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Sale 107
The Manuscript & Collectibles Auction
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Lot 48 |
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Clay, Henry -- LS Declining a Speaking Invitation. (1777 - 1852) Senator from Kentucky, called "The Great Compromiser." Letter signed "H. Clay," 3 pages, 7¾ x 4¾", n.p., Feb. 28 (1848), declining an invitation from the Theological Seminary of the Presbyterian Church. "…the multitude of my engagements will not allow me the honor of accepting the invitation which you have transmitted, for which I beg to tender my respectful acknowledgements…." Docketed "Feby. 28, 1848". Fine. Estimate Value $300 - UP
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Lot 49 |
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Dewey, Thomas, & Barry Goldwater -- Elegant Portraits of Two Presidential Aspirants. Sepia-toned photograph of Thomas E. Dewey by Fabian Bachrach, noted on back, stating "1940 election", when he first sought the Republican Presidential nomination, 14 x 11 inches (image 9¼ x 7¼"). Crease in upper left corner, some white specks to background and on lapel; waviness at top and bottom edge, not affecting image. Dewey lost the 1944 election to President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the closest of Roosevelt's four presidential elections. He was again the Republican presidential nominee in 1948, but lost to President Harry S. Truman in one of the greatest upsets in presidential election history
With an elegant 14 x 11" head-and-shoulders portrait of Barry Goldwater in 1960. Copyright notice of photographer Philippe Halsman on reverse. Goldwater served five terms as U.S. senator from Arizona and in 1964 won the Republican Party's nomination for president. He was defeated by incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson. Estimate Value $300 - UP
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Hiss, Alger - The McCarthy Era Alleged Communist Spy Whose Case Jump-started Richard Nixon's Career. (1904-1996) U.S. State Department official convicted of perjury in January 1950 regarding his dealings with Whittaker Chambers, who accused Hiss of membership in a communist espionage ring. His case came at a time of growing apprehension about the domestic influence of communism and seemed to lend substance to Senator Joseph R. McCarthy's sensational claims of communist infiltration into the State Department. The case also brought to national attention Richard M. Nixon, a first-term Republican congressman from California who was prominent in the investigation that led to the indictment of Hiss.
Long autograph letter signed "Alger Hiss," 2 ½ pages, 5 x 8 in., New York, May 11,1950. Hiss writes this unpublished letter to a friend (Reverend) Dr. (Walter) Bennett. Included are two letters by Hiss's wife, Priscilla, related to his appeal and sentence, a 1954 Christmas card in the hand of Priscilla, and a letter from his lawyer, Chester Lane, dated March 20, 1952, to Dr. Bennett thanking him for encouragement and stating, "In these days, fighting a case with the overtones and passion and prejudice of the Hiss case is a rather lonely and unpopular business…". Estimate Value $400 - UP
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Tweed, William M. "Boss" -- Two Documents Signed, One Civil War Date. (1823-1878) American politician who controlled political patronage in New York City as "boss'" of the corrupt Tammany Hall political machine and who embezzled large amounts of money from New York City. Two documents signed. The first is one page, 7 x 8¼", New York, Mar. 20, 1865. Approving an expenditure of $208.33 for Anthony Eickhoff for services as translator to the Courts of Record for the month of March 1865. Handsomely matted with an image of Tweed and a biographical plaque and framed to an overall size of 16 x 22". With a second document signed, one page, 14 x 8¼", July 14, 1870. This is a form that was signed in triplicate for the apropriation of lamps and gas, to be paid to Kuper & Co. The ink has faded on the details but Tweed's signature is quite clear. Matted with an image of Tweed and a biographical plaque and framed to an overall size of 23½ x 26". Both fine. Estimate Value $300 - UP
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