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Historic Autographs
Lot	Image	Description
Lot: 1 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	1797 President "John Adams" Signed Four Language Ship Papers also with "Timothy Pickering" as Secretary of State 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 Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 2 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	“J. Q. Adams” Signed Document as President a Rare Reuse “JAMES MONROE, President” Crossed Out, Adams Above 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. Estimate: $1,400 - $1,800 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 3 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	“Samuel Adams” Document Beautifully Display Framed His Signature a Vivid “10 out of 10” & Outstanding Eye Appeal 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. Estimate: $3,000 - $4,000 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 4 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	“Susan B. Anthony” Signed Autograph Famous Woman’s Suffrage Quote "Equal Rights For Women" Dated “1882” SUSAN B. ANTHONY (1820-1906). American Civil Rights Leader who played a pivotal role in the 19th Century Women's Rights Movement to Introduce Women's Suffrage into the United States. Estimate: $1,800 - $2,200 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 5 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	Commodore William Bainbridge Orders a Purser to Norfolk 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. Estimate: $800 - $1,200 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 6 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	“Boston Tea Party” Participant Nathaniel Barber Signed as Acting Naval Officer Muster Master State of Massachusetts 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. Estimate: $2,000 - $2,400 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 7 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	1762 Francis Bernard Signed French and Indian War Military Commission to Raise Troops but: “.... being careful not to enlist .... any Negroes, except one only to a Company, as a Servant to the Captain” Display Framed 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. Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 8 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	First African American Statewide Office Holder FRANCIS LEWIS CARDOZO Confirms a Power of Attorney (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). Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 9 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	Women's Suffrage Leader CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT Signed Card with Sentiment was President of the National American Woman Suffrage Association 1900-04 / 1915-20 CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT (1859-1947), Women's Suffrage Leader, she founded the League of Women Voters in 1920 and the International Woman Suffrage Alliance in 1904; Served as President of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, as Susan B. Anthony's hand-picked successor, 1900 to 1904, and again from 1915 to 1920. Estimate: $600 - $800 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 10 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	Wentworth Cheswell - First African American Elected to Public Office in the United States and First Black Judge 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. Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 11 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	Henry Clay Free Frank Signature on Lexington, KY. Postal Cover to Samuel Lisle Smith (1817-1854) 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. Estimate: $300 - $400 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 12 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	“Winfield S. Schley” Hero of the 1898 Spanish-American War Battle of Santiago Bay, Cuba, President Grover Cleveland’s Signed Naval Appointment to the Rank of Commodore 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 Estimate: $4,000 - $5,000 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 13 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CSA President & Confederate States of America President-Elect Jefferson Davis Autograph Letter Signed 1861 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. Estimate: $6,000 - $9,000 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 14 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	Colonel Thomas Dawes (Cousin of William Dawes Patriot Who Rode With Paul Revere On His “Midnight Ride”) 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”. Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 15 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	Secretary of War Dearborn Approves Express Rider to Mount Vernon, Probably to Offer Diplomatic Post to Former Washington Secretary 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. Estimate: $500 - $600 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 16 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	Stephen Decatur 1818 Letter Signed Regarding Advertisements for Mattresses for the U.S. Navy with “wool or hair mattrasses, instead of moss or cattail" 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. Estimate: $800 - $1,000 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 17 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	Susan Decatur the Widow of Naval Hero Stephen Decatur, 1821 Dated Superb Content Autograph Letter Signed To President James Monroe Attacking Captain Jesse Elliott For His Actions in the Duel with Commodore James Barron 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. Estimate: $3,000 - $4,000 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 18 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	Civil War Letter to President Abraham Lincoln from Rear Admiral Samuel F. Du Pont Recommending a Chaplain’s Appointment who expresses “the highest Christian virtues” 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. Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 19 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	1780 Benjamin Edes Signed Revolutionary War “Boston” Town - Treasury Tax Loan Certificate: “for the Purpose of carrying on the War.” Signed by “David Jeffries” Deacon of Old South Church Not Listed in Anderson 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. Estimate: $5,000 - $6,000 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 20 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	George Washington Mezzotint Proof Print Artist Signed by “S(amuel) Arlent Edwards” after James Sharples’ Painting 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. Estimate: $1,600 - $2,200 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 21 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	1958 Typed Letter Signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower who Thanks a Friend for Giving him Crabs! 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. Estimate: $500 - $600 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 22 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	William Ellery, Signer of the Declaration of Independence Autograph Letter Signed Autograph Letter Signed 3 Times! WILLIAM ELLERY (1727-1820). Signer of the Declaration of Independence for Rhode Island, member “Sons of Liberty,” 1776 Delegate to the Continental Congress from Rhode Island and on its Marine Committee, Naval Officer for the Colony of RI, Signer of RI Currency Notes, and appointed as Continental Congress Loan-Office Commissioner for the State of RI, etc. Estimate: $1,600 - $2,200 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 23 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	John Ericsson Builder of the U.S.S. Monitor Autograph Letter Signed to the Smithsonian Secretary Joseph Henry 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. Estimate: $800 - $1,200 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 24 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	Edward Everett Writes to the Selectmen of Concord, Massachusetts about Creating a Statue to Commemorate the 1775 Revolutionary War First Battle at Concord 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. Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 25 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	Lord Fairfax Signed Virginia Land Deed French & Indian War Period to Captain John Strolher of Culpeper 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. Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
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