Henkels: VALUABLE COLLECTION OF Autographs and Historical Documents.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
530	Harvie, John. Virginia	D. S.	Pittsburgh	Nov. 1, 1776	USD -	Unknown
531	Harvie, John. Virginia	A. L. S.	Richmond	May 9, 1731	USD -	Unknown
532	Hathorn, John. New York. Did not attend	A. L. S. 4to. Aug. 1, 1794. To Gov. George Clinton		Aug. 1, 1794	USD -	Unknown
533	Hawkins, Benjamin. North Carolina	A. L. S. 2 pages, 4to. Creek Agency, July 14, 1812. To John Hanes	Creek Agency	July 14, 1812	USD -	Unknown
534	Hazard, Jonathan J. Rhode Island	Signature on a Thirty Shilling Rhode Island Note, 1786			USD -	Unknown
535	Hemsley, William. Maryland	A. L. S. 3 pages, 4to. Queen Anne County, 1780. To Col. Uriah Forrest	Queen Anne County	1780	USD -	Unknown
536	Henry, John. Maryland	D. S.	Annapolis	Aug. 27, 1798	USD -	Unknown
537	Hanry, Patrick. Virginia. Member of the Federal Contention	A. L. S.	Williamsburg	Nov. 22, 1776	USD -	Unknown
538	Henry, William. Pennsylvania	L. S.	Philadelphia	Nov. 10, 1789	USD -	Unknown
539	Henry, William. Pennsylvania	D. S.		Oct. 14, 1772	USD -	Unknown
540	Heywood, Thomas, Jr. South Carolina. Signer of the Declaration of Independence	D. S.	Charleston	Feb. 16, 1785	USD -	Unknown
541	Heywood, Thomas, Jr. South Carolina. Signer of the Declaration of Independence	D. S.	Charleston	Oct. 19, 1784	USD -	Unknown
542	Heywood, Thomas, Jr. South Carolina. Signer of the Declaration of Independence	D. S.	Charleston	Aug. 25, 1787	USD -	Unknown
543	Higginson, Stephen. Massachusetts	L. S.	Boston	Feb. 2, 1808	USD -	Unknown
544	Hillhouse, James. Connecticut. Did not attend	A. L. S. 2 pages, 4to. New Haven, Oct. 14, 1800. To Dwight Foster	New Haven	Oct. 14, 1800	USD -	Unknown
545	Hillhouse, William. Connecticut. Did not attend	A. D. S.	New Haven	Oct. 27, 1789	USD -	Unknown
546	Holten, Samuel. Massachusetts	D. S.	Newburyport	June 9, 1814	USD -	Unknown
547	Hopkins, Stephen. Rhode Island. Signer of the Declaration of Independence	D. S.		Nov. 28, 1744	USD -	Unknown
548	Hopkinson, Francis. New Jersey. Signer of the Declaration of Independence	A. D. S.	Philadelphia	Sept. 7, 1786	USD -	Unknown
549	Howard, John, Eger. Maryland. Distinguished Officer in the Revolution, and Governor of Maryland	A. L. S.	Baltimore	Feb. 1, 1796	USD -	Unknown
550	Howard, John, Eger. Maryland. Distinguished Officer in the Revolution, and Governor of Maryland	A. L. S.		Sept. 7, 1824	USD -	Unknown
551	Houston, William C. New Jersey. Member of the Federal Convention	A. D. S.	In Congress	Aug. 15, 1777	USD -	Unknown
552	Houstoun, John. Georgia	A. L. S. 2 pages, 4to. Savannah, Dec. 21, 1778. To General Lincoln	Savannah	Dec. 21, 1778	USD -	Unknown
553	Houstoun, William. Georgia. Member of the Federal Convention	A. D. S.		no date	USD -	Unknown
554	Howley, Richard. Georgia	A. D. S.		April 29, 1784	USD -	Unknown
555	Humphreys, Charles	Pennsylvania. Signature on an Eighteen Pence Pennsylvania Note, 177			USD -	Unknown
556	Huntington, Benjamin. Connecticut	A. L. S. 4to. Norwich, Feb. 23, 1767. To Capt. J. Huntington	Norwich	Feb. 23, 1767	USD -	Unknown
557	Huntington, Samuel. Connecticut. Signer of the Declaration of Independence	A. D. S.		May 18, 1794	USD -	Unknown
558	Huntington, Samuel. Connecticut. Signer of the Declaration of Independence	L. S. 2 pages, 4to. Philadelphia, June 15, 1781. To President Rodney	Philadelphia	June 15, 1781	USD -	Unknown
559	Huntington, Samuel. Connecticut. Signer of the Declaration of Independence	L. S. 2 pages, 4to. Philadelphia, July 2, 1780. To Benjamin Harwood	Philadelphia	July 2, 1780	USD -	Unknown
560	Ingersoll, Jared. Pennsylvania. Member of the Federal Convention	A. L. S.	Philadelphia	July 17, 1793	USD -	Unknown
561	Irvine, William. Pennsylvania. Brig. Gen. in the Revolution	A. L. S. 2 pages, 4to. Philadelphia, Oct. 10, 1808 To General Henry Dearborn	Philadelphia	Oct. 10, 1808	USD -	Unknown
562	Izard, Ralph. South Carolina	A. L. S.	Hartford	Oct. 24, 1793	USD -	Unknown
563	Jackson, David. Pennsylvania	A. L. S.		April 30, 1792	USD -	Unknown
564	Jackson, David. Pennsylvania	Signature to a United States Lottery Ticket	Philadelphia	Nov. 18, 1776	USD -	Unknown
565	Jackson, Jonathan. Massachusetts	A. L. S. 4to. Newburyport, May 17, 1783. To General Lincoln	Newburyport	May 17, 1783	USD -	Unknown
566	Jay, John. New York. President of the Continental Congress. One of the Authors of "The Federalist." Chief Justice of the United States	A. L. S.	New York	Jan. 15, 1796	USD -	Unknown
567	Jay, John. New York. President of the Continental Congress. One of the Authors of "The Federalist." Chief Justice of the United States	A. L. S. 4to, no date. To Lewis Cornwell		no date	USD -	Unknown
568	Jefferson, Thomas. Virginia. Signer of the Declaration of Independence. President of the United States	A. L. S. 4to. Monticello, June 13, 1823. To John Laval	Monticello	June 13, 1823	USD -	Unknown
569	Jenifer, Daniel, of St. Thomas. Maryland. Member of the Federal Convention	D. S.		no date	USD -	Unknown
570	Johnson, Thomas. Maryland	A. D. S.		May 12, 1778	USD -	Unknown
571	Johnson, William Samuel. Connecticut. Member of the Federal Convention	A. D. S.		1758	USD -	Unknown
572	Jones, Joseph. Virginia	A. L. S. 2 pages, 4to. Fredericksburg, Nov. 11, 1799. To Robert Carter	Fredericksburg	Nov. 11, 1799	USD -	Unknown
573	Jones, Noble W. Georgia	D. S.		March 30, 1762	USD -	Unknown
574	Jones, Samuel. New York. Did not attend	A. L. S. 2 pages, 4to. New York, April 20, 1789. To Nathaniel Lawrence	New York	April 20, 1789	USD -	Unknown
575	Kean, John. South Carolina	A. L. S.	Philadelphia	Nov. 14, 1794	USD -	Unknown
576	King, Rufus. Massachusetts. Member of the Federal Convention	A. L. S. 4to. New York, Jan. 21, 1787. To General Lincoln	New York	Jan. 21, 1787	USD -	Unknown
577	Kinloch, Francis. South Carolina	A. L. S. folio. July 12, no year. To Thomas Dinstanly		July 12, no year	USD -	Unknown
578	Kinsey, James. New Jersey	A. L. S.		April 21, 1785	USD -	Unknown
579	Langdon, John. New Hampshire. Member of the Federal Convention	D. S.		June 10, 1807	USD -	Unknown
580	Langworthy, Edward. Georgia	A. D. S.	Savannah	Dec. 16, 1775	USD -	Unknown
581	Langworthy, Edward. Georgia	D. S.		May 29, 1776	USD -	Unknown
582	Lansing, John. New York. Member of the Federal Convention	A. L. S. 3 pages, 4to. Albany, June 30, 1778. To Colonel Varick	Albany	June 30, 1778	USD -	Unknown
583	Laurens, Henry. South Carolina. Member of the Federal Convention. President of the Continental Congress	A. L. S. folio. York Town, May 8, 1778. To Thomas Wharton	York Town	May 8, 1778	USD -	Unknown
584	Laurens, Henry. South Carolina. Member of the Federal Convention. President of the Continental Congress	A. L. S. 4to. Charles Town, May 13, 1767. To William Fisher	Charles Town	May 13, 1767	USD -	Unknown
585	Laurens, Henry. South Carolina. Member of the Federal Convention. President of the Continental Congress	A. L. S. 2 pages, 4to. Charles Town, Sept. 20, 1762. To William Fisher	Charles Town	Sept. 20, 1762	USD -	Unknown
586	Law, Richard	Connecticut. Cut Signature			USD -	Unknown
587	Laurance, John. New York	A. L. S. folio. New York, Aug. 14, 1793. To Gilbert Livingston	New York	Aug. 14, 1793	USD -	Unknown
588	Laurance, John. New York	A. L. S.	New York	Nov. 29, 1803	USD -	Unknown
589	Lee, Arthur. Virginia	L. S. 4to. Board of Treasury, Feb 6, 1787. To William Ellery	Board of Treasury	Feb 6, 1787	USD -	Unknown
590	Lee, Arthur. Virginia	L. S. 4to. Board of Treasury, Sept. 29, 1786. To Thomas Harwood	Board of Treasury	Sept. 29, 1786	USD -	Unknown
591	Lee, Francis Lightfoot. Virginia	A. L. S.	Philadelphia	Dec. 10, 1778	USD -	Unknown
592	Lee, Francis Lightfoot. Virginia	A. D.		March 18, 1793	USD -	Unknown
593	Lee, Henry. Virginia. Celebrated "Light Horse Harry" in the Revolution	A. L. S.		Oct. 2, 1787	USD -	Unknown
594	Lee, Henry. Virginia. Celebrated "Light Horse Harry" in the Revolution	A. L. S.	Richmond	Nov. 19, 1793	USD -	Unknown
595	Lee, Richard Bland. Virginia	A. L. S.		Aug. 31, 1816	USD -	Unknown
596	Lee, Richard Henry. Virginia. Signer of the Declaration of Independence. President of the Continental Congress	A. L. S. 2 pages, 4to. Chantilly, May 28, 1792. To Capt. Fenwick	Chantilly	May 28, 1792	USD -	Unknown
597	Lee, Richard Henry. Virginia. Signer of the Declaration of Independence. President of the Continental Congress	A. D. S.		1761	USD -	Unknown
598	Lee, Thomas Sim. Maryland. Member of the Federal Convention	A. L. S.	Annapolis	April 4, 1794	USD -	Unknown
599	Lewis, Francis. New York. Signer of the Declaration of Independence	A. L. S.	New York	March 4, 1775	USD -	Unknown
600	L'Hommedieu, Ezra. New York	A. L. S. 2 pages, 4to. Prince Town, Aug. 26, 1783. To Col. Peter Curtenius	Prince Town	Aug. 26, 1783	USD -	Unknown
601	Livermore, Samuel. New Hampshire	A. L. S. 2 pages, folio. Albany, June 19, 1756. To Jno. Osborne	Albany	June 19, 1756	USD -	Unknown
602	Livingston, Philip. New York. Signer of the Declaration of Independence	L. S. and one line Autograph, 3 pages, 4to. New York, Jan. 20, 1764. To Isaac Governeur	New York	Jan. 20, 1764	USD -	Unknown
603	Livingston, Philip. New York. Signer of the Declaration of Independence	A. D. S.	New York	Aug. 24, 1775	USD -	Unknown
604	Livingston, Robert R. New York	A. D. S.		Oct. 12, 1786	USD -	Unknown
605	Livingston, Robert R. New York	D. S.		1803	USD -	Unknown
606	Livingston, Robert R. New York	A. D. S.	New York	March 22, 1786	USD -	Unknown
607	Livingston, Walter. New York	A. L. S. 2 pages, 4to. New York, April 12, 1786. To Henry Oothoudt and Jeremiah Van Rensselaer	New York	April 12, 1786	USD -	Unknown
608	Lloyd, Edward. Maryland	D. S.		June 1, 1757	USD -	Unknown
609	Lovell, James. Massachusetts	A. L. S. folio. July 19, 1780. To Gen. Lincoln		July 19, 1780	USD -	Unknown
610	Low, Isaac. New York	A. L. S. 2 pages, 4to. New York, Feb. 9, 1770. To Jellis Fonda	New York	Feb. 9, 1770	USD -	Unknown
611	Lowell, James. Massachusetts	A. D. S.	Boston	March, 1786	USD -	Unknown
612	Lowell, John. Massachusetts	A. L. S. 4to. Roxbury, Feb. 19, 1795. To John Pickering	Roxbury	Feb. 19, 1795	USD -	Unknown
613	Lynch, Thomas, Jr. South Carolina	Signer of the Declaration of Independence			USD -	Unknown
614	McComb, Eleazer. Delaware	A. L. S. 2 pages, 4to Dover, Feb. 7, 1785. To Thomas Rodney	Dover	Feb. 7, 1785	USD -	Unknown
615	McDougall, Alexander. New York. Brig. Gen. in the Revolution	L. S. 2 pages, 4to. Philipsburgh, April 23, 1779. To Commodore Wadsworth	Philipsburgh	April 23, 1779	USD -	Unknown
616	McHenry, James. Maryland. Member of the Federal Convention. Aide to Lafayette	D. S.		Feb. 1, 1793	USD -	Unknown
617	Mcintosh, Lachlan. Georgia. Brig. Gen. in the Revolution	D. S.		Jan. 12, 1767	USD -	Unknown
618	McKean, Thomas. Pennsylvania. Signer of the Declaration of Independence. President of the Continental Congress	L. S.	Philadelphia	Oct. 31, 1781	USD -	Unknown
619	McKean, Thomas. Pennsylvania. Signer of the Declaration of Independence. President of the Continental Congress	L. S.	Lancaster	July 18, 1805	USD -	Unknown
620	McLene, James. Pennsylvania	A. L. S.	Cumberland County	May 16, 1762	USD -	Unknown
621	Madison, James. Virginia. Member of the Federal Convention. President of the United States	L. S. 4to. Dept. of State, Sept. 28, 1805. To Robert R. Livingston	Dept. of State	Sept. 28, 1805	USD -	Unknown
622	Manning, Rev. James. Rhode Island	A. L. S.	Providence	March 22, 1787	USD -	Unknown
623	Marchant, Henry. Rhode Island	A. L. S. 4to. Newport, Jan. 21, 1796. To George Simpson	Newport	Jan. 21, 1796	USD -	Unknown
624	Marchant, Henry. Rhode Island	A. L. S. 4 pages, 4to. South Kingstown, July 20, 1782. To Sally Marchant	South Kingstown	July 20, 1782	USD -	Unknown
625	Martin, Luther. Maryland. Member of the Federal Convention	A. L. S.	Baltimore	June 25, 1809	USD -	Unknown
626	Mason, George. Virginia. Member of the federal Convention. Drafted the Declaration of Rights in the Virginia Convention	A. L. S. 4 pages, 4to. Gunston Hall, May 14, 1781. To Thomas Jefferson	Gunston Hall	May 14, 1781	USD -	Unknown
627	Matlack, Timothy. Pennsylvania	A. L. S.	Philadelphia	March 30, 1810	USD -	Unknown
628	Matlack, Timothy. Pennsylvania	Signature to a Lottery Ticket for the Schuylkill and Susquehanna, and Delaware and Schuylkill Canals	Schuylkill Canals	May 18, 1795	USD -	Unknown
629	Mathews, John. South Carolina	L. S. 2 pages, folio. In Committee of Congress, Camp Tapan, Aug. 16, 1780. To Caesar Rodney	Camp Tapan	Aug. 16, 1780	USD -	Unknown

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