Important Americana

Property from the Collection of Ambassador J. William Middendorf II

Property from the Collection of Ambassador J. William Middendorf II Charles Willson Peale 1741 - 1827 His Excel: G: Washington Esq: L.L.D. Late Commander in Chief of the Armies of the U.S. of America & President of the Convention of 1787 (Stauffer 2429; Hart 3; Wick 21) Mezzotint, 1787, the final state, on laid paper partially mounted to card, framed sheet approx.: 185 by 157 mm 7 1/4 by 6 1/4 in framed: 321 by 290 mm 12 5/8 by 11 3/8 in

View 1 of Lot 1512: His Excel: G: Washington Esq: L.L.D. Late Commander in Chief of the Armies of the U.S. of America & President of the Convention of 1787 (Stauffer 2429; Hart 3; Wick 21)

his excel: g: washington esq: l.l.d. late commander in chief of the armies of the u.s. of america & president of the convention of 1787 (stauffer 2429; hart 3; wick 21)

Lady Blue Eyes: Property of Barbara and Frank Sinatra Online

RICHARD NIXON A GROUP OF MATERIAL PERTAINING TO THE FORMER U.S. PRESIDENT Lot includes: Richard Nixon. The Memoirs of Richard Nixon. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1978. Special presentation edition, with publisher's certificate of authenticity attesting that "volume no. 1,951 of this special presentation edition was issued to Frank Sinatra." — Richard Nixon. The Real War. New York: Warner Books, 1980. Signed by Richard Nixon on the half title. — Richard Nixon. Real Peace: A Strategy for the West. New York: [Privately Printed], 1983. 2 copies, each signed by Richard Nixon on the front free endpaper. — Seal of the Office of the Vice President (diameter: 10 in.; 25.5 cm). Resin printed in colors, numbered 1*72-A, with tag on verso from the Office of the Vice President, signed by Spiro Agnew in black ink.

richard nixon | a group of material pertaining to the former u.s. president

American Manuscripts & other Property from the Collection of Elsie and Philip Sang

WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED ("W.H. HARRISON"), REGARDING A LEGAL TRANSACTION 1 page (8 x 9 3/4 in.; 203 x 248 mm) on a bifolium, Cincinnati, 24 January 1830; hinged to card. An autograph note signed by the shortest-serving president in U.S. history In 1829, Harrison returned to the United States from Gran Columbia, where he had served as minister plenipotentiary, and settled on his farm in North Bend, Ohio. After nearly four decades of government service, he had accumulated no substantial wealth, subsisted on his savings, a small pension, and the income produced by his farm. Following this period as a private citizen, Harrison won the 1840 presidential campaign, defeating the incumbent, Martin Van Buren, in a landslide victory. Thirty days into his term, however, Harrison began experiencing cold-like symptoms, and the efforts of his physicians to treat what they believed to be pneumonia, only exacerbated the situation. It is likely that Harrison died of septic shock due to "enteric fever" (typhoid or paratyphoid fever). On 4 April 1841, Harrison became the first president to die in office, and the shortest-serving president in U.S. history.

william henry harrison | autograph note signed by the shortest-serving president in u.s. history

ZACHARY TAYLOR MANUSCRIPT LETTER SIGNED ("Z. TAYLOR") AS 12TH PRESIDENT, TO SYLVESTER GRAHAM ESQ., IN RESPONSE TO PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING A MUTUAL ACQUAINTANCE 1 page (8 x 10 in.; 203 x 254 mm) on a bifolium of light blue paper, in a secretarial hand, marked "Private" at the top of the page, signed by Taylor, Washington, 5 November 1849. A letter signed by one of the shortest-serving U.S. presidents, to the father of vegetarianism and inventor of the Graham cracker Sylvester Graham was a Presbyterian minister, who is perhaps better-known as a dietary reformer. "Grahamism" became a movement, and people were inspired by the minister's messages pertaining to health. As he movement spread, the market for Graham flour, Graham bread, and Graham crackers grew. Graham influenced other Americans, including Horace Greeley and John Harvey Kellogg, founder of the Battle Creek Sanitarium.

zachary taylor | a letter signed by one of the shortest-serving u.s. presidents, to the father of vegetarianism and inventor of the graham cracker

Collection of a Connoisseur: History in Manuscript, Part 2

U.S. Presidents Two documents: i) James Monroe, 5th President, document signed, granting Nehemiah Moxley, a veteran of the War of 1812 ("...late a private in Hooks Company of thirty sixth Regt of Infantry..."), 160 acres of land in Illinois, countersigned by Josiah Meigs, Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1 vellum membrane, 6 October 1817, the verso with a note signed by Moxley with his mark, acknowledging the sale of his rights for $400 ii) John Quincy Adams, 6th President, letterpress copy of an autograph letter signed, to Baring Brothers, acknowledging receipt and promising to visit in London the following month, 1 page, 12mo, Paris, 10 May 1815 The letter by Adams, written in Paris during the Hundred Days of Napoleon's restoration, was written around the time Adams was appointed Ambassador to Britain.

View 1 of Lot 112: US Presidents | documents signed by James Monroe and John Quincy Adams, 1815-17

us presidents | documents signed by james monroe and john quincy adams, 1815-17

signed in the lower right corner Ant. Roux Marseilles. 1803-47.

u.s. frigate president

Including framed 1955 letter from Nixon, pen in box and letter from Clinton, and Christmas card from Reagan. The signed typewritten letter from Vice President Richard Nixon was sent upon the occasion of Pee Wee Reese Night in 1955. Nixon’s praise of Pee Wee includes his statement, “Anyone who can be a Dodger, in the first place, is quite a man. Anyone who can be a Dodger for fifteen years and rise to be captain of the team deserves to be a sports immortal." An unsigned 1983 Christmas card from President Reagan is also included, along with a signed typewritten letter from President Clinton in 1996 thanking Reese for his part in a program honoring Jackie Robinson. One of the pens President Clinton used to sign the aforementioned bill accompanies the letter. LOA’s: Reese family, PSA/DNA.

correspondence to pee wee reese from u.s. presidents

Six American Presidents have signed this special edition baseball bat. Burned onto the barrel is the title “The Presidents” under which appears their names; Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush and Clinton. Each President has signed the barrel adjacent to their printed name in blue sharpie. The relationship between US Presidents and America’s National Pastime is long and distinguished, and Presidential signed baseball memorabilia has become an increasingly popular collecting category. In near mint condition. LOAs from JSA and PSA/DNA.

commemorative bat signed by six u.s. presidents-ford , carter, nixon, reagan, bush, clinton

American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture

lincoln, abraham, sixteenth president, as a u.s. representative from illinois

johnson, andrew, seventeenth president as u.s. representative

Six American Presidents have signed this special edition baseball bat. Burned onto the barrel is the title “The Presidents” under which appear their names; Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush and Clinton. Each President has signed the barrel adjacent to their printed name in flawless blue sharpie. The relationship between US Presidents and America’s National Pastime is long and distinguished, with baseball related items signed by Presidents having become an increasingly popular collecting category. In near mint condition. Four different letters of authenticity accompany the bat from the offices of the former Presidents acknowledging their signing, including one signed by Ford himself. LOAs from JSA and PSA/DNA, as well as from the offices of Presidents Bush, Ford, Reagan and Clinton.

commemorative bat signed by six (6) u.s. presidents - ford, carter, nixon, reagan, bush, clinton

Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana

Property from the Collection of Elsie and Philip Sang

Property from the Collection of Elsie and Philip Sang Truman, Harry S. Typed letter signed ("Harry S Truman") as thirty-third President, to Emily Greene Balch, congratulating her on the award of the Nobel Peace Prize One page (223 x 175 mm) on a bifolium of blue-embossed blue White House letterhead, Washington, 25 April 1947; lightly creased at horizontal fold. Emily Greene Balch (1867−1961) was an economist and sociologist, with particular interests in women's rights, child labor, and immigration. She was a member of the first graduating class at Bryn Mawr, and studied subsequently at Harvard, the University of Chicago, and the University of Berlin. Beginning with foment of World War I, Balch focused her attention on the peace movement. Her contract at Wellesley, where she had taught since 1896, was terminated in 1919 after she requested an extension to her leave of absence to continue her pacifist work. Balch became affiliated with the Geneva-based Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, and it was for her work with WILPF that she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1946. Balch shared the Prize equally with John Raleigh Mott, the head of the Young Men's Christian Association, who was cited for his contribution "to the creation of a peace-promoting religious brotherhood across national boundaries." Balch gave her share of the monetary award to the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Balch was not able to attend the award ceremony in Oslo in December 1946, and the "occasion" referenced by President Truman in his congratulatory letter was presumably some presentation ceremony service held in the United States: "On the occasion honoring the award to you of the Nobel Peace Prize 1946, I extend my warmest congratulations. "The attainment of an enduring peace is the most challenging problem facing the world today. As a result of our position of leadership, the United States bears a grave responsibility in the collective effort to free the world of the curse of war. in cooperation with other nations we have pledged our resources and energies to promote the conditions of a just and honorable peace. "I join with you in the hope that this high purpose will be achieved in our day." Both the tone and content of Truman's letter stand in sharp contrast to the reaction in Balch's homeland described on the official website of the Nobel Prize: "When Emily Greene Balch was given the Peace Prize in 1946 for her lifelong work for disarmament and peace, she received no congratulations from the US government. The official US had long regarded her as a dangerous radical" (https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1946/balch/facts/).

View 1 of Lot 73: Truman, Harry S. | President Truman congratulates Emily Greene Balch on being awarded the 1946 Nobel Peace Prize, providing direct refutation of the claim on the official website of the Nobel Prize that Balch "received no congratulations from the US government."

truman, harry s. | president truman congratulates emily greene balch on being awarded the 1946 nobel peace prize, providing direct refutation of the claim on the official website of the nobel prize that balch "received no congratulations from the us government."

Property from the Collection of Elsie and Philip Sang HARRY S. TRUMAN TYPED LETTER SIGNED ("HARRY S TRUMAN") AS THIRTY-THIRD PRESIDENT, TO EMILY GREENE BALCH, CONGRATULATING HER ON THE AWARD OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE One page (8 7/8 x 6 7/8 in.; 223 x 175 mm) on a bifolium of blue-embossed blue White House letterhead, Washington, 25 April 1947; lightly creased at horizontal fold. Emily Greene Balch (1867−1961) was an economist and sociologist, with particular interests in women's rights, child labor, and immigration. She was a member of the first graduating class at Bryn Mawr, and studied subsequently at Harvard, the University of Chicago, and the University of Berlin. Beginning with foment of World War I, Balch focused her attention on the peace movement. Her contract at Wellesley, where she had taught since 1896, was terminated in 1919 after she requested an extension to her leave of absence to continue her pacifist work. Balch became affiliated with the Geneva-based Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, and it was for her work with WILPF that she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1946. Balch shared the Prize equally with John Raleigh Mott, the head of the Young Men's Christian Association, who was cited for his contribution "to the creation of a peace-promoting religious brotherhood across national boundaries." Balch gave her share of the monetary award to the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Balch was not able to attend the award ceremony in Oslo in December 1946, and the "occasion" referenced by President Truman in his congratulatory letter was presumably some presentation ceremony service held in the United States: "On the occasion honoring the award to you of the Nobel Peace Prize 1946, I extend my warmest congratulations. "The attainment of an enduring peace is the most challenging problem facing the world today. As a result of our position of leadership, the United States bears a grave responsibility in the collective effort to free the world of the curse of war. in cooperation with other nations we have pledged our resources and energies to promote the conditions of a just and honorable peace. "I join with you in the hope that this high purpose will be achieved in our day." Both the tone and content of Truman's letter stand in sharp contrast to the reaction in Balch's homeland described on the official website of the Nobel Prize: "When Emily Greene Balch was given the Peace Prize in 1946 for her lifelong work for disarmament and peace, she received no congratulations from the US government. The official US had long regarded her as a dangerous radical" (https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1946/balch/facts/).

harry s. truman | president truman congratulates emily greene balch on being awarded the 1946 nobel peace prize, providing direct refutation of the claim on the official website of the nobel prize that balch "received no congratulations from the us government."

Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana

2 pages (9 x 7 1/4 in.; 229 x 185 mm), Philadelphia, 29 April 1794; in unusually fresh condition, docketed at foot of second page. Tipped to Japanese tissue guards, bound in a linen portfolio with engraved portraits of Washington and Jay and housed in a half-blue morocco folding-case.

autograph letter signed ("go: washington") as first president, marked "secret and confidential," to john jay, inviting him to become u.s. minister in london

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