partly printed document signed von william (4 Ergebnisse)

One page, 12.5 x 8", in German, with integral leaf, large embossed seal with crowned black falcon at top, v.g. An imperial appointment, with English translation present. Would look handsome framed.

Broadside document, 12 1/8 x 7 5/8 inches. Crude letterpress, probably in, or near Wilson County, located just east of Nashville. "Said county court hath this day bound unto the said ["Geo. W. Scroggon" (sic)] the said orphan ["Johnson Underwood"] now about ["twelve or 13"] years of age . to serve and oblige ["Scroggon" (sic), smudged] in all lawful commands &c. and the said ["Geo. W. Scoggon" (sic)] on his part doth oblige himself to learn the said apprentice the art and mystery of ["tayloring business"] and to provide . diet, clothes, lodgings . and shall teach . ["him"] . to read, write, and cypher, as far as the rule of three, and at the end of ["his] apprenticeship to pay the said apprentice ["a full & complete set of tools and a good suit of clothes"]." Wilson County was first settled in 1797 and William Steele is listed as one of the early settlers. A "Johnson Underwood," of Smith County, appears in several court documents during the 1850s and 1860s as a Tennessee slaveholder; Smith County is adjacent to Wilson County, to the east. Clean splits at folds, neatly repaired on verso. (11130).

unbound. 1 page, 8.5 x 8 inches, Consulate of the United States of America for the Kingdom of Wurtemberg at Stuttgart, attesting to the authenticity of the signature "Zimmerle," ".Judge of the Court of Weinsberg in the above named kingdom is true and genuine and that full faith and confidence is due him as such," February 19, 1862, with the original embossed seal still attached. Natural folds and mounting remnants on the back; still in very good condition. American diplomat and inventor. During the American Civil War, President Lincoln appointed him Consul to the Kingdom of Wurtemberg at Stuttgart, in what many historians believe might have been a covert operation.

unbound. 2 pages, oblong folio, July 1, 1793 -- a State of South Carolina land transfer deed, granting 1000 acres unto Benjamin Pearce, in the District of Orangeburgh, Winston County. Witnessed by His Excellency William Moultrie who has boldly signed the lower border on either side of the hanging ribbon. With a second autographed document attached, 4to, June 5, 1793 -- a surveyor's report outlining the boundaries and borders pertinent to the Pearce parcel. Seal no longer present, weakness at folds with tape repairs, slight tears at borders, two small holes not the affecting text. Also accompanied by a fine contemporary engraved portrait of Moultrie, full figure in uniform, standing on the battlefield. Very good condition. Revolutionary War patriot who successfully defended Fort Sullivan, preventing Sir Henry Clinton from dividing South Carolina. In 1780 Moultrie was captured and imprisoned for two years. After his release he was appointed Major General by an Act of Congress and later served two terms as Governor of South Carolina.