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Freeman's | Hindman: Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana | Total Sales (USD) | 1,817,728.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | August 20, 2026 - August 20, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 884,300.00 |
| Sale Number | #6539 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,357,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 201 | ||
| Sold Lots | 185.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 938,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 92.04% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,442,300.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 16 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 126.03% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Franklin Benjamin | Promissory note for 816,000 livres |
1781 | USD 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 | USD 352,000.00 |
| 43 | Smith Joseph | The Book of Mormon |
1830 | USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | USD 230,400.00 |
| 198 | Washington George | Letter |
1789 | USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | USD 128,000.00 |
| 200 | Sidi Mohammed ibn Abdallah | Exequatur for American Diplomat Thomas Barclay |
1786 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 108,800.00 |
| 6 | Cuffe Paul | Autograph Letter, signed |
1815 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 96,000.00 |
| 176 | Lincoln Abraham | Emancipation Proclamation |
ca. January 3, 1863 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 70,400.00 |
| 69 | Hamilton Alexander; Jay John; Madison James | The Federalist |
1788 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 54,400.00 |
| 199 | Washington George; Jefferson Thomas | Letter to al-Yazid bin Mohammed, Sultan of Morocco |
1791 | USD 50,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 48,000.00 |
| 136 | Audubon John James | Brown Pelican |
1835 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 41,600.00 |
| 179 | Leale Charles A. | Autograph notes recounting President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination |
ca. 1890s | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 35,200.00 |
| 30 | Boone Daniel | Autograph Letter, signed |
1788 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 28,800.00 |
| 5 | Colin Paul | Le Tumulte noir |
1927 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 21,760.00 |
| 71 | Binns John | Declaration of Independence |
1819 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 21,760.00 |
| 22 | Janis John A. | A Tour to the South |
1835 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 20,480.00 |
| 4 | Chapman Maria W. | Address of the Boston Female Anti-Slavery Society to the Women of New England |
1837 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 19,200.00 |
| 164 | Manuscript Land Indenture |
1799 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 19,200.00 | |
| 38 | Flagg James Montgomery | I Want You For U.S. Army |
1917 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 17,920.00 |
| 89 | Franklin Benjamin | Manuscript Document Regarding the Bankruptcy of John Redman |
1787 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 17,920.00 |
| 9 | Obsequies of Martin Luther King, Jr. |
1968 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 15,360.00 | |
| 100 | Lawrence T.E. | Autograph Letter |
1932 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 14,080.00 |
| 121 | Catlin George | Osceola |
1838 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 14,080.00 |
| 90 | Franklin Benjamin | Manuscript Land Grant for Turkey Hill |
1787 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 12,800.00 |
| 7 | Frederick Douglass' Paper |
1860-1862 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 11,520.00 | |
| 10 | May Samuel J.; Benson George; Greene Rowland | Circular calling for the formation of a national anti-slavery organization |
1833 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 11,520.00 |
| 133 | Schweighofer Julius | Aboriginal Port Folio |
ca. 1851 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 10,880.00 |
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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. -
