ABBOT, HOWARD S. (1843-?) Union Lieutenant – 78th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

# abbothowards

Autograph Letter Signed 1863 12 24 pg1

Abbot Howard S ALS 1863 12 24 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1863 12 24 pg2

ABBOTT & COSTELLO American Comedy Duo

# abbottandcostello

Abbott & Costello ISP 013321 x (2)-100.jpg

Inscribed Signed Photograph

ABBOTT, AMOS (1786-1868) U.S. Congressman – Massachusetts – 1843-49; A Founder of the Boston & Portland Railway

# abbottamos

Signature

ABBOTT, CHARLES, BARON TENTERDEN (1762-1832) Lord Chief Justice of the King’s Bench – 1818-32

# abbottcharles

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

ABBOTT, JOSEPH C. (1825-81) Brevetted Union Brigadier General for the Capture of Fort Fisher; Union Colonel – 7th New Hampshire Infantry

# abbottjosephc

Autograph Letter Signed 1861 06 26 pg1

Autograph Letter Signed 1861 06 26 pg2

Autograph Letter Signed 1861 06 26 pg3

Autograph Letter Signed 1861 06 26 pg4

Cattell Alexander Gilmore ALS 1869 03 14 (3)-100.jpg

Endorsement Signed 1869 03 14

ABBOTT, LYMAN J. (1835-1922) American Congregationalist Theologian, Editor, and Author

# abbottlymanj

Signed Card

ABBOTT, RHODA MARY (1873-1946) Only surviving female passenger who went down with the RMS Titanic

# abbottrhodamary

Inscribed Signed Photograph 1912 12 02

ABEL, ORAMEL H. (1834-1904) Union Lieutenant - 114th Illinois Infantry; City Clerk of Springfield, Illinois

# abeloramelh

Autograph Letter Signed 1865 04 26

ABERCROMBIE, JOHN JOSEPH (1798-1877) Union Brigadier General

# abercrombiejohnjoseph

Signature & Rank

ABERCROMBIE, LASCELLES (1881-1938) English Poet & Critic

# abercrombiel

Autograph Manuscript Signed 1915 04 27

ABERCROMBY, RALPH (1734-1801) Lieutenant General in the British Army, served in the Seven Years’ War and the French Revolutionary Wars; Mortally wounded at the Battle of Alexandria, died March 28, 1801; Governor of Trinidad – 1797

# abercrombyralph

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

ABERNETHY, JOHN (1764-1831) English Surgeon

# abernethyjohn

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

ACOSTA, JOSEPH (José) de (1539 or 1540-1600) Spanish Jesuit Missionary & Naturalist in Latin America

# acostajd

Letter Signed 1590 07 15

ADAMS, ABIGAIL (1744-1818) U.S. First Lady – 1797-1801; Wife of U.S. President John Adams

# adamsabigail

Autograph Letter Signed 1785 01 20 pg1

Adams Abigail ALS 1785 01 20 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1785 01 20 pg2

Adams Abigail ALS 1785 01 20 (3)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1785 01 20 pg3

Adams Abigail ALS 1785 01 20 (4)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1785 01 20 pg4

Autograph Letter Signed 1799 12 18

Adams Abigail ALS 1815 08 21 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1815 08 21

Autograph Letter Signed 1811 06 17

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

ADAMS, CHARLES FRANCIS, III (1866-1954) U.S. Navy Secretary – 1929-33; Grandson of John Quincy Adams; Great-Grandson of John Adams

# adamscfIII

Signed Card

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Signed Card

ADAMS, CHARLES FRANCIS, JR. (1835-1915) American Author & Historian; Union Brevet Brigadier General & Colonel – 5th Massachusetts Colored Volunteer Cavalry during the American Civil War

# adamscfjr

Adams Charles Francis Jr ALS 1865 05 02 (1)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1865 05 02 front

Adams Charles Francis Jr ALS 1865 05 02 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1865 05 02 reverse

Son of Charles Francis Adams; Grandson of John Quincy Adams; Great-Grandson of John Adams

ADAMS, CHARLES FRANCIS, SR. (1807-86) American Author & Diplomat; U.S. Representative – Massachusetts – 1859-61; Appointed U.S. Minister to England by President Lincoln – 1861-68; Son of President John Quincy Adams; Grandson of President John Adams

# adamscfsr

Adams Charles Francis ALS 1850 10 05-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1850 10 05

Adams Charles Francis Sr Signature (1)-100.jpg

Signed Card

Adams Charles Francis Sr Signature (2)-100.jpg

Signed Card

Adams Charles Francis Sr Signature 1879 12 16-100.jpg

Signed Card 1879 12 16

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

ADAMS, CHARLES HENRY (1824-1902) U.S. Congressman – New York – 1875-77; First Mayor of Cohoes, New York – 1870-72

# adamsch

Signature

ADAMS, DANIEL WEISIGER (1821-72) Confederate Brigadier General

# adamsdanielweisiger

Signature & Rank

ADAMS, GEORGE WASHINGTON (1801-29) American Attorney & Politician; Eldest Son of President John Quincy Adams

# adamsgeorgewashington

Autograph Letter Signed 1824 04 19

ADAMS, JOHN (1735-1826) Second U.S. President – 1797-1801; U.S. Vice President – 1789-97; Signer of the Declaration of Independence; Delegate to the Continental Congress – 1774-78

# adamsjohn

Autograph Document Signed 1764 10 08

Autograph Note Signed on a document 1769 12 11

Autograph Letter Signed 1775 09 30 pg1a

Autograph Letter Signed 1775 09 30 pg1b

Autograph Letter Signed 1783 01 25 pg1

Autograph Letter Signed 1783 01 25 pg2

Document Signed portion as President

Autograph Letter Signed 1795 01 24 pg1

Autograph Letter Signed 1795 01 24 pg2

Autograph Document Signed 1797 01 04

Document Signed 1798 05 14 partial

Adams John DS 1798 08 15 Marine appointment-100.jpg

Document Signed 1798 08 15

Document Signed 1799 01 16

Autograph Letter Signed 1799 04 07

Autograph Letter Signed 1809 10 08

Autograph Letter Signed 1813 04 09

Autograph Letter Signed 1814 01 26

ADAMS, JOHN (1825-64) Confederate Brigadier General – Tennessee; Killed-in-Action at the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee – November 30, 1864

# adamsjohncsa

Signature & Rank

Adams John CSA General ALS 1861 05 03-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1861 05 03

Adams John CSA General ALS 1862 04 11-100.jpg

Autograph Note Signed 1862 04 11

ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY (1767-1848) Sixth U.S. President - 1825-29; U.S. Secretary of State 1817-25; U.S. Senator – Massachusetts – 1803-08; U.S. Representative – Massachusetts – 1831-48

# adamsjq

Document Signed 1818 02 12

Document Signed 1822 01 04

Adams John Quincy Free Frank (16)-100.jpg

Franked & Addressed Postal Panel

Adams John Quincy ALS 1825 11 28-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1825 11 28

Adams John Quincy ALS 1827 03 09 - Copy (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1827 03 09

Adams John Quincy ALS 1828 01 24 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1828 01 24

Adams John Quincy ALS 1840 11 07-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1840 11 07

Adams John Quincy AMS 1842 08 23 - Copy (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Manuscript Signed 1842 08 23

Adams John Quincy Free Frank (1)-100.jpg

Signed & Addressed Panel no date

Adams John Quincy Signature full (1)-100.jpg

Full Signature as US Congressman

Adams John Quincy Signature full (2)-100.jpg

Full Signature as US Congressman

Signed Image

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

ADAMS, LLEWELYN SHERMAN (1899-1986) White House Chief of Staff for President Dwight D. Eisenhower – 1953-58; Governor of New Hampshire – 1949-53; U.S. Representative – New Hampshire – 1945-47

# adamsllewelynsherman

Typed Letter Signed 1967 02 20

ADAMS, LOUISA CATHERINE (1775-1852) U.S. First Lady – 1825-29; Wife of U.S. President John Quincy Adams

# adamslc

Adams Louisa Catherine ALS 1842 10 28-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1842 10 28

Adams Louisa Catherine ALS 1848 07 20-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1848 07 20

Adams Louisa Catherine ALS 1848 07 22-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1848 07 22

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

ADAMS, ROBERT NEWTON (1835-1914) Union Brevet Brigadier General – 81st Ohio Infantry

# adamsrobertnewton

Signature & Rank

ADAMS, SAMUEL (1722-1803) American Statesman & Founding Father; Governor of Massachusetts - 1794-97

# adamssamuel

Autograph Document Signed 1753 03 16

Document Signed 1764

Autograph Letter Signed 1775 05 19 pg1

Autograph Letter Signed 1775 05 19 pg2

Autograph Letter Signed 1775 05 19 pg3

Autograph Letter Signed 1775 05 19 pg4

Autograph Letter Signed 1777 09 02

Autograph Document Signed 1780 11 03

Document Signed 1794 03 01

ADAMS, STEPHEN (1807-57) U.S. Senator – Mississippi – 1852-57

# adamsstephen

Signature as US Senator from Mississippi

ADAMS, WILLIAM HERBERT (1861-1954) Governor of Colorado – 1927-33

# adamswilliamherbert

Typed Letter Signed 1930 09 13

ADAMS, WILLIAM WIRT (1819-88) Confederate Brigadier General

# adamsww

Adams William Wirt ADS 1862 07 12 (1)-100.jpg

Document Signed 1862 07 12

ADANSON, MICHEL (1727-1806) French Botanist & Naturalist

# 17910212

Autograph Letter Signed 1791 02 12

ADDAMS, JANE (1860-1935) American Social Reformer & Feminist; Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize - 1931

# addamsj

Signature no date

Signature no date

ADDISON, JOSEPH (1672-1719) English Essayist & Politician

# addisonj

Autograph Letter Signed 1706 03 11

Signature

Autograph Letter Signed 1710 04 25

ADE, GEORGE (1866-1944) American Writer & Newspaper Columnist

# adeg

Autograph Quotation Signed no date

Typed Letter Signed 1940 08 30

ADELAIDE (1792-1849) Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland – 1830-37; Wife of King William IV

# adelaide

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

ADENAUER, KONRAD (1876-1967) German Statesman; First Chancellor of West Germany – 1949-63

# adenauerkonrad

Signature

ADLER, ALFRED W. (1870-1937) Austrian Medical Doctor and Psychotherapist

# adleralfredw

Autograph Letter Signed 1933 01 02

Autograph Letter Signed 1934 12 23

Autograph Letter Signed 1935 01 03

Autograph Letter Signed 1935 04 19

Autograph Letter Signed 1936 12 14

Autograph Letter Signed 1937 03 03

Autograph Note Signed no date

ADLER, LARRY (1914-2001) American Musician

# adlerlarry

Typed Letter Signed

ADOLPHUS, GUSTAVUS (1594-1632) King of Sweden - 1611-32

# adolphusgustavus

Augustus Gustavus of Sweden LS 1631 09 18-100.jpg

Document Signed 1631 09 18

ADRIAN VI (1459-1523) Dutch-Born Pope - 1522-23

# adrianVI

Letter Signed

AFFRE, DENYS AUGUSTE (1793-1848) Archbishop of Paris – 1840-48

# affredenysauguste

Affre Denis-Auguste Archbishop of Paris ALS 1845 08 10-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1845 08 10

AGASSIZ, JEAN LOUIS (1807-73) Swiss-Born Biologist & Geologist

# agassizjeanlouis

Autograph Letter Signed 1855 01 03

Autograph Letter Signed 1867 12 20

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

Agassiz Louis Signature from ALS-100.jpg

Signature from a letter 1852 06 24

AGNUS, FELIX (1839-1925) French-born Sculptor, Newspaper Publisher, and Soldier; Union Brevet Brigadier General of the American Civil War

# agnusfelix

Signature with Rank

AGUESSEAU, HENRI FRANCOIS D’ (1668-1751) Chancellor of France, three times from 1717-50

# aguesseauhenrifrancoisd

Autograph Letter Signed 1744 03 07 pg1

Aguesseau Henri Francois d' ALS 1744 03 07 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1744 03 07 pg2

Aguesseau Henri Francois d' ALS 1744 03 07 (3)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1744 03 07 pg3

AIKEN, DAVID WYATT (1828-87) Confederate Army Officer during the American Civil War; U.S. Representative – South Carolina – 1877-87

# aikendavidwyatt

Signature

AKIN, WARREN, SR. (1811-77) Confederate Congressman – Georgia – 1864-65

# akinwarrensr

Signature

ALBERT (1819-1861) Prince Consort of the United Kingdom & Husband of Queen Victoria – 1840-61

# albert

Autograph Quotation Signed 1854 01 04

Albert, Prince Consort ALS 1856 04 13-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1856 04 13

Albert, Prince Consort ALS 1859 04 06 (1)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1859 04 06 Page 1

Albert, Prince Consort ALS 1859 04 06 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1859 04 06 Page 2

Albert, Prince Consort ANS 1861 06 15-100.jpg

Autograph Note Signed 1861 06 15

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

ALBERT OF BRANDENBURG (1490-1545) German Cardinal & Elector; Archbishop of Mainz – 1514-45; Archbishop of Magdeburg – 1513-45

# albertofbrandenburg

Albert von Brandenburg ALS nd (1)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed pg1

Albert von Brandenburg ALS nd (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed pg2

Albert von Brandenburg ALS nd (3)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed pg3

ALBRIGHT, FONTAINE E. (1845-?) Prominent Attorney in Cairo & Murphysboro, Illinois

# albrightfontainee

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

ALCOTT, LOUISA MAY (1832-88) American Novelist & Poet

# alcottlouisamay

Autograph Letter Signed portion ny 09 13

Autograph Quotation Signed no date

Autograph Manuscript Signed 1887 01

Signature

ALDEN, ALONZO (1834-1900) Union Brevet Brigadier General

# aldena

Autograph Note Signed no date

ALDRICH, THOMAS BAILEY (1836-1907) American Author & Editor

# aldrichtb

Signed Card

Autograph Manuscript Signed no date

ALEMBERT, JEAN-BAPTISTE le ROND d’ (1717-83) French Mathematician, Physicist, Philosopher, and Music Theorist

# alembertjbler

Autograph Letter Signed ny 07 18

ALEXANDER I (1777-1825) Emperor of Russia – 1801-25

# alexanderI

Document Signed 1803 09 22

Alexander I Emperor of Russia ALS 1816 06 14 (1)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1816 06 14 pg1

Alexander I Emperor of Russia ALS 1816 06 14 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1816 06 14 pg2

ALEXANDER II (1818-81) Emperor of Russia, King of Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland – 1855-81; Emancipated the Serfs in 1861; Sold Alaska to the United States in 1867; Assassinated in St. Petersburg on March 13, 1881

# alexanderII

Document Signed final page 1867 08 30

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

ALEXANDER III (circa 1100-1181) Italian-Born Pope – 1159-81

# alexanderIIIds

Document Signed

ALEXANDER IV (circa 1185 or 1199-1261) Italian-born Pope – 1254-61

# alexanderIV

Document Signed partial 1229 12 21

Gregory IX Pope DS description (1)-100.jpg

Document Signed 1229 12 21 description pg1

Gregory IX Pope DS description (2)-100.jpg

Document Signed 1229 12 21 description pg2

ALEXANDER VI (1431-1503) Spanish-born Pope – 1492-1503

# alexanderVI

Autograph Manuscript Signed no year

ALEXANDER, ANDREW JONATHAN (1833-87) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Union Captain – 3rd U.S. Cavalry; Brevetted for Gallantry at the Cavalry Engagements at Ebenezer Church, Alabama and Columbus, Georgia

# alexanderaj

Alexander Andrew Jonathan signature-100.jpg

Signature from a letter

ALEXANDER, BARTON S. (1819-78) Union Brevet Brigadier General

# alexanderbs

Signature

ALEXANDER, EDWARD PORTER (1835-1910) Confederate Brigadier General

# alexanderep

Addressed Envelope 1861

Signed Card

ALEXANDER, JEDIAH FRANKLIN (1827-?) Officer in the St. Louis & Southeastern Railway; Resident of Greenville, Illinois

# alexanderjedediahfranklin

Alexander Jediah Franklin 8890 Hall-100.jpg

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

ALEXANDER, WILLIAM, LORD STIRLING (1726-83) American Revolutionary War, Major General in the Continental Army

# alexanderwilliam

Stirling William Alexander, Lord AL 1776 02 04-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1776 02 04

Stirling Lord William Alexander ALS 1780 04 02-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed portion 1780 04 02

ALEXANDRA OF DENMARK (1844-1925) Queen Consort of the United Kingdom - 1901-10; Wife of Edward VII

# alexandraofdenmark

Signed Photograph, carte-de-visite

ALFIERI, VITTORIO (1749-1803) Italian Dramatist & Poet

# affieriv

Autograph Letter Signed 1787 10 28

Autograph Letter Signed no date

ALGER, HORATIO, JR. (1832-99) American Writer

# algerhoratiojr

Autograph Letter Signed 1894 10 25 pg1

Alger Horatio Jr ALS 1894 10 25 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1894 10 25 pg2

Alger Horatio Jr ALS 1894 10 25 (3)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1894 10 25 pg3

Alger Horatio ANS Card 183 03 26-100.jpg

Signed Card 1883 03 26

ALGER, RUSSELL ALEXANDER (1836-1907) Union Officer of Michigan Cavalry in the American Civil War; Union Brevet Major General; U.S. Secretary of War – 1897-99; Governor of Michigan – 1885-87; U.S. Senator – Michigan – 1902-07

# algerrussellalexander

Signature

Alger Russell A Signed Card 1897 10 05-100.jpg

Signed Card 1897 10 05 as US Secretary of War

ALLEN, ETHAN (1737-89) American Revolutionary War – Colonel in the Continental Army & Major General of Vermont Militia

# allene

Autograph Letter Signed 1773 05 10 pg1

Autograph Letter Signed 1773 05 10 pg2

Autograph Letter Signed 1775 09 20 pg1

Autograph Letter Signed 1775 09 20 pg2

Autograph Letter Signed 1775 09 20 pg3

Autograph Letter Signed 1775 09 20 address panel

Autograph Letter Signed 1787 04 04 (1)

Autograph Letter Signed 1787 04 04 (2)

Autograph Letter Signed 1787 04 04 (3)

Autograph Letter Signed 1787 04 04 (4)

Autograph Letter Signed 1787 04 04 (5)

Autograph Letter Signed 1787 04 04 (6)

Autograph Letter Signed 1787 04 04 (7)

Signature

Signature from a letter

ALLEN, HENRY WATKINS (1820-66) Confederate Brigadier General; Confederate Governor of Louisiana – 1864-65

# allenhenrywatkins

Signature

Document Signed 1862 03 01

ALLEN, IRA (1751-1814) A Founder of the State of Vermont; Leader of the Green Mountain Boys; Younger brother of Ethan Allen

# alleni

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

Autograph Letter Signed no date

ALLEN, IRA WILDER (1827-?) Prominent Educator in Chicago, Illinois

# allenirawilder

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

ALLEN, JONATHAN ADAMS (1825-?) Prominent Physician & Educator in Chicago, Illinois; Official Surgeon-in-Chief of the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad Company

# allenjonathanadams

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

ALLEN, ROBERT (1811-86) Union Brigadier General

# allenrobert

Signature & Rank

ALLEN, WILLIAM WIRT (1835-94) Confederate Major General - Alabama

# allenwilliamwirt

Document Signed 1865 01 14 with James Hagan

Allen William Wirt AES 1865 04 18-100.jpg

Autograph Endorsement Signed 1865 04 18

Signed Photograph

ALLEN, WILLIS (1806-59) U.S. Representative – Illinois – 1851-55

# allenwillis

Breckinridge John C Signed Album Page-100.jpg

Signed Album Page as US Congressman

ALLENBY, EDMUND H.H. (1861-1936) British Field Marshal

# allenbyedmundhh

Inscribed Signed Photograph circa 1925

ALLISON, ABRAHAM K. (1814-93) Confederate State Senator – Florida - 1862-64; Captain of the Franklin Rifles during the Seminole War; U.S. Representative – Florida - 1845, 1847, and 1852; Governor of Confederate Florida - 1865

# allisonak

Letter Signed 1865 08 21 as POW at Fort Pulaski

ALLISON, WILLIAM BOYD (1829-1908) U.S. Senator – Iowa - 1873-1908; U.S. Representative – Iowa – 1863-71

# allisonwilliamboyd

Document Signed 1883 06 22 with others

ALLSTON, BENJAMIN (1833-1900) Confederate Colonel – South Carolina

# allstonbenjamin

Signature & Rank

Document Signed 1865 06

ALLYN, ROBERT (1817-94) President of the Southern Illinois Normal University in Carbondale, Illinois

# allynrobert

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

ALTMAN, BENJAMIN (1840-1913) New York City Department Store Owner & Art Collector

# altmanb

Document Signed 1906 01 22

ALVORD, BENJAMIN (1813-84) Union Brigadier General; Graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point – 1833; Veteran of the Mexican & Second Seminole Wars

# alvordbenjamin

Signature & Rank

Franking Signature

AMBLER, JACOB A. (1829-1906) U.S. Congressman - Ohio - 1869-73

# amblerja

Signature as US Congressman

AMBOISE, GEORGES d' (1460-1510) French Roman Catholic Cardinal & Minister of State

# amboiseg

Signature 1506

AMDAHL, BJARNE F. (1903-68) Norwegian Pianist, Composer, and Orchestra Conductor

# amdahlbf

Autograph Musical Manuscript Signed no date

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY

# americanexpress

Document Signed 1864 11 02 by Henry Wells & William G Fargo

Document Signed 1865 10 13 by Henry Wells & William G Fargo

Document Signed 1865 10 26 by Henry Wells & William G Fargo

Document Signed 1869 02 08 by William G Fargo

Document Signed 1875 07 07 by William G Fargo

Document Signed 1878 05 16 by William G Fargo

American Express Co Bill of Lading 9557 (1)-100.png

Bill of Lading 1866 07 30

AMES, ADELBERT (1835-1933) Union Brigadier General – Maine; U.S. Senator – Mississippi – 1870-74; Governor of Mississippi – 1868-70 & 1874-76

# amesa

Signature as U.S. Senator from Mississippi

Signature as U.S. Senator from Mississippi

Signed Card

Signature

AMES, MARY CLEMMER/MRS. EDMUND HUDSON (1839-84) American Author & Journalist – Known for Her “Woman’s Letter from Washington”

# clemmermaryclemmer

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

AMES, MINER THOMAS (1839-90) Prominent Businessman in Chicago, Illinois; Buried in Graceland Cemetery

# amesminerthomas

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

AMHERST, JEFFERY (1717-97) British Army Field Marshal; Commander-in-Chief of British Forces in North America – 1758-63 - during the Seven Years' War

# amherstj

Autograph Letter Signed 1762 10 26

Autograph Letter Signed 1776 03 22

Document Signed 1776 11 01

Autograph Letter Signed 1789 04 14

Amherst Jeffrey DS final page 1796 01 22 x-100.jpg

Document Signed final page 1796 01 22

AMHERST, WILLIAM PITT, 1ST EARL AMHERST (1773-1857) British Diplomat; Governor-General of India – 1823-28

# amherstwilliampitt

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

AMMEN, DANIEL (1820-98) U.S. Rear Admiral; Union Naval Officer

# ammend

Autograph Note Signed ny 07 02

AMMEN, JACOB (1806-94) Union Brigadier General

# ammenjacob

Signature & Rank

AMPERE, ANDRE-MARIE (1775-1836) French Physicist, founded and named the science of Electrodynamics

# ampeream

Ampere Andre Marie AM 1843 02 03 (3)-100.jpg

Autograph Manuscript Signed no date

AMYOT, JACQUES (1513-93), French Renaissance Writer & Translator

# amyotj

Autograph Letter Signed partial 1577 09 12

Autograph Letter Signed 1586 08 08

ANCONA, SYDENHAM ELNATHAN (1824-1913) U.S. Representative - Pennsylvania – 1861-67

# anconasydenhamelnathan

Document Signed circa 1861-63 with others

ANCRUM, JOHN LAWRENCE (1839-1900) Confederate Navy Surgeon

# ancrumjohnlawrence

Autograph Letter Signed 1899 11 23

ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN (1805-75) Danish Author

# andersenhc

Andersen Hans Christian AQS 1843 09 11-100.jpg

Autograph Quotation Signed 1843 09 11

Andersen Hans Christian AQS 1857 07 12-100.jpg

Autograph Quotation Signed 1857 07 12

Andersen Hans Christian AQS 1862 08 05-100.jpg

Autograph Quotation Signed 1862 08 05

Andersen Hans Christian ALS 1863 07 06 partial-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1863 07 06 partial

Andersen Hans Christian ALS nd partial-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed partial no date

Autograph Quotation Signed no date

ANDERSON, GEORGE BURGWYN (1831-62) Confederate Brigadier General – North Carolina; Mortally wounded at the Battle of Sharpsburg

# andersongeorgeburgwyn

ANDERSON, GEORGE THOMAS “TIGE” (1824-1901) Confederate Brigadier General - Georgia

# andersongeorgethomas

Endorsement Signed

ANDERSON, JAMES PATTON (1822-72) Confederate Major General - Florida

# andersonjp

Anderson James Patton ALS 1864 05 27 (1)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1864 05 27 pg1

Anderson James Patton ALS 1864 05 27 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1864 05 27 pg2

Anderson James Patton ALS 1864 05 27 (3)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1864 05 27 pg3

Anderson James Patton DS 1862 05 27-100.jpg

Document Signed 1862 05 27

Anderson James Patton DS 1864 03 28 reverse-100.jpg

Document Signed 1864 03 28 with Joseph Finegan

Endorsement Signed Civil War

Manigault Arthur M Anderson James Patton WD-100.png

Endorsement Signed with General Arthur M Manigault

ANDERSON, JOSEPH H. (1800-70) U.S. Congressman – New York – 1843-47

# andersonjosephh

Signature as US Congressman

ANDERSON, JOSEPH REID (1813-92) Confederate Brigadier General – Virginia; Superintendent of the Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond, Virginia

# andersonjosephreid

Signature

Signed & Addressed Civil War Envelope

ANDERSON, JOSIAH McNAIR (1807-61) Pro-Secession U.S. Representative – Tennessee – 1849-51; Murdered near Whitwell, Tennessee - November 8, 1861; Colonel of Tennessee Militia

# andersonjosephmcnair

Signature

ANDERSON, MARIAN (1897-1993) African-American Contralto

# andersonmarian

Signed Program 1948 01 15

Signed Concert Program no date

ANDERSON, RICHARD CLOUGH, SR. (1750–1826) American Revolutionary War – Lieutenant Colonel in the Virginia Militia; Father of Robert Anderson, Union commander at Fort Sumter during the opening engagement of the Civil War

# andersonrichardcloughsr

Anderson Richard C ADS 1795 12 03-100.jpg

Autograph Document Signed 1795 12 03

ANDERSON, RICHARD HERON (1821-79) Confederate Lieutenant General - South Carolina

# andersonrh

Signature from a letter

Anderson Richard Heron signature-100.jpg

Autograph Endorsement Signed Civil War

Anderson Richard Herron DS 1865 02 28 x-100.jpg

Document Signed 1865 03 03

ANDERSON, ROBERT (1805-71) Union Brigadier General – Kentucky; Defender of Fort Sumter in the opening engagement of the American Civil War

# andersonrobert

Signed Book 1839 07 04

Document Signed 1857 09 17

Anderson Robert Signature 1861 03 21-100.jpg

Signature and Rank 1861 03 21

Autograph Letter Signed 1861 04 07

Anderson Robert ALS 1861 06 20 (1)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1861 06 20

Anderson Robert ALS 1861 06 20 (2)-100.png

Autograph Endorsement Signed 1861 06 20

Document Signed 1864 01 31

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Autograph Note Signed

Signed Photograph

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Signature affixed to an engraving 1865 07 08

ANDERSON, ROBERT HOUSTON (1835-88) Confederate Brigadier General - Georgia

# andersonroberthouston

Document Signed 1865 04 01

Signature

ANDERSON, SAMUEL READ (1804-83) Confederate Brigadier General – Tennessee; Postmaster of Nashville, Tennessee – 1853-61

# andersonsamuelread

Signature

ANDERSON, WILLIAM BLACK (1830-1901) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Union Colonel – 60th Illinois Infantry; U.S. Representative – Illinois – 1871-75

# andersonwilliamblack

Signature

Signature as US Congressman

ANDERSON, WILLIAM EDWARD (1833-1908) Confederate General of Florida Militia

# andersonwilliamedward

Signature

ANDRE, JOHN (1750- 80) American Revolutionary War, Major in the British Army; Hanged as a spy by the Continental Army for assisting Benedict Arnold's attempted surrender of the fort at West Point, New York to the British

# andrej

Autograph Letter Signed 1779 10 06 pg1a

Autograph Letter Signed 1779 10 06 pg1b

Autograph Letter Signed 1779 10 06 address panel

Autograph Letter Signed 1780 02 19

Autograph Note Signed 1780

ANDREW, JOHN ALBION (1818-67) Governor of Massachusetts – 1861-66, instrumental in enlisting some of the first units of Colored Troops for the Union, including the 54th Massachusetts Infantry

# andrewjohnalbion

Document Signed 1861 05 27

Autograph Letter Signed 1862 04 29

Autograph Note Signed 1863 09 15

Letter Signed 1864 04 09 pg1

Letter Signed 1864 04 09 pg2

Letter Signed 1864 04 09 pg3

ANDREWS, CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS (1829-1922) Union Brigadier General

# andrewschristophercolumbus

Signature & Rank

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Document Signed portion 1865 02 26

ANDREWS, ELIZA FRANCES (1840-1931) American Educator & Writer; Author of “Wartime Journal of a Georgia Girl: 1864-65”

# andrewselizafrances

Signature

Image unsigned

ANDREWS, GEORGE LEONARD (1828-99) Union Brigadier General - Massachusetts

# andrewsgeorgeleonard

Endorsement Signed

Document Signed portion 1862 04 30

Document Signed 1865 06

ANDREWS, GEORGE LIPPITT (1828-1920) U.S. Army Officer – Brevetted Lieutenant Colonel & Colonel in the 17th U.S. Infantry for gallantry at the Battles of Second Bull Run and Chancellorsville

# andrewsgeorgelippitt

Autograph Endorsement Signed 1863 05 18

ANGERSTEIN, JOHN JULIUS (1735-1823) English Businessman & Art Collector

# angersteinjohnjulius

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

ANNE (1665-1714) Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland – 1702-07; Queen of Great Britain – 1707-14

# anne

Printed Broadside unsigned 1709 06 09

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Signature

Autograph Letter Signed ny 05 01

ANNE OF FRANCE (1461-1522) French Princess, eldest daughter of King Louis XI; Served as Queen Regent – 1483-91 - during the minority of her brother, Charles VIII

# anneoffrance

Autograph Letter Signed

ANTHONY, HENRY B. (1815-84) U.S. Senator – Rhode Island – 1859-84; Governor of Rhode Island – 1849-51

# anthonyhb

Endorsement Signed 1869 03 14

Signature

ANTHONY, SUSAN B. (1820-1906) American Social Reformer

# anthonysusanb

Autograph Quotation Signed 1869 01 29

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Autograph Letter Signed 1879 06 12 pg1

Anthony Susan B ALS 1879 06 12 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1879 06 12 pg2

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Typed Letter Signed 1900 01 10

Signature

Signature from a letter

ANTIETAM PAROLE

# antietamparole

1862 09 28

ANTIN, DUKE OF, Louis Antoine de Pardaillan de Gondrin (1664-1736) French Nobleman

# antinla

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Autograph Letter Signed no date

ANTOINETTE, MARIE (1755-93) Queen of France – 1774-92; Executed by guillotine in Paris on October 16, 1793

# antoinettemarie

Autograph Letter Signed no date

Autograph Letter Signed no date

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

Autograph Letter Signed 1793 10 16 pg1

Autograph Letter Signed 1793 10 16 pg2

Autograph Letter Signed 1793 10 16 pg3

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Autograph Note Signed 1793 10 16 last entry in Prayer Book before execution

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Autograph Note Signed 1793 10 16 last entry in Prayer Book before execution transcription

Signature

Document Signed portion 1786 with Louis XVI

Document Signed portion with secretarial signature at the right

ANVILLE, JEAN-BAPTISTE BOURGUIGNON d’ (1697-1782) French Geographer and Cartographer

# anvillejbb

Anville Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1762 05 07

APPLETON, JOHN (1815-64) U.S. Congressman – Maine – 1853-55; Assistant U.S. Secretary of State – 1857-60

# appletonj

Signature

APPLETON, WILLIAM (1786-1862) Civil War U.S. Congressman – Massachusetts - 1861

# appletonw

Signature

ARBOS, ENRIQUE FERNANDEZ (1863-1939) Spanish Violinist, Composer, and Conductor

# arbosef

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Autograph Musical Manuscript Signed 1902

ARBUTHNOT, MARIOT (1711-94) British Admiral during the American Revolutionary War

# arbuthnotmariot

Autograph Letter Signed conclusion 1781 07 04

ARCHBOLD, JOHN D. (1848-1916) American Financier; Co-founder of Standard Oil Company

# archboldjohnd

Document Signed 1898 08 02 with William Rockefeller

ARCHER, JAMES JAY (1817-64) Confederate Brigadier General - Texas

# archerjamesjay

Document Signed 1859 09 23

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Document Signed portion 1859 09 30

Signature & Rank

ARCHER, WILLIAM (1856-1924) Scottish Writer & Theatre Critic

# archerwilliam

Autograph Letter Signed 1908 04 10

ARISTA, MARIANO (1802-55) Mexican Army Commander during the Mexican-American War – 1846-48; President of Mexico – 1851-53

# aristamariano

Letter Signed portion 1838

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Autograph Letter Signed 1840 10 06

ARKWRIGHT, RICHARD (1732-92) English Inventor

# arkwrightrichard

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

ARLISS, GEORGE (1868-1946) English Actor, Author, Playwright, and Filmmaker, the first British actor to win an Academy Award

# arlissgeorge

Autograph Letter Signed 1913 08 10

ARMISTEAD, LEWIS ADDISON (1817-63) Confederate Brigadier General – Virginia; Mortally wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg, July 3, 1863

# armisteadlewisaddison

Armistead Lewis A Signature from ALS-100.jpg

Signature from a letter

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Signature pre-war

Signature from a document

Signature & Rank

ARMSTRONG, FRANK CRAWFORD (1835-1909) Confederate Brigadier General – Indian Territory; U.S. Indian Inspector – 1885-89; Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs – 1893-95

# armstrongfrankcrawford

Letter Signed 1862 02 19

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Signature

ARMSTRONG, LOUIS (1901-71) American Jazz Trumpeter and Vocalist

# armstronglouis

Inscribed Signed Photograph 1951

Inscribed Signed Photograph

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Signed Photograph with Band

ARMSTRONG, NEIL ALDEN (1930-2012) American Astronaut; First man to walk on the Moon

# armstrongneilalden

Signed Apollo 11 Mission Profile

Signed Program

Inscribed Signed Book

Typed Letter Signed 1973 10 01

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Typed Letter Signed 1986 11 12 pg1

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Typed Letter Signed 1986 11 12 pg2

Inscribed Signed Photograph

ARNAUD, FRANCOIS-THOMAS-MARIE de BACULARD d’ (1718-1805) French Writer & Playwright

# arnaudfrancoisthomas

Autograph Letter Signed 1780 11 26

ARNAULD, ANTOINE (1560-1619) French Attorney & Politician; Counsellor of State under Henry IV

# arnauldantoine

Autograph Letter Signed 1593 11 11

ARNOLD, BENEDICT (1741-1801) American Revolutionary War, Major General in the Continental Army; Defected to the British in 1780

# arnoldbenedict

Autograph Letter Signed 1768 01 10

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Autograph Document Signed 1768 04 18

Autograph Letter Signed 1775 12 31

Document Signed 1776 05 03

Autograph Letter Signed 1777 08 16

Autograph Letter Signed 1778 09 25

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Document Signed 1778 12 09

Autograph Letter Signed 1780 09 04

Arnold Benedict ALS 1780 09 16 (1)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1780 09 16 final page

Document Signed 1790 06 07

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Autograph Letter Signed 1794 10 28 pg1

Arnold Benedict ALS 1794 10 28 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1794 10 28 pg2

Autograph Document Signed 1794 10 28

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Autograph Letter Signed 1797 01 07

ARNOLD, ISAAC NEWTON (1815-84) U.S. Representative – Illinois – 1861-65

# arnoldisaacnewton

Letter Signed 1862 05 with John M Hay, Lyman Trumbull, Owen Lovejoy

ARNOLD, LEWIS GOLDING (1817-71) Union Brigadier General

# arnoldlewisgolding

Signature & Rank

ARNOLD, MATTHEW (1833-88) British Author & Poet

# arnoldmatthew

Signature

ARNOLD, RICHARD (1828-82) Union Brigadier General

# arnoldrichard

Signature & Rank

ARTHUR III, ARTHUR de RICHEMONT (1393-1458) Duke of Brittany – 1457-58

# arthurIII

Signature

ARTHUR, CHESTER A. (1830-86) Twenty-First U.S. President - 1881-85; U.S. Vice President – 1881; Civil War Quartermaster General of New York

# arthurchestera

Autograph Letter Signed 1865 02 20 pg1

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Autograph Letter Signed 1865 02 20 pg2

Autograph Letter Signed 1870 07 19

Autograph Letter Signed 1881 08 25

Autograph Letter Signed as President

Document Signed 1882 03 31

Document Signed 1884 05 21

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Signed Executive Mansion Card 1882 11 25

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Signed Executive Mansion Vignette Card

ASBOTH, ALEXANDER (1811-68) Hungarian-born Union Brigadier General

# asbothalexander

Signature with Rank

ASHBY, TURNER (1828-62) Confederate Brigadier General – Virginia; Killed-in-Action near Harrisonburg, Virginia – June 6, 1862

# ashbyturner

Autograph Letter Signed 1857 02 06

Autograph Letter Signed 1861 09 24

Document Signed 1862 03 31

Document Signed 1862 03 31

ASHLEY, JAMES MITCHELL (1824-96) Abolitionist U.S. Congressman – 1859-69; Governor of the Montana Territory – 1869-70

# ashleyjm

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Franked Envelope no date

ASHLEY-COOPER, CROPLEY, 6th EARL OF SHAFTESBURY (1735-1823) British Politician; Member of Parliament – 1790-1811

# ashleycoopercropley

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

ASHMUN, GEORGE (1804-70) U.S. Congressman – Massachusetts – 1845-51; President of the 1860 Republican National Convention at Chicago; Director of the Union Pacific Railroad Company

# ashmung

Franked Envelope no date

Met with President Lincoln at the Executive Mansion on the evening of April 14, 1865, shortly before he departed for Ford’s Theater

ASTOR, JOHN JACOB (1763-1848) German-Born American Merchant, Fur Trader & Investor

# astorjohnjacob

Autograph Letter Signed 1813 07 16

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Autograph Letter Signed final page 1835 08 06

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

ASTOR, JOHN JACOB (1822-90) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Served on the staff of General George B. McClellan

# astorjohnjacob

Signature

ASTRONAUTS

# astronauts

Signed Book 1990

ASTRONAUTS - APOLLO 11

# apollo11

Signed Envelope

Signed Photograph

Inscribed Signed Photograph

ASTRONAUTS - APOLLO 13

# apollo13

Signed Cover 1970 04 17

ASTRONAUTS - APOLLO 9

# apollo9

Inscribed Signed Photograph

ASTRONAUTS - MERCURY

# astronautsmercury

Signed Book circa 1960

Signed Program 1962 04 23

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Signed Photograph

ATCHISON, DAVID RICE (1807-1886) U.S. President – March 4, 1849 - as President-elect Zachary Taylor refused to be sworn-in on a Sunday; U.S. Senator – Missouri – 1843-55; Confederate State Militia Officer

# atchisondr

Atchison David Rice ALS 1845 01 24-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1845 01 24

Atchison David Rice ALS 1853 06 02-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1853 06 02

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Autograph Note Signed 1853 12 21

Signature as US Senator

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Autograph Letter Signed 1855 01 04

ATKINS, JOHN DeWITT CLINTON (1825-1908) Confederate Congressman – Tennessee – 1862-65; U.S. Representative – Tennessee – 1857-59 & 1873-83; U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs – 1885-88

# atkinsjohndewittclinton

Signature

ATKINSON, ARCHIBALD (1792-1872) Served in the War of 1812; U.S. Congressman – Virginia – 1843-49

# atkinsona

Signature

AUDEN, WYNSTAN HUGH (1907-73) British-American Poet

# audenwynstanhugh

Autograph Note Signed 1929 05

Autograph Manuscript unsigned circa 1934-35

Inscribed Signed Book

Autograph Poem Signed circa 1964

AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES (1785-1851) Haitian-Born American Ornithologist, Naturalist & Painter; Published the “Birds of America,” 1827-38

# audubonjohnjames

Autograph Letter Signed 1827 02 05

Autograph Letter Signed 1836 03 30

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Autograph Letter Signed 1838 03 16 final page

Autograph Letter Signed 1841 09 24

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Autograph Letter Signed 1843 12 13

Audubon John J ALS 1843 12 13 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1843 12 13 address panel

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

AUGUR, CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS (1821-98) Union Major General; Veteran of the Mexican War

# augurchristophercolumbus

Signature & Rank

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Signed Card with Rank

AUGUSTUS FREDERICK, DUKE OF SUSSEX (1773-1843) Son of King George III & Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

# augustusfrederickdukeofsussex

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Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

AUGUSTUS II (1670-1733) King of Poland - 1697-1706 & 1709-33

# augustusII

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Letter Signed 1710 02 12

AUGUSTUS III (1696-1763) King of Poland - 1733-63

# augustusIII

Document Signed 1745 10 24 final page

AUSTEN, JANE (1775-1817) English Novelist; Author of “Sense and Sensibility,” “Pride and Prejudice,” and “Emma”

# austenjane

Autograph Manuscript Signed no date

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Autograph Letter Signed portion 1817 02 26

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

Autograph Address Panel unsigned no date

AUSTIN, HENRY SEYMOUR (1811-91) Prominent Attorney in Peoria and Chicago, Illinois; Agent for the Des Moines Land Company in the 1830s, instrumental in establishing the towns of Montrose and Keokuk, Iowa

# austinhenryseymour

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

AUSTIN, STEPHEN F. (1793-1836) Leader in the Texas Revolution; Texas Secretary of State – 1836

# austinsf

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Autograph Letter Signed 1836 01 24

Austin Stephen F ALS 1836 01 24 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1836 01 24 address panel

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Document Signed 1836 01 11

AVERELL, ALBERT JAMES (1823-96) Steamboat Captain in California during the Gold Rush; Prominent Land Speculator in Chicago, Illinois

# averellalbertjames

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

AVERELL, WILLIAM WOODS (1832-1900) Union Brigadier General

# averellwilliamwoods

Signature with Rank

AVERETT, THOMAS H. (1800-55) Served as a Drummer Boy in the War of 1812; U.S. Congressman – Virginia – 1849-53

# averettth

Signature

AVERILL, JOHN THOMAS (1825-89) Union Brevet Brigadier General; U.S. Representative – Minnesota - 1871-75

# averilljohnthomas

Signature as US Congressman

AVERY, ROBERT (1839-1912) Union Brevet Major General; Union Colonel – 102nd New York Infantry

# averyrobert

Signature

AXTELL, SAMUEL BEACH (1819-91) U.S. Congressman – California – 1867-71; Governor of the New Mexico Territory – 1875-78

# axtellsb

Franked Envelope

AYER, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1825-1903) Prominent Attorney & Chicago, Illinois Corporation Counsel – 1861-65; Burial in Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois

# ayerbenjaminfranklin

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

AYER, LEWIS MALONE, JR. (1821-95) Confederate Congressman – South Carolina – 1862-65

# ayerlewismalonejr

Signature

AYRES, ROMEYN BECK (1825-88) Union Brigadier General

# ayresromeynbeck

Signature & Rank

Signature & Rank

BABBITT, EDWIN B. (1804-81) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Chief Quartermaster – Department of the Pacific

# babbitteb

Letter Signed 1861 04 19

Signature and rank

BABCOCK, LEANDER (1811-64) U.S. Congressman – New York – 1851-53; Mayor of Oswego, New York – 1850-51

# babcockl

Signature as US Congressman

BABCOCK, ORVILLE ELIAS (1835-84) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Personal secretary to President Ulysses S. Grant

# babcockorvilleelias

Signature

Franked Envelope as personal secretary to President Grant

BACH, CARL PHILIPP EMANUEL (1714-88) German Musician & Composer; Son of Johann Sebastian Bach and Maria Barbara Bach

# bachcpe

Autograph Letter Signed 1778 12 19 pg1

Autograph Letter Signed 1778 12 19 pg2

BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN (1685-1750) German Composer & Musician

# bachjs

Bach Johann Sebastian ANS 1745 10 26-100.jpg

Autograph Note Signed 1745 10 26

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Autograph Document Signed in Latin 1747 06 05

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Autograph Letter Signed pg1

Bach Johann Sebastian ALS 1786 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed pg2

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Autograph Letter Signed pg3

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Autograph Letter Signed address panel

BACHE, ALEXANDER D. (1806-67) First President – National Academy of Sciences – 1863-67; Superintendent of the U.S. Coast Survey – 1843-67; A Founder of the Smithsonian Institution; Great-Grandson of Benjamin Franklin

# bachead

Franked Envelope

Letter Signed 1852 08 20

BACON, THOMAS GLASCOCK (1812-76) Confederate Colonel – 7th South Carolina Infantry

# baconthomasglascock

Signature & Rank

BADEAU, ADAM (1831-95) Union Brevet Brigadier General – New York; Served as Staff Officer to General Ulysses S. Grant during the American Civil War, later as Private Secretary to President Grant

# badeaua

Signature and rank

Franked Envelope portion as Private Secretary to President Ulysses S Grant

BADEN-POWELL, ROBERT (1857-1941) Lieutenant General in the British Army; Veteran of the Boer War; Founder of the Boy Scouts

# badenpowellrobert

Inscribed Signed Photograph 1900 11 28

BADER, DOUGLAS (1910-82) British Officer in the Royal Air Force during World War II

# baderdouglas

Document Signed 1941 07 12

BAGBY, ARTHUR PENDLETON, JR. (1833-1921) Confederate Major General; Confederate Colonel – 7th Texas Cavalry; Son of Alabama Governor Arthur Pendleton Bagby

# bagbyarthurpendletonjr

Autograph Endorsement Signed 1863 10 30

Signature

BAGBY, WILLIAM SLEIGHTON (?-1862) Confederate Private – Company B, 1st Regiment Georgia Infantry; Killed-in-Action at the Battle of Second Manassas – August 30, 1862

# bagbyws

Signed Envelope 1863 02 01

BAGLEY, GEORGE AUGUSTUS (1826-1915) U.S. Congressman – New York – 1875-79

# bagleyga

Signature as US Congressman

BAGLEY, JOHN H., JR. (1832-1902) U.S. Congressman – New York – 1875-77 & 1883-85; Vice President of the Catskill Mountain Railway Company

# bagleyjhjr

Signature as US Congressman

BAILEY, JAMES EDMUND (1822-85) Confederate Colonel – 49th Tennessee Infantry; U.S. Senator - Tennessee – 1877-81

# baileyjamesedmund

Autograph Endorsement Signed *

Signature as US Senator

* With Confederate General William A. Quarles.

BAILEY, JAMES MURRAY (1846-1921) Served in the 8th New York Heavy Artillery – 1863-64, severely wounded at the Battle of Cold Harbor; Prominent Clergyman in Peoria, Illinois after the American Civil War; Buried in San Francisco, California

# baileyjamesmurray

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BAILEY, JOHN W. (?-?) President of Blackburn College in Carlinville, Illinois – 1867-76

# baileyjohnw

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BAILEY, JOSEPH (1825-67) Union Brigadier General

# baileyjoseph

Signature & Rank

BAILEY, THEODORUS (1805-77) U.S. Navy officer during the American Civil War

# baileytheodorus

Signature

BAIRD, ABSALOM (1824-1905) Union Brigadier General; Medal of Honor Recipient

# bairdabsalom

Signature

BAKER, ALPHEUS (1828-91) Confederate Brigadier General – South Carolina

# bakeralpheus

Signature

BAKER, EDWARD DICKINSON (1811-61) Union Major General of Volunteers, Killed-in-Action at the Battle of Ball’s Bluff - October 21, 1861; Union Colonel – 71st Pennsylvania Infantry

# bakeredwarddickinson

Franked Patriotic Envelope 1861 05 27

Franked Envelope

Signature no place no date

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

Served in the Mexican War; U.S. Congressman – Illinois – 1845-47 & 1849-51; U.S. Senator – Oregon – 1860-61; Close friend of President Abraham Lincoln

BAKER, JAMES McNAIR (1821-92) Confederate Senator – Florida – 1862-65

# bakerjamesmcnair

Signature

BAKER, JOHN H. (1832-1915) U.S. Congressman – Indiana – 1875-81

# bakerjh

Signature as US Congressman

BAKER, JOSEPHINE (1906-75) American-born French Entertainer, French Resistance Agent, and Civil Rights Activist

# bakerj

Signed Photograph 1920 postcard

Inscribed Signed Photograph Buenos Aires 1929

Inscribed Signed Photograph

BAKER, LAFAYETTE CURRY (1826-68) Union Spy; Provost Marshal & Chief of the National Police/U.S. Secret Service – 1862-63; Union Colonel – First Washington, DC Cavalry

# bakerlafayettecurry

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

Signature & Rank

BAKER, LAURENCE SIMMONS (1830-1907) Confederate Brigadier General – North Carolina

# balerlaurencesimmons

Baker Lawrence Simmons 71666223z-100.jpg

Endorsement Signed 1865 01 28

BAKER, NEWTON D., JR. (1871-1937) U.S. Secretary of War – 1916-21; Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio – 1912-15

# bakernewtondjr

Signed Album Page 1918 with President Woodrow Wilson

Signature from a typed letter

BAKER, OSMYN (1800-75) U.S. Congressman – Massachusetts – 1840-45

# bakero

Signature as US Congressman

BAKER, SAMUEL A. (1874-1933) Governor of Missouri - 1925-29

# bakersamuela

Signature with Official Seal

BAKER, WILLIAM H. (1827-1911) U.S. Congressman – New York – 1875-79

# bakerwh

Signature as US Congressman

BALDWIN, ABRAHAM (1754-1807) American Revolutionary War, Continental Army Chaplain; Signer of the U.S. Constitution; U.S. Senator – Georgia – 1799-1807; U.S. Representative – Georgia – 1789-99; Founder of the University of Georgia

# baldwinabraham

Document Signed 1781 02 01

Document Signed 1781 08 01

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Autograph Letter Signed 1788 10 14

Autograph Letter Signed 1797 12 06

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BALDWIN, FRANK DWIGHT (1842-1923) Union Officer – 19th Michigan Infantry; U.S. Army Brigadier General – Spanish-American War; Twice awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor

# baldwinfrankdwight

Signature

BALDWIN, JOHN BROWN (1820-73) Confederate Congressman – Virginia - 1862-65

# baldwinjohnbrown

Signature

BALDWIN,WILLIAM EDWIN (1827-64) Confederate Brigadier General - Mississippi

# baldwinwilliamedwin

Document Signed 1859 05 12

Endorsement Signed

BALLIER, JOHN F. (1815-93) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Union Colonel – 21st & 98th Pennsylvania Infantries; Member of the Military Commission which tried Confederate Captain Henry Wirz, Commandant of Andersonville

# ballierjohnf

Signature and rank

BALLIER, JOHN F. (1815-93) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Union Colonel – 21st & 98th Pennsylvania Infantries; Member of the Military Commission which Tried Confederate Captain Henry Wirz - Commandant of Andersonville

# ballierjohnf

BALLOCH, GEORGE W. (1825-1907) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Lieutenant Colonel – 5th New Hampshire Infantry; Chief Disbursing Officer – Freedmen’s Bureau – 1865-71

# ballochgw

Signature and rank

BALUZE, ETIENNE (1630-1718) French Scholar & Historiographer, also known as Stephanus Baluzius

# baluzeetienne

Autograph Letter Signed 1717 08 19

BANGS, GEORGE H. (circa 1831-1883) Pinkerton Detective During the Civil War; Union Intelligence Officer and Secret Service Agent

# bangsgh

Bangs George H ALS 1863 06 04 (1)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1863 06 04 pg1

Bangs George H ALS 1863 06 04 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1863 06 04 pg2

Bangs George H ALS 1863 06 04 (3)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1863 06 04 pg3

BANKS, JOSEPH (1740-1820) English Naturalist & Botanist

# banksjoseph

Autograph Letter Signed 1802 06 26

BANKS, JOSEPH (1743-1820) English Naturalist & Botanist; President of the Royal Society – 1778-1820

# banksjoseph

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BANKS, NATHANIEL PRENTISS (1816-94) Union Major General – Massachusetts; Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives – 1855-57; Governor of Massachusetts – 1858-61

# banksnathanielprentissrentice

Autograph Letter Signed 1862

Letter Signed 1862 11 01

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Autograph Letter Signed 1863 07 06 to wife (1)

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Autograph Letter Signed 1863 07 06 to wife (2)

Banks Nathaniel P ALS 07 07 1863 Port Hudson to U.S. Grant (1)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1863 07 07 to General Ulysses S Grant pg1

Banks Nathaniel P ALS 07 07 1863 Port Hudson to U.S. Grant (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1863 07 07 to General Ulysses S Grant pg2

Banks Nathaniel P ALS 07 08 1863 Port Hudson to U.S. Grant-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1863 07 08 to General Ulysses S Grant

Cattell Alexander Gilmore ALS 1869 03 14 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Endorsement Signed 1869 03 14

Banks Nathaniel P ALS 1870 02 12-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1870 02 12

Signature & Rank

Franking Signature as US Congressman

Banks Nathaniel P Signed Card 1888 03 05-100.jpg

Inscribed Signed Card 1888 03 05

BANNING, HENRY B. (1836-81) Union Brevet Major General; Union Lieutenant Colonel – 125th Ohio Infantry; Union Colonel – 87th, 121st & 195th Ohio Infantries; U.S. Congressman – Ohio – 1873-79

# banninghb

Signature as US Congressman

BARBER, FRANCIS (1750-83) American Revolutionary War, Colonel in the Continental Army – 3rd New Jersey Regiment

# barberfrancis

Autograph Letter Signed 1779 07 05 final page

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

Wounded at the Battles of Monmouth and Newton; Killed by a falling tree while on his way to dine with General Washington, February 2, 1783

BARBOUR, JAMES (1775-1842) U.S. Secretary of War – 1825-28; U.S. Senator – Virginia – 1815-25; U.S. Minister to England – 1828-29; Governor of Virginia – 1812-14

# barbourj

Signature as US Secretary of War

BARING-GOULD, SABINE (1834-1924) Anglican Priest & Hymnwriter, best known for composing “Onward, Christian Soldiers”

# baringgouldsabine

Baring-Gould Sabne AQS 1914 02 21-100.jpg

Autograph Quotation Signed 1914 02 21

BARKHORN, GERHARD (1919-83) German Officer in the Luftwaffe during World War II

# barkhorngerhard

Typed Letter Signed 1963 12 08

BARKSDALE, ETHELBERT (1824-93) Confederate Congressman – 1861-65; U.S. Representative – Mississippi – 1883-87

# barksdaleethelbert

Signature

BARKSDALE, WILLIAM (1821-63) Confederate Brigadier General – Mississippi; Mortally wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg – July 3, 1863; U.S. Representative – Mississippi – 1853-61

# barksdalewilliam

Signature as US Congressman

Signature as US Congressman

Signature affixed to an engraving

BARLOW, FRANCIS CHANNING (1834-96) Union Major General

# barloowfrancischanning

MacDougall Clinton D ALS 1864 06 10 (3)-100.jpg

Autograph Endorsement Signed 1864 07 05

Signature & Rank

BARLOW, JOEL (1754-1812) American Poet, Diplomat & Politician; Revolutionary War Chaplain in a Massachusetts Brigade

# barlowjoel

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BARNARD, DANIEL D. (1797-1861) U.S. Congressman – New York – 1839-45; U.S. Minister to Prussia – 1850-53

# barnarddd

Signature as US Congressman

BARNARD, JOHN GROSS (1815-82) Union Brigadier General - Massachusetts

# barnardjohngross

Autograph Letter Signed 1841 02 12 with PGT Beauregard front

Autograph Letter Signed 1841 02 12 with PGT Beauregard reverse

Signature & Rank

BARNAVE, ANTOINE PIERRE JOSEPH MARIE (1761-93) French Politician & Orator; Executed in Paris during the Reign of Terror, November 29, 1793

# barnaveantoine

Autograph Letter Signed 1793 pg1

Barnave Antoine Pierre Joseph Marie (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1793 pg2

Autograph Manuscript unsigned

BARNES, JAMES (1806-69) Union Brigadier General - Massachusetts

# barnesjames

Signature & Rank

BARNES, JOSEPH K. (1817-83) Union Brigadier General; Surgeon General of the U.S. Army – 1864-82

# barnesjosephk

Signature from a letter

BARNEY, ALBERT MILTON (1837-86) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Colonel of the 142nd New York Infantry

# barneyalbertmilton

Document Signed 1864 05 04

BARNEY, CHARLES D. (1844-1945) American Stockbroker; Founder of Charles D. Barney & Company, a predecessor of Smith Barney

# barneycharlesd

Document Signed 1888 08 28

BARNUM, HENRY ALANSON (1833-92) Union Brigadier General; Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor

# barnumhenryalanson

Signature & Rank

BARNUM, PHINEAS T. (1810-91) American Showman & Businessman; Founder of Barnum & Bailey Circus; Mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut – 1875-76

# barnumphineast

Autograph Letter Signed 1861 05 06

Autograph Letter Signed 1865 10 30

Autograph Letter Signed 1880 05 09

Autograph Quotation Signed 1883 04 12

Autograph Letter Signed 1884 12 16

Signed Photograph 1885

Signed Card 1886

Autograph Letter Signed 1887 11 30

BARR, THOMAS J. (1812-81) U.S. Congressman – New York – 1859-61; New York City Police Commissioner – 1870-73

# barrtj

Signature as US Congressman

BARRET, JOHN R. (1825-1903) U.S. Congressman – Missouri – 1859-61

# barretjr

Signature as US Congressman

BARRIE, JAMES MATTHEW (1860-1937) Scottish Novelist and Playwright; Creator of Peter Pan

# barriejamesmatthew

Barrie John Matthew ALS 1900 02 10-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1900 02 10

Barrie John Matthew ALS 1917 10 18-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1917 10 18

Barrie John Matthew ALS 1918 09 30 (1)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1918 09 30 pg1

Barrie John Matthew ALS 1918 09 30 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1918 09 30 pg2

Barrie John Matthew ALS 1924 09 21-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1924 09 21

Barrie John Matthew ALS 1927 06 06-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1927 06 06

Barrie John Matthew ALS 1928 07 12-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1928 07 01

Barrie John Matthew ALS 1929 06 21 (1)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1929 06 21 pg1

Barrie John Matthew ALS 1929 06 21 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1929 06 21 pg2

Inscribed Signed Book 1933

Autograph Manuscript Signed no date

Barrie John Matthew Autograph Study-100.jpg

Autograph Comparison 1937

BARRIGER, JOHN WALKER (1832-1906) Union Brevet Brigadier General

# barrigerjohnwalker

Signature from a document 1864 02 06

BARRINGER, DANIEL M. (1806-73) U.S. Congressman – North Carolina – 1843-49; Member of the Committee on Indian Affairs – 1847-49; Delegate to the 1861 Peace Convention

# barringerdanielm

Signature as US Congressman

BARRINGTON, WILLIAM (1717-93) British Politician; Chancellor of the Exchequer - 1761-62; Member of Parliament – 1740-78

# barringtonwilliam

George III of England DS circa 1761 (1)-100.jpg

Document Signed circa 1761-62 pg1 with King George III

George III of England DS circa 1761 (2)-100.jpg

Document Signed circa 1761-62 pg2 with King George III

BARRON, JAMES (1768-1851) Commodore in the United States Navy; Served in the Quasi-War and the Barbary Wars

# barronjames

Autograph Letter Signed 1800 10 26

BARROW, CLYDE (1909-34) American Bank Robber & Criminal, partner of Bonnie Parker

# barrowclyde

Typed Document Signed 1934 with fingerprints

BARRY, HENRY W. (1840-75) Union Brevet Major General; Union Colonel – 8th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery; U.S. Congressman – Mississippi – 1870-75

# barryhenryw

Signature as US Congressman

BARRY, JOHN (1745-1803) American Revolutionary War, Captain in the Continental Navy; Appointed U.S. Navy Commodore by President George Washington in 1797

# barryjohn

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BARRY, MARIE JEANNE, MADAME DU (1743-93) Official Mistress of Louis XV of France; Executed in Paris during the Reign of Terror

# barrymariejeanne

Autograph Letter Signed

BARRY, WILLIAM FARQUHAR (1818-79) Union Brigadier General; Veteran of the Mexican & Seminole Wars

# barrywilliamfarquhar

Signature & Rank

BARRY, WILLIAM T. (1784-1835) U.S. Postmaster General – 1829-35; U.S. Senator – Kentucky - 1814-16

# barrywilliamt

Printed Letter Signed 1829 09 15

BARRY, WILLIAM TAYLOR SULLIVAN (1821-68) Confederate Colonel – 35th Mississippi Infantry; Confederate Congressman – Mississippi – 1861-62; U.S. Representative – Mississippi – 1853-55

# barrywilliamtaylorsullivan

Signature

BARSTOW, SIMON FORRESTER (1817-82) Union Officer, served on the staffs of Generals Frederick W. Lander, Irvin McDowell, Joseph Hooker, and George G. Meade

# barstowsimonforrester

Letter Signed with other George G Meade Staff Officers

BARSTOW, WILSON, JR. (1831-69) Union Brevet Brigadier General – 37th New York Infantry

# barstowwilsonjr

Signature & Rank from a document

BART, JEAN (1650-1702) French Naval Commander & Privateer

# bartjean

Signature

BARTLETT, JOSEPH JACKSON (1834-93) Union Brigadier General - New York

# bartlettjosephjackson

Document Signed 1863 11 20

Signature & Rank

Signature & Rank

BARTLETT, JOSIAH (1729-95) Signer of the Declaration of Independence & The Articles of Confederation; First Governor of New Hampshire - 1790-94

# bartlettjosiah

Autograph Letter Signed 1776 12 07

Autograph Document Signed 1777 04 09

Autograph Document Signed 1778 01 01

Autograph Letter Signed 1778 06 12

Document Signed 1786 03 28

Autograph Letter Signed 1793 11 04

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Autograph Letter Signed 1791 02 27 pg1

Bartlett Josiah ALS 1791 02 27 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1791 02 27 pg2

Bartlett Josiah ALS 1791 02 27 (3)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1791 02 27 pg3

BARTLETT, THOMAS, JR. (1808–1876) U.S. Congressman - Vermont - 1851-53

# bartlettthjomasjr

Signature as US Congressman

BARTLETT, WILLIAM FRANCIS (1840-76) Union Brigadier General

# bartlettwilliamfrancis

Signature & Rank

Signed Card with Rank

BARTOK, BELA (1881-1945) Hungarian Composer & Pianist

# bartokbela

Autograph Letter Signed 1904 10 27

Inscribed Signed Photograph

BARTON, CLARA (1821-1912) American Civil War Nurse; Founder of the Red Cross

# bartonc

Signed Card early

Autograph Letter Signed 1865 08 04 (1)

Autograph Letter Signed 1865 08 04 (2)

Autograph Letter Signed 1865 08 04 (3)

Autograph Letter Signed 1883 02 03 pgs1&4

Autograph Letter Signed 1883 02 03 pgs2&3

Autograph Letter Signed 1886 02 16 pg1

Autograph Letter Signed 1886 02 16 pg2

Autograph Letter Signed no date

Autograph Letter Signed 1893 07 18

Typed Letter Signed 1897 03 11

Signature

Signed Card

Barton Clara SP St Petersburg Russia 1902 7563301 x-100.jpg

Signed Photograph St Petersburg Russia 1902

BARTON, SETH MAXWELL (1829-1900) Confederate Brigadier General

# bartonsethmaxwell

Signature & Rank

Signed Card

BARTOW, FRANCIS STEBBINS (1816-61) Confederate Brigadier General of Georgia Militia; Killed-in-Action at the Battle of First Manassas – July 21, 1861

# bartowfrancisstebbins

Signature

BATCHELDER, RICHARD NAPOLEON (1832-1901) Union Brigadier General; Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor

# batchelderrichardnapoleon

Signature

BATE, WILLIAM BRIMAGE (1826-1905) Confederate Major General; Governor of Tennessee – 1883-87; U.S. Senator – Tennessee – 1887-1905

# batewilliambrimage

Bate William B ALS1864 04 11 (1)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1864 04 11 pg1

Bate William B ALS1864 04 11 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1864 04 11 pg2

Bate William B ALS1864 04 11 (3)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1864 04 11 pg3

Bate William B ALS1864 04 11 (4)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1864 04 11 pg4

Signature & Rank

Bate William B Signature with CSA rank-100.jpg

Signature & Rank

Endorsement Signed 1865 01 17

Signed Card as Tennessee Governor

Bate William B Signed Album Page-100.jpg

Signed Album Page as US Senator

Document Signed 1905 02 17

BATES, EDWARD (1793-1869) U.S. Attorney General – 1861-64; U.S. Congressman – Missouri - 1827-29

# batesedward

Autograph Document Signed early pg1

Autograph Document Signed early pg2

Autograph Letter Signed 1828 02 29 pg1

Autograph Letter Signed 1828 02 29 pg2

Autograph Letter Signed 1851 07 03

Autograph Letter Signed 1851 07 03 addressed postal panel

Autograph Endorsement Signed 1862 10 02

Autograph Letter Signed 1862 11 20

Signed Card

Signature

Printed facsimile signature & image

BATES, JOHN COALTER (1842-1919) Union Captain & Brevet Major for service in the fall of Richmond; Veteran of the Indian Wars; U.S. Major General – Spanish-American War

# batesjohncoalter

Signature from a letter 1898 11 08

Signed Card with Rank

BATHURST, HENRY, LORD BISHOP OF NORWICH (1744-1837) English Churchman; Bishop of Norwich – 1805-37

# bathursthenry

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BATISTA, FULGENCIO (1901-73) President of Cuba - 1940-44; Cuban Dictator - 1952-59, overthrown by Fidel Castro in the Cuban Revolution

# batistafulgencio

Typed Document Signed 1933 11 06

Batista Fulgencio DS 1933 11 06 x-100.jpg

Document Signed 1933 11 06

Batista Fulgencio LS 1942 07 15 x-100.jpg

Letter Signed 1942 07 15

BATSON, FELIX IVES (1819-71) Confederate Congressman – Arkansas – 1862-65

# batsonfelixives

Signature

BATTLE, CULLEN ANDREWS (1829-1905) Confederate Brigadier General - Alabama

# battlecullenandrews

Signature

BAUM, L. FRANK (1856-1919) American Author, best known for his Oz Series

# baumlfrank

Autograph Letter Signed 1916 12 04

BAXTER, DeWITT CLINTON (1829-81) American Artist & Engraver; Union Brevet Brigadier General of the American Civil War; Organized and led the 72nd Pennsylvania Volunteers, “Baxter’s Fire Zouaves”

# baxterdewittclinton

Signature & Rank

BAXTER, HENRY (1821-73) Union Brigadier General

# baxterhenry

Autograph Endorsement Signed 1865 01 11

BAYARD, GEORGE DASHIELL (1835-62) Union Brigadier General; Mortally wounded at the Battle of Fredericksburg – December 13,1862

# bayardgeorgedashiell

Bayard George D ALS 1861 07 17 (1)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1861 07 07 pg1

Bayard George D ALS 1861 07 17 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1861 07 07 pg2

Signature & Rank

BAYARD, JAMES ASHETON, JR. (1799-1880) U.S. Senator – Delaware – 1851-64 & 1867-69

# bayardjamesashetonjr

Signature as US Senator

Signature as US Senator with others

BAYARD, PIERRE TERRAIL, CHEVALIER de (c. 1476-1524) French Knight at the transition between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance

# bayardpierreterrail

Signature 1524

BAYARD, THOMAS FRANCIS (1828-98) U.S. Secretary of State – 1885-89; U.S. Senator – Delaware – 1869-85

# bayardthomasfrancis

Signed Card

Bayard Thomas Francis Signature (2)-100.jpg

Signed Card

Signature 1890 03 11

BAYLE, PIERRE (1647-1706) French Huguenot Philosopher, Author, and Lexicographer

# baylepierre

Autograph Letter Signed

BAYLOR, GEORGE (1752-84) Colonel & Brevet Brigadier General in the Continental Army, American Revolutionary War; Aide-de-Camp to General George Washington

# baylorgeorge

Autograph Letter Signed 1778 12 17 (1)

Baylor George ALS 1778 12 17 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1778 12 17 (2)

BAYLOR, JOHN ROBERT (1822-94) Confederate Colonel; First Confederate Governor of Arizona Territory – 1861-62; Confederate Congressman – Texas – 1864-65

# baylorjohnrobert

Signature

BAYLY, THOMAS H. (1810-56) Brigadier General of Virginia Militia – 1837-42; U.S. Congressman – Virginia – 1844-56

# baylythomash

Signature as US Congressman

BEACH, JAMES ALFRED (1839-88) Union Captain – 59th Illinois Infantry, heavily engaged at the Battles of Pea Ridge & Perryville; Prominent citizen and banker in Bunker Hill, Illinois after the American Civil War

# beachjamesalfred

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BEAL, GEORGE LAFAYETTE (1825-96) Union Brigadier General - Maine

# bealgeorgelafayette

Signature & Rank

BEALL, WILLIAM NELSON RECTOR (1825-83) Confederate Brigadier General - Arkansas

# beallwilliamnelsonrector

Campbell John A DS 1863 01 17 (1)-100.jpg

Document Signed 1862 12 17

Signature and Rank from a letter

Signature from a letter

Signature & Rank

BEARDSLEY, AUBREY (1872-98) English Illustrator and Author

# beardsleyaubrey

Autograph Letter Signed 1896

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Autograph Letter Signed Illustrated no date first page unsigned

Beardsley Aubrey ALS nd first page (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Note Signed ny 07 16 partial signature in text

BEATLES, THE - English Rock Band

# beatles

Signed Souvenir Book

Signed Image

Inscribed Signed Promotional Card reverse

Signed Promotional Card reverse

BEATTY, JOHN (1828-1914) Union Brigadier General; Colonel of the 3rd Ohio Infantry; U.S. Representative – Ohio – 1868-73

# beattyjohn

Signed Card no place no date

Signature as US Congressman

BEATTY, SAMUEL (1820-85) Union Brigadier General

# beattysamuel

Signature & Rank

BEAUREGARD, PIERRE GUSTAVE TOUTANT (1818-93) Confederate General; Commanded the Confederates who began the American Civil War with an artillery assault on Fort Sumter, South Carolina; Veteran of the Mexican War

# beauregardpgt

Autograph Letter Signed 1841 03 04 with John G Barnard front

Autograph Letter Signed 1841 03 04 with John G Barnard reverse

Autograph Letter Signed 1841 03 26

Beauregard PGT LS 1861 04 11 requests surrrender of Ft Sumter-100.jpg

Letter Signed 1861 04 11 requests surrender of Fort Sumter

Autograph Letter Signed 1861 11 12

Endorsement Signed 1863 10 31

Lee Robert E 1987 Longstreet James Hood John Bell Beauregard PGT-100.jpg

Signed Card 1866 with Robert E Lee, James Longstreet, John Bell Hood

Autograph Letter Signed 1882 11 13

Inscribed Signature

Signed Card 1891

BEAVER, JAMES ADDAMS (1837-1914) Union Brigadier General, wounded four times during the American Civil War; Governor of Pennsylvania – 1887-91; Acting President of Pennsylvania State University – 1906-08

# beaverjamesaddams

Signature

BECKHAM, FONTAINE (1788-1859) Mayor of Harpers Ferry, Virginia – killed during John Brown’s raid on the U.S. Arsenal, October 17, 1859

# beckhamfontaine

Signature

BECKWITH, AMOS (1825-94) Union Brevet Major General; Staff Officer to General William Tecumseh Sherman

# beckwithamos

Signature from a letter

Signature & Rank

BEE, BARNARD ELLIOTT, JR. (1824-61) Confederate Brigadier General - South Carolina; Mortally wounded at the Battle of First Bull Run - July 21, 1861

# beebernardelliottjr

Document Signed 1850 11

Signature & Rank

Signature & Rank from a document

Signature & Rank

BEE, HAMILTON PRIOLEAU (1822-97) Confederate Brigadier General – Texas; Brother of Killed-in-Action Confederate General Barnard Bee; Speaker of the Texas State House of Representatives – 1855-57

# beehamiltonprioleau

Signature from a document

Bee Hamilton P Signature with CSA rank-100.jpg

Signed Card

BEEBE, GAYLORD DeWITT (1835-77) Prominent Physician in Chicago, Illinois; Appointed Brigade Surgeon by President Abraham Lincoln in 1861, served under Generals David Hunter, Henry W. Halleck, and George H. Thomas

# beebegaylorddewitt

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BEECHER, HENRY WARD (1813-87) American Clergyman & Abolitionist; Brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe, the Author of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”

# beecherhenryward

Autograph Letter Signed 1868 10 06

Beecher Henry Ward ALS 09 16 1873 (1)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1873 09 16 pg1

Beecher Henry Ward ALS 09 16 1873 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1873 09 16 pg2

Beecher Henry Ward DS 1871 03 14 x-100.jpg

Document Signed 1871 03 14

Beecher Henry Ward Signed Page 1871 04-100.jpg

Signed Presentation Page 1871 04

BEEKMAN, CORNELIA CORTLANDT (1753-1847) Prominent American Revolutionary War Figure; Sister of Continental Army Brigadier General Philip Van Cortlandt

# beekmancorneliacortlandt

Beekman Cornelia ALS 1803 08 08 x-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1803 08 08

BEERS, FANNIE AMELIA (1832-94) Northern-born Confederate Nurse

# beersfannieamelia

Signature from old age

Image unsigned

BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN (1770-1827) German Composer & Pianist

# beethovenlv

Beethoven Ludwig V Signed Pictorial 1802-100.jpg

Autograph Note Signed pictorial 1802

Autograph Note Signed no date

Beethoven Ludwig V ANS partial nd-100.jpg

Autograph Note Signed no date

Autograph Manuscript Signed no date

Beethoven Ludwig van ALS 1811 (1)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1811 pg1

Beethoven Ludwig van ALS 1811 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1811 pg2

Beethoven Ludwig van ALS 1811 (3)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1811 pg3

Beethoven Ludwig van ALS 1811 (4)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1811 address panel

Autograph Letter Signed 1819

Autograph Letter Signed 1821

Autograph Letter Signed no date

Beethoven Ludwig van LS 03 21 1824 (1)-100.jpg

Letter Signed 1824 03 21

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Autograph Note Signed no date

Autograph Letter Signed no date

Autograph Musical Manuscript Signed no date

BELKNAP, WILLIAM W. (1829-90) Union Brigadier General – Iowa; U.S. Secretary of War – 1869-76

# belknapww

Document Signed 1870 01 06 with William T Sherman, Ulysses S Grant

Document Signed 1870 02 24 with William T Sherman

Signature 1870 03 29

Document Signed 1871 07 03

Belknap William W Signature on Album Page 1875 Lexington-Concord Commemorative-100.jpg

Signature affixed to a Lexington-Concord commemorative 1875

Signed Card 1883 05 01

Signed Card 1885 04 11

Signed Card 1888 05 15

Signature

BELL, ALEXANDER GRAHAM (1847-1922) Scottish-Born Scientist; Inventor of the Telephone

# bellalexandergraham

Autograph Letter Signed final page 1873 09 15

Bell Alexander Graham DS 1874 05 26-100.jpg

Document Signed 1874 05 26 with father Alexander Melville Bell

Bell Alexander Graham SP 1898 12-100.jpg

Signed Photograph 1898 12

Bell Alexander Graham TLS 1912 01 25-100.jpg

Typed Letter Signed 1912 01 25

Bell Alexander Graham TNS 1922 03 10-100.jpg

Typed Note Signed 1922 03 10

BELL, ALEXANDER MELVILLE (1819-1905) Scottish-Born Teacher & Researcher; Father of Alexander Graham Bell

# bellalexandermelville

Document Signed 1874 05 26 with son Alexander Graham Bell

BELL, HIRAM PARKS (1827-1907) Confederate Colonel – 43rd Georgia Infantry; Confederate Congressman – Georgia – 1864-65; U.S. Representative – Georgia – 1873-75 & 1877-79

# bellhiramparks

Signature

BELL, JOHN (1797-1869) U.S. Presidential Candidate – 1860 – Constitutional Union Party; U.S. Secretary of War – 1841; U.S. Senator – Tennessee – 1847-59

# belljohn

Signed Album Page with Andrew Johnson & James Chamberlain Jones

Signed Album Page with James Chamberlain Jones

Signature as US Senator

Signature as US Senator

BELL, PETER HANSBOROUGH (1810-98) Confederate Colonel; Governor of Texas – 1849-53; U.S. Representative – Texas – 1853-57

# bellpeterhansborough

Signature from a document

BELL, TYREE HARRIS (1815-1902) Confederate Brigadier General

# belltyreeharris

Autograph Document Signed 1861 04 04

BELLONTE, MAURICE (1896-1984) French Aviation Pioneer

# bellontemaurice

Signed Photograph with Coste Dieudonne

BEN-GURION, DAVID (1886-1973) Principal Founder & Frist Prime Minister of Israel - 1948-63

# benguriondavid

Typed Letter Signed 1942 05 19

Inscribed Signed Photograph

BENEDICT XIV (1675-1758) Italian-born Pope – 1740-58

# benedictXIV

Autograph Letter Signed 1729 02 09 pg1

Benedict XIV Pope ALS 1729 02 09 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1729 02 09 pg2

Autograph Letter Signed no date

BENHAM, HENRY WASHINGTON (1813-84) Union Brigadier General

# benhamhenrywashington

Signature

BENJAMIN, JUDAH PHILIP (1811-84) Confederate Attorney General, Secretary of War & Secretary of State; U.S. Senator – Louisiana – 1853-61

# benjaminjudahphilip

Signature from a pre-war document

Document Signed 1861 12 24

Signature as Confederate Secretary of War

Autograph Letter Signed 1881 06 14

BENJAMIN, MARY A. (1905-98) American Dealer in Autographs & Manuscripts

# benjaminma

Autograph Note Signed 1965 05 24

BENJAMIN, SAMUEL NICHOLL (1839-86) U.S. Army Officer; Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for Distinguished Service during the American Civil War

# benjaminsamuelnicholl

Document Signed 1883 02 13

BENJAMIN, WALTER R. (1854-1943) American Rare Book & Autograph Dealer

# benjaminwr

Benjamin Walter R ALS 1932 03 26-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1932 03 26

BENNING, HENRY LEWIS (1814-75) Confederate Brigadier General - Georgia

# benninghenrylewis

Endorsement Signed 1863 03 21

Benning Henry L ALS 1870 05 06 (1)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1870 05 06 pg1

Benning Henry L ALS 1870 05 06 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1870 05 06 pg2

BENSLEY, JOHN RUSSELL (1833-1900) Prominent Resident of Chicago, Illinois

# bensleyjr

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BENTHAM, JEREMY (1747-1832) English Philosopher, Jurist, and Social Reformer, regarded as the founder of modern Utilitarianism

# benthamjeremy

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BENTON, CHARLES S. (1810-82) U.S. Congressman – New York – 1843-47; Register of the U.S. Land Office at La Crosse, Wisconsin – 1856-61

# bentoncs

Signature as US Congressman

BENTON, JACOB (1814-92) U.S. Congressman - New Hampshire - 1867-71

# bentonj

Signature as US Congressman

BENTON, WILLIAM PLUMMER (1828-67) Union Brigadier General

# bentonwilliamplummer

Signature & Rank

BERDAN, HIRAM (1824-93) Union Brevet Major General; Colonel of the 1st U.S. Sharpshooters

# berdanhiram

Autograph Letter Signed 1863 09 28 pg1

Autograph Letter Signed 1863 09 28 pg2

BERESFORD, WILLIAM-CARR, VISCOUNT BERESFORD (1768-1854) British Army General, served with the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsular War; Governor of Jersey – 1821-54

# beresfordwilliamcarr

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BERIA, LAVRENTY PAVLOVICH (1899-1953) Russian Politician; Head of the NKVD under Stalin

# berialavrentypavlovich

Typed Letter Signed final page 1940 02 01

BERLIN, IRVING (1888-1989) Russian-born American Composer & Songwriter

# berlinirving

Inscribed Signed Photograph

Signature inscribed to Kate Smith

Signed Photograph

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Inscribed Signed Book

Inscribed Signed Book

BERLINER, EMILE (1851-1929) German-American Inventor

# berlineremile

Typed Letter Signed 1914 10 29

Typed Letter Signed 1914 12 11

Typed Letter Signed 1914 12 12

BERNARD, FRANCIS (1714-79) English Governor of the Massachusetts Colony - 1760-69

# bernardfrancis

Autograph Letter Signed 1762 08 12

BERNARD, THOMAS (1750-1818) English Social Reformer & Advocate for the Poor & Needy; Son of Sir Francis Bernard, British Colonial Governor of the Provinces of New Jersey & Massachusetts Bay

# bernardthomas

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BERNHARDT, SARAH (1844-1923) French Stage Actress

# bernhardtsarah

Signed Photograph 1889

BERRIAN, JAMES M. (1781-1856) U.S. Attorney General – 1829-31; U.S. Senator – Georgia – 1825-29 & 1845-52; Captain of the Georgia Hussars – War of 1812

# berrianjm

Signature

BERRY, HIRAM GREGORY (1824-63) Union Major General – Maine; Killed-in-Action at the Battle of Chancellorsville – May 3, 1863

# berryhiramgregory

Autograph Endorsement Signed 1862 11 24

Document Signed 1862 12 15

Document Signed 1863 03 07

Signature

BEVERIDGE, JOHN LOURIE (1824-1910) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Governor of Illinois – 1873-77; U.S. Representative – Illinois – 1871-73

# beveridgejohnlourie

Signature

BIBB, SOPHIA LUCY ANN (1801-87) Confederate Nurse

# bibbsophialucyann

Signature

BICKERDYKE, MARY ANN BALL “MOTHER BICKERDYKE”(1817-1901) Union Nurse

# bickerdykemaryannball

Signature

BIDDLE, CHARLES JOHN (1819-73) Union Colonel – 42nd Pennsylvania Infantry; U.S. Representative – Pennsylvania – 1861-63

# biddlecharlesjohn

Signature from a letter

BIDDLE, NICHOLAS (1786-1844) American Banker & Financier; President of the Second Bank of the United States – 1823-36

# biddlenicholas

Signature and closing from a letter

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BIDWELL, DANIEL DAVIDSON (1819-64) Union Brigadier General; Mortally wounded at the Battle of Cedar Creek – October 19, 1864

# bidwelldanieldavidson

Signature from a letter

BIERCE, AMBROSE G. (1842-1914?) Union Lieutenant – Indiana; American Author

# bierceambroseg

Signed Photograph no date

BIERSTADT, ALBERT (1830-1902) German-American Painter

# bierstadtalbert

Autograph Letter Signed 1894 01 13

BIGLER, WILLIAM (1814-80) Governor of Pennsylvania – 1852-55; U.S. Senator – Pennsylvania – 1856-61; President of the Philadelphia & Erie Railroad

# biglerw

Signature

BINGHAM, HENRY HARRISON (1841-1912) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Awarded the Congressional of Honor for action at the Battle of the Wilderness – May 6, 1864; U.S. Representative – Pennsylvania – 1879-1912

# binghamhenryharrison

Signature from a letter

BINGHAM, JOHN ARMOR (1815-1900) Assistant Judge Advocate General in the trial of the Lincoln Assassination Conspirators; House Prosecutor in the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson; U.S. Representative – Pennsylvania – 1855-63 & 1865-73

# binghamjohnarmor

Autograph Document Signed 1853 11 21

Signature

Signature

BINGHAM, JUDSON DAVID (1831-1909) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Union Colonel & Chief Quartermaster – Army of the Tennessee

# binghamjudsondavid

Document Signed 1875 03 03

Signature from a letter

Bingham Judson David ALS 1888 01 09 12877h-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1888 01 09

BINGHAM, KINSLEY S. (1808-61) Governor of Michigan – 1855-59; U.S. Senator – Michigan – 1859-61

# binghamks

Signature

BINGHAM, WILLIAM (1752-1804) Member of the Continental Congress; U.S. Senator – Pennsylvania - 1795-1801; Founder of the Bank of North America; President of the Philadelphia & Lancaster Turnpike Company

# binghamwilliam

Document Signed 1795 03 16

Document Signed 1796 03 29

BIRAGUE, RENE DE (1506-83) Italian-born French Cardinal and Chancellor

# biraguerenede

Autograph Letter Signed 1529 06 01

BIRGE, HENRY WARNER (1825-88) Union Brigadier General

# birgehenrywarner

Signature & Rank

BIRNEY, DAVID BELL (1825-64) Union Major General

# birneydavidbell

Document Signed 1862 03 12

Birney David Bell LS 1862 11 27 (1)-100.jpg

Letter Signed 1862 11 27

Signature & Rank

Birney David Bell ANS 1863 05 15-100.jpg

Autograph Endorsement Signed 1863 05 15

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Letter Signed 1864 06 25 pg1

Meade George G DS 1864 06 25 re JHH Ward Court Martial (2)-100.png

Letter Signed 1864 06 25 pg2

Meade George G DS 1864 06 25 re JHH Ward Court Martial (3)-100.png

Letter Signed 1864 06 25 pg3

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Document Signed 1864 06 25 with Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S Grant, Edwin M Stanton, George G Meade

BIRNEY, WILLIAM (1819-1907) Union Brigadier & Brevet Major General

# birneywilliam

Signature & Rank

BIZET, GEORGES (1838-75) French Composer

# bizetg

Autograph Letter Signed

Autograph Letter Signed

Autograph Musical Manuscript unsigned

Autograph Musical Manuscript unsigned

BLACK, JAMES (1793-1872) U.S. Congressman – Pennsylvania – 1843-47

# blackj

Signature as US Congressman

BLACK, JAMES A. (1793-1848) U.S. Army Lieutenant in the War of 1812; U.S. Congressman – South Carolina – 1843-48

# blackja

Signature as US Congressman

BLACK, JEREMIAH S. (1810-83) U.S. Attorney General - 1857-60; U.S. Secretary of State - 1860-61

# blackjs

Black Jeremiah S Free Frank Envelope 1857-100.jpg

Franked Envelope 1857 04 07

BLACK, JOHN CHARLES (1839-1915) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for action at the Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas; U.S. Representative – Illinois – 1893-95

# blackjohncharles

Signature

BLACKBURN, JOSEPH CLAY STILES (1838-1918) Governor of the U.S. Panama Canal Zone - 1907-09; U.S. Senator – Kentucky; Confederate Lieutenant Colonel during the American Civil War

# blackburnjcs

Signed Card

BLACKWELL, ALICE STONE (1857-1950) American Feminist, Journalist & Human Rights Advocate

# blackwellalicestone

Autograph Letter Signed 1884 09 17

BLAINE, JAMES G. (1830-93) U.S. Secretary of State - 1881 & 1889-92; U.S. Congressman – Maine – 1863-76; U.S. Senator – Maine – 1876-81; U.S. Presidential Candidate – 1884

# blainejamesg

Endorsement Signed 1869 03 14

BLAIR, AUSTIN (1818-94) Governor of Michigan - 1861-65; U.S. Representative - Michigan - 1867-73

# blairaustin

Signature from a letter 1886 03 02

BLAIR, CHARLES WHITE (1829-99) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Union Colonel – 14th Kansas Cavalry

# blaircharleswhite

Signature

BLAIR, CHAUNCEY BUCKLEY (1810-91) President of the Merchants’ National Bank of Chicago, Illinois

# blairchaunceybuckley

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BLAIR, FRANCIS PRESTON, JR. (1821-75) Union Major General – Missouri; U.S. Congressman – Missouri – 1857-62; U.S. Senator – Missouri – 1871-73; Democratic Candidate for Vice President - 1868

# blairfrancisprestonjr

Blair Francis P Jr Signature (3)-100.jpg

Signature as US Congressman

Blair Francis P Jr Free Frank Envelope-100.jpg

Franked Envelope

Franking Signature

Blair Francis Preston Jr 7162298-100.jpg

Signature

Document Signed 1861 09 04 with John C Fremont

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Letter Signed 1863 05 03

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Document Signed 1864 04 08 with President Abraham Lincoln

Blair Francis P Jr Signature (1)-100.jpg

Signature affixed to an engraving

BLAIR, HENRY WILLIAM (1834-1920) Union Lieutenant Colonel – 15th New Hampshire Infantry; U.S. Senator – New Hampshire – 1879-91; U.S. Representative – 1875-79 & 1893-95

# blairhenrywilliam

Signed Card

BLAIR, MONTGOMERY (1813-83) U.S. Postmaster General - 1861-64; Brother of Francis P. Blair, Jr.; Mayor of St. Louis – 1842-43; Counsel for Dred Scott before the U.S. Supreme Court

# blairmontgomery

Autograph Letter Signed 1854 08 16 pg1

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Autograph Letter Signed 1854 08 16 pg2

Blair Montgomery ALS 1854 08 16 (3)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1854 08 16 pg3

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Autograph Letter Signed 1849 01 24

Autograph Letter Signed 1862 10 11

Blair Montgomery Free Frank Envelope 1863 05 08-100.jpg

Franked Envelope 1863 05

Autograph Letter Signed no date

Signed Card

Autograph Letter Signed 1881 06 02

Signature affixed beneath an image

BLAIR, WILLIAM (1818-99) Prominent Merchant in Chicago, Illinois; Director of the Merchants Bank of Chicago and the Chicago Gas and Coke Company

# blairwilliam

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BLAKE, E. NELSON (1831-?) Prominent Merchant in Chicago, Illinois; Co-Owner of the Dake Bakery; Member of the University of Chicago Board of Trustees

# blakeenelson

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BLAKE, GEORGE ALEXANDER HAMILTON (1810-84) Union Brevet Major General; Served in the Mexican & Seminole Wars

# blakegeorgealexanderhamilton

Signature

BLANCHARD, ALBERT GALLATIN (1810-91) Confederate Brigadier General

# blanchardalbertgallatin

Signature from a document

BLANCHARD, JAMES HUMPHREY (1872-1954) Prominent Post-Bellum Resident of Greenwood, Mississippi

# blanchardjameshenry

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Signed Photograph (1a)

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Signed Photograph (1b)

BLANDING, JAMES DOUGLAS (1821-1906) Confederate Colonel – 9th South Carolina Infantry

# blandingjamesdouglas

Signature

BLANDING, JAMES DOUGLAS (1821-1906) Confederate Colonel – 9th South Carolina Infantry; Veteran of the Mexican War; Mayor of Sumter, South Carolina

# blandingjamesdouglas

Signed & Addressed Envelope 1861 10 29

BLANEY, JAMES VAN ZANT (1820-1874) Union Surgeon & Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, during the American Civil War; Served on the staff of General Philip H. Sheridan at the Battle of Winchester; Noted physician in Chicago, Illinois

# blaneyjamesvanzant

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BLATCHFORD, SAMUEL M. (1820-93) U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice – 1882-93

# blatchfordsamuelm

Signed Card 1889 04 18

Signed Card 1890 03 08

BLENKER, LOUIS (1812-63) Union Brigadier General – New York

# blenkerlouis

Letter Signed 1861 05 24

Signature

BLIGH, WILLIAM (1754-1817) British Navy Officer; Commander of the HMS Bounty, mutinied in 1789; Governor of New South Wales – 1806-08

# blighw

Document Signed partial 1788 12 01

Letter Signed 1798 03 08

BLISS, ARCHIBALD M. (1838-1923) U.S. Congressman – New York – 1875-83 & 1885-89; President & Vice President of the Bushwick Railroad Company – 1868-78; Director of the New York & Long Island Bridge Company

# blissarchibaldm

Signature as US Representative

BLISS, ZENAS R. (1835-1900) Union Colonel – 7th & 10th Rhode Island Infantry; Medal of Honor Recipient for the Battle of Fredericksburg

# blisszenasr

Signature & Rank 1898 01 20

BLOMBERG, WERNER VON (1878-1946) Minister of War & Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces in Nazi Germany – 1935-38

# blombergwernervon

Typed Document Signed 1935 07 27 with Adolf Hitler & Hermann Goriing

Typed Document Signed 1936 02 20 with Adolf Hitler & Werner Von Fritsch

BLOUNT, WILLIAM (1749-1800) Signer of the U.S. Constitution; Governor of the Southwest Territory – 1790-96; U.S. Senator – Tennessee – 1796-97

# blountwilliam

Autograph Letter Signed 1796 05 04

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Autograph Letter Signed 1796 05 04 address panel

BLOUNT, WILLIE (1768-1835) Governor of Tennessee – 1809-15

# blountwillie

Blount William DS partial 1812 04 21-100.jpg

Document Signed partial 1812 04 21

Document Signed 1814 08 19

BLOXHAM, WILLIAM DUNNINGTON (1835-1911) Governor of Florida - 1881-85 & 1897-1901

# bloxhamwulliamdunnington

Bloxham William D Signature from a DS-100.jpg

Signature from a document

BLUMENTHAL, WERNER MICHAEL (1926- ) U.S. Treasury Secretary - 1977-79

# blumenthalwernermichael

Signed Card

BLUNT, ASA PEABODY (1826-89) Union Brevet Brigadier General - Vermont

# bluntasapeabody

Signature from a letter

Signature & Rank

BLUNT, JAMES GILLPATRICK (1826-81) Union Major General

# bluntjamesgillpatrick

Signature & Rank

BOAS, NORMAN FRANCIS (1923-2016) American Author, Autograph Dealer, and Lincoln Scholar

# boasnormanfrancis

Inscribed Signed Book

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Inscribed Signed Book *

* With Charles Hamilton & Lloyd Ostendorf

BOCCAGE, ANNE-MARIE DU (1710-1802) French Writer & Playwright.

# boccageannemarie

Autograph Letter Signed

BOCCHERINI, LUIGI (1743-1805) Italian-born Spanish Composer

# boccheriniluigi

Autograph Letter Signed 1799 07 08

BOCOCK, THOMAS S. (1815-91) Speaker of the Confederate House of Representatives – 1862-65; U.S. Congressman – Virginia – 1847-61

# bocockthomass

Signature as US Congressman

Signature as US Congressman

BOEING, WILLIAM EDWARD (1881-1956) American Aviation Pioneer

# boeingwilliamedward

Boeing William E TLS 1919 1029 x-100.jpg

Typed Letter Signed 1919 10 29

BOERHAAVE, HERMAN (1668-1738) Dutch Botanist & Chemist,

# boerhaaveherman

Autograph Letter Signed

Boerhaave Hermann Signature from ALS 1730 12 18 (2)-100.jpg

Signature from a letter 1730 12 18

BOGGS, WILLIAM ROBERTSON (1829-1911) Confederate Brigadier General - Georgia

# boggswilliamrobertson

Signature

Document Signed 1865 06

BOIES, HENRY MORRIS (1818-80) Prominent Merchant & Banker in Chicago, Illinois; Michigan State Senator

# boieshenrymorris

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BOILEAU-DESPREAUX, NICOLAS (1636-1711) French Poet & Critic

# boileaudespreauxnicolas

Autograph Letter Signed 1687 05 19 pg1

Boileau-Despreaux Nicolas ALS 1687 05 19 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1687 05 19 pg2

BOMFORD, JAMES VOTY (1812-92) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Union Colonel – 8th U.S. Infantry; Staff Officer to General Alexander M. McCook

# bomfordjamesvoty

Signature & Rank from a letter

Signature from a document

BONAPARTE, CHARLES J. (1851-1921) U.S. Navy Secretary – 1905-06; U.S. Attorney General – 1906-09; Grandnephew of Napoleon Bonaparte

# bonapartecharlesj

Signed Card 1910 05 19

BOND, JOHN RANDOLPH (1820-77) Union Brevet Brigadier General

# bondjohnrandolph

Signature & Rank

BOND, LESTER LEGRANT (1829-1903) Mayor of Chicago, Illinois – 1873; Illinois State Congressman – 1866-70; Prominent Attorney in Chicago, Illinois

# bondlesterlegrant

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BONDI, AUGUST (1833-1907) Jewish Austrian-born American Abolitionist & Revolutionary, fought with John Brown and James Lane in the Kansas Border War, notably at the Battle of Osawatomie; Union Sergeant – 5th Kansas Cavalry, in the American Civil War

# bondiaugust

Signed Photograph

BONHAM, MILLEDGE LUKE (1813-90) Confederate Brigadier General; U.S. Representative - South Carolina – 1857-60; Confederate Representative – 1862; Governor of South Carolina - 1862-64

# bonhammilledgeluke

Bonham Milledge L LS 1847 04 27 (1)-100.jpg

Letter Signed 1847 04 27 pg1

Bonham Milledge L LS 1847 04 27 (2)-100.jpg

Letter Signed 1847 04 27 pg2

Bonham Milledge L LS 1847 04 27 (3)-100.jpg

Letter Signed 1847 04 27 transmittal envelope

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Letter Signed 1863 08 12 to PGT Beauregard pg1

Bonham Milledge L LS 1863 08 12 to PGT Beauregard (2)-100.jpg

Letter Signed 1863 08 12 to PGT Beauregard pg2

Letter Signed 1864 11 08

Signature

BONHEUR, ROSA (1822-99) French Painter & Sculptor

# bonheurrosa

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BONNARD, PIERRE (1867-1947) French Painter & Illustrator

# bonnardpierre

Autograph Letter Signed 1933 07 22

BONNEVILLE, BENJAMIN LOUIS EULALIE DE (1796-1878) French-born American Explorer & U.S. Army Officer; Union Brevet Brigadier General

# bonnevillebenjaminlouiseulaliede

Signature & Rank

BONSALL, SPENCER (1816-88) Union Hospital Steward – 81st Pennsylvania Infantry; Saw action during the Peninsula Campaign and at Fredericksburg and Gettysburg, where he was seriously injured.

# bonsallspencer

Signature 1857

BOONE, DANIEL (1734-1820) American Pioneer, Frontiersman & Folk Hero - famous for the exploration and settlement of Kentucky

# boonedaniel

Autograph Document Signed 1780 05 01

Document Signed 1782 11 23

Autograph Letter Signed 1785 08 23

Autograph Letter Signed 1786 06 04

Autograph Document Signed 1787 06 10

Autograph Document Signed 1787 06 12

Document Signed 1787 09 12, manuscript map with Simon Kenton

Document Signed 1788 12 08

Document Signed 1797 12 07

Document Signed 1797 12 27

Autograph Document Signed 1803 08 09

BOOTH, EDWIN (1833-93) American Shakespearean Actor; Older brother of John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865

# boothe

Autograph Letter Signed 1887 03 29

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BOOTH, JOHN WILKES (1838-65) American Stage Actor; Assassinated President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865

# boothjw

Autograph Letter Signed no date Page1

Autograph Letter Signed no date Page2

Booth John Wilkes ALS 11 12 1855-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1855 11 12

Autograph Letter Signed ny 04 17

Booth John Wilkes ALS 10 09 1861 to Joseph Simonds (1)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1861 10 09 Page1&3

Booth John Wilkes ALS 10 09 1861 to Joseph Simonds (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1861 10 09 Page2

Booth John Wilkes ALS ny 04 04 (1)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed ny 04 04 Page1

Booth John Wilkes ALS ny 04 04 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed ny 04 04 Page2

Booth John Wilkes ALS 1863 10 18 (1)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1863 10 18 Page1

Booth John Wilkes ALS 1863 10 18 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1863 10 18 Page2

Booth John Wilkes siganture (11)-100.jpg

Signature

BORGLUM, GUTZON (1871-1941) American Artist & Sculptor, known for sculpting Mount Rushmore

# borglumgutzon

Autograph Letter Signed 1912 01 17

Inscribed Signed Photograph 1929 06 08

Borglum Gutzon ALS 1936 181999 x-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1936

Inscribed Signed Photograph circa 1938

Signed Photograph

Signed Photograph

Signed Card

BORLAND, SOLON (1811-64) Confederate Brigadier General of Arkansas Militia; U.S. Senator – Arkansas – 1848-53

# borlandsolon

Signature as US Senator

BORMANN, MARTIN (1900-45) Nazi Party Official; Private Secretary to Adolf Hitler

# bormannmartin

Typed Letter Signed 1935 04 30

BOTELER, ALEXANDER R. (1815-92) Confederate Congressman - Virginia; Confederate Colonel & Aide-de-camp on the Staff of Stonewall Jackson; U.S. Representative – Virginia - 1859-61

# botelerar

Signature as US Congressman

BOTHA, PIETR WILLEM (1916-2006) Prime Minister of South Africa – 1978-84; President of South Africa – 1984-89

# bothapw

Botha Pieter Willem TLS 1985 11 06 (1)-100.jpg

Typed Letter Signed 1985 11 06

BOUCHARDON, EDME (1698-1762) French Sculptor

# bouchardone

Autograph Letter Signed 1732 07 10

BOUCHER, FRANCOIS (1703-70) French Painter

# boucherf

Autograph Letter Signed 1748 08 17

BOUDINOT, ELIAS (1740-1821) President of the Continental Congress – 1782-83; U.S. Congressman – New Jersey – 1789-95

# boudinotelias

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BOUDINOT, ELIAS CORNELIUS (1835-90) Confederate Officer – First Cherokee Cavalry; Confederate Congressman – Cherokee Nation – 1862-65; First Native American lawyer permitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court

# boudinoteliascornelius

Signature from a document

BOUTON, EDWARD (1834-1921) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Union Colonel – 59th U.S. Colored Infantry

# boutonedward

Signed Card

BOWEN, JAMES (1808-86) Union Brigadier General; President of Erie Railroad – 1841-43

# bowenjames

Signature & Rank

BOWEN, JOHN STEVENS (1830-63) Confederate Major General – Missouri

# bowenjohnstevens

Document Signed 1862 01 01 (1)

Document Signed 1862 01 31 (2)

Bowen John Stevens ADS 1863 06 01 x-100.jpg

Autograph Document Signed Vicksburg Mississippi 1863 06 01

Signature

BOWLLY, ALBERT A. (1898-1941) Mozambican-born South African/British Vocalist and Jazz Guitarist

# bowllyaa

Signature on a Bjarne Amdahl AMsS no date

BOYCE, WILLIAM WATERS (1818-90) Confederate Congressman – South Carolina – 1861-62; U.S. Representative – South Carolina - 1853-60

# boycewilliamwaters

Signature

BOYD, ISABELLA MARIA “BELLE” (1844-1900) Confederate Spy during the American Civil War

# boydbelle

Autograph Letter Signed 1887 03 23

Signature 1889

Signature

BOYD, JOHN H. (1799-1868) U.S. Congressman – New York – 1857-59

# boydjh

Signature as US Congressman

BOYD, LINN (1800-59) Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives – 1851-55; U.S. Congressman – Kentucky – 1835-37 & 1839-55

# boydl

Signed Album Page

Letter Signed 1851 12 18 petition with others pg1

Letter Signed 1851 12 18 petition with others pg2

Signature

BOYINGTON, WILLIAM W. (1818-98) Prominent Architect in Chicago, Illinois; Mayor of Highland Park, Illinois

# boyingtonwilliamw

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

Designed dozens of buildings, large and small, in Chicago and across the Midwest, including the cities of Des Moines, Iowa; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Joliet, Peoria, and Springfield, Illinois, along with the fire-proof jail in Pike County, Pittsfield, Illinois

BOYKIN, EDWARD MORTIMER (1820-91) Confederate Major – 7th South Carolina Cavalry; Post-war U.S. Marshal

# boykinedwardmortimer

Signature as US Marshal

BOYLE, JEREMIAH TILFORD (1818-71) Union Brigadier General; Appointed Military Governor of Kentucky by President Abraham Lincoln – May 1862

# boylejeremiahtilford

Signature & Rank

BOYNTON, HENRY VAN NESS (1835-1905) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for action at the Battle of Missionary Ridge, Tennessee – November 25, 1863; U.S. Army Brigadier General during the Spanish-American War

# boyntonhenryvanness

Signature

BRADFORD, AUGUSTUS WILLIAMSON (1806-81) Governor of Maryland – 1862-66

# bradfordaugustuswilliamson

Signature

BRADFORD, TAUL (1835-85) Confederate Lieutenant Colonel – 10th Alabama Infantry; U.S. Representative – Alabama – 1875-77

# bradfordtaul

Signature as US Representative

BRADFORD, WILLIAM (1590-1657) English Puritan; A founder of Plymouth Colony, for which he served several terms as Governor – 1621-57

# bradfordw

Document Signed 1613

Bradford William Plymouth Colony Governor AM nd (1)-100.jpg

Autograph Document unsigned circa 1620

Bradford William ALS 1631 02 06 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1631 02 06

Signature

BRADLEY, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1825-97) Confederate Officer – First Battalion Kentucky Cavalry; Confederate Congressman – Kentucky – 1864-65

# bradleybenjaminfranklin

Signature

BRADLEY, DAVID (1811-99) Early Settler & Manufacturer of Agricultural Implements in Chicago, Illinois; Designed and manufactured a steel moldboard plow, “The Garden City Clipper,” in the 1830s

# bradleydavid

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BRADLEY, LUTHER PRENTICE (1822-1910) Union Brigadier General

# bradleylutherprentice

Signature & Rank

BRADLEY, OMAR N. (1893-1981) U.S. Army General; Served in World War II and became the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

# bradleyomarn

Autograph Letter Signed

BRADLEY, THOMAS W. (1844-1920) Union Captain – 124th New York Infantry, the “Orange Blossoms” Regiment; Wounded at the Civil War Battles of Gettysburg, Wilderness, and Boydton Plank Road

# bradleythomasw

Typed Letter Signed 1911 05 27 with initialed postscript

BRADSBY, RICHARD (1797-1875) Veteran of the Black Hawk War, served with Abraham Lincoln in the Illinois Militia; Renowned judge in St. Clair County, Illinois

# bradsbyrichard

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BRADY, THOMAS J. (1839-1904) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Union Colonel – 117th & 140th Indiana Infantries; Staff Officer to General Eugene A. Carr

# bradythomasj

Document Signed/Endorsed Check 1884 05 22

BRAGG, BRAXTON (1817-76) Confederate General - Louisiana

# braggbraxton

Autograph Letter Signed 1853 06 12 to wife pg1

Bragg Braxton ALS 1853 06 12 to Wife (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1853 06 12 to wife pg2

Bragg Braxton ALS 1853 06 12 to Wife (3)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1853 06 12 to wife pg3

Bragg Braxton ALS 1853 06 12 to Wife (4)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1853 06 12 to wife pg4

Autograph Letter Signed 1862 11 27

Document Signed 1862 12 19 with Leonidas Polk, Benjamin F Cheatham, Alexander P Stewart

Autograph Letter Signed 1863 05 05

Autograph Letter Signed war date

Bragg Braxton ANS on Envelope WD-100.jpg

Autograph Note Signed on a war-date envelope

BRAGG, EDWARD STUYVESANT (1827-1912) Union Brigadier General; U.S. Representative – Wisconsin – 1877-83 & 1885-87

# braggedwardstuyvesant

Signature

BRAGG, THOMAS (1810-72) Confederate Attorney General – 1861-62; U.S. Senator – North Carolina – 1859-61; Governor of North Carolina – 1855-59; Older brother of Confederate General Braxton Bragg

# braggthomas

Signature

BRAHE, TYCHO (1546-1601) Danish Astronomer & Writer

# brahet

Inscribed Signed Book 1580 10 29

Autograph Manuscript Signed 1591 01

BRAHMS, JOHANNES (1833-97) German Composer, Pianist, and Conductor

# brahmsj

Autograph Musical Manuscript unsigned 1860 02

Autograph Letter Signed 1879 12 12

Autograph Musical Manuscript Signed 1883 05

Autograph Musical Manuscript Signed 1888 07

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Autograph Letter Signed postcard 1888 (1)

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Autograph Letter Signed postcard 1888 (2)

Autograph Letter Signed no date

Autograph Musical Manuscript Signed no date

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Signature from a document

Signed Photograph

BRAINARD, DANIEL (1812-66) Prominent Surgeon in Chicago, Illinois; Founder of Rush Medical College

# brainarddaniel

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BRANCH, ANTHONY MARTIN (1823-67) Confederate Captain – 21st Texas Cavalry; Confederate Congressman – Texas – 1864-65

# branchanthonymartin

Signature

BRANCH, LAWRENCE O’BRYAN (1820-62) Confederate Brigadier General; Killed-in-Action at the Battle of Antietam – September 17, 1862; U.S. Representative – North Carolina – 1855-61

# branchlawrenceobryan

Document Signed 1853 05 01

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Document Signed 1853 07 27

Branch Lawrence O'Bryan Free Frank Envelope as US Congressman 1855-61-100.jpg

Franked Envelope as US Congressman

Signature as US Congressman

BRANDON, WILLIAM LINDSAY (1812-90) Confederate Brigadier General – Mississippi

# brandonwilliamlindsay

Signature

BRANNAN, JOHN MILTON (1819-92) Union Brigadier General; Veteran of the Mexican & Third Seminole Wars

# brannanjohnmilton

Signed Photograph

Signature with Rank

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Signed Card with Rank

BRANTLEY, WILLIAM FELIX (1830-70) Confederate Brigadier General - Mississippi

# brantleywilliamfelix

Signature

BRATTON, JOHN (1831-98) Confederate Brigadier General; U.S. Representative – South Carolina – 1884-85

# brattonjohn

Autograph Letter Signed 1861 09 20 pg1

Autograph Letter Signed 1861 09 20 pgs2&3

Endorsement Signed 1865 02 28

BRAYMAN, MASON (1813-95) Union Brigadier General; Governor of Idaho Territory – 1876-80

# braymanmason

Document Signed partial 1862 03 28

Signature & Rank

Signature

BRECHT, BERTOLT (1898-1956) German Poet & Playwright

# brechtbertolt

Typed Letter Signed 1939 04 13

BRECK, SAMUEL (1834-1918) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Adjutant General of the U.S. Army – 1897-98

# brecksamuel

Signature with Rank from a document

BRECKINRIDGE, JOHN CABELL (1821-75) Confederate Major General – Kentucky; Confederate Secretary of War – 1865; Vice-President of the United States – 1857-61; U.S. Representative – Kentucky – 1851-55; U.S. Senator – Kentucky - 1861

# breckinridgejohncabell

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Letter Signed 1851 12 18 petition with others pg1

Breckinridge John C LS 1851 12 18 (2)-100.jpg

Letter Signed 1851 12 18 petition with others pg2

Signed Album Page as US Congressman

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Signature as US Representative from Kentucky

Breckinridge John C Free Frank Envelope ny 03 27-100.jpg

Franked Envelope ny 03 27

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Autograph Letter Signed 1860 08 14 pg1

Breckinridge John C ALS 1860 08 14 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1860 08 14 pg2

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Autograph Endorsement Signed 1862 04 19

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Letter Signed 1862 12 14

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Endorsement Signed 1863 11 06

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Signature from a letter

BRECKINRIDGE, WILLIAM CAMPBELL PRESTON (1837-1904) Confederate Colonel – 9th Kentucky Cavalry; U.S. Representative – Kentucky – 1885-95

# breckinridgewilliamcampbellpreston

Breckinridge William CP 7166445x-100.jpg

Signature

BREMER, SIR JAMES JOHN GORDON (1786-1850) Rear Admiral in the Royal Navy; Commander-in-Chief of British Naval Forces during the First Anglo-Chinese War – 1839-41; Served in the Napoleonic Wars

# bremersjjg

Bremer James John Gordon Signature-100.jpg

Signature from a letter

BRENNAN, WILLIAM J., JR. (1906-97) Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court – 1956-90

# brennamwjjr

Signed Card from later life

BRENT, GEORGE WILLIAM (1821-72) Confederate Colonel – 17th Virginia Infantry; Staff officer to Confederate Generals Braxton Bragg, P.G.T. Beauregard, and Joseph Johnston

# brentgeorgewilliam

Letter Signed 1862 06 13 pg1

Letter Signed 1862 06 13 pg2

Letter Signed 1862 06 13 reverse docketing by Confederate General Daniel Ruggles

BRENTANO, AUGUST (1828-86) Austrian-Born Newspaper Dealer in New York City

# brentanoa

Document Signed portion with Jessie Benton Fremont

BRENTON, SAMUEL (1810-57) U.S. Congressman – Indiana – 1851-53 & 1855-57

# brentons

Signature as US Congressman

BRETON, ANDRE (1896-1966) French Writer & Poet

# bretonandre

Autograph Letter Signed 1955 04 08 unsigned first page

BREVARD, THEODORE WASHINGTON, JR. (1835- 82) Confederate Brigadier General - Florida

# brevardtheodorewashingtonjr

Brevard Theodore Washington 19100667x-100.jpg

Signature

BREWER, DAVID J. (1837-1910) U.S. Supreme Associate Court Justice – 1889-1910

# brewerdj

Signed Card 1907 10 24

BREWER, MARK S. (1837-1901) U.S. Congressman – Michigan – 1877-81 & 1887-91

# brewerms

Brewer Mark S MI Congressman Signature-100.jpg

Signature as US Congressman

BREWSTER, DAVID (1781-1868) British Scientist, Inventor, and Author; Principal of the University of St. Andrews – 1837-59; Principal of the University of Edinburgh – 1859-68

# brewsterdavid

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BREWSTER, HENRY A. (?-?) American Clergyman, instrumental in the founding of Howard University

# brewsterhenrya

Document Signed 1866 06 with Oliver Otis Howard, Samuel Clarke Pomeroy

BRICE, BENJAMIN W. (1806-92) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Union Colonel & Paymaster General

# bricebenjaminw

Signature & Rank

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Signature from a letter 1876 05 01

BRIDGERS, ROBERT RUFUS (1819-88) Confederate Congressman – North Carolina - 1862-65

# bridgersrobertrufus

Signature

BRIDGMAN, LAURA D. (1829-89) Blind & Deaf-Mute Celebrity

# bridgmanl

Inscribed Signature 1846

Autograph Quotation Signed

BRIGGS, GEORGE NIXON (1796-1861) Governor of Massachusetts – 1844-51; U.S. Representative – Massachusetts – 1831-43

# briggsgeorgenixon

Document Signed partial 1850 04 23

BRIGGS, HENRY SHAW (1824-87) Union Brigadier General - Massachusetts

# briggshenryshaw

Autograph Letter Signed 1862 10 10

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Autograph Letter Signed 1863 06 18 pg1

Briggs Henry Shaw ALS 1863 06 18 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1863 06 18 pg2

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Autograph Letter Signed 1863 07 19 pg1

Briggs Henry Shaw ALS 1863 07 19 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1863 07 19 pg2

Briggs Henry Shaw ALS 1863 07 19 (3)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1863 07 19 pg3

Briggs Henry Shaw ALS 1863 07 19 (4)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1863 07 19 pg4

Signature & Rank

Signature & Rank

BRIGHT, JOHN MORGAN (1817-1911) Confederate Brigadier General of Tennessee Militia – Served on the staff of Governor Isham G. Harris – 1861-65; U.S. Representative – Tennessee – 1871-81

# brightjohnmorgan

Signature

BRINKERHOFF, JACOB (1810-80) U.S. Congressman – Ohio – 1843-47

# brinkerhoffjacob

Signature as US Congressman

BRINKERHOFF, ROELIFF (1828-1911) Union Brevet Brigadier General

# brinkerhoffroeliff

Signature

BRINVILLIERS, MARIE-MADELEINE D’AUBRAY, MARQUISE DE (1630-76) French Aristocrat, convicted for the murder of her father and two of her sons, executed on July 16, 1676

# brinvilliersmareimadeleinedaubraymarquisede

Brinvilliers Madame de Marie-Madeleine-Marguerite d'Aubray ALS nd (1)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed pg1

Brinvilliers Madame de Marie-Madeleine-Marguerite d'Aubray ALS nd (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed pg2

BRISBIN, JAMES SANKS (1837-92) Union Brigadier General

# brisbinjamessanks

Signature & Rank

BRISCOE, JAMES C. (1835-69) Union Brevet Brigadier General – Brevetted to Rank for Gallantry in the Assault on Fort Gregg, Virginia; Union Captain – 40th New York Infantry; Union Colonel – 188th & 199th Pennsylvania Infantries

# briscoejc

Signed Card 1865 10 22

BRISTOW, BENJAMIN HELM (1832-96) U.S. Treasury Secretary – 1874-76; Union Colonel during the American Civil War, wounded at the Battle of Shiloh

# bristowbh

Signature

BROCK, WILLIAM EMERSON (1872-1950) U.S. Senator - Tennessee - 1929 to 1931

# brockwe

Signature 1930 01 27

BROCKENBROUGH, JOHN WHITE (1806-77) Confederate Congressman – Virginia – 1861-62

# brockenbroughjohnwhite

Signature

BRODERICK, CASE (1839-1920) U.S. Representative – Kansas – 1891-99; Served in the 2nd Kansas Light Artillery Battery during the American Civil War

# broderickc

Signature

BRODHEAD, RICHARD (1811-63) U.S. Senator – Pennsylvania – 1851-57; U.S. Representative – Pennsylvania – 1843-49

# brodheadr

Signature as US Congressman

BROGDEN, CURTIS H. (1816-1901) Governor of North Carolina – 1874-77; U.S. Congressman – North Carolina – 1877-79

# brogdench

Signature

BRONTE, ANNE (1820-49) English Novelist & Poet

# bronteanne

Autograph Manuscript Signed

BRONTE, CHARLOTTE (1816-55) English Novelist & Poet, best known for “Jane Eyre” & “Villette”

# brontecharlotte

Autograph Manuscript Signed 1838 07 07

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Autograph Letter Signed 1848 11 16 pgs1&4

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Autograph Letter Signed 1848 11 16 pgs2&3

Autograph Letter Signed 1851 07 26

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BRONTE, EMILY JANE (1818-48) English Novelist & Poet, best known for her only novel, “Wuthering Heights”

# bronteemilyjane

Autograph Letter Signed 1843 05 pg1

Autograph Letter Signed 1843 05 pg2

Autograph Letter Signed 1843 05 (3) transcription

Autograph Letter Signed 1843 05 (4)

BROOKE, JOHN RUTTER (1838-1926) Union Brigadier General; U.S. Major General during the Spanish-American War

# brookejohnrutter

Signature & Rank

BROOKE, RUPERT CHAWNER (1877-1915) English Poet

# brookerupertchawner

Signature

BROOKE, WALKER (1813-69) Confederate Congressman – Mississippi - 1861-62; U.S. Senator – Mississippi – 1852-53

# brookewalker

Signature

BROOKS, PHILLIPS (1835-93) American Clergyman; Author of “O Little Town of Bethlehem”

# brooksphillips

Autograph Letter Signed 1886 03 28 (1)

Autograph Letter Signed 1886 03 28 (2)

Autograph Letter Signed 1889 09 18 (1)

Autograph Letter Signed 1889 09 18 (2)

BROOKS, PRESTON S. (1819-57) U.S. Congressman – South Carolina – 1853-57; Severely beat abolitionist Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner in the Senate Chamber on May 22, 1856

# brooksps

Signature as US Senator from South Carolina

BROOKS, WILLIAM S. (1822-92) Prominent Businessman in Joliet, Illinois; President of the Joliet Iron and Steel Rolling Mills; Elected to the Illinois State House of Representatives in 1870, and the Illinois State Senate, 1872

# brooksws

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BROOKS, WILLIAM THOMAS HARBAUGH (1821-70) Union Brigadier General; Veteran of the Second Seminole & Mexican Wars

# brookswilliamthomasharbaugh

Signature & Rank

BROSS, WILLIAM J. (1813-90) Lieutenant Governor of Illinois – 1865-69; Early Republican Party supporter, campaigned for John C. Fremont in 1856 and Abraham Lincoln in 1860; Helped raise the 29th U.S. Colored Infantry during the American Civil War

# brosswilliamj

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BROUGHAM, HENRY (1778-1868) English Politician; Member of Parliament – 1810-12 & 1815-68; Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain – 1830-34

# broughamhenry

Printed facsimile signature (early) on an engraving

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BROWARD, MONTGOMERY LAFAYETTE (1833-98) Confederate Soldier; Prominent resident of Duval County, Florida

# browardmaontgomerylafayette

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Autograph Letter Signed 1895 11 18

BROWN, AARON VENABLE (1795-1859) U.S. Postmaster General – 1857-59; Governor of Tennessee – 1845-47; U.S. Representative – Tennessee – 1839-45

# brownaaronvenable

Document Signed portion

BROWN, ALBERT GALLATIN (1813-80) Confederate Congressman – 1862-65; Governor of Mississippi – 1844-48; U.S. Senator – Mississippi – 1854-61

# brownalbertgallatin

Signature

BROWN, EGBERT BENSON (1816-1902) Union Brigadier General

# brownegbertbenson

Signature

Signature & Rank

BROWN, GEORGE WASHINGTON (1815-95) Notable Inventor & Manufacturer in Galesburg, Illinois; Invented the “Brown Corn Planter” in 1851

# browngeorgewashington

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BROWN, HARVEY (1795-1874) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Veteran of the Seminole & Mexican Wars

# brownharvey

Signature & Rank

BROWN, IRA (1835-1921) Successful Merchant in Chicago, Illinois; Invested in large tracts of land in the suburbs of Chicago and San Diego, California

# brownira

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BROWN, JOHN (1800-59) American Abolitionist; Seized the U.S. Arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia, October 1859, and was hanged in Charlestown on December 2, 1859

# brownjohn

Autograph Document Signed 1833 05 01

Autograph Letter Signed 1849 01 22 unsigned first page

Signature from a letter 1851 03 24 with John Brown Jr ANS

Autograph Letter Signed 1851 09 22

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Autograph Letter Signed 1858 04 29 significant content

Autograph Letter Signed 1859 05 13

Signature from a letter before trial October 1859 with postscript by Jefferson County Sheriff J.W. Campbell

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Autograph Note Signed 1859 12 02 last note before execution

BROWN, JOHN CALVIN (1827-89) Confederate Major General – Tennessee; Governor of Tennessee 1871-75

# brownjohncalvin

Signature & Rank 1862 06 14

Document Signed 1873

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Typed Letter Signed 1889 04 08

BROWN, JOHN, JR. (1821-95) Eldest child of noted Abolitionist John Brown; Civil War Union Captain – 7th Kansas Infantry, Jennison’s Jayhawkers

# brownjohnjr

Autograph Letter Signed 1862 06 05

Autograph Letter Signed 1862 06 05 addressed transmittal envelope

BROWN, JOSEPH EMERSON (1821-94) Governor of Georgia – 1857-65; U.S. Senator – Georgia – 1880-91

# brownjosephemerson

Document Signed 1879 02 03

BROWN, NATHAN WILLIAMS (1819-93) Union Brevet Brigadier General

# brownnathanwilliams

Signature

BROWN, PHILIP PERRY, JR. (1823-81) Union Brevet Brigadier General

# brownphilipperryjr

Signature & Rank

BROWN, SAMUEL LOCKWOOD (1825-1912) Union Brevet Brigadier General

# brownsamuellockwood

Signature & Rank

BROWN, THEODORE FRELINGHUYSEN (1835-1909) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Union Officer – 51st Illinois Infantry

# browntheodorefrelinghuysen

Autograph Letter Signed 1864 04 23

Brown Theodore Frelinghuysen 647110-100.jpg

Signature & Rank

BROWNE, THOMAS M. (1829-81) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Union Colonel – 7th Indiana Cavalry; U.S. Congressman – Indiana – 1877-91

# brownethomasm

Signature as US Congressman

BROWNE, WILLIAM HENRY (1825-1900) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Veteran of the Mexican War

# brownewilliamhenry

Autograph Endorsement Signed

BROWNE, WILLIAM MONTAGUE (1823-83) Confederate Brigadier General; Confederate Secretary of State ad interim, February 17 - March 18, 1862

# brownewilliammontague

Autograph Letter Signed 1862 08 28

Signature from a letter

Signature & Rank

BROWNING, ORVILLE HICKMAN (1806-81) U.S. Interior Secretary – 1866-69; U.S. Senator – Illinois – 1861-63; Lifelong friend of Abraham Lincoln

# browningorvillehickman

Letter Signed 1868 03 24

Signature 1867 02 01

Signed Card 1867 09 09

Signature 1874 08 10

Signed Card 1877 09

BRUCE, BLANCHE KELSO (1841-98) U.S. Senator – Mississippi – 1875-81; First elected African-American Senator to serve a full term; Register of the U.S. Treasury – 1881-85 & 1897-98

# bruceblanchekelso

Document Signed 1890 09 08

Signatures as U.S. Senator from Mississippi.

BRUCE, ELI METCALFE (1828-66) Confederate Congressman – Kentucky – 1862-65

# bruceelimetcalfe

Signature

BRUCE, NIGEL (1895-1953) English Actor

# brucenigel

Inscribed Signed Photograph with Basil Rathbone

BRUSH, DANIEL HARMON (1813-90) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Union Colonel – 18th Illinois Infantry

# brushdanielharmon

Signature and rank

BRUSTER, OBEDIAH FINLEY (1824-99) Confederate Officer during the American Civil War

# brusterof

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Document Signed 1862 03 06 with BJ Hill

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Document Signed reverse 1862 03 06 with PR Cleburne & WJ Hardee

BRYAN, GOODE (1811-85) Confederate Brigadier General

# bryangoode

Signature from a letter

BRYAN, SILAS LILLARD (1822-80) Prominent Attorney & Judge in Salem, Illinois; Illinois State Senator – 1853-59; Father of William Jennings Bryan

# bryansilaslillard

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BUCHANAN, FRANKLIN (1800-74) Confederate Admiral; Served in the U.S. Navy – 1815-61

# buchananfranklin

Signature

Letter Signed 1862 04 22

Signed Card

BUCHANAN, JAMES (1791-1868) Fifteenth U.S. President - 1857-61; U.S. Secretary of State – 1845-49; U.S. Senator – Pennsylvania – 1834-45; U.S. Representative – Pennsylvania – 1821-31

# buchananjames

Franked & Addressed Panel 1824 03 29

Autograph Letter Signed 1826 04 03

Buchanan James DS 1846 05 30 Mexican War Declaration-100.jpg

Document Signed 1846 05 30 Mexican War Declaration with President James Knox Polk

Document Signed 1848 09 01

Buchanan James ALS nd to Rose Greenhow-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed no date to Confederate Spy Rose O'Neill Greenhow

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Franked Envelope no date addressed by Harriet Lane

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Document Signed partial 1860 04 16

BUCHANAN, ROBERT CHRISTIE (1811-78) Union Brevet Major General; Veteran of the Second Seminole & Mexican Wars

# buchananrobertchristie

Signature & Rank

BUCK, ADDISON PRENTISS (1836-1900) Union Officer - 6th Maine Volunteer Infantry

# buckaddisonprentiss

Signed Photograph

Document Signed 1862 12 31 with General Hiram Burnham front

Document Signed 1862 12 31 with General Hiram Burnham reverse

BUCK, CLAYTON DOUGLASS (1890-1965) Governor of Delaware – 1929-37; U.S. Senator – Delaware – 1943-49

# buckclaytondouglass

Typed Letter Signed 1935 05 13

BUCK, HORATIO BARDWELL (1832-?) Union Assistant Surgeon, served in the Army of the Potomac from Chancellorsville and Gettysburg through the Mine Run Campaign; Physician in Springfield, Illinois after the Civil War

# buckhoratiobardwell

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BUCK, PEARL SYDENSTRICKER (1892-1973) American Writer & Novelist

# buckpearlsydenstricker

Typed Letter Signed 1943 10 12

BUCKINGHAM, CATHARINUS PUTNAM (1808-88) Union Brigadier General - Ohio

# buckinghamcatharinusputnam

Signature & Rank

BUCKINGHAM, WILLIAM ALFRED (1804-75) Governor of Connecticut – 1858-66; U.S. Senator – Connecticut – 1869-75

# buckinghamwilliamalfred

Signature 1863 07 23

Signature

Endorsement Signed 1869 03 14 with others

BUCKLAND, RALPH POMEROY (1812-92) Union Brigadier General; U.S. Representative – Ohio – 1865-69

# bucklandralphpomeroy

Buckland Ralph P Signed Envelope 1862 03 21-100.jpg

Signed Envelope vertically at left 1862 03 21

Signature

BUCKNER, SIMON BOLIVAR (1823-1914) Confederate Lieutenant General – Kentucky

# bucknersimonbolivar

Endorsement Signed

Signature & Rank

Signature & Rank

Signature & Rank 1862 11 15

Buckner Simon B DS 1863 12 14 (1) - Copy-100.jpg

Document Signed 1863 09 02

Document Signed 1863 12 31

Signed Card 1886 02 27

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Autograph Letter Signed 1867 10 15 pg1

Buckner Simon B ALS 1867 10 15 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1867 10 15 pg2

Signature

BUEHLER, JOHN (1831-1903) German-Born Brewer, Merchant, Banker, and Insurance Executive in Chicago, Illinois; Elected to the Illinois State Senate – 1874; Director of the Huck’s Brewing Company – 1864-71

# buehlerjohn

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BUELL, DON CARLOS (1818-98) Union Major General - Ohio

# buelldoncarlos

Document Signed portion 1863 03 02

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

Autograph Letter Signed 1894 02 26

Signature and Rank

Signature 1886 12 28

Signed Card 1892 06 19

BUFORD, ABRAHAM, II (1820-84) Confederate Brigadier General - Kentucky

# bufordabrahamII

Signature from a document

BUFORD, JOHN (1826-63) Union Major General – Kentucky

# bufordjohn

Document Signed 1849 12 20

Signature from a handwritten document

Signature & Rank

BUFORD, NAPOLEON BONAPARTE (1807-83) Union Brigadier General

# bufordnapoleonbonaparte

Signature & Rank

BULLOCK, ROBERT (1828-1905) Confederate Brigadier General – Florida; U.S. Representative – Florida – 1889-93

# bullockrobert

Signature from a document

BULLOCK, SETH (1849-1919) Member of the Montana Territorial Senate – 1871-72; Sheriff of Lewis and Clark County, Montana Territory – 1873

# bullocks

Document Signed 1871 12 09

Document Signed 1871 12 30

Document Signed 1888 12 18

Moved to Deadwood, Dakota Territory, where he opened a hardware business with Sol Star in 1876, soon becoming the town sheriff; Portrayed by Timothy Oliphant in the HBO television series, “Deadwood”; Served as Captain of a Volunteer Cavalry Regiment during the Spanish-American War; Appointed U.S. Marshal for South Dakota by President Theodore Roosevelt, a longtime friend – 1909

BURBANK, SIDNEY (1807-82) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Veteran of the Second Seminole War

# burbanksidney

Signature & Rank

BURBRIDGE, STEPHEN GANO (1831-94) Union Brigadier General - Kentucky

# burbridgestephengano

Signature with Rank

BURKE, EDMUND (1729-97) Irish Statesman & Philosopher; Member of the British Parliament – 1766-94

# burkeedmund

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BURKE, EDMUND (1809-82) U.S. Congressman – New Hampshire – 1839-45; U.S. Commissioner of Patents – 1846-50

# burkeedmund

Signature as US Congressman

Signature as US Congressman

BURKE, MARTIN (1800-82) Union Brevet Brigadier General

# burkemartin

Signature with Rank

BURLESON, ALBERT S. (1863-1937) U.S. Postmaster General – 1913-21; U.S. Representative – Texas – 1899-1913

# burlesonalberts

Wilson Woodrow 4783 pg 1 reverse-100.jpg

Signed Album Page circa 1918

BURNETT, HENRY CORNELIUS (1825-66) Confederate Colonel – 8th Kentucky Infantry; Confederate Senator – Kentucky – 1862-65; U.S. Representative – Kentucky - 1855-61

# burnetthenrycornelius

Signature as US Congressman

Signature as US Congressman

Franked Envelope 1859 02 23

BURNHAM, HIRAM (1814-64) Union Brigadier General – Maine; Killed-in-Action at the Battle of Chaffin’s Farm, Virginia – September 29, 1864

# burnhamhiram

Document Signed twice 1862 02 28

Document Signed 1862 12 31

Signature & Rank from a Civil War document

BURNHAM, JOHN (1816-98) Notable Citizen of Batavia, Illinois; Conceived & produced the self-regulating windmill, principle in the United States Wind Engine & Pump Company; Later moved to California, and is buried in Santa Ana, Orange County

# burnhamjohn

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BURNS, JOHN L. (1793-1872) Civilian resident who fought with the Union Army at the Battle of Gettysburg; Veteran of the War of 1812

# burnsjohnl

Signed Photograph 1871 front

Signed Photograph 1871 reverse

BURNS, ROBERT (1759-96) Scottish Poet & Lyricist; Author of “Auld Lang Syne”

# burnsrobert

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BURNS, WILLIAM WALLACE (1825-92) Union Brigadier General

# burnswilliamwallace

Signature & Rank

BURNSIDE, AMBROSE EVERETT (1824-81) Union Major General; Commanded the Union Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Fredericksburg; Governor of Rhode Island – 1866-69; U.S. Senator – Rhode Island – 1875-81

# burnsideambroseeverett

Burnside Ambrose E ANS 1861 06 06-100.jpg

Autograph Document Signed 1861 06 06

Burnside Ambrose E Signature (5)-100.jpg

Signature with Rank

Document Signed 1869

Document Signed 1869 04 17

Document Signed 1870 08 02

Burnside Ambrose Everett 2867110-100.jpg

Signature printed facsimile

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Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BURR, AARON (1756-1836) U.S. Vice President – 1801-05; U.S. Senator – New York – 1791-97; Officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War; Killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel on July 11, 1804

# burra

Autograph Letter Signed 1791 05 21

Autograph Letter Signed 1791 11 09 (1a)

Autograph Letter Signed 1791 11 09 (1b)

Autograph Letter Signed 1797 05 14

Signature

Document Signed 1800 05 09

Autograph Document Signed 1825 04 08

Autograph Letter Signed 1826 12 16

Autograph Letter Signed 1826 12 16 address panel

BURR, THEODOSIA (1783-1813) American Socialite; Daughter of Aaron Burr; Wife of Joseph Alston, Governor of South C arolina

# burrt

Autograph Letter Signed 1800 08 25

BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE (1875-1950) American Writer

# burroughsedgarrice

Typed Letter Signed 1932 02 19

BUSCH, VALENTINE (1824-72) German-Born American Brewer; Principal in Valentin Busch Brewery, 1851-58, and Busch & Michael Brand Brewery, 1858-73, in Chicago, Illinois

# buschvalentine

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BUSHNELL, DAVID (1740-1824/26) American Medical Doctor; Inventor of the Submarine

# bushnelldavid

Autograph Document Signed

BUSSEY, CYRUS (1833-1915) Union Brigadier General; Assistant Secretary of the Interior 1889-93

# busseycyrus

Signature & Rank

BUTLER, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1818-93) Union Major General – Massachusetts; U.S. Congressman – Massachusetts – 1867-75 & 1877-79; U.S. Presidential Candidate – Greenback Party - 1884

# butlerbenjaminfranklin

Document Signed 1854

Letter Signed 1861 04 26

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Autograph Note Signed 1862 09 02

Document Signed 1862 05 21

Autograph Document Signed 1864 06 10

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Signature & Rank 1864 12

Signature & Rank

Endorsement Signed 1869 03 14

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Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BUTLER, CHESTER PIERCE (1798-1850) U.S. Congressman – Pennsylvania – 1847-50

# butlercp

Signed Album Page as US Congressman

BUTLER, JAMES WANDESFORD, MARQUIS OF ORMONDE (1774-1838) Irish Nobleman & Politician; Member of Parliament – 1796-1820; Colonel in the 14th Dragoons, British Army & the Kilkenny Militia

# butlerjameswandesford

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BUTLER, MATTHEW CALBRAITH (1836-1909) Confederate Major General – South Carolina; U.S. Senator – South Carolina – 1877-95; Major General in the U.S. Army – 1898-99

# butlermatthewcalbraith

Butler Matthew C ALS 1889 08 27 (1)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1889 08 27 pg1

Butler Matthew C ALS 1889 08 27 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1889 08 27 pg2

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Signature

BUTLER, SMEDLEY DARLINGTON (1881-1940) U.S. Marine Corps Major General; Served from the Spanish-American War through World War I; Twice awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor; Author of “War is a Racket”

# butlersmedleydarlington

Butler Smedley D Signature 1935 06 20-100.jpg

Inscribed Signature 1935 06 20

BUTTERFIELD, DANIEL ADAMS (1831-1901) Union Major General; Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for gallantry at the Battle of Gaines’ Mill, Virginia - June 27, 1862

# butterfielddanieladams

Butterfield Daniel A DS 1862 07 31 (1)-100.jpg

Document Signed 1862 07 31 with Generals George Webb Morell & Fitz John Porter

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Document Signed 1863 04 28 with Joseph Hooker

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Autograph Letter Signed 1879 11 28 pg1

Butterfield Daniel A ALS 1879 11 28 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1879 11 28 pg2

Autograph Letter Signed 1894

Signature

BUTTRICK, JOHN (1731-91) Major of Concord Militia during the Battle of Concord, April 19, 1775

# buttrickjohn

Autograph Document Signed 1777 02 11

BUXTON, HARVEY PARRIS (1834-?) Served in the 15th Illinois Cavalry & 30th Illinois Infantry during the American Civil War; Prominent attorney in Carlyle & Belleville, Illinois

# buxtonharveyparris

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BUXTON, THOMAS FOWELL (1786-1845) English Abolitionist & Social Reformer; Member of Parliament – 1819-37

# buxtonthomasfowell

Inscribed Signature 1842 09 23

BYFORD, WILLIAM HEATH (1817-90) Prominent Physician in Chicago, Illinois; Professor at Rush Medical College & Chicago Medical College; Founded Woman’s Medical College of Chicago in 1879

# byfordwilliamheath

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

BYRD, RICHARD E. (1888-1957) American Aviator & Polar Explorer; Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient; U.S. Navy Rear Admiral

# byrdricharde

Typed Letter Signed 1933 04 01

Signature

BYRON, LORD GEORGE GORDON (1778-1824) English Romantic Poet – Most remembered for “Don Juan” & “Childe Harold's Pilgrimage”

# byronlordgeorgegordon

Autograph Letter Signed partial 1809 04 10

Byron Lord George Gordon ALS 1809 06 20-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1809 06 20

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Autograph Letter Signed final page 1812 02 12

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Autograph Letter Signed with initials 1813 06 19

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

CABELL, GEORGE CRAIGHEAD (1836-1906) Confederate Lieutenant Colonel – 18th Virginia Infantry; U.S. Congressman – Virginia - 1875-87

# cabellgeorgecraighead

Signature as US Congressman

CABELL, WILLIAM LEWIS (1827-1911) Confederate Brigadier General; Mayor of Dallas, Texas – 1874-79 & 1883-85

# cabellwilliamlewis

Signature from a typed letter

CABLE, HERMON W. - Founder of the Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company

# cablehermonw

Document Signed 1903 06 30

CADWALADER, GEORGE (1806-79) Union Major General; Veteran of the Mexican War

# cadwaladergeorge

Signature & Rank

CALDWELL, JOHN CURTIS (1833-1912) Union Brigadier General

# caldwelljohncurtis

Signature & Rank

CALDWELL, JOHN HENRY (1826-1902) Confederate Lieutenant Colonel – 10th Alabama Infantry; U.S. Representative - Alabama – 1873-77

# caldwelljohnhenry

Signature

CALHOUN, JAMES MONTGOMERY (1811-75) Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia – 1862-65; Recipient of the famous “War is Cruelty” letter from Union General William Tecumseh Sherman upon the surrender of the city, September 1864

# calhounjamesmontgomery

Document Signed 1864 07 01

Document Signed 1864 07 01

CALHOUN, JOHN C. (1782-1850) U.S. Vice President - 1825-32; U.S. Secretary of War - 1817-25; U.S. Secretary of State - 1844-45; U.S. Representative – South Carolina – 1811-17; U.S. Senator – South Carolina – 1845-50

# calhounjohnc

Franked Envelope as US Secretary of War

Autograph Letter Signed 1841 12 21

Document Signed portion 1844 07 13 with President John Tyler

Autograph Letter Signed no date pg1

Autograph Letter Signed no date pg2

CALL, RICHARD K. (1792-1862) Florida Territorial Governor – 1835-40 & 1841-44; Aide to General Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans; Brigadier General of West Florida Militia; U.S. Representative – 1823-25

# callrichardk

Document Signed 1824 02

Autograph Document Signed 1861 10 04

Autograph Document Signed 1862 04 22

Autograph Document Signed 1862 05 23

CALL, WILKINSON (1834-1910) U.S. Senator – Florida – 1879-97; Nephew of Richard Call, Florida Territorial Governor – 1836-39 & 1841-44; Served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War

# callwilkinson

Signature as US Congressman from Florida

CALLAHAN, SAMUEL BENTON (1833-1911) Confederate Soldier in the First Creek Mounted Volunteers; Confederate Congressman – Creek & Seminole Nations – 1864-65

# callahansamuelbenton

Signature

CALLENDER, FRANKLIN DYER (1817-82) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Commander of the St. Louis Arsenal; Chief of Ordnance – Department of the Missouri

# callenderfranklndyer

Signature & Rank

Document Signed portion 1881 03

CAMERON, ANGUS (1826-97) U.S. Senator – Wisconsin – 1875-85

# cameronangus

Howe Timothy O WI Senator Signature - Copy-100.jpg

Signature as US Senator

CAMERON, DANIEL, JR. (1828-79) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Commander of Camp Douglas Military Prison, Chicago, Illinois

# camerondanieljr

Signature & Rank

CAMERON, JAMES DONALD (1833-1918) U.S. Secretary of War - 1876-77; U.S. Senator - Pennsylvania - 1877-97

# cameronjamesdonald

Signed Card

CAMERON, ROBERT ALEXANDER (1828-94) Union Brigadier General

# cameronrobertalexander

Chrysler Morgan H ALS 1864 04 03 (2)-100.jpg

Endorsement Signed 1864 04 03

Signature & Rank

CAMERON, SIMON (1799-1889) U.S. Secretary of War – 1861-62, during the American Civil War; U.S. Senator – Pennsylvania – 1845-49, 1857-61 & 1867-77

# cameronsimon

Autograph Letter Signed 1835 08 11

Franked Postal Cover portion as US Senator

Autograph Letter Signed ny 07 22

Letter Signed 1874 02 16

Signature as US Senator

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CAMPAN, HENRIETTE GENET (1752-1822) French Educator & Writer; Lady’s Maid in the service of Marie Antoinette before and during the French Revolution; Appointed headmistress of the first "Maison d'éducation de la Légion d'honneur" by Napoleon in 1807

# campanhg

Autograph Letter Signed

CAMPBELL, ALEXANDER WILLIAM (1828-93) Confederate Brigadier General – Tennessee; Elected Mayor of Jackson, Tennessee - 1856

# campbellalexanderwilliam

Signature

CAMPBELL, ARCHIBALD (1739-91) Major General in the British Army; Governor of Georgia – 1778-79; Governor of Jamaica – 1781-84; Governor of Madras – 1786-89; Member of Parliament – 1774-80 & 1789-91

# campbellarchibald

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

CAMPBELL, CHARLES THOMAS (1823-95) Union Brigadier General

# campbellcharlesthomas

Signature & Rank

CAMPBELL, JACOB MILLER (1821-88) Union Brevet Brigadier General; U.S. Representative – Pennsylvania – 1877-79 & 1881-87

# campbelljacobmiller

Signature

CAMPBELL, JAMES (1812-93) U.S. Postmaster General – 1853-57; Attorney General of Pennsylvania – 1852-53; Prominent Antebellum Catholic Politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

# campbelljames

Signed Card 1875 03 26

CAMPBELL, JAMES (1812-93) U.S. Postmaster General – 1853-57; Attorney General of the State of Pennsylvania – 1852-53

# campbellj

Autograph Letter Signed 1856 09 16

CAMPBELL, JOHN (circa 1795-1845) U.S. Congressman – South Carolina – 1829-31 & 1837-45

# campbelljohn

Signature as US Congressman

Signed Album Page circa 1840 as US Representative with others

CAMPBELL, JOHN ARCHIBALD (1811-89) Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court – 1853-61; Confederate Assistant Secretary of War – 1862-65

# campbellja

Autograph Letter Signed 1861 04 25 resignation from the US Supreme Court

Document Signed 1863 01 17 with WNR Beall

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Autograph Note Signed 1863 06 23

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Signature as CSA Asst Secretary of War

Autograph Letter Signed 1865 04 18

Letter Signed 1865 08 21 as POW at Fort Pulaski

CAMPBELL, JOSIAH ABIGAIL PATTERSON (1830-1917) Confederate Lieutenant Colonel – 40th Mississippi Infantry; Confederate Congressman – Mississippi – 1861-62

# campbelljosiahabigailpatterson

Signature

CAMPBELL, THOMAS (1777-1844) Scottish Poet & Author

# campbellthomas

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

CAMPBELL, WILLIAM BOWEN (1807-67) Union Brigadier General; Governor of Tennessee – 1851-53; U.S. Representative – Tennessee – 1837-43 & 1866-67

# campbellwilliambowen

Letter Signed 1841 03 03 with others pg1

Letter Signed 1841 03 03 with others pg2

Signature from a letter

CAMPELL, J.W. (?-?) Sheriff of Jefferson County, Virginia during the trial, imprisonment, and execution of John Brown in 1859

# campbelljw

Autograph Note Signed postscript from a John Brown letter 1859 10

CAMPISTRON, JEAN GALBERT de (1656-1723) French Dramatist

# campistronjeangalbertde

Autograph Letter Signed

CAMUS, ALBERT (1913-60) French philosopher, Author, and Journalist

# camusalbert

Inscribed Signed Book

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Autograph Letter Signed circa 1956

CANBY, EDWARD RICHARD SPRIGG (1817-73) Union Major General; Killed by Modoc Indians in 1873; Veteran of the Second Seminole & Mexican Wars

# canbyedwardrichardsprigg

Autograph Document Signed 1849 04 20

Autograph Document Signed 1849 11 18

Autograph Letter Signed 1865

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Document Signed 1864 03 22

Signature & Rank

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Signature & Rank

Document Signed portion 1867 11

Document Signed portion 1868 03

CANDY, CHARLES (1832-1910) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Union Colonel – 66th Ohio Infantry

# candycharles

Signature with Rank

CANFIELD, EUGENE (1837-?) Prominent Attorney in Aurora, Illinois; Elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1872

# canfieldeugene

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

CANGE, CHARLES du FRESNE (1610-88) French Philologist & Historian

# cnagecharlesdufresne

Cange Charles du Fresne sieur du ALS 1655-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1655 08 27

CANNING, GEORGE (1770-1827) British Prime Minister & Chancellor of the Exchequer – 1827; British Foreign Secretary – 1807-09 & 1822-27; Leader of the House of Commons – 1822-27

# canninggeorge

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

CAPERS, ELLISON (1837-1908) Confederate Brigadier General – South Carolina

# capersellison

Signed Card

CAPERS, FRANCIS WITHERS (1819-92) Confederate General of Georgia State Troops

# capersfranciswithers

Signature from a letter

CAPERTON, ALLEN TAYLOR (1810-76) Confederate Senator – Virginia – 1863-65; U.S. Senator – West Virginia – 1875-76

# capertonallentaylor

Signature

CAPONE, ALPHONSE G. (1899-1945) Prohibition-era American Gangster & Businessman

# caponealphonseg

Signed US Currency

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Signed Photograph

Signed Photograph reverse inscribed to his mother

CAPOTE, TRUMAN (1924-84) American Writer

# capotetruman

Autograph Letter Signed first page unsigned 1963 04 22

Autograph Letter Signed 1963 04 22 signature

CAREY, WILLIAM, LORD BISHOP OF EXETER (1769-1846) English Churchman; Bishop of Exeter, 1820—30 & St. Asaph – 1830-46

# careywilliam

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

CARLETON, JAMES HENRY (1814-73) Union Brigadier General; Veteran of the Mexican & western Indian Wars

# carletonjameshenry

Signature with Rank

CARLILE, JOHN SNYDER (1817-78) U.S. Senator – Virginia – 1861-65; U.S. Representative – Virginia – 1855-57 & 1861

# carlilejohnsnyder

Document Signed circa 1861-63 with others

CARLIN, WILLIAM H. Illinois State Congressman, circa 1850s; Postmaster of Quincy, Illinois - 1858-61

# carlinwilliamh

Autograph Letter Signed portion

CARLIN, WILLIAM PASSMORE (1829-1903) Union Brigadier General – Illinois; Namesake of Carlin, Nevada

# carlinwilliampassmore

Signature & Rank

CARNEGIE, ANDREW (1835-1919) Scottish-Born American Industrialist & Philanthropist

# carnegieandrew

Autograph Letter Signed pg1

Autograph Letter Signed pg2

Autograph Letter Signed pg3

Autograph Letter Signed pg4

Autograph Quotation Signed 1874 11 09

Autograph Quotation Signed 1903 04 07

Typed Letter Signed 1894 05 26

CARNEGIE, WILLIAM, EARL OF NORTHESK (1756-1831) British Naval Officer during the American Revolutionary, French Revolutionary, and Napoleonic Wars; Rear Admiral of the United Kingdom – 1821-31

# carnegiewilliam

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

CARNES, WILLIAM WATTS (1841-1932) Served in the Confederate Army & Navy during the American Civil War; Sheriff of Shelby County, Tennessee – 1896-97

# carneswilliamwatts

Autograph Letter Signed 1897 12 24

CARPENTER, JOHN NEWSOM (1825-93) Confederate Colonel – 2nd Alabama Cavalry

# carpenterjohnnewsom

Document Signed 1864 11 08 with Samuel W Ferguson

CARPENTER, PHILO (1805-86) American Abolitionist; First pharmacist in Chicago, Illinois, circa 1832; A founder and leader of the Chicago chapter of the American Anti-Slavery Society

# carpenterphilo

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

CARR, EUGENE ASA NIEL (1830-1910) Union Brigadier General; Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for action at the Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas – March 7, 1862

# carreugeneasaniel

Letter Signed 1863 06 12

Letter Signed 1863 06 12 reverse with Ulysses S Grant & Iowa Governor Samuel J Kirkwood

Signature

CARR, JOSEPH BRADFORD (1828-95) Union Brigadier General - New York

# carrjosephbradford

Signature & Rank

Signed Card with Rank

CARR, ROBERT JAMES, LORD BISHOP OF CHICHESTER (1774-1841) English Churchman; Bishop of Chichester – 1824-31; Bishop of Worcester - 1831-41

# carrrobertjames

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

CARRINGTON, HENRY BEEBEE (1824-1912) Union Brigadier General

# carringtonhenrybeebee

Signature & Rank 1911 03 02

CARROLL, CHARLES OF CARROLLTON (1737-1832) Signer of the Declaration of Independence – Maryland – the Only Catholic & Last-Surviving Signer; Delegate to the Continental Congress – Maryland – 1776-78; U.S. Senator - Maryland – 1789-92

# carrollcharlesofcarrollton

Autograph Letter Signed 1804 01 09

Carroll Charles of Carrollton ANS 1814 09 30-100.jpg

Autograph Document Signed 1814 09 30

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Autograph Letter Signed 1826 07 16

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Autograph Letter Signed 1826 07 19 pg1

Carroll Charles of Carrollton ALS 1826 07 19 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1826 07 19 pg2

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

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Signature from a document

CARROLL, DAVID WILLIAMSON (1816-1905) Confederate Colonel – 18th Arkansas Infantry; Confederate Congressman – Arkansas - 1865

# carrolldavidwilliamson

Signature

CARROLL, SAMUEL SPRIGG (1832-93) Union Brigadier General

# carrollsamuelsprigg

Endorsement Signed

CARROLL, WILLIAM HENRY (1810-68) Confederate Brigadier General - Tennessee

# carrollwilliamhenry

Document Signed

CARSON, CHRISTOPHER HOUSTON “KIT” (1809-68) American Frontiersman & U.S. Army Officer; Union Brevet Brigadier General during the American Civil War

# carsonchristopherhouston

Carson Christopher Kit Signature from a DS 1862-100.jpg

Signature from a document 1862

Carson Christopher signature from a DS-100.jpg

Signature from a document

Signature

Signed Photograph

CARSON, JAMES MARSH (1831-88) Confederate Officer - South Carolina

# carsonjamesmarsh

Autograph Letter Signed 1878 08 24

CARTEAUX, JEAN BAPTISTE FRANCOIS (1751-1813) French Painter & General in the French Revolutionary Army; Commander-in-Chief of Napoleon Bonaparte’s Army during the Siege of Toulon - 1793

# carteauxjeanbaptistefrancois

Autograph Manuscript Signed

CARTER, JAMES EARL, JR. “JIMMY” (1924- ) Thirty-Ninth U.S. President – 1977-81; Governor of Georgia – 1971-75

# carterjamesearl

Autograph Letter Signed 1968 05 07

Autograph Letter Signed 1973 11 26

Typed Letter Signed 1977 09 01

Autograph Note Signed 1977 11 29

Carter James E TLS 1979 06 16 (1)-100.jpg

Typed Letter Signed 1979 06 16

Autograph Note Signed no date

CARTER, JOHN CARPENTER (1837-64) Confederate Brigadier General – Tennessee; Mortally wounded at the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee - November 30, 1864

# carterjohncarpenter

Signature from a letter

CARTER, SAMUEL PERRY “POWHATAN” (1819-91) Union Brigadier General; U.S. Navy Rear Admiral

# cartersamuelperry

Signature & Rank

CARVER, GEORGE WASHINGTON (ca1864-1943) African-American Agricultural Scientist & Inventor

# carvergeorgewashington

Autograph Letter Signed 1917 02 15

Carver George Washington ALS 1923 01 11-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1923 01 11

Carver George Washington ALS 1926 12 06-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1926 12 06

Carver George Washington ALS 1927 03 27 (1) x-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1927 03 27 pg1

Carver George Washington ALS 1927 03 27 (2) x-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1927 03 27 pg2

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Autograph Letter Signed 1933 10 25 pg1

Carver George Washington ALS 1933 10 25 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1933 10 25 pg2

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Autograph Letter Signed 1933 12 28

Carver George Washington ALS 1934 01 08-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1934 01 08

Carver George Washington ALS 1940 01 25-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1940 01 25

CARY, ALICE (1820-71) American Poet, the older sister of fellow poet Phoebe Cary

# caryalice

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

CARY, HETTY CARR MARTIN (1836-92) Wife of Confederate General John Pegram, Killed-in-Action at the Battle of Hatcher’s Run – February 6, 1865; Later married pioneer physiologist Henry Newell Martin

# caryhettycarrmartin

Cary Martin Hettie 867840 - Copy-100.png

Signature

CARY, JEREMIAH EATON (1803-88) U.S. Congressman – New York – 1843-45

# caryjeremiaheaton

Signature as US Congressman

CARY, SHEPARD (1805-66) U.S. Congressman – Maine – 1844-45

# caryshepard

Signature as US Congressman

CASE, CHARLES HOSMER (1829-?) Prominent Teacher, Merchant, and Insurance Executive in Warsaw & Chicago, Illinois

# casecharleshosmer

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

CASEY, SILAS (1807-82) Union Major General – Rhode Island

# caseysilas

Meade Warren etc 6568 endorsements 2-100.jpg

Document Signed 1864 04 13 with Thomas Vincent

Signature & Rank

CASHIER, ALBERT D.J., born JENNIE IRENE HODGERS (1843-1915) Irish-born Union Soldier, a woman serving in the identity of a man – 95th Illinois Infantry

# cashieralbertdj

Signed Photograph

CASTRO, FIDEL (1926-2016) Cuban Revolutionary & Politician; Prime Minister of Cuba - 1959-76; President of Cuba – 1976-2008

# castrofidel

Autograph Letter Signed 1958 09 10

Typed Document Signed 1960 07 06

Typed Document Signed 1960 07 29

Inscribed Signed Photograph 1962

Castro Fidel DS 1962 10 20 with Che Guevara x-100.jpg

Document Signed 1962 10 20 with Ernesto Che Guevara

Castro Fidel Signed Russian FDC 1976 x-100.jpg

Signed First Day Cover 1976

Signed Program 1981 (1)

Signed Program 1981 (2)

Autograph Note Signed 1982 09 25

Inscribed Signed Book 1988

Document Signed circa 2000

CASTRO, RAUL (b. 1931) Cuban Military & Political Leader; First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba - 2011-21; Brother of Fidel Castro

# castroraul

Signed Photograph 1980 09 18

CATHERINE OF ARAGON (1485-1536) Queen Consort of England – 1509-1533; First Wife of King Henry VIII

# catherineofaragon

Autograph Letter Signed final page no date

Autograph Note unsigned no date

CATON, JOHN DEAN (1812-95) Associate & Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court – 1843-64; Prominent Attorney in Chicago, Illinois

# catonjohndean

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

CATTELL, ALEXANDER GILMORE (1816-94) U.S. Senator – New Jersey – 1866-71

# cattellalexandergilmore

Autograph Letter Signed 1869 03 14 pg1

Autograph Letter Signed 1869 03 14 pg2

Autograph Letter Signed 1869 03 14 pg3

CAZNEAU, THOMAS NUGENT (1812-73) Confederate Guerrilla Fighter & Spy

# cazneauthomasnugent

Signature from a letter

CELESTINE IV (?-1241) Italian-born Pope - 1241

# celestineI

Document Signed partial 1229 12 21

Document Signed 1229 12 21 description pg1

Document Signed 1229 12 21 description pg2

CEZANNE, PAUL (1839-1906) French Artist and Post-Impressionist Painter

# cezannepaul

Autograph Letter unsigned 1874 06 24

Cezanne Paul ALS 1876 04 first page-100.jpg

Autograph Letter unsigned 1876 04

Autograph Letter Signed 1898 05 17

Autograph Note Signed no date

Cezanne Paul Signature from ALS 1864 11 21 to Emile Zola-100.jpg

Signature from a letter to Emile Zola 1864 11 22

Cezanne Paul Signature from ALS nd-100.jpg

Signature from a letter

Cezanne Paul Signature from ALS 1902 01 23-100.jpg

Signature from a letter 1902 01 23

Autograph Letter Signed 1901 01 14

CHALMERS, JAMES RONALD (1831-98) Confederate Brigadier General; U.S. Representative – Mississippi – 1877-81 & 1884-85

# chalmersjamesronald

Document Signed 1863 11 25 with Stephen Dill Lee

Forrest Nathan Bedford 0870 Chalmers James R (1)-100.jpg

Document Signed 1864 05 18 with Nathan Bedford Forrest & Robert McCulloch

Autograph Endorsement Signed on a Civil War Confederate document

Signature as US Congressman

CHAMBERLAIN, FRANK O. (1829-1902) Member of the New York State Assembly from Ontario County, 1891-92; Buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, New York

# chamberlainfranko

Signed Photograph front

Chamberlain Frank O 7788 reverse-100.jpg

Signed Photograph reverse

CHAMBERLAIN, JOSHUA LAWRENCE (1828-1914) Union Brigadier General; Colonel of the 20th Maine Infantry; Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for heroism at the Battle of Gettysburg; Governor of Maine – 1867-71; President of Bowdoin College – 1871-83

# chamberlainjoshualawrence

Autograph Letter Signed 1864 12 20 to wife Fanny pg1

Chamberlain Joshua Lawrence ALS 1864 12 20 (2)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1864 12 20 to wife Fanny pg2

Chamberlain Joshua Lawrence ALS 1864 12 20 (3)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1864 12 20 to wife Fanny pg3

Chamberlain Joshua Lawrence ALS 1864 12 20 (4)-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1864 12 20 to wife Fanny pg4

Chamberlain Joshua Lawrence 7036-100.jpg

Signature and Rank

Signed Card 1865 06 01

Document Signed partial 1868 08 24

Chamberlain Joshua Lawrence DS 1868 12 04 (1)-100.jpg

Document Signed 1868 12 04

Chamberlain Joshua Lawrence ALS 1875 06 22-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1875 06 22

Chamberlain Joshua Lawrence DS 1876 07 03-100.jpg

Document Signed 1876 07 03

Chamberlain Joshua Lawrence ALS 1890 09 08-100.jpg

Autograph Letter Signed 1890 09 08

Chamberlain Joshua Lawrence DS 1892 01 27 (1)-100.jpg

Document Signed 1892 01 27

Document Signed 1898 07 05

CHAMBERLAIN, THOMAS D. (1841-96) Union Lieutenant Colonel - 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry; Brother of Union General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

# chamberlainthomasd

Document Signed 1865 05 30

Chamberlain Thomas D DS 1865 06 03-100.jpg

Document Signed 1865 06 03

CHAMBERS, HENRY COUSINS (1823-71) Confederate Congressman – Mississippi – 1862-65

# chambershenrycousins

Signature

CHAMBERS, THOMAS JEFFERSON (1802-65) Major General of Texas Troops during the War for Independence with Mexico; Namesake of Chambers County, Texas

# chambersthomasjefferson

Document Signed 1836 07 05

CHAMBLISS, JOHN RANDOLPH, JR. (1833-64) Confederate Brigadier General – Virginia; Killed-in-Action at the Second Battle of Deep Bottom, Virginia – August 14, 1864

# chamblissjohnrandolphjr

Signature & Rank

CHAMPION, THOMAS EMMET (1825-73) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Union Colonel – 96th Illinois Infantry

# championthomasemmet

Signature & Rank

CHAMPLIN, STEPHEN GARDNER (1827-64) Union Brigadier General; Died of wounds from the battles of Seven Pines & Second Bull Run

# chajplinstephengardner

Signature & Rank

CHANDLER, ZACHARIAH (1813-79) U.S. Secretary of the Interior - 1875-77; U.S. Senator – Michigan - 1857-75 & 1879; Mayor of Detroit, Michigan – 1851-52

# chandlerzachariah

Endorsement Signed 1869 03 14

Franking Signature

Signature as US Senator

CHAPIN, EDWARD PAYSON (1831-63) Union Brigadier General; Killed-in-Action at the Battle of Port Hudson, Louisiana – May 27, 1863

# chapinedwardpayson

Signature & Rank

CHAPLIN, SIR CHARLES SPENCER “CHARLIE” (1889-1977) English Comic Actor, Filmmaker, and Composer

# chaplincharlie

Typed Letter Signed 1916 05 12

Signed Photograph 1943

Signed Photograph

CHAPMAN, AUGUSTUS A. (1803-76) Confederate Brigadier General of Virginia Militia; U.S. Congressman – Virginia – 1843-47

# chapmanaugustusa

Signature as US Congressman

CHAPMAN, GEORGE HENRY (1832-82) Union Brigadier General

# chapmangeorgehenry

Signature & Rank

CHAPMAN, REUBEN (1799-1882) Confederate Representative to France – 1862-65; U.S. Congressman – Alabama – 1835-47; Governor of Alabama – 1847-49

# chapmanreuben

Signature as US Congressman

CHARDIN, JEAN (1643-1713) French Jeweller & Traveller; Author of “The Travels of Sir John Chardin”

# chardinjean

Letter Signed 1681 04 02

CHARLEMAGNE (748-814) King of the Franks & Lombards; First Holy Roman Emperor – 800-814

# charlemagne

Signature Examples

CHARLES, DUKE OF ORLEANS (1394-1465) French Nobleman & Medieval Poet

# charlesoforleans

Signature from a document 1458 07 15

CHARLOTTE AUGUSTA (1796-1817) Princess of Wales; Only child of King George IV of England; First wife of Leopold I of Belgium

# charlotteaugusta

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

CHASE, HENRY INGRAHAM (1820-96) Prominent Merchant & Grain Trader in Peoria, Illinois; Appointed Deputy Collector of the Fifth District of Illinois by President Abraham Lincoln

# chasehenryingraham

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

CHASE, SALMON PORTLAND (1808-73) U.S. Treasury Secretary - 1861-64; Chief Justice of the United States, Supreme Court - 1864-73; Governor of Ohio – 1856-60; U.S. Senator – Ohio – 1849-55 & 1861

# chasesalmonportland

Autograph Letter Signed 1850 05 06

Autograph Letter Signed 1852 10 18

Inscribed Signature 1857 04 24

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Document Signed 1861 04 12 with President Abraham Lincoln

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Document Signed 1861 07 29 with President Abraham Lincoln (1)

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Document Signed 1861 07 29 with President Abraham Lincoln (2)

Document Signed 1861 06 01

Letter Signed 1864 05 28

Autograph Letter Signed 1864 12 17

Autograph Letter Signed no date

Autograph Letter Signed 1869 10 14

Autograph Note Signed

Signature

CHASE, SAMUEL (1741-1811) Member of the Continental Congress – Maryland – 1776-78; Signer of the Declaration of Independence; U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice – 1796-1811; Acquitted after being impeached by Congress, 1804-05

# chasesamuel

Autograph Letter Signed 1776 06 13 final page

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Autograph Letter Signed 1777 07 03 final page

Autograph Letter Signed 1778 04 18

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

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Autograph Letter Signed 1778 10 16 (1)

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Autograph Letter Signed 1778 10 16 (2)

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Autograph Letter Signed 1778 10 16 (3)

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Autograph Letter Signed 1778 10 16 (4)

Document Signed 1793 07 10 with President George Washington & Thomas Jefferson

Autograph Letter Signed 1796 04 21

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Autograph Letter Signed 1800 01 04 pg2

Signature Variants

CHASTAIN, ELIJAH WEBB (1813-74) Confederate Lieutenant Colonel – 1st Georgia Infantry; U.S. Representative – Georgia – 1851-55

# chastainelijahwebb

Letter Signed 1854 03 06

CHEATHAM, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1820-86) Confederate Major General –Tennessee

# cheathambenjaminfranklin

Document Signed 1862 12 15 with Braxton Bragg, Leonidas Polk, Alexander P Stewart

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Signature from a letter

CHEKHOV, ANTON PAVLOVICH (1860-1904) Russian Writer & Playwright

# chekhovantonpavlovich

Signed Photograph 1899 05 05

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Autograph Letter Signed 1901 03 02

CHENEY, CHARLES EDWARD (1836-1916) American Bishop in the Reformed Episcopal Church

# cheneycharlesedward

Autograph Quotation Signed 1879 01 27

CHENOWETH, WILLIAM J. (1823-1915) Union Surgeon – 35th Illinois Infantry – 1861-62; Member of GAR Post #141 - Decatur, Illinois

# chenowethwilliamj

Printed facsimile signature on an engraving

CHESNUT, JAMES, JR. (1815-85) Confederate Brigadier General – South Carolina; U.S. Senator – South Carolina – 1858-60

# chesnutjamesjr

Signature as US Senator from South Carolina

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Signed Card

Signature as US Senator with others

Franked Envelope 1860

CHESNUT, MARY BOYKIN (1823-86) Southern Civil War Writer & Diarist; Wife of Confederate General & U.S. Senator James Chesnut, Jr.

# chesnutmaryboykin

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CHETLAIN, AUGUSTUS LOUIS (1824-1914) Union Brigadier General

# chetlainaugustuslouis

Signature & Rank

CHEW, ROGER PRESTON (1843-1921) Confederate Lieutenant Colonel – Virginia; Commander of Horse Artillery in the Army of Northern Virginia

# chewrogerpreston

Signature from a document

CHILDS, FREDERICK LYNN (1831-94) Confederate Lieutenant Colonel

# childsfredericklynn

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Autograph Letter Signed 1862 09 28

CHILTON, ROBERT HALL (1815-79) Confederate Brigadier General - Virginia

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Signature 1862 08 01

CHILTON, WILLIAM PARISH (1810-71) Confederate Congressman – Alabama – 1861-62

# chiltonwilliamparish

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CHINIQUY, CHARLES (1809-99) Canadian-Born Catholic Priest; Settled in Kankakee, Illinois; Was defended in an 1855 libel lawsuit by Abraham Lincoln

# chiniquycharles

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Denounced the Catholic Church in mid-life, warning that importing thousands of immigrants from Ireland, Germany, and France, the American Civil War, and the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln were Vatican plots to take over the United States.

CHIPMAN, HENRY LAURENS (1823-1910) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Union Colonel – 102nd U.S. Colored Infantry

# chipmanhenrylaurens

Signature & Rank

CHITTENDEN, SIMEON B. (1814-89) U.S. Congressman – New York – 1874-81

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Signature as US Congressman

CHRISMAN, JAMES STONE (1818-81) Confederate Congressman – Kentucky – 1862-65; U.S. Representative – Kentucky – 1853-55

# chrismanjamesstone

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CHRISTENSEN, CHRISTIAN THOMSEN (1832-1905) Union Brevet Brigadier General

# christensenchristianthomsen

Signature from a document

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Inscribed Signed Photograph

CHRYSLER, MORGAN HENRY (1822-90) Union Brigadier General

# chrylsermorganhenry

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Autograph Letter Signed 1864 04 03

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Autograph Letter Signed 1865 05 03

CHRYSLER, WALTER PERCY (1875-1940) American Automotive Pioneer; Founder of the Chrysler Corporation

# chryslerwalterpercy

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Signed Photograph 1929 04 30 with others (1)

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Signed Photograph 1929 04 30 with others (2)

CHURCHILL, CLEMENTINE S. (1885-1977) Wife of Winston Churchill

# churchillclementines

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Inscribed Signed Photograph

Signed Photograph

CHURCHILL, THOMAS JAMES (1824-1905) Confederate Major General – Arkansas; Governor of Arkansas – 1881-83

# churchillthomasjames

Endorsement Signed

CHURCHILL, WINSTON S. (1874-1965) Prime Minister of England – 1940-45 & 1951-55

# churchillwinstons

Typed Letter Signed 1900 07 03

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Autograph Letter Signed 1903 10 13

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Autograph Letter Signed 1907 01 31

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Signed Card

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Typed Letter Signed 1939 03 06

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Autograph Letter Signed 1945 02 15

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Typed Letter Signed 1945 12 19

Autograph Note Signed 1945

Signed Photograph

Signed Photograph 1950

Signed Photograph

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Typed Letter Signed 1954 08 12

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Typed Letter Signed 1963 07 17

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Typed Note Signed 1964 11 30

CHURCHWELL, WILLIAM MONTGOMERY (1826-62) Confederate Colonel – 34th Tennessee Infantry; U.S. Representative – Tennessee – 1851-55

# churchwellwilliammontgomery

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CIENFUEGOS, CAMILO (1932-59) Prominent Figure in the Cuban Revolutionary Army

# cienguegoscamilo

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Typed Document Signed 1959 01 09 with Ernesto Che Guevara

CINQUE, JOSEPH (circa 1814-79) Kidnapped West African, led the revolt aboard the "Amistad" in 1839

# cinquej

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CIST, HENRY MARTYN (1839-1902) Union Brevet Brigadier General

# cisthenrymartyn

Signature & Rank

CLAIBORNE, JOHN M. (1839-1909) Confederate Officer – 8th Texas Cavalry, known as Terry’s Texas Rangers; Served under Nathan Bedford Forrest, Joseph Wheeler, and John Wharton, and was wounded three times during the Civil War

# claibornejohnm

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ABBOT, HOWARD S. (1843-?) Union Lieutenant – 78th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

ABBOTT & COSTELLO American Comedy Duo

ABBOTT, AMOS (1786-1868) U.S. Congressman – Massachusetts – 1843-49; A Founder of the Boston & Portland Railway

ABBOTT, CHARLES, BARON TENTERDEN (1762-1832) Lord Chief Justice of the King’s Bench – 1818-32

ABBOTT, JOSEPH C. (1825-81) Brevetted Union Brigadier General for the Capture of Fort Fisher; Union Colonel – 7th New Hampshire Infantry

ABBOTT, LYMAN J. (1835-1922) American Congregationalist Theologian, Editor, and Author

ABBOTT, RHODA MARY (1873-1946) Only surviving female passenger who went down with the RMS Titanic

ABEL, ORAMEL H. (1834-1904) Union Lieutenant - 114th Illinois Infantry; City Clerk of Springfield, Illinois

ABERCROMBIE, JOHN JOSEPH (1798-1877) Union Brigadier General

ABERCROMBIE, LASCELLES (1881-1938) English Poet & Critic

ABERCROMBY, RALPH (1734-1801) Lieutenant General in the British Army, served in the Seven Years’ War and the French Revolutionary Wars; Mortally wounded at the Battle of Alexandria, died March 28, 1801; Governor of Trinidad – 1797

ABERNETHY, JOHN (1764-1831) English Surgeon

ACOSTA, JOSEPH (José) de (1539 or 1540-1600) Spanish Jesuit Missionary & Naturalist in Latin America

ADAMS, ABIGAIL (1744-1818) U.S. First Lady – 1797-1801; Wife of U.S. President John Adams

ADAMS, CHARLES FRANCIS, III (1866-1954) U.S. Navy Secretary – 1929-33; Grandson of John Quincy Adams; Great-Grandson of John Adams

ADAMS, CHARLES FRANCIS, JR. (1835-1915) American Author & Historian; Union Brevet Brigadier General & Colonel – 5th Massachusetts Colored Volunteer Cavalry during the American Civil War

ADAMS, CHARLES FRANCIS, SR. (1807-86) American Author & Diplomat; U.S. Representative – Massachusetts – 1859-61; Appointed U.S. Minister to England by President Lincoln – 1861-68; Son of President John Quincy Adams; Grandson of President John Adams

ADAMS, CHARLES HENRY (1824-1902) U.S. Congressman – New York – 1875-77; First Mayor of Cohoes, New York – 1870-72

ADAMS, DANIEL WEISIGER (1821-72) Confederate Brigadier General

ADAMS, GEORGE WASHINGTON (1801-29) American Attorney & Politician; Eldest Son of President John Quincy Adams

ADAMS, JOHN (1735-1826) Second U.S. President – 1797-1801; U.S. Vice President – 1789-97; Signer of the Declaration of Independence; Delegate to the Continental Congress – 1774-78

ADAMS, JOHN (1825-64) Confederate Brigadier General – Tennessee; Killed-in-Action at the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee – November 30, 1864

ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY (1767-1848) Sixth U.S. President - 1825-29; U.S. Secretary of State 1817-25; U.S. Senator – Massachusetts – 1803-08; U.S. Representative – Massachusetts – 1831-48

ADAMS, LLEWELYN SHERMAN (1899-1986) White House Chief of Staff for President Dwight D. Eisenhower – 1953-58; Governor of New Hampshire – 1949-53; U.S. Representative – New Hampshire – 1945-47

ADAMS, LOUISA CATHERINE (1775-1852) U.S. First Lady – 1825-29; Wife of U.S. President John Quincy Adams

ADAMS, ROBERT NEWTON (1835-1914) Union Brevet Brigadier General – 81st Ohio Infantry

ADAMS, SAMUEL (1722-1803) American Statesman & Founding Father; Governor of Massachusetts - 1794-97

ADAMS, STEPHEN (1807-57) U.S. Senator – Mississippi – 1852-57

ADAMS, WILLIAM HERBERT (1861-1954) Governor of Colorado – 1927-33

ADAMS, WILLIAM WIRT (1819-88) Confederate Brigadier General

ADANSON, MICHEL (1727-1806) French Botanist & Naturalist

ADDAMS, JANE (1860-1935) American Social Reformer & Feminist; Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize - 1931

ADDISON, JOSEPH (1672-1719) English Essayist & Politician

ADE, GEORGE (1866-1944) American Writer & Newspaper Columnist

ADELAIDE (1792-1849) Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland – 1830-37; Wife of King William IV

ADENAUER, KONRAD (1876-1967) German Statesman; First Chancellor of West Germany – 1949-63

ADLER, ALFRED W. (1870-1937) Austrian Medical Doctor and Psychotherapist

ADLER, LARRY (1914-2001) American Musician

ADOLPHUS, GUSTAVUS (1594-1632) King of Sweden - 1611-32

ADRIAN VI (1459-1523) Dutch-Born Pope - 1522-23

AFFRE, DENYS AUGUSTE (1793-1848) Archbishop of Paris – 1840-48

AGASSIZ, JEAN LOUIS (1807-73) Swiss-Born Biologist & Geologist

AGNUS, FELIX (1839-1925) French-born Sculptor, Newspaper Publisher, and Soldier; Union Brevet Brigadier General of the American Civil War

AGUESSEAU, HENRI FRANCOIS D’ (1668-1751) Chancellor of France, three times from 1717-50

AIKEN, DAVID WYATT (1828-87) Confederate Army Officer during the American Civil War; U.S. Representative – South Carolina – 1877-87

AKIN, WARREN, SR. (1811-77) Confederate Congressman – Georgia – 1864-65

ALBERT (1819-1861) Prince Consort of the United Kingdom & Husband of Queen Victoria – 1840-61

ALBERT OF BRANDENBURG (1490-1545) German Cardinal & Elector; Archbishop of Mainz – 1514-45; Archbishop of Magdeburg – 1513-45

ALBRIGHT, FONTAINE E. (1845-?) Prominent Attorney in Cairo & Murphysboro, Illinois

ALCOTT, LOUISA MAY (1832-88) American Novelist & Poet

ALDEN, ALONZO (1834-1900) Union Brevet Brigadier General

ALDRICH, THOMAS BAILEY (1836-1907) American Author & Editor

ALEMBERT, JEAN-BAPTISTE le ROND d’ (1717-83) French Mathematician, Physicist, Philosopher, and Music Theorist

ALEXANDER I (1777-1825) Emperor of Russia – 1801-25

ALEXANDER II (1818-81) Emperor of Russia, King of Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland – 1855-81; Emancipated the Serfs in 1861; Sold Alaska to the United States in 1867; Assassinated in St. Petersburg on March 13, 1881

ALEXANDER III (circa 1100-1181) Italian-Born Pope – 1159-81

ALEXANDER IV (circa 1185 or 1199-1261) Italian-born Pope – 1254-61

ALEXANDER VI (1431-1503) Spanish-born Pope – 1492-1503

ALEXANDER, ANDREW JONATHAN (1833-87) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Union Captain – 3rd U.S. Cavalry; Brevetted for Gallantry at the Cavalry Engagements at Ebenezer Church, Alabama and Columbus, Georgia

ALEXANDER, BARTON S. (1819-78) Union Brevet Brigadier General

ALEXANDER, EDWARD PORTER (1835-1910) Confederate Brigadier General

ALEXANDER, JEDIAH FRANKLIN (1827-?) Officer in the St. Louis & Southeastern Railway; Resident of Greenville, Illinois

ALEXANDER, WILLIAM, LORD STIRLING (1726-83) American Revolutionary War, Major General in the Continental Army

ALEXANDRA OF DENMARK (1844-1925) Queen Consort of the United Kingdom - 1901-10; Wife of Edward VII

ALFIERI, VITTORIO (1749-1803) Italian Dramatist & Poet

ALGER, HORATIO, JR. (1832-99) American Writer

ALGER, RUSSELL ALEXANDER (1836-1907) Union Officer of Michigan Cavalry in the American Civil War; Union Brevet Major General; U.S. Secretary of War – 1897-99; Governor of Michigan – 1885-87; U.S. Senator – Michigan – 1902-07

ALLEN, ETHAN (1737-89) American Revolutionary War – Colonel in the Continental Army & Major General of Vermont Militia

ALLEN, HENRY WATKINS (1820-66) Confederate Brigadier General; Confederate Governor of Louisiana – 1864-65

ALLEN, IRA (1751-1814) A Founder of the State of Vermont; Leader of the Green Mountain Boys; Younger brother of Ethan Allen

ALLEN, IRA WILDER (1827-?) Prominent Educator in Chicago, Illinois

ALLEN, JONATHAN ADAMS (1825-?) Prominent Physician & Educator in Chicago, Illinois; Official Surgeon-in-Chief of the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad Company

ALLEN, ROBERT (1811-86) Union Brigadier General

ALLEN, WILLIAM WIRT (1835-94) Confederate Major General - Alabama

ALLEN, WILLIS (1806-59) U.S. Representative – Illinois – 1851-55

ALLENBY, EDMUND H.H. (1861-1936) British Field Marshal

ALLISON, ABRAHAM K. (1814-93) Confederate State Senator – Florida - 1862-64; Captain of the Franklin Rifles during the Seminole War; U.S. Representative – Florida - 1845, 1847, and 1852; Governor of Confederate Florida - 1865

ALLISON, WILLIAM BOYD (1829-1908) U.S. Senator – Iowa - 1873-1908; U.S. Representative – Iowa – 1863-71

ALLSTON, BENJAMIN (1833-1900) Confederate Colonel – South Carolina