Auction 176, Lot 167

Subject: Alaska, Documents

[Lot of 3] Colton’s Map of the Territory of Alaska (Russian America) Ceded by Russia to the United States [and] [2 U.S. Government Documents Related to the Purchase of Alaska], 1867-68

Size: See Description

Estimate: $200 - $250

Early Alaska Purchase Map and Related Documents

Sold for: $170

Closed on 2/12/2020

Auction 176, Lot 723

Subject: Documents - Continental Army Receipts

[American Revolution - Receipts to Hire Men for the Continental Army], 1779-80

Size: 8.6 x 7.1 inches (21.8 x 18 cm)

Estimate: $500 - $650

Sold for: $325

Closed on 2/12/2020

Auction 176, Lot 724

Subject: Document - French Revolution

[French Revolution] National Convention. Report Upon the Principles of Political Morality Which Are to Form the Basis of the Administration of the Interior Concerns of the Republic..., 1794

Size: 4.9 x 7.8 inches (12.4 x 19.8 cm)

Estimate: $200 - $250

First American Printing of Robespierre’s Defense of the Reign of Terror

Sold for: $450

Closed on 2/12/2020

Auction 176, Lot 725

Subject: Document - Quasi War, Aaron Ogden Signature

[Quasi War with France - Endorsement Signed by American Revolution Officer Aaron Ogden], 1800

Size: 8.1 x 6.6 inches (20.6 x 16.8 cm)

Estimate: $400 - $500

Price reduced by $125

Unsold

Closed on 2/12/2020

Auction 176, Lot 726

Subject: Document - Lewis & Clark

"Captain Lewis's Expedition" [in] The Literary Magazine and American Register for 1806 ... Vol. VI, 1806

Size: 5.5 x 8.7 inches (14 x 22.1 cm)

Estimate: $400 - $500

Contains the First Substantive Account of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Sold for: $700

Closed on 2/12/2020

Auction 176, Lot 727

Subject: Document - Fur Trade & Indian Affairs

U.S. Government

Report of the Secretary of War, of a System, Providing for the Abolition of the Existing Indian Trade Establishments of the United States, and Providing for the Opening of the Trade with Indians to Individuals…, 1818

Size: 5.4 x 8.6 inches (13.7 x 21.8 cm)

Estimate: $160 - $190

Important Early Report on the Fur Trade and Indian Affairs

Sold for: $150

Closed on 2/12/2020

Auction 176, Lot 728

Subject: Document - Seminole Wars, Florida

U.S. Government

[Seminole Wars] Report of the Committee on Military Affairs … as Relates to the Proceeding of the Court Martial, in the Trial of Arbuthnott and Armbrister, and the Conduct of the Seminole War, 1819

Size: 5.9 x 8.6 inches (15 x 21.8 cm)

Estimate: $150 - $180

Sold for: $85

Closed on 2/12/2020

Auction 176, Lot 729

Subject: Documents - Slave Trade

U.S. Government

[Lot of 2 - Slave Trade] Letter from the Secretary of the Navy ... Upon the Subject of the Importation of Slaves… [and] Message of the President of the United States, Communicating … a Report … with Documents Relating to the African Slave Trade, 1819-50

Size: See Description

Estimate: $200 - $250

Sold for: $120

Closed on 2/12/2020

Auction 176, Lot 730

Subject: Document - First Amendment

U.S. Government

[First Amendment] Petition of Thomas Cooper, President of the South Carolina College, Praying the Restoration of a Fine, with Interest, Incurred Under the Sedition Law of 1798..., 1825

Size: 5.6 x 8.8 inches (14.2 x 22.4 cm)

Estimate: $180 - $220

Early Challenge to Freedom of Speech

Sold for: $120

Closed on 2/12/2020

Auction 176, Lot 731

Subject: Document - Henry Clay

[Manuscript Letter Discussing Henry Clay and the Congressional Elections in Ohio], 1829

Size: 7.9 x 12.3 inches (20.1 x 31.2 cm)

Estimate: $400 - $475

Price reduced by $150

Sold for: $150

Closed on 2/12/2020

Auction 176, Lot 732

Subject: Document - Philadelphia Riots, Immigration

[Philadelphia Riots, Immigration] The Truth Unveiled; or, a Calm and Impartial Exposition of the Origin and Immediate Cause of the Terrible Riots in Philadelphia, on May 6th, 7th and 8th, A.D. 1844, 1844

Size: 5.3 x 8.2 inches (13.5 x 20.8 cm)

Estimate: $180 - $220

Price reduced by $50

Unsold

Closed on 2/12/2020

Auction 176, Lot 733

Subject: Document - Telegraph

U.S. Government

Description of the American Electro Magnetic Telegraph: Now in Operation Between the Cities of Washington and Baltimore. Illustrated by Fourteen Wood Engravings, 1845

Size: 5.3 x 8.5 inches (13.5 x 21.6 cm)

Estimate: $275 - $350

Sold for: $150

Closed on 2/12/2020

Auction 176, Lot 734

Subject: Document - Confederate General Floyd

[Land Grant Signed by Politician and Confederate General John Buchanan Floyd], 1851

Size: 11.2 x 13.5 inches (28.4 x 34.3 cm)

Estimate: $500 - $650

Price reduced by $175

Unsold

Closed on 2/12/2020

Auction 176, Lot 735

Subject: Document - Immigration

[California Anti-Immigration Controversy] Report of Committee on Mines and Mining Interests, 1856

Size: 5.8 x 8.8 inches (14.7 x 22.4 cm)

Estimate: $180 - $220

Price reduced by $50

Unsold

Closed on 2/12/2020

Auction 176, Lot 736

Subject: Documents - Whitman Massacre, Indian Wars

U.S. Government

[Lot of 2 - Documents Related to the Whitman Massacre and Indian Wars], 1858-71

Size: 6.2 x 9.8 inches (15.7 x 24.9 cm)

Estimate: $180 - $220

Whitman Massacre Controversy and Early Oregon History

Sold for: $275

Closed on 2/12/2020

Auction 176, Lot 737

Subject: Documents - Arizona

[Lot of 3] The Resources of Arizona ... A Manual of Reliable Information Concerning the Territory [and] Lawlessness in Parts of Arizona. Message from the President of the United States... [and] Lawlessness in Arizona..., 1881-82

Size: See Description

Estimate: $180 - $220

Sold for: $90

Closed on 2/12/2020

Auction 176, Lot 738

Subject: Documents - Boxer Rebellion

U.S. Government

[Lot of 2 - Government Reports on the Boxer Rebellion] , 1900-01

Size: 5.9 x 9.3 inches (15 x 23.6 cm)

Estimate: $300 - $375

Sold for: $425

Closed on 2/12/2020

Auction 176, Lot 739

Subject: Documents - Franklin D. Roosevelt

[Lot of 3 - Franklin D. Roosevelt], 1930-35

Size: See Description

Estimate: $275 - $350

Price reduced by $20

Unsold

Closed on 2/12/2020

Auction 176, Lot 740

Subject: Documents - Franklin D. Roosevelt

[Lot of 2 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed and Photograph], 1932-35

Size: See Description

Estimate: $500 - $650

Sold for: $350

Closed on 2/12/2020

Auction 176, Lot 741

Subject: Documents - Hoover Signatures

[Lot of 2 - Typed Letters Signed by J. Edgar Hoover], 1939-40

Size: 7.2 x 9.4 inches (18.3 x 23.9 cm)

Estimate: $200 - $250

Price reduced by $75

Sold for: $75

Closed on 2/12/2020

Auction 175, Lot 661

Subject: Document - Thomas McKean

[Governor Thomas McKean Document], 1803

Size: 10 x 15.5 inches (25.4 x 39.4 cm)

Estimate: $350 - $450

Document Signed by Thomas McKean, Signer of Declaration of Independence

Sold for: $300

Closed on 11/13/2019

Auction 175, Lot 662

Subject: Document - Lewis & Clark

The Literary Magazine, and American Register. For 1803-4. From October to March, Inclusive..., 1804

Size: 5.6 x 9.1 inches (14.2 x 23.1 cm)

Estimate: $300 - $400

Sold for: $450

Closed on 11/13/2019

Auction 175, Lot 663

Subject: Documents - Adams-Onis Treaty, Florida, Texas

[Lot of 3 - Documents Related to the Adams-Onis Treaty], 1819-21

Size: See Description

Estimate: $300 - $400

Sold for: $160

Closed on 11/13/2019

Auction 175, Lot 664

Subject: Document - Oregon

U.S. Government

Report of the Select Committee, Appointed on the 10th Ultimo, to Inquire into the Expediency of Occupying the Columbia River..., 1822

Size: 6.4 x 9.1 inches (16.3 x 23.1 cm)

Estimate: $150 - $200

Sold for: $100

Closed on 11/13/2019

Auction 175, Lot 665

Subject: Document - Monroe Doctrine

[Monroe Doctrine] Niles' Weekly Register. Containing ... Documents, Essays, and Facts ... from September, 1823, to March, 1824..., 1824

Size: 6.3 x 9.9 inches (16 x 25.1 cm)

Estimate: $200 - $250

Sold for: $75

Closed on 11/13/2019

Auction 175, Lot 666

Subject: Document - Pacific Northwest

U.S. Government

Exploration of the Northwest Coast ... Report: The Committee to Whom "So Much of the Message of the President ... the Establishment of a Military Post at the Mouth of the Columbia River..., 1826

Size: 5.7 x 8.8 inches (14.5 x 22.4 cm)

Estimate: $150 - $200

Sold for: $100

Closed on 11/13/2019

Auction 175, Lot 667

Subject: Document - Oregon

U.S. Government

Settlement on the Oregon River. - Memorial of Citizens of the United States, Praying for a Grant of Land ... Forming a Colony on the Northwest Coast of the United States, 1828

Size: 5.5 x 8.7 inches (14 x 22.1 cm)

Estimate: $200 - $250

Scarce Early Oregon Settlement Document

Sold for: $250

Closed on 11/13/2019

Auction 175, Lot 668

Subject: Document - Telegraph

U.S. Government

Electro Magnetic Telegraph. Communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, Transmitting the Report of Professor Morse ... Completion of the Electro-Magnetic Telegraphy Between the Cities of Washington and Baltimore, 1844

Size: 5.8 x 8.8 inches (14.7 x 22.4 cm)

Estimate: $200 - $250

First Official Announcement of the Success of the Telegraph - "What Hath God Wrought?'

Sold for: $100

Closed on 11/13/2019

Auction 175, Lot 669

Subject: Document - Oregon Boundary Dispute

U.S. Government

Settlement and Adjustment of the Oregon Question. - Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting ... Respecting the Oregon Territory, 1846

Size: 6.3 x 9.5 inches (16 x 24.1 cm)

Estimate: $150 - $200

Sold for: $100

Closed on 11/13/2019

Auction 175, Lot 670

Subject: Document - California

[Early Original State of California Document - Governor John Bigler], 1852

Size: 16.6 x 11.8 inches (42.2 x 30 cm)

Estimate: $200 - $300

Sold for: $100

Closed on 11/13/2019

Auction 175, Lot 671

Subject: Document - Civil War, Confederate Imprint

President's Message. To the Senate and House of Representatives of the Confederate States, 1863

Size: 5.9 x 9.2 inches (15 x 23.4 cm)

Estimate: $200 - $250

Sold for: $150

Closed on 11/13/2019

Auction 175, Lot 672

Subject: Document - Petroleum

U.S. Government

Petroleum. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, Transmitting a Report of S.S. Hays on Petroleum, 1866

Size: 5.7 x 8.9 inches (14.5 x 22.6 cm)

Estimate: $150 - $200

Sold for: $75

Closed on 11/13/2019