AMERICAN SHOWMAN CREATOR OF “THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH” Autograph Letter Signed, one page, octavo, Bridgeport, Connecticut, September 24, 1881. On lined paper, imprinted with the name, “Waldemere.” To “My dear Dr. Reid.” “I have just returned from the great show at St. Louis and found your letter. I hope Mr. Wildman has recd … [ Read More ]
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Currier, Nathaniel
AMERICAN LITHOGRAPHER; CURRIER AND IVES Autograph Document Signed, Nathl Currier, two lines on a sheet of paper measuring 8 inches wide by 2-1/4 inches high, New York, March 4, 1836. “Received New York March 4th 1836–from A.J. Davis…Twenty dollars…” Price: $3,750 This item is associated with these categories in our inventory: Americana Art
Dillinger, John
American gangster and bank robber; known as “Public Enemy Number One,” killed by police as he was leaving Chicago’s Biograph Theater, subject of the blockbuster movie, “Public Enemies,” starring Johnny Depp. Extremely rare Autograph Letter Signed, “John Dillinger #14395,” one page, small oblong octavo, undated [circa 1929-1933]. Written while in the Indiana State Prison at … [ Read More ]
Florida
EARLY FLORIDA REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT [FLORIDA]. Henry O’Reilly, American author; prominent in early Rochester affairs, including the Anti-Masonic Excitement. Autograph Letter Signed, Henry O’Reilly, one and a quarter pages, legal folio, [Rochester, New York], August 5, 1836. To Moses King in Attica, New York. “…the plan adopted for our settlement in East Florida, is to … [ Read More ]
Garrett, Patrick Floyd
Frontier lawman; killed Billy the Kid. Arrest Warrant Signed, “Pat F Garrett / Sheriff of Lincoln County,” July 24, 1882, octavo. The warrant is for the arrest of Ed L. House who is accused of “willfully and maliciously” killing one Juan Chavis of Pino on July 20, 1882. The Warrant, written by Frank H. Sea, … [ Read More ]
New York
Document, issued in the name of Queen Anne, of England, one page, folio, [15 by 17 1/2 inches], on vellum, May 15, 1703. A land grant in favor of William Lawrents for a small island containing about eight acres, sitting at the mouth of Little Spillgate, and between great and Little Agazzi Islands in the … [ Read More ]
Sutter, John A
Pioneer in California; founded colony on site of what is now Sacramento; gold was discovered on his property (1848), after which he became bankrupt, as his workmen deserted him, his sheep and cattle were stolen, and his land occupied by squatters. Document Signed, J.A. Sutter, three pages, quarto, June 1849. Sutter grants Archibald C. Peachy … [ Read More ]
Voyageurs
A Partly Printed Contract in which Louis Rocquebrune is engaged by the firm McTavish, McGillivray & Co. and their associates, John Ogilvy and Thomas Thain, “to make the journey both to and from Fort William on the River Kaministiguia; pass through Michilimakinac and go to the Rain Lake, if he is so required to do, … [ Read More ]
Young, Brigham
THE FIRST UTAH PRINTING – 1849 MORMOM CURRENCY SIGNED BY THREE IMPORTANT EARLY CHURCH LEADERS BRIGHAM YOUNG. American Mormon leader; directed and superintended the mass migration of the Mormons to Great Salt Lake Valley in Utah; first governor of the Territory of Utah. A partly printed fifty-cent Mormon currency note, issued to N.K. Whitney and … [ Read More ]