Historic Figures

Archive Authority’s Historic Figures collection features authentic documents, letters, signatures, photographs, publications, and ephemera connected to influential individuals who shaped American and world history. The selection may include material associated with presidents, military leaders, inventors, explorers, statesmen, scientists, authors, and other notable figures whose actions left a lasting impact on society. These original artifacts provide tangible connections to the lives and accomplishments of prominent historical personalities, offering valuable context through firsthand correspondence, official records, commemorative items, and period publications. Emphasizing authenticity, historical significance, and research value, the collection appeals to historians, collectors, educators, museums, and anyone interested in preserving and studying the legacy of remarkable individuals from the past.

Historic Figures

Archive Authority’s Historic Figures collection features authentic documents, letters, signatures, photographs, publications, and ephemera connected to influential individuals who shaped American and world history. The selection may include material associated with presidents, military leaders, inventors, explorers, statesmen, scientists, authors, and other notable figures whose actions left a lasting impact on society. These original artifacts provide tangible connections to the lives and accomplishments of prominent historical personalities, offering valuable context through firsthand correspondence, official records, commemorative items, and period publications. Emphasizing authenticity, historical significance, and research value, the collection appeals to historians, collectors, educators, museums, and anyone interested in preserving and studying the legacy of remarkable individuals from the past.

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1703 H Boyle Signed Document
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1703 H Boyle Signed Document
$350.00
Add 1709 Queen Anne English Vellum Indenture – Bedfordshire Land Deed – Heath & Reach – James Parratt – Original Wax Seal to the cart
1709 Queen Anne English Vellum Indenture – Bedfordshire Land Deed – Heath & Reach – James Parratt – Original Wax Seal
$1,251.00
Add 1710 Johannesburg Abeel ALS Signed Letter Albany Mayor Colonial Dutch Pre-Rev. to the cart
1710 Johannesburg Abeel ALS Signed Letter Albany Mayor Colonial Dutch Pre-Rev.
$5,303.00
Add 1720s Spanish Colonial Mexico Military Commission — Don Juan, Captain Jacinto de Fuentes — Signed by Juan de Acuña, Marqués de Casafuerte, Viceroy of New Spain to the cart
1720s Spanish Colonial Mexico Military Commission — Don Juan, Captain Jacinto de Fuentes — Signed by Juan de Acuña, Marqués de Casafuerte, Viceroy of New Spain
$5,569.00
Add 1733 Signed Paul Revere, Father Of Paul Revere to the cart
1733 Signed Paul Revere, Father Of Paul Revere
$13,275.00
Add 1735 Colonial Rhode Island Deed To Future Governor William Green to the cart
1735 Colonial Rhode Island Deed To Future Governor William Green
$2,788.00
Add 1736 Johannes De Peyster Signed Albany NY Colonial Certificate Oswego Rum Trade to the cart
1736 Johannes De Peyster Signed Albany NY Colonial Certificate Oswego Rum Trade
$4,172.00
1741 Benjamin Franklin Imprint -Apology Of The Presbytery Of New Brunswick
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1741 Benjamin Franklin Imprint -Apology Of The Presbytery Of New Brunswick
$8,377.00
Add 1758 John Hancock ALS To Governor Whitmore, French & Indian War to the cart
1758 John Hancock ALS To Governor Whitmore, French & Indian War
$4,890.00
Add 1769 Colonial Boston Gauging Certificate Signed By John Pike to the cart
1769 Colonial Boston Gauging Certificate Signed By John Pike
$972.00
1775 Jeffery Amherst Signed Office Of Ordinance Document - Revolutionary Era
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1775 Jeffery Amherst Signed Office Of Ordinance Document - Revolutionary Era
$3,487.00
Add 1775 June 17 Family Letter Referencing Revolutionary War, Boston, British Troops to the cart
1775 June 17 Family Letter Referencing Revolutionary War, Boston, British Troops
$5,583.00
Add 1777 Letter Signed by Jeremiah Wadsworth to Capt. Nehemiah Hubbard — Boston to Hartford to the cart
1777 Letter Signed by Jeremiah Wadsworth to Capt. Nehemiah Hubbard — Boston to Hartford
$1,377.00
Add 1777 Revolutionary Receipt-Possible Connection To Declaration Signer Huntington to the cart
1777 Revolutionary Receipt-Possible Connection To Declaration Signer Huntington
$1,111.00
Add 1777 Revolutionary War PA Assembly Pay Order Bayard Signed Rittenhouse LANCASTER to the cart
1777 Revolutionary War PA Assembly Pay Order Bayard Signed Rittenhouse LANCASTER
$1,810.00
1778 ALS Signed Blaquiere Discussing Revolutionary War, Carlisle Conference
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1778 ALS Signed Blaquiere Discussing Revolutionary War, Carlisle Conference
$5,303.00
Add 1779 Revolutionary War Receipt For General Gates to the cart
1779 Revolutionary War Receipt For General Gates
$1,251.00
Add 1780 Resolution Extract Signed By Charles Thompson to the cart
1780 Resolution Extract Signed By Charles Thompson
$10,480.00
Add 1783–1786 Archive of Three Revolutionary War Manuscripts Relating to Major Benjamin Tallmadge, George Washington's Intelligence Chief to the cart
1783–1786 Archive of Three Revolutionary War Manuscripts Relating to Major Benjamin Tallmadge, George Washington's Intelligence Chief
$12,569.00
Add 1784–1787 Revolutionary War Era Merchant Ledger – Colonel Clement Biddle – Valley Forge Commissary – First U.S. Marshal – American Philosophical Society to the cart
1784–1787 Revolutionary War Era Merchant Ledger – Colonel Clement Biddle – Valley Forge Commissary – First U.S. Marshal – American Philosophical Society
$3,068.00
Add 1786 Land Patent Signed By Governor Clinton. to the cart
1786 Land Patent Signed By Governor Clinton.
$1,363.00
Add 1788-1790 Robert Treat Paine Signed Manuscript Re Luke Day Shay’s Rebellion to the cart
1788-1790 Robert Treat Paine Signed Manuscript Re Luke Day Shay’s Rebellion
$11,172.00
Add 1790s Thomas Paine ALS Requesting Meeting With Richard Brinsley Sheridan to the cart
1790s Thomas Paine ALS Requesting Meeting With Richard Brinsley Sheridan
$25,851.00
Add 1791 legal bond naming Matthew Mayhew to the cart
1791 legal bond naming Matthew Mayhew
$315.00
Add 1791 New York Land Patent Personally Signed by Governor George Clinton – Revolutionary Era – 400 Acres on the New York Frontier to the cart
1791 New York Land Patent Personally Signed by Governor George Clinton – Revolutionary Era – 400 Acres on the New York Frontier
$2,509.00
1791 Virginia Land Grant Signed By Governor Randolph
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1791 Virginia Land Grant Signed By Governor Randolph
$629.00
Add 1794 Pennsylvania Bucks Counts Fox Bounty Order Signed By Thomas Long to the cart
1794 Pennsylvania Bucks Counts Fox Bounty Order Signed By Thomas Long
$664.00
1796 Document Signed By NJ Governor Richard Howell
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1796 Document Signed By NJ Governor Richard Howell
$524.00
Add 1796 George Madison Signed Kentucky Auditor's Receipt to Nathaniel Massie – Frontier Land Taxes – Future Governor of Kentucky to the cart
1796 George Madison Signed Kentucky Auditor's Receipt to Nathaniel Massie – Frontier Land Taxes – Future Governor of Kentucky
$2,090.00
Add 1796 Robert Morris Signed Land Indenture — Declaration of Independence Signer, Mary Morris, Garrett Cottringer & Justice Isaac Smith to the cart
1796 Robert Morris Signed Land Indenture — Declaration of Independence Signer, Mary Morris, Garrett Cottringer & Justice Isaac Smith
$5,303.00
Add 1799 Bill of Exchange Protest Hamburg Philadelphia Clement Biddle Signed to the cart
1799 Bill of Exchange Protest Hamburg Philadelphia Clement Biddle Signed
$2,090.00
1799 Pennsylvania Thomas Mifflin Land Patent Quaker Meeting York County
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1799 Pennsylvania Thomas Mifflin Land Patent Quaker Meeting York County
$2,648.00
Add 1800 Stephen Longfellow Signed Court Writ – Father of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow – Early Maine Legal Manuscript to the cart
1800 Stephen Longfellow Signed Court Writ – Father of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow – Early Maine Legal Manuscript
$832.00
Add 1801 Andrew Jackson Signed Land Deed Tennessee 5000 Acres Knox County to the cart
1801 Andrew Jackson Signed Land Deed Tennessee 5000 Acres Knox County
$17,467.00
Add 1803 William Rawle ALS First Bank Fraud Case , Whiskey Rebellion to the cart
1803 William Rawle ALS First Bank Fraud Case , Whiskey Rebellion
$2,369.00
Add 1804 Governor John Trumbull ALS Militia Letter To Huntington to the cart
1804 Governor John Trumbull ALS Militia Letter To Huntington
$3,054.00
Add 1804 Marbois Letter To Livingston Louisiana Purchase Monroe to the cart
1804 Marbois Letter To Livingston Louisiana Purchase Monroe
$4,185.00
Add 1808 New York Chancery Court Document Re: Aaron Burr to the cart
1808 New York Chancery Court Document Re: Aaron Burr
$8,315.00
Add 1811 Abraham Lincoln Signed (not The President) Massachusetts Court Writ to the cart
1811 Abraham Lincoln Signed (not The President) Massachusetts Court Writ
$455.00
Add 1814 Virginia Land Grant – Gov. James P. Preston to the cart
1814 Virginia Land Grant – Gov. James P. Preston
$399.00
Add 1817 Rhode Island Mortgage Document - Greene to the cart
1817 Rhode Island Mortgage Document - Greene
$455.00
Add 1818 Oliver H Perry ALS To Commodore Bainbridge Way Of 1812 Naval to the cart
1818 Oliver H Perry ALS To Commodore Bainbridge Way Of 1812 Naval
$19,556.00
Add 1819 New York Militia Commission – Governor DeWitt Clinton – Elisha Waters – 24th Regiment of Infantry – Embossed State Seal to the cart
1819 New York Militia Commission – Governor DeWitt Clinton – Elisha Waters – 24th Regiment of Infantry – Embossed State Seal
$1,223.00
1820 Virginia Land Grant Signed By Governor Randolph
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1820 Virginia Land Grant Signed By Governor Randolph
$734.00
Add 1821 ALS John Trumbull to the cart
1821 ALS John Trumbull
$1,363.00
1821 Rare John Trumbull Signed New York Bank Check - Revolutionary War Artist
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1821 Rare John Trumbull Signed New York Bank Check - Revolutionary War Artist
$1,251.00
Add 1821 Virginia Land Grant Signed By Governor Randolph to the cart
1821 Virginia Land Grant Signed By Governor Randolph
$699.00
Add 1822 Tennessee Military Land Grant – Governor William Carroll – State Seal to the cart
1822 Tennessee Military Land Grant – Governor William Carroll – State Seal
$832.00