Two Centuries of American History: Highly Important Letters and Documents - N09488

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Two Centuries Of American History: Highly Important Letters And Documents

25 May 2016 • New York

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Sale Number: N09488

73. Autograph letter signed ("A. Lincoln") to Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, concerning a crucial dispute with the Illinois Central Railroad

Estimate: 40,000 – 60,000 USD

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74. General Orders 68. Head Quarters Army of the Potomac, [Gettysburg, Pa.], printed on the field, July 4, 1863.

Estimate: 10,000 – 15,000 USD

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75. T. Ditterline. Field of Gettysburg, July 1st, 2nd & 3rd 1863. New York: C.A. Alvord, 1863 — with pamphlet: (George W. Childs). Sketch of the Battles of Gettysburg, July 1st, 2d, and 3d, 1863; With an Account of the Movements of the Respective Armies for Some Days previous Thereto. Compiled for the Personal Observation of Eye-Witnesses of the Several Battles. Accompanied by an Exploratory Map. New York: Alvord, 1863

Estimate: 6,000 – 8,000 USD

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76. Gettysburg Address in The World. New York, 20 November 1863

Estimate: 7,000 – 12,000 USD

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77. Letter signed ("Yours truly A. Lincoln") to Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles, seeking counsel on the appropriate response to the Fort Pillow massacre of nearly 300 black Union troops

Estimate: 150,000 – 200,000 USD

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78. The "Authorized Edition" of the Emancipation Proclamation, signed by President Abraham Lincoln

Estimate: 1,500,000 – 2,000,000 USD

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79. An extremely rare manuscript copy of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, signed and endorsed by Abraham Lincoln ("Abraham Lincoln"; "Approved. February 1, 1865.")

Estimate: 2,000,000 – 3,000,000 USD

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80. The Triumph of Freedom Over Slavery … A Resolution, submitting to the Legislatures of the Several States a proposition to Amend the Constitution of the United States. … New York: by J. Gibson (for Judson Holcomb, 1865)

Estimate: 2,000 – 3,000 USD

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81. A fine copy of his valedictory General Orders No. 9, signed (R E Lee | Genl")

Estimate: 50,000 – 70,000 USD

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82. Autograph Manuscript Signed, to Brigadier General Horace J. Morse. “Head Quarters 10th Infantry Conn. Vols. / Near Richmond Va.,” May 10, 1865. 13 pp. small folio, in ink on lined paper; minor smudging to first leaf.

Estimate: 6,000 – 10,000 USD

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83. An Appeal to the Women of the United States by the National Woman suffrage and Educational Committee, Washington, D.C. Hartford: Case, Lockwood & Brainard, 1871

Estimate: 3,000 – 5,000 USD

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84. Autograph transcript signed ("Katherine Lee Bates") of "America the Beautiful"

Estimate: 25,000 – 40,000 USD

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