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

Telegram. 1pg. 8” x 5”. January 13, 1959. Pittsburgh. A telegram from the musician Stephen Kovacevich to the President of Cuba, Manuel Urrurita: “Please stop immediately murdering unarmed people of Cuba. If you orritena [sic] enjoy to wash your face with warm blood of Cuban people. Together with Roman Catholic business agent it could serving you disaster of the Hitler Mussolini and Company.” This was addressed to the Cuban President Manuel Urrurtia, who was in office from January 3 to July 18, 195... more information

Williams was an important American dramatists remembered for Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, The Glass Menagerie and A Streetcar Named Desire. Signed portrait. 8 ½" x 11". No date [after March 1962]. No place. A Time magazine cover signed "Tennessee Williams" on his left hand. The cover that was removed from the magazine is mounted to a dark brown board. The cover has some wear, mostly along the red edges, and the remnants of a mailing label, but is in fine condition otherwise with fine contrast to the signature... more information

ALS. 1pg. 5” x 8”. March 31, 1893. No place. An autograph letter signed “C. Thaxter” to Mrs. Goodwin: “I send you this grandmother’s literature & the Maize, with much love to you all from your affectionate C. Thaxter”. The Thaxter poem “Maize for the Nation's Emblem” was first published in May 1893 in New England Magazine. The letter has a central fold and is in fine condition.... more information

ALS. 1pg. 8” x 6 ½”. July 5, 1833. No place. An autograph letter signed “Doct. Physick” to Mr. Alphonso Pageot, a French diplomat in the United States to mediate arrangements made by the July 4, 1831 treaty between America and France: “Doct. Physick presents his best complts. to Mr. Pageot. He will if possible visit Mrs. Trouvins this afternoon but if his numerous engagements prevent him today he will certainly wait on her tomorrow morning.” The letter has dark ink with intersecting folds and ... more information

ALS. 2pg. 8” x 10”. July 30, 1838. English Opera House. An autograph letter signed “RB Peake” addressed to “The Ladies & Gentlemen English Opera Company First & Second Class”: “A house divided against itself must fall – Let us have unity, & we may still extricate ourselves from the dilemma in which we are placed, & carry the Season through. I was induced to make the arrangement with the chorus, because I did not see the mode by which we could collect a separate chorus to share; I did it fo... more information

PS. 10” x 8”. January 21, 1909. No place. A photograph signed “To Fred Emery with the regards of Theodore Roosevelt Jan 21st, 1909” on the lower mat; this was signed when TR was President. The image was taken in 1907 by Clinedinst of Washington, DC. It shows the President, sitting at a desk, staring into the camera; he holds papers in his hands and there are flowers on the desk. A note on the back says the Emery was from Providence, Rhode Island. The writing is dark and the signature is large a... more information

ALS. 1pg. 5” x 7”. October 20, 1910. Venice. An autograph letter signed “T A Watson” to George: “I enclose some bills with checks. Please pay them and keep the receipts till I return. How about selling the house…Have you done anything about selling them? There is no probability that I shall be at home until next Spring. Tell the Braintree Observer and Braintree Bee men not to send the papers after my subscription expires. You can give those that come to Mr. Kimball. Did you tell the Elect... more information

An archive of three Henry A.P. Carter letters to his cousin George R. Carter of Leominster, Massachusetts: ALS. 3pg. 5” x 8”. July 12, 1883. Sharon Springs [New York]. An autograph letter signed “HAP Carter” on “Hawaiian Legation Washington DC” letterhead: “…I would like very much to own the Carter homestead, but I am told that a man unless he is a practical farmer must be very rich to be able to afford to own a farm in Mass. You must not say anything to Cara about it, but what is the pla... more information

LS. 1pg. 8” x 12 ½”. June 11, 1673. Cologne. A letter signed “de Chaulnes”, “Courtin” and “Barrillon” as French ministers to Cologne. The letter, written in French, translates as: “We were hoping, Sir, to receive news from you here, since you were informed of the honor which His Majesty did us, and of our progress towards Cologne, where we entered on the 6th, after that city had been made completely neutral by the swearing of a new oath by the Regiment which the Marquis of Grane command... more information

An archive of three handwritten letters from Henry Diman to family members, all written while abroad. The communications include: ALS. 4pg. 7 ½” x 9 ¾”. November 12, 1862. London. An autograph letter signed “Henry W. Diman” to his father: “…While in B[irmingham] I spent an evening with a very interesting old gentleman, Mr. Van Wort, an American by birth but he has resided in England for fifty-two years, he still retains an ardent love for his native country and is what might emphatically be... more information

Three letters from early California about the time of the Civil War; the Lehmans may have been a Jewish family that moved out West, but I cannot find absolute proof of this: ALS. 1pg. 8” x 12”. January 18, 1859. San Carlos. An autograph letter signed “H B Lehman” to his brother: “…they complain of not having received any letters from me since I left home the fault is not mine for I have written several out for the last three years have not been able to write on account of having lost William�... more information

SB. 275pg. N.d. [2000 or later] N.p. A Oprah’s Book Club edition of The Bluest Eye signed “Toni Morrison” on the title page. It is in a dustjacket and in very fine condition.... more information

DS. 1pg. 10 ¾” x 4”. April 4, 1865. Troy, New York. A partly printed document signed “Jay Gould” approving the transfer of shares in the Saratoga & Whitehall Rail Road Company to himself, as part of his project to consolidate the railroads in Vermont and northern New York. The document is in fine condition.... more information

TLS. 1pg. 6 ¾” x 9”. July 22, 1969. Washington, DC. A typed letter signed “RN” as President to E. Perkins McGuire, affectionately referred to as “Perk:” “Before departing on our round-the-world trip, I wanted you to know that Pat and I are both pleased to learn that you are progressing rapidly since your recent hospitalization and that you are now back at your desk on a part-time basis. This is good news indeed. Although there is always a tendency to overdo, and taking it easy is sometimes... more information

1pg. 8" x 12 ½". 1st April 1870. Colonial Secretary's Office. A letter signed "Henry T. Irving Col. Secy" concerning a light ship near Sri Lanka: "Notice to Mariners Bay of Bengal Temporary Light near the Great Basses. With reference to the Notice issued by the Trinity House, London dated 29th October, 1869, which appeared in the Ceylon Government Gazette, of the 4th December 1869, it is hereby notified, for general information, that a Light Vessel, exhibiting at an elevation of 38 feet above the sea, a re... more information

Two Eleanor Roosevelt signed letters in a first edition of her book This I Remember: a) TLS. 1pg. 6” x 7”. July 18, 1950. New York. A typed letter signed “Eleanor Roosevelt” on “Val Kill Cottage” stationery. She wrote to Marion K. Garrison of West Orange, New Jersey: “Dear Mrs. Garrison: You were very kind to send such lovely flowers to Mrs. Parish’s funeral and I deeply appreciate your thought. It is sad to lose a member of the family. With my deep appreciation, I am Very sincerely you... more information

An archive of two Dorothy West pieces: a) TLS. 1pg. 8 ½” x 11”. No date. [circa 1997] Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts. A scarce typed letter signed “Dorothy West” to Professor William Plumley of the University of Charleston: “I would like to apologize for my delay in responding to your letters. I did phone you in June to let you know of my regret that I am unable to attend ‘Blues In America.’ Due to my writing schedule and age I no longer travel or lecture. I am deeply honored of your interest... more information

Two letters from Somerset Maugham to Mrs. Raymond Hamaker: a) TLS. 1pg. 5 ½” x 8”. February 4, 1954. Villa Mauresque. A typed letter signed “W.S. Maugham” to Mrs. Hamaker: “Thank you, and your husband and son, for your charming card of good wishes on my eightieth birthday. It was extremely kind of you to write to me, it gave me much pleasure.” It is in fine condition and accompanied by the original envelope. b) TLS. 1pg. 5 ½” x 8”. July 26, 1962. Villa Mauresque. A typed letter signe... more information

Ingalls was the founder of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, better known as the C&O Railroad. TLS & LS. 1pg. 8" x 10 ½". March 7 1895 and March 30, 1895. On Road. A typed letter signed "M.E. Ingalls" and addressed to Francis Hopkinson Smith, an author, artist, and engineer in New York. The letter reads: "... I am so sorry to read in the paper while I am wandering around down here in Virginia, of your great loss at Milwaukee. I hope it is not so serious as the paper states. I confess that I am a li... more information

a) PS. 3 ½” x 5 ½”. No date. No place. A black and white photograph signed “Bobby Leach” in pencil captioned “Bobby Leach’s Awful Plunge over Niagara Falls, July 25th, 1911”. It is in fine condition. b) PS. 3 ½” x 5 ½”. June 7, 1931. Niagara. A sepia photograph signed “At Niagara June 7 – 31 Jean Lussier” in black ink. The image is captioned “Over Niagara Falls in Rubber Ball July 4 1928” and was signed in the negative “Jean A. Lussier”. It is in fine condition.... more information