Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 45

Manuscript, Collectibles and Aerospace Auction

U.S. Presidents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 900		[Adams, John]. Contemporary copy of the will of President John Adams, written in an unknown hand, 3pp, 9¾" x 7¾", n.p., n.d. The will is dated 1819 Sept. 7 and witnessed by John Davis, Thomas Greenleaf, and George W. Beale. Adams' final will was written in 1822, so this was an intermediate will, possibly prompted by the death of Adams' beloved wife, Abigail, in 1818. Some staining at top and bottom and several edge splits; still completely legible. The will begins: "Know all Men by these Present that I John Adams of Quincy in the County of Norfolk Esquire, being of sound mind and disposing memory though in the eighty fourth year of my age do hereby make my last will & testament. My debts which I hope will not be large and my funeral charges which I hope will be very small must be paid by my Executors." He bequeaths to his son John Quincy Adams "all that part of my real Estate, which lies on both sides of the ancient County road from Boston to Plymouth…together with my mansion house, gardens, & buildings thereon situated," as well as Babel pasture and Red Cedar pasture, and his library. J.Q. Adams is required to pay the estate for a portion of the land and library, and the proceeds are to be given to Thomas Boylston Adams (Adams' only other surviving child), and to Adams' grandchildren (who are named) from his deceased daughter Abigail Smith, his deceased son Charles, and his son Thomas Boylston. John Quincy Adams and Josiah Quincy are appointed executors of the will. Estimated Value $1,000 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,000
Lot 901		Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) 6th President of the United States (1825-1829). DS ("J.Q. Adams") as President, 1p, vellum, 9½" x 15½", Washington, 1827 Jan. 30. Granting Samuel M. Hughes just over 130 acres of land in Franklin, Missouri. Coutersigned by George Graham as Commissioner of the General land Office. Age wear and tearing; loss to vellum at two lower right folds, affecting part of Graham's title and part of paper seal is missing. Adams' signature is bold. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $360
Lot 902		Adams, John Quincy. DS ("J.Q. Adams") as President, 1p, vellum, 9¼" x 15¼", Washington, 1825 Mar. 1. Granting Samuel M. Hughes 80 acres of land in Franklin, Missouri. Coutersigned by George Graham as Commissioner of the General land Office. With paper seal. Age wear and tearing; minor loss to vellum at lower right, affecting nothing. Adams' signature is bold. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $374
Lot 903		Buchanan, James (1791-1868) 15th President of the United States (1857-1861). ALS as Secretary of State, 1p, 9¾" x 7¾", Washington, 1847 Nov. 5. To Secretary of War W.L. Marcy, transmitting "copies, extracts, and duplicates [not present] taken from the correspondence of Thomas O. Larkin, Esqre, U.S. Consul at Monterey, relating to occurrences in California…during the months of March, April, May & June 1840. There are several Despatches of Mr. Larkin, in the files of this Department of a date subsequent to June 1846, giving an account of the progress of the war, all of which are open to the examination of the parties…" A note on the docket states "copy of this letter furnished Col. [Thomas Hart] Benton…"; Benton was the father-in-law of John C. Fremont. Show-through from two tape repairs on verso, otherwise fine. Estimated Value $600 - 900. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $552
Lot 904		Bush, George H.W (1924 -) 41st President of the United States (1989-1993). 1991 Christmas Gift Print Signed in blue ink at lower right, 16" x 11¾". The art for the print was created by Kamil Kubik and was titled "The Family Tree, Upstairs at the White House." It was the first time the family quarters were ever shown on a Christmas card. With engraved wishes for Christmas and the new year from the President and Mrs. Bush and embossed Presidential Seal at lower left, as well as on the navy folder that holds the card, which is accompanied by a printed note from the "Office of George Bush," bearing an auction sticker and stating that he was "happy to sign the enclosed item for your auction." Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $690
Lot 905		Bush, George H.W. DS as President, 15" x 10", n.p., n.d., Being A Proclamation for United States Marshals Bicentennial Day, 1989, and designating September 24, 1989 as a day of observance "in recognition of the vital efforts of our Nation's oldest law enforcement agency…" President Bush signed in black ink at lower left; a facsimile signature is at right. Excellent condition. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $288
Lot 906		Cleveland, Grover (1837-1908) 22nd (1885-89) and 24th (1893-1897) President of the United States. ALS, 2pp (1 sheet recto/verso), 6½" x 5¼", Princeton, 1905 Feb. 9. To Cleveland F. Bacon, regarding a letter declining an invitation to a dinner. "I…write the letter at once fearing if I postpone it I would not write it at all. I think it ought to be changed in its address so that it would appear to be written to some one else than my nephew. You can fill in anybody else you like…." Fine; light brushing of ink in "Grover." Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 907		Cleveland, Grover. LS as President, 2pp plus blank integral leaf, 14" x 10¼", Washington, 1894 Oct. 15. Fine. To His Excellency Andrés A. Cáceres, Constitutional President of the Republic of Peru, congratulating him on his election. Countersigned by Secretary of State W.Q. Gersham. Caceres was twice President of Peru, from 1886 to 1890, and again from 1894 to 1895. He is considered a national hero in Peru for leading the resistance to Chilean occupation during the War of the Pacific (1879-1883). Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $201
Lot 908		Clinton, Bill and Hillary Rodham. Official White House color photo signed as President and First Lady, 8" x 10", dated October 23, 1993 on the reverse. Male model, Fabio, stands between the President and First Lady, with his arm around her, while she smiles up at him. There are some skips in President Clinton's signature; Mrs. Clinton's signature is extremely dark. Should Mrs. Clinton win the presidency in 2009, this would become a photograph with the signatures of two Presidents. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $930
Lot 909		Clinton, William Jefferson (1946 -) 42nd President of the United States (1993-2001). PS ("Bill Clinton"), 8" x 10", n.p., n.d. The photo shows President Clinton waving as he is about to enter Air Force One; the presidential limo is in the foreground. Matted with an 8¼" x 6" color photo of President Clinton.and attractively framed to an overall size of 17" x 24½". Excellent condition and ready for display. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $207
Lot 910		Eisenhower, Dwight D. IPS "To Maj. O.B. Bargar with best wishes Dwight D. Eisenhower," in black ink in the lower border, 10" x 8". A three-quarter portrait of the general in uniform. Notation on verso reads, "Personally autographed when Dwight D. Eisenhower Chief of command living at Ft Myer, Va. 1946." Light toning, else fine. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $403
Lot 911		Eisenhower, Dwight D. War-date TLS as Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force, on official letterhead, 1p, 8" x 6", n.p., 1945 Apr. 25. Sending his autograph to an Ohio man because "My secretary tells me that you are indeed doing your share towards furthering the war effort on the home front…." Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $230
Lot 912		Eisenhower, Dwight D. PS of Ike signing an autograph for several children at a golf course, probably in California circa 1950's or 60's. Signed in red ink on upper left corner. Framed to 7½" x 9½". Very good condition. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 913		Ford, Gerald R (1913-2006) 38th President of the United States (1974-1977). DS as President, in blue ink below a color portrait, 15" x 22", n.p., n.d. "President Gerald R. Ford Swearing-In Ceremony For the 38th President of the United States States, In the East Room at the White House on August Ninth, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventy-Four." The text is printed on heavy Arches paper. After Watergate and President Nixon's resignation, President Ford promised, "…our long national nightmare is over." Pristine. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 914		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 $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $690
Lot 915		Harding, Warren G. Partly printed DS as President, 14" x 17½", Washington, 1921 June 2. Countersigned by Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty, who would survive an indictment for conspiracy to defraud the government and a bill of impeachment. Appointing Christian F. Kleinknecht as Notary Public for the District of Columbia. Fine; one horizontal fold; the outer edges of the document are toned from an earlier framing; the Department of Justice seal is intact, with dark toning around the edges. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $334
Lot 916		Hayes, Rutherford B (1822-1893) 19th President of the United States (1877-1881). Partly-printed DS as Commander in Chief of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, 18½" x 24", Philadelphia, 1892 May 3. Appointing Brevet Brigadier General Datus Ensign Loon, U.S. Vols a Companion of the First Class. Very good; overall toning and a few points on the orange seal are missing. This order (MOLLUS) was created by the Philadelphia officers who served as an honor guard for President Lincoln's funeral cortege and patterned after the Sociey of the Cincinnati. MOLLUS members included Generals Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, McClellan, Custer, and many others. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $230
Lot 917		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". Documents signed by Hoover as President are rare. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $414
Lot 918		Kennedy, John F. IBS "To John Faubion with every good wish John Kennedy," in blue ink, on the front end page of Kennedy's Profiles In Courage (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1956), 266pp. Accompanied by a letter from John J. Faubion, describing how then Senator Kennedy signed the book in person for his father, John Ross Faubion, in 1956. In part: "…I remember as an eleven year old boy when my father came home with the book, and described to me how Senator Kennedy had signed it for him, and in his presence. My father worked at that time for the H.R. Huntting Company, in Springfield, Massachusetts. Huntting was a book bindery…my father would represent Huntting at book shows, signings and conventions…this was one of those events…". Dust jacket has paper backing to reinforce damage at lower front and bottom of spine; hard covers have some spots and scrapes. Lightly toned; tightly bound. A signed and inscribed copy of JFK's most famous book, with impeccable provenance. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,360
Lot 919		Kennedy, John F. IBS ("Best regards John Kennedy") in blue ink on the inside cover (Los Angeles, 1960 July 15). Being a copy of The Strategy of Peace by Senator Kennedy, Edited by Allan Nevins, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1960, 8½" x 6", 233pp. A tight copy, lightly toned; the dust jacket is worn, with small edge tears. The day after JFK was picked as the Democratic presidential nominee, he signed this book personally for the police officer who was assigned as his body guard. With a "Youth For Kennedy" button, 4" in diameter, from the 1960 Democratic convention. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,980
Lot 920		Kennedy, John F. BS in blue ink on the first end page (Los Angeles, 1960 July 15). Being a copy of John Kennedy. A Political Profile by James MacGregor Burns, New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1960, 8¼" x 6¾", 309pp. A tight, clean copy, lightly toned; the dust jacket has a couple of creases and scratches. The day after JFK was picked as the Democratic presidential nominee, he signed this book personally for the police officer who was assigned as his body guard. With an album, "John Fitzgerald Kennedy. The Presidential Years - 1960-1963. Original Speeches"; cover toned; record has no jacket. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,560
Lot 921		Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) 16th President of the United States (1861-1865). Partly-printed DS as President, on vellum, 17¾" x 13½", Washington, 1864 Feb. 26. Appointing M.H. Dickinson "Additional Paymaster." Countersigned by Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. War vignettes at top and bottom. Normal folds, one affecting the light blue embossed War Department seal; approximately one inch of the blank upper margin has been trimmed up to the docket, and the accomplished portion is a little light; however, both signatures are nice and dark, Lincoln having signed with a full "Abraham Lincoln." A very attractive and desirable document. Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $6,325
Lot 922		Madison, James (1751-1836) 4th President of the United States (1809-1817). DS as president, 1p, vellum, 8¼" x 15¼", Washington, 1809 Mar. 27. Letters Patent to "Jacob Kishler, assignee of George Hays" for a quarter lot of land at Chilicothe. Countersigned by Secretary of State Robert Smith. The paper seal is intact. Toned a light toast brown overall; some paper remnants on verso. Madison's first name is light; the "Madison" is bold. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $480
Lot 923		Monroe, James (1758-1831) 5th President of the United States (1817-1825). DS as President, 1p, vellum, 8½" x 13", Washington, 1824 Aug. 20. Granting 80 acres in Franklin, Missouri to Rebecca Carson. Countersigned by George Graham as Commissioner of the General Land Office. Toned, with folds. Small areas of vellum missing, one affecting the name "Rebecca"; the others are along the lower edge, affecting only the tail of the "G" in "Geo." Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $300
Lot 924		Nixon, Richard. Booklet on "The Western White House" Signed as President on the cover, 11" x 8¼", n.p., n.d., the booklet gives directions to Nixon's home in San Clemente, information about the town and facilities near Nixon's home (for reporters, etc.) An enclosed note states that the signature was personally obtained by a reporter who sold it to a Mr. Casoni in May 1974. Very fine. Estimated Value $200 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 925		Pierce, Franklin (1804-1869) 14th President of the United States (1853-1857). DS as President, 1½pp, 16½" x 11", Washington, 1854 July 5. Accrediting James A. Peden as "Minister Resident of the United States to the Republic of Buenos Ayres." Countersigned by William L. Marcy as Secretary of State. Beautiful embossed cream-colored Presidential paper seal on second page. Normal folds and some transfer from seal, else fine. Estimated Value $650 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $834
Lot 926		Reagan, Ronald (1911-2004) 40th President of the United States (1981-1989). Official White House color photograph of President Reagan's Cabinet in 1981, signed by President Reagan, Vice President Bush, and each of the 18 Cabinet members. The photograph was matted and framed by the White House frame shop to an overall size of 16½" x 19¼". The Cabinet members are: Raymond J. Donovan, Secretary of Labor; Donald T. Regan, Secretary of the Treasury; Drew Lewis, Secretary of Transportation; William French Smith, Attorney General; James Watt, Secretary of the Interior; James Edwards, Secretary of Energy; Samuel R. Pierce, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Mac Baldrige, Secretary of Commerce; Dick Schweiker, Secretary of Health & Human Services; John R. Block, Secretary of Agriculture; Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of Defense; Al Haig, Secretary of State; Ted Bell, Secretary of Education; Jeanne Kirkpatrick, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N.; Bill Brock, U.S. Trade Representative; David Stockman, Director, Office of Management and Budget; Ed Meese, Counselor to the President and Bill Casey, Director of the C.I.A. The photo was signed using a variety of pens, in black, gold, and blue ink. A few signatures have slightly faded but all are still legible. When viewed from the side, the lower left corner has a couple of slightly raised areas which resulted when the photo was mounted. Fine condition and ready for display. Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. From the personal collection of a high-ranking Reagan White House official. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $5,175
Lot 927		Reagan, Ronald. Official White House color photograph of President Reagan's Cabinet in 1986, signed by President Reagan, Vice President Bush, and each of the 18 Cabinet members. The photograph was matted and framed by the White House frame shop to an overall size of 16½" x 19¼". The Cabinet members are: Raymond J. Donovan, Secretary of Labor; Donald T. Regan, Secretary of the Treasury; Elizabeth Dole, Secretary of Transportation; William French Smith, Attorney General; William P. Clark, Secretary of the Interior; Margaret Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services; John R. Block, Secretary of Agriculture; Samuel R. Pierce, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of Defense; George P. Shultz, Secretary of State; Ted Bell, Secretary of Education; Jeanne Kirkpatrick, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N; Mac Baldrige, Secretary of Commerce;Bill Brock, U.S. Trade Representative; David Stockman, Director, Office of Management and Budget; Donald P. Hodel, Secretary of Energy; Ed Meese, Counselor to the President and Bill Casey, Director of the C.I.A. All of the participants signed boldly in black ink. Excellent condition and ready for display. Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. From the personal collection of a high-ranking Reagan White House official. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $4,600
Lot 928		Reagan, Ronald. Original pencil drawing of President Reagan signed and inscribed, "To Barbara / Very Best Wishes / Ronald Reagan," 14" x 11", n.p., n.d. A smiling, head-and-shoulders portrait, signed on the President's left shoulder, by artist Alfred Panepinto (1907-1994). Attractively matted and framed to an overall size of 22½"x 18½". Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. From the personal collection of a Reagan White House staff member. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 929		Roosevelt, Franklin D (1882-1945) 32nd President of the United States (1933-1945). TLS as President, on mint green The White House letterhead, 1p, 9" x 7", Washington, 1936 Sept. 22. To Henry Hooper, Georgia Warm Springs Foundation (established by FDR in 1927), mentioning his private secretary, Missy Le Hand, and agreeing that Sergeant Hardage should "live in the small house and look after the place." He adds that he will let Hooper know if he is coming in November, and thinks that "the little White House could well be rented if we could find just the right kind of tenant…." Two file holes at top, else fine. Estimated Value $900 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $863
Lot 930		Roosevelt, Franklin D. TLS ("FDR") on "Roosevelt & O'Connor" letterhead, 1p, 11" x 8½", Marion, Massachusetts, 1925 Aug. 31. To his law partner, Basil O'Connor, explaining that Julian Goldman could not visit FDR for a week-end, one of the reasons being that "the local hotel will not receive gentlemen of his faith." FDR also reports success with his treatment: "..the muscles have about doubled in strength in a week and I really hope to get rid of the damn braces!" One holograph correction in FDR's hand. File stamp and pencil notation, else fine. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $8,100
Lot 931		Roosevelt, Franklin D. and Eleanor. PS as President and First Lady, 7¼" x 9½", matted to 11½" x 13½", 1941. "Christmas 1941" is printed on the lower edge of the table at which the Roosevelts sit. The photograph was taken on July 4th by George Skaddings of the Associated Press. It shows the President and Mrs. Roosevelt on the south porch of their home at Hyde Park, New York. According to Mary Seeley in Season's Greetings From the White House (Tampa, Florida: A Presidential Christmas Corporation, 2005), 404 employees of the Roosevelts received one of these signed photographs as their 1941 Christmas present. In excellent condition and rare. In December 1941, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill made a secret visit to the White House to meet with President Roosevelt and work out a strategy for the war against the Axis powers. On Christmas Eve, just 17 days after Pearl Harbor, the two leaders delivered a Christmas message to the American people, which was broadcast around the world. The war effort geared up and the young men started to go off to war. Mrs. Roosevelt later wrote in her Christmas Book, "After that year, the Christmases weren't so cheerful." Estimated Value $8,000 - 12,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 932		Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919) 26th President of the United States (1901-1909); winner of Nobel Peace Prize in 1906. ALS as President, on White House letterhead, 2pp, on recto only, 5½" x 4¼", Washington, 1901 Nov. 3. Archival restoration on verso of both pages, which were torn vertically; some edge staining from old glue residue, affecting the signature, which is still quite bold and easily read. Matted with an image of Roosevelt to 12" x 24". Written to the president of the Union League Club in Philadelphia just seven weeks after assuming the presidency : "I deeply appreciate the honor conferred on me by the Union League Club of Philadelphia; I can say with all sincerity that there is no other organization in existence from which I would more keenly appreciate such an honor. I shall do my best by my course as President to justify and deserve your confidence. With high regard, and renewed thanks, I am Faithfully yours Theodore Roosevelt." Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,438
Lot 933		Roosevelt, Theodore. TLS as President, on White House stationery, 1p with integral leaf, 9" x 7", Oyster Bay, N.Y., 1903 July 27. To Mrs. Patrick Mullins in Butte, Montana, marked "Personal," regarding a misleading newspaper article about the President's visit to Butte. "…What I have said…was that I deeply appreciated the courtesy with which all of the citizens, and especially the Mayor, treated me…" With the transmittal envelope, a 10½" x 8½" copper-colored metal (?) invitation to the dinner, a 15¾" x 19¾" photo of President Roosevelt and Mayor Mullins riding in a car, a 1903 framed certificate certifying that Mullins won election as mayor of Butte; a printed, black-bordered, thank-you note from President and Mrs. Roosevelt, and an acceptance letter to the dinner from a Montana resident. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,070
Lot 934		Roosevelt, Theodore. Partly-printed DS as President, 17" x 21¾", Washington, 1903 Mar. 3 Appointing John F. Chisholm "Postmaster at Grand Marais in the County of Alger State of Michigan…." Countersigned by Postmaster General H[enry] C. Payne. The gold foil seal and red ribbons are intact. Overall light toning and a few small spots in margins, but a very attractive presidential document with a full signature. Estimated Value $900 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 935		Roosevelt, Theodore. TLS ("T. Roosevelt") on The Kansas City Star letterhead, 1p, 11" x 8½", New York, 1918 May 18. To W.E. Carson, thanking him for a copy of "The Life of Lord Northcliffe." Very good; normal folds and age toning. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $300
Lot 936		Truman, Harry S (1884-1972) 33rd President of the United States (1945-1953). TLS as President, on mint green The White House letterhead, 1p, 9" x 7", 1945 April 19. To Basil O'Connor, Chairman of the American Red Cross, thanking him for his "willingness to be helpful in the tasks ahead…." Truman adds a holograph line at the bottom, "Like to talk to you some day soon." O'Connor had been Franklin D. Roosevelt's law partner. Estimated Value $500 - 700. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $460
Lot 937		Truman, Harry S. TLS on personal letterhead, 1p, 10½" x 7¼", Independnence, Missouri, 1962 Nov. 21. To Mr. Merriman Smith, the reporter who would win a Pulitzer prize for his reporting on John F. Kennedy's assassination, mentioning "Mrs. Roosevelt's funeral" and the robbery of some coins from the Truman Library. He adds a holograph sentence after his signature: "Several of the coins were invaluable and worth a great deal. Not being a coin expert I am not able to give the sale value on them." Fine. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $528
Lot 938		Truman, Harry S. Two TLsS, one as senator, on U.S. Senate letterhead, 1p, 10½" x 8", Washington, D.C. 1944 May 26, enclosing a check (not present); the second is on personal letterhead, 1p, 10½" x 7¼", Independence, Missouri, 1968 Sept. 25, thanking Harry Bruno for a book. The first has some folds, but boldly signed; the second is very fine. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 939		Washington, George (1732-1799) Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army; 1st President of the United States (1789-1797). LS ("G: Washington") six months after he was sworn in as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, in the hand of Washington's personal secretary, Robert Hanson Harrison. (he resigned in March 1781 to become chief justice of the General Court of Maryland, and was one of Washington's first six appointees to the U.S. Supreme Court, which, although confirmed by the Senate, he was forced to decline because of ill health), 1½pp (recto/verso) with integral leaf, 12¼" x 7¾", Cambridge (Massachusetts), 1776 Jan. 10. Written to "My Lord," General William Alexander, better known as Lord Stirling, regarding British fleet movements and the necessity of protecting New York City and Long Island because of their strategic importance, and orders issued to General Charles Lee for the defense of New York. Fine condition with a beautiful, large signature. Housed in a custom-made navy case. In full: "My Lord Having received undoubted Intelligence of the fitting out of a Fleet at Boston, & of the embarkation of Troops from thence, which from the Season of the year and other circumstanes must be destined for some Expedition South of this; and having such Information as I can rely on, that the Inhabitants of Long Island or a great part of them, are inimical to the rights & liberties of America, & by their conduct & professions have discovered an apparent inclination to assist in Subjugating their countrymen & fellow citizens to the System of tyranny, administration are attempting to establish; there is the greatest reason to apprehend, that this Armanent, If not immediately designed against the City of New York, is nevertheless Intended for Long Island. Knowing it to be of the last importance to the Interest of America, to prevent the Enemy from getting possession of these places, and the North River, which would give them the command of the Country and a free communication with Canada, I have dispatched General Lee with Orders to repair to New York, with such Volunteers as he can raise on his way (having no Troops to spare from hence) to put the City & the Fortifications up the River in the best posture of defence, the season & situation of affairs will admit of, and for taking proper steps against such persons on Long Island & elsewhere, whose conduct hath rendered them suspected of designs, unfriendly to the views of Congress. I have directed him to apply to you for the Troops of New Jersey in the Continental pay or such of them as he may think necessary for effecting the purposes of his going, which are under your command. I beg and am assured that you will afford him every assistance in your power, for facilitating their business, as far as may be consistent, or not repugnant to the orders you shall have received from Congress, and with all possible expedition. I am my Lord with much esteem Your Obed. Servt. G: Washington." General Charles Lee was given the task of fortifying and defending New York against the expected British invasion. In this letter, Washington commands Lord Stirling, colonel of the First New Jersey Battalion, to cooperate with Lee. Ironically, Stirling would preside over Lee's court martial after the battle of Monmouth. Washington himself arrived in New York on April 13, 1776, and reinforced fortifications there; however, because of the deep, navigable water surrounding New York, defending the city was untenable without control of the sea. The British, who had sailed to Halifax, Nova Scotia after evacuating Boston, did not make the expected attack on New York until the summer. They arrived at Staten Island, New York, on July 3, 1776, the day before the fledging United States declared their independence. The battle of Long Island, also known as the battle of Brooklyn, was fought on August 27, 1776. Some 30,000 British troops and German mercenaries, faced an estimated 10,000 American troops. About half of Washington's army, led by Major General Israel Putnam, was deployed to defend Flatbush, while the rest held Manhattan. Sir William Howe landed at Gravesend while the British fleet under his brother, Admiral Richard Howe, shelled New York. Sir William's troops defeated American forces under John Sullivan and Lord Stirling and turned Putnam's left flank by using the lightly-defended Jamaica Pass. The 2,000 troops under Major Prescott's command sustained 90% casualties and the Americans were forced to withdraw to fortifications on Brooklyn Heights. Sir William, not wanting another Bunker Hill, decided to lay siege instead of storming Brooklyn Heights. During the night of August 29-August 30, 1776, aided by a fortuitous early-morning fog, more than 9,000 American troops evacuated Long Island for Manhattan, taking the British completely by surprise. The Americans retreated northward, fighting delaying actions at Harlem Heights, White Plains, and Fort Washington. Although the British captured New York City (holding it for the entire war) and went on to occupy Long Island, Washington saved his troops to fight again. He lost a battle but won the war. This is a most historic letter presaging the first major battle in the American Revolutionary War after the Declaration of Independence, and the first battle in which an army of the United States ever engaged. Published in The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 3, pp 63-64, and owned by the consignor since 1972. Estimated Value $40,000 - 60,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $106,375
Lot 940		Washington, George. DS ("G:o Washington") as a director of the Potomac Company, 4" x 8¾", n.p. (Washington), 1787.Oct. 18. Countersigned by fellow directors John Fitzgerald and George Gilpin, approving the payment of 21 pounds, 17 shillings and 2 pence to John McKim for "10 Qua[rte]r Casks Gun powder--52/6 £26.5" bought in Baltimore on 21 May ("5 mo. 21st" written in Quaker style) 1787. The transaction was made for the Potomac Company by William Hartshorn, a prominent Quaker merchant and friend of Washington's. Hartshorn paid McKim in May but the expense was not "Pass'd" until October, probably because Washington was in Philadelphia from May to September of 1787, presiding over the Constitutional Convention. After the Convention adopted the Constitution on 17 September, Washington went back to Virginia to work on the ratification of the Constitution. George Washington founded and served as the first President of the Potomac Company, whose purpose was to build canals from what is present-day Georgetown into the Ohio Valley. This was one of the earliest ventures at commercial development of roads and waterways. The use of public money for such "internal improvement" would later generate bitter political debate as some sections opposed their tax money being spent to benefit merchants and settlements beginning to push west. The most famous of the internal improvements was the Erie Canal. The Potomac Company was not a commercial success and was eventually bought out by the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal company. The document is remarkably fresh and Washington's signature is nice and bold; light, normal folds pass just below and to the left of his signature. The document has been professionally tipped between two archival mats and then displayed in Lucite for easy viewing of both sides; the document can be easily removed if desired. A similar document, not in as good condition, sold at auction recently for $14,000. Estimated Value $10,000 - 15,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 941		Washington, George - Treaty Celebration At Newburgh, April 19, 1783. Oil on canvas titled "The Blessing of Freedom," by Walter Beech Humphrey, 27½" x 38", c. 1920s. The artist's rendering of General George Washington and some of his men giving thanks for the news of the signing of a general treaty of peace at Paris, signalling the cessation of hostilities between Great Britain and the United States. The Reverend Mr. Gano is shown leading the men in prayer. There are three small plaques in the lower portion of the frame. One says: "April 19, 1783./ Washington At Newburgh / Peace Treaty Celebration / Prayer By Chaplain John Gano." The second plaque reads: "The Blessings of Freedom / Walter Beech Humphrey / 1892-1966," and the third plaque notes: "8th Anniversary / Battles of / Lexington and Concord." Very Good; minor restoration. The colors are vibrant and the painting is beautifully framed to an overall size of 35¾" x 46¾". Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 942		(Washington, George) "Biography of Washington in Notes written by himself upon a Sketch made by Col. D. Humphries--. Copied from the original autograph of Washington in possession of the late Mrs. Humphries. J.P." This is the inscription on the wrappers of the manuscript notes, 22¼ ruled pages, 9¾" x 7¼", n.p., n.d. The notes, aside from the answers to a few questions about his early life [questions not present] pertain to Washington's early military career, specifically his expedition in the spring of 1754 to attempt to establish a post at the forks of the Ohio (the current site of Pittsburgh) before the French reached it, only to learn that the French had beat him there and established a post they called Du Quesne. Washington fell back to Great Meadows and he recounts details of his troops' attack of a Frenc scouting party, including having one horse killed from under him and two wounded, a ball through his hat and several others through his clothing, but escaping unscathed.The notes also mention an incident in which some of his men were killed by friendly fire, but nowhere is Washington's capitulation to the French mentioned. It is stated that Washington resigned his military commission because of "an inveterate disorder in his Bowels" and because he had "seen quiet restored…to the Frontiers…." A note in "J.P.'s" hand at the bottom of page one states, "The word his in the original appears to have been altered from my, in order to accommodate it to Col. Humphreys work." A statement at the end of the notes says that "The information given in these sheets--tho related from memory…is believed to be depended upon…." and requests that after Col. Humphries has abstracted what he deems proper, "that the whole of what is here contained may be returned to GW, or committed to the flames…." The wrappers are ragged at the right margin and have a damp stain at the top edges, not affecting the notes, which are lightly toned but otherwise fine. Our thanks to Ted Crackel and his colleagues at the Papers of George Washington who identified "J.P." as John Pickering (1777-1846), son of Timothy Pickering. John was in the diplomatic corps and a linguist. He acquired Col. Humphreys papers in 1829 from Mrs. Humphreys. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 943		Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924) 28th President of the United States (1913-1921). TDS as President, 6½pp, on recto only, 8¼" x 5¼", n.p., 1914 July 4. The document is the speech Wilson gave in 1913 on the fiftieth anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg; he incorrectly wrote "1914" when he signed the speech. Four holograph words have been added, two words crossed out, and two other corrections made. The speech is in fine condition. It is matted with an image of Wilson to an overall size of 21¼" x 29¼". A superb piece of presidential and Gettysburg memorabilia. A few excerpts: "I need not tell you what the battle of Gettysburg meant. These gallant men in blue and gray sit all about us. Many of them met upon this ground in grim and deadly struggle. Upon these famous fields and hillsides their comrades died about them. In their presence it were an impertinence to discourse upon how the battle went, how it ended, what it signified! but fifty years have gone by since then, and I crave the privilege of speaking to you for a few minutes of what those fifty years have meant….they have meant peace and union and vigour, and the maturity and might of a great nation….Look around you upon the field of Gettysburg! Picture the array, the fierce heats and agony of battle, column hurled against column, battery bellowing to battery! Valour? Yes! Greater no man shall see in war; and self-sacrifice, and loss to the uttermost; the high recklessness of exalted devotion which does not count the cost. We are made by these tragic, epic things to know what it costs to make a nation--the blood and sacrifice of multitudes of unknown men lifted to a great stature in the view of all generations….I would not have you live even to-day wholly in the past, but would wish to stand with you in the light that streams upon us now out of that great day gone by. Here is the nation God has builded by our hands. What shall we do with it?…the day of our country's life has but broadened into morning. Do not put uniforms by. Put the harness of the present on. Lift your eyes to the great tracts of life yet to be conquered in the interest of righteous peace, of that prosperity which lies in a people's hearts and outlasts all wars and errors of men…." Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,840
Lot 944		[Wilson, Woodrow]. World War I DS signed by President Wilson's Assistant Secretary of War, William M. Ingraham, 20" x 16", Washington, 1917 Aug. 6. Four months after the U.S. entered the war, James F. Cyphers is appointed "First Lieutenant in the Ordnance Section, Officers' Reserve corps of the Army of the United States." The space where President Wilson would have signed is empty; otherwise, this is the official document used for these appointments, with the blue seal intact and the normal military engravings at top and bottom. Overall toning, else fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $120
Lot 945		Presidents Coolidge, Hoover, and L.B. Johnson. Calvin Coolidge Signature cut from a presidential document, 5" x 6¾" (Washington, Dec. 1924). Herbert Hoover TLS, 1p, 10½" x 7¼", New York, 1962 Apr. 7, thanking a man for pictures of the Unter and Ober Kulm community; with FDC. Lyndon B. Johnson Block of four stamps signed and dated ("LBJ 5/13/70"), with a letter from LBJ's assistant. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $345
Lot 946		Roosevelt, Theodore, Woodrow Wilson, & Warren G. Harding (1) Bold "Theodore Roosevelt" signature as President, cut from a vellum document, 2½" x 5½", n.p., n.d. (2) "Woodrow Wilson" signature cut from a TLS addressed to Secretary of Commerce William C. Redfield, 2¾" x 4¾" (3) "W.G. Harding" signature with "June 14/18 / U.S. Senate," (signature has two kinds of ink, as if ink ran out), obtained by a clerk in the Hotel Van Cleve in Columbus, on toned, ruled paper, 2½" x 8½"; the signature of English aviatrix Lady Mary Heath is on the verso. All very good or fine. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $230