MACK'S APPLES ESTATE AUCTION: HISTORIC DOCUMENTS, EPHEMERA, & MORE In the wake of last year's auction of items from the Mack estate (of Mack's Apples fame) in Londonderry, we now present a time capsule on paper: nearly 200 offerings ranging from a rare 15th-century book produced by Martin Luther's own printer to World War I posters. Items of note include documents signed by Matthew Thornton, who later signed the Declaration of Independence; Nicholas Gilman, who signed the U.S. Constitution; and Thomas Melvill, who participated in the Boston Tea Party. Hometown hero George Reid, who fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill and later reached the rank of brigadier general, is represented by hundreds of documents (offered in lots) he signed as a town official. Other Londonderry-related items include documents directly related to the founding of Pinkerton Academy and Adams Female Academy. A lesser-known aspect of Londonderry history—households with slaves—is revealed in rare early manuscript tax rolls, while one document plays an important part in the extraordinary story of Pompey Sherburne, a black man in Londonderry hired as a substitute soldier in the Revolutionary War. Love is in the air with an early-18th-century devotional book signed by a very special pair: John and Annis Wallis, original Londonderry settlers and the first couple married in the town. Greater New Hampshire is represented with very early documents from New Castle and Portsmouth; a letter written by Jonathan Moulton, the "Yankee Faust" and founder of Moultonborough; and signed items from a number of other important and familiar names in colonial New Hampshire, including Wentworth, Waldron, Gilman, and Weare. Other highlights include items related to the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, and World Wars I and II; for those with a sweet tooth for oddities, a preserved piece of wedding cake from 1910; an inscribed copy of Robert Frost's New Hampshire poems; a one-of-a-kind archive of financial doc