Titles starting with B from Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc.

Signed Stock Certificate. 10 ½” x 6 ¾”. May 16, 1879. Baltimore. A Baltimore and Ohio stock certificate signed by company president “J W Garrett” and the treasurer. The certificate is for 20 shares issued to Frank Rosenburg. There is an attractive railroad lithograph at the top and allegorical women in the upper corners. It is punch cancelled, including one through the Garrett signature, and there is light soiling.... more information

ALS. 3pg. 5 ½” x 8”. February 22, 1994. No place. A lengthy autograph letter signed “Barbara” to Betty less than a year after she left the White House. She wrote on a Christmas card with a photograph of the Bushes on the front cover: “How nice to get your note. We are trying to get back to normal life and it is a slow process…but fun. This [photograph] is taken outside our tiny jewel of a house where G.B., Millie & I are the sole inhabitants. Quite a change and not all bad. We are happily... more information

ALS. 2pg. 5” x 8”. September 8, 1876. New York. An autograph letter signed “Bartholdi” to an unnamed man in French. The translation states: “Dear Sir, I have the honor of sending you photographs of the bronze statues that I am exhibiting at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition. Le jeune vigneron [The Young Wine Grower], statue in bronze, full-scale 10,000 francs Les loisirs de la [illegible], group in bronze, half-scale 5,000 francs La douleur [Pain], statue for a tomb, in bronze, full-scale ... more information

PS. 10” x 8”. No date. No place. A sepia toned photograph signed “Sincerely Basil Rathbone” in blue fountainpen. It shows a staged shot from the 1939 movie Rio, and it shows Rathbone in the middle, wearing a pith helmet; there is film information on the lower margin. It is in fine condition.... more information

PS. 10 ¼” x 13 ½”. December 31, 1929. No place [likely Washington, DC]. A beautiful and oversized photograph signed “Oliver Wendell Holmes December 31, 1929” on the lower border in black fountain pen. The image, taken by Underwood and Underwood in Washington, DC, shows a profile portrait of the Justice. It is framed in dark wood and it is in mint condition. A gorgeous image.... more information

ALS. 1pg. 5” x 7 ¼”. December 26, 1871. 27 Park Place. An autograph letter signed “HW Beecher” to J.B. Ford and Company: “Please deliver a copy (8vo) of Life of Christ to the order of Robert Dale Owen, & charge sum to my acc.” On the verso, Owen wrote “Please deliver to order of Miss Carleton & Co & oblige Robert Dale Owen”. In 1871, Beecher published Life of Jesus Christ, and was no doubt trying to get the socialist to read it. The letter has some wrinkling and soiling and is in very g... more information

Signed Sketch. 5 ¾” x 3 ½”. No date [circa 1933]. No place. A signature “Always wear a smile Ben Turpin” on an album page; in the upper left corner, he sketched a self-portrait, complete with his hat and eyes. There is another signature on the back that affects nothing.... more information

Stoddert was the first Secretary of the Navy. He fought in the Revolution, and later became a merchant. In May 1798, President Adams appointed him Secretary of the Navy. In his first two years, Stoddert acquired fifty ships to fight the undeclared naval war with France. After the end of fighting with France, he acquired for the Navy thirteen frigates and twelve 74 gun boats. He was also instrumental in starting the Marine Corps. He resigned in April 1801. JOHN NICHOLSON. Nicholson was a Revolutionary-era P... more information

TLS. 1pg. 7 ¾” x 10”. October 24, 1951. New York. A typed letter signed “Bernard M. Baruch” to Frank W. Greusel, President of the Milwaukee Association of Commerce, declining an invitation to attend a medical convention: “Of course I would like to attend the convention of the Association for Physical and Mental Rehabilitation next July. Everyone connected with it has been so courteous and generous in their invitations. However, I am sorry that I cannot arrange to be there.” Typed on Baruch�... more information

D. 1pg. 8 ½” x 5 ½”. October 2005. No place. A printed trading slip from Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities showing that trades were made in a client’s name in October 2005. This was mailed to the client to show how his or her money was being utilized. I do not know if these were real trades or fictitious ones. The victim’s name has been crossed out to protect his or her confidentiality. This was bought from the victim, who was wiped out. It is hard to imagine the greed and wickedness b... more information

SB. 3 ¼” x 4 ½”. No date (circa 1960s). No place. A book History of the World in Epitome (for use in Martian infant schools) signed “Bertrand Russell” in blue ink atop the title page. The brief text states “Since Adam and Eve ate the apple, man has never refrained from any folly of which he was capable.” There are simple handdrawn line sketches of Adam and Eve, and a battle, and the book ends with a photograph of a mushroom cloud. The book is bound in a golden cover, as are part of the int... more information

TLS. 1pg. 6 ¼” x 9 ½”. September 11, 1974. The White House. A typed letter signed “Betty Ford” as First Lady on White House letterhead. She wrote to Mrs. Perkins McGuire: “How sweet of you to send us the magazine from Spain. Little did I ever think that the Fords would have pictures in a foreign magazine. We were quite lucky that my assistant’s husband is a Spanish professor and he was able to read the article for us. Many thanks again for being so thoughtful, and Jerry joins me in sendin... more information

TLS. 1pg. 7” x 9”. January 5, 1974. Washington. A typed letter signed “Betty” as First Lady on Vice President letterhead. She wrote to Mrs. Perkins McGuire: “Thank you so much for your nice note of congratulations. We appreciate your thoughts at this important moment of our lives. Many, many thanks for sending the article about my husband from the Spanish Hola magazine. It was really fun finding someone to translate the Spanish. Thank heavens my Assistant’s husband is a Spanish professor�... more information

A versatile entertainer, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson was a pre-eminent tap dancer and starred in numerous films. PS. 8" x 10". No date. No place. A black and white studio close-up photograph inscribed "To E.B. Holloway Wishing you the best of everything. Your pal Bo". He signed along the brim of his fedora and the writing is in dark blue ink. The image has some wear and staining to the edges, but is in fine condition with an attractive image... more information

1pg. 8 ½" x 11". April 8, 1939. New York, NY. A typed letter signed "Olivia D. Tucker" as corresponding secretary of the North Harlem Pharmaceutical Association, a professional organization of black pharmacists: "You are invited to be present at our next meeting, Sunday April 16. 5pm. YMCA. This meeting will be addressed by Dr. O. Williams and Mr. Best of the anti-discrimination league. This bids fair to be on of our most important sessions as there have been many and varied happenings since last we met. T... more information

SB. 232pg. No date [circa 1972]. No place. A first edition To Die For The People: The Writings of Huey Newton inscribed on the first free endpage: “To Arthur Kinoy All Power to the People – From Huey”. Kinoy was a lawyer for the Chicago Eight, the anti-war activists who were charged with inciting riot at the 1968 Democratic Convention. He was a law partner of William Kunstler and taught at the Rutgers-Newark Law School for years. Although Newton was not one of the Chicago Eight, his Black Panther ... more information

D. 1pg. 6” x 7”. May 8, 1760. Boston. A bill for goods related to John Hancock. It states in part: “Mr. Peter Verstille Bost. of John Hancock Jr. Boston May 8, 1760” and shows that 25 pounds were owed for women’s cotton hose, children’s woodstick fans, ebony, ribbon, gauze and other sundry items. Verstille was an early Boston merchant. The document is in fine condition with the lower left corner being clipped, though it affects no text.... more information

Southampton Row. A typed letter signed "Alfred Sutro" to "John W. Hastings": "M. Maeterlinck has handed me your letter, in which you ask for permission to publish a translation of 'JOYZELLE'. A translation of this play has already been made by Mr. Teixeira de Mattos, but not yet published, as there is a probability of the play being produced; when the time comes to publish the question as to publisher will be dealt with by Mr. Paul R. Reynolds, of 70 Fifth Avenue, New York, who acts as M. Maeterlinck's agen... more information

AM. 1pg. 8 ½” x 11”. No date. No place. A partial autograph manuscript in the handwriting of William Cobbett concerning legal reforms there: “to be found against any person for administering, tendering or taking such oath or engagement, to set out the words of such oath or engagement, and that it shall be sufficient to set forth therein the purport or object of such oath or engagement. VII. And whereas, in several instances, persons who have given information against persons accused of crimes in I... more information

Bethesda. A typed letter signed "Arleigh Burke". In the letter, Burke replies to a request for use of his uniforms for use in a Canadian WWII Veterans' Hall. "I appreciate your interest in the material to indicate the very close relationship which existed between our two Navies during the war and since. I agree it would be helpful to both countries if your exhibit in Veteran's Hall did have something form the United States Navy". The letter is in fine condition.... more information