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A SUPERB BACK-TO-BACK LINCOLN~HAMLIN 1860 CAMPAIGN FERROTYPE JUGATE
[LINCOLN 1860 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN]. A remarkable relic from the 1860 Presidential campaign. A 15/16 inch [holed as made] brass ‘button’ with the brass rims bearing the candidates’ names and the 1860 date, and the candidates images supplied within the rims.
JOHN JAY ~ AS FIRST SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE
JAY, JOHN. (1745-1829). American statesman and jurist; first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of theUnited States. Scarce Autograph Document Signed in the third person: “The Ch[ief] Justice”. One page, oblong 16 mo.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS — ‘IN THE WAR OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION’
ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY. (1767-1848). Sixth President of the United States (1825-1829); fierce anti-slavery advocate as Congressman. Good Autograph Letter Signed, “John Quincy Adams”. One page, small quarto. Washington, DC January 17, 1838.
A RARE FORM OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENT SIGNED BY WILLIAM MCKINLEY ~ REMOVING AN IRS EMPLOYEE
MCKINLEY, WILLIAM. (1843-1901). Twenty-fifth President of the United States; Assassinated. Rare format, Partly-printed Document Signed, “William McKinley”, as President. One page, tall folio.
EIGHT MEMBERS OF THE SALMON P. CHASE SUPREME COURT — SIGN A SINGLE LEAF – DATING BETWEEN JUNE 1865 AND JULY 1867
A remarkable document penned on a single octavo leaf, containing the signatures of eight Justices from the Salmon P. Chase Supreme Court.
UNCOMMON MASSACHUSETTS-BAY COLONY TAX WARRANT ISSUED BY HARRISON GRAY, ESQ., ON BEHALF OF KING GEORGE III ~ ONE OF THE MANY REPREHENSIVE TAXES THAT LEAD AS CAUSES FOR THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Highly uncommon Partly-printed Document Signed, “H Gray” being a Tax warrant issued by Harrison Gray, Esq., on behalf of King George III. One full tall page folio, December 22, 1770.
JOHN SHERMAN ~ AUTHOR OF THE SHERMAN ANTI-TRUST ACT ~ SENDS HIS AUTOGRAPH
SHERMAN, JOHN (1823-1900) U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Ohio during the Civil War. Sherman, the author of the Sherman Antitrust Act, served as Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of State. Autograph Note Signed, “John Sherman,” on Senate Chamber Washington letterhead.