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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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JOHNSTON, ALBERT SIDNEY41 - JOHNSTON, ALBERT SIDNEY
Alexander Autographs
(1803 - 1862) Confederate major general, outnumbered and defeated at Logan Cross Roads and Fort Henry and Donelson, wounded and bled to death at Shil
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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HILL, AMBROSE P.42 - HILL, AMBROSE P.
Alexander Autographs
(1825 - 1865) Confederate lieutenant general who led Hill's Light Division through the battles of cedar Mountain, Antietam and Chancellorsville...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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HILL, AMBROSE P.43 - HILL, AMBROSE P.
Alexander Autographs
(1825 - 1865) Confederate lieutenant general who led Hill's Light Division through the battles of cedar Mountain, Antietam and Chancellorsville...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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GARNETT, ROBERT S.44 - GARNETT, ROBERT S.
Alexander Autographs
(1819 - 1861) Confederate brigadier general who became the very first Southern officer and the first general from either side to be killed in the Civi
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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ZOOK, SAMUEL K.45 - ZOOK, SAMUEL K.
Alexander Autographs
(1823 - 1863) Union brigadier general who commanded a regiment on the Peninsula, mortally wounded leading his men at Gettysburg. Excessively rare, go
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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(CONFEDERATE PRISON GUARD QUARTERLY RETURN)47 - (CONFEDERATE PRISON GUARD QUARTERLY RETURN)
Alexander Autographs
A very rare war-date partly-printed D.S. 3pp., oblong folio, Atlanta, Ga., April 20, 1864, the muster roll of the prison guard at Atlanta's mi...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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(1ST RHODE ISLAND CAVALRY CORRESPONDENCE)48 - (1ST RHODE ISLAND CAVALRY CORRESPONDENCE)
Alexander Autographs
A fantastic 37 letter correspondence from Union Private Jerome Carr, mostly in period ink, totaling 116pp., 8vo., some with patriotic designs, dating
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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(ARMY OF TENNESSEE GENERALS' ENDORSEMENTS)48A - (ARMY OF TENNESSEE GENERALS' ENDORSEMENTS)
Alexander Autographs
A superb grouping of four war-date Army of Tennsee general's endorsements penned on the verso of a "Special reequisition", 1p. 4to., G...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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(GREAT GETTYSBURG CONTENT UNION CAVALRY DIARY)49 - (GREAT GETTYSBURG CONTENT UNION CAVALRY DIARY)
Alexander Autographs
An exciting Civil War diary covering the whole year of 1863, mostly in ink comprising approximately 134pp., written by Pvt. Edward Sodan, Co. I, 6th
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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(C.S.A. QUARTERMASTER'S LETTERPRESS BOOK)50 - (C.S.A. QUARTERMASTER'S LETTERPRESS BOOK)
Alexander Autographs
A revealing and quite rare historical piece, a letterpress book bearing the title on the cover "Letters from Qtr. Masters Dept. A. M. Madison ...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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