Vellum Document, Signed (16 results)

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Partially printed document on vellum, fulfilling Land Office Treasure Warrant #6788 by granting William Montgomery 200 acres in Lincoln County, Virginia (soon to be Kentucky). Issued October 2, 1786. Signed by Patrick Henry, with his personal signature at the bottom of the document. The remainder of the document in a secretarial hand. Old folds to vellum, with a few small holes. Rare. Authenticity guaranteed. One of the last documents signed by Virginia Governor and American Founding Father Patrick Henry, who left his final term of office on December 1, 1786. Signed by Author(s).

No Binding. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. This is a nice original small handwritten vellum indenture document relating to people and land in the Shropshire town of Ludlow, dated 5th December 1786 mentioning names including Ralph Thomas, Thomas Owen as bailiffs, and Charles Green, John & Ann Wood as Plaintiffs, the document measures 9.5 inches by 7.5 inches approx. some browning marking and yellowing to reverse else in good condition would make a nice feature framed the document has two fold lines and will be posted folded along existing fold line. This is a lighter item, shipping costs will be reduced accordingly at checkout where possible. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Very Good. 1 page, (410 x 540mm); signed and with Cardinal de Rohan's seal intact. Cardinal de Rohan was a French Bishop of Strasbourg, Cardinal, politician and cadet of the influential Rohan family. This manuscript document under the title "Hopital Royal 15-20," was created for the special hospice for the blind under the jurisdiction of Cardinal de Rohan, the Chaplain of the Hospital of Quinze-Vingts. The Cardinal, as being High Almoner of France, at the head of the Administration of the Hospital of Quinze-Vingts, had made many beneficial reforms and improvements and implemented a new plan of administration that the King heartily approved. The Cardinal considerably increased the persons admitted and the King was so pleased with the effects of the changes approved the addition of new members to the administration. This document outlines the addition of a Claude Boucher as "frere," brother, to the mission.

No Binding. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. This is an original handwritten illuminated manuscript document given on behalf of the inhabitants of British Guiana in Georgetown on 12th January 1889 to Sir William Frederick Haynes-Smith (26 June 1839 - 18 December 1928) who was the then Attorney General of Guyana, The document thanking for his great service to the country and people of Guyana and congratulating him on his appointment to be the Governor of The Leeward Islands. Handwritten on vellum, with illuminated lettering, the document measures 21.5 inches by 17 inches approx., some creasing to one corner, else in very good general condition. Signed by Author(s).

15 x 19, ribbon with paper seal attached. Very wrinkled, soiling, staining/offsetting from ribbon, ribbon stained, frayed and has small hole, seal is torn and stained on reverse, some of the ink signatures are faded. Signed by he Grand King, Grand Scribe, Grand Secretary, Grand High Priest and Deputy High Priest. Scarce.

20 x 16 vellum document with large eagle vignette at top and crossed flags in the battlefield vignette at bottom, blue paper seal, old folds, soil, promoting Howard Henry Dignan to 1st Lieutenant in the Medical Reserve Corps, SIGNED BY WOODROW WLSON AS PRESIDENT, though his signature is quite light. Countersigned by Genl. Hugh L. Scott as acting Secretary of War, with Adjutant General stamp and dated signature in margin.

Singleside partly pre- partly handwritten folded vellum-sheet, with large brown wax-seal attached; oblong-folio (unfolded ca. 24 x 27 cm). *** [FRÜHLINGSVERKAUF-Endspurt, noch bis Montag den 25.05.2026 / Ultimate SPRING-SALE, only until Monday May 25th 2026: um 40% REDUZIERTER PREIS / PRICE-REDUCTION of 40%; ehemaliger Preis / previously EUR 1.200,-] --- ORIGINAL MILITARY PROMOTION DOCUMENT FOR CHARLES FRANCOIS MAILLARD, SIGNED BY ''LOUIS'' and apparently countersigned by a Secretary, with a large original wax-seal attached; folded into the originally adressed paper-envelope. - The outlines of the seal are not too clear anymore but the silhouette of the sitting king is still clearly-, the coat-or-arms on the otherside more-or-less clearly cognizable; VERY GOOD CONDITION. --- MANY MORE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS FROM THE MAILLARD-FAMILY, also in connection with the families 'Delaborde', 'Dessey' and others, between ca. 1500 and 1800 IN STOCK. . .

Land grant to John Morrow, of Cincinnati, Ohio, accomplished in another hand; countersigned by R. Smith, Secretary of State. 1 vols. 8 x 15 inches, matted and framed to 12-3/4 x 21-1/4 inches overall. Grant "John Morrow, of Montgomery Countythe West half of Lot of Section Number Four of Township number Eight, in Range number one East of a meridian line drawn from the mouth of the Great Miami River". Paper seal intact, some slight staining to upper right edge Land grant to John Morrow, of Cincinnati, Ohio, accomplished in another hand; countersigned by R. Smith, Secretary of State. 1 vols. 8 x 15 inches, matted and framed to 12-3/4 x 21-1/4 inches overall.

Condition: Good. - Folio, 13-3/4 inches high by 11-1/4 inches wide. Over 250 words penned on heavy creamy white vellum listing the ingredients and outlining the dosage and prescribed use for George Smith's "Anti-Dyspeptic Pills". Likely meant to accompany the actual patent application or "Letters Patent", the document asserts that this is "The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent, and making part of the same, containing a description in the words of the said George Smith himself of his improvement in Medicine entitled 'Anti Dyspeptic Pills'." George Smith then proceeds to list the ingredients with quantities measured in drachms, grains and scruple, with the exception of the syrup of liquorice for which he recommends using a "sufficient quantity to make the whole into a mass for pills." The ingredients appear to consist of aloes, gamboge, rhubarb, charcoal, gum myrrh, and Oil of carui (i.e. caraway) which are to be mixed with the syrup of liquorice, the whole to be divided into pills of five grains each. Smith then elaborates, describing dosage and the desired results. Signed in full by George Smith at bottom right, with the signatures of two witnesses, Oliver Hull and Gabriel Winter, penned at bottom left. The document is stained & browned along the edges with some spotting or foxing throughout. Folded once horizontally and twice vertically. Good. The original patent to which George Smith refers in this document was sold at auction in 1998 and is now in the collection of The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

17 x 19, ribbon with paper seal attached. Wrinkling, soiling, small tears, removal marks at top margin, seal is torn and chipping, piece of cello tape on reverse, some of the ink signatures are faded. Signed by he Grand King, Grand Scribe, Grand Secretary, Grand High Priest and Deputy High Priest. Scarce.

Addressed to Delalande, "Surintendant de la musique de la chambre du Roy et de la musique de la chambre de sa Majesté, et Compositeur de la musique de sa chambre." Lalande acknowledges receipt of wages for October-December, 1696 With small oval duty handstamp to head of royal device with "quittance" to left of device, "Six Sols" to right. Slightly worn and soiled; several very small holes. "In 1683, when the sous-maîtres Du Mont and Robert retired from the royal chapel, the king ordered a competition to replace them; 35 musicians took part (among them Charpentier, Desmarets, Lorenzani and Nivers). This number was narrowed to 15, who were all obliged to set the text of Psalm xxxii, Beati quorum; on the basis of these compositions (only Lalande's survives), four were chosen to share the responsibilities by quarters: Coupillet (January), Collasse (April), Minoret (July) and Lalande (October). According to the 'Discours', Louis XIV himself intervened to assure the quarter for Lalande, initiating his rise as a favoured court composer. A little over a year later, in January 1685, he was appointed compositeur de la musique de la chambre, sharing half the year with Collasse, the other half being controlled by Pierre Robert. In January 1689, aged 31, he became a surintendant de la musique de la chambre, the most coveted musical post at court." A fine example from "the leading composer of the high Baroque grand motet at the French Court." James R. Anthony, revised by Lionel Sawkins in Grove Music Online. Signed.

Addressed to Lully as "Compositeur de la Musique de la Chambre du Roi." Large oblong octavo (179 x 240 mm.). Lully acknowledges receipt of wages in cash the amount of one and fifty livres, his salary for the preceding quarter (July-September) of the current year. Dated 17 October 1676 at conclusion and signed in full, "Jean Baptiste Lully." With small oval duty handstamp to head of royal device surrounded by the words "Generalité de Paris," with "Quittance" to left of device, "Cinq Sols" to right. Vellum very slightly browned; some creasing; two small holes, just touching the word "cent" and the descender on the "p" of Lully's signature. "Lully, regarded throughout Enlightenment Europe as the leading figure in French music, created a style which was truly his own, drawing on many sources which he was probably better able to assimilate than anyone else in his time. The language he forged, and to which he sometimes brought exceptional breadth, could leave no one indifferent, and it still attracts audiences today with its power, clarity, equilibrium, coherence, poetry and exquisite sensitivity." Jérôme de la Gorce in Grove Music Online As none of Lully's musical autograph manuscripts have survived, documents such as this, dating from his important ballets de cour period, are among the only examples of his hand extant. A fine example from a leading 17th century composer, regarded as the creator of the French Baroque tradition in opera and ballet. Signed.

Document signed by Greene, and James Dyer & Henry Gibbes {as Mayor of Bristol). On vellum 13 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches. Irregular piece excised. With remains of suspended seal.The enormous sum involved is equivalentt to 13 million Pounds today.

1837. One page, 10.5 x 13", with hanging paper seal, numerous folds, tipped to plain paper. Fancy document appointing an attorney to practice in front of the NY State Supreme Court, signed by Nelson as Chief Justice. Nelson also served on the US Supreme Court 1845-1872.

Condition: Very good condition. Appointment of Terence Vincent Brenan as Consul to Bulgaria, printed on vellum and signed, George R. I. with the stamped royal crest below. George VI ascended the throne following his elder brother Edward VIII's abdication of the throne in order to marry a divorced American socialite, Wallis Simpson. This royal appointment was made in the early years of WWII, just after Prime Minister Neveille Chamberlain signed the Munich Pact (September 30, 1938), sealing the fate of Czechoslovakia (the Sudetenland) essentially handing it over to Germany in an attempt to keep the peace in Europe. Given at the Court of Saint James, the Fourth day of October 1938, with effect as from 29th August, 1938. Also signed 'Halifax'. On verso, text in Bulgarian, with 2 signatures. 21 1/4 x 16 1/2", on watermarked vellum. Original folds flattened.

Manuscript in ink on vellum, signed by the parties, with wax seal and gutter tabs, Format Size of the frame 29 x 46 cm, matted and box framed with glass on both sides, so that the reverse side can be seen de 500 Autograph.