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 Lot 257 - scripophily autographs - Archives International Auctions Auction #XXXII, Sessions 1, 2 and 3Northern Pacific Railroad Co. With Jay Cooke Autograph. New York, NY. December 1, 1876, 2 Shares Common Stock, Black on blue border and underprint, Speeding locomotive on top with portrait on bottom, ITASB Jay Cooke as Trustee, Poc's, Jay Cooke was an American financier. Cooke and his firm Jay Cooke & Company were most notable for their role in financing the Union's war effort during the American Civil War. In his later career, Cooke was noted for his role in the financing of railroads in the northwestern United States. Archives International Auctions Auction #XXXII, Sessions 1, 2 and 3scripophily autographs |
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 Lot 252 - autographs Spinner - Archives International Auctions Auction #XXXII, Sessions 1, 2 and 3Francis Spinner Letter, 1868. United States. 1-page letter written about the status of a soldier. Bold Spinner signature. Paper tone at top of page. Archives International Auctions Auction #XXXII, Sessions 1, 2 and 3autographs Spinner |
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 Lot 253 - autographs Spinner - Archives International Auctions Auction #XXXII, Sessions 1, 2 and 3Francis Spinner Letter, 1871. United States. 1-page letter written about a project for the third auditor. One line on page 3. Bold Spinner signature. Archives International Auctions Auction #XXXII, Sessions 1, 2 and 3autographs Spinner |
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 Lot 254 - autographs Spinner - Archives International Auctions Auction #XXXII, Sessions 1, 2 and 3Francis Spinner Letter, 1871. United States. 1-page letter written regarding a draft for Henry Schuyler. Bold, but spidery, signature flourish. Archives International Auctions Auction #XXXII, Sessions 1, 2 and 3autographs Spinner |
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 Lot 255 - autographs Spinner - Archives International Auctions Auction #XXXII, Sessions 1, 2 and 3Francis Spinner Letter, 1871. United States. 2-page letter written regarding housing of union troops in 1862 on the land of Henry Schuyler. Bold signature on page 3. Archives International Auctions Auction #XXXII, Sessions 1, 2 and 3autographs Spinner |
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 Lot 256 - autographs Spinner - Archives International Auctions Auction #XXXII, Sessions 1, 2 and 3Francis Spinner Letter, 1872. United States. 1-page letter written regarding correspondence of Miss Johnson for a payment. Archives International Auctions Auction #XXXII, Sessions 1, 2 and 3autographs Spinner |
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 Lot 969 - autographs civil war - Archives International Auctions Wall Street Auction #XXI, Sessions 2 and 3Newly Discovered, City of Newark, NJ, March 15, 1865, One Year Scrip Un-Cut Sheet. Newark, New Jersey. Signed by Theodore Runyon, Mayor of Newark and Civil War Brigadore General, This is a cut cancelled sheet of (2) $50.00, (1) $100.00 and (1) $200.00 Civil War Bounty Bonds from the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Newark. Bonds issued a mere 3 weeks prior to the end of the American Civil War and a month to the day of the death of President Abraham Lincoln. Each certificate is signed by the then Mayor of Newark, NJ, Theodore Runyon (October 29, 1822 January 27, 1896) a United States politician, diplomat, and American Civil War Brigadier General in the New Jersey Militia, serving with the Union Army at the Battle of First Bull Run, first president of the Manufacturers' National Bank of Newark, chancellor of New Jersey for 14 years and, between 1893 and 1896, envoy and later ambassador to Germany. Crisp VF condition and cut cancelled, rare and attractive. Archives International Auctions Wall Street Auction #XXI, Sessions 2 and 3autographs civil war |
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 Lot 388 - autographs political - Archives International Auctions International Sale, Part XIXFrancis E. Spinner 1846 Handwritten and Signed Letter from the Howard Hotel, NYC. New York, 1846, Signed 2 page letter in Spinner's hand, Francis Elias Spinner was an American politician from New York. He was Treasurer of the United States from 1861 to 1875. The letter includes various interesting statements including “NYS 5% Stock is now above par....lowest rate that they have been Sold for.....was a contrivance of the "Bearz", and "I returned from Washington yesterday... the Governor Yell says "Arkansas not worth ane damn"… Etc… Interesting and historic context. Early date for a Spinner letter. VF Archives International Auctions International Sale, Part XIXautographs political |
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 Lot 391 - autographs political - Archives International Auctions International Sale, Part XIXFrancis Spinner Autographed Letter Trio (1853-1855). New York, Lot of 3 letters all signed by and entirely in Spinner's hand. Francis Elias Spinner was an American politician from New York. These Letters were written during his term as President of the Mohawk Bank. He was Treasurer of the United States from 1861 to 1875. Mostly VF with his distinctive signature. Contents is banking related matters. Archives International Auctions International Sale, Part XIXautographs political |
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 Lot 395 - autographs scientists - Archives International Auctions International Sale, Part XIXSamuel F.B. Morse Autographed Letter dated August 3, 1816. Boston, Massachusetts. 1 full page, small 4to, American artist and inventor. He was a pioneer photographer in America using the Daguerre technique taught to him by the French inventor and photographer, Daguerre. Achieved fame and fortune for the invention of the Morse code. To augment his income as a painter, he became a pioneer photographer bringing the daguerreotype to America, he was appointed professor of painting and sculpture at the University of New York and later professor of the literature and art of design. Early autographed 1816 letter to his friend and fellow artist Charles Bird King. Morse relates his current endeavors to King "I leave tomorrow morng on a sketching tour through Vermont, N.Hampshire & N.York to be gone 2 or 4 mo(nths). .....I hope one day to paint some large historical pictures...I can't get Delaplaine to pay me, I shall not paint any more for him till he does...", Important letter from this historical figure. Archives International Auctions International Sale, Part XIXautographs scientists |
