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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CARSON, CHRISTOPHER ""KIT""161 - CARSON, CHRISTOPHER ""KIT""
Alexander Autographs
(1809 - 1868) American frontier scout, trapper and soldier, served as a guide for John C. Fremont, led forces which put the Pico guerillas in Los Ang
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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BOONE, DANIEL162 - BOONE, DANIEL
Alexander Autographs
(1734 - 1820) American pioneer who explored the Kentucky region and guided settlers into the area, constructed a fort at what is now Boonesboro, Thre
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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SMITH, SAMUEL FRANCIS163 - SMITH, SAMUEL FRANCIS
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(1808 - 1895) American clergyman and poet, author of our nation hymn ""America"" (1832), otherwise known as ""My Coun...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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KEY, FRANCIS SCOTT164 - KEY, FRANCIS SCOTT
Alexander Autographs
(1779 - 1843) American lawyer and poet who , inspired by Americans' tenacity during the British bombardment of Fort McHenry, wrote they lyrics ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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CODY, WILLIAM F.165 - CODY, WILLIAM F.
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(1846 - 1917) ""Buffalo Bill"", American scout and showman, he started his career as a rider with the Pony Express, and in late...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
 
 
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BARNUM, PHINEAS T.166 - BARNUM, PHINEAS T.
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(1810 - 1891) American showman who opened his circus, ""The Greatest Show On Earth"", merged with James Bailey to form Barnum a...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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(WHO`S WHO OF NEW YORK IN 1868)167 - (WHO`S WHO OF NEW YORK IN 1868)
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"A fine and very interesting D.S., a scroll measuring 8 1/2"" x 132"" (11 feet!), New York, Dec. 17, 1868, a petition requ...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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(TATE FAMILY SLAVE ARCHIVE)168 - (TATE FAMILY SLAVE ARCHIVE)
Alexander Autographs
"A great 31 letter correspondence totaling 75pp. mostly 4to. covering the period 1852 through 1856, written between Susan M. Tate, her son Samu...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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(SLAVE MURDER TRIAL)169 - (SLAVE MURDER TRIAL)
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"A great archive of five Georgia Supreme Court documents mostly in folio format, related to the murder of a Mrs. Peggy Saddler by a slave named...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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(SLAVE MURDER ARCHIVE)170 - (SLAVE MURDER ARCHIVE)
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"A fascinating archive concerning the murder of slave Moses by slave Surry, both from Lincoln County, Kentucky in 1808, consisting of ten foli...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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