Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana - N10002

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Fine Manuscript And Printed Americana

24 January 2019 • New York

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Sale Number: N10002

2085. George Washington

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ("GO: WASHINGTON") AS CONTINENTAL COMMANDER TO BRYAN FAIRFAX "AT TOWLSTON IN VIRGINIA," EXPRESSING HIS EAGERNESS TO RESIGN HIS COMMISSION AND RETIRE TO MOUNT VERNON

Estimate: 120,000 – 180,000 USD

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2086. Treaty of Paris, Ratification

BY THE UNITED STATES IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED, A PROCLAMATION … ANNAPOLIS: PRINTED BY JOHN DUNLAP, PRINTER FOR THE UNITED STATES IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED, [CA. 16-17 JANUARY 1784]

Estimate: 800,000 – 1,200,000 USD

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2087. Autograph letter signed ("John Adams") to General James Warren, on the importance of diplomacy for the infant republic

Estimate: 20,000 – 25,000 USD

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2088. Autograph letter signed ("Go: Washington"), with separate autograph letter signed in the hand of Eliza Parke Custis, presenting Gideon Snow with a swatch of velvet worn by Washington

Estimate: 6,000 – 8,000 USD

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2089. Autograph letter signed ("John Adams") to Elbridge Gerry, expressing his frustrations in representing America's interests

Estimate: 80,000 – 120,000 USD

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2090. Autograph manuscript of pages 21–22 of Hamilton’s third draft of a New York State bill for “An Act for Raising Certain Yearly Taxes within This State"

Estimate: 10,000 – 15,000 USD

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2091. Autograph letter signed ("Thomas Paine"), to Thomas Willing, seeking a financial favour for a "very intimate friend"

Estimate: 15,000 – 20,000 USD

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2092. The Independent Gazetteer, or, the Chronicle of Freedom. Philadelphia: Eleazer Oswald, 19 September 1787, Volume I, Number 553

Estimate: 200,000 – 250,000 USD

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2093. [Attributed to James Harris, first Earl of Malmesbury]. An Introduction to the History of the Dutch Republic, for the Last Ten Years, Reckoning from the Year 1777. London: G. Kearsley, 1788

Estimate: 10,000 – 15,000 USD

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2094. Autograph letter signed, ("Edw Hand") to Jasper Yeats, on Framing a new Constitution for Pennsylvania

Estimate: 2,000 – 3,000 USD

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2095. Autograph letter signed ("John Adams") as Vice President, to Benjamin Rush, arguing for a strong executive power with one of the greatest and most succinct comments on human nature an government

Estimate: 70,000 – 100,000 USD

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2096. Letter signed ("Th:Jefferson") as Secretary of State, to "His Excellency the President of Philadelphia" [David Redick, Acting President], forwarding three critical acts of the first Congress under the new Constitution

Estimate: 20,000 – 25,000 USD

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