AUCTION  / 

Fine Selection of Autographs and Manuscripts

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction LocationUnited States In Person PreviewBy Appointment Friday, March 1st 11:00am - 5:00pm; Saturday March 2nd 9:00am - 11:00am

Auction Details

We are pleased to announce our latest auction catalog featuring fine autographs and manuscripts in all fields of collecting. The auction will be in two parts and will include a live auction to take place at the Shelburne Murray Hill Hotel, 303 Lexington Ave. (@37th. St.) New York, NY on March 2, 2002 with an absentee auction closing March 6, 2002 at 10:00pm Eastern Time.

Dozens of lots shall include prominent figures and events of the Civil War and the American Revolution, including a proposal in the hand of Signer Arthur Middleton calling for the death penalty for people caught trading with the British; fine Civil War correspondences and images; a letter from James Madison to Thomas Jefferson detailing the faculty recruitment efforts for the University of Virginia. Of particular interest are documents from the estate of Judge Irving Kaufman who tried and sentenced Ethel and Julius Rosenberg to death for espionage in 1951 including his appointment as District Judge for the Southern District of New York signed by Harry Truman as well as his appointment to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals signed by John and Robert Kennedy. We are also pleased to offer a fine selection of material concerning the assassination of John F. Kennedy including candid snapshots taken on November 22, 1963, suits worn by Jack Ruby, as well as fine content documents and letters of Kennedy, Oswald and Ruby. As usual we will also offer lots sold on an absentee basis, closing Wednesday, March 6, 2002 at 10:00 P.M. Eastern Time.

We will hold a public viewing for lots offered in the live auction on Friday, March 1, 2002 at the Shelburne Hotel from 11 A.M. to 5 P.M. and Saturday, March 2, 2002 from 9 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. Viewings at our offices may be arranged by appointment.
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HANCOCK, JOHN1 - HANCOCK, JOHN
Alexander Autographs
(1737 - 1793) American Revolutionary politician and first signer of the Declaration of Independence, President of the Continental Congress and two-ti
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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HANCOCK, JOHN2 - HANCOCK, JOHN
Alexander Autographs
(1737 - 1793) American Revolutionary politician and first signer of the Declaration of Independence, President of the Continental Congress and two-ti
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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MIDDLETON, ARTHUR3 - MIDDLETON, ARTHUR
Alexander Autographs
(1742 - 1787) Signer of the Declaration of Independence. While serving in the militia he was captured by the British at Charleston in 1780 and impriso
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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PINCKNEY, CHARLES COTESWORTH4 - PINCKNEY, CHARLES COTESWORTH
Alexander Autographs
(1746 - 1825) American diplomat and general, an aide to Washington at Brandytown and Germantown, member of the Constitutional Convention and first to
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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GREENE, NATHANIEL5 - GREENE, NATHANIEL
Alexander Autographs
(1742-1786) American Revolutionary General who served with distinction as Quartermaster General and later commanded the Southern Department, successfu
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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GREENE, NATHANIEL6 - GREENE, NATHANIEL
Alexander Autographs
(1742-1786) American Revolutionary General who served with distinction as Quartermaster General and later commanded the Southern Department, successfu
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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HAMILTON, ALEXANDER7 - HAMILTON, ALEXANDER
Alexander Autographs
(1755 - 1804) American politician who, with Madison and Jay, supported the Constitution through contributions to The Federalist, first Secretary of t
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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PICKERING, TIMOTHY8 - PICKERING, TIMOTHY
Alexander Autographs
(1745 - 1829) American politician and Adjutant General of the Continental Army, Secretary of War (1795) and Secretary of State (1795-1800). Important
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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PICKERING, TIMOTHY9 - PICKERING, TIMOTHY
Alexander Autographs
(1745 - 1829) American politician and Adjutant General of the Continental Army, Secretary of War (1795) and Secretary of State (1795-1800). Very fine
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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JAY, JOHN10 - JAY, JOHN
Alexander Autographs
(1745 - 1829) American jurist and statesman, member of the Continental Congress who also helped Franklin negotiate peace with Great Britain, first Ch
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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