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Lot	Image	Description	Estimate Range	Bidding Status
26		U.S. Senator James Hillhouse of CT. THREE Autograph Notes Signed to James Madison as both Secretary of State & President these Three are Dated: 1802, 1808 & 1810 JAMES HILLHOUSE (1754-1832). Revolutionary War Officer he commanded troops alongside Aaron Burr during the British Invasion of New Haven, CT. in 1779; In U.S. Congress from CT, 1791-1796; U.S. Senate, 1796-1810 and briefly served as President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate.	$800 - $1,200	Bidding is OPEN for this lot. Click HERE to place your bid.
27		Framed Clipped Signature with Portrait of Esek Hopkins ESEK HOPKINS (1718-1802). First American Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Navy, from the outset of the Revolutionary War from 1775 to 1777.	$600 - $800	Bidding is OPEN for this lot. Click HERE to place your bid.
28		Francis Hopkinson Twice Signed Revolutionary War Orders for the Value Appraisal of a Seized Ship and It’s Cargo FRANCIS HOPKINSON (1737-1791). Signer of the Declaration of Independence as a Delegate from New Jersey, Pennsylvania Admiralty Court Judge, Federal Judge, American Author, played a key role in the Design of the First American Flag and creation of the Design for the “Great Seal of the United States”; Continental Congress US Loan-Office Treasurer of Loans.	$2,000 - $3,000	Bidding is OPEN for this lot. Click HERE to place your bid.
29		1871 American Abolitionist JULIA WARD HOWE Autograph Letter Signed, Author of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" Accepts a famous Speaker at The New England Woman's Club JULIA WARD HOWE (1819-1910). American Abolitionist, Social Activist, and Poet, most famous as the Author of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" (1862); Howe also co-founded the “American Woman Suffrage Association” and was the first woman elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1908 and championed Votes for Women.	$600 - $800	Bidding is OPEN for this lot. Click HERE to place your bid.
30		1877 JULIA WARD HOWE Autograph Letter Signed JULIA WARD HOWE (1819-1910). American Abolitionist, Social Activist, and Poet, most famous as the Author of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" (1862); Howe also co-founded the “American Woman Suffrage Association” and was the first woman elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1908 and championed Votes for Women.	$400 - $600	Bidding is OPEN for this lot. Click HERE to place your bid.
31		1877 JULIA WARD HOWE Autograph Letter Signed Penned on Heavy Black Bordered “Mourning” Stationary JULIA WARD HOWE (1819-1910). American Abolitionist, Social Activist, and Poet, most famous as the Author of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" (1862); Howe also co-founded the “American Woman Suffrage Association” and was the first woman elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1908 and championed Votes for Women.	$500 - $600	Bidding is OPEN for this lot. Click HERE to place your bid.
32		APRIL 10, 1865 Dated Historic Manuscript Note Signed “A. Lincoln” as President, Just Four Days Prior to Lincoln’s Assassination by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theater ABRAHAM LINCOLN (1809-April 15, 1865). Abraham Lincoln was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the 16th President of the United States, throughout the American Civil War from 1861 until his Assassination in 1865. From: A “Lincoln Lore” article further stating: “This endorsement was signed, it was observed, on April 10, four days before Lincoln’s assassination and the day after he was notified of General Lee’s surrender. It might be called a jubilant signature.”	$6,000 - $8,000	Bidding is OPEN for this lot. Click HERE to place your bid.
33		“Robert T Lincoln” Autograph Letter Signed as Secretary of War December 16, 1882-Dated to Senator H. B. Anthony ROBERT TODD LINCOLN (1843-1926). Oldest Son of President Abraham Lincoln. Secretary of War under Presidents Garfield and Arthur (1881-1885). U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom under Presidents Cleveland and B. Harrison (1889-1893).	$600 - $800	Bidding is OPEN for this lot. Click HERE to place your bid.
34		1815 James Madison & James Monroe Signed Rare Form Partially-Printed Vellum Military Appointment With Seal JAMES MADISON & JAMES MONROE, 4th President of the United States and the 5th President of the United States.	$2,800 - $3,600	Bidding is OPEN for this lot. Click HERE to place your bid.
35		(Robert R. Livingston ) Signature Clipped & Lacking, Letter Written by Livingston to U.S. Secretary of State James Madison from Paris, July 28, 1803 (ROBERT R. LIVINGSTON) (1746-1813). American Lawyer, Politician, and Diplomat from New York, as well as a Founding Father of the United States. Administered the Oath of Office to George Washington when he assumed the Presidency April 30, 1789, Minister to France under Jefferson, Negotiated the Louisiana Purchase.	$1,200 - $1,800	Bidding is OPEN for this lot. Click HERE to place your bid.
36		1834 Alexander Macomb & Thomas Sidney Jesup Signed Dual-Sided, Autograph Letter and Presentation Poem Signed ALEXANDER MACOMB, (1748-1831). Commanding General of the U.S. Army (1828-41), who Received the Congressional Gold Medal for his great military Victory at the Battle of Plattsburgh during the War of 1812; American fur trader, merchant; land speculator known for purchasing nearly four million acres from the State of New York after the Revolutionary War. THOMAS SIDNEY JESUP, (1788-1860). United States Army officer known as the "Father of the Modern Quartermaster Corps". Jesup’s 52-year (1808-1860) military career was one of the longest in the history of the United States Army; Brigadier General 1818; Brevet Major General 1828.	$1,800 - $2,400	Bidding is OPEN for this lot. Click HERE to place your bid.
37		On July 8, 1776 Patriot John Nixon made the First Public Proclamation Reading of the Declaration of Independence Brigadier General JOHN NIXON, (1733-1808). On July 8, 1776 Patriot John Nixon made the very First Public Proclamation Reading of the Declaration of Independence, read from the steps of the Pennsylvania State House, General George Washington’s Aide-de-Camp; Financier and Official Director of of the Bank of North America of Philadelphia, who served as a Militia Officer in the American Revolutionary War, and Chairman of the Committee of Safety.	$800 - $1,000	Bidding is OPEN for this lot. Click HERE to place your bid.
38		“Property of Annie Oakley, Nutley, N.J." Signed Book titled “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm” / Oakley's Personal Library ANNIE OAKLEY (1860-1926). Legendary Markswoman; Starred in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show.	$3,500 - $4,500	Bidding is OPEN for this lot. Click HERE to place your bid.
39		Sons of Liberty Member’s Secret Letter of Correspondence William Palfrey has Informed Joseph Palmer that a British Tea Ship has Docked at Philadelphia and has been Allowed Only Six Hours to Leave with its Cargo of Tea in 1770 JOSEPH PALMER (1716-1788). British born American Patriot; Member of the Sons of Liberty in Boston; Palmer was also a skilled writer and used his talents to communicate with other members of the Sons of Liberty and to promote the cause of American independence; he is remembered today as a hero of the American Revolution. (WILLIAM PALFREY)(1741-1780). (Mentioned, Not Signed.) William Palfrey often served as the “Scriber” a communicator for the “Sons of Liberty” in Boston, and he maintained a correspondence with the radical John Wilkes on behalf of the group; on July 16, 1775, William Palfrey was appointed an Aide-de-Camp to Major General Charles Lee; on February 10, 1776, appointed Aide-de-Camp to the Commander-in-Chief General George Washington; Selected as Paymaster General, the Chief Financial Officer of the Continental Army on April 27, 1776; elected Consul to France on December 9, 1780, embarked and Sailed for France but his ship was never heard from again, all aboard presumed lost at sea.	$5,000 - $10,000	Bidding is OPEN for this lot. Click HERE to place your bid.
40		1770 Paul Revere’s Original Hand-Colored Engraving of The Bloody “Boston Massacre” Considered The Most Famous and Historic Engraved Print in American History (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, Apperance of Fine.	$150,000 - $200,000	Bidding is OPEN for this lot. Click HERE to place your bid.
41		1864 Civil War Dated Union General Henry W Perkins ALS HENRY W PERKINS (1834-1890). Brigadier General of Volunteers Union Officer during the Civil War. Assistant Adjutant General of Volunteers.	$300 - $400	Bidding is OPEN for this lot. Click HERE to place your bid.
42		Book “Pickett and His Men” Signed by Lasalle Corbell Pickett Author & Wife of Confederate General George E. Pickett LaSALLE CORBELL PICKETT (1843-1931). Prolific author and lecturer, and the third wife of George E. Pickett (1861-1865), the Confederate General best known for his participation in the doomed frontal assault known as “Pickett’s Charge” during the American Civil War at Gettysburg.	$300 - $400	Bidding is OPEN for this lot. Click HERE to place your bid.
43		President Franklin Pierce & Jefferson Davis Secretary of War Signed 1856 Ornate Engraved Military Appointment FRANKLIN PIERCE (1804-1869). 14th President of the United States (1853-1857); the only President from New Hampshire; Served in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate; fought in the Mexican-American War; Army Brigadier General. JEFFERSON “JEFF” DAVIS (1808-1889). American Statesman, U.S. Secretary of War; Served as Confederate States of America President for the CSA’s entire Civil War history.	$3,000 - $4,000	Bidding is OPEN for this lot. Click HERE to place your bid.
44		“Rochefontaine - Major of Engineers” Revolutionary War Corps of Sappers and Miners Autograph Document Signed STEPHEN ROCHEFONTAINE (1755-1814). French military engineer who served in the American Continental Army during the American Revolution, later promoted to Chief of Engineers. President George Washington made Rochefontaine Commandant of the new Corps on 26 February 1795, and Rochefontaine started a Military School at West Point, NY.	$1,000 - $1,500	Bidding is OPEN for this lot. Click HERE to place your bid.
45		Commodore John Rodgers as President of the Navy Board American Naval Commissioner to Charter a Vessel in 1817 COMMODORE JOHN RODGERS (1772-1838). Senior Naval Officer in the United States Navy who served under Six Presidents in the Quasi-War with France, both Barbary Wars in North Africa, and the War of 1812 with Britain as Rodgers fired the first shot of the War aboard his flagship, the USS President, and played a leading role in the recapture of Washington, DC after the Capital was Burned by the British, he served as Secretary of the Navy in 1823.	$600 - $800	Bidding is OPEN for this lot. Click HERE to place your bid.
46		Commodore John Rodgers Autograph Note Signed to President James Madison Accepting an Invitation to Dinner JOHN RODGERS (1772-1838). United States Naval Officer with extensive military victories for 4 decades, from the 1790's through the late 1830's; Served in the Quasi War with France, both Barbary Wars and in the War of 1812 - Firing the First Shot of the War aboard his flagship USS President; President of the Board of Navy Commissioners from 1815 until his retirement in 1837.	$800 - $1,000	Bidding is OPEN for this lot. Click HERE to place your bid.
47		1954-Dated Typed Letter Signed “Eleanor Roosevelt” with Thanks for Berries Sent from Roosevelt’s Campobello Island ELEANOR ROOSEVELT (1884-1962). Longest-serving First Lady of the United States, holding the post from 1933 to 1945 during her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office, Woman’s Rights activist.	$400 - $500	Bidding is OPEN for this lot. Click HERE to place your bid.
48		“Free - Winfield Scott - Lieut. Genl” Early Civil War Era Handwritten Free Frank Front Panel of a Posted Envelope WINFIELD SCOTT (1786-1866). Brigadier General in the War of 1812, the Black Hawk War, the Mexican-American War, the Second Seminole War, and, briefly, the American Civil War; Congress would later present him a special Gold Medal; Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Army (1841 through 1861); unsuccessful Presidential Candidate of the Whig Party in 1852.	$600 - $800	Bidding is OPEN for this lot. Click HERE to place your bid.
49		1744 William Shirley Royal Governor of the Province of Massachusetts-Bay Manuscript Document Signed for a Judge of Probate to serve on the Tiny Island of Nantucket WILLIAM SHIRLEY (1694-1771). British Colonial Administrator and Royal Governor of the Province of Massachusetts-Bay, being the longest-serving Governor, holding the position 1741-1749 and again from 1753-1756, served during the French and Indian War, replacing General Braddock upon his death, as North America Commander-in-Chief.	$1,200 - $1,800	Bidding is OPEN for this lot. Click HERE to place your bid.
50		1863 Commodore & Rear Admiral Joseph Smith ADS who Oversaw the Construction of the Ironclad “USS Monitor” JOSEPH SMITH (March 30, 1790 - January 17, 1877). Rear admiral of the United States Navy, who served during the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, and the American Civil War, Member of the “Ironclad Board” who oversaw the construction of the USS Monitor.	$400 - $500	Bidding is OPEN for this lot. Click HERE to place your bid.
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