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John Wesley 1782 ALS "Deal very gently with them. And lovingly labour to convince...": John Wesley 1782 ALS "Deal very gently with them. And lovingly labour to convince..." John Wesley autograph letter signed regarding missionary work. 1p, measuring 6.25" x 8", "near Manchester", dated

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Declaration Signer G. Taylor Fantastic War Content ALS: Taylor George Declaration Signer George Taylor Fantastic War Dated War Content ALS, One of Only a Few Known Taylor, George. Exceedingly Rare Autograph Letter Signed Â"G.T.Â", one page, 6.5

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Rare FDR ALS as President, "I, too, have been collecting source material for many years—mostly: Rare FDR ALS as President, "I, too, have been collecting source material for many years—mostly U. S. Navy." A Fantastic Piece of Presidential History. Roosevelt ALS as President dated February 1

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Signed by A.A. Milne, with Ernest H. Shepard ALS: Heading: Author: Milne, A.A. Title: The House at Pooh Corner [with] autograph letter signed by illustrator Ernest H. Shepard and addressed to an American admirer Place Published: London Publisher:Met

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General Edward Burleson to Captain John Coffee Hays, March 24, 1842 ALS: 10" x 7.75". Correspondence from General Edward Burleson to Captain John Coffee Hays concerning the need for Hays to provide mounted spies for the Texan Army. Burleson mentions that General Houston "w

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Stonewall Jackson War-Dated ALS Re: Securing CSA Appointment For Barton Sons; All 6 Would Serve, 3: Stonewall Jackson War-Dated ALS Re: Securing CSA Appointment For Barton Sons; All 6 Would Serve, 3 Would Die in Action or of Injuries A 2pp autograph letter signed by Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson (18

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Fantastic Lord Nelson ALS Giving News of a Friends Son "you may be assured of my regard for him as: Fantastic Lord Nelson ALS Giving News of a Friends Son "you may be assured of my regard for him as if he was my own son." Written Around Time He Freed Muslim Slaves from Portuguese Ships. ALS, 1p, 7"

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Joseph Brant. ALS. Revolutionary War. May 31, 1776: [Revolutionary War] Joseph Brant. ALS. Brant was a Mohawk war chief and an interpreter for the Indian Department (beginning in 1766). Shortly before writing this letter, Brant he had been given the ra

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Incredible Lord Nelson ALS "It is not my intention to close watch Toulon" Written While commanding a: Incredible Lord Nelson ALS "It is not my intention to close watch Toulon" Written While commanding a Loose Blockade In Hopes of Luring Napoleon & the French Out for Battle. ALS, likely written fro

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Carl Jung Superb Unpublished ALS on Dreams & Religion: Carl Jung Superb Unpublished ALS on Dreams & Religion Autograph Letter Signed, "C.G. Jung", in German, 2pp on a single sheet of his personal letterhead, 8.25" x 11.625", St. Gallen, September 3, 1

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Winston Churchill Important ALS on What Would Become: Churchill Winston Winston Churchill Important ALS on What Would Become Israel Single page autographed letter signed on War Office, Whitehall letterhead, 5" x 8". Dated "August 5, 1920", and signed by

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Nicholas Nickleby, 1st Ed., w/ Dickens ALS: NICHOLAS NICKLEBY, First Edition, by Charles Dickens, illustrated by Hablot K. Brown (Phiz), published by Chapman and Hall, London, 1839. Hardcover octavo, 624 top edge gilt pages with frontispiece, t

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Samuel L. Clemens Mark Twain Signed Letter ALS Mentions Tramp Abroad PSA RARE: Samuel L. Clemens Mark Twain Signed Letter ALS Mentions Tramp Abroad PSA RARE

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C. Monet 3pp ALS Re: "wanting to make up for lost time, and paint some winter effects": C. Monet 3pp ALS Re: "wanting to make up for lost time, and paint some winter effects" A 3pp autograph letter in French signed by Impressionist artist Claude Monet (1840-1926), as "Claude Monet" at th

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John Gotti ALS to Family Shortly After his Incarceration: John Gotti ALS to Family Shortly After his Incarceration Lengthy autograph letter signed by John Gotti, "Love / Johnny", on a greeting card measuring 7" x 9.625" unfolded, sent from prison shortly aft

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Franklin MacVeagh (1837-1934) Banker, politician. MacVeagh had been director of the Commercial National Bank when President William Howard Taft tapped him to be Secretary of the Treasury in 1909. He is remembered for increasing the efficiency and general progressiveness of the Treasury Department: He abolished 450 unnecessary positions, rehabilitated the U.S. Customs Service. 5 ¼” x 8” autograph letter signed, The Secretary of the Treasury, February 28 (no year), to A. N. Marquis & Company. “…I return herewith the sketch for Who’s Who in America…The facts as givenare all I wish to print….” The 8 ½” x 11” biography, with corrections and additions by MacVeagh is included.