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Historic Autographs
Lot	Image	Description
Lot: 26 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	1935 “Ripley” Signed Autograph Signature Card as Part of a Framed Group of items for Display ROBERT L. RIPLEY (1890-1449). Of “Believe It Or Not!” fame, an American cartoonist, entrepreneur, and amateur anthropologist, who created the famous brand called Ripley's Believe It or Not! newspaper comic strip, radio show, and television show. Estimate: $500 - $600 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 27 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	1954 “Eleanor Roosevelt” Typed Letter Signed with her Thanks for Berries Sent from Roosevelt’s Campobello Island ELEANOR ROOSEVELT (1884-1962). The 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, and historic Woman’s Rights activist. Estimate: $400 - $500 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 28 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	Nathan Mayer Rothschild famous Jewish Banker Signed 1822 Russian Financial 5% Bond Loan for 720 Roubles NATHAN MAYER ROTHSCHILD (1777-1836). Baron de Rothschild, English-German banker of Jewish heritage; businessman and financier of the second generation of the Rothschild Banking dynasty which was to become N. M. Rothschild & Sons; First person of Jewish faith admitted to the House of Lords; A Freemason, in the aftermath of the British Slavery Abolition Act 1833, with the Slave Compensation Act 1837, Rothschild and his business partner Moses Montefiore loaned the British Government 15 million (worth 1.46 billion in 2022), used to compensate the Slave owners in the British Empire after the Slave Trade had been Abolished. Estimate: $600 - $800 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 29 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	“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. Estimate: $600 - $800 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 30 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	Robert Smith as 2nd Secretary of the U.S. Navy Signed Handwritten Statement of the First Costs of the Six Official United States Navy Yards Totaling $135,846.92, April 1802 ROBERT SMITH (1757-1842). 2nd United States Secretary of the Navy (1801-1809), and through Thomas Jefferson's Presidency; he served as the 6th Secretary of State under President James Madison from 1809 to 1811. Estimate: $800 - $1,000 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 31 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	1790 Extensive Letter sent to First United States Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Stoddert at Georgetown, Maryland (BENJAMIN STODDERT) (1751-1813). First United States Secretary of the Navy (1798-1801), overseeing the US Navy during the Quasi War with France; in 1783, he established a tobacco export business in Georgetown, MD, he returned to his work as a merchant following his service as Secretary of the Navy. Estimate: $300 - $400 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 32 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	February 12, 1828-Dated ALLEN TRIMBLE, Ohio Governor’s Response to the South Carolina “Nullification” Threat (ALLEN TRIMBLE) (1783-1870). A Federalist politician from Ohio, who served as the 8th and 10th Governor of Ohio. Estimate: $600 - $800 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 33 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	Harry S. Truman Typed Letter Signed to Obert, Natrona of the County Democratic Central Committee July 29th, 1964 “Presidents are responsible to themselves and to history for their decisions...” 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. Estimate: $400 - $500 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 34 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	1781 Patriot Chaplain Benjamin Trumbull (1735-1820) who published “Twelve Discourses on the Divine Origin of the Holy Scriptures” and other Civil and Ecclesiastical, Writings, Signed Bolton, Connecticut Tax Abatement BENJAMIN TRUMBULL, (1735-1820). American Revolutionary War Period Patriot Chaplain, Preacher and Historian, who published “Twelve Discourses on the Divine Origin of the Holy Scriptures”, “A General History of the United States of America”, “A Complete History of Connecticut, Civil and Ecclesiastical, from the Emigration of Its First Planters from England, in 1630, to the Year 1764; and to the Close of the Indian Wars” and others. Estimate: $450 - $650 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 35 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	1787 John Wilcocks in Philadelphia Financial Letter to Nicholas Low in New York City Regarding a Prior Debt 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. Estimate: $300 - $400 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Colonial America
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Lot: 36 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	THE WITCHES OF NEW ENGLAND! The Athenian Mercury, Newspaper, London, Dated June 24, 1693 with an Ad for Boston Pamphlet titled: “A Further Account of the Tryals of the New-England Witches.” June 24, 1693-Dated, Single Sheet (Printed on Both Sides), measuring 12.5” x 7.5”, Choice Extremely Fine or better, Boston pamphlet titled: “A Further Account of the Tryals of the New-England Witches”. Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 37 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	1745 “An Historical Account of English Money From The Conquest, to the Present Time; Including Those of Scotland, from the Union of the Two Kingdoms in King JAMES I.” By Stephen Martin-Leake, Esq; LONDON - Reference Book Stephen Martin-Leake, Author, Reference Book titled: “An Historical Account of English Money, From the Conquest to the Present Time; Including Those of Scotland, From the Accession of James I to the Union of the Two Kingdoms.” Second Edition, London, Complete, Fine. Estimate: $600 - $800 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 38 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	1755 Sandwich, Massachusetts Order to Pay the Town's Schoolmaster His Salary during the French & Indian War Era July 19, 1755-Dated French & Indian War Era Colonial America, Manuscript Document, being an Order to Pay the Salary due the Schoolmaster of the Town of Sandwich, Massachusetts, Choice Fine. Estimate: $250 - $350 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 39 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	c. 1756 French and Indian / Seven Year’s War Colonial Era Manuscript Document Regarding Military Merchandise c. 1756 French and Indian War Colonial Era, Manuscript Document Signed, “Col. E.(stes) Hatch” (1689-1759) who commanded the Troop of Cavalry in Boston, and was Captain of the 10th Company in the Third Massachusetts Regiment at the Battle of Louisburg in 1745, later becoming a Brigadier General, this document being a formal list in review of specific critical merchandise during the Seven Year’s War, (Massachusetts), Fine. Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 40 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	French and Indian War 1758 Conn. Fiscal Document Signed “Joseph Talcott Treasurer” to Repay John Ledyard’s Loan a Tradition that Originated America’s Song “Yankee Doodle” JOSEPH TALCOTT (1701-1780). Treasurer of the Colony of Connecticut from 1756 to 1769. (JOHN LEDYARD, SR.) (1700-1771). Father of the Famous American, Connecticut Explorer and adventurer, John Ledyard (1751-1789) who accompanied Captain James Cook on his voyage to find a Northwest Passage to the Orient (1776-1779), namesake of the town of Ledyard, Connecticut (the current location in Ledyard of the Foxwood’s Restort Casino). Estimate: $2,800 - $3,200 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 41 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	French & Indian to Revolutionary War 18th Century Handcrafted or Blacksmith Created Wrought-Iron Sword c. 1760-1780 French & Indian to Revolutionary War Use, Singular Handmade Colonial Era Sword, measures 34.5” overall with a 28.5” blade, cylindrical wooden grip, Fine. Estimate: $600 - $800 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 42 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	c. 1591 Theodore de Bry depiction of Industrious Florida Native Americans Depositing Crops at the Public Granary c. 1591, Theodore de Bry depiction of Native Americans and the New World from his "America" series (also known as the "Great Voyages"), the "XXII" in Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues and Theodore de Bry's engravings of Florida Indians here refers to plate number 22 in the series, De Bry published this engraving as part of his "America" series (specifically in the second volume, published in 1591), Framed, Choice Crisp Extremely Fine or better. Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 43 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	1781 Engraving of the Dress of California Native Indians 1781 Revolutionary War Period, Copper-Plate Engraving titled: “Dress of the Inhabitants of California with their manner of Rafts for Fishing, &c.” Engraved by Thornton, for Millar's “New, Complete & Universal System of Geography”, Very Fine. Estimate: $300 - $400 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 44 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	“The Honorable JOHN WINTHROP, Esq.” Amos Doolittle Engraved Original Copper-Plate Printed Portrait Framed (AMOS DOOLITTLE) (1754-1832). American Revolutionary War Patriot, Colonial Artist and Engraver, from New Haven, Connecticut, also known as “The Paul Revere of Connecticut.” Original Copper-Plate Portrait Engraving of “The Honorable JOHN WINTHROP, Esq.”, Framed, Choice Extremely Fine. Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Revolutionary War
Lot	Image	Description
Lot: 45 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	“An Address Delivered at Charlestown, Mass., On The 17th of June, 1836... First Edition Booklet In Commemoration Of The Battle Of Bunker Hill” by Alexander H. Everett 1836-Dated First Edition Booklet titled: “An Address Delivered at Charlestown, Mass., On The 17th of June, 1836, At The Request Of The Young Men, Without Distinction of Party, In Commemoration Of The Battle Of Bunker Hill” by Alexander H. Everett (1790-1847), Published in 1836 by Beals & Greene of Boston, Publisher’s Gift as noted on cover, Choice Very Fine. Estimate: $800 - $1,000 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 46 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	15 Collectable Vintage John Hancock & Other Patriotic American Historic Revolutionary War Noteables Booklets c. 1920, Lot of 15 Classic Infomational Historical Booklets on American History Revolutionary War and Patriots Heros and Later Noteable Figures and places with Front Cover Color Images, issued by John Hancock Life Insurance Company, Boston, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate: $150 - $200 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 47 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	66th British (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot Cuff Button c. 1782 Revolutionary War, 66th (Berkshire) British Regiment of Foot Soldier’s Pewter Cuff Button, .5” diameter, with Original Shank, Very Fine. Estimate: $350 - $400 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 48 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	Receiving “Small Bills” of Colonial Currency in 1776 A Revolutionary War Officer assists a friend having Trouble May 6, 1776-Dated Revolutionary War Period, Autographed Letter Signed, “Lieut. William Allen” regarding trying to exchange her Thirteen Pounds of Rhode Island Currency into smaller Bills (of Colonial Currency paper money notes), Providence, (RI.), Choice Very Fine. Estimate: $600 - $800 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 49 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	1777 Founding Father Oliver Ellsworth & General Jedediah Huntington Autograph Payment Document Signed in 1777 Revolutionary War Payment for Soldier's Sickness Expense OLIVER ELLSWORTH (1745-1807). Founding Father who served as the Third Chief Justice of the United States, 1796-1800, having been nominated by President George Washington; In U.S. Senate from Connecticut, 1789-1796. During the Revolutionary War, he served as a member of the Connecticut Pay-Table Committee. JEDEDIAH HUNTINGTON (1743-1818). Joined the Sons of Liberty of Connecticut in 1769, Major General in the Revolutionary War, an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati. General Jedediah Huntington (1745- Estimate: $600 - $800 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 50 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	1777 Connecticut Pay Order for Sick Soldier, Reuben Wadsworth, in Colonel John Chester's Regiment February 3, 1777-Dated Revolutionary War Period Manuscript Document, a Pay Order for a Sick Soldier in Colonel Chester's Regiment Sent Out of Camp by Order of the Colonel, Choice Very Fine. Estimate: $350 - $450 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
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