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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RANSOM, MATHEW W.682 - RANSOM, MATHEW W.
Alexander Autographs
(1826 - 1904) Confederate brigadier general who fought in the Seven days, Sharpsburg and Petersburg, wounded three times in the process. A.D.S. 1p. 8
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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RANSOM, MATHEW W.683 - RANSOM, MATHEW W.
Alexander Autographs
(1826 - 1904) Confederate brigadier general who fought in the Seven days, Sharpsburg and Petersburg, wounded three times in the process. A.L.S. 4pp.
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REAGAN, JOHN H.684 - REAGAN, JOHN H.
Alexander Autographs
(1818 - 1905) Confederate Postmaster General devoted to Jefferson Davis and later imprisoned with him. Partly-printed D.S. ""John H. Reag...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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REYNOLDS, WILLIAM685 - REYNOLDS, WILLIAM
Alexander Autographs
(1815 - 1879) Union naval officer who commanded forces at Port Royal in 1862. Made rear admiral he was the brother of General John Reynolds killed at
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ROBERTSON, FELIX686 - ROBERTSON, FELIX
Alexander Autographs
(1839 - 1928) Confederate brigadier general who became the oldest survivor of his rank. He led a battalion at Chickamauga, commanded Wheeler's ...
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SAXTON, RUFUS687 - SAXTON, RUFUS
Alexander Autographs
(1824 - 1908) Union brigadier general who won a Medal of Honor for his defense of Harper's Ferry, also instrumental in the enlistment and organ...
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SCHENCK, ROBERT C.688 - SCHENCK, ROBERT C.
Alexander Autographs
(1784 - 1869) Union major general who fought off the Confederates at Fort Monroe and occupied Norfolk. Good content A.L.S. 1p. 8vo., Washington D.C.,
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
 
 
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SCHURZ, CARL689 - SCHURZ, CARL
Alexander Autographs
(1829 - 1906) Union major general who fought under Howard at Gettysburg and led his own division at Chattanooga. Signature on a card, very good condi
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SEDDON, JAMES A.690 - SEDDON, JAMES A.
Alexander Autographs
(1815 - 1880) Confederate Secretary of War from 1862 until February 1865, when he was sacked because of his removal of Johnston at Atlanta. Signature
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SEWARD, WILLIAM H.691 - 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.692 - 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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SHALER, ALEXANDER693 - SHALER, ALEXANDER
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1827) Union brigadier general captured at the Wilderness and held hostage under the guns during the bombardment of Charleston. Bold signature on
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SHERMAN, WILLIAM T.695 - SHERMAN, WILLIAM T.
Alexander Autographs
(1820 - 1891) Union major general declared by the press to be ""insane"", he led his army in their March to the Sea, taking Atla...
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SHOUP, FRANCIS A.696 - SHOUP, FRANCIS A.
Alexander Autographs
(1834-1896) Confederate brigadier general who served as Johnston's chief of artillery during the Atlanta campaign and Hood's chief of staff ...
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SICKLES, DANIEL697 - SICKLES, DANIEL
Alexander Autographs
(1825 - 1914) Union major general who commanded a brigade at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, where his rash advance in the Peach Orchard nearly caus
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
 
 
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SICKLES, DANIEL698 - SICKLES, DANIEL
Alexander Autographs
(1825 - 1914) Union major general who commanded a brigade at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, where his rash advance in the Peach Orchard nearly caus
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SICKLES, DANIEL699 - SICKLES, DANIEL
Alexander Autographs
(1825 - 1914) Union major general who commanded a brigade at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, where his rash advance in the Peach Orchard nearly caus
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SMITH, ANDREW JACKSON700 - SMITH, ANDREW JACKSON
Alexander Autographs
(1815 - 1897) Union brigadier general who commanded a division at Vicksburg and Champion's Hill, and repulsed Nathan Bedford Forrest at Tupelo....
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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SMITH, FRANCIS K.701 - SMITH, FRANCIS K.
Alexander Autographs
(1812 - 1890) Confederate colonel and post-war superintendent of VMI. He helped rebuild the institute after the war. A.L.S. ""Francis K. S...
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SMITH, MORGAN L.702 - SMITH, MORGAN L.
Alexander Autographs
(1821 - 1874) Union general who was badly wounded at Chickasaw Bluffs, fought at Chattanooga, and during the Atlanta Campaign. War-date S.P., a carte
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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