Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

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Manuscript, Collectibles and Aerospace Auction

U.S. Presidents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1		John Adams Discusses "Republicks" And Mentions Jefferson (1735-1826) 2nd President of the United States (1797-1801). Letter Signed, 2 pp (recto/verso), 10" x 8", Quincy, April 30, 1819. Written to J.H. Tiffany, who is not named in this letter but who is identified as the recipient in The Works of John Adams, Vol. 10, with some of the finest John Adams content extant. "Dear Sir, Of republicks the varieties are infinite, or at least as as numerous as the tunes and changes that can be rung upon a complete sett of Bells. Of all the variety's, a Democracy is the most natural - the most ancient - and the most fundamental and essential of all others….In some writing or other of mine I happened currente caloma to drop the phrase 'the word Republic as it is used may signify - any-thing - every-thing - or nothing.' For this escape I have been pelted for twenty or thirty years - with as many stones as even were throw'n at St Steven - when St Paul held the clothes of the stoners - but the aphorism is literal, strict, solemn truth - to speak technically, or scientifically, if you will. There are Monarchical Aristocratical and Democratical Republicks - the government of Great Britain - and that of Poland - are as strictly republicks - as that of Rhode-Island or Connecticut under their old charters. If mankind have a right to the voice of experience - they ought to furnish that experience with Pen, ink and paper to write it - and an amanuensis to copy it. I should have been extremely obliged to you if you had favoured me with Mr. Jeffersons sentiments upon the subject - as I see you have an inquiring mind. I sincerely wish you much pleasure Profit, and success in your investigations. I have had some pleasure in them - but no Profit - and very little, if any success. In one of your Letters you say that my defence has become none - this is strange - Mr. Dilly Published an Edition of it [Adams' 1787 pamphlet A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America], was published in Boston -- another in New-York - another in Philadelphia --before the Adoption of the present Constitution of the National Government - and before one line of the Federalist was printed - since that Mr. Cobbet, alias Porcupine printed a large Edition of the whole work in Philadelphia - and Mr. Stockdale of Picca-dilly has published another large Edition in London - it has been Translated into the French and German Languages - and what has become of all these Copies. I am Sir, with much Esteem your humble servant, John Adams." Adams' signature shows his age; in six months, he would be 84 years old. Estimated Value $40,000 - 50,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 2		John Adams Appoints Commissioners For the First Slave Census (1735-1826) 2nd President of the United States (1797-1801). Rare and important document signed as President, 9½ x 15¼', Philadelphia, July 17, 1798. Appointing commissioners for the state of Connecticut to value land, dwellings and slaves pursuant to the Act of July 1798. Countersigned by Secretary of State Timothy Pickering. Accompanied by an equally rare blank form for the return of taxes in Connecticut based on this Act. The appointment has age toning and mat burns at the edges. A vertical fold separation has been archivally repaired on the verso. Adams' signature is large and bold in brown ink; the Pickering signature is in black ink. The white paper Seal of the United States is completely intact with insignificant loss to a couple of tooth tips at the bottom where they extended beyond the edge of the document. In 1798 Congress made provisions for the first direct tax on United States citizens. Fearing war with France and needing to build the national defenses, $2 million was to be raised by a tax on property. Commissioners were to be appointed by the President for each state, which was then divided into specific districts. The commissioners were to oversee the valuation of property and the enumeration of slaves. Other officials would then be responsible for collecting the tax. This was the first federal tax on domestic property, as well as the first census and tax of slaves, who were to be taxed at a rate of 50¢ for each adult slave. The commissioners named by Adams were Andrew Kingsbury (State Treasurer), Epaphroditus Champion, Subael Abbee, William Heron, and Julius Dening. These were men who were well known and trusted in their respective districts, which was important to building confidence that the tax was fairly and equally applied. This is a highly unusual and significant document relating to both slavery and federal taxation. Estimated Value $10,000 - 15,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $8,625
Lot 3		Adams. John. Autograph free frank signed as Vice President and President-elect. Addressed to Mr. James Drake in Brunswick, New Jersey, the address leaf is stamped "FREE" and also has a manuscript "Free" in Adams' hand. It is postmarked "23 FE" and the docket has the date "1797". On March 4, 1797, nine days after signing this free frank, Adams would be sworn in as the second President of the United States. The address leaf is soiled and has numerous marks from old tape repairs; a blank 2" strip at right is separated, not affecting the signature or any of the script. In spite of its flaws, this is a John Adams free frank and has some value, albeit nothing like it would have if it were in better condition. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $719
Lot 4		Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) 6th President of the United States (1825-1829). Partly-printed document signed ("J.Q. Adams"), vellum, 9¾ x 15½", Washington, June 10, 1828. Countersigned by Land Commissioner George Graham. Granting 80 acres of land at Palmyra, Missouri to James Glenday of Marion County, Missouri. Light age yellowing; normal folds. Paper seal is intact at lower left. Signature is a little light but very clear and legible. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $342
Lot 5		Arthur, Chester A (1829-1886) 21st President of the United States (1881-1885). Letter signed ("C.A. Arthur") as Collector of the Port of New York, 1 page, on official "Custom House, New York" stationery, 8½ x 5¾", May 1, 1874. To Captain Merryman: "I have your note in regard to J. Randolph Gardner and it will give me pleasure to comply with your request in his behalf as soon as a favorable opportunity occurs." Very good; some overall soiling. The "C" in the very bold signature is affected by a vertical fold. Arthur served as collector from 1871-1878 and was a believer in the spoils system, as evidenced by this letter. As a result of President Hayes' policy of civil reform, the New York custom house was investigated for corruption in 1877. Arthur was offered an appointment as consul in Paris to take the sting out of his dismissal as collector. Arthur refused and was suspended on July 11, 1878. He landed on his feet, however, being elected Vice President in 1880 and becoming President in 1881 upon the assassination of James A. Garfield. Interestingly enough, Arthur became a champion of civil reform as President. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $506
Lot 6		James Buchanan notifes the first Comptroller of the Treasury of His Confirmation (1791-1868) 15th President of the United States (1857-1861). Autograph letter signed as U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania and as Leader of the Senate Committee on Finance and Banking., 9¾ x 8", Washington, June 18, 1836. Buchanan notifies George Wolf that he has been confirmed by the Senate: "I have the pleasure of informing you that your nomination, as first Comptroller of the Treasury, has this moment been confirmed by the Senate. From your friend James Buchanan." In 1836, Andrew Jackson appointed George Wolf, who was Governor of Pennsylvania from 1929-35, as First Comptroller of the Treasury, and on June 18, 1836, the Senate confirmed his appointment. Very fine; normal folds. Beautifully penned and signed. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 7		Buchanan, James. Manuscript document signed, 9¾ x 7¾", Oct. 9, 1857. Presidential appointment of Thomas Tieran as Commissioner of the Customs. Large, dark signature. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 8		Carter, Jimmy (1924 -) 39th President of the United States (1977-1981); recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize. Early check signed ("J.E. Carter Jr."), 3 x 8½", Plains, Ga., March 16, 1960. Written on Plains Mercantile Co. care of the Bank of Commerce in Americus, Georgia.and paid to R.E. Johnson for $345.71. Filled out and signed by Carter in blue ink. Carter's Warehouse stamp touches top of this early Carter signature. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 9		Carter, Jimmy Farewell Adress. Farewell Adress, signed in black ink on the title pagN.p., Palaemon Press, 1981. No.32 of 300 copies. Very fine. Blue cloth covers. Some sunning to edges of custom-made case. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $403
Lot 10		Carter, Jimmy (1924) 39th President of the United States (1977-81); recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize. Document Signed, 1 page, 8¼ x 5¼", n.p., n.d. Signed Presidential Oath of Office. "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of the President of the United States, and will, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. So help me God." Large, bold signature. Very fine. Estimated Value $225 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $288
Lot 11		Carter, Jimmy. Why Not the Best? Paperback copy Why Not the Best? signed on the title page. Nashville:Broadman Press, 1976, 8vo, 179pp. First published in October 1975, this third printing by Bantam Books was made while Carter was the 1976 Democratic presidential nominee. Light toning, else fine. Housed in a custom-made two-tone blue case. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 12		Cleveland, Grover (1837-1908) 22nd and 24 President of the United States (1885-1889, 1893-1897). Autograph letter signed as President on Executive Mansion letterhead, 1 page, 7¾ x 4¾", Washington, July 4, 1894. To Mr. Pruden, regarding a pardon: "I send you a memo for the pardon of …Crittenden. There is quite a bundle of papers in the case either on my table or with the pardon clerk. Let the papers I send be put with the rest and have a pardon prepared and sent to me in accordance with the memo I send." Minor soiling; one vertical fold, not affecting signature. Boldly penned and signed. Autograph letters signed by Cleveland as President are not common. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 13		Cleveland, Grover. Autograph letter signed as President, 1 page, on engraved "Gray Gables. Buzzards Bay, Mass" stationery, 2pp (recto/verso), 6¾ x 4¼", 1895 To Hon. A[lvey] A. Adee (1842-1924),Acting Secretary of State, in part: "I do not quite understand why you desire my…approval… in the matter of comitas [?] certificates of finances…although I am not certain that I approve …all the details of the affair, I have such confidence in your ability and judgment, and in the Treasury Department, which advised your action, that I am constrained to explicitly approve all that you have done in the matter." Fine. Secretary of State Walter Q. Gresham died on May 28, 1895, and Richard Olney was appointed on June 8, 1895. Adee was Third Assistant Secretary at this time, but is addressed here as Acting Secretary of State. In 1886, he was promoted to Second Assistant Secretary, a post that was only ever held by Adee and one other person (William Hunter), and one that he held until his death. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 14		Cleveland, Grover. The Public Papers of Grover Cleveland…March 4, 1885 to March 4, 1889. "The Public Papers of Grover Cleveland…March 4, 1885 to March 4, 1889." Book inscribed and signed, "Hon. William Pinckney Whyte from Grover Cleveland / May 1, 1892" on a front end leaf. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1889, folio, 578pp. Original cloth covers show moderate wear; interior is lightly toned, else fine. Housed in a custom-made, two-tone brown case of finely woven burlap and buckram. Whyte was a Maryland politician who served as a United States Senator, Maryland Governor, the Mayor of Baltimore, and the State Attorney General. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,380
Lot 15		Cleveland, Grover. Typed letter signed, 1 page, 10 x 7", Princeton, J.J., June 24, 1905. To Charles T. Scott in Litchfield, Maine, regretting that he has neither the time nor the knowledge of how to write an article for the Boston Sunday Herald "bearing upon the subject of a man's chances of winning success before or after forty. "…I am extremely busy preparing to leave here for my summer vacation, and if this were not so, I should hardly know how to proceed in making a satisfactory answer to this question…." Minor period ink specks; one small mounting remnant on verso. Accompanied by an engraving of Cleveland. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 16		Cleveland, Grover. Autograph letter signed as President, 1 page, 5 x 8", Sept. 1, 1887. To W. S. Chipley of Bar Harbor, Maine, directing him to forward "Any additional papers…by mail." A handsome, highly displayable single page example. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 17		Clinton, Bill (1946 -) 42nd President of the United States (1993-2001). Typed letter signed as President, 1 page, 11x8½", Washington, n.d. A form letter thanking "Dear Educator" for encouraging his/her students to write the President. "I applaud your efforts to involve your students in our democratic process…." Clinton signed in black marker below the autopen signature with which the form letter was signed. The paper is watermarked with a Presidential Seal and the date 1992. Very fine. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 18		Coolidge, Calvin (1872-1933) 30th President of the United States (1923-1929). Early autograph letter signed as a young lawyer (he was admitted to the bar in Massachusetts in 1897), 1 page, on his legal letterhead, 10¾ x 8¼", Northampton, Mass., Aug. 21, 1899. To Charles H. Dunning, regarding a change in the settlement of an estate. "…If you think that fair bring me in a check for that amt. and I will secure the release…." Normal folds and light toning. Accompanied by an engraving of Coolidge. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 19		Coolidge, Calvin. Check signed as major of Northampton, Mass., 3¼ x 8¼", Dec. 26, 1911. Drawn on the Hampshire County National Bank and paid to the order of Brouse & Hess for $24.75. Engraved vertically at left margin, "Calvin Coolidge / Lawyer." One tiny upper edge tear; light show-through from endorsement stamp on verso. Perforations do not affect the large, bold signature. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 20		Coolidge, Calvin and Grave. Pair of oversized photos, each 13 x 9". Coolidge insccribes, signs, and dates his sepia-toned photo by Harris & Ewing on the lower border: "To Mrs. Samuel E. Winslow With Sincere Regards, December 1921 Calvin Coolidge." Mrs. Coolidge signed and inscribes, "To Mrs. Samuel E. Winslow with sincere regards Grace Coolidge." The photos are artfully matted and custom framed in a 24 x 18" period frame. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 21		Eisenhower, Dwight D (1890-1969) 34th President of the United States (1953-61). As Supreme Allied Commander during World War II, he planned and oversaw the Allied invasion of Europe. Typed letter signed on Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force, Office of the Supreme Commander letterhead, one page, trimmed to 6x4¾", n.p., July 13, 1944. Accompanied by the original transmittal envelope with Eisenhower's return APO address, postmarked July 16 1944, U.S. Army Postal Service, red "Passed by Base Army Examiner" stamp, and SHAEF imprint on the back. Five weeks after D Day, General Eisenhower writes a young boy in Pennsylvania, "Because you have relatives in the armed forces, I…am enclosing a facsimile of my shoulder sleeve insignia…." The facsimile is present and initialed "DE" below it. An actual shoulder patch, obtained later, is also present, along with a photocopy of Eisenhower's famous Great Crusade D-Day memorandum, issued to "Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force!" An excellent World War II memento. Estimated Value $500 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $920
Lot 22		Eisenhower, Dwight D. Envelope signed as Supreme Commander of Allied Forces, censoring his own letter to Mrs. Eisenhower and postmarked Dec. 20, 1943. On the left side of the envelope is typed "Censored by" with Eisenhower's signature, followed by his title. A "Passed by Examiner Base 0313 Army" stamp is at lower left. Flap of envelope is engraved, "Allied Force Headquarters / Office of the Commander-in-Chief." Some soiling. Strong signature. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 23		Eisenhower, Dwight D. Typed letter signed as President, 1 page, on The White House letterhead, 8¾ x 6¾", Washington, July 6, 1960. Marked "Personal," to Albert H. Quie, U.S. Representative from Minnesota (1958-1979), thanking him for supporting Eisenhower's "veto of the recent Federal pay legislation. I know that you share my conviction that through the failure to sustain the veto the nation has been saddled with an additional, and largely unjustified, annual explenditure of eight hundred million dollars….although we were overridden this fact does not in the least detract from the value of your example of courageous statesmanship…." Very fine. Accompanied by an engraving. On June 30, 1960, Eisenhower had vetoed a bill to increase the salaries of Federal employees. The Congress passed the bill over his veto. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 24		Eisenhower, Dwight D. Photograph inscribed and signed, "For Samuel T. Schwartz with best wishes / Dwight D Eisenhower," 14 x 10½", n.p., n.d. No photographer's imprint. A fine chest-length portrait of Ike. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 25		Eisenhower, Dwight D (1800-1974) 13th President of the United States (1850-1853). A unique vintage photo signed as president, 3¼ x 4¾". The black and white candid snapshot shows Eisenhower in uniform at the Lincoln Memorial. It is accompanied by a typed letter signed by President Eisenhower's personal secretary, Ann Whitman, on official White House stationery, Feb. 27, 1959, regarding this photo. In part: "The President appreciated seeing the snapshot you took of him at the Lincoln Memorial in 1946 and was happy to autograph it as you requested…." Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 26		President Fillmore Plans Pardon Re Largest Ever U.S. Slave Escape Attempt. Autograph letter signed as President, 1 page, 8¾ x 7¾", Washington City, April 17, 1852. To Secretary of State Daniel Webster: " Will you please to send up the papers connected with the application of Daniel Drayton and Edward Sayres for a Pardon. They are imprisoned in this District." Pristine except for three tiny spots. Beautifully penned and signed. Daniel Drayton and Edward Sayres were involved in the largest recorded escape attempt by slaves in the United States. Called the Pearl Incident, it took place on April 15, 1848. Drayton and Sayres (pilot of the schooner "The Pearl"), were paid by unknown parties to help slaves escape from Washington, D.C. They took 76 slaves on board "The Pearl" and planned to sail down the Potomac and up Chesapeake Bay to freedom. The wind, however, prevented the schooner from sailing up Chesapeake Bay, so they anchored for the night. This delay gave the slave owners time to realize their loss and, with information given them by a Judas named Judson Diggs, came after the slaves, who were taken captive, along with Drayton, Sayres, and English, the cook of the schooner. As punishment, the slave owners sold all 76 slaves to Georgia and Louisiana slave traders. Drayton, Sayres, and English were put on trial, with Horace Mann as their lawyer. English was released, but Drayton and Sayres were convicted and went to prison because they were unable to pay their fines. After four years in jail, Senator Charles Sumner wrote to President Fillmore, asking him to pardon the men. President Fillmore agreed to the pardon and wrote this letter to Secretary of State Daniel Webster to initiate the pardon. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,795
Lot 27		Fillmore, Millard. Autograph letter signed, 2pp (recto/verso) with integral blank leaf, 7¾ x 5", Buffalo, N.Y., Oct. 8, 1856. Marked "Private." The ex-President writes "in great haste" to W.L. Hodge, regarding a requested endorsement for a Mr. and Mrs. Curtis: " ….I hardly know what to say in reply to your application for a letter for Mr. & Mrs. Curtis to Europe. I know a Mr. & Mrs. Curtis slightly for having met them at N. York and Washington. They were both pleasant genteel people…especially Mr. C…but I do not know his given name, nor whether he is the gentleman to whom you allude, and even if I did, I have not sufficient knowledge of his business, talents, or character to give him a letter which would be of any use in negotiating a loan.But if they be the persons whom I have met I should be very happy to oblige them and…I will most cheerfully endorse any letter which Mr. Brown or Mr. Palmer, bankers, may give them. I do not see how I can do more but I wish I could." A great example of presidential double-speak. Estimated Value $1,800 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 28		Millard Fillmore Gives His Opinion of Webster's Dictionary. Autograph letter signed, 1page, 7 x 4¼", Buffalo, Nov. 23, 1853. Written six months after his presidential term ended, to M. D. Phillips of Rochester: " In reply to your letter of inquiry about Webster's Dictionary I would say that I consider its chief merit to consist in its enlarged number of words and its accuracy of definitions, but it is my standard and I seek no better for orthography and orthoepy." Fine condition. Fillmore had little formal education but was an autodidact. Orthography is the art or technique of correct spelling; orthoepy is the study of correct pronunciation. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 29		Fillmore, Millard. Autograph letter signed as Vice President, 1 page, 7¼ x 4½", Buffalo, May 10, 1849. To James E. Eaton, Esq. In part: "Dear Cousin: I have yours of the 1st and have added my recommendation to the petition and forwarded it to the Post. Mast. Genl…." Fillmore would become President on July 9, 1950 upon the death in office of Zachary Taylor. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 30		Ford, Gerald R (1913-2006) 38th President of the United States (1774-1977). He became President on August 9, 1974 when Richard Nixon resigned. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1949 to 1973, when he was appointed Vice President upon the resignation of Spiro Agnew. Typed letter signed ("Jerry Ford") as congressman, 1 page, 8 x 5¼", September 17, 1956. Congratulating Mrs. Wlastimila M. Techel of Grand Rapids upon becoming a citizen. Fine. With a photocopy of Mrs. Techel's certificate of citizenship. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 31		Ford, Gerald R. Typed letter signed as Vice President, on "The Vice President Washington" letterhead, 1 page, 10½ x 8", January 14, 1974. Thanking Mrs. Edward Brown for her "congratulations and best wishes on my confirmation as the Vice President of the United States….I will do my utmost to merit the confidence that has been expressed in me…." President Nixon appointed Ford Vice President on December 6, 1973 after Spiro Agnew was forced to resign. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $259
Lot 32		Ford, Gerald R. A Vision For America. A Vision For America First Edition, signed on the limited page, No. 339 of 500, Northridge, California: Lord John Press, 1980. Printed on laid Arches paper. Some sunning to back edge of blue cloth covers, else very fine. Former President Ford's address to the 1980 Republican convention, which designated Ronald Reagan as its presidential nominee. With a photocopy of a letter from the publisher to the late autograph dealer Doris Harris, assuring her that President Ford had individually signed each of the 500 copies. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $276
Lot 33		Garfield, James A (1881-1931) 20th President of the United States (March 4-September 19, 1881). Heartbreaking autograph letter signed ("J.A. Garfield"), 1 page, 7 x 4½", Oct. 25, 1876, regarding the death that very morning of his 22-month-old son, Edward. In part: "Our precious little Neddie died this morning….His mother and I go to Hiram to bury him. A brief service will be held at the house here….Come to us if you can…." Edward "Neddie" Garfield, fifth son and seventh and last child of James and Lucretia Garfield, was born December 26, 1874. he died of whooping cough two months before his second birthday. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 34		Garfield, James A. Autograph letter signed (J.A. Garfield") as a member of the House of Representatives, 1 page, 9½ x 7½", Washington, D.C., Dec. 7, 1872. To former Union General Irvin McDowell (1818-1885) in New York. In part: "…I do not think the Vienna question will be seriously raised, but I am glad to have the copy of the order in readiness in case anything more is said about it. I think our delegation will be a unit in your favor and we shall take prompt measures to bring its whole force to bear…." Fine. Accompanied by an engraving of Garfield. General McDowell had been held responsible for Union defeats at First and Second Bull Run. The first defeat was blamed on his inexperience. He deflected blame from himself for the second defeat by testifying agsinst Maj. Gen. Fitz John Porter, who was then court martialed by General Pope. In 1872, McDowell was promoted to permanent major general in the regular army. In this letter, Garfield expresses support for McDowell and promises support in case an issue from First Bull Run (the Vienna question) was raised against McDowell. It is interesting to note that when President Hayes pardoned Gen. Fitz John Porter in 1879, much of the blame for Second Bull Run was once again shifted to McDowell. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $805
Lot 35		Garfield, James A. & Lucretia. Bright orange envelope free franked "J.A. Garfield " as a Member of Congress, 3¾ x 5¾" with JUL 13 cancellation. Addressed to Mess. E. Albert & Co. in New York. Light soiling and small mounting remnants on verso. With small mourning-bordered envelope free franked "Lucretia R. Garfield," with "Free" and address in her hand, 3 x 4", postmarked "West Mentor, Ohio Aug. 3, 1907." Fine. As a presidential widow, Mrs. Garfield had the free franking privilege. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 36		[Garfield, James A.] Charles Guiteau - Signed Photo of the Assassin. Cabinet photo signed on the lower mount by the assassin of President Garfield. "Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1882, by C.M. Bell…." A notice on the verso, with Bell's printed signature, states, "The negative from which this photograph is taken was made personally by me in the jail in the city of Washington on February 6, 1882, for Charles Guiteau…." The disgruntled office seeker shot the President on July 2, 1881, as Garfield arrived at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station, planning to join his wife for a vacation at the Jersey shore. Garfield lingered until September 19th before succumbing to death. Guiteau enjoyed the publicity he received and had this photo made to fulfill requests from the public. He was tried, then hanged on June 30, 1882. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,875
Lot 37		[Garfield, James A.] John K. Porter. Manuscript document signed, 1½pp (single sheet), 12½ x 8", New York, November 8, 1881. This is the actual oath sworn to and signed in the presence of a notary public by John K. Porter to represent the United States in the case of The United States vs Charles J. Guiteau. Headed "Supreme Court, District of Columbia, the United States -vs- Charles J. Guiteau, City and County of New York," Porter swears to "…well and faithfully discharge the duties of a counselor specially retained by the Attorney General…to assist in the trial of the case above entitled…." Very good; age toning; archival tape repair below notarization; the blank lower half of the docket leaf is present but separated, affecting nothing. Accompanied by a 125 page, printed copy of "Guiteau Trial. Closing Speech to the Jury of John D. Porter," including exchanges between Porter and Guiteau. After deliberating one hour, the jury returned a guilty verdict and Guiteau was hanged on June 30, 1882, after singing a poem he wrote: "I Am Going to the Lordy." Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,875
Lot 38		Grant Compares the Election to Sheridan Going After Jubal Early (1822-85) 18th President of the United States (1969-77). Autograph letter signed ("U.S. Grant") as President, on "Executive Mansion" stationery, 2pp (recto/verso), Washington, D.C., April 18, 1872. Written to J[oseph] R[ussell] Jonee, a friend of Grant's whom he had appointed U.S. minister to Belgium in 1869. With a presidential free frank and holograph address on an envelope engraved "Executive Mansion" and "Secretary"; Grant marked through "Secretary" and signed above. The letter is very good, only because of several clean fold splits, easily repaired; otherwise clean and nicely penned and signed in purple ink. Some soiling to envelope. Grant introduces a summer neighbor of his from Long Branch, N.J., who is traveling to Europe with his family for the summer, but who expects "to return in the Fall in time to go for the Cincinnati Convention nominees as Sheridan went for Jubal Early in the Valley of Va. Any attention shown Mr. Hovy and his family will be duly appreciated by them and my me." The "Cincinnati Convention nominees" refers to the anti-Grant Liberal Republican Convention which would be held in Cincinnati in May. Horace Greeley won the nomination on the sixth ballot (over Charles Francis Adams). B. Gratz Brown of Missouri was the vice presidential nominee. The Democrats came up with no nominees at their Baltimore convention in July and united behind Greeley-Brown in an effort to defeat Grant. Grant's Civil War analogy of Sheridan going after Jubal Early sounds as if Grant is almost gleefully looking forward to the upcoming election, and rightly so. He won 286 electoral votes; Greeley won 0. Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,680
Lot 39		Ulysses S. Grant CDV Signed as Lt. Gen. Carte de visite signed with rank, "U.S. Grant / Lt. Gen." A chest-up portrait of Grant wearing the three stars that signified his rank as lieutenant general, a rank bestowed on Grant by Abraham Lincoln on March 9, 1864. Not since George Washington had an American general been raised to that rank. In July 1977, the late autograph dealer Charles Hamilton wrote in pencil on the verso a certification that the name and rank are in Grant's hand. Fine condition; minor creasing at lower edge of mount and small indentation at top. A rare Grant CDV signed as Lt. Gen. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,565
Lot 40		Grant, Ulysses S. Engraved "Executive Mansion" envelope free franked "U.S. Grant" as President and addressed in Grant's hand to "Hon. H. Fish / Sec. of State…" Grant marked out the printed word "Secretary." Some smudging on last line of address, else fine. Grant appointed Hamilton Fish (1808-1893) as Secretary of State on March 11, 1869. Fish proved to be a most able Secretary, reorganizing the department, negotiating the Treaty of Washington, which settled lingering disputes with Great Britain from the Civil War, and averting war with Spain by convincing President Grant to remain neutral in Cuba's struggle for independence. On November 8, 1775, the Continental Congress authorized franking privileges so that its members could keep their constituencies informed. The first U.S. Congress enacted a franking in 1789, which has since gone through many changes. Grant was the last President to have franking privileges while in office. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 41		Grant, Ulysses S. Document signed ("US. Grant") as President, 1 page, 10¾ x 8", Washington, Sept. 10, 1872. Authorizing the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to "a Warrant for the pardon of John Franca and John Tuamay." Fine condition. Affixed at left edge to a 14¼ x 10½" page and accompanied by a handsome 14 x 10½" engraving of Grant by John C. Yorston & Co. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 42		Grant, Ulysses S. Rare, choice military appointment signed ("U.S. Grant") as President, 19½ x 15½", on vellum, April 14, 1869. Countersigned by Secretary of War John Rawlins (1831-1869), appointing John M. Goodhue major in the 11th Regiment of Infantry. Documents signed by both Grant and Rawlins are rare as Rawlins, Grant's top aide throughout the war, died just six months after taking office. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $978
Lot 43		Grant, Ulysses S. Document signed as President, 1p, 13 x 16½", Washington, Aug. 1, 1872. Appointing George W. Emery Supervisor of Internal Revenue. Countersigned by William A. Richardson as Acting Secretary of the Treasury. Grant's signature has faded to the point of being almost invisible, otherwise fine except for a couple of small fold holes. Matted with a portrait of Grant and framed to an overall size of 20¾ x 33¾". Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 44		Harding, Warren G (1865-1923) 29th President of the United States (1921-1923). Check signed ("W G Harding") as president of The Marion Star, the newspaper bought by Harding in 1884, 3¼ x 8", Marion, Ohio, Oct. 25, 1909. Written on The Marion County Bank Co. to the order of Pay Roll, in the amount of $350.00. With his wife, Florence, as circulation manager, the Star became quite successful and was one of the first newspapers to offer profit sharing to its employees. Accomplished and signed by Harding. Fine. Accompanied by an engraving of Harding. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 45		Harrison, Benjamin (1833-1901) 23rd President of the United States (1889-1893). Signature ("Benj Harrison") on 2 x 3¼" paper affixed to inside of 8 x 5¾" paper covers, bound with a red ribbon, holding a 16-page pamphlet of a speech titled "Harrison. The Issues of the Campaign Clearly Set Forth by Ex-President Banjamin Harrison At the Great Republican Ratification Meeting at New York, August 27, 1896." Lightly toned, else fine. Housed in a reddish-brown case. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 46		W.H. Harrison Inscribed Set of Pitkin's U.S. History - Bogotá, 1829 (1773-1841) 9th President of the United States (March 4-April 4, 1841). Timothy Pitkin's two-volume History of the United States inscribed and signed on the title page of each volume: "To Doctr N.R. Cheyne from his affectionate friend W.H. Harrison Bogotá 14th Oct. 1829." (New Haven: Hezekiah Howe and Durrie & Peck, 1828). Original calf covers, 539 and 528 pages, some light dampstaining, toning and foxing throughout. A note penned by Fred C. Bird in 1951 is stapled to a front flyleaf. It states that he bought this set in a shop in Bogotá, Colombia around 1935. The two volumes are housed in a handsome, custom-made leather case with gold lettering on cover and spine; four raised double bands, gold lettering and decorations on spine; case has a few scuff marks. President John Quincy Adams appointed Harrison U.S. Minister to Colombia in 1928 and he arrived in Bogotá. in February 1829. He was recalled a month later when President Andrew Jackson took office but continued to function as minister until his replacement arrived in September 1829. That same month Harrison offended Colombian leader Simon Bolívar with a letter stating, "the strongest of all governments is that which is most free." Harrison signed these books in October while still in Bogotá; he returned to the U.S. in February 1830. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $5,750
Lot 47		Harrison, William Henry and Anna. Document signed "Wm H. Harrison" and "Anna Harrison," 2pp (1 sheet) plus integral leaf with docket, 12½ x 8", Hamilton County, Ohio, November 5, 1827. A land indenture between William Henry Harrison and his wife Anna and Moses Dawson. For the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars, the Harrisons sell twenty acres of land "in the Miami Purchase in the County of Hamilton in the State of Ohio…." Very good; light toning and soiling; the document has been professionally silked. The combination of William Henry and Anna Harrison's signatures is scarce. Harrison (1773-1841) was serving in the U.S. Senate (1824-28) when he signed this document. He had won fame as an Indian fighter and hero of the War of 1812. His exploits would help propel him into the presidency in 1841, where he would serve a mere 31 days before succumbing to pneumonia. Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison (1775-1864) was the first presidential widow to receive a pension. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 48		Harrison, William Henry and Anna. Partly-printed document signed ("Willm Henry Harrison" and "Anna Harrison"), July 17, 1810. The future President and First Lady, who is referred to as "daughter of John Cleves Symmes of the Town of Vincennes in the Indiana Territory," sell to John Dimon 62 and 80/100 acres located in Walpack, New Jersey, for the sum of $620. Two witnesses sign at lower left. The document has an attractive scallopped top. It. has been artfully matted and custom framed to an overall size of 19 x 17". Light toning and some transfer from seals, else fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,955
Lot 49		Ex-President Hayes Writes to President Benjamin Harrison (1822-1893) 19th President of the United States (1877-1881). Autograph letter signed, 1 page, on "Fifth Avenue Hotel, Madison Square, New York" letterhead, 9 x 5¾", Oct. 8, 1891. To President Benjamin Harrison: "My Dear President--I enclose a letter from my niece Mrs. Hastings. Her husband by reason of wounds in the War has been compelled to seek a mild climate and is now the leading American in Bermuda. May I trouble you to direct a return of the letter to me?" Accompanied by a cabinet photo of Hayes. Fine condition. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. Ex Superior Auctions, June 24, 1995. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,035
Lot 50		Hoover, Herbert (1874-1964) 31st President of the United States (1929-1933). Sepia-toned photograph signed, 14 x 10¾", n.p., n.d. A waist-length portrait of Hoover looking into the camera. No photographer's imprint; the number 1-57626-3 is penciled on the back. Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold

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