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

TLS. 1pg. 8 ‰ˆ" x 11" . August 24, 1919. New York City. A typed letter signed " Cl M Holland" on " New York State Bridge & Tunnel Commission and New Jersey Interstate Bridge and Tunnel Commission" stationery. He wrote to the Press Association Compilers: " I am under the impression that I have sent you data for use in the revised edition of "ÄoAppleton"Äôs Cyclopedia of American Biography"Äô. If, however, you fi... more information

IPS. 10" x 8" . No date. No place. A photograph signed " Nancy Reagan" inscribed to Sarah Brady. The image shows Nancy Reagan greeting Sarah Brady indoors. It is in pristine condition. ... more information

DS. 4pg. 8 ‰ˆ" x 11" . March 18, 1936. No Place. A National League of Professional Baseball Clubs Uniform Player"Äôs Contract signed " Ford Frick" as President of the National League, employing John J. Tissing, of Denver, Colorado as a player for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1936: " The Pittsburgh Athletic Company, operating the Pittsburgh Baseball Club, herein called the Club, and John J. Tissing of Denver, Colo., herein called the Player" The Club h... more information

Ferguson, a civil engineer, was a member of the Northwest Boundary Survey, an assistant in the Coast Survey, and an astronomer at the U.S. Naval Observatory from 1848 to 1867. He made the first discovery of a minor planet in America in September 1854. <P> <B>WILLIAM MCKENDREE GWIN</B> (1805-1885). Gwin was a Representative from Mississippi and a Senator from California. He moved to California in 1849 and participated in the State constitutional convention in 1849. After the admission of ... more information

TLS. 1pg. January 22, 1923. Washington, DC. A typed letter signed " Emory Land" to Senator J. S. Frelinghuysen from New Jersey (1869-1948): " Referring to your note of 19 January, 1923, I take pleasure in advising you that the day after our delightful dinner at the Davidges. I took the matter of the battleship model up with Admiral Beuret, Chief Constructor, U.S. Navy, who has the matter under investigation at the present time. As I have been laid up with the grippe for the last five day... more information

New York. A "Broadway Bank" check signed by <I>"<B>A Oakey Hall</B>"</I> as New York City mayor. The check paid the <I>"Bank of America... Fourteen thousand Dollars for redemption of N.Y. County Bonds for the repayment of Taxes due Nov 1st 1871... "</I>. Much of the Tweed Ring defrauding came through bogus accounts and checks, and this may very well be one of them, considering the amount of the check and the <I>"repayment of Taxes... more information

Colden was a mayor of New York City from 1818 to 1821. <P> DS. 1pp. 6 ‰¾" x 4". Jan. 18 1818. City of New York. A partly-printed document signed <I>"<B>Cadwallader Colden</B>"</I>. Mayor Colden paid <I>"Richard Furman, Superintendent Two Thousand Dollars for Alms' House"</I>. The document has been neatly cut cancelled and is in very fine condition overall. An unusual and early New York City document ... more information

(1786-1857). Marcy was Secretary of State and War, comptroller of New York, New York Governor and Senator. <P> DS. 1pg. 7 ‰ˆ" x 12 ‰¼". January 14, 1828. Albany. A bond signed <I>"<B>W.L. Marcy</B>"</I> as New York State Comptroller. It reads: <I>"New York State 5 per cent Stock. State of New York Comptroller's Office... Be it Known, That the People of the State of New-York are indebted to the President, Managers and Com... more information

1pp. 8" x 10". Jan 12th 1898. Albany. An autograph letter signed <I>"<B>Arthur G C Fletcher</B> Supervising Arch N.Y. State Capitol"</I> to <I>"Charles H Haynes"</I>. This was written the year before the Capitol was finally completed: <I>"Thanks to your careful packing, your picture of the West Portico of our Capitol, reached me in good condition, and needless to say I am very much pleased to find that you had not forgotten my req... more information

Carter was the Thirty-Ninth President. <P> TLS. 1pg. 7 ‰¼" x 10 ‰ˆ". November 8, 1976. No place [likely Plains, Georgia]. A typed letter signed <I>"<B>Jimmy</B>"</I> and initialed <I>"<B>J</B>"</I> as President-elect. He wrote to Charles Vanik, a U.S. Representative from Ohio and chair of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade less than a week after he was elected President: <I>"I ap... more information

TLS. 1pg. 7 ‰¼" x 10" . April 8, 1968. New York, NY. A typed letter signed " Dick" to E. Perkins McGuire, affectionately referred to as " Perk:" " I have learned of your outstanding work and effectiveness in assembling a Republican Convention delegation from the District of Columbia which includes the major factions of our Party in the District and which lays the foundation for a unified effort in the general election. Congratulations, and many thanks. I... more information

Nixon was the Thirty-Seventh President. <P> TLS. 1pg. 6 ‰¾" x 9". January 2, 1991. Woodcliff Lake, NJ. A typed letter signed <I>"<B>RN</B>"</I> to Pennsylvania Congressman Bud Shuster: <I>"I thought you might be interested in seeing some unconventional wisdom on foreign and domestic issues. Best wishes for the New Year."</I> Typed on Nixon's personal letterhead, the letter is in excellent condition. In 1990, Nixon publi... more information

ALS. 1pg. 4 ‰¾" x 6 ‰ˆ" . November 2, 1912. Brooklyn. An autograph letter signed " William Ramsay" to Reverend Berolzheimer: " As soon as I return to London (we sail on the 9th inst.) I will look out & send you copies of my writings. Some, I am afraid, must be omitted as they are no longer in print, but I will do what I can." The letter has dark ink and is in fine condition. ... more information

TLS. 1pg. 5" x 8" . August 5, 1955. South Eaton Place. A typed letter signed " Noôl Coward" to Dudley Scholte: " Very many thanks for your charming letter and for the enchanting and nostalgic photographs. It was so good of you to send them and also to say such kind things of some of my past productions." The letter is on Coward"Äôs colorful letterhead and is in fine condition; a thing tape strip to the top of the page affects nothing. It is... more information

ALS. 1pp. 7 ‰¾" x 4". October 31, 1859. New York. An unusual autograph letter signed <I>"<B>A.I. Drysdale</B>"</I> to the Editor of <I>The New York Clipper</I>: <I>"Allow me to inform the Draught readers of your paper, that I have retired from the game, and am therefore no longer open to play any person in the Country. All my former challenges are now withdrawn."</I> The letter has some tape stains and is laid to anot... more information