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The Boston Gazette Criticizes Thomas Jefferson’s Attempted Seduction of His Friend’s Wife
[THOMAS JEFFERSON],
Newspaper. Boston Gazette, July 18, 1805. 4 pp., 13½ x 20 in.
A piece in the Boston Gazette criticizing a passage in the Richmond Enquirer, “a partisan paper of Mr. Jefferson” that defended his attempt to “seduce the wife of his friend.” They ask “has the spirit of party, then, so far subdued the sense of moral right in our country…to rescue a vile Letcher from the merited reproach.”
Item #30004.014, $850
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Five Presidential Commissions for Engineer Joseph G. Totten, the Second Longest Serving American Military Officer
JOSEPH G. TOTTEN,
Partially Printed Documents Signed as President, to Joseph G. Totten. Washington, D.C. On vellum. 1 p.
An unparalleled offering of commissions for Joseph G. Totten, Chief Engineer of the U.S. Army, covering his most significant career advances (boldface).
Item #23097, $48,000
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Washington’s Whiskey Rebellion Proclamation
[GEORGE WASHGINGTON],
Newspaper. The New York Journal & Patriotic Register, New York, N.Y., September 29, 1792. Signed in type by both Geo. Washington and Th. Jefferson. 4 pp., disbound.
Item #22707, $900
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Thomas Jefferson Signed Patent for Silhouette-Making Physiognotrace
THOMAS JEFFERSON,
Document Signed as President, to Daniel Atherton. Patent for the “Physiognotrace.” Co-signed by James Madison as Secretary of State and Robert Smith as Attorney General. Washington, D.C., May 4, 1805, 1 p., 12 x 15½ in. With official seal and a one-page description of the invention, bound together with green ribbon.
Jefferson approves an improvement to the physiognotrace, a French device for mechanically creating silhouettes.
Item #22936, $14,500
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Jefferson-Signed Act of Congress Authorizes Bribes to Barbary Pirates, and Pays for with Hamilton’s “Whiskey Tax”
THOMAS JEFFERSON,
Document Signed, as Secretary of State. Philadelphia, March 3, 1791. One page.
Congressional Act authorizing tribute payments to the Barbary Pirates, which would be paid for through funds from the infamous Excise or “Whiskey” Tax.
Item #20996, $23,000
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A Jefferson-Signed Act Allowing States to Collect Duties
THOMAS JEFFERSON,
Printed Document Signed as Secretary of State, An Act declaring the consent of Congress to a certain Act of the State of Maryland, and to continue for a longer time, an Act declaring the assent of Congress to certain Acts of the States of Maryland, Georgia and Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations… . Philadelphia, Pa., March 19, 1792. Signed in type by George Washington as President, Jonathan Trumbull as Speaker of the House of Representatives, and John Adams as Vice President. Printed by Francis Childs and John Swaine, 1791. 1 p., 10 x 14¾ in. Evans 24881.
Unless granted permission by Congress, the Constitution forbade States from collecting duties on imports, exports, or vessel tonnage. However, Congress regularly granted permission for individual states to levy imposts or duties to be used for the improvement of their harbors and waterways. These permissions were regularly renewed, sometimes for decades. Here, Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson certifies a copy of the Congressional Act that was constitutionally required for individual states to levy tonnage duties.
Item #22687, $29,000
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Jefferson-Signed Act Allowing Maryland to Collect Customs Duties
THOMAS JEFFERSON,
Printed Document Signed as Secretary of State, An Act Declaring the Consent of Congress to a Certain Act of the State of Maryland, February 9, 1791. Signed in print by George Washington as President, Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg as Speaker of the House of Representatives, and John Adams as Vice President, and president of the Senate. [Philadelphia: Printed by Francis Childs and John Swaine, 1791], 1 p., 10 x 14 ¾ in. Evans #23851.
Unless granted permission by Congress, the Constitution forbade States from collecting duties on imports, exports, or vessel tonnage. However, Congress regularly granted permission for individual states to levy imposts or duties to be used for the improvement of their harbors and waterways. These permissions were regularly renewed, sometimes for decades. Here, Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson certifies a copy of the Congressional Act that was constitutionally required for individual states to levy tonnage duties.
Item #22686, $24,000
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In His State of the Union Address, Thomas Jefferson Commends Lewis and Clark for Their Successful Explorations
THOMAS JEFFERSON. [LEWIS AND CLARK],
Newspaper. Connecticut Courant. Hartford, Conn., December 10, 1806. 4 pp, 12½ x 20½ in.
Item #22459, $2,000
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Thomas Jefferson and Joseph Cabell on the University of Virginia
[THOMAS JEFFERSON],
Book. Nathaniel Cabell, Early History of the University of Virginia, As Contained in the Letters of Thomas Jefferson and Joseph C. Cabell..., Richmond, J. W. Randolph, 1856, 528 pp.
Item #22346, $950
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A French Vase Honoring Thomas Jefferson
[THOMAS JEFFERSON],
Vase. “Old Paris” Style with Portrait of Thomas Jefferson. Paris, France, c. 1828 - 1830. Porcelain, painted and gilded, with iron tie rod for assembly. 14 in. tall, 7½ in. wide, 5 1/8 in. deep.
A fine porcelain example of Continental decorative arts in America.
Item #22712, $125,000
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Mediterranean Ship’s Passport for the ship Little Cornelia of New York
THOMAS JEFFERSON AND JAMES MADISON,
Partially Printed Document Signed as President and Secretary of State, respectively. Also signed by New York Customs Collector David Gelston. New York, N.Y., August 10, 1805. 1 p., 10 2/3 x 15½ in. On vellum.
Item #23099, $8,500
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