Auction 178, Lot 583

Subject: Document - George Washington

[Washington’s 4th State of the Union Address in the] Columbian Centinel , 1792

Size: 9.3 x 16.6 inches (23.6 x 42.2 cm)

Estimate: $200 - $250

Sold for: $190

Closed on 6/10/2020

Auction 178, Lot 584

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: $200 - $250

Sold for: $150

Closed on 6/10/2020

Auction 178, Lot 585

Subject: Document - Jim Bowie

[Eyewitness Account of the Jim Bowie Knife Fight] [in] Niles' Weekly Register, 1827

Size: 6.3 x 9.8 inches (16 x 24.9 cm)

Estimate: $250 - $325

Sold for: $150

Closed on 6/10/2020

Auction 178, Lot 586

Subject: Document - Early Photography

[Invention of the Daguerreotype] The United States Magazine and Democratic Review, 1839

Size: 5.9 x 9 inches (15 x 22.9 cm)

Estimate: $250 - $325

Sold for: $130

Closed on 6/10/2020

Auction 178, Lot 587

Subject: Document - Slavery

U.S. Government

[Slave Revolt] Message from the President of the United States, Communicating, … Correspondence in Relation to the Mutiny on Board the Brig Creole, and the Liberation of the Slaves Who Were Passengers in the Said Vessel, 1842

Size: 5.6 x 9 inches (14.2 x 22.9 cm)

Estimate: $180 - $220

The Most Successful Slave Revolt in U.S. History

Sold for: $120

Closed on 6/10/2020

Auction 178, Lot 588

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: $350 - $425

Sold for: $125

Closed on 6/10/2020

Auction 178, Lot 589

Subject: Document - Boxer Rebellion

U.S. Government

[Boxer Rebellion] Annual Reports of the War Department for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1900. Report of the Lieutenant-General Commanding the Army ... Part 7, 1900

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

Estimate: $250 - $325

Sold for: $150

Closed on 6/10/2020

Auction 177, Lot 167

Subject: Alaska

U.S. Government

Report of the Governor of Alaska for the Fiscal Year 1888 [with map] Alaska and Adjoining Territory, 1889

Size: 35.3 x 27.6 inches (89.7 x 70.1 cm)

Estimate: $180 - $220

Sold for: $120

Closed on 4/29/2020

Auction 177, Lot 187

Subject: Colorado

Colorado. For 1878, 1878

Size: 5 x 7.2 inches (12.7 x 18.3 cm)

Estimate: $160 - $190

Sold for: $120

Closed on 4/29/2020

Auction 177, Lot 236

Subject: Western Pennsylvania, Oil

Plan & Location of the Properties of the Anglo Saxon Petroleum Company [bound in] Prospectus of the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co., Boston, 1865

Size: 10.3 x 25 inches (26.2 x 63.5 cm)

Estimate: $160 - $190

Sold for: $85

Closed on 4/29/2020

Auction 177, Lot 759

Subject: Document - Frederick North

[Document Signed by Frederick North, Lord North], 1771

Size: 7.9 x 12.8 inches (20.1 x 32.5 cm)

Estimate: $350 - $450

British Prime Minister During the American War of Independence

Sold for: $125

Closed on 4/29/2020

Auction 177, Lot 760

Subject: Document - Northwest Indian War

[Northwest Indian War Pension Affidavit], 1799

Size: 7.5 x 11.8 inches (19.1 x 30 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,300

Sold for: $750

Closed on 4/29/2020

Auction 177, Lot 761

Subject: Document - Lewis & Clark

[Lewis & Clark Expedition] The Literary Magazine, and American Register. For 1805., 1805

Size: 5.5 x 8.8 inches (14 x 22.4 cm)

Estimate: $250 - $325

Sold for: $190

Closed on 4/29/2020

Auction 177, Lot 762

Subject: Document - Lewis & Clark

[Lewis & Clark Expedition] The American Register, or, General Repository of History, Politics, & Science, for 1806-7, 1807

Size: 5.7 x 9.2 inches (14.5 x 23.4 cm)

Estimate: $200 - $250

Sold for: $120

Closed on 4/29/2020

Auction 177, Lot 763

Subject: Document - Oregon Trail

[Discovery of Oregon Trail by First Major Expedition to the Pacific After Lewis & Clark] "American Enterprize" [in] The Weekly Register, 1813

Size: 6.1 x 10 inches (15.5 x 25.4 cm)

Estimate: $250 - $325

Sold for: $400

Closed on 4/29/2020

Auction 177, Lot 764

Subject: Document - Jefferson, Library of Congress

U.S. Government

[Jefferson’s Offer of His Library to Establish the Library of Congress] Report of the Joint Committee of the Library of Congress, 1814

Size: 5 x 8.3 inches (12.7 x 21.1 cm)

Estimate: $180 - $220

Sold for: $170

Closed on 4/29/2020

Auction 177, Lot 765

Subject: Documents - Texas, Slaves, Washington Buildings

U.S. Government

[Bound Compilation of Senate Reports from 1816-17], 1817

Size: 5.3 x 8.3 inches (13.5 x 21.1 cm)

Estimate: $250 - $325

Sold for: $75

Closed on 4/29/2020

Auction 177, Lot 766

Subject: Documents - Texas

[Lot of 2 - Evidence of Early Conspiracy to Free Texas from Mexico] The Affidavit of Andrew Jackson, Taken by the Defendants in the Suit of Robert Mayo vs. Blair & Rives... [and] Political Sketches of Eight Years in Washington..., 1839-40

Size: See Description

Estimate: $300 - $400

Sold for: $160

Closed on 4/29/2020

Auction 177, Lot 767

Subject: Documents - Mormon Wars

U.S. Government

[Lot of 2 - Mormon Wars] Document Showing the Testimony Given Before the Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit of the State of Missouri, on the Trial of Joseph Smith, Jr... [and] The Utah Expedition..., 1841-58

Size: 5.8 x 9 inches (14.7 x 22.9 cm)

Estimate: $200 - $250

Sold for: $120

Closed on 4/29/2020

Auction 177, Lot 768

Subject: Documents - Oregon Territory

U.S. Government

[Lot of 2 - Early Oregon Documents] Oregon. Memorial of Citizens of the United States, Residing in the Territory of Oregon... [and] Protection Afforded by Volunteers of Oregon and Washington Territories to Overland Emigrants in 1854..., 1845-59

Size: 5.8 x 8.9 inches (14.7 x 22.6 cm)

Estimate: $180 - $220

Sold for: $140

Closed on 4/29/2020

Auction 177, Lot 769

Subject: Document - California 49er

[California 49er Gold Rush Note and Adventures] , 1849

Size: 7.6 x 3.2 inches (19.3 x 8.1 cm)

Estimate: $200 - $250

Sold for: $70

Closed on 4/29/2020

Auction 177, Lot 770

Subject: Document - Civil War Amnesty

U.S. Government

[Civil War Amnesty] Message of the President of the United States, Communicating … a Copy of Proclamation Granting Pardon and Amnesty to All Persons Engaged in the Late Rebellion, 1869

Size: 5.8 x 9.1 inches (14.7 x 23.1 cm)

Estimate: $180 - $220

Sold for: $120

Closed on 4/29/2020

Auction 177, Lot 771

Subject: Document - Indian Hostilities

[Indian Hostilities] Common Sense View of the Sioux War, with True Method of Treatment, as Opposed to Both the Exterminative and the Sentimental Policy, 1877

Size: 5.8 x 9 inches (14.7 x 22.9 cm)

Estimate: $800 - $950

Early and Important Wyoming Imprint

Sold for: $600

Closed on 4/29/2020

Auction 177, Lot 772

Subject: Document - General Sherman

[Autographed Letter Signed by William Tecumseh Sherman], 1888

Size: 7.9 x 10.4 inches (20.1 x 26.4 cm)

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $170

Closed on 4/29/2020

Auction 177, Lot 773

Subject: Document - Cuban General Grajales

[Document Signed by Cuban General Antonio Maceo y Grajales], 1896

Size: 6.3 x 8.6 inches (16 x 21.8 cm)

Estimate: $350 - $425

Sold for: $275

Closed on 4/29/2020

Auction 177, Lot 774

Subject: Document - Franklin D. Roosevelt

[Franklin D. Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed], 1924

Size: 8.5 x 11 inches (21.6 x 27.9 cm)

Estimate: $1,100 - $1,400

Unsold

Closed on 4/29/2020

Auction 177, Lot 775

Subject: Documents - Franklin D. Roosevelt

[Lot of 3 - Franklin D. Roosevelt], 1932-33

Size: See Description

Estimate: $500 - $650

Sold for: $300

Closed on 4/29/2020

Auction 177, Lot 776

Subject: Documents - World War II

[Lot of 4 - World War II - 2 Photos and 2 Typed Letters Signed by U.S. Army Officer Matthew Ridgway], 1980

Size: See Description

Estimate: $150 - $200

Sold for: $50

Closed on 4/29/2020

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

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

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

Sold for: $90

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

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

Sold for: $70

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

Sold for: $180

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

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