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4	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 black Revolutionary War veteran, Cheswell served in 1777 in the Saratoga Campaign.	$1,500 - $2,000
11	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
12	THOMAS FITCH (c.1699-1774). Born in Norwalk, Connecticut, he graduated from Yale College in 1721. Served in the Connecticut General Assembly and was Governor of the Colony of Connecticut from 1754 to 1766, leading the Colony through the tumultuous years of the French and Indian War.	$1,800 - $2,400
16	JAMES MADISON (1751-1836). Founding Father from Virginia who served as the 4th President of the United States (1809-1817); hailed as the "Father of the Constitution" for his pivotal role in Drafting and Promoting the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights; President during the War of 1812 against Great Britain. HIRAM PAULDING (1797-1878). Commodore and Rear Admiral in the United States Navy, who served from the War of 1812 until after the Civil War; Appointed Midshipman on September 1, 1811 (This Document); During the War of 1812, he served on Lakes Ontario and Champlain, Commanding the second division from Ticonderoga during the Battle of Lake Champlain; after the War of 1812 he served in Constellation, off the Algerian coast, and in Independence, the brig Prometheus, and Macedonian. CADWALADER RINGGOLD (1802-1867). Officer in the United States Navy who served in the United States Exploring Expedition, promoted to Commander on July 16, 1849, and began the definitive survey of the San Francisco Bay region, and, after initially retiring, returned to service during the Civil War; in Command of the frigate Sabine on November 1, 1861.	$5,000 - $6,000
19	WILLIAM McKINLEY, (1843-Sept. 14, 1901). 25th President of the United States (1897-1901), serving from 1897 until his Assassination in 1901. A member of the Republican Party, he led a realignment that made Republicans largely dominant in the industrial states and nationwide for decades.	$600 - $800
20	HENRY MIDDLETON (1717-1784). A Founding Father of the United States from South Carolina, President of the Continental Congress from South Carolina (1774-1774), Delegate to the Continental Congress (1774-1774), Signer on a rare South Carolina Currency issue in 1775, being the only available “Collectable” example of Henry Middleton’s autograph.	$2,000 - $4,000
21	HENRY MIDDLETON (1717-1784). A Founding Father of the United States from South Carolina, President of the Continental Congress from South Carolina (1774-1774), Delegate to the Continental Congress (1774-1774), Signer on a rare South Carolina Currency issue in 1775, being the only available “Collectable” example of Henry Middleton’s autograph.	$2,000 - $4,000
28	PAUL REVERE (JR.) (1735-1818). American Silversmith, Engraver, early Industrialist as owner of the “Revere Copper Company”; Founding Member “Sons of Liberty” Patriot in the American Revolution; most famous for alerting the Colonial militia to the approach of British forces April 18th, 1775 the night prior to the Battles of Lexington & Concord starting the Revolutionary War, as dramatized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "Paul Revere's Ride".	$50,000 - $80,000
29	JOSEPH WARREN REVERE (1812-1880) and PAUL REVERE (Son of Joseph Warren Revere 1856-1901),. President of the “Revere Copper Company” in 1811 upon Paul Revere’s retirement; Officer who served in both the United States Navy and Army; served with distinction as a Navy Lieutenant during the Mexican War and as a Brigadier General during the American Civil War; he was the direct Grandson of PAUL REVERE JR., Silversmith, Engraver, and famous Boston “Sons of Liberty” Revolutionary War Patriot who made a historic ride the night of April 18th, 1775 to warn that... The British Are Coming.	$4,000 - $5,000
40	OLIVER WOLCOTT, JR. (1760-1833). Son of Declaration Signer Oliver Wolcott Sr, Oliver served as the 2nd U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (1795-1800) being appointed by President George Washington following the resignation of Alexander Hamilton. MRS. MARY WOOSTER (1729-1807), the Widow of Revolutionary War General David Wooster	$600 - $800
Colonial America
46	1766-Dated (Printed in 1765) Pre-Revolutionary War Stamp Act Era, Colonial Almanac, Second Edition published by Nathaniel Ames, Boston, 24 pages, Complete, containing Paul Revere’s Engraved Woodcut Illustration of an “Eclipse” on page 17, the earliest known Paul Revere Engraved Almanac Illustration as seen in Brigham, PAUL REVERE’S ENGRAVINGS, “Acc’t of American Almanacs,” page 198, Fine.	$2,000 - $3,000
47	Rare Original Copper-Plate Engraved Bookplate of "Whitehead Hicks, Esqr." who served as Mayor of New York City from 1766 to 1776, and with Engraved Imprint of the Engraver "H. Dawkins, Sculp." (c. 1753-1786), at top Crest the Latin motto: "Pro Lege et Rege" (For King and the Law), Choice Very Fine.	$800 - $1,000
55	October 14, 1706-Dated Early Colonial Era, Manuscript Document, a Bond Signed by Major John Walley (who Commanded the 1690 Battle of Quebec Land Forces) to Andrew Faneuil (Uncle of Peter Faneuil of Faneuil Hall fame), Guaranteeing Payment of four Bills of Exchange, Boston, Choice Very Fine.	$2,000 - $3,000
56	December 11, 1751-Dated, Colonial Rhode Island “Land Bank” Original Mortgage Bond, Indenture/Deed, Partly-Printed Document Signed, “Benjamin Potter” along with his red wax seal, Exeter (RI), Choice Very Fine.	$2,400 - $2,800
57	April 14th, 1766-Dated, Historical Manuscript Document Signed, Town Clerk Official True Copy dated to August 17th, 1818 of the “Tree of Liberty” of Newport, Rhode Island. An Original Historical Research Document and Archive containing Four Items with Six Pages and includes the Official True Copy of the Deed of the Tree of Liberty & of the lands whereon it Stands, written by Town Clerk William Read.” Also documenting the authorized Trustee’s Decendants to care for the Tree from that day forward: “chosen by the Survivors of them, upon the decease of either of them, forever, in such succession, a certain large Button Wood Tree, standing at the North End of Thames-street, in Newport,...”. Newport, Rhode Island, Very Fine.	$5,000 - $10,000
59	PAUL REVERE (1734-1818). Original Hand-Colored Copper-Plate 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, Very Fine.	$200,000 - $300,000
60	September 10, 1770-Dated Newspaper, “BOSTON-GAZETTE And Country Journal” with a Masthead Engraved by PAUL REVERE, Referencing the Non-Importation Act, Monday, No. 805, Printed by Edes & Gill (Boston), measuring about 9.25" x 15.5", 4 pages Complete, Used, Fine.	$2,800 - $3,200
61	c. 1750-1760 Mid 18th Century, scarce and desireable French and Indian War Period, relief carved English Silver Embellished wrist and Grip Cap Flintlock Pistol, made by very well known gun maker's "GRIFFIN & TOW", Ex: Gordon Barlow as feature double-page imaged in his book COLONIAL ARTIFACTS, pages 204-205, Choice Very Fine.	$2,500 - $3,500
71	November 24, 1774-Dated Pre-Revolutionary War Colonial Period, Newspaper fully titled, "The Massachusetts Spy Or, Thomas's Boston Journal.", with the historic "JOIN OR DIE" Patriotic Legend within a “Severed Snake” Design in the Masthead, representing the American Colonies, “Volume IV.) THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1774. (Number 199.” published by Isaiah Thomas (1749-1831), Boston, 4 pages, complete, expertly conserved, Fine.	$8,000 - $10,000
72	(PAUL REVERE, JR.) (1735-1818). American Silversmith, Engraver, early industrialist, and a Patriot in the American Revolution, most famous for alerting the Colonial militia to the approaching British forces before the Battles of Lexington and Concord, as dramatized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "Paul Revere's Ride".	$8,000 - $10,000
73	18th Century Colonial Era, European (possibly French) Silver-Hilt Small Sword with Iron and Decorative Engraved Silver work, Museum attributed as having been owned by Samuel Hale of Newbury, Mass., and later Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Choice Very Fine.	$4,000 - $5,000
75	April 5, MDCCLIX (1759) Virginia Act, Ten Shillings, Backed, PCGS graded Very Good-10. Ex: Stack’s John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part VIII, 2005	$2,400 - $3,200
Revolutionary War
79	Colony of Massachusetts Bay, August 18, 1775, One Shilling, with unique “PINE TREE” vignette, Paul Revere Engraved Copper-Plate First Denomination of the First “Sword in Hand” Issue with reverse legend, “Issued in defence of American Liberty.” and Minuteman Design, also with the First “Due Date” of August 18, 1778, Very Fine.	$10,000 - $12,000
80	March 28, 1770-Dated Manuscript Letter Signed, “Nath Coffin” as Collector at the "Custom House, Boston" sent from Nathaniel Coffin to John Swift, being the Collector of Customs at Philadelphia, written shortly after the “Boston Massacre,” which occurred on March 5th 1770, About Fine.	$1,000 - $1,500
87	August 13th, 1780-Dated Revolutionary War Period, Unique Serial Number “1”, Partially-Printed Document Signed, “James Bagley - W.M.G.L.”, at Lebanon, Lancaster County, PA., being a “Pennsylvania” Interest Bearing Bond, Anderson listed as PA-2, fully executed for the Purchase of a Horse by the United States Continental Army, Choice Very Fine.	$1,200 - $2,400
88	February 21, 1781-Dated Revolutionary War Period, Imprint “Acts and Laws,” Regarding “High-Treason” and for “repealing” an ACT regarding the 1780 Bill Regulating and Enacting that Bills of Credit heretofore emitted by the Authority of Congress, &c. Shall be a legal Tender, Hartford, Connecticut, Very Fine.	$1,800 - $2,400
93	Pre 1765, 2nd Quarter of the 18th Century, A rare and significant American Revolutionary War Period, PAIR of English single-shot, black powder, Box-Lock Flintlock Pistols, (Identified to Owner, Captain John Morton, 4th Virginia Regiment of the Continental line) Grips with Engraved Inlaid Silver, “J M” (John Morton) and “V A” (Virginia), made by "SEGALAS, LONDON", FINE.	$8,000 - $10,000
George Washington
111	November 14, 1792-Dated Federal Period, Newspaper titled, “The New Jersey Journal”, Elizabethtown, New Jersey, with President George Washington’s Annual Message to Congress and 1792 Half Disme / United States establishing is first Mint content, Published by Shepard Kollock, 4 pages, Complete, Choice Very Fine.	$1,000 - $1,500
War of 1812
138	c. 1812 Rare Early Federal to War of 1812 Period, Partially-Printed Document, Privateer Ship’s Commission Paper (Private Armed Naval Vessel of War, as Specifically Allowed in the U.S. Constitution), an Official Printed Form, Unissued, Choice Very Fine.	$3,000 - $4,000
139	February 5th, 1814-Dated War of 1812 and Creek Indian War Period, Manuscript Letter, sent from William Hall, Locustland, Tennessee, addressed to William B. Lewis, General Andrew Jackson's Quartermaster at Nashville, requesting “payment for 150 Stand of Arms and a large quantity of Linens for the use of Genl. Jackson's Army", Very Fine.	$1,000 - $1,500
146	AMOS DOOLITTLE (American, 1754-1832), 1814 Complete Set of Four with Hand-Color, Religious Allegory Engravings, Published & Sold by Shelton & Kensett Cheshire, CT., comprising: The Prodigal Son Receiving his Patrimony / The Prodigal Son Revelling with Harlots / The Prodigal Son in Misery / The Prodigal Son Returned to his Father, each measuring 13.75” x 10.25”, contemporarily and uniformly Framed to 15.25” x 11.75”, Choice Very Fine.	$10,000 - $12,000
Encased Postage Stamps
164	1862 Civil War Era Encased Postage Stamp, EP-33, HB-18, S-9, Reed-AP03. Three Cents, Take Ayer's Pills, Partial Silvering, Choice Extremely Fine.	$500 - $600
167	1862 Encased Postage Stamp Civil War Emergency Currency, Rare Trial or Pattern Specimen, Type of EP-46, HB-129, S-95, Reed-JG03. This Encased Postage Stamp is unique having a Hand-Carved Obverse Brass Frame, created to demonstrate the outer Obverse Frame Design, Three Cents. J. GAULT. Plain Frame, Near Mint.	$1,200 - $2,400
168	1874-Dated, Special Award Medals to John Shillito & Co. (An Encased Postage Stamp Merchant) Matched Hand-Engraved Pair of Cincinnati Industrial Exposition, Struck one each in Silver and Copper, each having Hand-Engraved Award Text, both Choice Extremely Fine.	$700 - $800
Abraham Lincoln
174	ABRAHAM LINCOLN - The Ultimate Lincoln Collectible meant for Display, Silver “Seated Lincoln” after Sculptor Gutzon Borglum's first original version created in 1911, being life-sized and cast in Bronze, which stands outside the Essex County Courthouse in Newark, New Jersey, Number 29 of only 56 cast in .999 Fine Pure Silver, this Certified to contain 1,140 Troy Ounces, With its Complete Documentation Folio, virtually as made Mint.	$40,000 - $60,000
179	"1862" Abraham Lincoln Indian Peace Medal, Struck at the United States Mint in Bronze, First & Largest Size, Julian IP-38, Prucha-51, Cunningham 22-020Bz, King-520, Second Reverse, Engraved by Salathiel Ellis (Obv.) and Joseph Willison (Rev. unsigned), Choice About Uncirculated. 76 mm.	$2,400 - $3,600
180	Undated (1882) U.S. Mint Lincoln and Garfield Medal, Struck in Silver, Second Size, 18.5 mm, Cunningham 22-330S, King-541, Julian PR-41 Silver, About Uncirculated.	$250 - $350
Political Americana
195	February 12,1849-Dated California Gold Rush Important Congressional Imprint titled: "Memorial of Citizens of The United States Residing in the Valley of the Mississippi, Praying That Military Escorts May be Placed on the Route Between that Valley and California, and a Permanent Military Post Established Near the Gold Region in that Territory for the Protection of Emigrants.", Choice Crisp Extremely Fine.	$800 - $1,000
Weapons
200	c. 1850 Mid 19th Century, Very Decorative American Tiger Maple Half-stock single-shot, black powder, muzzle-loading Pennsylvania / Kentucky-style Long Rifle, built on the smaller size, and has Thirteen Decorative Silver Inlays, possibly intended for use by a woman or younger child, Fine.	$1,200 - $1,800
Colonial Coinage
208	1766 William Pitt “Silvered” Copper Colonial Halfpenny, Extremely Fine.	$1,800 - $2,400
Indian Peace Medals
217	1865 Andrew Johnson Indian Peace Medal, Struck in Bronze, First Largest Size, engraved by Anthony C. Paquet, Julian IP-40, Musante GW-770, Baker-173X variety (Unlisted in Bronze metallic composition). NGC graded Mint State-63 Brown.	$1,500 - $2,000

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