Sale 519 November 7, 2013 11:00 AM Pacific Time Historic Autographs & Manuscripts with Archival Material & Photographs Auction Preview Tuesday, November 5, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Wednesday, November 6, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Thursday, November 7, 9:00 am to 11:00 am Other showings by appointment 133 Kearny Street 4th Floor : San Francisco, CA 94108 phone : 415.989.2665 toll free : 1.866.999.7224 fax : 415.989.1664 [email protected] : www.pbagalleries.com Administration Sharon Gee, President Shannon Kennedy, Vice President, Client Services Angela Jarosz, Administrative Assistant, Catalogue Layout William M. Taylor, Jr., Inventory Manager Consignments, Appraisals & Cataloguing Bruce E. MacMakin, Senior Vice President George K. Fox, Vice President, Market Development & Senior Auctioneer Gregory Jung, Senior Specialist Erin Escobar, Specialist Photography & Design Justin Benttinen, Photographer System Administrator Thomas J. 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Front Cover: Lot 193 Back Cover: Clockwise from upper left: Lots 117, 237, 25, 1 Bond #08BSBGK1794 Lot 1 Section I: Presidents of the United States, Lots 1-37 Section II: History Including Americana, Lots 38-136 Section III: Military Including American Civil War, Lots 137-153 Section IV: Literature, Art & the Humanities, Lots 154-232 Section V: Science, Medicine, Technology & Space, Lots 233-256 Section VI: Entertainment and the Performing Arts, Lots 257-284 Section VII: Sports, Lots 285-289 Section VIII: Ephemera & Vintage Paper, Lots 290-296 Section IX: Photographs, Lots 297-328 Section I: Presidents of the United States GEORGE WASHINGTON ADDRESSES HIS GENERAL 1. (1789) WASHINGTON, GEORGE. Signed and hand-addressed envelope panel, addressed to Major-General [Arthur] St. Clair with George Washington’s signature frank. On 8x15 cm. panel of paper, mounted and framed under plexiglass with portrait of Washington and engraved metal title-plaque. Overall 37x52 cm (14½x20”). No place: c.1777 A fine example of George Washington’s signature frank on an envelope panel, hand-addressed by him to one of the important generals in the Continental Army during the heart of the American Revolution. Washington was Commander-in-Chief of the Armies of the United States at the time this envelope was signed, writing to Major-General Arthur St. Clair. The envelope reads: “On Public Service. Major General St. Clair. On the route to Springfield. G. Washington.” It seems likely this was executed after St. Clair’s unsuccessful defense of Fort Ticonderoga, which fell to the superior forces of British General John Burgoyne in the summer of 1777. Following his defeat and retreat from the fort, St. Clair was removed from command, and subsequently cleared of any wrongdoing by a court martial in the fall of 1778. Though not given any further field commands during the Revolution, he did serve as aide-de-camp to Washington, and was present at Yorktown when Cornwallis surrendered. Neat repair to vertical split, very good condition, a clear signature, handsomely displayed. (15000/20000) Page 1 SHIPS PAPERS SIGNED BY JEFFERSON AND MADISON 2. (1801) JEFFERSON, THOMAS. Printed Ship’s Papers signed by Thomas Jefferson as President of the United States and James Madison as Secretary of State. Printed in four columns, in Spanish, French, English and Dutch, the English column filled out in ink, granting safe passage for William Coit, master of the chip Ann, from New York to Hull, with a cargo of “Iron, Serpentine, Rosin.. Cotton... Flour, Rice...” etc. Signed in ink by Thomas Jefferson as President, and James Madison as Secretary of State, with embossed paper seal. 44x55 cm. (17½x21½”), framed and matted under plexiglass, with portraits of Jefferson and Madison, and two metal title-plaques; overall 115x67 cm. (45½x26¼”). Washington. D.C.: c.1805 A fine example of ship’s papers from the beginning of the 19th century signed by two Presidents, Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States (serving 1801-1809), and by his successor James Madison, then Secretary of State, who was to succeed him as president, serving from 1809 to 1817. Thomas Jefferson’s influence on the founding and early years of the United States cannot be overstated. As the prime author of the Declaration of Independence, his vision of the nation is felt to this day, as are his efforts at expanding the borders from sea to sea. James Madison, the fourth president, was only slightly less influential, hailed as the “Father of the Constitution” for being instrumental in the drafting of the United States Constitution and as the key champion and author of the United States Bill of Rights, and his keen understanding of affairs of state set up the fledgling U.S. as an equal to the great European powers of the day. A splendid document signed by two of the Founding Fathers of the United Sates, who served for 16 successive years as president, domination the early decades of 19th century American politics. Old folds, as is inevitable with such papers, a few small neat repairs at the folds with slight loss of text, very good or better, the signatures clear and bold. (10000/15000) Lot 2 Page 2 SHIPS PAPERS SIGNED BY JAMES MONROE AND JOHN QUINCY ADAMS 3. (1817) MONROE, JAMES AND JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. Dual Signed Ships Papers which originally noted that this brig had no guns mounted when issued, then quickly had two guns, then four guns mounted to combat piracy in the West Indies. Partly Engraved Document Signed “James Monroe” as President and “John Quincy Adams” as Secretary of State, one page, 14½x10¼”. Completed in manuscript. On vellum, scalloped at top edge. Superb vignettes of a clipper ship and an American harbor. Countersigned “Jonathan Thompson / Collector” at lower right. Dark signatures of Monroe and Adams. Complete 2.5”-diameter paper seal affixed with red wax at lower left. [Washington, D.C.]: May 8, 1821 In full, “By the President of the United States of America Suffer the Brig Nancy of New York David Matthews master or commander of the burthen of one hundred Eighty six 50/95 tons or thereabouts mounted with no guns navigated with Nine men To Pass with her Company Passengers Goods and Merchandize without any hinderance seisure or molestation the said Brig appearing by good testimony to belong to one or more of the Citizens of the United States and to him or them only.” Because ships leaving U.S. ports needed ship identification papers before a voyage, documents such as this one were signed by the President and Secretary of State ahead of time and forwarded to the port. The required information and date would be filled in and then it would be signed by the Collector of the Port, in this case Jonathan Thompson (1773-1846). This document was signed in Washington, D.C., prior to May 8, 1821, but was issued in New York City on that date. Thompson had been appointed Collector of the Port of New York in November 1820. He held this office until 1829, when he was removed by President Lot 3 Andrew Jackson. Thompson was a Director (from 1813) and President of the Bank of the Manhattan Company (1840-1846), the first corporate bank in New York, and, through mergers and acquisitions, is known today as JPMorgan Chase. On verso appear two Autograph Endorsements Signed by Deputy Collector John Kearny: “District & Port of New York Novr 1st 1821. I Certify that the within Vessel mounts Two Guns. Jno Kearny DColl” and “District & Port of New York Decr 21st 1822. I Certify that the within named Brig is navigated with Eleven men & Mounts Four Guns. Jno Kearny DC.” An advertisement from the September 18, 1826, edition of the “Connecticut Courant” [photocopy present] notes that S. & W. Kellogg are selling “100 Hhds Jamaica Rum” and “1,000 Lb. Old Copper. Landing from Brig Nancy.” This would indicate that the “Brig Nancy” was doing business in the Caribbean. By 1821, there were six U.S. Navy ships assigned to antipiracy operations in the West Indies. In September 1821, three American merchant ships were captured near the entrance to Matanzas harbor in Cuba. Most of the members of the crews were killed and the ships were burned. On October 16, 1821, while cruising off Cape Antonio, Cuba, U.S.S. “Enterprise,” mounted with 12 guns, caught four pirate vessels robbing three American merchant ships. Spanish corsairs captured another merchant ship in November 1821 and marooned the crew on a deserted island. This continued into 1822. On December 6, 1822, President Monroe wrote Congress, in full, “Recent information of the multiplied outrages and depredations which have been committed on our seamen and commerce by the Pirates in the West Indies and Gulf of Mexico, exemplified by the death of a very meritorious officer, seems to call for some prompt and decisive measures on the part of the government. All the public vessels adapted to that service, which can be spared from other indispensable duties, are already employed in it; but, from the knowledge which has been acquired of the places from whence those out-laws issue, and to which they escape from danger, it appears that it will require a particular kind of force, capable of pursuing them in to the shallow waters to which they retire, effectually to suppress them.