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np, 1880. Fine - clean, collectible.. SIGNED "J A Garfield / Nov 2, 1880" with authentication note on verso, "written on his day of election - & very first rate for President / C. Hines" <br /> <br /> The uniqueness of this card is that it was signed on Garfield's election day to the position of President of the United States. Garfield, the 20th President, lasted just 200 days, March 4, 1881, until his death on September 19, 1881, as a result of being shot by assassin Charles J. Guiteau on July 2, 1881. Includes period cabinet card by Chapman, Smith with advertising on the rear.<br /> <br /> James A. Garfield, (Nov 19, 1831 - Sep 19, 1881) was nominated on the 36th ballot of the Republican Convention as a compromise candidate. He was a Union General during the Civil War serving with distinction at the battles of Shiloh and Chickamauga. Elected to Congress from Ohio in 1862, he is the only President to be elected as sitting Congressman. In his very… Read More

Fine. SIGNED "J. A. Garfield" in bold, crisp, period brown ink on 4" x 1.5" card stock, signature being 2.75" long. A small adhesive spot on rear with previous owner initials stamped "M. A. Z." Neatly mounted on full page.<br /> <br /> James Abram Garfield (Nov 19, 1831 - Sep 19, 1881) was the 20th President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1881, until his assassination by the anarchist Charles J. Guiteau only four months later. Garfield survived the gunshot another for two more months where upon he was succeeded by his Vice President Chester Arthur. Garfield had been elected to the Senate before his candidacy for the White House, though he declined the Senate seat once he was elected President. During the Civil War he opposed Confederate secession and served as a major general and fought in the battles of Middle Creek, Shiloh and Chickamauga. He was first elected to Congress in 1862 and served nine terms in the House of Representatives.… Read More

55 Clinton Place, [NJ], 1899. Letter Fine, Poem VG. 6.75" x 4.5", 2 pp on blue stationary letterhead, "No. 55 Clinton Place." with mailing fold. Content: Expressing appreciation for "Season of Blessings"; Updating Guiney on the latest news of him and Mrs. Gilder.<br /> Includes a handwritten poem titled, "A Sonnet of Dante" which begins "So gentle and pure my lady as she doth go". A 14 line romantic poem of the era, signed by Gilder and stated by him to have been written for L. I. G. - 1885, with location location affixed as 103 E. 15 W St, N. Y.<br /> <br /> Richard Watson Gilder (Feb 1844 - Nov 1909) was a poet and editor. He studied law at Philadelphia. During the Civil War, he enlisted in the state's Emergency Volunteer Militia as a private in Landis's Philadelphia Battery at the time of Robert E. Lee's 1863 invasion of Pennsylvania. After the Confederates were defeated in the Battle of Gettysburg, Gilder and his… Read More

Sussex County, England, 1783. Very good. 29.75" x 21" vellum document with scalloped top edge, folded bottom edge secured with red wax seal, two vertical and three horizontal folds. In addition to the wax seal, there is an embossed blue revenue stamp and two ink stamps, one on the front and one on the rear. Exquisitely precise legal hand recounts in 45 lines the details of this Indenture of 600 pounds (approximately equal to 100K pounds at today's rate), in exchange for a parcel of land that includes multiple fields and meadows and buildings. On the rear of the document is witnessed by Susanna Thatcher and John Carey Junk, as well as six notations confirming annual payments from 1785 - 1790, most in the amount of 30 pounds, docketed by the principle, W. Harcomb. The introductory words, "This Indenture", in black include a printed or stamped symbol of the crown with the motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense", Middle French maxim, meaning "shamed be whoever thinks… Read More

1889. Fine. ALS handwritten in full. 9" x 7.75" note paper folded in half for writing, folded again for sending. Excellent firm writing in black ink. Pages bordered in black, likely as a show of mourning for her brother, Col. John Cromwell Dent who had died on January 1, 1889. Verso has the word 'petition' in blue pencil and discoloration around and below the verso fold.<br /> <br /> Julia Boggs Dent Grant (January 26, 1826 - December 14, 1902) was the 18th First Lady of the United States and wife of Ulysses S. Grant. They were married in August 1848 and had four children together. In her later years, when she was in D. C., she became the doyen and mentor to First Ladies Cleveland, Harrison and Roosevelt. "S. E. 66th / New York / Dec 7th 89 / Mr. Loveland / Dear Sir Thanking you for the kind wishes expressed in you note and for the prompt attention to my petition. I am sincerely J D Grant"<br /> William A. H. Loveland was a Railroad Baron, Lt. Gov. of… Read More