Historic Figures

Archive Authority’s Historic Figures collection features authentic documents, letters, signatures, photographs, publications, and ephemera connected to influential individuals who shaped American and world history. The selection may include material associated with presidents, military leaders, inventors, explorers, statesmen, scientists, authors, and other notable figures whose actions left a lasting impact on society. These original artifacts provide tangible connections to the lives and accomplishments of prominent historical personalities, offering valuable context through firsthand correspondence, official records, commemorative items, and period publications. Emphasizing authenticity, historical significance, and research value, the collection appeals to historians, collectors, educators, museums, and anyone interested in preserving and studying the legacy of remarkable individuals from the past.

Historic Figures

Archive Authority’s Historic Figures collection features authentic documents, letters, signatures, photographs, publications, and ephemera connected to influential individuals who shaped American and world history. The selection may include material associated with presidents, military leaders, inventors, explorers, statesmen, scientists, authors, and other notable figures whose actions left a lasting impact on society. These original artifacts provide tangible connections to the lives and accomplishments of prominent historical personalities, offering valuable context through firsthand correspondence, official records, commemorative items, and period publications. Emphasizing authenticity, historical significance, and research value, the collection appeals to historians, collectors, educators, museums, and anyone interested in preserving and studying the legacy of remarkable individuals from the past.

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Fascinating French Revolutionary–era document Signed By Marquis De Lafayette
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Fascinating French Revolutionary–era document Signed By Marquis De Lafayette
$47,500.00
Add Fascinating letter to future president, then Tennessee Governor, ANDREW JOHNSON to the cart
Fascinating letter to future president, then Tennessee Governor, ANDREW JOHNSON
$1,750.00
Add Francis Scott Key 1825 Washington, D.C. Land Deed Cover—From James Laurie to the cart
Francis Scott Key 1825 Washington, D.C. Land Deed Cover—From James Laurie
$395.00
Franklin D Roosevelt Signed Letter 1932 Presidential Campaign
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Franklin D Roosevelt Signed Letter 1932 Presidential Campaign
$2,295.00
Add Frederick DeBourg Richards Etching In Brown Ink. Home Where Gen Mercer Died. to the cart
Frederick DeBourg Richards Etching In Brown Ink. Home Where Gen Mercer Died.
$250.00
Add Future General Jacob Brown 1804 Land Archive to Gouverneur Morris—Brownville and St. Lawrence Settlement to the cart
Future General Jacob Brown 1804 Land Archive to Gouverneur Morris—Brownville and St. Lawrence Settlement
$1,095.00
Add General Walter Stewart — Signed 1793 Agreement for 14,000 Acres in Pennsylvania to the cart
General Walter Stewart — Signed 1793 Agreement for 14,000 Acres in Pennsylvania
$1,850.00
Add George B. 1862 McClellan Civil War Field Order—Rush’s Lancers to Fortress Monroe, August 20, 1862 to the cart
George B. 1862 McClellan Civil War Field Order—Rush’s Lancers to Fortress Monroe, August 20, 1862
$1,450.00
Add George Washington De Lafayette ALS to the cart
George Washington De Lafayette ALS
$895.00
Add Jacob Brown Signed Document to the cart
Jacob Brown Signed Document
$425.00
Add James Hoban, Architect of the White House — 1830 Bank of the United States Property Release to the cart
James Hoban, Architect of the White House — 1830 Bank of the United States Property Release
$1,385.00
Add James Monroe Autograph Letter Signed — 1795 Paris — U.S. Minister to Revolutionary France to the cart
James Monroe Autograph Letter Signed — 1795 Paris — U.S. Minister to Revolutionary France
$9,995.00
Add James Monroe Signed 1817 Military Bounty Land Patent — War of 1812 Veteran — Illinois to the cart
James Monroe Signed 1817 Military Bounty Land Patent — War of 1812 Veteran — Illinois
$1,250.00
Add JAMES MONROE SIGNED 1817 PRESIDENTIAL LAND PATENT — WAR OF 1812 VETERAN — ILLINOIS MILITARY BOUNTY LAND to the cart
JAMES MONROE SIGNED 1817 PRESIDENTIAL LAND PATENT — WAR OF 1812 VETERAN — ILLINOIS MILITARY BOUNTY LAND
$1,605.00
Add JAMES MONROE SIGNED 1820 PRESIDENTIAL LAND PATENT — ALABAMA — 159.5 ACRES — ORIGINAL GENERAL LAND OFFICE SEAL to the cart
JAMES MONROE SIGNED 1820 PRESIDENTIAL LAND PATENT — ALABAMA — 159.5 ACRES — ORIGINAL GENERAL LAND OFFICE SEAL
$1,295.00
Add James Monroe — 1827 Paris Financial Agreement Concerning 20,000 Acres of Kentucky Land to the cart
James Monroe — 1827 Paris Financial Agreement Concerning 20,000 Acres of Kentucky Land
$4,500.00
Add John Jay Smith — Five Signed Library Company Receipts Spanning 1840–1847 to the cart
John Jay Smith — Five Signed Library Company Receipts Spanning 1840–1847
$1,195.00
Add Marquis de Lafayette. ALS 1827 French Manuscript to the cart
Marquis de Lafayette. ALS 1827 French Manuscript
$4,495.00
Add My Vernon Plantation Document Involving George Lewis to the cart
My Vernon Plantation Document Involving George Lewis
$1,625.00
Add President James Monroe–Signed 1824 Missouri Land Patent — Early Federal Grant of 152 Acres to the cart
President James Monroe–Signed 1824 Missouri Land Patent — Early Federal Grant of 152 Acres
$1,495.00
Add RARE 1802 PRINCETON SUBSCRIPTION DOCUMENT SIGNED BY AARON BURR AND OTHERS to the cart
RARE 1802 PRINCETON SUBSCRIPTION DOCUMENT SIGNED BY AARON BURR AND OTHERS
$4,250.00
Add Rare 1825 Francis Scott Key Washington Indenture to the cart
Rare 1825 Francis Scott Key Washington Indenture
$1,299.00
Add Richard Nixon Appointment Of John Eisenhower As Belgium Ambassador to the cart
Richard Nixon Appointment Of John Eisenhower As Belgium Ambassador
$1,400.00
Add Robert Morris–Signed 1795 Land Company Certificate Issued to Benjamin Franklin’s Grandson to the cart
Robert Morris–Signed 1795 Land Company Certificate Issued to Benjamin Franklin’s Grandson
$4,800.00
Add Samuel Colt Autograph Letter Signed – Hartford, Connecticut – August 3, 1861 to the cart
Samuel Colt Autograph Letter Signed – Hartford, Connecticut – August 3, 1861
$6,995.00
Add Ship Passport Signed By James Monroe And John Quincy Adams to the cart
Ship Passport Signed By James Monroe And John Quincy Adams
$3,650.00
Add The Original 1791 Invoice for Benjamin Franklin’s Marble Gravestone — Paid by His Son-in-Law Richard Bache to the cart
The Original 1791 Invoice for Benjamin Franklin’s Marble Gravestone — Paid by His Son-in-Law Richard Bache
$28,500.00
Add Thomas A Edison Signed 1919 Edison Primary Corporate Archive to the cart
Thomas A Edison Signed 1919 Edison Primary Corporate Archive
$2,795.00
Add Thomas Edison Initialed Letter to the cart
Thomas Edison Initialed Letter
$2,850.00
Thomas Edison Signed Storage Battery Co. Board Minutes + Charles Edison
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Thomas Edison Signed Storage Battery Co. Board Minutes + Charles Edison
$5,895.00
Add Thomas Lee Signed 1743 Document to the cart
Thomas Lee Signed 1743 Document
$3,250.00
Add Thomas McKean Autograph Letter Signed circa 1780, Last Signer Of Declaration to the cart
Thomas McKean Autograph Letter Signed circa 1780, Last Signer Of Declaration
$1,950.00
Add William Penn Signed 1682 Pennsylvania Proprietary Indenture Form to the cart
William Penn Signed 1682 Pennsylvania Proprietary Indenture Form
$4,500.00
Add Wright Brothers / Orville Wright Cash-Disbursement Ledger, 1909–1928 to the cart
Wright Brothers / Orville Wright Cash-Disbursement Ledger, 1909–1928
$8,795.00
Add “Pre–Civil War political letter by architect of Fugitive Slave Act” to the cart
“Pre–Civil War political letter by architect of Fugitive Slave Act”
$975.00