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Letter from Admiral Dewey to G. Edward Elwell, Jr. Dated December 9, 1898. This letter from Admiral George Dewey to a twelve-year-old G. Edward Elwell, Jr., stimulated Elwell's passion for collecting autographs. Elwell's collection includes a black…

Photograph of Lieutenant General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Dated between 1942 and 1943. An autographed photograph of Lieutenant General Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Photograph of General Douglas MacArthur. Dated 1920. An autographed photograph of General Douglas MacArthur.

Letter from President Roosevelt to G. Edward Elwell, Jr. Dated February 24, 1937. In this letter, President Franklin D. Roosevelt acknowledges Elwell's gift of an old document.

Vice Consul's commission. Dated June 30, 1912. In this document, King George V commissions George William Ward Pearson as Britain's Vice Consul to China.

Officer's commission. Dated December 14, 1900. In the wake of Queen Victoria's death, King Edward VII authorizes the commission of Second Lieutenant Charles Munn.

Commission. Dated November 12, 1853. Queen Victoria appoints Sir Robert Handyside to replace Lord Adam Anderson as a Senator for the College of Justice in Scotland.

Land grant to Archibald McGehee. Dated May 10, 1826. In this document, President John Quincy Adams grants McGehee 80 acres of land in Mississippi.

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…

Appointment of Elijah Brigham. Dated December 4, 1798. Under an "Act to Provide for the Valuation of Lands and Dwelling-houses and the Enumeration of Slaves," President John Adams appoints Elijah Brigham as Commissioner for the Massachusetts seventh…