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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
HOWELL COBB: 194. HOWELL COBB (1815-1868). Confederate major general who led one of the largest brigades in CSA service at Antietam and in Georgia, receiving the surrender of General Stoneman; signed the
0194: HOWELL COBBEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
[CONFEDERATE BLOCKADE RUNNER]: 195. [CONFEDERATE BLOCKADE RUNNER] The Chicora was built by William C. Miller & Company of Liverpool and served the Confederacy as one of the most successful Charleston runners during the last months
0195: [CONFEDERATE BLOCKADE RUNNER]Est.
$700
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$900
SOLD
[CONFEDERATE PAROLE]: 196. [CONFEDERATE PAROLE] Confederate prisoner WILLIAM M. PIERCE of James City, VA, is paroled from Point Lookout, MD, and signs Oath of Allegiance to the US. Two partly printed DsS, 1p each, 8vo,
0196: [CONFEDERATE PAROLE]Est.
$700
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$900
SOLD
[CONFEDERATE TINTYPE]: 197. [CONFEDERATE TINTYPE] Quarter plate portrait of a young Confederate cadet in uniform wearing kepi hat standing with his hand resting on seated friend in civilian attire. Fine example. Preserved
0197: [CONFEDERATE TINTYPE]Est.
$300
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$500
SOLD
SAMUEL COOPER: 198. SAMUEL COOPER (1798-1876). Highest ranking CSA general officer. He was Adjutant General of the US and became both Adjutant and Inspector General of the Confederacy. LS "S. Cooper" as Adjutant
0198: SAMUEL COOPEREst.
$150
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$250
SOLD
[CSA CABINET MEMBERS]: 199. [CSA CABINET MEMBERS] Collection of six Confederate Cabinet members and military officers. Signatures, mostly on cards, include Secretary of Treasury CHRIS G. MEMMINGER; Secretary of State
0199: [CSA CABINET MEMBERS]Est.
$150
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$250
SOLD
[CSA GENERALS]: 200. [CSA GENERALS] Collection of four clipped signatures and signed cards. Included are Confederate Major General JOSEPH WHEELER, inscribed, adding sentiment and "Richmond Jan 17th 99," mounted;
0200: [CSA GENERALS]Est.
$150
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$200
SOLD
[CSA LUMINARIES]: 201. [CSA LUMINARIES] Two signatures include CSA Vice President ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS (1812-1883), who favored negotiation with the Union. Signed card, 3½"x2¼", annotated in another hand
0201: [CSA LUMINARIES]Est.
$150
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$250
SOLD
GEORGE DAVIS: 202. GEORGE DAVIS (1820-1896). American attorney who served as Confederate senator from NC (1862-64); and as attorney general of the CSA (1864-65). Large signature "Geo Davis" in light pencil on
0202: GEORGE DAVISEst.
$60
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$80
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JUBAL A. EARLY: 203. JUBAL A. EARLY (1819-1894). Confederate major general who fought throughout the war, leading a division at Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and Spotsylvania, and conducted a threatening
0203: JUBAL A. EARLYEst.
$200
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$300
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[RICHARD STODDERT EWELL]: 204. [RICHARD STODDERT EWELL] (1817-1872). CSA Lieutenant General who succeeded Stonewall Jackson. He lost a leg at 2nd Manassas, received a wooden replacement, and fought until his capture at
0204: [RICHARD STODDERT EWELL]Est.
$200
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$300
SOLD
NATHAN BEDFORD FORREST: 205. NATHAN BEDFORD FORREST (1821-1877). Confederate lieutenant general, 3rd Tennessee Cavalry; one of the best cavalry officers of the war. A horse, cattle and slave trader in Memphis before the
0205: NATHAN BEDFORD FORRESTEst.
$1,200
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$1,500
SOLD
WADE HAMPTON: 206. WADE HAMPTON (1818-1902). Confederate lieutenant general, one of only three civilians without formal military training to attain that rank. Wounded at Fair Oaks and three times at Gettysburg, he
0206: WADE HAMPTONEst.
$500
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$700
SOLD
WADE HAMPTON: 207. WADE HAMPTON War-date signature, 2½"x1½", adding "Lt. Genl / C.S.A." beneath. Minor soiling; else a Fine example. Double matted beneath a CDV half-length portrait vignette in uniform,
0207: WADE HAMPTONEst.
$500
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$700
SOLD
DANIEL HARVEY HILL: 208. DANIEL HARVEY HILL (1821-1889). Confederate lieutenant general, a brother-in-law of Stonewall Jackson. He served with distinction in the east until his transfer to the Army of Tennessee where he
0208: DANIEL HARVEY HILLEst.
$150
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$250
SOLD
JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON: 209. JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON (1807-1891). Confederate general considered a defensive genius, remembered for his stubborn defense of Atlanta. He was one of the hero's at First Bull Run and was the first to
0209: JOSEPH E. JOHNSTONEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
JAMES LONGSTREET: 210. JAMES LONGSTREET (1821-1904). Confederate lieutenant general whom Lee called his "old war-horse," commanding the 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia at Chickamauga. He was severely wounded
0210: JAMES LONGSTREETEst.
$200
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$300
SOLD
[KENANSVILLE SABER]: 211. [KENANSVILLE SABER] The firm of Froelich and Eastvan contracted to sell swords to the State of North Carolina, but shortly after the outbreak of the war, Col. Eastvan left the partnership and
0211: [KENANSVILLE SABER]Est.
$4,000
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$6,000
SOLD
[LOMAX BRIGADE]: 212. [LOMAX BRIGADE] General Orders No. 5 issued by order of Major General Lunsford L. Lomax (1835-1913), 11th VA Cavalry. Manuscript DS by his adjutant, 1½pp, 8vo, Headquarters, Lomax Brigade, Feb
0212: [LOMAX BRIGADE]Est.
$100
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$150
SOLD
[LOUISIANA STATE BOND]: 213. [LOUISIANA STATE BOND] War-date partly printed DS, 1p, irregular folio, Baton Rouge, Mar 1, 1862. An 8% bond in the amount of $100 with coupons authorized by "Act of the Legislature" and
0213: [LOUISIANA STATE BOND]Est.
$100
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$150
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STEPHEN R. MALLORY: 214. STEPHEN R. MALLORY (1813-1873). US senator from Florida appointed by Jefferson Davis as his Secretary of the Navy in 1861. At that time, the Confederacy had no ships and no sailors. He
0214: STEPHEN R. MALLORYEst.
$80
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$100
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SAMUEL B. MAXEY: 215. SAMUEL B. MAXEY (1825-1895). CSA major general who fought with distinction at Port Hudson, Vicksburg and Poison Springs. He commanded three brigades of Indians in combat in the Indian
0215: SAMUEL B. MAXEYEst.
$80
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$100
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ANDREW B. MOORE: 216. ANDREW B. MOORE (1806-1873). First confederate governor of Alabama; state legislator; attorney. Early war-date partly printed DS "A. B. Moore," 1p, horizontal 12mo, Montgomery, May 20, 1861.
0216: ANDREW B. MOOREEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
JOHN TYLER MORGAN: MORGAN'S OPERATIONS AT TANNERS FERRY217. JOHN TYLER MORGAN (1824-1907). Confederate brigadier general who served at Bull Run, Murfreesboro and Chickamauga and harassed Sherman from Atlanta to
0217: JOHN TYLER MORGANEst.
$4,000
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$6,000