Military appointment commission's document with steel engraved stamp signature for President Andrew Johnson and hand signed by Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton, conferring the rank of Major to J. H. Remington, dated May 1866 with blue seal. Housed in black painted wooden frame. Sight – 19 1/2" H x 15 1/2" W. Framed – […]
Lot 358: 1850s State Fair Ambrotype, Man in Stovepipe Hat
Mid 19th century ambrotype of a State Fair. At right, a tall man wearing a dark suit and stovepipe hat and bearing a resemblance to Abraham Lincoln is seated on farming equipment, surrounded by other figures and machinery. A large white banner is to the left, and arcade tents are in background. Hand written paper […]
Lot 359: Nautical Archive, Ship Horn of The Red White & Blue
Historical archive of twenty-six (26) items relating to John Morley Hudson, Captain of the miniature ship "The Red White and Blue," which in 1866 became the smallest ship ever to cross the Atlantic. Includes log, letters, Navy correspondence, silver ship's horn, signed certificates and a Currier and Ives lithographed portrait of The Red White and […]
Lot 356: Abraham Lincoln Signed War Commission Document
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 […]