September 22, 2011
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/22/2011
Archive consisting of 19 letters, documents and postal covers, nineteenth century, mostly pertaining to one Henry Hubbard of Ashtabula County, Ohio. Three partially printed Ohio militia commissions, each 7 3/4" x 12 3/8", 1828, 1830, 1831, Columbus, Ohio. Signed secretarially by the governor and engraved with patriotic motifs, these certificates name Hubbard as Quarter Master and Aide-de-Camp respectively. All appointments were for positions in the Ninth Division of Ohio militia. Hubbard's highest placement was becoming Aide-de-Camp to Major General Charles E. Paine of the 9th Division. The earliest commission is completely separated into halves; the other two have only minor splits. Average condition is Good...plus; Partially printed postmaster appointment for Henry Hubbard, 10" x 16", October 15, 1831, Middlesex. Ohio. A very early postal document signed by William T. Barry. Postmaster General. Has central eagle-on-shield device. Light aging , small splits, else VG...plus; Partially printed vellum land grant for Richland Co., Ohio, 9 3/4" x 15 3/4", November 5, 1846, Washington, D.C. This document conveys a parcel of land to one Henry Swank and is secretarially signed by President James Knox Polk . Light aging, else Fine condition...plus; Partially printed document, one page with docketing, quarto, January 5, 1864, Jefferson, Ashtabula Co., Ohio. Henry Hubbard becomes legal guardian of Philip R. Stauhope on this legal document affixed with a 5-cent Internal Revenue stamp. Light stains, aging, else VG...plus; Five postal covers to Henry Hubbard, ca. 1850-1870. Three of these covers have franked signatures of minor government officials; none are stamped. Fair condition overall...plus; Autograph Letter Signed, one page, octavo, August 27, 1809, from Amos Firth, location unknown, to Matthew Hubbard, Ashtabula Co., Ohio. A very early Ohio letter telling of one Isaac Hubbard's death. Aging, splits, else VG...plus; Autograph Letter Signed, 3 pp. on 4 pp., octavo, February 1, 1837, from William Wilkeson, Buffalo, New York to Henry Hubbard, Ashtabula Co., Ohio. A franked letter with an early Buffalo cancel that concerns a land deal. Light stains. else Fine condition...plus; Autograph Letter Signed, one page, octavo, March 14, 1837 from William Wilkeson, Buffalo, New York to Henry Hubbard, Ashtabula Co., Ohio. More content on land dealings with Hubbard. Stains, else Fine condition...plus; Autographed Letter Signed, 2 pp. on 4 pp., octavo, February 6, 1844, from "Joseph" in Ashtabula Co., Ohio to his sister, Mrs. Henry Hubbard, Warren, Ohio. Bold orange Ashtabula postmark. Satins, else Fine condition...plus; Autographed Letter Signed, 4 pp., octavo, July 31, 1845 from Clarke & Co., Beaver, Pennsylvania to Henry Hubbard, Ashtabula Co., Ohio. Business content. Some aging, else VG...plus; Autographed Note Signed, one page, 3" x 8", June 9, 1868, Ashtabula Co., Ohio. An account draft authorization to Henry Hubbard. Fine condition....plus; Autographed Letter Signed, 4 pp., small octavo, January 16, 1873 from John R. Stauhope, Cincinnati, Ohio to "His Aunt" (Mrs. Hubbard?). Stauhope was Hubbard's erstwhile ward. Content includes mention of a railroad accident. Fine condition...plus; Autographed letter signed, one page, octavo, May 11, 1874, from one Isaac S. Barry, Washington, D.C. to James A. Garfield, House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. Written on the letterhead of the Railway Mail Service Superintendent, this letter concerns mail delivery in areas represented by future president Garfield. VF.
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