1 Adams, John | Adams congratulates John Trumbull on his monumental paintings for the Capitol rotunda

2 Adams, John Quincy | A powerful lesson in the historical and legal "origin and character of the Union" by John Quincy Adams

3 Bates, Katharine Lee | Complete autograph transcript of "America the Beautiful"

4 Benzoni, Girolamo | First edition of this scarce history of Central and South America

5 Braddock's Expedition | Perhaps the Most Important Cartographical Witness to the Braddock Expedition

6 Braddock's Expedition | The Orme Maps; a rare series of maps and battle plans from the Braddock Expedition

7 Bry, Theodor de | The most famed of all the collections of voyages

8 Egerton, Daniel Thomas | Views in Mexico, the scarce collection of lithographs

9 Gazette of the United States | A remarkable comprehensive run of a foundational periodical, with distinguished provenance

10 Hawthorne, Nathaniel | The author's last letter

11 Jefferson, Thomas | The "Batture Case": Edward Livingston v. Thomas Jefferson

12 Lincoln, Abraham | Lincoln apologizes for interfering with military matters in Missouri

13 Lincoln, Abraham | President Lincoln works to prevent anti-Union agents from infiltrating the House of Representatives

14 Lincoln, Abraham | A contingency stay of execution for a fellow Kentuckian

15 Washington, George | The President defends the ratification of Jay's Treaty

16 Captain James Duncan | Autograph manuscript journal signed from the Siege of Yorktown