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

DS. 1pg. 7" x 8" . March 1647. Westminster. A partial document signed by a few prominent Englishmen, including " H Vane" , the tenth Earl of " Northumberland" and the third Earl of " Salisbury" . The tenth Earl of Northumberland, Algernon, sided with King Charles in the Civil War. The document has light soiling and dark writing. ... more information

(1840-1908). Vilas served as President Cleveland"Äôs Postmaster General and Secretary of the Interior. <P> ALS. 1pp. 5" x 8" . Oct 16, 1880. Madison, Wis. An autograph letter signed <I>" <B>Wm. F. Vilas</B>" <I> in purple ink. Using his legal letterhead, Vilas wrote to <B>Civil War General C.C. Washburn</B>: <I>" I have today your favor of the 15th. I hope to meet you during next week & will there arrange the ... more information

Sketch. 1pp. 6 ‰¾" x 8 ‰ˆ". 1849. St. Catherine's [Brazil]. A pencil sketch of St. Catherine's Island, entitled <I>"View at St. Catherine's So. America"</I> on the front; the drawing shows palm trees, a small house and a path rising from the sea. On the back, the artist wrote in pencil <I>"Sketch of Josiah Savage en route from Cromwell Ct to California, 1849"</I>. St. Catherine's Island, southwest of Rio de Janeiro,... more information