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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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(SLAVE ESTATE INVENTORY)780 - (SLAVE ESTATE INVENTORY)
Alexander Autographs
Manuscript D.S. 2pp. folio, [n.p., n.d., c. 1810], an estate division of the for one Solomon Langston (deceased) listing the personal property of the
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(SLAVE OVERSEER EMPLOYMENT DISPUTE)781 - (SLAVE OVERSEER EMPLOYMENT DISPUTE)
Alexander Autographs
Good content manuscript D.S. 2pp. legal folio, Galveston, Texas, January 1857, a brief in which the attorney for a Plantation owner argues against th
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(TESTIFYING TO A RUNAWAY SLAVE)782 - (TESTIFYING TO A RUNAWAY SLAVE)
Alexander Autographs
A.L.S. 2pp. 4to., Rapide Parish, La., Sept. 14, 1823, written when asked to give a written statement in answer to several questions to the court conc
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(SLAVE TO BE AUCTIONED TO PAY A DEBT)783 - (SLAVE TO BE AUCTIONED TO PAY A DEBT)
Alexander Autographs
Manuscript D.S. 12pp., legal folio, Gonzales County, Texas, Aug. 12, 1856 , a court case in which a Mildred Littlefied sues a Mr. D.C. Moore for non-
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(SLAVE RULED "UNSOUND")784 - (SLAVE RULED "UNSOUND")
Alexander Autographs
D.S. 1p. legal folio with oblong 12mo. sheet attached to front, [n.p.] April 13, 1849, in which the attorneys of James Dunn, who in a lower court rul
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WASHINGTON, BOOKER T.785 - WASHINGTON, BOOKER T.
Alexander Autographs
(1856 - 1915) Black American educator born a slave, established and headed Tuskegee Institute to provide practical training to blacks. Full signature
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(EMANCIPATION LEADERS)786 - (EMANCIPATION LEADERS)
Alexander Autographs
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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(1880`S AMERICAN RAILROAD ARCHIVE)787 - (1880`S AMERICAN RAILROAD ARCHIVE)
Alexander Autographs
A fascinating group of at least 750-1000 documents all related to railroad activities in the late nineteenth century, with the vast majority of the m
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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(CODY, WILLIAM F.)788 - (CODY, WILLIAM F.)
Alexander Autographs
A superb Cody-related letter by Capt. LUTHER H. NORTH (d. 1935), an American Indian fighter who, with his brother Frank, led the Pawnee Scouts against
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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(ONONDAGA INDIANS)789 - (ONONDAGA INDIANS)
Alexander Autographs
Good grouping of twelve letters all written to E. Merriam of Brooklyn, N.Y. dealing with appropriations for a school set up for children on the Onond
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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