Early Tennessee Militia archive relating to Lieutenant William Graham including a Tennessee militia coat, signed Governor John Sevier military commission, and powder horn, 3 items total. 1st item: Early Tennessee State Militia Coat owned and worn by Lieutenant William Graham (1786-1857, served circa 1807-1815 in the Sixth Regiment in the Tennessee State Militia) comprised of […]
Lot 604: 19th c. White House Dinner Invitation, poss Andrew Jackson
Presidential invitation to dinner, printed with manuscript, addressed to "Honble. Mr. Prentiss of the Senate / Fletcher" (possibly Samuel Prentiss, 1781-1857, serving as Senator from Vermont 1831-1842), "Tuesday the 23rd of Dec'r at 5 o'clock." Pencil notations indicate this was issued by President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845, serving as President 1829-1837), likely in 1834, during his […]
Lot 605: 2 letters to Andrew Jackson inc. Creek War, Francis Preston Blair
Two (2) Letters to Andrew Jackson, from Robert Irwin and Francis Preston Blair. 1st item: Creek War era ALS from Robert Irwin, commander of Fort Gaines, Alabama, addressed to Major General Andrew Jackson. Makes reference to hunger conditions among soldiers at the camp; Irwin's unsuccessful attempts to acquire pork from Fort Mitchell; and a large […]
Lot 601: 3 Andrew Jackson related letters plus printed material, 7 items total
Three (3) documents relating to President Andrew Jackson (b. 1767-d. 1845, President 1829-1837) including two (2) letters possibly endorsed by Jackson, plus three (3) printed news items relating to Jackson, and one (1) John Eaton ALS from 1831, the year of his resignation due to the Petticoat Affair. (7 items total). 1st item: Letter dated […]
Lot 602: Andrew Jackson 1790s Legal Notes, Slave related
Andrew Jackson (1767-1845, President 1829-1837) manuscript document, unsigned, containing notes on several Tennessee legal cases, including one regarding a slave, circa 1790-96. Unsigned. Ink on laid, watermarked paper; 4 taped pages (or two bi-fold pages, separated and taped back together). Cases include S. Smith vs. J. Ross in the matter of "a Negro man," with […]
Lot 603: 2 Rare Engravings of Andrew Jackson plus Inaugural Souvenir
Two (2) rare engraved portraits of President Andrew Jackson, plus an Inaugural Souvenir. 1st item: Stipple engraving print by Charles Phillips, after the oil painting by John Wesley Jarvis of Jackson in military uniform, circa 1841. Facsimile signature. 9 7/8" H x 6 3/4" W. Ref. James Barber: ANDREW JACKSON: A PORTRAIT STUDY p. 47 […]
Lot 598: 19th century Portrait of Andrew Jackson
American School, 19th century portrait painting of President Andrew Jackson. Three quarter view, bust length portrait of the 7th President of the United States after the daguerreotype portrait attributed to Anthony Edwards, taken shortly before his death in 1845. Jackson is depicted wearing a dark suit and tie with white shirt. Possibly oil on paper, […]
Lot 599: 17 Portrait Prints of Andrew Jackson
A collection of seventeen (17) engravings, etchings and lithographs of President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845, President 1829-1837). Included are two fairly scarce images: a bust length stipple engraving with "frame" by J.B. Longacre from the original miniature by Joseph Wood c. 1830, 8" x 5 1/4" sheet; and a full length portrait of Jackson holding the […]
Lot 600: Andrew Jackson Signed Loan Guarantee, Slave Related
1836 slavery related document signed by President Andrew Jackson, Andrew Jackson Jr., and Andrew Jackson Donelson, along with witnesses including Ralph Earl and Major William Noland. With this bond, dated September, 1836, Andrew Jackson, as President, guarantees the repayment of an $8,000 loan on behalf of his adopted son, Andrew Jackson, Jr. and nephew/protege, Andrew […]
Lot 595: Abram Maury 1799 Bond to build a TN School
Abram Maury (1766-1825), early Middle Tennessee settler and founder of Franklin, Tennessee, 1799 signed bond promising to pay James Robertson, Andrew Jackson, William T. Lewis, James Hennen, and John McNairy, Trustees of the Federal Seminary, "the sums annexed to our names for the purpose of building a school house." Dated Feb. 19, 1799. Although it […]