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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DALLAS, ALEXANDER JAMES1128 - DALLAS, ALEXANDER JAMES
Alexander Autographs
(1759 - 1817) Secretary of the Treasury under Madison (1814 - 1816) who advocated a national banking system. Good content A.L.S. as Secretary of the S
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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DAVIS, DAVID1129 - DAVIS, DAVID
Alexander Autographs
(1815 - 1886) Associate Justice of the Supreme Court and a close, personal friend of Abraham Lincoln. L.S. on Senate letterhead, 1p. 8vo., Washington
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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FLOYD, JOHN B.1130 - FLOYD, JOHN B.
Alexander Autographs
(1806 - 1863) Secretary of War and Confederate brigadier general who transferred arms to the South prior to the war, later fled Ft. Donelson prior to
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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GADSDEN, JAMES1131 - GADSDEN, JAMES
Alexander Autographs
(1788 - 1858) American army officer and diplomat who negotiated the Gadsden Purchase acquiring New Mexico and Arizona for the United States. A.L.S. 2
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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HAND, LEARNED1132 - HAND, LEARNED
Alexander Autographs
(1872 - 1961) American jurist who heard cases until the age of 89, he compiled a record tenure on the bench. A fine association piece, A.N.S. 1p. 12m
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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HOOVER, J. EDGAR1133 - HOOVER, J. EDGAR
Alexander Autographs
(1895 - 1972) Controversial Director of the F.B.I. who built the organization into the world's finest investigative agency. Nice I.S.P. 10 1/2&...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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HUGHES, CHARLES EVANS1134 - HUGHES, CHARLES EVANS
Alexander Autographs
(1862 - 1948) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (1930-41), Secretary of State (1921-25), defeated by Wilson in a try for the presidency. T.L.S. as S
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Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
 
 
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HUGHES, CHARLES EVANS1135 - HUGHES, CHARLES EVANS
Alexander Autographs
(1862 - 1948) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (1930-41), Secretary of State (1921-25), defeated by Wilson in a try for the presidency. T.L.S. as C
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Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
 
 
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HUGHES, CHARLES EVANS1136 - HUGHES, CHARLES EVANS
Alexander Autographs
(1862 - 1948) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (1930-41), Secretary of State (1921-25), defeated by Wilson in a try for the presidency. T.L.S. as S
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
 
 
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JOHNSON, RICHARD M.1137 - JOHNSON, RICHARD M.
Alexander Autographs
(1780 - 1850) Vice President under Martin Van Buren and the reputed slayer of Tecumseh. A.L.S. as Senator, 1p. 4to., Washington, Jan. 20, 1822 to J.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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