Autographs page 2 of 3. Dept.
AG. SKU Items 26-50.
AG-51. Hawes,
Joel (1789-1867). Clergyman, author; pastor of the 1st
Congregational Church, Hartford, Ct., 1818-1860, and connected to the church
until his death. ANS to his brother, forwarding a letter from Dr. (Enoch)
Pond for his consideration and comment. Tipped to another sheet. $45.00
 AG-52. Hay, R.W.
Permanent Under-Secretary (most senior civil servant) for the Australian
colonies, memorialized in the town of Hay and Hay Street in Perth. ALS, 2
pp., August 12 (date unreadable). Concerning an appointment. Very good.
Pasted to a sheet from a id-19th century autograph collection, with clipped
signatures on the verso of John Charles Canning (Lord Canning), Earl Grey, and
John William Ponsonby, Earl of Besborough, who in 1846 was appointed Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland. An interesting collection of figures from the British
Empire. on hold AG-53. Hill, David
Jayne (1850-1932). Educator, diplomat; President of Bucknell University
1879-88, University of Rochester 1888-96; Minister to Switzerland, the
Netherlands, and Ambassador to Germany. DS; the last two pages of his poem
"A Vision of the World" signed at the end; a looseleaf page from The Second
Book of the Authors Club, 1921. A biographical entry is glued to the margin
on one side. Very good. $25.00 AG-54.
AG-55. Hosmer, William
H.C. Naval officer; poet of the life and lore of NYS Indians. ALS
to Howard Putnam Ross, Nov. 17, 1854. concerning his proper address.
Near fine. $50.00 AG-56. Hudson,
Henry Norman (1814‑1846).
American
Shakespeare scholar, Priest in the Protestant Episcopal Church, Union Army
Chaplain during the Civil War. Clipped signature. $20.00 AG-57. Humphrey, Herman (1779-1861). Clergyman, president of Amherst College
1823-1845; pioneer of the Temperance Movement, and is credited with publishing
the first tract on the subject in America in 1813. His "Parallel Between
Intemperance and the Slave Trade" figured strongly in the Abolitionist Movement.
Clipped signature from a letter, tipped to another sheet from an autograph
collection. Very good. $45.00
AG-58. Hunt, Washington. NYS Governor. Document appointing
Charles Whiting, Jr., as Notary Public for Columbia Co. Feb. 11, 1852.. Very
good. $65.00 AG-59.
AG-60. Jewell,
Marshall (1825-1883). Industrialist and politician; governor of
Connecticut 1869, 1871, 1872; U.S. minister to Russia 1873; U.S. Postmaster
General 1874-1876. ALS, 1 p., St. Petersburg, April 25 1874. From the
American Legation in Russia, concerning conditions in St. Petersburg and
commenting on the Russian government. Some of the ink has spread in the paper
fibers, but it is still readable. A small piece is missing on the left edge,
barely affecting a word. Very good. $60.00 “I
was never Governor of Virginia”
AG-61. Johnson, John W. U.S. Senator. ALS, March 23, 1873. To Mr. H. Storm, denying that he was
governor of Virginia, and suggesting confusion with Joseph Johnson, “who was
not a relative of mine, but a southern man by birth...” On Senate Chamber
stationery. Very good. $45.00 AG-62. King, Horatio C. (b. 1837). Lawyer, military
officer (served in armies of the Potomac and Shenandoah, resigned in 1865 as
brevet-colonel), author, journalist. ALS, 1 p., New York, Jan. 6, 1887. To
Maj. Kenney, noting in a playful tone: "Get thee behind me Satan, and lead me
not into temptation..." Regretting that he is unable to visit at this time. Very
good. $50.00
Member of the Women's Movement
AG-64. Lewis, Grace Anna
(1821-1912). Naturalist, Quaker, speaker and writer in the Women's Movement.
ALS, 2 pp., June 21. 1896. To Prof. J.S. Rothside, concerning an upcoming
publication that "will be an essential aid in the instruction of the rising
generation...." Complaining of recent pains in her eye and head which "render me
entirely helpless..." she seeks his assistance: "I am not in a position to throw
away any offer of kindness from any one interested in Forestry." Written in a
neat, tiny hand, she goes into great detail about her work, with an attitude
that fits her Quaker heritage. Very good.
$100.00
AG-65. Lewis, Grace Anna (1821-1912). American
Naturalist; born into a Quaker family in Chester County, PA. Worked with John
Cassin, also a Quaker and Curator of Ornithology of the Academy of Natural
Sciences, and with Spencer Baird of the Smithsonian Institution. Wrote many
papers in the natural sciences, taught classes and lectured, and in later years
was a speaker and writer for the women’s movement. ALS, 2 pp., July 27,
1886. Writing about some branches and leaves sent to her for examination, giving
a fairly detailed botanical description. Written in a neat, even hand. Near
fine. $100.00
AG-66.
AG-67. Loyson, Father Hyacinthe (1827-1912). French
cleric; ordained a Roman Catholic priest, excommunicated for heterodoxy,
continued to profess his faith and became a pastor of a liberal Catholic church.
Signature on a slip of paper. Near fine. $70.00 AG-68. Mather, Major
Edmund. Large Double Hand Written Receipt. Albany, Nov. 5 1756.
To Samuel Pruyn, for transferring 300 bushels of wheat, with the freight
charge, and a receipt to Jacob Ten Eyck for 400 bushels of wheat "to bring
down to New York." 16 1/4" x 4 3/4". Neat and legible. near fine.
$90.00
AG-69. McCarthy,
Justin (1830-912). Irish writer and politician; Member of Parliament and
advocate of home rule for Ireland. Champion of the Irish Parliamentary Party
and other groups. LS, 3 pp., August, 1890. To C. Robinson, comparing Peel,
Melbourne, and Palmerston as statesmen. In part: "I think Peel was by far the
greatest statesman of the three; indeed I might go farther to say that he was
in my opinion the only great statesman of the three."
$150.00
AG-70. McClellan, R.
Congressman. ALS, House of Representatives, Oct. 9, 1837. 3 1/2 pp., to
A Vanderpoel of Kinderhook. McClellan praises the message of "our excellent
President" and mentions the Treasury Note Bill. He also comments on the
abusive treatment of Congressman John Holmes Prentiss of Cooperstown by Henry
A. Wise of Virginia. Near fine.
$100.00 AG-71. Morris, Edwin
Joy (1815-1881). Legislator, diplomat, author. ALS, one
page, U.S. Legation, Constantinople, May 18, 1866. To J. Butler Wister, "in
compliance with your urgent request for a few autographs of local
celebrities." Boldly written and signed. Very good. $50.00 AG-72. Morley, John,
Morley of Blackburn, Viscount (1838––1923), British statesman and
writer, born in Blackburn, Lancashire; for 25 years a Liberal in House of
Commons; secretary for Ireland under Gladstone and for India under
Campbell-Bannerman and Asquith; wrote lives of Gladstone, Burke, Cobden,
Cromwell, Voltaire, Rousseau, and his own ‘‘Recollections'; general editor for
‘‘English Men of Letters' series. ALS, 1 p. , London, no date. To Mr.
Osgood, suggesting a meeting when he returns to London. On the letterhead of
Nature magazine. Lightly soiled, but very good. $75.00
 AG-73. Mott, Valentine (1785‑1865).
Surgeon. Known as a bold
and original surgeon, but with little interest in authorship. ALS, one page,
to William L. Marcy (Sec. of the Treasury), concerning a consulate appointment
for his son. Address and postmark on the overleaf. Some spotting and ink
smudging (from the time); very good. $125.00 AG-74. Mouton,
Alexander (1804-1885). Governor of Louisiana, U.S. Senator, presided
at the Louisiana Secession Convention. DS, Feb. 21, 1844. Also
signed by Robert Carter Nicolas, Secretary of State. Confirming an appointment
in Washington Parish. An attached second handwritten page details some
land matters in Washington Parish, La. Soiled and worn at the bottom and
right edge. Fair. $100.00
AG-75. Orvis,
Franklin H. Proprietor of the Equinox House in Manchester, VT. In the fall
of 1869 he was elected to the Vermont Senate from Bennington county as the
candidate of the Republican party. ANS, 1 p., Equinox House, June
21, 1897. A short letter of condolence: : "I'll mourn with and mingle my tears
with yours." A couple blue marks on the text; very good. $30.00
AG-76. Peabody,
Andrew Preston (1811-1893). Unitarian clergyman, editor, educator, author.
Professor of Christian Morals, Harvard University, 1860-1881. ALS, 1½
pp., Cambridge, Oct. 29, 1869. Consoling someone (a relative, I believe,
possibly his own sibling) over a mother’s death. Tipped to a sheet from an old
autograph collection, with a biographical entry. Tipped to the verso of the
page is an ALS from George Angier Gordon, pastor of the Old South church in
Boston, mainly concerning church matters. The Peabody letter is lightly soiled
and very good, but the Gordon letter is clean and near fine. $45.00
AG-77. Penrose, Boies (1860-1921).
Politician; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania 1897-1921; known for opposition
to prohibition, women's suffrage,
and most progressive legislation. TLS, March 29, 1906.To Robert D. Dripps,
requesting a copy of a bill before the Senate. With corrections in his hand. A
clipped biography is glued to the letter, with some discoloration from the
glue. Otherwise very good. $70.00
 AG-78.
Pierpont, John (1785-1856). Clergyman, poet, author; grandfather of John
Pierpont Morgan. ALS, 1 p., Troy, June 7, 1848. To the newspaper, noting
the reprinting of his Artillary Election Sermon, first preached twenty years
earlier, and asking for another copy, since his granddaughter lost both the
newspaper and a letter on her return from the post office. A little ruffled at
the edges, with a small chip at the bottom (touching the signature), but very
good. $125.00
AG-79. Pitkin, Timothy (1766‑1847).
Lawyer and statesman;
member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1805‑1819), the Connecticut
legislature (1819‑1830), and the author of several historical works. ALS, one
page, Farmington, Oct. 2, 1835. To an illegible (Hendrick HoB) recipient in
New Haven, concerning financial matters. A biographical clipping is glued to
the inside of the folded sheet, otherwise a very good letter with a stampless
cover from Farmington, Ct. $90.00
AG-80.
AG-83. AG-84. Richardson, William
Alexander (1811-1875). Senator, Secretary of the
Treasury. ALS, 1 p., April 26, 1873. To George H. Williams, Attorney
General, accompanying a communication from a plaintiff in a legal case. On
Treasury Department stationery. Near fine. $90.00 AG-85. Russell,
Jonathan (1771-1832). Orator, diplomat; served as U.S. Charge
D'Affairs at Paris and London. ALS, 2 pp., Sept. 16, 1824. To
William Lee, commenting on the current political situation: " I sincerely hope
that Mr. Adams will be our next President, believing him much more able than
any of the other candidates to promote the honour & prosperity of our Country,
although I have much respect for Mr. Clay and Mr. Crawford with whom I had the
pleasure of being personally acquainted." Near fine. $225.00 AG-86.
AG-87.
AG-88. Seaton,
William Winston (1785-1866). Journalist. Short ALS to author George Wood.
In full: Tuesday. Dear Sir, I had no hesitation about inserting the article,
but the crowded state of our columns this morning excluded it. I could only find
room for the short notice. Yours with regard, W.W. Seaton. Very good. $80.00
 AG-89. Shea, John
Gilmary (1824-1892). American historian and author; works include
Discovery and Exploration of the Mississippi Valley (1852) and
History of the Catholic Church in the United States (4 vols., 1886-92). A
short reply: "Letters like yours I seldom have time to answer, but the courtesy
and grace of such a note compels me to reply." Near fine.
$45.00
 AG-90.
AG-91.
SOLD
AG-92.
AG-93. Silliman,
Benjamin, Jr. (1816-1885) Chemist; worked closely with his father at Yale and
other places. ALS, 4 pp., Brooklyn, 1871. To Congressman Platt Potter,
mentioning a conversation with Caleb Cushing and praising his recent remarks on
Judicial Independence and the Limitations of Legislative Power. Very
good. $85.00 AG-94. Sowle,
Jonathan. Signed receipt, Washington, 1791. Received of Jemima
Mabbett By the hand of Abitha Coffin Sixteen Shillings on account of a Bever hat
which she bought of James Sowle Late at Saratoga Springs." Light discoloration,
but very good.
$65.00 AG-95. Stark,
Caleb (1759-1838). Merchant, son of Gen. John Stark. ALS, Boston, July 5,
1810, to Charles Walker in Concord. A short message concerning some notes which
were left for collection. He served with his father at Bunker Hill, and remained
in the military for the duration of the Revolutionary War, rising to the rank of
Brigade Major. Very good. $95.00 AG-96. Stewart, Dugald (1753‑1828).
Scottish Philosopher. ALS,
1 p., Catrine, 23 August, (nd). To Rev. Alison; a friendly letter concerning an
upcoming visit. A neat letter, but the porous nature of the paper has resulted
in some ink spreading and show‑through. Stewart was a prominent philosopher and
mathematician, and the author of many books. Very good. $175.00 AG-97.
AG-98. Suddards, Rev. William. (1805- ). Minister in the
Protestant Episcopal Church, assumed rectorship of Grace Church, Philadelphia,
in 1834, and was sole or associate editor of The Episcopal Recorder and
The British Pulpit. Clipped signature on a sheet from an autograph
collection. $20.00 AG-99. Talmage, Thomas
de Witt (1832-1902). Dutch Reformed Church clergyman, editor of the
Christian Herald; known as a brilliant preacher, but sometimes criticized for
sensationalism. ALS, 1 p., no date. To "Dear Brother," probably his brother John
Van Nest Talmage (1819-1902), but it might also be a general salutation.
Thanking him for agreeing to officiate at the funeral of Mr. Ellis in his
absence. Top line with the recipien's name trimmed off, else very good with a
small chip in the lower right corner. $40.00

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