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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(DEATH & FUNERAL OF NATHANIEL LYON)121 - (DEATH & FUNERAL OF NATHANIEL LYON)
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A great war-date A.L.S. "Charles W. Sanford", on Head-Quarters First Division, N. Y. S. M. letterhead, 1p. 4to., New York, Aug. 31, 186...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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(GETTYSBURG MUSTER ROLL)122 - (GETTYSBURG MUSTER ROLL)
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An outstanding partially-printed 2pp. folio, a muster roll for Company I, 82nd Ohio Volunteers, signed by Colonel JAMES S. ROBINSON (1827 - 1892), wh
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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(MICHIGAN SOLDIERS WHO CAPTURED JEFF DAVIS)123 - (MICHIGAN SOLDIERS WHO CAPTURED JEFF DAVIS)
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A great group of seven war-date CDVs and tintypes of soldiers from the 4th Michigan Cavalry. This regiment was on the expedition to capture Jeff Davi
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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(SOLDIERS WHO CAPTURED JEFFERSON DAVIS)124 - (SOLDIERS WHO CAPTURED JEFFERSON DAVIS)
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A great group of nine war-date CDVs and tintypes of soldiers from the 4th Michigan Cavalry. This regiment was on the expedition to capture Jeff Davis
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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(MICHIGAN SOLDIERS WHO CAPTURED JEFF DAVIS)125 - (MICHIGAN SOLDIERS WHO CAPTURED JEFF DAVIS)
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A great group of six war-date CDVs and tintypes of soldiers from the 4th Michigan Cavalry. This regiment was on the expedition to capture Jeff Davis
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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(PIECE OF ANDERSONVILLE DEAD LINE)126 - (PIECE OF ANDERSONVILLE DEAD LINE)
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A great Civil War prison relic from Andersonville, 8" x 1" piece of oak with a period ink inscribed label reading, in full: "Piece o...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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(SOLDIER'S DIARY 106TH PENNSYLVANIA)127 - (SOLDIER'S DIARY 106TH PENNSYLVANIA)
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A great war-date diary most likely belonging to Private John R. Anderson, Co. F, 106th Pennsylvania Volunteers, comprising 36pp. on 4to. letter sheet
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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(TEXAS RANGER LIEUTENANT COLONEL)128 - (TEXAS RANGER LIEUTENANT COLONEL)
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A very rare war-date partly-printed D.S. "John G. Walker" adding rank as lieut. colonel of the 8th Texas Cavalry, on CSA Officers' Pa...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
 
 
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(UNION GENERALS)129 - (UNION GENERALS)
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Good war-date L.S. by Col. Newton B. Lord of the 35th N.Y. Vols., endorsed by three prominent Union generals, "Camp near Bills[?] Landing, Va.&...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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(UNION OFFICER`S LETTER GROUPING)130 - (UNION OFFICER`S LETTER GROUPING)
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A fine letter group from a high ranking Union infantry officer in Gen. Marcellus Crocker's division, consisting of four letters, 8pp. total, 4t...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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SUTTER, JOHN A.131 - SUTTER, JOHN A.
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(1803 - 1880) American pioneer and founder of Sacramento upon whose land gold was discovered on January 24, 1848, setting-off the California Gold Rus
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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(CALIFORNIA GOLD MINER'S DIARY)132 - (CALIFORNIA GOLD MINER'S DIARY)
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Execeptionally rare (though brief) partial California gold miner's diary, 24pp. 16mo., [near Nevada City, Ca.], covering the period from June 21...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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HOUSTON, SAM133 - HOUSTON, SAM
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(1793 - 1863) American soldier and politician, defeated Santa Anna at San Jacinto and became first president of the Republic of Texas. Good content A
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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BARNUM, PHINEAS T.134 - BARNUM, PHINEAS T.
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(1810 - 1891) American showman who opened his circus, "The Greatest Show On Earth", merged with James Bailey to form Barnum and Bailey Ci...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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BROWN, JOHN135 - BROWN, JOHN
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(1800 - 1859) American abolitionist who became obsessed with idea of abolishing slavery by force, massacred five slavery adherents at Pottawatomie, s
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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(MISSOURI SLAVE AUCTION BROADSIDE)136 - (MISSOURI SLAVE AUCTION BROADSIDE)
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Superb slave auction broadside, 9" x 12", Missouri, 1858, reading in full: "SALE OF NEGROES By virtue of an order of the Probate Cou...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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(SLAVE PLANATION LEDGER)137 - (SLAVE PLANATION LEDGER)
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A rare hardbound 12mo. accounting ledger for the plantation of Thomas Vickrey Charleton Co., Georgia, covering the years 1836 to1848, with approximat
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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PARKER, ISAAC C.138 - PARKER, ISAAC C.
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(1838 - 1896) "Hanging Judge Parker", a circuit court judge who appointed 200 marshals and saw 65 of them slain, and passed 162 death sent...
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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(EMANCIPATION LEADERS)139 - (EMANCIPATION LEADERS)
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Excellent oval collage-type photo, 10 1/2" x 13 1/2" overall depicting those Senators and Representatives of the 38th Congress who voted t...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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HOUSTON, SAM140 - HOUSTON, SAM
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(1793 - 1863) American soldier and politician, defeated Santa Anna at San Jacinto and became first president of the Republic of Texas. Bold signature
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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