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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(COLORED REGIMENT EQUIPMENT RECEIPT)763 - (COLORED REGIMENT EQUIPMENT RECEIPT)
Alexander Autographs
Uncommon D.S. 3pp. folio, [n.p.], June 30, 1865, a listing of the clothing, etc. issued to over 200 members of Co. D of the 137th Colored Infantry, ea
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(CONFEDERATE DISCHARGE)764 - (CONFEDERATE DISCHARGE)
Alexander Autographs
"A rare partly-printed war-date Confederate discharge, 1p. oblong 8vo., Columbus, Miss., March 6, 1863 issued to Pvt. John C. Cox of the 3rd Mi...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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(CONFEDERATE APPOINTMENT IN PROVISIONAL ARMY)765 - (CONFEDERATE APPOINTMENT IN PROVISIONAL ARMY)
Alexander Autographs
"Partly-printed war-date D.S. ""Ed. A. Palfrey"" 1p. 4to., Richmond, July 1, 1864, appointing Captain Marshall Lake as quar...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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(CONFEDERATE BOND LOT)766 - (CONFEDERATE BOND LOT)
Alexander Autographs
"A great grouping of five Confederate States government loan bonds: a five hundred dollar bond issued Aug. 19, 1861, depicting Thomas Watts; a ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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(CONFEDERATE BOND LOT)767 - (CONFEDERATE BOND LOT)
Alexander Autographs
"A great grouping of four one thousand dollar Confederate States bonds. All are government loans except for the last which is a cotton bond loa...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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(CONFEDERATE BOND RECEIPT)768 - (CONFEDERATE BOND RECEIPT)
Alexander Autographs
"Uncommon partly-printed document, 1p. oblong 8vo., Shreveport, June 11, 1864, a Confederate bond receipt for $10,000, issued to T. M. Gilman &...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(CONFEDERATE COLONEL'S OATH OF ALLEGIANCE)769 - (CONFEDERATE COLONEL'S OATH OF ALLEGIANCE)
Alexander Autographs
"An interesting A.L.S. ""Wm. Voorhies"" adding rank as late colonel of the 48th Tennessee, 3pp. 4to., Johnson's Island ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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(CONFEDERATE GEN. HENRY MCCULLOCH ARREST WARRANT)770 - (CONFEDERATE GEN. HENRY MCCULLOCH ARREST WARRANT)
Alexander Autographs
"Arrest warrant 1p. oblong 8vo., Gonzales County, Texas, Apr. 10, 1840, concerning the detention of future Confederate General Henry E. McCullo...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(CONFEDERATE MEDICAL LETTER)771 - (CONFEDERATE MEDICAL LETTER)
Alexander Autographs
"An interesting war-date letter 1p. 4to., Richmond, Nov. 30, 1861 to Surgeon Bland at Staunton, Virginia concerning the shipment of hospital su...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(CONFEDERATE OATH)772 - (CONFEDERATE OATH)
Alexander Autographs
"War-date A.L.S. 1p. 8"" x 6 1/2"" Anachita, La., Jan. 4, 1863, in part: ""àR. D. Blossman Jr., a commission...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
 
 
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