1796 George Washington (1732-1799, U.S. President, General, leader of the Continental Army in the American Revolution, and the first to become U.S. President),ÿsignedÿship'sÿletter (15 3/4 x 12 3/4 inches, framed),ÿtext in three languages (English, French and Dutch), certifying the peaceful and legitimateÿvoyageÿof the ship "Commerce" of Boston,ÿcarryingÿaÿcargoÿofÿriceÿandÿindigo, from Charleston, South Carolina to Falmouth, Massachusetts;ÿsigned and dated (5 February 1796)ÿbyÿWashingtonÿas President,ÿalso by Edmund Randolph, Secretary of State, other signatures of theÿportÿofÿCharlestonÿauthorities, notarized;ÿprintedÿonÿpaper, completed by pen, with white embossed wafer seals of the United Statesÿand SouthÿCarolina, some intersectingÿfolds andÿpaper separationsÿ(partly mended on back), folds through theÿPresident'sÿsignature, still fine-v.f., strong presentation of George Washington's signature ÿ (Image)

Est.US$15,000

1929 Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945), U.S. President, 1929 typewritten judicial proposal, rejected by Roosevelt as governor of New York, with gold seal of the state affixed alongside, countersigned by the secretary, v.f. (Image)

Est.US$300

1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945, the only U.S. President to be elected four times. He led the United States through the Great Depression and World War II), 1932 typewritten judicial proposal, rejected by Roosevelt, still as governor of New York, with gold seal of the state affixed alongside, countersigned by the secretary, v.f. (Image)

Est.US$300