Two (2) railroad related financial items related to U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall (1755-1835)and Charles Harrod (1787-1870). 1st item: Richmond, Fredericksburg, & Potomac Railroad Company stock certificate for twenty shares issued to John Marshall, 4th Chief Justice of the United States, signed by John A. Lancaster, the first president of the company, and William Sheppard, […]

Four (4) books from the library of U.S. Chief Justice and Secretary of State John Marshall, including three signed by him (one also signed by his son). 1st-2nd items: Two John Marshall (1755-1835) signed books, The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Vols. I and II ( Part II), by Edward Earl […]

ALS. One page handwritten bifolium. From Henry Clay (1777-1852) to U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall (1755-1835), written from Ashland, dated June 3, circa 1830, as an introduction to John Henderson, future Mississippi Senator and political ally of Clay's. Letter also contains annotations written in Marshall's hand. The letter reads "Dear Sir, Mr. Henderson, an eminent […]

1803 Land indenture on vellum between John Marshall and his wife Mary Willis Ambler Marshall and Richard Adams and his wife Elizabeth Adams of the first part, John Brown, John Wickham, a law partner of Marshall's, and John Cringan of the second part, and Charles Copeland of the third part, Richmond, VA, dated May 1, […]

4 green blown and cut glass hock goblets, oral history of having been used during events related to the Marquis de Lafayette's visit to Nashville, Tennessee in 1825. Each with flared rim over a cut paneled bowl, octagonal cut stem and round foot with polished pontil. Each goblet varies slightly from the other. Two measure […]

A Compendium of Useful Information by Jesse Denson, 1813. Printed for the author, Nashville, Tennessee. 236 pages including a "To the Reader" introduction page by Denson and table of contents, hardbound one quarter leather binding to spine. The book covers wide variety of topics including Arts and Sciences, Aurora Borealis, Government, Mathematics, chapters discussing the […]

2 articles of Presidential correspondence between Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren and their mutual friend, Judge John Overton of Nashville, co-founder of Memphis and owner of Traveller's Rest Plantation. 1st item: Framed Andrew Jackson Free Frank – envelope addressed in the hand of Andrew Jackson to "The Hon'ble John Overton Near Nashville Tennessee", and […]

Circa 1825 album including a sonnet penned by John Quincy Adams, 6th President of the United States. The album, containing several other handwritten poems, letters, and illustrations, belonged to Adams' sister in law, Ann Frances Harrod (1772-1845), wife of Thomas Boylston Adams (1772-1832). The possibly original sonnet, unsigned but in writing identical to samples of […]

Archive of five (5) items related to President John Quincy Adams and Louisa Adams. 1st item: John Quincy Adams cut signature as 6th President of the United States, dated 1826 in darker ink. Mounted to 1 5/8" H x 2 3/4" W piece of light blue paper. Cut Signature – 7 7/8" H x 1 […]

John Adams archive, 4 items total. 1st item: Autograph book belonging to Susan Dayton Harrod Boyd (b. 1813), signed by John Adams, Second President of the United States and her great-great grandfather. Hardbound with marbled paper covers and red leather spine with gilt line decorations. The signature, written in Quincy, Massachusetts, less than a year […]