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New York, NY, United States
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Printed & Manuscript Americana
The September 28, 2023, Americana auction is rich in material from the American Revolution and the Civil War. Highlights include early printed journals of the Continental Congress, a complete run of Gentleman?s Magazine from the period of the Revolution, and an early printing of Thomas Paine?s Common Sense. From the Civil War, we have a long run of lots relating to the Baltimore riot which launched the war in 1861, including the only known contemporary ambrotype of Luther Ladd, the first Union soldier killed in action. We also offer an archive on the surrender of a Confederate cavalry brigade in May of 1865.
Auction Curator:
Rick Stattler
Director, Books & ManuscriptsLot Number: Lowest
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0218: (NAVY.) Henry W. Lyon. Diary of a Civil War Naval Academy midshipman at war with the future AdmiralEst. $1,200-$1,800
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0220: (NAVY.) Enrique Muller, Jr., photographer. Photograph of the USS Arizona on its maiden voyage.Est. $600-$900
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0221: (NEW JERSEY.) Archive spanning several generations of the Zabriskie family of Paramus and Ridgewood.Est. $2,000-$3,000
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0222: (NEW YORK.) Death of 2 Young People . . . Drowned at Trenton Falls, in a Shocking Manner.Est. $600-$900
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0223: (NEW YORK.) Papers of New York developer and author Howard Carroll.Est. $800-$1,200
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0224: (NEW YORK.) Pair of guest books for the United States Hotel in Saratoga.Est. $1,000-$1,500
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0225: (NEW YORK CITY.) Personal letter by Archibald Gracie of Gracie Manor fame, plus related familyEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed
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0226: (NEW YORK CITY.) David R. Lambert. Letter copy book of a New York cotton merchant.Est. $1,000-$1,500
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0227: (NEW YORK CITY.) The New York Times reports on the "Black Tuesday" stock market crash.Est. $2,000-$3,000
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0229: (PENNSYLVANIA.) Thomas Penn. Letters from the Proprietor of Pennsylvania to his agent, discussingEst. $8,000-$12,000
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0230: (PENNSYLVANIA.) Papers of seven generations of the Franklin-Wistar-Pennock-Miller family.Est. $1,500-$2,500
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0231: (PENNSYLVANIA.) Letters of the well-known Lukens family relating to frontier land surveys.Est. $1,000-$1,500
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0232: (PENNSYLVANIA.) Family papers of Luther Halsey Smith re the seaman's life, his cousin Mary Cassatt,Est. $2,000-$3,000
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0233: (PENNSYLVANIA.) Time book of the Birmingham Iron Works in Pittsburgh.Est. $800-$1,200Lot Passed
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0234: (PHOTOGRAPHY.) Wide-ranging album including Frederick Douglass, views of the 1876 Philadelphia fair,Est. $1,200-$1,800
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0235: (PHOTOGRAPHY.) John Towler, editor. The American Photographic Almanac for 1864.Est. $600-$900
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0236: (PRESIDENTS.) David Edwin, engraver; after "Stewart." James Madison, President of the United StatesEst. $600-$900Lot Passed
0237: (PRESIDENTS--1829.) Andrew Jackson. Broadsheet printing of his first State of the Union address,Est. $600-$900Lot Passed
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0238: (PRESIDENTS--1836 CAMPAIGN.) Untraced Democratic campaign pamphlet titled simply "Address, &c."Est. $300-$400
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0239: (PRESIDENTS.) Ribbon badge depicting Andrew Jackson over his famous toast: "The Union--It Must beEst. $2,000-$3,000
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0240: (PRESIDENTS--1840 CAMPAIGN.) William Henry Harrison ribbon from the New Haven County Convention.Est. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed
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