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Known Facsimiles or Copies
Reference: The Manuscript Society - http://www.manuscript.org/
The Manuscript Society's goal of establishing a comprehensive list of known facsimiles and copies which occasionally appear in the autograph market begins with these items furnished by Catherine Barnes and Joe Rubinfine. Additional items and images will be added as time permits and they become available.
Common abbreviations in this list include: ALS (autograph letter signed); LS (letter signed); ANS (autograph note signed); ADS (autograph document signed); AmsS (autograph manuscript signed); DS (document signed); TLS (typed letter signed); and TNS (typed note signed).
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Adams, John, | ALS, Jan. 1756, to Mr. Jacob Bailey |
Adams, John, | ALS, Jan. 5, 1818 to Wm. Wirt |
Albert, Prince of Wales | April 8, 1853, to Frederick William Louis |
Allen, Ethan | ALS, March 6, 1779, to George Washington |
Austen, Jane | October 15, 1808 & May 29, 1811, to Cassandra Austen |
Bismarck, Otto von | November 20, 1867, also letters acknowledging birthday greetings |
Bronte, Charlotte | 1844-45, To Constantin Heger |
Brown, John | November 13, 1859 to Luther Humphrey & Statement of Dec 2, 1859 |
Bryan, W. J. | quote from "Cross of Gold" speech signed |
Buchanan, James | circular letter signed to A. D. Mann, March 10, 1845, |
Bunyan, John | March 4, 1674, Warrant for his arrest |
Burgoyne, J. | ALS, Oct. 8, 1777, to Genl. Gates |
Burns, Robert | March 2, 1788, to Clarinda (Mrs. McLehose) signed "Sylvander" |
Byron, George Gordon Lord | April 27, 1819, to the editor of Galignani's Messenger |
Chamberlain, Neville | TLS, 19th October 1938 |
Charles II | March 18, 1660, to William Belasyse |
Charles II | certificate of his marriage to Catherine of Braganza, May 22, 1662 |
Churchill, Winston S. | Numeous short acknowledgements of various messages to him. |
Clay, Henry | National Song sheet with ANS to Wm. B. Bradbury |
Clay, Henry | ALS, 13 Sept 1842, to Jacob Strattan |
Cleveland, Grover | ALS, April 16, 1897, re: J. Sterling Morton |
Columbus, Christopher | December 27, 1504, to Nicolo Oderigo |
Continental Congress | DS by 28 members, Nov. 9, 1775. Resolution for secrecy |
Coolidge, Calvin | TLS, September 28, 1905, to Hon. Wendell P. Stafford |
Coolidge, Calvin | TLS, February 18, 1925, to Mrs. John D. Sherman |
Coolidge, Calvin | ALS, October 2, 1926, to David Lawrence |
Coolidge, Calvin | TLS, February 21, 1928, to Hon. George D. Pratt |
Cornwallis, Lord | ADS, Surrender at Yorktown 1781-articles of capitulation |
Davis, Jefferson | March 30, 1865, letter to Gov. Wm. Smith, Richmond re: Negro troops |
Dickens, Charles | ANS in text, Eighth June 1870, note about an order |
Eden, Anthony | TLS, December 21, 1948, to Mr. and Mrs. James S.P. Armstrong |
Einstein, Albert | TLS, January 3, 1948, to 'Dear Friend' |
Elbert, Frederick | February 9. 1923 |
Flagler, Henry M. | TLS, January 27th, 1912, to Mr. Pappett |
Fox, Henry | March 9, 1762, to William Bunbury |
Franklin, Benjamin | ALS, Oct. 31, 1751, re: steel needles, lightning |
Franklin, Benjamin | ALS, April 5, 1774, to Cadwallader Colden |
Franklin, Benjamin | July 5, 1775, to William Strahan |
Frederick I | January 26, 1708 |
Frederick II | October 13, 1777 |
Frederick-Wilhelm I | November 18, 1728 |
Frederick-Wilhelm III | October 3, 1820 |
Frederick-Wilhelm IV | December 21, 1840 |
Garfield, James A. | July 27, 1880, to Shober & Carqueville |
Garfield, James A. | Stamped signature on Executive Mansion card |
Garrick, David | October 29, 1767, to the Duchess of Portland |
George V | Autograph Message Signed, April 1918, address welcoming American troops |
Gladstone, W. E. | ALS, March 20, 1860. "If you think..." |
Grant, U.S. | ALS, May 24, 1861, to Col. L. Thomas |
Grant, U.S. | April 9, 1865, to Robert E. Lee |
Grant, U.S. | April 25, 1877, to Samuel Worthington |
Greene, Nathanael | ALS, June 14, 1779, to John Jay |
Hamilton, Alexander | ALS, December 5, 1791 to his son, Master Philip A. Hamilton |
Harding, Warren G. | April 27, 1900, to Alex Kirkadden(?) |
Harding, Warren G. | March 12, 1917, to "Dear Mac" (Malcolm Jennings) |
Harding, Warren G. | Signed copy of his Address at Republican Natl. Conv. 6/7/1916 |
Henry, Patrick | ALS, Jan. 2, 1778, to George Rogers Clark |
Henry, Patrick | Partly printed DS, March 2, 1779, loan certificate |
Hindenburg, Paul von | April 9, 1915, postcard |
Hindenburg, von | ALS, 9 April 1916, thank you note w/translation |
Hoover, Herbert | TLS, August 22, 1935, to Mr. Van B. Partridge |
Hoover, Herbert | Signed Photo with Christmas greeting |
Hoover, Herbert | Signed Photo on horseback with Christmas greeting |
Hoover, Lou Henry | Signed Photo with two dogs, 1932-3 |
Howe, Julia Ward | ALS, March 22, 1904, to Bishop McCabe |
Howe, Julia Ward | AmsS, September 1904, Battle Hymn of the Republic |
Irving, Washington | ALS, Dec. 12, 1857, to James A. Maitland |
Jackson, Andrew | ALS, May 1st, 1833, to The Revd. Andrew J. Crawford |
Jackson, Andrew | ALS, February 28, 1845, to Wm. B. Lewis |
Jackson, Stonewall | May 2, 1863, to Robert E. Lee |
Jefferson, Thomas | Partly printed DS, Mar 17, 1780 loan certificate |
Jefferson, Thomas | ALS, June 23, 1790, to Mr. Howell |
Jefferson, Thomas | ALS, Nov 27, (18)03, to (Craven Peyton) |
Jefferson, Thomas | 4-pages rough draft of the Declaration of Independence |
Joan of Arc | 1430, supposed note with signature |
Joan of Arc | March 16, 1430, to "dear and good friends" in Rheims |
Johnson, Esther | May 25, 1723, to Captain Dingley |
Johnson, Lyndon | Signed Photograph inscribed to G. Merle Johnson |
Johnson, Samuel | April 1, 1751, Agreement regarding the publication of The Rambler |
Keller, Helen | TLS, November 24, 1936, "The birds are gone." |
Lafayette, Marquis de | Asking for pardon of Louis XVI for helping the America colonists in war for independence |
Lafayette, Marquis de | February 19, 1779, to King Louis XVI |
Lee, Robert E. | ALS, 8 April 1865, to U.S. Grant |
Lee, Robert E. | ALS, 9 April 1865, to U.S. Grant re: suspension of hostilities |
Lee, Robert E. | ALS, 9 April 1865, to U.S. Grant requesting interview |
Lee, Robert E. | ALS, 9 April 1865, to U.S. Grant asking terms of surrender |
Lincoln, Abraham | ALS, March 7, 1843, to Friend Bennett |
Lincoln, Abraham | ALS, June 5, 1849, re: Genl. Land Office |
Lincoln, Abraham | Brief ALS, June 4, 1860, sending autograph |
Lincoln, Abraham | November 30, 1860, to A.H. Stephens |
Lincoln, Abraham | October 17, 1861, to Maj. Ramsay |
Lincoln, Abraham | ALS, Jan. 8, 1864, to Mrs. Esther Stockton |
Lincoln, Abraham | ALS, May 18, 1864, to 'Gentlemen' |
Lincoln, Abraham | DS, Oct. 10, 1864(printed date) "Thanks to the Ohio Volunteers" |
Lincoln, Abraham | ALS, November 21, 1864, to Mrs. Lydia Bixby |
Lincoln, Abraham | DS, Dec. 15, 1864, National Guard of Ohio Pvt. Albert McKnight |
Lincoln, Abraham | Thirteenth Amendment signed by Lincoln, Hannibal Hamlin & Schuyler Colfax |
Lindburgh, Charles A. | ALS, Nov. 23, 1927, re: the Playground and Recreation Assn. |
London, Jack | 4-typewritten pages, January 31, 1900, to Houghton, Mifflin & Co. |
Longfellow, Henry W. | ALS, March 13, 1882, to Mr. L. Reich |
Louis XVI | 1793, pleading for a 3-day delay in his execution |
Louis XVI | January 20, 1793, to National Convention(?) |
Ludendorff, Erich | October 5, 1903, postcard |
Luther, Martin | July 29, 1520, to Johann Lange |
Marie Antoinette | Note with thoughts for her children prior to her execution, 1793 |
Marie Antoinette | Note before her death |
McKinley, William | TLS, March 31, 1900, to Allan C. Bakewell |
McLehose, Clarinda | January 31, 1788, to Robert Burns |
Moore, Clement C. | Autograph Poem Signed, March 13, 1862, 'Night before Christmas' |
Mountbatten of Burma | and Edwina Mountbatten, n.d., Christmas card signed by both |
Napoleon | 1815, after his defeat at Waterloo appeals to England |
Napoleon | July 13, 1815, Prince Regent of England |
Napoleon | April 16, 1821, lst codicil to his will |
Nelson, Horatio | October 19, 1805, to Emma Hamilton |
Nelson, Horatio | 1815, to Lady Hamilton on eve of Battle of Trafalgar |
Picasso, Pablo | January 6, 1949, Dear American Friend re: Spanish refugees |
Poe, Edgar Allen | Circular letter, November 1845, to William Green |
Robespierre | Unfinished signature (on Commune de Paris letterhead) dated 1794 w/blood stains |
Robespierre | no date, appeal to the people |
Roosevelt, Franklin | TLS, September 23, 1935, to Rev. Edward T. Theopold |
Roosevelt, Franklin | TNS, no date, thank you note re: election |
Roosevelt, Theodore | DS, Feb. 2, 1899, Membership of Naval & Military Order of the Spanish-American War |
Roosevelt, Theodore | TLS, April 6, 1900, to Morris Levy |
Roosevelt, Theodore | TLS, January 22, 1907, to Hon. Wm. H. Taft, Secretary of War |
Roosevelt, Theodore | ALS, July 13, 1910, to Capt. Foran, + ANS, admittance pass |
Roosevelt, Theodore | TLS, December 22, 1914, w/handwritten addition to Edward Breck |
Roosevelt, Theodore | TLS, April 15, 1917, to J.A. DuPuy |
Sherman, William Tecumseh | September 6, 1847, to John Burton |
Slavery | Auction broadside, March 5, 1833, Richard Claggett |
South Carolina | Secession Convention, December 20, 1860 |
Stanton, Edwin | to George H. Boker re: Union League of Philadelphia |
Stevenson, Robert Louis | no date, to Mrs. Ehrich |
Taylor, Zachary | ALS, March 12, (18)50, to Hamilton Fish, Governor of New York |
Tounson, Robert | November 1618, to John Isham |
Truman, Harry | TLS, March 8, 1948, to C.M. Tremaine |
Truman, Harry | ALS, February 10, 1953 |
Truman, Harry | Signature removed from 1972 cover commemorating the 25th Anniversary of United States Air force, matted & framed |
Twain, Mark | January 1, 1888, signed inscribed Compiler's Apology in 'Library of Humor' |
Twain, Mark | Cover page inscription of Mark Twain's Works limited edition. |
U.S. Bill of Rights | 1789, Printed facsimiles common |
U.S. Constitution | 1787, Printed facsimiles common |
U.S. Declaration of Independence | 1776, Printed facsimiles common |
Washington, George | DS, January 23, 1777, discharging the Philadelphia Troop of Light Horse |
Washington, George | LS, January 23, 1777, to the President of New Hampshire |
Washington, George | Letter 7 Oct 1779, to N. Greene, facsimile published in 1819 |
Washington, George | ALS, October 7, 1779 re: penknife |
Washington, George | ALS, July 22, 1782, to Mrs. Stockton |
Washington, George | ALS, August 10, 1782 to Watson & Cassoul |
Washington, George | ALS, June 12, 1784, to James Madison |
Washington, George | April 14, 1789, to John Langdon, accepting the Presidency |
Washington, George | DS, July 31, 1790, patent - potash & pearlash |
Washington, George | LS, August 17, 1790 to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport |
Washington, George | September 24, 1791, to Jean Baptiste de Ternant |
Washington, George | ALS, 28 August 1799 to the Revd. Mr. Weems |
Washington, George | An expense account submitted to the government |
Washington, George | ALS, May 22, (17)82, to Lewis Nicola |
Washington, George | ALS, 25 Nov 1769, to Robert Cary & Co. in London |
Wellington, Duke of | 1815, informs a French General of Waterloo victory |
Wellington, Duke of | June 14, 1815, to Genl. C.F. Dumouriez |
Wesley, Susanna | October 25, 1732, to John Wesley |
Wilhelm II, Kaiser | January 15, 1919 |
Wilson, Woodrow | TDS, November 29, 1918, To All the Four Minute Men of the Committee... |
Wright, Orville | DS, Feb. 28, 1908, US Army Signal Corps, order for flying machine |
Montag, 04 August 2014