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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629 - HAMILTON, CHARLES SMITHAlexander Autographs
(1822 - 1891) Union general who fought at the Siege of York and Luka, where he was wounded. War-date A.L.S. 1p. 8vo., Fond du Lac, July 27, 1863, to
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630 - HARDEE, WILLIAM J.Alexander Autographs
(1815 - 1873) Confederate lieutenant general who led his corps at Shiloh and Atlanta, and attempted to halt Sherman's March to the Sea. Fine bo...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 300.00 - 400.00
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631 - HARDIE, JAMES A.Alexander Autographs
(1823 - 1876) Union brigadier general on the staffs of McClellan and Burnside, Judge Advocate General of the Potomac. War-date A.L.S. ""J...
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632 - HARTSUFF, GEORGE L.Alexander Autographs
(1830 - 1874) Union major general who was severally at Antietam who led forces at Cedar Mountain and Second Bull Run. A.L.S. ""Geo. L. Har...
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633 - HATCH, JOHN P.Alexander Autographs
(1822 - 1901) Union brigadier general who was at Winchester, 2nd Bull Run and Chantilly. Later he became a department commander in the South. D.S. &...
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634 - HAWLEY, JOSEPH R.Alexander Autographs
(1826 - 1905) Union major general who led his men at Bull Run, Port Royal, and at Richmond and Petersburg. War-date ""J. R. Hawley"&...
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636 - HILL, DANIEL H.Alexander Autographs
(1821 - 1889) Confederate major general and brother-in-law of Stonewall Jackson, fought at Big Bethel, in the Seven days', and defended Richmon...
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637 - HOLT, JOSEPHAlexander Autographs
(1807 - 1894) Union Judge Advocate General empowered to suspend the writ of habeas corpus, tried Fitz-John Porter and the Lincoln assassins. L.S. &...
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638 - HOLT, JOSEPHAlexander Autographs
(1807 - 1894) Union Judge Advocate General empowered to suspend the writ of habeas corpus, tried Fitz-John Porter and the Lincoln assassins. A.L.S....
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639 - HUMPHREYS, ANDREW A.Alexander Autographs
(1810 - 1883) Union major general who was at Antietam, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. Humphreys' replaced Hancock, as commander of the 2nd C...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 150.00
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