Andrew Jackson signed document and portrait print. 1st item: Missouri land grant signed by Andrew Jackson during his first year as President of the United States. One vellum page, dated June 1, 1829, granting Glover Smart of Callaway County, Missouri 80 acres in the District of Lands offered at St. Louis, Missouri. Paper seal in […]

James K. Polk as Governor of Tennessee autographed address: Message of the Governor of Tennessee to the 24th General Assembly of the State, 1841, printed by J. George Harris, Nashville, and inscribed in pen in upper margin of front page "with the respects of J.K. Polk". 20 page bound pamphlet containing the content of Gov. […]

James Winchester written and signed letter from the War of 1812, dated Nashville the 5th of July 1812, to the commanding officer of the recruiting district of East Tennessee at Knoxville, attention Captain Armstrong. It reads: Sir, if on the receipt of this note you have not put money into the hands of Ensign Gilbert […]

Lot of 3 documents signed by John Overton, owner of Traveller's Rest in Nashville, a judge of the Superior Court of Tennessee, advisor to Andrew Jackson, and co-founder of Memphis (along with Jackson and James Winchester). Includes an Oct. 19, 1812 legal document sworn and subscribed before Overton: a response by Robert and Jane Hayes […]

Land grant dated 1790 and survey map dated 1792, concerning land in Davidson County, Tennessee, granted by governor Richard Speight and the State of North Carolina to George Walker, assignee of Private William Gipson, "in consideration of signal bravery and persevering zeal". The land, referred to in the small survey map as "Mero District," would […]

The Bye-Laws of the Cumberland Lodge No. VIII Held in Nashville, T. Printed by John H. Wilkins, at the Franklin Head, 1822. 12 page bound pamphlet, no cover, detailing the bylaws of the Masonic organization known as the Cumberland Lodge, established in Nashville, Tennessee in 1814. John Overton signature on front cover. Book measures 6-7/8" […]

Tennessee railroad map, published 1873 by Wheeler, Marshall & Bruce for the Tennessee State Directory, depicting railroads completed and repaired as well as wagon roads from Memphis to Knoxville with edges of adjoining states also shown. En verso is an advertisement for the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway and showing its national system of […]

Late 18th/Early 19th century South Carolina document archive relating to the Trezevant and Farquhar families of South Carolina. Item 1 – the 1814 will of John Farquhar, executed 1814. Farquhar died in 1826. Recipients include John Fraser and others associated with the East India company, Bengal. John Farquhar was involved in the production of gunpowder […]

An English silver plated supper server, made by Israel Freeman & Son (founded in London, 1928), made in the revolving "Lazy Susan" style and comprised of four covered vegetable servers, two open salts and two pepper shakers. Bases of salts and shakers marked "I.F.S. Made in England". Covers of servers engraved with armorial crest. Ivory […]

Assembled group of S. Kirk & Son Inc. Repousse flatware including 6 soup spoons, 6 iced teaspoons, 1 tablespoon, 1 cold meat fork, 1 berry spoon, 1 sugar shell and 1 butter pick.4-1/2" to 8-1/4" L. 21.04 oz troy. Soup spoons monogrammed en verso. 17 pieces total. Condition: Overall very good condition with some surface […]