Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 35

Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

U.S. Statesmen

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 136		Floyd, John B. and Marcy, William L. Partial document cut from a DS "John B. Floyd" as Secretary of War (under Buchanan), 3¼x7½"; tape repairs on verso. William L. Marcy ALS "W.L. Marcy" as Secretary of State, 1p, 7¼x4¾", Washington, 20 Aug. (18)55, to U.S. minister to Prussia Peter Vroom, commending James C.G. Kennedy to Vroom's hospitality; one mark on letter, laid to paper obscuring docket. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 137		Goldwater, Barry (1909-98) Senator from Arizona; 1964 Republican presidential nomnee. Typed Letter Signed on Senate letterhead, 1 p, 10½x8", Washington, D.C., 18 Dec. 1964. Fine. Telling Edwin Slattery that "the support of millions of Americans like you made the experience a most rewarding one." With a 10x8" photo. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details	Unsold
Lot 138		King, Rufus (1755-1827) Fought at Lexington and Concord, and participated in the Siege of Boston; represented New York in the Senate from 1789 to 1796 and 1813 to 1825; was ambassador to the UK and a candidate for President and Vice President of the U.S. Cut Signature on 1¼x3¼" paper, n.p. (N.Y. is penned below in another hand), n.d. Very good; matted with an engraving to 12¾x10". Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $150
Lot 139		(Lincoln Cabinet Members) Welles and Chase. Gideon Welles War-date Letter Signed as Secretary of the Navy, 1p, 10x8", Navy Department, 6 Sept. 6 1862. Fine. To a N.H. congressman regarding the promotion of reserve officers. "…The death of an officer on the reserved list creates no vacancy which can be filled during the recess." Salmon P. Chase (Secretary of the Treasury 1861-64), Autograph Letter Signed "S P Chase," 1p, 8x4¼", n.p., n.d. Very good; uneven left margin and contemporary ink stains. To any of three men, ordering "Reiss to come to Silver Spring with the wagon…." Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 140		Mifflin, Thomas (1744-1800) George Washington's aide-de-camp; Revolutionary War general; president of the Continental Congress; governor of Pennsylvania. Partly-printed Document Signed "Tho Mifflin" as governor of Pennsylvania, vellum, 11x20½" (Philadelphia), 4 Aug. 1795. Fine; normal toning and one small hole. A land grant to Joseph I. Miller of a tract of land called "Broomfield" in Westmoreland County. Countersigned by Deputy Secretary James Thimble. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $300
Lot 141		Mifflin, Thomas. Document Signed "Tho Mifflin" as President of the Supreme Executive Council, 13½x15¾" (Philadelphia), 6 March 1789. Very good; overall age yellowing; paper seal lacks two points. A land grant of 150 acres to Patrick McGee in Westmoreland County. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $219
Lot 142		Randolph, Thomas Mann (1768-1828) Governor of Virginia; son-in-law of Thomas Jefferson. Partly-printed Document Signed "Th M Randolph" as Governor of Virginia, 1p, 8x7½", Richmond, 15 Feb. 1822. Fine. Appointing Henry Spencer Colonel in the 26th Regiment, 11th Brigade, First Division of the Virginia Militia. With engraving of Jefferson's daughter Martha ("Patsy"), who was Randolph's wife. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $288
Lot 143		(Secretaries of State) Randolph, Rush, and Dallas. Edmund Randolph (1753-1813) ANS, 1p, 7¾x4¾", n.p., 7 Jan. 1791, giving instructions to deliver a note and pay a balance; light. Richard Rush (1780-1859) ALS 4pp, 7¼x4½", Lydenham, 10 June 1843, promising "country air, quietness and shade" to Hon. J.C. Spencer if he will visit to discuss "some of the topicks that came up…."; archival tape on p.3, affecting one letter of signature. Alexander James Dallas (1759-1817) as Sec. of the Treasury, 1p, 9¾x7¼", Treasury Dept., 28 Dec. 1815, to Sec. of State James Monroe, submitting "an application from Mr. Bourne, our Consul at Amsterdam" (not present); 1½" tear at right margin and smaller one at upper left, uneven left margin. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 144		Seward, William H (1801-72) Secretary of state under Lincoln. Autograph Letter Signed as U.S. Senator from New York, 1p, 7¼x4¾", Washington, 6 Dec. 1851. Fine; mounting remnants on verso. To Henry Alexander, saying that he is not aware of "any such map as you describe….If you don't receive one it will be because there is none." With engraving of Seward. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $180
Lot 145		(Supreme Court) Earl Warren. Typed Letter Signed on Supreme Court letterhead, 1p, 7¾x5¾", Washington, D.C., 27 June 1969. Fine condition. To Harry Bricker, thanking him for "the generosity of your appraisal of the work of the Court during my years as Chief Justice…." With transmittal envelope. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $230