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

(1823-1903). Franklin was a Civil War general who saw action at Antietam and Fredericksburg. ALS. 1pg. 5 ¼" x 8 ¼". January 12, 1887. Hartford, Conn. An autograph letter signed "W.B. Franklin" to Colonel Silas Crispin. Writing on "Office of Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Co." letterhead, Franklin communicated "Will you send me twenty dummy Springfield model cartridges cal .45 70 qrs powder (when loaded) 500 qrs lead? If you have to sell them I will get the necessary authority but otherwise I expec... more information

D. 1pg. 7 ½” x 8”. No date. No place. Two copied documents mentioning General George Weedon’s land in northwest Ohio; both are signed by Richard C. Anderson. The top one states “General George Weedon enters 2,000 acres of land as part of a military warrant No 91 on the waters of Siota [Scioto] beginning at the Southeast corner of John Harrison’s entry…”. The bottom one also concerns Weedon’s 2,000 acres on Eagle Creek. Neither of these pieces are signed or in the handwriting of General ... more information

ALS. 2pg. 8” x 10”. Raleigh, North Carolina. February 2, 1872. An autograph letter signed “C.H. Morgan” to a fellow general: “You ask me to give you my recollection of the ‘bloody hand.’ I remember the affair very well indeed and have often spoken of it, and understand that no one else ever appeared to have seen it. We were on our way home from the Eastern Shore of Maryland you remember, the day being one or two days after the killing of Booth. Besides yourself, Mitchell, Tompkins, Wilson,... more information

S. ARMY SAMUEL COOPER (1798-1876). Confederate general during the Civil War. Cooper was a West Point graduate and talented administrator who served as adjutant general of the U.S. Army 1855-1861. When the Civil War came, he resigned his commission in the U.S. Army and entered Confederate service, being one of the few northern-born West Point graduates to do so. He was immediately appointed adjutant- and inspector-general of the Confederate Army, and was the highest ranking officer in that Army throughout th... more information

ALS. 1pg. 4” x 6”. July 15, 1944. Ayot St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire. An autograph letter signed “G. Bernard Shaw” once at the end and “Bernard Shaw” once in the text. He wrote to William S. Morison of Elmhurst, New York: “I can add nothing to the preface headed ‘How William Archer impressed Bernard Shaw’ which was written for a volume entitled Three Plays By William Archer published in London by Constable & Co in 1927. It was reprinted in my collected works in the volume called Pen Portr... more information

President Abraham Lincoln delivered his memorable Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863. AM. 2pg. 8" x 12 ½". Nov 12, 1929. Athlone, Ireland. A copy of Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address written in Gaelic in 1929. It is written on two sheets of paper, and there is a notation "Compliments of Mr & Mrs PF Killelea Atlone Ireland" at the conclusion in green ink. The English text would read: "Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and ... more information

PS. 21” x 25”. No date [circa 1970]. No place. A photograph signed “James Lovell”, “Jack Swigert” and “Fred W. Haise” on the top mount. The image is inscribed "To Bennie C. Wooley, Best Wishes from the Apollo XIII crew”; Wooley who was head of the preflight health stabilization program and the post-flight lunar quarantine program. The actual image measures 15.5" wide by 19" high and the entire frame is 21" x 25". There is a light waterstain along the bottom margin, and it is most prono... more information

Welles was Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy from 1861 until well after Lincoln's death in 1869. He is remembered for his foresight in the development and use of ironclads, as well as urging the enlistment of blacks and blockading the Confederate coast. ADS. 1pg. 8" x 5 ¾". 7th April 1840. Hartford, CT. An autograph document signed "Gideon Welles P.M" while the future Naval Secretary was Post Master of Hartford. The document reads: "S.M. Mitchell, P.M. [Post Master] at Plymouth... has deposited in t... more information

DS. 1pg. 8” x 7”. June 1784. West Point. A document signed “Geo Dumurton” in the handwriting of Timothy Pickering: “I certify that Mr. Jonathan Wright has been employed at this post as Superintendent of Artificers from the 4th January 1784 to the 23 April following.” There are notations at the bottom that he was paid $55.50 for his military service. There are two tape strips on the verso.... more information

DS. 1pg. 15 ½” x 9 ¾”. February 23, 1818. No place. A document signed “DeWitt Clinton” appointing William Hogan an Aide-de-Camp “with all the rights, privileges and authorities thereunto belonging.” William Hogan (1792-1874) was an United States Congressman who served from 1831 to 1833. The document has a dark signature and a paper seal adhered by wax. The document was separated along the vertical fold and it has been professionally repaired with archival tape; it is in very good condition... more information

TLS. 2pg. 8 ½” x 11”. October 23, 1989. Little Rock. A typed letter signed “Bill Clinton” as Governor addressed to David L. Moffatt of North Little Rock, Arkansas: “Thank you for your letter earlier this month expressing your concerns about disaster management related to Hurricane Hugo and for enclosing the articles pertaining to Georgia’s taxation policies of retired individuals. All the states participate in emergency management activities which are funded under the Civil Defense appropriat... more information

DS. 1pg. 8” x 11”. February 5, 1929. New York. A typed document signed “Franklin D Roosevelt” as New York Governor. It is on “State of New York Executive Chamber” letterhead, and states in part: “Memorandum filed with Senate Bill…entitled ‘AN ACT to amend the legislative law and to repeal certain provisions of the state departments law, in relation to the budget and appropriation bills and appearances and hearings thereon.’ APPROVED This bill confers the right upon the Governor and th... 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 Chicago Globe and then The St. Louis Globe-Democrat. 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 Sister Carrie and An American Tragedy. So controversial were some of his writings that the li... more information

SB. 10 ¼” x 7 ¾”. 1952 to 1972. Ballintober [Maryland]. A guest book kept by Thomas Edison’s daughter, Madeline Sloane, at her estate on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The book was begun in 1952 and ran until about 1972. Numerous Sloane and Edison family members are listed in it, including her brother Charles Edison, who was New Jersey Governor. They are many positive comments in the book, such as “I hate to leave!”, “Not enough chow! Not enough booze!” and “A wonderful spot & most gr... more information

TLS. 1pg. 5” x 8”. February 25, 1949. New York. A typed letter signed “John Gunther” on his personal letterhead to Reverend Niels Nielsen of Fresno, California: “So far we have had almost a thousand letters about DEATH BE NOT PROUD. One was yours. I read them all with care and the greatest appreciation; many too with deep sympathy. Please forgive me for not answering more specifically. You can see how difficult it would be to reply to each letters as I would like to, and as each deserves. Be... more information