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Jefferson, Thomas, as President.Highly important manuscript signed ("Th: Jefferson") of his Address entitled "My Friends & Children Chiefs of the Cherokee Nation." 4 pages. [Washington], 10 January 1806.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1055 | Jul 11, 2014
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$180,000.00
[Sons of Liberty]. Letter signed with secretarial signatures of Thomas Chase, William Lux, D. Chamier, Rob[er]t Alexander, and Rob[er]t Adair, one page, Baltimore, [Maryland], 8 March 1766.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1070 | Jul 11, 2014
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$61,500.00
Edison , Thomas A. Autograph manuscript laboratory notebook with eight sketches.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1038 | Jul 11, 2014
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$60,000.00
Reagan, Ronald. A highly important collection of ten letters and manuscripts.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1068 | Jul 11, 2014
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$60,000.00
Clemens, Samuel Langhorne. A collection of three letters from the famed writer of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.The letters discuss financials and lecture schedule, noting he couldn't go far as his wife would be saddened.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1024 | Jul 11, 2014
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$58,900.00
Hoover, Herbert. A remarkable archive of over 500 letters, speeches, memos and notes spanning from February 1918 to June 1964, no less than 46 years.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1047 | Jul 11, 2014
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$54,000.00
Hugo, Victor. Important collection of eight autograph letters, in French, to Victor Schoelcher, a crusading republican leader living in exile in London following his resistance to Louis-Napoléon.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1094 | Jul 11, 2014
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$51,000.00
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[American Revolution Officers.] A comprehensive archive of twenty-one letters and documents relating to major incidents and battles of the American Revolution.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1010 | Jul 11, 2014
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$42,000.00
Hugo, Victor. This exceptional archive of fifteen letters, written in French, addressing many eminent French authors.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1095 | Jul 11, 2014
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$39,975.00
Clemens, Samuel Langhorne. Autograph letter signed ("S L Clemens"), 2 pages, 15 December 1905, to an unnamed recipient in Vienna.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1029 | Jul 11, 2014
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$37,200.00
[American Financiers.] A fine group of eleven letters written by signers of the Declaration of Independence and generals in the American Revolution that outline financial matters of the Continental Congress.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1007 | Jul 11, 2014
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$33,000.00
Edison, Thomas Alva. An interesting collection of fourteen letters regarding his famed inventions.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1037 | Jul 11, 2014
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$30,000.00
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Washington, George. Revolutionary War-Date letter signed as Commander-in-Chief (" Go Washington"), 2 pages, Head Quarters, Valley Forge, [1 May] 1778.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1075 | Jul 11, 2014
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$30,000.00
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Washington, George. Letter signed ("Go: Washington"), as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, 2 pages, Mount Vernon, 11 September 1781.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1078 | Jul 11, 2014
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$30,000.00
Shaw, George Bernard. An extensive archive of 30 autograph letters signed that journey through Shaw's personal life punctuated by his political views.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1106 | Jul 11, 2014
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$30,000.00
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Adams, John Quincy. Autograph letter signed ("J.Q. Adams"), 1 page, Boston, 26 November 1841, to William Hayden, Editor of the Atlas Boston.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1004 | Jul 11, 2014
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$27,000.00
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Washington, George. Highly important Revolutionary War-date letter signed, 3 pages, 3 August 1782.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1079 | Jul 11, 2014
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$27,000.00
Washington, George. Letter signed ("Go: Washington"), 2 pages, Rocky Hill, 16 October 1783, to Marinus Willett in Poughkeepsie.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1080 | Jul 11, 2014
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$27,000.00
Sand, George. A fine collection of nine autograph letters signed spanning over three decades of her prolific writing career.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1105 | Jul 11, 2014
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$27,000.00
Adams, John, Second President. Fine autograph letter signed ("J. Adams"), 3 pages. Quincy, 12 April 1807 to Benjamin Rush regarding the fate of Pennsylvania amid all the political turmoil of the times.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1001 | Jul 11, 2014
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$24,000.00
Pound, Ezra. A collection of twelve typed and autograph letters signed capturing his insanity that lead to his arrest for treason and his containment in a mental facility.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1066 | Jul 11, 2014
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$24,000.00
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Wright, Orville. Highly important typed letter signed ("Wilbur and Orville Wright per O. Wright") (Orville signs for both brothers), 2 pages, Dayton, Ohio, 17 November 1905.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1083 | Jul 11, 2014
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$24,000.00
Mann, Thomas. An extensive collection of 14 letters from the Nobel Prize winner covering the period from 1934 (shortly after he relocated to Switzerland after fleeing Munich) to 1953 when he returned to Switzerland.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1098 | Jul 11, 2014
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$24,000.00
Pasteur, Louis. An important collection of seven manuscripts by the renowned French chemist.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1103 | Jul 11, 2014
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$21,600.00
Hugo, Victor. Important group of three autograph letters signed by the French author of Les Misérables just before and then during his exile from France.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1092 | Jul 11, 2014
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$20,400.00
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roche Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de. Autograph letter signed ("Lafayette"), in French, 3 pages, Le Havre, 4 August 1779.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1058 | Jul 11, 2014
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$19,200.00
Mencken, Henry Louis (H.L.). An extensive archive of 57 letters and publications by or about the prolific writer.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1063 | Jul 11, 2014
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$18,450.00
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$27,675 or more
Washington, George. Revolutionary War-date letter signed ("G. Washington") as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, 2 pages. Hqts. Morris Town, N.J., 27 May 1780.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1076 | Jul 11, 2014
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$18,450.00
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roche Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de. An exceptional collection of eighteen letters, in French, by the illustrious French General in the American Revolution.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1060 | Jul 11, 2014
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$18,000.00
Washington, George. Revolutionary War-Date letter signed ("Go: Washington"), as Commander-in Chief of the Continental Army, 1 page, Head Qrs., 26 January 1780.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1074 | Jul 11, 2014
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$18,000.00
Washington, George. Letter signed ("Go: Washington"), 1 page, Newport, Rhode Island, 12 March 1781 to Meshech Weare.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1077 | Jul 11, 2014
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$18,000.00
Hugo, Victor. Autograph manuscript unsigned, in French, 1 page, [31 October 1852].
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1093 | Jul 11, 2014
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$18,000.00
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$27,000 or more
[American and English Literature.] A fine group of eight letters and documents ranging in size by American and English authors.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1005 | Jul 11, 2014
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$16,800.00
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$25,200 or more
Stuart, James Ewell Brown. Autograph letter signed ("J.E.B. S"), in pencil, 3 pages, Near Middleburg [Virginia], 20 June 1863, to his wife Flora.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1072 | Jul 11, 2014
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$16,800.00
Adams, John. Autograph letter signed, 3 pages, Quincy, 13 and 15 October 1810, to Dr. Benjamin Rush; red wax seal remnant on verso of third page.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1002 | Jul 11, 2014
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$15,990.00
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$23,985 or more
Cobb, Tyrus Raymond. A collection of five letters written to Sal, a reporter for "Sporting News".
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1032 | Jul 11, 2014
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$15,600.00
Hemingway, Ernest. A literary genius, Hemingway was fraught with an array of personal problems that can be seen in the present archive of eight letters, documents and a publication.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1043 | Jul 11, 2014
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$15,600.00
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Einstein, Albert. Autograph letter signed, in German, 4 pages (2½ in Einstein's hand), Zurich, Thursday [11 October 1900] to Helene Kaufler-Savic.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1086 | Jul 11, 2014
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$15,600.00
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$23,400 or more
Steinbeck, John. A comprehensive archive of fourteen typed and autograph letters signed in which John Steinbeck reflectively documents important life events such as his son leaving for Vietnam and his thoughts upon winning the Nobel Prize in literature.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1071 | Jul 11, 2014
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$14,760.00
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$22,140 or more
Jefferson, Thomas. Letter signed ("Th: Jefferson"), 2 pages, Philadelphia, 21 March 1793, to Edward Fox.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1054 | Jul 11, 2014
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$14,400.00
Burr, Aaron. A fine group of three autograph letters signed by the third Vice President of the United States.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1013 | Jul 11, 2014
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$13,200.00
Hughes, Howard. An exceptional archive of six letters from the eccentric American industrialist and aviator that begins to show a timeline of his financial endeavors ending with a final letter that begins to capture his psychotic break-down.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1048 | Jul 11, 2014
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$13,200.00
Sherman, William Tecumseh. A fine collection of nine letters spanning two decades after the War Between the States.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1069 | Jul 11, 2014
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$13,200.00
Pasteur, Louis and Joseph Louis François Bertrand and Marie Curie grouping of signed material.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1104 | Jul 11, 2014
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$13,200.00
Thomas, Dylan. A fascinating collection of four letters shows Thomas groveling to his wife, Caitlin and recounting his mother's accident with her leg.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1108 | Jul 11, 2014
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$13,200.00
Chandler, Raymond. A fascinating series of eight letters vividly documenting Chandler's thoughts and ideas on famous mystery novels.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1014 | Jul 11, 2014
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$12,000.00
[Civil War - Northern Blockade - Anaconda Plan] A comprehensive group of 18 letters and telegrams relating to the Anaconda Plan.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1017 | Jul 11, 2014
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$12,000.00
Lee, Robert E. Autograph letter signed, 3 pages, Old Point [Virginia], 15 June 1831, to Mary Lee Fitzhugh Custis; with attached address overleaf addressed in R.E. Lee's hand.
Auction 997017
| Lot: 1061 | Jul 11, 2014
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$12,000.00
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