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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PALMER, JOSEPH BENJAMIN101 - PALMER, JOSEPH BENJAMIN
Alexander Autographs
(1825 - 1890) Confederate brigadier general who was captured at Fort Donelson, wounded three times at Murfreesboro, again at Chickamauga, and finally
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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PILLOW, GIDEON J.102 - PILLOW, GIDEON J.
Alexander Autographs
(1806 - 1878) Confederate major general, who fought at Belmont and was second-in-command at Fort Donelson from which he fled to avoid capture by Gran
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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POLK, LEONIDAS103 - POLK, LEONIDAS
Alexander Autographs
(1806 - 1864) Confederate lieutenant general who was a Bishop of Louisiana before the war, led with distinction at Belmont and Shiloh and was killed
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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RICHARDSON, ISRAEL B.104 - RICHARDSON, ISRAEL B.
Alexander Autographs
(1815 - 1862) Union major general who fought with distinction in the Mexican War, covered the Union retreat at First Bull Run, fought at the Peninsula
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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RUST, ALBERT105 - RUST, ALBERT
Alexander Autographs
(1818 - 1870) Confederate brigadier general who served under Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson. Saw action at Corinth and later served in the west unde
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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SEMMES, PAUL J.106 - SEMMES, PAUL J.
Alexander Autographs
(1815 - 1863) Confederate brigadier general who commanded a brigade at Seven Pines and in the Seven Days, defended Marye's Height at Fredericks...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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SMITH, MARTIN L.107 - SMITH, MARTIN L.
Alexander Autographs
(1819 - 1866) Confederate major general who constructed the fortifications at Vicksburg and commanded forces in the defense of the city. Captured and
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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STEWART, ALEXANDER P.108 - STEWART, ALEXANDER P.
Alexander Autographs
(1821 - 1908) Confederate major general who commanded at Shiloh, Chickamauga, and Atlanta, and replaced Polk after that general's death. War-da...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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THOMPSON, M. JEFF109 - THOMPSON, M. JEFF
Alexander Autographs
(1826 - 1876) Confederate raider who commanded a brigade in Missouri and threatened to retake New Orleans from Union forces. Rare war-date A.D.S. as
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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TRACY, EDWARD DORR110 - TRACY, EDWARD DORR
Alexander Autographs
(1833 - 1863) Confederate brigadier general who fought at First Bull Run and later served in Wheeler's 19th Alabama. Tracy served in Eastern Te...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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TWIGGS, DAVID E.111 - TWIGGS, DAVID E.
Alexander Autographs
(1790 - 1862) Confederate major general who turned over his Federal forces to Ben McCulloch at the start of the war, and was later given command of t
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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WALKER, LEROY P.112 - WALKER, LEROY P.
Alexander Autographs
(1817-1884) 1st Confederate Secretary of War. In Sept. 1861 he resigned because of health and was made a brigadier general serving in Alabama and Flor
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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WELSH, THOMAS113 - WELSH, THOMAS
Alexander Autographs
(1824 - 1863) Union brigadier general who commanded a brigade at South Mountain and Sharpsburg, commanded the 45th Pa. at Fredericksburg, contracted
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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WRIGHT, MARCUS J.114 - WRIGHT, MARCUS J.
Alexander Autographs
(1831 - 1922) Confederate brigadier general wounded at Shiloh, returning to fight at Chickamauga and Atlanta. He later compiled the Official Records
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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ZOLLICOFFER, FELIX K.115 - ZOLLICOFFER, FELIX K.
Alexander Autographs
(1812 - 1862) Confederate brigadier general who commanded a brigade in eastern Tennessee, killed in an ambush at Logan's Cross Roads. Rare A.L....
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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(ANTIETAM BROADSIDE)116 - (ANTIETAM BROADSIDE)
Alexander Autographs
A great war-date broadside by Union General George McCellan, 1p. folio, Sharpsburg, [Md.], Sept. 27, 1862, thanking the governor of Pennsylvania for
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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(CONFEDERATE SOLDIER TINTYPE)117 - (CONFEDERATE SOLDIER TINTYPE)
Alexander Autographs
An outstanding quarter-plate tintype, 3" x 4" in an ornate gutta percha hinged case, depicting a Confederate soldier from the waist, up w...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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(C.S.A. LETTERPRESS BOOK)118 - (C.S.A. LETTERPRESS BOOK)
Alexander Autographs
A facinating group of approximately 70 letterpress copies of correspodence sent by JAMES HAMILTON, the Adjutant Inspector General for the Confederate
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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(CONFEDEARTES RECRUIT ANDERSONVILLE PRISONERS)119 - (CONFEDEARTES RECRUIT ANDERSONVILLE PRISONERS)
Alexander Autographs
A pair of rare war-date documents concerning the Confederate recruitment of Federal prisoners from Andersonville and other rebel prisons. First, is a
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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(CONFEDERATE LETTERS WITH MAP)120 - (CONFEDERATE LETTERS WITH MAP)
Alexander Autographs
A fine group of three Confederate soldier's letters and one partial letter, 7pp. Total, all written by R.M. Rucker, written to his mother in Te...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
 
 
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