Early American: History Auction - rescheduled , 122725, Rancho Santa Fe

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
December 27, 2025 - December 27, 2025
Page Size: 134 items in 6 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1

May 1, 1734-Dated Colonial New Jersey Manuscript Survey of 50 Acres of Land in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Signed by James Alexander

1734 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,820.00
2

August 12, 1794 Revolutionary War Colonel William Barton Autograph Letter Signed mentioning General (Ethan) Allen of Vermont; Barton famously Captured British General Richard Prescott in a daring raid on his Headquarters.

1794 USD 1,400.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,300.00
3

1863 Civil War ALS Regarding a Prisoner Release Endorsed by John A. Campbell, the former U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Later Appointed as Assistant Confederate Secretary of War by CSA President Jefferson Davis, Signed as CSA Asst Secy of War.

1863 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 780.00
4 SAMUEL CRANSTON

SAMUEL CRANSTON July 9, 1722-Dated Historic Dummer's War Early American Colonial Period, Rhode Island Manuscript Document Signed, Saml Cranston, Govr at lower right on a Military Commission

1722 USD 1,800.00 - 2,400.00 USD 2,080.00
5 CALVIN COOLIDGE

1932 Rare CALVIN COOLIDGE Autographed Typescript + Two Coolidge Signed Letters

1932 USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 5,200.00
6 William B. Cushing

1862 Civil War Union Navy Hero William B. Cushing - Two Outstanding Content Autograph Letters Signed 1862 & 1863 - Excellent Content: My business just at present is to look out for the rebels iron clad 'New Merrimac' and her consorts...

1862 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 520.00
7 HENRY DAWKINS

August 1, 1770 HENRY DAWKINS Autograph Legal Document Signed Official Bond with Red Wax Original Seal, Counterfeiting Continental Currency Related, Philadelphia, Very Fine

1770 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,950.00
8 THOMAS GAGE

THOMAS GAGE, October 21st, 1765-Dated French + Indian War Era, Autograph Letter Signed, "Thos. Gage" in this military finance related letter to "Colonel Bradstreet", New York, Choice Extremely Fine.

1765 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,210.00
9 Horatio Gates

Major General Horatio Gates October 25th, 1777 Signed Revolutionary War Letter Pardon / Pass to a British Officer to return Unmolested to Canada

1777 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 5,525.00
10 JAMES A. GARFIELD and CHARLES GUITEAU

JAMES A. GARFIELD (1831-Sepember 19, 1881) (SIGNATURE AS PRESIDENT) and CHARLES GUITEAU (THE ASSASSIN) COLLECTION.

USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,250.00
11

February 23, 1866 Presentation Book to Ulysses S. Grant, given to previous owner by the Grandson of President Grant, OUR COUNTRY, A NATIONAL BOOK., Signed, Inscribed and Dated by Editor Almira Lincoln Phelps / Eutaw-Place, Baltimore, Feb. 23, 1866

1866 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,170.00
12 REVEREND ASHBEL GREEN

1837 REVEREND ASHBEL GREEN (1762-1848). Reverend Ashbel Green was the First Person ever to Collect a Complete Set of the Autographs of the Declaration of Independence Signers, his signed 1837 Church Missions Appointment

1837 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 780.00
13 Nathanael Greene

February 23, 1783-Dated Revolutionary War Period, Extraordinary Execution Order Signed by Major General Nathanael Greene, for the Execution of Thomas Nicholson, One of His Soldiers Ordered to be Shot to Death for Desertion.

1783 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 10,400.00
14 Alexander Hamilton Jr.

1864-Dated Alexander Hamilton Jr. Signed Check, the Son of the Historic American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton

1864 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 Not Sold
15

August 28, 1792-Dated, Autograph Document Signed, d'Estaing, on the back of a lengthy 2 page Military Service Record written in French, at Perpignan (France), Choice Very Fine.

1792 USD 2,000.00 - 2,800.00 USD 2,600.00
16 JAMES HILLHOUSE

JAMES HILLHOUSE (1754-1832) Lot of THREE Autograph Notes Signed accepting invitations to dinner to James Madison Dated: 1802, 1808, and 1810

1802, 1808, and 1810 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,040.00
17 Benj. Huger

Congressman Benj. Huger SC. ANS Invites Pres. James + Dolley Madison to Dinner

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 520.00
18 Duncan N. Ingraham

1864 Confederate Navy Commodore Duncan N. Ingraham Civil War Date Autograph Letter Signed, as he Commandeers a Building near the Charleston, SC Naval Station. Pre Civil War in 1853 Ingraham was Presented a Special United States Congress Gold Medal

1864 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 975.00
19 Joshua Humphreys,

Joshua Humphreys, a.k.a. Father of the United States Navy, 1795 Regarding Designing + Constructing the First Frigates of the United States Navy Important Autograph Letter Signed

1795 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 9,750.00
20 H(enry) Knox

July 20th, 1792-Dated Federal Period, Official War Department headed Communique Letter Signed, H(enry) Knox as Secretary of War, requesting an update on the shipment of rifles to government armories and Fort Pitt.

1792 USD 1,800.00 - 2,400.00 USD 2,600.00
21 l Henry Knox

May 23, 1778-Dated ,VALLEY FORGE, General Henry Knox 1778 Revolutionary War Letter Signed From Valley Forge Camp Regarding Resupplying the Army with Artillery, Wagons and Horses + More ...

1778 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 10,400.00
22 James Madison

President Madison Dinner Invitation 4th President of the United States 1809-1817

USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 650.00
23 JOHN MORTON

1772 Colonial Currency JOHN MORTON Signer of the Declaration of Independence + CHARLES HUMPHREYS who voted Against the Declaration of Independence, both Signed Pennsylvania Note

1772 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 1,430.00
24

Exceedingly Rare July 6, 1798 Naval Oath of Allegiance to Seamen on Board the First United States Warship Frigate United States authorized built by Congress by Act on March 27th, 1794.

1798 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Not Sold
25 JOHN NIXON

1777 JOHN NIXON Signed Oath, He Gave the Declaration of Independence 1st Reading; Manuscript Document Clipped Signature from an Oath Acknowledgment with Signature, Sworn Oath Signed, Jno Nixon Brg (Brigadier General).

1777 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,170.00
  • Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    29th January 2026
    Forum, Jan. 29: Plato. [Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Correspondence and documents by or addressed to the first four Viscounts Molesworth and members of their families, letters and manuscripts, 1690-1783. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    29th January 2026
    Forum, Jan. 29: Shakespeare (William). The Dramatic Works, 9 vol., John and Josiah Boydell, 1802. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Joyce (James). Ulysses, first edition, one of 750 copies on handmade paper, Paris, Shakespeare and Company, 1922 £8,000-12,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Powell (Anthony). [A Dance to the Music of Time], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    29th January 2026
    Forum, Jan. 29: Chaucer (Geoffrey). Troilus and Criseyde, one of 225 copies on handmade paper, wood-engravings by Eric Gill, Waltham St.Lawrence, 1927. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Borges (Jorge Luis). Luna de Enfrente, first edition, one of 300 copies, presentation copy signed by the author to Leopoldo Marechal, Buenos Aires, Editorial Proa, 1925. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Nolli (Giovanni Battista). Nuova Pianta di Roma, Rome, 1748. £6,000-8,000
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    29th January 2026
    Forum, Jan. 29: Roberts (David). The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, & Nubia, 3 vol., first edition, 1842-49. £15,000-20,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Blacker (William). Catechism of Fly Making, Angling and Dyeing, Published by the author, 1843. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Herschel (Sir John F. W.) Collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Herschel, bound for his son, William James Herschel, 3 vol., [1813-50]. £15,000-20,000
  • Dominic Winter
    Books, Maps, Documents & Autographs
    Ornithology, Music, Bookplates
    28th January 2026
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 26. Company School. An album of 85 Indian mica paintings, Madras, c. 1852. £700-1,000
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 28. Ross & Hooker. Notes on the Botany of the Antarctic Voyage, 1st edition, 1843. £4,000-6,000
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 44. Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 volumes, 1st edition, 1862-73. £30,000-40,000
    Dominic Winter
    Books, Maps, Documents & Autographs
    Ornithology, Music, Bookplates
    28th January 2026
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 72. Edwards (George). A Natural History of Uncommon Birds… [and] Gleanings of Natural History, 7 volumes, 1st edition, 1743-64. £7,000-10,000
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 87. Walcott (Charles D. et al.). Geologic Atlas of the United States, 227-volume set, U.S. Geological Survey, 1894-1945. £500-800
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 236. A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew…, By B. E. Gent., 1st edition, [1699]. £3,000-4,000
    Dominic Winter
    Books, Maps, Documents & Autographs
    Ornithology, Music, Bookplates
    28th January 2026
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 245. Frost Fair Broadside. Upon the Frost in the Year 1739-40, Printed on the Ice upon the Thames at Queen-Hithe, 1739/40. £1,500-2,000
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 270. Micheli (Antonino di). La Nuova Chitarra di Regole…, 1st edition, Palermo, 1680. £10,000-15,000
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 280. Elgar (Edward). Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, [1910], signed presentation copy. £500-800
    Dominic Winter
    Books, Maps, Documents & Autographs
    Ornithology, Music, Bookplates
    28th January 2026
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 286 - Walton (William, 1902-1983). Autograph manuscript full score for Belshazzar’s Feast, [1930-31]. £20,000-30,000
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 304. Churchill (Winston). A terracotta maquette of Churchill by Oscar Nemon, c. 1955. £1,500-2,000
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 364 - Russian Imperial Archaeological Commission. Mecheti Samarkanda..., Fascicule I Gour-Emir, St. Petersburg, 1905. £2,000-3,000
  • Sotheby’s
    Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana
    27 January 2026
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: An extraordinary pair of books from George Washington’s field library, marking the conjunction of Robert Rogers, George Washington, and Henry Knox. $1,200,000 to $1,800,000.
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: An extraordinary letter marking the conjunction of George Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette, and Benjamin Franklin. $1,000,000 to $1,500,000.
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: Virginia House of Delegates. The genesis of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. $350,000 to $500,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana
    27 January 2026
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: (Gettysburg). “Genl. Doubleday has taken charge of the battle”: Autograph witness to the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, illustrated by fourteen maps and plans. $200,000 to $300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: President Lincoln thanks a schoolboy on behalf of "all the children of the nation for his efforts to ensure "that this war shall be successful, and the Union be maintained and perpetuated." $200,000 to $300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.