Heritage Auctions: Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 3/30
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 3/30 | Total Sales (USD) | 1,012,798.75 |
| Auction Date | April 18, 2018 - April 18, 2018 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 781,260.00 |
| Sale Number | #6196 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,171,890.00 |
| Total Lots | 375 | ||
| Sold Lots | 354 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 849,180.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 94.40% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,273,770.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 21 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 79.51% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47156 | Arthur Conan Doyle | Arthur Conan Doyle Autograph Manuscript "The Adventure of the Dancing Men" Signed Three Times. |
1903 | USD 400,000.00 - 600,000.00 | USD 312,500.00 |
| 47051 | George Washington | George Washington Letter Signed as Commander-in Chief of the Continental Army. |
1779 | USD 9,600.00 - 14,400.00 | USD 20,000.00 |
| 47040 | George S. Paul | Union Navy Archive of Letters of George S. Paul, Naval Engineer. |
1861 | USD 9,600.00 - 14,400.00 | USD 16,250.00 |
| 47050 | George Washington | George Washington Autograph Letter Signed. |
1785 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 16,250.00 |
| 47056 | Thomas Jefferson | Thomas Jefferson Autograph Letter Signed as Secretary of State. |
1790 | USD 5,600.00 - 8,400.00 | USD 16,250.00 |
| 47052 | George Washington | George Washington Three Languages Ship's Passport Signed |
1795 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 16,000.00 |
| 47007 | xGeorge Washington | Period Fair Copy of George Washington's Military Commission. |
1775 | USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 | USD 13,750.00 |
| 47029 | William Gibson | Maryland Infantry Soldier William Gibson Civil War Archive. |
1823 | USD 6,400.00 - 9,600.00 | USD 13,750.00 |
| 47027 | George Armstrong Custer | George Armstrong Custer Autograph Letter Signed |
1867 | USD 6,400.00 - 9,600.00 | USD 12,500.00 |
| 47057 | Thomas Jefferson | Thomas Jefferson Autograph Letter Signed as Vice President. |
1799 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 12,500.00 |
| 47145 | Letters by a Japanese-American Written From an Internment Camp During World War II. |
1942 | USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 | USD 11,875.00 | |
| 47011 | William J. Stone for Peter Force | William J. Stone for Peter Force: The Declaration of Independence. |
1846 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 11,250.00 |
| 47033 | William M. McArthur | Union Soldier's Archive of Letters of William M. McArthur, 8th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment. |
1863-1865 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
| 47004 | [Battle of Long Island]. The Seat of Action between the British and American Forces or An Authentic Plan of the Western Part of Long Island, |
1776 | USD 4,800.00 - 7,200.00 | USD 9,375.00 | |
| 47167 | Dian Fossey | Dian Fossey Archive of Letters and Photographs. |
1967 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 9,375.00 |
| 47118 | William H. Taft | William H. Taft Typed Letter Signed |
1910 | USD 640.00 - 960.00 | USD 8,750.00 |
| 47024 | John L. Chandler | Missouri Volunteer Cavalry Officer John L. Chandler Archive of Letters and Diaries. |
1861 | USD 2,800.00 - 4,200.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
| 47105 | Ulysses S. Grant | Ulysses S. Grant Autograph Letter Signed |
1871 | USD 2,800.00 - 4,200.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
| 47157 | [Ernest Hemingway]. | Archive of Letters Addressed to Ernest Hemingway circa 1918-1922. |
1918 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
| 47107 | Rutherford B. Hayes | Rutherford B. Hayes Document Signed |
1868 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 7,812.50 |
| 47039 | J.A. Morlan | Union Soldier J.A. Morlan Archive of Letters. |
1862-1865 | USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 | USD 7,500.00 |
| 47089 | Abraham Lincoln | Abraham Lincoln Autograph Endorsement Signed on Verso of a Petition Concerning the Establishment of Another Pension Agency in Illinois. |
1864 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 7,500.00 |
| 47091 | Abraham Lincoln | Abraham Lincoln Autograph Note Signed |
1865 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 7,500.00 |
| 47008 | Whaling Journal of the Ship Good Return, 1839-1844. |
1839-1844 | USD 6,400.00 - 9,600.00 | USD 6,875.00 | |
| 47063 | John Quincy Adams | John Quincy Adams Autograph Letter Signed. |
USD 3,200.00 - 4,800.00 | USD 6,875.00 |
