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Important Signed & Inscribed Books and Photographs

Revolution

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SCARCE CHECK FROM BARON VON STEUBEN ~~  HE JOINED GEORGE WASHINGTON AT VALLEY FORGE AND FORMED THE RAG-TAG AMERICANS INTO A FORMIDABLE FIGHTING FORCE

VON STEUBEN, FRIEDRICH [BARON]. (1730-1794).  Prussian-American General of the American Revolutionary army; provided invaluable aid to the American Revolution, joining George Washington at Valley Forge in 1778 where he transformed the Americans into a cohesive fighting force.  Rare Partly-Printed Check Signed, “Steuben”.  One page, oblong narrow octavo.  New York, November 21, 1791. 

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SAMUEL ADAMS —  ORDERS PAYMENT BE MADE TO A REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSIONER

ADAMS, SAMUEL.  (1722-1803).  American patriot; Signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.  Uncommon Partly-Printed Document Signed, “S. Adams”, as Governor of Massachusetts.  One full page, quarto.  Boston, February 27, 1796.  Very fine condition. 

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JOSE DE SAN MARTIN ~~  THE “PROTECTOR AND LIBERATOR OF PERU”  

SAN MARTÍN, JOSÉ DE.  (1778-1850).  Argentine General, known as the “Liberator of Argentina, Chile and Peru”; one of the principal leaders of the independence movement in South America from the Spanish Empire in the 19th Century;  served as the Protector of Peru. Scarce Partly-printed Document Signed, “José de San Martín”, in Spanish.  One page, quarto.  Lima, “Le 22 Dece[ember] de 1821-22”.

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THOMAS JEFFERSON AND JAMES MADISON SIGNED MEDITERRANEAN SHIP’S PASSPORT — FOR THE BRIG BETSEY OF NEW YORK ~  1806

JEFFERSON, THOMAS. (1743-1826).  3rd President of the United States and principal author of the Declaration of Independence.  Partly-printed Document Signed “Th. Jefferson” and countersigned  by  the  Secretary  of  State,  “James  Madison”.  Tall quarto, [approximately 10 1/2 x 12 inches – sight] on vellum, with embossed paper wafer Seal of State of the United States affixed at lower left.   June 14, 1806.  

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NAPOLEON ORDERS THE RECALL OF HIS SOLDIERS FROM SPAIN TO STRENGTHEN HIS ARMY IN BRITTANY ~~  A REMARKABLE LETTER FROM THE HEIGHT OF “THE WAR OF THE 5TH COALITION” DURING THE NAPOLEONIC WARS

NAPOLEON I.  (1769-1821) French military and political leader;   Emperor of the French, who consolidated and institutionalized many reforms of the French Revolution.  Good Manuscript Letter Signed, in French, with his bold flourish “Np”.  1 1/5 pages, quarto. Paris, March 3, 1809.

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ALEXANDER HAMILTON ORDERS MAJOR ADLUM TO MAKE PREPARATIONS TO MARCH HIS TROOPS IN PUTTING DOWN FRIES REBELLION

HAMILTON, ALEXANDER (1755-1804).   U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Founding Father, political philosopher and economist.  Fine and important  Manuscript Letter Signed, “A. Hamilton”.  Full page, legal folio.   Trenton, New Jersey,  October 12, 1799.

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ROBERT MORRIS  — SIGNS A RARE 1783 SIGHT EXCHANGE DRAFT – FINANCING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 

MORRIS, ROBERT.  (1734-1806).  Important American financier; Signer Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and Constitution.  Partially-Printed Document Signed, “Rob. Morris.” One page, oblong octavo. Philadelphia. April 24, 1783.

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