Bangs: FRANCIS COLLECTION OF AUTOGRAPHS, COMPRISING MANY SCARCE AND VALUABLE SPECIMENS, AMERICAN AND FOREIGN, TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION, Tuesday & Wednesday, March 13th & 14th, AT 3 O'CLOCK. BY Bangs & Company, 739 and 741 Broadway, NEW YORK., Mar131888,

Auction Details

Auction Date
March 13, 1888 - March 13, 1888
Page Size: 744 items in 8 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
495 PORTER (Com. David, distinguished in war 1812). Certificate S....

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496 PORTER (Admiral David D., U. S. N.). L. S....

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497 PORTER (J. M., Sec'y of War) A. L. S.

Aug. 30, 1804

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498 POSTMASTERS GENERAL. Horatio King. 1850.----W, DENNISON. 1865 2 A. L. S....

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499 PRESIDENTS OF COLLEGES. James W. McCosh (Princeton). 1885.----Theo. D. WOOLSEY (Yale). 1853.----George WARD NICHOLS (Cinn. Coll. of Music). 1877.-----B. SEARS (Brown), 1866 4 A. L. S....

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500 PROCTER (Richard A., distinguished Astronomer) A. L. S.

July 24, 1867

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501 PROCTER (Thomas, Gen. in Revol'n; distinguished at Brandywine) A. L. S.

Dec. 20, 1790

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502 PUSEY (Rev. Edward Bouverie, leader of High-Church Party in Ch. of Eng'd) A. L. S.

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503 PUTNAM (George P., Publisher, &c.) A. L. S.

Feby. 4, 1854

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504 QUINCY (Jonah, Statesman and Scholar) A. L. S.

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505 QUINCY (Josiah). Photo. Portrait. S.

1864

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506 RACHEL (Elizabeth Rachel Felix, the celebrated Actress) A. L. S.

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507 RANDALL (James R., Editor, Author of "My Maryland") A. L. S.

June 11, 1884

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508 RANDALL (Samuel J., Speaker H. of R.) A. L. S.

Aug. 29, 1876

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508 SULLIVAN (Sir Arthur, Composer) A. Note S.

May 7, 1884

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509 RANDOLPH (Edmund, Gov. of Va.; M. of Const. Convent'n) A. L. S.

July 28, 1788

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510 RANDOLPH of Roanoke (John, Statesman) A. L. S. Wash'n.

Jan. 9, 1827

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511 RANDOLPH, Jr. (John, M. C.) A. L. S. Wash'n, Jan. 4, 1802. To Caesar A. Rodney Wash'n.

Jan. 4, 1802

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512 RANDOLPH (Thomas M., Gov of Va.; married Jefferson's daughter) A. L. S. Monticello

June 11, 1795

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513 READE (Charles Novelist) A. L. S.

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514 RECORD of the Reports of the Attorney-General of the United States

1790-1797

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515 RED Cloud, the Indian Chief A. L. S.

Apr. 28, 1880

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516 REED (Joseph) A. L. S.

Oct. 10, 1821

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517 REID (Mayne, Novelist; Officer in Mexican War) A. L. S.

Feb. 16, 1883

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518 REMUSAT (Charles, Comte de, French Author and Statesman). A. L. S....

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519 REVOLUTIONARY, &c CLEMENT BIDDLE and JOHN NIXON. D. S....

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520 REVOLUTIONARY. 6 A. L. S. by EDWARD BLAKE, 1776...

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521 REVOLUTIONARY, &C. GEORGE ROSS, Signer of Decl. of Ind. D. S....

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522 RICHELIEU (Armand Emanuel du Plessis, Duc de, French Prime Minister) L. S.

June 19, 1816

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523 RITCHIE (Thomas, Editor of "Richmond Enquirer"). A. L. S....

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524 RITTENHOUSE (David, Astronomer and Mathematician) Draft S.

1777

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525 ROBERDEAU (Gen. Daniel, Col. in Revol'n; M. O. C.) A. L. S.

Nov. 8, 1778

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526 ROBERTS (David, Eminent British Painter, " Egypt, Syria, the Holy Land, &c.") A. L. S.

May 3, 1852

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527 ROCHAMBEAU (Donatien M. J. de Virueur, Vicomte de, served under his Father in America; General) L. S.

1802

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528 ROCHEFOUCAULD-LIANCOURT (F. A. F., Duc de, Philanthropist; published "Travels in the U. S.") L. S.

1826

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529 ROCHESTER (Col. Nathaniel, Founder of Rochester, N. Y.) A. L. S.

Oct. 5, 1795

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530 ROGERS (Samuel, Poet) A. NOTE S.

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531 ROSS (Rear-Admiral Sir John, Arctic Explorer). D. S....

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531a ROSSETTI (Dante Gabriel, Painter and Poet) A. L. S.

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532 ROTHSCHILD & Co. (N. M., Bankers) L. S. London

Mch. 3, 1841

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533 RUSH (Benjamin, Signer of Decl'n of Ind.; eminent Physician; &c. A. L. S. Phila.

June 1, 1808

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534 RUSH (Richard, Minister to France and England) A. L. S.

1839

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535 RUSKIN (John, Author) A. L. S.

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536 RISKIN A. L. S.

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537 RUSSELL (W. Clark, Novelist) A. L. S.

Mch. 21, 1887

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538 RUTHERFORD, (Griffith, Gen. in Revol'n) A. L. S.

Oct. 25, 1778

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539 RUTLEDGE (Edward, Signer of Decl'n of Ind.; Gov. of S. C.) D. S.

1778

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540 RUTLEDGE (John, M. O. C.; Gov. of S. C; Judge Supreme Crt.; &c.) D. S.

Nov. 6, 1779

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541 ST, VINCENT (John Jervis, Earl of, eminent British Admiral), A. L. S....

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542 SAND (George, A. L. A. D., Madame Dudevant, known as: eminent French Novelist) A. L. S.

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543 SANTA ANNA (Antonio Lopez, Mexican President and General) L. S. Jalapa

Mch. 4, 1829

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544 SARGENT (EPES, Author). A. L. S....

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545 SAVARY, Duc de Rovigo (A. J. M. Rene, Gen. under apoleon; Minister of Police) L. S. Paris

Oct. 8, 1813

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546 SAXE (John G., Poet) A. L. S.

1858

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547 SAXE A. Poem (8 lines). S.

June 7, 1874

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548 SCHAUENBERG (Balthasar, Baron, Gen. in French Revoltpeer of France) A. L. S.

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549 SCHLEGEL (August Wilhelm von, German Poet, Critic, &c.) A. L. S.

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550 SCHUYLER (Philip, Maj.-Gen. in Revol'n; M. O. C; U. S. Senator) A. L. S. Albany

June 18, 1803

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551 SCHUYLER. A. L. S.

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552 SCOTT (Rev. Thomas, distinguished English Divine) A. L. S.

July 21, 1790

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553 SCOTT (Lieut.-Gen. Winfield, U. S. A.) A. L. S.

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554 SECKENDORFF (Friedrich Heinrich, Count von, Distinguished General and Statesman, Field Marshal of Saxony and Poland) L. S.

Dec. 22, 1762

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555 6 L. S....

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556 SECRETARIES OF STATE. EDWARD EVERETT. L. S....

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557 SECRETARIES OF STATE. FRRD'K. T. FRELINGHUYSEN. L. S....

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558 SECRETARIES OF THE TREASURY. LOUIS MCLANE. L. S....

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559 SECRETARIES OF WAR. LEWIS CASS. 1848....

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560 SECRETARIES OF WAR. E. M. STANTON. A. Memd'm S. with Initials. 1864....

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561 SEDGWICK (Theodore, distinguished American Jurist; U. S. Senator) A. L. S.

June 1, 1793

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562 SERURIER (Jean Mathieu Philibert, Comte de, Marshal of France) A. L. S.

Febr. 18, 1816

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563 SEWARD (William H., Sec'y State, &c.). L. S....

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564 SEYMOUR (Horatio, Gov. of N. Y.). A. L. S....

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565 SHERIDAN (LIEUT. (Jon. Philip H.) A. endorsement S.

Dec. 6, 1862

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566 SHERIDAN (Richard Brinsley, Statesman, Author, &c.) A. L. S.

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567 SHERMAN (ROGER, Signer of Ducl, of Ind.) D. S.

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568 SHERMAN (William, Gen. U. S. A.). A. L. S....

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569 SIGOURNEY (Lydia H., Poetess) A. L. S.

Feb. 24, 1848

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570 SILLIMAN (Prof. Benjamin, Scientist) A. L. S.

1832

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571 SMALLWOOD (Gen. William, with Sullivan at Staten Island; with Gates in the South) A. Military Order S.

Dec. 24, 1779

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572 SMITH (Rev. Cotton Mather, zealous Patriot and Chaplain in Revol'n) A. L. S.

May 26, 1786

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573 SMITH (Gerrit, Abolitionist). A. L. S....

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574 SMITH (James, Signer of Decl. of Ind.) Part of A. D.

July 17, 1765

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575 SMITH (Gen. Samuel, Officer in Revol'n and 1812, U. S. Senator, &c.) A. L. S.

July 10, 1830

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576 SMITH A. L. S. Balto.

Aug. 2, 1832

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577 SMITH A. L. S.

May 11, 1837

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578 SOULIE (M. Frederie, Novelist). A. L. S....

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579 SOUTHEY (Robert, Author, Poet). A. Dft. S....

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580 SOUVENIR of the Carnival, 1870.

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581 SPARKS (Jared, Historian) A. L. S.

Oct. 8, 1845

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582 SPINNER (F. E., Treas. of U. S.) A. L. S.

1855

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583 SPRAGUE (Gen. William, U. S. Senator). A. L. S....

Feb. 23, 1870

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584 STARK (John, Gen. Recol'n, Battle of Bennington) A. D. S.

Dec. 6, 1768

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585 STEELE (Gen. John, fought at Germantown and Yorktown; M. C. 1790-'93; First Comptroller of Treas.) L. S.

Jan. 25, 1800

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586 STEUBEN (F. W. A., Baron, Maj.-Gen. in Amer. Revol'n) D. S.

USD - Unknown
587 STEUBEN A. Draft. S. New York

Jan. 13, 1780

USD - Unknown
588 STEVENS (Gen. Isaac I., U. S. V., killed at second battle of Bull Run) A. L. S. Hdqrs., Beaufort, S. C. Jan. 30 1862, To Sec. of War Stanton

Jan. 30 1862

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589 STEVENS (Thaddeus, M. C.) A. L. S. Wash'n.

Feb. 27, 1867

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590 STIRLING (William Alexander, Lord, Maj.-Gen. in Revol'n) L. S. Albany, Nov. 12, 1782, to Gov. Clinton Albany

Nov. 12, 1782

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591 STODDARD (R. H., Poet, &c.) A. Poem (4 lines) S.

Dec. 17, 1880

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592 STONE (Charles P., (Gen. U. S. V.; Chief of Staff to Khedive of Egypt) A. L. S.

Jan. 17, 1863

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