At Auction June 21
Revolutionary & Presidential Americana from the Collection of William Wheeler III
This collection offers glimpses of American history both manuscript and printed, with a wide breadth of revolutionary americana, letters signed by Henry Clinton and George Washington; and documents signed by Benjamin Franklin and Paul Revere. Printed items include a broadside from Massachusetts in May of 1776, declaring the justice of the rebellion.
The American Revolution
Pay order for £12 to express rider Jonathan Park “to enable him to defrey his Expences going express to Philadelphia” to warn the Continental Congress of the imminent arrival of British warships, Massachusetts, 3 May 1776. Estimate $20,000 to $30,000.
Paul Revere, Autograph Document Signed, Boston, 1779. Estimate $12,000 to $18,000.
Henry Dearborn, two Autograph Manuscript items including a drawing of Bunker’s Hill, unsigned, 1818. Estimate $6,000 to $9,000.
George Washington, Letter Signed to Major Nathanael Greene about Colonel Clement Biddle, Morristown, 1780. Estimate $15,000 to $25,000.
Andrew Jackson
Wheeler, notably interested in Andrew Jackson, collected with a view toward creating a narrative of the politician’s career. Items relating to Jackson include an autograph letter signed in 1819 on the legitimacy of the Seminole Wars, and another from 1806, giving his account of the duel in which he shot and killed his opponent.
Andrew Jackson, A New Map of the United States, lithograph, circa 1828. Estimate $3,000 to $4,000.
Autograph Letters
Featured is an impressive run of autograph letters signed by Alexander Hamilton, Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine and Benjamin Rush.
Thomas Paine, Autograph Letter Signed to Ira Allen concerning the Boston Café, Paris, 1790s. Estimate $10,000 to $15,000.
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