Search Results: Authors starting with E from Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc.

ALS. An American inventor, Earle perfected cotton and wool cards. One of the problems Samuel Slater had with cotton manufacturing is procuring cards for the raw materials. In 1785, Earle became connected with Edmund Snow in the manufacture of hand cards for carding cotton and wool, and in 1786 he established himself in the business. He was able to perfect the cards, allowing the American textile industry to grow. ALS. 1pp. 7 ÂĽ" x 11 ÂĽ". Leicester. 2nd Mo. 5th 1807. An autograph letter signed "Pliny Earle & Brothers" to "Williams & Ballard" in Providence. Earle penned: "We hereby acknowledge your friendly & very polite information of the intention of the ship Rolla for Charleston and presuming you are convinced as owner herewith send you 21 Boxes Cards to be shipped to Pearce & Tillinghast. If however sd Vessel is not in your employ if you do not wish the trouble of the Cards you will please to direct our Teamsters to E.D. Pearce & Co. requesting them to have them immediately shipped. We likewise… Read More

ALS. 1pg. 8” x 10”. December 19, 1852. Rowley [Massachusetts]. An autograph letter signed “Thomas H. Adams” discussing the moderate earthquake that struck eastern Massachusetts on November 27, 1854: “I have not much news to write…that night at about half past seven I was up & walking acrost the room, when the house, store, tea kettle & almost everything in the house was shaken by an Earth quake, which took the folks out of bed like going to a…it lasted about a minute & a half & past off with out doing damage…”. The letter is in fine condition overall and written on blue paper.

(EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND). Archive. 14 pieces. 1710-1864. Queen Anne’s County and Caroline County, Maryland. An archive of fourteen legal documents relating to land ownership on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Most of the documents date to the mid 18th and early 19th centuries and relate to the estates of Hackton and Bayard’s Large Range, and areas along the Tuckahoe Creek. Prominent Maryland residents whose names appear in the several hand indentures include Scottish-born businessman Francis Sellers, his father-in-law Henry Downes, John and William Tillotron, and the Troup family. The majority of the documents are land indentures; other contents include hand-drawn maps and wills. The archive is in good to fair condition, with tears, toning, and water stains. Highlights include: a) 2pgs. April 23, 1741 – October 3, 1743. A survey of land in Queen Anne’s County, belonging to John Bayard. Surveyed, written, and signed by “George G. Brewer”. Damp-stained. b) DS. 2pgs. February 6, 1812 –… Read More

DS. 2pg. January 4, 1954. New York City. A New York City Police Department pistol permit signed “Charles Edison” on the verso and with his left thumbprint. The front of the document states that the sixty-three year old lives at 301 Park Avenue and is Chairman of the Board of Thomas A. Edison, Inc. At the top is typed “Colt-38-701433”. There is a vertical central fold, probably from where he folded it to put in his wallet, and an impressed seal through much of his photograph. The permit is accompanied by two 1953 letters from the Police Department’s Pistol License Bureau to Edison about the application.

THOMAS A. EDISON (1847-1931). Edison was an American inventor best known for inventing the electric light bulb. PS. 11” x 14”. N.d. N.p. A black-and-white image signed “To Miss Barbara Ann Payne Thos. A Edison”. The print reproduces a drawing of Edison in three-quarter view. Per materials that accompany the photograph, Barbara Ann, the daughter of Lillian and Judd Payne, was born in December 1926 and then mailed this image; the father was in publishing and worked for Funk & Wagnalls, among other companies. Photographs of this size are much scarcer than normal 8” x 10” Edison signed photos. It is generally in fine condition with the extreme upper right corner missing and light chipping and faults to the margins.

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (1890-1969). The Thirty-Fourth President, Eisenhower was an Allied commander in World War II, and ordered the Normandy invasion. He was elected President in 1952 for two terms. TLS. 1 pg. 8” x 10”. November 30, 1956. The White House, Washington. A typed letter signed by “Dwight D Eisenhower” to “Reverend Eugene Carson Blake, D.D.”: “Thank you very much for the telegram you sent recently on behalf of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Your comments on the policy of the United States Government in the Hungarian and Near East crises, with particular reference to the handling of these issues in the United Nations, were heartening ones. These two grave situations have represented an urgent opportunity for the United Nations to marshal the strength of universal moral forces on behalf of the rule of international law and justice. Action taken in the United Nations has eloquently revealed the deep-seated longing among the nations… Read More

Former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower Writes To Ambassador Blair’s Wife In Copenhagen

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (1890-1969). The Thirty-Fourth President, Eisenhower was an Allied commander in World War II, and ordered the Normandy invasion. He was elected President in 1952 for two terms. TLS. 1 pg. 8” x 10”. December 26, 1957. The White House, Washington. A typed letter signed by “Dwight D. Eisenhower” to “Dr. Kenneth L. Maxwell”: “This is a belated, but nonetheless grateful, acknowledgement of the message that you and Dr. Dahlberg sent to me in Paris. It was encouraging to know that the members of the International Affairs Committee of the National Council of Churches, in meeting at the Arden House, were praying for the success of the conference deliberations”. Kenneth Maxwell and Edwin Dahlberg were both affiliated with the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA (NCC). The NCC is an interdenominational partnership of Christian faith groups in the United States, and their Department of International Affairs, according to their bylaws, “is responsible for… Read More

RUTH ELDER (1902-1977). Elder was an actress and female aviation pioneer who helped found the Ninety-Nines. In October 1927, she set the then-record for the longest flight made by a woman. Signature. 4” x 5”. February 15, 1930. New York, New York. An autographed first day cover signed by “Ruth Elder Camp” and addressed to H. Appel of Santa Barbara, California. The stamp highlights The New York Aviation Show and its sponsor, American Legion Aviators’ Post No. 743, the only aviation American Legion Post. The envelope and first day cover are in very good condition.

OLIVER ELLSWORTH (1745-1807). Ellsworth was a Founding Father, lawyer, Senator, and United States Supreme Court Chief Justice from Connecticut. ADS. 2pgs. September 17, 1779. Hartford. An autograph document twice signed “Oliver Ellsworth” (once recto and once verso). The Revolutionary War-era document directs the Connecticut State Treasury to pay Ellsworth £1909.7.6 for prosecuting various people. It lists seventeen separate cases and the amount owed for each one. The document is mainly in Ellsworth’s hand with additions in another hand. There are also two other signatures. It is in very good condition with losses along the edges and wear to the numerous folds.

OLIVER ELLSWORTH (1745-1807). Ellsworth was a Continental Congressman, served as a Senator from 1789 to 1796, and is believed to have coined the term “United States.” He drafted legislation that created the Federal court system and served as the second Chief Justice. DS. 1pg. July 12, 1776. Hartford, Connecticut. A document signed “O. Ellsworth”. The document regards a Connecticut prisoner: “Sir, Pay Doct. James Thomson Two pounds six shilling & seven pence for sundries Administered to Wm. Knuckle, a Continental prisoner at Hartford & order the Com.te for Prisoners as & act charge the Colony Hartford July 12th 1776. O. Ellsworth”. It is in fine condition with additional writing on the verso.

OLIVER ELLSWORTH (1745-1807). Ellsworth was a Continental Congressman, served as a Senator from 1789 to 1796, and is believed to have coined the term “United States.” He drafted legislation that created the Federal court system and served as the second Chief Justice. ALS. 1pg. June 29, 1791. Windsor, [Connecticut]. An autograph letter signed “Oliver Ellsworth” as Senator from Connecticut. He wrote to Governor William Paterson of New Jersey: “Dear Sir, You will have the goodness to excuse my troubling you a moment in behalf of an Ensign Bissel of my vicinity who has served in the 1t Regt. & has an arrear of pay due to him. He has been once to Philadelphia to receive it & was there informed that it had been paid to a Maj. Heart. Maj. Heart is not in Connecticut & informs that the money is in the hands of Capt. Beaty at New Brunswick & has drawn an order on him as you will see, to pay it. I pray you to let one of your clerks call on Capt. Beaty with the order & if the money is paid upon it… Read More

MOSES EVANS (1812-1853). Evans was a noted Texan soldier and surveyor. DS. 1pg. November 29, 1850. Brenham, Texas. A promissory note signed “x” by Moses Evans (Evans was illiterate). The Texas pioneer promised to pay John Johnson $198.30 plus interest. “For value received I promise to pay John Johnson or other One hundred and ninety eight dollars and thirty cents with interest on demand. Moses Evens [sic] x”. It has a horizontal fold and is in very good condition.

EDWARD EVERETT (1794-1865). Everett was an American politician and diplomat. He was a Congressman from Massachusetts, Governor of Massachusetts, and Secretary of State, as well as Minister to Great Britain and President of Harvard. Signed pamphlet. 33pgs. 1836. Boston. A printed pamphlet, inscribed and signed “Hon. James Savage with the best respects of E. Everett”. The pamphlet reproduces one of Everett’s speeches, “Address of His Excellency Edward Everett to the Two Branches of the Legislature on the Organization of the Government, for the Political Year Commencing January 6, 1836”. It was printed by Sutton and Bentworth of Boston in 1836. When he gave this speech to the Massachusetts State Legislature, he was soon to be inaugurated as Governor. The simple pamphlet, with staple binding, is in good condition with bands of toning on the front cover and significant wear to the edges. Everett signed the upper margin.