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Sale 61: The Fall Sale

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Famous Americans

Lots 208-212

Lot 208

1845 (Jun. 18) Letter Signed by Two Indian Chiefs of the Cayuga and Seneca Nations, business letter to the New York State Comptroller, A.C. Flagg at Albany N.Y., postmarked with fancy "Buffalo, N.Y., June 19" oval postmark with matching "Paid" handstamp and red manuscript "18¾" cent rating, interesting combination letter with William King, Seneca Chief writing "Some days since the Cayuga Chiefs gave Peter Wilson an Indian of our tribe a paper authorizing him to transact some business for them with the Comptroller… to take up from the State the principle of our annuity this was not contemplated and must not be paid to him he is irresponsible and there would be great danger of our loosing the amount altogether… I beseech you not to pay the money to him", signed with an "X" as his mark, below is a short paragraph stating his affirmation of Mr. King's statement and is signed Thomas S. Harris as Seneca Chief, Very Fine and interesting Indian document.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

The Cayuga and Seneca tribes were part of the Iroquois, which was a confederation of tribes living in Canada and New York around Lake Ontario, speaking dialects of the same language. These tribes were the Tuscarora, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca, known collectively as the Iroquois Confederacy or the Six Nations.

Realized: $400

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Lot 209

Barry M. Goldwater, Jr., group of 6 items comprising color Photo Signed of Goldwater at podium, 1962 Typed Letter Signed on Senate letterhead reading in part "Thank you very much for your recent note requesting campaign material…My only plans for 1964 are to run for re-election to the Senate in Arizona, but I am flattered by your thought that I could be a candidate for the presidency"; 1964 Typed Letter Signed on Senate stationery; 1964 Typed Letter Signed on thank you letter to campaign helper, 8" x 10" black and white portrait photo and typescript of remarks Goldwater made during a speech with comments by his father handwritten.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Barry Morris Goldwater (1909-1998) was a businessman and five-term United States Senator from Arizona (1953-65, 1969-87) and the Republican Party's nominee for president in the 1964 election. An articulate and charismatic figure during the first half of the 1960s, he was known as "Mr. Conservative".

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Lot 210

Frank James Cover and Signed Letter, (January 10, 1843 - February 18, 1915) was a Confederate soldier, guerrilla and outlaw. He was the older brother of outlaw Jesse James and was also part of the James - Younger Gang: signature on letter datelined "Independence Jail, Nov 19th, 1883" to Major Greber how wrote to James asking for his signature (for his father's autograph collection) with interesting postscript below signature "I drink Mumms Dry" (champagne), attest written on the back of letter and cover by Major Greber in part…This letter was written by Frank James the notorious and brave highwayman from the prison in IndependenceOn the head of Frank James are various rewards of which the most important ils the State of Missouri ($10,000). Various other rewards come to $20,000, cover addressed by James to Greber in Kansas City, franked with 2¢ red brown with "Independence.Mo., Nov 19" cds alongside, Very Fine.
Estimate    $5,000 - 7,500.

A REMARKABLE COVER AND LETTER FROM THE NOTORIOUS OUTLAW AND HIGHLY CELEBRATED BANDIT FRANK JAMES.

During his years as a bandit, James was involved in at least four robberies between 1868 and 1876 that resulted in the deaths of bank employees or citizens. The most famous incident was the disastrous Northfield, Minnesota, raid on September 7, 1876, that ended with the death or capture of most of the gang. Five months after the killing of his brother Jesse in 1882, Frank James boarded a train to Jefferson City, Missouri, where he had an appointment with the governor in the state capitol. Placing his holster in Governor Crittenden's hands, he explained…"I have been hunted for twenty-one years, have literally lived in the saddle, have never known a day of perfect peace. It was one long, anxious, inexorable, eternal vigil". He then ended his statement by saying…"Governor, I haven't let another man touch my gun since 1861." After his surrender James was taken to Independence, Mo., where this letter was written. Later to Gallatin, where he remained in jail a year awaiting trial. Finally James was acquitted and went to Oklahoma to live with his mother. He never was in the penitentiary and never was convicted of any of the charges against him.

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Lot 211

Henry Wilson, U.S. Senator 1855-1873, Vice President of the United States 1873-1875. Free frank "H. Wilson" as Senator on light buff cover to Conneautville Pa., the official enclosure on "Office of Correspondence for Missing Men of the U.S. Army" and datelined "16 Mch 1866", the part printed enclosure is signed in proxy for Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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Lot 212

Macon B. Allen, 1816-1894, First Licensed Negro Attorney in the United States. Large group comprising 24 documents signed as Probate Judge, one Signed Receipt, and 3 Autograph Signed Letters of the law firm "Whipper, Elliott & Allen", an important cache from Macon B. Allen.
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.

Macon B. Allen was born in Indiana, later moved to Maine and there became the first licensed Negro attorney in the United States. He next practiced law in Massachusetts and came to Charleston after the Civil War where in 1868 he and two black South Carolina attorneys formed a partnership to become the first black law firm in the United States. In 1874, he was elected Criminal Court Judge in Charleston, thus becoming this first black with a major judicial position at the municipal level. He next served from 1876-78 as the Charleston County Probate Judge.

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