The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1855-12-20


Tho N. Y, Times gives the following accoan,
ola .ale Of autograph. by Mewn. bangs on
Monday, tho 25th VII
The prices reached wero anything but extra
| vheant. The relics II saints would bnvr brought
i,r nsse moaey. A toetMil III II. Simcou Sty.
lits would have dstaDccd tl,e best signature Of
| Washington list W. have ever secn, apnIsdsd
10 letter on the affairs of South Carolina, dn.
tad Feb. 20, 1890, and which realized tho sun,
~ eleven dollnr and twenty-five cents only
A certificate Of nssmbersiip Of the Society oi
Cincinpat, s,grsd by W~hingtoo, on parch
rncnt, and IN excellent preservation, was sold
for ak dollars. A fine signature Of John q
CaIh1n, when he wns Vics President, nalixcd
thrce tollsns and one siiiling, whila one 0f Hen
Iry ebay, when he was Secretary Of STATE, brDt
Only ave shillipgs onc of Daulcl Wehesr was
soI1 ior The same small sum- aDd second, fiDc
autogrsph ~ tho sagc N Masllfield, was actually
sseriiosd ios twenty-five cents.
There was some anxiety asnoag tbs bidders
to secure u list, by benjamin Franklin. Of tho
pirrctms VI the Philadelphia Library in 1882.
with biz signature appended II was Ultima
tiy knock1i dpwn ~ Mr.. West.-whe bought
Iwgcly--ts s3.25.,, A History of steam ED-
giDes. ~ applied " prcpeIlsn and boats. and
tho drnft of aD act securing 10 them the benefit
threof compiled and signed by Robert Fulton,
asxl R,assft H. flvh,gst01. wns tslrcLawd by
Mr. White for ST. Tbs autographs Of the
Presidents werc not much contested for. Mad
icon went Eg uinetsn shiiiipgs one Of Van
Burcn bropght elcycp shillings, and another ffty
eents Tyler sold fof thirteen shilings and hn
adventurous gentleman bceatne the happy pos
s-sor ofJames X. Poiks autograph ior tprty-
four cents. which some Jeope thought was ra
tl,er q liberal ytimsts 0f ~ ysIpe.
What, We ask. Will Psrce's signature scll for
at some future periodl A signature of Mon
ro, Appcntici 10 letter containing ipstrvetion.
10 pablo and private armed vessels Of The Uni.
tcf States during the iast var with Crest Brit
ain. ~S purchased by Mr.. Buikr ior seventeen
sbillings Another autograph of Madison bro't
only svtn shiliags; Anifcw jackson ssh for
two dollars; Harrison nalzed thirteen shill.
ings Adams went for twenty shiliings, whlle
Jeftrson nomes--sttaiDsd The Dig
nifty u i,df dollars and thrve quarters. John
Adams raehci twenty shiilings bnt slgAty-
scven cents seemed sapsil sum br John Qujn-
cy Adams, IN consideration thai Aaron Burr
went for four dollars, and Besrlict Arnold for
four dollars and quarter. but Burr and Ar
mold dwell IN ths conversation Of men IDore than
John Quincy Adams. "'The evil that men do
lives aiter thsm the good Is often Inferred With
their boncs." -, 4-4s
Of the sigpen Of the Declaration d Inliepen-
lence. We notice that Robert Morris was
valued st or dollar and seventy five; William
Eliery nj sevcn .hilliags, and John Jay At twelve
shillngs, Authors were st q disccsnt aseo.
BascroH went for two and sixpcuce Lewis
GsyIord Clark for shilling; Jarea sparks for
ose dollar; Noah Webster--him ofEhe Die
tioaary--or dfteen shillings Profs,og ben
jamin Silliman, Jr., Of Yale ColAke, hf .
shilling, anil Bnnts Msyr ids havs esss'1A