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Auction XXI
0023: AMERICAN ARCHIVES0118: [WYANDOTTE NATION PETITION]0591: GEORGE WASHINGTON
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UPLAND, CA, United States
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Auction XXI

Signature House

Signature House

With nearly 1200 lots, Signature House is featuring a collection of early Presidents, including two very early ALsS by George Washington; a letter signed by Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State; a patent signed by Andrew Jackson; a military commission signed by Lincoln and an ALS by young John F. Kennedy.



We have Pope John Paul II, Saint John Neumann and other Judeo-Christian notables.



Colonial features a full nine-volume set of American Archives that includes a rare “wet ink” engraving of the Declaration of Independence by Peter Force, plus several Signers.



Americana highlights a rare 1807 petition of the Wyandotte Nation signed by eight chiefs with their totems.



In War Between the States is a war-date ALS by Robert E. Lee; several important Jefferson Davis items; a Confederate Kenansville Froelich sabre, an ALS by Union Major General George Armstrong Custer and other generals.



Military features “Bull” Halsey’s military hat; Ernest King’s presentation sword; letters by Patton and uniforms of important military generals.



Aviation Pioneers, Astronauts and Explorers feature a fine signature by James Cook and an archive pertaining to the first Trams Arctic Submarine Expedition aboard the Nautilus in 1930. Scientists include Einstein and Freud.



Our Heads of State & Royalty includes exquisite large signed lithographs of Edward VII and his Queen Alexandra, plus Napoleon and many others. We also have Artists, Cartoonists, Composers and Classical Musicians.



Literature features Virginia Woolf, Edith Wharton, Joyce Kilmer, D. H. Lawrence, Dickens, Hugo, Hemingway, Longfellow, Kipling. and many others.

Entertainment includes Marilyn Monroe’s last film script and gold and platinum albums presented to the Beatles including Sgt. Pepper and Magical Mystery Tour.



We have many Sports figures and collectibles, including a superb Babe Ruth signed ball, an ALS by Ty Cobb and a Cy Young signed HOF card, a fine photograph signed by John L. Sullivan and an SP by Jim Corbett.

SOLD
[LUCIUS BELLINGER NORTHROP]: CONFEDERATE SUBSISTENCE REPORT218. [LUCIUS BELLINGER NORTHROP] (1813-1894). Confederate Commissary General. Both Beauregard and Johnston argued that he was responsible for the food shortage at
0218: [LUCIUS BELLINGER NORTHROP]Est.
$1,200
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$1,600
SOLD
GEORGE EDWARD PICKETT: PICKET OUTRAGED AT ATTEMPT TO TAKE HIS COMMAND219. GEORGE EDWARD PICKETT (1825-1875). Confederate major general. Twice brevetted for gallantry in the Mexican War, he gained notice for his defiance of
0219: GEORGE EDWARD PICKETTEst.
$6,000
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$8,000
SOLD
JAMES ALEXANDER SEDDON: 221. JAMES ALEXANDER SEDDON (1815-1880). Confederate secretary of war from 1862 until near war's end. War-date manuscript DS "Jas A Seddon," 1p, 8"x4", Richmond, Nov 1864. Dividend receipt on blue
0221: JAMES ALEXANDER SEDDONEst.
$200
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$300
SOLD
E. KIRBY SMITH: 222. E. KIRBY SMITH (1824-1893). Confederate lieutenant general who led at First Manassas where he was severely wounded; fought under Bragg at Perryville and later commanded forces in the
0222: E. KIRBY SMITHEst.
$100
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$150
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[STONEWALL BRIGADE]: ESCAPE AFTER FIRST MANASSAS223. [STONEWALL BRIGADE] W. G. Wright, Co. H, 27th VA, writes to his sister. ALS, 4pp, 12mo, Sep 25, 1861. From "Camp Near Fairfax Ct. House," the Confederate soldier
0223: [STONEWALL BRIGADE]Est.
$200
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$300
SOLD
JACOB THOMPSON: 224. JACOB THOMPSON (1810-1885). US Secretary of the Interior (1857-61) who resigned to serve in the Confederate army under Beauregard and Pemberton. Thompson became a secret Confederate agent in
0224: JACOB THOMPSONEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
ROBERT TOOMBS: 225. ROBERT TOOMBS (1810-1885). The first Confederate secretary of state, he resigned his office and was appointed brigadier general; held off a superior Union force at Burnside Bridge at Sharpsburg.
0225: ROBERT TOOMBSEst.
$100
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$150
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GEORGE A. TRENHOLM: 226. GEORGE A. TRENHOLM (1806-1876). Confederate secretary of the treasury active in blockade running in the early part of the war, captured by Union soldiers. It was through his credit abroad as a
0226: GEORGE A. TRENHOLMEst.
$150
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$200
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JOHN H. WINDER: 227. JOHN H. WINDER (1800-1865). Confederate brigadier general who commanded the notorious Andersonville prison, along with other prison facilities at Libby and Belle Isle. War-date AES "Jno. H.
0227: JOHN H. WINDEREst.
$200
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$300
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HENRY A. WISE: 228. HENRY A. WISE (1806-1876). Confederate brigadier general; governor of Virginia; diplomat. He fought with distinction at Petersburg and Sayler's Creek. As governor of Virginia, the execution of
0228: HENRY A. WISEEst.
$150
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$250
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JOHN ERICSSON: 229. JOHN ERICSSON (1803-1889) Swedish-American engineer and inventor who designed and built the Monitor, the first naval ironclad vessel, which engaged the Confederate ironclad, the Merrimac, in the
0229: JOHN ERICSSONEst.
$2,000
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$3,000
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GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER: MAJOR GENERAL CUSTER IN TEXAS230. GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER (1839-1876). Union brigadier general at age 23, he fought in nearly every battle of the Army of the Potomac, including Gettysburg, later to
0230: GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTEREst.
$6,000
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$8,000
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[MORGAN'S RAIDERS]: KENTUCKY CALL TO ARMS231. [MORGAN'S RAIDERS] War-date Union broadside, 6"x8½", Lexington, KY, Jul 15, 1862. Urgent proclamation declaring, "I hereby notify all citizens that they must connect
0231: [MORGAN'S RAIDERS]Est.
$1,400
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$1,800
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JOHN A. WINSLOW: 232. JOHN A. WINSLOW (1811-1873). American naval officer with service during the Mexican War. As commander of the USS Kearsarge, he was victor in the famed battle with the Confederate raider Alabama
0232: JOHN A. WINSLOWEst.
$1,000
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$1,400
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JAMES A. MULLIGAN: 233. JAMES A. MULLIGAN (1830-1864). Union brigadier general who commanded the 23rd IL, the "Irish Brigade," captured while defending Lexington, MO, and later exchanged. Mortally wounded at the Battle
0233: JAMES A. MULLIGANEst.
$450
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$650
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[16TH ILLINOIS]: 234. [16TH ILLINOIS] Colorful, hand-drawn roster, 10"x7½", artfully illustrating the 16th Regt., Companies A - K. Being a single page of a 4-page folded letter sheet neatly framed with hand-drawn
0234: [16TH ILLINOIS]Est.
$300
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$500
SOLD
[1861 NEWSPAPER]: 235. [1861 NEWSPAPER] Early war-date issue of The Daily Exchange, 4pp, folio, Baltimore, Aug 12, 1861. Contains fascinating extract of dispatch by J. E. Johnston and Beauregard describing McDowell's
0235: [1861 NEWSPAPER]Est.
$80
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$100
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[1864 CINCINNATI GAZETTE]: 236. [1864 CINCINNATI GAZETTE] Complete war-date issue of the Cincinnati Daily Gazette, 4pp, large folio, Jul 1, 1864. Containing much war news and notice of Lincoln's letter of acceptance for the
0236: [1864 CINCINNATI GAZETTE]Est.
$150
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$250
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[206TH PENNSYLVANIA]: 237. [206TH PENNSYLVANIA] Clothing Account ledger for two soldiers of Company I. Partly-printed DS "Wm W Nesbitt Capt," 2pp, 10"x14½", 1864. Completed and signed on both sides of ledger sheet
0237: [206TH PENNSYLVANIA]Est.
$100
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$150
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[54TH MASSACHUSETTS]: CAPTURED CHARLESTON CURRENCY238. [54TH MASSACHUSETTS] Four notes in 5, 10, 15 and 20 cents denominations issued by the City of Charleston, Jun 1862. The 15¢ coupon is annotated on verso, "Found in
0238: [54TH MASSACHUSETTS]Est.
$500
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$700
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[59TH MASSACHUSETTS]: 239. [59TH MASSACHUSETTS] Allotment Role for Co. F, 59th MS. War-date partly-printed DS, 17"x11", n.p., 1863. Boldly signed by Capt. LEWIS E. MUNROE. Contains the allotments of eleven soldiers,
0239: [59TH MASSACHUSETTS]Est.
$80
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$100
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[59th MASSACHUSETTS]: 240. [59th MASSACHUSETTS] Partly printed DS, Capt. "W. W. Harper," 1p, 41"x10½", Worcester, Jul 20, 1865. Muster-Out Roll for 18 year old Private George A. Hadley, Co. S, 59th MS, "wounded in action
0240: [59th MASSACHUSETTS]Est.
$80
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$100
SOLD
[78TH PENNSYLVANIA]: 241. [78TH PENNSYLVANIA] Union soldier Private H. L. BOYER of Col. William Sirwell's 78th PA, writes to his brother Alfred. Lengthy war-date ALS, 4pp, legal folio, "Camp Nevins," [KY], Nov 14, 1861.
0241: [78TH PENNSYLVANIA]Est.
$150
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$250
SOLD
[ARMY OF THE POTOMAC]: 242. [ARMY OF THE POTOMAC] War-date hard bound volume entitled Report on the Organization and Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac by Major General George McClellan, 480pp, 8vo, Sheldon & Company,
0242: [ARMY OF THE POTOMAC]Est.
$300
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$400