Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 33

Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

U.S. Presidents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 224		Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) 6th President of the United States (1825-1829). Autograph Letter Signed while Secretary of State, on personal stationery, 1 p., 9"x7", Washington, 1820 Jan. 12. Very fine; a couple of spots in lower blank portion affect nothing. To T.H. Hubbard concerning payment of a note. In full: "Dear Sir. I have received your letter of 28 December, and shall be glad to receive by mail the balance due upon Mr. Justis B. Smith's note; upon which payment, I will transmit to you by the same mode of conveyance the note itself. I am with great Respect, Dear Sir, your very obedt. Servt. John Quincy Adams." Matted with a color image and biographical plaque and framed to an overall size of 20"x21¾". Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,265
Lot 225		Adams, John Quincy. A(1767-1848) 6th President of the United States. Letter Signed as Secretary of State, 1p, 10"x8", Department of State, Washington, 1820 Apr. 18. Fine; with docketed integral leaf. To "James Burrell, Esquire of the Senate," informing him that "this Department has received no intimation from Mr. Hall of his having resigned, or being about to resign the Office of Consul of the United States at Cadiz.…" Adams was one America's most brilliant secretaries of state; he served from 1817 to 1825, when he became President. Nice bold signature. Estimated Value $900 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 226		Arthur, Chester A. & P.T. Barnum. Partly-printed Document Signed "Phineas T. Barnum" and "C.A. Arthur," 1p, 4¼"x8", 1860 Sept. 7. Very good; staple marks at top, away from signatures, and light toning. Chester Arthur (1829-1886) signs as notary public that Barnum (1810-1891), who was a plaintiff in an unidentified complaint, appeared before him and swore that the complaint was true. Barnum, who rarely signed in full, had retired from show business in 1855 but had to settle with creditors in 1857 and so began anew as showman and museum proprietor. Arthur supported Abraham Lincoln for President in 1860, then joined the New York State militia during the Civil War. Arthur was James A. Garfield's vice president in 1881; when Garfield was assassinated, he succeeded to the presidency. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 227		(Bush, George H.W.) Inaugural Ephemera. The collection includes: 2 printed invitations to the Inauguration; printed ticket to the Ceremonies; printed oaths of the President and Vice President, in navy holder with gilt seal and color photo; printed Inauguration Ceremonies Program; a gilt printed program for the Jan. 19, 1989 Inaugural Gala; printed program for the Inaugural Ball, Jan. 20; and a small piece of wood from President Bush's inaugural platform, No. 100 of 500;. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $90
Lot 228		Bush, George W (1946-) 43rd President of the United States. Color Photograph Signed and Inscribed "Best Wishes George W. Bush," 10"x8", n.p., n.d. Extra fine. A head-and-shoulders portrait of the current President in front of an American flag. Signed vertically on the left side; part of the inscription is against the blue of the flag and Bush's light brown hair. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 229		(Carter, Jimmy) Inaugural Ephemera. Collection includes: 3 printed invitations (1 on cream cardstock with gold seal); 2 tickets to the Inauguration Ceremonies; 2 programs for the Inauguration Ceremonies; 2 tickets to the Inaugural Party at the Washington Hilton Hotel; a printed "1977 Inaugural Guide to Washington"; a printed Official 1977 Inaugural Book; 2 "Inauguration 1977" license plates; a Schedule of Events for Inaugural Day activities; plus information on the issuance of the official 1977 Presidential Inaugural Commemoratives. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $86
Lot 230		Cleveland, Grover (1837-1908) 22nd and 24th President of the United States. Partly-printed Document Signed as 22nd President, 1 p., 19"x15½", Washington, 1888 May 12. Vellum. Very fine; paper remnant at top center verso. Appointing Evan Miles "Major of the Twenty-fifth Regiment of Infantry…." Countersigned by Secretary of War William C. Endicott. Dark blue War Department seal is at lower left; engravings at top and bottom. Accompanied by a color image and biographical plaque. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $420
Lot 231		Cleveland, Grover (1837-1908) 22nd (1885-89)and 24th (1893-970 President of the United States. Autograph Document Signed as Commissioner of Deeds for Buffalo, NY, on the third page of a three-page legal document presented to New York's Supreme Court, 12½"x8", Buffalo, 1862 Feb. 18. Fine. Cleveland writes in a clear hand that one of the men named in the document personally appeared before him and acknowledged execution of the document. An early Cleveland document. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $242
Lot 232		Cleveland, Grover. Partly-printed Document Signed, 1½ pp (1sheet front and back), 13"x8" (Buffalo, NY), 1858 Apr. 4. Fine; a clean, attractive document. The 21-year-old Cleveland signs as a witness to an Assignment of Mortgage. He would be admitted to the bar the next year. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $192
Lot 233		Coolidge, Calvin. Typed Letter Signed as President on White House letterhead, 1p, 9¾"x8",Washington, 1926 Jan. 19. Very good; slightly trimmed top margin, pencil note at top left, "Motor Vehicle." To New York Governor Alfred E. Smith (1873-1944) regarding the upcoming National Conference on Street and Highway Safety. In part: "…This conference was created to investigate the causes of street and highway accidents….Nearly 24,000 of our citizens were killed and probably over 500,000 hurt by street and highway accidents during the last year…." Estimated Value $500 - 700. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $437
Lot 234		Coolidge, Calvin. Engraving Signed and Inscribed ("To Edgar A Moss, With Regards, Calvin Coolidge") in pencil, below the image and partially on the mount, 8"x6", n.p., n.d. With a Check Signed eight months before he died, Northampton, Mass., 1932 May 21. Paid to Pynchon Motor Sales, Inc. for $2.20. The top of the first "C" in the signature is lightly affected by the perforated cancellation; one small smear in the "n" in "Calvin.," else fine. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $345
Lot 235		Coolidge, Calvin. Photograph Signed and Inscribed ("To Edgar A. Moss with Regards / Calvin Coolidge") as President, 10"x8", n.p., n.d. Fine; some mounting remnants on verso. Coolidge is pictured in right profile wearing an Indian headdress and blanket. When Coolidge was told that people laughed at him for wearing costumes that were presented to him, such as this outfit and a cowboy outfit, he replied that he wore them to please the people who had given them to him and that it was good for people to laugh. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $604
Lot 236		Coolidge, Calvin. Typed Document Signed as Massachusetts state senator, 1p, 3¾"x7¾", Northampton, Mass., 1914 Mar.7. Fine.; thin, closed vertical tear in the text. A receipt for payment received from Elmer A. Hillman, administrator in the probate and settlement of the estate of George F. Hillman. Nice bold signature, signed in black ink. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 237		(Coolidge, Calvin). Original vintage 13¼ x 10¼ in. photograph taken by photographer Edwin Bower Hesser, c. mid to late 1920s. A sepia-toned portrait of "Silent Cal" that was in the photographer's belongings when he died in the early 1960s; it has been stored for the past 40+ years. Extreme right edge has one mark that affects nothing. It is rare to find an original photograph this size of President Coolidge. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 238		Coolidge, Calvin & Grace. Photograph Signed as President, 8"x10", n.p. (Charlottesville, Va.), n.d. (1928 Nov. 22). Also signed by Grace Coolidge, by President Wilson's widow, Edith Bolling Wilson, by North Carolina governor Angus McLean, and Virginia governor Harry Byrd. Fine; a crease at upper right and minor blemishes. An Acme photo, taken at the Virginia-North Carolina football game and dated by an accompanying letter from the Charlottesville and Albemarle County Chamber of Commerce in 1967. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $242
Lot 239		Coolidge, Calvin, Grace & John. Photograph Signed by Calvin, Grace, and John Coolidge, sitting in the back seat of a car, 4"x5", n.p., n.d. The Coolidges' other son Calvin, Jr., died during the 1924 presidential campaign after a blister became infected while he was playng tennis. With a White House Card Signed as President. Both fine. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $357
Lot 240		Eisenhower, Dwight D. Typed Letter Signed as President on White House letterhead, 1p, 9"x7", Washington, 1955 Feb. 9. Very fine; marked "File." To Congresswoman Katharine B. St. George, telling her he had enjoyed seeing her at Bertha Adkins' breakfast that morning. "Not only did I enjoy our informal talk, but I was most interested in your report of conditions in the dairy industry." Estimated Value $500 - 700. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 241		Eisenhower, Dwight D (1890-1969) 34th President of the United States (1953-1961). Typed Letter Signed "D.E." as President on White House letterhead, 1p, 9"x7", 1957 Feb. 7. Very fine. To William Simmons at the White House, thanking him for sharing "some of the lobster that Senator McLean sent you." With transmittal envelope. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $288
Lot 242		Eisenhower, Dwight D (1890-1969) 34th President of the United States (1953-1961). Typed Letter Signed as President, on pale green White House letterhead, 1p, 8¼"x6¾", Washington, 1960 Aug. 30. Extremely fine; letter is encapsulated for preservation, easily reversed. To A.W. Gilmore of General Electric, regretting that he had not earlier acknowledged the receipt of a putter. "…I marvel at the skill that enables you to make a club such as this, particularly since I understand you do it only as a hobby…." Ike loved to play golf and indulged whenever he could. Estimated Value $200 - 300. Ex: James Ruddy Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $391
Lot 243		(Eisenhower, Dwight D.) Inaugural Ephemera. Collection includes: A ticket to the Inaugural Platform for the 1957 Inaugural Ceremonies; an invitation to a Reception at the Statler on Jan. 20, 1957; 3 Official Programs for the 1953 Inauguration Ceremonies and one from the 1957 Ceremonies; 2 Inaugural Festival programs for Jan. 19, 1953; 2 programs for the Inaugural Ball on Jan. 20, 1953, and a 1957 Inauguration Pedestrian Pass. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $86
Lot 244		Fillmore, Millard (1800-1874) 13th President of the United States (1850-1853). Autograph Letter Signed as U.S. Representative from New York, 1p, 13'x8", Saratoga Springs, 1839 July 16. Free Franked address panel on verso, "Free / M. Fillmore / M.C." Very good; partial fold split at top, show-through from postmark and "Free" stamp, not affecting text or signature. To G.H. Johnson, Esq. saying that "Mrs. F. Julia & Miss Hubbard…are disappointed at not meeting you" upon their arrival in Saratoga Springs and "desire to be especially remembered to you. In all these regrets and compliments I most heartily join…." Estimated Value $700 - 900. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $690
Lot 245		Ford, Gerald & Hope, Bob. Color Photograph Signed "Best regards, Jerry Ford" and "To A. Lovell Elliott - 'Thanks for the Memory' My Best / Bob Hope," 10"x8", n.p., n.d. Fine. The photo was signed at Jack Nicklaus' Muirfield Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio during a Celebrity Tourney. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 246		Ford, Gerald R (1913 -) 38th President of the United States (1974-1977). Autograph Letter Signed "Jerry Ford," on gilt, embossed, personal letterhead, 1p, 8½"x6¼" (Palm Springs, California), 1978 May 9. Extremely fine. To tennis great Pancho Gonzalez, winner of four Grand Slam Titles, thanking the tennis star for a lesson and filling Gonzalez in on Ford's progress. Ford writes: "Dear Pancho: Just a note to thank you for your wonderful assistance in preparation for my tennis match in Houston. Good News. John Newcombe & I defeated Dick Stockton & Jim Baker - 6-1. I played well enough to help a little. A few disasters at the net but the serve & volleying went well. Again, I'm most grateful. You were most helpful. If you come to Palm Springs please give me a call. Sincerely, Jerry Ford." Play tennis? Ford letters simply don't get better than this one, which sold for $1875 in 1995. It is probably the finest Presidential letter with tennis content. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. Ex: James Ruddy Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,208
Lot 247		Four Presidents: Nixon, Ford, Bush, & Reagan. Photograph Signed "Ronald Reagan" in red ink, "Richard Nixon" in blue ballpoint pen, "George Bush" in blue felt-tip pen, and "George R. Ford" in blue Sharpie, 7¼"x9¾", n.p., n.d. Excellent condition. The photograph was taken at the dedication of the Richard Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, California on July 19, 1990. With the passing of Presidents Nixon and Reagan, and with President Ford in his nineties, it is becoming more difficult to obtain such a photograph. Ideal for framing and display. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,725
Lot 248		Garfield, James A (1831-1881) 20th President of the United States (1881). Letter Signed "J.A. Garfield" as President, on Executive Mansion letterhead, 1 p., 10"x7¾", plus docketed integral leaf, Washington, 1881 Apr. 30. Fine; mounting traces on verso. Addressed to George W. Curtis, a leading Republican and early advocate of major civil service reform, who was appointed by President Grant in 1871 to chair the commission on the reform of the civil service. President Garfield writes, in full: "Dear Sir: Owing to the great pressure upon my time for the last two months I have found it impossible to respond sooner to your favor of the 16th of March inclosing a copy of the Resolution adopted by the Executive Committee of the Civil Service Reform Association. Please accept for yourself and convey to the Association my cordial thanks for, and high appreciation of their approval of my course in the matter of the appointment of the Postmaster for New York. Very truly yours, J.A. Garfield." At the time of this letter, civil service appointments were largely dominated by the Radical Republican party machine leaders. Corrupt patronage appointments were widespread. In New York state, for example, civil service appointments were controlled by the state political machine under New York Republican boss Senator Roscoe Conkling. Garfield's election as President was assured when he gained the support of the Stalwarts, the pro-Ulysses S. Grant conservatives led by Conkling. In return for that support, Garfield agreed to consult with Conkling subordinates on patronage appointments for the state; however, as this letter indicates, Garfield's civil service appointments in the state of New York were being made in consultation with those at the forefront of civil service reform. Conkling was outraged at Garfield's refusal to continue the practice of offering patronage positions and resigned his senatorship sixteen days after this letter was penned. Ironically, President Garfield's assassin, Charles Julius Guiteau was a Stalwart who expected a patronage appointment after the Republican victory and was never offered one. He blamed Garfield for his failure to get a job and determined to "save" the Republican party from the likes of Garfield. An important letter, related directly to Guiteau's motivation for assassinating President Garfield. Estimated Value $17,000 - 20,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $18,975
Lot 249		Garfield, James A. Autograph Letter Signed "J.A. Garfield" as leader of the Republican minority in the House of Representatives, on ruled House of Representatives stationery, 1p, 8"x4¾", Washington, D.C., 1879 Jan. 27. Fine; one small contemporary ink stain below the initial "A" in the signature. Garfied fulfills a request from an unidentified man who has requested his autograph. Estimated Value $500 - 700. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $437
Lot 250		Garfield, James A. and Lucretia R (1831-1881) 20th President of the United States (1881). Autograph Letter Signed "J.A. Garfield" as President-elect, 1½ pp following his wife's letter (beginning midway on p. 2 and ending on p. 3, which is the verso of p. 1), 7"x4½", Mentor, Ohio, 1880 Nov. 8. Fine; small tape remnants at right edge of page 2 affect nothing. Written to "Dear Bro. Evrett," who was probably a fellow member of the Disciples of Christ (members called each other "Brother" and "Sister"), offering condolences on the death of a child. In the midst of his sorrow, Evrett had offered congratulations on Garfield's election. Garfield, who had lost a three-year-old daughter and a one-year-old baby son, writes: "I wonder that you could have any place, even in your great heart, for remembering my success, when so great a sorrow was overwhelming you. With all my heart, I mourn over your loss and wonder how I could live if it were one of my absent boys who had fallen into the silence of death….As Ever Your Brother J.A. Garfield." Of seven Garfield children, four boys and one girl lived to maturity. Mrs. Garfield wrote 1½ pages offering "our tenderest sympathy" and stating that "The General will write to you…" The consignor has owned this letter since 1977. Estimated Value $700 - 900. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $776
Lot 251		Harding, Warren G (1865-1923) 29th President of the United States (1921-23); he died in office. Partly-printed Document Signed as President, 1 p., 14"x16½", Washington, 1923 Mar. 5. Fine; a few specks in blank upper left corner and top center, none affecting signatures or overall appearance of document. Appointing "Gustavus U. Stewart…Lieutenant in the Coast Guard of the United States…." Signed by Harding at lower right and countersigned by Secretary of the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon at lower left. With gold foil Treasury Department seal. Attractively matted with a bust engraving of Harding and a 3" bronze Presidential medallion and framed to an overall size of 34"x25". Some nicks to frame. The U.S. Coast Guard is the country's oldest continuous seagoing service, tracing its history back to 1790, when the first Congress authorized the construction of ten vessels for the collection of revenue. Known first as the Revenue Marine, and later as the Revenue Cutter Service, the Coast Guard received its present name in 1915 under an act of Congress combining the Revenue Cutter Service with the Life Saving Service. In 1939, the Lighthouse Service was also consolidated with this unit. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 252		Harding, Warren G. Typed Letter Signed as President, on White House stationery, 1p, 9"x7", Washington, 1921 May 2. Fine. To Mr. William H. Beck, Private Secretary, The Secretary of State. Thanking Beck for information regarding the Academy of Political Science in New York. Estimated Value $500 - 700. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 253		Harding, Warren G. Photograph Signed and Inscribed ("Sincerely yours"), 10"x7", n.p., n.d. Fine; lower edge slightly trimmed; mounting remnants on verso. A handsome, sepia-toned portrait by Edmonston. With endorsement signature on verso of a personal, engraved check made out to "Self"; signature on front has been excised. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $719
Lot 254		Harding, Warren G. & Florence Kling. Two Checks, one Signed ("W.G. Harding") as U.S. senator, Washington, D.C., 1919 Mar. 6, made out by Harding to Western Union for $26.49; the other is paid to C.B. Kling and signed by Florence Kling Harding, Marion, Ohio, 1924 Nov. 10. Both fine. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $348
Lot 255		Harrison, Benjamin (1833-1902) 23rd President of the United States (1889-1893). Autograph Note Signed "Benj Harrison" as President, 1p, 8"x7", n.p. (Nov.11., '89). Very good; paper is cropped at upper corners, affecting the "M-r" in "Mrs." and the top of the letter "B". The President pencils a telegram to his first wife, Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison, who was ill with tuberculosis, "[Mr]s. B. Harrison / Jenkinstown Pa. / How are you to day? Do not travel till you are well enough." A penned note in another hand gives the date at lower right. Mrs. Harrison remodeled the White House and had electricity installed. She painted the White House china, began a preservation program for White House artifacts, and brought the first Christmas to the White House. She died four months before President Harrison's term ended. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $719
Lot 256		Harrison, William Henry (1773-1841) 9th President of the United States (1841). Rare Autograph Letter Signed "W H Harrison" as Ohio state senator, 1p, 13"x7¾", Columbus, 1820 Feb. 24. Fine. With holograph address leaf and manuscript "Free." To Secretary of War John C. Calhoun, regarding a possible appointment in the U.S. Army for Col. John Stokes of Harrison County, Ohio. In part: "He is a very active intelligent young man & served under my command with great zeal during the last war. Great pecuniary losses occasioned…whilst acting as the Sheriff of his county together with his passion for a military life induces him to ask for a commission so much below the rank which he holds in the militia of his state & which evinces the confidence which the Government of Ohio & his fellow citizens have in his Integrity & Patriotism. I would prefer his getting an appointment in the Rifle Regt…." Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,220
Lot 257		Hoover, Herbert (1874-1964) 31st President of the United States (1929-1933). Typed Letter Signed as President, on "The White House" letterhead, 1 p. 8½"x6", Washington, 1930 Mar. 29. Very fine; one staple mark affects the "h" in "The." To the Governor of Illinois (Louis L. Emmerson), regarding a Third National Conference on Street and Highway Safety, to convene in Washington May 27-29, and inviting the Governor to send five delegates, "representatives of your motor vehicle department or bureau, your highway department, and others acquainted with the legal and administrative aspects of the traffic problem…." Beautifully matted with an image of Hoover and a 3" bronze Presidential medallion and framed to an overall size of 32"x16¾". Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 258		Hoover, Herbert ((1874-1964) 31st President of the United States (1929-1933). Typed Letter Signed as President, on White House letterhead, 1p 9"x7", Washington, 1931 Mar. 4. Fine. To Dr. George Otis Smith, who was director of the U.S. Geological Survey, with sympathy on the death of Mrs. Smith. Both Hoover and his wife Lou had degrees in geology; he was a mining engineer from 1896-1914. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 259		Hoover, Herbert. Photograph Signed, "The Kind Regards of Herbert Hoover," 9¾"x7½", n.p., n.d. Very good; minor soiling. The photo, by Fauldings of Santa Barbara, is of a 1933 portrait of Hoover. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $216
Lot 260		Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) 7th President of the United States (1829-1837); hero of the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812. Partly-printed Document Signed as President, 1p, 16"x12¾", on vellum, Washington, 1829 Sept. 1. Matted to 22½"x19½". Fine; engrossed portion is a little light, slight shrinkage of vellum in upper left corner, not affecting text or signature, and vertical folds traverse both signatures. Jackson's signature, over 5" across, is nice and bold. Appointing John F. Fenwick to the rank of Brevet Brigadier General "For ten years faithful service in the grade of brevet Colonel in the Army." Countersigned by Secretary of War John H. Eaton, whose alleged affair and subsequent marriage to Peggy O'Neale Timberlake caused a scandal in the Jackson administration and brought about Eaton's resignation in 1831. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 261		Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) 7th President of the United States. Endorsement Signed as President with Initials, "Referred to the Secretary of the Navy. A.J." on the back of a 3pp letter addressed to the President by James Wilbank, Philadelphia, 1835 Sept. 25. Fine, light soiling. Wilbank is looking for a position as a chaplain and tells a sad story of getting older and having a dependent family. He refers to an earlier request for a position at Pensacola that was refused. Twelve men sign as references for Wilbank, including future Attorney General Henry Gilpin and Roberts Vaux. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $334
Lot 262		Jackson, Andrew. Autograph Letter written in the third person, 1p, 10"x8", n.p., 1831 July 29. Very good; age toning and fold wear. To the Secretary of the Navy (Levi Woodbury), personally carried by Dr. Morton. In part: "The President with his respects to the Secretary of the Navy, begs leave to present the bearer to his acquaintance. Mr. Morton has been presented for the office of assistant surgeon to the Navy….he has been recommended to me personally…in very high terms." With holograph address on verso. Boldly written. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $575
Lot 263		Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) 3rd President of the United States (1801-1809). Document Signed as Secretary of State, 3pp (front and back plus front), Washington, 1791 Dec. 23. Extremely fine; Jefferson's large, bold signature is lightly traversed by a horizontal fold. Being the Budget of the United States for 1792, printed on laid, watermarked paper, signed in type by George Washington as President, John Adams as Vice-President, and Jonathan Trumbull as Speaker of the House of Representative. Headed "SECOND CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: At the First Session, begun and held at the City of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, on Monday the twenty-fourth of October one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one," and continues, "An ACT making APPROPRIATIONS for the SUPPORT of GOVERNMENT for the Year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two." The act specifies essentially three areas of expenditures: salaries and expenses of government officials, military expenditures, and debt service. The salaries of the President, Vice-President, Attorney General and the Justices of the Supreme Court total $53,000. The salaries of all House and Senate members total $129,000--less than the annual pay of a single member today. Certain entries stand out: an appropriation of $2,500 "for the payment of the annual grant to Baron Steuben, pursuant to an act of Congress"; an appropriation for $19,772.79 "for the additional expense of enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States" for the first census, taken in 1790; and $1,000 "for the purchase of hydrometers for the use of the officers in the execution of the laws of revenue." The total cost of the Government's operations was approximately $600,000. Imagine the U.S. Budget today needing only three pages! An exceptionally attractive and historic document. Estimated Value $50,000 - 60,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 264		Jefferson, Thomas. Autograph Note Signed "Th: Jefferson" in the third person, 1p, 5"x8" (Monticello), 1824 May 14. Very good; silked on verso; some soiling to address leaf, seal hole and upper right corner mended. An invitation to "Mr. Goodacre / Charlottesville" to dine with the 81-year-old former President, two years before his death. In full: "Th: Jefferson asks the favor of Mr. Goodacre and his son to dine with him to-day at 3 oclock. May 14, 24." With holograph address leaf. The invitation is probably to William Goodacre, a Charlottesville neighbor and artist who drew a series of early views of the "academical village" designed by Jefferson for the University of Virginia. Estimated Value $4,500 - 6,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $5,520
Lot 265		Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875) 17th President of the United States (1865-1869). Partly-printed Document Signed as President, 1 p., 9¾"x8", Washington, 1869 Feb. 23. Fine; light toning and one horizontal fold passes through signature. On official pale blue paper, authorizing the Secretary of State to "affix the Seal of the United States to my Proclamation of the Consular Convention between the United States and his Majesty the King of Italy…." Matted with a steel engraving of President Johnson and an engraved plaque and framed to an overall size of 20"x27¾". Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 266		(Johnson, Andrew). Yellow admittance ticket to the Gallery of the U.S. Senate for the "Impeachment of the President," 3"x3½", dated April 30th, 1968; stub not present. With facsimile signature of George T. Brown, Sergeant-at Arms. Very good; light toning. On February 24, 1865, the House voted to impeach Johnson by a vote of 126 to 47. On May 26, 1868, the Senate acquitted the President by a vote of 35 to 19, only one vote short of the two-thirds required for conviction. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $345
Lot 267		(Johnson, Andrew). Military Commission with stamped signature, vellum, 18"x15 ¼", Washington, 1867 Mar. 5. Very good; creasing and folds. Appointing Charles H. Lester "Captain in the Eighth Regiment of Cavalry…." With original signature of Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 268		Kennedy, John F. Typed Letter Signed as senator, on U.S. Senate letterhead, 1p, 10 ½"x8", Washington, 1957 Apr. 9. Fine. To Dennis J. Winnie of Long Island, thanking him for "your most generous comments on my recent book, and also the thoughtfulness and interest which prompted you to write me…." JFK won the 1957 Pulitzer Prize for his book Profiles In Courage. Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,265
Lot 269		Kennedy, John F (1917-1963) 35th President of the United States (1961-1963). Program Signed as senator on the first page of a "Jefferson-Jackson Dinner" program, given in Morgantown, West Virginia, June 11, 1958, at which Kennedy was the featured speaker. The cover of the program is composed of a right-profile bust of JFK against a green background; the profile has light dampstains at the back. Kennedy signed in blue ink below a small image of himself and above one of his quotes; this page is very fine. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $719
Lot 270		(Lincoln Assassination) John Wilkes Booth (1838-1865) American actor; assassin of President Abraham Lincoln. Rare Book from Booth's library Signed, "John Wilkes Booth / May 10th 1861" on the inside cover. Ironically, the book is a U.S. Army manual with instructions on firing rifles: Rifles and Rifle Practice: An Elementary Treatise Upon the Theory of Rifle Firing, Explaining the Causes of Inaccuracy of Fire, and the Manner of Correcting It. With Descriptions of the Infantry Rifles of Europe and the United States, Their Balls and Cartridges, by C.M. Wilcox (1st Lieut. 7th U.S. Infantry), United States Army. New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1859, 276 pp. Good condition. A fold-out plate in the front of the book shows a rifleman firing his gun, surrounded by illustrations of "most of the Balls now in use in Europe and many that have been experimented with"; two fold-out plates in the back have additional illustrations of bullets and charts showing the results of target practices. The fold-out plates are toned and have some tears, all but one marginal. Green cloth covers have a gilt-embossed, full-length figure of a soldier with a rifle. Covers are soiled and worn, with one ink spot at front right edge, and pages are evenly toned; otherwise a tight copy. Wilcox concludes his preface to the book with: "It is hoped that this book may prove to be both interesting and useful to the United Stattes Militia and Voluneers, for whose use it was principally prepared." In 1859, John Wilkes Booth joined the Virginia militia that assisted in the arrest of abolitionist John Brown. He undoubtedly received this manual when he joined the militia. On the night of April 14, 1865 he would shoot President Lincoln in the back of the head with a derringer pistol. Estimated Value $20,000 - 30,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 271		Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) 16th President of the United States. Extremely rare Check Accomplished and Signed "A. Lincoln" as President, 2¾"x7½", Washington, D.C., 1865 Feb. 21. Being check No. 28, drawn on Riggs & Co. for five dollars to "Lucy (colored woman)." Fine condition; light toning; the "c" in "colored" is lightly affected by the cut cancellation. American Book Prices Current records from 1975-2004 show only one somewhat similar check. In 1984, a check Lincoln wrote to "Colored man, with 1 leg" sold for $16,000 at Sotheby's; this check was crude in that Lincoln's signature had been cut from the original check and a replacement Lincoln signature from another check had been patched on. This check to Lucy is totally original, with no tampering. We don't know who Lucy was. A possibility is that Lucy might have been one of the freed slaves who came to the attention of Elizabeth Keckley, Mary Todd Lincoln's seamstress and confidante. Mrs. Keckley, a former slave herself, raised money for freed slaves and founded the Contraband Relief Association. Mrs. Lincoln was sympathetic to Mrs. Keckley's efforts and sometimes visited the "contraband" camps around the White House with her. Perhaps the President was informed of Lucy's situation and felt compelled to help her, but this is mere speculation. In any event, the check is ultra rare. Estimated Value $35,000 - 40,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $55,200
Lot 272		Lincoln, Abraham. Partly-printed Document Signed as President, 1p, vellum, 19"x14½", Washington, 1862 May 30. Very fine. Appointing John M. Huntingdon "Assistant Quartermaster of Volunteers, with the rank of Captain in the service of the United States…." Countersigned by Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton and docketed at upper left by Adj. Gen. Lorenzo Thomas. The blue War Office seal is intact. At top is an engraving of a Federal Eagle flying amid the thunderbolts of war, while still clutching the olive branch of peace. At bottom is a large engraving of military paraphernalia. Matted and framed to an overall size of 24"x19¾". Included with the document is a 14" high bronzed head of Linclom on a 13"x17" piece of marble. This piece is a favorite of consignor Jim Ruddy because it was the first item he bought for his Presidential collection in 1970 or 1971. At that time, he was a partner in Bowers & Ruddy Galleries, Inc, then the country's largest numismatic house, and was attending a convention of coin dealers and collectors. Someone came to their bourse table and showed Dave Bowers, who was a Presidential collector, this Lincoln military commission. Dave already had a Lincoln commission but suggested to Jim that he buy it. Jim bought it and hung it where he could see it constantly; every day he walked by it and thought, "Lincoln actually touched that." In 1996, The Manuscript Society News wrote, "If ever there was a true collector it is James F. Ruddy…A life member who put life back into The Manuscript Society….The author of our economic miracle of the 1980's and very early 90's, Ruddy's service as Auction Chairman…brought our treasury into the stratosphere. He enabled the creation or enhancement of publications programs, scholarships, other awards, the database of manuscripts, expanded annual meetings and replevin battles….A former Society vice president, Ruddy holds our two highest awards--the Fellow and Award of Distinction--and the bulk of the Society's database of autograph catalogues at Temple University is from his own massive holdings now called in his honor, the James F. Ruddy Catalogue Collection…." Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,500. Ex: James Ruddy Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $7,475
Lot 273		(Lincoln, Abraham - ASSASSINATION). $100,000 Reward Broadside issued by the U.S. War Department, Washington, April 20, 1865, for the apprehension of John Wilkes Booth, John H. Surratt, and David C. Harold, 24"x12 3/8", laid to a 26"x14"sheet. Very fine. Signed in print by Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. In part: "$100,000 REWARD! THE MURDERER of our late beloved President, Abraham Lincoln, IS STILL AT LARGE. $50,000 REWARD Will be paid…for his apprehension…$25,000 REWARD Will be paid for the apprehension of John H. Surrat, one of Booth's Accomplices. $25,000 REWARD Will be paid for the apprehension of David C. Harold, another of Booth's accomplices…All persons harboring or secreting the said persons…or aiding or assisting their concealment or escape, will be treated as accomplices in the murder of the President and the attempted assassination of the Secretary of State, and shall be subject to trial before a Military Commission and the punishment of DEATH. Let the stain of innocent blood be removed from the land by the arrest and the punishment of the murderers…." Descriptions of the three men follow, along with a Notice regarding additional reward money from the State and other authorities, "making an aggregate of about TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS." At the time the poster was printed, Booth, Herold and Surratt had been identified as part of the conspiracy. Wilkes and Herold escaped into Maryland and then Virginia where, six days after the poster was first issued, they were found in a barn on Garrett's farm, near Port Royal, Virginia, and surrounded by a detachment of soldiers. Herold surrendered, but Booth refused, so the barn was set on fire and Booth was shot to death. Herold was tried, convicted and hanged (June 6, 1865) along with other conspirators. John Surratt escaped to Canada, then Europe, but was captured and brought back and tried in 1867 in a civil court (the jury was deadlocked and Surratt went free). There were only two printings of this broadside; the present broadside is from the second printing, second issue. In the first printing, as well as the second printing, first issue, the description of Booth notes, "and wears a heavy, black moustache"; this issue adds, "which there is some reason to believe has been shaved off." Most of the extant copies of the second printing were not furnished with photographs at the time of their issue; cartes de visite were affixed at a later date. Most copies were publicly posted at the time of the manhunt or saved by souvenir hunters and were poorly preserved; consequently, most have numerous defects or are in only fair to good condition. Most of the extant copies are in institutions or private collections. This copy has some repaired edge tears and is lighter at the edges from a previous framing, but has no posting holes and is so fresh that it can only be presumed that Booth was captured before it could be posted. A rare opportunity to possess an example of probably the most famous reward poster in American history. Estimated Value $40,000 - 60,000. Purchased from the Abraham Lincoln Bookstore in Chicago, Illinois c. 1986. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $46,000

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