z CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Cornell University Library Z42 .D81 + Extraordinary collection of autographs f 3 1924 029 484 601 olin Overs Cornell University Library The original of this bool< is in the Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924029484601 Catalogue No. 698 THE COLLECTION of AUTOGRAPHS BELONGING TO Joseph Henry Dubbs, D.D. EMBRACING Signers of the Declaration of Independence, Members of the Old Congress, Signers of the Constitution, Generals of the Revolutionary War, Presidents of the United States and their Cabinets, Statesmen, Authors, Protestant Episcopal Bishops, Historical Documents, AND FROM OTHER SOURCES, WHICH ALSO INCLUDE Signers of the Declaration of Independence, Generals of the Revolutionary War, and War of i8i2; Authors, Artists, Scientists, Musicians, Actors, and Eminent Foreigners. The Papers used by the Executors in Settling the Estates of the Various Members of the Washington and Lee Families of Virginia ; RARE AND VALUABLE ENGRAVED PORTRAITS WASHINOTON'S LAST LETTER — AND — KELICS OF GENERAL WASHINGTON, FROM MOUNT VERNON TO BE SOLD IN OUR BOOK SALESROOM SECOND FLOOR Tuesday and Wednesday, March 21 and 22, 1893 AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS COMMENCING AT 2.3O O'CLOCK P.M. AND 8 O'CLOCK. P.M. CATALOGUE COMPILED AND SALE THOS. BIRCH'S SONS CONDUCTED BY AUCTIONEERS STAN. V. HENKELS ino Chestnut Street, Phila. Persons who will attend to orders at this sale Joseph F. Sabin, J. S. Bradley, Jr., C. De F. Burns, Walter R. Benjamin, W. E. Benjamin, C. L. Traver, David G. Francis, E. B. Stirling, Geo. E. Littlefield, Wm. Lowdermilk & Co., Robert Clarke & Co., A. C. McClurg & Co , Mitchell's Chas. Steigerwalt, Wm. J. Campbell, Porter & Coates, Or the Auctioneers. 80 Nassau street, New York. I Pine street, New York. 49 Chambers street, New Y'ork. 28 West Twenty-third street, New Y'ork. 75 1 Broadway, New York. 108 South Broad street, Trenton, N. J. 12 East Fifteenth street, New York. 344 Bellevue avenue, Trenton, N. J. 67 Cornhill, Boston, Massachusetts. 1424 F. Street, Washington, D. C. Cincinnati, Ohio. Chicago, Illinois. 830 Broadway, New York. 130 East King street, Lancaster, Penna. 740 Sansom street, Philadelphia. Cor. Ninth and Chestnut streets, Phila. Terms of Sale, Cash. Bids are always so much per Piece. PREFACE THE major portion of this extraordinary collection of Auto- graph letters and Historical Documents was gathered by Joseph Henry Dubbs, D.D., of Lancaster, Pa., who for many years devoted much of his time to making up sets of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, members of the Old Congress signers of the Constitution, Generals in the Revolutionary War, Presidents of the United States and their Cabinets, and so on ; and when we take into consideration that Professor Dubbs had the rare chance of selecting from the collections of Mickley, Cist, Tefft, Lossing and Leffingwell, besides innumerable opportunities of adding to his collection from many of the private papers belong- ing to old Colonial families in Pennsylvania, the conclusion we arrive at is that he must have gathered many documents of great historical value, as well as being highly prized'as autographs; and such is the fact. A few of the letters of the individual signers of the " Declaration " are also signed by six or seven others of the signers to the Declaration of Independence. Among the autographs of literary characters will be found many that are of extreme rarity, and seldom found in any col- lection. The Historical Documents are of the greatest importance, many of them relating to the mother country as well as to the early history of the Colonies and the Revolutionary War. The Catalogue also embraces the papers used by the execu- tors in settling the estates of the members of the Washington family and of the Lee family, of Virginia. The relics consist of articles of furniture used by General Washington, at Mount Vernon, such as a large secretary and bookcase, dining table and card tables ; book of music, drawn and written by Martha Washington; Nelly Custis's "piano"; old chinaware, made in commemoration of Washington ; oil por- traits, and so forth ; and we may include in the same category, the last letter ivritten by General Washington, December rjthy 1799- The engraved portraits have all been selected with great care, and are in splendid condition, embracing many that are rare and valuable. A glance at the index, which has been made to afford a ready- reference to the authors of the letters contained herein, will illustrate fully the importance of the whole. An apology is due for the disconnected manner in which the autographs are classified. We had enumerated and printed many of the autograph letters belonging to Professor Dubbs, before those included in the latter part of the Catalogue were received, which prevented us from placing them under their proper head- ing. However, the inconvenience of searching through the Cata- logue will be much overcome by the Index. STAN. V. HENKELS. INDEX. Aclains, Andrew Adams, Charles Francis Adrtins, John . . 1, 2{ Adanis, John iiuincy Adams, Samuel Agassiz, Louis . . . ' . Ainsworth, Williani 1-1. Altkeu, Kobert Alcott, A. B. Allen, Andrew Allen, Ethan Allison, Archibald Allston, Washington Alsop, John . Althorp, Lord . Amherst, Jeffrey, Loid Anderson, Hobei't . Andrews, Joseph Anthon, Chai'les Antill, Edward Armand, Charles, Marqnis de Kouarle Armstrong, J oun . 12, Armstrong, John, Jr Arnold, Benedict Arnold, Jonathan Arthur, Chester A. Aator, J ohn Jacolj Atlee, Samuel J. ., . Augustus, Dnke of Saxony Authors, Autographs Bache, Alexander 1). Badger, (Jeorge E. Bailey, Philip J. Balltie, Joanna Bainhrldge, William . Baldwin, Ahrahani Balinanno, Robert Balzac, Honore de Bancroft, George Bank Note, German Bank of the United States Bond Banlcs, Joseph . Banks, Nathaniel P. . Bannister, John Baptist Divines Barbour, James Barlow, Joel . Barron, James . . . . Barry, John . Barry, William T. Bartlett, Josiah . Bartolozzl, Francesco Bass, Edward Bassett, Richard Barton, Thomas P. Bayard, John Beauregard, P. T. Beaver, James A. Beecher, Henry Ward Bedell, Gregory T. . Bedford, Gunning . Belcher, J onathan Bell, John . Bell, Thomas . Benjamin, Park Benson, Egbert Bentham, Jeremy Benton, Thomas H. . . . Beranger, Pierre Jean de Berkeley, Sir William Berrlan, John M. . Berryer, Antoine P. . IJethune, George W. PAGES 57 107 as, 8S, 130 ;il, 32 1 95 13(i . -12, 95 99 50 23 136 160 57 168 42 109 ISO 95 127 la 12 30, 60,113 50 12 57 41 107, 191 51 113 95 to 101 187 136 36, 163 136 . 136 . 109, 123 70 158 . 101 38, 136 192 192 136 109 159 112 S-i . 137, 168 123 42 34 1 160 102 67 137 51, 130 111 94 191 104 07, 119 42 162 57 137 57 . 137 114, 371 137 177 34 168 . 187 Beverly Family, Genealogical Chart 177 Jieverley, Robert . . 177, 183 184 Beverly, Wm. . 177 Bibb, George M. 36 Biddle, Clement . 24 Biddle, Edwaid 51 Biddle, James . 108 Bigler, William . Bill of Sale for Negro 93 89 Bindley, James 137 Bingham, William 51 Binns, John 103 Birch's Views of Philadelphia 203 Bishops Protestant Episcopal Church . . 102 to 105 Blaclv, Jeremiah S. 40 Blackwell, Johvi 90 Bladen, Thomas 119 Blaine, Ephraim 24 Blair, Hugh 137 Blair, John . . . . 68 Blair, Montgomery 41 Hlcssington, Countess of 137 Bloomfleld, Joseph 43 123 Blount, William . 69 Booock, Thomas J . 186 iJodisco, Alexander 163 Ballman, Eric 170 BonajDarte, Joseph . , 168 Bonaparte, Napoleon 168 Booth, Ham . 177 Booth, Junius Brutus . 159 Boscawen, Edward 43 Boudinot, Elias 43,57 Bouligny, J. E. 111 Boutwell, Geo. S. 41 Bowles, William L. 137 Bowman, Samuel . 103 Bowring, John 107 Brackenridge, Henry M. 137 Brackenridge, Hugh H. Bradford, Thomas 140 174 Bradford, William 57 Bradford, William, Jr 27 Bradstreet, John 138 Bragg, Braxton 111 Branch, John 34 Braxton, Carter 2 Brearley, David . 65 lireekeuridge Hugh H. 95 Breckenridge, John C. Brissot de Warville, Jean Pierre 40 170 Britton, John 137 Broadside . . 71 192 Brodhead, Daniel 24 Broken Bank Note 192 Brooks, John . 13 BroolTS, NaUian C. Broom , Jacob . 99 111 07 Broughton, George 1-1. 160 Brown, Charles Brockden 138 Brown, David Paul 163 Brown, John 71, 187 Biownell, Thomas C. 102 Browning, Robert . 122 Bryan, George . . 92 163 170 Bryant, William C. 99 191 Brydges, Samuel Egerton. 168 Buchan, Earl of 170 Buchanan, Franklin . 164 Buchanan, James 37, 40, 110, 104 18E ,191 Buell, Nathaniel . . . ■. 128 Bulwer, Henry Lytton liarle, Bar- ron Dalling and Bulwer Bulwel-Lytton, Edwaid George Earl Ijjtton, Barron Lytton INDEX Bunsen, Cheviilier vou 138 Burd, James . 25 BuTgess, George . 103 Burgoyne, John . Burney, Cnarles 71,187 lfl9 Burns, Gilbert 139 Burns, Robert . 138 Burr, Aaron . 29 Burton, William B. . 159 Butler, Beniamin r. . 34, 111 Butler, Fanny Kemble 95 Butler, Pierce 69 Butler, Kicbard 24 Byron, Lord . 140 Cabot, George 28 Cadwalader, Lambert 57 Calhoun, John C. 31, 32, 36, ]S7 Cameron, Simon 41, 113, 187 Camp, Caleb 128 Campbell, George W. . 30 Campbell, James 39 Campbell, Thomas 140 Canning, George 168 Canova, Antonio 160 Carey, Mathew 95, 140 Carlisle, Anthony 140 Carlyle, Thomas 101, 122, 140 Carnahan, James 44 Carroll, Charles, of Carrol I to n 2,118,130 Carroll, Daniel 57,67 Gary, Archibald . 128 Cass, Lewis 34,, 123, 140, 164, 185 Cassin, John . 191 Caswell, Eichard 69 Catalogues, Auto^aph 207, 208 Cerracchi, Giuseppe Chadowieokl, D. N. 160 160 Channing, William E. 141 Chantrey, Sir Francis 160 Chapman, John G. 160 Charleston, Siege of 72 Chase, Carlton 104 Chase, Philander 102 Chase, Salmon P. 107 Chase, Samuel 2,117 Chase, Samuel P. 41 Chateaubriand, Francois Au 2-uste 141 Chauncey, Isaac ' . . 123 Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stiin- hope, Earl of 141 Chew, Benjamin 164 China, Old . 195, 196 Christmas Box 192 Gibber, CoUey . 159 Civil War, Generals in the 111 Choate, Rufus . ri.i, 164 Glarte, John . 25 Clark, L. Gaylord 95, 141, 191 Clark, W. Gaylord 141 Clark, Thomas M. 104 Clarke, Abraham 2 Clarkson, Matthew 51 Clay, Henry J2, 113, 164, 185 Clay, Joseph . 58 Clayton, John M. 3? Clifford, Nathan 38 Clingan, WilUani 51 Clinton, DeWitt . 164 Clinton, George . 1 i, 29,30,58, 116 Clinton, James 13 Clymer, Daniel 25' Clymer, George . 2, 51, 66, 117, 130 Cobb, Howell 40 Cobbett, William , 120, 141 Cobbs, Nicholas H. 103 Coe, Kichard, Jr. . 141 Cole, Thomas 160 Coleman, George 159 Coleridge, Hartley 101 Coleridge, Samuel T. Colfax, Schuyler 100, 122 41 Collins, Wllkie . 141 Confederate, 110 Confederate Election Ticket, Confederate Stamps . Confederate Tax Keturns Conrad Charles M. Constable, Archibald Continental Paper Money Convention, Members of the Con stitutional Conway, Henry S. Cooper, Ashley P. . Cooper, J. Fenimore Copley, John S. Corwin, Thomas Cousins, Samuel Cowper, William Coxe, Tench Coypel, Antoine Cranoh, Christopher P. Craven, Thomas T, Crawford, William H. Cresswell, John A. J, Crittenden, John J. Crockett, David Croker, John W. Crosby, George Crowninshield, Benjamin W Crowinshield, Jacob Cruikshank, George Culpepper, Lord Gumming, John N. Cunningham, Allan Curtin, Andrew G. Curtis, George T. Curtis, George W. Gushing, Caleb Gushing, William Custis, George W.V. . Custis, Nelly Dalghren, John A. Dale, Kichard Dallas, Alexander J. Dallas, George M. ' Davenport, Franklin Davis, William Kiohardson Davidson, William Davis, Henry W. Davis, Jefferson Davis, Thomas F. Davy, Huniphrej' Dayton, Elias Dayton, Jonathan Deane, Silas Dearborn, Henry Dearborn, H. A.'s Declaration of Independence, Sign- ers of Deed of Bargain DeLancey, William H. Delano, Columbus Denny, William - Desnoyers, Auguste G. L. B. DeWitt, Charles Dexter, Samuel Uibdin, Thomas Dibdin, Thomas F. Dickens, Charles Dickerson, Mahlon Dickinson, John Dickinson, Philemon Diuwiddie, Kobert Disraeli, Benjamin Disraeli, Isaac Dlx, John A. Doane, George \V . Doane, William C, elc. Dobbin, James C. Documents, Old Dodge, Mary A. Douce, Francis Drawings, Original Duane, James . Duane, William J. Dudley, Thomas U., etc. PAGES . 173 184 . 1H4 39 141 192 64 to 70 123 . 141 9.5, 141 . 160 39 160 100 51 160 . 142 101 30, 31 41 36 123, 124 142 . 142 31 29 160 176 44 142 94 . 142 95, 142 39 44 142 173 . 108, 124 124 30 37, 164 44 69 72 170, 186 39, 109, 186 104 . 342 13 44, 6.5, 118 186 . 29, 124 124 1 toll 177 103 41 HI 161 58 28 169 142 142 34,44 51, 67, 92 . 124 164 . 143 143 40, 124, 185 102, 170, 191 . 105 39 . 192 143 . 143 206 .58 33 . 105 INDEX VU IMei', William Uuffleia, Samuel JJuflef.N. G Dumas, Alexandre, peie, Dumas, Alexandre, Ills, Dunlap, William Duponceau, l^eter S. Durand, A. B. . Dutch-Keformed Divines. Duval, Gabriel D wight, Timothy Dyer, Elephalet Eaton, J,ohn H. Katon, William Eastburn, Manton Eastlake', Charles L. Eckstein, Christian Edgeworth, Maria . Editors, . Elbei-t, Samuel Elgin, Thomas Bruce, Earl of Elizabeth, Queen Ellery, William . EUet, Elizabeth F. Ellet, Charles Bllloott, Andrew Elliott, Jesse D. Elliott, Stephen Ellis. Henry . BUiston, Robert W. Ellsworth, Oliver Elmer, Bbenezer Elmer, Jonathan Bmburgh, .Tohn Van Emerson, Ualph W. ;i. Engle, Jfrederiek . Episcopalian Divines, Ericsson, John Erskine, Thomas, Lord Etwein, John Eustis, William . Everett, Alexander II. . Everett, Edward . 31 Swing, .Jarues Ewlng, Thomas . . Fairfax, Thomas, Lord Faraday, Michael Fauquier, Francis . Featherstonhaugh, George W, Febiger, Christian Fessenden, William P. Few, William b'ields, James T. Fillmore, Millard . 38,3 Flndlay, William Fish, Hainiltori Fisher, Alvan Fisher, John Filch, Thomas Pitzsimons, Thomas Fletcher, Beniamin Floyd, John F. Floyd, William Force, M. F. Force, Peter Fon'est, Edwin Forster, John Forsyth, John . Forward, ^Valter Fox, Charles James Francis, Tench Franklin, Benjamii] 3, Franklin, William Frelinghuysen, F. T. Fremont, John (J. Freneau, Philip Frey, Baron de Frye, Joseph . Fuseli, Henry Gadsen, Christopher E. Gallatin, Albert . PAGES PAGES 58 Galloway, Joseph . 45, 52, 131 51 Gait, John .... 161 . . 143 Gardner, Joseph 52 143 Gates, Horatio 14, 73, 115, 124 143 Geary, John W. 94, 191 . 143, 161 Gell, William 144 143 Gelston, David 58 161 German Eeformed Divines 112 112 Gerry, Elbridge 3,64 70 Gibson, John B. . 164 45 Gifford, William 144 58 Gilman, John T. . 59 Gil man, Nicholas . 64 34 Gilmer, Thomas W. 37 116 Gilpin, Henry D. 35, 165 104 Glrard, Stephen 170 161 Girty, Simon 107 112 Gist, Mordecai 14 . 143 Gladstone. William E. 144 ll'i Glover, .John 14 13 Godey, L. A. . 144 143 Godwin, Parke 144 121 Godwin, William . . 145 3. 58 Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Goldsborough, Charles VT. 100, ISO 144 . 124 107 Gookin, Charles . 90 !).-), HI Gordon, Patrick 90 108 Gordon, Thomas F. 145 103 Gorham, Nathaniel 64 144 Gottschalk, L. M. 1£0 168 Graham, George 31 65 Graham, William A. ,39 15 Granger, Fi-ancis 36 131 Granger, Gideon 29 . 128 Grant, U.S. ,. 41 .1, 144, 164, IHI) Gray, Asa 191 108 Graydon, Alexander 96, 145 112 Greaton, John 14 72 Greeley, Horace . 107, 186 168 Green, William M. 104 106 Gi-eene, Nathaniel . 14, 117 30, 164 Greenough, Horatio 161 170 Griflin, Cyrus . . 165 9, 164, 185, ItlO (iriswold, Roger Grisvvold, R. W. 28 24 . 145 . 35, 38 Grundy, Felix 35 Guizot, Francois P. G. . 107, 145 173, 190 Guthrie, James 39 190 173 Haas, J. P. Ue . 15 144 Habersham, John 59 24 Habersham, Joseph 27 41 Ilaldimand, Frederick . 124, 168 . 58,70,119 Hale, Nathan . 46 144 Hale, Sarah J. 190 9,101, 164,185 Hall, Nathan K. . 39 93 Ilalleok, Fitz-Greene 96 41 Halson, Robert . 173 161 Hamilton, Alexander 15, 26, 59, 65, 116, 190 . 168 Hamilton, James 91 45 Hamilton, Paul 30 . 52, 66, US Hamilton, Sir William 145 90 Hamlin, Hannibal . 40 . 185 Hancock, John 4, 89, 120, 131 . 3, .'58 Hancock, W. S. . 109 HI Hand, Edward 15, 52, 73 144 Hanson, John . . 119 . 190 Hare, William, etc 105 114, 144 Haring, John .59 33 Warmar, Josiah 23 36 Harris, John . 113 144 Harrison, Benjamin 17, 59 89 Harrison, Robert H. . 117 . 4.), 52, 66, 92 Harrison, William H. . 35. 46 45 Hart, John 4 41 Hartley, Thomas 24 109, 124 Ilarvie, John . 59 144 Hastings, Warren 101 25 Ilathorn. John . 59 13 Hawks, F. L. . 145, 186 161 Hawthorne, Nathaniel 145 Hazard, Ebenezer 170 103 Hazard, Jonathan J. 59 29 Hayley, William 145 Vlll INDEX PAGES PAGES Hayne, Paul II. 96 Jeffrey, Francis, Lord . . 148 Hazen, Moses 15 Jenifer, Daniel, of St. Thomas 67, laa, ;« Hazlewooa, Joseph 145 Jordan, William 1*0 104 40 38 Headley. Joel T. . . 96 Johns, John . Heath, James . 161 Johnson, Andrew . Heath, William . . 15, 73 Johnson, Beverley Helster, Joseph . 93 Johnson, Cave 38 186 Henry, Joseph 190 Johnson, Keverdy Heniv, Patrick . 68, 131 Johnson, Eiohard M. . . 34, 165, 189 Henry, William ■ .52 Johnson, Samuel 100 Hen Shaw, David . 37 Johnson, Thomas . 119, 133 Henshaw, John P. K. 103 Johnson, Sir William 46, 125 Hentz, Caroline Lee 145 .lohnson, William S. 60, 65 Herbert, H. W. . . 145 Johnston, William F. 93 He wes, Joseph 4 Jones, John Paul 73 Hey ward, Thomas, Jr. 4 Jones, Samuel 60 31 HlUhouse, James 59 Jones, William Hoar, Ehenezer H. 41 Jurists, etc. 113 Hobart, John H. . 102 Hoffman, Charles F. 99 Keith, Sir William 90 Hotfman, David 96 Kemp, James . , 102 HQfland, Barbara 145 Kemper, Jackson 104 HoKg, James . 146 Kendall, Amos . 34 Holland, Henry 146 Kennan, Beverley 184 Holland, Lord 168 Kennedy, John P. 39, 96, 148, 185 Holmes, Oliver W. 96, 147 Kenny, J. -. 159 Holt, Joseph. Hone, William 40 Kent, James 96, 165 . 146 Keppel, Augustus . 122 Hood, John B. 10!) Kerfoot, J. B. etc. 104 Hooper, William 4 Kev, Francis Scott lb2 Hopkins, John H. 103 Key, Philip Barton 96 Hopkins, Stephen . . 5, 60, 131 Keys, E. D. . HI Hopkinson, Francis 5, 118, 131, IS8, 190 King, Charles B. 161 Hopkinson, Joseph 96, 147 King, Horatio 40 Houghton, Lord . . 111, 169 King, Itufus 61, 64 Houston, John 60 King, Thomas B. 111 Houston, Samuel 1S5 King, William E. 39 Houston, William 70 Klpp, William I. 104 Houston, William C. 65 Kirk, James F. . 148 Howard, John E. . 125 Knowles, James Sheridan 148 Howe, Mark A. De W. . 105 Knor, Henry . 16, 27, 75, 126 Howell, David 60 Kollock, Shepard 47 Ho Witt, Mary . 147 Kosciuszko, Tadeusz . 125 Howison, R. K. 165 Hoyt, Henry M. 94 La Fayette, Marquis de . . 16, 75, 116, 125 Huger, Isaac . 16 Laraartine, Alphonse de 101 Hughes, Ball . . 161 Liimb, Charles . 101, 148, 149 Hugo, Victor . Hull, Isaac 101, 1-22 Lamb, Lady Caroline 148 IDS, 125 Laraeth, Charles de, Conite 126 Humboldt, Alexander von 147 Lance, George 161 Humphreys, Charles 52 Landor, WalterSavage 149 Humphreys, William 165 Langhorne, Jeremiah . 191 Hungarian Fund 187 Langdon, .John 60, 64, 133 Hunt, Freeman 147 Lanman, Charles . 149 Hunt, Leigh . 147 Lansing, John . 60, 65 Hunter, Bphraiiii . 128 Laroom, Lucy . . 149 Huntington, Benjamin 60 Laurance, John . 61, 126 Huntington, Daniel 161 Laurens, Henry 47, 70, 75, 133 Huntington, Jedediah 16 Lavater, Johann C. 149 Huntington, Samuel 5, 46, 60, 117 Law, Eiohard . 61 Lawrence, Sir Thomas 161 Indian De'ed . 88 Lawyers 107 Ingelow, Jean . . 147 Lea, Isaac 149 Ingersoll, Charles J. . 96, 147 Lear, Tobias 170, 183 Ingersoll, Jared . 53, 66, 118 Lee, Alfred . 104 Ingersoll, Joseph R. . 165 Lee, Arthur ' . . 182 Ingham, Samuel D. 33 Lee, (Jharles 27, 175, 182 Inglis, Kobert H. . 168 Lee Pamily . 176 Inman, Henry 161 Lee, Francis Lightfoot . 6, 176, 181 Inman, John 147 Lee, Henry 175, 182 Irvine, William . 16, .52 Lee, Henry W. . 104 Irving, Washington . . 147, 148 Lee, Mary Cuslis 47 Italians .... . 113 Lee, Mary E. 149 Ives, Levi S. ... 102 Lee, Eiohard Bland . 175 Lee, Eichard Henry 6, 70, 1.33, 181, 182, 183 Jackson, Andrew 33, 12.1 Lee, Eobert E. 109 183 184- Jackson, David .53 Lefflngwell, Christopher ■^Kfify ^\JKJf J.UT: 7;j Jackson, F. S. Jackson, William 183 70 Legare, Hugh S. . IjCslie, Eliza 36, 37 J Hi .Jackson, Thomas J. (Stoni wall) 174 Leutze, Euiannel ](j-> Jarvis, John W. . 161 Levy, Sansoiu . . ' . 170 Jeffei-son, Joseph . 190 Lewis, Francis 6, 6i Jf;fferson, Thomas 6, 26, 2S, 29. 46, 117, Lewis, Lawrence . 180 183 l.'il, 132, 133 L'Hommedieu, Ezra 61 INDEX IX Ijieber, Francis Lincoln, Abvahain . Lincoln, Benjamin Lind, Jenny Lippai-a, George Litllejolin, Abram N. lAria, Titua Livingston, Edward . Livingston, Philip . Ijivingaton, Robert li. Livingston, Walter Livingston, William Lloyd, Thomas Lockhart, John G. Lotft, Capel Logan, James Logan, John A. Longfellow, Henry \\'. Lords of Committee, Report of liOssing, Benson J. Lottery Tickets Lover, Samuel . Lowell, James R. Lowndes, Kawlins Lutheran Uivines Luzerne, A. C. . Lyell, Charles Lyons, Patrick . Maculay, Thomas B. Macbeth, Charles MoClellaii, George B. McCrosky, Samuel A. " McKougall, Alexander McHenry, James . ' . Mcllvaine, Charles P. Mcintosh, Lachlan McKean, Thomas MoKenzie, John MoLane, Allen . McLane, Louis McLean, John McLene. James . Mackenzie, R. S. Mackintosh, James Madison, Rev. James . M adison, James Malone, Bdmond Maun, Horace Maps Marcy, William L. Marbury, Leonard Marion, Krancis Markham, William Marsh, George P. . Marshall, Humphrey . Marshall, John Martin, Luther . Martineau, Harriet Mary, Queen of Scots . Maryland, Governors of Mason, George . Mason, John Y Massachusetts Lottery Bond Massachusetts Petition Matlack, Timothy . Mather, Samuel Mauduit-Duplessis, Le Cheval Maury, Matthew F. Maxwell, William Meade, William . Meagher, Thomas F. Meigs, Return Jonathan Mercer, John Francis Meredith, Samuel Meredith, William M, Methodist Divlites Michaux, Andr6 Allddleton, Arthur Jlitllin, Thomas Miscellaneous Mitchell, Stephen M. Monck, John Monroe, James 6, Bl, 9i, 29, 17, PAGES 1 14!) 40, 165 16 , 75 189 96 105 126 33, 1B5 6 Bl GS, 133 61 • i)5. 133 90 149 150 91 111 iio. 150 173 97 192 111 07 150 76 112 76, 109 150 191 170 150 110 12(i 104 16 . ' 27, 28, S7 1 103 . le 76 116 ,m, 119 135 76 171 33 32 53 189 150 102 30, G8 ,77 135 150 187 207 38, 39 , 77 78 iio 171 97 186 2S 165 67 135 150 121 106 68 37 38 166 78 ier 81 53 121 78 126 17 102 150 110 31 07 53 38 166 112 150 53, ai 92 lis 114 61 121 30 31, 189 rAGKS Montgomery, James 151 Montgomery, John . 53, 79 Montgomery, Joseph i?. Montgomery, Richard . 79 Montgomery, William 54 Moon, George W. 151 Moore, Hannah 151 Mooi-e, Richard C. . 102 Moore, Thomas 151 -Moore, William !13 Morgan, Lewis 165 Morgan, Lady Sydney , 159 Morghen, Rafael . 162 Morril, A. . 79 Morris, Cadwalader 54 Morris, Charles 108 Morris, K. P. . . ino Morris, Gouverneui- 66, 119 Morris, George P. 97, 151, 189 Morris, Isaac 80 Morris, Lewis 7 Morris, Robert . . 7, 54, 134, 106, 189 Morris, Robert Hunter . 91, 166 Morris, Samuel 0. 79 Morse, Jedediah . 47 Morse, Samuel F. B. 97 Morton, John 7,54 Morton, Samuel G. 100 MotK Valentine 107 Moultrie, William . 17 Mowatt, AnnaC. 189 Moylan, Stephen , 17 Mozart, J. C. W. A. . 189 Muhlenberg, Frederick A. 54 Muhlenberg, Peter 17 Murdoch, James E. . 189 Napier, Sir William F. . 122 Napoleon, Bonaparte 47 Nash, Francis . . 25, 80 Neal, Joseph C. . 97 Negley, James S. . . Ill Nelson, Thomas . 7 Newspaper. German Nicholson, James 112 SO Nicholson, John 189 Nicholson, Lewis . 80 Nixon, John 187 Norton, Caroline E. . 151 Nott, Eliphalet 151, 171 Odell, Jonathan 151 Odenheimer, Willlani 11. . 104 Officers, American Armvand N'avy 108 to 110 Ogden, Aaron 106 Old Congress, Members of the, 60 to 63, 106 Onderdonk, Henry U. . 102 Opie, William 151 Orthodox Congi-egatioualist Divines, 1 12 Osgood, Frances S. . 151, 189 Osgood, Samuel 27, 135 Otey, James H. . 103 Otto, Louis Guillaume . 109 Owen, Richard . . 188 Paca, William Packer, William F. Paganini, Niccolo Page, William . 4*aine, Ephruim . Paine, Robert Treat Paine, Thomas Palfrey, John G. Panizzi, Antonio Paris, Ferdinand John Parker, James Parker, Samuel Parker, Theodore Parkinan, Francis Parr, Samuel Parsons, Samuel H. Parton, James Peterson, John 7 94 188 102 61 7 151 97 151 171 48 . 102 151 152 152 17,81 97 17 X INDEX PAGKS PAGJrS Fattison, llobert E. 94 Kawdon, Francis, Lord 48 Pauldins, J. K. . . . 35, 152 Read, George 8, 67 Paytie, John Howaid . 152 Read, George C. lOS Pejibody, G«or(»e . III Read, Jacob . 62 Peale, Charles Wiilsoii . 174 Read, Thomas B. . 1.54 Peale, Eeuibnindt I6'2 Reed, James ... IS Peiiibei'ion, Robert SI Reed, Joseph . 18, 54 , 92, 135 Penaietoii, Edmunfl 176, 182 Keld, James 55 Pendleton, Nathaniel 70 Keid, Mayne 1.54 Penn, John 91, 188 Ren wick, James . 1.55 Penn, Uichavd 91 Revere. I-'aul . ... 82 Penn, Thomas 114 Revolutionary War, Generals of . 12 to 25 Penn, William . 90 llhoads, Samuel 55 Pennsylvania Prontiers . 81 Richter, J ean Paul 122 I'ennsylvania, Vicc-Presidenta of . 94 Kledesel, Friedrich Adolph von, Pennsylvania, Atlorneys-(;eneral of, lOS Baron . . 126 Pennsylvania, United Slates Seii- Ritner. Joseph 93 aioisfrOTn . 106 Bittenhouse. David . 48, 97, 155, 166 Pennsylvania, Colonial Governors 1)0 to 94 Roberdeau, Daniel 55 Pennsylvania Marriage Ccrlilleale 114 Rochambeau, Comte de . 4S , 82, 169 Pennsylvaniaiis, Eminent 171 Rodgers, John 32. 126 Pepperrell, Sir William 111 Rodney, Ctesar . 8, 174 Perkins, Thomas XL . ■ l.')2 Rodney, Caesar A. 29 Perry, M. C. . 113 Rogers, Samuel 156 Peters, Ricliard 54, 111, 13S Romilly, Sir Samuel 1H9 Peterson, William 65 Root, Jesse 63 Petit, Charles 48, 54 Roscoe, William . 1.55 Phillips, Sir Thomas 169 Rosrttti, William M. 155 Phillips, Wendell 97 Ross, George . 8,. 55 Physicians 113 RO.SS, James 24 PhysicliT, Philip Syng . IW Rossi, Kapoleon 110 Pickering, John . 64 Rush, Benjamin 8, .55, US, 135, 136, 166 Pickering. Timothy 26, 27, 28 Rush. Richard • 31, 32 Pierce, Franklin . 39 Ruskln, John . 101 l-*iiickney, Charles 69 Rutherford, Grlflith 82 Pinokney, Charles Cotesworth , IS, 69, US Rutledge, Edward 8 Piiickney, Thomas 2.i Rntledge, John. . 69 Piiikney, William 31 Piatt, Zephanlah 62 St. Cliiir, Arthur IS , 56, 126 Poe, Edgar Allan 152, l.o4 Sardou, Vietorien 1.55 Poinsett, Joel li. 3.1 Sargeant, Eyes . 1.55 Polk, James K. 37 Saxe, John G. . . . 97 I'olk, Leonidas 103 Saxony, King John of . 109 l^ullock, James 93 Soammell, Alexander 82 Poore, Enoch IS Scarborough, E. 83 Portalis, Joseph M. . 154 Schiavonettl. Luigi 162 Porter, David 93, 108, 126 ■ Schoolcraft, Henry R. 98, 185 Porter, Fitz John . 110 Schuyler, Philip IS, 48 , 62, 127 I'orter, Jane . 100, 154 Schuvlkill liank . 192 Porter, James M. 36, 166 Schuylkill Fishing Club . 205 Porter, Peter B. . 32 Scientists, Foreign . . 113 Porter, William T. 15+ Scott, Charles 19,83 Portraits, engraved 19 to 205, 206 Scott, Gustavus 62 Poi traits, painted 206, 207 Scott, John Morin 62 Potter, Alonzo 103 Scott, Thomas F. . . , . 103 Potter, Hoiatio 104 Scott, Wintield 39, 109, 127, 185, 188 Potts, Uiohard 119 Scott, Sir Walter 106. 155 Prentice, George U. '.17, IHH Seai'Ie. .JanLCs 55, 83 Presbytei'ian Divines 112 Seddon, James E. . HI Prescott. William U. . 97, 154 Sedgwick, Theodore 1.55 Presidents of the United States, and Seguin, Edward 1.59 their Cabinets 26 to 41 Sergeant, John 166 Presidents of Colleges 107 Seward, Anna . 1.55 Preston, William B. 38 Seward, William IL . . 40, 166, 183 Priestley, Joseph . 1.54 Seymour, Jloratlo 186 Procter, Bryan Waller 1.54 Shei-man, Roger ... 8. 62. 63 Proctor, Richard A. ISS .Sherman, William T. 127 Proctor, Thomas 23 Shields, James 111 Publishers, English 171 Shippen, Edward 166 Pnlaski, Count . 18 Shippen, William, Sr. . 55 Putnam, Israel 82 Shunk, Francis R. 93 Putnam, Rnfu.s 18 Shulze, John A. 93 Sibley, Henry H. 186 Quincy, Josiah 166; 182 Sigourney, LydlaH. 98, 1.55 Quintard, Charles T., etc. 105 Silliman, Benjamin . 99 154, 188 Simms, William G. . 98,111, 166, 188 Kail, Johann Gottlieb 4S Sinclair, Sir John . 156 Itamsay, David 1'54 Slave Deed . . . ' . 8.S Ramsay, Edward B. . 169 Slemmer, A.J. 109 Randolph, Edmnnd 26, 27, 08 Slough, Matthias . Smith, Benjan)in IS. 25 Randolph Family 183 103 Randolph, John, of Roanoke 166, 182 Smith, Horatio 156 Randolph, Theodore F. 48 Smith, Isaac 49 Ravenscroft, John S. . 102 Smith, James . . §55 156, 166 INDEX Smith, Joniithan Bayard Siiiilh, Melanctoii Smiili, Kobeic Smith, Sydney Smith, Sol Smith, Thomas Smith, Thompson Smith, William Smith, William S. Sontag, Henrietta Southard, Samuel L. Southey, Kobert Southgate, Horatio Snyder, Simon . Spaight, Klohard D. Sparks, Jared .... Spencer, John C. Spencer, Joseph Spotswood, Alexander 127 Sprague, Charles Stamps, Confederate . Stamps, Postage Stanbery, Henry Stanhope, Philip Henry, Earl Stanley, Edward G. S. Stanton, Edwin M. Stark, John . Steel, John Stephens, John L. Steuben, Barou de Stevens, Thaddeus Stevens, William B. Stewart, Dueald Stewart, Walter Stirling, Lord . 1 Stockton, Kichard . Stoddart, Benjamin . Stone, John H. . Stone, Thomas Stone, William L. Strakosch, Maurice Street, Alfred B. . Strickland, William Stringham, S. H. . Strong, Caleb . Stuart, Alexander H. H. Sullivan, James Sullivan, John Sully, Due de Sully, Thomas Sumner, Charles Supreme Court, Justices of Taell, Alfred Taine, H. A. . Talbot, Joseph C. . Talfourd, Thomas Noon Tallmadge, Benjamin Talma, Francis J. Taney, Koger B. Tappan, VVlUlam B. Taylor, Bayard Taylor, George Taylor, Stephen W . Taylor, Zachary Tennent, Gilbert . Thackeray, William JNl. Theologians, German Thomas, George Thomas, Isaiah Thomas, Philip F. Thompson, Jacob . Thompson, William . Thomson, Charles Thomson, Charles W. Thorburn, Grant Thornton, Matthew Thornton, William Thorpe, Thomas B. . Ticket, Andrew Jaokson't gural Ball Ticknor, George Tompkins, Daniel D. . Toucey, Isaac . PA 3E.S 55 62 . 2i- ,30 1.56 1.59 ;'ii , .56 ;!2 ■«, HI 49 18S ■VI llifi i.ii; ]«4 0:j 69 98, 1.16 36 19 TS, 170, 184 1.56 184 184 41 169 169 41 19, 84 127 117 98 . 19, 49 1 111 105 . 128 156 171 84, 116 186 9,49 1 28 , 24 9 98 188 98 162 108 64 39 167 20 167 49 . 98, 162 68 106 189 156 105 166 . 23, 50 1 159 . Si, 34 167 98 98,' 156 188 9 113 38 50 . 101, 157 106 91 . 1.57 40 40 20 . 56, 63, 118 93 . 159 '.I, 118, 167 . 168 157 Inan- 184 98 31 . 38, 40 Ti'escott, Lemuel Trollope, Prances . Trumbull, Benjamin Trumbull, John Truxtnn, Thomas Tryon, \Villiam Tucker, Nathaniel B. Tuckermaii, Henry T. Turner, Robert Turner, Thomas Tuttio, D. S., etc . Tj'ler, John Tyndall, John Unitarian Divines Upfold, George Upshuj-, A. P. PAGES 84 . 157 84 157, 162 .■1.5, lux 50 98 9.S, 1.57, 188 94 173 105 35, 36, 185, 187 . IJI, 1.57, 188 . 113 104 36, 37, 167 Vail, Thomas H. . 105 Van Biiren, Martin , :j:j, 34, 167 Vandei'lyn. John 1S2 Vandike, Nicholas . 62 Van Dyke, Nicholas . Ii9 Van Ilensselaer, Cortland 171 Verdi, Giuseppe 157 Virginian Estates, Documents re- lating to . 177 Volney, Constantine V. C. . 157 Wack, Caspar . i;2 Wadswortn, James . 62 Wainwright, Jonathan M. . . 103 Walker, Itobert J. . 38 Wain, Nicholas . 110 Walton, George . 9,62,70 Ward, Artemas . 20, 85 Ward, James II. 128 Warren, John C. . . 157 Warrington, Louis . . 108 Washington Relics . 192 to 194 Washington, Mrs. Anne . . 179, 180 Washington, Augustine 85, 176, 180, 181 Washington, Corbin . . . .179 NVashington Family, Papers re- lating to the ■ . . . 178, 179 Washington, George 21, 22, 26, 50, 68, 87, 88, 120, 128, 173, 174, 176, 185, 187, 194 Washington, George, Engraved Portraits of . . . 197 to 199 Washington, George. His Last Letter, December 13, 1799 ... 194 Washington, George, Pat)ers Kelating to the Kr^tate of ~ 178, 179 Washington, Geoi'ge C. 179 Washington, J eany . . .180 Washington, Major John . 176 Washington, John A. 179 Washington, Juliet E. . . igo Washington, Lawrence 173, 179, 181 Washington, ilartha .... 172 \Vashington, Martha, Papers lielating tt> the Estate of 178 Washington, Sarah T. . . 180 Washington, Win. Augustine 180,181 Watson, John F. . 157,158 Wayland, Francis . . 168 Wayne, Anthony . . 22,129 Weber, t'aul "187 Webster, Daniel . . 36, 39, 167, 187 Webster, John W . 98 Webster, Noah . . . 158 Wedderburn, Alexander . . iijg Weedon, George . . 23 Weir, Robert W. . 162 Weitzel, Casper . . 24 Welby, Amelia B. . 187 Welles, Gideon; . . 41 Wellinglon, Duke of . . 169 Wesley, John . . 101 West, Benjamin . 64, 162 West, William E. 162 Wetmore, Prosper M. . . , 158 Wharton, Thomas, Jr. . 92 Wheaton, Henry 171 xn INDEX Whipple, Henry B. Whipple, William . Whitcomb, Benjamin White, D. A. White, Kichard Grant White, William Whitehouse, Henry J. Whitney, William X>. Whlttier, John G. Whittingham, WlMjam H. Wickhffe, Charles A. Wilde, Kichard H. Wilkes, Charles Wilkie, Sir David Wilkins, John Wilkins, William Wilkinson, James Willett, Marinus Williams, Elie Williams, John Williams, Jonathan Williams, Otho H. Williams, Stephen Williams, William Williamson, Hugh Willing, Thomas Willis, Nathaniel Pai ker W^il lough by, JLady . Wilmer, J.P. B. . Wilmer, Richard M. Wilson, James PAGKS PA»ES 104 Winter, William . 158 10 Winthrop, Kobert C. 186 87 Winthrop, llobert li. Wirt, William 99 . 171 32 99 Wise, John A. . . Ill 56, 1U2 Wisner, Henry . 63 104 Witherspoon, John . 11 158 Wolcott, Oliver . 11 99 Wolcott, Oliver, Jr., . . 26,28,119,167 104 Wolf, George . 93 37 Wollstonecraft, Mary 158 99, 158 Wood, George 158 108 Wood, James F. 171 l(i2 Wood, William B. 159 25 Woodbury, Levi 33,34 ■■!7 Woodfall, William . 158 23, 129 Wooster, David . 23 S(i Wordsworth, Christopher . . . . 191 86 Wordsworth, William . 158 99 Worth, Wm. J. 187 23 Wright, Silas 110 116 Wright, Thomas 169 171 Wynkoop, Henry 56 11, 63 69 56 Wythe, Geerge 11 Yates, Abraham, J r. , 63 99, 158 yates, Peter W. 6.'. . 114 Yates, Robert 65 105 . 1(5 ZolUcoffer, Felix K. 186 11, 56,'6fj, 117, 136 Zubley, John J. 03 ^^^ ^^^ CflTflliOGUE. SIGNERS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. 1 Adams, John. Signer of the Declaration of Independence ; President of the United States, etc. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Quincy, January 25, 18 14. To Thomas Clark. With franked address. Fine specimen. 2 Adams, Samuel. Signerof the Declaration of Independ- ence, and of the Articles of Confederation ; Governor of Massachusetts, etc. Document signed. Small quarto. Commissioner's Office, March 13, 1792. 3 Adams, Samuel. Signer of the Declaration of Independ- ence, etc. Document signed. Folio. Signed also by John Hancock, the first to sign the Declaration of Inde- pendence ; Governor of Massachusetts, etc. Boston, February 4, 1789. Commission of Daniel Perry, as Justice of tlie Peace. 4 Bartlett,Josiah. Signer of the Declaration of Independ- ence, and of the Articles of Confederation ; Governor of New Hampshire, etc. Autograph Letter, signed (with full name). Folio, 2 pages. Exeter, September 27, 1 78 1. Also with autograph postscript, signed J. Bartlett, to Colonel Samuel Hunt. With address. Written as Chairman of the Committee of Safety, of New Hampshire, ordering the militia to rendezvous at Charlestown, and to draw supplies from the Continental stores. Fine specimen. 5 Bartlett, Josiah. Signerof the Declaration of Independ- ence, etc. Autograph Document, signed. Quarto. Exeter, March 12, 1778. Report on the petition of John Deane for the payment of the board, nursing and doctor's fee, for his apprentice, Daniel Bickford, a soldier in Colonel Evans's regiment, who was taken sick on his return home from the North River, in New York. b Braxton, Carter. Signer of the Declaration of Independ- ence. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Richmond, May 8, 1788. To Alexander Montgomery. With address. 7 Carroll, Charles, of Carrollton. Signer of the Declara- tion of Independence. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. April 23, 1824. To William Gibbons. With address. Fine specimen . 8 Chase, Samuel. Signer of the Declaration of Independ- ence. Autograph Address, " The Honorable, The Council of Safety of Maryland, Annapolis." With franked signature. Quarto. 9 Clarke, Abraham. Signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence. Called the " Poor Man's Counsellor." Auto- graph Document, signed. Quarto. February 8, 1790. " At a meeting of tlie Eliz'a Town Committee it is agreed that Sam'l Potter & Stephen Crane Esquires, are to pay the Committee for the use of the Town in defending their Rights against the General Proprietor, the Sum of One Hundred Pounds, in consideration whereof the said Committee are to give them a Town Deed for the Land which they formerly sold to John, Oeorge and William Tod, containing Two hundred & Eighty acres lying between Lamaheak River & the North Branch of Rariton — the said Potter & Crane to be allowed all their reasonable & just expenditui-es in behalf of said Town. " Abra. Ciark " Wm HARRI^^AN " Jonas Wade " Sam'l Potter " Stf.phkn Crank." 10 Clymer, George. Signer of the Declaration of Independ- ence, and of the Constitution. Resolutely opposed the sale of British Tea in Philadelphia. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Philadelphia, July 7, 1785. To (a.sper Yeates. With address. Pine specimen. 11 EUery, William. Signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence, and of the Articles of Confederation. Auto. graph Letter, signed. Quarto. Newport, December 28, 1794. To Ray Greene, District Attorney for Rhode Island. With address. Requesting an oi^inion upon his power of remitting a penalty, as collector of the Port of Newport. Beautiful specimen. i t2 Floyd, William. 'Signer of the Declaration of Independ- ence. Autograph Voucher, signed on back of a petition from Ebenezer Dayton. Folio. Philadelphia, March 27, 1782. " To the Honourable Executive Counsel of the State of Pennsylvania : " The Petition of Ebenezer Dayton humbly sheweth, That your Petitioner, a native Inhabitant of Brooke Haven in the County of Suffolk on Long Island in the State of New York, vifho now is, & ever hath been, a Subject of of s'd State of New York, did in September 1776 flee from thence as a Refugee, leaving his Lands, &c. in the power of the Enemy ; since which, he hath the most of the time been cruising against the Enemy, commanding at Different times Siindry Armed Vessels commissioned by Congress. Your humble Petitioner being now desirous to cruise against the Enemy in a . Whaleboat of his own, and the State of New York of which Your Petitioner is a Subject, is excluded from the Sea Coast by the Enemy, and your Petitioner being informed that the States of New Jersey, New York & Connecticut, are at this time unprovided with blank Commissions from Congress ; Therefore your Petitioner made application to the Hon'l Wm Floyd, Member of Con- gress from the s'd State of New York, for a Commission for s'd boat, who in- formed your Petitioner that he must apply to the Executive Authority of some one of the United States. " Therefore Your humble Petitioner Prays that the honourable Executive Counsel of the State of Pennsylvania, will consider the particular Sircum- stancis as above mentioned, and Grant him a Commission for his said Whale- boat now ready fitted for a cruise. "And as in Duty bound your Petitioner vi'ill ever Pray. " Dated at Philadelphia I " Ebenezer Dayton. March 27th 1782 / " Philadelphia, March 27th, 1782. " This may Certifie that the withiir Mentioned Ebenezer Dayton was my neighbour on Long Island and that the facts set forth in the petition Respect- ing himself so far as they have come to my knowledge are true. "Wm Floyd." 13 Franklin, Benjamin. Signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence, and of the Constitution, etc. Autograph Document, signed. Folio. Philadelphia, February 21, 1756. Account of the service of the Waggoners at the building of Fort Allen, and the sums due to each ; and an order on Mr. Horsfield to pay the said Waggoners. 14 Gerry, Elbridge. Signer of the Declaration of Independ- ence, and of the Articles of Confederation ; Vice- President of the United States, and Governor of Massa- chusetts. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Senate Chamber, July 23, 1813. To James T. Austin. With address and franked signature. " I shall not leave this city, until every important measure, executive & Legislative, which may be pending, shall be disposed of. I think this, will require all the time between this present & the first of August. "There is pending one very important measure of a confidential nature." i5 rtancock, John. First Signer of the Declaration of In- dependence ; President of the Continental Congress ; signed the Articles of Confederation ; Governor of Massachusetts. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Philadelphia, December 2, 1775. " The Inclose'd Resolution I Transmitt you by order of Congress, your zeal in the Cause renders any further Recommendations unnecessary. Hav- ing nothing more in chai'ge to communicate, and being much Engag'd in Dispatching Expresses, I can't add, but that I am with much Respect etc." Fuie speci?neii. 16 Hancock, John. First Signer of the Declaration of In- dependence. Letter, signed. Folio. Council Chamber, Boston, J'uly 18, 1782. To Brigadier-General Goodwin. With franked address. An order to raise a number of men to serve as guards in the county of I'lymouth. 17 Harrison, Benjamin. Signer of the Declaration of In- dependence ; Governor of Virginia ; personal friend of General Washington. Autograph Document, signed twice, (once in the body of the document). Folio. No place, 1 77 1. 18 Hart, John. Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Autographs on two pieces of New Jersey Continental money, one for six shillings and the other for fifteen shillings, both dated February 20, 1776. Uncirculated and clean as the day of issue. ig Heyward, Thomas, Junior. Signer of the Declaration of Independence, and Articles of Confederation; officer in the War of the Revolution. Document, signed. Quarto. Charleston, November 16, 1784. Signed as Associate Justice, on a vi'arrant. 20 Hewes, Joseph. Signer of the Declaration of Independ- ence, and First Secretary of the Navy, de facto. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Philadelphia, February 20, 1776. To Samuel Johnston, Edenton, North Carolina. * * * " I mentioned to you in my last per express that we had not sent any copies of the pamphlet entitled Common Sense, but finding Brother Penn had a fondness for them, have agreed some should be sent. The Council can judge of the propriety of distributing them, let me know your opinion on that head." Fine specimen. Very rare. Written in the year of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. 21 Hooper, William. Signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. Noplace, no date. Slightly damaged in lower left-hand corner, but has been neatly repaired. i'ine specimen. Exceedingly scarce. s 22 Hopkins, Stephen. Signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence ; Colonial Governor of Rhode Island. Docu- ment, signed. Folio. Providence, July i8, 1764. A warrant to call the General Assembly to meet in extra session lu fill vacancies caused by the death of Chief Justice Stephen Hazard, of Royal Paine, clerk of the inferior Court of Common Pleas, and of Samuel Angel, Sheriff of Providence. Signed by Stephen Hopkins, as Colonial Governor of Rhode Island. « ■ 23 Hopkinson, Francis. Signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Phila- delphia, January 14, 1779. To Nathaniel Appleton, Boston. With address, and seal in red wax. On business relative to the Continental Loan Office. Fine specimen. 24 Huntington, Samuel. Signer of the Declaration of In- dependence, and Articles of Confederation ; President of the Continental Congress; Governor of Connecticut. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. Norwich, June 10, 1793- To the Secretary of War. •):- * -::• .1 x have the Satisfaction to assure you that from all appearances at pre- sent the Citizens of this State seem fully disposed to observe a Strict Neutra- lity with respect to the Belligerent powers, & yield a ready Obedience to the Injunctions contain'd in the President's proclamation relative to that Subject. " Should any Instances occur, that may require the aid of the jNIilitia, Iheir Assistance will be ordered in the most ready and Effectuall manner in compliance with the Sentiments of the President as expressed in your letters." 25 Huntington, Samuel. Signer of the Declaration of In- dependence, etc. Autograph Copy of a letter, from Herman Swift. Litchfield, May 22, 1787. With full signature on address at bottom of letter. Folio. On the Connecticut Insurrection. " I receiv'd your Excellencys letter & General Orders by Col Canfield and am exceedingly happy that no necessity occurr'd for raising the militia. Col Canfield will be able to Inform your Excellency minutely respecting every circumstance at Sharon, and the events which have since taken place, as he has been present in all, or the most of the Transactions. " I am very confident if this timely & spirited measure had not been taken that a military force & that alone, must have been the allernative with- in a few weeks. ' " Every friend to Government in this County, is exceedmgly gratified with the proceedings of the Legislature on this Occasion, & I can with Safety assure your Excellency, both from my own observation & from the observations of others, that the prospects of Insurrection are very much di- minished, by the steps which have been taken, and should no unforseen ac cident Inflame -the minds of the people, I believe all will be quiet in this County. " Col Canfield has done honour to himself & to the Assembly which ap- pointed him by his cool & Indefatigable attention to every stage of the busi- ness, & certainly deserves well of his country for his faithful & good conduct. " I am with every Sentiment of Esteem your Excellency's very humble Ser\ant " (.Signed) Hf.kman S\\iit. "To his Excellency Saml Huntington Ksi|, al Hartford '' 26 JefiFerson, Thomas. Signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence, and to whom the honor of draughting the same belongs ; Governor of Virginia ; President of the United States. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Monticello, July 30, 1815. To Judge Carr. With franked address. * * * " We are all praying for the success of France in vindicating the rights of self government, thus merging in the holiness of the principle the crimes of the man they chose to conduct them, and whose former life has been one continued violation of it." Fine specimen. T.'j Lee, Francis Lightfoot. Signer of the Declaration of Independence and of the Articles of Confederation. Au- tograph Letter, signed. Folio. 3 pages. Menokin, April 20, 1774. To William Lee. With address. Fine specimen. Rare. 28 Lee, Richard Henry. Signer of the Declaration of In- dependence and of the Articles of Confederation. (It was he who proposed the Declaration). Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. Baltimore, January 25, 1777. To Robert Morris. Signed also by Francis Lewis and William Whipple, both of whom were also signers of the Dec- laration of Independence. Official instructions to Robert Morris, as a committee of the Continental Congress. Magnificent specimem. Rare, and exceedingly interesting, as it con- tains the signatures of three signers of the Declaration of Independence. 29 Lewis, Francis. Signer of the Declaration of Independ- ence and the Articles of Confederation. Autograph Document, signed. Quarto. New York, July 11, 1748. Bill of Lading, addressed to Thomas Fayerweather, Boston. Beautiful specimen. 30 Livingston, Philip. Signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence. Autograph Document, signed. Quarto. February 14, 1760. 31 Livingston, Philip. Signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence, etc. Document, signed. Small quarto. New York, September 20, 1765. 32 McKean, Thomas. Signer of the Declaration of Inde-* pendence; Governor of Pennsylvania. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Philadelphia, July 18, 1780. To Joseph Reed, President of Pennsylvania. With ad- dress. " Inclosed your Excellency will receive the opinion of the Judges on the questions proposed to Council by the Judge of the Admiralty respecting a General Warrant to search for Deserters from French Ships." 7 33 Middleton, Arthur, Signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence. Signature only. 34 Morris, Lewis. Signer of the Declaration of Independ- ence ; Major-General in the Revolutionary War. Au- tograph Document, signed. Folio. August 28, 1771. 35 Morris, Robert. Signer of the Declaration of Independ- ence, Articles of the Confederation and of the Constitu- tion. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. April/, 1798. To John Nicholson. With address. Interesting letter on business matters appertaining to tlie Bank of North America; written from jail. " I want very much to have some conversation with you & if you will not come hither, I must contrive to come to you for the purpose. They tell me that the Law lately passed will enable me to come out if I choose it, and I have already got Persons ready to be security for my appearance at the Court or return hither as the case may require." 36 Morton, John. Signer of the Declaration of Independ- ence. Document, signed. Quarto. July 8, 1776. Signed foii7- days after the Declaration of Independence. Certificate, making David Johnston Third Lieutenant of a company of foot in the Fifth Battalion of Associators, in the county of Cumberland, Penn- sylvania. Rare. 37 Nelson, Thomas. Signer of .the Declaration of Inde- pendence ; Brigadier-General in the Revolutionary War; publicly thanked by Washington, at Yorktown ; Gov- ernor of Virginia. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. Hudson's Tavern, May 9, 1781. Long and interesting letter regarding the disaft'ection among the Militia. •;:- * * a In consequence of your orders to Col Innes respecting the dis- affected (the commanding falling on me upon my arrival at W'msburg), 1 have had Wm Hunter, Thomas Cartwright, Morto Bryan & John Greenhow taken upon, William Hunter & Morto Bryan cliarg'd with meeting the Enemy on their march to W'msburg, John Greehow with advising a Militia Officer to lay aside his .Sword because we were already conquer'd, and Thomas Cart- wright for General disaffection. I have admitted them to Bail until your fur- ther order? respecting them. There are several in York, who are, in my o]3inion worse than these, Thomas Gibbs, John & James Davis, Henry Mann, John Goodwin & Thomas Chisman. These I have order'd to Gloster Court House, there being no place of security in W'msburg or York." 38 Paca, William. Signer of the Declaration of Independ- ence. Governor of Virginia. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. No place, 1772. 39 Paine, Robert Treat. Signer of the Declaration of In- dependence. Autograph Document, signed. Folio. 2 pages. Boston, January . — , 1780. Petition as Attorney-General in behalf of the People of Massachusetts Bay, to the Court of Common Pleas, asking that the Estate of Edward Stow, i)f Boston, be confiscated, on account of rendering assistance to, and fleeinf; to Xew York and putting himself under the protection of the King of Grc.il Britain, 40 Read, George. Signer of the Declaration of Independ- ence and of the Constitution. Autograph Document, signed. FoHo. No place, 1761. Fine specimen. 41 Rodney, Caesar. Signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence ; General in the Revolutionary War. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Folio. Newcastle, January 15, 1 78 1. To the Delaware Assembly. 42 Ross, George. Signer of the Declaration of Independ- ence. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. Lancaster, August 25, 1775. To Jasper Yeates. With address. " I have agreed to let my son George go into the house you now live in at the expiration of your Lease which will be I think on the loth of Decem- ber next — I hope it will not be inconvenient to you and that you will be able to procure another house by that time." Very rare. This letter will prove the great friendship (?) he had for Mr. Yeates. 43 Rush, Benjamin. Signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence. Eminent physician. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. Philadelphia, December 12, 1799. To John Arndt. With address. Notifying John Arndt that he had requested the Governor to continue his appointment as Recorder of Northampton County : — * * * " Give my love to your venerable father. I respect the name of every man who shared in the danger & toils of 1776." 44 Rutledge, Edward. Signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence ; Governor of South Carolina. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto, 2 pages. No place, no date. To William H. Gibbs. 45 Sherman, Roger. Signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence, the Articles of Confederation and of the Con- stitution. Document signed. Quarto. Boston, Septem- ber 30, 1762. 46 Smith, James. Signer of the Declaration of Independ- ence. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. York, January 12, 1788. To Jasper Yeates, with address. Beautiful specimen. Rare. * * * " I hope the Torrent of Political Controversy has subsided so far as to leave your mind in a state of Repose & that you can sleep very composedly without dreaining of Messrs W 1 or F y. " I should rather fancy our good brother Chambers is not yet got out of the Political Tornado — but hope by the time of Carlisle Court he may be in a situation to relish the conversation of his acquaintances over a "lass of Wine." 47 Stockton, Richard. Signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence. Autograph Letter, signed. Small i quarto. February 15, 1765. To John Sargeant, Treasurer of the College of New Jersey. An order to pay Ephraim Manning, 15 shillings for dressing shingles for Ihe President's kitchen, and to charge tlie same to the Trustees of the College of New Jersey. Choice specimen. Rare. 48 Stone, Thomas. Signer of the Declaration of Independ- ence. Autograph Document. With signature in the body. Small quarto. No place, no date. Rare. 49 Taylor, George. Signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Easton, November 10, 1780. To Richard Backhouse. With address. Choice specimen. Very rare. 50 Thornton, Matthew. Signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence ; Officer in the Revolutionary War. Auto- graph Document, signed. Folio. Exeter, January 3, 1780. 51 Walton, George. Signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence and Articles of Confederation. He was one of the four individuals who called a public meeting at Savannah to concert measures for the defense of the country in 1774. Autograph Document, signed twice. Also with signature three times in the body of the docu- ment. Folio. 2 pages. Richmond county, April 12, 1793- Signed also by Edward Telfair, delegate to the Continental Congress and signer of the Articles of Confederation. Magnificent specimen. Relative to the Telfair estate. 52 Walton, George. Signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence, etc. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Philadelphia, April 10, 1710. To Seaborn Jones. With franked address. * « * " Having mentioned my former letter, will you have the goodness to ac- knowledge the justness of my sentiment in continuing my attachments to the Stales, notwithstanding the late proceedings. It was a Tornado, and it rav- aged as far as it went. It has passed, its violence is no more, and its ves- tiges only remain. The calm of reason & of justice is about to succeed. Jack- son's reign will be remembered as a curse incident to the infirmities of a free government, as the Tornado is to that of the climate. But, like the lat- ter it happens indoors and will be scarcely repeated in the same age. You will conclude then, that I think the little Hercules done over. The truth is 1 warned him of his fate from this place. I stated his situation, and pre- dicted the change of the public opinion as to himself. He has requited my good offices. It is not the first time, but he has been free to act, and I have ilnnf." Slightly damaf,'cil and »lained, hut neatly re|jairfi|. 10 53 Whipple, William. Signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence ; Member of the Provincial Congress ; Brig- adier-General in the Revolutionary War. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. 2 pages. Philadelphia, No- vember 1 6, 1776. To Colonel Bartlett. Remarkably fine specimen. Written four months after the signing of tlic DecJaration of Independence. Very rare. " The Sudden & frequent movements of the Armies renders it impos- sibJc to give a just acco't of their situation. Howe has retreated from White Plains, by the last acco'ts was encamped on the Banks of the River below Dobb's ferry & by the disposition of his army it is judged intends making a descent on New-Jersey, in order to counteract him, part of Gen'l Washing- Ion's army (about 4 or 5000) have crossed the River above him & are now on this side ready to receive him. They are continually skirmishing in small parties, in which we always have the advantage. — By some acco'ts from de- serters it is conjectured by some that a large detachment say 10,000 will go lo South Carolina. I wish it may be true, let them divide if they dare. A fleet of about 100 sail left Sandy Hook last Wednesday supposed to be bound for Europe. " A committee from the Massachusetts Gen'l Court arrived at the Camp about a fortnight ago to commission the officers &c. As that Gen'l Court had raised the pay of their soldiers 20/ per month, the General choose the matter should be layed before Congress before they proceeded to business, accord- ingly one of committee came here, this affair has perplexed Congress exceed- ingly, all the Southern States think the incouragement to the Soldiers much too great before & if this committee are permitted to follow their instruc- tions the pay of the whole army must be raised. This by no means could be consented to. Congress have therefore revoked their Resolution for Inlist- ing the army during the war, & recommend the inlistment for three years only, as you'll see by the Resolution transmitted by the President. I Heart- ily wish this may have the desired effect. I really think they (the Massachu- setts) were very wrong in raising the monthly pay, if they supposed the en- couragement given by Congress insufficient, why could they not have in- creased the Bounty, or have pursued some measure, that would not have ef fected the whole army ? This affair has caus'd more perplexity & uneasiness than any thing that has happened in my time. " One vessel has arrived here ft-om France since your departure with arms &. ammunition only; several others will soon follow her, with such ar- ticles as are at this time more wanted. Harrison is arriv'd from Virginia. There has been a new Election in Delaware McKean, & Rodney, are left out & the Farmer is elected instead of one of them, but he has not yet taken his seat, — Our colleague is as well as can be expected, the operation of the small pox has kept him two days from Congress I hope he will be able to attend in a few days. — " * * * " I hear a great number of Tory's are sent into our state from that of New York. I hope proper care will be taken of them, as well as those in and of our state, what think you of transporting them, this l' wou'd like exceedingly, but then I'm puzled for a place bad enough to send them to. Scotland indeed might do, but the difficulty is, how to keep them there, but to be serious, I think some very spirited measure must be speedily taken with those people & I know of none that will answer the purpose so effectually as clearing the United -States of them by some means or other. I can think of but two ways of effecting this, that is death or transportation, & Humanity inclines me to the latter, indeed we had better send them to the Enemys army than let them continue among us. — On the whole I dont know but this wo'd be a good piece of policy, to send not only the avowed Tory's but all those who are not active in their countrys cause with their Fnmilics, to T.ord TTnwc, and let him make the mnsl of them." * " * 1 1 54 Williams, William. Signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence ; officer in the French and Indian War. Dur- ing the Revolutionary War he gave to his country what he called his "last mite," which amounted to more than ;^2000. Part of Autograph Document, signed. Quarto. Lebanon, January lo, 1789. Signed also by Jonathan Trumbull, secretary, and first aide to General Washington, and Governor of Connecticut. 55 Wilson, James. Signer of the Declaration of Independ- ence and of the Constitution; Colonel in the Revolutionary War. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. Philadelphia, May/, 1780. To Jasper Yeates. With address. Fine specivmn. 56 Witherspoon, John. Signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence and Articles of Confederation. President of Princeton College. Autograph Letter, signed, Folio. — : July I, 1790. To Charles Lee. With address. Rare. 57 Wolcott, Oliver. Signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence, and Articles of Confederation ; Major-Gen- eral in the Revolutionary War ; was present at the cap- ture of Burgoyne ; Governor of Connecticut. Letter, signed. Quarto. Hartford, November 7, 1796. To Samuel Meredith, United States Treasurer. " \'ou will pay to Andrew Kingsbury or order as Treasurer of the Stale of Connecticut the amount of the two per cent of the old stock standing tu the credit of said State on the books of the Commissioners of Loans & by him returned to your Office the first day of October last." 58 Wolcott, Oliver. Signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence, etc. Autograph Document, signed. Quarto. Litchfield, December 30, 1760; also Autograph Docu- ment, with signature in the body, on the reverse side. Fine early specimen. Rare. Signed as Sheriff of Litchfield county, Connecticut. 59 Wythe, George. Signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence. Prepared the petition against the Stamp Act. Instructor of Thomas Jefferson. Document, signed. Folio. Williamsburg, April 25, 1770. Honorable Robert Carter's account with Dr. Nicholas Flood. 60 Wythe, George. Signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence. Part of Autograph Document, (written on both sides). Small quarto. This was written by George Wythe with his left hand when his wrisi was lame. It is part of a legal document, the remainder of which was, in 1S60, in |i()ssebsion of Joliii K. Thomson, of Richmond, Va, 12 GENERALS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. 6i Armand, Charles, Marquis de la Rouarie. Distinguished French General in the Revolutionary War. Autograph Letter (in French), signed. 8vo. 3 pages. No date. 1^ To Colonel Bland. (TKANSLATION). "Sir.— " Notwitlistauding the cfire I have taken to mantain order in my troojj — I have some complaints against it to-day — I have punished severely two soldiers that I found with some stolen goods. — One of my officers mak- ing a reconnoissance of the Enemy had taken precautions so as not to be dis- covered, he had pushed his troop too far — on which a man complains of hav- ing been purposly ill treated by him. I would have had the honor of seeing you to-day and would have had some com]i]aints of another nature to make to you — but the surgeon of my troop to whom I had loaned my horse, to go in search of some remedies for some very sick officers — was arrested because the horse had under the saddle a blanket that was recognized as belonging to some one else. I jjray you send back to-day this man with his medicines & my horse. This man and the horse are very much needed. " I am with respect " Sir "Your very obedient serv't " Armand." 62 Armstrong, John. Brigadier-General in the Revolu- tionary War. Document signed. Folio. August 17, 1769. Signed also by Robert Miller. Signed, as a Justice of the Peace, on a warrant to David Hoge, High Sheriff of Cumberland county, Pennsylvania. 63 Arnold, Benedict. Major-General in the Revolutionary War. Document signed. Folio. Philadelphia, Sep- tember 17, 1778. GENERAL HAND'S OATH OF ALLEGIANCE. " I Edward Hand Brigadier-Gen'l, do acknowledge the United States of America, to be free. Independent & Soverign States, and declare that the People thereof owe no allegiance or obedience to (ieorge the third. Kino- of Great Britain, and I renounce, refuse & abjure any allegiance or obedience to him: — & I do swear that I will to the utmost of my Power, support, maintain, & defend the said United States against the said George the third his Heirs and Successors, and his or their abettors, y\ssistants & Adherents and will serve the said United Stales in the Office of Brigadier Gen'l which T now hold, with Fidelity, according to the best of my skill & understanding "Sworn before me, Philad'a Sep'r 17th 1778 " )'.. AK.Ndi.D, M, Gen'l," 64 Brooks, John. Major-General in the Revolutionary War, and Governor of Massachusetts. iJocument signed. Folio. June 12, 1S22. Commission Of Willard ^\■ol•cestel■, as Ensign in tlie 6th Regiment of infantry of Massachusetts. 65 Clinton, George. Brigadier-General in the Revolutionary War ; Governor of New York during the Revolution ; Delegate to the Continental Congress and Vice-President of the United States. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Poughkeepsie, August 14, 178 1. To Brigadier-General Clinton. " The enclosed Letters for B. Gen'l Gannsevoort & Colo. Willet, left open for your perusal, you will observe is to apprize them of the Appearance of a formidable Body of the Eiiemy on the Frontier of Ulster County & there- fore when you have read them you will please to seal and have them forwarded without Delay as also the one adressed to Colo Gann. " I understand iir Reuben De Witts is among the Houses destroyed — Yesterday Gen'l Lincoln who the Beginning of last Week went to the West- ern Counties of Massachusetts Bay to hasten the March of the Levies of that State intended for the Frontier Service returned. He informs me that those of Berkshire & Hampshire Counties are embodied & even ready to move so that if not already ari-ived they may be daily expected at Albany. No News worth mentioning." 66 Clinton, James. Brigadier-General in th,e Revolutionary War. Present at the capture of Cornwallis. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Albany, April 10, 1781. To Brigadier-General Hand. With franked address. Fine military letter. 67 Clinton, James. Brigadier-General in the Revolutionary War. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Albany, June 27, 1781. To Brigadier-General Hand. With address. Fine military letter. 68 Dayton, Elias. Brigadier-General in the Revolutionary War. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. Chatham, January 20, 1782. "The command from the Jersey Brigade that are at Wyomen expected wlien they marched to remain at that jjost only one year, and as that time has elapsed and some of the officers and men have requested to be relieved, I should be glad they might be indnlged if consistant with the good of the Service." 6g Elbert, Samuel. Brigadier-General (^by brevet) in the Revolutionary War and Governor of Georgia. Docu- ment signed. Octavo. No place, no date. 70 Frye, Joseph. Brigadier-General in the Revolutionary War. Autograph Document, signed. Quarto. Frye- burg, September 8, 1770. Signed as a Justice of the Peace. t4 )i Gates, Horatio. Major-General in the feevolutionary War. Autograpii Letter, signed. Quarto. W^r Office, February 20, 1778. To Brigadier-General Hand. * " * " I am happy that there is some appearance of a Spirit of Enterprize in your County. Success will have a great Effect on the Minds' of both our Friends & Foes. The torpid Inhabitants of this Frontier may be shamed into action by the exertions of tlieir more vigorous neighbours." 72 Gist, Mordecai. Brigadier-General in the Revolution- ary War. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Camp at Plymouth Meeting House, the 13th day of the 1 2th month, 1777. " I have these \Mio nights past taken up my Quarters in this House of Contemplation, around which the ancient Fathers Sleep in Silent dust in em- blematic representation of their silent meetings. Nor can they stir from home uutill the spirit movelh them to rise, to speak, with fear & trembling — dost thou my friend amidst thy riotting scenes of debauchery and dissipa- tion, think on these things and prepare for the latter times. " No, thy drunkeness — thy Quarrellings, thy Fightings — testify against thee — and thy Blackned Eyes, and Scratched face, whereby thou hast defaced that beauty & comeliness assigned thee by Nature — rise up in Judgment against thee, and condemn thee : knowest thou not friend, that thy graceful features, thy Smiling Countenance and Majestic Carriage are ornaments bestowed on thee by providence, for nobler purposes, cease then in Brief, to Cuff with fists, to bruise and scratch that face that's made so many Conquests, or thou mayest rest assured one Sister Harrison can never be moved by the Spirit to accept of thy hand in meeting — or gaze upon thee with smiles of approbation. " Preadventure, when old age shall add a few more crows-foot to thy Eyes, thou mayest be brought down as they are — with Sorrow to the Grave — unadorn'd and unlamented in thy End. " This night is awful, and the sacred solemn place, forbid aught thats worldly or profane flow from my pen. I must therefore defer my Answer to thy last untill fate Involves me in the scenes of War amidst the tumults of a giddy world, thee will be pleased to make me kindly remember'd to our faithful Sisters — to the Brotherhood and worshipful Master No. l6 and believe me thy friend." 73 Glover, John. Brigadier-General in the Revolutionary War. Document signed. Folio. West Point, January 12, 1781. Muster Roll of Captain Jonas Parker's Company, in the 7th Massachu- setts Regiment. 74 Greaton, John. Brigadier-General in the Revolutionary War. Autograph Certificate (to a document), signed. Quarto. Boston, June 26, 1777. Signed also by Ebe- nezer Hancock, Deputy Paymaster-General. Abstract of pay due to the officers of the regiment commanded by John Greaton. 75 Greene, Nathaniel. Major-General in the Revolutionary War. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Charleston, May 12, 1785. To William Gibbons. With address. f5 76 De Haas, J. P. Brigadier-General in the Revolutionary Army. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. Lebanon, November 10, 1778. To Jasper Yeates. With ad- dress. Fine specimen. 77 Hamilton, Alexander. Aide to General Washington. Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. War Department, September 9, 1794. To Governor Mifflin. " The last intelligence from the Western Counties of this State, which has been communicated to you, leaves the issue of measures for an amicable accommodation so very doubtful, and the season tor military operation is vi'earing away so fast, that the President, with great reluctance finds himself under a necessity of putting in motion, without further delay, all the militia wliich have been called for. " I am therefore instructed by him, to request, that your Excellency will immediately cause the quota of this State to assemble. The general rendez- vous appointed by the President, for all those who may not lie westward of it, is Carlisle, where also the Jersey militia will be ordered to repair without delay. Particular places of rendezvous for local convenience will be regu- lated by your Excellency. I was glad to understand from you, in conversa- tion, that Philadelphia, Reading and Lancaster, were intended, as at these places, the United States have already contracts. Will it not be most con- venient for the militia to bring with tliem- their own supplies from their own , homes, or neighborhoods, to the places of first rendezvous, to be compensated for them by the Public?" * * * "The President in making this final call entertains a full confidence, that Pennsylvania will upon an occasion which so immediately effects herself, as well as the general interests, display such zeal, and energy as shall maintain unsullied her character for discernment, love of order, and true patriotism. It is unnecessary to add, that the part she shall act is of peculiar consequence to the welfare and reputation of tlie whole Union." 78 Hand, Edward. Brigadier-General in the Revolutionary War. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. Philadelphia, December 17, 1789. To Jasper Yeate.s. With ad- i dress. 79 Hazen, Moses. Brigadier-General (by brevet) in the Revolutionary War. Autograph Document, signed. Quarto. Lancaster, October 22, 1782 80 Heath, William. Major General in the Revolutionary War. Letter, signed. Folio. 2 pages. Headquarters, Continental Village, October 16, 1781. To P Van Rensselaer. With franked address. 81 Heath, William. Major-General in the Revolutionary War. Letter, signed. Headquarters, Highlands, Janu- ary 8, 1782. To Brigadier-General Hand. * * * " A captain McEvoy has been lately taken prisoner at Morrissania. Since he has been brought up, it has been hinted'to me that he belonged to your regiment in 1776 — was with you on Long-island. He will not own that ever he was in our service, except once in the militia at Sunbury. You will probably recollect him if he belonged to the regiment, and whether he deserted from it, or not, — and what is his true character ; which please hint to me." i6 82 Huger, Isaac. Brigadier-General in the Revolutionary War. Document, signed. Folio. Charleston, South Carolina, February 15,1785. Signed also by Thomas Heyward, Jr., signer of the Declaration of Independ- ence. Endorsement and four lines in the handwriting of General Huger, on the back of a warrant issued by Thomas Heyward, Jr., Associate Justice of Charleston, South Carolina. 83 Huntington, Jedediah. Brigadier-General in the Revo- lutionary War. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. New London, May 30, 1796. To John Moore. With address. Fine specimen. 84 Irvine, William.' Brigadier-General in the Revolution- ary War. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Car- lisle, September 15, 1786. To Joseph Simon. With address. 85 Knox, Henry. Major-General in the Revolutionary War. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Thomaston, November 28, 1796. To Rufus Daven- port. With address. 86 Knox, Henry. Major-General in the Revolutionary War. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. July 24, 1780. To General Hand. With address. 87 La Fayette, Marquis de. Major-General in the Revolu- tionary War. Autograph Letter, in the the third person. Quarto. No place, no date. 88 Lincoln, Benjamin. Major-General in the Revolution- ary War. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Boston, December 23, 1788. To Ellas H. Darley. With address. 89 McDougall, Alexander. Major General in the Revolu- tionary War. Document, signed. Ouarto. May 1 3, 1784. Receipt for pay as an officer of the Government. 90 Mcintosh, Lachlan. Brigadier-General in the Revo- lutionary War. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Savannah, December 10, 1872. To the Governor. " As you have not the journals of the Assembly and minutes of council for the latter end of the year 1779, and the beginning of 1780, I take the Liberty of mentioning, that I am well informed Mr Howley had them in Philadelphia, to answer certain purposes, and as he ought to have taken care of them, and deliver them unimpaired to his successor for the use of the State, and that I conceive myself particulai-ly interested in the Transactions of those Times, I expect to have the perusal of them " 91 Maxwell, William. Brigadier-General in the Revolu- tionary War. Autograph Letter, signed, Sussex County, October 13, 1790. To James Maxwell. Written on the blank page of a letter from William Maxwell to General Maxwell. 92 Mifflin, Thomas. Major-General in the Revolutionary War, and Governor of Pennsylvania. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Quarto. August 3, 1793. To A. J. Dallas. With address. 93 Moultrie, William. Major-General in the Revolution- ary War, and Governor of South Carolina. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Charleston, FeLruary 6, 1787. To Governor Matthews, of Georgia. * * * " I do myself the honor of inclosing to your Honor, & sending by Ex. press, a letter (unsealed) from the commissioners appointed by this State, to treat with those on the part of the State of Georgia, respecting Boundary." Fine specimen. 94 Moylan, Stephen. Brigadier-General (by brevet) in the Revolutionary War. Letter, signed. Quarto. Loan OfiSce, July 7, 1807. • 95 Muhlenberg, Peter. Major-General in the Revolution- ary War. Document, signed. Quarto. Philadelphia, September 11, 1804. Signed also by W. Bache. 96 Parsons, Samuel H. Major-General in the Revolution- ary War. Document, partly written and signed. Quarto. Lyme, November 12, 1772. 97 Paterson, John. Brigadier-General in the Revolutionary War. Letter, signed. Folio. With autograph post- script of eight lines. West Point, May 17, 1781. To General Washington. " I have just received the inclosed. The Detachment on the lines are very uneasy in their present situation, the Croton being very low and conse- quently fordable in many places. They conceive it Highly inexpedient to remain in their present position, and from my own knowledge of that country, think it very unsafe to lay more than twenty four hours in any one place. Some instructions relative to them will be very acceptable. " I am Your Excellencys " most obedient Servant "West Point May 17, 1781. "John Paterson. " His Excellency General Washington. " P. S. — It appears by the best information, the Enemy are erecting works between Closter landing and Fort Lee. Their numbers consist of be- tween two & three Hundred, said to be Refugees, beg leave, to hint, that an opportunity presents to retaliate Col's Greenes unhappy fate. — It is also re- ported that the Garrison at Fort Washington is ordered to hold themselves in perfect readiness to assist them should they be attack." 1§ g^ Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth. Brigadier-General (by brevet) in the Revolutionary War, and aide to General Washington. Legal Document, signed. Folio. 3 pages. Charleston, February 26, 1789. 99 Poor, Enoch. Brigadier-General in the Revolutionary War. Autograph Document, signed. Quarto. Exetcf, March 14, 1777. Also signed by M. Weaie, chairman of the Committee of Safety for the State of New Hamp- shire. Acknowledgment that he had fulfilled the conditions of a warrant, order- ing him to arrest Colonel Stephen Holland, of Londonderry, and Robert Moore, suspected of treasonable practices, and bring them for examination be- fore the Committee of Safety of the State of New Hampshire. 100 Pulaski, Count. Brigadier-General in the Revolution- ary War. Letter, signed. Folio. Philadelphia, Feb- ruary 7, 1779. To Brigadier-General Hand. loi Putnam, Rufus. Brigadier-General in the Revolution- ary War. Autograph Document, signed. Quarto. Marietta, May 27, 1794. Draft on the Bank of the United States for salary as Judge in the Terri- tory Northwest of the River Ohio. • 102 Reed, James. Brigadier- General in the Revolutionary War. Autograph Document, signed. Quarto. Monad- nock No. 4 (now FitzwilHam), N. H. August 31, 1770. 103 Reed, Joseph. Brigadier-General in the Revolutionary War; aide and secretary to General Washington, and Governor of Pennsylvania. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. 2 pages. [January 23, 1781]. 104 Russell, William. Brigadier-General (by brevet) in the Revolutionary War. Autograph Document, signed. On part of quarto sheet. 105 St. Clair, Arthur. Major-General in the Revolution- ary War. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. Bedford, April 15, 1775. To Jasper Yeates. With address. 106 Schuyler, Philip. Major-General in the Revolutionary War. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. Saratoga, May 5, 1 78 1. To General Clinton. On the back of this interesting military letter is an autograph letter signed, with initials, by Brigadier-General James Clinton, dated Albany^ May 8, 1781, in answer to General Schuyler's letter. t9 107 Scott, Charles. Brigadier-General in the Revolutionary War, and Governor of Kentucky. Printed Letter, signed. Quarto. Frankfort, Kentucky, March 27, 18 10. 108 Spencer, Joseph. Major-General in the Revolutionary War. Letter, signed. Quarto. Boston, February 6, 1777. "According to the agreement of the Committees From the Several N. England States the 28 : December, ultimo, I had reason soon to Expect three Hundred men from your State to join the army in the State of Rhode Island but their has no troops from your State yet joined that army neither have I Received advice that any of them are on their vifay. I therefore take the Liberty to Intreat that your agreed Quota may with utmost Expedition be hastened forward to join the aforesaid army, well Equiped with arms and Cartridge Boxes " 109 Stark, John. Major-General in the Revolutionary War. Autograph Document, signed twice (on bottom of deed of bargain and sale). August 23, 1786. no Steuben, Baron de. Major-General in the Revolution- ary War. Autograph Letter (in French), signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Newport, no date. To Colonel Benjamin Walker. Fine specimen. 111 Steuben, Baron de. Major-General in the Revolution- ary War. Document (an apology), signed. Folio. Camp, September 13, 1780. " In the course of Colonel Hazen's Trial great stress has been laid on the expressions made use of by me at the moment of arresting Colonel Hazen — For the satisfaction therefore of the court, of the army & myself, I think it proper now to declare to this court & to the army in General, that I meant nothing more by those Expressioiis than to ask Colo Hazen why he misrepresented the matter to me ; that at the time of making use of the Ex- pressions & till two days after, when I asked Capt Walker for an Explana- tion of them, I was totally unacquainted with the force of the words I made use of. I do therefore further declare that if through my Ignorance of the English Language I at any time make use of Expressions to any officer either Improper or Indelicate, it is contrary to my inclination & I shall be always happy. in giving that satisfaction which is due from one Gentleman to an- other." 112 Stirling, William Alexander, Lord. Major-General in the Revolutionary War. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. Middlebrook Camp, January 21, 1779. To Brigadier-General Hand. " I received your letter directed to His Excellency General Washington, as it chiefly relates to matters without the Limits of my command, I shall forward it to him at Philadelphia, where he will have opportunity of con- sulting the committee of Congress on the Subject." 20 ti3 Sullivan, John. Major-General in the Revolutionary War. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Durham, August 8, 1785. To Colonel Jonathan Wentworth. With address. Also Autograph Letter, signed (on the back of the letter described above) by Jonathan Went- worth, Somersworth, August 9, l/^S- " Dear Sir. " I am directed by his Excellency the president and the Council to iii- form you of your promotion to the Rank of Lieut Colo, in the Second Regi- ment, that Davis Place Esq is appointed first major , & that the following Gentlemen are in nomination for second major, viz : Capt. S Emerson, Capt Timothy Emerson, Capt Eljenezer Sullivan, Capt Jon'a Meseroe & Capt George Tuttle. The president and council wish to know which of these Gentlemen would be most agreeable to you, & Colo Dame. I have wrote Colo Dame & expect his answer by return of the messenger who waits on you with this. I therefore beg you will signify your pleasure on the back of this letter & return it by the bearer to Dr Sir your very honorable Serv't "Jno Sullivan." " Dear General. I rec'd yours this Morning wherein you acquaint me of my promotion to the Rank of L't Col of ye Second Regiment of foot in this state. The Love of my Country and the High Esteem I Have of His Ex- cellency, & of Serving under a Gentleman whose Carractor Shines for Vallure in the United States, alone promps me to except and with a full Resolution to Discharge my Duty according to my weak capacity- — with Respect to the Gentlemen within nam'd I would beg to be excused from Nominateing they are I Sepose all worthy men and His Excellency with advise of the Honour- able privy Council Cannot fail of making a Choice that will be Agreable to the Rest of the field officers, I am with the hiest Esteem your obedient Humble Serv't. "Jon'a Wentworth." 114 Thompson, William. Brigadier-General in the Revo- lutionary War. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Cumberland County, March 14, 1774. To Michael Troy. With address. Fine specimen. Very rare. 115 Ward, Artemas. Major-General in the Revolutionary War. Letter signed. Quarto. Headquarters, Boston, April 15, 1776. "Your letter of the nth inst by Capt Salter, I have received, in answer to which I am to acquaint you that the Cannon belonging to New Hampshire which are here shall be delivered to your order whenever you please to send for them. I wish it was in my power to supply you with all the cannon you want, but the Enemy destroyed & carried off so many, together with what are gone Southward with the Army, that we have not enough tor our Forti- fications." Rare. 21 WASHINGTON'S PLAN FOR RECONNOITERING THE ENEMY'S POST AT YORK ISLAND. ii6 Washington, George. Commander-in-chief of the American Army during the Revolutionary War. Auto- graph Flan of Battle, signed. Folio. 3 pages. Camp near Dobb's Ferry, July 13, 1781. " For Reconnoitering the Enemy's Posts at the North end of York Island and the vicinity of it — "His Excellency Count de Rochamlieau will be pleased to order a de- tachment of 2000 French Soldiers exclusive of the legion of the Duke de Lauzen & have them in readiness to March at Eight O'clock this Evening. — ■ " He will order Eight pieces of Ordnance to this detachment — two of which are to be twelve pounders — two Howitzers — & the rest light field pieces. " Ab't Two thousand American Troops besides Sheldons Leg'n are to parade & March at the same time — the whole are to be served with provisions for three days. " The Troops will March by the right and on the following roads — Shel- dons legion & Scammels light Infantry on the North River Road — the rest of the American Troops on the Saw Mill river Road. " The French Troops will commence their march in two Columns also — the right column— on what is called the Spair road — the left column on the Tuckahoe road. " At or near Valentine's in Mile Square, these two columns, and the left column of the American Troops will units — the right column will continue to advance on the N° River Road for the security of our right flank— and the legion of Lauzen and any other F'h Troops Count de Rochambeau shall think proper to order, may advance by the way of Williams' bridge for the security of our left Flank. " If the American Troops come to the point of junction first, they are to advance in open column till their rear has past it, that the French Troops may enter the road & follow them. — But if the Head of the French column' first arrives at this point, it will Halt till the American Troops pass, as they will have to form on the right. " At the Heights above Courtlandts & back of old Fort Independence, the Columns will separate — the American (which Avill be on the right) will file off to the right & possess the ground in the rear of Courtlandts & front- ing Kings bridge ; while the French Troops extend to the left upon the heights back of Fort Independence. " The light Troops under Scammel & Sheldon are to possess of Tippet's Hill — & patrol to the North River, & have an eye to the mouth of Spiter devil. " The legion of Lauzen may extend towards the Enemy's post at N°. 8, keeping out of the range of the shot from that redoubt ; & may if circumstances will admit of it see the situation of things at Delaney's Mills which is an im- portant Pass, the possession of which must cut off the retreat of such of De- laneys Corps as may be on the East side of the Brunx. "The Troops having taken this position, parties may be advanced, to the heights next to Plarlem river, & Videts Posted to communicate intelligence of any movements they may discover of the enemy's while the reconnoitre is going on, which may begin at the right, or on the left, as circumstances at the time may point out. " Reconnoitre — will be the word of Recognizence to distinguish friends from Foes. "The Count de Rochambeau will be provided with Guides who are per- fectly acquainted with the roads on which he is to advance and the commun- ications between them and the Saw Mill River Road. — "Camp near Dobbs' \ Geo Washington." "1-erry, July 13th, 1781. J 22 ii8 Washington, George. Letter, signed. Folio. 2 pages. Headquarters, Fredericksburg, November 12, 1778. To Brigadier-General Hand. With fine signature on franked address. "Sir: " I have to acknowledge your letter of the 29th ult'o with its several inclosures. " The two militia companies, who were under General Starks' discharge, and which you mention on the cover of your letter to have left you, will necessarily forfeit by this step the State bounty, as appears on its own resolu- tions of June the loth, 1778. " Cloathing has already been sent on to Aldens — Butlers, and Posey's corps ; when the other troops, which are yet unprovided, are mustered and exact returns made out, you will then order officers down for the purpose of procuring them the necessary supplies. — The returns should correspond with their wants, and include both their serviceable and unserviceable arti- cles of cloathing. " I am. Sir, " Your most h'ble serv't, " Geo Washington. " P. S. You will be pleased to forward the inclosed to Col° But- ler." 119 Washington, George. Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Headquarters, October 12, 1777. " Sir : " I have duly received your favour of the 15th ult'o from Fort Pitt, giving me an account of the State of your Garrison. I am sorry your force is not more adequate to the uses you have for it, and that such coldness ap- pears in the neighbouring inhabitants as to preclude the assistance you had a right to expect from them. Under the circumstances you mention, I have no objection to you detaining any of the Continental troops now with you ; ex- cept those which belong to the 8th Pennsylvania regiment. The detention of these tends to the ruin of the whole regiment ; for those who remain, finding that such as have heretofore deserted, escape punishment and are countenanced in staying from their corps, are encouraged by that circum- stance to follow their example, so that desertions become every day more frequent among them, and will soon, if not put a stop to, reduce the regiment to nothing. " This consideration induced me to desire, that you will at all events, immediately on the receipt of this, take the most effectual measures to for- ward to camp all the officers and men of that Regiment, who either compose a part of your garrison, or are within your reach ; except such officers as may have authentic vouchers of their being on any necessary business of the regiment, and have not overstaid a reasonable time, in executing it. " I am. Sir, " Your most obed' Servant, "Geo Washington." 120 Wayne, Anthony. Brigadier-General in the Revolu- tionary War. Autograph Letter, signed. Foho. 2 pages. Pittsburgh, October 3, 1792. To Major-Gen- eral Knox. Interesting letter in reference to Capt. Brant and the Six Nations, and the difficulties of effecting a peace " until the Savages are compelled to it, in the field." 23 121 Weedon, George. Brigadier-General in the Revolu- tionary War. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Fredericksburg, March 11, 1783, ;22 Wilkinson, James. Brigadier-General (by brevet) in the Revolutionary War. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. Fort Washington, July 15, 1792. To John Armstrong. With address. Interesting letter relative to the campaign against the Indians. 123 Williams, Jonathan. Brigadier-General in the Revo- lutionary War. Autograpli Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Dublin, June 10, 1785. To John Williams, Jr. With address. 124 Wooster, David. Brigadier-General in the Revolu- tionary War. Legal Document, signed. Folio. 2 pages. New Haven, October 24, 1775. 125 Allen, Ethan. Colonel in the Revolutionary \A^ar. One page of Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. (Ben- nington), March 4, 1779. To Honorable Mesheck Weare, President of the Council of State of New Hamp- shire. * * * " I have this further Reason for the Exertion of Government ; as I am Confident that Argument will be lost with them, for the heads of the Schism at large, are a Petulant, Pettefoging, Scribling sort of Gentry, that will keep any Government in hot water, till they are Thoroughly brought under, by the Exertions of Authority. This Matter I Subinit to Your better Judgment, and Remain with Due Respects Your Honors Most Obedient " and Hum'le Serv't " Ethan Allen. " March the 4th day 1779 "Hon'le Mesheck Weare Esq'r." 126 Proctor, Thomas. Colonel of Artillery in the Revolu- tionary War. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Philadelphia, October 21, 1793. To Thomas Mifflin. 127 Pinckney, Thomas. Major in the Revolutionary War and Minister to Great Britain. Document signed. Quarto. 4 pages. May 24, 1788. A warrant for carrying out a sentence upon a certain negro, convicted of murder. 128 Tallmadge, Benjamin. Colonel in the Revolutionary War. Autograph Letter, signed. FoHo. 3 pages. To Benjamin Brown. 129 Harmar, Josiah. Lieutenant-Colonel in the Revolu- tionary War. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. 2 pages. Fort Mcintosh, May 24, 1785. To General John Armstrong, 24 130 Hartley, Thomas. Colonel in the Revolutionary War and Member of the Old Congress. >Vutograph Letter, signed. Folio. York, August 29, 1786. To Jasper Yeates. The letter has Jasper Yeates' Autograph Answer, signed on the back. 131 Stone, John H. Colonel of a Maryland Regiment of the line, in the Revolutionary War. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. Upper Marlborough, April 11, 1790- To Andrew Buchanan. 132 Ewing, James. Brigadier-General, Pennsylvania State Troops, in the Revolutionary War. Document signed. Folio. 2 pages. Philadelphia, June 5, 1780. Signed also by William Macpherson, of " Macpherson's Blues." 133 Blaine, Ephraim. Quartermaster in the Revolutionary War. Grandfather of James G. Blaine. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. Carlisle, June 27, 1773. To Jasper Yeates. With address. 134 Febiger, Christian. Colonel in the Revolutionary War. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Treasury Ofifice, November 9, 1791. To Alexander J. Dallas. With address. 135 Butler, Richard. Brigadier-General (by brevet) in the Revolutionary War. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Camp Potowa, November 2, 1780. To Joseph Reed. With address. 136 Ross, James. Lieutenant-Colonel in the Revolutionary War. Son of George Ross, the signer. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Lancaster, April 12, 1 791. To Jasper Yeates. With address. 137 Weitzel, Casper. Indian Fighter. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. Sunbury, November 30, 1773. To Jasper Yeates. With address. 138 Brodhead, Daniel. Brigadier-General of the State troops during the Revolutionrry War. Document signed. Folio. Philadelphia, September 12, 1794. 139 Biddle, Clement. Quartermaster in the Revolutionary Army. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Philadel- phia, December 29, 1783. To General Hand. With address. 25 140 Frey, Baron de. Officer of Pulaski's Legion in the Revolutionary War. Autograph Letter (in English), signed. Quarto. Yorktown, March 6, 1779. To Brigadier-General Hand. With address. 141 Burd, James. Colonel in the Indian 'Wars. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. Tinian, September 10, 1774. To Jasper Yeates. With address. 142 Nash, Francis. Brigadier-General in the Revolu- tionary War. Autograph Manuscript. Part of quarto .sheet. 143 Clymer, Daniel. Colonel in the Revolutionary W^ar. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. June 7, 1803. To Jasper Yeates. With address. 144 Wilkins, John. Brigadier-General of Militia during the Whisky Insurrection. Autograph Letter, signed. Pittsburgh, September 5, 1794. To Colonel Clement Biddle. With address. Relates to the Whisky Insurrection in Fennsylvauia. It * * " We were in some hopes that the term proposed by the Commissioners would have quieted the disturbances here, but I am now confident we shall be involved in all the horrors of a civil war. The violence of the people will not permit them to listen to the cool voice of reason." 14s Clark, John. Colonel in the Revolutionary War and Aide to General Greene. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. York, December 23, 1789. To Jasper Yeates. With address. 146 Slough, Matthias. Colonel in the Revolutionary War. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Philadelphia, March 14, 1782. To Jasper Yeates; and eight Auto- graph Letters, signed, of other Revolutionary ofificers ; together 9 pieces. 26 PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THEIR CABINETS. WASHINGTON'S ADMINISTRATION. 147 Washington, George. First President of the United States. Document, signed. Folio. February 25, 1796. Signed also by Timothy Pickering, Secretary of State, and Richard Varick. Letter of marque, for the brig " Commerce." 148 Adams, John. First Vice-President of the United States. Signature, with one line, in his handwriting. Fkrt of quarto page. 149 Jefferson, Thomas. First Secretary of State under Washington. Autograph Letter, signed, in the third person, with initials. Quarto. Monticello, April 15, 1826. To Colonel Bernard Peyton. With signature on franked address. " Th. J. to Col°. Peyton " I correct my blunder of misdirecting my letter to Mr Madison by in- closing it to him this day. I committed a similar one while in Paris by cross directing two letters to two ladies out of which scrape I did not get so easily." 150 Randolph, Edmund. Second Secretary of State under Washington. Autograph Letter, signed. In the third person. Quarto. No place, no date. To John Nichol- son. With address. 151 Pickering, Timothy. Third Secretary of State under Washington. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Trenton, August 31, 1799. To Tench Francis. With address. 152 Hamilton, Alexander. First Secretary of the Treasury under Washington. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Trea-sury Department, November 21, 1789. Signed as Secretary of the Treasury. 153 Wolcott, Oliver, Jr. Second Secretary of the Treasury under Washington. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. New York, June 10, 1809. To Messrs. Willing and Francis. With address. 27 154 Knox, Henry. First Secretary of War and the Navy under Washington. Letter, signed. Folio. War De- partment, August 19, 1793. To Governor Mifflin. 155 Pickering, Timothy. Second Secretary pf War and the Navy under Washington. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Philadelphia, December 18, 1792. To Robert R. Livingston. With signature as franked address. 156 McHenry, James. Third Secretary of War and the Navy under Washington. Letter, signed. Quarto. War Office, June 11, 1796. To William Imlay. 157 Osgood, Samuel. First Postmaster-General under Washington. Document, signed. Folio. 4 pages. November 23, 1786. Signed also by Walter Livingston and Arthur Lee, commissioners of the Board of Treas- ury. Official notification of a Resolution of Congress, passed October 20, 1786, empowering the commissioners of the Board of Treasury to open a loan of five hundred thousand dollars, for carrying on the war on the western fron- tier against the Indians. 158 Pickering, Timothy. Second Postmaster-General un- der Washington. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Camp, June 30, 1781. To Brigadier-General Hand. With address. In relation to pasturing the express horses of the army. 159 Habersham, Joseph. Third Postmaster- General under Washington. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Sa- vannah, January 1 1 , 1 809. To David Lenox, President of the Bank of the United States. 160 Randolph, Edmund. First Attorney-General under Washington. Autograph Letter, signed. In the third person. 8vo. To John Nicholson. 161 Bradford, W^illiam, Jr. Second Attorney-General under Washington. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. Philadelphia, March 20, 1789. To Jasper Yeates. 162 Lee, Charles. Third Attorney-General under Wash- ington. Autograph Document, signed. Folio. No place, no date. 28 JOHN ADAMS'S ADMINISTRATION. 163 Adams, John. President of the United States. Parch- ment Document, signed. Quarto. 1797. Signed also by Timothy Pickering. Damaged. 164 Jefferson, Thomas. Vice-President of the United States. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. To Sharp Delany. On the reverse side is an Autograph Letter, signed, from Sharp Delany to Thomas Jefferson, dated November 2, 1792. 165 Pickering, Timothy. Secretary of State (continued from Washington's Cabinet). Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Salem, December 27, 1825. To Peter S. Duponceau. With address. 166 Marshall, John. Secretary of State. Autograph Letter, signed. Small quarto. Septc-mber 28, 1813. 167 Wolcott, Oliver, Jr. Secretary of the Treasury (con- tinued from Washington's Cabinet). Letter, signed. Quarto. Treasury Department, May 24, 1796. To the Governor of New Hampshire. With address. 168 Dexter, Samuel. Secretary of the Treasury. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. Treasury Department, February 28, 1801. To John Hall. With address. 169 McHenry, James. Secretary of War (continued from Washington's Cabinet). Autograph Document, signed. Small oblong quarto. Baltimore, January 2, 181 1. 170 Griswold, Roger. Secretary of War. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Folio. Philadelphia, January 18, 1800. To Matthew Griswold, With address and franked au- tograph. 171 Cabot, George. Secretary of the Navy. Autograph Document, signed. Small quarto. April 12, 1796. Check on the Bank of the United States. 172 Stoddart, Benjamin. Secretary of the Navy. Auto graph Letter, signed. Quarto. To John Nicholson (January 9, 1797). Refusing to act as bailee for Mr. John Nicholson. 29 THOMAS JEFFERSON'S ADMINISTRATION. 173 Jefferson, Thomas. President of the United States. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Philadelphia, De- cember, 30, 1799. To John Steele. Also signed by John Steele, as Comptroller of the United States. 174 Burr, Aaron. Vice-President of the United States. Autograph Document, signed ; small quarto ; and Au- tograph Letter, signed, in the third person. Octavo. 2 pieces. 175 Clinton, George. Vice-President of the United States. Document signed. Small Quarto. In Council of Re- vision, February 23, 1791. (In the handwriting of, and signed by, DeWitt Clinton). 176 Madison, James. Secretary of State. Parchment Document, signed. Quarto. Washington, May 15, 181 2. Signed also by James Monroe and William Pinkney. 177 Gallatin, Albert. Secretary of the Treasury. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. New York, March 4, 1845. To W. F. Detwiller. With address. 178 Dearborn, Henry. Secretary of VJar. Letter signed. Quarto. 2 pages. War Department, January 26, 1805. To William Few. With franked address. In reference to the payment of a pension to the widow of General Moses Hazen. 179 Dearborn, Henry. Secretary of War. Autograph Document, signed. Quarto. Exeter, April 4, 1782. Signed as Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War. 180 Smith, Robert. Secretary of the Navy. Letter signed. Quarto. Navy Department, February i, 1806. To Lieutenant John Trippe. With franked address. 181 Crowinshield, Jacob. Secretary of the Navy. Docu- ment signed. Folio. May 7, 1825. 182 Granger, Gideon. Postmaster-General. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. Sufheld, May 24, 1788. To Ja'mes P^ldredge. With address. 183 Rodney, Caesar A. Attorney-General. Autograph Document, signed. Quarto. May 19, 18 10. 3o JAMES MADISON'S ADMINISTRATION. 184 Madison, James. President of the United States. Parchment Document, signed. Folio. Washington, April 25, 1 8 10. Commission of George Read as Lieutenant in the Navy. 185 Clinton, George. Vice-President of the United States. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. " Pokepsie," No- vember 17, 1778. To General Hand. With franked address. "I am this moment honored with yours of the 15th Inst, with the very disagreeable accounts from Cherry Valley, which according to your Request I have forwarded to his Excellency General Washington. If I do not hear that the Enemy have left the Frontier and nothing extraordinary happens to prevent me, I mean to set out for Albany to-morrow or next Day at farthest that I may be the better able to render you assistance." 186 Smith, Robert. Secretary of State. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Baltimore, January 16, 1786. To William Tilghman. With address. 187 Monroe, James. Secretary of State. Autograph Mem- oranda. Octavo. 2 pages. With signature attached. 188 Campbell, Geoge W. Secretary of the Treasury. Let- ter signed. Quarto. Treasury Department, June 21, 1814. To William White. With address. * 189 Dallas, Alexander J. Secretary of the Treasury. Au- tograph Letter, signed. Quarto. October 13,1805. 190 Eustis, William. Secretary of War. Autograph Let- ter, .signed. Quarto. Washington, January 29, 181 1. 191 Armstrong, John. Secretary of War. Autograph Letter, signed in the third person. Quarto. Amster- dam, August 13, 1809. 192 Monroe, James. Secretary of War. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Quarto. February 4, 1793. 193 Crawford, William H. Secretary of War. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Treasury Department, De- cember 29, 1 82 1. 194 Hamilton, Paul. Secretary of the Navy. Letter signed. Quarto. Navy Department, April 27, 18 10. To Lieutenant John Trippe. With franked address. 31 ^95 Jones, ^Villiam. Secretaryof the Navy. Letter signed. Quarto. Navy Department, July 19, 181 3. To Ben- jamin Austin. With franked address. 196 Crowninshield, Benjamin W. Secretary of the Navy. Letter signed. Quarto. Navy Department, August II, 1817. 197 Meigs, Return Jonathan. Postmaster-General. Au- tograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Marietta, February 19, 1807. To George Simpson. 198 Pinkney, William. Attorney-General. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Baltimore, April, 18 16. To Henry Clay. " I beg leave to resign my Seat as a member of the House of Repre- sentatives of the United States for Maryland." 199 Rush, Richard. Attorney-General. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Sydenham, near Phila- delphia, August 10, 1839. To F. A. Rupley. With address. JAMES MONROE'S ADMINISTRATION. 200 Monroe, James. President of the United States. Au- tograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. London, June 30, 1 81 8. 201 Tompkins, Daniel D. Vice-President of the United States. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. New York, July 9, 1808. To Robert R.Livingston. With address. 202 Adams, John Quincy. Secretary of State. Autograph franked address. Small octavo. 203 Crawford, William H. Secretary of the Treasury. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Treasury Depart- ment, March 24, 182 1. To Langdon Cheves. 204 Graham, George. Secretary of War. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Quarto. 5 pages. Washington, April 6, 1 817. To L. Cheves. With address. 205 Calhoun, John C. Secretary of W^ar. Letter signed. Quarto. War Department, June 19, 1824. To William Creighton. 206 Smith, Thompson. Secretary of the Navy. Letter signed. Folio and quarto. March 10, 18 19 and Feb- ruary 10, 1820. 2 pieces. 207 Rodgers, John. Secretary of the Navy (ad interim). Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Gibraltar Bay, November 2, 1825. To Captain G. C. Read. 208 Southard, Samuel L. Secretary of the Navy. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. Washington, April 18, 1838. To George Pearson. 209 McLean, John. Postmaster-General. Letter signed. Quarto. Post-Office Department, January 8, 1827. To Edward Everett. With address. 210 Wirt, ^A^illiam. Attorney-General. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. March 23, 1825. To James Barbour. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS'S ADMINISTRATION. 211 Adams, John Quincy. President of the United States. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. London, Novem- ber 30, 1795. Fine specimen. 212 Calhoun, John C. Vice-President of the United States. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Washington, January 10, 1842. 213 Clay, Henry. Secretary of State. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Washington, January 2, 1836. To Thomas. H. Clay. 214 Rush, Richard. Secretary of the Treasury. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. Paris, August 28, 1848. To Commodore Read. 215 Barbour, James. Secretary of War. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Quarto. Washington, February 8, 1823. 216 Porter, Peter B. Secretary of \Var. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Octavo. Black Rock, December 24, 1836. 217 Southard, Samuel L. Secretary of the Navy. Let- ter signed. (Printed). Quarto. Navy Department, ment, January 3, 1826. 53 Andrew jackson's administration. 218 Jackson, Andrew. President of the United States. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Hermitage, May II, 1837. To Judge Burk. With franked address. 219 Van Buren, Martin. Vice-President of the United States. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Linden- wald, October 18, 1843. 220 Van Buren, Martin. Secretary of State. Document signed. Quarto. Washington, December 3, 1838. A portion of his message, as President of the United States, to Congress. 221 Livingston, Edward. Secretary of State. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. New York, June 25, 1799. To William M. Smith. With address. 222 McLane, Louis. Secretary of State. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Quarto. Washington, February 13, 1823. To Thomas Wilson. With franked address. 223 Forsyth, John. Secretary of State. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Washington, November 11, 1837. To Joseph B. Boyd. 224 Inghanni, Samuel D. Secretary of the Treasury. Au- tograph Letter, signed. 6 pages. New Hope, June 27, 1840. To Thomas Dunlop. Long and interesting letter very severely criticising the actions of the Directors of the United States Bank. 225 McLane, Louis. Secretary of the Treasury. Letter signed. Quarto. Treasury Department, January 25, 1832. TcTn. Biddle.. In reference to the Bank of the United States. 226 Duane, William J. Secretary of the Treasury. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Small quarto. Philadelphia, September 24, 1829. 227 Taney, Roger Brooke. Secretary of the Treasury. Letter, signed. Quarto. January 15, 1834. 228 Woodbury, Levi. Secretary of the Treasury. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Navy De- partment. December 26, 1831. To Captain G. C. Reed. u ^29 Eaton, John H. Secretary of War. Letter, signed. Quarto. Washington, April 27, 1830. To John Town - send. With franked address. 230 Cass, Lewis. Secretary of War. Document signed. Quarto. Washington, June 5, 1834. With seal of the War Department attached. Pension certificate of Joshua Hurley, of North Carolina, for services in the Revolutioiiary War. 231 Branch, John. Secretary of the Navy. Letter, signed. Quarto. Navy Department, February lO, 183 1. To Commodore William Bainbridge. 232 Woodbury, Levi. Secretary of the Navy. Lettef, signed. Quarto. Navy Department, January 24, 1832. To Captain George C. Read. 233 Dickerson, Mahlon. Secretary of the Navy. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Philadelphia, March 26, 1807. To Timothy Faxson. With address. 234 Barry, William T. Postmaster-General. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Washington, June 12, 1834. To R. Smith. With address. 235 Kendall, Amos. Postmaster-General. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Boston, August 22, 1833. To Edward Eldredge. With address. 236 Berrien, John M. Attorney-General. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Quarto. Washington, January 8,1842. To A. Keeler. With franked address. 237 Taney, Roger B. Attorney-General. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Quarto. Baltimore, August 19, 1 841. To Henry Funk. With address. 238 Butler, Benjamin F. Attorney-General. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Sandy Hill, September 13, 1 8 19 To Archibald Mclntyre. With address. MARTIN VAN BUREN'S ADMINISTRATION. 239 Van Buren, Martin. President of the United States. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Wash- ington, February 5, 1825. 240 Johnson, Richard M. Vice-President of the United States. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Wash- ington, February 10, 1848. 35 241 Poinsett, Joel R. Secretary of War. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Quarto. February 25, [1839]. To A. O. Dayton. With address. 242 Paulding, James K. Secretary of the Navy. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Washington, November 4, 1839. 243 Grundy, Felix. Attorney-General. Autograph Post- script, signed, to a letter addressed to Colonel Isaac Shellby. \_Stc^. Quarto. 2 pages. Bairdstown, March 13, 1807. With address. A letter requesting that Colonel Shellby accept the nomination for " the chief magistracy in a country where it is only to be obtained by the suffrages of freemen." Signed by James Cox, John Bullock, Gordon Grundy and others, to which is added, in the handwriting of Felix Grundy : "You need make no apology, for your country looks up to you in what I deem (& can convince you) an hour at least of political Danger. ' "F. Grundy." 244 Gilpin, Henry D. Attorney-General. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Quarto. Philadelphia, September 9, 1857. WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON'S ADMINISTRATION. 245 Harrison, William Henry. President of the United States. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Headquarters, Piqua, September 3, 18 12. To Governor Isaac Shelby. With address. " The British and Indians have laid siege to Fort Wayne, perhaps have taken it. It is their object to push on to Fort Harrison & Vincennes. You will my dear Sir, leave nothing undone, I am convinced, to relieve those places. But it must be done by mounted men who will carry the greater part of their own provisions. Millers Regt. I liope have marched from the falls, it ought to be followed by a considerable force of mounted men. I have already detached Col° Allen with 900 Ky. Inf'y (towards Fort Wayne) he is to be joined by 700 mounted men that are advanced of this. But I have been unable to move with the rest of the army for the want of two essential articles. A small supply will be up today & the troops will be ready to march in two hours. — Great God ! what an opportunity I may loose of avenging my country & saving the frontiers for the want of a few trifling articles ? However, we are amply supplied with bayonets & our spirits are roused to the highest pitch. Indignation & resentment fires every heart." 246 Tyler, John. Vice-President of the United States. Au- tograph Letter, signed. 8vo. To Judge Porter. 247 Webster, Daniel. Secretary of State. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. February 18, [1825]. To C. J. Cranch. With address. 248 Ewing, Thomas. Secretary of the Treasury. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. Washington, June 24, 1834. ToN.Biddle. 36 249 Badger, George E. Secretary of the Navy. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 2 pages. Raleigh, June 29, 1858. 25b Granger, Francis. Postmaster-General. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. Albany, February 3, 1828. To Honorable S. Van Rensselaer. interesting political lettei'. 551 Crittenden, John J. Attorney-General. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Senate, July 6, 1838. JOHN TYLER'S ADMINISTRATION. 252 Tyler, John. President of the United States. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. July i, [no year]. To St. Clair Clarke. 253 Legare, Hugh S. Secretary of State. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Washington, March 19, 1843. 254 Upshur, A. p. Secretary of State. Document, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. August 17, 1821. 255 Calhoun, John C. Secretary of State. Letter, signed. Quarto. Department of State, October 14, 1820. To Enoch Parsons. 256 Forward, Walter. Secretary of the Treasury. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. Pittsburg, September 22, 1 8 14. To William 'J'ilghman. With address. 257 Spencer, John C. Secretary of the Treasury. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. Canandaigua, Septem- ber 3, 1838. 258 Bibb, George M. Secretary of the Treasury. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. Washington, Novem- ber 20,1854. To L. J. Cist. With stamped address. 259 Spencer, John C. Secretary of War. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Canandaigua, Novem- ber 19, 1838. 260 Porter, James M. Secretary of War. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Quarto. 4 pages. Easton, February 28 1829. To H. King. 37 261 Wilkins, William. Secretary of War. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Senate Chamber, Friday Morning. No date. To M. Carey. With franked address. 262 Upshur, A. P. Secretary of the Navy. Letter, signed. Quarto. Navy Department, January 23, 1843. To Captain George C. Read. 263 Henshaw, David. Secretary of the Navy. Letter, signed. Quarto. Navy Department, December 6, 184.3. To Commodore George C. Read. 264 Gilmer, Thomas W. Secretary of the Navy. Letter, signed. Quarto. Executive Department, June 6, 1840. To V\'illiam H. Seward. With address. 265 Mason, John Y. Secretary of the Navy. Letter, signed. Quarto. Navy Department, October 25, 1847. To Commodore Charles Stewart. 266 Wickliffe, Charles A. Postmaster- General. Document, signed. Folio. Washington, December 8, 1843. Appointment of George Warren, as Postmaster at North Killingly, Con- necticut. 267 Legare, Hugh S. Attorney-General. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Washington, October 27,1841. JAMES KNOX POLK'S ADMINISTRATION. 268 Polk, James K. President of the United States. Au- tograph Letter, signed, and Postscript signed with initials. Quarto. Washington, March 12, 1832. To James L. Edwards. With address. 269 Dallas, George M. Vice-President of the United States. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. May 20, 1822. To Thomas Wilson. With address. 270 Buchanan, James. Secretary of State. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Washington, August 8, 1 84 1. To Co'loncl Reah Frazer. With franked address. 38 271 Walker, Robert;. Secretary of the Treasury. Letter, signed. Quarto. Treasury Department, September 2 3, 1845. 272 Marcy, William L. Secretary of War. Autograph and three lines. Small octavo. 273 Bancroft, George. Secretary of the Navy. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. No place, no date. 274 Mason, John Y. Secretary of the Navy. Letter signed. Navy Department, October 21, 1844. To Commodore George C. Read. 275 Johnson, Cave. Postmaster-General. Autograph Let- ter, signed. 3 pages. Washington, February 10, 1849. To Richard Frazier. 276 Clifford, Nathan. Attorney-General. Autograph Let-. ter, signed. Octavo. Portland, August 25, 1870. 277 Toucey, Isaac. Attorney-General. Letter signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Navy Department, November 1, 1858. To Commodore Charles Stewart. ZACHARY TAYLOR'S ADMINISTRATION. 278 Taylor, Zachary. President of the tJnited States. Autograph and two lines. Small quarto. 279 Fillmore, Millard. Vice-President of the United States. Octavo. Buffalo, February i, 1867. To Rev. J. H. Dubbs. With address. 280 The Cabinet :— John M. Clayton, Secretary of State; Autograph Letter, signed ; quarto; New Castle, Dela- ware, February 26, 1845. William M. Meredith, Secre- tary of the Treasury ; Autograph Letter, signed ; quarto ; Philadelphia, July 4, 1844. William B. Preston, Secre- tary of the Navy ; Autograph Letter, signed ; quarto ; March 28, 1849. Thomas Ewing, Secretary of the Interior ; Autograph Letter, signed ; quarto ; Washing- ton, December, 18, 1834. Reverdy Johnson, Attorney- General ; Autograph Letter, signed ; quarto ; Washing- ton, December 10, t844. Together 5 pieces, 39 MILLARD FILLMORE'S ADMINISTRATION. 281 Fillmore, Millard. President of the United States. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Albany, ISlovem- ber 27, 1848. To Lewis S. Wells. 282 The Cabinet :— Daniel \Vebster, Secretary of State Autograph Letter, signed ; quarto ; Washington, Sep- tember 16, 1850. I'^dward Everett, Secretary of State Autograph Letter, signed ; quarto; Boston, March 18 1839. Winfield Scott, Secretary of War (ad interim] Autograph Letter, signed ; quarto ; Albany, September 21, 1839. Charles ^. Conrad, Secretary of War Autograph Letter, signed ; Senate Chamber, June 6 1842. Thomas Corwin, Secretary of the Treasury Autograph Letter, signed ; quarto ; \A^ashington, Feb ruary 5, 1833. William A. Graham, Secretary of the Navy; Autograph Letter, signed; quarto; Washington, January 23, 1843. John P. Kennedy, Secretary of the Navy; quarto; Washington, February 21, 1842. Alex- ander H. ti. Stuart, Secretary of the Interior ; Auto- graph Letter, signed ; octavo ; Washington, November 8, 1852. Nathan K. Hall, Postmaster-General; Auto- graph Letter, signed; quarto; Buffalo, June 11, 1873. Together 9 pieces. FRANKLIN PIERCE'S ADMINISTRATION. 283 Pierce, Franklin. President of the United States. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Concord, Febru- ary 18, 1867. 284 King, William R. Vice-President of the United States. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Washington, December 18, 1841. To Oscar P. Keeler. With address. 285 Marcy, ^Villiam L. Secretary of State. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. Albany, November 14,1831. To A. O. Dayton. With franked address. 286 Guthrie, James. Secretary of the Treasury. Letter signed. Quarto. Treasury Department, December 20, 1850. 287 The Cabinet : — ^Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War; Autograph and three lines. James C. Dobbin, Secre- tar)' of the Navy; Letter, signed; quarto; December 24, 1855. James Campbell, Postmaster-General; Auto- graph Letter, signed; quarto; Philadelphia, Novem- . ber 25, 1844. Caleb Gushing, Attorney-General ; Auto- graph Letter, signed; quarto; Newburg, November i , 1 84 1. Together, 4 pieces. ' 40 JAMES BUCHANAN'S ADMINISTRATION. 288 Buchanan, James. President of the United States. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Wheatland, March 28, 1853. 289 Breckinridge, John C. Vice-President of the United States. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 3 pages. Washington, February i, 1852. 290 The Cabinet:— Lewis Cass, Secretary of State; Auto- graph Letter, signed; quarto; Washington, August 11, 1852. Jeremiah S. Black, Secretary of State; Auto- graph Letter, signed; quarto; February 23, 1846. Howell Cobb, Secretary of the Treasury ; Letter, signed ; quarto; Washington, October 31, 1857. Philip F. Thomas, Secretary of the Treasury ; Autograph Letter, signed; quarto; Baltimore, January 13, 1855. John A. Dix, Secretary of the Treasury ; Autograph Letter, signed; octavo; New York, February 22, 1872. Joseph Holt, Secretary of War; Autograph Letter, signed ; octavo; Washington, August 30, 1873. Isaac Toucey, Secretary of the Navy; Autograph Letter, signed; quarto; Marchi3, i860. Jacob Thompson, Secretary of the Interior; Autograph Letter, signed; octavo; November 26, 18.59. Horatio King, Postmaster-Gen- eral; Letter, signed ; quarto; Washington, June 19, 1859. Jeremiah S, Black, Attorney-General ; Auto- graph Letter, signed; folio; Somerset, March 5,1839. Together, 10 pieces. ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S ADMINISTRATION. 291 Lincoln, Abraham. President of the United States. Signature and one line, and signature inclosed in an Autograph Letter, signed. From his son Robert T. Lincoln. Octavo. Chicago, June 3, 1868. 3 pieces. 292 Hamlin, Hannibal. Vice-President of the United States. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 2 pages. Bangor, December 24, 1868. 293 Johnson, Andrew. Vice-President of the United States. Franked envelope. 294 Seward, William H. Secretary of State. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Auburn, August 18, 1839. To F. A. Rupley, with address. 41 295 Chase, Salmon P. Secretary of the Treasury. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Octavo. Washington, April ii, 1853. 296 Fessenden, William P. Secretary of the Treasury. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Washington, June 10, 1856. 297 Cameron Simon. Secretary of War. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Quarto. October 13, 1851. 298 Stanton, Edwin M. Secretary of War. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Columbus, January 15, 1857. To John W. Forney. 299 Welles, Gideon. Secretary of the Navy. Letter signed. Quarto. Navy Department, July 26, 1861. To Luther Littig. 300 Blair, Montgomery. Postmaster-General. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Washington, March 30, 1 865 . To the President. ULYSSES S. GRANT'S ADMINISTRATION. 301 Grant, Ulysses S. President of the United States. Two Autograph Visiting Cards. 302 Colfax, Schuyler. Vice-President of the United States. Autograph Letter, signed. Small octavo. February 29, 1868. 303 The Cabinet: — Ebenezer H. Hoar, Attorney-General; Autograph Letter, signed ; octavo ; Concord, August 23, 1 875. Columbus Delano, Secretary of the Treasury ; Letter, signed; quarto ; Washington, October 26, 1870. George S. Boutwell, Secretary of the Treasury ; Auto- graph Letter, signed ; octavo ; Washington, October II, 1872. John A. J. Creswell, Postmaster-General; Franked envelope. Henry Stanbery, Attorney-general ; Autograph Letter, signed (in pencil) ; octavo ; Novem- ber 2, 1876, and Letter, signed; octavo; Cincinnati, June 22, 1869. Together, 6 pieces. 304 Arthur, Chester A. President of the United States. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. New York, September 9, 1862. To Brigadier-General Hill- house. 305 Cabinet Officers : — F. T. Frelinghuysen, Letter, signed ; E. R. Ploar, Autograph Letter, signed ; Hamilton Fish, Autograph Letter, signed ; and nine others, Together, 12 pieces. 42 MISCELLANEOUS. 306 Aitken, Robert. Printer. Published the first American edition of the Bible in the English language. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. September 9, 1797. To John Nicholson. On business matters. * * * " Accounts of the fever don't appear favorable & citizens are yet going off. I have no desire of moving as yet." Etc. 307 Amherst, Jeffrey, Lord. Major-General in the French and Indian War, and Commander-in-chief in America. Captured Louisburg, Crown Point and Ticonderoga. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. January 11, 1795. To Robert Bayard. Relative to the sale of lauds. Beautiful specimen. 308 Barry, John. Distinguished Captain in the Continental Navy during the Revolutionary War. The first Com- modore in the United States Navy. Letter, signed. Quarto. Newport Harbor, October 20, 1799. To Honorable Jonathan Dayton, Relative to the discharge of a midshipman, for misconduct, etc. 309 Belcher, Jonathan. Colonial Governor of New Jersey and Massachusetts. Letter, signed. Quarto. 4 pages. BurHngton, October 7, 1747. To Mr. Waldron. Ackowledging his congratulation on the writer's appointment as Gov- ernor of New Jersey, and speaking in high praise of that Province. * * * " I am now come to a countrey flowing with milk and honey, inricht with fat lands, accommodated and beautifyd with pleasant Rivers, and situ- ated in a fine I^atitude. And the People have received me with great Re- spect and kindness, and I am determined to return it in all such wayes in my power as may most of all contribute to their substantial Prosperity & happiness. But I am come to a Government I Believe of the Least Profit to a Governor of almost any in the King's Dominions ; yet on this Head I am not anxious or uneasy. For the Shadows grow long and my Sun declines apace." * * * "I have visseted several of the Principal Towns of this Prov- ince, and have not seen one with 200 dwelling houses. This little city (rather a Village; has but 170; yet, Consideratis Considerandis, I have con- cluded on it for the Place, of my Residence, and have taken a house standing on the Banks of Delaware River — and from my window I have a pleasant N'iew of the River for 10 miles, up and down. I have a pretty Garden of about an acre, inclos'd with a handsome brick wall, an Orchard of 6 acres, and in good pasturing & mowing land 60 acres." * * * " But Conversation, ray great delight, I find will be wanting here, Yet as I live but 20 miles from the Large City of Philadelphia — to it a fine Road, and I keep 4 good Trotters — when fatigued with the publick affairs and Tired with my Bonks, I can soon be there." Etc., etc. 43 310 Bloomfield, Joseph. Governor of New Jersey. Major in the Revolutionary War. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. 2 pages. Burlington, April 20, i8oo. To Dr. Elmer. On political affairs in New Jersey.. * * * rought up and considered two several times, largely litigated and finally continued to adjourned ses- sion." * * * " Report of committee for publishing Gov. Trumbull's resig- nation and answer thereto reconsidei'ed and voted. " Saturday morning, 1st Nov. — A letter from Judge Huntington to Gov. Trumbull, enclosing a proclamation and recommendation from Con- gress for a thanksgiving on 2d Tuesday of December was read. ***■»* -X- * * " Thus ended the October sessions — very little good done and very little evil prevented." 75 554 Knox, Henry. Major-General in the Revolution ; Secretary of War. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. 3 pages. Philadelphia, November 20, 1793. To Gene- ral Henry Jackson. With franked address. " Here we are again bag and baggage. I presume the town is free from the disorder (^yellow fever') excepting some old cases at the hospital. The President remains yet at Germantown. Mr. Jefferson and Hamilton and the Attorney General are also in its neighborhood, altho' Hamilton comes into town every other day on account of his business. I found if I stayed in the country I could not collect my clerks, nor be prepared for Congress." * * * 555 Laurens, Henry. President of the Continental Con- gress. His MS. account of his duel with J. F. Grimke, in 1775. Documents, partly autograph. 4 pages folio, and 2 pages quarto, signed. * * * " Mr. GrimkS replied : ' Then I will fire, sir,' and came a few steps nearer towards Mr. Laurens, took his own ground and distance, levelled his pistol, and seemed to take good aim at Mr. Laurens, who stood steady and full fronting him, but the pistol snapped. Then a pause issued. Mr. Grimke took another pistol. Mr. Laurens said, ' I give you your life.' Mr. Grimke answered 'No.' Mr. Laurens said, 'Then fire again,' and Mr. Grimke accordingly took a second pistol from a side pocket and .levelled it at Mr. Laurens. Then, and not till then, Mr. Laurens put himself in an attitude for defense. While Mr. Grimke was levelling his second pistol Mr. Izard walked up and whispered to him. Mr. Grimke then said, ' You know I cannot fire again consistent with my honor.' Then Mr. Laurens replied: ' Go home for I will not fire at you.' " The account gives the occasion of the duel and all particulars, which are quite amusing in places. At the bottom is written in Mr. Laurens' hand : " The copyist has omitted to certify the foregoing papers ; 'tis too far and too late to send for him now for that purpose, but I have carefully examined and found the whole to be true. " Henry Laurens." 556 Lafayette, Gilbert M. Marquis de. Major-General in the Revolution. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. 3 pages. Camp Forks of York River, August 17, 178 1. To Colonel Davies. With franked address. * * * « General Wayne is sensibly affected at some expressions in the late transaction, and notwithstanding the suffering condition of his troops, refused to receive any part of the shoes and I have directed them to be delivered to the Virginia troops." * * * "No one is more fully impressed with the en- deavours of the state and with what she has done in the general cause, and on the general account." * * * "The armys may be lodged at Westham, keeping however, by way of security, a sufficient number of boats in readiness for their transportation higher up, in case of danger. I shall order all the defective, or such arms as want repair to this place." 557 Lincoln, Benjamin. Major-General in the Revolution. Captured at Charlestown. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. October 15, 1779. To Colonel Stirk. " I am informed that it was proposed yesterday that Mr. Robert Baillie should be exchanged for you, * * * but as Mr. Baillie, by his own consent, to accomplish this is not to act against the United States, or go into Savannah for a time limited, you will for the same term, not take of arms against the King of Great Britain." 76 558 Lowndes, Rawlins. President of South Carolina, 1778. Active patriot. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. 2 pages. Charlestown, January 6, 1779- "I have just received further information that Col. Morris is amongst the officers in the English army at Savannah, that he has a colonel's commis- sion to raise a regiment amongst the disaffected in these States — that for that purpose he is provided with 2000 stand of arms, and 2000 suits of ready-made clothes, valuable articles in these limes and powerful inducements to work on the wants and necessities of the poor. We should by all means that can be devised endeavor to counteract this Plan." ■■• * * " We are still in the dark relative to intelligence from Georgia, various flying reports, but very few facts ascertained from any authority," 559 Luzerne, A. C. French Minister to the United States during the Revolution. Autograph Letter (in French), signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Philadelphia, June 3, 1783. To Baron Steuben. TRANSLATION, " I have received with much gratitude the regulations of the respectable order which the officers of the American army have just founded [the Cin- cinnati]. If the courage, the patience, and all the virtues which this brave army has so often displayed in the coUrse of this war should ever be forgotten this institution all would recall them. " I venture to assure you, that all the officers of my nation whom you are willing to admit in your society will be greatly honored. I beg you to believe that I appreciate very highly the honor the officers of the army have done me in deigning to think me worthy of notice on this occasion. I count on going to pay my respects to his Excellency Gen. Washington as soon as the definitive treaty of peace is signed, and I shall have the honor of assuring them in person of my respectful gratitude." 560 Mcintosh, Lachlan. Brigadier-General in the Revo- lution. Killed Button Gwinnett, the signer, in a duel. Autograph Document, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. May 7, 1779. His bill against the United States, for services. "To pay as Brigadier-General in the Continental Service from the 15th Day of May 1778 to the 15th inst, is 12 months at 125 Dollars per month, 1,500." 561 McKenzie, John. British officer in the Revolution. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. April 9, 1779. Written wlien a prisoner of war. " I see our people are so dilatory on the other side that I took the lib- erty of writing Gen Lincoln this day begging of him to indulge me with a parole to go where Gen Provost is and push for an exchange immediately and in case I do not return an officer of my rank I shall give any security that I will return myself precisely the day limited." "17 562 Madison, James. His original unpublished diary, kept by him Avhen making a tour of Lakes George and Champlain, in 1791. Octavo. 6 pages. "May 31, 1791. "Lake Champlain from Ticonderoga 107 or 8 miles beyond Crown Point." * * * " Population — The East side pretty generally settled and the lands opened. On the west the houses are thinly scattered as their view from the lake, but settlements are said to be rapidly forming westward of the moun- tains bordering the lake. At Crown Point is one family only. On the op- posite side the country is well inhabited, at Ticonderoga are several families. * ■»- * '.-! ■* * -x- -::■ '' June 1st. At Fort George are a few families concerned in the little trade and ferriage of this lake. On the east side not a house is seen except one at the north end owned and inhabited by a free negro. He possessed a good farm of about 350 acres, which he cultivates with white hirelings and by his industry and good inanagement turns to good account. He is intelli- gent, reads, writes and understands accounts and is dextrous in his affairs. During the late war he was employed in the commissary department. He has no wife and is said to be disinclined to marriage. ****** -x- -X- "June 2. Fort Edward. Two or three miles from Fort Edward at the junction of the roads leading to Lake George and Wood Creek are 6 or 7 houses — being the germ of a town called King's bury. The rest of the country visible from the road is uninhabited except in a few instances where houses or rather huts are built for the accommodation of waggons passing to and from Lake George. At Fort Edward are 6 or 7 houses. * -A- -)f * -X- * » * "June 3 & 4. From Saratoga to Bennington, 31 miles. The settlers are chiefly immigrants from New England. Their living is extremely plain and economical. Their expenses is chiefly on their houses which are of wood and make a good figure, but are very scantily furnished within. ******** " June 6. From Bennington to Dalton, 38 miles. The farms are small and wild according to the plan of N. England. The manners as described already. The trade of all this country west of the Green Mountains goes to New York through the North River. ******■»* "June 7. From Dalton at the foot of the Green Mountains to North- ampton on Connecticut river, 34 miles. The road crosses the G. Mountains, which consist first of a High Ridge and then a succession of rocky moun- tainous grounds to within 5 or 6 miles of the river." 563 Marbury, Colonel Leonard. Distinguished in the siege of Charleston. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. 2 pages. Augusta, January 11, 1779. * •>:- * It This day a young man returned from Hudsons where about two hundred of the enemy were, but was immediate to retreat to the sisters. He says that the people in that quarter sued for and obtained protection, and their emissaries are dispersed with their proclamations thro' this and the two neighboring States, and if some immediate step is not taken we have every reason to believe that great numbers will flock to their standard ; I have em- ployed another young man to go through their camps, and shall give you the earliest and every intelligence in my power from time to time." * * * 564 Marion, Francis. Brigadier-General in the Revolutiort. "The Swamp Fox." Autograph Letter, signed. Bacon Bridge, March 7, 1780. To General Lincoln. With address. " At 8 o'clock last night the Enemy crossed Wappo Bridge with one thousand grenadiers and Light Infantry, with an intention to surprise Major Vernier's post (as it is supposed by one of Col. Henry's horse, deserting to them), and like to have done it by the carelessness of one of the piquets, but luckily one of the British missing his way and being taken, the Major re- treated without loss. The last accounts say there were within three miles of Ashly ferry. — Should they come this way I am afraid we shall give a poor account of them, for want of ammunition." * * * Very rare. 565 Massachusetts Lottery Bond. Issued February 5, 1780. Quarto. Signed by Hugh Gardner, treasurer, and J. Scollay and Edward Green, as committee. " Death to counterfeit this." Design of pine tree, inclosed in circle of a snake holding end of tail in its mouth. Very curious. 566 Mauduit-Dupplessis. Le Chevalier, Colonel in the Revolutionary War. Afterwards killed in San Domingo. Autograph Letter (in French), signed. Quarto. 3 pages. February 20, 1778. To Henry Laurens. TRANSLATION. " I had promised to send to you an exact journal of our expedition in Canada. Marquis de Laifayette wrote you how he found all the preparations for this expedition. Gen. Gates told him that all was in the greatest readi- ness ; that 3500 men, fit for duty, were ready to march ; that these men were very well clothed for a winter campaign in Canada ; in a word, the Marquis would find all ready to begin the expedition. This was also the promise of his Excellency, Gen. Gates. Let us see now the exact situation in which the Marquis has found the Northern department. 1437 men are all the troops fit for duty, and in this number we had but 960 privates." * * * "A great part of these people is without shoes, stockings, clothes, blankets, etc." * * " The intention of the Marquis is not to sacrifice 960 uncloathed soldiers by letting them perish by the cold on their way to Canada." * * * " It would be more than mad — more than foolish to attack with 960 men " * * * "All is at an end, my dear President ; the expedition is absolutely impossible. I confess to you I had in this purpose, the greatest desire of my heart, for it would have been pleasant to me to command the artillery of this expedition. I lose the very best opportunity of my life. I have written to you from headquarters to have issued for me a Lieutenant-Colonel's commission of ar- tillery. I am the only Frenchman without a commission. — The appointment is the desire of the General (Knox), and the commander-in-Chief Gen. Wash- ington. My ambition has been and always will be to deserve it, and will prove it with my life." ?9 567 Montgomery, John. Member of the Continental Cori- gress. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. Annapolis, February 17, 1784. " We have a Congress three days in the [week]. Nothing worth men- tioning done since you left us. Dr. Lee is to have a ball this evening at Mideltons. The Republicans have their Ball also to-morrow evening. We are to have the players here. The young ladies send their compliments." Etc., etc. 568 Montgomery, Richard. Major-General in the Revolu- tion. Killed in the assault on Quebec. Autograph Letter, not signed. Quarto. * * * « As soon as any part of the first Reg't is ready let them proceed. We are told powder is no longer scarce. Tryon county wants it exceedingly. I have ventured to send them a little of what is come from Philadelphia," With autograph letter, signed, octavo, of his wife, Janet Montgomery : — " With the paper I send you an invitation to dine with us, and stay with us and join us in rejoicing at this greatest of all events. The capture of the Duke of York will doubtless bring about a peace, or, what is better, a revo- lution. Tell Mrs. Gates not to weep too much on this sad occasion. We have seen Genet's letters to the Consul. — All the bells were set a ringing at Philadelphia, and tout h monde came to visit and congratulate the now tri- umphant minister." 569 Morril, A. Major in the Revolution. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Quarto. 4 pages. Headquarters, Pines Bridge, May 16, 1781. * * * i< The Croton which served as a Barrier in the winter is now incapa- ble of preventing the advance of a party undiscovered as there is not any place, which they cannot ford with Infantry." * * * " The disposition of the majority of the inhabitants in the vicinity of this place I am fully confi- dent will induce them to facilitate every enterprise of those infamous mur- derers, who distinguished themselves on the 14th inst, for cruelty. The in- telligence with it appears the enemy procured of a movement of some of our officers after ten o'clock on the evening preceding the massacre, fully evinces the truth of my last observation." ***<'! sent yesterday a return of our killed, etc., by Major Scott, which I presume has reached you before this can arrive." * * * This refers to the surprise of Colonel Christopher Greene by Colonel Delancey, at Croton River, in which Colonel Greene, Major Flagg and many others were killed. 570 Morris, Samuel C. Philadelphia patriot in the Revo- lution. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. Philadelphia, July 6, 1784. * * * " The Council of Censors are sitting but nothing of any importance going on. The idea of a change in the Constitution appears to be impractica- ble, in fact from the resignation of Col. Miles, the parties there appear to be nearly balanced. By this time I suppose your Committee is formed,— great harmony will reign among you and so much good humor I hope as to induce a resolution to come amongst us, which will not be only convenient to you, but very agreeable to many of the peaceable citizens here." Worm-eaten. 86 ^71 Nash, Francis. Brigadier-General in the Revolution. Killed at the Battle of Germantown. Autograph Letter. Folio. 1774. " Orange County. May Inferior Court. " Present his Majesty's Justices, etc. " Ordered that the Sheriff summon the following persons to attend the next Court of Oyer and Terminer to be held for Hillsborough District, on the tenth day of June, towit." Etc., etc. Very rare. 572 Nicholson, James. Commander-in-chief of the Conti- nental Navy. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Annapolis, April 6, 1776. To Samuel Pur- viance. With address. " This moment Mr. Laxe's Brig has returned giving an account of Mr. Hudson's ship being taken off Rappahanock." * * * " Another of their ten- ders have gone in pursuit of Mr. Young's Brig, who had taken shelter among the Tangiers. They likewise informed me that there is not the least proba- bility of a vessel escaping as the Tenders keep out in the Bay the whole night." * * * " I shall sail in morning and will wait in Potomac." 573 Nicholas, Lewis. Brigadier-General in the Revolution. This is the officer who wanted Washington to become King of America. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. 2 pages. Philadelphia, June 19, 1782. To General Hand. With address. * * * "The 13th inst I received an order from the Board of War to hold the regiment in readiness to march to West Point." * * * " The bad state of our Treasury and stores render it very diflicult to procure the clothing for a corps almost naked and that have not among them ten pairs of shoes suffi- cient to carry them half way." * * * "As I believe we shall be sent to Trenton by water and I am apprehensive we may meet with some further delay then by. procuring the waggons sufficient for a regiment containing a number of men unable to march so far and that must be carried." * * * " By this days post I send orders to thd detachment at Boston to march to West Point. I shall leave the superintendence of the Hospitals to Capt. Cooper of the Invalid regiment, whose wound does not permit him to march with us, till his Excellency's pleasure is known." * * * 574 Morris, Isaac. Chief Justice of Pennsylvania ; mem- ber of the Albany Convention of 1754. Document signed. Foho. December 24, 1763. A message to the Governor from the Assembly. " We have taken into consideration your Honour's Message of the 2ist instant and are extremely concerned to hear of the unprovoked cruelties committed on the peaceable Indians settled in Conestoga Manor. We thank the Governor for communicating this Intelligence and the Indian Conferences to us, and for the Measures he has taken to have the Perpetrators of this horrid Barbarity, and their Accomplices, apprehended and brought to Justice. We will provide for the expense of removing and maintaining such of these unhappy people as have escaped the fury of the abovementioned lawless Party, and desire your Honour will be pleased to order them to be brought down to some Place of Safety as soon as it can conveniently be done." Etc. 8i 575 t>arsons, Samuel H. Major-General in the Revolutlort. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. Middle- ton, November i, 1778. To General Philip Schuyler. With address. * * * " I entered into the spirit of tlie Controversy with Great Britain very early, and in civil life took a decisive part in favor of my country." * * * " On first raising troops for the defence of the country I accepted a regiment and in that and my present rank have served to this time." * * * " As the pay allowed me is not adequate to mine and my family expenses I must there- fore be compelled to leave the army unless I can have such rank the pay of virhich v^ill support my family." * * * « I shall join my brigade in about ten days and shall be particularly obliged for your friendship to obtain such rank and command for me as v/iW enable me to continue with Honor in the army and do justice to my family." 576 Pemberton, Robert. Officer in the Revolution. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. New York, August 15, 1783. To General Hand. With address. " I embrace the opportunity by Mr Sam Fraunces, {Fraunces Tavern) who comes to headquarters to send you a hat for master John." * * * " I have been very unwell since my return from cold taken in a very tedious pas- sage down the river so have not been able to open a communication with Capt Potts who is on Long Island." * * * « The orders for the Evacuation of this Garrison are given out by Sir Guy, and they begin to stir briskly in their preparations. Transports are expected every hour. I flatter myself it will not be long till they are gone." * * * 577 Pennsylvania Frontiers. Report of a committee de- tailed to raise troops to defend the frontiers. Auto- graph Letter, signed, of Benjamin Elliot. Folio. 2 pages. Bedford, March 20, 1778. To Brigadier-General Hand and George Clymer. Endorsed by George Clymer. Signed also by George Woods and David Espey. " We received your instructions, dated the 7th instant by Capt Clugage, empowering us to raise three companies of volunteers for the Defense of the Frontiers." * * * « We have proceeded upon the business and have accord- ingly wrote to different men in several parts of the country to engage such a number of men as will entitle them to our Recommendation to you for their appointment." * * * 578 Petition to the Commonw^ealth of Massachusetts. A sequence of the unfortunate Penobscot Expedition. Manuscript Document. 2 pages. Folio. Salem, Oc- tober 18, 1783. « * * " That before and at the time of the Expedition against Penobscot your Memorialists lived there and were possessed of three commodious dwelling houses, barns, farming utensils, and considerable stock in cattle, sheep, etc. But when that part of the State fell under the British power (refusing to take arms against our own country) the enemy began to pillage, take away our cattle and other necessaries, and so distressed us that we were forced to fly and have since that time resided in Salem. After our escape we under- stand that by care and encouragement of the British Commander, the Tories in those parts have taken away our hard earned houses, etc., and removed them to Bagaduce." * * * " Therefore your petitioners humbly pray your honours to compassionate our distress." * * * " Edward Smith "Nicholas Crosby "Joshua Eustis." §2 5^9 Putnam, Israel. "Old Put." Major-General in the Revolution. Letter, signed. Folio. Headquarters at Fishkill, November 7, 1777. " You are hereby directed to proceed immediately to Esopus and with all convenient dispatch raise the Lady Washington Galley and put her in order for action." * * * 580 Revere, Paul. Massachusetts' patriot in the Revolu- tion. Hero of the midnight ride, after the battle of Lexington. Document, signed. Folio. May 26, 1798. Attested by a Notary Public. 581 Rochambeau. French Major-General in the American Revolution. Distinguished at the surrender of Yorktown. Autograph Document (in French), signed. Quarto. 1804. TRANSLATION. " I certify that M. de Villegues the elder, veteran officer of the regiment of Royal Auverge — formerly Gatinois, vpas wounded in the attack on one of the redoubts which was captured, and which contributed to the early sur- render of the army of Cornwallis." * * * " He asks a brevet of the legion of honor. The wound which he has received in that most brilliant affair which ensured the Independence of America and the cause of liberty, can- not prevent me from doing too much for him. I ask this favor for him as an officer of great valor and full of honor. My son acted as Colonel of the regiment and he bears the same witness." 582 Rutherford, Griffith. Brigadier-General in the Revolu- tionary War. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Camp near Lister's Ferry, March 11, 1779. To General Lincoln. With address. " I have not as yet made any discovery of the enemies' movements. Yesterday I sent a party of horse to reconnoitre the road which leads from Smiths, around the Black Swamp to Turkey Hill." * * * " It will be neces- sary to have a picquet on that pass. The duty of my camp is so hard that I cannot supply Ihe want." * « * « Last night two deserters came into our camps. The enemy keep a continual firing opposite the Sisters — a very un- usual practice." 583 Scammell, Alexander. Brigadier-General in the Revo- lutionary War ; Adjutant-General. Killed at Yorktown. Official orders for builditTg the winter quarters at Mor- ristown, issued by Washington, at headquarters. West Point. Novemberi9, 1779. Folio. Document, signed. * * * " Upon the arrival of the troops destined to quarter in New Jersey, at the ground on which they are to hut, the space allotted for each brigade will be pointed out by the Quartermaster-General, who will furnish a plan of the intended dimensions of the soldiers' Huts; in the construction of which it is expected that a minute attention will be paid to the plan— as conveniency, health and every good consequence will result from a perfect uniformity in the camp. The Commander-in-Chief takes this previous opportunity of assuring that any hut not exactly conformable to the plan or the least out of line shall be pulled down and built again agreeable to the model and its proper place." * * * 83 5^4 Scarborough, E. Officer in the Revolutionary War. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio, 3 pages. Camp Sal- isbury, December 2, 1780, To Brigadier-General Sumner. With address. * " I have the pleasure to inform you there was marcht into town yester- day between 90 and 100 tories that was taken by Gen. Morgan within about thirteen miles of Camden. I must think you have heird of the Battle that Gen. Sumter had with the British about three weakes ago. Col. Tarl- ton with a number of Infantry pursued him about 50 miles, and finding that he could not come up with him mounted part of the 60 first Regiment on horses that he might be able to come up with him. Gen. Sumter giting in- tiligence frequent heird that he had left part of his foot behind. He formed immeadetly at the first convenent place and waited his charge which they made in a little time. They made thre vigerrus charges, but were repulsed. I am informed that the third charge they made that a captain had the com- mand, that Tarlton was mortalli wounded. By express that came to head- quarters this morning before I left camp informs that the Enemi had between seventy and eighty men killed on the ground and as many wounded. Our loss was three killed and four wounded and Gen. Sumter one of the wounded. This is the second such surprise they have give Gen. Sumter since you left camp. They sent out a major with a party to surprise him. He killed about twenty of his men and made the major prisoner." Etc., etc. 585 Scott, Charles. Brigadier-General in the Revolution- ary War. Distinguished at Monmouth and Charleston, where he was captured. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Georgetown, March 27, 1780. To General Lincoln. With address. * * * " Gen. Woodford's Brigade crossed P. D. at the Chawrans yesterday. The remainder of my brigade is two days in their rear. The Virginia State regiment and Corps of horse are a few days in the rear of them. The whole of them are light having left their heavy baggage behind. Unhappy for us there was no provision on the lower road for the troops which obliged us to go by the way of Cross Creek, or they would have been nearly with you this day. I myself will proceed on my way to Charlestown, and expect to be with you the day after tomorrow." 586 Searle, James. Mem'ber of the Continental Congress. In 1780 he was sent to France to raise a loan. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Brest, September 2, 1780. Announcing his arrival in France, after " a tedious and hazardous passage of 43 days." ***'"! have been received and treated with the utmost politeness and attention by all the great people of this place." Etc., etc. 587 Slave Deed. Document, signed and witnessed. Folio. 1839. Whereby Isaac Lane in consideration of the sum of eight hundred dollars, " hath bargained, sold and by these presents doth grant, bargain and sell, a certain negro man slave named Austin, now about 28 years of age," etc. 84 588 Stark, John. Brigadier-General in the Revolutionary War. The victor of the Battle of Bennington. Letter, signed. Quarto. Albany, January 25, 1778. To Governor Clinton. » * * i< Have noted the contents and agreeable to making an expedition to the Unindello. I have ordered scouts to be sent from Cherry Valley to reconnoitre the Country and find out the Enemies strength and the situation of the country. When they return I shall be able to give you a more particu- lar account." Etc. Rare. 589 Alexander, William. Lord Stirling. Major-General in the Revolutionary War. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Camp Middlebrook, January 7, 1779. To Governor Clinton. "We have no news here except that two fleets of at least 50 sail each, left N. York the 28th and 29th, one it is said for the West Indies; the other for England. I cannot learn any troops are on board except invalids. It is certain that in the storm of the 24th, twenty-one ships were stranded on Staten Island near the watering place, and then foundered in the Bay. The common report in New York is that Count D'Estang has taken the whole Cork fleet, except one which is arrived at Rhode Island. The troops have had no flour issued to them for near a month past, nor no bread except what is made of musty oatmeal and rice which is Very short." * * * On the fly-sheet, in reply, is an autograph letter of Governor Clinton, dated "Quorton, Pokeepsie," January 22, 1779. Not signed. " The accounts we have from New York by Deserters and others coincide with those you have in camp. From the northward there is nothing to com- municate worthy your Lordship's attention." 590 Trescott, Colonel Lemuel. Officer in the Revolution- ary War. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. 2 pages. West Point, May 31, 1781. * « * 11 Never did an army want officers more than ours. I have only four of them fit for duty," ***'i|,iistration; and suggests * hy, preventing the importation of Palatines in English vessels. ■ 91 6is Logan, James. President of the Council. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. April 2i, 1746. To Richard Peters. With address. Also Autograph Letter, signed, of Richard Peters, on same page. 5i6 Logan, James. Document, signed. Folio. Philadel- phia, April 12, 1704. Minutes of Council. The members of the Council were John Evans, Lieutenant-Governor Edward Shippen, Samuel Carpenter, Griffith Owen, Samuel Hinney, Caleb Pusey, Jasper Yeates, Richard Hill, William Trent and James Logan. 617 Thomas, George. Lieutenant-Governor. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. Philadelphia, June 14, 1739- To the Proprietors, giving an account of his Government. Indorsed " Duplicate from the Penn MSS." Etc. 618 Hamilton, James. Lieutenant-Governor. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Bush Hill, August 25, 1782. To Jasper Yeates. With address. 619 Morris, Robert Hunter. Deputy-Governor. Letter, signed. Folio. Philadelphia, March 21, 1755. To Richard Peters. 620 ■ Denny, William. Lieutenant-Governor. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Philadelphia, December 5, I7S7- To Governor Sharpe, of Maryland. Fine specimen. 621 Penn, John. Lieutenant-Governor. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Philadelphia, September 22, 1764. To Richard Penn. 622 Penn, John. Document, signed. Folio. Philadelphia, May 24, 1770. With seal. "To Edmund Physick, Esq.; Keeper of the Great Seal, Greeting. These are to require you to affix the said Seal unto a Patent by Us granted to Edmund Stiles * * * for a lot in the City of Philadelphia." Etc. 623 Penn, Richard. Lieutenant-Governor. Document, signed. Folio. Philadelphia, July 23, 1773. With seal. 624 Penn, Richard. Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Lon- don, October 5, 1755. To Robert Hunter Morris. Signed also by Thomas Penn, by whom the letter is written. Fine letter, relating to raising money for use of the Crown, in the French and Indian War, indorsed " Duplicate from the Penn MSS.," etc. 92 525 Wharton, Thomas Jr. President of the Supreme Ex- ecutive Council. Autograph Document, signed. Oc- tavo. Philadelphia, December 9, 1776. " In Council of Safety, "Philad'a, Dec'r 9th, 1776. " Deliver to Colonel Evan Evans thirty bushels of Salt for the use of the Associators in his Battalion, he paying for the same at the rate of 15/ V bushel. " By order of Council, "Thos. Wharton, Jun,, Presd't. '•To Mr. Robert Eastburn." 626 Bryan, George. Acting President (vice Wharton, de- ceased). Document, signed. Quarto. Lancaster, Oc- tober 2, 1784. With seal. 627 Reed, Joseph. President of the Supreme Executive Council. Document, signed. Quarto. Philadelphia, March 3, 1781. An order for pay of the officers and soldiers of the Pennsylvania line. 628 Moore, William. President of the Supreme Executive Council. Document, signed. Folio. Philadelphia, July 2, 1782. With seal. Pass to New York, during the British occupation. 629 Dickinson, John. President of the Supreme Executiye Council. Document, signed. Folio. Philadelphia, May 4, 1784. With seal. Marriage license. 630 Franklin, Benjamin. President of the Supreme Ex- ecutive Council. Document, signed. Quarto. Phila- delphia, December 6, 1785. "^ 631 Mifflin, Thomas. President of the Supreme Executive Council. Document, signed. Folio. Philadelphia, August 20, 1790. Signed also by Thomas Ewing. GOVERNORS OF PENNSYLVANIA, SINCE 1790. 632 Mifflin, Thomas. Letter, signed. Folio. Philadel- phia, February 28, 1794; and Document signed (com- mission), folio, Philadelphia, October 28, 1797. With seal. 2 pieces. 633 McKean, Thomas. Document, signed. Quarto. Jan- uary 22, 1 794. Signed also by William Augustus Atlee, and others. 93 634 Snyder, Simon. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. January 29, 1818; also, two Commissions, signed, folio, 18 14. 3 pieces. 635 Findlay, William. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Lancaster, July 27, 1807. To Jonathan Smith. With address. 636 Hiester, Joseph. Autograph Document, signed. Folio. March 13, 1794. 637 Schulze, John Andrew. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Harrisburg, November 10, 1829; and Commis- sion, signed, folio, 1848. 638 Wolf, George. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Washington, January 4, 1829; and Autograph Letter, signed, quarto, 2 pages, Harrisburg, Febru- ary 23, 1833. Both to Honorable Henry King. With address. Interesting political letters. 639 Ritner, Joseph. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. Mount Rock, October 23, 1841. To Thomas H. Burrowes. With address. 640 Porter, David R. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Harrisburg, March i, 1845 ; also Commission, signed, folio, 1839. 2 pieces. 641 Shunk, Francis R. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Harrisburg, May 29, 1846. 642 Shunk, Francis R. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Harrisburg, May 20, 1847. Playful letter to an old friend, written in German and English, in alter- nate lines. 643 Shunk, Francis R. Autograph Letter (in German), signed. Quarto. Harrisburg, October 10, 1845 ; and Commission, signed, folio, 1845. 2 pieces. 644 Johnston, William F. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Harrisburg, November 22, 1848; and Commis- sion, signed, folio, 1850. 2 pieces. 645 Bigler, William. Autograph Letter, signed. August 14, 1854. 646 Pollock, James. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Harrisburg, June 19, 1855. 94 647 Packer, William F. Autograph Letter, signed. Quart6. Harrisburg, July 6, 1839; also octavo, Williamsport, July 18, 1864, and Commission, signed, folio, 1858. 3 pieces. 648 Curtin, Andrew G. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Bellefonte, January 8, 1859; and Commission, signed, folio, 1863. 2 pieces. 649 Geary, John W. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. New Cumberland, January 17, 1866; and Autograph Letter, signed, quarto, Harrisburg, April 23, 1867. 2 pieces. 650 Hoyt, Henry M. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Harrisburg, May 23, 1879; and Autograph Letter, signed " Hoyt," quarto, Harrisburg, March 22, 1879. 2 pieces. 651 Pattison, Robert E. Autograph Letter, signed. Oc- tavo. Philadelphia, May 19, 1884. 652 Beaver, James A. Signature on card. VICE-PRESIDENTS OF PENNSYLVANIA. 653 Smith, Matthew. Autograph Document, signed. Folio. February 23, 1782 ; William Moore, Document, signed, quarto, Philadelphia, March 13, 1781 ; James Potter, Brigadier-General of militia in the Revolutionary War, Autograph Document, signed, Philadelphia, March 10, 1786 ; James Ewing, License for a public house, signed, folio, 17 — ; James Irvine, General in the Revolutionary War, Document, signed, folio, Philadelphia, July 27, 1782 ; Charles Biddle, Autograph Note, signed, quarto, June 15, 1805; Peter Muhlenberg, Document, signed, octavo, Philadelphia, September 1 1 , 1 804 ; David Rad- dick. Autograph Letter, signed, quarto, Lancaster, May 2, 1788, and George Ross, Autograph Letter, signed, quarto, Philadelphia, June 30,1789. Together, 9 pieces. 654 Turner, Robert. Commissioner of State, 1688. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. Philadelphia, Septem- ber 10, 1679; also Document, signed, of Thomas Penn, October 21, 1762, small octavo; and Autograph Docu- ment, signed, small quarto, of '. — Clarke, President of Council. Together 3 pieces. 9§ AUTHORS. 655 Agassiz, Louis, Celebrated naturalist. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Cambridge, February 19, 1856; and Autograph Letter, with signature cut off, quarto. 2 pieces. 656 Aitken, Robert. Printed the first Bible in the English Language in America. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Philadelphia, May 15, 1772. To Jasper Yeates. With address. Fine specimen. 657 Anthon, Charles. Published the " Anthon Edition " of the Classics. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. New York, March 9, 1839. 658 Butler, Fanny Kemble. Daughter of Charles Kemble. Eminent actress and authoress. Autograph Letter, signed " Fanny." Small octavo. No date. 659 Breckenridge, Hugh H. Author and politician. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. Pittsburg, July 19, 180 1. 660 Carey, Mathew. Author and publisher. Autograph Letter, signed. Philadelphia, January 7, 1837; and Autograph Letter, signed, quarto, of Henry C. Carey, January 13, 1825. 2 pieces. 661 Choate, Rvlfus. Most eminent advocate of New England. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Washington, Jan- uary 8, 1845. 662 Clark, L. Gaylord. American writer. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. New York, July 16, 1841. 663 Cooper, J. Fenimore. Eminent American novelist. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. New York, Octo- ber 17, 1835. Interesting literary letter. 664 Curtis, George William. Author of " Lotus Eating," " The Howadji in Syria," etc. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. New York, January 18, 1869. 665 EUicott, Andrew. Astronomer and engineer. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. January 14, 1796. 666 Emerson, Ralph Waldo. Eminent poet and essayist. Autograph Letter, signed. Ocatvo. 2 pages. Con- cord, January 28, 1852. 56 667 Graydon, Alexander. Author of " Memoirs of a Life Chiefly Passed in Pennsylvania." Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. August 23, 1785. To Jasper Yeates. With address. 668 Halleck, Fitz-Greene. Distinguished American poet. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. New York, April 12, 1848. 669 Hayne, Paul H. Poet. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. " Copse Hill," near Augusta, November 29, 1871. 670 Headley, Joel Tyler. Author of " Washington and his Generals," etc. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. New York, September i, 1837. 671 Hoffman, David. Lawyer and law-writer. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Baltimore, February 6, 1843. 672 Holmes, Oliver Wendell. Distinguished author, wit and poet. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Boston, March 9, 1859. 673 Hopkinson, Joseph. Author of " Hail Columbia." Au- tograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Philadel- phia, August 14, 1817. 674 IngersoU, Charles J. Author of " History of the Second American War with Great Britain." Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Philadelphia, January 6, 1838. 675 Kennedy, John P. Author of " Swallow Barn," " Horse- shoe Robinson," etc. AutOf^raph Letter, signed. Oc- tavo. 2 pages. Baltimore, January 20, 1838. 676 Kent, James. Eminent American jurist. Author of " Commentaries on American Law." Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. New York, November 2, 1841. 677 Key, Philip Barton. Author of the " Star Spangled Banner." Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Wash- ington, March 3, 1841. 678 Lippard, George. Author of several fascinating romances. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Phila- delphia, December 13, 1847. 679 Longfellow, Henry W. Eminent poet. Autograph poem of four lines, signed. Quarto. September 27, 1845. ' The day is done and the darkness Falls from the wing of Night, As a feather is wafted downward From an eagle in his flight." 680 Longfellow, Henry W. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Cambridge, February 8, 1879. 97 68r Lossing, Benson J. Historian. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Poughkeepsie, June 17, 1837. 682 Lowell, James Russell. Poet, critic and scholar. Au- tograph Letter, signed. Oblong quarto. Boston, March 24, 1841. 683 Lynch, William F. Naval officer and aXathor. Au- tograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Philadelphia, August 16, 1852. 684 Marsh, George Perkins. Eminent philologist and author. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Burlington, January 23, 1841. 685 Morris, George P. Lyric poet. Author of " Woodman Spare that Tree." Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. New York, January 25, 1838. 686 Morse, Samuel F. B. Inventor of the telegraph, and artist. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Washing- ton, January 27, 1845. 687 Neal, Joseph C. American journalist and humorous writer. Autograph Letter, signed. Philadelphia, July 19, 1865. 688 Palfrey, John Gorham. Author of " History of New England," Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Cam- bridge, June 4, 1853. 689 Parton, James. Able and popular writer. Author of " Life of Aaron Burr," etc. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 3 pages. New York, February i, 1865. 690 Phillips, Wendell. American reformer. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 2 pages. December 4, 1866. 691 Prentice, George D. Poet and journalist. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Louisville, July 12, 1855. 692 Prescott, William H. Eminent historian. Letter, signed. Quarto. Boston, April 17, 1843. 693 Rittenhouse, David. Astronomer and mathematician. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. January 26, 178 1. To, Honorable William Moore. 694 Saxe, John G. Eminent American poet. Autograph Letter, signed. Small octavo. Burlington, Vermont, September 8, 1858. Accompanied with an Autograph poem, folio, of 32 lines : " A leaf from the original MS. of the ' The Times,' a poem in my volume." 98 695 Schoolcraft, Henry R. Distinguished American trav- eler, ethnologist" and scientific writer. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Quarto. New York, October I2, 1841. 696 Sigourney, Lydia H. Poetess. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Hartford, January 3, 1844. 697 Simms, William Gilmore. Novelist. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Quarto. New York, August 28. No year. 698 Sparks, Jared. American historian and biographer. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Cambridge, Sep- tember 27; 1841. 699 Stephens, John Lloyd. American traveler, archaeolo- gist and author. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. New York, July 23, 1844. 700 Stone, ^A^illiam L. Journalist and author. Autograph Letter, signed. New York, February 9, 1841. 701 Street, Alfred B. Poet and miscellaneous writer. Au- tograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Albany, June 22, 1869. 702 Sully, Thomas. Eminent painter. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Philadelphia, May 6, 1839. 703 Sumner, Charles. Eminent statesman and lawyer. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Washington, April 12, 1853- 704 Tappan, William B. Poet. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Boston, May 16, 1839. 705 Taylor, Bayard. American traveler, writer and poet. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, September 20, 1870. 706 Ticknor, George. Distinguished scholar and writer. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. No date. 707 Thomson, Charles West. Poet. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Philadelphia, July 10, 1840. 708 Tucker, Nathaniel Beverly. Lawyer and novelist. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. September 8, 1841. 709 Tuckerman, Henry T. Poet. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. New York, March 4, 1843. 710 Webster, John W. Professor at Harvard. Hanged for the murder of Dr. Parkman. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. Boston, June 27, 1824. 99 711 Winthrop, Robert E. American statesman and orator. Autograph Letter, signed. Boston, January 28, 1873. 712 White, Richard Grant. Shakesperian scholar. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Octavo. No date. With por- tion of " Dramatis Personae " of " The Tempest," as heading to the letter. 713 Whittier, John Greenleaf. Celebrated poet. Original MS. of the poem, " The Huskers." Large quarto. 4 pages. With personal note to the editor of " The Era " at the bottom of the fourth page, addressed to Gan'l Bailey, Jr., Esq., Washington, D. C, and bearing the Amesbury postmark. With newspaper cuttings of the first publication of the poem. Splendid condition. 714 Wilde, Richard* Henry. Poet. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Washington, February 10, 1842. 715 Williams, John. Author of " The Redeemed Captive." Autograph MS., about A. D., 1700. Octavo. 2 pages. 716 W^illis, Nathaniel Parker. Poet and author. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. No date. 717 Hoffman, Charles F. Poet and novelist. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. New York, j\pril 13, 1843. 718 Brooks, Nathan C. Poet. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Baltimore, July 8, 1840. 719 Alcott, A. Bronson. Writer on education. Autograph Letter, signed. Concord, July 16, 1866; and Auto- graph Letters, signed, -of Maria Mitchell, Clark Mills, B. F. De Costa and Samuel Ward. Together, 5 pieces. 720 Silliman, Benjamin. Eminent naturalist and scholar. Autograph Letter, signed. Yale College, October i, 1 844 ; also. Autograph Letters, signed, of B. Silliman, Jr., J. E. Snodgrass, John Pickering, H. B. Stowe, P^ranklin Bache, and Alexander Dallas Bache. To- gether, 8 pieces. 721 Bryant, William CuUen. Poet. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. New York, January 28, 1848. Also Autograph Letters, signed, of Park Benjamin, poet ; Parker Cleaveland, mineralogist; Thomas Cooper, nat- ural philosopher; Joseph R. Chandler, Robert M. Charl- ton, George T. Curtis and Peter S. Du Ponceau. Together, 8 pieces. too 7:^2 Morton, Samuel George. Craniologist. Author of " Crania Americana." Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Philadelphia, September 18, 1845. Also Autograph Letters, signed, of Ogden Hoffman, John Frost, E. l\ EUett, Robert Hare, Walter R. Johnson, Charles Loomis, Francis Lieber and Taylor Lewis. Together, 8 pieces. 723 Morris, Edward P. Author of "The Turkish Em- pire," etc. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Con- stantinople, May 18, 1864. Also Autograph Letters, signed, of John Joseph Henry, Samuel L. Mitchell, Brantz Mayer, John F. Watson, William Elder and eleven others. Together, 17 pieces. 724 Johnson, Dr. Samuel. One of the most eminent English writers of the eighteenth century. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. September 25, 1756. To Mr. Paul. With address ; also with Autograph Notes, signed, on Johnson's letters to Louis Paul, by George Birkbeck Hill. Fine specimen. This is one of the letters, first published by CroUer, written by Johnson to Paul. (See Croker's Boswell). 725 Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. The most illustrious name in German literature, and one of the greatest of poets. Letter, signed. Quarto. Weimar, September 12, 1791. 726 Scott, Sir Walter. Celebrated English novelist and poet. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Edinburgh, February i, (1817). Interesting letter, referring to the poems by Miss Campbell. 727 Cowper, William. One of the most eminent and popular of English poets. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. The Lodge, September 19, 1793. To Samuel Rose. With address. « * * "But there are two things of which I never have enough of for any occasion, namely money and time ; nor know I how to get them." * * * "Mr. Lawrence, as a friend of yours, will be sure to find himself most entirely welcome. As a painter, I suspect him a little of pictorial intentions toward me. I had rather therefore that he were anything else ; but perhaps he may be innocent of any such wicked design, and should he prove so, it will be impossible. I dare say that I should find him objectionable on any other account, or less than perfectly agreeable." Etc. 728 Porter, Jane. Novelist. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. Compton Court, January i, 1839. To Thomas Longman. With address. 729 Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. Eminent English poet and critic. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. No date. To Thomas Pringle. With address. In- dorsed March 20, 1828. Fine specimen. Long and interesting letter. lOI 730 Coleridge, Hartley. English poet and prodigy. Au- tograph Letter, signed. Octavo. No date. 731 Thackeray, William Makepeace. Popular English novel St and humorist. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Kensington, May 8. No date. Fine specimen. 732 Ruskin, John E. English artist and writer on art. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Doon, June 15. No year. 733 Carlyle, Thomas. Distinguished British essayist, his- torian, etc. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 3 pages. Chelsea, May 14, 1847. To G. Putnam. Fine specimen. Interesting letter relating to a "packet of books," de- tained at the Liverpool Custom House. 734 Wesley, John. Distinguished religious reformer and founder of the Methodists. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Dewsbury, July 10, 1772. To Mr. T. Taylor. With address. Interesting letter. Fine, 735 Hugo, Victor. Celebrated French lyric-poet and nov- elist. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 2 pages. Paris, April 27, 1826. With address. Signed in full, " Victor Hugo." 736 Lamartine, Alphonse de. French poet and historian. Letter, signed. Quarto. Paris, October 8, 1868. 737 Lamb, Charles. Popular English essayist and humor- ist. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. To Mr. Hare. With address. Fine specimen. 738 Balzac, Honore de. Celebrated French novelist. Au- tograph Letter, signed. Octavo. August 16. No year. 739 Fillmore, Millard. President of the United States. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Buffalo, May 27, 1853. To Aaron A. Dayton. With address. 740 Hastings, Warren. First Governor-General of British India. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Doyles- ford House, February 21, 18 16. To Rev. T. B. Wood- man. With address. I02 BISHOPS OF THE PROTESTANT EPIS- COPAL CHURCH. 741 White, William, of Pennsylvania. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. July 2, 1805. 742 Madison, James, of Virginia. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. September 22, 1790. 743 Bass, Edward, of Massachusetts. Document, signed. Quarto. Newburyport, December 9, 1789. 744 Parker, Samuel, of Massachusetts. Small Autograph Document, signed. Boston, May 22, 1799. 745 Hobart, John Henry, of New York. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Elizabeth town, Sep- tember I, 1803. 746 Moore, Richard Channing, of Virginia. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. Richmond, Janu- ary 18, 1824. 747 Kemp, James, of Maryland. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages, February 4, 1803. * * * " f will however close with the words of Abraham to Lot, ' Let there be no strife between me & thee, and between my herdsmen and thy herds- men, for we be brethren.' " 748 Chase, Philander, of Illinois. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. Cincinnati, November 29, 1820. 749 Brownell, Thomas Church, of Connecticut. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. New York, September 12, 181 8. 750 Ravenscroft, John S., of North Carolina. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Williamsboro, January 11, 1829. 751 Onderdonk, Henry U., of Pennsylvania. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Philadelphia, March 5, 1839; and Letter, signed, quarto. New York, June i, 1824. 2 pieces. 752 Meade, William, of Virginia. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Millwood, January 21, 185*4. 753 Ives, Levi S., of North Carolina. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. F ayetteville, January 17, 1832. 754 Doane, George Washington, of New Jersey. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. January 29, 1841. I03 755 Otey, James H., of Tennessee. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. September 19, 1856. 756 Polk, Leonidas, of Louisiana. Fragment of Auto- graph Letter, signed. Also Letter received by Honor- able Garrett Davis, 1862, purporting to be written by Bishop Polk, but evidently not authentic. 2 pieces. This doubtful letter was received by the Hon. Garrett Davis, in 1862. Though purported to have been written by Bishop Polk, when he was serv- ing as a General in the Confederate army, it was probably written by some soldier under his command, who assumed his name without authority. Though not authentic, it is worthy of preservation as reflecting the excite- ment of the time when it was written. 757 DeLancey, William H., of Western New York. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Genesee, November .18, 1851. 758 Gadsden, Christopher E., of South Carolina. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. No date. 759 Henshaw, John P. K., of Rhode Island. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Providence, January 20, 1847. 760 Cobbs, Nicholas H., of Alabama. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Montgomery, December 3, 1857. 761 Potter, Alonzo, of Pennsylvania. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. Huntingdon, October 27, 1848. 762 Wainwright, Jonathan M., of New York. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. New York, May 28, 1841. 763 Bowman, Samuel, of Pennsylvania (assistant). Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. Lancaster, December 8, 1847. 764 Burgess, George, of Maine. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Gardiner, July 19, 1859. 765 Elliott, Stephen, of Georgia. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Savannah, January 26, 1842. 766 Scott, Thomas F., of Oregon. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Portland, August 27, i860. 767 Hopkins, John H., of Vermont. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Burlington, May 20, 1864. 768 Smith, Benjamin B., of Kentucky. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. Middlebury, January 8, 1828. 769 Mcllvaine, Charles P., of Ohio. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 4 pages. June 13, 1845. I04 770 Kemper, Jackson, of Wisconsin. Autograph Letters, signed. Quarto and octavo. Various dates. 2 pieces. 771 McCrosky, Samuel A., of Michigan. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Detroit, September 1 5, 1873. 772 Whittingham, William R., of Maryland. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Baltimore, September 15, 1841 ; and Autograph Letter, signed, octavo, Baltimore, July 29, 1859. 2 pieces. 773 Lee, Alfred, of Delaware. Autograph Letter, signed. Wilmington, Delaware, April 13, 1859. 774 Eastburn, Manton, of Massachusetts. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Octavo. Boston, March 29, 1853. 775 Johns, John, of Virginia. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. May 28, 1832 ; and Autograph Letter, signed, octavo, no date. 2 pieces. 776 Chase, Carlton, of New Hampshire. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Octavo. Claremont, August 14, 1861. 777 Southgate, Horatio, of Constantinople. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. New York, March 13, 1862. 778 Upfold, George, of Indiana. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Lansingburgh, June 28, 1820. 779 Green, William M., of Mississippi. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. August 21 , 1869. 780 Whitehouse, Henry J., of Illinois. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto and octavo. Various dates. 2 pieces. 781 Davis, Thomas F., of Illinois. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Philadelphia, September 11, 1856; also his signature when blind. 782 Kipp, William I., of California. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. San Francisco, April 9, 1869. 783 Lee, Henry W^., of Iowa. Autograph Letter, signed. Davenport, August 7, 1861. 784 Potter, Horatio, of New York. Autograph Letters, signed. Quarto and octavo. Various dates. 785 Clark, Thomas M., of Rhode Island. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Philadelphia, January 20, 1844. 786 Odenheimer, William H., of New Jersey. Autograph Letters, signed. Quarto and octavo. Various dates. 2 pieces. 787 Bedell, Gregory T., of Ohio. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Gambler, March 23, 1868. 788 Whipple, Henry B., of Minnesota. Autograph Letter, .signed. Quarto. Philadelphia, September 26, i860. I05 789 Talbot, Joseph C, of Nebraska. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Evansville, May 14, 1868. 790 Stevens, William B., of Pennsylvania. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Philadelphia, December 3, 1867. 791 Vail, Thomas H., of Kansas. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Fort Leavenworth, July 26, 1865. 792 Wilmer, Richard H., of Alabama. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Mobile, July 23, 1869. 793 Quintard, Charles T., of Tennessee. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Octavo. December I, 1874; and of Robert H. Clarkson, Arthur C. Coxe, Henry C. Lay and John Payne. 5 pieces. 794 Kerfoot, J. Barrett, of West Pennsylvania. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Octavo. Pittsburg, January 4, 1868; and of George M. Randall, Chauncey M. Williams, George D. Cummings and Henry A. Neely. 5 pieces. 795 Wilmer, J. P. B., of Louisiana. Autograph Letters, signed! Octavo. New Orleans, January 18, 1872 ; and Scott.sville, February 28, no year. 2 pieces. 796 Tuttle, D. S., of Montana. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. New York, May 21, 1867 ; and of John Beck- with, of Georgia ; J. Freeman Young, of Florida; Francis M. Whittle, of Virginia; William H. A. Bissel, of Ver- mont ; Charles F. Robertson, of Missouri, and B. Wistar Morris, of Oregon. 7 pieces. 797 Littlejohn, Abram N., of Long Island. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 2 pages. New Haven, June I, 1859. 798 Doane, W^illiam C, of Albany. Autograph Letter, signed. Hartford, October 29, 1886; and of Frederick D. Huntington, of Central New York ; Ozi W. Whit- taker, of Nevada ; William W. Niles, William Pinkney, and William W. B. Howe. 6 pieces. 799 Howe, Mark A. DeW., of Pennsylvania. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. January 31, 1872; and of William H. Hare (2), John G. Auer, Benjamin H. Pad- dock, Theodore B. Lyman and Robert W. B. Elliott. 7 pieces. 800 Dudley, Thomas U., of Kentucky.* Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. March 12, 1890; and of William E. McLaren, and 6 others. 8 pieces. 801 Hare, William. Protestant Episcopal Bishop. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Octavo. New York, April 4, 1871 ; and ten others. 11 pieces. io6 MISCELLANEOUS. 802 Attorneys-General of Pennsylvania. Autograph Let- ters, Documents, etc., of John Moore, Tench Francis, Benjamin Chew, Andrew Hamilton, Joseph Growden, John Kinsey, Andrew Allen, John Morris, Jr., Wil- liam Bradford, Jr., Joseph B. McKean, Mahlon Dicker- son, Joseph Reed, Richard Rush, Jared Ingersoll, Thomas Sargeant, Thomas Elder, Amos Elimaker, Samuel Douglass, Ellis Lewis, George M. Dallas, James Todd, William B. Reed, Ovid F. Johnson, John K. Kane, John M. Read, Benjamin Champneys, James Cooper, Cornelius Darragh, James Campbell, Francis W. Hughes, John C. Knox, Samuel A. Purviance, William M. Mere- dith, Benjamin H. Brewster, etc. 4b pieces. Folio, quarto and octavo. 803 Etwein, John. Moravian Missionary. Letter, signed. Bethlehem, May 2, 1795 ; and 4 others. Together, 5 pieces. 804 Governors of Maryland. Autograph Letters, signed. Quarto. William Grayson, Joseph Kent and Thomas W. Veazey. 3 pieces. 805 Justices of the Supreme Court. Autograph Letters and Documents of Bushrod Washington, M. R. Waite, James M. Wayne, Roger B. Taney, N. H. Swayne, Jo- seph Story, J. McKinley, Brockholst Living.ston, John Jay, etc. 13 pieces. Folio, quarto and octavo. 806 Members of the Old Congress. Autograph Letters and Documents of Thomas Hockley, John Gardner, J. Read, Richard Law, Thomas Smith, William S. John- son and Benjamin Huntingdon. 8 pieces. 807 German Theologians. A Collection of Autograph Let- ters Letters, signed, Documents, signed, and Manuscripts ' of eminent theologians. 48 pieces. Folio, quarto and octavo. 808 United States Senators from Pennsylvania. Auto- graph Letters, signed, and Documents, signed, of Rob- ert Morris, •William Mackay, Albert Gallatin, James - Ross, William Bingham, George Logan, Andrew Gregg, Michael Leib, Abner Laycock, Jonathan Roberts, George M. Dallas, Samuel McKean, William Wilkins, Daniel Sturgeon, Simon Cameron, James Cooper, Richard Broadhead, William Bigler, David Wilmot, Charles A, Buckalew, etc. 28 pieces. Quarto and octavo. '■1'1'' 1 08 AMERICAN ARMY AND NAVY OFFICERS. 820 Bradstreet, John. British General in America. Cap- tured Fort Frontfenac.in 1758. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. No date. 821 Wilkes, Charles. Commodore, United States Navy. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Wilkes-Barre, Augu.st 25, 1845. 822 Warrington, Louis. Commodore, United States Navy. Autograph Letter, signed. FoHo. Gosport, December 9, 1831. 823 Truxtun, Thomas. Commodore, United States Navy. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Perth Amboy, March 24, 1 804. 824 Stringham, S. H. Commodore, United States Navy. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. New York, De- cember 9, 1844. 825 Porter, David. Commodore, United States Navy. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 4 pages. August 20, 1832. 826 * Morris, Charles. Commodore, United States Navy. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 4 pages. Wash- ington, April 27, 1823. 827 Hull, Isaac. Commodore, United States Navy. Auto graph Letter, signed. Quarto. Charlestown, August 21, 1809. To Hugh T. Campbell. With address. 828 Engle, Frederick. Commodore, United States Navy. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Navy Yard, May 24, 1823. 829 Elliott, Jesse D. Commodore, United States Navy. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. West Chester, December 12, 1844. 830 Dahlgren, John A. Commodore, United States Navy. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Washington, May 20, 1853. 831 Read, George C. Commodore, United States Navy. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Philadelphia, March 26, 1829. 832 Biddle, James. Commodore, United States Navy. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto, May 25, 1843, 109 833 Bainbridge,\Villiam. Commodore, United States Navy. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. Wash- ington, May I, 1826. To George C. Read, With address. 834 Hood, John B. Confederate General. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. New Orleans, June 6, If" 835 Davis, Jefferson. President of the Southern Confed- eracy. Autograph Postscript, signed, to a letter con- veying a list of the cabinet officers of the Southern Con- federacy. Memphis, February 22,-1871. 836 Lee, Robert E. Commander-in-Chief of the Confed- erate army. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. San Antonio, October 12, 1857. To Henry E. Leman. With stamped address. 837 Banks, Nathaniel P. Union General ^nd Governor of Massachusetts. Auto.graph Letter, signed. Port Hud- son, July II. No year. « An order allowing the surgeons of the Confederate army who were taken prisoners to go without restraint. 838 Hancocki Winfield S. Distinguished Union General. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Newport, August 9, 1868. 839 Fremont, John C. General ; Governor of California, etc. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. San Francisco, December 26, 185 1. 840 Scott, \Vinfield. Commander-in-chief of the United States army. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. June 3, 1815. 841 Slemmer, A. J. Commanded at Fort Pickens. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. New York, June 13, 1861. 842 Anderson, Robert. Major; commanded at Fort Sump- ter. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 3 pages. Fort Sumpter, South Carolina, March 24, i86r. With addressed and stamped envelope. " I had the pleasure to receive, yesterday, your favor of Mar 20, enclos- ing a highly complimentary resolution, adopted at a ' Meeting of an Associa- tion of Philadelphia Merchants,' expressive of their thanks for my having upheld the honor of our Country's flag in Charleston harbor, etc." * * * " Let us now, without deviating from the strictest fidelity to our Flag, try and win back by the exercise of forbearance Concilliation and love, those who have left us, and God will, I trust, bind us again together." no 843 Confederate. Letter, signed, quarto, of Charles Mac- beth, Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina, March 9, 1861. This letter has a Confederate flag, printed in colors, on the front page. "Yours of the I2th inst., to His Excellency, Governor Pickens, has been forwarded to me with the request that I would answer it. In doing so, I beg to say, that you can come into this City and State without the least fear of being molested, in any way, and can transact any business conform- able to our laws. Our people interfere with no person, from any. quarter, who is disposed to attend to his own affairs and let theirs alone. If you come here the flag which heads this sheet will protect you just as well as the flag of the late Federal Union will." 844 Confederate. Autograph Letter, signed "Farrar." Sullivan's island, March 26, 1861. " I see from Major Anderson'? letter 17th Inst, that he does not fully reply to yours 12th Inst , in which you say that ' many of the leading mer- chants of Philadelphia, if needed, would be glad to undertake, even at the peril of their lives, the reinforcement and provisioning ' of that officer. I undertake to answer for him & say, that such a course as indicated, is much needed and I hope they will attempt it by the ' Maffit ' channel, or around ' Long ' Island, when I hope to be on my post and unite with many anxious others who will give them as warm a reception as the ' Star of the West ' re- ceived. Should you dislike travelling this route, I would commend them to South Ship Channel and Comrades on ' Morris ' Island. Yrs " Farr'ar " Member W. L. I. " Sullivan's Island, east end " March 26, '61." 845 Meagher, Thomas Francis. Union General. Com- manded the " Irish Brigade " at Gaines' Mill. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Army of the Po- tomac, June 25, 1862. 846 Porter, Fitz John. Union General. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Headquarters, Harrisons Landing, August 14, 1862. Autograph Letters, .signed by Gen- eral A. J. Pleasanton, General S. P. Heintzelman and General S. W. Crawford. 4 pieces. 847 Buchanan, James. President of the United States. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Wash- ington, January 17, 1845. 848 Wright, Silas. American statesman and Governor of New York. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Washington, April 7, 1838. To George Pear- son. With franked address. 849 Wain, Nicholas. American lawyer. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Folio. Philadelphia, May 5, 1766. 850 Rossi, Napoleon. Celebrated singer. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Octavo. Parigi, April 24, 1853. Ill 851 Tyndall, John. Eminent English scientist. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. No date. 852 Simms, \A^illiam Gilmore. American novelist. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. Charleston, April 22. No year. 853 Stevens, Thaddeus. " The Great Commoner." Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. Gettysburg, July 30, 1833, and July 21, 1835. Quarto. 2 pieces. 854 Peabody, George. Philanthropist. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. London, November 18, 1841. 855 Lover, Samuel. English novelist and poet. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Octavo. November 9, 1843. 856 Peters, Richard. American jurist. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Quarto. Philadelphia, May 8, 1773. 857 Pepperrell, Sir William. Commanded at the siege of Louisbourg, in 1745. Autograph Document. Small quarto. December 19. No year. 858 Houghton, Lord. English poet. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. No date. 859 Generals in the Civil War. Autograph Letters, signed, of General James Shields, General E. D. Keys ; and Letter, signed, of General B. F. Butler ; Documents, signed, of General M. F. Force and General James S. Negley ; and franked address of General John A. Lo- gan. 9 pieces. 860 EUicott, Andrew. Surveyor-General of the United States, and officer in the American Revolution. Auto- graph Note, signed. Quarto. Philadelphia, January 6, 1796. 861 Brooks, Nathan C. Poet. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Baltimore, August 20, 1840.. 862 King, Thomas B. Confederate statesman. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. Boston, October 11, 1836; also, of J. E. Bouligny, Confederate Senator; Documents, signed, of General P. T. Beauregard and of General Braxton Bragg; Autograph Letters, signed, of Honorable William Smith, Governor of Virginia ; James E. Seddon, Secretary of War of Southern Con- federacy, and of John A. Wise, Governor of Virginia. 7 pieces. 112 863 Eckstein, Christian. Ephrata Brother. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Ephrata, July 14, 1745; and 28 others. 864 Editors. Six Autograph Letters, signed, of distin- guished American editors. 865 Wack, Caspar. Pastor of Reformed Church, German- town, Pennsylvania. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Germantown, December J6, 1816; and 23 others. 856 German Newspaper. A petition of several Germans for the encouragement of a German newspaper, dated Lancaster, January 11, 1778. Signed by Albert Helfen- stein, Henry Helmuth, and others. Folio. 867 Eminent Divines — Methodists. Autograph Letters, signed, of John P. Durbin and John MacClintock. 2 pieces. 868 Eminent Divines — Baptists. Autograph Letter, signed, of Francis Wayland; and 3 others. 869 Eminent Divines — Presbyterian. Autograph Letters, signed, of James W. Alexander, Albert Barnes, Charles Hodge, Alexander McLeod, John H. Rice, John B. Ronieyn, William B. Sprague ; and 28 others. 870 Eminent Divines — Lutherans. Autograph Letters, signed, of S. S. Smucker, J. H. C. Helmuth, William Kurtz (minister in New Holland, 1780), C. P. Krauth, and 7 others. 871 Eminent Divines — Episcopalians. Autograph Letters, signed, of Stephen H. Tyng, Caleb S. Henry, Alexander H. Vinton ; and 3 others. Together, 6 pieces. 872 Eminent Divines — Orthodox Congregationalists. Au- tograph Letters, signed of Horace Bushnell, Edward Beecher, A. L. Chapin, James Marsh, Enoch C. Wines, Thomas C. Upham, Leonard Woods, and 6 others. 13 pieces. 873 Eminent Divines— Dutch Reformed. Autograph Let- ters,, signed, of Cornelius C. Cuyler, John B. Johnson, Philip Milledoler, Alexander McClelland, and 2 others. 6 pieces. 874 Eminent Divines — German Reformed. Autograph Let- ters, signed, of Lewis Mayer, Frederick A. Rauch, John W. Nevin, H. Harbaugh, and 4 others. 8 pieces. 113 875 Eminent Divines — Unitarian. Autograph Letters, signed, of William E. Channing, Theodore rarkcr, George W. Burnap, Williaip H. Channing. 4 pieces, 876 Harris, John. Founder of Harrisburg. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Paxton, June 11, 1783- 877 Eminent Physicians. Autograph Letters, signed, of Washington L. Atlee, Robley Dunglison, Joseph Pan- coast, W. W. Perrine, John Redman and James Hutch- inson. 6 pieces. • 878 Taylor, Stephen W. Educator. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto, and 5 others. 6 pieces. 879 Clay, Henry. Eminent statesman. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Quarto. July 7, 1838; and of James B. Clay, Thomas H. Clay, Cassias M. Clay and Lewis Cass. 5 pieces. 880 Cameron, Simon. Secretary of War. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. January 5, 1852 ; andofjohn K. Kane, Albert Barnes, and 2 others. 5 pieces. 881 Perry, M. C. Commodore United States Navy. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. New York, March 7, 1819 ; also of Commodore George C. Read, Mrs. Stephen Decatur, Commodore Charles Stewart, and 16 others. 20 pieces. 882 Eminent Foreign Scientists, Authors, Professors, Artists, etc. — containing Autograph Letters, signed, of Ludwig von Feuerbach, philosopher; E. J. C. Esper, naturalist; John A. Ebbert, poet; Ludwig E.Grimm, painter; Arnold H. L. Heeren, historian; Christian G. Heyne, philologist; Frederick vpn Schlegel, historian, and 65 others. 72 pieces. 883 Augustus, Duke of Saxony. Letter, signed. Folio. Halle, 1643 ; and of Francis George, Archbishop of Treves; six Letters, signed, of the Dukes of Mecklenburg, and 2 others. 10 pieces. 884 Foreign Jurists, Book Publishers, Editors, Professors, Authors, Polish Patriots, etc. 28 pieces. 885 Italian — Autograph Letters, signed, of Giovanni Granelli, poet; Alessandro Bandiero, Jesuit; and pro- fessor Mauro Boni, bibliographer, and 4 others. 7 pieces. 114 886 Miscellaneous — Embracing Autograph Letters, signed, John Sergeant, lawyer and statesman ; Abbott Lawrence, minister to Great Britain ; Judge Thomas Duncan ; Nicholas Biddle, president Bank of the United States ; General Robert Patterson ; John Vaughan, president of Philosophical Society of Philadelphia ; Chief Justice William Tilghman ; Edward Shippen, Jasper Yeates, John Heckewelder, Edmund Physic, and 64 others. 74 pieces. 887 Penn, Thomas. Proprietor and Governor of Pennsyl- vania. Parchment Document, signed. Folio. August 6, 1741 ; also Parchment Document, signed, of John Penn. 2 pieces. 888 Foster, John. Author of " Life of Goldsmith." Auto- graph Letter, signed. Octavo. August 26, 1856. 889 Early Pennsylvania Marriage Certificate, dated April 2, 1767. Signed by the Rev. Michael Schlatter, founder of the German Reformed Synod. With his seal. 890 Hutchins, Joseph. Rector of the Episcopalian Church in Lancaster. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Philadelphia, September 20, 1788. 891 Willoughby Lady. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo ; and 39 others. 40 pieces. 892 Benton, Thomas H. Distinguished United States Senator and author of " Thirty Years' View." Fought a duel with, and severely wounded, Andrew Jackson. Full Autograph Letter. 19 pages. Quarto. Wash- ington City, December 16, 1834. To Major-General Davis. This is his famous letter declining to be a candidate for the Vice-Presi- dency, and advocating the nomination of Martin Van Buren for the Presi- dency, In it he warmly supports the administration of Jackson, and attacks Adams and the United States Bank. * * * " The recommendation for the Vice-Presidency of the U. States which the democratic convention of your State [Mississippi] has done me the honor to make, is in the highest degree flattering and honorable to me, and com- mands the expression of my deepest gratitude ;— but, justice to myself and to our political friends, requires me to say at once and with the candour and decision which rejects all disguise, and palters with no retraction, that I can- not consent to go upon the list of candidates for the eminent office for which I have been proposed. ******** - "I take a particular pleasure in expressing the gratification which I feel, at seeing the noramation which you have made in favour of Mr Van Buren 1 have known that gentleman long and intimately. We entered the Senate lis uf the United States together thirteen years ago, and sat six years in seals next to each other." * * * "The result of the whole has been that I have long since considered him as the most fit and suitable person to fill the presi- dential chair." * * * " In political principles he is thoroughly democratic. In abilities, experience, and business habits, he is beyond the reach of cavil or dispute. Personally he is unattackable. In constitutional temperament he is peculiarly adapted to the station, and the times ; for no human being could be more free from every trait of envy, malignity, or revenge. * -x )t****X " No public man, since the days of Mr. Jefferson, has been pursued with more bitterness than Mr. Van Buren ; none, not excepting Mr. Jefferson him- self, has ever had to withstand the combined assaults of so many and such formidable powers." * * * " His old opposition and early declaration (1826) against the Bank of the U. States, has brought upon him the pervading ven- geance of that powerful institution, and subjected him to the vicarious vitu- peration of subaltern operators, inflamed with a wrath, not their own, in whatsoever spot that terrific institution maintains a branch, or a press, re- tains an adherent, or holds a debtor. " The reunion immediately produced a second civil revolution — to which we are indebted for the election of a president who has turned back the gov- ernment, so far as in his power lies, to the principles of the constitution, and to the practice of economy, saved the people from the cruel domination of a heartless money power, withstood the combined assaults of the bank and its allied statesmen, — and frustrated a conspiracy against the liberty, and the prosperity of the people." 893 Gates, Horatio. Major-General. The victor of Sara- toga. Contemporary copy of a letter from General Gates to John Hancock. " Camp at Saratoga, October 12, 1777 " ; describing the fighting there, together with a contemporary account, in handwriting of Judge Jas- per Yeat.es, of the British killed, wounded and captured at the capitulation. * * * 779; Autograph Letter, signed, from Dugald Stewart, dated at Princeton, March 22, 1779; and notes about prisoners and cartel. All addressed to Elias Boudinot. 4 pieces. All relating to their exchange as prisoners, or the exchange of prisoners in general. 991 Ward, James H. Commodore in the United States Navy. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Washing- ton, July 2, 1845, ^nd Annapolis, November 5, 1845. , 2 pieces. 991 Washington, George. Commander-in-chief of the America Army during the Revolution ; President of the United States. Letter, signed, Folio, 2 pages. Head Quarters, Morris Town, April 7, 1780. To Colonel Blane. In relation to supplies for the army. 993 Washington, George. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Mount Vernon, April 22, 1797. To Gustavus Scott. The original autograph draft of Washington's letter to Gustavus Scott, on business affairs. 129 994 Wayne, Anthony. " Mad Anthony." Major-General in the Revolutionary War. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. Prince Town, January 4, 1781 ; signed also by Colonel Richard Butler and Colonel Walter Stewart. Of utmost historical importance, relating to the mutiny in the Pennsyl- vania Line, in New Jersey. "The unhaiipy Defection of our line you must have been acquainted with by Gen'l Potter & Colonel Johnston. Col. Charles Stesvart will pre- sent you with some Propositions on the part of the troops together with our Answer ; he will also be able to give you an Idea of our situation & their temper. " Inclosed are Copies of a very serious Question, iS: our reply ; you will therefore please to appoint one or more of the Council to meet us at this place with all possible Despatch, with full powers to them & us to treat on this Subject, & Inform us what prospects you have of furnishing an Immediate Supply of Clothing & cash — which will be Indispensibly necessary to Insure success. " We shall not attempt to express our feelings on this unfortunate occa- sion, your own will be the best Criterion to judge them by. " We have yet some glimmering of hope from the Inclosed Copy of a letter, giving Intelligence of the Enemies Intended manoeuvre, as the troops assure us, they will act with Desperation against them — whether this be their real sentiments or not, a few hours will probably Determine, be that as it may, & should the worst events take place, we trust, that we shall produce a con- viction to the world that we desrved a better fate. 'J We have the honor to be with sincere esteem your " Excell'y most ob't " Hum'l ser'ts " Anthony Wayne, "Richard Butler, "Walter Stewart." 995 Wilkinson, James. General in the Revolutionary War. Opposed the designs of Aaron Burr. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Folio. October 24, 1791. I30 SIGNERS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE; MEMBERS OF THE OLD CONGRESS, ETC, 996 Ad,ams, John. Member of the Old Congress ; Presi- ' dent of the United States. Autograph Letter, with signature attached. Quarto. 3 pages. Philadelphia, April 2, 1776. * * * « The evacuation of Boston is a great event, and if wisely improved will be a decisive one. — But we must fortify the Harbour. I must entreat to let me know with what Quantities of Powder you are likely to be supplied and what cannons you have, or can get, or what you want." * * * " The Tories, I think will never loose sight of that Town if they can possibly prevail on the Ministry to set on foot another Expedition against it, they will. — They will pursue it with a Bitterness and Severity, in expressible. — Fortify, For- tify, and never let them get in again. — We continue still between Hawk and Buzzard. — Some People, yet expect commissioners, to treat with Congress — and to offer a chart blanc — all declare if they do not come impowered to treat with Us, and grant Us our Bill of Rights, in every Iota, tttey will hesi- tate no longer." Etc. 997 Adams, John. One-line Autograph and Signature. Small octavo. Paris, August 27, 1783. 998 Bayard, John. Member of the Old Congress. Docu- ment, signed. Quarto. Philadelphia, December 5, 1778- An order for the pay of Stephen Chambers, as a member of the As- sembly. 999 Clymer, George. Signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence and the Constitution. Autograph Document, signed. Octavo. June 5, 1776. " Be pleased to pay to Mr. Arthur Donaldson the sum of Five hundred Pounds on account of his Engagements with a sub-Committee of Committee of Safety. — June 5, 1776. "To John Nixon Esq & others, " Geo Clymer, " Committee of Accounts. " Robert Whyte," 1000 Carroll, Charles, of Carrollton. Signer of the Decla- ration of Independence. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. December 31, 1822. 131 1001 Elmer, Jonathan. Member of the Old Congress. Au- tograph Letter, signed. Folio. Philadelphia, June 27, 1777. To Dr. Ebenezer Elmer. * * * " Since you wrote I learn thai the Enemy have retreated from Bruns- wick to Amboy. — I am sorry our army had not a fair opportunity of giving them a genteel farewell on their leaving that place. I hope you will give them a good Drubbing before they finally evacuate New Jersey. " If you know of any Regiment that is not already supplied with a Sur- geon & you have a mind for the place, upon your informing me of it, I will endeavor to procure it for you." 1002 Galloway, Joseph. American loyalist who deserted the American cause and joined the British. Auto- graph Document, signed. Quarto. April 4, 1759. Fine specimen. 1003 Hancock, John. The first to sign the Declaration, of Independence ; Governor of Massachusetts. Auto- graph Letter, not signed. Folio. Boston, December 21, 1789. And franked wrapper. 2 pieces. To the Selectmen of Boston, in answer to a letter from them, complain- ing of an insult committed on the inhabitants of Boston, by the Sheriff of the county of Suffolk. 1004 Henry, Patrick. Patriot and Governor of Virginia. Autograph Document, with signature in the body. Small octa^'O. January 12, 1789. 1005 Hopkins, Stephen. Signer of the Declaration of In- dependence ; Colonial Governor of Rhode Island. Document, signed. Folio. June 3, 1756. Fine Signature. 1006 Hopkinson, Francis. Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Document, signed. Octavo. Novem- ber 8, 1779, and July 3, 1780. 2 pieces. Sight drafts on the United States, to the Ministers at Madrid and Com- missioners at Paris. 1007 Jefferson, Thomas. Signer of the Declaration of In- dependence, and draughted that instrument ; President of the United States. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Washington, May 23, 1801. To William Doane. With address. " I shall always be thankful for any information you will favor me with, interesting to our affairs, & particularly which may enable me to under- stand the differences of opinion & interest which seem to be springing upon Penn'a, and to be subjects of uneasiness, if that State splits it will let us down into the abyss. I hope so much from the patriotism of all, that they will make all smaller motives give way to the greater importance of the general welfare." 132 ioo8 Jefferson, Thomas. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Washington, July i6, 1802. To William Diiane. In reference to the importation of certain books for the use of Con- gress. " If his [IJuane's] correspondent will not furnish any particular bgok as cheap as it is to be got elsewhere, I wish it to be got elsewhere. We wish for good editions, not pompous ones ; neat bindings, but not splendid. 8vo and i2mo editions to be preferred to folios & 4tos in all cases where to be had equally good." 1009 Jefferson, Thomas. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Monticello, November 13, 1810. To William Duaiie. " I believe with you that the crisis of England is come, what will be its issue it is vain to prophecy ; so many thousand contingencies may turn up to effect its direction, were I to'hazard a guess, it would be that they will be- come a military despotism." * * » " It is her government which is so cor- rupt, and which has destroyed the nation." * * * "I should be glad to see their farmers and mechanics come here, but I hope their nobles, priests and merchants will be kept at home to be moralised by the discipline of the new government." * * * "Alexander is unquestionably a man of ap excellent heart, and of very respectable strength of mind; and he is the only sover- eign who cordially loves us. Bonaparte hates our government because it is a living libel on his. The English hate us because they think our prosper- ity filched from theirs." Etc. loio Jefferson, Thomas. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Monticello, September 18, 181 3. To William Duane. With franked address. " I congratutate you on the brilliant affair of the Enterprise & Boxer. No heart is more rejoiced than mine at these mortifications of English pride, and lessons to Europe that the English are not invincible at sea, and if these successes do not lead ^us too far into the navy mania, all will be well, but when are to cease the severe lessons we receive by land demonstrating our want of competent officers ? The number of our countrymen betrayed into the hands of the enemy by the treachery, cowardice, or incompetence of our high officers, reduce us to the humiliating necessity of acquiescing in the brutal conduct observed towards them, when, during the last war, I put Governor Hamilton and Maj'r Hay into a dungeon & in irons for having themselves personally done the same to the i^merican prisoners who had fallen into their hands, and was threatened with retaliation by Philips, then returned to N. York. I declared to him I would load ten of their Saratoga prisoners (then under my care & within half a dozen miles of my house) with double irons for every American they should misuse under pretense of retaliation ; and it put an end to the practice, but the ten for one are now with them." Etc. loii Jefferson, Thomas. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Monticello, February 10, 181 5. To William Duane. With franked address. "Our late news from New Orleans is enlivening. The personal interest which British ministers find in a state of war, rather than of peace, in riding the various contractors, and other douceurs, on such enormous e.xpenditures of money, and recruiting their broken fortunes, or making new ones, forbids the hope of peace * * * but their disasters of the last campaign on the Northern frontier, their recent discomfiture at N. Orleans, especially if it should end in the captuie of their army, the evaporation of their hopes at Hartford, and the reprobation of their conduct by all Europe, may excite a clamor productive of peace. I suppose Cobbet will not let these things be unknown to the nation." Etc. 133 1012 Jefferson, Thomas. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Monticello, May 3r, 1820. To William Duane. With franked address. " I think little, lead less, and know all but nothing of what is going on, but I have not forgotten the past, nor those who were fellow laborers in the gloomy hours of federal ascendancy when the spirit of republicanism was beaten down, its votaries arraigned as criminals, and such threats denounced as posterity will never believe." Etc. 1013 Jefferson, Thomas. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Monticello, July 4, 1824. To William Duane. With franked address. 1014 Jenifer, Daniel, of St. Thomas. Member of the Old Congress ; signer of the Constitution. Autog'raph Let- ter, signed. Quarto. February 3, 1782. 1015 Johnson, Thomas. Member of the Old Congress; Governor of Maryland. Autograph Document, signed. Small quarto. In Council, October 26, 1779. 1016 Langdon, John. Member of the Old Congress ; signed the Constitution ; Governor of New Hampshire. Letter, signed. Quarto. Portsmouth, April 13, 1784. 1017 Laurens, Henry. Member and President of the Old Congress ; signed the preliminaries of peace at Paris, 1782. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Charles- town, South Carolina, May 2, 1767. 1018 Lee, Richard Henry. Signer of the Declaration of In- dependence, and was the first to propose that instrument in Congress. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. Bal- timore, January 18, 1777 ; signed also by F"rancis LeAvis and William Whipple, who were also signers of the Declaration of Independence. To Robert Morris. With address franked " R. H. Lee." A magnificent specimen. 1019 Livingston, Robert R. Member of the Old Congress ; one of the committee for draughting the Declaration of Independence. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. November 20, 1789. To Elisha Boudinot. With address. 1020 Livingston, William. Member of the Old Congress ; signer of the Constitution; Governor of New Jersey. Document, signed. Elizabethtown, January 24, 1775. 134 1021 Morris, Robert. Signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence ; financier of the American Revolution. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. Phila- delphia, September 27, 1776; signed also by Benjamin Franklin, Richard Henry Lee, Francis Lewis and Philip Livingston, who were also signers of the Declaration of Independence. To John Ross. A magnificent specimen, written in the year of the signing of the Decla- ration of Independence ; and signed by no less than five of the signers of that instrument. " As several of the Vessels by which we have heretofore ordered out blankets & clothing for the use of the Publick, have unfortunately been taken, we think it prudent to give fresh orders in hope the Goods may yet reach America in time to be very serviceable. We therefore request of you to purchase on the very best terms in your power immediately on the receipt of this letter Ten Thousand striped blankets. " Thirty Thousand yards of 6|^ broad cloth, brown & blue colours from 3/ to 6/ slg ^ yd " Three Thousand yards different col'rs, for Facings at about 4/ fg ^ yd " One Thousand pieces of Duffields or some such cloth at about 90/ c " We will immediately set about making you remittances to pay for these Goods, therefore you may either employ any money already in your hands on Publick acct in this purchase or pledge your Credit for speedy Payment, as we are making large purchases of Rice, Indico, Tobacco, &c for immediate Exportation and the approaching Season will give us fair opportunity's of getting these Goods to Market whereas we have been much hampered during the Summer by the Cruizers on our Coast. You will buy these Goods where ever you can soonest get them. Great Britain & Ireland excepted, and you may send them out by any good Vessell belonging to America, but if none such offers immediately. You may Charter a Foreign Vessell to take them & proceed for this Coast immediately with orders to get into the first place of Safety she possibly can in these United States of America. Whatever terms you fix shall be complyed with, depending that you will have them as moderate as possible and we will load the Vessell back to Europe immediately. If any difficulty occurs about getting these Goods out to America direct, You may then ship them out to Wm Bingham Esq'r at Martinico, to Mr Cornelius Stevenson at St Eustatia, Mr Isaac Governeur at Curracoa or to Mr Stephen Coronio at Cape Francois with orders for them to forward them to us with all possible despatch by different Conveyances. We beg your utmost attention & dilligence in the execution of this order. The Goods are extremely wanted & you must not loose one moment of time You may rest assured of soon being able to pay for them & We remain Sir "Your Most h'ble Servants " B. Franklin " RoBT Morris "Richard Henry Lee " Era Lewis " Phil Livingston " 1022 Morris, Robert. Last line only of an Autograph Let- ter, with signature. Signed also by Josiah Bartlett, Philip Livingston, Francis Lewis (signed twice), Richard Henry Lee and Thomas McKean, all signers of the Declaration of Independence. A nice group of seven signatures of six signers of the Declaration of Independence. 135 1023 McKean, Thomas. Signer of the Declaration of In- dependence ; Governor of Pennsylvania. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Philadelphia, April 4, 1781. To Frederick A. Muhlenberg, speaker. Fine specimen. 1024 McKean, Thomas. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. March 29, 1798. Signed also by the three other Judges of the Supreme Court — Edward Shippen, Jasper Yeates and Thomas Smith. To Governor Mifflin, asking that the Judges ofthe Supreme Court, through the intervention ofthe Legislature, may find some relief, owing to the great increase ofthe business of the Court. Magnificent specimen. 1025 Madison, James. Member of the Old Congress ;" Fa- ther of the Constitution " ; President of the United States. Autograph Note, in the third person. Small octavo. Montpelier, July 16, 1821 ; also Autograph Letter, signed, of his wife, Dolly P. Madison; February 17,1839; octavo. 2 pieces. 1026 Martin, Luther. Member of the Old Congress; Coun- sel for Aaron Burr. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Annapolis, January 15, 1819. 1027 Osgood, Samuel. Member of the Old Congress; first Commissioner of the Treasury. Letter, signed. Quarto. November 11, 1788. Signed also by Walter Livingston. 1028 Peters, Richard. Member of the Old Congress. Au- tograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 3 pages. Belmont, Philadelphia, October 14, 1822. Complaining of the new passageway over the bridge crossing the Schuyl" kill river. 1029 Reed, Joseph. Member of the Old Congress ; Presi- dent of Pennsylvania ; aide to General Washington. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. 2 pages. Philadel- phia, May I, 1 78 1. To John Arndt. With address. 1030 Reed, Joseph. Document, signed. Quarto. Phila- delphia, March 26, 1781. Signed also by Brigadier- General James Irvine. An order on David Rittenhouse to pay General Irvine one hundred pounds. With Irvine's receipt. 1031 Rush, Benjamin. Signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. May 3, 1805. 1^6 1032 Rush, Benjamin. Autograph Postscript, signed, to an autograph letter, signed, of Dr. Cliarles Caldwell ; also with Autograph Postscript, signed by Dr. Samuel Duffield. Dated Philadelphia, August 11, 1802. In reference to the health of the city of Philadelphia. 1033 Wilson, James. Signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence. Document, signed. Quarto. March 15, 1796, and January 30, 1797. 2 pieces. 1034 Wilson, James. Document, signed. Quarto. March 8 and 9, 1796, and March i, 1797. 3 pieces. POETS, AUTHORS AND SCIENTISTS. 1035 Ainsworth, William Harrison. English novelist. Autograph Letter, .signed. Octavo. May 4, 1863. 1036 Allison, Sir Archibald. Celebrated English historian. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 2 pages. Glas- gow, February 17, 1846. 1037 Bache, Alexander Dallas. American scientist. Au- tograph Letter, signed. Octavo. December 18. No year. 1038 Bailey, Philip James. English poet. " Festus." Au- tograph Letter, signed. Octavo. West Kentington, March 23, 1880. 1039 Baillie, Joanna. One of the most eminent of British female poets. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 2 pages. Hampstead, June 19. No year. 1040 Bancroft, George. Celebrated American historian. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Northampton, May 25, 1833, and New York, November i, 1859. 2 pieces. 1041 Banks, Sir Joseph. Eminent English naturalist. Au- tograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pieces. Soho Square, May 9, 1799. 137 1042 Barlow, Joel. Author of " The Columbiad " ; Minister to France. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Chambery, January 23, 1793. 1043 Barton, Thomas P. Shakesperian scholar. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Octavo. 2 pages. April 22, 1846. 1044 Beecher, Henry Ward. Celebrated preacher and author. Autograph Letter, signed. Brooklyn, May 24, 1865. 1045 Benjamin, Park. Poet and journalist. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. New York, June 14, 1839. 1046 Bentham, Jeremy. Distinguished political writer. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. October 31, 1793- 1047 Benton, Thomas H. Eminent statesman ; author of " Thirty Years' View." Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. No date. 1048 Beranger, Pierre Jean de. Celebrated French lyric- poet. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. No date. 1049 Bindley, James. Stamp distributor ; famous anti- quarian and book collector. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. September 29, i8ii. 1050 Blair, Hugh. Celebrated divine ; author of "Lectures on Rhetoric." Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. January 7, 1782. 105 1 Blessington, Margaret, Countess of. Celebrated writer. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 4 pages (inlaid). July 21, 1840. 1052 Bowles, William Lisle. Eminent English poet. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 4 pages. June 9, 1822. 1053 Brackenridge, Henry M. Lawyer, diplomat and au- thor. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Tarenton, April li, 1847. 1054 Britton, John. Celebrated English antiquarian. Au- tograph Letter, signed. Octavo. November 16, 1822. 138 1055 Brown, Charles Brockden. First American novelist. Autograph Letter, signed (with initials). Quarto. 3 pages. Philadelphia, November 21, 1806. To John E. Hall. Choice specimen of an exceedingly scarce autograph. A very interesting and humorous letter, complimenting his (riend on getting married, in this style : " I suspect there- is more of envy than of pity in the sigh. When I hear you are married I shall rejoice. When I have discovered what kind of a wife you have got, my joy may be converted into grief, or it may be raised into higher joy ; but that you are married is, so far, good news. This subject always reminds me of an old ditty of my own in- diting in my versifying days. " Marry wisdom and beauty & wealth if you can ; But marry at any rate, that's the best plan. j^ Let the girl be no widow, nor wanton, nor shrew ; But all are far better than no girl for you — If your parents say yes, where your fancy says nay. Never haggle, but let the old folks have their way — If you spurn at sixteen & take sixty you're mad ; But take sixty, if sixty alone can be had. A wife is the fount of all good or all evil ; She's an angel to bless, or, to curse you, a devil. Her bosom's a coffer overflowing with treasure Of woes without end, or of joys without measure. Vet no man, till married, can tell for his life, Whether heaven or hell be his lot in a wife ; Whether nectar shall lave him, or brimstone shall burn. Till he passes the gulf which allows no return. The dust may prove gold, or' her gold may prove dust. But take her, my good boy, for take her you must." 1056 Bulwer-Lytton, Edward George Earle Lytton, Baron Lytton. Uistingui.shed British novelist. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Piccadilly, March 4, 1840. 1057 Bulwer, Henry Lytton Earle, Baron Dalling and Bulwer. English diplomatist and author. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo (inlaid). December 9, 1836. 1058 Bunsen, Chevalier von. German philologist, diploma- tist and theologian. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 2 pages. Carlton Terrace, January 17, 1842. 1059 Burns, Robert. "The great Scottish poet." Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. No date. One of the most difficult of all letters to obtain. A fine specimen and exceedingly interesting; to his brother. " Isle. — Tuesday even : ■' Dear William, " In my last I recommended that invaluable apothegm, learn tacitur- nity. It is absolutely certain that nobody can know our thoughts, and yet, from a slight observation of mankind, one would not think so. What mis- chiefs daily arise from silly garrulity or foolish confidence. There is an ex- cellent Scots' saying, that " A man's mind is his kingdom ! " It is certainly so; but how few can govern that kingdom with propriety ! The serious mis- chiefs in Business which this Flux of language occasion, do not come im- mediately to your situation ; but in another point of view, the dignity of the man, now is the lime that will either make or mar you. Yours is the time of life for laying in habits; you cannot avoid it though you would chuse ; and these habits will stick to your last sand. At after periods, even at so little advance as my years, 'tis true one may still be very sharp sighted to 139 one's liabituall failings and weaknesses, but to ci-adicale or even amend them, is a quite different matter. Acquired at first by accident, they, by and by, begin to be as it were convenient ; and in time are in a manner a neces- sary part of our existence. " I have no time for more. Whatever you read, whatever you hear, concerning the ways and works of that strange creature, MAN, look into the living world about you ; look into youi'self, for the evidences of the fact, or the application of the doctrine. " I am ever " Yours, " ROBT. BUKNb." Superscription. — " Mr. William Burns, Saddler, Longtown." 1060 Burns, Gilbert. Brother of Robert Burns. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages Grant's Braes, October 13, 1823. To Rev. Dr. Dobie Lin- lithgow. Asking for the position as schoolmaster, at Linlithgow, for his nephew William Begg. "Grants Braes, 13th, October 1823. " Reverend Sir : — " Although I have not the pleasure of your personal acquaintance I am willing to flatter myself that I may 'not be altogether unknown to you. I take the freedom of addressing you at present on behalf of Mr. William Begg, a nephew of mine, who I understand proposes himself as a candidate for the School of Linlithgow at present vacant. " He was educated at Wallace-Hall in Clozeburn parish under Mr. Mendel's tuition wh6re he was esteemed a diligent and successful scholar. His father had been advised to give him a medical education with the view of getting him some appointment in the Army or Navy and he was attending the medical classes in Edinburgh for the second season, when in 1813 his father, (then in the employment of Mr. Hopevere of Blackwood) was killed by a horse rearing and falling back on him, leaving my sister with nine chil- dren of whom he was the eldest. His medical education was however car- ried forward till he was to have taken out a diploma as a Surgeon when the peace put an end to every prospect of a naval or military appointment for him and the funds of his family did not admit of his being fitted out or wail- ing for practice in any other way. By my advice he relinquished his medi- cal pursuits altogether and oft'ered himself and was accepted as assistant tu Mr. Cooper at Dalmeny. lie continued two years with Mr. Cooper when, that he must have a house to bring his Mother and her family to, he offered himself and was appointed School-master in Ormiston a younger Brother suc- ceeding him in Mr. Cooper's employment, who is now established as School- master of Kinross. " William has always conducted himself with the strictest sobriety and has attended to everything he Mas engaged in with the greatest diligence and assiduity. " I cannot suppose that the School-master of Linlithgow will be settled without your assistance and though I do not expect nor wish that you will advise the appointing of any but who appears to you the fittest candidate, yet there is one favour I think I may venture to ask of you. William has a con- stitutional and hereditary silent and particular manner which tends rather to prevent the good abilities and acquirements he really possesses from appear- ing at first sight. The boon I have to request is that you will endeavor to prevent the young man's merits from being prejudged by the circumstance I have mentioned till he be fairly & impartially examined in regard to his fitness. " I hope you will forgive the freedom I have taken as I am willing to hope that you will be pleased if you can, consistent with your other duties, be of service to the nephew of the poet whose memory Scotland has shown such delight to honor. " I am Reverend Sir " Most respectfully yours " Gilbert Burns." I40 io6i Byron, George Gordon Noel, Lord. English poet of rare genius. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. No date. s- * * ii It is not in my power to give you accurate & satisfactory information touching the interesting subject of the J Imstrious Surveyor's Compass. It is to be remembered that in 1753 the beloved Washington became engaged in aclive service on the Frontier, till 1759, when he married & settled per- manently at Mount Vernon. From this date to 1774 a period of some 15 years, must have been the only time that he could have been engaged in sur- veying to any extent & the Compass to have been used by him at that remote period, must have been one of foreign importation, as it was a period long prior to the mechanical labours of Kittenhouse. The Rittenliouse compass is I presume the one that I have seen Washington use when I accompanied him in the Surveys of his Estate in the latter years of his life — it was a plain and old fashioned compass & an article that he appeared to value highly from the care which was bestowed upon its keeping." Etc. 1088 Davy, Sir Humphrey. One of the most eminent chemists of Great Britain. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. No date. io8g Dibdin, Thomas Frognall. Eminent English bibli- ographer. Autograph Letter, signed. . Octavo. No date. 1090 Dickens, Charles. Most eminent English novelist. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 2 pages. Janu- ary lo, 1855. 1091 Dickens, Charles. Franked addressed envelope. 143 lOga Disraeli, Benjamin. Distinguished English states- man and author. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 3 pages. January 13, 1842. 1093 Disraeli, Isaac. English litterateur. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. July 17, [1839]. 1094 Dodge, Mary A. " Gail Hamilton." Popular author. Autograph Letter, signed. Small octavo. Hamilton, June 19, 1868. 1095 Douce, Francis. Celebrated antiquary. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. March 7, 18 16. 1096 Dufief, N. G. Author of " Nature Displayed." Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. London, November 22, 1832. 1097 Dumas, Alexandre, pere. Celebrated French novel- ist. Autograph Letter, signed. Small octavo. 2 pages. No date. 1098 Dumas, Alexandre, fils. Romancer and comic author. Autograph Letter, signed. Small octavo. No date. 1099 Dunlap, William. Painter. Author of the " History of the American Theatre." Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. New York, October 17, 1832. To Lewis Godey. With address. 1 100 Dunlap, William. Original subscription list to his " History of the American Theatre." Signed by prom- inent actors and men of the time, among which will be found Thomas Sully, the artist; J. Duffy, the actor; Junius Brutus Booth, the actor; William Forrest, the actor; James E. Murdoch, the actor ; Charles Kemble, the actor ; William B. Wood, the actor, and others. Very interesting. iioi Duponceau, Peter S. Lawyer and scholar. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto and octavo. Philadel- phia, December 18, 1822, and June 23, 1834. 2 pieces. 1 102 Edgeworth, Maria. Popular English authoress. Au- tograph Letter, signed. .Octavo. 5 pages. Edge- worthtown, June 28, 1838 ; and autograph page, quarto. 2 pieces. 1 103 Elgin, Thomas Bruce. Earl of. Of Elgin marbles fame. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. No date. 144 1 104 Ellet, Elizabeth F. Authoress. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. New York, December 26. No year. 1 105 Ellis, Sir Henry. English antiquary. Autograph Letter, signed. Small octavo. British Mu.seum, Janu- ary 5, 1850. 1 106 Emerson, Ralph Waldo. American poet and essay- ist. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 2 pages. Concord, July 25, 1854; and Autograph Letter, signed, of his daughter, Ellen T. Emerson. Octavo. 2 pieces. 1 107 Featherstonhaugh, George W. American traveler and author. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 4 pages. No date. 1108 Fields, James T. American poet. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Boston, April 14, 1863. 1109 Force, Peter. American historian. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Quarto. Washington, March 9, 1844. mo Forster, John. Eminent English author and editor of the " Life of Charles Dickens." Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. April 23, 1871. nil Fox, Charles James, Celebrated English orator and statesman. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. No date. 1112 Freneau, Philip. Poet of the American Revolution. Autograph Document, signed. Quarto. March 25, 1793. Signed also by Governor Thomas Mifflin. Very rare. 1 1 13 Gell, Sir William. English antiquary. Autograph Letter, signed. Small octavo. No date. f 1 1 14 Gifford, W^illiam. Eminent English critic and author. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. March 3, 1818. 1 1 15 Gladstone, Right Honorable William Ewart. Cele- brated English statesman and author. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Octavo. 3 pages. Whitehall, April 14, 1842. 1 1 16 Godey, Louis A. Publisher. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. March 20, 1 841. 1 1 17 Godwin, Parke. American author and editor. Au- tograph Letter, signed. Octavo. New York, Decem- ber 5- No year. 1118 Godwin, William. Celebrated English novelist ; hus- band of Mary Wollstonecraft. Autograph I^etter, signed. Quarto. August 20, 1802. 1 1 19 Godwin, William. Autograph Letter, signed. Oc- tavo. December 8, 1818. 1120 Gordon, .F. Thomas. American historian. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Octavo. Trenton, February 19, 1844. 1121 Graydon, Alexander. Author of " Memories of a Life Chiefly Passed in Penn.sylvania.'' Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Harrisburg, September 7, 1791. 1 122 Griswold, Rufus 'W. American critic and editor. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. New York, October 7, 1841. 1 123 Guizot, Francjois Pierre Guillaume. French states- man and historian. Autograph Letter, signed. August 19, 1850. 1 124 Hamilton, Sir William. One of the. greatest meta- physicians of modern times. Autograph Letter, in the third person. Quartf). No date. 1 125 Hawks, Francis L. American author. Autograph Letters, signed. Quarto. New York, June 23, 1838, and May 30, 1854. 2 pieces. 1 126 Hawthorne, Nathaniel. Distinguished American author. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Con- cord, May 30, 1862. 1 127 Hayley, William. English author. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. September 27, 18 10. 1 128 Hazlewood, Joseph. Bibliographer. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Octavo. No date. 1J29 Hentz, Caroline Lee. American authoress. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quincy, Florida, November 18. No year. 1130 Herbert, Henry William. " Frank Forrester." Author and critic. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. March 10, ,1839, and July 30, 1849. 2 pieces. 1 131 Hofland, Barbara. Popular English writer. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. August 31, 1833; and octavo ; no date. 2 pieces. 146 1132 Hogg, James. The " Ettrick Shepherd." Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Altrive Lake, De- cember 7, 1832. To Walter Phillips. With address. Interesting letter. Fine. "Altrive Lake Dec'r yth 1832. " My dear Walter "How wonderful are the ways of providence which have brought you to be the head and guide of that estate from which you were so unfairly ex- pelled & you may be sure it was no less joyful than astonishing news to Margt and me and that you may enjoy your situation in your native country long and good health to you and your's along with it you may rest assured is one of the wishes nearest to our hearts. "The purport of this letter is to request your interest in favour of my dear friend William Laidlaw for the situation you have left for now that his great friend and patron Sir Walter is gone I know not what is to become of him and a more genuine Stirling fellow I do not know in this world. He has been Sir Walter's factor and sole manager for these last fifteen years and and not only that but his great bosom friend to whom he intrusted all his se- crets and circumstances. He is completely master of all kinds of farm man- agement and with the exception that he is a little too fond of improvements is the best qualified man in Scotland to take the sole management of a gen- tleman's estate. Mrs Laidlaw is not so active and managing as Christy but she is a mild amiable angelic creature and quite a lady. They have four daughters but no sons remaining "Now dear Walter if you have so much interest with Mr. Ord Cof whom I have a very high opinion) as to get a worthy and ingenious man in- to his service as manager of his rural affairs I give you my word that Mr. Ord will bless the day that introduced I^aidlaw to him, as many a time Sir Walter did. Many a time has he said to me ' What would I have done with- out Laidlaw ? I could have done nothing.' He was before that a farmer on a very extensive scale but the change of times ruined him. He is the au- thor of ' Lucy's flitting ' the sweetest ballad that ever Scotland produced. " We are all very well and little Harriet is in Edin'r attending the band- age maker with her poor lame footie. Margt. bids me request you to visit us as with our numerous family we cannot leave home. Mr. Brooke is un- commonly well and has his kindest love to you both. So has Wm Gray one of the finest and most intelligent fellows I ever met with. He boards with us but you must see him before he leaves Scotland again. He is talking of going to Edin'r ibr a month or two in the depth of winter. James is still without any employment and I fear will be. His application to Mr. Ord was a singular experiment. Let me hear from you as soon as you can w'ith any satisfactory answer though I would like that you applied to Mr. Ord first if there is any chance if there is none write and tell me. Mr. I^aidlaw does not know the least about this application the suggestion being wholly my own being sensible that no two people could answer each other better than Mr. Ord and Wm Laidlaw. Sir Waller once recommended him to Lord Mansfield for the situation you now hold but after a meeting with Ld Mans- field Sir Walter again discouraged the thing finding that he could not live without Laidlaw " I remain my dear Waller " Your ever affectionate Brother "James Hogg" 1 133 Hogg, James. Autograph Letter, signed. Small oc- tavo. No date. To C. G. S. Monteith. With ad- dress. 1134 Holland, Sir Henry. Physician and author. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Octavo. 2 pages. London, November 9. No year. 147 1135 Holmes, Oliver Wendell. Distinguished American physician, poet and essayist. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo.. Boston, October 28, i860. 1 136 Holmes, Oliver Wendell. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Boston, December 28, 1865. 1 137 Hone, William. Bookseller and author. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. Ludgate Hill, March 28, 1820. 1138 Hopkinson, Joseph. Author of "Hail Columbia." Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Phila- delphia, December 30, 1838. 1 139 Howitt, Mary. Popular English authoress. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Octavo. 2 pages. No date. 1 140 Humboldt, Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von. Baron. An illustrious German savant and traveler. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Paris, December 18, 1823. 1 141 Hunt, Freeman. Editor and author. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Octavo. No date. 1 142 Hunt, Leigh. Popular English poet and litterateur. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. No date. » * * « Mrs. H & I had a delightful walk home through the Park. But your debauched wine, & very dissipated cold lamb, make me a little to sensible this morning how much I must have eaten & drank. — It was a very pleasant evening indeed, redolent of old times, & I hope we shall have many such." 1 143 Hunt, Leigh. Autograph Letter, signed. Small oc- tavo. Haymarket Theatre, Au-;ust 17. No year. 1 144 Ingelow, Jean. Popular English writer and poetess. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 7 pages. No date. 1 145 Ingersoll, Charles J. Author of "Second War with Great Britain." Autograph Letters, signed. Octavo. October 28, 1854, and January 29, 1858; and Auto- graph Letter, in the third person, quarto, January 23, 1 83 1. 3 pieces. 1 146 Inman, John. Editor of " New York Mirror." Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. New York, January 14, 1837. 1 147 Irving, Washington. Distinguished American author. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Tarry- town, July II, 1833. To Harrison Hall. With addre.ss. 1 148 Irving, Washington. Autograph Letter, signed. Oc- tavo. Sunnyside, May 15, 1854. 1 149 Jeffrey, Francis, Lord. Distinguished Scottish critic and essayist. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. '2 pages. Edinburgh, February 17, 1 806. 1 150 Jeffrey, Francis, Lord. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Edinburgh, April 27, 1813. 1151 Jeffrey, Francis, Lord. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. January 20, 1826. 1 152 Jeffrey, Francis, Lord. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Edinburgh (1 837). 1153 Jerdan, William. Writer and critic. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Octavo. No date. 1 154 Kennedy, John P. American statesman and popular writer. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Balti- more, May 27, 1854. 1 155 Kirk, James Forster. Historian. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 2 pages. London, October 30, 1863. 1 156 Knowles, James Sheridan. Popular dramatist and actor. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Torquay, November 21, 1842. 1 157 Knowles, James Sheridan. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. No date. 1 158 Lamb, Lady Caroline. English authoress. Auto- graph Letter, signed with initials. Octavo. No date. 1 159 Lamb, Charles. Popular English essayist and hu- morist. Autograph Letter, signed. Small octavo. No date. " Dear O. We are in great straits, our maid sick a bed, we without one. I cannot write. Judkins must sleep. You have one article yet. The Pleasures 9f Sulkiness, a ' Popular fallacy ' ; I can send you no better than I take Iktit to be. With respects to Mr C. Yours faithfully C. Lamb, Thursday." 149 1159a Lamb, Charles. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Colebrooke Cottage, Islington, July 19, 1826. To Rev. Edward Coleridge. With address ; also Autograph Letter, signed, of William B. Moxam, London, pub- lisher. " Dear Sir, « "It was not till lo clay that I learned the extent of your kindness to my friend's child. I never meant to ask a favor of that magnitude. I begged a civility merely, not an importatit benefit. But you have done it; and S. T. C, who is about writing to yuu, will tell you, better than T can, how I feel upon this occasion. It is some alleviation to any uneasy sense of obligation, which will sometimes be uppermost, to reflect that you could not have served a more worthy creature than I believe Samuel Bloxam to be. That must be my poor comfort " I remain " Your faithful beadsman, — • in less honest phrase, tho' less homely, " Your obliged humble Serv't "Colebrooke Cottage, Islington, "Ch. Lamb." " 19th July, 1826." 1 160 Lander, Walter Savage. Eminent English author. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. No date. To G. P. R. James. With address. 1 161 Lander, Walter Savage. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 3 pages. To Lady Blessington. 1162 Lanman, Charles. Compiled the " Directory of Con- gress." Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. New York, September 10, 1847. 1 163 Larcom, Lucy. Poetess. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Ko date. 1164 Lavater, Johann Kaspar. Celebrated writer on physi- ognomy. Autograph Letter, signed. Small octavo. Zurich, March 19, 1791. 1165 Lea, Isaac. Celebrated cencholegist. Autograph Letter, signed.' Small quarto. Philadelphia, May 24, 1852. 1 166 Lee, Mary E. American poetess. Autograph Poem, signed. " The Roadside Inn." Quarto. 2 pages. 1 167 Leslie, Eliza. American writer. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. September.24, 1841. 1 168 Lieber, Francis. German historical and political writer. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 3 pr.ges. New York, November 23, 1862. 1169 Lockhart, John G. •Distinguished British author and critic. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. No date. ISO 1 170 Lofft, Capel. English writer; patron of Robert Bloomfield. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Had- leigh, December 4, 18 10. 1 180 Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. Eminent American poet. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Cambridge, June 27, 1875. 1 181 Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Cambridge, May 26, 1854. 1 182 Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. Dresden, January 15, 1829. To Messrs, Cary & Lea. fine specimen. Interesting letter written at the age of 22. * * * " I have thought that a series of papers upon the scenes and cus- toms of my Native Land might not be an unacceptable offering to the literary world. Accordingly I have commenced a Sketch Book of New England in the stile of Irving's Sketch Book of Old England." He then requests that the work be published without his name appearing, " for in case of failure it might injure my after-prospecls as a literary man." Etc. 1 183 Lowell, James Russell. Distinguished American poet and critic. Autograph Poem, " Invita Minerva," signed. Octavo. 2 pages. No date. Fine specimen. 1184 Lyell, Sir Charles. Eminent geologist. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 3 pages. March 7, 1849. 1 185 Macaulay, Thomas Babington, Lord. Eminent Eng- lish critic and historian. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 2 pages. No date. 1 186 Mackintosh, Sir James. Illustrious British author, orator and statesman. Autograph Letter, signed. Oc- tavo. No date. 1 187 Malone, Edmond. Editor .of Shakespeare. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. May 10, 1804. 1 188 Martineau, Harriet. English miscellaneous writer. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 2 pages. No date. 1189 Meade, William. Protestant Episcopal Bishop of Vir- ginia. Author. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. No date. 1 190 Michaux, Andr6. Eminent botanist. Autograph Document (in French), ^signed. Small octavo. Eliza- bethtown, August lo, 1787. iigi Montgomery, James. Distinguished poet. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Sheffield, March 31, 1847. 1 192 Moon, George Washington. Author of " The Queen's English." Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Lon- don, July 10, 1876. 1 193 Moore, Thomas. Celebrated Irish poet. Autograph Poem and Music, " Oh say thou best and brightest." Score by Sir H. R. Bishop. Oblong small quarto. 1 194. Moore, Thomas. Autograph Letter, signed. Small quarto. No date. 1 195 Moore, Hannah. Popular English writer. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. Bath, March 16, 1801. 1 196 Morris, George P. American lyric-poet. Autograph Letters, signed. Quarto. New Yorlc, May 3, 1832; May 10, 1852. 2 pieces. 1 197 Norton, Caroline E. Eminent English poetess- Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 3 pages. Novem- ber 30, 1843. 1 198 Nott, Eliphalet. American divine and author. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. No date. 1199 Odell, Jonathan. Tory poet. Document, signed. Folio. Fredericton, September 22, 1814; signed also by George Stracey Smyth, president of the province of New Brunswick. 1200 Opie, Amelia. Popular English writer. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. December 28, 1837. 1201 Osgood, Frances S. American poetess. Autograph Letter, with eight lines of poetry, signed with initials. Quarto. No date. 1202 Paine, Thomas. Revolutionary patriot. Author of " Common Sense." Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. New Rochelle, near New York, September 19, 1804. To William Puane. Fine specimen. Interesting letter relating to his publications in the " Aurora." 1203 Panizzi, Antonio. Italian bibliographer and litterateur. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. No date. 1204 Parker, Theodore. Distinguished American scholar and rationalistic theologian. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. West Newton, June 10, 1852. 152 1205 Parkman, Francis. American historian. Autograph Letter, signed. Small octavo. 2 pages. Boston, December lO, 1879. 1206 Parr, Dr. Samuel. English scholar and critic. Au- tograph Letter, signed. Quarto (inlaid). October 30, 1792. , 1207 Paulding, James K. Popular American novelist. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Hyde Park, May 4, 1846. 1208 Payne, John Howard. Poet and actor. Author of " Home, Sweet Home." Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. New York, September 6, 1832. To Carey & Lea. With address. Fine specimen. 1209 Payne, John Howard. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. Paris, July 5, 1822. To R. W. Elliston, Theatre Royal, London. " Your reproach about my liaving violated delicacy in drawing for money which ought to have been paid without & is not yet paid, and your insinua- tion that I have forgotten the decorum which should govern the feelings of a gentleman, would, I much fear, in any mind biit your own, obtain even a coarser character than the frivolous forgetfuljiess of your word whicli forced me, though ineffectually, to draw. I have annexed a statement of my account with you, by which you will be reminded that you owed me twelve guineas, and as the nine months beyond which you never allowed yourself to have a creditor, will, in my case, very soon expire, I cannot dissemble the pleasure I feel in the hope which your assertion gives me of an immediate settlement of this small, but long standing, balance. Should I be fortunate enough, at any future time, to please you sufficiently to obtain access to the Drury Lane audience by whom I have generally been more kindly dealt with than by their purveyors, I trust you will remember that if you have wants & nice feelings, — / have them too." 1210 Perkins, Thomas Handasyd. American philanthro- pist. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Boston, May 8, 1831. 121 1 Physick, Philip Syng. Distinguished American sur- geon. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. October 15, 1820. 1212 Poe, Edgar Allan. Distinguished American poet. Author of " The Raven." Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. Philadelphia, June 1841. To James Fenimore Cooper. With address. Magnificent specimen. Of great rarity. " Dear Sir " Mr. George R. Graham, of this city, and myself, design to establish a Monthly Magazine, upon certain conditions — one of which is the procuring your assistance in the enterprise. Will you pardon me for saying a few words on the subject ? « I need not call your attention to the signs of the times in respect to IS3 Magazine literature. You will admit the tendency of the age in this direc- tion. The brief, the terse, and the easily circulated will take the place of the diffuse, the ponderous, and the inaccessible. Even our Reviews are found too massive for the taste of the day — I do not mean for the taste of the merely uneducated, but also for that of the few. In the meantime the finest minds of Europe are beginning to lend their spirit to Magazines. In this country, unhappily, we have no journals of the class, which can either afford to compensate the highest talent, or which is, in all respects, a fitting vehicle for its thoughts. In the supply of this defficiency there would be a point gained; and the project of which I speak has originated in the hope of sup- plying it. " Mr. Graham is a lawyer, but for some years past has been occupied in publishing. His experience of the perodical business is great. He is a gentleman of high social standing, and possessed of ample pecuniary means. For myself — you will perhaps remember me as the original editor of the South. Lit. Messenger of Richmond, Va. ; and I have had, otherwise, much to do with the conduct of Magazines. Together, we would enter the field with a full understanding of the difEculties to be encountered, and, I trust, with entire ability to meet them. "The work will be an octavo of 96 pages. The paper will be excel- lent — very far superior to that of the N. A. Review. The type will be new (always new) clear and bold, with distinct face. The matter will be dis- posed in single column. Tlie printing will be done upon a hand press, in the best manner. There will be a broad margin. We shall have no en- gravings except occasional wood-cuts (by Adams) when demanded in obvious illustration of the text; and, when so required, they will be worked in with the type — not upon separate pages, as in "Arcturus." The stitching will be done in the French style, permitting the book to lie fully open. Upon the cover, and throughout, the endeavour will he to preserve the greatest purity of taste, consistent with force and decision. The price will be S5.00. " The chief feature in the literary department will be that of contribu- tions from tlie most distinguished pens (of America) exclusivt'ly ; or, if this plan cannot be wholly carried out, we propose, at least, to procure the con- stant aid of some five or six of the most distinguished ; and to admit few articles from other sources — none wliicli are not of a very high order of merit. We shall endeavour to engage the services of yourself, Mr. Irving, Mr. Paulding, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Longfellow, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Halleck, Mr. Willis, and, perhaps, one or two others. In fact, as before said, our success in making these engagements is a condition without which the Magazine will not go into operation ; and my immediate object in addressing you now, is to ascertain how far we may look to yourself for aid. " It would be desirable that you agree to furnish one paper each month — either absolute or serial — and of such length as you might deem proper. We leave terms entirely to your own decision. The sums specified will be paid as you may suggest. It would be necessary that an agreement be made for one year, during which period you should be pledged not to write for any other American Magazine. The journal will be commenced on the first of January, 1842, and (should we be so fortunate as to obtain your con- sent to our proposal) it would be best that we should have in hand, by the, first of December next, at least two papers from each contributor. " With this letter I despatch one of similar tenor to each of the gentle- men above named. If you cannot make it convenient to give an uncon- ditional reply, will you be kind enough to say whether you will write for us upon condition that we succeed in our engagements with the others- — speci- fying what others ? " With high respect "Y'r ob't S't " EnoAR A. PoE." 154 1213 Poe, Edgar Allan. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Richmond, January 21,1835. To Messrs. Carey and Hart. With address. Requesting that they send the editor of the " Southern Literary Messen ger," a copy of Bulwer's novel, " Rienzi," for review. 1214 Portalis, Joseph Marie, Count. Eminent statesman and judge. Autograph Letter, signed, in the third person. Quarto. Florence?, June 14, 1878. 1215 Porter, Jane. English novelist. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. St. James' Palace, October 8, 1812. 1216 Porter, W^illiam T. Editor of the "Spirit of the Times." Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. New York, October 9, 1845. 1217 Prescott, William Hickling. Eminent American historian. Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. Boston, June 4, 1839. 1218 Prescott, William Hickling. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Boston. No date. 1219 Prescott, ^A^illiam Hickling. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 4 pages. Boston, January 16. No year. 1220 Priestley, Joseph. Eminent English philosopher, chemist and theologian. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. Northumberland, November 14, 1794. 1221 Priestley, Joseph. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Northumberland, April 16, 1799. 1222' Procter, Bryan Waller. "Barry Cornwall." English poet. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 2 pages. No date. 1223 Ramsay, David. American historian. Autograph I-etter, signed. Quarto. Charleston, April 9, 1788. 1224 Read, Thomas Buchanan. Distinguished poet and artist. Autograph Poem, sig-ned, " Our Flag." Octavo. 2 pages. 1225 Read, Thomas Buchanan. Autograph Letter, signed. Small octavo. 4 pages. Brooklyn, December 25, 1855. 1226 Reid, Captain Mayne. Novelist. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. December 16, 1868. 155 1227 Renwick, James. American savant. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Quarto. No date. 1228 Rittenhouse, David. Eminent American astronomer and mathematician. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. February 12, 1796. To Eh'as Boudinot. 1229 Rogers, Samuel. Eminent English poet. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Rouen, August 26, 1828. 1230 Rogers, Samuel. Autograph Letter, signed. Small octavo. No date. 1231 Roscoe, William. Eminent English historian and poet. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. Liverpool, June 28, 1804. To Henry Fuseli, the artist. Interesting letter. . 1232 Rossetti, William Michael. Distinguished writer. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 4 pages. No date. 1233 Sardou, Victorian. French dramatist. Autograph Letter, signed. Small octavo. 1234 Sargeant, Epes. American journalist and writer. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Gloucester, July 27, [852. 1335 Scott, Sir Walter. Celebrated novelist and poet. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Edinburgh, Febru- ary I, 1830. '" It will serve well enough to shew to what much use and abuse liave reduced my hand before I reached my sixtieth year." 1236 Scott, Sir \A^alter. Autograph Letter, signed. 2 pages. September 18, [181 1]. To M. Stark. With address. Interesting letter referring to the restoration of the ruins of Melrose Abbey. 1237 Sedgwick, Theodore. American jurist. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Stockbridge, July 26, 1829. 1238 Seward, Anna. English writer. Authoress of the " Monody on the Death of Andre. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. Lichfield, April 29, 1805. 1239 Sigourney, Lydia Huntley. American poet. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. Hartford, February 25, 1854. 1240 Silliman, Benjamin. Eminent American naturalist. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. August 19, 1837. iS6 1241 Simms, William Gilmore. American novelist. Au- tograph Letter, siy;ned. Quarto, bavannah, March i 3. No year. 1242 Simms, ^A/illiam Gilmore. Autograph Poem, signed. " Iseh'ca, an Indian Legend." Quarto. 3 pages. Warm Spring,s, September, 1842. 1243 Sinclair, Sir John. Scotch, statesman and philanthro- pist. Autograph Letter, signed, in the third person. Quarto. No date. 1244 Smith, Horatio. English humorist and miscellane- ous writer. Autogr.'iph Letter, signed. Octavo. Janu- ary 13, 1 841. 1245 Smith, James. English humorist; author of "Re- jected Addresses." Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo'. No date. 1246 Smith, Syndey. Celebrated English divine and writer. Autograph Letter, signed. April 11, 1834. 1247 Southey, Robert. Eminent English author. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. Keswick, September 2, 1835. 1248 Southey, Robert. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 2 pages. Keswick, November 17, 1822. 1249 Sparks, Jared. Distinguished American historian. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Salem, March 19, 1847. 1250 Sprague, Charles. Poet. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Boston, December 5, 1843. 1251 Stewart, Dugald. Eminent Scottish metaphysician. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Edinburgh, March 12, 1789. 1252 Taine, Hippolyte Adolphe. French litterateur. Au- tograph Letter, signed. Octavo. No date. 1253 Talfourd, Thomas Noon. English dramatist, essayist and lawyer. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Lon- don, January i, 1842. 1254 Taylor, Bayard. American traveler, writer and poet. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 2 pages. New York, November 22. No year. 157 1255 Thackeray, William Makepeace. Popular English novelist and humorist. Autograph Letter, signed. Small octavo. No date. Beautiful specimen. 1256 Thomas, Isaiah. Distinguished American printer and journalist ; author of " History of Printing in Amer- ica." Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Worcester, March 8, 1789. To Matthew Carey. With address. Fine specimen. 1257 Thorpe, Thomas B. Aiperican artist and litterateur. Autograph Letters, signed. Quarto. New Orleans, October 14, 1846, and January 16, 1847. 2 pieces. 1258 TroUope, Frances. Popular English novelist; au- thoress of " The Domestic Manners of the Americans." Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 2 pages. January IS. iS37- 1259 Trumbull, John. American satirical poet; author of "McFingal." Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Detroit, November 9, 1826. To Samuel Trumbull. Very rare. 1260 Tuckerman, Henry T. American critic and poet. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo, New York, Decem- ber 24, 1863. 1261 Tuckerman, Henry T. Autograph Poem, signed. " The Bereaved at Sunset." Quarto. 2 pages. 1262 Tyndall, John. British physicist. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Octavo. 2 pages. Philadelphia, Novem- ber 20, 1872. 1263 Verdi, Giuseppe. Celebrated Italian composer. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. September 22, 1850. 1264 Volney, Constantin Francois Chasseboeuf, Count de. Distinguished French philospher, author and traveler. Autograph Letter, signed, in the third person. Octavo. Philadelphia, July S, 1797- To Thomas Jefferson. 1264a Warren, John C. Distinguised physician. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. Boston, May [2, 1826. 1265 Watson, John F. American antiquarian and histor- ical writer. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. Ger- mantown, August 6, 1830. Commenting on the way in wliicli The Philatielphia Gazette criticised liis "Annals of Philadelphia." 158 1266 Watson, John F. Three Autograph pages of matter connected with his " Annals of Philadelphia." Folio. 1267 Wayland, Francis. Eminent Baptist divine and au- thor. Autograph Letters, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. Boston, December 24, 1825, and January 21, 1822. 2 pieces. 1268 Webster, Noah. Distinguished American Lexicog- rapher. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Hartford, October 9, 1793. 1269 Wetmore, Prosper M. Poet. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. New York, June 7, i828._ 1270 Whitney, William D. Distinguished American Phi- lologist. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 2 pages. New Haven, September 25, 1875. 1271 Wilde, Richard H. American poet and critic. Au- tograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. Augusta, May 15, 1820. 1272 Willis, Nathaniel Parker. Distinguished American poet. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. New Bedford. No date. 1273 Willis, Nathaniel Parker. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. New Bedford, August 16, 1847. 1274 Winter, William. Poet. Autograph Boem, signed. " Of the Inner Life." Quarto. 2 pages. 1275 W^oUstonecraft, Mary. Afterwards Mrs. Godwin. A celebrated English authoress. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. No date. To Mrs. Barlow, wife of Joel Barlow. ^ 1276 Wood, George. Author of " Peter Schlemil." Auto- graph Letter, signed. Octavo. Washington, January IS, 1850. 1277 Woodfall, William. Publisher of "Junius' Letters." Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. March 19, 1801. 1278 W^ordsworth, William. Illustrious English poet. Au- tograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Rydal Mount, Feb- ruary 17, 1846. To R. Shelton Mackenzie. 1279 Barlow, Joel. Author of " The Columbiad "; Minis- ter to France. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. May 10, 1810. 1280 Balmanno, Robert. Author. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. No date. IS9 ACTORS, ETC. 1281 Bannister, John. Distinguished comic actor. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. May 15, 1807. 1281a Booth, Junius Brutus. Tragedian; father of Edwin Booth. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. No date. 1282 Burney, Charles. Musical composer. Autograph Letter, signed, in the third person. Quarto. Green- wich, November 24, 1802. 1283 Burton, William E. Popular English comedian and '' dramatist. Autograph I etter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. February 19, 1839. 1284 Gibber, Colly. 'Witty English dramatic author. Docu- ment, signed. Quarto. April 2,1714. Signedalsoby Robert Wilkes and Barton Booth. Order on the treasury of Drury Lane Theatre. 1285 Colman, George, the younger. Actor and author. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. June 22, 1808. 1286 Dibdin, Thomas. Actor and song writer. Autograph Letter, signed. Small octavo. 3 pages. December 23, 1829. 1287 Kenney, J. Actor and dramatist. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. " 2 pages. Versailles, February 19, 1823. 1288 Morgan, Lady Sydney. Authoress ; wrote the " Wild Irish Girl." Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 3 pages. Dublin, September 10, 1830. 1288a Seguin, Edward. English opera singer. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. New Orleans, February 2, 1844. 1289 Smith, Sol. Actor and author. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 4 pages. St. Louis, July 10, 1845. 1290 Talma, Francis Joseph. Celebrated French trage- dian. Autograph Document, signed. Small octavo. Paris, February 7, 1806. 1291 Thorburn, Grant. Scottish writer. The original " Laurie Todd." Signature, " Grant Thorburn, alias Laurie Todd." 1292 Wood, William B. Actor and author. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. No date. i6o PAINTERS AND ENGRAVERS. 1293 AUston, Washington. Eminent American artist. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Cambridgeport, July 1, 1842. 1294 Andrews, Joseph. Engraver. Autograph Letter, signed. Boston, September 14, 1839. 1295 Bartolozzi, Francesco. Eminent Italian engraver. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. July 27, 1786. Rare. Fine specimen. 1296 Broughton, George H. Distinguished contemporary painter. Autograph Letter, signed. Small octavo. (March 23, 1S76). 1297 Canova, Antonio. Celebrated Italian sculptor. Au- tograph Letter, signed, in the third person. Octavo. Rome, April 16, i 822. 1298 Cerracchi, Giuseppe. Celebrated Italian sculptor. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. No date. Fine specimen. Very rare. 1299 Chantrey, Sir Francis. Eminent English sculptor. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. No date. 1300 Chantrey, Sir Francis. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. December 31, 1821. 1301 Chapman, John G. American painter. Autograph Letter, signed. Washington, January 9, 1840.' 1302 Cole, Thomas. Eminent landscape painter. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. Catskill, January 16, 1839. 1303 Copley, John S. Eminent historical painter. Au- tograph Letter, signed. Quarto. February 28, 1 800. To Alderman Boydell. , Rare. Very fine, 1304 Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus. Celebrated minia- ture painter and engraver. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 2 pages. Berlin, June 24, 1786. 1305 Cousins, Samuel. Eminent engraver. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. May 18, 1869. 1306 Coypel, Antoine. Celebrated French painter. Au- tograph Letter, signed. Octavo. No date. 1307 Cruikshank, George. English comic artist. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Octavo. August 7, 1 861. r6i 1308 Desnoyers, Auguste Gaspard Louis Boucher. Cele- brated French engraver. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. December 28, 1851. 1309 Dunlap, William. American painter ; author of " His- tory of the Arts of Design." Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. New York, October 29, 1832. 1310 Durand, Asher B. Eminent American painter and engraver. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. New York, March 21, 1854. 131 1 Eastlake, Sir Charles L. Eminent English historical painter. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. No date. 1312 Fisher, Alvan. American painter. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Quarto. Dedham, December 21, 1853. 1313 Fuseli, Henry. Celebrated historical painter, Au- tograph Letter, signed. Octavo. No date. 1314 Gait, John. Scottish author. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. No date. To Benjamin West. Indorsed on the back : " A letter from Mr. Gait to Benj. West, April 7, 1814." 1315 Greenough, Horatio. Eminent American sculptor. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. No date. 1315a Heath, James. Celebrated English engraver. Au- tograph Letter, signed. Octavo. No date. 1316 Hughes, Ball. Sculptor. Autograph Letter, signed. Small octa\'o. Boston, March 8, 1858. 1317 Humphreys, \A^illiam. Engraver. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Quarto. London, June, 17, 1845. 1318 Huntington, Daniel. Distinguished American painter. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. New York, De- cember 24, 1845. 1319 Inman, Henry. American portrait painter. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. New York, April 6, 1835- 1320 Jarvis, John Wesley. Distinguished artist. Auto- tograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Baltimore, January 3, 1812. Rare. 1321 King, Charles B. Portrait painter, Autograph Let- ter, signed. Small octavo. No date. 1322 Lance, George. English painter of still life. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Octavo. No date. 1323 Lawrence, Sir Thomas. Celebrated English portrait painter. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 2 pages. No date. l62' 1324 Leutze, Emanuel'. Distinguished historical painter. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. New York, Feb- ruary 21, 1852. 1325 Morghen, Rafael. Eminent Italian engraver. Au- tograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. Florence, October 20, 1819, To Benjamin West. RefeiTing to the re-louching of the plate of Ihe celebrated " I^ast Su.p- ]iei-," engraved by him, from the painting by Leonardo da Vinci ; and offer- ing it to the British Museum, for a price, before so doing. 1326 Page, William. American painter. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Octavo. Perth Amboy, June 20, 1866. 1327 Peale, Rembrandt. Painted the portrait of General Washington. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Philadelphia, January 9, 1857. 1328 Schiavonetti, Luigi. Italian engraver. Autograph Letter, signed, in the third person. Octavo. No date. 1329 Strickland, William. Eminent American architect. Autograph Letter, in the third person. July 20, 1829. 1330 Sully, Thomas. Eminent painter. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Quarto. Philadelphia, March, 1857. 1331 Thornton, William. Architect and artist. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. Washington, March • 17, 1807. 1332 Trumbull, John. Aide to Washington ; eminent painter. Painted the "Battle of Bunker Hill." etc. Autogragh Letter, signed. Quarto. New York, Oc- tober 20, 1823. To James Madison. Fine specimen. Rare. 1333 Vanderlyn, John. Noted American painter. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. No date. 1334 VVeir, Robert W^. American painter. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. West Point, May 14, 1857. 1335 VVest, Benjamin. Eminent American painter. En- dorsement on the back of a letter from the Bishop of Salisbury. Quarto. 1336 W^est, William E. American painter. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. [March 16, 1826]. 1337 Wilkie, Sir David. Celebrated Scottish painter. Au- tograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Kensington, April 8, 1822. 1338 Bell, John. English sculptor. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Washington, August 16, 1854. i63 STATESMEN, LAWYERS, ETC. 1339 Badger, George E. Secretary of the Navy. Auto- graph Letter, signed. QuartQ. Washington, June 10, 1854. 1340 Binns,John. Celebrated lawyer. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. May 9, 1846. 1340a Bodisco Alexander. Russian Minister. Autograph Letter, signed. No date. 1341 Brown, David Paul. Eminent lawyer. Autograph Letters, signed. Quarto. July 14, 1830, and May 22, 1854. 2 pieces. IMPORTANT LETTER ON THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL. 1342 Bryan, George. President of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. Philadelphia, July 8, 1775. To " Rev'd John Ewifig, D. D., or, if absent, to Hugh Williamson, M. D., London." " Being forced into an open War, Hostilities pass almost dayly near Boston. The last important action was of the 17th ulto. an attack upon an unfinished Line on Bunkers Hill near Charles Town, which tho' carried at last by the regulars, has* cost them dear ; 1000 being killed & dead since of their wounds & 600 in the hospitals in consequence of it. The prpvin's were 1200 or 1500 in numbers, but the ditch they had dug would not CDver 800. They stood 2 attacks, but not being supported Ijy a reinforcement which hesitated to cross the neck of Charles Town, because of the fire of Ships of War, floating Batteries, &c, they at length on a third retreated. Had they been supported the regulars, who originally were about 3000, tho' heretofore -called 5000; must have thrown down their Arms, or taken to the water. The reg't of Welsh fusilers is ruined. The misconduct of the officers of the reinforcements, or some of them, being termed Cowardice, they are under arrest in order to be tried. The salt diet & want of Greens in Boston must destroy most of the wounded Regulars. Tlie royal forces before the affair, scarely mounted to 6500, but .4 reg'ts since gone from X. York Bay, 1700 in number, will restore them to that number. Many officers of note have fallen in this attack ; particularly Majors Pitcaine, Col'n Abercrombie. The Lines were well defended. The regulars allow of it. Of Provin's 180 were slain, wounded & taken. Great pains are taking by Guy Johnston and Gov. Carl- ton to stir up the Indians to make war, on the associated Colonies, but with- out eff'ect hitherto. "Our Assembly have voted 4500 minute men, 4500 musquetts to be made here; ^^35,000 money for public use ; r. bounty lor making Saltpetre, w'ch also Connecticut has done ; & a Comm't of Safety. The prov't Conven- tion at N. York 4 batt s." * * * " We expect the ministry will be obstinate, like to Pharoah of old. The fishery has been not a little disturbed by the N. Americans denying bread to Newfoundland. The next mischief will proba- bly be the denial of necessaries to the Island Colonies. Our Congress pub- lish lliis day a Declaration of the reasons for their taking up Arms. What times are we fallen into ? " 164 1343 Buchanan, Franklin. Rear-admiral in the Confed- erate Navy. Letter, signed. Quarto. Annapolis, October 2, 1846. 1344 Buchanan, James. President of the United States. Autograph Letters, signed. Quarto. Lancaster, Novem- ber 8, 1837; and Washington, October 9, 1846. 2 pieces. 1345 Cass, Lewis. Brigadier-General and statesman. Letter, signed. Octavo. Washington, May b. No year. 1346 Clay, Henry. Distinguished statesman. Autograph Letter, signed. Ouarto. Washington, December 18, 1826. Very important confidental letter, on the Colonial trade. 1347 Chew, Benjamin. Chief Justice of Pennsylvania. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. 2 pages. Philadel- phia, January 19, 1761. 1348 Choate, Rufus. Eminent advocate of New Efigland. Autograph Letter, signed. Boston, May 8, 1854. 1349 . Clinton, De Witt, Eminent American statesman. Autograph Letter, signed. Albany, October 3, 1825. 1350 Dallas, George M. Vice-President of the United States. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo, January 22, 1830. 1351 Dinwiddle, Robert. Colonial Governor of Virginia. Document, signed. (Blank commission). Folio. Wil- liamsburg, 1750. 1352 Emerson, Ralph Waldo. American essayist and poet. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. Concord, June 4, 1852. 1353 Eustis, William. Surgeon in the Revolution. Gov- ernor of Massachusetts. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Boston, April 29, 1808. 1354 Everett, Edward. Distinguished orator and states- man. Autograph Letters,' signed. Quarto and octavo. Boston, May 8, 1854, and June 16, i'8s8. 2 pieces. 1355 Fillmore, Millard. President of the United States. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Buffalo, May 25, 1854; and Autograph Letter, signed, in the third per- son, octavo, Buffalo, February 8, 1855. 2 pieces. 1355a Gibson, John B. Chief Justice of Pennsylvania. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Carlisle, May 2, 1829. i6s 1355b Gilpin, Henry D. Attorney-General of the United States. Autograph Letters, signed. Quarto. Wash- ington, July 20, and September 16, 1838. 2 pieces. 1356 Griffin, Cyrus. President of the Continental Con- gress. Autograph Document, signed. Octavo. Vir- ginia, December 27, 1808. 1357 Howison, R. R. Autograph Letters, signed. Quarto. Richmond, April i, and August 18, 1847. 2 pieces. 1358 Ingersoll, Joseph R. Minister to England. Auto- graph Letters, signed. Quarto. Philadelphia, August 17, 1836, and June 19, 1854. 2 pieces. 1359 Johnson, Richard M. Vice-President of the United States; officer in the War of 18 1 2, and is said to have killed the " Indian chief Tecumseh." Autograph Let- ter, signed. Quarto, 2 pages. May 3, 1820. 1360 Kent, James. Chancellor of New York and eminent jurist. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Albany, September 6, 181 3. 1361 Lincoln, Abraham. President of the United States. "The Great Emancipator." Autograph Document, signed. January 29, 1856. Fine specimen, being a pra:cipc in a lawsuit ; \\'itl"i liis Autograpli Bond, for costs in the case, in which he wrote the firm name of " Lincohi & Herndon," and signed it individually " A. Lincoln." 1362 Livingston, Edward. Eminent jurist and statesman. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Red Hook, New York, July 19, 1826. 1363 Lewis, Morgan. General in the Revolutionary War. Governor of New York. Autograph Document (com- mission) signed. Folio. March 28, 1806. 1364 Marshall, John. Chief Justice of the United States ; Officer in the Revolutionary army ; was present at the Battle of Germantown. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Richmond, February 2, 1793. 1365 Marshall, John. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Washington, January 29, 1832. Relating to certain passages in his " Life of Washington." 1366 Marshall, John. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Richmond, April 10, 1832. Also refen-ing to his "Life of Washington." 1367 Marshall, John. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto, 2 pages. Richmond, June 2, 1832. Relating to his " History of the Colonies." 1 66 1368 Mason, John Y. Secretary of the Navy. Letter, signed. Quarto. December 29, 1846. 1369 Meredith, William M. Secretary of the Treasury. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. May 6, 1854. 1370 Morris, Robert H. Colonial Governor of Pennsyl- vania. Document (commission), signed. Folio. Philadelphia, December 30, 1755. 1371 Ogden, Aaron. Governor of New Jersey. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Elizabeth Town, June 4, 1826. 1372 Porter, James M. Secretary of War. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. October 20, 1849. 1373 Quincy, Josiah. Eminent statesman and scholar. Autograph Letters, signed. Quarto and octavo. Bos- ton, May 18, 1821 ; August 30, 185 1. 2 pieces. 1374 Randolph, John, of Roanoke. American orator. Au- tograph Letter, signed, in the third person. Quarto. August 27, 1804. 1375 Rittenhouse, David. Eminent American astronomer and mathematician. Document, signed. Octavo. Philadelphia, November 25, 1776. Certificate of Owen Biddle's attendance as a member of the Committee of Safety. 1376 Rush, Benjamin. Signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence. Autograph Document, signed. Small oc- tavo. August 8, 1806; and Autograph Letter, signed, of Richard Rush, Minister to England, octavo, Syden- ham, December 21, 1846. 2 pieces. 1377 Sergeant, John. Eminent American jurist. Autograph Letters, signed. Quarto and octavo. Philadelphia, May 7, 1805, and October 21, {8o2, 2 pieces. 1378 Seward, William H. Secretary of State. Autograph Letter, signed. July 25, 1849. 1379 Shippen, Edward. Chief Justice of Pennsylvania. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. March 15, 1784. 1380 Smith, James. Signer of the Declaration of Independ- ence. Document, signed. Folio. January 8, 1745 ; signed also by Thomas Cookson, under whom James Smith studied law. 1380a Southard, Samuel L. Secretary of the Navy. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. March 10,1830. 1 67 1381 Sullivan, James. Governor of Massachusetts. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. Boston, March id, 1787. "Our politicul affairs are in the most disagreeable situation, every meas- ure is talcen by tlie General Court which can injure public & private Credit, the whole system of Jurisprudence disarranged and property rendered insecure and of little value. Where it will end Gnd only knows." 1382 Sullivan, John. General in the Revolutionary War. Document, signed twice. Quarto. 1383 Taney, Roger B. Chief Justice of the United States. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Washington, March 2, 1852. 1384 Thornton, Matthew. Signer of the Declaration of In- dependence. Signature only. 1385 Upshur, A. P. Secretary of the Navy. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. No date. 1386 Van Buren, Martin. President of the United States. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Lindenwald, February 10, 1851. 1387 Webster, Daniel. Celebrated American statesman and orator. Autograph Letter, signed. Quaito.- 2 pages. Washington, February 18, 1837. " It has often been asserted, that I was a member of the Hartford Con- vention. Nothing could be more false. I had nothing to do with the Con- vention, in any manner." 1388 Webster, Daniel. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. No date. Marked "Private and confidential," 1389 W^ebster, Daniel. Autograph Letter. Quarto. No date. Referring to his taking a seat in the Senate, he says ; " The truth is, this election was made, in the hope thereby of streiii^theiiiiii;^ the adminis- tration in the Senate. The Argument was ' the House is unanimous — some one will take your place & the general disposition is more favorable — U'e must have soinelwdy in Seiin/e from N. E. who can take part in debate, iS;c, &c, &c — in order that our N. E. President may have fair play.' " 1390 Webster, Daniel. Autograph Letter, signed with initials. Quarto. Boston, June 8, 1 827. " The Senate has concurred with the House in the choice of Senator. Whole no of votes 39 — • " For D. W. . 26 " Jno Mills 1 1 " Geo Lincoln . . r "Black . . I." 1391 Wolcott, Oliver. Secretary of the Treasury. Au- tograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. New York, February 8, 181 5. 1 68 FOREIGN. 1392 Althorp Lord, Charles Spencer. Liberal English statesman. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Oc- 28, 1815. 1393 Berryer, Antoine Pierre. Celebrated political orator. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 2 pages, i860. 1394 Bonaparte, Joseph. King of Spain. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Philadelphia, March 14, 1823. 1395 Bonaparte, Napoleon. Emperor of the French ; the greatest General of modern times. Document, signed. Quarto. Fine specimen. " Bonaparte." 1396 Brydges, Sir Samuel Egerton. An able English writer. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Rams gate, July 28, 1816; also, Autograph Document, with signature in the body, small octavo, July 30, 18 16. 2 pieces. 1397 Canning, George. Distinguished English statesman. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. February 9, 1826. 1398 Elliston, Robert W. Celebrated English actor. Au- tograph Letter, signed. Octavo. May 25, 1827. To John Howard Payne; and Autograph Note, signed, of J. Fawcett, granting permission to John Howard Payne, to go behind the scenes at • theatre. 2 pieces. 1399 Erskine, Thomas, Lord. Illustrious British orator and advocate. Autograph Letter, signed. Small oc- tavo. No date ; and Autograph Admittance, signed, for the House of Lords, small octavo. 2 pieces. 1400 Fisher, Rev. John. Bishop of Salisbury. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. January i, 181 1. 1401 Haldimand, Frederick. British General in the Revo- lutionary War ; Captain-General of Quebec. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. Quebec, August 29, 1782. 1402 Holland, Henry Richard Vassall Fox, Lord. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Octavo. No date. 1403 Inglis, Sir Robert Harry. Member of Parliament. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. June 14, 1830. i69 1404 Luzerne, Anne Cesar, Chevalier de la. French Minister to the United States during the American Revolution. Document, signed. Quarto. No date. 1405 Milnes, Richard Monckton, Lord Houghton. English statesman and poet. Autograph Letter, signed. No date. 1406 Otto, Louis Guillaume, Comte de Mosley. Distin- guished diplomatist; appointed by Napoleon to nego- tiate his marriage with Maria Louisa. Letter, signed. Quarto. London, July ?2, 1802. 1407 Phillips, Sir Thomas. English antiquary. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Octavo. July 6, 1848. 1408 Ramsay, Edward Bannerman. " Dean Ramsay." Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Date torn off. 1409 Rochambeau, Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur,Count de. French marshal ; commanded the French troops in the American Revolution. Document, signed. Folio. No date. 1410 Romilly, Sir Samuel. Celebrated English lawyer and statesman. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. No date. 1411 Stanhope, Philip Henry, Earl. English statesman and historian. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 4 pages. December li, 1855. 1412 Stanley, Edward Geoffrey Smith, Earl of Derby. Au- tograph Letter, signed. Octavo. July 30, 1832, 1413 Saxony, John, King of. Autograph Document (pencil), signed. Small octavo. (1854). 1414 Wedderburn, Alexander, Lord Loughborough. Emi- nent British jurist and politician. It was he who called Franklin a " man of three letters "—the old Roman joke for a thief (fur). Opinion, signed. Folio. 4 pages. February 28, 1780. 1415 Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, first Duke of. Cele- brated English General. Autograph Document (partly printed), signed twice. Small octavo. London, Febru- ary \J, 1825. Rare. Subscriber's proxy vote for the Royal Academy of Music. 1416 Wright, Thomas. Eminent English antiquary and writer. Autograph Letter, signed. Small octavo. No date. I/O MISCELLANEOUS. 1417 BoUmann, Eric. " Made an unsuccessful effort to re- lease Lafayette from prison at Olmutz." Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. London, September 6, 1816. 1418 BoUmann, Eric. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. Philadflpliia, March 14, 1814. 1419 Brissot de Warville, Jean Pierre. French Girondist leader and political writer. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Paris, 1791. 1420 Bryan, George. President of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. Philadelphia, September, 24, 1782. 1421 Buchan, Earl of. Presented the Wallace snuffbox to General Washington. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. Dryburgh Abbey, June 12, 1788. 1422 Davis, Henry Winter. American statesman. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Octavo. No date. 1423 Doane, George W^ashington. Protestant Episcopal Bishop. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Bur- lington, December 3, 1836. 1424 Everett, Alexander H. Scholar and diplomatist. Au- tograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Boston, July 8, 1833. 1425 Girard, Stephen. Philanthropist. Document, signed. Quarto; also Documents, signed, by John Jacob Astor (check), and Nicholas Biddle. 3 pieces. 1426 Hazard, Ebenezer. Postmaster General. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. No date. 1427 Lear, Tobias. General Washiilgton's Private Secre- tary. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. London, April 21, 1794. 1428 Levy, Samson. Early Philadelphia Lawyer. Auto- graph Document, signed. Small octavo. Philadelphia, June 13, 1 77 1. 1429 Lyon, Patrick. Accused of robbing the Bank of the United States. Autograph Document, with signature in the body. Philadelphia, November 8, 1808. 171 1430 McLane, Colonel Allen. Partisan leader in the Rev- olutionary War. Autograph Letters, signed. Octavo. Wilmington, October lo, 1831, and April 28, 1832. 2 pieces. 1431 Markham, William. Colonial Governor of Pennsyl- vania. Autograph Document, signed. Ouarto. Phila- delphia, March 3, 1688. 1432 Nott, Rev. Eliphalet. President of Union College. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. February 23, 1858. 1433 Paris, Ferdinand John. Early Philadelphia Lawyer. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. London, Decem- ber, 27, 1735. 1434 Stewart, \A^alter. Officer in the Revolutionary War. Document, signed. Quarto. November, 19, 1796. 1435 Van Rensselaer, Cortland. Presbyterian divine. Au- tograph Letter, signed. Quarto. New York, December 17, 1859. 1436 .Wheaton, Henry. American jurist. Autograph Let- ter', signed. Octavo. No date. 1437 Wood, James F. Archbishop of Philadelphia. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Octavo. Philadelphia, Julv 5, 1878. 1438 'Williams, Stephen. First minister of Longmeadow, Mass.; son of the Rev. John Williams ; he was carried a captive to Canada by the Indians. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Louisburg, August 31, 1745. 1438a Letters of administration in the estate of Ignatius Battan, of Newport, Rhode Island. Dated November 10, 1772. Signed, " Wm. Coddington, Clk." Folio. 1439 English Publishers. Autograph Letters, signed, of Richard Bentley, Henr)- Stevens, Thomas Longman, John Russell Smith, etc. 7 pieces. t 1440 Eminent Pennsylvanias. Autograph Letters, signed, of James Cooper, Benjamin Rush, J. R. Tyson, George M. Wharton, Isaac ¥.. Hiester, William B. Reed, G. E. Hare, and others. 10 pieces. 1441 White, D. A. Judge Supreme Court of Massachusetts. Autograph Letter, signed. Ouarto. Salem, October 5, 1838 ; also of Joseph Stor)', George Gibbs, VVillard Phillips, Lemuel Shaw, S, Longfellow, etc. 8 pieces. 1/2 MARTHA WASHINGTON'S MUSIC BOOK. 1442 Music Book, in which most of the music and words were written by Martha Washington, wife of General George Washington. Oblong quarto. Half bound. In this unique and most interesting relic of tlie wife of General Wash- ington, will be found her signatures — once as " Polly Ciistis," and once as "Martha Parke Cutis.'' Following is a list of the pieces of music, both written and drawn by her : — " Belle Isle March." Music only. 3 pages "Scot's lionet" " •' i page "Minuet" " " "Gavot, or College Hornpipe " " " "Ambition Fire the Mind " " " King of Prussia's March." " " " Hungarian March." " " " French Minuet." "Princess Eugen's March." " Air, by Mr. Handel." " Grano's Trumpet March." ■• " 2 " " In Infancy." " " i " "Gavot by LuUy." ■• ■• 2 " " Gavot in Otho," with variations. '■ ■• 7 •■ " Air of Felton." ■• '• 2 •' " Handel's Water Piece." •• •• 2 •• "Gig." •• •• 2 •• " Lully's Minuet." ... 2 • " Air in Anadre." ... i '■ " Capt. Reed's March." " Copie of liarker's Musick Book." •■ i "The Brafordshire March.'' "Copie of Bar- ker's Musick." •• 2 " " The Scott's Ground." ... 4 " " Air by Felton." >• 4 ■■ "Joy to great Caesar." ... 2 •■ "Allegro." ■• .. 4 .. " Miss Dawson's new Hornpipe." ... 2 '■ " Marshall Saxe's Minuet." ■' ■■ 2 "' " Devontshire March." .. .. i " Lady Betty Montague's Minuet." •> - i .• " Cease awhile ye winds to blow." Music and words. 2 " "Formemy fair, &c." Indorsed " Polly Custis." .Music only. i ■■ " Bunch of Roses." i' n •; .. " Lovely Nancy." Music and words. 2 ' " Dear Yankee say, &c." ■> « 2 " " Summer Breezes." ■• .. 2 ' " When the Rosy morn, &c." .■ .. 4 ,. " En Compas'd in an Angel's frame." • .. 2 " " The Weding Day." . .. 2 " " O'Dear what can the Matter be." •• .. j , " Chloe." ,. " • 2 " " He Piped so Sweet." ■ .. "2 " " Hither Mary." ,. .. 2 " Exercises. c >. " Love in a Village." A comic opera. Published by I. Walsh, of London, with the signature " Martha Parke Custis " on the title-page (wife of General Washington); also, signature of" Eliza Parke Custis." This relic was inherited by Nelly Custis, Martha Washington's adopted 173 daughter, Trom Martha Washington's estate, and on tlie (ly-leal will be f lier signature, written in large letters, " Eleanor Parke Custis, February found . 2sth, 1797." Besides the pieces of music enumerated above, as written by JIartha Washington, there are several other pieces which we have not mentioned on account of not having any title to them. Some few of the jiieces in the volume resemble vei-y much the writing of Mary Washington, mother of General Washington, and like as not were written by her, as the collection is a miscellaneous one, on paper of various sizes, collected together by Martha Washington, and bound by her order in the present form. This relic is accompanied with a certificate of authenticity, which will be exhibited at the time of sale, and ivill accompany the Book. 1443 Nelly Custis's Music Book. A volume of Music which formerly belonged to Eleanor Parke Custis, adopted daughter of General Washington. This also contains several pieces of music that were undoubtedly written by Martha Washington. Accompanied with certificate of authenticity. 1444 W^ashington, George. Commander-in-chief of the American Army during the Revolution. Letter, signed. Folio. Headquarters, November 22, 1778. The body of the letter written by Alexander Hamilton, aide to General Washington. 1445 Bonds, Accounts and Letters relating to the estate of Thomas Turner. Folio and quarto. 39 pieces. Among the lot are documents signed by General Henry Lee, Thomas Blane, John Washington, W. Boone, John Hungerford, and others. 1446 Fauquier, Francis. Colonial Governor of Virginia. Autograph Letter, signed. Quaito. 2 pages. Wil- liamsburg, July 28, 1760. 1447 Report of the Lords of Committee of Council for plantation affairs, " At the Court of St. James, the i ith day of April, 1745." Folio. 6 pages. Signed by William Sharpe. With seal. Referring to the grant of land to Lord Fairfax. 1448 Deeds of Lease and Release : William Spencer to Laurence Washington, for two hundred acres of land in Prince William County, Virginia. March i and 2, 173S. Folio. 2 pieces. 1449 Fairfax, Thomas, Lord. Patron and friend of Gen- eral Washington. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Greenway Court, October 12, 1772. 1450 Halson, Robert. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. No date. To Major Washington. 145 1 Confederate. Virginia electoral ticket. Election, Noverriber 6, 1861 ; for President, Jefferson Davis, of Mississippi ; for Vice-President, Alexander H. Stephens, of Georgia ; etc., etc. Small octayo. Exceedingly scarce; in fact, we may say, unique. 174 1452 Broadside. Notice of Thomas Bradford, executor of the estate of William Bradford, late Attorney-General of the United States, and forbidding all persons in- debted to the said estate from paying any money to Susan V. Bradford, relict of the deceased, and daughter of Elias Boudinot. Dated, Philadelphia, July 5, 1 808. Interesting to the Boudinot family. 1453 Jackson, Thomas J. " Stonewall." Distinguished Confederate General. Autograph Letter, ' signed. Quarto. 3 pages. Caroline County, Virginia. Jan- uary 6, 1863. (The year of his death). Fine specimen. Very rare. A long and interesting letter relating to the Southern army in the valley of Virginia. 1454 Washington, George. First President . of the United States. Autograph Letter, in the third person. Octavo. May S, 1792. To James Madison. 1455 Peale, Charles Willson. American painter ; painted the portrait of Washington. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. 3 pages. May 21, 1 801. CvESAR RODNEY'S LETTER REFERRING TO THE BATTLE OF LEXINGTON. 1455a Rodney, Caesar. Signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. 2 pages. Philadelphia, July 27, 1775. To Colonel Thomas Col- lins, in Kent county ; first Governor of Delaware. With address. •'Agreeable ti promise, I have delivered to Mr. Andrew Tybout the furniture for your Coat & Hat. Your Hanger you may Expect the next time by Robert the post, who Rides for Scully ; I could have sent you one by Robert this day. But there were none made that Struck my fancy, or that I thought would please a man of your taste either for neatness or Intrinsic^ Value, tho : we all agree you are no Macarony. " It will be some time before the standard colours are done, they are now in hand and you may assiu'e Mr. I.ovekerman they will be Ellegant and Cleaver. " By a \'eshel arrived about an hour ago, from Bristol, w© have a Lon- don paper informing us of the Arrival of the Veshel that went Express from the people of Boston to London, giving them an Acct's of the Battle at Lexing- ton — upon the spreading of the news there, the Ministry (it seems) published in the papers that they had Rec'd no accounts from America, by this many people were lead to discredit the accounts brought by the Massachusetts Ex- press — However Arthur Lee (now an alderman) published immediately in the papers that all those who doubted the truth ol the News — Might Repair to the Mantion House, where the Depositions taken relative to the Lexington Affair were deposited for their perusal and Satisfaction. When the Ship left Bristol, the News was generally Credited. However she left there too soon to know much of the Effect it had on that Side the Water — We shall know more of this Matter before long, till when I am Convinced the Congress will not Rise, whether they may then, or not I cannot now pretend to say. How- ever I do know that they are heartily Tired — and so I am your " Humble Serv't " CiESAR Rodney." 175 PAPERS RELATING TO THE WASHING- TON AND LEE ESTATES. 1456 Lee, Henry. Eminent American General, called " Light-Horse Harry '' ; member of the Old Congress. It was he who characterized Washington as " First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his country- men." Autograph Letters, signed. Quarto. Various dates. To Colonel William Augustine Washington. 36 pieces. Fine lot. 1457 Lee, Henry. Autograph Letters, signed. Folio. Va- rious dates. To Colonel William Augustine Washing- ton. 15 pieces. Fine lot. 1458 Lee, Henry. Four Autograph Documents, signed; and six Documents, signed, quarto and folio ; va- rious dates. 10 pieces. Five of the documents are also signed by Colonel William Augustine Washington. 1459 Lee, Charles. Attorney-General. Autograph Letters, signed. Quarto. Various dates. 3 pieces. 1460 Lee, Richard Bland. Member of the first Congress. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Rich- mond, December 16, 1784. 1461 Spotswood, Alexander. General in the Revolutionary War. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. December 7, 1798. To Colonel William A. Washington. 1462 Spotswood, Alexander. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 3 pages. Newport, December 2, 1799. To Colonel William A. Washington. With address. 1463 Spotswood, Alexander. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. April 16, 1800. 1464 Spotswood, Alexander. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. October 30, 1802. 1465 Spotswood; Alexander. Documents, signed. Octavo. 2 pieces. 176 1466 'Washington, George. Commander-in-chief of the American army during the Revolution. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Philadelphia, February 17, 1793. To ColonefWilliam Washington. With address. Franked " President U. S.'' On business affairs relating lo Mount Vernon. Fine specimen. 1467 Washington, George. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Philadelphia, April 29, 1793. To Colonel William A. Washington. With address. Franked " President of the U. S." On private affairs. 1468 Washington, George. Autograph Letter, signed (with initials). Quarto. Mount Vernon, December 1 1, 1784. 1469 Washington, Major ('Colonel) John. Washington's great-grandfather. Power of Attorney to. From Ann Fread. Dated April 26, 1664. Signed also by Theo- dore Wil.'=ford, clerk of Westmoreland County, Vir- ginia. Interesting and very early Virginia document. Dated ten years before Mount Vernon was granted to Colonel John Washington. 1470 Spotswood, General Alexander, in account with 'Wil- liam Augustine Washington. Folio. Signed b)' Wil- liam Augustine Washington; and another similar account, but not signed. Folio. 2 pieces. 1471 Lee, Francis Lightfoot. Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. July 22, 1796. To Colonel William A. Washington. 1472 Lee, Francis Lightfoot. Autograph Documents, signed, and Documents, signed ; various dates. 4 pieces 1473 Autograph Letters and Documents relating to mem- bers of the Lee family. 12 pieces. 1474 Order of the Council of Virginia granting William Beverly, leave to take up in one tract 6000 acres of land. Dated April 19, 1722. Signed by William Robertson, clerk. 1475" Pendleton, Edmund. Member of the Old Congress. Autograph Document, signed. Quarto. May 30, 1772. 1476 Bond of John Elliott to Augustine Washington (the General's farther). Dated April 16, 1726. Folio. 1477 Grant of the Northern Neck of Virginia. To Lord Culpepper. (Printed). 6 pages. Folio. 177 1478 Beverly, Robert. Author of the History of Virginia. Document, signed. Quarto. August 8, 1692. 1479 Berkeley, Sir William. Colonial Governor of Virginia. Document, signed. Folio. September 21. 1674. 1480 Berkeley, Sir William. Document, signed. Folio. February 20, 1662. 1481 Deed of Bargain and Sale of Land in the County of Rappahannock, from Thomas Mosse to Henry Newton. January 28, 1675. Folio. 1482 Patent of Captain Ham Booth for 2000 acres of wood and marsh land in Rappahannock County, Virginia. September 20, 1661. Folio. 1483 Documents relating to early Virginian estates, contain- ing : — Attested copy of the will of Henry Ashton, dated November 30, 1731 ; attested copy of Robert Tomlin's patent, and assignment to Augustine Blithenburg, dated July I, 1657, signed by R. Beverley; Fiancis Meri- weather's patent for land granted, signed by Governor Francis Nicholson, October 24, 1701 ; deed for land from Humphrey Booth to James Williamson and Wil- liam Underwood, October 10, 1656; attested copy of a deed from Augustine Washington, and his wife, Jane Washington, to Lawrence Butler, May 30, 1727, etc. 1484 Beverly, William. Colonial Governor of Virginia. Document, signed. Folio. October 6, 1675. 1485 Geneological Chart of the Beverly Family of Virginia. Folio. London, 1854. 178 THE WASHINGTON FAMILY PAPERS. i486 Estate of General George Washington. The original account of sales at Alexandria, June 7, 1803, of prop- erty belonging to the estate of General George Wash- ington. Folio. 4 pages. At this sale no person was allowed to bid unless they were legatees under Washington's will. 1487 Martha Washington's estate. Sales at Mount Ver- non, after the death of Mrs. Washington, on July 21, 1 802 ; also, the " Private Sales, which took place up stairs among the Legatees, to be settled on the final ad- justment without interest, 22 July, 1802." Together, 4 pages. Folio. From this interesting document we cull tlie following: " One box Mili- tary Pictures, bought by B. Ashton, for ffio ; Small Pistols, bought by Rob- ert Lewis, for $31 ; a Seal, bought by Sam'l Washington, for $^6; Gold Watch, bought by B. Washington, for $360 ; Gold Chain and Seal, Ijought by W. A. Washington, for 366 ; one Seal, with Ivory handle, bought by Mr. Law, for Sio; Topaz .Shoe and Knee Buckles, bought by L. Lewis, for ;?232 ; case with 2 pairs Spectacles, bought by .Mr. Law, for S35 ; Gold Medal of General Washington, bought by Geo. Washington, for ^330; Or- der of the Cincinnati, bought by L. Lewis, for $^2 ; Free Mason's Apron, bought by B. Ashton, for #5 ; and another, bought by Mr. Hammond, for $6 ; one pair Epaulets, bought by B. Ashton, Jr., for $^ ; Levelling Machine, bought by B. Washington, for #25 ; Surveying Instruments, bought by W. A. Washington, for ?90; one Sword, bought by B. Washington, for $1," etc, etc., etc. 1488 Martha \A^ashington's account with Colonel W^illiam A. Washington, June, 1800. Folio. 1489 Statement of the account of the estate of Colonel Augustine Washington with Thomas Jett, May 13, 1765. Folio. 1490 Statement of the account of William A. Washing- ton with the estate of the late General George Wash- ington, June 2, 1800. Folio. 1491 Bond of Bryan Keegan to Augustine Washington (father of General Washington). Signed by Bryan Keegan, Lawrence Buder, Robert Osborn, Daniel McCarty, September 28, I741. Folio. 1492 General -Washington's estate. Circular letter to the ■Legatees of. Printed and signed by Lawrence Lewis and Bushrod Washington, the executors; addressed to Colonel William A. Washington. Dated, May 13, 1809. Quarto. 179 1493 Washington, Bushrod. Executor of General Wash- ington's estate. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto, 2 pages. Mount Vernon, December 5, 1802. To Colonel William A. Washington. In relation to General Washington's estate. 1494 Account of William A. Washington with the estate of General Washington, in the handwriting of Bushrod Washington. Quarto. 2 pages. 1495 'Washington, Mrs. Anne. Appraisement of the per- sonal estate of, and account of Miss Jane Washington, with Thomas Jett. Folio. 2 pieces. 1496 Washington, John Augustine. Brother of General Washington. Document, signed. Quarto. June 8, 1774. Signed also by George Steptoe. 1497 List of Prizes drawn in Byrd's Lottery, by General George Washington, in his individual capacity, and as a joint partner of Peyton Randolph, George Wythe, Richard Randolph, "and others. In the handwriting of, and signed by John Chew. Quarto. 1498 Washington, William Augustine. Officer in the Rev- olutionary War ; present at the battles of Trenton and Princeton. Letters, signed ; and Documents, signed, from 1 79 1 to 1809. Quarto and folio. 48 pieces. 1499 Washington, Bushrod. Judge and executor of Gen- eral Washington's estate. Autograph Letters, signed, from 1793 to 1826. 29 pieces. 1500 General George Washington's Estate. Circular let- ter from the executors to the legatees. Signed by Bush- rod Washington and Lawrence Lewis, executors. Folio. January 3, 1823. 1501 W^ashington, Lawrence. Autograph Letters, signed, from 1822 to 1835. Quarto. 32 pieces. 1502 Washington, George C. Son of Colonel William Augustine Washington. Autograph Letters, signed. Quarto. Various dates. 10 pieces. 1503 Washington, John H. Autograph Letters, signed, and Documents, signed. Quarto. Various dates. 9 pieces. 1504 Washington, Corbin. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Haywood, August i, 1796; and Autograph Document, signed, octavo, October 5, 1794. 2 pieces. i8o 1505 Washington, Sarah T. and Juliet E. Autograph Let- ters, signed. Quarto. Various dates. 6 pieces. 1506 Lewis, Lawrence. Washington's favorite nephew and executor. Autograph Letters, signed. Quarto. Mount Vernon, September 27 and June 23 i8o3. 2 pieces. 1507 Papers relating to various members of the Washing- ton family (Mrs. Anne Washington, Jeany Washington and Augustine Washington). 25 pieces. 1508 Agreement between Colonel William Augustine Washington and Joel Barlow, for the sale of the for- mer's country seat, called " Rock Hill." Signed by Joel Barlow, and dated September lO,' 1807. Folio. 3 pages ; also Deed of William Augustine Washington to Joel Harlow, for " Rock Hill," signed by William Augustine Washington and his wife, Sarah Washington, dated November 16, 1807, quarto, 6 pages. 2 pieces. 1509 Washington, Colonel William Augustine. Inventory and appraisement of the personal estate of, together with the account of sale, names of purchasers, and prices. Folio. 22 pages. Contains a long list of the slaves owned by William Augustine Wash- ington, and the piices paid for them at public sale, etc. 1510 Washington, Colonel William Augustine. The Auto- graph will of Signed, July 12, 18 10, and witnessed by Francis Scott Key, author of the " Star Spangled Ban- ner." Folio. 1511 Washington, Colonel William Augustine. Account books, mostly in his handwriting. Containing accounts with General George Washington, Martha Washington, Bushrod Washington, Hannah Washington, General Alexander Spotswood, Colonel Francis Lightfoot Lee, General Henry Lee, and other eminent Virginians ; from 1774 to 1808. 4 vols. Folio. 1512 Washington, Augustine. Father of General Wash- ington: — Deed of Philip Bosh to Augustine Washington, August 1 1, 1760 ; bond of Daniel Higdon to Augustine Washington, May 22,1732; bond of Daniel Higdon and others to Augustine Washington, December 8, 1725 ; bond of John Washington to Augustine Washington, unsigned, September 7, 1742. Folio and quarto. 4 pieces. I«I 1513 Washington, Augustine. Father of General Wash- ington. Bond of Jo-seph Abington to Augustine Wash- ington, FeDruary 13, 1717; Joseph Abington's Power of Attorney ,to Augustine Washington, September 4, 1718; Joseph, Abington's deed to Augustine Wash- ington, l^'ebruary 14 and 18, 17 17, and September 4, 1718 ; and Joseph Abington's receipt to. Augustine Wash- ington, September 4, 17 18. Folio and quarto. 6pieces. 1514 Washington, Augustine. Father of General Wash- ington. Deed of John Tench to Augustine Wash- ington, January 30, 1728; witnessed by Robert Wash- ington, uncle to General Washington. Folio. ''5''5 Washington, Lawrence. General Washington's great granduncle. Power of attorney from Thomas Liston, and others, to Lawrence Washington, November 14, 1695. Folio. 1516 Washington, Lawrence. Bond of Lewis Markham to Lawrence Washington, 1695. Folio. 1517 Bond of Mark CuUom to Augustine Washington, October 4, 1728; Thomas Spillman's bond to Augus- tine Washington, October 17,173s; Mary Whickliffe's deed to Thomas Fluelling, October 13, 1684, and 9 others. Together, 1 2 pieces. Folio and quarto. 1518 Washington, W^illiam Augustine. Officer in the Revolutionary War. Autograph Letters, signed. Quarto. Various dates. 4 pieces. 1519 Washington, William Augustine. Letters to. Mostly on business affairs from prominent Virginians and others. 100 pieces. 1520 Lee, Richard Henry. Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Document, signed (twice). Folio. January 6, 1790. Signed also by Ludwell Lee, Mary Lee and others. 1521 Lee, Richard Henry. Autograph Letter, signed. Small octavo. June 15, 1792. 1522 Lee, Francis Lightfoot. Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Menokin, June 8, 1791. l82 1523 I>ee, Arthur. Minister to France and Commissioner to Spain during the Revolution ; member of the Old Congress. Autograph Document, signed. Quarto. May 23, 1792. 1524 Lee, General Henry. Member of the Old Congress ; Governor of Virginia. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. September 12, 1796. 1525 Lee, Henry. Document, signed. Octavo. Various dates. 3 pieces. 1526 Lee, Charles. Attorney-General. Autograph Docu- ment, signed. Quarto and Octavo.' 2 pieces. 1527 Lee, Richard Henry. Account with the estate of Colonel George Lee, deceased; all in the handwriting of Richard Henry Lee, with fine signature on cover, and four fine signatures as heading to the account. 12 pages. Folio. 1528 Lee, Richard Henry. Inventory of the estate of, and the manner in which it was distributed. October 27, 1794. Folio. 23 pages. Contains also a list of the articles sold at Chantilly. 1529 Lee, Arthur. ' Copy of the will of. October 25, 1792. Quarto. 2 pages. 1530 Lee, Richard Henry. Inventory and appraisement of the library and household effects, slaves and other per- sonal estate of. Appraised and signed by Philip Lee, Alexander Parkei; and Samuel Templeman. Dated, June 24, 1794. Folio. 27 pages. 1531 Randolph, John, of Roanoke. Distinguished American statesman. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Wash- ington. January 4, 1827. To Robert Beverly. With addressed and franked wrapper. Fine specimen. 1532 Pendleton, .Edmund. Member of the Old Congress. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Edmundsbury, July 20, 1790, and September 27, 1790. 2 pieces. 1533 Key, Francis Scott. Author of the " Star Spangled Banner." Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. Decem- ber 24, 1810, January 5, 1811, and March 4, 1820. 3 pieces. 1534 Quincy, Josiah. Eminent statesman and scholar. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. February 18 and 20, 181 1. 2 pieces,- 183 1535 Jackson, F. S. British Minister to the United States ; dismissed prior to the War of 1812. Autograph Let- ters, signed. Written to Robert Beverly during 1809 and 1 8 10. Quarto. 6 pieces. ■1536 Jenifer, Daniel' of St. Thomas. Member of the Old Congress ; signed the Constitution. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. October 28, 1785. To Colonel William Augu.stine Washington. With address. 1537 Jenifer, Daniel, of St. Thomas. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. ■ July 26, 1785. To Colonel William Augustine Washington. With address. 1538 Jenifer, Daniel, of St. Thomas. Autograph Letters, signed. F"olio. May 4, 1785, and August 29, 1785. 2 pieces. 1539 Lee, Robert E. Commander-in-chief of the Confed- erate army. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Lexington, Virginia, July 6, 1868. To Robert Beverley. With stamped and addressed envelope. 1540 Lee, Robert E. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 2 pages. Lexington, Virginia, November 25, 1865. To Robert Beverley. With stamped and addressed en- velope. 1541 Lewis, Lawrence. Washington's favorite nephew, and last surviving executor. Autograph Letters, signed, from 1800 to 1839. 5 pieces. 1542 Papers relating to the estates of Richard Henry Lee and Arthur Lee. 64 pieces. 1543 Lear, Tobias. Washington's Secretary. Deed of Anthony Holmcad, to Gustavus Scott. Witnessed by Tobias Lear. Folio. January 9, 1795. 1544 Letters of various members of the ^A^ashington fam- ily. 5 pieces. 1545 Letters of Robert Beverley to various individuals, on business affairs, 26 pieces. 1546 Letters from various individuals to Robert Beverley, on business affairs. 92 pieces. 1547 Letters from various menibers of the Randolph family of Virginia. 76 pieces, 1 84 1548 Spotswood, Alexander. General in the Revolutionary , War. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Newport, May 22, 1806. 1549 Large lot of papers and accounts connected with the Washington family, Beverley femily, Lee family and others. Several thousand pieces. 1550 Five memorandum books from the estates of Robert Beverley and others. 1 55 1 Confederate Stamps. Eight addressed envelopes that have passed through the Confederate Postoffice, with eight rare lO-cent stamps and five rare 5 -cent stamps upon them. 1552 Addressed Envelope. With rare, cancelled, "Wash- ington City One-cent Despatch " stamp. 1553 Sixty-five Addressed Letters, to Robert Beverley. With the old-style (1852) three-cent stamp attached to each. 1554 Lot old United States postage and revenue stamps and foreign stamps. Attached to letters and documents. Some rare. 1555 Kennan, Beverley. Commodore. Autograph Letters, signed, from 1821 to 1848. Quarto and folio. 26 pieces. Written from all parts of the world, and many of them interesting and historical. 1556 Confederate. Tax Returns and Assessment Lists for 1 864 and 1 865 . Made to the Confederate Government by Robert Beverley, of Virginia. Folio. • 7 pieces. Printed on brown manilla paper ; also two documents connected with the same. In all, 9 pieces. 1557 Ticket to Andrew Jackson's inaugural ball, and ticket of the Columbian Museum, Tremont street, Boston. Engraved and printed in red (after the fire, 1807). 2 pieces. 1558 Lee, Robert E. Celebrated Confederate General. Au- tograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Warrenton, Novem- ber 27, 1839. To James B. Beverley. With autograph also on the address. Fine specimen, and rare, early letter. 1559 Receipt Book Quit-rents. With signatures of John Grymes, Register-General of Virginia. 1737. i8s 1560 Scott, Winfield. One of the most distinguished of American generals. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Washington, August 18, 1852. 1561 Fillmore, Millard. President of the United States. Letter, signed. Quarto. Washington, September 27, 1851. 1562 Everett, Edward. Distinguished American orator. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 3 pages. Boston, September 6, 1853. 1563 Kennedy, John P. American statesman and writer. Autograph Letter, signed. March 5, 1853. 1564 Floyd, John P. Secretary of War and General in the Confederate army. Autograph Letter, signed. Oc- tavo. Washington, September 15, 1857. 1565 Davis, Jefferson. President of the Confederate States. Autograph Note, signed. Octavo. Washington, July 18, 1853. 1566 Tyler, John. President of the United States. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Octavo. December 15, 1852. 1567 Seward, William H. Secretary of State. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Washington, August 8, 1852. 1568 Clay, Henry. Eminent statesman. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Quarto. Washington, January 14, 1850. 1569 Houston, Samuel. American General ; President of Texas. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Wash- ington, August 27, 1852. 1570 Cass, Lewis. American patriot and statesman. Au- tograph Letter, signed. Octavo. February 8, 1857. 157 1 Stuart, Alexander H. H. Secretary of the Interior. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Staunton, Va., November 24, 1788. 1572 Dix, John A. Distinguished Union General. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. Portchester, October 20, 1849. 1573 Schoolcraft, Henry R. Distinguished American traveler, ethnologist, etc. Autograph Letter, signed. Washington, March 13, 1850. 1574 Buchanan, James. President of the United States. Letter, signed. Quarto. Washington, July 11, 1848. 1 86 1575 Seymour, Horatio. Governor of New York. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. Albany, August 26, 1854. 1576 Johnson, Reverdy. Distinguished American lawyer. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Saratoga, Sep- tember 5, 1848. 1577 Zollicoffer, Felix K. Confederate General; killed at " Mill Spring." Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. 2 pages. Nashville, September 10, 1855. 1578 Ward, Artemas (pseudonym). Noted humorist. Auto- graph Letter,. signed. Octavo. 3 pages. New York, March 12, 1866. 1579 WinthrDp, Robert C. Statesman and orator. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Octavo. 2 pages. Boston, March 19, 1855. 1580 Hawks, Francis L. American clergyman and author. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 2 pages. New York, March 20, 1855. 1581 Greeley, Horace. Distinguished American journalist. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. New York, April 26, 1872. 1582 Prentice, George D. American poet. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Octavo. Louisville, December 15, 1854. 1583 Deane, Silas. American diplomatist ; member of the Congress of 1774. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto.' Paris, August 16, 1777. 1584 Sibley, Henry H. /Confederate General. Autograph Letter, signed. Ouarto. Washington, February 19, 1850. 1585 Bocock, Thomas J. Speaker of the Confederate House of Representatives. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Washington, August 3, 1854. 1586 Marshall, Humphrey. American botanist. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Quarto. Washingion, March 2, 1850. 1587 Davis, Henry Winter. Eloquent American states- man. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto and octavo. Various dates. 2 pieces. 1588 Alexander, William, Lord Sterling. Major-General in the Revolutionary War. Franked address. 1 87 1589 Bethune, George W. American divine, and poet. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Brooklyn, May 2, 1855- 1590 Certificate for the Hungarian Fund, issued by Louis Kossuth. February 2, 1852. 1591 Mann, Horace. Eminent American educationist. Au- tograph Letter, signed. Washington, December 21, 1849. 1592 Cameron, Simon. American politician. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. October 13, 1849; also of James Shields, George M. Dallas, William Smith (Gov- ernor of Virginia), W. C. Rives, John J. Crittenden, etc. 1 3 pieces. 1593 Calhoun, John C. Distinguished American states- man. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. January 12, 1850 ; . also, of J. A. Bayard, A. D. Bache, W. L. Goggin, William C. Dawson, etc. 15 pieces. 1594 A paper -found among the archives of John Brown, which throws some light upon his designs against Har- per's Ferry. ^595 Fifty cut Autographs, including those of Patrick Henry, Daniel Webster, William H. Seward, Samuel Houston, and others. 1596 Nixon, John. " Read the Declaration of Independ- ence from .the State House yard to the populace, July 4, 1776." Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Phila- delphia, March 25, 1808. 1597 Worth, William J. Brigadier-General. Document, signed. Quarto. No date. 1598 Welby, Amelia B. American poetess. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. February 17, 1845. 1599 Webster, Daniel. Celebrated American statesman. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. No date. 1600 Weber, Paul. Distinguished landscape painter. Au- tograph Letter, signed. Octavo. August 18,1859. 1601 Washington, George. First President of the United States. Letter, signed. Folio. February 20, 1790. To Thomas Mifflin. 1602 Tyler, John. President of the United States. Auto- graph Note, signed. In reply to a request for his auto- graph. Sherwood Forest, July 25, 1852. i6o3 Tyndall, John. Distinguished British scientist. Au- tograph Letter, signed. Octavo. No date. 1604 Tuckerman, Henry T. American critic and writer. Autogiaph Letter, signed. Octavo. New York, March 2, 18SS. 1605 Taylor, Bayard. American traveler, writer and poet. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Kennett Square, March 19, 1869. 1606 Strakosch, Maurice. Distinguished musician. Auto- graph Music, " Honeymoon Polka," signed. Foho. 6 pages. 1607 Sontag, Henriette, Countess Rossi. Distinguished fe- male vocalist. Autograph, with date. Philadelphia, December 12, 1852. Octavo. 1608 Simms, William Gilmore. Popular American novel- ist. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Charleston, November 5, 1852. 1609 Hopkinson, Francis. Signer of the Declaration of In- dependence ; author of the " Battle of the Kegs." Au- tograph Letter, signed. Folio. Philadelphia, March 18, 1786. Fine specimen. 1610 Silliman, Benjamin. Distinguished chemist. Auto- tograph Letters, signed. Octavo. • July 11, 1868, and December 16, 1856. 2 pieces. 161 1 Scott, Winfield. One of the most distinguished Amer- ican Generals. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. May 17, 1815. 1612 Proctor, Richard A. Eminent English astronomer. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 2 pages. De- cember 3, 1873. 1613 Penn, John. Colonial Governor of Pennsylvania. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. (January 7, 1788). 1614 Paganini, Niccolo. Celebrated violinist. Autograph Ticket of Admi.ssion " to the pit of King's Theatre." July 4, 1831. 1615 Owen, Richard. English zoologist. Autograph Let- ter, signed. Octavo. 4 pieces. London, November 9, 1854. 1 89 1616 Osgood, Frances S. Poetess. Autograph Poem. Octavo. No date. i6i6a Nicholson, John. Comptroller of the United States Treasury during the Revolution. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. January 9, 1796. i6i6b Nicholson, John. Document, signed. Folio. March 29, 1794. Signed also by Tench Francis. Aaron Burr's certificate for a share of stock in the Penn Population Com- pany. i6i6c Murdoch, James E. American actor. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Baltimore, September 26. No year. i6i6d Mozart, Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Amadeus. Celebrated German composer. Autograph Sheet of Music. Quarto. Verified under the seal and signature of Julius Andre. i6i6e Morris, George P. American poet. Autograph Let- ter, signed. New York, May 25, 1852. 1617 Morris, Robert. Signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence ; financier of the American Revolution. Au- tograph Document, signed. Philadelphia, August 4, 1792. Signed also by Tench Francis. James Woodhouse's certificate of stock in the Delaware and Schuylkill Canal Navigation Company. 1618 Mowatt, Anna Cora. American actress. Autograph Quotation, signed. Octavo. 1619 Monroe, James. President of the United States. Au- tograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Charleston, , August 27, 1821. 1620 MacKenzie, R. Shelton. Writer and critic. Au- tograph Letters, signed. Quarto. Oxford, December 2 and October 18, 1844. 2 pieces. 1621 Lind, Jenny. ' Celebrated Sv^^edish vocalist. Auto- graph — together with Autograph Presentation of the same — of P. T. Barnum.and a Ticket to Jenny Lind's Grand Concert, November 29, 1850. 1622 Taell, Alfred. Celebrated musician. Autograph Ver- sion of" Home, Sweet Home," with variations, signed. Quarto. 10 pages. Boston, January, 1853. 1623 Johnson, Richard M. Vice-President of the United States. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. June 12. No year. 1 90 1624 Jefferson, Joseph. Eminent actor. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 3 pages. Hoboken, October 4, 1869. 1825 Hopkinson, Joseph. American jurist ; author of " Hail Columbia." Document, signed. Quarto. Philadel- phia, October i, 1834. Signed also by PVancis Hop- kinson ; also three Autograph Lines, signed, of Joseph Hopkinson. 2 pieces. A certificate of stock, to John Price Wetherill, in the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. 1626 Henry, Joseph. American savant and natural phi- losopher. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Wash- ington, October 31, 1859, and two Letters, signed, quarto. 3 pieces. 1627 Hamilton, Alexander. General in the American Rev- olution ; aide to General Washington ; killed by Aaron Burr in a duel. Letter, signed. Quarto. April 18, 1793. To Nathaniel Appleton. With address, franked by Tench Coxe. 1628 Hale, Sarah J. American authoress. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. May 11, 1852. 1629 Gottschalk, L. M. Distinguished musician and com- poser. Autograph Musical Notes, signed. September I, 1853. 1630 Goethe, Johann 'Wolfgang. One of the most illustrious 'names in German literature, and one of the greatest' of poets. Autograph Letter, signed. March 10, 1830. Fine specimen. 1631 Forrest, Edwin. Popular American actor. Auto- graph Letter, signed. Octavo. Boston, February 4, 1853- 1632 Faraday, Michael. English chemist and philosopher. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. No date. 1633 Emerson, Ralph W. American essayist and poet. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. 3 pages. Con- cord, August 31, 1859. 1634 Fairfax, Thomas, Lord. Baron of Camieron. Friend of General Washington. Parchment Document, signed. Folio. September 8, 1767. Deed for 672 acres of land in Virginia. 1635 Everett, Edward. Distinguished orator. Autograph Letter, signed. Boston, January 31, i860. 191 1636 Doane, George "W. American poet and ecclesiastic. Autograph letter, signed. Octavo. Riverside, Feb- ruary 9, 1856. 1637 Wordsworth, Christopher. Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, Document, signed. Quarto. April 23, 1811. 1638 Clark, L. Gaylor. American writer. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. New York, September 8, 1 840. 1639 Bryant, ^A^illiam Cullen. Eminent poet. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. New York, February 26, 1845. 1640 Craven, Thomas T. Rear Admiral in the War of the Rebellion. Autograph Letter, signed. Folio. United States steamer " Yankee." OffPiney Point, July 22, 1861. 1641 Beecher, Henry Ward. Distinguished pulpit orator and author. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. Brooklyn, May 28, 1853. 1642 Astor, John Jacob. Document, signed. Quarto. New York, January 10, 1817. Receipt in part payment for capital stock of the Bank of the United States. 1643 Lyell, Sir Charles. Eminent British geologist. Au- tograph Letter, signed. Octavo. No date. 1644 Early Pennsylvania Document, signed by Jeremiah Langhorne, Chief Justice of the Province of Pennsyl- vania, 1737. Oblong quarto. 1645 Gray, Asa. Eminent American botanist. Autograph Letters, signed. Octavo. Cambridge, December 3, 1849 ; and of 49 other scientists. 50 pieces. 1646 Cassin, John. American ornithologist. Autograph Letter, signed. Octavo. Philadelphia, April 2, i86'6; and of 62 other scientists. 63 pieces. 1647 Geary, John W. War Governor of Pennsylvania. Autograph Letters, signed. Octavo. New Cumberland, October 12, 1866 ; and 6 others. 7 pieces. 1648 Cards of Invitation to the American Minister, 1854, (James Buchanan). 5 pieces. 192 1649 Colonial and Continental Paper Money. 27 pieces. Some rare. 1650 Lottery Tickets. Internal Navigation Lottery, 1844 ; Lancaster Lutheran Church Lottery, Lancaster School Lottery 1761, and Chambersburg Calvanist Church Lottery 1 81 1. 10 pieces. 1651 Currency of Schuylkill Bank, Philadelphia, 1814-15. 8 pieces. 1652 Five Hundred Dollar Note ($500). Confederate States of America, February 17,, 1864. With portrait of " Stonewall Jackson." 1653 Notes of Broken Pennsylvania Banks. 11 pieces. 1654 German Bank Note of the Northampton Bank, Allen- town, Pennsylvania, 1839. The only note printed in tliis Country in tlie German language. Ex- ceedingly rare. 1655 Bank of the United States Bonds. Signed by Nicholas Biddle. 2 pieces, one with the coupons attached. 1656 Broadside. Rare Old Moravian Broadside, in refer- ence to Braddock's defeat. Printed in 1755. Folio. 1656a Old Documents — Enlistment of Anges McKeever, 1777; Town Meeting in Memory of President William H. Harrison, Lancaster, April 5, 1841 ; Order of General R. S. Ewell, June 22, 1863, etc. 7 pieces. 1657 Christmas Box for the Junior Barristers, Lancaster, 1810. 1658 Rare old print — " Reindeers drawing a Sleigh." En- graved by T. Spendelowe. GENERAL WASHINGTON'S SECRETARY AND BOOKCASE. 1659 Large Chippendale Mahogany Bookcase and Secre- tary, inlaid with white holly and surmounted with five gilt eagles. The top composed of bookcase, with four diamond-pattern glass doors and secret sliding apart- ment, containing pigeon-holes, with two small drawers on each side. The bottom, composed of drawer secre- tary and two large and two small drawers, with closets on each side. A magnificent old piece of Colonial furniture; formerly belonged to General George Washington, and inherited by the present owner in direct descent from the General's estate. The companion piece to this, is now to be found at Mount Vernon. This one is in much better order, and contains the secret sliding apartment, which is missing in the other. Accompanied with a certificate of authenticity, which will be exliibited at the lime of sale. 193 GENERAL WASHINGTON'S CARD TABLES. 1659a Two Chippendale Mahogany Folding-top Half-round Card Tables, inlaid with white holly. Will be sold separately. Formerly belonged to General George Wash- ington, and inherited by the present owner in direct descent from the Gen- eral's estate. Accompanied with a certificate of anthenticity, which will be exhibited at the time of sale. GEORGE WASHINGTON'S DINING-TABLE. 1660 Double dining-table, of old Santo Domingo Mahogany, in two sections, with drop-leaves, so formed as to make convenient side tables, when not in use for dining pur- poses. Formerly belonged to General George Washington and inherited by the present owner in direct descent from the General's estate. Accompanied with a certificate of authenticity, which will be exhibited at the time of sale. NELLY CUSTIS'S SPINET, OR KEYED INSTRUMENT OF MUSIC. 1661 Fine old French Spinet, or Keyed Instrument of Music, with bell and drum attachments. " Imported by George Huppmann, Baltimore." Inclosed in a very elaborate mahogany case, inlaid with brass and ormolu moldings ; , supported by two handsomely carved pedestals, on a cross-piece, with four elegantly carved claw feet ; the cross-piece ornamented with a large golden sphynx. A truly grand piece of antique furniture, and would be an ornament to any room ; it is in first-rate order, and capable, under experienced hands, of producing very sweet music. Accompanied with a certificate of authenticity from the present owner, who is the grandson of Nelly Custis. WASHINGTON'S INKSTAND. 1662 Pewter Inkstand, with apartments for ink and sand bottles (the ink bottle missing). Formerly used by General George Washington, and inherited in a direct descent from the General's estate. Accompanied with a certificate of authenticity, which will be exhibited at the time of sale. 1663 Large blue-and-white Canton china Oblong Dish. One of a set. The balance of which was purchased by the National Museum, at Washington. Inherited by the present owner in direct descent from General George Washington's estate. Accompanied with a certificate of authenticity, which will be exhibited at the time of sale. 194 THE LAST LETTER WRITTEN BY GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON. 1663a Washington, George. Commander-in-Chief of the American Army during the Revolution. Autograph Letter, signed. Quarto. " Mount Vernon 1 3TH Dec'r 1799 " to " Mr. James Anderson " Mr. George W. Childs, of Philadelphia, has long enjoyed the reputation of possessing the last letter written by General Washington ; it bears the date " December 8, 1799," and No. 27 of the catalogue of the Joseph J. Mickley collection, which was sold November i, 1878 (at that sale Mr. Childs pur- chased the letter). The foot-note says : " Written six days before his (Wash- ington's) death ; probably his last letter." This same letter has, until the present day, always been looked upon as the last letter written by Washington. The one herein enumerated was written the day before the General's death, and I think our patrons will agree with me that this IS his last letter. We quote the letter, which is as fine a specimen of Washington's writing as anybody could want. " Mount Vernon 13th Dec'r 1799 " Mr Anderson : " I did not know that you were here yesterday morning until I had mounted my horse, otherwise I should have given you what I now send. " As Mr. Rawlins was going to the Union Farm, to lay off the Clover lots, I sent by him the Duplicate for that Farm to his bi-other — and as I was going to ' River Farm myself, I carried a copy for that Farm to Dondal — Both of them have been directed to consider them attentively, & to be pre- pared to give you their ideas of the mode of arrangeing the Work when they are called upon. " Such a Pen as I saw yesterday at Union Farm, would, if the Cattle were kept in it one Week, destroy the whole of them. — They would be in- finitely more comfortable in this, or any other weather, in the open fields — Dogue run Farm Pen may be in the same condition. — It did not occur to me as I passed through the yard of the Barn to look into it — " I am Your friend &c " Mr. Jas. Anderson." " Geo Washinton " In Tobias Lear's account of the last illness of General Washington, he says: — "On Thursday Dec 12th the General rode out to his farms about ten o'clock, and did not return home till past 3 o'cl'k." * * * "About 2 or 3 o'cl'k on Saturday Morning [the 14th] he awoke Mrs. Washington & told her he was very unwell, and had had an ague " * * * « About 10 o'clock [P M] he made several attempts to speak to me before he could effect it — at length, he said, ■ I am just going; Have me decently btiried, and do not let my body be put into the vault in less than two days after I am dead.' " [He expired shortly afterwards]. We quote the above to prove our assertion that this is undoubtedly Washington's last letter. 195 OLD LOVVESTOFST CHINA. MADE TO COMMEMORATE THE MEMORY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON. 1664 Large oval open-work Lowestofst china dish, beauti- fully decorated in maroon, brown and gold, with a monument (upon which is the name " Washington "), surmounted by an eagle with outstretched wings, shaded by a weeping-willow tree. This rare old Lowestofst chiiiaware was made to the order of a gentle- man in Providence, and sent to India to be decorated about the time of Gen- eral Washington's death (1800). The gentleman was very wealthy, but failed before the chinaware was received, and it was sold for the benefit of his creditors, and purchased by the grandfather of the present owner. Outside of its historical value it is, without exception, the handsomest chinaware of that class we have ever sold, and any one piece would form a very desirable acquisition to a cabinet. 1665 Another dish. To match. i566 Oval vegetable dish, with cover. To match. 1667 do do do do 1668 do do do do 1669 do do do do 1670 Large soup tureen, with cover. do 1671 Large soup tureen, without cover. do 1672 Large oval tureen, with cover. do 1673 Square vegetable tureen, with cover. To match. 1674 Round compartment dish, with cover. do 1675 Oval tureen, without cover. To match. 1676 Round tureen, without cover. do 1677 Four soup plates. To match. 1678 Large tureen cover. To match. 1679 do do do 1680 do do do i68r do do do 1682 do do do 1683 Coffeepot. To match. 1684 Teapot. do 1685 Two sauce boats. To match. 1685a Salad bowl. To match. 1686 Large fruit stand. To match. 1687 do do do 1688 Two custard cups, with covers. To match. 196 1689 Small Lowestofst china saucer. Decorated with an American eagle. 1690 Small Lowestofst china dish. Decorated with an American eagle. 1691 Two very old Royal Worcester china dishes, in imi- tation of blue Nankin ; with gold bands. Very rare. 1691a Old blue Nankin china three-side dish. Highly glazed. 1691b Two old blue Nankin china, oblong, small dishes. Highly glazed. 1691C Old blue Nankin china deep dish. Highly glazed. r69id Four old blue Nankin china oyster plates. Highly glazed. i69ie Very old Crowiii Derby saucer. Decorated in maroon and gold. i69if Staffordshire small plate. Decorated with an Ameri- can eagle. i69ig A unique relic of chinaware, made in Philadelphia in 1772 ; being a large coffeepot or urn. Decorated with flowers in colors. The rarest of all American china. 1692 Small Staffordshire pitcher, in blue, having portrait of Lafayette on both sides, surrounded by the legend, " Welcome Lafayette, the Nation' s Guest and our Coun- try's Glory!' 1693 Blue Staffordshire soup plate, with fine impression of " The landing of Gen. La Fayette at Castle Garden, New York." The most eagerly sought after of all this china. 1694 Large blue Staffordshire " The Washington Masonic Plate," 10^ inches in diameter, with portrait of Wash- ington, and vieiv of Mount Vernon ; the names of fifteen States making the border. Uncommon size ; with deep marking. 1695 Small blue Staffordshire plate. The same design as the preceding number. Tea size. Possibly unique. A remarkably fine specimen. 1696 Staffordshire red dinner plate, with design of the "Battle Monument, Baltimore!' Very fine impression of the design, and absolutely perfect. 1697 Two small Staffordshire tea plates, in red, with view of New York. Very fine impression of the design, and absolutely perfect. Size, 5^ inches in diameter. 197 ENGRAVED PORTRAITS OF WASH- INGTON. 1698 Engraving. After Stuart, by H. S. Sadd. Mezzotint. Quarto, Baker, 319. 1699 Engraving. After Trumbull, by Durand. Octavo. Baker, 144. 1700 Engraving. After Stuart, by W. Humphreys. Oc- tavo. Baker, 259. 1701 Engraving. After Stuart, by Edwards. Octavo. Baker, 207. 1702 The same. 1703 Engraving. After Stuart, ('no name of engraver). Octavo. 1704 Engraving. After Stuart, by Davenport. Twelvemo. Baker, 198. 1705 Engraving. After Stuart, by Macret. Octavo. Baker, 285. 1706 Engraving. After Stuart, by Jocelyn. Twelvemo. Baker, 265. 1707 Engraving. After Wright. Octavo. Baker, 97. Late impression. 1708 Photograph. After Wright. Octavo. 1709 Engraving. After Trumbull, by A. Blanchard. Quarto. Baker, 139. 1710 Engraving. After Stuart. In a group of four por- traits. Octavo. Baker, 218. 171 1 Lithograph. After Trumbull. Lithograph de Du- carme. Quarto. 1712 Etching. After Trumbull. Twelvemo. Baker, 159. 1713 Engraving. After Stuart, by Macret. Octavo. Baker, 285. 1714 Engraving. After Stuart, by Casilear. In group of seven portraits. Quarto. Baker, 192. 198 1715 Engraving. After Stuart, by Gobrecht. Quarto. Baker, 235. 1716 Engraving. After Stuart, by Baumann. Octavo. Baker, 183. 1717 Photograph. After Savage, by Scoles. Octavo. Baker, 134. 17 18 Photograph. After Stuart, by Edwin. Octavo. Baker, 216. 17 19 Engraving. After Stuart, by Edwin (but no en- graver's name). Octavo. 1720 W^oodcut. Fine woodcut, after the " Landsdowne " Stuart, surrounded by vignettes of the seals of the States. Twelvemo. 1721 'Woodcut. Two impressions of the "Landsdowne" Stuart. On quarto mounts. 1722 Engraving. " Chief of the Patriot Host." W^ashing- ton, seated on a bench ; Mt. Vernon in the background. Octavo. Steel plate. 1723 Lithograph. Pitcher portrait. Quarto. 1724 Photographs. Four pieces, one of headquarters at Valley Forge, and headquarters at Newburgh. 1725 Engraving. After Peale; peint par L. le Paon : grave par N. C Mire. " Le General Washington, ne quid de- trimenti capiat res publica." Folio. A fine impression of this rare print. Baker, 21. 1726 Engraving. After Stuart, by H. B. Hall. Baker, 238. 1727 Engraving. After Stuart, by Fenner, Sears & Co. In- dia proof. Baker, 222. 1728 Engraving. After Willson Peale, by J. L. Baker, 18. 1729 Engraving. After Willson Peale, by John Sartain. Baker, 34. 1730 Engraving. After Edward Savage, by Tanner. Baker, 135. 1731 Engraving. After St. Memin. India proof. 1732 Engraving. After Stuart, by J. C. Buttre. 2 copies. Baker, 189. 199 1733 Engraving. After Archibald Robertson, by Duden- sing. India proof. Baker, 162. 1734 Engraving. After Savage, by O'Neill. India proof. 2 copies. Baker, 131. 1735 Engraving. (No name of engraver or painter). " Born in Virginia, February 11, 1732 ; General of the Ameri- can Armies, 1775; resigned, 1783; President of the United States, 1789." In black. 1736 Engraving. The same, in brown. 1737 Engraving. After Stuart, by G. Fairman. Baker, 220. 1738 Engraving. After Stuart, by G. Fairman. Baker, 221. 1739 Engraving. Mezzotint. Proof before all letters. 1740 do After Stuart. Brilliant proof, inlaid. 1741 do After Stuart. Proof. Folio. 1742 Engravings. 19 portraits of George and Martha Washington. 1743 Engravings. i6 portraits of Washington. MISCELLANEOUS PORTRAITS. 1744 Lafayette, General. Lithographed and published by N. Hickman, Baltimore. Folio. 1745 The same. Margin cut off. 1746 Portraits of James Madison, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren. Lithographs. Folio. 4 pieces. 1747 Carroll, Charles, of CarroUton. Lithograph. After Sully, by Newsam, 1832. Folio. 1748 Ritner, Joseph. Governor of Pennsylvania. Litho- graph. After Lee, by Newsam. Folio. 1749 , Van Buren, Martin. Lithograph. By Hickman, Baltimore. Folio. 1750 Grundy, Felix. Lithograph. By Frederick. India proof. Folio, 200 1751 Tillman, William. The colored Steward of the schooner " S. J. Waring," captured by the Piratical Brig " Jeff Davis," and recaptured by Tillman. Lithograph. Folio. 1752 Schaff, Philip. Mezzotint. By J. Sartain. Folio. 1753 Andre, Major John. Etching. By H. B. Hall. India proof. Folio. 1754 Photogravures of William Pitt, Earl Chatham and Thomas Pownall. Folio. 1755 Banks, Judge John. After Schoener, by Newsam. Lithograph, 1 84 1. Folio. 1756 "Maria" Stuart leaving France. Lithograph. By Hickman. Baltimore. Folio. 1757 Birthplace of General " Stonewall " Jackson. Litho- graph, 1885. Folio. 1758 Rush, Dr. Benjamin. Engraved by J. Wiggin. Quarto. Very rare. 1759 Rush, Richard. Minister to England. Mezzotint. Proof before letter. Octavo. 1760 Buchanan, James. Mezzotint. After Eicholtz, by J. Sartain, 1840. Quarto. 1761 Lincoln and his Cabinet. Greeting of the carriers of ' The Press." January 1,1866. Lithograph. Folio. 1762 Kosciusko, Thaddeus. jGovernment vignette portrait. Proof on India paper. Octavo. 1763 Penn, William. Engraved by S. A. Schoff. Proof on India paper. Folio. 1764 Penn, Thomas. Mezzotint. After Davis, by Martin. Folio. Reprint. 1765 Habersham, Major John. Mezzotint. By John Sar- tain. India proof. Quarto. 1766 Read, George. Mezzotint. By John Sartain. On India paper. Quarto. 2 copies. 1767 Strong, Caleb. Governor of Massachusetts. After Doyle, by J. R. Smith. Octavo. 1768 Gerry, Elbridge. Etching. Octavo. 1769 Franklin, Benjamin. After Bonneville, by Delatour. Octavo. 1770 Clingan, William. Member of the Old Congress. Original pen sketch. 1771 Huntington, Samuel. By J. C. Buttre. Quarto. 20I 1772 Ross, George. After West, etched by Rosenthal. On India paper. Quarto. 1773 Jones, John Paul. After Peale, by J. C. Buttre. Quarto. 1774 Wellington, Duke of. Mezzotint. By J. Sartain ; together with a colored portrait of Wellington, and his Autograph on a franked envelope. 1775 Jay, John. By H. B. Hall. Quarto. 1776 Lynch, Thomas Jr. By Faber. On India paper. 1777 Drayton, John. By St. Memin. Octavo. On India paper. 1778 Powhatan, Prince. Octavo. Published, London, 1793- 1779 Poe, Edgar A. After Smith, by ^A^elsch & ^A^alter. Octavo. 1780 Hamilton, Alexander. Government vignette. Octavo. 1781 \A^heatley, Phillis. Negro servant. Octavo. Pub- lished 1773. 1782 Marcy, W^illiam L. After Whitehurst, by Buttre. Octavo. Plate destroyed. 1783 Dearborn, General Henry. St. Memin. Vignette. Octavo. 1784 Seven Government vignette portraits. Proofs. 1785 Madison, Rev. James. After Otis, by Neagle. Octavo. 1786 Burr, Rev. Aaron. Mezzotint. By Sartain. Octavo. 1787 Wilde, Richard Henry. Mezzotint. By Sartain. Octavo. c 1788 Club portraits, etched by H. B. Hall, of signers to the Declaration of Independence, viz : Josiah Bartlett, Stephen Hopkins, Carter Braxton, Abraham Clark, William Ellery, Benjamin Harrison, John Hart, Francis Lightfoot Lee, Lyman Hall, WilUiam Hooper, George Walton, William Whipple, William Williams, Richard Stockton, George Taylor, Matthew Thornton, James Smith, Thomas Nelson, Jr., Caesar Rodney, Button Gwinnett, John Penn and Lewis Morris. India proofs. 22 pieces. Rare. Privately printed. 1789 Club portraits. Lithographs of eminent American statesmen, patriots and generals. 51 pieces. Quarto. Privately printed. 202 1790 Portraits of Edward Hand, Jonathan Bayard Smith, General William Jackson, George Mason and Samuel Dexter. Etched by H. B. Hall. India proofs. Quarto. 1791 Thirty-four portraits. American statesmen. 1792 Fifteen do do do 1793 Twenty- four do do do 1794 Ten do do do 1795 Ten do do do 1796 Ten do do do 1797 Ten do do do 1798 Seven portraits. Generals in the Civil War. 1799 Twenty-two portraits. Generals in the Revolutionary War. 1800 Eighteen portraits. American statesmen. 1801 Twenty-five portraits. American statesmen. 1802 Fifty portraits. American statesmen. 1803 Sixty portraits. Presidents and Cabinet officers. 1804 Thirty-four portraits. American authors. 1805 Twenty-four portraits. Generals in the Revolutionary War, etc. 1806 Twenty-seven portraits. Generals in the Civil W^ar. 1807 Forty portraits. Miscellaneous. 1808 Twenty-nine portraits. Governors of Pennsylvania. Rare. 1809 Fourteen portraits. Miscellaneous. 1810 Five portraits. Miscellaneous. Rare. 181 1 Gordon, Patrick. Governor of Pennsylvania. Etched by Rosenthal. On India paper. Quarto. i8i2 Thirteen groupings of American portrait^. 1813 Thirty-one portraits. Miscellaneous. 1814 Twenty-two portraits. American authors. 1815 Fifty-three portraits. Members of the Old Congress. 1816 Seventy-four portraits. Miscellaneous. 1817 Twenty-six portraits. Bishops of the Protestant Episcopal Church. 1818 Eighteen portraits. Bishops of the Protestant Epis- copal Church. 203 iSig Twenty-five portraits. Miscellaneous. Foreign. 1820 Sixty portraits. Miscellaneous. Foreign. 1821 Thirty-eight portraits. Miscellaneous. Foreign. In- laid. 1822 Twenty-seven portraits. Foreign authors. 1823 Fifty-four portraits. Miscellaneous. 1824 Forty-three views. American battle scenes, old houses, etc. 1825 Forty-eight engravings, from Brotherhead's " Lives of the Signers." On India paper. 1826 Lot miscellaneous portraits, prints, etc. 1827 Four portraits of the great reformers — Calvin, Luther, Melanchthon and Zwingli. 1828 Lot miscellaneous prints. 1829 Portraits of Frederick Schiller and Alexander von Humboldt. Quarto. 2 pieces. 1830 " Maryland, my Maryland." Original music. Com- posed by Carl Mahr. Published by George Willig, Baltimore, 1862. Quart-o. Rare. 1831 Swenty-seven miscellaneous portraits. 1832 Portraits, with genuine autographs attached, of James K. Polk, J. R. Poinsett, William H. Harrison, Henry Clay, Lewis Cass, James Buchanan, Lord Brougham, Thomas H. Benton, Zachary Taylor, Daniel Webster and Bishop G. W. Doane. 10 pieces. 1833 Washington, Bushrod. After Harding, by J. B. Fer- guson. Folio. 1834 Everett, Edward. Proof before all letters. Folio. 1835 Everett, Edward. After Pelton, by Masury. Quarto. 1836 Bremer, Frederika. Proof before all letters. With her signature in ink on margin. Quarto. 1837 Two colored engravings. By Thomas Williamson. 1838 Unknown portrait. Water-color painting. 1839 Carlyle, Thomas. Colored cartoon. Quarto. 1840 Monck, George, Duke of Albemarle. Engraved by C. Brestland, after Michael Wright. Proof. Quarto. 1841 Howard, Charles, Earl of Nottingham. After Zuc- chero, by Houbraken. Folio. 1842 Elizabeth, Queen. After Limner, by G. Vertue. Folio. 204 1843 Old English broadside, headed with colored cartoon (Cobbett). " A Valuable Recipe for a Patriot of 18 17." Folio. Rare. 1844 Washington, George. Engraved by W. Ridley, Eu- ropean Magazine. Octavo. 1845 Washington, George. Published by John Walker, 1784. Octavo. 1846 Coleridge, Samuel T. Engraved by Woodman. Oc- tavo. Rare. 1847 Mary, Queen of Scots. Engraved by J. Thomson. Quarto. On India paper. 1848 Cecil, William, Lord Burleigh. Engraved by Hou- ■ braken. Folio. 1849 Mary, Queen of Scots. Engraved by G. Vertue. Folio. Fine. 1850 Seven engravings connected with the life of Mary, Queen of Scots. Fine lot. 1851 Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland. Engraved by T. Woolnoth. Folio. 1821. 1852 Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland. Engraved by Jo- seph Brown. Folio. On India paper. 1853 Six miscellaneous portraits. 1854 Nine portraits. Miscellaneous. 1855 Twenty-five portraits. Miscellaneous. 1856 Twenty-five portraits. Miscellaneous. 1857 Twenty-five portraits. Authors. 1858 Twenty-five portraits. Authors. 1859 Lyon, Patrick. Engraved by J. Akin. Rare. i860 Otto, Louis Guillaume. After Boze, by A. Carden. Quarto. Rare. 1861 Lafayette, General. Lithograph. By Delpech. Folio. 1862 Scott, General Winfield. Engraved by J. C. Buttre. Folio. 1863 Gibber, Colley. Etched by H. A. Rogers. Octavo. 1864 Poe, Edgar A. Engraved by A. W. Graham. Oc- tavo. 205 1865 Roscoe, William. Engraved by C. Picart. After M. Haughton. Folio. 1866 Sinclair, Sir John. Mezzotint. By T. Hodgetts. Oc- tavo. Fine. 1867 Jerdan, William. Engraved by Woolnoth. Octavo. 1867a Lafayette, General. Small head within oval, with rays. Duodecimo. 1867b Old Philadelphia.— The Pagoda and Labyrinth Gar- den, near Fairmount Waterworks. Lithograph. By Bridport. Oblong folio. BIRCH'S VIEWS OF PHILADELPHIA. FOLIO. COLORED IMPRESSIONS. 1868 " High Street, with the First Presbyterian Church." 1869 " The late Theatre in Chesnut-street." 1870 "The new Theatre in Chesnut-street (1823)." 187 1 " Back of the State House." 1872 " Bank of 'the United States, Chesnut street (1827)." 1873 " Girard's Bank in Third street." 1874 " Bank of Pennsylvania, South Second street, 1804." 1875 " Philadelphia Bank in Fourth street." 1876 " Second street. North from Market street, with Christ Church." 1877 " Penn's Tree, with the City and Port from Ken- sington." 1878 " Plate cont'g 4 subjects, Franklin Library ; Swede's Church; Pennsylvania Hospital; High Street Market House." 1879 Milnor, William, Jr. "An Authentic Historical Memoir of the Schuylkill Fishing Company of the State , in Schuylkill Plate & portrait. Followed by Me- moirs of the Gloucester Fox Hunting Club, near Phila- delphia. Plate and portrait of Jonas Cattell" Octavo, original cloth. Philadelphia, 1830 The rare original edition. 1880 Portraits of Confederate Generals. Lithographs. Folio. 206 ' 1881 Kemble, Charles Philip. In the character of " Brutus." Mezzotint. Large folio. Framed and glazed. 1882 Rembrandt, Van Ryn. Engraved by C. Waltner from the original by Rembrandt. Etching. Folio. Framed and glazed. 1883 Curtis, George William. Phototype. Quarto. Framed and glazed. 1884 Hawthorne, Nathaniel. Proof before all letters. On India paper. Quarto. Framed and glazed. 1885 Washington Family. After Savage, by Sartain. Fo- Ho. Mezzotint. Framed and glazed. 1886 Armory of the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry. By James Queen. Printed in celors. Framed and glazed. 1887 Washington, George. " Lansdowne Portrait." After Gabriel Stuart, by Heath. Framed and glazed. 1888 Washington Crossing the Delaware. Folio. Framed and glazed. ORIGINAL PORTRAITS AND DRAWINGS. i88g Original drawing, by Schussele, of General Grant on horseback (battle scene). Large folio. The original drawing from which the engraving was made. Framed and glazed. i8go Original India-ink drawing, by H. Faber, of " The First Prayer in Congress." Large folio. Never published. Beautifully executed. Framed and glazed. 1891 Washington, George. Life-size oil portrait, in uniform. By Rembrandt Peale. The first portrait of Washington painted by Rembrandt Peale, in 1795. 1892 Jefferson, Thomas. Life-size portrait. By Rembrandt Peale. The first portrait of Jefferson painted by Rembrandt Peale, in 1795. These two portraits were bought by General Poe, of Maryland, for Samuel R. Smith, of Baltimore, and given by him to his niece, Miss Virginia Polk Snethen, of the same place. 207 1893 Oil portrait of Dr. Robert Mears, from life. By Rem- brandt Peale. With curiously decorated frame. Peale painted this portrait of Dr. Mears in 1800, Dr. Mears came to Philadelphia from England, in 1793, at the height of the yellow fever plague and settled in this city, where he practiced his'profession for many years. 1894 Map of East Florida, with details on the seat of war. Drawn by George R. Clarke, 1837. 1895 Philadelphia in 1750 — " A map of Philadelphia and Parts Adjacent, with a Perspective View of the State House." By N. Scull and G. Heap. 1850 facsimile. 1896 Map of Virginia, Maryland and the improved parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, 17 19. Folio. AUTOGRAPH CATALOGUES. 1897 Catalogue of the I. K. Tefft Collection, 1867. Prices in ink, with Autograph Letters, signed, inserted, of I. K. Tefft, W. B. Sprague and L. J. Cist; together with portrait of Cist. Octavo, half morrocco. 1898 Catalogue of the Lewis J. Cist Collection, 1886-87. 4 paits. Octavo. 1899 Catalogue of the Leffingwell Collection, 1891. Prices in ink. 2 vols. Octavo. • 1900 The Great Washington Sales. A full set of these sumptuous illustrated catalogues, including the " Sale of Final Settlement of the Estate of General Washing- ton," sold December, 1890; "The Baker Collection," sold February, 1891 ; "The Lawrence, Bushrod and Thomas B. Washington Collection," sold April, 1891 ; " Extraordinary Collection of Washington Relics and Revolutionary Papers," sold December, 1891; "The Washington-Tilghman Correspondence," sold April, 1892,. and "The Washington-Madison Papers," sold December, 1892. All printed on extra paper, with price-lists and names of purchasers, bound in 6 vols. ?5 vols., octavo, three-quarter red levant morocco, gilt, top edge gilt, and i vol. unbound). These are all the fine paper copies, of which only 50 copies of each were printed. They are not only useful to autograph collectors, but form a necessary adjunct to any library, on account of the vast amount of historical material quoted, which can only be found in these volumes. 2o8 1901 Catalogue of the Dawson-Turner Collection, 1859. London. 1902 Handbuch fur Autographensammler, bearbeit et von Dr. J. Gunther und O. A. Schulz. Octavo. Leipzig, 1856. 1903 Seventeen Autograph Catalogues. 1904 Campbell, John H. List of the Proprietaries and Governors of Pennsylvania. Octavo: Philadelphia, 1868. 1905 Confederate. New Testament. Sixteenmo, boards. Atlanta, 1862. 'Very rare. THOMAS BIRCH'S SONS, Auctioneers. s