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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(SIR JOHN JOHNSTON)41 - (SIR JOHN JOHNSTON)
Alexander Autographs
(1742 - 1830) Loyalist leader in the Mohawk Valley, son of Sir William Johnston, led numerous raids in upstate New York in cooperation with Joseph Bra
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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LEE, ROBERT E.42 - LEE, ROBERT E.
Alexander Autographs
(1807 - 1870) Confederate General and commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, arguably the most brilliant commander of field armies in American h
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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LEE, ROBERT E.43 - LEE, ROBERT E.
Alexander Autographs
(1807 - 1870) Confederate General and commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, arguably the most brilliant commander of field armies in American h
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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ROBERT E. LEE FAMILY LOCKET WITH A LOCK OF LEE`S HAIR44 - ROBERT E. LEE FAMILY LOCKET WITH A LOCK OF LEE`S HAIR
Alexander Autographs
An extraordinary relic, a locket and chain descended within the family of Robert E. Lee and containing within a generous lock of Lee's hair! The...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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GRANT, ULYSSES S.45 - GRANT, ULYSSES S.
Alexander Autographs
(1822 - 1885) Eighteenth President of the United States and Union Lieutenant General. Fine content war-date A.L.S. ""U. S. Grant Brig. Ge...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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JACKSON, THOMAS J.46 - 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 : 7,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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DAVIS, JEFFERSON47 - DAVIS, JEFFERSON
Alexander Autographs
(1808 - 1889) President of the Confederacy who led his armies beyond the surrender at Appomattox. Rare S.P., a carte-de-visite image by Washburn...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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JONES, DAVID R.48 - JONES, DAVID R.
Alexander Autographs
(1825 - 1863) Confederate brigadier general who served as Beauregard's chief of staff at the siege of Fort Sumter, led a division with solid com...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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GARNETT, ROBERT S.49 - GARNETT, ROBERT S.
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(1819 - 1861) Confederate brigadier general who became the first general from either side to be killed in the Civil War, at Carrick's Ford. Rare...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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ELZEY, ARNOLD50 - ELZEY, ARNOLD
Alexander Autographs
(1816 -1870) Confederate major general who commanded a brigade of Kirby Smith's division at Manassas, also throughout Stonewall Jackson's Va...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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