Early American: History Auction - rescheduled , 122725, Rancho Santa Fe

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
December 27, 2025 - December 27, 2025
Page Size: 134 items in 6 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1

May 1, 1734-Dated Colonial New Jersey Manuscript Survey of 50 Acres of Land in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Signed by James Alexander

1734 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,820.00
2

August 12, 1794 Revolutionary War Colonel William Barton Autograph Letter Signed mentioning General (Ethan) Allen of Vermont; Barton famously Captured British General Richard Prescott in a daring raid on his Headquarters.

1794 USD 1,400.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,300.00
3

1863 Civil War ALS Regarding a Prisoner Release Endorsed by John A. Campbell, the former U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Later Appointed as Assistant Confederate Secretary of War by CSA President Jefferson Davis, Signed as CSA Asst Secy of War.

1863 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 780.00
4 SAMUEL CRANSTON

SAMUEL CRANSTON July 9, 1722-Dated Historic Dummer's War Early American Colonial Period, Rhode Island Manuscript Document Signed, Saml Cranston, Govr at lower right on a Military Commission

1722 USD 1,800.00 - 2,400.00 USD 2,080.00
5 CALVIN COOLIDGE

1932 Rare CALVIN COOLIDGE Autographed Typescript + Two Coolidge Signed Letters

1932 USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 5,200.00
6 William B. Cushing

1862 Civil War Union Navy Hero William B. Cushing - Two Outstanding Content Autograph Letters Signed 1862 & 1863 - Excellent Content: My business just at present is to look out for the rebels iron clad 'New Merrimac' and her consorts...

1862 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 520.00
7 HENRY DAWKINS

August 1, 1770 HENRY DAWKINS Autograph Legal Document Signed Official Bond with Red Wax Original Seal, Counterfeiting Continental Currency Related, Philadelphia, Very Fine

1770 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,950.00
8 THOMAS GAGE

THOMAS GAGE, October 21st, 1765-Dated French + Indian War Era, Autograph Letter Signed, "Thos. Gage" in this military finance related letter to "Colonel Bradstreet", New York, Choice Extremely Fine.

1765 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,210.00
9 Horatio Gates

Major General Horatio Gates October 25th, 1777 Signed Revolutionary War Letter Pardon / Pass to a British Officer to return Unmolested to Canada

1777 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 5,525.00
10 JAMES A. GARFIELD and CHARLES GUITEAU

JAMES A. GARFIELD (1831-Sepember 19, 1881) (SIGNATURE AS PRESIDENT) and CHARLES GUITEAU (THE ASSASSIN) COLLECTION.

USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,250.00
11

February 23, 1866 Presentation Book to Ulysses S. Grant, given to previous owner by the Grandson of President Grant, OUR COUNTRY, A NATIONAL BOOK., Signed, Inscribed and Dated by Editor Almira Lincoln Phelps / Eutaw-Place, Baltimore, Feb. 23, 1866

1866 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,170.00
12 REVEREND ASHBEL GREEN

1837 REVEREND ASHBEL GREEN (1762-1848). Reverend Ashbel Green was the First Person ever to Collect a Complete Set of the Autographs of the Declaration of Independence Signers, his signed 1837 Church Missions Appointment

1837 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 780.00
13 Nathanael Greene

February 23, 1783-Dated Revolutionary War Period, Extraordinary Execution Order Signed by Major General Nathanael Greene, for the Execution of Thomas Nicholson, One of His Soldiers Ordered to be Shot to Death for Desertion.

1783 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 10,400.00
14 Alexander Hamilton Jr.

1864-Dated Alexander Hamilton Jr. Signed Check, the Son of the Historic American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton

1864 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 Not Sold
15

August 28, 1792-Dated, Autograph Document Signed, d'Estaing, on the back of a lengthy 2 page Military Service Record written in French, at Perpignan (France), Choice Very Fine.

1792 USD 2,000.00 - 2,800.00 USD 2,600.00
16 JAMES HILLHOUSE

JAMES HILLHOUSE (1754-1832) Lot of THREE Autograph Notes Signed accepting invitations to dinner to James Madison Dated: 1802, 1808, and 1810

1802, 1808, and 1810 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,040.00
17 Benj. Huger

Congressman Benj. Huger SC. ANS Invites Pres. James + Dolley Madison to Dinner

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 520.00
18 Duncan N. Ingraham

1864 Confederate Navy Commodore Duncan N. Ingraham Civil War Date Autograph Letter Signed, as he Commandeers a Building near the Charleston, SC Naval Station. Pre Civil War in 1853 Ingraham was Presented a Special United States Congress Gold Medal

1864 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 975.00
19 Joshua Humphreys,

Joshua Humphreys, a.k.a. Father of the United States Navy, 1795 Regarding Designing + Constructing the First Frigates of the United States Navy Important Autograph Letter Signed

1795 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 9,750.00
20 H(enry) Knox

July 20th, 1792-Dated Federal Period, Official War Department headed Communique Letter Signed, H(enry) Knox as Secretary of War, requesting an update on the shipment of rifles to government armories and Fort Pitt.

1792 USD 1,800.00 - 2,400.00 USD 2,600.00
21 l Henry Knox

May 23, 1778-Dated ,VALLEY FORGE, General Henry Knox 1778 Revolutionary War Letter Signed From Valley Forge Camp Regarding Resupplying the Army with Artillery, Wagons and Horses + More ...

1778 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 10,400.00
22 James Madison

President Madison Dinner Invitation 4th President of the United States 1809-1817

USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 650.00
23 JOHN MORTON

1772 Colonial Currency JOHN MORTON Signer of the Declaration of Independence + CHARLES HUMPHREYS who voted Against the Declaration of Independence, both Signed Pennsylvania Note

1772 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 1,430.00
24

Exceedingly Rare July 6, 1798 Naval Oath of Allegiance to Seamen on Board the First United States Warship Frigate United States authorized built by Congress by Act on March 27th, 1794.

1798 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Not Sold
25 JOHN NIXON

1777 JOHN NIXON Signed Oath, He Gave the Declaration of Independence 1st Reading; Manuscript Document Clipped Signature from an Oath Acknowledgment with Signature, Sworn Oath Signed, Jno Nixon Brg (Brigadier General).

1777 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,170.00
  • Sotheby’s
    Year in Review
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    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Lincoln, Abraham. The abolition of slavery. Sold: 13,697,500 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Vergilius. Opera, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, 1501. Sold: 1,041,400 USD
  • Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1775 Map of Virginia, Fry and Jefferson, ex-John Tyler. $6,000 to $8,000.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Albrecht Durer Engraving, The Peasant Couple at Market. $3,400 to $3,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1777 Map: Wm. Faden, British Colonies in N. America, ex. John Tyler. $2,000 to $2,400.
    Case Antiques
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    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 30 Vols. George Eliot 1st Editions; Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Deronda, etc. $1,400 to $1,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Celestial Floor Globe c. 1800. $1,400 to $1,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Lewis Carroll: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1866 London MacMillan. $900 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: President Andrew Jackson Signed Patent, 1831. $1,000 to $1,200.
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    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1855 Georgia Pocket Map, W. G. Bonner. $800 to $1,000.
    Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Audubon c. 1835 Birds of America Common Cormorant, Havell Edition. $800 to $900.
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