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New York, 1765. unbound. A True Copy of Action taken "At Council held at Fort George" in the City of New York, Tuesday the twenty-second, October 1765. Present were Lt. Governor Cadwallader Colden and Messrs: Horsmaden, Smith, Watts, De Lancey, Reade, and Morris, assembled to discuss land matters and deferred grants, in part: "...It is ordered by his Honour… Read more about this item

This notable railroad was founded in 1865 by a group of San Francisco businessmen, and in recent years merged with Union Pacific. Partly-printed DS, 1p, 5' X 7 3/4', Office of South Pacific Railroad Company letterhead, St. Louis, MO, 1869 Sept. 27. Addressed to Joseph S. Wilson. Near fine. Invitation to attend opening of a new railroad line running… Read more about this item

Printed DS, 4pp (rectos only), 8½" X 14", New York, NY, 1955 November 11. Very good. Staple holes at upper left. Mimeographed press release captioned "Formation of Civil War Centennial Association Announced Before Meeting of the Southern Historical Association," signed on the verso of the last page by eight of the directors named in the text. In order: Robert… Read more about this item

U.S. Grant's confidante and right-hand man John Rawlins (1831-69) was a fellow Galena, Illinois resident and served as his chief of staff throughout the Civil War and rose to the rank of brevet major general; Grant appointed him Secretary of War, but he served only six months before dying at age 38. His younger brother Lemmon (1834-95) was one… Read more about this item

This British composer and pianist accompanied many famed musicians of the day -- singers Enrico Caruso, Titta Ruffo, Richard Tauber, John McCormack, Beniamino Gigli and violinists Fritz Kreisler and Mischa Elman -- and as a composer his main claim to fame is the sacred song "Ave Maria." AMuQS, 1p, 5" X 3" (irregular top edge), n.p., 20 November 1958.… Read more about this item