Former Confederate officer Burr Powell Noland (1818–1889) writes to William A. Brent, Esq. about a mistake on the acreage reported on a deed and the..... Read More about 1873 Virginia ALS by Burr Powell Noland involving former Confederate General William H.F. Payne
Dr. Don James McLaughlin at the University of Tulsa has proposed that Jewett’s work is the first gay American novel. “In A Marsh Island, the..... Read More about A Marsh Island. [First Gay American Novel
Retained draft of a letter on “the discharge of the Bonds” and the repayment of a debt owed by Rev. John Woodhull (1744–1824), prominent New..... Read More about 1787, Retained Copy of an Autograph Letter Signed to Monmouth, New Jersey Presbyterian Clergyman...
Abolitionist and Anglican clergyman John Charlesworth (1782–1864) plans the upcoming visit to his home by poet Henry Kirke White (1785–1806). The letter is approximately 375..... Read More about 1806 ALS by English Abolitionist John Charlesworth to Poet, Essayist and Hymn-Writer Henry Kirke...
A close personal friend of President Harry S. Truman, Treasury Secretary John Wesley Snyder (1895–1985) here lauds the late president at a birthday celebration in..... Read More about Birthday Speech in Honor of President Harry S. Truman Signed by U.S. Secretary of the Treasury...
Unrecorded. The feminist musings and declarations by this little-known author who held unusual beliefs. In this text, Elizabeth Marney Conner (pseud. Paul Veronique) imagines the..... Read More about Golden Pomegranates of Eden
With two illuminated initials on two pages and the colophon leaf also illumined by Grace Fournier. Fournier signed her name and drew the Roycrofters symbol..... Read More about Here Then is that Helpful as well as Ennobling Discourse Entitled The Essay on Friendship
Noted American trial lawyer; he defended Adam Clayton Powell, James Hoffa, Polly Adler, U.S. Senator McCarthy from Wisconsin, etc. Here, Williams informs Pierce S. McDonnell..... Read More about 1964 Typed Letter Signed by Edward Bennett Williams, noted Trial Lawyer
Lightly soiled card with traces of old mounting, 2¼ x 4 inches, autographed: “A.O.P. Nicholson. Chief Justice S.C. Tenn.” In addition to serving as Chief..... Read More about Autograph Card signed by Alfred O.P. Nicholson, Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court
Printed and in manuscript: “For value received I the subscriber of Parsonfield in the county of York and state of Massachusetts promise to pay Robert..... Read More about 1808 partially-printed promissory note signed by Lot Wedgwood of Parsonfield, York County,...
A brief letter from Roscoe Pound written to an autograph seeker and admirer. Cambridge. April 19, 1960. Quarto. 5 five lines of typed content; very..... Read More about 1960 Typed Letter Signed by Roscoe Pound as head of Harvard University’s law school
A lengthy 8-page letter by Robert Safford Hale (1822-1881) that is exclusively filled with genealogical and family information. Author of Thomas Hale the Glover of..... Read More about 1867 Autograph Letter Signed by Robert Safford Hale, Lawyer and Congressman, Vermont-native
Pierce Butler was a Georgia-born Philadelphian whose marriage to British actress Fanny Kemble was in discord as his ownership of enslaved African Americans clashed with..... Read More about 1853 Autograph Letter Signed by Pierce Butler to Hon. Charles Brown regarding an appointment for...
Transmitted note on embossed address card, 3½ x 4½ inches, sent by “The Great Defender” —famed lawyer Sir Edward Marshall Hall (1858–1927) to E. Lonsdale..... Read More about Autograph Note Signed by “The Great Defender” —famed lawyer Sir Edward Marshall Hall
Description of the Spring 1851 course of medical lectures and classes held at the Philadelphia College of Medicine, includes a list of faculty, the schedule..... Read More about Announcement of the Philadelphia College of Medicine, for the Spring Session,1851
Description of the Spring 1852 course of medical lectures and classes held at Casleton Medical College, the first medical school in Vermont. The Circular includes..... Read More about Forty-Sixth Circular of Castleton Medical College, being a Catalogue of the Officers of the...
Two items. The first item is the original 2-page partly-printed and manuscript patent assignment given to John Barnes of W.H. + John Barnes Company. The..... Read More about Original 1903 Lever-Filled Fountain Pen patent assignment given to inventor and manufacturer John...
First edition of the first history of Elizabeth Town, New Jersey, founded in 1664 and known as Elizabethtown until 1855. This copy with the pencil..... Read More about Notes, Historical and Biographical, concerning Elizabeth-Town, Its Eminent Men, Churches and...
First and sole edition of this memorial collection of writings by teacher, soldier, poet, and journalist, Arthur Hurt Taylor. Among Hart’s editorials printed here are..... Read More about Poems and Editorials of Arthur Hurt Taylor
Autographed by Frederick Douglass on the docketing panel as “Fredk. Douglass.” Douglass served as Recorder of Deeds (1881–1886) in the District of Columbia. Formerly enslaved..... Read More about Frederick Douglass Document Signed, December 7th, 1883, as the first African-American Recorder of...
First edition. Boston stamp tax collector Andrew Oliver’s copy; signed on title-page. Ghostwritten by Thomas Whately, this pro-government pamphlet promoted Lord Grenville’s positions on colonial..... Read More about The Regulations Lately Made concerning the Colonies, and the Taxes Imposed upon Them, considered
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A Vietnam War protest broadsheet issued by the New Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam with a “letter” addressed to President Nixon. A...... Read More about No Christmas as usual. [Vietnam protest broadsheet
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Handsome hand-colored map of Pennsylvania, divided by counties, showing roadways, canals and railroads. Proposed canals and railroads are also indicated. With inset maps showing “Vicinity..... Read More about 1841 Hand-Colored Map:] The Tourist’s Pocket Map of Pennsylvania Exhibiting its Internal...
The Bank of Minot was likely the first bank established in Minot, Dakota. In this group, the bank’s president and cashier solicit investments and discuss..... Read More about 1888 –1889 Bank of Minot, Dakota Territory Collection
First edition. Inscribed: “To Oliver and Pat Franklin. 5/12/88. Jacob Lawrence.” An important catalog and overview of the five-decade career of Jacob Lawrence: “This major..... Read More about Jacob Lawrence. American Painter. (Signed
