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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SCHUYLER, PETER31 - SCHUYLER, PETER
Alexander Autographs
(1657 - 1724) First mayor of Albany and the chief negotiator with the Five Nations. Led a force which defeated a French invasion of the Hudson valley
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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SCHUYLER, PHILIP32 - SCHUYLER, PHILIP
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(1733 - 1804) American Revolution major general commanding the northern department, member of the Continental Congress and one of the first senators
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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SHAYS, DANIEL33 - SHAYS, DANIEL
Alexander Autographs
(1747 - 1825) American insurgent. Served as ensign at Bunker Hill and promoted captain in the Continental Army. Shays is better remembered for his le
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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STARK, JOHN34 - STARK, JOHN
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(1728 - 1822) American Revolution brigadier general engaged at Bunker Hill, Trenton and Princeton, winner of the battle at Bennington against Burgoyn
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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VON STEUBEN, FRIEDRICH WILHELM35 - VON STEUBEN, FRIEDRICH WILHELM
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(1730 - 1794) American Revolutionary general who reported to Washington at Valley Forge to undertake the training of troops, later led Continental Ar
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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WAYNE, ANTHONY36 - WAYNE, ANTHONY
Alexander Autographs
(1745 - 1796) ""Mad Anthony"", American Revolutionary brigadier general who distinguished himself at Brandywine, Germantown, Mo...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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(LAST SURVIVOR OF LEXINGTON)37 - (LAST SURVIVOR OF LEXINGTON)
Alexander Autographs
JONATHAN HARRINGTON (1757 - 1854) The oldest living survivor of the Battle of Lexington, who served as fifer in Capt. John Parker's company"...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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(MILITIA ORDERLY BOOK)38 - (MILITIA ORDERLY BOOK)
Alexander Autographs
"Orderly book kept by Ensign Samuel Camp of Samuel Cook's company of Connecticut Militia, 14pp. small 8vo., Camp Manoah (near Peekskill), ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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(GREENE, NATHANIEL)39 - (GREENE, NATHANIEL)
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"Good content A.L.S. from one of Greene's subordinates JOHN STORY, 3pp. 4to., New York, Dec. 9, 1783, shortly after the British evacuation...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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(REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECRUITMENT)40 - (REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECRUITMENT)
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"Good content printed document, 2pp. large 4to., Hartford, Jan. 1782, entitled ""An ACT for filling up this State's Quota of the ...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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