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Historic and Military Autographs, & Militaria

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location860 Canal Street. Second Floor., Stamford, Connecticut, 06902, United States

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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
 
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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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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
 
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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
 
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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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A DESERTER WINS A LAST MINUTE REPRIEVE JUST BEFORE HE IS TO BE SHOT - Current Bid: $120.00873 - A DESERTER WINS A LAST MINUTE REPRIEVE JUST BEFORE HE IS TO BE SHOT - Current Bid: $120.00
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War date A.L. of Pvt. Noah Deaton of the 26th North Carolina Infantry, 4pp. 12mo., "Magnolia Dauphin County, N.C." Jan. 25, 1863 in ink an...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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A NORTH CAROLINA OFFICER DESCRIBES CASUALTIES AT GETTYSBURG874 - A NORTH CAROLINA OFFICER DESCRIBES CASUALTIES AT GETTYSBURG
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"Our rank & file has greatly diminished…our little band has lost some of its best men…" A great Gettysburg Confederate officer's ...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
 
 
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A RECENTLY RELEASED CONFEDERATE P.O.W. DESCRIBES RICHMOND JUST PRIOR TO ITS EVACUATION IN 1865.875 - A RECENTLY RELEASED CONFEDERATE P.O.W. DESCRIBES RICHMOND JUST PRIOR TO ITS EVACUATION IN 1865.
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"They find baskets necessary to carry the money required…" Fine content war date A.L.S. "W.S.W." 3pp. 4to., Richmond, Va., Marc...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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A SOUTHERN MOTHER BEGS JAMES BUCHANAN NOT TO REINFORCE FORT SUMTER876 - A SOUTHERN MOTHER BEGS JAMES BUCHANAN NOT TO REINFORCE FORT SUMTER
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"If we have chosen badly let us bear the penalty…" A superb content A.L.S., anonymously signed, "A Carolinian" 4pp. 8vo., "...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 90.00
 
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BURNSIDE LANDS IN NORTH CAROLINA877 - BURNSIDE LANDS IN NORTH CAROLINA
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"Tyson was shot in the thigh and while the Dr. was dressing his wound he was shot in the head..." A.L.S. of Noah Deaton, a member of th...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 220.00
 
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CONFEDERATE GUERILLA B ILL SNOW IS PURSUED BY YANKEE GUERILLAS878 - CONFEDERATE GUERILLA B ILL SNOW IS PURSUED BY YANKEE GUERILLAS
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"Go out slyly or secretly and report to me..." Superb-content A.L.S. by Lt. Col. G. A. Gowin of the 6th Tenn. Mounted Infantry, 1p. 4to.,...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 200.00
 
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CONFEDERATE SOLDIER DESCRIBES THE WHIPPING AND BRANDING OF A SOLDIER879 - CONFEDERATE SOLDIER DESCRIBES THE WHIPPING AND BRANDING OF A SOLDIER
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"He was branded on the forehead with the letter D. He screamed, prayed, and reared around…" Incredible content A.L.S. of Pvt. Hiram Talbo...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 200.00
 
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CONFEDERATE SOLDIER' LETTER880 - CONFEDERATE SOLDIER' LETTER
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War-date A.L.S. of J. Fraser Matthews, a soldier from South Carolina who fought with distinction at Fort Wagner and is noted in Charles Olmstead'...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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IMPRESSMENT AGENTS STARVE SOUTH CAROLINA881 - IMPRESSMENT AGENTS STARVE SOUTH CAROLINA
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ELLISON L. KEITT Confederate Captain of the 19th SC Batt'n Cavalry and the 20th SC Infantry. Fine content war-date A.L.S., 1p. legal folio, [Sou...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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ONE OF THE CONFEDERACY'S FIRST VOLUNTEERS882 - ONE OF THE CONFEDERACY'S FIRST VOLUNTEERS
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A good early war-date Confederate soldier's letter, 4pp. 8vo., written by Pvt. Fred Treat, "Head Quarters 7th Regiment S. C., Camp Twiggs n...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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