Partly Printed Autograph Document (20 results)

Known as the "Father of the House of Representatives" for his lengthy (13 terms) service, this Pennsylvania representative served from 1887 to 1913. Partly-printed ADS, 1p, 3½" X 8½", n.p. [Washington, DC], n.d. [1895 September 25 inkstamped]. Near fine. Partly-printed Bureau of Pensions form for Congressional use. Dalzell pens in Loveina M. Kunkle of Pittsburgh as the claimant for soldier Jacob L. Kunkle of Company "I," 11th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, and requests to be advised on "present status claim," signing boldly. A private named Jacob L. Kunkle (1843-63) is known to have enrolled at Kittanning, Pennsylvania in 1862 and died of "Congestion of the Brain" in Virginia in 1862; Loveina was obviously next of kin, though her relationship is unclear, and presumably petitioned her congressman to find out if she could receive any pension because of this relationship. It's not believed Jacob Kunkle was married, so perhaps she was a sister.

This noted banker had long served as director of the Commercial National Bank of Chicago when President Taft asked him to serve as 43rd Secretary of the Treasury in 1909, a position he filled until 1913, instituting many reforms. Partly-printed ADS, 1p, 6½" X 2½", Boston, MA, 1898 September 14. Very good. Two ĵ" cancellation punches (not affecting handwritten portions) and small paper chip. Pale pink check drawn on The Atlas National Bank, filled out entirely in MacVeagh's hand to "Mesr S. Tenney & Son" in the amount of $116.64 and signed in full. Attractive example.

This U.S. army physician served on the U.S. Army Board for Study of Tropical Diseases in Manila; malaria was a serious concern at the time, ravaging U.S. troops during the Spanish-American War; Craig's advancements in the field include writings such as The Aestivo-Autumnal Malarial Fevers (1901) and The Malarial Fevers (1909). Partly-printed ADS, 1p, 6½" X 2 3/4", Washington, DC, 1922 July 22. Very good. Check drawn on The Riggs National Bank, written out entirely in Craig's hand to "Cash" in the amount of $25, boldly signed. Cancellation perforations and stamps do not touch upon signature. Nice engraving of bank entrance at left.

Partly-printed AD, 1p, 8½" X 6", New Orleans, LA, 1842 July 1. Fine. Partly-printed "Manifest of the Cargo of the Flat Boat No. 47," listing a cargo of 14 casks of bacon, 75 kegs of lard and 5 tons of bacon, being taxed by the city $2.34. On the verso is a printed "Extract from an Ordinance passed by the Council of the Second Municipality of New-Orleans, June 21, 1842." Interesting bit of pre-Civil War Louisiana maritime history.

No one wrote more potboiling Westerns than this Ohio dentist turned novelist, whose sales topped 13 million copies within his lifetime; "Riders of the Purple Sage" (1912) typifies his fiction at its best. Partly-printed ADS, 1p, 6ĵ" X 2½", Altadena, CA, 1928 April 23. Near fine. Pale green bank check from the Pacific-Southwest Trust & Savings Bank, filled out entirely in Grey's hand to C.C. Markham for fifty dollars and boldly signed in his characteristic ink as purple as his prose. Normal cancellation perforations, not affecting signature. An attractive example.

This self-styled "nephew" of Mark Twain was actually his third cousin, twice removed, but nevertheless made a career of editing and publishing sentimental, scholarly questionable works about Samuel Clemens such as "Gold Rush Days with Mark Twain" (1930), "Mark Twain and Mussolini" (1934), "My Cousin Mark Twain" (1939) and "Young Sam Clemens" (1942), along with editing the "Mark Twain Quarterly" upon its establishment in 1936 and founding the International Mark Twain Society. Partly-Printed ADS, 1p, 6ĵ" X 2 3/4", Kirkwood, Missouri, 1967 January 15. Check drawn on the First Security Bank in Kirkwood on pale blue stock, filled out and signed entirely in Clemens' large, bold hand in black fineline, made out to John Dos Passos in the amount of five dollars. Usual red inkstamped cancellation. Near fine. DOS PASSOS (1896-1970) was the prolific American novelist best known for his "U.S.A." trilogy. He boldly endorses the check on the verso in blue ballpoint. An interesting pairing of literary figures.

Ironically, famed Lincoln sculptor Leonard Volk named his son after his mother's cousin: Stephen A. Douglas, who of course debated Abraham Lincoln in their famous 1858 Senate contest; Douglas became a portrait painter and muralist of renown. Marion Larrabee Volk was an artist and instructor at the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts. The two wed in 1881 and established a summer art colony in western Maine. Partly-Printed ADS, 1p, 6ĵ" X 2 3/4", New York, NY, 14 June 192[-]. Very good. Check drawn on The Fifth Avenue Bank, filled out in Volk's hand to his wife Marion L. Volk in the amount of $5.00 and signed in full at lower right; on the verso, she boldly endorses it. Printed on pale orange stock, with typical perforation cancellation. An unusual husband-and-wife example.

As a naval commander, this physician was severely injured in 1904 when a turret exploded abour the "Missouri," in which many others were killed and wounded -- but for the next 36 hours he tended the injured, until collapsing himself with a punctured lung; he also served as one of Theodore Roosevelt's personal physicians, and was awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor for services rendered in the Spanish-American War. Partly-printed ADS, 1p, 7½" X 3", Washington, DC, 1903 October 3. Near fine. Check drawn on The Riggs National Bank, filled out entirely in Urie's hand to the Chevy Chase Club for $48.50. Bank vignette at left and usual cancellation markings, not affecting signature.

This Polish-Jewish artist, illustrator and cartoonist fled Hitler's persecution but enjoyed skewering him in his 1941 book "The New Order"; a superb miniaturist and manuscript illuminator, his prints and book illustrations often bear a resemblance to stained glass windows and medieval illuminated manuscript leaves. Partly-Printed ADS, 1p, 6ĵ" X 2 3/4", New Canaan, CT, 20 November 1948. Near fine. Bank check drawn on The First National Bank & Trust Co., made out in Szyk's handsome printing to "Cash" in the amount of $27.00 and handsomely signed at lower right. On the verso he signs a second time. Usual bank cancellation perforations, not touching signature. A lovely twice-signed example dated just six months after Szyk attained American citizenship.

It is for developing the radio beam that this U.S. Army officer gained aviation immortality; during his long career he commanded Clark Field Fort Stotsenburg and the Santa Ana Western Flying Training Command. Partly-printed ADS, 1p, 7 3/4" X 3", Washington, DC, 1920 December 4. Very good. Several minor smudges. Check made out to the Army & Navy Club in the amount of $49.47, drawn on the Riggs National Bank. Usual cancellation perforations, not affecting signature. Bank vignette at left.

This naval officer served as second in command of the ill-fated airship Shenandoah or ZR-I, which broke into three parts over Ohio on September 3, 1925, killing 14 of her crew of 43; filled with nonflammable helium, most of the crew survived the disaster. Partly-printed ADS, 1p, 6½" X 2 3/4", Washington, DC, 1924 February 6. Very good. Check drawn on the Riggs National Bank, with a handsome vignette of the bank at the left, filled out to Wallace Brothers Machine Works for $49.90 and signed by Hancock. Normal cancellation perforations, touching upon the recipient's name but not on Hancock's signature. Unusual.

The versatile diplomat and statesman served as ambassador to the U.S.S.R. (1943-46), then briefly to England; he helped negotiate the 1963 Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty and represented the U.S. at the Paris peace talks on Vietnam, served as secretary of commerce, governor of New York, and more. Partly-printed ADS, 1p, 8½" X 11", New York, NY, 1919 October 23. Very good. Several small edge tears archivally mended on verso. Updating form sent out by Whoís Who in America for their 1920-21 edition, on pale orange stock. Harrimanís then-brief entry from the previous edition -- he was less than thirty years old at the time! -- is affixed to the blank center area. Harriman has written out "Born 1891 / married Sept. 1915 / Miss Kitty Lanier Lawrence," then at the bottom added his business address, signed and dated it. Unusual, and by far the earliest Harriman item we have encountered. Comes with a choice original 10" X 8" news agency photograph of 1947 showing Harriman as commerce secretary -- itself scarce. Mini-biography of Harriman as an up-and-coming twenty-something.

The Bureau of Standards was based on a report and bill drafted by this noted University of Chicago physicist; the bill passed in 1901, and Stratton became its first director, a position he held until 1923, turning the fledgling organization into a renowned research center; he then capped off his career as president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1923-30). Partly-printed ADS, 1p, 6½" X 2 3/4", Washington, DC, 1923 July 18. Near fine. Usual perforated cancellation, not affecting signature. Check drawn on The Riggs National Bank, with handsome engraved vignette at left, made out to C.G. Peters in the amount of thirty dollars. Bold and handsome.

Poet best remembered for "The Man with the Hoe." Partly-printed ADS, 1p, 7ĵ" X 10½", West New Brighton, NY, 1929 September 21. Very good. Updating form sent out by "Who's Who in America" for their 1930-31 edition, on orange stock, with Markham's 2" X 3" biographical entry from the previous edition affixed onto the blank center area. Markham has written on the wide margin, "is frequently called the leader of the Democratic movement in American poetry" and "Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters," plus one minor correction. At the bottom he signs and gives his address. An editor has made marks and drawn lines in green ink through most of Markham's additions; two checkmarks near the signature barely touch two letters; there are several other editor's marks, in pencil and red pencil. A colorful, extremely interesting document.

Historical romances made this American author one of the earliest of bestselling novelists in the U.S.; his main classics include "The Last of the Mohicans" (1826) and the five volumes of "Leatherstocking Tales," which introduced the beloved frontier scout Natty Bumppo. Partly-Printed ADS, 1p, 6ĵ" X 2ĵ". Cooperstown, NY, 21 November 1840.Very good. Old archival mends on verso. Check drawn on the Otsego County Bank, filled out by Cooper for $60 made payable to "Self" and boldly signed at lower right. Circular red inkstamp at center (slightly touching the "J" and "F" of the signature) records the check was paid. Quite attractive, and accompanied by an outstanding heavy stock 6ĵ" X 8½" steel-engraved full-length portrait of Cooper seated cross-legged in a study. Undated, but likely mid-19th century. An appealing pair.

Abraham Lincoln's granddaughter, the youngest of Robert Todd Lincoln's three children; mother of Mary Lincoln Beckwith and Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, the last two direct Lincoln descendants. Partly-printed ADS, 1p, 6ĵ" X 2 3/4", Washington, DC, 7 January 1936. Near fine. Check printed in pale pink drawn on The Riggs National Bank, made out entirely in Randolph's hand in black fountain pen to "Laurence H. Green, Sec.-Treas." in the amount of $13.75, bearing a bold "J.L. Randolph" at lower right. Usual cancellation stamp and perforations, not affecting signature. Rubberstamp endorsed on verso by The Racquet Club of Washington, DC, which notes Green as secretary-treasurer -- a posh private club for the elite a stone's throw from the White House. A handsome example of this extremely uncommon autograph -- checks written by any Lincoln family members are rarely seen.

The penultimate last living Abraham Lincoln descendant was this great-granddaughter of President Lincoln, the daughter of Robert Todd Lincoln's daughter Jessie; she was an amateur artist and a recluse who rarely strayed out in public. Partly-printed ADS, 1p, 6ĵ" X 2 3/4", Manchester Center, Vermont, 1934 August 22. Near fine. Personal check printed on pale orange background drawn on The Factory Point National Bank (where her parents and grandparents also banked for many years), filled out entirely in her hand in blue fountain pen in the amount of $2.00, payable to "Stockbridge Art. Ass. Sec-Treas" and signed large and bold at lower right. Usual cancellation perforations, not affecting handwriting. Mary Beckwith autograph material is quite scarce in any form whatsoever. Signed.

Colorful American adventurer and World War One "Chicago Tribune" war correspondent, aviation adventurer, writer, editor, radio commentator. Three items, the first being a TLS, 1p, 8½" X 10 3/4", Chicago Tribune letterhead, Paris, France, 1921 November 30. Addressed to Messrs. A.N. Marquis & Company. Very good. Minor edgewear. Encloses "a corrected personal sketch" of his "Who's Who" entry and orders a copy of the completed book. The second and third items consist of two partly-printed unsigned ADs, 2pp, 8½" X 11", Paris, France, 1921 November 30. Very good. Minor soiling. Updating form sent out by "Who's Who" for its 1922-23 edition, on orange paper, with Gibbons' 2½" X 3½" biographical entry from the previous edition affixed onto the blank center area. In heavy pencil, Gibbons has made extensive minor corrections, most notably adding the following: "While passenger on SS Laconia torpedoed and sunk night Feb 25 1917 200 miles off Irish coast, after night in small boat rescued and cabled 4000 word account of disaster in which American lost lives." The third page is identical to the second, but affixed to the center is the corrected entry with Gibbons' changes incorporated. A fascinating document recording the daring exploits of this legendary correspondent. Lastly, also present is a printed condolence acknowledgment card sent out by Gibbons' family upon his death, heavy stock 4 3/4" X 3½", n.p., n.y. [1939]. Ornately printed: "The family of / Floyd Gibbons / appreciates and gratefully acknowledges / your kind expression of sympathy." Fine.

This noted architect and sculptor of Cleveland, Ohio -- the first Cleveland architect to join the American Institute of Architects -- built many important public buildings and monuments in that city; he served with the 103rd Regiment Ohio Volunteers and authored the 1909 study of the Franklin campaign, "The Retreat from Pulaski to Nashville, Tennessee." Partly-printed ADS, 1p, 17" X 11", n.p., 1863 December 1. Near fine. Form for obtaining payment for servants, filled out and signed by Scofield, who adds rank and title "1st Lieut. & Act. Topographical Engineer / 3d. Division 23d. A.C." He checks various columns to claim one months' pay and subsistence for his servant "John," whose complexion, eyes and hair he all notes as "Black." He also notes payment coming from U.S. Army Paymaster John Coon -- his uncle, by the way -- and Coon also signs. One of Scofield's most notable monuments is his Civil War monument "These Are My Jewels" -- a document from the 21-year-old future architect from his Civil War period is extremely unusual and desireable.

16th president of the United States. Partly-printed AD, 7 3/4" X 13", Lynnville Precinct, IL, 1840 November. Near fine. Minor, even age toning. Lincoln ran for elector in the William H. Harrison vs. Martin Van Buren presidential election of 1840. He failed to get chosen as elector, though the Whig candidate Harrison did ultimately win the election. In this poll book leaf, headlined (partly printed) "Poll Book for Lynnville Precinct, Nov. 1840," the registered voter names run down the left margin (25) -- all penned in the same bold hand, no doubt an election official. A printed column running across the top, labeled "For Presidential Electors," lists ten elector candidates -- the last being Lincoln, whose first name is misspelled "Abram." The first five electors listed (which include Lincoln colleague, legislator and future Union general John A. McClernand, 1812-1900) were the Democratic electors representing Martin Van Buren and the last five electors were the Whig electors representing Harrison. The five Whig candidates performed poorly in this particular precinct, gathering far fewer votes than the five Democrat candidates. Nothing in Lincoln's hand here, but a rare relic of one of his first political disappointments at age thirty-one. A choice example in superb condition. Signed.