Former Sheriff of Knox County, Tennessee's scrap book of reward posters pasted alphabetically for local, regional and some national fugitives. Most are printed posters but some are hand written letters or forms sent from a law enforcement official to the Knox county Sheriff's department. Numerous early 20th century examples including some Pinkerton posters. Most notices […]

Grouping of books belonging to the Devault Family of the Devault Tavern, Washington County, Tennessee. Books include 1) Encyclopedia of Geography, Vols. II and III; 2) Murray's English Grammar, 1829; 3) Devault family Bible published by The American Bible Society, 1829; 4) Wilkin's Elements of Astronomy; and 5) Ainsworth's Dictionary of English & Latin, 1831, […]

THE ART AND MYSTERY OF TENNESSEE FURNITURE AND ITS MAKERS THROUGH 1850, by Nathan Harsh and Derita Coleman Williams, published by the Tennessee Historical Society, Nashville, 1988. 11-1/4" x 8-3/4". Condition: New and unopened condition, shrinkwrapped.

1904 Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid $2,000 reward poster or flyer from Pinkerton's National Detective Agency Circular (No. 3, Denver, Colo., November 14th, 1904). Pinkerton's Circular issued this two-page reward flyer after the robbery of the First National Bank of Winnemucca, Nevada on September 19th, 1900, during which $32,640 was stolen. The poster features photographs […]

American Ornithology: or The Natural History of the Birds of the United States. Illustrated with Plates engraved and colored from original drawings taken from nature by Alexander Wilson. Philadelphia, Published by Bradford and Inskeep. Printed by Robert and William Carr. Volumes in group are: Volume II, published 1810; Volume IV, published 1811; Volume V, published […]

A Tennessee territorial land grant dated July 29, 1794 and presented to Samuel Dearmond. Front of document reads in part, "For riding express to carry a letter for his excellency Governor Blount 29th July to the Judges Campbell and Anderson, at the time John Toh was murdered by the Creek Indians, distance 50 miles (crossed […]

Large collection consisting of correspondence, photographs, newspaper and magazine clippings, and other materials from the estate of Ellen McClung Berry and relating to her life. Some examples include a letter written by Berry's cousin Hugh L. McClung to Berry, dated 1895 in which he is trying to locate the grave of his grandfather who passed […]

1st item: Abraham Lincoln albumen photographic print. A bas relief three-quarter length portrait on carte de visite mount. Stamped upper left in the matte "Elizabeth, N. J., 1909" and dated lower middle margin "1809, 1865, 1909", the birth, death, and centennial birth dates of Lincoln. Image measures 10 1/4" H x 8 1/4" W. Sight […]

Two political documents, letter and calling card. 1st item: A Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1887-1944) type written and signed letter to Congressman Daniel A. Reed dated October 4, 1924, on personal letterhead. Letter in part reads, " Mr. Dear Congressman Dan; Many thanks for your very nice letter. You are monumentally right. We have go to […]

3 Folk Art Carvings and a Civil War Fife, total 4 items. Civil War fife made of rosewood with German silver ferrules. Folk art items include a carved snuff box of mahogany or rosewood depicting a hunter aiming at a buck being chased by a dog on the lid, carved pipe head of man with […]