Heritage Historical Manuscripts
June 4
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Autograph Manuscript Leaf from The Hound of the Baskervilles. One page, no place; [1901]. Entirely written in Doyle’s hand, this is one page of the original manuscript for Doyle’s third novel and fifth “Sherlock Holmes” book. Starting Bid: $100,000
Theodore Roosevelt Autograph Letter Signed. Four pages of a bifolium. Roosevelt writes about the deaths of his wife and mother: “It was a grim and evil fate, but I have never believed it did any good to flinch or yield from any blow, nor does it lighten the blow to cease from working.” Starting Bid: $7500
Winston S. Churchill Autograph Letter Signed to T. E. Lawrence. One page of a bifolium. He writes: “I am glad to know that you will accept at least the honorary position of Advisor on Arabian Affairs.”
Starting Bid: $12,500
J.E.B. Stuart’s Personal Manuscript Album of Original Poetry and Prayers. Penned in Stuart’s youth, the entries range from 1850 to 1857 with the majority dated from 1850 to 1855. Starting Bid: $60,000
African Free School 1794 Signed Indenture. One page of vellum, (sight), New York; July 22, 1794. Manuscript document officially allocating a tract of land in lower Manhattan for the formation of the African Free School by the New-York Manumission Society. Starting Bid: $25,000
George Washington Autograph Letter Signed to Henry Knox. One page of a bifolium, Mount Vernon; March 25, 1789. He writes: “Public affairs seem to be in an awkward interregnum and among other irksome circumstances, cannot be quite congenial with the feelings of the attending members of the New Congress.” Starting Bid: $20,000
For inquiries please call 877-HERITAGE (437-4824) Sandra Palomino | Director, Historical Manuscripts