Early American: History Auction, 72625, Rancho Santa Fe

Auction Details

Auction Date
July 26, 2025 - July 26, 2025
Page Size: 143 items in 6 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 William Bainbridge

Commodore William Bainbridge Orders a Purser to Norfolk

USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 Unknown
2 P.G.T. Beauregard

General P.G.T. Beauregard Autograph New Orleans Oct. 24, 1865 Signed When Chief Engineer and Superintendent of the New Orleans, Jackson, and Great Northern Railroad

1865 USD 600.00 - 800.00 Unknown
3 Newton Cannon

Tenn. Governor Newton Cannon Signed Land Grant 1837

1837 USD 180.00 - 240.00 Unknown
4 Jimmy Carter

"Jimmy Carter" Signed Document as President for James C. Schulz as National Highway Safety Advisory Committee Member and Countersigned by "Warren Christopher"

USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
5 George Chahoon

George Chahoon the Reconstruction Mayor of Richmond, Virginia Signed 1870 United States "Oath of Allegiance"

1870 USD 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
7 George Clinton

1790 George Clinton Founding Father Signed as Governor of New York Military Officer's Land Grant for 500 Acres

1790 USD 600.00 - 800.00 Unknown
8 Joseph N. Cullingworth

1907 Joseph N. Cullingworth a Richmond,VA Tobacco Dealer Signed Letter on "1878 US Double Eagle" Letterhead

1907 USD 150.00 - 200.00 Unknown
9 Henry Dearborn

1801 Henry Dearborn as Secretary of War Approves Express Rider to Mount Vernon Most Likely to Offer a Diplomatic Post to President George Washington's Former Secretary

1801 USD 400.00 - 600.00 Unknown
10 Dwight D. Eisenhower

1958 President Dwight D. Eisenhower Typed Letter Signed - Thanking a Friend for Giving him Crabs!

1958 USD 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
11 John Ericsson

1870 John Ericsson U.S.S. Monitor Builder Autograph Letter Signed to the Smithsonian Secretary Joseph Henry

1870 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
12 Charles Hamilton

"American Autographs" by Charles Hamilton Two Volumes

Norman, OK: 1983 USD 200.00 - 400.00 Unknown
13 Samuel Huntington

Samuel Huntington a "Founding Father" Autograph Endorsement & Signer of the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
14 Stephen Jenks

"Liberty" a Patriotic Song by Composer Stephen Jenks His Original Manuscript Music & Lyrics

USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 Unknown
15 Stephen R. Mallory

Stephen R. Mallory, FL. U.S. Senator, 1856 Autograph Letter Signed, Later became Confederate Secretary of War

1856 USD 400.00 - 500.00 Unknown
16 Henry A. Muhlenberg

1837 Henry A. Muhlenberg Autograph Letter Signed as US Congressman with Superb Political Content Regarding Andrew Jackson, the Financial "Panic of 1837" and for a Proposed Ceremonial Toast to President Martin Van Buren

1837 USD 600.00 - 800.00 Unknown
17 George W. Munford

1864 George W. Munford the Confederate Secretary of Commonwealth of VA, Writes to South Carolina Governor Milledge Like Bonham Regarding the Virginia Militia

1864 USD 400.00 - 500.00 Unknown
18

1978 First Edition "The Memoirs of Richard Nixon" Signed "Richard Nixon" Blue cloth covers with vibrant Gilt Titles

1978 USD 400.00 - 600.00 Unknown
19

Group Lot of Nineteen Notables of Modest Collector Value

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 Unknown
20 Alfred Paul

Alfred Paul, French Consul in Confederate Richmond Seeks Passport for a Frenchman Who Wishes to Return to France

USD 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
21 Samuel F. Du Pont

Civil War Letter to President Abraham Lincoln from Rear Admiral Samuel F. Du Pont Recommending a Chaplain's Appointment who expresses "the highest Christian virtues"

USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 Unknown
22 David Porter

1818 David Porter Autograph Letter Signed Advertising the "Union" a Georgetown, DC Steam Boat Commercial Venture

1818 USD 500.00 - 700.00 Unknown
23

Madison, Monroe, Talleyrand & Jefferson's "Crimes" and "back door pimps" Negotiations to Buy Florida From Spain

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 Unknown
24 Benjamin F. Sands

1868 Storming of Fort Fisher, NC. Officer's Letter of Recommendation ALS by Commodore Benjamin F. Sands, the Superintendent of U.S. Naval Observatory

1868 USD 600.00 - 800.00 Unknown
25 Robert Smith

April 23, 1802-Dated Robert Smith as 2nd Secretary of the Navy Signed Handwritten Statement of the First Costs of the Six Official United States Navy Yards Totaling $135,846.92

1802 USD 600.00 - 800.00 Unknown
26 William Smith

William Smith's Autograph Letter Signed Describing "The Battle of Gray's Garden" to Brigadier General Otho Holland Williams

USD 600.00 - 800.00 Unknown
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