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HORACE SMITH and DANIEL B. WESSON: Extremely rare document bearing the signatures of both of the legendary firearms manufacturers: a certification of stock in their Springfield and New London Rail Road Company, used in the transport of their weapons to the port of New York. The document, also signed by the other Directors and Officers of the Railroad, has been framed with an antique Smith and Wesson top break revolver to an overall size of 15¼x24!
In full: "The undersigned, Directors, Clerk & Treasurer of the Springfield & New London
Rail Road Company, hereby certify that the amount of capital stock of said company has been fully subscribed by responsible parties, and ten per cent of the par
value of each & every share thereof has been paid in cash to the Treasurer of the association; and that it is intended in good faith to locate, construct,
maintain and operate the said railroad, fixed according to the maps and plans hereunto attached." Read More...
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ERRETT LOBBAN "E. L." CORD: Stock transfer certificate signed by pioneering transportation mogul Cord,
accompanied by the 100 shares of Pan American Airways stock originally issued to him. Cord, who started as a race car driver and mechanic, would eventually control
major portions of the US aviation industry, and produce the classic Cord automobiles.
Errett Lobban "E. L." Cord (1894-1974) became President of Auburn Automobile Corporation in 1924, and acquired Duesenberg Motor Co. in 1926. In 1929, Auburn
introducted the Cord L-29, the first mass-distribution care with front-wheel drive. The Cord Model 810 (1936) was the first car with "hide away" headlights. Read More...
Price $9,500
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SAMUEL CLEMENS ("MARK TWAIN"): Preparing to set sail for America, he defers a dinner invitation in
Florence by explaining that he will arrive by way of New York and Chicago, "because it is much more creditable to go 8,000 miles to pay a dinner-call than it
is to go a matter of 600 yards". A classic example of the author's dry wit, matted and framed to 13½x11½.
In full: "It was my purpose to run in & indulge my pleasure in the society of Sir William & my Lady a little more, & I count it a loss that I failed of the chance;
but my time has been all taken up in clearing the decks for America. I shall go over & pay my dinner-call the moment I get back from America. This seems unprompt;
but I have a trained conscience, & I quiet it by telling it I am on my road to pay it now, merely by going by the way of New York and Chicago for the sake of
variety, & because it is much more creditable to go 8,000 miles to pay a dinner-call that it is to
go a matter of 600 yards." Read More...
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GENERAL JOHN BUFORD: The Union cavalry commander, whose decision to "hold the high ground" on the
first day of the Battle of Gettysburg may have saved the Union, prepares to inspect the 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry in the first year of the war. Double-matted and
framed with a biographic plaque to an overall size of 20½x22½. Buford died less than five months after Gettysburg. A very scarce war-dated document!
in full: "I am instructed by the Genl-in-Chief to inspect the troops of the Dept. of the Ohio. Please have your Regt. In line of battle by 1 o'clock P. M.
on Monday. The inspection will be conducted as prescribed by the Army Regulation. The men equipped as for the field." Read More...
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CHARLES GUITEAU: As a struggling lawyer, the future assassin of President Garfield signed this New York Superior Court document as a plaintiff's attorney.
In part: "Charles J. Guiteau, being duly [?] says that he is the plaintiffs attorney herein and that the allegations contained in the Answer and Counterclaim
herein are true of his own knowledge except as to the matter therein stated upon information and belief and as to the matter he believes to be true as he has been
so informed by said plaintiffs and also by said defendant as to what is the reason this supposition is made by the plaintiffs." Read More...
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FRANCOIS-MARIE AROUET DE VOLTAIRE: Signed autograph letter from Paris written just weeks before his death in 1778, fearing that hypocritical priests will deny him a church burial. The letter, written in fine French (fully translated here) in a beautiful hand to the Count of Rochefort, shows that the sage had lost none of his mental acuity.
Autograph Letter signed: "V", 2 pages (integral leaf) 4½x7 folded, 9x7 open flat. Paris, 1778 April 16. To the Comte de Rochefort. In French, fully translated: "I must apologize for having written so formally to Madame Dix-Neuf Ans ["Nineteen Years"]. I apologize for taking so long to thank you for your pleasant letter, sir, but I have had lately a very violent fever, following two fatal illnesses from which I escaped. I think that Monsieur the Abbey of Beauregard, preacher of Versailles, so-called former Jesuit, would willingly refuse me a burial, which is very unfair, because they say that I would not ask for more than to bury him; and he owes me, it seems, the same courtesy. Read More...
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MARLON BRANDO: Letter of agreement promising "full and faithful performance of each and every term" of
his employment contract for Apocalypse Now. Despite this document, Brando would pose constant problems for director Coppola during filming of the Vietnam War
epic.
Document signed: "Marlon Brando", 1 page, 8½x11. Beverly Hills, California, 1976 March 1. Brando guarantees his "full and faithful performance of each and every
term" of the Employment Agreement between Coppola Cinema Seven and Colony Productions Inc. for his work in the film Apocalypse Now. He further agrees to "perform
each and every term, covenant and condition which I may be called upon to perform pursuant thereto," and to look solely to Colony Productions for any compensation
payable to him under the contract. Read More...
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GUTZON BORGLUM: This historically significant sculpture is a deep-relief bust rendering of George Washington's head by Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor who created the Mount Rushmore National Monument. It's an exceptional and very important piece of Americana that displays the skill and detail, in small scale, that Borglum put into America's "shrine of democracy".
Original art signed "Gutzon Borglum/Rushmore" on verso. 4¼x5x2 sculpture mounted on 8x9¼x¼ brown velvet-covered wood board. This is a deep-relief rendering of George Washington's head by the sculptor who created the Mount Rushmore National Monument. Though a small piece, this sculpture is filled with subtle details breathe life and humanity - and dignity - into both the piece and its subject. Read More...
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GENERAL LACHLAN MCINTOSH: The Revolutionary War general writes to his son about tactics in a business venture. A very rare signature!
In full: Your letter of yesterday evening was delivered to me last night by Mr. Threadcraft's Negro Moses. It is really out of my power at this time to go to Town. I saw McGillivray last week in Savannah & stayed there some days longer than I wished in expectation of your coming. Nor did I leave home until the last moment it became necessary expecting you would come by water as you promised me. As Mr. McGillivrary did not say a word to me about Land, it would be showing too much eagerness on my part, & giving him too much advantage to go to Town on purpose & make the first offer again. I think 'twould be better for you & him to take a ride together where everything will be laid clearly before him - and which he will not hesitate to do if he is serious in the business. The [?] leaves in the morning, & he may return if he chooses again in the evening of tomorrow or the next day. Your mother & all the children except Henry are well & expect to see you at any rate before your return home. I am yours affectionately".
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VLADIMIR ILYICH LENIN: Lenin signed and annotated this telegram in 1921, in the midst of a widespread famine, in order to prepare for the visit of an English trade delegation. This telegram, thought to be lost, was discovered by Russian composer Yuriy Limanov among his father's papers.
Autograph note signed: "Lenin" in blue pencil, 1p, 9½x6¾. Moscow, Soviet Union, July 13, 1921. Routed at top in his hand: "To Krasin", written by Lenin in lower margin of a telegram from London. In Russian, fully translated: "Keep your eyes open. Check it and make sure that everything is really done." Read More...
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