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[19TH CENTURY HISTORIC FIGURES]. A collection of autograph material amassed by Herbert Gunnison (1858-1932), publisher of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, tipped or laid down in two large albums (each with approximately 480 pages and index). Gunnison was an avid collector who sought to obtain material from a variety of 19th century personalities in the political, military, religious and cultural spectrums. The collection contains approximately 2000 items.
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[19TH CENTURY HISTORIC FIGURES]. A collection of autograph material amassed by Herbert Gunnison (1858-1932), publisher of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, tipped or laid down in two large albums (each with approximately 480 pages and index). Gunnison was an avid collector who sought to obtain material from a variety of 19th century personalities in the political, military, religious and cultural spectrums. The collection contains approximately 2000 items.
Includes:
CIVIL WAR: LONGSTREET, James. Card signed; JOHNSTON, Joseph. Clipped signature; SHERMAN, William T. ANS and a card signed; BEAUREGARD, P.G.T. Card signed, 1875; DAVIS, Jefferson. Card signed; LEE, Fitzhugh. Card signed; SHERIDAN, Phillip. Clipped signature with rank; MCDOWELL, Irvin. Card signed, with rank; ROSECRANS, William. ANS; HOOKER, Joseph. Card signed with rank; WELLES, Gideon. Card signed, 16 Nov. 1875; HANCOCK, Winfield S. Card signed with rank; PORTER, David D. Clipped signature with rank; KILPATRICK, Judson. Card signed; BURNSIDE, Ambrose. Card signed; POPE, John. ALS, 28 July 1873; WALLACE, Lew. Signed leaf from an autograph book, 20 Nov 1884; STEPHENS, Alexander. Card signed, 26 Aug 1875. -- WRITERS: COOPER, J. Fenimore. Autograph manuscript (an eight line fragment from the manuscript of The Guardsmen) and a check signed, 21 Oct 1843; DOYLE, Arthur Conan. ALS, 15 Aug 1922. Re: requesting copies of his lecture notices; DOYLE. ANS; CLEMENS, Samuel. ALS, 2 Dec 1890. Re: Declining an invitation as he suffers a "domestic affliction"; CLEMENS. ALS, 5 Jan 1906. Re: Declining an invitation; SMITH, Samuel F. AQS, "My country, 'tis' of thee"; BANGS, John K. ALS, 16 April 1892. Re: Sending a verse for the paper and noting "I don't ask more than $67,000 for it"; BURROUGHS, John. Signed leaf from an autograph book, 22 Apr 1891; BRYANT, William Cullen. Card signed, 22 Oct 1875; HOLMES, Oliver Wendell. Card signed, 22 Oct 1875; WHITTIER, John G. Clipped signature, 11 Aug 1875; ADAMS, Charles Francis. Card signed, 22 Oct 1875; ALDRICH, Thomas B. Card signed, 11 Nov 1875; MILLER, Joaquin. Card signed; PAGE, Thomas N. ALS; HALE, Edward. Card signed; GREELEY, Horace. 3 ALsS, 1868 and 1872; SINCLAIR, Upton. LS, 31 May 1921. -- POLITICIANS: GARFIELD, James A. Clipped signature; CLEVELAND, Grover. Card signed; TAFT, William H. LS, 1 Feb 1914. Re: Thanks for returning the proof of his Philadelphia address; DOUGLAS, Stephen A. Clipped signature; DOUGLASS, Frederick. Card signed, 24 November 1875; HAMLIN, Hanibal. Card signed; HAY, John. Clipped signature; LINCOLN, Robert T. Signed leaf and 2 clipped signatures. -- ENTERTAINERS COMPOSERS: BOOTH, Edwin. ALS, 4 Oct 1882 and clipped signature; BARNUM, P.T. ALS, 28 June 1882; HOWE, Julia Ward. Card signed, 1 Nov 1875; SOUSA, John Philip. Card signed, 1902; BERLIN, Irving. Card signed; HUMPERDINCK, Englebert. Card signed; CARUSO, Enrico. 2 photographs signed (1911 (in costume) and 1917 (9¼ x 6 7/8 in.)) and an ALS, 21 Jan 1918. -- ARTISTS: REMINGTON, Frederic. 2 ALsS, n.d. re: Concerning an interview with "Charlie", noting the possibility that he might use morphine and discussing the impending death of George R.; NAST, Thomas. Card signed, 23 Oct 1875; BARTHOLDI, Frederic A. Clipped signature. -- INVENTORS/EXPLORERS: EDISON, Thomas A. Signature cut from an autograph album; STANLEY, Henry. LS, 6 Dec 1886; HAYES, J.J. Card signed; COOPER, Peter. Clipped signature and a signed leaf from an autograph book, 30 June 1882; FIALA, Anthony. Three autograph letters signed from a Polar expedition. -- OTHERS: WASHINGTON, Booker T. TLS, 21 Sept 1897. Re:concerning the opeining of a public library in Tuskegee, "the only public library in the state of Alabama that is open to all persons." VANDERBILT, Cornelius. Card signed; GOMPERS, Samuel. Signed autograph book leaf, with signatures of VANDERBILT, HOBSON and HANNA, acquired at a banquet of the New York Board of Trade, 29 June 1902; GOMPERS. TLS, April 1890; MAHAN, Alfred Thayer. ALS; KALAKAUA (King of Hawaii). Card signed; KUNZ, George. ALS, 11 Nov 1897; COMSTOCK, Anthony. Clipped signature; DEWEY, George. LS, 27 Jan 1900; PERSHING, John. LS; ROCKEFELLER, John D. Jr. LS.
Many other actors, actresses, church officials, congressmen, senators. businessmen, writers and a host of other personalities are represented in this extensive collection. (2)
Includes:
CIVIL WAR: LONGSTREET, James. Card signed; JOHNSTON, Joseph. Clipped signature; SHERMAN, William T. ANS and a card signed; BEAUREGARD, P.G.T. Card signed, 1875; DAVIS, Jefferson. Card signed; LEE, Fitzhugh. Card signed; SHERIDAN, Phillip. Clipped signature with rank; MCDOWELL, Irvin. Card signed, with rank; ROSECRANS, William. ANS; HOOKER, Joseph. Card signed with rank; WELLES, Gideon. Card signed, 16 Nov. 1875; HANCOCK, Winfield S. Card signed with rank; PORTER, David D. Clipped signature with rank; KILPATRICK, Judson. Card signed; BURNSIDE, Ambrose. Card signed; POPE, John. ALS, 28 July 1873; WALLACE, Lew. Signed leaf from an autograph book, 20 Nov 1884; STEPHENS, Alexander. Card signed, 26 Aug 1875. -- WRITERS: COOPER, J. Fenimore. Autograph manuscript (an eight line fragment from the manuscript of The Guardsmen) and a check signed, 21 Oct 1843; DOYLE, Arthur Conan. ALS, 15 Aug 1922. Re: requesting copies of his lecture notices; DOYLE. ANS; CLEMENS, Samuel. ALS, 2 Dec 1890. Re: Declining an invitation as he suffers a "domestic affliction"; CLEMENS. ALS, 5 Jan 1906. Re: Declining an invitation; SMITH, Samuel F. AQS, "My country, 'tis' of thee"; BANGS, John K. ALS, 16 April 1892. Re: Sending a verse for the paper and noting "I don't ask more than $67,000 for it"; BURROUGHS, John. Signed leaf from an autograph book, 22 Apr 1891; BRYANT, William Cullen. Card signed, 22 Oct 1875; HOLMES, Oliver Wendell. Card signed, 22 Oct 1875; WHITTIER, John G. Clipped signature, 11 Aug 1875; ADAMS, Charles Francis. Card signed, 22 Oct 1875; ALDRICH, Thomas B. Card signed, 11 Nov 1875; MILLER, Joaquin. Card signed; PAGE, Thomas N. ALS; HALE, Edward. Card signed; GREELEY, Horace. 3 ALsS, 1868 and 1872; SINCLAIR, Upton. LS, 31 May 1921. -- POLITICIANS: GARFIELD, James A. Clipped signature; CLEVELAND, Grover. Card signed; TAFT, William H. LS, 1 Feb 1914. Re: Thanks for returning the proof of his Philadelphia address; DOUGLAS, Stephen A. Clipped signature; DOUGLASS, Frederick. Card signed, 24 November 1875; HAMLIN, Hanibal. Card signed; HAY, John. Clipped signature; LINCOLN, Robert T. Signed leaf and 2 clipped signatures. -- ENTERTAINERS COMPOSERS: BOOTH, Edwin. ALS, 4 Oct 1882 and clipped signature; BARNUM, P.T. ALS, 28 June 1882; HOWE, Julia Ward. Card signed, 1 Nov 1875; SOUSA, John Philip. Card signed, 1902; BERLIN, Irving. Card signed; HUMPERDINCK, Englebert. Card signed; CARUSO, Enrico. 2 photographs signed (1911 (in costume) and 1917 (9¼ x 6 7/8 in.)) and an ALS, 21 Jan 1918. -- ARTISTS: REMINGTON, Frederic. 2 ALsS, n.d. re: Concerning an interview with "Charlie", noting the possibility that he might use morphine and discussing the impending death of George R.; NAST, Thomas. Card signed, 23 Oct 1875; BARTHOLDI, Frederic A. Clipped signature. -- INVENTORS/EXPLORERS: EDISON, Thomas A. Signature cut from an autograph album; STANLEY, Henry. LS, 6 Dec 1886; HAYES, J.J. Card signed; COOPER, Peter. Clipped signature and a signed leaf from an autograph book, 30 June 1882; FIALA, Anthony. Three autograph letters signed from a Polar expedition. -- OTHERS: WASHINGTON, Booker T. TLS, 21 Sept 1897. Re:concerning the opeining of a public library in Tuskegee, "the only public library in the state of Alabama that is open to all persons." VANDERBILT, Cornelius. Card signed; GOMPERS, Samuel. Signed autograph book leaf, with signatures of VANDERBILT, HOBSON and HANNA, acquired at a banquet of the New York Board of Trade, 29 June 1902; GOMPERS. TLS, April 1890; MAHAN, Alfred Thayer. ALS; KALAKAUA (King of Hawaii). Card signed; KUNZ, George. ALS, 11 Nov 1897; COMSTOCK, Anthony. Clipped signature; DEWEY, George. LS, 27 Jan 1900; PERSHING, John. LS; ROCKEFELLER, John D. Jr. LS.
Many other actors, actresses, church officials, congressmen, senators. businessmen, writers and a host of other personalities are represented in this extensive collection. (2)