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AUTOGRAPH Auction - Guaranteed Authentic
6:00 AM PT - Oct 25th, 2008

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The Written Word Autographs

P. O. Box 490
Tamworth, NH 03886
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794 Items

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151 Lot 151

Signal Corps - 1864 - PAY VOUCHER
Theodore C. Vidal – U. S Army Signal Corps. 17" x 11" partia...

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152 Lot 152

Soldiers Diary - Dec 1861 thru Jan 1863 Great Cont
Soldier's Diary. Richard Colburn, a private who enlisted in ...

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153 Lot 153

War Dated OATH and PAROLE - Virginia 1864
Oath and Parole. 8" x 3" partially printed document, Head Qu...

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Original ALEXANDER GARDNER Albumen Photo - VA
(Alexander Gardner) (1821-1882) Scottish-born photographer. ...

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155 Lot 155

Original Albumen Print - ALEXANDER GARDNER
(Alexander Gardner) 12" x 9 ½" full plate albumen print, ima...

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156 Lot 156

CSA General PIERRE G T BEAUREGARD - Card Signed
Pierre G. T. Beauregard (1818-1893) CSA. General. Beauregard...

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CSA Gen LAWRENCE O'B BRANCH - Stock Signed
Lawrence O'Brien Branch (1820-1862) CSA General. Branch was ...

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158 Lot 158

CSA Gen SIMON B BUCKNER - Document Signed
Simon Bolivar Buckner (1823-1914) CSA General. Buckner surre...

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159 Lot 159

CSA Gen SIMON B BUCKNER - Check Signed
Simon Bolivar Buckner (1823-1914) CSA General. Buckner surre...

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160 Lot 160

CSA General WADE HAMPTON - Autograph Ltr Signed
Wade Hampton (1818-1902) CSA General. Hampton organized and ...

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161 Lot 161

CSA Gen THOMAS JORDAN-Autograph Ltr to Beauregard
Thomas Jordan (1819-1895) Confederate spy, CSA. General. Jor...

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162 Lot 162

CSA Gen JAMES LONGSTREET - Autograph Ltr Signed
James Longstreet (1821 - 1904) CSA General. Longstreet was g...

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163 Lot 163

CSA Gen GEORGE PICKETT - Rare Autograph Ltr Signed
George E. Pickett (1825-1875) CSA General. Pickett was sever...

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164 Lot 164

CSA General GIDEON PILLOW - Autograph Ltr Signed
Gideon Pillow (1806-1878) CSA General. Pillow was appointed...

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165 Lot 165

CSA Gen ALEXANDER STEWART - Cut Signature
Alexander P. Stewart (1821-1908) CSA General. Stewart initia...

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166 Lot 166

CSA Secy State ROBERT TOOMBS - Autograph Ltr
Robert Toombs (1810-1885) CSA Secretary of State, General. T...

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167 Lot 167

TN Gen WASHINGTON C WHITTHORNE - Cut Signature
Washington Curran Whitthorne (1821-1887) Whitthorne served a...

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168 Lot 168

CSA Treasury Circular 1861- To Raise Money
Confederate States of America: Treasury Circular. 5 ½" x 8 ½...

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169 Lot 169

CSA Congress - June 1863 Court Martial
Confederate General Order # 83. 5" x 8", one and one-third p...

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170 Lot 170

CSA Requisition of Forage - Sept 1863
Confederate Requisition for Forage. 11" x 8 ½" partially pri...

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171 Lot 171

2nd Regiment Kentucky Cavalry Document - Dec 1863
2nd Regiment Kentucky Calvary. 8" x 10" signed document, Dec...

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172 Lot 172

Virginia Resolution CSA General Order 1864
Virginia Resolution. 5 ¼" x 8 ½" printed resolution, January...

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Confederate State of Texas CSA Letter - Feb 1864
Confederate State of Texas. 7 ¼" x 9" secretarial copy of a ...

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174 Lot 174

CSA Hospital Soldier Furlough - Sept 1864 *RARE*
Confederate Soldier's Hospital Furlough. 7 ½" x 3" partially...

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175 Lot 175

CSA Congress Doc - 1864 "DEFICIENCY OF FUNDS"
Confederate Congress Document. 6 ¼" x 9 ¾", three page print...

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176 Lot 176

February 1865 - CSA GENERAL ORDERS # 3
General Orders # 3. CSA, 5" x 7 ¾" printed document, signed ...

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177 Lot 177

CSA Soldier Swaps His Mule to a Yankee
A Confederate Soldier from the 28th Mississippi "swaps" His ...

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178 Lot 178

CSA Soldier Sullivan's Island - SC Letter - Januar
Early War Letter - Sullivans Island South Carolina. 5" x 8",...

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179 Lot 179

Hand Cock Soldier's Ltr - April 16, 1864
Soldier Letter – Camp Hand Cock, Virginia, April 14, 1864. 5...

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180 Lot 180

J. M. Potts - War Dated Ltr Jan 1863 Good Content
January 30, 1863 – Millville, Pennsylvania. 5" x 8", four pa...

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181 Lot 181

Sept 1862 Ltr- 1st Bull Run "McDowell's a traitor"
First Bull Run – "Officers say McDowell's a traitor…." Septe...

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182 Lot 182

Charleston Roads, July 1864 - Battle Content
Thomas Island Attack - July, 1864. 5" x 8", two pages, front...

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183 Lot 183

10 Soldier Letters - Chas. Horns Writes His Mother
Charles Horns – Ten Letters Home. Horns enlisted on January ...

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184 Lot 184

Camp Nr Montgomery May 1865-Lincoln Death Content
May, 1865 Letter Home From Montgomery, Alabama – Lincoln Dea...

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185 Lot 185

"Duties of Servants" - Broadside 1845
Broadside – "Of the Duties of Servants." 9 ¼" x 12", Christo...

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186 Lot 186

Broadside - 4th of July Excursion Coastal Maine
Broadside – "4th of July 4th Excursion." 10 ¼" x 13 ¾" print...

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187 Lot 187

"Panorama of the Seat of War" - Front & Back
Panorama of the Seat of War." 9 ½" x 15 ½" printed illustrat...

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188 Lot 188

American Artifical Limb Co. - War date Letter
American Artificial Limb Company. 8" x 9 ¾" autograph letter...

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189 Lot 189

American Telegraph Co - 10 days after Lee's Surren
Telegram Eleven Days After the Surrender. 5 ¼" x 8" telegram...

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190 Lot 190

Abolitionist FREDERICK DOUGLAS - Document Signed
Frederick Douglas (1818-1895) Abolitionist, journalist, and ...

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191 Lot 191

Civil Rights MARTIN LUTHER KING - Ltr Signed FULL
Martin Luther King (1929-1968) Civil Rights activist. King w...

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192 Lot 192

Civil Rights Activist ROSA RARKS - Photo Signed
Rosa Parks (1913-2005) Civil Rights activist. When Parks ref...

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193 Lot 193

Civil Rights Activist ROSA RARKS - Card Signed
Rosa Parks (1913-2005) Civil Rights activist. When Parks ref...

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194 Lot 194

Morman Leader BRIGHAM YOUNG - Card Signed
Brigham Young (1801-1877) Religious leader. Young led the gr...

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1 Bid
195 Lot 195

Zionist Leader STEPHEN WISE - Engraving Signed
Stephen S. Wise (1874-1949) Zionist leader. A social liberal...

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196 Lot 196

"Boys Town" Founder FATHER FLANAGAN - Card Signed
Edward J. Flanagan (1886-1948) Clergyman. Flanagan was a Rom...

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197 Lot 197

Catholic Cardinals SPELLMAN & KROL - Book Signed
Pilgrimage to South America. 11 ¼" x 8 ½", 40 page, Delta L...

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198 Lot 198

Explorer "CAPT JACK" CRAWFORD - His Poem Signed
J. W. "Capt. Jack" Crawford (1847-1917) Explorer, author. "C...

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199 Lot 199

Admiral WINFIELD SCOTT SCHLEY - 3 Ltrs Signed
Winfield Scott Schley (1839-1911) Admiral. Schley served wit...

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200 Lot 200

Everest Climber SIR EDMUND HILLARY - Photo Signed
Edmund Hillary (1919-2008) Explorer. Hillary and his Sherpa ...

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2 Bids
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