Andrew Jackson. 1-1/2 page autograph letter signed "Andrew Jackson" as ex-President to General J. B. Plauche at New Orleans, datelined "Hermitage June 15th 1841", address leaf in Jackson's hand with "Free Andrew Jackson" free frank, blue "Nashville Te. Jun. 17" circular datestamp and blue manuscript "f", interesting letter in which Jackson, the former president, accepts a loan from General Plauche and decries "the decline of property and the security of money", lightly toned along file folds, Very Fine, ex Kantor

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Abraham Lincoln, His Cabinet and Contemporaries. Leatherbound volume containing 102 pages with 224 autographs of all major Union government figures of the Civil War, first page starts with Abraham Lincoln, which is dated "Washington D.C. January 28, 1862", with "Yours truly" and date also in his hand, others include Hannibal Hamlin (on other side of Lincoln's, dated Jan. 29, 1862), Simon Cameron (Sec. of War), William Seward, Gideon Wells and other key members of the Cabinet, followed by Senators (42 out of 50) including Henry Wilson and Andrew Johnson, then 170 of the 180 members of the House of Representatives including William Wheeler and Schuyler Colfax, most of the signatures at the beginning are on individual pages, others are grouped with three to five per page, binding split and a few loose pages

A RARE AND DESIRABLE BOUND BOOK CONTAINING AUTOGRAPHS OF ALMOST ALL OF THE MAJOR UNION GOVERNMENT FIGURES IN THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES, INCLUDING ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

Based on the dates of office of the members of Congress, this book must have been assembled between December 1861 and February 1862. The date on Lincoln's autograph is the same date that General Order No. 1 was issued, authorizing the advance of Union forces.

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Clara Barton. Teacher, nurse, and humanitarian responsible for the organization of the American Branch of the International Red Cross, 8-page autograph letter signed and written at Dansville N.Y. on Aug. 24, 1881, to her brother in Worcester Mass., on “The Red Cross of the International Convention of Geneva, Office of Clara Barton, American Representative” letterhead, the letter mentions President Garfield’s assassination, setting back ratification of the Geneva treaty for the Red Cross: “I went to Washington the last of July, and only left for home the day the President was shot, four months of very hard work, but successful, if it were not for the uncertainty of the changes which I suppose now, must come. The present Administration is fully pledged to my work, but it may require to be done over again, but if so, there is a prospect that it may be done in this state, as N.Y. will no doubt be the cornerstone of the government after the change -- a dreadful thing! I could see some purpose in the wounding, but can see none in the death of Mr. Garfield, it is all dark beyond!”, cover front accompanies (small faults), paper mounted (barely encroaching signature) on typed exhibition page, a Fine and fascinating letter, since her return from Geneva in 1873, Clara Barton had been trying to get Garfield to sign the treaty, in 1880 the American Red Cross was incorporated with the international organization, but it was not until 1882 that President Arthur signed the treaty

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Patrick Henry. Bold signature "P. Henry" as Governor on Commonwealth of Virginia printed document appointing Samuel Sherwin county lieutenant in Amelia County, dated May 1, 1785, with paper seal at bottom left, toned at bottom right where previously folded over glued seal, split along fold barely affects signature, Very Fine appearance, Henry twice served as Governor of Virginia, this document was signed during his second term in office

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Land Grants with Presidential (Secretarial) Signatures, 1870s-90s. Six Land Grants relating to Wisconsin and Michigan, each secretarial President signatures, including Ulysses S. Grant (two), James A. Garfield, Chester A. Arthur (two) and Grover Cleveland (second term), each with official seal and hole punches, one Grant soiled and all with creases due to size, mostly Fine-Very Fine

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"Free" Accumulation. Two oversize binders and some loose, all stampless including Waving Flag Patriotic used from Providence R.I. to Warren R.I., magenta "Free" in ribbon of Hebron Conn., 1842 turned use with both sent free, Daniel Webster free frank, some other interesting, overall Fine-Very Fine

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