Search Results: Authors starting with T from Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc.

PHINEAS T. BARNUM (1810-1891). Barnum was the most famous showman of his time. He presented attractions which were enormously popular in their time, such as General Tom Thumb Jenny Lind’s concert tour of America, the Feejee mermaid and Jumbo the elephant. He co-founded Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus. ALS. 1pg. 4 ½” x 7”. October 18, 1886. Bridgeport, Connecticut. An autograph letter signed “P.T. Barnum” on the letterhead of his mansion Waldemere in Bridgeport. He wrote to the Editor of the Albany Evening Journal: “Dear Sir, In reply to yours of the 6th inst, I enclose a note from my principal Wild Animal Keeper – by which you will see that the Tiger has two single and two double teeth between the tusks in its upper jaw. Truly yours P.T. Barnum”. It is accompanied by a letter from Hyatt Frost, who was one of Barnum’s employees and worked as an animal importer: “Savannah Ga Oct 16/86 P.T. Barnum Esq – Dear Sir Yours of the 8th received to day and in reply will… Read More

WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT (1857-1930). Taft was the Twenty-Seventh President. TLS. 1pg. December 28, 1907. War Department, Washington. A typed letter signed “Wm H Taft” as Secretary of War. He wrote to Representative from Ohio Theodore Burton: “My dear Mr. Burton: I have your note of the 27th instant in respect to Colonel Kingman. I suppose his is one of a number of cases I shall not consider until the President returns which involve the discussion of a matter of broad policy. Very sincerely yours, Wm H Taft”. There have been several Colonel Kingmans. The letter is in good condition. The signature is faint, and there is waterstaining.

WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT (1857-1930). Taft was the Twenty-Seventh President, serving from 1909 to 1913, and Supreme Court Chief Justice, from 1921 to 1930. DS. 1pg. 8” x 10”. March 11, 1908. Washington. A West Point appointment signed “Wm. H. Taft” as Secretary of War. Taft appointed Pearl Lee Thomas a cadet. The vellum document has a couple of folds and wrinkling, but is in very good condition with a relatively dark autograph.

(TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA). DS. 1pg. June 21, 1843. Jacksonville Florida. A letter concerning the fire that destroyed much of Tallahassee, Florida in 1843. A brief, unsigned note to Tallahassee Mayor Francis W. Eppes (1801-1881) donates to the relief efforts. Below it, a note signed “James B Gamble” as treasurer of the relief committee, records receipt of $10 from Eppes. “F Eppes Mayor of Tallahassee Sir Having heard of the distress brot upon your city by the late conflagration and being desirous to do something especially for the relief of the needy I beg you will accept the enclosed note for that purpose. Your &c Tallahassee June 29/43 Recd from Wm. F. Eppes Mayor the above Ten dollars for the relief of the sufferers by fire. James B Gamble Treasurer Com of Relief”. In good condition, with general wear and a small tear.

ROGER B. TANEY (1777-1864). Taney was the Fifth Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. ADS. 1pg. N.d. [c. 1804] N.p. [Frederick County, Maryland]. An autograph legal document twice signed “R. B. Taney”. The legal document pertains to a debt owed by a Henry Leatherman to one of Taney’s clients in the private Maryland law practice he ran early in his career: “Frederick County to wit Henry Leatherman late of Frederick County yeoman was attached to answer unto George Schnertyell in a plea of Trespass on the case and soforth and where upon the said George by Roger Brooke Taney his attorney complains that whereas on the twentieth day of December in the year eighteen hundred and three and Frederick County aforesaid the said Henry was indebted unto the said George in the sum of fifty four pounds eight shillings and five pence current money for sundry matters and articles properly changeable in account as by a particular account thereof herewith into court exhibited may appear and bring so… Read More

ROGER TANEY (1777-1864). During his long career, Taney served in both houses of the Maryland state legislature, as Attorney General of Maryland from 1827-1831, United States Attorney General from 1831-1833, United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1833-1834, and Chief Justice of the United States from 1836-1864. ALS. 1 pg. 8” x 10”. January 14, 1822. Frederick. An autographed letter signed “R.B. Taney” to an unidentified individual: “Owing to some accident the writ was not served on Mr. Williams…There will therefore be no judgement until March next. As soon as money is collected you shall hear from me”. This letter is a reminder that before his consequential and controversial political career, Taney rose to prominence as a successful Maryland lawyer. The letter is in fine condition with dark writing.

TMS. Atkinson was an American industrialist and economist. He wrote "Cheap Cotton by Free Labor", "The Collection of Revenue", and "Argument for the Conditional Reform of the Legal-Tender Act". TMS. 7pg. 8 ½" x 11". Dec. 29, 1899. Boston. A typewritten manuscript signed "Edward Atkinson" and accompanied by a slew of handwritten notes between lines and in margins. The manuscript is entitled "A Single Tax Parable. A very simple story" and reads, in part: "... Away down to the West of the Indian Territory there lies a bit of land of exceedingly uniform and fertile character named 'No Man's Land', belonging to the United States. It was set apart when opened to settlement, for an experiment in collecting the entire revenue due from settlers for any purpose by a 'single tax'... John Doe and Richard Roe were two New England mechanics... without the possibility of accumulating gain... They concluded to better their conditions by accepting under the Government grant, each a quarter section in 'No Man's Land'… Read More

QUEEN MARY OF TECK (1867-1953). Mary was married to George V and Queen of the United Kingdom from 1910 to 1936. She was the mother of Kings Edward VIII and George VI. SB. 255pg. Christmas 1939. No place. A book The Queen’s Book of the Red Cross inscribed “To Mrs. Moore from Mary R Christmas 1939” on the first free endpage. The Queen mentioned in the book title is not Mary, but Queen Elizabeth (aka the Queen Mother), and there is a facsimile of her writing. The book was a fundraiser for the Red Cross shortly after Great Britain entered World War II, and it includes messages from the Queen and fifty British authors and artists. There is a light toning box to the signature page. The spine is sunned, the once blue boards have lightened and the interior pages that include some color illustrations are in fine condition.

WALTER R. DANFORTH (1787-1861). Danforth a Brown University graduate, was active in Providence politics and the clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court. ALS. 3pg. 8” x 10”. September 3, 1827. Providence. An autograph letter signed “W.R. Danforth” to John R. Parker about a Rhode Island semaphore system for faster communications: “The committee appointed on Saturday evening last on the subject of a Marine Telegraph in this port, have met but are not able to agree on a report, without some aid from you, and have requested me to address and request an answer as early as possible. We are as yet not impressed what benefit you are to derive from the establishment except from the suppling of books and suits of flags at the various Stations. If any thing is to be paid to you on getting these into operation, or if anything is to be paid annually we ought to know what that is; in order that we may be enabled to report at the adjourned meeting. 1st – the expense of erecting 2nd the expense of… Read More

(EARLY TELESCOPE). ADS. 1pg. 7” x 3 ¾”. April 14, 1797. No place. An autograph document signed “Wm Richardson”: “Recd April the 14 1797 of Col. Jones Eight Dolls in full of a Pocket Telescope Wm Richardson”. The document has vertical folds and irregular edges, and it is in very good condition.

(NORTHWEST TERRITORY). DS. 1 pg. 4” x 4”. August 27, 1795. Greeneville [sic] Indiana. A document signed “Benjn Rand Ensign” and “Wm Peters Major Officer of the Day”: “Please to Pass one Quart of Whiskey to one man of my Guard for making the best shoot agreeable to Generals Orders”. The document is signed by the officer of the day, or the duty officer, of “The Commisary [sic]”, Major William Peters, granting a quart of whiskey as a reward for a shooting contest. The winner is an ensign, Benjamin Rand. Contests such as this likely broke up the fear for soldiers stationed in the Northwest Territory, in this case in Greenville, present-day Ohio. Greenville that year was the site of a treaty between America and the Native tribes of the region. The treaty ended the Northwest Indian War in the Ohio Country, limited Native claims to northwestern Ohio, and set the stage for Ohio statehood in 1803. Yet violence and warfare would continue in the region through the War of 1812. The document… Read More

THOMAS FRANK MARSHALL (1854-1921). Marshall was a Congressman from North Dakota in the first decades of its statehood. ALS. 1pg. 8” x 10”. February 21, 1885. Yankton, Dakota. An autograph letter signed “Thomas F Marshall”. Marshall recommends a former employee. “To whom it may concern: This is to certify that Mr. W. C. Smith was in my employ during the entire summer of 1884 and that he performed his duties to my entire satisfaction, He is a faithful and industrious young man and deserving of…Thomas F Marshall U.S. Deputy Surveyor”. Marshall wrote on letterhead of “E. J. Porter & Co., Grocers”, which Marshall owned with Porter. Dakota was a territory of the United States from 1861 until it officially became the states of North and South Dakota in 1889. This letter is in very good condition.

ALS. 3pgs. April 18, 1866. Port Ludlow, Washington Territory. An autograph letter signed “Arthur Phinney”. Phinney wrote to Washington Territory’s Governor, William Pickering concerning the welfare of a disabled Naval veteran named Martin Bescente, who was residing in Washington Territory. Pickering was deeply invested in providing aid and treatment to the disabled and mentally ill, and he worked to establish government-funded care during his time as Territorial Governor. “Dear Sir Your favor of 14th inst came duly to hand making enquiries in regard to ‘Mr. C. E. Urkholm’ alia ‘Martin Bescente’. World say in reply that Mr Bescente is residing here and has been living for the past six months on the bounty of Merry Amos Phinney. About two years ago Mr Bescente was taken sick and not having any means the mill here raised two hundred dollars by subscription and sent Mr Bescente to Victoria for medical advice. At Victoria he (Bescente) got into the hands of a ‘quack doctor’ who did him… Read More

ELLEN TERRY (1847-1928). Terry was a celebrated British stage actress. PS. 3 ½” x 5 ½”. N.d. N.p. A postcard photograph signed “Bruin & Ellen Terry”. The black-and-white image depicts Terry holding a white dog. Terry’s fondness for dogs is well documented. It is in fine condition.

ALS. 1pg. 5” x 8”. March 31, 1893. No place. An autograph letter signed “C. Thaxter” to Mrs. Goodwin: “I send you this grandmother’s literature & the Maize, with much love to you all from your affectionate C. Thaxter”. The Thaxter poem “Maize for the Nation's Emblem” was first published in May 1893 in New England Magazine. The letter has a central fold and is in fine condition.

CELIA THAXTER (1835-1894). Thaxter was an American poet. AQS. 1pg. August 1893. Isles of Shoals, Maine. An autograph quote signed “Celia Thaxter”: “O Pilgrim, comes the night so fast? Let not the dark they heart appall, Tho’ loom the shadows vague and cast, For Love shall save us all Celia Thaxter”. This is the first stanza of Thaxter’s poem “Love Shall Save Us All” and she copied it out the year before she died. In fine condition. Also included are a set of newspaper clippings related to Thaxter, two copies of her poems written out by other hands, and two letters to Thaxter’s illustrator Miss A. G. Plympton, mentioning Thaxter.

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Stock. An unengrossed stock certificate for the Boston Rubber Company. Black on white paper. Uncancelled and in extremely fine condition.

FREDERIC THE GREAT OF PRUSSIA (1712-1786). Frederic ascended to the throne in 1740 and promptly started the War of Austrian Succession, which he won. In the Seven Years War, he defeated France and Austria after the Russians withdrew from the conflict. Domestically, Frederic established many legal reforms and religious tolerance. LS. 1pg. 7 ¾” x 9 ½”. November 11, 1760. Meissen [Germany]. A letter signed “Frederic” addressed to Margrave Henry: “I am delighted to see from your letter, dated the 6th of this month that you are taking part in the great victory over my enemies that Providence kindly granted me on the 3rd of this month. I thank you from the bottom of my heart…”. The Battle of Torgau took place on November 3, 1760. During the Seven Years War, it pitted Frederic the Great with 44,000 men against an Austrian army of 65,000 soldier led by Marshal von Daun. In a costly and bloody battle, Frederic’s forces emerged victorious. The letter is inlaid and is in very fine… Read More

ALS. 2pgs. February 2, 1932. Lyndon Center, Vermont. An autograph letter signed “Arthur Merrill Oliver Smith” and addressed to his parents. Writing during the Great Depression, Smith, who was probably a student at the Lyndon Institute boarding school, regrets that he cannot come home for the weekend due to a lack of money but instructs his parents not to send more on his behalf: “Dear Mother and Dad, I had a dandy little day, or as dandy as could be expected in a place like this. I got a spauling of sixteen apiece and that was just about 160 whacks too much. I am going to tell you that I am sorry that I will have to stay up here over the weekend because my financial standing is not to allow me to come home but don’t think anything is wrong it is only the depression and I will be able to make arrangements to stay here because one of my pals is staying here and I can stay with him. Don’t send me any more money to come home on because I’ll see if I can help out by not spending any more money… Read More