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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(CONSTABLE RECEIPT FOR SLAVE ARRESTS)873 - (CONSTABLE RECEIPT FOR SLAVE ARRESTS)
Alexander Autographs
"Nice D.S. 1p. 8vo., Lincoln Co., Ky., June 1812, a constable's receipt charging the county $14.50 for arresting seven slaves on felony cha...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(ESTATE CLAIM INCLUDING SLAVE)874 - (ESTATE CLAIM INCLUDING SLAVE)
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"Nice D.S. 1p. folio, [n. p.] Sept. 19, 1839 a official probate document indicating a payment of 60.00 for claims made against the Elder estate...
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(ESTATE SALE INCLUDING SLAVES)875 - (ESTATE SALE INCLUDING SLAVES)
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"D.S. 2pp. folio, Lincoln Co. Ky., Nov. 1, 1842 concerning the proceeds of the sale of two named slaves, boys ""Henry"" and...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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(FAMILY BIBLE LISTING SLAVE BIRTHS)876 - (FAMILY BIBLE LISTING SLAVE BIRTHS)
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"A rather large approximately 1,100pp., family Bible of the Neeld family from Kentucky, published by Carey and son, Philadelphia in 1818 and li...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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(JAILING A RUNAWAY SLAVE)877 - (JAILING A RUNAWAY SLAVE)
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"Nice 1p. folio., Lincoln County, Kentucky, July 6-Nov. 9, 1812, tally for moneys owed to jailer A. J. Clark for expenses in running the county...
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(KENTUCKY SLAVE WILL)878 - (KENTUCKY SLAVE WILL)
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"D.S. 3pp. folio, Madison County, Kentucky, July, 1819, concerning the disposition of a Mr. Alexander Walker's estate including the interes...
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(MISSOURRI SLAVE BILL OF SALE)879 - (MISSOURRI SLAVE BILL OF SALE)
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"Slave and property bill of sale, 2pp. folio, Ray Co., Mo., Dec. 3, 1859 concerning the sale of land and the slaves, ""Charles"&...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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(MURDER OF A SLAVE GIRL)880 - (MURDER OF A SLAVE GIRL)
Alexander Autographs
"An interesting slave-related item, 1p. folio, Lincoln, Ky., Sept. 30, 1811, a coroner's report concerning the murder of slave ""...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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(NEGRO ASSAULT TRIAL)881 - (NEGRO ASSAULT TRIAL)
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Interesting manuscript court (partial) document, 2pp. sm. folio, [n.p., n.d. ca. 1850] in which a man describes an assault made upon him by a slave. I
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(NEW ORLEANS SLAVE TAX RECEIPT)882 - (NEW ORLEANS SLAVE TAX RECEIPT)
Alexander Autographs
Partly-printed D.S. 1p. 24mo., New Orleans, May 1, 1828, in French, a receipt for 20 pilasters paid by Mr. Jaime Jordan for taxes due on ""...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
 
 
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