Heritage Auctions – Manuscripts Of The American Revolutionary War & Civil War
November 10
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John C. C. Sanders Autograph Letter Signed (“J. C. C. Sanders”) on the Battle of Gettysburg. Three pages of a bifolium, 7.625” x 9.625”, Winchester, Virginia; July 21, 1863. Fascinating letter addressed to his father. It was penned while Sanders was convalescing from the gunshot wound to the knee that he received during the battle.
Starting Bid: $1,500
[General Thomas Gage, Bunker Hill]. The New-England Chronicle. Or, the Essex Gazette. Cambridge, [Massachusetts]; Thursday, October 5 to Thursday, October 12, 1775. Samuel and Ebenezer Hall. Volume VIII [8], number 376. Four pages. British General Thomas Gage reports to the Earl of Dartmouth on the Battle of Bunker Hill. Starting Bid: $2,000
John Thomas Draft Autograph Letter Signed with Initials (“Jno T”). One page, [Albany, New York]; [April 7, 1776]. A retained draft of a letter from Major General John Thomas to General George Washington providing an update on his journey from Roxbury, Massachusetts to Quebec, Canada, to take charge of the American force there and passing on intelligence reports of inadequate American troop strength. Starting Bid: $4,500
Otho H. Williams Autograph Letter Signed (“O.H. Williams”). Seven pages of bifolia, Annapolis; June 1, 1782. Addressed to Major General Nathanael Greene, Williams writes a lengthy and effusive letter of gratitude upon his promotion to brigadier general. Starting Bid: $2,500
Samuel Huntington Letter Signed as President of the Continental Congress. Two pages, Philadelphia; January 12, 1780. A tersely worded letter addressed to “His Excy President [Joseph] Reed” of Pennsylvania, expressing Congress’s concern over the lack of supplies at the winter encampment at Morristown. Starting Bid: $2,000
Abraham Lincoln Conscription Notice Signed (“Abraham Lincoln”) as President of the United States with Related Document. One partially printed page of a bifolium, 7.75” x 9.75”, Executive Mansion, Washington, D.C.; July 25, 1863. Document assigning “Two Thousand and Thirteen…to be furnished by the 12th District of the State of New York …” Starting Bid: $10,000
David Wooster Document Signed (“Davd. Wooster Jus: of Peace”). One partially printed page, New Haven [Connecticut]; March 16, 1775. Legal summons addressed to the sheriff of New Haven County, ordering Lemuel Nichols of Waterbury to appear before the county court to answer a charge of Joseph Adams concerning an outstanding debt of £10. Starting Bid: $1,250
William T. Sherman Autograph Letter Signed (“W. Sherman”). Four pages of a bifolium, “Camp 5th Divn.” Moscow, Tennessee; July 13, 1862. Addressed to Phil[emon Ewing], a fantastic lengthy letter in which Sherman updates his foster brother of his many activities since the Battle of Corinth, discussing the destruction of railroads, the numerical advantage of the enemy’s cavalry, and McClellan’s “risky” movement, which is presumably a reference to the Seven Days Battles. Starting Bid: $2,000
Jefferson Davis Letter Signed (“Jefferson Davis”) as President of the Confederate States of America. Four pages of a bifolium, “Executive Office” Richmond, Virginia; November 26, 1862. A circular addressed to Z. B. Vance, governor of North Carolina, seeking the States’ aid to reinforce the Confederate Army.
Starting Bid: $4,000