Original Broadsides - Declaration of Independence
1802 Aaron Burr Signed Princeton Document
1802 PRINCETON COLLEGE PLEDGE LIST Aaron Burr | Princeton | 1802 RARITY: Exceptional SIGNATURE: Aaron Burr DATE: 1802 CATEGORY: Early American Education PRICE: $4,250 This document directly relates to one of the most important early crises in Princeton’s history—the destruction of Nassau Hall by fire in 1802. The rebuilding effort relied heavily on public subscription, making documents like this a rare and tangible link to early American education and philanthropy.The inclusion of Aaron Burr, a Princeton alumnus and one of the most controversial and fascinating figures of the early republic, significantly elevates the importance and desirability of this piece.
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Ben Franklin's Fire Company
UNION FIRE COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA. The Union Fire Company was the first volunteer fire company in Philadelphia and more importantly, the first formed in the United States. Founded in 1736 by Benjamin Franklin, members were required to keep and maintain their own buckets and linen salvage bags to help douse flames and carry away the personal items of those exposed to the ravages of fire. Each member was further required to make and keep two lists of the names of each member of the company. One list was to remain posted by his bags and buckets; the other was to be carried and presented at all fire company meetings. This list was one of two lists belonging to Joseph Paschall, a member of Philadelphia's Common Council. At the time this list was made, Paschall was serving as the Union's clerk. The job of clerk rotated monthly between members, as did the position of names on the list. Since Paschall's name headed this list, he was the current clerk of the company. It most certainly was the list he carried with him as is evidenced by the folds in the paper. A lack of holes indicates that it had never been posted. Additionally, the list matches the sequence of members recorded in the manuscript minute book of the Union Fire Company now in possession of the Library Company of Philadelphia signifying that Paschal was the Company's first clerk.
Ben Franklin's Tombstone
Rarest Declaration Signer
Thomas Lynch, Jr. would become the second-youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence. While Lynch's signature on the Declaration is his most famous, it is even more significant as one of 14 known documents signed by Lynch still in existence today. While most of the Declaration signers were lawyers and clerks, Lynch, a planter by trade, didn't generate much paperwork . Three years later, he and his wife would be lost at sea, thus, not many examples of his signature exist.
Antique Declaration of Independence
John Hancock ALS
Benjamin Franklin Printer
1775 British Troop Movements
1777 Pennsylvania Colonial Currency Printed By Dunlap
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A founder's sketch
Drawn by George Washington Himself—A Rare and Fascinating Glimpse into the Mind of of a Future President.
Paper has been forensically tested and dates to 1742 plus or minus 12 years.
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Is Anthony Wayne the author of this letter which refers to the British evacuation of Savannah? Is the flag mentioned a flag of truce? What of the "watchwords" listed? Wayne did use formal watchwords in his operations. Is this a retained copy, or the original sent to Jackson?
Would you pay $1,095 for this check?
Yes, if it was made out to and endorsed by the nation's first airplane mechanic!
Original New Jersey Legislative Manuscripts on Quartering Troops, Military Logistics, and Admiralty Jurisdiction
1790 New York Land Patent with Original Great Seal – Governor George Clinton
Aaron Burr Signed! 1802 Princeton (College of New Jersey) Pledge List.
Provost, The aroses
1867 Civil War Deed
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The rarest of the Constitutional documents, a unique resolution that prepared the way for the ultimate ratification of America’s democratic form of government, has been discovered. Only five others are known to exist.
Sent to the state legislatures along with a copy of the Constitution and a letter from George Washington, this resolution launched a political struggle that would not be officially ended until July 26, 1788, when New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify. The ‘Resolve of Congress’ made possible the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. In the chronology of the Constitution, this ‘Resolve’ of September 28, 1787 serves as the birth of the Constitution; the subsequent ratification process became the infant’s challenge for survival.
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Thomas A Edison Phonograph And Record Sales Promotion
1791 Thomas Paine Rights Of Man George Washington Dedication
1862 Anti-slavery Pamphlet, The American Crisis
1910 Wright Brothers Check To American Express
1759 Colonial Delaware Twenty Shillings banknote Ben Franklin printer
1777 Pennsylvania Colonial Currency Printed By Dunlap
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World's oldest magazine still in publication.
Hancock's Seal
King George III
Revolutionary War Horse Certificate
