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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REED, JOSEPH520 - REED, JOSEPH
Alexander Autographs
(1741 - 1785) Revolutionary statesman and soldier who served briefly as an aide-de-camp to Washington, and played an important role in the Howe Peace
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SHIRLEY, THOMAS521 - SHIRLEY, THOMAS
Alexander Autographs
(1727 - 1800) Governor of the Leeward Islands and major general in the British Army. D.S. "Thos. Shirley" as a governor in the Bahamas on ...
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SHIRLEY, WILLIAM522 - SHIRLEY, WILLIAM
Alexander Autographs
(1693 - 1771) Colonial Governor of Massachusetts and Commander in Chief of British forces in North America in the French and Indian War. Boldly signe
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SHIRLEY, WILLIAM523 - SHIRLEY, WILLIAM
Alexander Autographs
(1693 - 1771) Colonial Governor of Massachusetts and Commander in Chief of British forces in North America in the French and Indian War. D.S. "...
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TALLMADGE, BENJAMIN524 - TALLMADGE, BENJAMIN
Alexander Autographs
(1754 - 1835) American Revolution Colonel who had custody of Major Andre until his execution, and walked with Andre to the scaffold. A.L.S. 7pp. 4to.
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TARLETON, BANASTRE525 - TARLETON, BANASTRE
Alexander Autographs
(1754 - 1833) "Bloody Tarleton" British cavalry officer who gained infamy for his ruthless tactics at Waxshaws, N.C. Suffered a major def...
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TRUMBULL, JR., JONATHAN526 - TRUMBULL, JR., JONATHAN
Alexander Autographs
(1740 - 1809) American soldier and politician, served in the Continental Army as a paymaster; comptroller of the treasury 1778-1779; appointed secreta
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VAN DAM, RIP527 - VAN DAM, RIP
Alexander Autographs
(1662 - 1736) Colonial Governor of New York whose arguments for a fair salary attracted the attention of John Peter Zenger and consequently brought a
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WARREN, JAMES528 - WARREN, JAMES
Alexander Autographs
(1726 - 1808) Patriot, paymaster-general of the Continental Army during its stay in Cambridge (1775-76) and Major General of the Massachusetts Militia
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WEBB, SAMUEL B.529 - WEBB, SAMUEL B.
Alexander Autographs
(1753 - 1807) American Revolution officer, secretary and aide to Washington and Israel Putnam, present at Bunker Hill and Long island, a founder of t
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WOLCOTT, JR., OLIVER530 - WOLCOTT, JR., OLIVER
Alexander Autographs
(1760 - 1833) American Revolution soldier and patriot, Secretary of the Treasury succeeding Hamilton. Good association manuscript L.S., 1p. 4to., Tre
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(1818 STARR CONTRACT SWORD)531 - (1818 STARR CONTRACT SWORD)
Alexander Autographs
A nice example of a 1818 Starr Contract sword with scabbard, measuring 37" from the pommel to the tip of the blade. Blade is marked near the h...
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(CAPTURE OF A PRIVATEER)532 - (CAPTURE OF A PRIVATEER)
Alexander Autographs
Good content D.S., 1p. oblong 4to., [n.p.], Dec. 4, 1778, a receipt for a share of what was likely a salvaged British ship on the New Jersey shore. T
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(DICKINSON, JOHN)533 - (DICKINSON, JOHN)
Alexander Autographs
(1732 - 1808). American revolutionary, Signer of the Constitution and member of the Continental Congress who became famous for his 1767 revolutionary
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(EARLY PHILADELPHIA LAND TRANFER)534 - (EARLY PHILADELPHIA LAND TRANFER)
Alexander Autographs
Interesting early deed of transfer, 1p. folio parchment, , Mar. 5, 1695, in which Samuel Bonnott sells a: "…plantation and tract of lan
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(EARLY REVOLUTIOANRY WAR DISPATCH)535 - (EARLY REVOLUTIOANRY WAR DISPATCH)
Alexander Autographs
A.D.S. 1p. oblong 8vo., [Winter Hill, Mass.], July 30, 1775 in which Col. Ephraim Doolittle requests candles of the Commissary General: "...es...
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(REVOLUTIONARY WAR MUSTER ROLL)536 - (REVOLUTIONARY WAR MUSTER ROLL)
Alexander Autographs
War-date manuscript D.S. 2pp. folio [Albany?], May 4, 1778, the muster roll for Capt. Adam Wheeler's Company in Col. Thomas Nixon's Brigade...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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(REVOLUTIONARY WAR PAY ROLL)537 - (REVOLUTIONARY WAR PAY ROLL)
Alexander Autographs
War-date D.S., 1p. oblong 8vo., Pawtucket, RI, Apr. 30, 1779, a "Pay Roll of ye Field & Staff of Colo. H. Jacksons Regiment for Feb'y 1...
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(REVOLUTIONARY WAR PESION NARRATIVE)538 - (REVOLUTIONARY WAR PESION NARRATIVE)
Alexander Autographs
A.D. 2pp. legal folio, Marlborough, Mass., Aug. 1832, Abyah Pratt's statement to the Probate Court for Norfolk County regarding his Revolutiona...
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EARLY, JUBAL A.539 - EARLY, JUBAL A.
Alexander Autographs
(1819 - 1894) Confederate major general who fought throughout the war, leading a division at Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and Spotsylvania,
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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