Note book originally belonging to Edward Lowry Tabb (1769-1834), the clerk of Mecklenburg County, Virginia. The cloth bound book appears to contain Tabb’s handwritten copies of approximately a dozen court records beginning in 1787, which provide a glimpse of life in the first few years of Virginia’s independence, just prior to its official statehood. Recorded are disputes between […]

Alexander Hamilton ALS authorizing Colonel David Henley “to make  advances on account of the pay due to the Troops of the United States in the Territory South West of the Ohio” up to $3,000. Dated September 18, 1794. The 10 in x 8 in double sheet letter is mounted at the top of the second page […]

18th C. Powder Horn, by direct descent in the family of Dr. Thomas Walker (1715-1794), the explorer known as the first American of European descent to discover Kentucky. The horn features a domed butt cap and inscription “MADE BY DR. THOS WALKER OF VA FOR HIS VISIT TO KY IN 1750.” (Note that the inscribed […]

President Theodore Roosevelt signed military commission, partially printed parchment, with official seal impressed lower left, appointing Clarence LeR. Cole as a captain in the Medical Corps of the U.S. Army. Signed by Roosevelt and Secretary of War Luke E. Wright and dated May 13, 1908. Matted under glass in a reeded gilt frame. Sight: 17 1/2 […]

Three (3) framed scarce campaign buttons for Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher-turned political candidate Walter Johnson, 1940. Following his retirement from baseball, the famous Washington Senators pitcher ran (unsuccessfully) as a Republican for a U.S. Congressional seat in Maryland. He used buttons featuring a baseball design, including the scarce “For Congress” button at right and the even harder […]