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Previous|1|Next Lot #2 First convicted American Slave Trader, wife’s plea for mercy Heading(African-American – 1822)AuthorDorcas [Mrs.Joseph F.] SmithHeadline1822 First convicted US Slave Trader - wife’s mercy pleaDate PublishedMarch 20, 1822 View details Estimate$1,800 - $2,500Sold for$2,618StatusSold Lot #3 Letter of Virginia slave-holder barred from taking slaves to Ohio Heading(African-American, 1822)AuthorWithers, WilliamHeadlineLetter of Virginia slave-holder barred from taking slaves to OhioDate Published1822 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$295.50StatusSold Lot #4 Negro Slave arson plot - N.Carolina legal document Heading(African-American, 1832)Headline1832 N.Carolina Negro Slave arson plot, legal documentDate PublishedMarch 3, 1832 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$441.75StatusSold Lot #5 Georgia Slave executed for rape of white woman, legal archive Heading(African-American, 1848)Headline1848 Georgia Slave executed for rape of white woman, legal archiveDate Published1848 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,524StatusSold Lot #6 Letter from a Virginia Slave-Trader Heading(African-American, 1850)AuthorW.[illiam] H.BettsHeadline1850 letter from a Virginia Slave-TraderDate PublishedMarch 24, 1850 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$1,056StatusSold Lot #7 Letter re Mississippi auction of an “old Black” slave Heading(African-American, 1855)Headline1855 Letter, Mississippi auction of an “old Black” slaveDate PublishedJanuary 1, 1855 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$155.10StatusSold Lot #8 Tennessee legal dispute, ownership of a valuable slave Heading(African-American, 1860)Headline1860 Tennessee legal fight over slave ownershipDate Published1860 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$178.50StatusSold Lot #9 The Negro in Science, a groundbreaking anthology Heading(African-American, 1955)AuthorTaylor, Julius H. editorHeadlineNegro in Science, groundbreaking 1955 bookPublisherMorgan State College PressDate Published1955 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$412.50StatusSold Lot #73 Archive of letters, orders, and related items by or to Col. Henry B. Carrington during or shortly after the Civil War Heading(Carrington, Henry B.)HeadlineCivil War Archive Re: Henry B. Carrington.Date Published1861-1865 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,056StatusSold Lot #78 Roster of Officers & Civil Agents on duty in the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands [with] two circular letters relating to the Bureau - all framed together Heading(Civil War - Reconstruction)HeadlineRoster of agents in Georgia Freedman's Bureau 1868Date Published1868 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$354StatusSold Lot #93 Manuscript patent deed for a plot of land granted to William Bent Moore, a half-breed, by treaty between various tribes and the U.S. government Heading(Colorado)HeadlineLand grant to Colorado half-breedDate PublishedDecember 29, 1874 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$588StatusSold Lot #97 Letter from Miguel Costanzo to the Viceroy of New Spain, requesting arms for the cavalry corps of the northern provinces, plus a manuscript payment voucher for Costanzo AuthorCostanzo, MiguelHeadlineLetter from Miguel Costanzo to Viceroy of New SpainDate Published1810 & 1794 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$880.50StatusSold Lot #99 Seven Cowboy Artists of America Exhibition Catalogues, limited and signed by artists Heading(Cowboy Artists of America)HeadlineSeven Cowboy Artists of America Exhibition Catalogues, signed and limitedPublisherNorthland PressDate Published1971-1979 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$441.75StatusSold Lot #103 Document signed by James Wilson, signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania Heading(Declaration of Independence, Signer)AuthorWilson, JamesHeadlineJames Wilson signer from PennsylvaniaDate Published1774 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$266.25StatusSold Lot #127 Two pieces of original artwork for the Chugg Water Journal, a handwritten newspaper produced in Fort Laramie in 1849 Heading(Fort Laramie)HeadlineOriginal artwork for 1849 Fort Laramie newspaperDate Published1849 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$705StatusSold Lot #139 The Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson AuthorHoover, HerbertHeadlineHerbert Hoover on Woodrow Wilson signedPublisherMcGraw-Hill Book CompanyDate Published[1958] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$225.30StatusSold Lot #150 The Story of My Life: With Her Letters (1887-1901) and a Supplementary Account of her Education Including Passages from the Reports and Letters of Her Teacher, Ann Mansfield Sullivan - signed and dated by Helen Keller AuthorKeller, Helen and John Albert MacyHeadlineThe Story of My Life by Helen Keller, with AutographPublisherDoubleday, Page & CompanyDate Published1903 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$225.30StatusSold Lot #189 Five manuscript lists and one typed list of graves of Shoshone who enlisted or may have enlisted in the U.S. Army as soldiers or scouts Heading(Native Americans - Shoshone)HeadlineList of graves of Shoshone soldiers on U.S. armyDate Publishedc.1920's? View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$178.50StatusSold Lot #197 Thank you letter from Richard Nixon to entertainer Rudy Vallee AuthorNixon, RichardHeadlineTyped letter from Nixon to Rudy ValleeDate Published1985 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$237StatusSold Lot #238 Original manuscript ledger book recording land purchases and related legal proceedings of the Philadelphia, Germantown, & Norristown Railroad Company Heading(Railroad Ledger of Land Purchases)HeadlineLedger for Philadelphia, Germantown, & Norristown RR CompanyDate Publishedc.1896-1917 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$588StatusSold Lot #239 Two letters from Joseph S. Alemany, the first Bishop of San Francisco, to William Chapman Ralston, regarding a planned cemetery near Ralston's Belmont mansion Heading(Ralston's "Ring")AuthorAlemany, Joseph SadocHeadlineLetters from Bishop Alemany to W.C. RalstonDate Published1874 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$178.50StatusSold Lot #240 Three letters from British mining engineer R.M. Brereton to William Chapman Ralston Heading(Ralston's "Ring")AuthorBrereton, Robert MaitlandHeadlineEnglish mining engineer writes to W.C. RalstonDate Published1872 & 1875 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$412.50StatusSold Lot #241 Letter from attorney John T. Doyle to William C. Ralston, enlisting his aid in the construction of a narrow gauge railroad in San Mateo County Heading(Ralston's "Ring")AuthorDoyle, John T.HeadlineLetter to W.C. Ralston about San Mateo railroadDate PublishedDecember 20, 1872 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #242 Two letters from San Francisco banker and mining engineer J.C. Duncan, father of ill-fated dancer Isadora Duncan, to William Chapman Ralston Heading(Ralston's "Ring")AuthorDuncan, Joseph DuncanHeadlineLetters from Isadora Duncan's father to W.C. ChapmanDate PublishedMarch 26, 1874 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #243 Letter from Laura D. Fair, convicted murderer whose sentence was overturned, to William Chapman Ralston Heading(Ralston's "Ring")AuthorFair, Laura D.HeadlineLetter from murderer to W.C. RalstonDate PublishedMarch 9th, 1873 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$178.50StatusSold Lot #244 Three letters from Supreme Court Justice Stephen J. Field to William C. Ralston Heading(Ralston's "Ring")AuthorField, Stephen J.HeadlineLetters from Stephen Field to W.C. RalstolnDate Published1874 & 1875 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$471StatusSold Lot #245 Four letters to William Chapman Ralston from various associates Heading(Ralston's "Ring")HeadlineFour letters to William Chapman RalstonDate Published1868-1872 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #246 Three letters from stage & express and transportation entrepreneur Ben Holladay to William Chapman Ralston Heading(Ralston's "Ring")AuthorHolladay, BenHeadlineLetters from Ben Holladay to W.C. RalstonDate Published1868 & 1871 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$529.50StatusSold Lot #247 Letter from Nevada Senator John P. Jones to William C. Ralston, discussing Hawaii, Adolph Sutro, Presidential appointments, etc. Heading(Ralston's "Ring")AuthorJones, John P.HeadlineNevada Senator J.P. Jones writes to William C. RalstonDate PublishedMarch 12, 1875 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #248 Two letters from Frederick Marriott, early aviation booster and publisher of the San Francisco News Letter, to William Chapman Ralston Heading(Ralston's "Ring")AuthorMarriott, FrederickHeadlineLetters from Frederick Marriott to W.C. ChapmanDate Published1874 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #249 Letter from mining engineer Isaac L. Requa to William C. Ralston Heading(Ralston's "Ring")AuthorRequa, Isaac LawrenceHeadlineNevada mining engineer writes to W.C. RalstonDate PublishedJanuary 12, 1872 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$178.50StatusSold Lot #250 Six letters to William Chapman Ralston, San Francisco banker and financier Heading(Ralston's "Ring")HeadlineLetters to William Chapman RalstonDate Published1867-1873 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #251 Manuscript receipt for a deposit of gold and silver bars valued at $246,865.59 in the Bank of California, signed by W.C. Ralston AuthorRalston, William ChapmanHeadlineRalston receipts for silver and gold barsDate PublishedJune 29, 1867 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$441.75StatusSold Lot #275 Letter from Granville Stuart to his partner Samuel T. Hauser with an overview and accounting of their cattle business AuthorStuart, GranvilleHeadlineLetter from Granville Stuart about cattle businessDate PublishedFebruary 24th, 1881 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$2,618StatusSold Lot #281 Letter from Stephen F. Austin to José de las Piedas, commander of the Mexican forces in Nacogdoches, about of military and civic matters Heading(Texas)AuthorAustin, Stephen F.HeadlineLetter from Stephen F. Austin to Mexican commanderDate Published12 June 1830 View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000Sold for$4,543StatusSold Lot #282 Letter from Thomas Jefferson Chambers, lawyer, surveyor and land speculator in Mexican Texas, to José de las Piedas, commander of the Mexican forces in Nacogdoches, about the replacement of Juan Antonio Padilla as a land commissioner Heading(Texas)AuthorChambers, Thomas JeffersonHeadlineLand surveying in Texas in 1830Date Published9 August 1830 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,173StatusSold Lot #283 Letter to Stephen F. Austin, unsigned, regarding the transit of emigrants to his colony Heading(Texas)HeadlineLetter to Stephen F. Austin about emigration into TexasDate PublishedJanuary 3, 1830 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$588StatusSold Lot #284 Letter from George Orr to the “Col. Commanding at Nacogdoches” [i.e. José de las Piedras] about a “small Mexican armed vessel” surveying the harbor Heading(Texas)AuthorOrr, GeorgeHeadlineLetter from Texas pioneer 1828Date PublishedNovember 7th, 1828 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$588StatusSold Lot #301 Manuscript account of a hunting trip in Wyoming in 1884 Heading(Wyoming - Hunting Manuscript)AuthorUnknownHeadlineMs. account of Wyoming hunting trip 1884Date Published1884 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$2,618StatusSold Lot #394 Navigator's log and course-calculation book for voyages aboard three steamers in the service of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company Heading(Pacific Mail Steamship Company)HeadlineNavigator's course book for Pacific steamships 1918Date Published1918-1919 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$237StatusSold Lot #395 Two manuscript diaries kept by Pliny Fisk, an American missionary in Palestine, both before and during his travels Heading(Palestine)AuthorFisk, PlinyHeadlineDiaries of missionary to PalestineDate Published1814-1820 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$471StatusSold Lot #423 Facsimiles of Royal, Historical, Literary and other Autographs in the Department of Manuscripts British Museum. Series I-V AuthorWarner, George F., editorHeadlineFacsimiles of Royal, Historical, Literary and other Autographs 1899PublisherThe British MuseumDate Published1899 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #445 Coast of California from Carmel Bay to Fort Point - manuscript map on drafting linen Heading(California)AuthorWilliamson, Robert StocktonHeadlineMs. map of California coast by R.S. WilliamsonDate Published1867 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$2,893StatusSold Lot #460 Two manuscript documents, stating the contributions of the various states to the war effort and the number of troops supplied by each Heading(American Revolution)HeadlineFunding & troops for the RevolutionDate PublishedLate 18th/early 19th century View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$324.75StatusSold Lot #552 1789-1939 The French Revolution - Negro Emancipation Heading(French Revolution & Negro Emancipation)HeadlineFrench Revolution / Negro Emancipation rare postcards 1939PublisherSociété des Amis de l'Abbé GrégoireDate Published1939 View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$24StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next