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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CARTER, JAMES E.1099 - CARTER, JAMES E.
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1924) Thirty-ninth President of the United States who engineered a break-through in Arab-Israeli relations. T.L.S. ""Jimmy Carter&quo...
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REAGAN, RONALD1100 - REAGAN, RONALD
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1911) Fortieth President of the United States who served for two terms (1981-1989) and contributed to the fall of European Communism. Terrific S.
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REAGAN, RONALD1101 - REAGAN, RONALD
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1911) Fortieth President of the United States who served for two terms (1981-1989) and contributed to the fall of European Communism. A nice D.S.
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REAGAN, RONALD1102 - REAGAN, RONALD
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1911) Fortieth President of the United States who served for two terms (1981-1989) and contributed to the fall of European Communism. Handsome S.
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REAGAN, RONALD1103 - REAGAN, RONALD
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1911) Fortieth President of the United States who served for two terms (1981-1989) and contributed to the fall of European Communism. Fine S.P. 8
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REAGAN, RONALD1104 - REAGAN, RONALD
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1911) Fortieth President of the United States who served for two terms (1981-1989) and contributed to the fall of European Communism. D.S. 1p. 4t
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REAGAN, RONALD1105 - REAGAN, RONALD
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1911) Fortieth President of the United States who served for two terms (1981-1989) and contributed to the fall of European Communism. T.L.S. as G
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REAGAN, RONALD1106 - REAGAN, RONALD
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1911) Fortieth President of the United States who served for two terms (1981-1989) and contributed to the fall of European Communism. I.S.P. 8&...
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REAGAN, RONALD1107 - REAGAN, RONALD
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1911) Fortieth President of the United States who served for two terms (1981-1989) and contributed to the fall of European Communism. Bold signat
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BUSH, GEORGE H.1109 - BUSH, GEORGE H.
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1924) Forty-first President of the United States who ordered the attack on Iraq to liberate Kuwait. Rare A.L.S. ""George"" a...
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BUSH, GEORGE H.1109A - BUSH, GEORGE H.
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1924) Forty-first President of the United States who ordered the attack on Iraq to liberate Kuwait. A.N.S. ""George"" as Vic...
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BUSH, GEORGE H.1110 - BUSH, GEORGE H.
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1924) Forty-first President of the United States who ordered the attack on Iraq to liberate Kuwait. A.N.S. as Congressman on his official letterhe
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BUSH, GEORGE H.1110A - BUSH, GEORGE H.
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1924) Forty-first President of the United States who ordered the attack on Iraq to liberate Kuwait. T.N.S. 1p. oblong 8vo. on Vice Presidential le
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RICHARD NIXON AND GERALD FORD1111 - RICHARD NIXON AND GERALD FORD
Alexander Autographs
"Full signatures of both presidents on a beige, octavo page. Fine." 2176 Full signatures of both presidents on a beige, octavo page. Fine.
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GEORGE BUSH AND GERALD FORD1112 - GEORGE BUSH AND GERALD FORD
Alexander Autographs
Fine D.S. 7"" x 5"" (when folded), a greeting card bearing a photograph of the White House and the lawn before it with a mass of...
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GEORGE BUSH AND GERALD FORD1113 - GEORGE BUSH AND GERALD FORD
Alexander Autographs
Fine D.S. 8"" x 6"", an official Bureau of Engraving and Printing engraving of the White House. boldly signed at bottom by GERAL...
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(FOUR PRESIDENTS AND FOUR FIRST LADIES)1114 - (FOUR PRESIDENTS AND FOUR FIRST LADIES)
Alexander Autographs
Fine D.S. 8"" x 6"", an official Bureau of Engraving and Printing engraving of the White House. boldly signed at bottom by RONAL...
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(THREE PRESIDENT AND TWO FIRST LADIES)1115 - (THREE PRESIDENT AND TWO FIRST LADIES)
Alexander Autographs
Fine D.S. 8"" x 6"", an official Bureau of Engraving and Printing engraving of the White House. boldly signed at bottom by RONAL...
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(FOUR FIRST LADIES AND A PRESIDENT)1116 - (FOUR FIRST LADIES AND A PRESIDENT)
Alexander Autographs
Fine D.S., 7"" x 5"" (closed), a Christmas card picturing the White House and lawn covered with a blanket of snow, signed beneat...
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(THREE FIRST LADIES, AND A PRESIDENT)1117 - (THREE FIRST LADIES, AND A PRESIDENT)
Alexander Autographs
Fine D.S. 8"" x 6"", an official Bureau of Engraving and Printing engraving of the White House. boldly signed at bottom by GERAL...
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MARSHALL, JOHN1118 - MARSHALL, JOHN
Alexander Autographs
(1755 - 1835) Supreme Court Chief Justice and the principal founder of the American system of constitutional law, including the doctrine of judicial
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KENNEDY, ROBERT F.1119 - KENNEDY, ROBERT F.
Alexander Autographs
(1925 - 1968) American politician who successfully managed his brother John's presidential campaign and was later appointed Attorney General. H...
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MARSHALL, GEORGE C.1120 - MARSHALL, GEORGE C.
Alexander Autographs
(1880 - 1959) American general and statesman, Roosevelt's Army Chief of Staff during World War II and author of the Marshall Plan which sustain...
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BRYAN, WILLIAM JENNINGS1121 - BRYAN, WILLIAM JENNINGS
Alexander Autographs
(1860-1925) American lawyer and politician, Secretary of State, and the chief prosecutor who dueled with Clarence Darrow in the famous Scopes "...
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BURGER, WARREN E.1122 - BURGER, WARREN E.
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1907) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (1969-86), a strict constructionist in criminal matters. A humorous 12"" x 16"" pr...
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CALHOUN, JOHN C.1123 - CALHOUN, JOHN C.
Alexander Autographs
(1782 - 1850) Vice President of the United States and an ardent supporter of slavery and the Southern cause in Senate debates. L.S. 2pp. 4to., &quo...
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CALHOUN, JOHN C.1124 - CALHOUN, JOHN C.
Alexander Autographs
(1782 - 1850) Vice President of the United States and an ardent supporter of slavery and the Southern cause in Senate debates. L.S. ""J. ...
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CLAY, HENRY1125 - CLAY, HENRY
Alexander Autographs
(1777 - 1852) American politician, the ""Great Pacificator"" who supported the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 w...
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CLAY, HENRY1126 - CLAY, HENRY
Alexander Autographs
(1777 - 1852) American politician, the ""Great Pacificator"" who supported the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 w...
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CUSHING, THOMAS1127 - CUSHING, THOMAS
Alexander Autographs
(1725 - 1788) American statesman, a member of the Continental Congress who opposed the Declaration of Independence and a member of the Constitutional
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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KENNEDY, ROBERT F.1138 - KENNEDY, ROBERT F.
Alexander Autographs
(1925 - 1968) American politician who successfully managed his brother John's presidential campaign and was later appointed Attorney General. H...
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KENNEDY, ROBERT F.1139 - KENNEDY, ROBERT F.
Alexander Autographs
(1925 - 1968) American politician who successfully managed his brother John's presidential campaign and was later appointed Attorney General. H...
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KENNEDY, ROBERT F.1140 - KENNEDY, ROBERT F.
Alexander Autographs
(1925 - 1968) American politician who successfully managed his brother John's presidential campaign and was later appointed Attorney General. H...
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KENNEDY, EDWARD M.1141 - KENNEDY, EDWARD M.
Alexander Autographs
American politician and senator, the brother of John F. Kennedy, Jr. Signed book, his volume The Fruitful Bough: A Tribute to Joseph P. Kennedy (priv
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KNOX, PHILANDER C.1142 - KNOX, PHILANDER C.
Alexander Autographs
(1853 - 1921) American politician, Senator for Pennsylvania and two-time Republican nominee for President. Good content D.S. 3pp. 8vo., Washington, Au
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LINCOLN, LEVI1143 - LINCOLN, LEVI
Alexander Autographs
(1782 - 1868) American politician, Jefferson's Attorney general and Governor of Massachusetts, elected a member of the Continental Congress but...
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SEWARD, WILLIAM H.1144 - SEWARD, WILLIAM H.
Alexander Autographs
(1801 - 1872) American politician and Lincoln's Secretary of State, responsible for preventing official European recognition of the Confederacy...
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SEWARD, WILLIAM H.1145 - SEWARD, WILLIAM H.
Alexander Autographs
(1801 - 1872) American politician and Lincoln's Secretary of State, responsible for preventing official European recognition of the Confederacy...
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SWAYNE, NOAH H.1146 - SWAYNE, NOAH H.
Alexander Autographs
(1804 - 1884) Congressman and Supreme Court Justice nominated by Abraham Lincoln. Uncommon manuscript D.S. 1p. legal folio, Coshocton County, OH, &...
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THOMPSON, SMITH1147 - THOMPSON, SMITH
Alexander Autographs
(1768-1843) Associate Justice of the Supreme Court (1823-1843). Heard the Amistad case during his tenure. A.L.S. 1p. legal folio, Albany, Mar. 24, 181
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