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1854. Letters addressed to the Surveyor General of Iowa and Wisconsin, Caleb Booth. Reporting the surveyors work in the field, laying out what was then the near West. Blue stationery, 15" x 9" folded in half, with flattened mailing folds. All letters are docketed on the rear with a concise description: "Informing me what he had done in Smiths district requesting instructions how to proceed", "Returning his executed contract and bond", and "Forwards blanks for account, connecting and direction". The letters are a bit more lively than that, including: A falling tree killing another surveyor, the rigors and hard going of the crew, disgruntled Settlers disappointed with Nebraska, but Omaha City is improving." All items in fine condition. "1849 Dear Sir...I send herewith the papers, all executed... I have obtained the Standard measure from the Chain of S. Sanders that was adjusted at your office...I am anxious to execute the work before the ground freezes.…
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Three [3] Manuscript Letters From Surveyors in the Iowa / Wisconsin Territory
by John K. Cook, Wm. Henderson, Ra. Cook
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Four ALS With Annotation; Addressed to James and Patsy Webb
by Johnson, Lady Bird
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Stonewall, TX, 1977. SIGNED "Lady Bird" in brown ink with additional notes of acknowledgment. 6.5" x 8.5" on LBJ Ranch letterhead. All letters are in fine condition with only a center mailing fold. Includes two, original, free frank envelopes addressed to Honorable James Webb. Most of the content is routine; "...appreciation for you splendid and generous gift of 40 shares of Kerr-McGee stock to the Friends of the LBJ library.", "Come see us sometime!", "What a treat it was to be in you home - I so much enjoyed the dinner!". All signed with salutations of endearment.<br /> <br /> James Edwin Webb (1906 - 1992) was the second appointed administrator of NASA from 1961 to 1968. Webb oversaw NASA from the beginning of the Kennedy administration through the end of the Johnson administration, thus overseeing all the critical first manned launches in the Mercury through Gemini programs, until just before the first crewed Apollo flight. He also…
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Autopen Note Signed
by Johnson, Lyndon
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Austin, TX, 1970. Off white stationary with gold embossed Presidential seal. Fine. 3.75" x 5.5", printed note card with Presidential seal, TNS from Johnson's secretarial assistand, Mrs. Willie Day Taylor and includes franked envelope.<br /> <br /> Lyndon Baines Johnson (Aug 1908 - Jan 1973) was the 36th President of the United States from 1963 to 1969, assuming the office upon the death of President Kennedy, after serving as the 37th Vice President of the United States from 1961 to 1963. A Democrat from Texas, he also served as a United States Representative and as the Majority Leader in the United States Senate. Johnson won his first Congressional election to the House of Representatives in 1937. He won election to the Senate in 1948, and was appointed the position of Senate Majority Whip in 1951. He became the Senate Minority Leader in 1953 and the Senate Majority Leader two years later. As a leader in the Senate, Johnson became known for his domineering personality and…
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A White House Diary
by Johnson, Lady Bird
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New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970. First Edition, First Printing. 2/3 light green cloth and beige linen spine. Near Fine/Very good. SIGNED "Lady Bird Johnson" neatly across her custom book plate. 6.25" x 9.35 [viii] x [2] 3-806 with 36 pp. of B&W photographs. Clean, square copy with a few spots on fore edge and bottom corners. DJ has a few closed tears along top edge, now well protected in a mylar cover. One of America's most beloved First Ladies, she put her imprint not only on the White House but the beautification of American Hiways. "This was one of those incredible days that would make a book. Lyndon had agreed that we should invite all the astronauts' families, wives and children to spend the night at the White House." (p 288).
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Signature Card and Transmittal Letter
by Johnson, Lyndon Bains
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1969. SIGNED "Lyndon B. Johnson", likely autopen. 3.75"x 5.75" card stock with modified Presidential Seal, bend at lower right corner. Included is a transmittal letter signed by an Assistant to the Office of Lyndon B. Johnson, fine with one mail fold. Also included is a 5" x 7", B&W photograph of the former president, out of office and likely on the Johnson Ranch outside Austin, TX. "President Johnson is sory that it still isn't possible for him to give all the personal autograph's he's asked for every day..and accept this signature card with his best wishes." - Willie Day Taylor.
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Collection of Civil War Letter Between Husband and Wife
by Johonnot, John G.
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All in Fine condition with usual mailing folds, mailing envelopes opened at one end.. A 5-page and 6-page letters from Private John Johonot of the Sixt Battalion, Light Artillery of the 16th Maine Regiment written in 1862 only months before his death on December 20th in Baltimore. Transmittal envelopes are included as well as an especially poignant 2-page letter from his wife to her ailing husband only days before his death. Also included is a ten dollar bank note drawn on ht New Engalnd Bank which was in his posession when he died in Baltimore, MD on December 20, 1862.<br /> <br /> The 16th Maine Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. In Sept - Oct of 1862 they participated in the Maryland Campaign assigned to the 3rd Army Corps of Virginia. It was particularly noted for its service during the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. The 16th Maine was then ordered to withdraw to a new position to the east of where they had been…
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