Authors starting with C from Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc.

An American fantasy author, Cabell is best remembered for <I>Jurgen</I> and <I>The Biography of Manuel</I> series. <P> TLS. 1pg. 8 ‰ˆ" x 11". October 18, 1919. Dumbarton, Virginia. A typed letter signed <I>"<B>James Branch Cabell</B>"</I> listing the books he has published, and their dates. He includes a dozen works, including <I>The Eagle's Shadow The Rivet In Grandfather's Neck</I> and <I>Gallant... more information

Signature. April 26, 1894. Northampton, MA. The signature of George Washington Cable " G. W. Cable." It is in fine condition. ... more information

ANS. 1pg. October 10, 1981. Scottsdale, AZ. An autograph note signed " Erskine Caldwell" wishing " best wishes" to a Mr. Patterson. Written on Caldwell"Äôs personal stationery, the note is in fine condition. ... more information

Campbell, an Irish lawyer and member of Parliament, was Lord Chancellor of Ireland. He also served as the Irish Attorney General, Privy Counsellor and Lord Chief Justice. <P> ALS. 4pg. 4 ‰ˆ" x 7". No date [Saturday night, probably in the early 1920s]. London. A lengthy autograph letter signed <I>"<B>James</B>"</I> addressed to Malcolm. He wrote on <I>"Constitutional Club"</I> stationery: <I>"It was so pleasant to m... more information

(1811-1867). A Governor of New York, Hunt was elected to Congress in 1842 and quickly became a vehement opponent of slavery. In 1850, Hunt was elected Governor after serving the previous year as comptroller. <P> <B>AZARIAH C. FLAGG</B>. Flagg was the Secretary of State of New York from 1826 to 1833, then served as New York State Comptroller from 1834 to 1839, and again from 1842 to 1847. <P> ALS. 2pp. 8" x 10". Dec 19, 1844. Washington. An autograph letter signed <I>... more information

1pp. 8" x 10". Jan 12th 1898. Albany. An autograph letter signed <I>"<B>Arthur G C Fletcher</B> Supervising Arch N.Y. State Capitol"</I> to <I>"Charles H Haynes"</I>. This was written the year before the Capitol was finally completed: <I>"Thanks to your careful packing, your picture of the West Portico of our Capitol, reached me in good condition, and needless to say I am very much pleased to find that you had not forgotten my req... more information

1pg. 2 ‰ˆ" x 6". August 16, 1814. Massachusetts. A receipt signed <I>"<B>John Melzard</B>"</I> for taxes paid on his property in his hometown of Marblehead, MA: <I>"Received this 16 day of Augst., 1814 from John Melzard the sum of eight two cents for direct tax upon the property of J.M. in the Town of M.head in the ninth Collection District, in the State of Massachusetts, under the act of Congress passed the 2d August, 1813, to lay and collec... more information

An archive of three Henry A.P. Carter letters to his cousin George R. Carter of Leominster, Massachusetts: ALS. 3pg. 5" x 8" . July 12, 1883. Sharon Springs [New York]. An autograph letter signed " HAP Carter" on " Hawaiian Legation Washington DC" letterhead: " " I would like very much to own the Carter homestead, but I am told that a man unless he is a practical farmer must be very rich to be able to afford to own a farm in Mass. You must not say anything to C... more information

Carter was the Thirty-Ninth President. <P> TLS. 1pg. 7 ‰¼" x 10 ‰ˆ". November 8, 1976. No place [likely Plains, Georgia]. A typed letter signed <I>"<B>Jimmy</B>"</I> and initialed <I>"<B>J</B>"</I> as President-elect. He wrote to Charles Vanik, a U.S. Representative from Ohio and chair of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade less than a week after he was elected President: <I>"I ap... more information

Carter was the Thirty-Ninth President. <P> TLS. 1pg. 7 ‰¼" x 10 ‰ˆ". November 8, 1976. No place [likely Plains, Georgia]. A typed letter signed <I>"<B>Jimmy</B>"</I> and initialed <I>"<B>J</B>"</I> as President-elect. He wrote to Charles Vanik, a U.S. Representative from Ohio and chair of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade less than a week after he was elected President: <I>"I ap... more information

Carter was the Thirty-Ninth President. <P> TLS. 1pg. 6 ‰¾" x 9". January 23, 1980. Washington, DC. A typed letter signed <I>"<B>Jimmy</B>"</I> as President sending birthday wishes to Pennsylvania Congressman <B>Bud Shuster</B>, the notable advocate for transportation projects: <I>"Happy Birthday! Rosalynn and I hope you have an enjoyable day and a fulfilling year ahead."</I> Typed on White House letterhead, the ... more information

ALS. 1pg. 5 ‰ˆ" x 8 ‰ˆ" . 7-3-75. Plains, Georgia. A scarce autograph letter signed " Jimmy" as a Presidential candidate on his personal letterhead. He wrote in brown ink to Bob Sowa of New Hampshire: " To Bob Sowa I enjoyed being with you again, & really appreciate your friendship, your confidence, and your good criticism & advice. I"Äôve told my friend Oral Roberts about your admiration. He is really a fine man - & so are you!... more information

Signing Pen. March 7, 1979. Washington. A pen used by President Carter to sign a law that established an Inspector General office within the various Executive Departments. The pen was given to Congressman John Wydler and is accompanied by a March 7, 1979 letter with an autopen signature of Carter. The pen, letter and photocopies of the bill are matted in baby blue and framed in gold. The pen has some wear and stains and is in good condition. ... more information

New York. A typed letter signed <I>"<B>John J. Carty</B>"</I> to the Secretary of the Carnegie Corporation: <I>"To commemorate your safe return from your recent travels in Africa, and in acknowledgement of your narrative of them which you sent to me, I am sending to you an account of his own African travels by Mungo Park, Surgeon, published in the year 1799. This distinguished African explorer was born in Selkirkshire, Scotland, and was educated at the Universit... more information

He served as a Mississippi state legislator and assistant attorney general under President Grover Cleveland. Later he was a judge on the United States Court of Claims. <P> TLS. 2pp. 8" x 10". July 27, 1894. Washington, D.C. A typed letter signed <I>"<B>Charles B. Howry</B>"</I> on <I>"Department of Justice"</I> letterhead. It is addressed to "John A. Robinson" of San Francisco, concerning Indian depredation cases: <I>&q... more information

AM. 6pg. 8" x 10" . No date. No place. A post-war handwritten manuscript entitled " A Reminiscence of Chambersburg" . The unknown author, over six pages, describes Chambersburg after its destruction by Confederates. It states in part: " Friday afternoon, August 18th, I left Gettysburg for Chambersburg, by stage, over a rough turnpike, which had been broken to pieces by Lee"Äôs artillery and army wagon two years before, and had not since been repaired" .ente... more information

ALS. 2pg. 8" x 10" . May 26, 1845. Cincinnati. An autograph letter signed " S.P. Chase" addressed to John W. Andrews of Columbus, Ohio. Chase wrote on the third page of a printed circular: " I send you an invitation to the Great Convention: also a paper that you may see who call it. Hath not the time come when you ought to take sides? 'If the Lord be God follow him; but if Baal, follow him.' I do not pretend to prescribe a course for you; but may I not ask you to look... more information

(1808-1873). Chase was an Ohio Senator and Governor, then became Lincoln's Secretary of the Treasury. In 1864, Lincoln appointed Chase to Chief Justice to succeed Roger Taney and he served until his death. <P> ALS. 1pg. 5" x 8". March 5, 1869. Washington. An autograph letter signed <I>"<B>S.P. Chase</B>"</I> addressed to <I>"Mrs. President Grant"</I>. This was written a day after President Grant was inaugurated by Chase: <I>&... more information

Colonel Mackay was posted with the Army of the Cumberland, a unit operating in Tennessee from 1863 to 1865. Mackay served as Chief Quartermaster of the Army, charged with both garnering supplies for the Army and rebuilding cities ruined by the campaigns of Generals Grant and Sherman. <P> Telegraph. 1pg. 5" x 8 ‰ˆ". Aug. 25, 1864. Chattanooga Tenn. A telegraph signed <I>"<B>R. Smith</B>"</I> on official <I>"US Military Telegraph"<... more information

San Francisco. An unusual Treasury document, acknowledging the receipt of <I>"twenty-four Dollars"</I> for a patent by the inventor <I>"P. Portois"</I> for an <I>"earthquake & Fire proof chimney"</I>. The document is engrossed in light purple ink, but is in fine condition overall. An early reference to San Francisco's shaky ground. ... more information