AMERICAS 250TH CELEBRATION EVENT_SESSION 3 Auction on Aug 1, 2026 by John McInnis Auctioneers,LLC in MA
AMERICAS 250TH CELEBRATION EVENT_SESSION 3
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Amesbury, MA, United States
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AMERICAS 250TH CELEBRATION EVENT_SESSION 3

A LIVE THREE-DAY AUCTION Over 1,000 Lots to be Sold Session 3-Saturday, August 1st -12noon Chelsea Clock Collection, Historic Americana, Ephemera, Maritime, Militaria, Art, Advertising and Trade Signs, Local Items of Interests and Decoys LOTS 700-1084
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CAPT. NAT'L WARNER BATTLE of BUNKER HILL SABER: Saber with figural lions head pommel marked "Harvey", leather & silver scabbard marked S&G Harvey Cutlers (Birmingham, England). Carried by Captain Nathaniel Warner (Gloucester, MA) in The Battle of
Est.
$10,000
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$20,000
$5,000
(1 bid)
BATTLE of BUNKER HILL EPHEMERA LOT: Including a framed engraving of Capt. John Spalding's Bunker Hill Monument Association membership certificate, many pamphlets, books, etc. 14 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches overall.
Est.
$400
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$800
$225
(2 bids)
(18th c) BUNKER HILL TREEBLE - REV. WAR MARCH: (18th c) handwritten march with score & lyrics written by Nathaniel Niles "The American Hero" in 1775 relating to the June 17, 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill in Charlestown, MA. Treeble is an old English
Est.
$200
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$400
$150
(3 bids)
JONATHAN BLAISDEL REVOLUTIONARY WAR MUSKET: By Jonathan Blaisdel of Amesbury, MA with makers mark JB on lower face of lock. Bayonet marked VII on neck. Walnut stock with Brown Bess style Bulb and Beaver Tail with initials ICA on side of check
Est.
$1,500
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$3,000
$2,750
(3 bids)
(2) READING MASSACHUSETTS DOCUMENTS - 1776 & 1778: 1776 and 1778 signed and sealed by Jacob Emerson as Town Clerk. September 23, 1776 "Independent States of America" Notice of Town meeting 12 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches. May 9, 1778 Notice of Town meeting to
Est.
$150
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$300
$200
(4 bids)
DOCUMENTED THOMAS JEFFERSON'S LIBRARY CHAIR: Thomas Sheraton Period Library Chair with swivel book rest. 32 x 22 x 23 inches (not including book rest) Provenance: Inscribed on the inside of front seat frame: "Owned by Thomas Jefferson and used
Est.
$10,000
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$20,000
$5,000
(1 bid)
FRANKLIN BIRTHPLACE/USS CONSTITUTION MISSION BOX: Wooden missionary box with (4) inscribed silver plaques , body made from the wood recovered from the birthplace of Benjamin Franklin (17 Milk Street, Boston, MA) and turned oak handle made from wood
Est.
$500
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$1,000
$250
(1 bid)
1790 N. CAROLINA ACT CIRCULAR SIGNED by HAMILTON: Treasury Department Circular signed by Alexander Hamilton as acting Secretary of the Treasury, dated March 3rd, 1790 notifying state officials of the February 8th, 1790 Act of Congress which extended
Est.
$5,000
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$10,000
$2,500
DEATH of ALEXANDER HAMILTON: Portsmouth Oracle, Saturday, July 21, 1804 newspaper printed in Portsmouth, NH, Hamilton's death notice with coffin engraving.
Est.
$150
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$300
$125
(2 bids)
READING MASS SIGNED and SEALED DOCUMENT: July 21, 1763 "To see wether the town will chose a man or men to joyn with the towns of Wennum, Topsfield, Boxford, Danvers and Middleton to treat with the owners of the mills on Ipswich River so
Est.
$150
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$300
$100
(2 bids)
(3) INTERESTING 1775 DOCUMENTS: Written and signed by Benjamin Brown, member of the Provincial Congress 1774 and in the company and Capt John Walton marched to Concord on April 19, 1775, fought at Meriams Corner.(1) dated document
Est.
$300
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$600
$175
(2 bids)
C1850 MONNATTEN FIREARMS CO POPPERBOX PISTOL: Six slot. Marked on barrel. Patent applied for cast steel. 7 1/2 x 1 1/4 inches
Est.
$200
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$400
$100
(1 bid)
ANTIQUE SAMUEL MODEL 1849 COLT REVOLVER: Five shot with orignal box, labeled tin. Brass bullet mold tool. Engraved scene on bullet chamber under barrel loading lever. Matching serial numbers. 11 inches, barrel 6 inches. Box 2 x 11 3/4 x 5
Est.
$400
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$800
$350
(2 bids)
(18th/19th c) SILHOUETTE of GEO. WASHINGTON: (18th/19th c) hollow cut silhouette portrait of George Washington with (13) stars above head, framed with newer black fabric backing in a lemon gold frame. 8 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches overall.
Est.
$200
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$400
$100
(1 bid)
1798-01 OATHS & SUBSCRIPTIONS of MASS. MILITIAMEN: Oaths and Subscriptions of Officers in the Militia of Massachusetts, all members from Newbury and Newburyport, (1) from Rowley. First Regiment, Second Brigade, and Second Division. 22 3/4 x 14 inches
Est.
$500
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$1,000
$250
(1 bid)
ORIGINAL NBC AUDIO RECORDING of JFK ASSASSINATION: Original 1/4 inch reel to reel tape audio recording of Don Pardo's special first two bulletins and original National coverage broadcast that cut into NBC's programming to announce the tragic
Est.
$5,000
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$10,000
$2,500
ADMIRAL DEWEY "THE HERO OF MANILA" BANNER: Patriotic banner celebrating Dewey's 1898 victory over the Spanish Fleet in The Battle of Manila Bay without a single loss of American life. Banner measures 23 x 25 5/8 inches. Overall 26 x 38 inches.
Est.
$200
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$400
$100
(1 bid)
US M1840 HEAVY CAVALRY SABER: Pierced brass guard with twine wrapped grip. Guard marked "74 67". 32 1/2 inch blade; 38 1/2 inches overall.
Est.
$500
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$1,000
$250
1823 BUNKER HILL MONUMENT ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP: Commemorating the early events of the American Revolution especially for the erection of a monument on the ground where the action of Bunker Hill was fought on 17th on June 1775. 15 x 13 1/2 inches
Est.
$200
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$400
$125
(2 bids)
1785 ACCOUNT OF THE SETTLEMENT OF BRISTOL, RI: "An Account of the Settlement of the Town of Bristol in the State of Rhode Island and of the Congregational Church..." printed by Bennett Wheeler (Providence, RI) 1785, saddle bound in hand painted
Est.
$100
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$300
$50
(1 bid)
1793 SERMON by HENRY WIGHT (PRINTED 1794): "A Sermon delivered October 9, 1793 at Bristol at a time set apart for Public Prayer & Humiliation by several churches in the State of Rhode Island & c. on account of the Distressing Sickness in the
Est.
$100
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$300
$50
IMPORTANT (18thc) PARSON JOHN BURT SERMONS: A group of handwritten sermons pre-dating the Revolution by Patriot Parson John Burt of Bristol, RI. (2) with dates preached/repeated inscribed verso including "Bristol Aug. 28th, 1768 repeated May
Est.
$1,000
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$3,000
$500
(1 bid)
IMPORTANT (18th c) DIARIES of PARSON JOHN BURT: (3) handwritten saddle bound volumes of the Parson John Burts diaries recording when, where, and for whom he preached, volumes 3, 4, & 5. Dating from July 1755-August 1775. 6 1/4 x 4 inches.N.B.
Est.
$500
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$1,000
$250
(1 bid)