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Civil War-Date Signature
Signature, with rank in another hand, “J.G. Foster, Major Gen[era]l Com[mandin]g,” on a 1 ½” x 2 ½” slip of paper.
Lightly and evenly toned, with minor staining and wear; affixed to a larger, heavier card, with old mounting remnants on the reverse.
Signature & Rank, “Edmund P. Gaines, Major General,” on a 1” x 3 ½” slip of paper, removed from a larger document; affixed to slightly larger backing.
Lightly toned, with light soiling and wear.
Signed Card, 3 ½” x 5 ¼”, as U.S. Senator from Georgia, “I am, Sincerely Yours, Walter F. George, U[nited] S[tates] S[enate], G[eorgi]a. Sept[ember] 4, 1937.”
Very good condition overall, with several small stains.
Signed Card, 1 ½” x 3”, as U.S. Senator from Georgia, “J.B. Gordon, G[eorgi]a.”
Lightly and evenly toned, with a few ink stains; old mounting traces on the reverse.
Document Signed, Everett, Washington, January 13, 1898, “D.C. Govan, U.S. Indian Agent,” a partly printed 2 ¾” x 6 ½” check, also accomplished by Govan, drawn on The Everett National Bank for fifteen dollars. Signed a second time on the reverse, “Witness, D.C. Govan.”
Lightly and evenly toned; punch cancellation at the center, with minimal loss of paper, affects neither signature.
Signature, “Horace Greeley, 6am, Amherst, N[ew] H[ampshire],” on a 2 ¾” x 3 ¾” slip of paper.
Signature, “Ebenezer Hazard,” on a 1 ¼” x 3 ¼” slip of paper, an uncommon full signature removed from a larger letter or document.
Lightly and evenly toned, with a slightly irregular right edge; old pencil biographical notations on the reverse.
Signed Card, 1 ¾” x 3 ¾”, bevel-edged, “W.B. Hazen, Br[i]g[adier] & B[re]v[e]t Maj[or] Gen[era]l, Chief Signal Officer U.S.A.”
Rectangular area of uneven toning from past framing surrounds the signature, along with general wear and soiling throughout; surface abrasion at the lower right; old mounting traces on the reverse.
Civil War-Date Endorsement Signed – Just six weeks before Hill’s death at the Battle of Petersburg
War-Date Endorsement Signed, on a 3 ¾” x 7” portion from the reverse of a medical furlough document. Signed beneath by an adjutant, and on the reverse by two surgeons and 47th North Carolina Infantry Sergeant Joseph Young Moss.
“H[ea]d Q[uarte]rs 3rd Army Corps, Feb[ruar]y 17, 1865. Res[pectfully] forwarded approved, A.P. Hill, Lieutenant Gen[era]l.”
A.P Hill was killed-in-action at the Battle of Petersburg, Virginia just six weeks after the signing of this endorsement. Modern records indicate that Sergeant Moss was wounded and captured during the Battle of Gettysburg, later exchanged, and was again captured on the day of Hill’s death at Sutherland’s Station, Virginia.
On the medium-brown paper often used by the Confederates, thus a bit lacking in contrast, with the expected light fold creases.
Signature, with sentiment, “Yours Truly, J.B. Hood,” on a 2 ¼” x 4 ½” slip of paper.
A large, exceptional example.
Civil War-Date Signature & Rank
Signature, with sentiment and early-war rank, “Yours Sincerely, Joseph Hooker, Brig[adier] Gen[era]l,” on a 2” x 3 ¼” slip of lined paper, affixed to heavier backing of the same dimension.
Lightly and evenly toned, with minor wear and staining; portions affected by brushing and bleeding of ink, along with surface abrasion.
Signed Card, 2 ½” x 3 ¾”, “Charles E. Hughes.”
Lightly and evenly toned, with minor staining.
Signature, as U.S. Congressman, “Eppa Hunton, Warrenton, V[irgini]a,” on a 2” x 5” portion of an album page.
Excellent.
War-Date Letter Signed – City Point, Virginia, September 1864 – Bills of Lading for the “Steamer Charlotte Vanderbilt.”
Civil War-Date Letter Signed, on an imprinted 7 ½” x 9 ½” form. Partly printed, with the manuscript portions also being accomplished by James.
“Assistant Quartermaster’s Office, Fort Monroe, V[irgini]a, Sept[ember] 26th 1864. Captain Col[onel] P.P. Pilkin, A[ssistant] Q[uarter] M[aster] City Point, Va. Col[onel], I have the honor to enclose herewith, duplicate Bills of Lading for Public Stores, shipped this day per Steamer Charlotte Vanderbilt. Please endorse and return one at your earliest convenience. Very respectfully Your Ob[e]d[ien]t Servant, Wm. L. James, Capt[ain] and A[ssistant] Q[uarter] M[aster].”
Lightly and evenly toned, with two horizontal folds; there is a small tear, with minor paper loss, in the upper left corner.
Signed Album Page, 4 ¾” x 7 ¼”, “Andrew Johnson.”
Excellent, with light, even toning and original binding holes at the left edge.
Document Signed, 7 ¾” x 9 ¾”, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 14, 1828, “H. Johnson,” as governor on an imprinted form with a beautifully embossed seal at lower left, appointing a judge in West Feliciana Parish.
A seldom-seen document, with light, even toning; minor separation, with no loss of paper, at the usual vertical and horizontal folds; a few chips at the uneven left edge.
Signed Program, 4” x 6”, as President on the front cover, “Lyndon B. Johnson,” for a White House event honoring the President of the Philippines, October 5, 1964, featuring The Harkness Ballet.
On heavy paper, lightly and evenly toned, with superficial wear and soiling.
Signed Gilt-Edged Card, 1 ¼” x 3 ½”, “J.E. Johnston.” Affixed to a 4” x 6 ¾” album page, with the violet-ink notation, “January/[18]82” in another hand at lower left. An unrelated clipping in an unidentified hand and from a larger document or letter is affixed at lower right.
Excellent.
Mexican War-Date Signature & Rank
Signature & Rank, “P. Kearny, Jr., L[ieutenan]t 1st Dr[agoon]s Com[man]d[ing]…” on a 1 ½” x 5” slip of paper; a portion of the document from which Kearny’s signature was removed is included, and bears the manuscript heading, in an unknown hand, “Date. 31st December 1846. Station. Saltillo, (Mexico).”
Minor wear and staining, with two pinholes at the left edge of the dated slip of paper.
Document Signed, Richmond, Virginia, February 6, 1886, “J.L. Kemper,” a partly printed 2 ½” x 8” check, also accomplished by Kemper, payable to “Cha[rle]s J. Kemper,” thus incorporating a second partial signature; drawn on The State Bank of Virginia for one hundred dollars. The reverse is endorsed by Charles J. Kemper.
Very good overall, with light vertical fold creases; minimal loss of paper from barely noticeable cross-cut and punch cancellations which intersect Kemper’s signature.