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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91 - JOHNSTON, ALBERT SIDNEYAlexander Autographs
(1803 - 1862) Confederate major general, outnumbered and defeated at Logan Cross Roads and Fort henry and Donelson, wounded and bled to death at Shil
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92 - JONES, SAMUELAlexander Autographs
(1820 - 1887) Confederate major general who served as Beauregard's Chief of Artillery at Bull Run, later succeeded Beauregard to command the De...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 700.00 - 900.00
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93 - KEARNY, PHILIPAlexander Autographs
(1814 - 1862) Union major general who lost an arm in the Mexican War, killed by a Confederate volley at Chantilly, Va in 1862. Incredible A.L.S. &qu...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
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94 - LEE, ROBERT E.Alexander Autographs
(1807 - 1870) Confederate General and commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, arguably the most brilliant commander of field armies in American h
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
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95 - MANSFIELD, JOSEPH K. F.Alexander Autographs
(1822 - 1862) Union General mortally wounded at Antietam while leading his men in a charge. Rare war-date A.D.S. ""Mansfield G. Gl. Comdg&...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 300.00 - 400.00
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96 - MCCLELLAN, GEORGE B.Alexander Autographs
(1826 - 1885) Union major general and general-in-chief of the army whose hesitation in attacking Confederate forces caused him to be sacked by Lincol
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
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97 - MCCLELLAN, GEORGE B.Alexander Autographs
(1826 - 1885) Union major general and general-in-chief of the army whose hesitation in attacking Confederate forces caused him to be sacked by Lincol
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 400.00 - 600.00
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98 - MCCULLOCH, BENAlexander Autographs
(1811 - 1862) Confederate brigadier general who organized pro-Confederacy Cherokees under Stand Watie and led forces fighting Lyon's troops at ...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 700.00 - 900.00
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99 - MEADE, GEORGE G.Alexander Autographs
(1815 - 1872) Union major general who commanded brilliantly at Gettysburg, leading to a Union victory and the turning point of the Civil War. A.L.S.
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100 - PORTER, FITZ JOHNAlexander Autographs
(1822 - 1901) Union major general who fought at Antietam and Second Bull Run. He was later accused by Pope for ""disobedience and disloya...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
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