Search Results: Titles starting with N from Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc.

FRANK BORMAN (b. 1928). Borman was an Apollo 8 astronaut. WALLY SCHIRRA (1923-2007). Schirra was a Project Mercury astronaut. PS. 8” x 10”. N.d. N.p. A black-and-white photograph signed “Frank Borman” and “Wally Schirra”. The group photo shows Borman, Schirra, and their wives with American diplomat William McCormick Blair Jr., his wife Deeda and their young son William Blair III. The Blairs originally owned the signed photograph. It is in very fine condition.

NANCY REAGAN (1921-2016). Reagan was First Lady. ALAN KRANOWITZ (1941-2002). Kranowitz was a legislative official and lobbyist who worked most closely with the Reagan administration. TLS. 1pg. June 11, 2002. Office of Nancy Reagan. A typed letter signed “Nancy Reagan”, sending condolences to the widow of Alan Kranowitz: “Ronnie and I were so sorry to learn of Alan’s death recently. Although there are certainly no words to ease the pain at this difficult time, we want you to know that you are in our thoughts and prayers. We know that losing Alan is an incredibly painful reality. But we hope that in time your fond memories of him will bring you peace. He was a great patriot whose service to our country went beyond the call of duty. Alan’s service as my husband’s chief Congressional liaison helped further his second term legislative agenda. Ronnie joins me in sending our deepest condolences. God bless you and your family.” The letter is in fine condition and comes with the… Read More

NANCY REAGAN. Nancy was the wife of Ronald Reagan, the Fortieth President. JAMES BRADY (1940- ). Brady was appointed President Reagan’s Press Secretary in January 1981. On March 31, 1981, he was shot in the head by John Hinckley during the Reagan assassination. Since leaving the White House, Mr. Brady and his wife Sarah founded Handgun Control to lobby for stronger gun control laws. On November 30, 1993, President Clinton signed the “Brady Bill” into law. IPS. 10” x 8”. No date. No place. A photograph signed “Nancy” to James Brady, inscribed “To my Y & H with love Nancy”. “Y & H” was the Reagan’s nickname for Brady, “Young & Handsome”. The image shows Nancy Reagan and James Brady outdoors, with Brady wearing equestrian gear. It is in pristine condition.

DS. 4pg. 8 ½” x 11”. March 18, 1936. No Place. A National League of Professional Baseball Clubs Uniform Player’s Contract signed “Ford Frick” as President of the National League, employing John J. Tissing, of Denver, Colorado as a player for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1936: “The Pittsburgh Athletic Company, operating the Pittsburgh Baseball Club, herein called the Club, and John J. Tissing of Denver, Colo., herein called the Player…The Club hereby employs the Player to render skilled service as a baseball player in connection with all games of the Club during the year 1936, including the Club’s training season, the Club’s exhibition games, the Club’s playing season, and the World Series (or any other official series in which the Club may participate and in any receipts of which the player be entitled to share); and the player covenants that he will perform with diligence and fidelity the service stated and such duties as may be required of him in such employment. For the service… Read More

TLS. 1pg. January 22, 1923. Washington, DC. A typed letter signed “Emory Land” to Senator J. S. Frelinghuysen from New Jersey (1869-1948): “Referring to your note of 19 January, 1923, I take pleasure in advising you that the day after our delightful dinner at the Davidges. I took the matter of the battleship model up with Admiral Beuret, Chief Constructor, U.S. Navy, who has the matter under investigation at the present time. As I have been laid up with the grippe for the last five days, I don’t know what has developed, but am again taking the matter up with the Admiral Beuret. I shall again advise you relative to this matter as soon as I can get any definite information on the subject.” Typed on U.S. Navy Department letterhead, the letter is in fine condition.

REVEREND JOHN PAGE (1738-1783). Page received from Harvard College his AB in 1761 and his AM in 1764. He was ordained as a Congregational minister in Danville, New Hampshire in 1763. He died of smallpox on January 29, 1783 after tending to sick parishoners. THE STAMP ACT. In the wake of Britain’s expensive victory in the French and Indian War, Parliament decided to tax the colonists to pay for the conflict. In 1765, the British government required that materials printed in the colonies use paper produced in London and bearing an embossed revenue stamp; this included newspapers, legal documents, etc. Additionally, Parliament stated that the tax had to be paid with British currency, not cheap colonial paper money. The colonists thought the tax was unfair and that they had no say in its passage. Street protests erupted in several states and there were political measures taken too. In October 1765, the Stamp Act Congress, attended by nine colonies, was held in New York City. Across the… Read More

AQS. No place. An autograph quote signed "Alice Brown" of her poem "The Happy Gardener": "When you die, earth-long, / Shrubs shall be your cover / Braver than the purple pale / Spun to veil dead kings mutual". The piece is in very fine condition overall.

(ANTIETAM). The Battle of Antietam, fought on September 17, 1862 in western Maryland, left 23,000 Americans dead and saw a Confederate defeat. ALS. 3pg. 5 ½” x 7”. September 28th, 1862. Antitem Crick [sic]. An autograph letter signed “Francis H Dexter” of Company H of the Ninth Regiment of New Hampshire Infantry. He wrote to his siblings (his spelling errors have been corrected in this transcription): “I take this opportunity to write to let you know that I am well and I hope you are the same. I received your letter the 20 and was very happy to hear from you and should been more so if your letter been longer but I will excuse you this time. We are again to stop eight or ten days to drill. I have just come from Church you will find the text in the 12 Corinthians 13 verse. We are in 8 miles of Harpers Ferry, were about 100 miles from Washington the mail come into camp once a week. We was in the battle on blue ridge we lost nineteen in killed and wounded and 8 missing and the other… Read More

JOSEPH BLOOMFIELD (1753-1823). Bloomfield was a New Jersey lawyer and Revolutionary War soldier. He was Governor of New Jersey from 1801 to 1812. During the War of 1812 he was commissioned as a brigadier general and served until 1815. RICHARD HOWELL (1754-1802). Howell was the third Governor of New Jersey, serving from 1794 to 1801. ISAAC SMITH (1740-1807). Smith was a New Jersey Supreme Court Justice from 1777 to 1804. DS. 1pg. November 1789. A legal document signed “Isaac Smith”, “Richard Howell”, and “Joseph Bloomfield” by three New Jersey politicians. Smith signed as an associate justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court; Howell and Bloomfield would later become Governors of New Jersey. The document concerns a real estate issue decided by the New Jersey Supreme Court. The document is written on vellum that has wrinkled along the left side. Some of the writing is affected.

DS. (1786-1857). Marcy was Secretary of State and War, comptroller of New York, New York Governor and Senator. DS. 1pg. 7 ½" x 12 ¼". January 14, 1828. Albany. A bond signed "W.L. Marcy" as New York State Comptroller. It reads: "New York State 5 per cent Stock. State of New York Comptroller's Office... Be it Known, That the People of the State of New-York are indebted to the President, Managers and Company of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, or their order, in the sum of one thousand dollars, bearing interest at the rate of five per cent per annum... In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office, the day and year above written. W. L. Marcy. Comp." The certificate has two vertical folds that do not affect the quality of the signature. The certificate also bears a large "X" in ink between the two folds, which, it is assumed, means the debt was fulfilled. Luckily, this mark ends just above the Marcy signature, leaving it untouched. The complete New York… Read More

(SUFFRAGE). Leaflet. 1pg. N.d. [probably early-20th century]. 303 5th Avenue, New York City. A printed, unengrossed leaflet from The New York State Woman Suffrage Party. It invited interested parties to fill out some basic information and state that they “…believe that the vote should be granted to the Women of New York…”. It is in fine condition.

ALS. 2pgs. May 29, 1820. New York. An autograph letter signed “Eliza Thompson” to her cousin Matilda Crawford. Along with family news and pleas for a return letter, Thompson describes the recent destruction of the famous Park Street Theatre, which had burned down the prior week. “…You will probably hear before you receive this, that our large and elegant Theatre was entirely destroyed by fire, last Wednesday night, it made a formidable appearance indeed, the night being cloudy the light was much more apparent, fortunately the wind changed during the fire or our Church would probably have been injured. The Theatre was said to be the largest in the Union. Some of our good folks would rejoice at this, if they were sure that another would not be erected, but it is more probable it will be rebuild in the course of a year or two; most part of the walls are standing. You will present my kindest love to your Father and Mother, brother and sisters, and I should mention a umber of others, but fear it… Read More

ALS. 1pp. 8" x 10". Jan 12th 1898. Albany. An autograph letter signed "Arthur G C Fletcher Supervising Arch N.Y. State Capitol" to "Charles H Haynes". This was written the year before the Capitol was finally completed: "Thanks to your careful packing, your picture of the West Portico of our Capitol, reached me in good condition, and needless to say I am very much pleased to find that you had not forgotten my request. I was particularly anxious to have a picture of this portico while the stage your picture presents and it may interest you to know that the portico is now finished and the large flat stones upon which you see the men working, now form the ceiling. Thanking you very much for sending the picture and also for the kindly expressions in your letter... ". The piece is in fine condition overall with the usual folds

ALS. 1pg. 4 ½” x 7 ¼”. July 31, 1980. New York, NY. An autograph letter signed “Whitney” on stationery of The New Yorker, the magazine for which Balliett wrote for almost five decades. The letter is addressed to fellow jazz critic Joe Goldberg (1932-2009), author of Jazz Masters of the Fifties: “Dear Joe: Thanks. And thanks for warning me about sly old Konitz, about whom I’ve been thinking of doing a piece. He must have been trying to say something, and maybe that’s the way it came out. Hope you are well. Yours, Whitney”. Konitz refers to jazz composer and saxophonist Lee Konitz (b. 1927). The letter is in fine condition with very minor wrinkling.

WILLIS VAN DEVANTER (1859-1941). Van Devanter was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court for over two decades. TLS. 1pg. December 20, 1910. Cheyenne, Wyoming. A typed letter signed “Willis Van Devanter”. Just having being appointed to the Supreme Court – he was confirmed by the Senate on December 15 – Van Devanter wrote to Supreme Court Clerk James H. McKenney, asking McKenney to order his new robes. “My dear Mr. McKenney: If it conveniently can be done, I will appreciate it if one of the gentlemen in your office will procure an appropriate gown for me. My height is 5 feet 9 ½ inches. My weight is 178 pounds, and I am otherwise of usual proportions. When I became Circuit Judge a seamstress in Washington, who had made gowns for some of the Justices and Circuit Judges, made one for me, but it is worn too much to permit of further use. I will be glad to have the new one made of good material, and am writing on the supposition that I must pay for my own gown, which will be done promptly… Read More

JOSEPH SLOCUM (1800-1853). Slocum was a merchant from Syracuse, New York who attempted to sell farm equipment to Russia in the nineteenth century. He was unable to turn a profit from his endeavors, and his family fell into financial hardship. His daughter, Margaret Olivia Scolum Sage, became an influential philanthropist and teacher. She endowed a building and a now-defunct agricultural school at Syracuse University, both named after him. Archive. 9 pieces. 1830s-40s. An archive related to Joseph Slocum and his business with Russian agriculture. There are nine letters and documents, predominately letters written to Slocum from various Americans and Russians. Highlights are listed below, and the best piece is the first one, the lengthy manuscript detailing Russian agriculture and natural resources: • Handwritten document. 4pgs. September 12, 1846. St. Petersburg, Russia. The four page handwritten manuscript is entitled “Some Rough Hints About the Productive Power of Russian Agriculture”. It… Read More

RICHARD NIXON (1913-1994). Nixon was the Thirty-Seventh President. SB. 384pg. No date. Yorba Linda. In The Arena signed “Richard Nixon” on a Presidential book plate that has been attached to the first free endpage. The book is in very fine condition.

ANDRE GIDE (1869-1951). Gide was a Nobel Prize-winning French author. He is best known for his work concerning morality and the human condition. ALS. 1pg. 5 ½” x 8 ¼”. March 28, 1934. No place. An autograph letter signed “Andre Gide” two times. It is written in French and addressed to Belgian writer Franz Hellens (1881-1972) and concerns Le Disque Vert, a monthly literary magazine edited by Hellens: “My dear Franz Hellens…I would be particularly obliged if you could, to Feuillets that I sent you for the new Disque Vert, add these few lines (read very carefully). My text consists of three paragraphs, separated one from the others by a… where added some typographic symbols; which here would form forth and last paragraph. Best wishes. Andre Gide”. There is a postscript on the left edge that is also signed by him. The letter is in fine condition with some fold lines and the original envelope is included.

FRÉDÉRIC MISTRAL (1830-1914). Mistral was a French writer who often used the Occitan language. He was awarded the 1904 Nobel Prize in Literature. ALS. 3pg. 5” x 8”. June 21, 1901. Maiano. An autograph letter signed “F. Mistral” in the Occitan language. A note at the top indicates this was written to a daughter of Felix Gras just months after Gras died; Felix Gras (1844-1901) was a poet and novelist from Provence. There are a couple of pencil notes, and the letter is in fine condition with a dark autograph.

TLS. 1pg. 6” x 8”. January 21, 1970. Les Avants sur Montreux. A typed letter signed “Noel” to the American newspaper columnist Leonard Lyons: “I am having rather a job catching up with my correspondence! Please forgive the delay in answering your lovely cable. I simply loved it – it was the funniest of all. It was so very sweet of you to think of me. I hope to see you soon. My thanks and my love, as always.” The letter is in very good condition and comes with the original envelope.