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Lot 4 - John Adams Twice-Signed Legal Document (1773) Revolution-dated partly-printed DS, signed twice as “John Adams” and Adams,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 12.75, August 28, 1773. Notice to the Sheriffs of Suffolk and Essex County to have Andrew Oliver of Salem appear in court, in part: "In a Plea of Debt, for that said Andrews...together with Martha Allen Widow and Thomas Hubbard Esquire, since deceased, by their Bond under their hands...unto Thomas Hutchinson...in the sum of Fifteen Thousand Pounds of lawful money, to be paid to the said Thomas Hutchinson...yet the said Andrew Oliver, Martha Allen and Thomas Hubbard never paid." Signed on the reverse by John Adams below a handwritten statement, and then again in the upper left corner, writing only his endorsed surname. The document is also signed twice by well-known attorney Samuel Quincy, who faced off against Adams just three years prior as head counsel for the prosecution in the Boston Massacre trial. Archivally matted and framed along with two commemorative plates, a copy of the front of the document, and a reprinted congressional document to an overall size of 33 x 42. In very good to fine condition, with light toning and scattered small stains. The debt being handled in this document belonged to the Honorable Andrew Oliver of Salem, a founder of the American Academy of Arts and Science and a member of the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia. An interesting document connecting three prominent Massachusetts figures and boasting two bold Adams signatures.

Estim. 2 500 - 3 000 USD

Lot 7 - Thomas Jefferson Autograph Document Signed as President Rare ADS as president, signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 7.5 x 4.25, February 22, 1803. Pay order filled out in the hand of President Jefferson and issued to his financial agent, John Barnes, in full: “Mr. Barnes, Pay to Capt. George Andrews or order eighty seven dollars ninety six cents for value received on account of, your very humble serv’t.” Below Jefferson adds the amount, “87.96,” and the recipient's name, “Mr. John Barnes.” Affixed by its top edge inside a presentation folder, 10.75 x 13.75, the adjacent inner side of which bears an engraved portrait of Jefferson with a facsimile signature. In very good to fine condition, with light creasing and slightly irregular toning. Accompanied by a custom leather-bound presentation slipcase. Scottish immigrant George Andrews (ca. 1765-1816) was one of the earliest U.S. manufacturers of composition ornament. His widely disseminated molded product, which substituted for wood carving in bas relief, helped spread Robert Adam’s neoclassical style in America. Thomas Jefferson strongly encouraged Andrews to establish a composition manufactory in Washington, where the latter could provide decorations for the many public and private buildings under construction in the District of Columbia during the early nineteenth century. Andrews made ornaments for the White House in 1800 and for Monticello in 1804, examples of which can be found on Monticello’s first floor above fireplaces, doors, windows, and embellishing the entablatures.

Estim. 6 000 - 8 000 USD

Lot 10 - James Monroe Handwritten Draft Letter on the Constitution and National Bank Lengthy unsigned handwritten draft of a letter by James Monroe, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 10, March 1831. Handwritten draft outlining his views on the establishment of a national bank, penned as the 'Bank War' of Andrew Jackson's administration began to take shape. In part: "Your letter touches on a very interesting subject, one which is of the highest importance to the national prosperity and to the success of our free system of government itself. The great object of your inquiry is, whether a bank of the government, founded on the public’s revenue, and under its exclusive control is to be preferred, for all the national purposes specified, to such a bank as that which now exists, founded partially on the stock of individuals and exclusively under their control. I have no hesitation in declaring it my decided opinion that the latter is to be preferred...A bank of individuals founded on their stock and under their control, connected with the government on just and independent principles, would accomplish all... A supervision by the government, of a bank of its own, whether confined to the city, or extended by branches to the states, would interfere with its other duties distinctly pointed out by the Constitution. It adds a new branch with powers of great extent and of a peculiar character. It is by a national bank as you suggest that this proper currency is to be raised, and sustained on a par with specie, that exchange is to be regulated, remittances made to individuals throughout the union, and what is of the highest importance, that loans be furnished, and obtained by others, in great emergencies, in war for example. In my judgment none of their duties could be performed with complete affect by a bank of the government. Personal interest would operate on some of the parties connected with it... A bank established on the funds of the union, under the control of the Executive might by the abuse of the power, to which there would be great temptations, shake our free system of government if not overthrow it...a party might be formed repugnant to the Constitution and the safety of the republic...A century might elapse before these dangers would be realized." He continues with detailed thoughts on the merits of a bank founded on the funds of individuals. In fine condition, with slightly irregular light toning.

Estim. 2 000 - 3 000 USD

Lot 12 - James Monroe Docketed Letter by Edward Carrington, Reclaiming Money Owed by an Associate of Haym Salomon ALS signed "Ed. Carrington," one page, 7.25 x 10.5, June 13, 1787. Edward Carrington, a soldier and statesman from Virginia, writes to "Col. James Monroe, Attorney" to inform him of the repayment of a debt owed by the bankrupt Jacob Mordecai, a noteworthy American-born Jewish businessman and partner of financier Haym Salomon. Carrington writes, in part: "The eleventh of next month is appointed for the distribution of Mr. Mordecai’s effects. He has made return of your debt, the amount as well as I recollect one hundred & ten pounds. The assignee in whose hands the list of debts is being out of Town, I cannot have recourse to it for greater certainty—it will however be necessary that you make allotment of your debt and make affidavit for the justness of it, to [entitle] you to a dividend, as Mr. Mordecai’s return only presumptively places it on the list. Will you be good enough to do this and forward it immediately to me?" Addressed on the integral leaf to Monroe by Carrington, and franked "Free, Ed. Carrington" at the bottom; docketed in Monroe's hand, "June 13, 1787, Col. Carrington." In very good condition, with overall foxing, and adhesive residue stains to the integral address leaf, which also display a repair to seal-related paper loss. Born in Philadelphia, Jacob Mordecai served as a clerk under Col. David Franks during the Revolution; afterwards he resided in New York, where in 1784 he formed a partnership with Haym Salomon, a leading financier of the patriot cause during the Revolution. They maintained an auction house at the corner of Wall and Pearl streets. Mordecai carried on their business at 22 Wall Street after Salomon’s death in 1785, until Mordecai himself went bankrupt in the winter of 1786. In a financial transaction prior to Mordecai's bankruptcy, James Monroe wrote a promissory note that said his uncle Joseph Jones would pay the amount of $530; Alexander Hamilton signed the note as security. Monroe then gave the note to Mordecai to convert to cash. When Mordecai went bankrupt and was unable to pay the full amount, Monroe was left in an uncomfortable position. In February, Monroe wrote to James Madison: 'The day before I left New York I experienc’d an unfortunate disaster, particularly upon that occasion. I had drawn a bill on mr. Jones endors’d by Colo. Hamilton for 530. dolrs. & committed it to a broker mr. Mordicai to negotiate for me. He was to have furnish’d the money the day appointed for me to leave the city. On that day he fail’d, having previously recd. & dispos’d of my money. He advanc’d me 90£ however of that currency & assur’d me he wod. certainly indemnify me altogether. I hear from Carrington he hath made a return of my debt & that he will be able to pay a considerable part of it & perhaps the whole.'

Estim. 4 000 - 6 000 USD

Lot 15 - James K. Polk and James Buchanan Document Signed as President and Secretary of State Manuscript DS, signed "James K. Polk" as president and "James Buchanan" as secretary of state, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 10 x 15.25, July 17, 1847. A rare executive pardon, which reads: “James G. Black was convicted of an assault upon the high seas and sentenced by the Court, to pay a fine of fifty dollars and costs of prosecution; to be imprisoned for a period of three months, and to stand committed until the fine and costs shall have been paid... that the verdict rendered against Black, was with a recommendation for mercy; and pray a pardon for him, referring to evidence of the high character, industry and former good conduct...that the sentence has already inflicted want and misery upon his family, who are entirely dependent upon his labor for support; in which prayer, a number of citizens of Baltimore write: and whereas the United States Attorney...recommended his case to favorable consideration...Now, be it known that I, James K. Polk, President of the United States of America, In consideration of the premises, divers other good and sufficient reasons...do hereby remit, unto him, the said James G. Black, the fine and costs imposed...and direct that he be forthwith released from confinement.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by President Polk and countersigned by Secretary of State James Buchanan. The crisply embossed white paper seal affixed to the second page remains fully intact. In fine condition. Polk is uncommon in general and is exceptionally desirable in combination with Buchanan.

Estim. 2 000 - 4 000 USD

Lot 16 - Zachary Taylor Letter Signed on Presidential Ambitions: "The office of the Presidency is not desirable to me farther than as it is in the wish and will of the people" LS signed “Z. Taylor,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, July 19, 1848. A "private" letter to William N. Hunnewell of Boston, following his nomination as the Whig candidate for president. In full: "I have the pleasure to receive your very fine congratulatory favor of the 28th ulto and I thank you most truly for your good opinion, which, whether elected or not, whether in an exalted or humble sphere, I hope to merit. The office of the Presidency is not desirable to me farther than as it is in the wish and will of the people, and it is this far before any other consideration which has disposed me to yield to the movement in my favor. You are right in saying that the emolument of the office is small, and if, in case I should be elected, I could retire from office without being bankrupt, and yet more if I can be instrumental in moderating to some extent the bitterness of party and political asperity, I should consider myself more than fortunate." Professionally inlaid into a larger sheet, and hinged with an engraving of Taylor. In fine condition. Taylor had recently become a national hero for his success in the Mexican-American War and many around the country clamored for a presidential campaign. Initially uninterested in politics, Taylor continued to deny any interest in running for office through February 1848. Ultimately, he would reluctantly enter the race as a Whig—though he viewed himself as an essentially non-partisan figure—and won the election despite his unclear platform. When Taylor took office in 1849, the pressing issue was the extension of slavery into the territories newly conquered from Mexico. He thought nationally rather than sectionally, and opposed the proposed Compromise of 1850, which he saw as opening up partisan competition to settle and control the territories—undoubtedly leading the nation into constant agitation and danger. In keeping with the apolitical and pro-democracy views expressed here, Taylor urged settlers in New Mexico and California to draft constitutions and apply for statehood immediately, bypassing the territorial stage altogether. This would save years of further bitter controversy and satisfy opponents of the expansion of slavery, since neither state constitution would be likely to permit that institution. Taylor's death in office marked the end of that solution, and the Compromise of 1850 was ushered through Congress as five separate bills.

Estim. 1 500 - 2 000 USD

Lot 19 - Abraham Lincoln Document Signed as President, Appointing the Surgeon General of the United States Army Civil War-dated partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.25 x 19.5, September 19, 1861. President Lincoln appoints Clement A. Finley as “Surgeon General in the service of the United States.” Signed at the conclusion by Abraham Lincoln, and countersigned by Secretary of War Simon Cameron. The embossed blue War Office seal remains affixed to the upper left. In very good condition, with overall wrinkling and rippling, a light stain to the masthead, and all of the handwritten portions (including both signatures) faded but legible. A rare high-ranking commission from President Lincoln, which, given the emergence of the American Civil War, represents a significant and prestigious medical appointment. Clement earned this honor more than 40 years after his first commission as a surgeon's mate of the 1st Infantry on August 10, 1818. He spent years in the field, worked on examining boards, and was present during such conflicts as the Black Hawk War, the Seminole War, and the Mexican-American War. However, Finley’s tenure as surgeon general was short-lived, lasting just shy of seven months. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton and Dr. Finley had a falling out over reported problems with Dr. John Neill, whom Finley appointed as the head of several Army hospitals located in Philadelphia. After a heated meeting with the Secretary of War, Finley was relieved from his office and directed to go to Boston and await further orders. He retired from the military on his own application on April 14, 1862, and was replaced by William A. Hammond 11 days later.

Estim. 6 000 - 8 000 USD

Lot 24 - U. S. Grant Document Signed as President on the 1869 Ratification of the Virginia Constitution Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, May 14, 1869. President Grant directs the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to “a Proclamation concerning the submission of the Constitution of Virginia to the voters of that state on the 6th of July next.” Signed at the conclusion by U. S. Grant. In fine condition, with faint toning to the edges and folds. The Virginia Constitution, also known as the Underwood Constitution, was ultimately ratified on July 6, 1869, and served as a crucial step in Virginia's Reconstruction process following the Civil War. The constitution reformed local government on the more democratic model of the New England township; it required the General Assembly to create a statewide system of free public schools for all children; it granted the governor the right to veto bills that the assembly had passed; and it granted the vote to ‘Every male citizen of the United States, twenty-one years old,’ except some supporters of the Confederacy. The draft constitution disfranchised men who had held public office before the Civil War—and taken an oath of allegiance to the United States at that time—who later had ‘engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.’ That delayed the ratification referendum until after a committee of white political leaders in Virginia reached an agreement with the president and members of Congress to allow those clauses to be voted on separately. In July 1869, when the voters ratified the constitution by a vote of 210,585 to 9,136, they rejected the clauses disenfranchising former Confederates.

Estim. 1 000 - 2 000 USD

Lot 30 - Warren G. Harding Autograph Letter Signed as President, Writing to Herbert Hoover on Russian Relief Efforts Rare ALS as president, one page, 5 x 8, embossed White House letterhead, no date [1921-1923]. Handwritten letter to future American President Herbert Hoover, then serving as the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, in full: “My Dear Secy Hoover, This note will be presented to you by Major Stanley Washburn, who knows Russia well, and has some ideas about the relief and its effects which I would like him to present to you.” In fine condition, with two file holes, a light paperclip impression, and some old erasures in the bottom blank area. A content-rich letter from Harding to Hoover, whose support of the sitting president during the 1920 election season resulted in his appointment to Harding’s cabinet as Secretary of Commerce, a role befitting of Hoover’s talents given his experience during World War I as the director of the United States Food Administration. Although WWI concluded in November 1918, Europe continued to face a critical food situation with the threat of millions dying from starvation. As such, the United States Food Administration became the American Relief Administration (ARA), and Hoover was charged with providing food to Central and Eastern Europe. Against the opposition of Henry Cabot Lodge and other Senate Republicans, Hoover provided aid to the defeated German nation after the war, as well as relief to the famine-stricken Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. The Russian famine of 1921-22 claimed six million people, but the intervention of the ARA likely saved millions of lives. When a critic inquired if he was not thus helping Bolshevism, Hoover retorted, ‘Twenty million people are starving. Whatever their politics, they shall be fed!’ Harding is a great rarity in autograph letters as president, especially of such postwar historical content and presidential associations.

Estim. 3 000 - 5 000 USD

Lot 35 - Jacqueline Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed (1954) - "The Kennedys have rented a house near Cannes for August" ALS signed “xxoo, Jackie,” four pages on two sheets, 5 x 7.75, personal ‘Mrs. John F. Kennedy’ letterhead, postmarked on July 20, 1954. Addressed from the Merrywood estate in McLean, Virginia, a handwritten letter to close friend Shirley Oakes, in full: “I called Susie, only to find you had fled to Peru. I do pray you still might be going over as it would be such heaven if we could do something in the beginning of Sept, before you go back to work + me back to moving into a new house. Just the thought of the fun we could - & have had in Europe together makes me wish I could get you to sign a contract in blood that we'd do it every year! Anyway here are my plans — The Kennedys have rented a house near Cannes for August. They want Jean + I to spend the last week there. Blissful as that sounds, I think it will be rather a family week + we will all be doing things together. But then for the next 2 weeks I don't know what to do + I refuse to waste those 2 precious weeks I've been dreaming about, just bobbling around calling up friends who will all be gone away for the summer. I would like to go to Rome for a few days + get some clothes + look at paintings. Tish Baldridge who lives in Washington + was Mr. Bruce's secretary in Paris, is Claire Luce's secretary in Rome + she always has heavenly things up her sleeve so at least we'd have her there. Would you like to meet me in Rome then. Then we could drive to Austria or whatever that lovely plan was we talked about on the phone. Do let me know as soon as you can as it's getting closer + closer. We'll definitely be in DC till the beginning of August. I now end this letter in fear + trembling that you can't, but anyway, I shall hope. I know you are having a delicious time in Chile. I wish you would move in with us next year + be Jack's legislative assistant!” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original hand-addressed mailing envelope. John and Jackie Kennedy had been married for less than a year, in September 1953, and the lease on their first house had expired in June 1954. They returned to one of Jackie's childhood homes, the Merrywood estate in Virginia because John was scheduled to undergo a risky back surgery in October and would need time to recover. Shirley Oakes was a childhood friend of Jacqueline Kennedy (then Jacqueline Bouvier). They were classmates at Miss Porter's School in Farmington, Connecticut. The two maintained their friendship throughout their lives, with Shirley Oakes Brunson (as she became known after marriage) remaining part of Jackie Kennedy's social circle.

Estim. 2 500 - 3 000 USD

Lot 41 - Lyndon B. Johnson (2) Documents Signed as President - The Historic Nomination and Appointment of Clark Clifford as the Secretary of Defense Two significant DSs from President Lyndon B. Johnson regarding the nomination and appointment of Clark Clifford as the United States Secretary of Defense. The first document, one page, 7 x 11, White House stationery, no date [January 19, 1968], issued to the Senate of the United States: “I nominate Clark M. Clifford, of Maryland, to be Secretary of Defense.” The second document, partly printed, one page, 21 x 17, appoints “Clark M. Clifford, of Maryland...[as] Secretary of Defense.” Both are signed boldly at the conclusion by President Johnson, with the commission countersigned by Secretary of State Dean Rusk and retaining its original large wafer seal. Both documents are individually and impressively framed to overall sizes of 26.5 x 22 and 35 x 31.5; the nomination document is matted with a TLS from President Johnson, one page, 6 x 8, White House letterhead, sent to Clifford’s wife, Margery ‘Marny’ Kimball on January 20, 1968, and reading: “I hope the fact that you left this ‘Commission’ here last night doesn’t indicate that you have lost interest in having it. I am sending it to you on the assumption you still want it.” In overall fine to very fine condition. As confirmed by the offered appointment, Clark Clifford became Secretary of Defense on March 1, 1968, following the resignation of his predecessor, Robert McNamara. His assignment came during a critical period in the Vietnam War and coincided with the Tet Offensive, a massive and coordinated series of attacks by the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong that swayed U.S. public opinion and revealed that the war was far from over. Clifford's advice to avoid further escalation played a key role in convincing President Johnson to cap U.S. troop increases and to start peace negotiations with North Vietnam. This guidance marked a pivotal shift in U.S. policy, initiating a gradual withdrawal that was subsequently adopted by the administration of Richard Nixon the following year.

Estim. 1 000 - 2 000 USD

Lot 53 - John Adams: The Boston Gazette from March 6, 1775 - Open Letter from Novanglus to the Inhabitants of the Colony of Massachusetts-Bay Complete issue of The Boston Gazette and Country Journal from Monday, March 6, 1775, four pages, 10 x 15.5, printed by Edes & Gill of Boston, with the paper's masthead bearing the motto, “Containing the freshest Advices, Foreign and Domestic,” and an engraved vignette created by Paul Revere that shows a seated Britannia with Liberty cap on staff, freeing a bird from a cage. This impressive American Revolutionary newspaper contains a lengthy open letter “To the Inhabitants of the Colony of Massachusetts-Bay” from “Novanglus” (New England), the pen name of future American President John Adams, who used the Boston Gazette to reply to essays published by Loyalist lawyer Daniel Leonard, who wrote under the pseudonym ‘Massachusettensis.’ Adams’s letter, in part: “Our rhetorical magician in his paper of January the 9th continues to wheedle: You want nothing but ‘to know the true state of facts, to rectify whatever is amiss.’ He becomes an advocate for the poor of Boston! is for making great allowance for the whigs. ‘The whigs are too valuable a part of the community to lose. He would not draw down the vengeance of Great Britain. He shall become an advocate for the leading whigs,’ etc. It is in vain for us to inquire after the sincerity or consistency of all this...After a long discourse, which has nothing in it but what has been answered already, he comes to a great subject indeed, the British constitution, and undertakes to prove that ‘the authority of parliament extends to the colonies’... We are then detained with a long account of the three simple forms of government and are told that ‘the British constitution, consisting of king, lords, and commons, is formed upon the principles of monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy, in due proportion; that it includes the principal excellences and excludes the principal defects of the other kinds of government—the most perfect system that the wisdom of ages has produced, and Englishmen glory in being subject to and protected by it’... The question should be whether we are a part of the kingdom of Great Britain. This is the only language known in English laws. We are not then a part of the British kingdom, realm, or state; and therefore the supreme power of the kingdom, realm, or state is not, upon these principles, the supreme power of us. That 'supreme power over America is vested in the estates in parliament' is an affront to us, for there is not an acre of American land represented there; there are no American estates in parliament.” In fine condition, with small tears along the hinge.

Estim. 400 - 600 USD

Lot 74 - Dwight D. Eisenhower Typed Letter Signed as "Uncle Ike" TLS signed “Uncle Ike,” one page, 7.25 x 10.25, personal 'DDE' letterhead, November 15, 1966. Letter to Carl Schulz, the son of Brig. General Robert L. Schulz, the longtime aide to Dwight D. Eisenhower, in full: “Now that you are entering the ‘teens’ — a fact that it is difficult for me to realize — I want to send you my very special felicitations. The years immediately ahead of you will probably be the most challenging and interesting of your entire life. I hope that you will find them so and that they will also bring a good measure of fun and happiness. Happy Birthday!” In very fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope bearing stamped free frank signature. Born in 1907, Robert L. Schulz attended the Academy of Advanced Traffic in New York and entered the field of traffic management in the mid-1930s. At the beginning of World War II in 1942, he was commissioned a captain in the Office of the Chief of Transportation, assigned to the Traffic Control Division. He began arranging transportation for General Dwight D. Eisenhower as early as 1945 and was appointed as Ike's aide-de-camp in 1947. His duties included arranging transportation and handling personal business matters for Eisenhower and his family, acting as a gatekeeper and discreet channel of communication for the general's family and close friends. As a five-star general, Eisenhower was entitled to keep his aide, and Schulz remained with him when he became president of Columbia University in 1948 and when he took command of NATO forces in Europe in 1950. Schulz then served as a military aide to President Eisenhower for the duration of his term in the White House, from 1953 to 1961. During this time, in addition to accompanying the president nearly everywhere he went, Schulz represented Eisenhower at ceremonies, arranged foreign trips, and spoke to reporters during his illnesses. When President Eisenhower left office, Schulz became his executive assistant, and in 1969 he was appointed by President Nixon as Special Assistant to the President for Liaison with Former Presidents. For more than twenty years, Brigadier General Robert L. Schulz served by the side of Dwight D. Eisenhower, allowing incredible access to one of the towering figures of the American 20th century.

Estim. 200 - 400 USD

Lot 91 - Herbert Hoover Signed Bible and Typed Letter Signed King James version of "The Holy Bible" published by the World Publishing Company, 5.5 x 8, signed and inscribed on a special presentation page in fountain pen, "Mrs. Harry Jarrett, Herbert Hoover, February 18, 1960." A provenance note is penned on the facing page, in part: "This Bible was given to Mrs. Jennie R. Jarrett in anticipation of her birthday, March 26th by Rev. and Mrs. Joseph M. Woods, Jr. following their personal visit with former President Herbert Hoover in his apartment in the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City on February 16, 1960. During this visit Mr. Hoover autographed the Bible in commemoration of his visit to the Liverpool Methodist Church." Includes a TLS by Herbert Hoover, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 25, 1961, to Mrs. Harry L. Jarrett, in part: "I was delighted to receive your gracious note. It brings back pleasant memories of that visit and the inspiring sermon which we had the pleasure of hearing." In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope for Hoover's letter, a carbon copy of Mrs. Jarrett's August 1961 letter to Hoover ("You may recall, the Rev. Joseph M. Woods visiting you last spring in New York and having you autograph a Bible which he presented to me"), and a signed carbon copy of Joseph M. Woods, Jr.'s February 1960 letter to Hoover ("My secretary, Mrs. Harry L. Jarrett, very much appreciated the Bible which you were gracious enough to sign").

Estim. 200 - 400 USD

Lot 100 - Lyndon B. Johnson Typed Letter Signed on "the ratification of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty” TLS, one page, 6.5 x 8.5, rare blue personal letterhead, January 29, 1969. Letter to former Secretary of Labor and Supreme Court Justice Arthur J. Goldberg, written nine days after leaving the White House, in full: “Going through the mail which came those last few days in the White House, I was delighted to come upon your letter of January 16. You and I have seen many triumphs together, and I am confident that we will eventually see the one for which we have both labored so long—the ratification of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. Thank you for sending along the Franklin quote. Don’t be surprised if you see it show up in one of my lectures. Lady Bird joins me in wishing you and Dorothy the very best.” In very fine condition, with a faint stain to the left edge. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope bearing Johnson’s stamped franking signature. The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) is an international treaty aimed at preventing the spread of nuclear weapons and promoting the peaceful use of nuclear energy. It was opened for signature on July 1, 1968, and entered into force on March 5, 1970. The treaty has been signed by 191 countries, making it one of the most widely adhered to arms control agreements. The NPT was signed by the United States under President Lyndon B. Johnson's administration, but it was under Richard Nixon's administration that the U.S. took significant steps to implement and support the treaty, which included strengthening international non-proliferation efforts, advancing arms control measures, and emphasizing détente and arms control agreements with the Soviet Union.

Estim. 400 - 600 USD

Lot 104 - Abraham Lincoln Original Photograph (c. 1890s) - PSA Type IV - Signed by H. W. Fay Original matte-finish 4 x 6 photograph of Abraham Lincoln with a neatly trimmed beard, printed circa 1894 by famed collector of Lincolniana H. W. Fay (per a copyright notice in the lower left corner), and signed and inscribed on the reverse in ink, "To J. G. Oien, Aug. 26, 1922, H. W. Fay, owner, original negative." Considered to be the first image of Lincoln with a full beard, this portrait was taken by photographer C. S. German in Springfield, Illinois, about January 13, 1861, at the request of Ohio sculptor Thomas D. Jones, who went to Springfield to make a bust of Lincoln from life. In very good to fine condition, with minor loss to the upper right corner tip, and toning and old mounting residue on the reverse. Encapsulated by PSA as an authentic "Type IV" photograph, c. 1890s. Herbert Wells Fay worked as an editor for the DeKalb Review before serving as custodian of the Lincoln Tomb in Springfield, Illinois in 1921. An avid collector of Lincolniana, Fay owned 90 different portraits of Abraham Lincoln as part of his enormous collection—all of which he housed in a utility room within the Springfield Tomb. Fay's meticulous documentation and cataloging of his collection have provided historians, researchers, and collectors with a rich resource for the study of Lincoln. His personal involvement in the dissemination of Lincoln's imagery is highlighted by the numerous photographs he inscribed and shared, such as the one here offered.

Estim. 500 - 700 USD
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