Civil War military appointment commission document signed by both President Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton in black ink, dated August 1864, conferring the rank of Captain in the Veterans Reserve Corps to James H. Remington. Housed in black painted wooden frame. Sight – 19 1/2″ H x 15 1/2″ W. Framed […]
Lot 354: Pres. James K. Polk Signed Certificate of Merit and Etching
James K. Polk Signed Mexican War Certificate of Merit and Etching, framed. Army of the United States Certificate of Merit issued to Private Jacob Fritshe of Company K. of the 2nd Regiment of Dragoons "having distinguished himself in the service of the United States, on the eighteenth day of April, 1847, in the Battle of […]
Lot 355: 11 Presidential/VP Autographs and Ephemera Items
Group of eleven (11) 19th Century Presidential and Vice Presidential cut signatures, signed documents, and related ephemera of James Monroe, Martin Van Buren, John C. Calhoun, Millard Fillmore, James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, Rutherford B. Hayes, Grover Cleveland, and Benjamin Harrison. 1st item: James Monroe (1758-1831), 5th president of the United States from 1817 to 1825, […]
Lot 352: Sam Houston Signed Land Grant, 1828
Samuel Houston (1793-1863) signed Tennessee land document, granting Robert Houston, assignee of Archibald G. Powell "fifteen acres by survey bearing date the 17th day of August 1825. Lying in the Ninth District in McNairy County on the waters of Cypre[s]s Creek…" dated July 26, 1828. 15 1/4" H x 12 5/8" W. Note: Sam Houston's […]
Lot 353: James K. Polk Signed Davidson County TN Land Grant
James K. Polk signed land document, as Tennessee Governor, granting 225 acres in Davidson County to John Davis. Mentions property of John Harding as a boundary line. Dated February 22, 1840. 15 1/2" H x 12" W. Provenance: Private Sevierville, TN collection, purchased from the July 30, 2016 Case Auction of the Estate of Sarah […]
Lot 351: 5 Books/Documents Related to Andrew Jackson and War of 1812
Five (5) books and documents relating to Andrew Jackson and the War of 1812. 1st item: 20th Congress, 1st Session, Military Affairs, including No. 371 "On Proceedings of a Court-Martial Ordered for the Trial of Certain Tennessee Militiamen in 1814", communicated to the House of Representatives by Mr. Hamilton from the Committee on Military Affairs, […]
Lot 348: Haywood 1810 Duty of TN Justices of Peace
THE DUTY AND AUTHORITY OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, IN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, compiled by John Haywood. Nashville: printed by Thomas G. Bradford, 1810. Original leather binding. 372 pp plus 2 page appendix, and 6 page index Fully collated. Bookplate of owner William W. Goodman en verso of front cover. 7" H x 4 […]
Lot 349: 10 Early TN Documents and Book incl. Governor Signed
Archive of ten (10) documents and book pertaining to early Tennessee, including land grants signed by Governors Jones and Brown and documents relating to Abram Maury and early Nashville settler John Davis and more. 1st item: State of Tennessee land document signed by James C. Jones (1809-1859), 10th Governor of Tennessee from 1841 to 1845, […]
Lot 350: Cate Family TN archive incl. Governor signed Documents
Group of McMinn County, Tennessee documents related to the Cate family of McMinn County, Tennessee, including 4 land transfer documents signed by Tennessee Governors William Carroll (1788-1844) and Newton Cannon (1781-1841), plus one 19th century advertising broadside. Eighteen (18) items total. 1st-4th items: 3 Tennessee Governor William Carroll signed land documents (note one has upper […]
Lot 347: 3rd Session U.S. Senate, Thos. Blount Owned, KY related
Thomas Blount (1759-1812) owned copy of Journal of the Third Session of the Senate of the United States of American, Begun and Held at the City of Philadelphia, December 6th, 1790, and In the Fifteenth Year of the Sovereignty of the Said United States, 1791. Printed by John Fenno, Philadelphia. Quarto, 203 pages including index, […]