Swann Galleries: Printed & Manuscript Americana: Semiquincentennial Edition, 62526, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- June 25, 2026 - June 25, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lepelle Frederic | Declaration of Independence |
Paris | 1840 | Not Available | USD 8,255.00 |
| 2 | Two Acts of Parliament for Encouraging the Trade of the British Sugar Colonies |
Boston | 1764 | Not Available | USD 1,905.00 | |
| 3 | Mounted stamp from the Stamp Act of 1765 |
circa 1765 | Not Available | USD 21,590.00 | ||
| 4 | Embossed stamp from the Stamp Act of 1765 |
Quebec | 1766 | Not Available | USD 21,590.00 | |
| 5 | Pennsylvania Gazette |
Philadelphia | 1766 | Not Available | USD 3,048.00 | |
| 6 | Boston-Gazette |
Boston | 1769 | Not Available | USD 1,905.00 | |
| 7 | The Votes and Proceedings of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Boston |
Boston | 1772 | Not Available | USD 10,795.00 | |
| 8 | Supplement to the Newport Mercury |
Newport, RI | 1773 | Not Available | USD 3,302.00 | |
| 9 | Boston Evening-Post |
Boston | 1773 | Not Available | USD 19,050.00 | |
| 10 | Rivington’s New-York Gazetteer |
New York | 1774 | Not Available | Not Sold | |
| 11 | A Bill Intituled An Act for the Better Regulating the Government of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay, in New-England |
Boston | 1774 | Not Available | USD 635.00 | |
| 12 | West Benjamin | Almanac diary |
Boston | 1775 | Not Available | USD 10,795.00 |
| 13 | Baker John;Dodge Ezekiel | Manuscript Document Signed |
1775 | Not Available | USD 1,651.00 | |
| 14 | Pitkin William;Seymour Thomas;Ellsworth Oliver | Pay order for a Connecticut company |
Hartford | 1775 | Not Available | USD 1,206.00 |
| 15 | Stearns Samuel | The North-American's Almanack |
Worcester | 1775 | Not Available | USD 2,413.00 |
| 16 | Hubbard William | Autograph Letter Signed |
1776 | Not Available | USD 1,016.00 | |
| 17 | Williams Ezekiel;Ellsworth Oliver | Order to pay members of a Connecticut militia company |
Hartford | 1776 | Not Available | USD 508.00 |
| 18 | Simes Thomas | The Military Guide for Young Officers |
Philadelphia | 1776 | Not Available | USD 635.00 |
| 19 | Low Nathaniel | An Astronomical Diary; or, Almanack |
Boston | 1776 | Not Available | USD 889.00 |
| 20 | Hancock John | Resolution of Congress revising the Rules and Articles for the Better Government of the Troops |
Philadelphia | 1777 | Not Available | USD 15,240.00 |
| 21 | Journal of a Hessian soldier at the crossing of the Delaware |
Boston | 1777 | Not Available | USD 990.00 | |
| 22 | Issue of the Boston Gazette discussing the battles of Saratoga and Germantown |
Boston | 1777 | Not Available | USD 1,016.00 | |
| 23 | Miller John | Bill to Baron von Steuben for his personal hair care |
circa 1778-1781 | Not Available | USD 1,270.00 | |
| 24 | St. George Richard Mansergh | 6 Manuscripts, including: Request to the King for an American Commission |
1776-1781 | Not Available | USD 12,700.00 | |
| 25 | Warren James | Letter negotiating the supply of cordage for the Continental Navy |
Boston | 1778 | Not Available | USD 1,016.00 |
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Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Reaffirms the US Treaty of Friendship and Peace with Morocco, the Longest Unbroken Treaty in US History. $50,000 – 80,000.Freeman’s, August 20. Weeks After Victory at Yorktown, Benjamin Franklin Promises Repayment of a French Loan that Funded the American Revolution. $200,000 – 300,000.Freeman’s, August 20. Rare First Edition of the Foundational Text of the Mormon Church. $100,000 – 150,000.Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Sends the First Major Law Passed by Congress, the Tariff Act of 1789. $100,000 – 150,000.Freeman’s, August 20. A Scarce Example of Audubon's Depiction of a Brown Pelican, Plate CCLI from his Birds of America. $30,000 – 50,000.Freeman’s, August 20. The Official and First Obtainable Broadside Printing of the Lincoln's Final Emancipation Proclamation. $30,000 – 50,000. -
