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G. WASHINGTON AND T. JEFFERSON SIGNED SEA LETTERABRAHAM LINCOLN SIGNED APPOINTMENT DOCUMENT, 1861PHOTO ALBUM FILLED WITH 28 CDV PHOTOS
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Atlanta, GA, United States
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Day 2 | Important Documents & Americana

Ahlers & Ogletree is honored to present the lifetime collection of important historical books and documents from The Estate of Fred Bentley, Sr. With more than 900 lots on offer, highlights include the rare opportunity to acquire a William Shakespeare's Second Folio dated to 1632, an Abraham Lincoln signed appointment document, an 1818 copy of the Declaration of Independence as published by Benjamin Owen Tyler, and Mark Twain's 1st Ed. printing of Tom Sawyer. An avid reader and collector his entire life, Mr. Bentley gave generously to his community in support of this passion by founding the rare book rooms at Brenau College and Kennesaw State University. Session 1 : Wednesday February 7: Dickens, Shakespeare, Incunabula and Early Documents Session 2: Thursday February 8: Historical Books & Documents from the Revolutionary War through the 19th century Session 3 : Friday February 9: Important works of fiction and poetry from Mark Twain and others.
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ANDREW JOHNSON CHANGE OF COMMISSION PROCLAMATION: Original commission from the Confederate Army to the Union Army and dated March 14th, 1866 to Second Lieutenant James Hammond Baldwin. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 16th United States
0594: ANDREW JOHNSON CHANGE OF COMMISSION PROCLAMATIONEst. US$300-US$500
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4VOL U.S. GRANT AND W. SHERMAN PERSONAL MEMOIRS: Two double volume sets of Civil War biographies: Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Published 1885 by Charles Webster. First trade edition Memoirs of Gen. W.T. Sherman Written by Himself, Published 1891
0595: 4VOL U.S. GRANT AND W. SHERMAN PERSONAL MEMOIRSEst. US$300-US$600
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CIVIL WAR, HARPERS WEEKLY BOUND MAGAZINE 1864: Bound set of Harper's Weekly Newsmagazine #366-406. From January 2nd through October 8, 1864. Many stories and illustrations about the Civil War. Bound in green cloth boards with a paper spine. Folio
0597: CIVIL WAR, HARPERS WEEKLY BOUND MAGAZINE 1864Est. US$200-US$400
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10VOL HARPER'S MAGAZINE BOUND EDITIONS: Ten volumes of Harper's Magazine, containing the following volumes: Volume 4: 1851-1852, Volume 5: 1852, Volume 8: 1853-1854, Volume 10: 1854-1855, Volume 13: 1856, Volume 14: 1856-1857, Volume 79:
0598: 10VOL HARPER'S MAGAZINE BOUND EDITIONSEst. US$150-US$300
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AMERICAN SCHOOL, TWO SKETCH BOOKS FROM 1860S: First book contains 36 sketches of landscapes and male figures at work. Second book contains 30 sketches of the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Most likely mid to late 1860s. Unknown artist.
0599: AMERICAN SCHOOL, TWO SKETCH BOOKS FROM 1860SEst. US$200-US$400
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WISCONSIN CONSTITUTION, FIRST PRINTING, 1847: Wisconsin's first official printing of the state constitution dated January 21, 1847. House of Representatives document #49, of the 29th Congress, transmitting "an act in relation to the formation of
0601: WISCONSIN CONSTITUTION, FIRST PRINTING, 1847Est. US$200-US$400
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WILLIAM MCKINLEY SIGNED LETTER TO FRIEND, 1896: William McKinley (January 29, 1843-September 14, 1901) TLS to John M Stahl. Letter dated 4 September 1896. In this typed and personally signed letter from William McKinley was a discussion of the
0602: WILLIAM MCKINLEY SIGNED LETTER TO FRIEND, 1896Est. US$300-US$500
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JOURNAL OF THE MISSISSIPPI STATE CONVENTION, 1861: Pleasing example of the very difficult to find previously bound example of the "Journal of the Mississippi State Convention", 104pp. Starting on page 3, the convention was held on March 25th, 1861,
0604: JOURNAL OF THE MISSISSIPPI STATE CONVENTION, 1861Est. US$500-US$1,000
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SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI MEMBERS LIST, 1929: Members of the Society of the Cincinnati, Original. Hereditary, and Honorary with a Brief Account of the Society's History and Aims by William Sturgis Thomas. Printed 1929, by Tobias A. Wright, New
0610: SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI MEMBERS LIST, 1929Est. US$150-US$300
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GERALD FORD, A VISION FOR AMERICA, SIGNED SPEECH: "A Vision for America" speech given and signed by President Gerald Ford in a speech to the Republican Party on July 14, 1980. Numbered 259 of 500 copies. Designed and printed by The Castle Press and
0611: GERALD FORD, A VISION FOR AMERICA, SIGNED SPEECHEst. US$100-US$200
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6PCS INK DRAWINGS OF HISTORIC US LOCATIONS: Nice set of 6 different American school ink drawings of locations in the eastern US which include: the cemetery near barracks, St. Augustine; a view of Camden from Philadelphia; Girard College,
0612: 6PCS INK DRAWINGS OF HISTORIC US LOCATIONSEst. US$100-US$300
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WARREN BURGER SUPREME COURT SIGNED OPINION: This is the Supreme Court case Citizens Against Rent Control v. City of Berkeley 454 U.S. 290 signed by Chief Justice Warren Burger (1907-1995), who wrote the opinion for the majority. The case
0614: WARREN BURGER SUPREME COURT SIGNED OPINIONEst. US$200-US$400
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GEN LEONIDAS POLK HANDWRITTEN SIGNED LETTER: Leonidas Polk (1838-1864), signed letter in his hand. ALS, as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana and founder of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Confederate States of America. This
0615: GEN LEONIDAS POLK HANDWRITTEN SIGNED LETTEREst. US$300-US$500
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4PCS MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS SIGNED DOCUMENTS: George Evans Davis (December 26, 1839 ? June 28, 1926), a signed bank check drawn on Merchants National Bank of Burlington, Vermont. Oliver Duff (or Davis) Greene (January 25, 1833 ? March 19, 1904)
0616: 4PCS MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS SIGNED DOCUMENTSEst. US$200-US$400
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