CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH “SUNDRY AMUSEMENTS IN THE MINES” Group of four illustrations on an oblong quarto sheet, entitled Sundry Amusements in the Mines. Lithographed and published by Britton & Rey, San Francisco. Each image measures 3 3/8 by 4 3/4 inches; the sheet measuring by 8 3/8 by10 3/4 inches. The first image, A … [ Read More ]
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California Gold Rush
CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH STOCK CERTIFICATE FOR THE TUOLUMNE COUNTY WATER COMPANY A stock certificate for the Tuolumne Country Water Company, 6 ¼ by 9 ¾ inches, Columbia, [California], September 26, 1862. With a fine vignette of miners working a sluice and a cradle, typical of the California Gold Rush. The one-share certificate is signed by … [ Read More ]
Cody, William F.
AMERICAN SHOWMAN CREATOR OF BUFFALO BILL’S WILD WEST SHOW William Cody, aka Buffalo Bill. Double Signature, “W.F. Cody, ‘Buffalo Bill’, 1898” on a sheet of paper measuring 6 3/8 inches wide by 3 ¼ inches high. Price: $1,750
Custer, George Armstrong
Union general in the Civil War and Indian fighter; killed at the battle of Little Big Horn. Autograph Letter Signed, G.A. Custer, full page, quarto, West Point Barracks, [New York], September 20, 1857. As a cadet of the U.S. Military Academy, to Cha[rle]s C. Wil[l]son. “In my conversation with you on the cars between Cleveland … [ Read More ]
Custer, George Armstrong
Union general in the Civil War and Indian fighter; killed at the battle of Little Big Horn. Autograph Document Signed, G.A. Custer, one page, oblong octavo, Boonsboro, Maryland, July 10, 1863. In pencil. “Recd from William Miller (2) two tons of hay for the war of the United States.” Appointed Brigadier General on June 29, … [ 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 ]
Greeley, Horace
“THEY ALSO SERVE WHO ONLY STAND AND WAIT.” HORACE GREELEY. American journalist and political leader. Autograph Quotation Signed, two lines from Milton on an octavo sheet, New York, December 15, 1863. “They also serve who only stand and wait.” Price: $1,750 This item is associated with these categories in our inventory: Civil War Literature – … [ Read More ]
Greeley, Horace
“THERE IS NO SAFETY, NO REAL PEACE BUT IN UNIVERSAL JUSTICE AND IMPARTIAL FREEDOM” HORACE GREELEY. American journalist and political leader. Autograph Quotation Signed, one page, octavo, Rochester [New York], October 15, 1866. “There is no safety, no real peace, but in universal justice and Impartial Freedom.” Fine condition. Price: $1,750 This item is associated … [ Read More ]
James, Frank
FRANK JAMES. Desperado; robbed banks and trains together with his brother Jesse. Letter Signed, Ben, one half page, at the conclusion of a five and a half page letter from his friend, Mrs. Sam Gilkey written to Mr. and Mrs. James, octavo, Gallatin, Missouri, July 7, [1883]. To his wife, Annie James. With original envelope. … [ Read More ]
Lewis and Clark
American explorers who led the Expedition (“Voyage of Discovery”) of 1804. A portion of an Autograph Letter written by Meriwether Lewis, Signed in the text, Capt Lewis, circa 1801, and an Autograph Document Signed by William Clark, 1815, framed together as an ensemble. During the late 1790’s Meriwether Lewis was in the Army and was … [ Read More ]
Oregon
A VERY EARLY AND IMPORTANT EFFORT TO ATTRACT AND ENCOURAGE THE SETTLEMENT OF OREGON The American Society for Encouraging the Settlement of Oregon Territory. Document Signed, by the president and secretary of the Society, two pages, large oblong quarto, with the paper and wax seal of the Society. The document is headed Oregon Settlement Stock, and bears … [ 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 ]