Fine Selection of Autographs and Manuscripts

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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BISHOP FULTON J. SHEEN`S GOLD RING451 - BISHOP FULTON J. SHEEN`S GOLD RING
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FULTON J. SHEEN (1895 - 1979) Roman Catholic priest and bishop, author of sixty books, pastor of a radio and television congregation numbering 30 mil
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KELLER, HELEN452 - KELLER, HELEN
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(1880 - 1968) American author who overcame her lack of sight, speech and hearing to write inspirational accounts of her life. Very rare I.S.P. 9 1/...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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HAUPTMANN, BRUNO RICHARD453 - HAUPTMANN, BRUNO RICHARD
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(1900 - 1936) American criminal, a German carpenter convicted in 1935 of the kidnapping and murder of infant son of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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BUNDY, THEODORE ROBERT454 - BUNDY, THEODORE ROBERT
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(1946 - 1989) American criminal, a convicted mass murderer of some numerous victims. Very rare D.S. signed twice ""Theodore Robert Bundy&q...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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(INGEMAR JOHANSSON'S HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP GLOVE)455 - (INGEMAR JOHANSSON'S HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP GLOVE)
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(b. 1932) Swedish heavyweight boxer, the last European to be World Heavyweight Champ. A rare and historically important relic, Ingemar Johansson'...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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1938 AMERICAN LEAGUE AUTOGRAPH BOOK456 - 1938 AMERICAN LEAGUE AUTOGRAPH BOOK
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A 6"" x 4 1/2"" autograph book bearing 110 signatures of American League players of 1938, including 16 Hall of Famers, all signi...
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COBB, TY457 - COBB, TY
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(1886 - 1961) Baseball Hall of Famer, ""The Georgia Peach"" led the American League in batting 12 times, possibly the greatest ...
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TY COBB`S SIGNED TOBACCO CANISTER459 - TY COBB`S SIGNED TOBACCO CANISTER
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(1886 - 1961) Baseball Hall of Famer, ""The Georgia Peach"" led the American League in batting 12 times, possibly the greatest ...
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TY COBB`S TACKLE HOME-MADE TACKLE BOX AND LURE460 - TY COBB`S TACKLE HOME-MADE TACKLE BOX AND LURE
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(1886 - 1961) Baseball Hall of Famer, ""The Georgia Peach"" led the American League in batting 12 times, possibly the greatest ...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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TY COBB`S ORNATE COMB AND PEWTER HOLDER461 - TY COBB`S ORNATE COMB AND PEWTER HOLDER
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(1886 - 1961) Baseball Hall of Famer, ""The Georgia Peach"" led the American League in batting 12 times, possibly the greatest ...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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ROBINSON, JACKIE462 - ROBINSON, JACKIE
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(1919 - 1972) Baseball Hall of Famer who broke the ""color barrier"", Robinson had 1,518 hits and 137 home runs in his ten year...
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LAFAYETTE, MARIE JOSEPH DE500 - LAFAYETTE, MARIE JOSEPH DE
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(1757 - 1834) French statesman and military officer who served as a Major General under Washington and was instrumental in the defeat of Cornwallis at
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MCHENRY, JAMES501 - MCHENRY, JAMES
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(1753 - 1816) Signer of the Constitution, Secretary of War, and private secretary to George Washington and Lafayette. L.S. as Secretary of War, 1p. 4
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HEATH, WILLIAM502 - HEATH, WILLIAM
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(1737 - 1814) American Revolutionary officer, a major general in the Continental Army reprimanded by Washington for his handling of the attack on For
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CLINTON, GEORGE503 - CLINTON, GEORGE
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(d. 1761) Colonial governor of New York, later becoming an admiral in the British Navy. Father of Sir Henry Clinton (1738 - 1795) Good financial conte
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(RELIEVING WASHINGTON`S ARMY)504 - (RELIEVING WASHINGTON`S ARMY)
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"Very fine content D.S. 1p. legal folio, Middletown, Ct., Dec. 18, 1776, a true copy of an official document of the Connecticut General Assembl...
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BELCHER, JONATHAN505 - BELCHER, JONATHAN
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(1682 - 1757) Colonial Governor of Massachusetts unsuccessful in his attempts to balance colonial and royal interests and embroiled in the Broad Arro
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BRADFORD, WILLIAM506 - BRADFORD, WILLIAM
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(1755 - 1795) American Revolution military officer and veteran of Valley Forge, a close friend of Madison and Washington who appointed him Attorney G
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CLEVELAND, MOSES507 - CLEVELAND, MOSES
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(1754 - 1806) Revolutionary War officer and founder of Cleveland, Ohio (1796). Bold closing and signature ""Yr Obt M. Cleveland""...
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DEARBORN, HENRY508 - DEARBORN, HENRY
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(1751 - 1829) American military officer and Secretary of War, fought at Bunker Hill, in Arnold's Quebec expedition, at Wyoming Valley, and, in ...
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DEARBORN, HENRY509 - DEARBORN, HENRY
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(1751 - 1829) American military officer and Secretary of War, fought at Bunker Hill, in Arnold's Quebec expedition, at Wyoming Valley, and, in ...
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GREENE, WILLIAM510 - GREENE, WILLIAM
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(1731 - 1809) Revolutionary War Governor of Rhode Island, Chief Justice of the colony and Speaker of the House. War-date A.L.S. 1p. 8vo., Warwick,
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HILLHOUSE, WILLIAM511 - HILLHOUSE, WILLIAM
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(1728 - 1814) Major in the Revolutionary War and politician, a delegate to the Continental Congress from Connecticut. A.L.S. 2pp. 4to., New Haven, Au
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HUNTINTON, JEDEDIAH512 - HUNTINTON, JEDEDIAH
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(1743 - 1818) Continental general commanding the 1st. Connecticut. Sat on the trial of John Andre. Partly-printed D.S., 1p. 8vo., [n.p.], Jan. 24, 178
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INGERSOLL, JARED513 - INGERSOLL, JARED
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(1749 - 1822) Signer of the Constitution, member of the Continental Congress and legally involved in the determination of the constitutionality of an
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IRVINE, WILLIAM514 - IRVINE, WILLIAM
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(1741 - 1804) General in the Revolutionary War, member of the Continental Congress who also commanded troops in the Whiskey Rebellion. A.L.S. 1p. 4to.
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LAFAYETTE, MARIE JOSEPH DE515 - LAFAYETTE, MARIE JOSEPH DE
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(1757 - 1834) French statesman and military officer who served as a Major General under Washington and was instrumental in the defeat of Cornwallis at
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MCHENRY, JAMES516 - MCHENRY, JAMES
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(1753 - 1816) Signer of the Constitution, Secretary of War, and private secretary to George Washington and Lafayette. War date A.L.S. 2pp. small 4to.
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MCHENRY, JAMES517 - MCHENRY, JAMES
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(1753 - 1816) Signer of the Constitution, Secretary of War, and private secretary to George Washington and Lafayette. L.S. as Secretary of War, 1p. 4
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MELVILL, THOMAS518 - MELVILL, THOMAS
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(1751 - 1832) American patriot and a member of the Boston Tea Party, December, 1773. Partly-printed D.S. 1p. oblong folio, Boston, April 7, 1819 on a
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PRESCOTT, OLIVER519 - PRESCOTT, OLIVER
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(1731 - 1804) American Revolution Major General of Massachusetts militia who later put down Shay's Rebellion. A pair of documents including his ...
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RANDOLPH, EDMUND J.520 - RANDOLPH, EDMUND J.
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(1753 - 1813) Aide to George Washington, leader of the Virginia delegation to the Constitutional Convention, Washington's Attorney General and ...
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SERGEANT, JONATHAN D.521 - SERGEANT, JONATHAN D.
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(1746 - 1793) Member of the Continental Congress described by John Adams as a ""cordial friend to American liberty. Noted for rooting out ...
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SHELBY, ISAAC522 - SHELBY, ISAAC
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(1750 - 1826) American Revolution military officer who fought Indians in Kentucky and Tennessee, defeated the British at King's Mountain, and l...
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SMITH, THOMAS523 - SMITH, THOMAS
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(1745 - 1809) Member of the Continental Congress and deputy-colonel of militia. Partly-printed D.S. 1p. oblong 4to., Bedford County, Penn., July 12, 1
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TRUMBULL, JONATHAN524 - TRUMBULL, JONATHAN
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(1710 - 1785) Governor of Connecticut during the American Revolution who was critical in providing necessary supplies to the Continental Army. Good co
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TRUMBULL, JONATHAN525 - TRUMBULL, JONATHAN
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(1710 - 1785) Governor of Connecticut during the American Revolution who was critical in providing necessary supplies to the Continental Army. A.D.S.
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TRUMBULL, JONATHAN526 - TRUMBULL, JONATHAN
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(1710 - 1785) Governor of Connecticut during the American Revolution who was critical in providing necessary supplies to the Continental Army. Manuscr
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TRUMBULL, JOHN527 - TRUMBULL, JOHN
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(1756 - 1843) American painter who studied under Benjamin West, known for his depictions of Revolutionary war battles and portraits of George Washing
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WARREN, JAMES528 - WARREN, JAMES
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(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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WINSLOW, JOHN529 - WINSLOW, JOHN
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(1702 - 1774) Massachusetts general of Militia during the French and Indian War who was charged with removing the Acadians in 1755 and later served in
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WOLCOTT, JR., OLIVER530 - WOLCOTT, JR., OLIVER
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(1760 - 1833) American Revolution soldier and patriot, Secretary of the Treasury succeeding Hamilton. Good content A.D.S. 1p. oblong 8vo., [n.p.], Ja
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(AMERICAN REVOLTUION)531 - (AMERICAN REVOLTUION)
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"Good lot of three manuscript documents including ZEBULON BUTLER (1731 - 1795) D.S. 1p. oblong 4to., Hartford, c. 1781 certifying that "&q...
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(AMERICAN REVOLUTION DOCUMENTS)532 - (AMERICAN REVOLUTION DOCUMENTS)
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"Group of three documents from Connecticut including an uncut sheet of four receipts for payments for interest on state notes dated Feb. 1789;...
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(AMERICAN REVOLUTION)533 - (AMERICAN REVOLUTION)
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"Good group of two pieces including ROGER GRISWOLD, A.L.S. 1p. 4to., Norwich, Jan. 27, 1790 to a pair of merchants concerning the collection of...
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(AMERICAN REVOLUTION)534 - (AMERICAN REVOLUTION)
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"Group of five pieces including OLIVER WOLCOTT, JR (1760 - 1833), L.S. 1p. 4to., , July 13, 1791 concerning treasury matters; JAMES SULL
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(AMERICAN REVOLUTION)535 - (AMERICAN REVOLUTION)
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"Good lot of eight pieces including ROGER GRISWOLD, A.L.S. 1p. 4to., Norwich, July 6, 1795 discussing financial matters and mentioning news of ...
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(AN AMERICAN IN BRITIAN)536 - (AN AMERICAN IN BRITIAN)
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THOMAS DIGGES (1742 - 1821) A curious and notorious character. As an American studying in Great Britain at the outbreak of the Revolution who took mon
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(BRITISH PASS TO NEW YORK)537 - (BRITISH PASS TO NEW YORK)
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"Party-printed D.S. 1p. small 4to., New York, Aug. 19, 1780, allowing ""Pursuant to his Excellency Sir WILLIAM HOWE's Proclamatio...
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(BURGOYNE`S CONVENTION ARMY)538 - (BURGOYNE`S CONVENTION ARMY)
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"A fine content manuscript document 3pp. legal folio, [n.p., n.d.] being a copy of the transcript of testimony concerning the death of British ...
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