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Queen Elizabeth I of England directs the Treasurer of the Jewels and Plate to prepare several items of gold and silver as gifts for M. de Montmorency and M. de Vieilleville, Special Ambassadors of France.

Letter from Elizabeth II to Mr. McMahon. Dated November 26, 1947. In this letter, Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, thanks the children of the Harewood Youth Club for her wedding present, a coffee machine.

Letter from G. Edward Elwell, Jr., to Percy A. Brown. Dated January 29, 1957. In this letter, G. Edward Elwell, Jr., donates his autograph collection to the Caldwell Consistory in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. Includes an autographed photograph of…

President Millard Fillmore authorizes the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to a related document for the Barque Sardinian.

Gouvernement Français. Dated September 6, 1803. Document signed by Napoleon Bonaparte as First Consul, dated 19 Fructidor, 11th year of the Republic. An Order of Council of the Republic for the Assembly of the Canton of Dammartin, regarding the…

President James A. Garfield issued this check to African-American coachman Albert Hawkins two days before the President was shot. After the death of President Garfield, Mrs. Lucretia Garfield gave the check to the historian Edward Everett Hale, who…

Court martial papers. Dated 1752. George II, King of Great Britain, signs this warrant to the Judge Advocate General for the court martial of Lieutenant Sir William Kerr.

King George III of Great Britain writes a letter regarding the travels of the Princess Royal.

King George III of Great Britain signs a Royal Warrant that permits Monsieur Dutendas to transmit twenty guineas to his wife who resided at Montreuil-sur-Mer (the Pas-de-Calais, France). The warrant refers to the "Act for preventing money or effects…

Officer's commission. Dated May 8, 1820. In this document, King George IV commissions Hector Munro as a captain in the 92nd Regiment of Foot.