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GEORGE CLYMER – UNCOMMON SIGNED CHECK BY A SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDANCE
CLYMER, GEORGE. (1739-1813). American politician, abolitionist and Founding Father of the United States; one of only six founders who signed both the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution. Uncommon Partly-printed “Philadelphia Bank” Check Signed, “Geo. Clymer”. One page, oblong small octavo. [approx 5 ½ x 2 ¼ inches]. Philadelphia, June 23, 1804.
$950.00
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STANLEY DISCOVERS CHURCHILL!
STANLEY, SIR HENRY MORTON. (1841-1904). Anglo-American journalist and explorer of Africa. Autograph Letter Signed, “Henry M. Stanley”, on his red-embossed 2, Richmond Terrace, Whitehall, S.W. stationery. Two full pages, octavo. London, June 17, 1901.
$2200.00
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ROBERT MORRIS & THE LIBRARY COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA – 1779
MORRIS, ROBERT. (1734-1806). Extremely-uncommon Partly-printed Document Signed, “Robt. Morris”. One page, oblong octavo. Philadelphia, August 14, 1779.
$1650.00
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SUPERB EXAMPLE OF AN EIGHTEEN PENCE COLONIAL NEW JERSEY NOTE SIGNED BY SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE ~ JOHN HART ~ 1776
HART, JOHN. (1711-1779). Signer of Declaration of Independence from New Jersey. [American Revolution]. A beautifully engraved colonial currency note printed in red and black for “Eighteen Pence” — signed by Hart, as Member of the New Jersey Provincial Congress. One page, approx 4 x 2.25 inches. Burlington, New Jersey: Isaac Collins, 1776.
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN — AS A PRACTICING ATTORNEY ON THE ILLINOIS CIRCUIT COURT — FILES A SLANDER COMPLAINT AGAINST A DEFENDANT WHO “UTTERED AND PUBLISHED…FALSE, SCANDALOUS, MALICIOUS AND DEFAMATORY WORDS…”
LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. (1809-1865). Sixteenth President. “September, 1852”, “Tazewell County, Illinois” . 8” x 3 ½ inches. An autograph fragment of a legal complaint filed by Lincoln on behalf of his client. Nearly 90+ words in his hand.
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SAMUEL RICHARDSON ASKS HIS CORRESPONDENT, [MOST LIKELY HIS WIFE ELIZABETH] TO SEND OCTAVO COPIES OF HIS CLASSIC PAMELA TO HIM
RICHARDSON, SAMUEL. (1689-1761). English novelist; author of Pamela; or Virtue Rewarded (1740). Exceedingly scarce Partial Autograph Letter Signed, “S. Richardson”. One page, oblong octavo.
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ERWIN ROMMEL ~ “THE DESERT FOX” WRITING FROM NORTH AFRICA — “THE GERMAN SOLDIER, EVEN UNDER THE EXTRAORDINARILY DIFFICULT DESERT CONDITIONS, HAS BEEN FIGHTING IN EXEMPLARY FASHION, BRAVELY AND IMBUED WITH A SENSE OF DUTY… FOR THE COMMON VICTORY”
ROMMEL, ERWIN. (1891-1944). German soldier; widely recognized as one of the finest tank commanders of WWII. Superb Printed Letter Signed “Rommel”, in strong indelible pencil, circa 1941.
$4500.00
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