Henkels: VALUABLE COLLECTION OF Autographs and Historical Documents.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
730	Wadsworth, Peleg. Massachusetts. Did not attend	A. D. S.	Portland	March 19, 1788	USD -	Unknown
731	Walton, George. Georgia. Signer of the Declaration of Independence	D. S.		Oct., 1785	USD -	Unknown
732	Walton, John. Georgia	Part of D. S.			USD -	Unknown
733	Ward, Artemas. Massachusetts. First Maj. Gen. in the Continental Army	A. D. S.		Aug. 17, 1774	USD -	Unknown
734	Ward, Artemas. Massachusetts. First Maj. Gen. in the Continental Army	D. S.	Boston	Jan. 1, 1777	USD -	Unknown
735	Ward, Samuel. Rhode Island	A. D. S.	Westerley	Jan. 18, 1758	USD -	Unknown
736	Wentworth, John, Sr. New Hampshire. Did not attend	L. S. folio. Exeter, April 21, 1775. To John Hancock	Exeter	April 21, 1775	USD -	Unknown
737	Wentworth, John, Jr. New Hampshire	D. S.		Aug. 5, 1785	USD -	Unknown
738	White, Phillips. New Hampshire	A. D. S.		Sept. 2, 1782	USD -	Unknown
739	White, Alexander. North Carolina	A. L. S.		Feb. 3, 1797	USD -	Unknown
740	White, James. North Carolina	D. S.		Oct. 31, 1792	USD -	Unknown
741	Williams, William. Connecticut. Signer of the Declaration of Independence	A. D. S.		Feb. 23, 1795	USD -	Unknown
742	Willing, Thomas. Pennsylvania	D. S.		July 29, 1765	USD -	Unknown
743	Wilson, James. Pennsylvania. Signer of the Declaration of Independence	L. S. 4to. Philadelphia, Jan. 6, 1793. To Chas. Carroll of Carrollton	Philadelphia	Jan. 6, 1793	USD -	Unknown
744	Wisner, Henry. New York	D. S.	Goshen	July 18, 1787	USD -	Unknown
745	Witherspoon, Rev. Jno. New Jersey. Signer of the Declaration of Independence	L. S. 2 pages, folio. Princeton, Feb. 7, 1793. To Wm. Hyslop	Princeton	Feb. 7, 1793	USD -	Unknown
746	Witherspoon, Rev. Jno. New Jersey. Signer of the Declaration of Independence	L. S.		June 24, 1772	USD -	Unknown
747	Wolcott, Oliver. Connecticut. Signer of the Declaration of Independence	D. S.	Litchfield	March 23, 1759	USD -	Unknown
748	Wolcott, Oliver. Connecticut. Signer of the Declaration of Independence	A. D.	Goshen	March, 1770	USD -	Unknown
749	Wolcott, Oliver. Connecticut. Signer of the Declaration of Independence	D. S.	Litchfield	Jan., 1757	USD -	Unknown
750	Wolcott, Oliver. Connecticut. Signer of the Declaration of Independence	A. D. S.	Litchfield	Jan. 22, 1757	USD -	Unknown
751	Wood, Joseph. Georgia	A. D. S.	Savannah	June 1, 1773	USD -	Unknown
752	Wynkoop, Henry. Pennsylvania	A. D. S.		March 12, 1779	USD -	Unknown
753	Yates, Peter W. New York	A. L. S.	Fabins	Sept. 27, 1819	USD -	Unknown
754	Zubly, John J. Georgia	D. S.		Nov. 3, 1769	USD -	Unknown
755	Adams, Andrew. Connecticut	D. S.		Aug. 1, 1783	USD -	Unknown
756	Atkinson, Theodore	New Hampshire. Signature and signature of R. Wilberd, Henry Sherburne and M. Uran			USD -	Unknown
757	Barnes, Abraham. Maryland	A. L. S. 4to. Dec. 8, 1760. To Saml. Galloway		Dec. 8, 1760	USD -	Unknown
758	Burges, Gilbert. New York	A. D. S.	New York	April 30, 1763	USD -	Unknown
759	Chandler, John. Massachusetts	D. S.	Worcester	March 15, 1737-8	USD -	Unknown
760	Chambers, Jno. New York	D. S.		no date	USD -	Unknown
761	De Lancey, James. New York. Colonial Lieut. Governor of New York	D. S.	New York	Sept. 13, 1756	USD -	Unknown
762	Franklin, Benjamin. Pennsylvania. Drew up the Plan of Union in the Convention. Signer of the Declaration of Independence	L. S. 2 pages, 4to. Passy, July 15, 1782. To Thos. Jefferson	Passy	July 15, 1782	USD -	Unknown
763	Hopkins, Stephen. Rhode Island. Signer of the Declaration of Independence, and Colonial Governor of Rhode Island	L. S. folio. Providence, June 22, 1736. To Hon. Robert Hunter Morris	Providence	June 22, 1736	USD -	Unknown
764	Hutchinson, Thomas. Massachusetts. Colonial Governor of Massachusetts	D. S.	Boston	June 17, 1773	USD -	Unknown
765	Johnson, Sir. Villiam. New York. Commanded the Expedition against Crown Point	L. S.		no date	USD -	Unknown
766	Penn, John. Pennsylvania. One of the Proprietary Governors of Penna	A. L. S. 8vo, no date. To Benj. Chew		no date	USD -	Unknown
767	Murray, Joseph. New York	D. S.		no date	USD -	Unknown
768	Tasker Benjamin. Maryland	A. L. S. 2 pages, 4to. Annapolis, May 28, 1768. To Robert Carter	Annapolis	May 28, 1768	USD -	Unknown
769	Weare, Mesech. New Hampshire	D. S.		Jan. 26, 1761	USD -	Unknown
770	Wells, Samuel. Massachusetts	D. S.		Dec. 10, 1733	USD -	Unknown
771	Wolcott, Roger. Connecticut	D. S.	Hartford	March 20, 1755	USD -	Unknown
772	Worthington, John. Massachusetts	A. L. S. folio. Springfield, Feb. 28, 1787. To Gen. Lincoln	Springfield	Feb. 28, 1787	USD -	Unknown
773	Borden, Joseph	D. S.		May 29, 1769	USD -	Unknown
774	Bowles, Metcalf	Signature on $2 note of the Rhode Island and Providence Plantations		July 2, 1780	USD -	Unknown
775	Bryan, George	A. D. S.		April 4, 1778	USD -	Unknown
776	Cruger, John. Wrote the Declaration of Rights of the New York Provincial Congress of 1775	D. S.		March 21, 1764	USD -	Unknown
777	Dickinson, John	Parchment D. S.		April 19, 1785	USD -	Unknown
778	Dyer, Eliphalet	D. S.		Dec. 29, 1780	USD -	Unknown
779	Lispenard, Leonard	A. D. S.	New York	Dec. 15, 1763	USD -	Unknown
780	Livingston, Philip. Signer of the Declaration of Independence	A. D. S.	Albany	Aug. 26, 1745	USD -	Unknown
781	McKean, Thomas. Signer of the Declaration of Independence	D. S.	Lancaster	Jan. 28, 1805	USD -	Unknown
782	Morton, John. Signer of the Declaration of Independence	D. S.		Jan. 11, 1762	USD -	Unknown
783	Otis, James	D. S.		June 20, 1773	USD -	Unknown
784	Partridge, Oliver	D. S.	Boston	June 10, 1705	USD -	Unknown
785	Ringgold, Thomas	D. S.		May 20, 1764	USD -	Unknown
786	Ruggles, Timothy. Second in Command at the Battle of Lake George, 1755	D. S.		June 12, 1762	USD -	Unknown
787	Rutledge, John. Signer of the Constitution	A. L. S.		July 19, 1788	USD -	Unknown
788	Ward, Henry	A. D. S.	Newport	March 26, 1761	USD -	Unknown
789	Benson, Egbert. From New York	A. L. S. folio. Kingston. Sept. 5, 1779. To Col. Wadsworth	Kingston	Sept. 5, 1779	USD -	Unknown
790	Carroll, Charles, of Carrollton. From Maryland. Signer of the Declaration of Independence	A. D. S.		n. d.	USD -	Unknown
791	Coxe, Tench. From Pennsylvania	L. S.		June 27, 1812	USD -	Unknown
792	Dickinson, John. From Delaware	D. S.	Philadelphia	July 20, 1784	USD -	Unknown
793	Hamilton, Alex. From New York. Aide to Genl. Washington. Signer of the Constitution	A. L. S. 4to. July 15, no year. To Wm, Tilghman		July 15, no year	USD -	Unknown
794	Houston, William C. From New Jersey	D. S.		Jan. 13, 1785	USD -	Unknown
795	Madison, James	From Virginia. Signature			USD -	Unknown
796	Randolph, Edmund. From Virginia	D. S.		Aug. 24, 1785	USD -	Unknown
797	Schureman, James. From New Jersey	D. S.			USD -	Unknown
798	Tucker, St. George. From Virginia	A. L. S. 4to. July 12, 1784. To Gen. Benj. Harrison		July 12, 1784	USD -	Unknown
799	Baldwin, Abraham. From Georgia. Signed	A. L. S. 4to. Washington, March 9, 1801. To Seaborn Jones	Washington	March 9, 1801	USD -	Unknown
800	Bassett, Richard. From Delaware. Signed	A. L. S. folio. Sept. 15, 1797. To Wm. Tilghman		Sept. 15, 1797	USD -	Unknown
801	Blount, William. From North Carolina. Signed	L. S. 4to. Knoxville, March 30, 1796. To Gov. Sevier	Knoxville	March 30, 1796	USD -	Unknown
802	Brearley, David. From New Jersey. Signed	A. L. S. 4to. Trenton, April 8, 1890. To Jonathan Dayton	Trenton	April 8, 1890	USD -	Unknown
803	Brown, Jacob. From Delaware. Signed	A. L. S.	Wilmington	July 29, 1807	USD -	Unknown
804	Butler, Pierce. From South Carolina. Signed	A. L. S.	Princetown	Oct. 9, 1798	USD -	Unknown
805	Carroll, Daniel. From Maryland. Signed	A. L. S.	New York	Aug. 10, 1790	USD -	Unknown
806	Clark, Abraham. From New Jersey. Did not attend. Signer of the Declaration of Independence	A. D. S.		Feb. 7, 1787	USD -	Unknown
807	Clymer, Geo. From Pennsylvania. Signed. Signer of the Declaration of Independence	D. S.		n. d.	USD -	Unknown
808	Dana, Francis. From Massachusetts. Did not attend	A. L. S.	Boston	April 11, 1806	USD -	Unknown
809	Davie, William R. From South Carolina	A. L. S. 2 pages, 4to. Fayetteville, Dec. 12, 1789. To H. Le Roy	Fayetteville	Dec. 12, 1789	USD -	Unknown
810	Dayton, Jonathan. From New Jersey. Signed	A. L. S. 4to. Elizabethtown, Aug. 23, 1804. To Jacob Burnett	Elizabethtown	Aug. 23, 1804	USD -	Unknown
811	Ellsworth, Oliver. From Connecticut. Did not sign	A. D. S.		Jan. 1, 1799	USD -	Unknown
812	Few, William. From Georgia. Signed	L. S.	New York	April 2, 1817	USD -	Unknown
813	Few, William. From Georgia. Signed	L. S.	New York	June 16, 1817	USD -	Unknown
814	Fitzsimons, Thomas. From Pennsylvania. Signed	A. L. S. 4to. July 9, 1799. To Isaac Wharton		July 9, 1799	USD -	Unknown
815	Franklin, Benj. From Pennsylvania. Signed. Signer of the Declaration of Independence	D. S.	Philadelphia	June 13, 1787	USD -	Unknown
816	Gerry, Elbridge. Massachusetts. Did not sign. Signer of the Declaration of Independence	A. L. S....			USD -	Unknown
817	Gorham, Nathaniel. From Massachusetts. Signed	D. S.	Charlestown	July 2, 1770	USD -	Unknown
818	Gilman, Nicholas. From New Hampshire. Signed	A. L. S.	Exeter	May 29, 1810	USD -	Unknown
819	Hamilton, Alex. From New York. Signed	A. L. S. 4to. July 23, no year. To Col. Varick		July 23, no year	USD -	Unknown
820	Henry, Patrick. From Virginia. Declined	D. S.		Dec. 23, 1784	USD -	Unknown
821	Houston, Wm. C. From New Jersey. Did not sign	A. D. S.		Sept. 3, 1777	USD -	Unknown
822	Ingersoll, Jared. From Pennsylvania. Signed	A. L. S.	Philadelphia	Sept. 23, 1802	USD -	Unknown
823	Jackson, Major Wm. Secretary to the Constitutional Convention	A. D. S.		March 13, 1798	USD -	Unknown
824	Jenifer, Daniel, of St. Thomas. From Maryland. Signed	A. L. S. 2 pages, 4to. Philadelphia, Sept. 26, 1780. To Gov. Lee, of Maryland	Philadelphia	Sept. 26, 1780	USD -	Unknown
825	Johnson, William Samuel. From Connecticut. Signed	A. L. S.	Stratford	Oct. 7, 1754	USD -	Unknown
826	King, Rufus. From Massachusetts. Signed	A. L. S.	New York	Oct. 25, 1798	USD -	Unknown
827	Langdon, John. From New Hampshire. Signed	A. L. S.	Boston	May 19, 1795	USD -	Unknown
828	Lansing, John, Jr. From New York. Did not sign	A. L. S.	New York	Feb. 17, 1786	USD -	Unknown
829	Livingston, William. From New Jersey. Signed	A. L. S. folio. Morris Town, Aug. 16, 1777. To Major Gen. Sullivan	Morris Town	Aug. 16, 1777	USD -	Unknown

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