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$ 525.00
Charcot, Jean-Baptiste Étienne Auguste (1867-1936). Autograph Letter Signed “J. Charcot” to M. Le Guillou Written shortly after Charcot became Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour. Neuilly-sur-Seine, 3 May 1934.
$ 1500.00
Bal; [Malet Du Gravier, Francois, comte]. Manuscript Letter Written to Comte Francois Malet du Gravier, former Major of Cap-Tiburon (Saint-Domingue) and Plantation Owner, from His Former Secretary Regarding the Poor Treatment He Suffered While Employed in Saint Domingue ca. 1782-1783, Including Du Gravier Attempting to Knock Him Out with a Chair and Punching Him in the Face. Cap [Cap-Français], 5 Juin [June] 1785.
$ 2250.00
Lira, Diego de. Period French Translation of an Original Spanish Report on Haitian Land and Sea Forces in the Eastern Part of Hispaniola during the Haitian Occupation of Santo Domingo, Titled:] Rapport de la reconnaissance […] des forces de terre et de mer que les Nègres ont dans la partie Est de Saint-Domingue [Reconnaissance Report of Land and Sea Forces that the Negroes have in the Eastern Part of Saint-Domingue. Mayagues [Puerto Rico], [2 December 1823].
$ 2500.00
Manuscript Document of a Report on French Defences in the French Colony of Saint-Domingue, Including Fort Dauphin, Cap-Français, the Dependencies of Port-de-Paix, and the West and South Governments, and Recommendations Concerning the King’s Troops. Ca. 1745.
$ 1250.00
Magnytot, Louis-Maurice Taupin de (1757-1823). Historically Significant Original Manuscript Letter Signed by the Colonial Prefect of Saint-Domingue, Writing to a French Government Agent in Caracas About Plans to Send Money Through the British Naval Blockade. Au Cap [Cap-Français, Saint-Domingue], 13 vendémiaire an 12 [6 Octobre 1803].
$ 425.00
Pim, Bedford Clapperton Trevelyan (1826-1886). Autograph Letter Signed "Bedford Pim" to Don Carlos Gutierrez (1818-1882), Minister Plenipotentiary, Honduras Government, with the Latter’s Signed Note, Countersigned by Pim in Receipt. London: 2 Crown Office Row, Temple, E.C., 15 July 1872.
$ 750.00
Humorous Erotic Manuscript Patent Given to “M. Pantelm” to Travel through the Cupid Island with Extensive Description of his Rights in the Domain of Legs and other Seductive Parts. [France], 1843.
$ 2250.00
Period Manuscript Copy of “Capitulation de Pondichery” (Treaty of Pondicherry) Outlining the French Terms of Surrender to the British, Signed after the 1778 Siege of Pondicherry, Including Articles on Where the French Commander Would Stay After the Siege, That French Structures Are To Remain in Their Original State, and That French Sailors Were To Be Sent to the Isle of France. [Ca. early 1780s].
$ 1500.00
[Shah Jahan Begum Of Bhopal] (1838-1901; Reign: 1844-60, 1868-1901); Baring, Thomas George, 1st Earl of Northbrook (1826-1904), Viceroy of India (1872-1876). An Office Folder with a Formal Autograph Letter Signed "Northbrook," Addressed to the Third Female Ruler of the Islamic Principality of Bhopal in Central India, Shah Jahan Begum, Congratulating Her on the Fact that “the Debts of the Bhopal State, which on Your Highness’ Accession Amounted to Nearly 7 Lakhs of Rupees, have now been Entirely Liquidated;” Bound With: Five Official Related Period Manuscripts in Urdu, One Verified as "True Translation" by "Off[icia]l Sec[retar]y of the Govt. of India, Foreign Dept.," one Signed by a British Official and One with a Manuscript Note “Agent G.G. for C.J.,” With a Manuscript Table of Contents, Decorated with a Printed Coat of Arms of the Bhopal State. Ca. 1870s.
$ 1750.00
[Sikandar Begum Of Bhopal] (1817-1868; Reign: 1860-68); Canning, Charles, John, 1st Earl Canning (1812-1862), Viceroy of India (1858-1862); Bruce, James, 8th Earl of Elgin & 12th Earl of Kincardine (1811-1863), Viceroy of India (1862-1863). An Office Folder with Two Formal Autograph Letter Signed "Canning" and “Elgin & Kincardine,” Addressed to the Second Female Ruler of the Islamic Principality of Bhopal in Central India, Sikandar Begum, on Account of the Transfer of the Office of Viceroy of India from the Earl of Canning to the Earl of Elgin; Bound with: Seven Leaves of Official Related Period Manuscripts in Urdu, Two Verified as "True Translation" by "Under Sec[retar]y of the Govt. of India in the Foreign Dept.," With a Manuscript Table of Contents, Decorated with a Printed Coat of Arms of the Bhopal State. Ca. early 1860s.
$ 2500.00
Butler, Robert, Lieutenant and Captain, East India Company Army (ca. 1792-1862). Archive of Seventeen Original Manuscript Documents (and Two Original Envelopes), Compiled during Butler’s Service in the Madras Native Infantry in ca. 1815-1837, Including the Original Commission Appointing Him a Lieutenant in the 11th Madras Native Infantry (Signed by the Governor of Madras, Hugh Elliot and with the Seal of the East India Company), Official Papers Regarding Butler’s Sick Leave, Penalties for not Reporting his Return, a Subsequent Pardon, Money Loans, Payments and Allowances from the Madras Native Infantry, House Renting near “Camp at Kulladghee” [Kaladgi], and a Shipment of His Order of “1 Linen Surcingle, 1 Set of White Tape Headstall & Reins, 1 Pale […?] Saddlecloth with Gold Lace…”. Fort St. George, Madras, Cannanore, Camp at Kulladghee, &c., ca. 1815-1837.
$ 425.00
Roberts, Frederick Sleigh, 1st Earl Roberts, Field Marshal (1832-1914). Autograph Letter Signed “Roberts” to “Dear Colonel Rose” Reminiscing on his Experiences during the Second Battle of Cawnpore, at the Time of the Indian Mutiny. 5 August 1913.
$ 525.00
Rickards, Peter (ca. 1843-1918); Rickards, Ellen (ca. 1845-1909). Historically Interesting Letter Written by an Indiana Farmer and His Wife to “Dear Brother and Sister” in Starr’s Point, Oregon, Talking About Suffering from the Food Shortage and Seeking Provisions in Springfield, Illinois, Mentioning the Exceptional Promise of Wheat, Corn, Meadows, and Clover, and Indicating Early Prices of Various Agricultural Commodities, Including Butter, Fresh Beef, Chickens, Turkeys, Irish Potatoes, Bacon, etc. Indiana, 11 June 1876.
$ 750.00
Reiner, Samuel (ca. 1805-1862). Historically Interesting Original Pike’s Peak Gold Rush Letter by Samuel Reiner, a Farmer from Columbus City (Iowa) and State Senator, Talking about Local Folks Rushing to Gold Areas to Escape Economic Crisis, Describing Ox Teams as the Best Mode to Cross the Plains, and Outlining the Ideal Timing & Team Composition for the Journey. Columbus City, Iowa: 4 April 1859.
$ 1250.00
Coutinho, Domingos António de Sousa, 1st Conde and Marquis de Funchal (1760-1833). Manuscript Report by a Notable Portuguese Diplomat, Reporting on Napoleon's 1800 Campaign in Italy, including the Battle of Marengo. Livorno: 6 July 1800.
$ 1500.00
Collection of Three Original Manuscripts, Reporting on the Voyage to Jamaica of a British Merchant Brig “Jane” in August 1780 – March 1781, Including a Detailed Account of “Jane’s” Wreck and Damage in the Mouth of the Great River during the Savanna-la-Mar Hurricane on October 3, 1780]. Montego Bay (Jamaica), 10 January 1781; London, 24 July and 31 August 1781.
$ 1250.00
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Historically Significant Archive of Eight Original Manuscripts and Period Copies, Documenting The Fate of The Crew of US Schooner "Golden Fleece," Its Captain Edward Funcke, Who Were Shipwrecked At Kozlov Cape In Kamchatka, Taken Into Custody, Released After Cleared Of Charges In Poaching, Refused A Place at HMS Daphne, And Finally Brought Safely To American Consulate in Yokohama. Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia); Yokohama (Japan), Septermber-October, 1897.
$ 6500.00
[Stephens, George John Frederick] (1873-1966). Historically Significant Extensive Archive of an Early Klondike Gold Miner and Enthusiast Photographer, George Stephens; the Archive includes Over 220 Original Gelatin Silver Photos and Twenty-Six Amateur Real Photo Postcards, Showing the Site, Premises and Operations on the No. 11 Mining Camp on Eureka Creek (where Stephens was a Partner), His Business Partner and Klondike Pioneer Charles Fraser Hill and Fellow Miners (Martin Pekoe, John Martin, Geo. A. Philbrook, Albert McDonald, Ove Knudsen, Jonas Smith, Gus Wikstrom, Edward Lund and Many Others); Other Mining Camps in the Klondike Goldfields and Surrounding Scenery, Klondike Mines Railway, Dawson City, the Town of Grand Forks (Demolished in 1921), Indian River Bridge, Fishing and Hunting Scenes, &c.; With Two Business Cards of Charles Hill, Period Newspaper Clippings and Ephemera. Ca. 1900s. – early 1920s.
$ 25000.00
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[Historically Significant 16th-Century Manuscript in French Containing the Statutes of the Hospitallers of St. John, Compiled During the Order’s Final Years on Rhodes Before Its Relocation to Malta] Statutes of the Order of the Hospitallers of St. John (Stabilimenta Rhodiorum militum). [Northern France, Burgundy, or the Netherlands]: [early or mid-1500s].
$ 425.00
Oswell, William Cotton (1818-1893). Autograph Letter Signed to ‘My dear Nat’‚ a lively letter about family arrangements‚ with a story about Lord Glenelg as Colonial Secretary. St. Leonards. Ca. 1850s.
Ritchie, Joseph (ca. 1788-1819). Interesting Autograph Letter to John Whishaw, Secretary of the African Institution, Written at the Beginning of Ritchie's Ill-Fated Expedition to Africa, to Introduce Sidi Hassuna D'Ghies, who was a son of the Prime Minister of the Pasha of Tripoli, and Later Would Become the Pasha's Foreign Minister, and Additionally he was Later also Connected to the Fate of Alexander Laing. Marseilles: 28 August 1818.
$ 425.00
Gambier, James, Sir, Admiral of the Fleet (1756-1833). Autograph Letter Signed “Gambier” to Vice Admiral Sir John Duckworth “off Ushant”, About the Admiralty’s Orders that “Lieutenant Brompton to be discharged from St. George, without waiting to be superceded with directions to join the Neptune immediately”. Caledonia in Hamoze, 21 September 1808.
$ 750.00
McKenna, Mike. Historically Interesting Letter Signed by an American Soldier in an Agua Prieta Hospital, Talking about a Rebel Paranoid about Being Poisoned, a Half-Paralyzed Yaqui's Dire Condition, and the Deaths of Local Patients (a Federal & a Yaqui Mayo). Agua Prieta, Sonora: 5 November 1912.
$ 750.00
Williams, Thomas. General Orders No. 54, announcing victory at Buenavista. Document Signed as aide-de-camp to General Winfield Scott. One page, 9 1/2 x 8 inches, with docketing on verso; faint mount remnants along on edge on verso. Vera Cruz, Mexico, 15 March 1847.
$ 950.00
[McCall, George Archibald] (1802-1868); McCall, Mary Dickinson (1799-1881). Autograph Letter Signed from Mary Dickinson McCall to her Renowned Brother, Captain of the 4th US Infantry Regiment George McCall, Talking about His Recent Heroism during the Battle of Palo Alto, the Occupation of Matamoros, the Regiment’s Possible Move to Monterrey, the Anecdote about General Winfield Scott and a “Plate of Soup,” and Mentioning Several American Public Figures, Including John Cadwalader, Joseph R. Ingersoll, William L. Marcy, John M. Read Jr., and others. Philadelphia: 15 & 16 June [1846].
