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Historic Autographs
Lot	Image	Description
Lot: 52 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	Madison, Monroe, Talleyrand & Jefferson's "Crimes" and "back door pimps" Negotiations to Buy Florida From Spain 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. Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 53 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	Believe It Or Not... Its Robert Ripley’s Signature! ROBERT L. RIPLEY (1890-1449). Of “Believe It Or Not!” fame, an American cartoonist, entrepreneur, and amateur anthropologist, who created the Ripley's Believe It or Not! newspaper comic strip, radio show, and television show. Estimate: $600 - $800 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 54 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	John D. Rockefeller & Henry M. Flagler Signed "Standard Oil Trust" Share Certificate Also Signed Jabez A. Bostwick JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER (1839-1937). American Business Magnate and Philanthropist, he was one of the Wealthiest Americans of All Time and its first Billionaire. Founded the Standard Oil Company in 1870 and ran it until 1897, and remained its Largest Shareholder. The Standard Oil Trust was the First Great Monopoly in American Business History, and in 1911 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it violated the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, and ordered the Trust dismantled. It was broken up into 34 separate Companies, which included Companies that became Exxon Mobil and Chevron. HENRY M. FLAGLER (1830-1913). American Industrialist and a Founder of Standard Oil. He was a key figure in the Development of the Atlantic Coast of Florida, and Founder of the Florida East Coast Railway, building Luxury Hotels along the Route of the Railway as it moved South to Miami and ultimately to Key West. Considered the Father of Miami. JABEZ A. BOSTWICK (1830-1892). A Founding partner of Standard Oil, serving as the Company's Treasurer. Estimate: $3,000 - $4,000 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 55 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	1868 Storming of Fort Fisher, NC. Officer’s Letter of Recommendation ALS by Commodore Benjamin F. Sands, the Superintendent of U.S. Naval Observatory 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. Estimate: $600 - $800 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 56 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	William T. Sherman Autograph Endorsement Signed on 1875 Autograph Letter Written & Signed by Famed Poet “Samuel H. M. Byers” Who Coined the Term & Poem: "March to the Sea" and later Authored "The Song of Iowa" which was Declared “Iowa's State Song” in 1911 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. Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 57 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	Captain Ebenezer Smith of the 6th Mass. Regiment Valley Forge Revolutionary War Officer and an Original 1783 Society of the Cincinnati Founding Member 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. Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 58 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	April 23, 1802 Robert Smith Signed Statement of the First Costs of the Six Official United States Navy Yards Totaling $135,846.92 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: $1,600 - $2,200 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 59 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	John Philip Sousa a.k.a. The "March King" Autograph Letter Signed Regarding "Drumming" Techniques for Perfecting the Drummer’s ‘Rudimentre Buzz’ JOHN PHILIP SOUSA (1854-1932). American Marine Corps Bandmaster and Composer, known as the "March King" and gained his greatest fame as a band leader and composer of marches; especially "Stars and Stripes Forever," which was designated in 1987 as the National March of the United States. Sousa composed the official song of the Marine Corps, "Semper Fidelis" at the request of President Chester A. Arthur. Estimate: $600 - $800 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 60 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	John Philip Sousa a.k.a. “The March King” Signed Photo in Custom Framed Display with His “EL CAPITAN” MARCH JOHN PHILIP SOUSA (1854-1932). American Marine Corps Bandmaster and Composer, known as the "March King" and gained his greatest fame as a band leader and composer of marches; especially "Stars and Stripes Forever," which was designated in 1987 as the National March of the United States. Sousa composed the official song of the Marine Corps, "Semper Fidelis" at the request of President Chester A. Arthur. Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 61 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	Benjamin Stoddert as the First United States Secretary of the Navy Autograph Letter Signed Financial & Military Matters 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. Estimate: $1,800 - $2,400 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 62 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	New York Militia War of 1812 Commission Document of an Ensign United States Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins 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. Estimate: $600 - $800 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 63 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	Ohio Governor ALLEN TRIMBLE’s Response to South Carolina’s “Nullification” Threat (ALLEN TRIMBLE) (1783-1870). A Federalist politician from Ohio, who served as the 8th and 10th Governor of Ohio. Estimate: $800 - $1,200 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 64 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	“Harry S. Truman” Signed Presidential Library Booklet 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: $300 - $600 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 65 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	June 8, 1776 Revolutionary War Document Signed “Artemas Ward” as Commander-in-Chief of Massachusetts Provincial State Forces, To Ebenezer Hancock, Paymaster, brother of John Hancock Signer & President of Congress 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. Estimate: $1,800 - $2,400 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 66 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	New York City Mayor Richard Varick Commissions John Trumbull’s Portrait of George Washington for City Hall 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. Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 67 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	1782 George Washington Signed Medical Discharge Form for a Soldier in the Regiment of Invalids at Newburgh, NY 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. Estimate: $18,000 - $22,000 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 68 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	Gideon Welles’ Written Telegram Congratulating Admiral David D. Porter & General Terry on the Fall of Fort Fisher 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. Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 69 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	1787 Financial Letter From John Wilcocks in Philadelphia 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: $600 - $800 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 70 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	Enforcement of the “Quasi-War” Embargo is Ordered by Treasury Secretary Oliver Wolcott Signed Circular Letter 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). Estimate: $800 - $1,200 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Colonial America
Lot	Image	Description
Lot: 71 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	1736 George II Lottery Silver Prize Jernegan’s Cistern Medal Betts-169, MI III:72, Elmer-537 About Uncirculated 1736 George II Period, Lottery Silver Prize, Jernegan’s Cistern Medal, Betts-169, MI III:72, Elmer-537., thought to have an early American connection in that it is held to be an “Allegorical scene” of the Queen nurturing the American Colonies, specifically the Carolinas, About Uncirculated. Estimate: $500 - $600 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
Lot: 72 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.	1783 “Comprehensive and Complete History of England: From the Earliest Period of Authentic Information, to the Middle of the Year, MDCCLXXXIII,” by Edward Barnard 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. Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800 CLICK HERE for additional information and extra images.
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