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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71 - BUTLER, BENJAMIN F.Alexander Autographs
(1818 - 1893) Union major general, called ""The Beast"" for his authoritarian control of occupied New Orleans, later he command...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 700.00 - 900.00
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72 - BUTTERFIELD, DANIELAlexander Autographs
(1831 - 1901) Union major general who commanded a brigade at Bull Run, awarded the Medal of Honor for Gaines Mill, and wounded in that battle and Get
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
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73 - CAMERON, SIMONAlexander Autographs
1799 - 1889) Secretary of War in Lincoln's cabinet, often involved in scandal concerning army contracts. War-date A.L.S. ""Simon Came...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 400.00 - 600.00
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74 - CHAMBERLAIN, JOSHUA L.Alexander Autographs
(1828 - 1914) Union brigadier general of the 20th Maine whose valiant defense of Little Round Top prevented the Confederates from turning the line at
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
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75 - CHAMBERLAIN, JOSHUA L.Alexander Autographs
(1828 - 1914) Union brigadier general of the 20th Maine whose valiant defense of Little Round Top prevented the Confederates from turning the line at
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
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76 - CLAYTON, HENRY D.Alexander Autographs
(1827 - 1889) Confederate major general who led the Alabama Brigade at Chickamauga and Dalton, later assumed command of A.P. Hill's division an...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 600.00 - 800.00
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77 - DAHLGREN, ULRICAlexander Autographs
(1842 - 1864) Son of the famous Civil War admiral and victim of Kilpatrick's ill-fated 1864 cavalry raid on Richmond. Exceptionally rare war-dat...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 500.00 - 700.00
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78 - DAVIS, JEFFERSONAlexander Autographs
(1808 - 1889) President of the Confederacy who led his armies beyond the surrender at Appomattox. Fine content A.L.S. ""Jefferson Davis&q...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
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79 - DAVIS, JEFFERSONAlexander Autographs
(1808 - 1889) President of the Confederacy who led his armies even beyond the surrender at Appomattox. Interesting A.L.S. ""Jefferson Dav...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
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80 - DAVIS, JEFFERSONAlexander Autographs
(1808 - 1889) President of the Confederacy who led his armies even beyond the surrender at Appomattox. Fine and scarce war-date D.S. ""Je...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
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