Henkels: VALUABLE COLLECTION OF Autographs and Historical Documents. BELONGING TO THE LATE JOHN MILLS HALE, ESQ. Of Philipsburg, Center County, Pa. EMBRACING, An Unusual Collection of Letters of Officers in the Revolutlon, and the Continental and the United Stutes, 1078PartI,

Auction Details

Auction Date: January 01, 1913 - January 01, 1913

Page Size: 1681 items in 17 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
931	Dickerson, Mahlon. Secretary of the Navy	A. L. S.	Suckasunny	Nov. 29, 1841	USD -	Unknown
932	Ingham, Saml. D. Sec. of Treas'y	A. L. S....			USD -	Unknown
933	Van Buren. Martin. Eighth President	A. L. S.	Washington	Dec. 15, 1833	USD -	Unknown
934	Van Buren. Martin. Eighth President	A. L. S.		No date	USD -	Unknown
935	Poinsett, Joel R. Secretary of War	A. L. S.	Charleston	June 5, 1834	USD -	Unknown
936	Niles, John M. Postmaster General	A. L. S....			USD -	Unknown
937	Forsyth, John. Sec. of State	A. L. S....			USD -	Unknown
938	Harrison, Gen. William H. Ninth President	A. L. S. 2 pages, 8vo, North Bend, April 12, 1839. To James Hall	North Bend	April 12, 1839	USD -	Unknown
939	Harrison, Gen. William H. Ninth President	A. L. S.	North Bend	Nov. 22, 1839	USD -	Unknown
940	Tyler, John. Vice President and President	A. L. S. 4to. Jan. 6, 1845. WRITTEN WHILST PRESIDENT. To Jno. Y. Mason		Jan. 6, 1845	USD -	Unknown
941	Webster, Daniel. Secretary of State	A. L. S.	Washington	March 12, 1829	USD -	Unknown
942	Ewing, Thomas. Secretary of Treasury	A. L. S.	Lancaster	Sept. 15, 1842	USD -	Unknown
943	Crittenden, John J. Attorney General	A. L. S. 4to. Washington, March 17, 1848. To Jno. Y. Mason	Washington	March 17, 1848	USD -	Unknown
944	Granger, Francis. Postmaster General	A. L. S.		Feb. 19, 1841	USD -	Unknown
945	Badger, George E. Secretary of the Navy	A. L. S.	Washington	Dec. 15, 1851	USD -	Unknown
946	Tyler, John. Tenth President	A. L. S. 4to. Greenway, June 16, 1827. To John Rutherford	Greenway	June 16, 1827	USD -	Unknown
947	Tyler, John. Tenth President	A. L. S.	Sherwood Forest	Nov. 15, 1852	USD -	Unknown
948	Webster, Daniel. Secretary of State	L. S.	Washington	Aug. 12, 1841	USD -	Unknown
949	Legar, Hugh S. Secretary of State	A. L. S.	Charleston	Aug. 10, 1840	USD -	Unknown
950	Nelson, Jno. Secretary of State	A. L. S.	Washington	Jan. 15, 1844	USD -	Unknown
951	Calhoun, Jno. C. Secretary of State	A. L. S.	Washington	Dec. 10, 1833	USD -	Unknown
952	Forward, Walter. Secretary of the Treasury	A. L. S.	Washington	April 29, 1841	USD -	Unknown
953	Ewing, Thomas. Secretary of the Treasury	A. L. S.	Lancaster	Aug. 12, 1833	USD -	Unknown
954	Porter, James M. Secretary of War	A. L. S.	Easton	July 30, 1840	USD -	Unknown
955	Wilkins, William. Secretary of War	A. L. S.	Homewood	June 28, 1859	USD -	Unknown
956	Wickliffe, Chas. A. Postmaster General	A. L. S.	Washington	April 26, 1850	USD -	Unknown
957	Gilmer, Thomas W. Secretary of the Navy	A. L. S.		July 7, 1841	USD -	Unknown
958	Mason, John Y. Secretary of the Navy	A. L. S.		March 1, 1833	USD -	Unknown
959	Upshur, Abel P. Sec. of State	A. L. S....			USD -	Unknown
960	Polk, James K. Eleventh President	A. L. S. 4to. Washington, Dec. 8, 1834. To Hon. M. Dickerson	Washington	Dec. 8, 1834	USD -	Unknown
961	Dallas, George M. Vice President	A. L. S. 4to. Apri 13, 1829. To Jos. M. Linnard		Apri 13, 1829	USD -	Unknown
962	Buchanan, James. Secretary of State and President of the U. S.	A. L. S. 4to. Wheatland, June 18, 1853. To Geo. Platt	Wheatland	June 18, 1853	USD -	Unknown
963	Walker, Robert J. Secretary of the Treasury	A. L. S.		No date	USD -	Unknown
964	Marcy, William M. Secretary of War	A. L. S.	Albany	March 19 (1834)	USD -	Unknown
965	Nelson, John. Attorney General	A. L. S. 2 pages, 4to. Naples, Oct. 8, 1832. To Edward Livingston		Naples, Oct. 8, 1832	USD -	Unknown
966	Mason, John Y. Attorney General	A. L. S....			USD -	Unknown
967	Taylor, Zachary. Twelfth President. Major Genl. in the War with Mexico	A. L. S. 4to. Baton Rouge, Aug. 15, 1848. To Henry M. Brooks	Baton Rouge	Aug. 15, 1848	USD -	Unknown
968	Taylor, Zachary. Twelfth President. Major Genl. in the War with Mexico	Military Endorsement. Head Quarters, Fort Jessup, Feb. 3, 1845	Head Quarters, Fort Jessup	Feb. 3, 1845	USD -	Unknown
969	Taylor, Zachary. Twelfth President. Major Genl. in the War with Mexico	Military Endorsement. Head Quarters, Fort Jessup, Feb. 3, 1845	Head Quarters, Fort Jessup	Feb. 3, 1845	USD -	Unknown
970	Fillmore, Millard. Vice President and President	L. S.	Washington	June 25, 1852	USD -	Unknown
971	Johnson, Reverdy. Secretary of War	A. L. S.	Baltimore	March 28, 1829	USD -	Unknown
972	Collamer, Jacob. Postmaster General	A. L. S. 3 pages, 4to. Washington, Jan. 30, 1849. To J. J. Crittenden	Washington	Jan. 30, 1849	USD -	Unknown
973	Clayton, John M. Sec. of State	L. S....			USD -	Unknown
974	Fillmore, Millard. Thirteenth President	A. L. S. 4to. Washington, Feb. 4, 1841. To W. A. Coleman	Washington	Feb. 4, 1841	USD -	Unknown
975	King, William R. President pro tem, of the Senate	A. L. S.	Senate Chamber	Feb. 3, 1824	USD -	Unknown
976	Webster, Daniel. Secretary of State	A. L. S.		No date	USD -	Unknown
977	Everett, Edward. Secretary of State	A. L. S.	Washington	March 6, 1834	USD -	Unknown
978	Corwin, Thomas. Secretary of the Treasury	A. L. S.	Washington	Oct. 2, 1852	USD -	Unknown
979	Scott, Winfield. Secretary of War. Major General	A. L. S.	New York	Oct. 30, 1860	USD -	Unknown
980	Scott, Winfield. Secretary of War. Major General	A. L. S.		Dec. 28, 1815	USD -	Unknown
981	Kennedy, John P. Secretary of the Navy. Author	A. L. S.	Washington	Dec. 20, 1844	USD -	Unknown
982	Conrad, Chris. M. Sec. of State	A. L. S....			USD -	Unknown
983	Pierce, Franklin. Fourteenth President	A. L. S.	Keene	Oct. 3, n. d.	USD -	Unknown
984	Cass, Lewis. President Pro tem. of the Senate	A. L. S.	Washington	Jan. 23, 1856	USD -	Unknown
985	Guthrie, James. Secretary of Treasury	A. L. S.	Louisvilie	April 1, 1857	USD -	Unknown
986	Davis, Jefferson. Secretary of War. President of the Confederate States	A. L. S.	Washington	Dec. 27, 1848	USD -	Unknown
987	Cushing, Caleb. Attorney General	A. L. S.	Newburyport	May 9, 1838	USD -	Unknown
988	Campbell, James. P.-M. Genl	A. L. S....			USD -	Unknown
989	Buchanan, James. Fifteenth President	A. D . S.	Washington	Dec. 17, 1844	USD -	Unknown
990	Breckenridge, John C. Vice President	A. L. S.		July 10, 1854	USD -	Unknown
991	Black, Jeremiah S. Secretary of State	A. L. S....			USD -	Unknown
992	Cobb, Howell. Secretary of the Treasury. Maj. Gen. in the Confederate States Army	A. L. S.	Washington	March 6, 1848	USD -	Unknown
993	Thomas, Philip F. Secretary of the Treasury	A. L. S.	Baltimore	Aug. 16, 1859	USD -	Unknown
994	Floyd, John B. Secretary of War	A. L. S.		Dee. 31, 1858	USD -	Unknown
995	Holt, Joseph. Secretary of War	A. L. S....			USD -	Unknown
996	Stanton, Edwin M. Attorney General	L. S.	Washington	Jan. 2, 1864	USD -	Unknown
997	King, Horatio. Postmaster General	L. S.	Washington	Nov. 9, 1878	USD -	Unknown
998	Thompson, Jacob. Secretary of Interior	A. L. S.		Feb. 15, 1845	USD -	Unknown
999	Guthrie, James. Sec. of Treas'y	L. S....			USD -	Unknown
1000	Lincoln, Abraham. Sixteenth President. Emancipated the Slaves	A. L. S. 2 pages, 8vo. Springfield, April 14, 1860. To James F. Babcock	Springfield	April 14, 1860	USD -	Unknown
1001	Lincoln, Abraham. Sixteenth President. Emancipated the Slaves	A. L. S.	Washington	Sep. 9, 1864	USD -	Unknown
1002	Lincoln, Abraham. Sixteenth President. Emancipated the Slaves	Autograph endorsement of 6 lines, signed	St. Louis	May 24, 1853	USD -	Unknown
1003	Hamlin, Hannibal. Vice President	A. L. S.	Bangor	Nov. 22, 1864	USD -	Unknown
1004	Johnson, Andrew. Vice President and President of the U. S.	L. S.	Washington	March 25, 1861	USD -	Unknown
1005	Johnson, Andrew. Vice President and President of the U. S.	Autograph, as frank, on an envelope			USD -	Unknown
1006	Seward, William H. Secretary of State	A. D. S.		Sep. 14, 1858	USD -	Unknown
1007	Chase, Salmon P. Secretary of Treasury	A. L. S.	Treasury Dept.	April 4, 1861	USD -	Unknown
1008	Fessenden, William P. Secretary of the Treasury	A. L. S.		Feb. 15, 1858	USD -	Unknown
1009	Stanton, Edwin M. Secretary of War	A. L. S.		Oct. 15, 1859	USD -	Unknown
1010	Bates, Edwin. Attorney General	A. L. S.	St. Louis	Nov. 13, 1848	USD -	Unknown
1011	Speed, James. Attorney General	A. L. S.	Washington	Feb. 15, 1870	USD -	Unknown
1012	Blair, Montgomery. Postmaster General	A. L. S.	Washington	Jan. 8, 1881	USD -	Unknown
1013	Dennison, William. Postmaster General	A. L. S.	Columbus	Sept. 12, 1878	USD -	Unknown
1014	Welles, Gideon. Secretary of the Navy	A. L. S. 6 pages, 8vo. Washington, May 24, 1862. To Gen. R. C. Hale	Washington	May 24, 1862	USD -	Unknown
1015	Welles, Gideon. Secretary of the Navy	A. L. S.	Washington	April 19, 1861	USD -	Unknown
1016	Smith, Caleb. Secretary of the Interior	A. L. S.	Indianapolis	March 21, 1860	USD -	Unknown
1017	Usher, John P. Secretary of the Interior	A. L. S.	Leavenworth	May 29, 1869	USD -	Unknown
1018	Seward, William H. Secretary of State	A. L. S.	Washington	Aug. 12, 1865	USD -	Unknown
1019	McCulloch, Hugh. Secretary of the Treasury	A. L. S....			USD -	Unknown
1020	Johnson, Andrew. Seventeenth President	L. S.	Washington	Jan. 24, 1868	USD -	Unknown
1021	Johnson, Andrew. Seventeenth President	Signature, as frank, on an addressed envelope			USD -	Unknown
1022	McCulloch, Hugh. Secretary of the Treasury	A. L. S.	Washington	Sept. 5, 1883	USD -	Unknown
1023	Grant, U.S. Secretary of War. President and General of the U. S. Army	D. S.		Dec. 9, 1867	USD -	Unknown
1024	Schofield, Jno. M. Secretary of War	A. L. S. 4to. Washington, March 11, 1869. To Gen. Grant	Washington	March 11, 1869	USD -	Unknown
1025	Stanberry, Henry. Attorney General	A. L. S.	Cincinnati	April 5, 1869	USD -	Unknown
1026	Browning, Orville H. Attorney General	A. L. S....			USD -	Unknown
1027	Evarts, William M. Attorney General	A. L. S.	Washington	March 30, 1879	USD -	Unknown
1028	Randall, Alex. W. Postmaster General	A. L. S.	Washington	Sept. 17, 1868	USD -	Unknown
1029	Harlan, James. Secretary of Interior	A. L. S....			USD -	Unknown
1030	Welles, Gideon. Secretary of the Navy	A. L. S. 2 pages, 8vo. Hartford, Jan. 25, 1861. To R. C. Hale	Hartford	Jan. 25, 1861	USD -	Unknown

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