Heritage HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS AUCTION
October 19 | Dallas | Live & Online
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Sandra Palomino | Director, Historical Manuscripts | Ext. 1107 | SandraP@HA.com
John F. Kennedy Signed Russian Fable inscribed to Congressman Walter M. Besterman. At Besterman’s suggestion, Kennedy had copies of this fable printed and bound, and presented a copy to Soviet Ambassador Andrei Gromyko. It was a simple and profound gesture that helped smooth the way for complex negotiations. Ex. Norman Cousins Estate. Starting Bid: $3,500
Lizzie Borden Signed Power of Attorney. One page; Fall River, Bristol County; August 12, 1892. Borden gives her sister, Emma Borden power of attorney. Also signed by Andrew J. Jennings, the attorney who defended her at trial for the murder of her parents. Starting Bid: $7,000
John Adams Letter Signed. Two pages. Quincy, Massachusetts; December 23, 1822. Adams shares his views on scientific advances and the related issue of the allocation of credit; including credit attributed to Benjamin Franklin for his experiments with lightning. From the Rev. Dr. James G. K. McClure Collection. Starting Bid: $20,000
Albert Einstein Mathematical Formulas Related to his Unified Field Theory. Einstein jots down several formulas from Riemannian geometry, in hopes of illustrating his unified theory. These are musings written on verso of a poem composed to thank the recipient for a gift of cigars. Signed and dated “7. XI. 30” on verso. Framed with a photo of Einstein. Starting Bid: $7,500
Ivan Turgenev Autograph Letter Signed. Three pages, Baden, July 17, 1867. Turgenev is writing to Eugene Schuyler, asking about the progress on his translation of Fathers and Sons. Starting Bid: $2,500
Ulysses S. Grant Autograph Letter Signed to General William T. Sherman. One page, City Point, Virginia; October 12, 1864. General Grant authorizes Sherman’s March to the Sea. From the Rev. Dr. James G. K. McClure Collection. Starting Bid: $37,500
George Gershwin Autograph Musical Score Signed. Four pages containing 57 bars of music from “The Jolly Tar and the Milkmaid”. Likely a working draft, presented to Louis Alter by Ira Gershwin shortly after George’s death. Starting Bid: $5,000
Paul R. Minshull #16591. BP 12-25%; see HA.com 46268
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