Fine Selection of Autographs - Session 2

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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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(JOHN L. BURNS AS SHERIFF)691 - (JOHN L. BURNS AS SHERIFF)
Alexander Autographs
(1789 - 1872) Gettysburg shoemaker who, upon seeing Union soldiers marching past his home to battle, seized his old musket and joined the Iron Brigad
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(JOHN L. BURNS OF GETTYSBURG)692 - (JOHN L. BURNS OF GETTYSBURG)
Alexander Autographs
(1789 - 1872) Gettysburg shoemaker who, upon seeing Union soldiers marching past his home to battle, seized his old musket and joined the Iron Brigad
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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(LOUISIANA COLONEL TURNS IN A DESERTER)693 - (LOUISIANA COLONEL TURNS IN A DESERTER)
Alexander Autographs
War-date L.S., 1p. 8vo., Headquarters 1st La. Volunteers, Camp Vincent, Mar. 23, 1862, in which Colonel W.G. Vincent of the 1st. La. Writes to Genera
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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(MOH BVT. BRIGADIER GENERAL OLIVER GREENE)694 - (MOH BVT. BRIGADIER GENERAL OLIVER GREENE)
Alexander Autographs
Partly-printed D.S. "O. D. Greene" as assistant adjutant general, 1p. 4to., Washington, Jan. 17, 1887 to brevet brigadier general Henry L...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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(MOH BVT. BRIGADIER GENERAL OLIVER GREENE)695 - (MOH BVT. BRIGADIER GENERAL OLIVER GREENE)
Alexander Autographs
Pair printed D.S. "O. D. Greene" as assistant adjutant general, 1p. 4to., Washington, June 18, 1888 and July 25, 1888 concerning the insp...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(MOH JOHN C. GILMORE)696 - (MOH JOHN C. GILMORE)
Alexander Autographs
Three printed D.S. "J. C. Gilmore" as assistant adjutant general, 1p. 4to., Washington, Feb. 27, 1891, Dec. 21, 1891 and Oct. 17, 1892, c...
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(ON MCCLELLAN AND THE MARCH TO FREDERICKSBURG)697 - (ON MCCLELLAN AND THE MARCH TO FREDERICKSBURG)
Alexander Autographs
War-date letter from Private William E. Morse, 4pp. 8vo., "Camp of the 2nd N. H. Reg.", Nov. 20, 1862, in pencil, concerning the opening ...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
 
 
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(PICKETT CHARGE CONFEDERATE OFFICER DRUNK ON DUTY)698 - (PICKETT CHARGE CONFEDERATE OFFICER DRUNK ON DUTY)
Alexander Autographs
War-date printed circular of Confederate General Orders No. 42, 1p. 8vo., Richmond, Apr. 13, 1863 concerning, in part: "…Major Kirkwood Otey, ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(PORT HUDSON CAMPAIGN LETTER)699 - (PORT HUDSON CAMPAIGN LETTER)
Alexander Autographs
An interesting post-war A.L.S. by Private Henry E. Phinney of the 13th Connecticut Volunteers, 6pp. 8vo., Canterbury, Conn., [n. d.], to the editors
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(POW UNION WAR RECORD)700 - (POW UNION WAR RECORD)
Alexander Autographs
An interesting 4to. 9pp. manuscript military record of Private Henry Barstow of the 4th Mass. Vol., written in period ink, giving a day-by-day outlin
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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