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

An autograph letter signed "Betty Blythe" to "Richard Suter": "Indeed I am very pleased to write you personally & thus comply with your request & I hope the short note makes you as happy as yours made me when you express so much gratitude for my picture. I hope you have secured any & all other stores pictures you wish for and I wish you continued health, happiness & success." The letter is in very fine condition and is accompanied by the original envelope.... more information

Marshall was the Army Chief of Staff during World War II, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense. While serving as Truman's Secretary of State, he proposed the European Recovery Program known as "The Marshall Plan," where the United States spent billions of dollars rebuilding war-torn western Europe. AL. 2pg. 4 ¼" x 5 ½". Feb 19, 1958. No place. An autograph letter in Marshall's handwriting to Colonel Earl L. Thornton of Smithboro, Illinois: "Dear Thornton - I was pleased and surprised to he... more information

White was a notes folk blues guitarist; he often appeared with Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie, and heavily influences Bob Dylan. TLS. 1pg. 8 ½" x 11". September 10, 1945. No place. A scarce typed letter signed "Josh White" addressed to Marty Melcher; Melcher was a music manager, and later was Doris Day's manager and husband. White wrote: "In accordance with your request, I hereby confirm telephone conversation with you wherein I agreed to appear on the Newspaper Guild broadcast of October 14th, 1945 for th... more information

ADS. 1pg. 5 ¼” x 3 ¾”. June 1, 1887. No place. A partly printed autograph document signed “M.A. Reno” at the conclusion. The signed pension report concerns supplies, and mentions Waterloo, Indiana. The left portion of the document has been removed, affecting a number of words. There is also a vertical tear on the right side that has been professionally repaired. Reno is a scarce signature.... more information

ALS. 2pg. 8” x 10”. May 6, 1953. Berkeley, California. A scarce autograph letter signed “C.W. Nimitz” to a Reverend: “…I lead a very quiet and retired life – and where – only infrequently I receive letters from foreign parts. Furthermore, I have never been a stamp collector and have never accumulated albums. So I am very sorry to say – I am a very poor prophet for stamp collectors. I can and will – however – forward to you under separate cover a signed copy of a historic photograph... more information

ALS. 4pg. 5 ½” x 7”. December 5, 1948. Scotia. New York. A lengthy autograph letter signed “Saul” to Dr. Willis R. Whitney: “…Like you, I was greatly impressed by Mr. Wilson’s talk. I wish that his ideas could be more widely propagandized, and at times I feel like Moses in my inability to go out and preach the gospel of brotherhood to all men (What a mixed metaphor!). Have just received, through the library, a copy of a book entitled ‘Half hours with great scientists, the story of physic... more information

ALS. 1pg. 5” x 8”. December 22, 1856. Washington. An autograph letter signed “William H. Seward” as Senator to John Duncan, a member of the Delaware House of Delegates: “The Kansas Report was a document of the House of Representatives, printed by an exclusive order of this House, exclusively for its own members. Senators have never had any copies…except one or their files. Some members of the House may procure it for you, but I have in vain tried to find one.” The 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act ... more information

ALS. 1pg. 3 ½” x 5 ¾”. June 25, 1922. Ayot. An autograph letter signed “G. Bernard Shaw” to the Jewish-American author Rose Gollup Cohen on his imprinted correspondence card: “My dear Rose Not until today have I been able to come to even a provisional decision as to my movements for the next three months. I now expect to be in Ireland until the middle of August and to give the Fabian S.S. a turn during its last week. Will you therefore book me for the week Sept 2 – Sept 9 if you can find a ... more information

ALS. 1pg. 5 ½” x 8 ½”. May 11, 1875. St. Louis. An autograph letter signed “W.T. Sherman General” on “Headquarters Army of the United States” letterhead. He wrote to Appleton and Company in New York City: “Please deliver on the order of John Hite a copy of my Memoirs, for Colonel Ferdinand Lecompte of Lauserne [Lucerne]…& charge same to me.” Sherman published his memoirs in 1875. Ferdinand Lecompte was a Swiss military officer who came to the United States to observe the Civil War. ... more information

ALS. 2pg. 8” x 12 ½”. New York. December 11, 1790. A fiery autograph letter signed “David L Clarkson” to New York financier Nicholas Low: “I am informed that you made a formal and public Protest against my abilities, as an officer on board the America; in order to paliate a dishonorable breach of engagement with our...who are men of Honour, and of course must have been exposed in their negotiation with you. You may set no value in Character, and therefore can feel no sentinels of delicacy to ... more information

Signature. April 26, 1894. Northampton, MA. The signature of George Washington Cable “G. W. Cable.” It is in fine condition.... more information

Signature. 1pg. No Date. No Place. The signature “James Randall” in good condition removed from a larger document.... more information

SB. 588pp. No place. No date. A first edition of Me signed “Katharine Hepburn” on the title page, opposite a fine photograph of her. The book is in mint condition, despite the owner’s signature on the endpage. There is some very light wear to the dust jacket, including the remnants of a sticker over the price.... more information

TLS. 1pg. 5 ½” x 8 ½”. March 19, 1976. Chicago. A typed letter signed “Milton Friedman” on The University of Chicago letterhead. He wrote to John Chamberlain of King Features Syndicate: “I have been meaning to write you to thank you for your kindness in sending me your columns in which I figured. I both enjoyed and appreciated them.” The letter is in very fine condition.... more information

(1812-1885). O’Hagan, an Irish jurist, was the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, the first Catholic to hold that position since the time of King James II. PS. 1pp. 6” x 9”. No date. No place. A photograph signed “Sincerely yours Thomas O’Hagan” in black ink on the lower border. The photograph is printed on paper that has been folded in quarters, including through the image and signature; this, however, does not affect much. It is in fine condition otherwise.... more information

PS. 7 ¾” x 9 ¾”. No date [circa 1920s]. No place [likely the Red Rock Canyon, California]. A black and white photograph inscribed in the lower corner “To Rudolpf Hagen with many thanks for his kindness to The Mary Pickford Co. on location here May 19th & 20th Ed Ralph”. The scenic image likely shows Ralph and Hagen. Ralph was a Hollywood producer who worked on many early films. Hagen was a German immigrant who discovered gold in eastern Kern County, California in the 1890s and acquired much of... more information

PS. 2 ½” x 3 ½”. No date. No place. A small black and white photograph of the officer signed “To John B. Lowe Officer Maurice N. McDonald”. It is in fine condition and lightly mounted to an orange board.... more information

Cross-dressing "Uncle Miltie" was one of America's best known comic geniuses and a television pioneer. PS. 8" x 9 ¾". N.d. N.p. A black and white photograph signed "To Larry White Best Wishes Milton Berle". The picture, with Berle lighting a cigar and grinning mischievously, is in mint condition... more information

Abbott wrote and produced many notable Broadway plays, including Damn Yankees and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. PS. 8" x 9 ¾". N.d. N.p. A photograph signed "To John Evangelisti Regards George Abbott". The mint condition photo is accompanied by a brief note from Abbott that reads "Appreciated but not needed GA... 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". TMS. 7pg. 8 ½" x 11". Dec. 29, 1899. Boston. A typewritten manuscript signed "Edward Atkinson" and accompanied by a slew of handwritten notes between lines and in margins. The manuscript is entitled "A Single Tax Parable. A very simple story" and reads, in part: "... Away down to the West of the Indian Territory there l... more information