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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(CONFEDERATE PASS TO BEAUREGARD'S HEADQUARTERS)773 - (CONFEDERATE PASS TO BEAUREGARD'S HEADQUARTERS)
Alexander Autographs
"Rare war-date pass ""F. H. Jordan"" adding rank on Headquarters First Corps Army of the Potomac stationery, 1p. 8vo., oblo...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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(CONFEDERATE PRIVATE KILLED AT GETTYSBURG)774 - (CONFEDERATE PRIVATE KILLED AT GETTYSBURG)
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"A rare 2pp. 4to. letter from Pvt. James M. Moore 11th Virginia Infantry who was mortally wounded during Pickett's Charge. The letter was w...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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(CONFEDERATE RAID ON ST. ALBANS)775 - (CONFEDERATE RAID ON ST. ALBANS)
Alexander Autographs
"Rare one dollar banknote from the Franklin County Bank measuring 6 3/4"" x 2 3/4"". A fine example of a piece of Confedera...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(CONFEDERATE REQUISTION RECEIPT)776 - (CONFEDERATE REQUISTION RECEIPT)
Alexander Autographs
"Partly-printed war-date D.S. ""M. F. Thurman"" adding rank, 1p. 8vo., oblong, near Richmond, May 21, 1864 concerning the d...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
 
 
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(CONFEDERATE SEVEN PINES TELEGRAM)777 - (CONFEDERATE SEVEN PINES TELEGRAM)
Alexander Autographs
"Partly-printed war-date telegram, 1p. oblong 8vo., Richmond, Va., June 2, 186[2], concerning the Confederate victory at Seven Pines. In full: ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(CONFEDERATE REQUISITION ORDER)778 - (CONFEDERATE REQUISITION ORDER)
Alexander Autographs
"Partly-printed war-date D.S. ""Wm. B. Jones"" adding rank on C.S.A. Quartermasters Department letterhead, 1p. 8vo., oblong...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
 
 
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(CONFEDERATE SOLDIER'S OATH)779 - (CONFEDERATE SOLDIER'S OATH)
Alexander Autographs
"Partly-printed war-date D.S. ""Clarborne Davis"" 1p. 4to., Richmond, June 18, 1861 concerning his oath, as a Confederate s...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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(CONFEDERATES PAY A SPY)780 - (CONFEDERATES PAY A SPY)
Alexander Autographs
HIRAM S. BRADFORD (1830-1873) Texas Confederate brigadier general of militia. Fine content war-date A.D.S. 1p. 8vo., Chattanooga, July 25, 1862 orderi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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(DEAD CONFEDERATE LIEUTENANT)781 - (DEAD CONFEDERATE LIEUTENANT)
Alexander Autographs
"War-date A.L.S. ""R. F. Taylor"" adding rank, 1p. 8vo., oblong, White Oak Church, Va., May 13, 1863, in full: ""...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(FUTURE CONFEDERATE COLONEL'S LETTER)782 - (FUTURE CONFEDERATE COLONEL'S LETTER)
Alexander Autographs
"A.L.S. ""R. T. W. Duke"" 1p. 4to., Charlottesville, Va., Jan. 25, 1861, in full: ""Let me know when you will com...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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