AUTOGRAPH and EPHEMERA AUCTION - APRIL 12th 2008-04-12 Auction - 757 Price Results - The Written Word Autographs in NH - Page 2
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Tamworth, NH, United States
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AUTOGRAPH and EPHEMERA AUCTION - APRIL 12th

This is our Spring Auction of authentic autographs and ephemera. We will be selling numerous unique historical items including two autograph letters from fire arms inventor Samuel Colt that were written from Canada when he was performing as "Dr. Samuel Coult." These are the only two such letters known to exist. We will also offer letters from: John Adams, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Theodore Roosevelt and nearly one hundred other Presidential items including a signed copy of John Kennedy's "Profiles in Courage" and the actual appointment signed by Lyndon Johnson, of Clark Clifford as Secretary of Defense and a photograph of JFK inscribed to Clifford and signed. We have a large number of slavery related documents including a chilling letter from a slave trader from 1835. There are numerous Civil War autographs, including a war dated signed CDV of General Robert E. Lee, a war dated endorsement from General George Armstrong Custer and many war dated documents and signatures. We will be selling a signed first edition of Dr. Martin Luther King's book, "Stride Toward Freedom," and many additional author signed first editions including a limited edition book of poetry signed by Walt Whitman.. There is a remarkable original sketch of Albert Einstein, signed by Einstein. There is an autograph letter from Greek soprano, Maria Callas. Entertainers are represented by Walt Disney, Audrey Hepburn, and nearly 150 others. Sports figures include Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jim Thorpe and golf legend Bobby Jones and many, many others. The auction will include nearly 800 lots. Please register to participate live on April 12th. If you have any questions you may email us at writword@hughes.net or call 603 323-7563. Dan Rowe The Written Word Autographs
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Colonial Economist SAMUEL BLODGET - Doc Signed: Samuel Blodget (1724-1807) Merchant, economist. Blodgett served as a captain in the New Hampshire militia during the Revolutionary War. After the War he completed a canal and lock system beside the
0025: Colonial Economist SAMUEL BLODGET - Doc SignedEst. US$500-US$900See Sold Price
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DARTMOUTH COLLEGE - 1773 Booklet *RARE*: Dartmouth College (Eleazer Wheelock). 5 ½" x 7 ¾", sixty-eight page booklet entitled A Continuation of the Narrative of the Indian Charity-School begun in Lebanon, in Connecticut; now incorporated
0026: DARTMOUTH COLLEGE - 1773 Booklet *RARE*Est. US$1,500-US$3,000See Sold Price
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FLORIDA POSTAL HISTORY - Stampless Cover 1838: Florida Postal History. 5" x 3", stamp less, folded letter with a circular postmark from "Apalachicola F. TY, Nov 14" (1838). Opens to 15 ½" x 9 ½", the letter deals with financial matters from
0027: FLORIDA POSTAL HISTORY - Stampless Cover 1838Est. US$150-US$300See Sold Price
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1847 POSTAL COVER - 1847 Scott US # 1: 1847 Postal Cover – Scott US # 1 three nice margins, close at bottom. The five cent stamp of 1847 was one of the first adhesive postage stamps authorized for issue by the Post Office Department, in
0028: 1847 POSTAL COVER - 1847 Scott US # 1Est. US$400-US$800
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JOHN CHAMBERS - Sac and Fox Indian Treaty Signed: John Chambers (1780–1852) Politician. Chambers served as Aide-de-Camp to General Harrison in the War of 1812 with the rank of Major. After the war he served in Congress and was Governor of the
0029: JOHN CHAMBERS - Sac and Fox Indian Treaty SignedEst. US$1,500-US$3,000See Sold Price
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JOHN TAYLOR GILMAN & JOHN LANGDON - Doc Signed: John Taylor Gilman (1753-1828) Statesman. Gilman represented New Hampshire in the Continental Congress in 1782-1783 and was Governor of New Hampshire for fourteen years and John Langdon (1741–1819)
0029A: JOHN TAYLOR GILMAN & JOHN LANGDON - Doc SignedEst. US$400-US$700
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1782 Slavery Related Document - Prince Wm Co. MD: Prince William County, Maryland. 10 ½" x 7" document, May Court 1782 detailing action taken by the court, signed by Foushee Tebbs. The following is included: "...Thomas Chapman is allowed (four
0030: 1782 Slavery Related Document - Prince Wm Co. MDEst. US$150-US$250See Sold Price
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Maryland Slavery May, 1782 - "Taxes on Negroes": Prince William County, Maryland. 10 ½" x 9 ¾" court order, May 7, 1782, the court directs that: "...Robert Lawson Gent is discharged from paying taxes for Negroes Dick, Sam, Aaron & King....
0031: Maryland Slavery May, 1782 - "Taxes on Negroes"Est. US$100-US$200See Sold Price
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1800 APPRAISAL - Slaves Listed By Name: Appraisal Bill – Estate. 8" x 13" itemization of the property of William Harris, April 28, 1800, no place. Harris' estate is valued at $1,590., his most valuable assets were his slaves: "one Negro
0032: 1800 APPRAISAL - Slaves Listed By NameEst. US$200-US$400See Sold Price
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"NEGRO and MULATTO CENSUS" - June 1831: Negro and Mulatto Census. 12 ½" x 7 ¾" legal document, "North District of Scott County," June 1, 1831. The document is a census of Negroes and Mulattoes, signed by William Bickley. Columns are
0033: "NEGRO and MULATTO CENSUS" - June 1831Est. US$150-US$200See Sold Price
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EXCEEDING RARE - SLAVE TRADER LETTER - 1835: Slave Trader Letter. 7 ¾" x 9 ½", three pages, Nashville, May 15, 1835, to Samuel Logan of Virginia, from Joseph Meek. "…My objective now is to purchase as many as possible as all signs are
0034: EXCEEDING RARE - SLAVE TRADER LETTER - 1835Est. US$1,200-US$2,000See Sold Price
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No Carolina Slave Dispute - COURT ORDER 1830: North Carolina Slave Dispute. 7 ¾" x 6" partially printed document, State of North Carolina, Orange County, September 15, 1830, signed for the court by A. B. Bruce. The document directs that
0038: No Carolina Slave Dispute - COURT ORDER 1830Est. US$100-US$200See Sold Price
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Expense Detail 1858 - "Comm on sale Negroes….": Ledger Page – Lynchburg. 13" x 15" ledger sheet, front and back, detailing expenses incurred from January 1833 until April 1858 in the action of Shelton versus Shelton. The expenses include
0042: Expense Detail 1858 - "Comm on sale Negroes…."Est. US$100-US$200See Sold Price
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ALABAMA - Letterhead With Slaves Loading Cotton: Alabama Black History. 8" x 10" handwritten order from the "Office of Chattahoochee Warehouse" in Eufaula, Alabama, July 6, 1868, to the Singer Manufacturing Company. The order is written on
0045: ALABAMA - Letterhead With Slaves Loading CottonEst. US$100-US$200
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Inventor SAMUEL COLT - RARE Autograph Ltr Signed: Samuel Colt (1814-1862) Inventor and industralist. Colt created the 19th-century handgun, and the successful gun company which bore his name. Colt was 16 years old and sailing on a ship to India when
0046: Inventor SAMUEL COLT - RARE Autograph Ltr SignedEst. US$10,000-US$20,000See Sold Price
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Handgun Inventor SAMUEL COLT - Unique Autograph Ltr: Samuel Colt (1814-1862) Inventor and industralist. Colt created the 19th-century handgun, and the successful gun company which bore his name. Colt was 16 years old and sailing on a ship to India when
0047: Handgun Inventor SAMUEL COLT - Unique Autograph LtrEst. US$10,000-US$20,000See Sold Price
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