, for the sale of property Confiscated by the State of Massachusetts at the end of the Revolutionary War from “the Estate of Sir William Pepperell, now of London, Uncompleted, Choice Extremely Fine.	$1,200 - $1,800
94	December 23, 1782-Dated Revolutionary War, Partially-Printed Charleston South Carolina Parole Signed by Peter Merselis a New Jersey Loyalist Who Came to South Carolina with Cornwallis' Army. Uniface, Fully Signed and Executed, Choice Extremely Fine.	$3,000 - $4,000
95	c. 1870, Historic Color Lithograph 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, Jones famous for the quotation, “I have not yet begun to fight!”, Extremely Fine.	$1,800 - $2,000
96	1775 Revolutionary War Date, Scarce Map of Boston, "A New and Correct Plan of the Town of Boston", Copper-Plate Engraving from the October, 1775 issue of "The Gentleman's Magazine" (London). Choice Very Fine or better.	$1,200 - $1,800
97	John Norman, Engraved Map & Plan titled, “Plan of the Town of Boston, with the ATTACK on BUNKERS-HILL, in the Peninsula of CHARLESTOWN, the 17th of June, 1775”, by J.(ohn) Norman sc. (1748-1817), (Boston, 1782), Framed, Fine.	$5,000 - $6,000
98	c. 1776 Revolutionary War Era, American Patriotic First Edition Printed Songsheet titled, “RULE NEW-ENGLAND: A NEW PATRIOTIC SONG,” Written by Thomas PAINE, Esqr. A.M., - The Music Composed by F. Schaffer - Boston - Printed and Sold at P.A. Von Hagen’s Piano Forte Ware-House No. 4 Old Massachusetts Bank, head of The Mall,... & etc. (Other locations), Fine.	$1,800 - $2,400
99	August 12, 1779-Dated Revolutionary War Period Newspaper, “The Independent Chronicle and the Universal Advertiser”, Boston, 4 pages, Complete, with a boldly illustrated “Sword in Hand” Masthead Design After Paul Revere (this design was engraved on 1775 & 1776 Massachusetts Currency Note Issues), Choice Very Fine.	$2,200 - $2,800
100	January to December of 1770-Dated, Entire & Complete Full Year of January through December Monthly Issues, “Town and Country Magazine” London, England, Containing All 12 Bound Issues, Choice Very Fine.	$2,500 - $5,000
101	c. 1776 Revolutionary War Era, Battersea Enameled Box with Historic Patriotic Political Legend on the White Top Lid reading: “May the Genius of LIBERTY Be proof against the evils of TYRANNY", Cracks on lid, Fine.	$1,800 - $2,400
102	October 31, 1775-Dated Revolutionary War Period, Messotint Portrait Engraving titled, “Charles Lee, Esqr. Major General of the Continental-Army in America.” by “Thomlinson pinx”, Published by C. Shepherd, Oct. 31, 1775., London, Framed, Fine.	$2,000 - $3,000
103	March 26, 1776-Dated Revolutionary War Period, Mezzotint Engraved Print titled, “David Wooster, Esqr. : Commander in Chief of the Provincial Army against Quebec.”, Published as the Act directs 26 March 1776, by Thos. Hart. London, Framed, Choice Extremely Fine.	$3,500 - $4,500
104	c. 1777 Rare Engraved Print with Hand-Colored American Hero Portraits including: George Washington, General Gates, Benjamin Franklin, (Continental Congress) President Henry Laurens and John Paul Jones, Very Fine	$800 - $1,000
105	1780 & 1813, Group of Three Engraved Historic Naval Portraits of Rear Admiral Richard Howe (1780), and of United States Naval Heroes of the War of 1812, Isaac Hull and Oliver H. Perry (1813).	$600 - $1,200
106	December 12, 1780-Dated Revolutionary War Period, Historic British Engraving titled, “The memorable engagement of Captn. Pearson of the Serapis, with Paul Jones of the Bon Homme Richard & his Squadron, Sep. 23, 1779”, by artist Richard Paton, Engravers and Printed by Fittler & Lerpiniere, Published by John Boydell, London, Framed, Very Fine.	$3,500 - $4,500
107	(1780) Revolutionary War Period, Engraving titled, “Robert Hopkins Esq., Commodore of the American Sea Forces”, is of Esek Hopkins, who was the First and Only Commander-in-Chief of the American Continental Navy, this Engraving published in England, mistakenly giving his first name as “Robert”, Choice Very Fine.	$600 - $800
108	1781-Dated Revolutionary War Period, Important Imprint titled: "An Address of the Convention for Framing a New Constitution of Government for the State of New Hampshire to the Inhabitants of Said State.", (presumed) published by Daniel and Zechariah Fowle, Portsmouth and Exeter, New-Hampshire, 63-pages, Complete. Sewn binding, front wrap detached, toning and stains on front wrap, edge wear. Printed "Errata" on back page is crossed out. Fine.	$1,200 - $1,600
110	PAUL REVERE (1734-1818). Original Engraved Print titled: “The BLOODY MASSACRE perpetrated in King - Street, BOSTON on March 5th 1770, by a party of the 29th Regt.”, Boston: Engrav’d Printed & Sold by Paul Revere, (March 1770), One of only 29 Known, most held in Institutional Collections, Framed, Fine or better.	$250,000 - $300,000
111	(PAUL REVERE, JR.) (March 1770) Boston, (Fac-Simile) Republished, at 15 Water St. March 5, 1832, Engraved by William Stratton (1803-1846) after Paul Revere’s “Bloody Massacre Perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 1770 by a party of the 29th Regt.”, for Goodspeed’s Book Shop of Boston, Excellent Crisp Virtually Mint.	$3,000 - $4,000
112	(PAUL REVERE, JR.) (March 1770) Boston, Uncolored (Fac-Simile) Republished, at 15 Water St. March 5, 1832, Engraved by William Stratton (1803-1846) after Paul Revere’s “Bloody Massacre Perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 1770 by a party of the 29th Regt.”, for Goodspeed’s Book Shop of Boston, Excellent Crisp Virtually Mint.	$2,000 - $4,000
114	September 10th, 1794-Dated Large Copper-Plate Engraving titled: "The Right Honorable Earl Howe," by Dunkarton, after the Painting by John Singleton Copley, London, England, Framed, Choice Extremely Fine.	$1,500 - $2,000
George Washington
115	1824-Dated Federal “Return Visit and Tour of America” Period, Historical Liverpool Creamware Pitcher, with George Washington and Lafayette Portrait Transfer Images, produced by Ricd Hall & Son, Repaired, Very Fine.	$1,000 - $1,500
116	An Actual Piece of the Balcony Floor of Federal Hall in New York City on which George Washington Stood When He Took the Oath of Office on April 27, 1789, affixed to an 1896 Letter giving Provenance, Choice Very Fine.	$4,000 - $5,000
117	c. 1800 Federal Period, Historical Liverpool Memorial Creamware Pitcher, “Apotheosis” of Washington, and “First in War First in Peace First in Fame First in Virtue”, England, Choice Near Mint.	$1,500 - $2,000
118	c. 1800 Federal Period, Historical Liverpool Herculaneum Creamware Pottery “Memorial Tribute” Portrait Pitcher, “He in Glory - America in Tears” and Jacob Perkins’ “GW” Funeral Urn Medal Design in Script, Illustrated in Arman, Page 205, Transfers W.35 and W.38, Choice Near Mint.	$3,500 - $4,000
119	1777-Dated Revolutionary War Hand-Colored Engraved Print titled, “GEORGE WASHINGTON, Eqer. General and Commander en Chief of the Continental Army in America.” Below (in French), d’Apres l’Original de Champbell [sic] Peintre de Williambourg Capitale de la Virginie.”, likely published in Paris, Framed, Extremely Fine.	$8,000 - $10,000
121	General GEORGE WASHINGTON Engraved by NOEL LE MIRE, titled, “Le General Washington Ne quid Detrimenti capiat Res publica... Paris: Chez le Mire, 1780.” Engraved Full-length Portrait of George Washington, by Noel Le Mire, after the original paintings by Jean-Baptiste Le Paon and Charles Willson Peale, Framed, France, Choice Extremely Fine or better.	$1,800 - $2,600
124	c. 1800, Copper-Plate Engraved Portrait of George Washington in Uniform on the Title Page of the Sheet Music for "The Battle of Prague, Favorite Sonate For the Piano Forte with Accompaniments", with "G. Washington President of the United States" below the portrait, Printed & Sold by Graupner No. 6 Franklin St., Boston, Very Fine.	$1,000 - $2,000
125	February 1, 1800 Federal Period Published, “Lansdowne Portrait of George Washington” as Engraved by James Heath (1757-1834), Historical Engraver to his Majesty and to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, London., Framed, Choice Extremely Fine.	$2,400 - $3,200
126	c. 1826, Original Artwork Commemorative Pen & Ink Drawing Titled: “The Illustrious Champion Of Liberty General George Washington First President of the United States / Pen Drawing by J. F. Rogers / Raisin Mich(igan)”, Choice Crisp Extremely Fine.	$4,000 - $5,000
127	1853-Dated Hand-Colored Historic Engraving titled, “Washington Crossing the Delaware”, “Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1853” engraved by Paul Girardet, on pressed board, After the original Oil Painting by E. LEUTZ in 1850, Framed, Fine or better.	$6,000 - $8,000
129	1819-Dated, George Washington Memorial Textile Kerchief, Portrait of Washington after the famous “Bowling Green” Portrait, Printed in Rich Brown on White Cotton Linen, Listed in “Threads of History” as Number 54 page 71, Framed, Choice Extremely Fine.	$5,000 - $6,000
Federal Period
132	c. 1798 Quasi-War Period with France (July 7, 1798 - September 30, 1800) Period, Manuscript Letter (a secret correspondence believed to be to Commodore Richard Dale), Undated and Unsigned, Providing (secret) Instructions on how to deal with Impressed American Sailors taken on French Ships and “other additional orders from the President.”, Very Fine.	$2,000 - $3,000
133	Historic Engraved Trio, Lot Containing Two Engraved Prints titled, A Front View of the State-House Etc. at ANNAPOLIS the Capital of MARYLAND. & View of the FEDERAL EDIFICE in NEW YORK., and a 1789 Partial Map titled, “A MAP of the (S)eat of the Late War at Boston in the (S)tate of Massachusetts”, average grade Fine.	$400 - $800
134	(BENJAMIN STODDERT) (1751-1813), First United States Secretary of the Navy (1798-1801), ably overseeing the Navy during the Quasi War with France; in 1783, he established a tobacco export business in Georgetown, MD, with business partners Uriah Forrest and John Murdoch; he returned to his work as a merchant following his service as Secretary of the Navy.	$600 - $800
135	May 22, 1798-Dated Federal Period, Official House of Representatives Imprint Titled, "REPORT of the COMMITTEE To Whom was referred, on the 29th of November last, so much of the PRESIDENT’s SPEECH as Relates to the PROTECTION of COMMERCE, and the DEFENCE OF THE COUNTRY.”, in Recommending Extending the Formation of the United States Marine Corps including placing Mariens on American Navy Vessels, Choice Very Fine.	$1,200 - $1,800
138	February 1800-Dated Federal Period, “The Last Will and Testament of Gen. George Washington ... Printed for John Russell and Manning & Loring, Sold at their Printing-Offices.”, Boston, MA, Extremely Fine.	$1,800 - $2,400
139	c. April 1808 Federal Period, Printed Circular titled, "United We Stand - Divided We Fall," [Boston, Massachusetts], signed in print by "The Central Committee"; addressed to Col. Thomas Lincoln, Taunton, Massachusetts, 1 page, measuring 8 3/8” x 10”, Very Fine.	$400 - $600
141	April 22, 1809-Dated Federal Period, Printed Broadside Regarding President James Madison Announcing the Impending End of President Thomas Jefferson’s 1807 Embargo Act with Great Britain, Signed in Type “By the President, JAMES MADISON”, printed by "Southwick & Pelsue, Printers", New York, April 22, 1809, Good.	$1,000 - $1,500
142	1828-Printed Document titled, “THE VIRGINIA ADDRESS.” an Anti-Jackson Convention of Delegates, “TO THE PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA.” Former Presidents James Madison and James Monroe address to the people of Virginia, 8 pages, Complete, Fine.	$400 - $800
143	c. 1813-1815 War of 1812 Period, Partially-Printed Document Signed, (traceable names include): Asa Prime, Benjamin Stone, John J. Orton, and Elijah Couch who originate in Litchfield County, Connecticut, others hailing from towns such as New Milford, Reading, and Kent in Litchfield County, Conn., each signed below in support of the printed text, Choice Very Fine.	$1,200 - $1,600
144	c. 1815 War of 1812 Era, American Satyrical Broadside Imprint titled, “My Dog and Gun.”, Boldly displaying a large Woodblock Engraving of a Marching Soldier and His Dog on the top half of the printed sheet, with a Poem presented in two columns of text below, Framed, Printed and Sold at No 25, High Street, Providence (Rhode Island), Fine.	$1,000 - $2,000
145	c. 1815 War of 1812 Era, Yellow Liverpool Creamware Pitcher, Depicting Two War of 1812 American Heros Black Transfers, (General Zebulon) “Pike” and “Captain (Isaac) Hull of the Constitution”, England, Choice Very Fine.	$2,400 - $2,800
146	c. 1816 War of 1812 Period, Decorative Commemorative USS CONSTITUTION & BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE Pitcher, transfer after an Engraving by W. Hoogland after Michele Felice Corn in 1815 and NAVAL PITCHER, Choice Extremely Fine.	$2,400 - $2,800
147	c. 1816 War of 1812 Era, Patriotic Lusterware Small Pitcher with Transfer of American Major General Jacob Jennings Brown, Niagara Falls, and Commander Stephen Decatur, English Import, Extremely Fine.	$1,800 - $2,400
152	1834-Issued First Edition, Engraved Hand-Colored Lithograph titled, “RED JACKET - SENECA WAR CHIEF.” by E.C. Biddle, Portrait after Charles Bird King, published in Philadelphia, Framed, Fine.	$1,200 - $1,800
153	February 24, 1846-Dated, Manuscript Handwritten Letter (letter was begun to be written on Feb. 10th) by a U.S. Sailor serving aboard the USS Columbus in China, that carried Commodore Biddle to China to negotiate the First Commercial Treaty between the United States and China, that Treaty was accomplished on December 31, 1845, Posted from Hong Kong, China, Fine or better.	$1,200 - $2,400
154	c. 1851, CONSTITUTION OF VIRGINIA., Pamphlet, Signed blue cover page at top in ink by, "L. Q. Washington," with pencil beneath (in another hand), "Mr. Washington Asst. Secty of State 1850-1851.", the Man Who Warned South Carolina Governor Pickens about the Reinforcement of Fort Sumter, 33 pages, Complete, measuring 5.25” x 8.5, Very Fine.	$800 - $1,600
Civil War Related
155	1861-Dated Civil War Sheet Music titled, “Fort Sumter Quick Step,” Composed by William Berge and dedicated to Major Robert Anderson, Published by Firth, Pond & Co., New York, 6-pages plus Illustrated Cover, measures about 13.5” x 9.5” (by sight), Framed, Choice Very Fine or better.	$400 - $500
156	February 1, 1862-Dated Civil War Period Highly Important Imprint titled, "The Queen's Neutrality Proclamation... for Britain during the existing hostilities between the United States and the States calling themselves the Confederate States of America.", measuring 5.25" x 7.75", 4 pages, Complete, Britain, Choice Very Fine.	$600 - $800
157	1864-Dated Civil War Period Imprint titled, "Speech of Hon. John P. Hale of New Hampshire on Frauds in Naval Contracts, In The United States Senate, May 23, 1864.”, Printed in Washington: by H. Polkinhorn, Printer, 1864, Complete, Fine.	$400 - $500
158	June 29, 1865-Dated Civil War Period, Secretary of the Navy, Gideon Welles Orders Navy Department General Order No. 62, Awarding Bars to be Attached to Medals of Honor Previously Awarded to Two Sailors For Subsequent Acts of Gallantry, measuring 5.5" x 8.5", 1 page, Choice Crisp Extremely Fine or better.	$400 - $600
159	May 24, 1861-Dated Civil War Period, "The Herald Extra. / The War Begun." Printed Broadside, Newburyport, MA., 1 page, measuring 5” wide x 14.5” tall, Extremely Fine.	$2,000 - $3,000
160	October 1, 1861-Dated Civil War, (ABRAHAM LINCOLN). Henry W. Bellows and others, Printed Circular Letter, Signed in Printed Typeset Text, “A. LINCOLN.” at the conclusion, to "the Loyal Women of America.", 3 pages, measuring 8” x 10” on blue period wove paper, Washington, DC, Choice Very Fine.	$800 - $1,200
161	January 24, 1862-Dated Civil War Period, Extraordinary Manuscript Letter Signed, "Bernstorff" with 6 pages (3 pages in German, and 3 pages a Contemporary Translation into English), written at Berlin, Prussia, Choice Very Fine.	$800 - $1,000
162	11-STAR "FIRST NATIONAL" FLAG WITH SINGLE STAR, "BONNIE BLUE" FIRST UNOFFICIAL CONFEDEDERATE FLAG ON VERSO. Belle Boyd, the "Siren of the Shenandoah," gave the flag to Captain Frederic Sears Grand d'Hauteville on June 18, 1862, telling him that it was the flag she waived to urge on Confederate troops at the Battle of Front Royal a month earlier. D'Hauteville's 25-page autograph manuscript war memoir, with his account of the gift of the flag quoted above, is included. (See below for complete transcript). With additional photographs and manuscripts. Homemade, perhaps even by Boyd or a family member, and used only briefly before being given to d'Hauteville, the flag has been perfectly preserved, retaining the short ribbons along its hoist and showing no tears, holes, fraying, loss, or staining. Over 5 x 3 feet.	$70,000 - $90,000
163	(Confederate Spy BELLE BOYD) c. mid-1860s Civil War Period, From Matthew Brady's Washington, D.C. Gallery, an Original Photographic Wet Glass Negative, Sized for a Carte-de-Visite Images, measuring 2” x 3”, Very Fine.	$3,000 - $4,000
164	c. April 3rd,1865 Civil War Period Broadside titled, "UNION VICTORY" this exceptional content Printed Broadside starts: UNION VICTORY ! LIBERTY NO LONGER A WORD BUT A HOLY PRINCIPLE ! ... Richmond has fallen ! ... Freedom is triumphant ... Slavery is abolished !, No other Examples Located, Very Fine.	$10,000 - $15,000
165	STEPHEN R. MALLORY (1812-1873). U.S. Senator From Florida (1851-1861); Chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs; Confederate Secretary of War (1861-1865).	$1,000 - $1,200
166	March 20, 1864-Dated Civil War Period, Manuscript Letter by U.S. Navy Lt. Commander LeRoy Fitch to the Fleet Captain of the Mississippi Squadron Regarding the Safety of Storing Gunpowder on the U.S. Receiving Ship "Grampus", 2 pages, Very Fine.	$600 - $800
167	(THOMAS J. "STONEWALL" JACKSON) (January 21, 1824-May 10, 1863). Lieutenant General (CSA), Jackson came to Winchester as a Brigade Commander in June 1861, when General Joseph E. Johnston moved Confederate forces there from Harpers Ferry. When Johnston’s troops were summoned to Manassas in July, Jackson’s brigade led the way. During the fight at Manassas, Jackson earned his eternal sobriquet of “Stonewall” after General Barnard Bee, trying to rally his men, pointed to Jackson atop Henry House Hill and shouted, “Look men, there stands Jackson like a stone wall. Rally behind the Virginians!” On October 7, 1861, Jackson received a promotion to Major General and was given Command of the Valley District; arriving in Winchester in mid-November and remained there until March 11, 1862; on May 23rd, Two days after Front Royal, Jackson’s troops liberated Winchester from Union control in the First Battle of Winchester. After victory in the Shenandoah Valley, Jackson went east to fight in the Seven Days’ Battles, the Maryland Campaign, and the Battle of Fredericksburg.	$4,000 - $6,000
168	April 5, 1864-Dated Civil War Period, Head Quarters Signal Corps, Department of the Gulf Field Orders No. 2 Ordering a Lt. to Admiral Porter for Signal Duty, 6-7/8" x 9-7/8", 1 page, Extremely Fine.	$600 - $800
169	October 21, 1864-Dated Civil War Partly-Printed Union Draft Enrollment Document,fully executed, at Somerset, Pennsylvania, Exempts a Wellersburg, PA man from the Draft because he is a “Rebel Deserter”, Framed, Fine.	$500 - $600
170	1861-Dated Civil War Period Engraved Color Print titled, “Fortress Monroe, Old Point Comfort and Hygeia Hotel, Va.”, “Publ & Sold by C. Bohn, Washington, D.C.”, Fine.	$600 - $800
171	July 12, 1864-Dated Civil War, Historic Imprint titled, "GOVERNOR BRADFORD'S PROCLAMATION. - THE CITY MILITIA CALLED OUT. - State of Maryland. - ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, Head Quarters, 293 Baltimore St. - BALTIMORE, July 12, 1864.", Choice Very Fine.	$1,200 - $1,600
172	Civil War Era, Hand-Colored Mammoth Size Lithograph titled, “United States Iron Clad Ram DICTATOR / Designed by J. Ericsson / Built at the Delamater Iron Works, New York”, Published by Endicott & Co., New York, (1864-1883), Framed, Choice Crisp Near Mint.	$2,400 - $3,200
173	1876-Dated, Rare First Edition Printing titled, “Suggestions On Torpedo Outfits Of The Vessels Of The Navy” and “Report on the Torpedo Fittings of the U.S.S. Intrepid,” by Lt. R. B. Bradford, Complete, Very Fine.	$800 - $1,200
174	1861 UNION Shield “AGAINST REBELLION” Brass ID Disc “Dog Tag” Complete with its original Silver “McCLELLAN” Portrait Hanger with Pin, Original Golden Luster remains within the Shield-side Lettering, Choice Extremely Fine or better.	$2,500 - $3,500
Abraham Lincoln & Related
175	November 15, 1860-Dated Civil War Era, Manuscript Handwritten Letter: "To Hon. Abraham Lincoln, President Elect of the U. States", Recommending an Appointment, Choice Very Fine.	$1,000 - $1,500
176	c. 1860 Civil War Era, ABRAHAM LINCOLN Presidential Campaign, Illustrated Printed Satyrical Cartoon, no place, 1 page, measuring 8.25” x 10.5”, Choice Very Fine.	$2,000 - $3,000
177	December 13, 1861-Civil War Date, Autograph Letter Signed, “St. Clair Emerson,” Camp Barry, Washington, D.C., describing how he and his company of soldiers met President Abraham Lincoln, (William) Seward, and Col. Abner Doubleday on December 3rd, 1861 and heard a “Speech by Lincoln,” being the same day of Lincoln’s First State of the Union Address, Choice Very Fine.	$3,000 - $4,000
178	1862-Dated Civil War Period, First Edition, Historic Printed Sheet Music Titled, "PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S Grand March - Dedicated To THE UNION ARMY" by F.B. Helmsmuller, New York, Custom Framed, Choice Very Fine.	$800 - $1,000
179	1862 Civil War Period, Colorful “Buly for Lincoln” Hand-Written Political Sentiment on a Abraham Lincoln Stamped Patriotic Postal Cover (Walcott 203), by an Identified Union Soldier, Very Fine.	$500 - $600
180	1864-Dated Civil War Period, Lithograph Portrait of Abraham Lincoln by J.(ohn) C.(hester) Buttre (after the photograph by Mathew Brady), surrounded with vignettes designed by W. Momberger, New York, Framed, Choice Extremely Fine.	$400 - $500
Slavery & Black History
181	(1865-Printed) Abraham Lincoln's Reelection Related Booklet titled, “What Miscegenation Is! - And What We Are to Expect Now that Mr. Lincoln is Re-elected.” this (Racist Fake News Baiting) Printed Pamphlet, by L. Seaman, LL. D., New York: Waller & Willetts, 1865., with its Original Pictorial salmon wrappers, 8 pages, measuring 5.5” x 9”, Very Fine.	$1,200 - $1,800
182	June 13, 1845-Dated Pre Civil War Era, Slave-Related Autograph Document Written and Signed, “Alex R. McKee”, by Alexander R. McKee (1815-1865), Concerning a young 12 Year Old Negro Boy Named Jacob, Valued at $300”, 1 page, measuring 7-7/8" x 4", Garrard County, Kentucky, Choice Very Fine.	$600 - $800
184	c. 1855 Pre Civil War Anti-Slavery MASSACHUSETTS Broadside, "Call for a Convention", 1 page on a pale blue sheet,measuring 5" x 7.75", Boston,small fold repair on verso, with remnants of prior mounting, having a very clean well printed face for display, Very Fine.	$1,000 - $2,000
185	May 26, 1859-Dated Pre-Civil War, 5-page Manuscript Estate Inventory Appraisal, Including the Values of Four Listed Named Slaves, Laurel County, Kentucky, Very Fine.	$500 - $600
Political & Americana
188	1763-Dated Colonial French & Indian War, Stamp Act Era, Rare Original First State Political Engraving titled, “John Wilkes Esqr.” by William Hogarth, London, “Publish’d according to Act of Parliament May 16, 1763.”, Framed, Choice Very Fine.	$2,200 - $2,800
189	c. 1828, JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, Printed Document, "John Quincy Adams." Presidential Campaign Songsheet Handbill, Providence, RI: (Henry Trumbull), "John Quincy Adams is the man, / Round whom the people flock, Sir, / And none the worse for Uncle Sam, / Because of Yankee stock, Sir.", 1 page, measuring 8” x 10”, Fine.	$2,000 - $3,000
190	May 5, 1942-Dated World War II, Official U.S. Army Japanese Internment Broadside Poster “NOTICE”, “Civilian Exclusion Order No. 41”, large size measuring 22” x 14", Presidio of San Francisco, California, Never Folded, Crisp Extremely Fine.	$3,000 - $4,000
192	Authentic Thomas Edison (1847-1931), c. 1910 Model 35A Universal Stock Ticker, with its Glass Dome, “MFD. BY T. A. EDISON INC. - 8689” previously located on J. William Middendorf’s II Executive Office Desk when holding a seat on the exchange, Used, Glass Dome Intact, Very Fine.	$6,000 - $8,000
194	1919-Dated, Original Hand-Drawn and Hand-Colored Handsome Native American Indian "Ledger Art", Depicting a Double-Armed Warrior on Horseback in Battle Signed, “Marc Tem - 1919”, Measuring 8.25" x 5.5", Choice Very Fine.	$1,000 - $2,000
Historic Maps
196	1755 First State French Printing of the Fry - Jefferson Map of Virginia, Engraving with Original Hand-Color, Paris: Robert Vaugondy, State 1: Dated 1755, "Gravee E. Haussard.", Lord Fairfax line shown and colored in red, Choice Extremely Fine.	$8,000 - $10,000
197	1826 First Issue, Historic Hand-Color Engraved Folding Map of New England, titled: “A Map of the New England States Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut With the adjoining parts of New York & Lower Canada. Boston, 1826.” by Nathan Hale (1784-1863) (“Compiled and published by”), Engraved by J. V. N. Throop, 72 segmented sections, fully open measuring to about 45” Height x 40” Width (plus margins), Complete With Its Original Slipcase, Very Fine.	$2,800 - $3,600
198	May 15th, 1864-Dated (Created), Hand-Scribed Calligraphy Broadside Document titled, “Compact or Constitution of the PILGRIM FATHERS / Signed on board the MAYFLOWER Novr. 11th 1620”, Intended for display, measuring 26.5” x 21.5”, by known teacher of penmanship and engraving, artist Nathaniel Duren Gould (1781-1864), Framed, Fine.	$3,000 - $4,000
199	c. 1775 18th century Revolutionary War Wooden Black Painted “Cheesebox” style Militia Canteen, having the unique Owner’s Name “LANE” clearly branded on on side, Choice Very Fine.	$1,500 - $2,000

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