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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DAVIS, JEFFERSON550 - DAVIS, JEFFERSON
Alexander Autographs
(1808 - 1889) President of the Confederacy who led his armies beyond the surrender at Appomattox. Scarce book from his library, The Southern Review,
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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KEARNY, PHILIP551 - KEARNY, PHILIP
Alexander Autographs
(1815 - 1862) Union major general who served in Napoleon III's guard, lost an arm during the Mexican War, and led with distinction in the Penin...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
 
 
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SMITH, GUSTAVUS A.552 - SMITH, GUSTAVUS A.
Alexander Autographs
(1820 - 1885) Union brigadier general, as colonel he led the 35 Illinois, wounded at Pea Ridge, later served in guarding critical railroad routes. Ex
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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(RUSH'S LANCERS 1862 LETTER GROUP)553 - (RUSH'S LANCERS 1862 LETTER GROUP)
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"An interesting group from Lieutenant Charles Richards Co. F 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry (Rush's Lancers), consisting of three letters totalin...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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LEE, SAMUEL P.554 - LEE, SAMUEL P.
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(1812 - 1897) Union rear admiral and a relative of Robert E. Lee, he commanded various blockading squadrons and was active at Vicksburg. Early war-da
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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(CONFEDERATE STAFF OFFICER LETTER)555 - (CONFEDERATE STAFF OFFICER LETTER)
Alexander Autographs
"MC HENRY HOWARD, Grandson of Francis Scott Key, an officer on the staff of Confederate Generals Winder and Stuart. War-date A.L.S ""...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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(A LOCK OF ROBERT E. LEE`S HAIR)556 - (A LOCK OF ROBERT E. LEE`S HAIR)
Alexander Autographs
An extraordinary relic, a lock of 10-15 strands of Robert E. Lee's hair. The lock was removed by us from a larger lock contained within a ca. 18...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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GILMER, JEREMY F.557 - GILMER, JEREMY F.
Alexander Autographs
(1818 - 1883) Confederate major general, second in command of the Department of South Carolina and Florida, served during the Siege of Charleston. Unc
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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(JOHNSON, ANDREW)558 - (JOHNSON, ANDREW)
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(1808 - 1875) Seventeenth President of the United States following the death of Abraham Lincoln, his Reconstruction policies led to his impeachment b
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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RAWLINS, JOHN A.558A - RAWLINS, JOHN A.
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(1831 - 1869) Union brigadier general and Grant's staff officer and principal advisor, he rose through the ranks with Grant and eventually beca...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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