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TLS. 1pg. 5 ‰ˆ" x 8 ‰¼" . August 8, 1908. Hot Springs, Virginia. A typed letter signed " Wm H Taft" as Presidential candidate to Mr. Sherman, the managing editor of The Springfield Union in Massachusetts: " I beg to acknowledge receipt of your favor of the 6th instant and to thank you for writing me and for the cartoons which you send, as well as for your kindly expression, which I appreciate." The letter has mailing folds and is in fine condition. ... more information

DS. 1pg. 15 ‰¾" x 19 ‰¼" . December 27, 1910. Washington. A military commission signed " Wm. H. Taft" as President and co-signed by the Secretary of the Navy. It appointed Eugene H. Douglass an Assistant Paymaster with the rank of Lieutenant. The vellum document has naval engravings, light foxing to a couple edges and a fold to one corner. The Taft signature is large and a tad light. ... more information

Atkinson was an American industrialist and economist. He wrote "Cheap Cotton by Free Labor", "The Collection of Revenue", and "Argument for the Conditional Reform of the Legal-Tender Act". <P> TMS. 7pg. 8 ‰ˆ" x 11". Dec. 29, 1899. Boston. A typewritten manuscript signed <I>"<B>Edward Atkinson</B>"</I> and accompanied by a slew of handwritten notes between lines and in margins. The manuscript is entitled <I>"... more information

DS. 1pg. 5" x 8" . February 27, 1860. New York. A document signed " Bayard Taylor" with a handwritten postscript " It is entirely too late "Äi my time is all taken up." Taylor signed at the conclusion of a partly printed document declining an invitation. The paper has folds and is in fine condition. ... more information

Taylor appeared in chorus lines. She was supposed to have starred in a movie with movie with Valentino that would have increased her fame, but he died before filming began. She married Jack Dempsey and was the last person to see actress Lupe Velez alive. <P> PS. 7 ‰ˆ" x 9 ‰ˆ". No date. No place. A studio portrait inscribed <I>"To Ray May we never forget Banff <B>Estelle Taylor</B>"</I>. Taylor arrived in Banff in June 1924 to star in <... more information

An unengrossed stock certificate for the Boston Rubber Company. Black on white paper. Uncancelled and in extremely fine condition. ... more information

Archive. 7 items. 1797. No place [the Maryland and Virginia border area]. An archive of documents related to the Potomac Company; there are four Tobias Lear autographs, and the signatures of other prominent company officials. The grouping includes: ADS. 2pg. 8" x 5" . March 7, 1797. No place. A Potomac Company document signed by company executives. The front side, an autograph document signed by Thomas Kennedy, states " Mr. Gilpin, If you are willing to advance the money for John Kelly... more information

ANS. 1pg. 8" x 10" . July 3, 1855. New York. An autograph note signed " Fras C. Wemyss" two times. He penned at the bottom of a petition by the actress Mary Holl Cramer: " I Fras C. Wemyss, Secretary of the American Dramatic Fund Association do certify that Ms Mary Hill Cramer the Claimant has paid all money due to the fund, according to the Rules & Regulations of our Association up to this date. Fras C. Weymss Secretary A D F Association." Above is an autograph let... more information

A native of Indiana, Dreiser attended Indiana University-Bloomington for a year before he flunked out. He then began a career as a newspaper columnist, writing for the <I>Chicago Globe</I> and then <I>The St. Louis Globe-Democrat</I>. After being fired from editing women's magazines because of an inter-office romance, Dreiser began writing novels which dealt with social inequality and the "nitty-gritty" of American life, such as <I>Sister Carrie</I> and <... more information

TLS. 1pg. 8 ‰¼" x 10 ‰ˆ" . July 27, 1898. In camp near Santiago de Cuba. A typed letter signed " Theodore Roosevelt" to Mrs. Donald McLean of Lenox Avenue in New York City. He typed at the top of the letter " First regt. U.S. Vol. Cavalry" , then wrote: " Those hammocks will be excellent for our men and I shall accept them with the utmost gratitude. Remember me warmly to your husband. We have had a pretty rough time of it here. Half of my men ... more information

Signature. 5" x 1 ‰¼" . No date [likely as President]. No place. A signature " Theodore Roosevelt" clipped from a vellum document. The large and dark signature has a light stain that touches the top of the " l" and the vellum is irregularly clipped. ... more information

DS. 1pg. 16" x 19 ‰ˆ" . March 21, 1906. Washington. A Navy commission signed " Theodore Roosevelt" as President and " Charles J. Bonaparte" as Attorney General. The President appointed " Eugene H. Douglass" an Assistant Paymaster with the rank of Ensign. The vellum document is in very fine condition with dark writing, naval engravings and a blue seal. The right side has been irregularly trimmed, but sticks out half an inch to accommodate the conclus... more information

Signature. 3 ‰ˆ" x 2 ‰ˆ" . No date. No place. A signature " Respectfully Elihu Thomson" on a small card. There are mounting remnants on the verso that affect little. ... more information

TLS. 1pg. 7 ‰¼" x 10 ‰¼" . March 13, 1959. New York. A typed letter signed " Thurber" in pencil on " The New Yorker" letterhead. He wrote to Stanton Peckham of The Denver Post: " I enjoyed, and so did my friends, your report of that pleasant afternoon in Cornwall, which I hope may be repeated someday. I thought you might want to use in your column a letter I got from Fred Gildden of Aspen so I am having it copied for you. This is the first n... more information

A French aeronaut, Tissandier made many ascensions beginning in 1868. In 1883 Gaston Tissandier invented an electric motor capable of delivering 1.5 horsepower to move his balloon, the forerunner of the dirigible. <P> Document. 4" x 5 ‰ˆ". No date (circa 1880). No place. An unused bookplate or flight ticket for <I>"Messierus Albert Et Gaston Tissandier"</I>. It has an attractive design of a balloon powered by a propeller. According to my semi-literate French ... more information

ALS. 1pg. 7 ‰ˆ" x 12 ‰ˆ" . April 16, 1778. Newburyport. A war-dated autograph letter signed " Jon:Titcomb" to Colonel Jacob Gerrish at Winter Hill; Winter Hill was where the Continental Army kept German prisoners at Cambridge. Titcomb penned " Enclosed you have comments for several Officers of yr. Regiment which pleas [sic] to deliver. I hope the men are all with you before this. Troubel [sic] enough I have had about the matter have bin [sic] ordered by th... more information

FDC. 1pg. No Date. Canada. A first day cover signed " Clyde W. Tombaugh" in fine condition. ... more information

TLS. 1pg. 7" x 9" . August 21, 1950. Washington, DC. A typed letter signed " Harry Truman" as President, to Reverend Oscar Kaiser, pastor of Milwaukee"Äôs historic Bethlehem Church: " I have learned with much interest that next Thursday you will have completed sixty years of devoted service as a Minister of the Gospel. It gives me great pleasure to join your host of friends in extending hearty congratulations. I trust that this unusual milestone will bring you ... more information

TLS. 1pg. 7" x 9" . March 12, 1948. Washington. A typed letter signed " Harry S Truman" on White House letterhead. He wrote to The Reverend Samuel McCrea Cavert of The Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America, located in New York. Truman wrote " May I acknowledge with gratitude your letter of March ninth with which was enclosed copy of the petition to Congress in support of the European Recovery Program which has been signed by more than seven hundred church leader... more information

Signature. December 6, 1876. Montreal. A signature " Martin F. Tupper" on a card. ... more information