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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(HALLECK, HENRY W.)843 - (HALLECK, HENRY W.)
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(1815 - 1872) Union major general who was Lincoln's General in Chief and advisor. He proved to be an effective administrator during the war. Fu...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(HAMPTON, WADE)844 - (HAMPTON, WADE)
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(1819 - 1902) Confederate lieutenant general of cavalry whose daring exploits at Antietam, Gettysburg, and Petersburg won him fame in both North and
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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(JACKSON, THOMAS J.)845 - (JACKSON, THOMAS J.)
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(1824 - 1863) ""Stonewall"", Confederate lieutenant general and a brilliant yet somewhat eccentric tactician, he gained his nic...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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(KILPATRICK, HUGH J.)846 - (KILPATRICK, HUGH J.)
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(1836 - 1881) Union major general called ""Kill Cavalry"" by his men, he fought at Gettysburg, and led several raids on Richmon...
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(LIEUT. WILLIAM POST 72ND N. Y. V.)847 - (LIEUT. WILLIAM POST 72ND N. Y. V.)
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"War-date CDV showing 1st Lt. William Post of the 72nd N. Y. V. standing and holding a sword. Period ink and pencil identification gives name w...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(MARY LINCOLN IN MOURNING)848 - (MARY LINCOLN IN MOURNING)
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(1818 - 1882) First Lady, wife of Abraham Lincoln. Following the assassination of her husband and death of Tad, her mental health deteriorated to the
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
 
 
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(MCCLELLAN, GEORGE B.)849 - (MCCLELLAN, GEORGE B.)
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(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
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(PVT. JAMES W. MOTTICE)850 - (PVT. JAMES W. MOTTICE)
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"A nicely colorized full standing view CDV of Pvt. James W. Mottice 162nd Ohio Volunteers wearing a four button sack coat with his accouterment...
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(SLAVERY)851 - (SLAVERY)
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Excellent carte-de-visite photograph of a slave, a bust photo of a young boy with the printed caption: ""Charley A Slave Boy from New Orle...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(SLAVERY)852 - (SLAVERY)
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Excellent carte-de-visite photograph of three slave children identified: ""Rebecca, Charley and Rosa, Slave Children from New Orleans"...
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(TINTYPE OF A CALIFORNIA GENTLEMAN)853 - (TINTYPE OF A CALIFORNIA GENTLEMAN)
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"A great 1/6th plate tintype of a man from California in his best dress coat. Image is housed in an unusual metal reinforced leatherette case t...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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(UNION SOLDIER TINTYPE)854 - (UNION SOLDIER TINTYPE)
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"Nice 1/6th plate tintype of a Union private wearing a frock coat, kepi, cartridge box sling, and waist belt with cap box attached. His buckles...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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(WIARD STEEL GUNS STEREOVIEW)855 - (WIARD STEEL GUNS STEREOVIEW)
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"Stereoview card bearing a double 6"" x 3 1/2"" photograph taken of a Wiard steel gun from the 5th New York Light Artillery...
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(PAIR 19TH CENTURY POSTMORTEM PHOTOS)856 - (PAIR 19TH CENTURY POSTMORTEM PHOTOS)
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"Interesting pair of 19th century postmortem images. First is a 1/6th plate tintype of a ten year old boy. Image is housed in the lower half of...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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GLAZIER, WILLARD857 - GLAZIER, WILLARD
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Cabinet card measuring 4 1/4"" x 6 1/2"" of soldier/author Captain Willard Glazier showing him in his first lieutenant's uni...
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HOOKER, ISABELLA BEECHER858 - HOOKER, ISABELLA BEECHER
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(1822-1907) Woman suffragist who was Harriet B. Stowe's half-sister and helped found the New England Woman's Suffrage Association. A full st...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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CODY, WILLIAM F.859 - 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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BARTON, CLARA860 - BARTON, CLARA
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(1821 - 1912) American nurse who tended the wounded in the Civil War and later founded the American Red Cross. Late A.L.S. 4pp. 8vo., Glen Echo, Mar.
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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SMITH, SAMUEL FRANCIS861 - 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 : 250.00 - 350.00
 
 
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PATTERSON, ROBERT862 - PATTERSON, ROBERT
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(1753 - 1827) American pioneer and author who served in Clark's 1778 Illinois expedition, and was second in command to Daniel Boone at the Battl...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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