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Fine Selection of Autographs - Session 1

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<p>Dozens of lots shall include prominent figures and events of the Civil War, including rare war-date documents signed by Albert Sidney Johnston, Nathan Bedford Forrest, George E. Picket, Hiram B. Granby, John Hunt Morgan and numerous others, as well as several fine correspondences including an 1863 soldier's diary with Gettysburg content. We are also pleased to feature a fine archive of material which include letters of Diego Rivera and Freda Kahlo relative to the painting and installation of his famous mural at Rockefeller Center. Other fine properties include an original house plan by Frank Lloyd Wright; two triple signed checks, one by Theodore Roosevelt and the other by Richard Nixon; a rare A.L.S. of John A. Sutter; a circular letter singed by Thomas Jefferson defending his oft-criticized embargo; a superb and rare British cavalry officers' account of the battle of Waterloo; original drawings by Jack Kerouac, Bugsy Siegel's green velour fedora; and many other fine properties.
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We will hold public viewings for lots offered at our Greenwich offices on Thursday, June 20, Friday, June 21, and Monday, June 24. Hours for the public viewings will be from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Viewings at our offices may be also be arranged by appointment.
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Our offices are located at 100 Melrose Avenue, Suite 100 which is just off West Putnam Ave. in Greenwich, Connecticut. If you are unable to attend for any reason, phone lines will also be available for bidding. You may also bid over the Internet through ebayliveauctions.com. Registration for this service should be available by June 14 at the latest.
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We hope you can join us for this important and exciting event!
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RUSH, BENJAMIN21 - RUSH, BENJAMIN
Alexander Autographs
(1745 - 1813) Pioneering American physician and signer of the Declaration of Independence. Partial A.D.S. "Benj'n Rush" but complete i...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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SEWALL, STEPHEN22 - SEWALL, STEPHEN
Alexander Autographs
American attorney and public official, court clerk during the Salem Witch Trials and brother of Judge Samuel Sewall. During the hysteria, Sewall also
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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VANE, HENRY23 - VANE, HENRY
Alexander Autographs
(1613 - 1662) English statesman. Early converted to Puritanism, he went to New England in 1635 and became Governor of Massachusetts in 1636. His reli
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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VON STEUBEN, FRIEDRICH WILHELM24 - VON STEUBEN, FRIEDRICH WILHELM
Alexander Autographs
(1730 - 1794) American Revolutionary general who reported to Washington at Valley Forge to undertake the training of troops, later led Continental Ar
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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WAYNE, ANTHONY25 - WAYNE, ANTHONY
Alexander Autographs
(1745 - 1796) "Mad Anthony", American Revolutionary brigadier general who distinguished himself at Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, and ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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(REVOLUTIONARY WAR BLACK SOLDIERS PAYROLL)26 - (REVOLUTIONARY WAR BLACK SOLDIERS PAYROLL)
Alexander Autographs
Exceptionally rare war-date A.D.S. 1p. 4to., Hartford, May 9, 1781 in which a group of Black soldiers, among others, are paid by the State of Connecti
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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(POST-REVOLUTION HORSEMAN SABER)27 - (POST-REVOLUTION HORSEMAN SABER)
Alexander Autographs
A great ca.1790 Horseman's lion-head saber with leather scabbard, measuring 38 1/2" from the pommel to the tip of the blade. No maker'...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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(BRANT`S RAID ON CHERRY VALLEY)28 - (BRANT`S RAID ON CHERRY VALLEY)
Alexander Autographs
An important manuscript document concerning the Cherry Valley massacre, 1p. 4to., [n.p., n.d. 1778], an "…Examination of Moabory Owen taken by...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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(CLEMENT BIDDLE AND THE WYOMING VALLEY WARS)29 - (CLEMENT BIDDLE AND THE WYOMING VALLEY WARS)
Alexander Autographs
An unusual A.L.S. 1p. Folio , Aug. 1, 1788, in which Clement Biddle, signing: "C.B., Q.M.G." as Quartermaster General of the State of P
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
 
 
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PICKETT, GEORGE E.30 - PICKETT, GEORGE E.
Alexander Autographs
(1825 - 1875) Confederate major general who formed the brigades for the ill-fated charge on the fianl day at Gettysburg. Pickett never forgave Lee fo
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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