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$ 450.00
A small archive of Valgie Bluzmans, a Latvian Immigrant to Be, at The Time of Him Being Held at DP Camp in Germany, Getting Ready to Make a Trip to United States.
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Ushant”, About the Admiralty’s Orders that “Lieutenant Brompton to be discharged from St. George, without waiting to be superceded with directions to join the Neptune immediately”.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.
$ 850.00
Widnell, Josiah (1807-1883); Widnell, Emily (née Stickney, 1819-1901). Historically Significant, Content-Rich Original Autograph Letter Signed by Newton Corner (MA) and Later Brooklyn Residents Josiah and Emily Widnell, to Their Family Member, Captain John K. Stickney, Who Had Left for California during the 1849 Gold Rush, With Interesting Notes about the Results of the 1850 U.S. Elections to the House of Representatives, Senate and Governor’s Seat in Massachusetts, Political Struggle between Whig, Free Soil and Democratic Parties, Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, and Mentioning Governor G.N. Briggs, Massachusetts Politicians Horace Mann, Daniel Webster, Stephen C. Phillips, & Others. Newton Corner near Boston, 20 November 1850.
$ 1500.00
Ames, Samuel Jr. (1849-1900), Ensign. Historically Significant Original Logbook of U.S.S. “Ticonderoga” During Her Service in the European Squadron of the U.S. Navy, Documenting Her Cruise in the Mediterranean on October 30, 1868 – February 28, 1869; With a Logbook of U.S.S. “Franklin” During Her Stay in Lisbon, Portugal, on March 4-5, 1869; WITH: An Official U.S. Navy Printed Booklet of Instructions to the Crew, Inscribed by Ames while in Lisbon (March 13, 1869), and Two Albumen Group Portraits of U.S. Naval Officers Posing on Decks of American Naval Ships. Ca. 1868-1869.
$ 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.
$ 650.00
[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].
$ 850.00
Dorrance, William T (Ca. 1804 - ?). A Historically Important Original Autograph Manuscript Letter Written by 1st Sergeant of the 7th US Infantry Regiment, William T Dorrance, from Occupied Mexico City and Signed to His Cousin Edward Moulton in Willimantic, Connecticut, Sharing Breaking News of the Arrival of Two US Commissioners “Empowered to Settle the Terms” of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Heatedly Arguing about the Possible Need of Marching to San Luis Potosi and Giving the Mexicans “A Drubbing” There, Decisively Claiming That “The Question of Peace or War Rests Now Entirely with Mexico,” and Mentioning Several American Political Figures, Including Nicholas Trist, Nathan Clifford, and Ambrose Sevier. Mexico City, 20 April 1848.
$ 1250.00
Slocum, Wilkes Almy (ca. 1824-1848). Original Autograph Letter by Wilkes Slocum, a Boatman Near Vera Cruz, Sharing with “Dear Mother” the Hot News of the Mexican Defeat in the Vera Cruz Battle and Writing about the Minimal Casualties Suffered by the American Forces. Vera Cruz: 29 March 1847.
$ 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.
$ 650.00
Wingate, B., Corp. A Historically Important Original Autograph Manuscript Letter Written by an American Soldier and Participant of the Mexican-American War the Very Same Day the Siege of Veracruz Ended With Mexico’s Surrender, Triumphantly Writing to His Folks Back Home in Indiana about “One of the Greatest Battles Ever Won by American Arms,” Talking about Mexican Soldiers Begging General Zachary Taylor, the Next US President, for Something to Eat, Fiercely Stating that Mexico City “Must Hear the Barking of Our Buldogs [i.e. Bulldogs] Before Walls,” and Enthusiastically Predicting the Near End of the Warfare After the American Capture of the “Third Strong Place in the World;” Also Mentioning General Winfield Scott Whose Heroism “Must Gane [i.e. Gain] for the Commander the Name that Will Last for Ages to Come.” Veracruz, 29 March 1847.
Coyne, Joseph. Original Autograph Letter Written by British Ship Owner Joseph Coyne from Baltimore to A. Bell & Son in New York, Regarding German and Irish Diaspora Soldiers as Expendable Military Assets During the Mexican–American War. Baltimore, Maryland : 9 November 1846.
$ 525.00
An Interesting Early Letter from a Settler in Boonville (Likely, in Missouri) Who Was Planning to “Engage in the Drug Business in or near Elgin” (One in Missouri or Possibly Oregon), Telling the Addressee that He is “Extremely Desirous of Having you as a Partner” and Remembering “of Your Intention of Going West with me to Look out a Suitable Place for Business”. Boonville, 8 August 1854.
$ 525.00
Westermarck, Edward Alexander (1862-1939). Two Autograph Letters Signed‚ Discussing Publication of a Chapter from his Latest Book, Apparently, “The Origin and Development of Moral Ideas” (London, 1906-1908, 2 vols.), and Mentioning His Recent Return from Morocco. Two letters: London‚ 10 October 1908; Helsingfors‚ 26 April 1909.
$ 425.00
Evans, Charles (1918-1995). Two Typewritten Letters Signed by Charles Evans, the Leader of the 1955 British Kanchenjunga Expedition, on Official "Kanchenjunga Expedition 1955" Letterhead, and Addressed to the Manager of the Swiss Watchmaking Company Baume & Mercier, with a Carbon Copy of the Answer. Three letters, 28, 29 & 31 December 1955.
$ 425.00
Guillemard, Francis Henry Hill (1852-1933). Autograph Letter Signed with Interesting Notes about South African Tsama (Citron Melon) and a Gratitude to His Correspondent for “your kindly criticism of the Marchesa”. Old Mill House, Trumpington, Cambridge: , 15 September 1902.
$ 525.00
Swett, Leonard Herbert (ca. 1859-1934). Autograph Letter Written by Leonard H. Swett, Assistant Topographer of the U.S. Geological Survey in Fort Wingate, Talking about His Daily Duties in the Camp, Senator John A. Logan’s Recent Visit to the Fort, and His Trip to the Zuni Land. Fort Wingate, New Mexico: 12 September 1882.
$ 5250.00
Humphrys, George, Esq. (ca. 1802-1873); Kebbell, John (1810-1879); Briggs, Mary Jane (1811-1893); Broughton, Bryan Sneyd Herbert (ca. 1838-1862), & Others. Historically Significant Archive of ca. 150 Documents, Including Over 80 Original Autograph Letters Signed (with Thirteen Original Envelopes), 50 Period Copies or Drafts of Original Letters, ca. 20 Financial Documents and a Deed of Land Purchase, Regarding the Pastoral Runs in the Onahau Bay (Queen Charlotte Sound) and Pelorus Sound in the Marlborough Province of New Zealand’s South Island. Wellington, Onahau Bay, Nelson, Picton, Christchurch, Suffolk House (Cheltenham, England), Liverpool & others, ca. 1860-1872.
$ 425.00
Lugard, Frederick John Dealtry, Baron (1858-1945). Two Autograph Letters Signed "F.J.D. Lugard" to "Thomas" and "Fagan" (of Natural History Museum) Dated 1 Sept. 1895 and 15 Feb. 1896 Respectively. [South Africa], 1895-6.
$ 525.00
Galinger, Abraham B. (1823-1877). Autograph Letter Signed by Ohio Merchant Abraham B. Galinger To His Friend in Cape Cod, Writing About His Business in Ohio, Including His Soon Move to “New York or Philadelphia” and the Theft and Recovery of Several “Calicoes”. Somerset, Ohio, 8 November 1845.
$ 525.00
O’Meara, James (1825-1903). Historically Significant Autograph Letter Signed by an Oregonian Democrat Journalist James O’Meara to a Member of the Oregon House of Representatives, Colonel Benjamin Stark, Following the Democrats’ Defeat in the 1860 Presidential Election. Jacksonville, Oregon, 13 November 1860.
$ 525.00
Pringle, Virgil Kellog (ca. 1804-1887). Historically Interesting Original Letter by Virgil Pringle, a Salem Pioneer, Encouraging a Local Landowner to Make Immediate Repairs on His Property and Promising Significant Income if Completed Quickly. Salem, Oregon: 23 December 1872.
$ 650.00
Guyles, R.B. Original Autograph Letter Written by a Forty-Niner from Cayuga County (NY), Talking about His Voyage to the Oregon Territory Onboard the USS “Massachusetts” in Winter 1848-May 1849, Life and Work in the Oregon City, Local Climate, Prices, Plans to go to the Walla Walla Mines, &c. Oregon City: 25 June 1850.
