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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CONFISCATION OF PROPERTY AND EMANCIPATION OF SLAVES, 1862923 - CONFISCATION OF PROPERTY AND EMANCIPATION OF SLAVES, 1862
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Civil War-date printed pamphlet titled: "Confiscation of Property and Emancipation of the Slaves of the Rebels Speech by Hon. Alfred Ely of New...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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ELMER ELLSWORTH'S MANUAL OF ARMS924 - ELMER ELLSWORTH'S MANUAL OF ARMS
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Scarce copy of Ellsworth's Manual of Arms for Light Infantry, adapted to the Rifled Musket, with or without the Priming Attachment, Arranged for...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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FREED SLAVE IS CONVICTED OF MURDER925 - FREED SLAVE IS CONVICTED OF MURDER
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Union printed General Order No. 5, Headquarters, Beaufort, SC, Aug. 15, 1862, 3pp. 8vo., indicating: "Moses, a colored man, was convicted of mu...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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GENERAL ORDER FROM OCCUPIED LITTLE ROCK926 - GENERAL ORDER FROM OCCUPIED LITTLE ROCK
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Rare imprint "Special Orders No. 23 Headquarters, Department of Arkansas, Little Rock, Ark. Jan. 25th, 1865", signed in type by Maj. Gener...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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HARPER'S WEEKLY FROM 1862 WITH ANTI-CONFEDERATE CARTOONS927 - HARPER'S WEEKLY FROM 1862 WITH ANTI-CONFEDERATE CARTOONS
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A single page from the Aug. 16, 1862 issue of Harper's Weekly, bearing amongst various advertisements are three cartoons. The first shows a youn...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
 
 
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HISTORY OF THE NEW YORK 22ND REGIMENT, N.G.928 - HISTORY OF THE NEW YORK 22ND REGIMENT, N.G.
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A rare war-date Union regimental history, 47pp. hardbound 8vo., entitled: The LAST CAMPAIGN of the TWENTY-SECOND REGIMENT, N. G. S. N. Y. June and Jul
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Start Price : 37.50 | Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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JEFFERSON DAVIS' "CONFESSION" BROADSIDE929 - JEFFERSON DAVIS' "CONFESSION" BROADSIDE
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A fascinating Union propaganda item, a broadside, 8 1/2" x 14", signed in type by one Wesley Bradshaw and printed by Alexander & Co., ...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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JEFFERSON DAVIS' RESPONSE TO THE RESULTS OF THE "PEACE COMMISSION"930 - JEFFERSON DAVIS' RESPONSE TO THE RESULTS OF THE "PEACE COMMISSION"
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Rare Confederate imprint, Message of the President. To the Senate and House of Representatives of the Confederate States of America., 4pp. 8vo.,
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEERS PARADE BROADSIDE931 - MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEERS PARADE BROADSIDE
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Broadside, 6 1/2" x 13 1/2", Foxboro, July 23, 1861, headed: "GRAND RECEPTION OF VOLUNTEERS! On their Return from the War...". T...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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NEWSPAPER REPORTS ON THE MONITOR AND THE MERRIMAC932 - NEWSPAPER REPORTS ON THE MONITOR AND THE MERRIMAC
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A good pair of war-date newspapers announcing the battle between the USS Monitor and CSS Merrimac on Mar. 9, 1862. Includes Harper's Weekly, New...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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OCCUPIED VICKSBURG "WALLPAPER" NEWSPAPER933 - OCCUPIED VICKSBURG "WALLPAPER" NEWSPAPER
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An authentic example at an affordable price Very rare and highly sought after Vicksburg "wallpaper" newspaper, The Daily Citizen, 1p. 9 1...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (600.00) = 600.00
 
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PRISONERS AT LIBBY PRISON HOLD A CHRISTMAS SHOW934 - PRISONERS AT LIBBY PRISON HOLD A CHRISTMAS SHOW
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A Christmas show staged by Union prisoners at Richmond's notorious Libby Prison An excessively rare printed broadside, a playbill for an 1863 C...
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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SECESSION CARD935 - SECESSION CARD
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Scarce "secession card", 2" x 3 1/8", shows a Confederate First National flag with the legend: "SOUTHERN RIGHTS 'Don...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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SECESSION CARD936 - SECESSION CARD
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Scarce "secession card", 3 1/8" x 2", shows crossed Confederate First National flags and a serpent with the legend: "WE KNO...
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Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
 
 
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SEDDON REPORTS ON THE COURSE OF THE WAR937 - SEDDON REPORTS ON THE COURSE OF THE WAR
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Confederate imprint, Report of the Secretary of War, Richmond, Apr. 28, 1864, 37pp. 8vo. This imprint, the text of Seddon's report to Jefferson ...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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THE CONFEDERATE CONGRESS VOWS TO CONTINUE THE WAR938 - THE CONFEDERATE CONGRESS VOWS TO CONTINUE THE WAR
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Scarce imprint, C.S.A. Senate Bill No. 16, Richmond, Nov. 18, 1864, 4pp. 8vo. In this joint resolution, the Confederate Congress vows to continue its
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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WILLIAM L. YANCEY'S DEATH IS RECOGNIZED BY THE C.S.A. CONGRESS939 - WILLIAM L. YANCEY'S DEATH IS RECOGNIZED BY THE C.S.A. CONGRESS
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WILLIAM L. YANCEY (1814 - 1863) Confederate politician who, as Congressman, proposed a Southern confederacy as early as 1858. He also acted as Jeffers
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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SLAVE IMPRESSMENT RECEIPT940 - SLAVE IMPRESSMENT RECEIPT
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War-date printed document, 1p. 8vp., "Headquarters Army of the Confederate States, Department of the Guly", Mar. 22, 1864, an "Impres...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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1865 CONFEDERATE ACCOUNT OF MAIL AT GRAVEL HILL941 - 1865 CONFEDERATE ACCOUNT OF MAIL AT GRAVEL HILL
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Partly-printed D.S. 4pp. folio, Gravel Hill, 1854, a lengthy account of mail received at the post office at Gravel Hill, Virginia, from Feb. 14, 1865
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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(FRANKLIN BUCHANAN)942 - (FRANKLIN BUCHANAN)
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(1800-1874) Confederate Admiral and commander of the ironclad CSS Virginia, best remembered for his role in the Battle of Hampton Roads, during which
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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