Historic and Military Autographs, & Militaria

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Our Fall, 2012 Auction is a two-part auction: Day One will offer important military documents and militaria; Day Two has a fine selection of historic letters, documents and manuscripts in other fields of collecting.
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THE ARCHBISHOP OF NEW YORK LOBBIES FOR A SOLDIER'S COMMISSION863 - THE ARCHBISHOP OF NEW YORK LOBBIES FOR A SOLDIER'S COMMISSION
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JOHN HUGHES (1797-1864) Irish-born Archbishop of New York serving between 1842 and 1864. Archive of five signed letters, 10pp. total, variously 8vo. o
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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THE DIARIES AND LETTERS OF DAVIS TILLSON864 - THE DIARIES AND LETTERS OF DAVIS TILLSON
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(1830-1895) Civil War politician, soldier and adjutant general from Rockland, Maine; Chief of Artillery under Edward O. C. Ord, later raised a regimen
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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UNION MAKERS' RECEIPTS AND TELEGRAMS865 - UNION MAKERS' RECEIPTS AND TELEGRAMS
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Lot of three telegrams and one receipt evidencing sales of goods by Philadelphia manufacturer George D. Parrish to the Federal government during the C
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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VIRGINIA BOND ISSUED TO "A FREE MAN OF COLOR", WITH LAST CONFEDERATE CAPITOL FLAG REMNANT866 - VIRGINIA BOND ISSUED TO "A FREE MAN OF COLOR", WITH LAST CONFEDERATE CAPITOL FLAG REMNANT
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A most unusual Confederate bond, a Commonwealth of Virginia State Stock (in red) (Criswell #61A), July 14, 1860, incredibly made out to: "Mitch...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (600.00) = 600.00
 
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UNION SENTINEL SHOOTS A CONFEDERATE SPY867 - UNION SENTINEL SHOOTS A CONFEDERATE SPY
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"The old cus he won't carry any more news to Dixy…" Excellent content A.L.S. by First Lt. Charles Morfoot, Co. C, 101st Ohio Infantry...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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YANKEE SOLDIER HOUNDS AN OLD "BITCH" PROSTITUTE FOR HER WHISKEY - HE LATER DIES AT ANDERSONVILLE868 - YANKEE SOLDIER HOUNDS AN OLD "BITCH" PROSTITUTE FOR HER WHISKEY - HE LATER DIES AT ANDERSONVILLE
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Fine content Union soldier's letter, 4pp. 8vo., Fort Totten, Jan. 26, 1863 in which Pvt. Levi Hines of the 1st Vt. Heavy Artillery describes en ...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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"LOUISIANA TIGER" WIA AT GETTYSBURG SEEKS AMNESTY IN THE NORTH869 - "LOUISIANA TIGER" WIA AT GETTYSBURG SEEKS AMNESTY IN THE NORTH
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Pretending to be a Dane, a "Louisiana Tiger" tries to bluff his captors and remain free in the North A rare war-date Confederate POW lett...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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5TH NORTH CAROLINA SOLDIER MENTIONS GETTYSBURG, WOULD DIE AT PT. LOOKOUT870 - 5TH NORTH CAROLINA SOLDIER MENTIONS GETTYSBURG, WOULD DIE AT PT. LOOKOUT
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Good content A.L.S. of Pvt. Pleasant Ritchey, Co. F, 5th NC, 4pp., 8vo. July 5, 1863 from Virginia Hospital, Petersburg, VA. It reads in part: "...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for (220.00) = 220.00
 
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A "FISH STORY" IN ANTEBELLUM CHARLESTON871 - A "FISH STORY" IN ANTEBELLUM CHARLESTON
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A good antebellum Southern travel letter, 8pp. 4to., by a Mrs. Turner, "Sullivan's Island, next door to Fort Moultrie, Sept. 7, 1856" ...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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A CAPTURED NORTH CAROLINA CONFEDERATE WRITES FROM THE OLD CAPITOL PRISON - Current Bid: $100.00872 - A CAPTURED NORTH CAROLINA CONFEDERATE WRITES FROM THE OLD CAPITOL PRISON - Current Bid: $100.00
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"My wound is slight, a piece of my ear shot off…" War date A.L.S. of Pvt. Noah Deaton of the 26th North Carolina, 2pp. 8vo., "Washin...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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