General William R. Shafter Receiving Surrender of General Toral

6 1/2 x 10, sepia tone print. Titled Surrender of General Toral to General Shafter, it was made from the original drawing by Victor S. Perard. Copyright 1898. Very tiny edge tear at extreme left border which is well away from any of the content. Very fine. This is a scene from the Spanish American War where Shafter was serving as Major General. Shafter had been a Civil War hero, serving with the 7th Michigan Infantry, and he received the Medal of Honor for gallantry at Fair Oaks, Va., where he was wounded....  

Clergyman Edward E. Hale

(1822-1909) Author, Unitarian clerygman. Son of Nathan Hale and nephew of Edward Everett. Graduated from Harvard in 1839. Minister to South Congregational Church, Boston, 1856-99. Wrote, "The Man Without A Country," one of the best short stories ever written by an American. He was Chaplain of the U.S. Senate, 1903-09.

Lithographic period print, with printed autograph, tipped to 6 x 9 1/2 album page. Made from a photograph taken in Washington. Excellent.

Thomas N. Hart, Mayor of Boston

(1829-1927) Merchant and philanthropist. Served as Mayor of Boston, 1889-1901.

Original 1800's period engraved portrait with printed autograph. Executed by F.T. Stuart, Boston. 6 x 9 1/4. Excellent.  

Poet Ralph Waldo Emerson

(1803-82) Born at Boston, Mass., he was a famous American essayist, lecturer and poet. His poetry ranks him in the company of Edgar Allen Poe, Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson. He later spoke out boldly against slavery, and formed a group of men around him known as the Saturday Club for monthly discussions. Among the group were the notables; Longfellow, Hawthorne, Motley, Dana, Agassiz, and Oliver Wendell Holmes.

Original 1800's engraved portrait tipped to 6 x 9 1/4 album page. Published by S.L. Smith. Excellent.

Massachusetts Chief Justice Theophilus Parsons

(1750-1813) Graduated from Harvard in 1769. Parsons had a superb reputation as a lawyer and judge and served as Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court, 1806-13.

Original 1816 dated portrait engraving, tipped to 6 x 9 1/4 album page. Excellent.