95 BURROUGHS (JOHN). A. L. s., 1 p., 8vo. West Park, Oct. 17, no year. To Miss Church. He is very busy with literary work, and fears he will not be able to take the Indian Ladder trip with her. BYRON THANKS LADY BLESSINGTON 96 BYRON (GEORGE GORDON, LORD). A. L. s., 1 p., 8vo. Albaro, May 1, 1823. To Lady Blessington. Portraits. 97 98 FINE LETTER. 66 [SEE ILLUSTRATION] Signature, mounted, with A. L. from his sister Mrs. Augusta Leigh; 2 A. L. from his wife, Lady Noel Byron; his daughter, Lady Augusta, Lady Lovelace; and Lady Caroline Lamb, famed for her love for Byron. 6 pieces. Portrait. A Series of Letters from Byron's Father, Mother, and financial Agents, relating to the Birth of Lord Byron. 5 A. L. s., 9 pp., 8vo to folio. Jan. 1 to Mar. 28, 1788. 5 pieces. Transcripts. Includes: Letter from John Leslie, an intimate friend, stating that Mrs. Byron Gordon, mother of Lord Byron, expects to be brought to bed in two or three weeks," and advanced her twenty guineas. Letter in the third person from Mr. Farquarson, an attorney asked to pass upon the Byron Gordon accounts. One from John F. Pinigane, sending a statement of the Byron Gordon accounts and mentioning the approaching birth. A. L. s. from John Byron, Lord Byron's father, written about a month after the birth, asking for a settlement to pay the bills. And an A. L. s. from Catherine Gordon Byron, Lord Byron's mother, asking for a settlement of accounts. 99 BYRON (JOHN, Father of Lord Byron). L. s., 1 p., folio. N. p., n. d. To Gen. William Picton. Resigning his Commission in the 12th Regiment, Foot. Countersigned by Gen. Picton. 100 BYRON'S FAMILY AND FRIENDS. Marquise de Boissy, formerly Countess Guiccioli, Mistress of Byron, A. L. s., 4 pp., 12mo. October 24, 1869; Ada Augusta Lovelace, daughter of the Poet, A. L. s., with initials "A. A. L." 2 pp., 8vo. March 19, no year; Richard Byron, Ancestor of Byron, A. L. s., 1 p., folio. Newark, April 13, 1644; Count D'Orsay, friend of Byron, A. L. s., 3 pp., 8vo. Gore House, December 4, 1847; Earl of Dudley, friend of Byron, A. L. s., 1 p., 8vo. January 20, 1808. 5 pieces. 3u for your very In the endially with whiche cordiality have praised and defended me and though less alive. grateful I am song got coming from With to and home than I med to be همه heart and taste like yours - they cannot fail. my sensibly - Baline dem Lady Bleningtonever faithfully gumotlized. Byron LORD BYRON TO LADY BLESSINGTON 101 CABINET OFFICERS. A Fine Collection of A. L. s., L. s., D. s., etc. of the Cabinet Officers from the first administration of Washington to the term of Woodrow Wilson, forming nearly a complete set. About 360 pieces. Among the many famous names found in this collection are those of George Cabot, 1813; Charles Lee, 1792; Samuel Dexter, 1800; Joseph Habersham, 1790; Samuel Dexter, 1797; Jacob Crowninshield, 1806; William Pinckney, 1795; Elbridge Gerry, 1811; H. L. White, 1829; John Branch, 1833; R. B. Taney, 1843; Charles M. Conrad; David R. Atchison, 1848; Jefferson Davis, 1857; John B. Floyd, 1858; Edwin M. Stanton, 1841; Gideon Welles, 1875; Simon Cameron; William H. Seward, 1848; Salmon P. Chase, 1863; William T. Sherman, 1875; John Sherman, 1882; Robert Lincoln, 1884; L. Q. C. Lamar, 1859; John Hay, 1898; Newton D. Baker, 1912; Wm. G. McAdoo; Joseph M. Daniels, 1913; etc.; etc. 102 CABLE (GEORGE W., Author). A. L. s.; Marie Corelli. A. L. s.; Richard H. Davis. A. L. s.; and other Authors. About 65 pieces. 103 CAINE (HALL). L. s. with about 30 words in his hand, 2 pp., 4to. London, Dec. 20, 1913. Regarding the motives of his vari ous novels; together with autographed card. 2 pieces. 104 A. Ms., signed, 1 p., folio. Memorial Day, 1918. A prose "Message to American Mothers' boldly written on a large sheet of vellum. 105 CALHOUN (JOHN C., Statesman). A. L. s., 1 p., 4to. Pendleton, November 14, 1828. To Rev. William B. Sprague. On autographic matters. 106 A. L. s., 2 pp., 4to. Washington, Jan. 4th, 1841. To Major Charles Young. With franked address. On politics. 66 The objects of the party coming into power are doubtless a publick debt, a national bank, & protective tariff. Should they succeed it will be difficult to save our system of government from . . a revolution 107 CAMPBELL (THOMAS, Poet). A. L. s., A. L. s., 1 p., 12mo. Sept. 7, 1826. To Mr. Reading; Autograph Autobiographical Sketch, 1 p., 12mo. Ca. 1810. 2 pieces. 108 A. L. s., 1 p., 8vo. York, 11 March, 1836. To Dr. Sprague, inviting him to call. 109 CANOVA (ANTONIO, Celebrated sculptor, executed a statue of Washington). A. L. s., 2 pp., 4to. Rome, Oct. 6, 1820. 110 CARDINALS. A Collection of Letters, etc., of Cardinals. Angelo Mai, A. L. s.; Satolli, A. s.; Henry, Cardinal of York, L. s.; John H. Newman, A. L. s.; Joseph Fesch, printed letter to the Queen, signed; James, Cardinal Gibbons, 2 A. L. s. and A. s.; Guido de Medicis, A. L. s.; and others. 11 pieces. 111 CARLYLE (THOMAS). A. L. s., 2 pp., 8vo. Chelsea, 28 March, 1843. To Mrs. Lee, author of "Jean Paul's Life," Boston. Letter of appreciative criticism of Mrs. Lee's life of Richter. A FINE LETTER, expounding in some detail Carlyle's attitude towards Jean 112 A. L. s., 1 p., 16mo. Chelsea, London, Dec. 20, 1843. To Dr. Sprague, Albany. Sending autographs. 113 A. L. s., 2 pp., 8vo. Chelsea, Oct. 15, 1853. To W. Maccall. With portrait by Hollyer. 2 pieces. 114 CARNOT (LAZARE NICOLAS MARGUERITE, French Revolutionist). A. L. s., 2 pp., 8vo. Paris, 25 ventose, an 11. Fine letter upon Revolutionary matters. 115 CARPENTER (SAMUEL) (SAMUEL) AND HILL (RICHARD, Deputies of William Penn). D. s. 1 p., oblong folio. Nov. 4, 1713. Deed of Pennsylvania land. Signed also by James Logan. 116 CARUSO (ENRICO). D. s., 1 p., 4to. N. p., April 16, 1919; with endorsed check. Contract to sing in Detroit for $7000 and expenses. According to an accompanying letter by one of the signatories, this is the only contract ever made by Caruso personally, with a local manager. 117 CARY (ALICE, Author). A. L. s.; R. H. Stoddard. A. Ms. 8.; Park Benjamin. A. L. s. and A. Ms. s.; and other Authors. About 35 pieces. 118 CASEMENT (SIR ROGER, Irish Patriot. Executed on account of his German activities during the World War). A., L. s., 3 pp., 8vo. New York, September 1, 1914. 119 CELEBRITIES. Cut signatures of famous Authors, Statesmen, etc. including Lew Wallace, John Hay, Ellen Terry, Timothy Pickering, Robert Morris, Members of the House of Lords in 1868, Josiah Quincy, etc. 167 pieces. 120 CHANCELLORSVILLE CAMPAIGN. A Collection of Contemporary Ms. Telegrams, from Generals Hooker and Patrick, J. P. Kimball, Col. Colgate, and others, relating to the movements of the Union Army during the Chancellorsville Campaign. May, 1863. 15 pieces. One bears Gen. Slocum's answer on the back. AN UNUSUALLY INTERESTING COLLECTION. It may be noted in connection with Patrick's and Colgate's despatches in the evening of May 5th, that over the bridges therein discussed, the entire Army of the Potomac recrossed the Rappahannock in retreat before the dawn of May 6th. Evidence of the drenching rain then falling is still to be seen in the stained backs of several of these pieces. 121 CHARLES ALBERT (KING OF ITALY). Torino, Feb. 23, 1839. To Cardinal Spinola. pression of the royal seal. L. s., 1 p., folio. 122 CHARLES IX. OF FRANCE (Ordered Massacre of St. Bartholemew). D. s., 1 p., oblong folio, on parchment. 1561. 123 D. s., 4 pp., folio. Paris, May 1567. Countersigned and with annotations by Claude De l'Aubespine, secretary of state. RARE. 124 CHARLES XII. OF SWEDEN. D. s., 2 pp., folio (worn). Jan. 27, 1701. D. 8. 125 CHARLES V. AND CHARLES VI OF GERMANY. of each, folio (the first badly stained). April, 1620 and Oct. 21, 1710. 2 pieces. 126 CHARLES IV. OF SPAIN. D. s., 6 pp., folio. Feb. 9, 1808. Signed but one month before his abdication. 127 CHARLES PHILLIPPE OF FRANCE. L. s., 1 p., folio. Paris, March 19, 1826. To Cardinal Castiglioni. With envelope bearing the royal seal. 128 CHERUBINI (LUIGI, Composer). 2 A. L. s.; 1 p. each, 8vo and 4to. Paris, 4 Septembre, 1821. To Hummel and to M. de Raymond. The first is on musical matters. 129 CHEW (BENJAMIN, Colonial Chief Justice of Pennsylvania)). 2 D. s., small and large 4to. June 1, 1757 and Dec. 31, 1816. 130 CHRISTIAN VII. OF DENMARK. D. s., 1 p., folio. Christiansborg, Dec. 18, 1782. With a fine impression of the royal seal. 131 CIVIL WAR. A Collection of A. L. s., L. s., D. s., etc. by Confederate Officers and Politicians. About 50 pieces. 132 133 Including Generals Beauregard, Johnson, Attorney-General Davis, Alexander A Collection of A. L. s., L. s., D. s., etc. by Union Officers. Including Generals Sheridan, Sherman, Admiral Farragut, and many others. Including Generals Miles, King, Col. Ellsworth, and many others. |