AUTHENTIC AUTOGRAPH RESOURCES
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OAKES, JAMES (1826-1910) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Veteran of the Mexican War
# oakesjames
Signature & Rank
OCHILTREE, WILLIAM BECK (1811-67) Confederate Congressman – Texas – 1861-62; Texas Republic Secretary of the Treasury - 1844-45; Attorney General of the Texas Republic - 1845-46
# ochiltreewilliambeck
Signature
OGDEN, AARON (1756-1839) Officer in the 1st New Jersey Regiment during the American Revolutionary War; U.S. Senator – New Jersey – 1801-03; Governor of New Jersey – 1812-13
# ogdenaaron
Printed facsimile signature on an engraving
OGLESBY, RICHARD JAMES (1824-99) Union Major General; Colonel of the 8th Illinois Infantry; Governor of Illinois – 1865-69, 1873, and 1885-89; U.S Senator – Illinois – 1873-79; Veteran of the Mexican War
# oglesbyrichardjames
Signed Card with Rank 1864 05 25
Autograph Note Signed with Rank
Signature
Signature from a letter
Signed Card
Signature
Signed Card
Signed Card 1886 11 01
OLCOTT, BEN W. (1872-1952) Governor of Oregon – 1919-1923; Oregon Secretary of State – 1911-1920
# olcottbenw
Typed Letter Signed 1922 09 22
OLDEN, CHARLES SMITH (1799-1876) Governor of New Jersey
# oldencharlessmith
Autograph Letter Signed 1861 11 06 with President Abraham Lincoln ANS
OLDHAM, WILLIAMSON SIMPSON, SR. (1813-68) Confederate Senator – Texas – 1862-65
# oldhamwilliamsonsimpson
Signature
OLIN, HENRY (1840-1902) Prominent Doctor of Opthalmology & Otology in Chicago, Illinois
# olinhenry
Printed facsimile signature on an engraving
OLIVER, JOHN MORRISON (1828-72) Union Brigadier General; Colonel of the 15th Michigan Infantry
# oliverjohnmorrison
Signature & Rank from a document
OPDYKE, GEORGE (1805-80) Mayor of New York City – 1862-64
# opdykegeorge
Document Signed 1863 04 30
Document Signed 1863 09 23
ORD, EDWARD OTHO CRESAP (1818-83) Union Major General; Veteran of the Mexican & antebellum Indian Wars
# ordedwardothocresap
Endorsement Signed 1865 02 02
Signature & Rank
Signature & Rank
Signature & Rank
Signed Card with Rank
Signature affixed to an engraving
ORDWAY, ALBERT (1843-97) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Colonel of the 24th Massachusetts Infantry
# ordwayalbert
Signature & Rank from a document
ORR, JAMES LAWRENCE (1822-73) Confederate Colonel; Confederate Senator – South Carolina – 1862-65; Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives – 1857-59; Governor of South Carolina – 1865-68
# orrjameslawrence
Signature
Early Signature as US Congressman
ORR, JEHU AMAZIAH (1828-1921) Confederate Colonel – 31st Mississippi Infantry; Severely wounded at the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee – November 30, 1864; Confederate Congressman – Mississippi – 1861-62 & 1864-65
# orrjehuamaziah
Signature
OSBORN, THOMAS OGDEN (1832-1904) Union Brigadier General; Colonel of the 39th Illinois Infantry
# osbornthomasogden
Signature
OSBORNE, EDWIN SYLVANUS (1839-1900) Union Officer – 149th Pennsylvania Infantry; U.S. Representative – Pennsylvania – 1885-91
# osborneedwinsylvanus
Signature
OSGOOD, FRANCES SARGENT (1811-50) American Poet
# osgoodfrancessargent
Printed facsimile signature on an engraving
OSTENDORF, LLOYD (1921-2000) American Author, Artist, and Lincoln Scholar
# ostendorflloyd
Inscribed Signed Book 1963 12 with Charles Hamilton & Norman Boas
OSWALD, JAMES (younger) (1715-69) Scottish Politician; Member of the British Parliament – 1741-68; Lord Commissioner of the Treasury – 1760
# oswaldjames
Document Signed circa 1761-62 pg1 with King George III
Document Signed circa 1761-62 pg2 with King George III
OTIS, ELIZA HENDERSON (1796-1873) Boston Philanthropist & Civic Leader; Wife of Harrison Gray Otis, grandson of the wealthy Boston mayor (1829-32) of the same name; Instrumental in establishing the birthday of George Washington as a Legal Holiday
# otiselizahenderson
Printed facsimile signature beneath a woodcut image
Signed Album Page 1865 03 04