The Great American Whiskey Collection

LeNell's Red Hook Rye 24 Year Old Barrel #4 68.0 abv NV

LeNell's Red Hook Rye 24 Year Old Barrel #4 68.0 abv NV Barrel #4, bottle #113 of 216, bottle signed LeNell, Swiss importer sticker adhered to rear of bottle, wax capsule cracked half way around Provenance The Thoroughbred Collection, Sotheby's New York, April 2021 In the 2000s, LeNell Santa Ana Camacho owned a specialty liquor store in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn. Ahead of her time, she reveled in American whiskey: She not only carried brands like Pappy Van Winkle in her shop, but she traveled to Kentucky to see how she could source more. On one of those trips, she met Drew Kulsveen of the Willett distillery; they got to talking, and soon the two were selecting four barrels of rye whiskey, aged between 23 and 24 years and bottled at cask strength. It was a great choice: the barrels came from a legendary run of whiskey distilled at the Bernheim Distillery, in Louisville, in the early 1980s. Other legendary whiskeys came from the same batch, like Rathskeller Rye and the Bitter Truth, but LeNell’s Red Hook Rye has emerged as the most distinctive and sought after American whiskey, perhaps of all time. To top it all off, this bottle is signed by LeNell herself. 1 bottle 75cl (no original packaging) Please refer to images for levels and conditions﻿ All Lots are offered for sale in the condition they are in at the time of sale and sold “AS IS” in accordance with the Conditions of Business for Buyers. Prospective buyers should inspect each Lot to satisfy themselves as to condition. The images provided here are provided to assist you with assessing the condition of each Lot and are for guidance only; they should not be considered a replacement for inspecting the Lot in person. Buyers are encouraged to collect their purchased Lots in person at our New York premises. Please note we do not ship spirits to any location outside of Manhattan. ﻿Please note that all spirits are sold for collection in New York or delivery within New York via specialized carriers. For delivery outside of the United States, please see Important Information for Purchases at Wine and Spirit Sales in the Conditions of Business. Please note that for Wine and Spirits Lots, the Buyer’s Premium rate is 24% of the Hammer Price and the Overhead Premium rate is 1% of the Hammer Price. The Buyer’s Premium and Overhead Premium are subject to any applicable VAT/GST and/or sales or use tax. Please refer to the Conditions of Business for further details.

View 1 of Lot 1099: LeNell's Red Hook Rye 24 Year Old Barrel #4 68.0 abv NV (1 Bottle 75cl)

lenell's red hook rye 24 year old barrel #4 68.0 abv nv (1 bottle 75cl)

Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana

McKenney, Thomas L., and James Hall History of the Indian Tribes of North America, with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs. Embellished with One Hundred and Twenty Portraits from the Indian Gallery in the Department of War, at Washington. Philadelphia: Frederick W. Greenough, 1838 [Vol. 1], Daniel Rice and James G. Clark, 1838, 1844 [Vols. 2 and 3] 3 volumes, folio (524 x 360 mm). 120 hand-colored lithographed plates, including 117 portraits after Charles Bird King, 3 scenic frontispieces, Vol. 2 with an additional title page dated 1842 bound in, Vol. 3 with leaf of statements on the genuineness of the portrait of Pocahontas, one folding leaf of lithographed maps and a table, 17 pages of subscriber signatures in facsimile including that of Louis Philippe I; plates lightly toned with a few stray stains, some offsetting of varying severity as is typical, scattered foxing throughout mostly restricted to tissue guards and margins of text leaves, Vol. 3 especially foxed at text leaves and subscribers list. Contemporary 3/4 morocco over marbled boards, spine in six compartments with raised bands, the second and fourth gilt-lettered, the others gilt-stamped with the "LP" monogram of Louis Philippe I topped with crowns, Vols. 1 and 3 gilt-lettered at foot of spine with "Simier.R.DuRoi"; light wear to boards, joints and head and feet of spines slightly rubbed, overall well-preserved. Each housed in a custom cloth clamshell case with gilt-lettered leather spine labels. First edition of "one of the most distinctive and important books in Americana" (Reese), from the library of Louis Philippe I. The 120 striking lithographs in Indian Tribes are reproductions of portraits by Charles Bird King, either painted directly from life or copied after James O. Lewis. With portraits of Sequoyah, Red Jacket, Major Ridge, Cornplanter, and Osceola, Indian Tribes depicts many of the most prominent indigenous figures of the nineteenth century. Indeed, as many of King's original paintings were lost in a destructive 1865 fire at the Smithsonian, these lithographs are in many cases the sole record of these leaders' likenesses. A collaboration between Thomas McKenney, the first director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and James Hall, an Illinois lawyer and journalist, the volumes present an attempt to accurately preserve the history of indigenous cultures that were rapidly disappearing. McKenney contributed the biographies accompanying the lithographed portraits, many based on personal interviews, while Hall wrote the general history of the North American Indian in Vol. 3. Originally issued in 20 parts designed for binding in three volumes, there exists significant variation of imprints between first editions. Four publishers and three lithographic firms were enlisted to complete the first edition over the course of eight years, from 1836 to 1844. The present copy exhibits the following states, according to BAL. Titles: volume 1, C; volume 2, A; volume 3, A. Plates: War Dance, D; Red Jacket, F. The spine of the present copy bears the monogram of Louis Philippe I, and his signature is produced in facsimile in the subscriber's pages. Louis Philippe reigned as King of the French through tumultuous civil unrest from 1830 until his abdication from the throne in 1848, at which point he fled to England. After his death in 1850, his family sold the present copy along with other items from his library in an 1852 sale. A well-preserved royal subscriber's copy of this work including the "most colorful portraits of Indians ever executed" (Howes). REFERENCES BAL 6934; Bennett 79; Field 992; Howes M129; Lipperheide Mc4; Reese, Nineteenth Century American Color Plate Books 24; Sabin 43410a PROVENANCE King Louis Philippe I (1773-1850) (monogram with a crown atop "LP" gilt-stamped to spine) — sale of his library, Paris, 8 March 1852, n. 2756 (Catalogue De Livres Provenant Des Bibliothèques du Feu Roi Louis-Philippe, Paris: L. Potier, 1852) — J.C. MacCoy (gilt-embossed bookplate) — Ch. Chadenat, Librarie Americaine et Coloniale, Paris (booklabel)

View 1 of Lot 509: McKenney, Thomas L., and James Hall | History of the Indian Tribes of North America, a royal subscriber's copy

mckenney, thomas l., and james hall | history of the indian tribes of north america, a royal subscriber's copy

LeNell's Red Hook Rye 24 Year Old Barrel #2 66.4 abv NV

LeNell's Red Hook Rye 24 Year Old Barrel #2 66.4 abv NV Barrel #2, bottle #157 of 192, bottle signed LeNell, wax capsule has hairline crack half way around, includes worn original certificate with corresponding bottle number Provenance The Thoroughbred Collection, Sotheby's New York, April 2021 In the 2000s, LeNell Santa Ana Camacho owned a specialty liquor store in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn. Ahead of her time, she reveled in American whiskey: She not only carried brands like Pappy Van Winkle in her shop, but she traveled to Kentucky to see how she could source more. On one of those trips, she met Drew Kulsveen of the Willett distillery; they got to talking, and soon the two were selecting four barrels of rye whiskey, aged between 23 and 24 years and bottled at cask strength. It was a great choice: the barrels came from a legendary run of whiskey distilled at the Bernheim Distillery, in Louisville, in the early 1980s. Other legendary whiskeys came from the same batch, like Rathskeller Rye and the Bitter Truth, but LeNell’s Red Hook Rye has emerged as the most distinctive and sought after American whiskey, perhaps of all time. To top it all off, this bottle is signed by LeNell herself. 1 bottle 75cl (no original packaging) Please refer to images for levels and conditions﻿ All Lots are offered for sale in the condition they are in at the time of sale and sold “AS IS” in accordance with the Conditions of Business for Buyers. Prospective buyers should inspect each Lot to satisfy themselves as to condition. The images provided here are provided to assist you with assessing the condition of each Lot and are for guidance only; they should not be considered a replacement for inspecting the Lot in person. Buyers are encouraged to collect their purchased Lots in person at our New York premises. Please note we do not ship spirits to any location outside of Manhattan. ﻿Please note that all spirits are sold for collection in New York or delivery within New York via specialized carriers. For delivery outside of the United States, please see Important Information for Purchases at Wine and Spirit Sales in the Conditions of Business. Please note that for Wine and Spirits Lots, the Buyer’s Premium rate is 24% of the Hammer Price and the Overhead Premium rate is 1% of the Hammer Price. The Buyer’s Premium and Overhead Premium are subject to any applicable VAT/GST and/or sales or use tax. Please refer to the Conditions of Business for further details.

View 1 of Lot 1097: LeNell's Red Hook Rye 24 Year Old Barrel #2 66.4 abv NV (1 Bottle 75cl)

lenell's red hook rye 24 year old barrel #2 66.4 abv nv (1 bottle 75cl)

LeNell's Red Hook Rye 23 Year Old Barrel #3 68.8 abv NV

LeNell's Red Hook Rye 23 Year Old Barrel #3 68.8 abv NV Barrel #3, bottle #145 of 192, bottle signed LeNell, wax capsule in excellent condition Provenance The Thoroughbred Collection, Sotheby's New York, April 2021 In the 2000s, LeNell Santa Ana Camacho owned a specialty liquor store in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn. Ahead of her time, she reveled in American whiskey: She not only carried brands like Pappy Van Winkle in her shop, but she traveled to Kentucky to see how she could source more. On one of those trips, she met Drew Kulsveen of the Willett distillery; they got to talking, and soon the two were selecting four barrels of rye whiskey, aged between 23 and 24 years and bottled at cask strength. It was a great choice: the barrels came from a legendary run of whiskey distilled at the Bernheim Distillery, in Louisville, in the early 1980s. Other legendary whiskeys came from the same batch, like Rathskeller Rye and the Bitter Truth, but LeNell’s Red Hook Rye has emerged as the most distinctive and sought after American whiskey, perhaps of all time. To top it all off, this bottle is signed by LeNell herself. 1 bottle 75cl (no original packaging) Please refer to images for levels and conditions﻿ All Lots are offered for sale in the condition they are in at the time of sale and sold “AS IS” in accordance with the Conditions of Business for Buyers. Prospective buyers should inspect each Lot to satisfy themselves as to condition. The images provided here are provided to assist you with assessing the condition of each Lot and are for guidance only; they should not be considered a replacement for inspecting the Lot in person. Buyers are encouraged to collect their purchased Lots in person at our New York premises. Please note we do not ship spirits to any location outside of Manhattan. ﻿Please note that all spirits are sold for collection in New York or delivery within New York via specialized carriers. For delivery outside of the United States, please see Important Information for Purchases at Wine and Spirit Sales in the Conditions of Business. Please note that for Wine and Spirits Lots, the Buyer’s Premium rate is 24% of the Hammer Price and the Overhead Premium rate is 1% of the Hammer Price. The Buyer’s Premium and Overhead Premium are subject to any applicable VAT/GST and/or sales or use tax. Please refer to the Conditions of Business for further details.

View 1 of Lot 1098: LeNell's Red Hook Rye 23 Year Old Barrel #3 68.8 abv NV (1 Bottle 75cl)

lenell's red hook rye 23 year old barrel #3 68.8 abv nv (1 bottle 75cl)

LeNell's Red Hook Rye 23 Year Old Barrel #1 67.6 abv NV

LeNell's Red Hook Rye 23 Year Old Barrel #1 67.6 abv NV Barrel #1, bottle #50 of 228, bottle signed LeNell, wax capsule in excellent condition, front label slightly smudged towards the bottom of the label, back label slightly nicked Provenance The Thoroughbred Collection, Sotheby's New York, April 2021 In the 2000s, LeNell Santa Ana Camacho owned a specialty liquor store in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn. Ahead of her time, she reveled in American whiskey: She not only carried brands like Pappy Van Winkle in her shop, but she traveled to Kentucky to see how she could source more. On one of those trips, she met Drew Kulsveen of the Willett distillery; they got to talking, and soon the two were selecting four barrels of rye whiskey, aged between 23 and 24 years and bottled at cask strength. It was a great choice: the barrels came from a legendary run of whiskey distilled at the Bernheim Distillery, in Louisville, in the early 1980s. Other legendary whiskeys came from the same batch, like Rathskeller Rye and the Bitter Truth, but LeNell’s Red Hook Rye has emerged as the most distinctive and sought after American whiskey, perhaps of all time. To top it all off, this bottle is signed by LeNell herself. 1 bottle 75cl (no original packaging) Please refer to images for levels and conditions﻿ All Lots are offered for sale in the condition they are in at the time of sale and sold “AS IS” in accordance with the Conditions of Business for Buyers. Prospective buyers should inspect each Lot to satisfy themselves as to condition. The images provided here are provided to assist you with assessing the condition of each Lot and are for guidance only; they should not be considered a replacement for inspecting the Lot in person. Buyers are encouraged to collect their purchased Lots in person at our New York premises. Please note we do not ship spirits to any location outside of Manhattan. ﻿Please note that all spirits are sold for collection in New York or delivery within New York via specialized carriers. For delivery outside of the United States, please see Important Information for Purchases at Wine and Spirit Sales in the Conditions of Business. Please note that for Wine and Spirits Lots, the Buyer’s Premium rate is 24% of the Hammer Price and the Overhead Premium rate is 1% of the Hammer Price. The Buyer’s Premium and Overhead Premium are subject to any applicable VAT/GST and/or sales or use tax. Please refer to the Conditions of Business for further details.

View 1 of Lot 1096: LeNell's Red Hook Rye 23 Year Old Barrel #1 67.6 abv NV (1 Bottle 75cl)

lenell's red hook rye 23 year old barrel #1 67.6 abv nv (1 bottle 75cl)

View 1 of Lot 515: [World War II – 21st Army Group] | An important archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to the German surrender

[world war ii – 21st army group] | an important archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in europe, from the early stages of planning for d-day and operation overlord, to the german surrender

The Rothschild Vienna Mahzor

View 1 of Lot 1: The Rothschild Vienna Mahzor | A Luminous Witness

the rothschild vienna mahzor | a luminous witness

Major Robert Rogers. Journals of Major Robert Rogers: containing an Account of the several Excursions he made under the Generals who commanded upon the Continent of North America, during the late War. From which may by [sic] collected the most material Circumstances of every Campaign upon that Continent, from the Commencement to the Conclusion of the War. London: Printed for the Author, and sold by J. Millan, Bookseller, near Whitehall, 1765

Major Robert Rogers. Journals of Major Robert Rogers: containing an Account of the several Excursions he made under the Generals who commanded upon the Continent of North America, during the late War. From which may by [sic] collected the most material Circumstances of every Campaign upon that Continent, from the Commencement to the Conclusion of the War. London: Printed for the Author, and sold by J. Millan, Bookseller, near Whitehall, 1765 8vo (205 x 123 mm). Half-title, penultimate leaf (Hh3) with Advertisement on the recto soliciting subscriptions for a never-published second volume, terminal leaf (Hh4) of Millan’s catalogue; short tear at top edge of title-page through the t of Washington's signature with early repair on verso, scattered light browning and marginal spotting. Early twentieth-century crushed red morocco, spine sparingly gilt-lettered in six compartments, turn-ins and board edges gilt-ruled, marbled endpapers, gilt edges; joints lightly rubbed. Signed by George Washington (“Go: Washington”) on the title-page and inscribed and signed by Henry Knox on the half-title: “from His Excellency General Washington HKnox West Point Nov. 1782.” (accompanied by:) Major Robert Rogers. A Concise Account of North America: containing a Description of the several British Colonies on that Continent, including the Islands of Newfoundland, Cape Breton, &c. As to their Situation, Extent, Climate, Soil, Produce, Rise, Government, Religion, Present Boundaries, and the Number of Inhabitants, … Also of the Interior, or Westerly Parts of the Country, upon the Rivers St. Laurence, the Mississipi [sic], Christino, and the Great Lakes. To which is subjoined, an account of the several Nations and Tribes of Indians residing in those parts, as to their Customs, Manners, Government, Numbers, &c. London: Printed for the Author, and sold by J. Millan, Bookseller, near Whitehall, 1765 8vo (205 x 123 mm). Scattered light browning and marginal spotting. Early twentieth-century crushed red morocco, uniform with the above; joints lightly rubbed, upper fore-edge corner of rear cover bumped. Signed by George Washington (“Go: Washington”) on the title-page.

View 1 of Lot 512: Washington, George | An extraordinary pair of books from George Washington’s field library, marking the conjunction of three of the most consequential military figures of eighteenth-century America: Robert Rogers, George Washington, and Henry Knox

washington, george | an extraordinary pair of books from george washington’s field library, marking the conjunction of three of the most consequential military figures of eighteenth-century america: robert rogers, george washington, and henry knox

Old Rip Van Winkle 18 Year Old Blue Smoke 92.6 Proof NV (Signed Bottle)

Old Rip Van Winkle 18 Year Old Blue Smoke 92.6 Proof NV (Signed Bottle) Produced & bottled by Old Rip Van Winkle exclusively for Blue Smoke Restaurant, bottled in Frankfort KY The bottle has been signed by Julian Van Winkle III specially for The Great American Whiskey Collection The early 2000s were a high time for Julian Van Winkle III – he signed an agreement to distill and bottle his brands at Buffalo Trace, ensuring a future for the Van Winkle label, while at the same time he bottled a series of private-label whiskeys that have since become legendary. Among them is this bottle from 2003, which he created for Blue Smoke, a BBQ restaurant in downtown Manhattan, which unfortunately shuttered its doors in December 2020. With its red background and bold typefaces, it is easily the most one of the most distinctive labels Van Winkle ever produced. 1 bottle 75cl (no original packaging) Please refer to images for levels and conditions﻿ All Lots are offered for sale in the condition they are in at the time of sale and sold “AS IS” in accordance with the Conditions of Business for Buyers. Prospective buyers should inspect each Lot to satisfy themselves as to condition. The images provided here are provided to assist you with assessing the condition of each Lot and are for guidance only; they should not be considered a replacement for inspecting the Lot in person. Buyers are encouraged to collect their purchased Lots in person at our New York premises. Please note we do not ship spirits to any location outside of Manhattan. ﻿Please note that all spirits are sold for collection in New York or delivery within New York via specialized carriers. For delivery outside of the United States, please see Important Information for Purchases at Wine and Spirit Sales in the Conditions of Business. Please note that for Wine and Spirits Lots, the Buyer’s Premium rate is 24% of the Hammer Price and the Overhead Premium rate is 1% of the Hammer Price. The Buyer’s Premium and Overhead Premium are subject to any applicable VAT/GST and/or sales or use tax. Please refer to the Conditions of Business for further details.

View 1 of Lot 1168: Old Rip Van Winkle 18 Year Old Blue Smoke 92.6 Proof NV (1 Bottle 75cl)

old rip van winkle 18 year old blue smoke 92.6 proof nv (1 bottle 75cl)

Very Very Old Fitzgerald 15 Year Old Bottled In Bond 100 Proof 1955

Very Very Old Fitzgerald 15 Year Old Bottled In Bond 100 Proof 1955 Distilled in 1955, bottled in 1970, wrapped in original tissue paper, includes original red bag and original carton Old Fitzgerald was the flagship label of the Stitzel-Weller Distillery, which under the direction of Julian “Pappy” Van Winkle created some of the most storied and sought-after bourbons in history. Ages for the whiskey ran from a mere 6 years old to 15 and even 18, though the last two were rare at the time they were bottled, in the 1960s, and vanishingly rare today. This bottle, from a barrel distilled in 1955 and bottled in 1970, is a superlative example of the Van Winkle craft both inside and out, complete with gold veining around the neck of the bottle. 1 bottle 4/5 quart (original carton) Please refer to images for levels and conditions All Lots are offered for sale in the condition they are in at the time of sale and sold “AS IS” in accordance with the Conditions of Business for Buyers. Prospective buyers should inspect each Lot to satisfy themselves as to condition. The images provided here are provided to assist you with assessing the condition of each Lot and are for guidance only; they should not be considered a replacement for inspecting the Lot in person. Buyers are encouraged to collect their purchased Lots in person at our New York premises. Please note we do not ship spirits to any location outside of Manhattan. ﻿Please note that all spirits are sold for collection in New York or delivery within New York via specialized carriers. For delivery outside of the United States, please see Important Information for Purchases at Wine and Spirit Sales in the Conditions of Business. Please note that for Wine and Spirits Lots, the Buyer’s Premium rate is 24% of the Hammer Price and the Overhead Premium rate is 1% of the Hammer Price. The Buyer’s Premium and Overhead Premium are subject to any applicable VAT/GST and/or sales or use tax. Please refer to the Conditions of Business for further details.

View 1 of Lot 1236: Very Very Old Fitzgerald 15 Year Old Bottled In Bond 100 Proof 1955 (1 Bottle 4/5 Quart)

very very old fitzgerald 15 year old bottled in bond 100 proof 1955 (1 bottle 4/5 quart)

Adams, John Autograph letter signed (“your Friend John Adams”), 2 pages (233 x 175 mm) on a bifolium of laid paper (watermarked crowned fleur-de-lis | L V C), Philadelphia, 30 September 1775, to James Warren, autograph address on verso of second leaf, “To the Hon. James Warren Esqr | Speaker of the House of Representatives | of the Massachusetts Bay | Watertown” and with autograph endorsement, “favoured by Dr. Franklyn”; seal tear and repair costing a few letters, lightly silked closing some short marginal tears and fold separations. Half red morocco folding-case gilt, chemise. George Washington was elected to the Continental Congress as a delegate from Virginia on 5 August 1774, serving in the First Congress from September to October. On 25 March 1775, he was reelected to the Second Congress, which he served from 10 May to 15 June—the brevity of his tenure being the result of his having been unanimously appointed by his peers as commander in chief of the newly formed Continental Army. During the congressional debate about whether a standing army should replace the militias that had rallied to Lexington and Concord, Washington is supposed to have remarked, “To place any dependence on the militia is assuredly resting on a broken staff.” Despite misgivings, Washington accepted the post, declining a salary (he did ask that his expenses be reimbursed) and pledging to operate under the civilian authority of Congress. Before departing for the besieged city of Boston, he told his fellow delegates, “Tho’ I am truly sensible of the high Honour done me in this Appointment, yet I feel great distress, from a consciousness that my abilities & Military experience may not be equal to the extensive & important Trust: However, as the Congress desire it I will enter upon the momentous duty, & exert every power I Possess In their service & for the Support of the glorious Cause” (Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, ed. Chase, 1:1–3). Once in the field, however, Congress provided the General with little guidance, despite his repeated entreaties. After three frustrating months at his headquarters in Cambridge, Washington wrote a lengthy letter to President of Congress John Hancock, essentially demanding cooperation, if not direction, on a number of pressing issues, including pay, equipment, rations, retention of troops, and appointment and precedence of officers: “I have been in daily Expectation of being favoured with the Commands of the Honbl. Congress, on the Subjects of my two last Letters. The Season now advances so fast, that I cannot any longer defer laying before them, such farther Measures, as require their immediate Attention, & in which I wait their Direction. The Mode, in which the present Army has been collected, has occasioned some Difficulty, in procuring the Subscription of both Officers & Soldiers to the Continental Articles of War. … It gives me great Pain, to be obliged to sollicit the Attention of the Honorable Congress, to the State of this Army, in Terms which imply the slightest Apprehension of being neglected: But my Situation is inexpressibly distressing, to see the Winter, fast approaching upon a naked Army: The Time of their Service within a few Weeks of expiring, & no Provision, yet made for such important Events. Added to these, the Military Chest is totally exhausted. The Paymaster has not a single Dollar in Hand. The Commissary General assures me, he has strained his Credit for the Subsistance of the Army to the utmost. The Quarter Master General is precisely in the same Situation: And the greater Part of the Troops are in a State not far from Mutiny, upon the Deduction from their stated Allowance. I know not to whom I am to impute this Failure, but I am of Opinion, if the Evil is not immediately remedied & more punctuality observed in future, the Army must absolutely break up …” (Papers, Revolutionary War Series, 2:24–30). Washington’s pointed letter was read in Congress on 29 September and sparked an immediate response. The following day Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, Benjamin Harrison of Virginia, and Thomas Lynch of South Carolina were appointed a committee to meet with General Washington and representatives of the New England colonies to address the commander’s concerns and determine “the most effectual method of continuing, supporting, and regulating a continental army.” On the same day, 30 September, John Adams, the most respected delegate from New England—and a strong supporter of Washington’s appointment despite some of his compatriots preferring a candidate, such as William Heath, from the northern states—wrote a series of letters of introduction for the committee: to Jonathan Trumbull Sr., Rhode Island Deputy Governor Nicholas Cooke, the Massachusetts Council, the New Hampshire Convention, and two related letters to James Warren, Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and President of the Massachusetts Provincial Council. (Over the next few days, Adams sent similar introductory letters as well to William Sever, John Winthrop, and Brigadier General William Heath.) One of the letters to Warren is now in the collection of the Massachusetts Historical Society. That letter gives little insight into the purpose or significance of the committee (George Washington is not even referenced), but rather provides personal details about the committee members: Lynch is “an oppulent Planter”; Harrison, “the Friend and Correspondent of the General [with] some degree of Prejudice against our dear New Englandmen”; while of “Dr Franklyn needs nothing to be said. There is no abler or better American, that I know of.” (For the full text of this letter, see The Adams Papers, Papers of John Adams, ed. Taylor: 3:172–173.) The present letter, by contrast, makes clear the gravity of the committee’s mission and impresses on Warren the importance of his cooperation. Moreover, the original of this letter was evidently unknown to the editors of both The Adams Papers and Letters of Delegates to Congress, both of which publish only a summary text taken from a 1941 auction catalogue. The full text has evidently never before appeared: “The Congress have this Day appointed a Committee, consisting of Dr. Franklin, Mr Lynch, and Coll Harrison, to proceed to Cambridge, there to confer with the governors of Rhode Island and Connecticutt, the Council of Massachusetts and the President of the Provincial Congress of New Hampshire, together with General Washington concerning various Matters of Importance.— Such as a Plan for continuing the Army this Winter, and another for raising one next Spring. &c. &c. &c. “I hope our Province, in every Part of it, will treat these Gentlemen with every possible Demonstration of Respect, Confidence and Affection—indeed I think our General Court should make a modest Entertainment for, the Committee of this Congress, the Governors, or Committies of the three other N. England Colonies and the General officers at least—" Adams reveals that Harrison will need some extra consideration. In a 21 July letter to Washington, Harrison had made a sharp remark about the New England delegations in Congress while commiserating with the General: “your Fatigue and various Kinds of Trouble, I dare say are great, but they are not more than I expected, knowing the People you have to deal with by the Sample we have here.” Unfortunately, the letter had been intercepted and published in the 17 August issue of the Massachusetts Gazette by Loyalists hoping to foment regional antagonisms. Adams writes, “Let me instruct you, Sir, to be particularly attentive to these Gentlemen,—to Coll Harrison particularly—convince him, that the only narrow, selfish People belonging to our Province, the only ones actuated by Provincial Prejudices and Attachments, compass the Sample here—” The letter closes with Adams pressing two financial concerns. First he notes that he “cannot conclude without beseeching you to communicate to the General Court the vast Importance of sending us, immediately your Accounts and Vouchers— Expenses are ac[cumu]lating so fast, that we shall be afraid to pay o[ur] Debts, anon—” And his final thought is about the urgency of Massachusetts settling her accounts with Franklin, who had served as provincial agent in London from October 1770 to March 1775: “Will it not be excellent Politicks to make Dr Franklin welcome by making him a grant of what is due to him from the Province? if you grant it in your provisional Paper, I suppose you can change it for him into continental.” On 23 October, the Massachusetts General Court resolved to pay Franklin £1,854 sterling for his services as agent. Franklin, Harrison, and Lynch held two conferences, first with General Washington and representatives from Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire at Cambridge on 18–22 October, and then the following two days, 23–24 October, with Washington alone. For the proceedings of the conferences, which did resolve, at least in the short term, many of the obstacles facing the commander in chief, see, respectively, American Archives, 4th Series, 3:1156–61, and the “Committee of Conference Minutes of Proceedings, October 23–24, 1775,” in Letters of Delegates to Congress 2:233–238. A vitally important letter from the foment of Revolution, responsible in part for salvaging the Continental Army; with distinguished provenance. PROVENANCE John Gribbel (Parke-Bernet, 22 January 1941, lot 2) — The Elsie O. and Philip D. Sang Foundation (Sotheby Parke-Bernet, 3 June 1980, lot 865); purchased by — Robert L. McNeil Jr., of Philadelphia — Jay T. Snider (acquired from the McNeil estate through the offices of Joe Rubinfine American Historical Autographs) REFERENCE cf. The Adams Papers, Papers of John Adams, ed. Taylor, 3:173, and Letters of Delegates to Congress, ed. Smith, 2:80–81 note, for cursory summaries of the letter based on the Gribbel auction catalogue.

View 1 of Lot 501: Adams, John | Establishing an American Army: John Adams introduces a congressional committee charged with meeting with General Washington “concerning various Matters of Importance”

adams, john | establishing an american army: john adams introduces a congressional committee charged with meeting with general washington “concerning various matters of importance”

Master Drawings from the Collection of Diane A. Nixon

Jacques Jordaens (Antwerp 1593 - 1678) Mary Magdalen Anointing Christ's Feet Pen and brown ink and wash with touches of red chalk, over black chalk, on three joined sheets of paper, within brown ink framing lines; inscribed in black chalk, top center: Joan 12 (?); bears inscriptions, verso, in brown ink: de Subreesan Tor Tapesserye. Een Resried (?) Gran Carolus Magnus Billeg (?) (top left, inverted), and Jordaans Opgetekend (?) door de Wit, and numbering, in graphite, verso, lower right: 204C 302 by 394 mm; 11⅞ by 15½ in.

View 1 of Lot 79: Mary Magdalen Anointing Christ's Feet

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Doubleday, Abner Autograph manuscript with cover title “Gen. Abner Doubleday’s Account of the Battle of Gettysburg. Original Autograph Manuscript with Twelve (sic) Original Maps.” [New York, ca. 1875–1885] 20 pages (209 x 170 mm) written on the rectos only of twenty nearly consecutive leaves of blue-line wove paper (one intervening blank leaf, another leaf without manuscript text, bearing only a large tipped-on map), 9 of the text leaves with tipped-on or pasted-down maps or plans, 4 of these with over-slip maps illustrating changes in troop positions, for a total of 14 maps (maps range in size from 28 x 128 mm to 208 x 235 mm), the maps and plans are largely drawn or finished by hand on slips cut from a mauve lithographed topographical map of the battlefield, text with a number of seemingly immediate deletions and emendations, as well as a more formal, later revision in red ink affecting four pages, including the addition of an extensive paragraph (ca. 85 words) to the penultimate text page. Bound, with additional blank leaves, in early twentieth-century green buckram, front cover lettered in gilt as above. Half blue morocco slipcase, chemise. A moment-by-moment account of the first day of Gettysburg, the most famous—and arguably the most consequential—battle in American history, in the hand of one of the commanders of the victorious Union forces. Abner Doubleday (1819–1893) was a career officer in the United States Army, graduating from West Point in 1842. Commissioned as a lieutenant in the First Artillery Regiment, he served at Monterrey and Buena Vista during the Mexican-American War. Over the next decade he held various posts and saw action in the Southwest and Florida in various iterations of the American Indian Wars. Fortune, good or otherwise, found Doubleday, by then a captain, second in command at Fort Sumter to Major Robert Anderson when the South Carolina Militia artillery fired the first shots of the Civil War. Doubleday was the first to return cannonade, later writing in Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860–’61 (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1876), “In aiming the first gun fired against the rebellion I had no feeling of self-reproach, for I fully believed that the contest was inevitable, and was not of our seeking. The United States was called upon not only to defend its sovereignty, but its right to exist as a nation. The only alternative was to submit to a powerful oligarchy who were determined to make freedom forever subordinate to slavery. To me it was simply a contest, politically speaking, as to whether virtue or vice should rule” (pp. 143–144). After Sumter was abandoned by the Union garrison, Doubleday continued to rise in rank as he served in the initial defenses of Washington, D.C., before leading troops in the Shenandoah Valley, and at Second Manassas, the Rappahannock River, Groveton (Virginia), South Mountain, Antietam, and Fredericksburg, after which he was promoted to major general of volunteers. Doubleday’s finest achievement in the Civil War came on 1 July 1863, when command of the First Corps fell to him after corps commander Major General John F. Reynolds was killed in the dawn of the battle. Leading 9,500 Union troops against ten Confederate brigades with almost twice that strength, the First Corps was obliged to retreat through Gettysburg and take up a defensive position on Cemetery Hill. Still, Doubleday’s men inflicted ferocious casualty rates on the rebels. “Gettysburg proved to be Doubleday's last major battle, however. He left the Army of the Potomac afterward, believing that Meade was planning to reorganize the army along political lines. … Humiliated by Meade's decision to replace him as corps commander, Doubleday resented Meade’s treatment of him [Meade gave permanent command of the First Corps to a more junior officer, Major General John Newton.] Before long he began to circulate rumors that Meade had planned to retreat after the second day of the battle. He repeated these charges in an appearance before the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War in March 1864” (Simpson and Van Atta, in American National Biography). Although Meade was thought to dislike Doubleday, he likely passed him over for permanent command because of an inaccurate report by Major General Oliver O. Howard, commander of the Eleventh Corps that Doubleday’s First Corps broke first, causing the entire Union line to collapse. In retirement, Doubleday became a notable historian of the Civil War, publishing, in addition to numerous articles, three major monographs: Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860–’61 (cited above), Chancellorsville and Gettysburg (New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1882), and Gettysburg Made Plain: A Succinct Account of the Campaign and Battles with the Aid of One Diagram and Twenty-nine Maps (New York: The Century Co., 1888). His publications were intended in part to justify his own actions and undermine Meade’s decisions, and sometimes mired him in controversy. The present manuscript, however—running to some 1,800 words—is for the most part a straightforward and objective account, perhaps an early working draft later revised for publication. The account begins with a map showing the positions of the two armies at 6:00 a.m. after “The Confederate general A. B. Hill advances with two divisions of his Corps to take Gettysburg, which is only held by Buford’s division of Cavalry.” Doubleday further explains, “Pender’s division with 48 guns is back of Heth but is not represented in this map, as it would take up too much space.” The second entry is datelined 10:10 a.m. and describes the pivotal moment of day, again accompanied by a map, this one with an overlay: “Meredith’s brigade (commonly called the Iron Brigade) is ordered into the woods by the Corps Commander Genl. Doubleday who has ridden up from the rear of the column at Marsh Creek. “At this juncture Genl. Reynolds goes into the woods in advance of the troops and is killed. Genl. Doubleday has taken charge of the battle. “The Confederate general Heth sends two brigades under Archer and Davis to attack the Union forces. “A curious state of things now occurs for the left of each force folds around the right of the other. “The Union left is quite successful. It captures Archer and a great part of his brigade, but the two Union regiments on the right are flanked and ordered to fall back to the town by Genl. Wadsworth. The third regiment (the 147 N. Y.) is surrounded by the enemy and loses heavily. Hall’s battery being attacked by skirmishers also retires as its supports are gone. “Genl. Doubleday sends his reserve, the 6th Wisconsin regiment, to rescue the 147 N. Y. The 6th Wisconsin under Lieutenant Colonel Dawes goes forward to the attack. It is joined by two regiments of Cutler’s brigade under Col. Fowler; the 14 Brooklyn and the 95th New York, who were about to attack the same enemy.” The manuscript moves forward just twenty minutes, to 10:30 a.m., with the text explicating another map with an overlay. “The plate represents the 2d Wisconsin who led the attack against Archer taking charge of the prisoners in the woods. The three remaining regiments have crossed the stream and formed line of battle on the other side. “Fowler and Dawes advanced to attack Davis’ Confederate brigade the greater part of which rushes into a railroad cut for shelter. Here being assaulted in front and flank, most of them are captured. “Genl. Doubleday finding his immediate front clear of the enemy reforms his lines east of Willoughby’s Run. “A glance at the Map would naturally lead one to inquire why Hill did not at once advance his reserves and sweep away the small force opposed to him. The fact is[,] owing to the absence of Stuart’s cavalry[,] that the movements of the Union army were not known to Genl. Lee or his subordinates. Hill therefore did not know whether he would find 5000 men or 50,000 in his front.” The cartographically illustrated narrative advances to 2:45 p.m., by which time, O. O. Howard’s Eleventh Corps has joined the First Corps in the field. At this point, Doubleday’s disaffection with the aftermath of the battle begins to show slightly, though his tone remains largely sober and impartial. “Ewell's two divisions under Rodes and Early now make a furious attack against both the First and the Eleventh Corps. “As Hill did not move promptly to second Ewell the First Corps repulsed the attack at all points, resisting repeated assaults, driving back O'Neal's brigade on the North and capturing all but one regiment of Iverson's brigade on the West. Daniel's attack on Stone’s brigade soon after was also driven back. “The enemy were more successful in their advance against the Eleventh Corps which indeed was too far out. Barlow being badly wounded and his division left in an angle between Dole’s Confederate brigade on the North and that of Gordon on the northeast the right flank of the Eleventh Corps was turned and forced back.” After further details of the battle, Doubleday admits that his own men could no longer carry the fight forward. “The First Corps from its heavy losses was no longer in a condition to repel the advance of four large brigades under Pender which up to this time had not been engaged but which now came forward.” The retreat of the First and Eleventh Corps are detailed next, but without finger-pointing or blame being assigned by Doubleday: “The Eleventh Corps are overwhelmed by superior numbers and are almost entirely driven from the field back to the rallying point on cemetery Ridge. … General Doubleday orders the First Corps to retreat undercover of a severe artillery fire from Seminary Ridge.” The manuscript concludes with the ending of the first day of battle, “Genl. Hancock now turns over the command of the troops to Genl. Slocum and rides back to report the state of affairs to Genl. Meade. The latter leaves Taneytown and reaches the field of battle soon after midnight.” The striking maps and plans are precise and detailed, depicting the shifting battlefield almost minute by minute. The positions of infantry, cavalry and artillery of both the Union and Confederate armies are indicated by Doubleday in red, yellow, green, blue and black inks, with the movements of troops, and the names of commanders are clearly designated. A number of similar maps appear in Gettysburg Made Plain, and versions of five of the maps from the present manuscript are reproduced in Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume III: The Tide Shifts; Retreat from Gettysburg (New York: The Century Co., 1988), pp. 272, 282, illustrating General Henry J. Hunt’s chapter on “The First Day at Gettysburg.” PROVENANCE The Walpole Galleries, New York, 26 June 1916, lot 82 (undesignated consignor) — John Gribbel (bookplate; Parke-Bernet, 30 October 1940, lot 181) — Clendenin J. Ryan (Parke-Bernet, 5 November 1958, lot 54) — The Elsie O. and Philip D. Sang Foundation (Sotheby Parke Bernet, 20 June 79, lot 690)

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Van Winkle 17 Year Old Family Reserve 101 Proof 1974

Van Winkle 17 Year Old Family Reserve 101 Proof 1974 Barreled in 1974, bottled in 1991 Van Winkle Distilling Company, Japanese Export, bottle #91357 red wax capsule very slightly chipped, back label very lightly scuffed and worn, original carton worn and damaged Julian Van Winkle III bottled about 1,500 cases of 17-year-old whiskey for export to Japan – which is how he got away with using dripping red waxherwise a trademark of Maker’s Mark. The whiskey inside came from the Boone distillery, the same that went into his reputation-staking green-glass bottles of 20-year-old bourbon at the end of the 1990s. 1 bottle 75cl (original carton) Please refer to images for levels and conditions﻿ All Lots are offered for sale in the condition they are in at the time of sale and sold “AS IS” in accordance with the Conditions of Business for Buyers. Prospective buyers should inspect each Lot to satisfy themselves as to condition. The images provided here are provided to assist you with assessing the condition of each Lot and are for guidance only; they should not be considered a replacement for inspecting the Lot in person. Buyers are encouraged to collect their purchased Lots in person at our New York premises. Please note we do not ship spirits to any location outside of Manhattan. ﻿Please note that all spirits are sold for collection in New York or delivery within New York via specialized carriers. For delivery outside of the United States, please see Important Information for Purchases at Wine and Spirit Sales in the Conditions of Business. Please note that for Wine and Spirits Lots, the Buyer’s Premium rate is 24% of the Hammer Price and the Overhead Premium rate is 1% of the Hammer Price. The Buyer’s Premium and Overhead Premium are subject to any applicable VAT/GST and/or sales or use tax. Please refer to the Conditions of Business for further details.

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van winkle 17 year old family reserve 101 proof 1974 (1 bottle 75cl)

Van Winkle 19 Year Old Special Reserve Corti Brothers 90.4 Proof NV

Van Winkle 19 Year Old Special Reserve Corti Brothers 90.4 Proof NV Green glass, red wax, front label very slightly soiled, slight hairline crack around top of wax capsule Corti Brothers is a gourmet grocery store in Sacramento, California, that in the 1980s became one of the earliest buyers for Julian Van Winkle III’s bourbon, which he was buying from Stitzel-Weller and bottling at his Old Commonwealth distillery. The people at Corti Brothers were far ahead of the whiskey curve, and they ordered 19-year-old bourbon at a time when well-aged American whiskey was practically non-existent – bottles like this one constitute the first known private-barrel bourbon selection. It was Darrell Corti, who ran the business at the time, who first convinced Van Winkle to use a cognac-style bottle. Today bottles from Van Winkle that carry the Corti Brothers name rank among the rarest and most sought-after whiskeys in the world. 1 bottle 75cl (no original packaging) Please refer to images for levels and conditions﻿ All Lots are offered for sale in the condition they are in at the time of sale and sold “AS IS” in accordance with the Conditions of Business for Buyers. Prospective buyers should inspect each Lot to satisfy themselves as to condition. The images provided here are provided to assist you with assessing the condition of each Lot and are for guidance only; they should not be considered a replacement for inspecting the Lot in person. Buyers are encouraged to collect their purchased Lots in person at our New York premises. Please note we do not ship spirits to any location outside of Manhattan. ﻿Please note that all spirits are sold for collection in New York or delivery within New York via specialized carriers. For delivery outside of the United States, please see Important Information for Purchases at Wine and Spirit Sales in the Conditions of Business. Please note that for Wine and Spirits Lots, the Buyer’s Premium rate is 24% of the Hammer Price and the Overhead Premium rate is 1% of the Hammer Price. The Buyer’s Premium and Overhead Premium are subject to any applicable VAT/GST and/or sales or use tax. Please refer to the Conditions of Business for further details.

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