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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(NO SLAVES IMPORTED)883 - (NO SLAVES IMPORTED)
Alexander Autographs
Interesting A.D.S. 1p. oblong 8vo., ""Wheatfield Township"", September, 1818, a constable's return reading in part: "&q...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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(RUNAWAY SLAVE)884 - (RUNAWAY SLAVE)
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"A.D.S., 1p. 4to., Canton, Miss., July 22, 1857 concerning the capture of runaway slave ""Charlie"", in full: ""B...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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(SLAVE MANUMISSION)885 - (SLAVE MANUMISSION)
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"Fine D.S. 4pp. 4to., Madison Co., Ky., Dec. 24, 1835, being the will of George Naylor in which as his last act, Naylor frees his slaves. In pa...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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(SLAVE AUCTION RECORDS)886 - (SLAVE AUCTION RECORDS)
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"Nice D.S. 1p. 4to., [Ray Co., Ky.?] Dec. 8, 1828 a receipt concerning the auction sale of six slaves recorded by the justice of the peace. Gro...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 180.00
 
 
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(SLAVE AUCTIONEER`S TOKEN)887 - (SLAVE AUCTIONEER`S TOKEN)
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"A scarce relic of the slave trade of the mid-1800's, a copper promotional token, 1"" dia., issued by the Charleston slave auctio...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(SLAVE BILL OF SALE)888 - (SLAVE BILL OF SALE)
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"Slave bill of sale, 1p. 4to., Bedford Co., Tn., October 10, 1823 concerning Nathan Schooler's sale of slave ""Jefferson"&qu...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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(SLAVE CHILDREN CDV)889 - (SLAVE CHILDREN CDV)
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"A great CDV showing three emancipated slaves from New Orleans ""Rebecca"", ""Augusta"", and "&quo...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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(SLAVE GIRL REBECCA FROM NEW ORLEANS)890 - (SLAVE GIRL REBECCA FROM NEW ORLEANS)
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"A great CDV showing emancipate slave ""Rebecca"" from New Orleans. Rebecca was a racially-mixed slave owned by the Huger f...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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(SOUTHERN PLANTATION APPRAISAL SHOWING SLAVES)892 - (SOUTHERN PLANTATION APPRAISAL SHOWING SLAVES)
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"A great plantation appraisal from Lincoln County, Kentucky, 19pp. 4to., showing the assets and outlining the liquidation of Andrew Whitley'...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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(THEFT OF A SLAVE)893 - (THEFT OF A SLAVE)
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"Interesting D.S., 6pp. folio, Upson County, Georgia, Feb. 19, 1846, concerning a lawsuit for libel against Lewis Day for claiming that Joel Wi...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(1798 KENTUCKY MURDER CASE)894 - (1798 KENTUCKY MURDER CASE)
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"Interesting grouping of four official Lincoln County, Kentucky court documents from December, 1798. Each 1-2pp., folio and concern the murder ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(1858 ARKANSAS QUIT CLAIM OF SLAVE AND PROPERTY)895 - (1858 ARKANSAS QUIT CLAIM OF SLAVE AND PROPERTY)
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"Slave related D.S., 2pp. folio, Dallas Co., Ark., Mar. 8, 1858 concerning the quit claim of property of Jane Fry to her children of all of her...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(BUFFALO SOLDIER MUSTER ROLL)896 - (BUFFALO SOLDIER MUSTER ROLL)
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A great ""buffalo soldier"" item, a muster roll signed by ten Black cavalrymen, each placing his ""mark"" or...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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(ANTI-MORMON DIATRIBE)897 - (ANTI-MORMON DIATRIBE)
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"A unique and interesting book entitled, ""USA or Hell Upon Earth for US"", by William Jarman and published in 1884, being ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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(BRAVA, NICOLAS)898 - (BRAVA, NICOLAS)
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(1790 - 1854) Mexican politician and soldier, he held supreme power as the substitute for Santa Anna while the latter was in the field (1842-3), depo
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
 
 
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(CAUSE OF THE WAR OF 1812)899 - (CAUSE OF THE WAR OF 1812)
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"An interesting partly-printed D.S. 1p. folio, Royal William, Spithead, England, Mar. 12, 1812, concerning the status of seaman John Nugent who...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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(EARLY MEDICINE)900 - (EARLY MEDICINE)
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"An interesting piece, an A.L.S. 2pp. legal folio, Norwich, Conn., Nov. 11, 1808 in Dr. P. Tracy discusses the benefits of ""Made Fer...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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(GREAT NEW YORK CITY FIRE LETTER)901 - (GREAT NEW YORK CITY FIRE LETTER)
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"Interesting A.L.S. 2pp. 4to., Niagara Falls, N. Y., July 24, 1845 concerning a tragic fire that befell New York City, in small part: "&qu...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
 
 
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(RECONSTRUCTION STATESMEN)902 - (RECONSTRUCTION STATESMEN)
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"A fine grouping of four A.L.S.'s from Northern statesmen, each 1p. 4to., recommending various men to government positions. Included are CH...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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(REPUBLIC OF TEXAS)903 - (REPUBLIC OF TEXAS)
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JAMES WEBB (1792-1856) Republic of Texas Secretary of State and Secretary of the Treasury, appointed by Lamar. Partly-printed D.S. 1p. 8vo., Austin,
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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