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

DS. 2pg. 7” x 4”. 1839. Monmouth County, New Jersey. Two partly printed legal warrants signed “William Imlay” as the Justice. The June 17, 1839 one summons Hezekeal Robbins to his office to answer for a debt of $1.50. The December 5, 1839 document ordered Kenneth Johnston to also answer for a $1.50 debt. The later one has a trimmed right margin that affects a few words.... more information

Ingalls was the founder of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, better known as the C&O Railroad. TLS & LS. 1pg. 8" x 10 ½". March 7 1895 and March 30, 1895. On Road. A typed letter signed "M.E. Ingalls" and addressed to Francis Hopkinson Smith, an author, artist, and engineer in New York. The letter reads: "... I am so sorry to read in the paper while I am wandering around down here in Virginia, of your great loss at Milwaukee. I hope it is not so serious as the paper states. I confess that I am a li... more information

TLS. 1pg. 6” x 7”. February 4, 1962. Phoenix. A typed letter signed “Bill Inge” on “Jokake Inn” letterhead; he wrote to David Samples: “Your letter was forwarded to me out here. I probably won’t be back in NY until late spring. I’ll leave for California in another week or so, and spend the rest of the winter there. I don’t yet know where I’ll be there. As for royalties on SUMMER BRAVE, check with Audrey Wood [his literary agent]. I guess you can bill the play any way you see fit.�... more information

LS. 1pg. April 23, 1835. Philadelphia, PA. A letter signed “C. J. Ingersoll” regarding an army appointment. It is in fine condition.... more information

ALS. 4pg. 7 ¼” x 9”. Dublin. November 14, 1710. A lengthy autograph letter signed “R Ingoldsby” as Lieutenant General to an unidentified government official, likely in London. Ingoldsby penned: “I have recd the honour of your Grace’s of the 4th and th Inst and must ever acknowledge myself infinitely obligd & to you ffor your kind professions to me and shall make itt the chieffe concern off my life in som measure to Intitle my self to the honour off your Grace’s esteeme. I have alsoe red:d ... more information

LS. 1pg. 8” x 10”. December 22, 1830. Treasury Department. A letter signed “S Ingram” to the Cashier of the Bank of the United States at Norfolk: “In consequence of the indisposition of the Treasurer of the U. States, the President has authorized Peter G. Washington Esqr to perform all the duties appertaining to said office during Mr. [John] Campbell’s absence. Mr. Washington’s signature is annexed.”. There is a signature “P.G. Washington” on the lower margin. The document is in good... more information

LS. 1pg. 8” x 10”. August 10, 1829. Treasury Department. A printed circular letter signed “S Ingram” as Secretary of the Treasury. It is labeled “Circular instructions to Collectors of the Customs”and concerns “…the better security of Ship-letters, and guarding the Revenue from violations through that channel…The law requiring the delivery of Ship-Letters at the Post-Office, before the master is permitted to enter or break bulk, was provided mainly for the security of Post-Office Revenue... more information

Wallace was an American humorist who wrote Mr. Togo and Suffering Husbands. He was also an early screenwriter. TLS. 1pg. 5 ½" x 8 ½". October 11, 1919. Louisville, Ky. An autograph letter signed "Wallace Irwin" in pencil. He wrote to "Larry": "Here is the Laskey contract for the Togo movie I did for them. You will see by reading the Fifth and Sixth clauses that I have in no way bound myself to the Laskeys for further Togos, save in that the title 'Hashimura Togo' is theirs. They have no option on my futu... more information

(1773-1819). Thomas, Jr. was the son and business successor of his father, the prominent newspaper publisher and author, and founder of the American Antiquarian Society.... more information

3pp. 8" x 10". Feby 3d, 1847. Head Quarters, R.I. Militia Providence. A contemporary copy of "Special Orders No 1", giving instructions for Rhode Island volunteers in the Mexican War. It is secretarially signed at the conclusion by "Byron Diman" as Governor and "T.E. Jenckes" as Adjutant General. It states in part: "All persons citizens of this state who intend to volunteer their services to the General Government in the existing war with Mexico and who intend to apply for the benefit of the appropriation m... more information

ALS. 2pg. 7” x 9”. February 11, 1828. Admiralty. An autograph letter signed “William” marked “Private & Confidential”: “You do me but justice in believing me most anxious to mark your merits. But it can only be done with justice to the general service. I have laid it down as a rule from which I will not depart that no Officer shall be appointed a Commissioner to a Dock Yard at home until he has first served in that capacity abroad. I suppose you must hardly go to a foreign Yard. However b... more information