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UNCOMMON SIGNATURE OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR GENERAL JAMES IRVINE
IRVINE, JAMES. (1735 –1819) General in Continental Army; was held prisoner by the British for nearly 4 years; once served under Benedict Arnold. His bold Signature “James Irvine, V.P”, as cut from a document.

BOLD SIGNATURE OF ROBERT TODD LINCOLN
LINCOLN, ROBERT TODD. (1843-1926). Son of President Abraham Lincoln (1843-1926) who served as Secretary of War in the Garfield and Arthur administrations. His bold ink signature, “Robert T. Lincoln”, penned on a 16mo card.

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.

CHOICE REVOLUTIONERY WAR BILL OF EXCHANGE SIGNED BY FRANCIS HOPKINSON, A SIGNER
HOPKINSON, FRANCIS (1737-1791) American statesman; Signer of the Declaration of Independence and a delegate from New Jersey. United States Partially Printed Fourth Bill of Exchange, Nr 313 Signed, “F. Hopkinson,” as Treasurer of Loans. New York October 3, 1784.

HIGHLY DESIRABLE 1820 MILITARY APOINTMENT SIGNED BY PRESIDENT JAMES MONROE AND SECRETARY OF WAR JOHN C. CALHOUN
MONROE, JAMES. (1758-1831). President of the United States. Partially-Printed Document Signed, “James Monroe,” as President. One page, vellum, oblong folio. Washington, D.C. July 10, 1820. Countersigned by J[OHN] C. CALHOUN, as Secretary of War.

BENJAMIN HARRISON ~ SIGNED ENGRAVING OF THE WHITE HOUSE
HARRISON, BENJAMIN (1833-1901) 23rd President of the United States. His signature, “Benj. Harrison,” probably as President, on a card bearing an engraving of the White House. One page oblong small octavo.

IN 1912, THEODORE ROOSEVELT ADDRESSES THE ISSUES SURROUNDING THE EFFECTS OF TARIFFS ON THE FARMER AND THE WAGEWORKER
ROOSEVELT, THEODORE. (1858-1919). Twenty-sixth President of the United States (1901-1909). Good Typed Letter Signed, “Theodore Roosevelt”, on his name-imprinted The Outlook stationery, with 10+ words supplied as corrections in his hand. One page, quarto. “287 Fourth Avenue, New York”, February, 1912.