Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 27

Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

U.S. Presidents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 4298		Pierce, Franklin (1804-1869) 14th President of the United States, 1853-1857. Autograph Document Signed as Justice of the Peace, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, August 25, 1830, one page, folio. Pierce writes on the lower verso of a land deed that "the within named B.J. Wallace & Ann Jane Wallace personally appearing acknowledged the within instrument to be their voluntary act and deed. Before me Franklin Pierce, Justice of the Peace." The horizontal fold is partially split, not affecting Pierce's portion of the document, and there is some show-through to verso. Pierce's signature, even as a young man, is large and attractive. Estimated Value $700 - 900. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4299		Polk, James K (1795-1849) 11th President of the United States, 1845-1849. Partly-printed Document Signed as President, Washington, July 19, 1848, vellum, 19¼ x 15¾ in. Conferring on "Second Lieutenant Abram B. Lincoln…the rank of First Lieutenant by Brevet…'for gallant and meritorious conduct in the Battle of Molino del Rey.'" The brevet dates from September 8, 1847, the day of the battle, which turned out to be one of the bloodiest fights of the Mexican War. Countersigned by Secretary of War W.L. Marcy. The War Office seal is intact and the docket is at upper left. Light age toning and normal light folds, else fine. A very attractive document. Estimated Value $1,700 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,610
Lot 4300		(Presidents). Color Photograph Signed and Inscribed by Presidents Reagan, Ford, Carter, and Nixon to Paul Keyes. The photograph was taken October 8, 1981, as the four Presidents prepared to leave for Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's funeral. President Reagan quips, "Dear Paul - We're available & ready to travel. Ronald Reagan." President Ford pens, "To Paul, one of the finest, on a fast track. Gerald R. Ford." President Carter writes, "Best wishes to Paul Keyes, Jimmy Carter / 4-86," and President Nixon inscribes, "To Paul Keyes - Hollywoods best producer. Richard Nixon / 1-15-86." A crease at lower edge does not affect the image or the inscriptions. Included is a photocopy of the letter Paul Keyes wrote to ex-President Nixon on January 8, 1985, asking Nixon to inscribe the photograph to him. It says, in part, "I am enclosing a copy of the photograph taken at the White House on your departure for President Sadat's funeral. This copy was inscribed and sent to me by President Reagan. I would deeply appreciate it if you…would inscribe the picture to me. I will then seek to secure inscriptions from Presidents Ford and Carter. The single photograph autographed by the four of you would indeed be a rare memento…." Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,185
Lot 4301		(Presidents) Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan. Color Photograph Signed by Presidents Reagan, Ford, Carter, and Nixon, 10 x 8 in. (image size 6½ x 4½ in.). A full-length, smiling portrait taken at the White House, no date. Signed in full by all four in the lower border. All but Nixon signed in black ink; he signed in blue ink. The photo was taken at the White House October 9, 1981, as the four Presidents prepared to leave for Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's funeral. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,495
Lot 4302		Reagan, Ronald (1911-2004) 40th President of the United States, 1981-1989. Autograph Note Signed ("Dad"), on card engraved "Ronald Reagan," with embossed presidential seal (Los Angeles), March 2, 1991, 4¼ x 6 3/8 in. A poignant note to his daughter Patti (Davis), attempting to heal the family rift. In full: "Dear Patti / It was good to hear from you. As the song goes - 'the days dwindle down to a precious few.' In view of my recent birthday I find the song appropriate. Patti I think a talk between us is the answer to some of our differences. There are extremists on both sides of every issue. Reasonable people should look into both sides and see if every charge or countercharge is justified by the facts. Even if there are differences does this justify a family separation? We can disagree on things without abandoning our family relationship. I remember a little girl who sat on my lap and asked me to marry her. Love - Dad." The President had just turned 80 on February 6th and realized that his days were numbered, even before he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease in 1994. Patti was the first of Ronald and Nancy's two children and she aired her differences with her parents publicly. Patti sold this letter a couple of days after her father sent it to her, with the proviso that it not be resold until after her father's death. It was sold again, privately, with the same proviso, on March 27, 1991, and has not been offered for sale again until now. A Liz Smith column in August 1992, here included, refers to the letter, calling Patti "the perpetually estranged daughter of Ronald and Nancy Reagan." Patti admitted to Liz that she had sold the letter because she needed money but denied that it had any special sensitivity, and said that she was trying to buy it back. Patti recalled that it had been written during the time she was protesting her father's administration's policy regarding the killing of dolphins, but in March 1991, when her father wrote the note, he had not been President for two years. Patti made her peace, at least with her mother, at some point, because she was obviously a great comfort to Nancy during her father's funeral. This is a beautiful, loving note from the late President, reaching out to his estranged daughter. It is accompanied by the transmittal envelope, addressed by Ronald Reagan, with a stamped free frank. The paperwork from the letter's March 27, 1991 sale is also enclosed. Estimated Value $10,000 - 15,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $34,500
Lot 4303		Reagan, Ronald. Unique Typed Foreword Signed as President, on White House stationery, Washington, December 13, 1984, 2½ pp quarto. Pages one and two are the same, except that one is dated; page three is signed. This foreword, the first ever written for a commercial book by a President in office, appeared in Norman Rockwell's Patriotic Times by George Mendoza, published by Viking, New York, 1985. President Reagan wrote, in part: "The America in which young Rockwelll grew up and launched his career was still mostly a Nation of small towns. Neighbor knew neighbor, farmers visited Main Street to swap tales at the barber shop, and Babe Ruth was just beginning to attract notice as a slugger. In far-off Europe, storm clouds were gathering, but in our country, these were days of sunshine. The American people had tamed a continent, achieved prosperity, and secured peace for our Nation. They were a hard-working, church-going people, filled with spirit and faith. / It was this America that Norman Rockwell so deeply loved. For decades, he shared that love with us all…./ Our Nation has changed profoundly since the days of the America that Norman Rockwell so skillfully portrayed. Yet the values that he cherished and celebrated -- love of God and country, hard work, neighborhood, and family -- still give us strength, and will shape our dreams for the decades to come. / I hope you will enjoy as much as Nancy and I have the poems and other patriotic selections assembled here by Mr. Mendoza, along with highlights of Norman Rockwell's illustrations. As we build America's future, we will do well to take inspiration from our Nation's past, and no one captured that past more lovingly than Norman Rockwell, artist and patriot." The President also Signed and Inscribed a First Edition of Rockwell's book on the title page to author Mendoza: "To George Mendoza - With great appreciation, every good wish & Very Best Regards. Ronald Reagan / Sept. 26, 1986." The elegant volume is illustrated in full color with pictures by Rockwell, depicting the nostalgia of small-town America. The text is composed of speeches and essays by revered Americans such as Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, John Steinbeck, Robert Frost, and Walt Whitman. The book is dedicated to Nancy Reagan, whom Rockwell calls, "the spirit behind the flag." Unique and pristine. Estimated Value $10,000 - 15,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4304		Reagan, Ronald (1911-2004) 40th President of the United States (1981-1989). Autograph Letter Signed ("Ron"), on State of California / Governor's Office letterhead, no date (January 1974), one page, quarto. To Paul Keyes, a Hollywood producer and Republican campaigner, asking him to look over the draft of a speech Reagan had written on six yellow legal pages. In part: "Forgive me for subjecting you to my handwriting but I did this at home over the weekend….I'm most appreciative of your taking the time to read this. I'll call in a couple of days and please dont be kind hearted. If this is a bomb let me know…." Accompanied by the handwritten speech given by Reagan January 26, 1974 in Washington, D.C. to the Alfafa Club, a group of political and other heavyweights who meet once a year to nominate their own candidate for President. The "nominee" gives a humorous speech to the leaders of both major parties. The guest list includes current and former Presidents, Vice Presidents, Senators, Ambassadors, Governors, and other prominent people. Reagan pokes gentle fun at numerous people, including Democrats and Republicans, but most of all at himself. He notes, "…if Richard Nixon hadn't softened up Pat Brown for me I wouldn't be here tonite." He says that television will be important to his presidential campaign: "…We'll re-run 'Bedtime for Bonzo' & 'Knute Rockne All American….," thinks that John Wayne would be obvious for vice president, except that "I don't see this as an action role." There are many references to the names in politics at the time--to Richard Nixon, Hubert Humphrey, Henry Kissinger, Sargent Shriver, Ted Kennedy, Howard Hughes, George Wallace, and others. Reagan drew lines between thoughts, to pace himself. It is obvious that the future President was enjoying himself, by comments such as: "Staying in the White House won't be any hardship, we used to live above the store where my father worked." Both letter and speech are clean and very fine. Accompanied by a transcript of the actual proceedings of the Alfalfa Club Dinner, including the speech Reagan actually gave after Keyes' suggestions. With these two Reagan items comes a typed, blind carbon copy to Paul Keyes of a letter Richard Nixon (signed "RN" in blue ink), sent to John Wayne on August 25, 1965. He explains to Wayne what the Alfalfa Club is and mentions that he gave the speech in January 1965. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $7,763
Lot 4305		Reagan, Ronald. Card engraved "The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum / Library Edition" Signed below a small color image of the Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, n.d., 5 x 3½ inches. Matted with a 7½ x 9 inch color photograph of President Reagan signing a group of these cards at the Library. Matted to 11½ x 18 inches. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $460
Lot 4306		(Roosevelt, Franklin D.). Five 8 x 10 inch photographs of President Roosevelt taken by Acme Newspictures during World War II, all with credits and explanations attached to the back. They include: two of FDR on a plane returning from the Casablance Conference (2/1/43); FDR meeting with Winston Churchill and Chiang Kai-Shek at the five-day Cairo Conference, where they agreed to force an unconditional surrender on Japan (12/1/43); Quebec Conference photo of Franklin and Eleanor Churchill with Prime Minister and Mrs. Churchill, Canadian Prime Minister MacKenzie King and Canada's Governor General and his wife (9/14/44); and FDR visiting President Vargas of Brazil (1/31/43). With facsimile of the letter sent by FDR to members of the American Armed Forces assigned to far-off fighting fronts. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $115
Lot 4307		Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919) 26th President of the United States, 1901-1909. Partly-printed Document Signed as President, January 23, 1908, one page, 16 x 20 in. Appointing David D. McIntosh Postmaster of Marion, Kansas. Countersigned by Postmaster General George von L. Meyer. Gold foil Post Office Department seal is intact. Light overall toning; one small repair at lower edge and a few tiny edge chips, none of which will be visible when framed. Roosevelt's signature is large and bold. An excellent display item. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4308		Roosevelt, Theodore. Typed Letter Signed as President, with holograph additions, on White House letterhead, Cinnabar, Montana, April 23, 1903, one page, quarto. To Mrs. Willa Sedgwick, thanking her for having written to him about her "interesting family." He adds in his own hand, "and I am proud of you as American citizens…Good for the twins!" Accompanied by transmittal envelope. Some age toning, but boldly penned and signed. President Roosevelt was in Montana for the dedication of the Roosevelt Arch, the entrance to Yellowstone National Park in Gardiner, Montana. The dedication was on April 24th, the day after he wrote this letter. Estimated Value $700 - 900. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $920
Lot 4309		Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919) 26th President of the U.S. (1901-1909). Typed Letter Signed, on Kansas City Star letterhead, New York, August 15, 1918, one page, quarto .To Captain Basil M. Stevens: "That's a mighty nice letter of yours….I do hope you can soon get to the front," probably responding to a note of sympathy. Roosevelt writes these words just one month after the death of his son, Quentin, in battle. Uneven toning from previous framing;old tape stains at top edges;one ink mark at lower edge, and normal folds. Most of the blemishes can be matted out, and Roosevelt's signature is nice and strong. Roosevelt had gladly sent his sons and daughter to serve during World War I and he never wavered in his support of the Allies' cause, but many believed Roosevelt never recovered from his son's death (he died only six months later). Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $311
Lot 4310		Taft, William H. Signature and Inscription As Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, on a 2½ x 4½ in card: "With pleasure for Miss Ida G. Corey / Seattle Washington / Washington Nov. 28, 1927. Wm H. Taft". Black ink on cream card stock. Includes original Supreme Court transmittal envelope. Minor soiling. Boldly penned and signed. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details	Realized $86
Lot 4311		Taft, William Howard (1857-1930) 27th President of the United States, 1909-1913. Typed Letter Signed ("Wm H. Taft") as President, on White House letterhead, Washington, February 1, 1911, one page quarto. To Senator Simon Guggenheim: "I had already received from the Union of Hebrew Congregations the address of Mr. Marshall, and I am giving consideration to the matter therein brought to my attention…." The large signature is affected by slight brushing and one light fold. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $276
Lot 4312		Taft, William Howard. Typed Letter Signed ("Wm H. Taft") as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, on official letterhead, Washington, D.C., May 8, 1929, one page, quarto. To Representative Hamilton Fish: "I have received the joint resolution which you introduced and have read what you said about it with interest and shall follow the fate of it." Light toning and wrinkling, not affecting the large signature; one file notation. Taft achieved a lifelong ambition in 1921 when President Harding appointed him to the Supreme Court; he was appointed Chief Justice upon the death of Edward D. White. The nine years he served on the Supreme Court (until one month before his death) were the happiest of his life. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 4313		Taft, William Howard. Typed Letter Signed ("Wm H. Taft") as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, on official letterhead, Washington, D.C., January 3, 1928, one page, quarto. To Alexander Smith of Springfield, Mass.: "I have…read with interest what you say with reference to the effect of the publication of descriptions of crime by the newspapers…." The signature is large and bold. Taft wrote no dissents during his nine years on the Supreme Court. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 4314		Taylor, Zachary (1784-1850) 12th President of the United States, 1849-1850. Partly-printed Document Signed as President, Washington, May 28, 1850, oblong folio, on vellum. Appointing Patrice Dillon "Consul of France for San Francisco, in California." Dated six weeks prior to Taylor's death, and a full three months before California entered the Union as the 31st state (September 9, 1850). Countersigned by Secretary of State John M. Clayton. The large, embossed paper seal is intact at lower left. There are a few vertical creases, one traversing the "y" in "Taylor," otherwise clean and in fine condition. A handsome appointment, matted at top with a 5 x 7 in. engraving of Taylor in his general's uniform, and at bottom with a 3 inch diameter bronze Presidential medal of Taylor. Framed to an overall size of 35 x 26 inches. Presidential documents signed by Taylor are rare; only William Henry Harrison and James Garfield are rarer. This document is especially rare and significant because it relates to California. The discovery of gold on the American River east of San Francisco on January 24, 1848 started the California Gold Rush, bringing settlers to the state in huge numbers. It is estimated that over one hundred thousand fortune seekers raced to the California Territory that year alone. By 1850, some $200 million of gold had been extracted from the Sierra Nevadas and surrounding mountains, and President Taylor had taken steps toward making the Territory a state. Ironically, it would be Taylor's death (July 9, 1850) that would allow passage of the Compromise of 1850, which, among other things, admitted California into the Union as a free state. Since. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $4,600
Lot 4315		Truman, Harry S. Two-volume set of Memoirs: Year of Decisions and Memoirs: Years of Trial and Hope, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1956. First Edition, Signed and Inscribed, "To Mike Maloney / son of my friend. May he live long and Happily / 3/25/62 Harry S Truman / Buffalo, N.Y." on the half-title page of Volume II. A back end paper has a second signature and inscription from Chet Kowal, mayor of Buffalo, and the front cover of each volume has an inscription from "Marion." No dust jackets; front covers show modest separation. Mike Maloney was the son of Joseph Maloney, the International Vice President of the Steelworkers Union. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $345
Lot 4316		Truman, Harry S. Typed Letter Signed on engraved personal stationery, Kansas City, Missouri, July 31, 1953, 1 pg., quarto. To Floyd Clymer of Los Angeles, in part: "…Nothing in the world would please me more than to attend the Annual Threshermen's Reunion…But I can't go - I am tied up tighter than I ever was in my life trying to get a job done which I agreed to do on the history writing chore….I hope you will write me all about it.…" Truman was writing his memoirs, which would be published in 1955 and '56. Very Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $115
Lot 4317		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 4318		Truman, Harry S. Typed Letter Signed as President, on White House letterhead, Washington, September 25, 1946, one page, quarto. To U.S. Solicitor General J. Howard McGrath, regretfully accepting his resignation so that he could be the Democratic nominee for U.S. senator from Rhode Island. In part: "You have filled this position with honor and distinction and your conduct of the office has justified the admiration of your friends here and throughout the country. / You brought to the great office of Solicitor General high integrity, vigor of intellect, wide knowledge of the law and a determination to serve the public interest. The superior character of your work entitles you to take rank among the most eminent of your predecessors…." McGrath had served as Governor of Rhode Island 1941-45; he would serve as U.S. senator 1946-1949, and as U.S. Attorney General 1949-52. A very rare letter from a U.S. President, while in office, praising a cabinet member for the exceptional job he has done. With White House transmittal envelope. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,150
Lot 4319		Truman, Harry S. Typed Letter Signed as President, on White House stationery, Washington, June 20, 1950, one page, quarto. To Hugh Williamson, Chairman, Callaway County Democratic Central Committee, Fulton, Missouri. In part: "…Of course, the County Chairman should take no hand in a County campaign but I can't for the life of me see why a County Chairman can't have his opinion and do as he pleases in a state-wide or national campaign. Of course, you understand Callaway County politics much better than I do and I am sure you will do the right thing." Light soiling; bold signature. Accompanied by the original envelope. A fine political letter from a sitting President to one of his home-state, political cronies. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $460
Lot 4320		Truman, Harry S. Book Signed and Inscribed as President, "To Toi Bachelder, with many thanks & kind regards. Harry S Truman, White House, Nov. 12, 1952." The book is Mr. President. The First Publication From The Personal Diaries, Private Diaries, Private Letters, Papers and Revealing Interviews of Harry S. Truman…. by William Hillman (Farrar, Straus and Young, New York, 1952). Toi Bachelder was a White House secretary who began under Franklin D. Roosevelt, a fellow polio victim, and retired during Lyndon Johnson's administration. Truman signed in the border of the frontispiece portrait of himself. Some edge tears to dust jacket, else fine. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $518
Lot 4321		Truman, Harry S (1884-1972) 33rd President of the United States,1945-1953. Book Signed and Inscribed, "Kindest regards to Dorothy M. Shanley. Harry S Truman," in the lower border of the frontispiece portrait of Truman, n.p., n.d. The book is Mr. President. The First Publication From The Personal Diaries, Private Letters, Papers and Revealing Interviews of Harry S. Truman…. (New York: Farrar, Straus and Young, 1952) by William Hillman, 253 pp. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page and by Rose A. Conway, Truman's personal secretary from 1945-53, on the first end page. Dorothy Shanley was an usher on Truman's White House staff. The dust cover is ragged, but the book is tight and intact. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $322
Lot 4322		Truman, Harry S. Typed Letter Signed as senator, on United States Senate letterhead, Washington, D.C., April 21, 1944, one page, octavo. Countersigned by Republican senator James W. Wadsworth from New York, inviting U.S. Representative Hamilton Fish to attend the Washington premiere of a patriotic play, The Forgotten Factor, at the National Theatre. In part: "…In our opinion this is the most important play produced by the war. It dramatizes the answer to our most serious home front need - industrial teamwork - and is a human and timely presentation of the America for which we fight…." One crease in upper left corner; a vertical fold lightly traverses the bold signatures. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4323		Truman, Harry S. Typed Letter Signed on personal letterhead, Independence, Missouri, March 11, 1968, one page, quarto. To Richard Calow of Astoria, New York, thanking him for his letter and good wishes and stating that he is enclosing a photograph, as requested. With an official Navy 10 x 8 in. photograph (not the one mentioned in the letter) of Truman and presidential secretary Charles G. Ross, taken April 24, 1946 aboard the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt, flagship of the U.S. 8th Fleet. Truman penned a note to Charles Ross' wife on the back, "Florence: Thought you'd like to have this one. It is a very good picture of Charlie. H.S.T." Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 4324		Truman, Harry S (1884-1972) 33rd President of the United States,1945-1953. Typed Letter Signed with holograph note, on Federal Reserve Bank letterhead, Kansas City, Missouri, October 13, 1953, one page, quarto. To Cyrus S. Ching, a pioneer in resolving labor relations peacefully, regarding Ching's book, Review and Reflection: a Half Century of Labor Relations, published in 1953. Truman writes, "I am more than happy that you changed your mind and decided to set down some facts that need to be told. I am looking forward to receiving that book and I know I am going to read it with interest…." Truman boldly pens a note below his signature, "The book came and I am delighted with the inscription." One staple mark at upper left, else very fine. Estimated Value $200 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $115
Lot 4325		Truman, Harry S. Typed Letter Signed on personal stationery, Independence Missiouri, October 5, 1958, one page, quarto. To New York Congressman Abraham J. Multer, regretting that he cannot attend the 51st Annual Dinner of the Bna Zion organization. With transmittal envelope and 3¾ x 3 in. photo of Truman. There are a couple of erased file notes; two file holes and two staple marks at top. Estimated Value $200 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $115
Lot 4326		Truman, Harry S. Typed Letter Signed on personal letterhead, Independence, Missouri, August 21, 1968, one page, quarto. To Rick Hill of Topeka, Kansas, "If you will mail your two volumes of my Memoirs to this office, I will be glad to autograph them and return them to you…." Very fine condition. Truman's Memoirs were published in 1955-56. Estimated Value $200 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $115
Lot 4327		Tyler, John (1790-1862) 10th President of the United States, 1841-1845. Autograph Note unsigned, n.p., February 23, 1844, one page, octavo. Written by President Tyler in the third person: "The President will be happy to have the company of the Hon: John Dickey at Dinner on Monday the 26th Inst. at 5½ oclock. Feb. 23d, 1844." A few minor spots at top and bottom, not affecting the bold text. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4328		(Tyler, John and Buchanan, James). Two land grants with secretarial signatures: (1) Signed by John Tyler, Jr., Washington, August 1, 1844, 10 x 16¼ inches, on vellum, granting Solomon Williams of Belmont County, Ohio, 43 and 27/100 acres in Chillicoth. Tyler, Jr. was secretary to his father, President Tyler. The seal is intact; overall light toning and foxing. (2) Signed by President Buchanan's secretary, T.J. Albright, Washington, April 1, 1859, 10 x 15¾ inches, granting eight acres to the widow of a veteran of the War of 1812, "Jacob Bruner Private, Captain Nealy's Company Virginia Militia, War 1812."Seal is intact. Light toning; mounted to light card stock. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4329		Van Buren, Martin (1782-1862) 8th President of the United States, 1837-1841. Partly-printed Document Signed ("M. Van Buren") as Secretary of State, Washington, May 11, 1830, one page, folio. Being Copyright No. 920, issued to F. R. Hassler for a "Book…entitled Logarithmic and Trigonometric Tables; to seven places of Decimals, in a pocket Form…." The seal is intact and Van Buren's signature is nice and strong. Matted to 15¾ x 12 inches. Estimated Value $950 - 1,150. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4330		Washington, George (1732-1799) 1st President of the United States, 1789-1797. Letter Signed ("G:o Washington") as Commander-in-Chief, Head Quarters, Middlebrook (New Jersey), February 26, 1779, one page, folio. To Col. (Edward) Wigglesworth, regarding Wigglesworth's request for leave to resign from the service. The letter is double matted with an engraving of Washington and a plaque with biographical information on Washington and Wigglesworth; the plaque also notes that this resignation request is specifically mentioned on page 501 of Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography Volume VI (1889). Handsomely framed to an overall size of 28¾ x 32 inches and ready for display. An excellent letter, written at the height of the Revolution. The letter is written in the hand of James McHenry, who became Washington's secretary in May 1778. It says, in full: Sir I received your letter of the 11th Inst. yesterday. Your former letter reached me in Philadelphia but as the arrangement had not come to my hand I delayed in returning you an answer. The arrangement is sent forward to Peeks Kill, at which place a deputation of officers from Genl. Glovers Brigade will be ordered to attend to prefer claims, and for its final revisal. I have referred your letter for leave to resign to Congress, as soon as I receive their determination I shall transmit it (and should it be accepted) accompany it with testimonials of your services, however I may regret the loss of a valuable officer. I am Sir your very hble serv.t G:o Washington. Colonel Edward Wigglesworth (1742-1826) took part in the operations of the American fleet on Lake Champlain under Generals Benedict Arnold and Horation Gates, being third in command. He took part in the battle of Monmouth and other engagements and, in 1778, was president of a court of inquiry to investigate the surrender of Fort Montgomery and Fort Clinton by New York Governor George Clinton. Wigglesworth was granted leave to resign in 1779 and, in an attempt to relieve the dire financial straits in which he found himself as a result of the Revolution, was appointed by General Washington collector for the port of Newburyport, Massachusetts. In 1818, he was granted an annual pension of $240 by Congress. Estimated Value $18,000 - 22,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $20,700
Lot 4331		Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924) 28th President of the United States, 1913-1921. Cabinet Photo Signed on verso, "With love from Cousin Woodrow." The photo, by Pach Bro's, New York, shows a clean-shaven Wilson about seventeen years of age. The portrait is bust length and the youthful Wilson faces viewer's left. A handsome portrait; light toning and wear do not affect the image. Very rare and certainly one of the earliest known signed photographs of Woodrow Wilson. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,013
Lot 4332		Wilson, Woodrow. Typed Letter Signed as President of Princeton University, Princeton, N.J., July 10, 1905, 1½ pages, quarto. To the Rev. Dr. J.H. de Vries, upon receiving the news that de Vries had entered the ministry of the Episcopal Church. In part: "…These are matters about which I have a very clear conviction that they should be entirely matters of principle and preference with the man principally concerned….you may be sure that you have forfeited neither my friendship nor my admiration. My own attachment to the Presbyterian Church is of course so deep and ardent that I cannot pretend to be able to put myself entirely in your place, but…it has not affected my judgment of you…." Wilson made a few holograph corrections and boldly signed. Light toning. Letters of Presidents relating to their religious beliefs are rare. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $575
Lot 4333		Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924) 28th President of the United States, 1913-1921. Typed Letter Signed as President, on White House letterhead, Washington, July 15, 1913, one page quarto. To Robert Sterling Yard, regretting that he cannot comply with Yard's request for an article in the Century. "My duties here make it impossible that I should write anything of any consequence that does not lie within the immediate line of my official duties." Letter is inlaid to a larger sheet; light brushing of ink in signature, else very good to fine. Robert Yard cofounded the National Parks Association and the Wilderness Society; he believed that the national parks should be preserved as primeval wildernesses. President Wilson may have been politely avoiding making any commitment to Yard's point of view. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $518
Lot 4334		Coolidge, Grace. Autograph Letter Signed, on black-bordered stationery, March 3, 1933, n.p., 4 pages, octavo. Written two months after the death of President Coolidge and the day before Franklin D. Roosevelt's inauguration, to Irwin "Ike" Hoover, Head Usher of the White House. In part: "Mrs. Hills has come from Washington with the word that you had not heard from me since you wrote after Mr. Coolidge's death….There were many letters going out from here and anythingmay have happened to it. I recall writing my name in the upper left-hand corner and the names Hoover and Coolidge appearing upon the same envelope may have been too great a temptation to some collecting minded person…Mrs. Hill…said that you had no intimation of your place in the W.H. after March 4th. My reply was that it wasn't necessary - no-body would think of running that place without you….Mr. Coolidge often spoke of you with appreciation and regard…." Minor soiling to last page, else fine. An excellent letter. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $230
Lot 4335		Coolidge, Grace. Autograph Letter Signed, n.p., April 10, 1929, 4 pages, octavo. Just over a month after the Coolidges left the White House, Mrs. Coolidge writes to Irwin "Ike" Hoover, Chief Usher of the White House, with information about President Coolidge. In part: "…the tipable ash receiver which Mr. Stearns gave Mr. Coolidge was put in storage on the top floor…some day when not too busy will you have somebody pack itand send it to me at 21 Massasoit Street by express. I know little of what is taking place in Washington. There is plenty to occupy us here. We are both well. The fishing season opens next Sunday, and Mr. Coolidge goes to Sudbury to fish with former Senator McLane on a private stream of his. So I went to storage the other day to get out the fishing tackle…Had no trouble finding the required boxes….Once again I want to say what a good job of packing you did. Friday we got to Springfield to spend the night while Mr. Coolidge attends Amherst trustee's meeting…." Minor soiling to last page, else fine. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold