Sell Your Israel Putnam Autograph for up to $35,000 or More at Nate D. Sanders Auctions

At Nate D. Sanders Auctions we sold the following:

Lafayette Autograph Letter Signed Re: Cornwallis’ Final Stand — “…The enemy are fortifying at York…vessels are gone to bring some of the troops remaining at Portsmouth. Lord Cornwallis is at York…”

Lafayette Autograph Letter Signed “Lafayette” as Major General, to Brigadier General George Weedon, announcing that Cornwallis is fortifying Yorktown, and requesting reinforcements and supplies immediately. Also with franking signature “Lafayette M G” on address leaf. Written from New Castle [Hanover County near Richmond], dated 6 August 1781: “…The enemy are fortifying at York, and it is said vessels are gone to bring some of the troops remaining at Portsmouth. Lord Cornwallis is at York. It would appear that the fleet was originally intended for New York, but a dispatch from General Clinton produced the present arrangement…” In addition to this momentous news, Lafayette also requests additional troops and supplies: “…It is also at this moment of importance to bring all our cavalry together. I request therefore that you will order Bedkin’s Corps, which I understand is at Fredericksburg, to join me with dispatch…” Two pages measure 7.25″ x 9.25″, with integral address leaf upon which franking signature is present. Two small seal holes on address leaf, else near fine. Abstracted in “Lafayette in the Age of the American Revolution,” IV:506.  Dark Lafayette autograph.  Sold for $19,000.

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Extremely Scarce Joseph Warren Autograph Letter Signed — Dated 5 May 1775 — From the Revolutionary War Martyr Who Declared of America “I will set her free or die” — Only One of Seven Joseph Warren ALsS Known to Exist

Joseph Warren autograph letter signed “JWarren” dated 5 May 1775, shortly after Lexington & Concord, where Warren fought and before Bunker Hill, where he was killed. In this letter, Warren references the Committee of Correspondence; it was as leader of this Committee that Warren sent Paul Revere on his historic Midnight Run only a few weeks earlier. Letter reads in full, “Watertown May 5 1775 / Gentlemen – the Bearer hereof is sent on express from Albany with the Letter for the Committee of Correspondence you [sic] will be kind enough to give him all the assistance in your power in obtaining intelligence relating to our public affairs. I am most respectfully yours. JWarren”. Trained as a physician, Warren was one of the most vociferous critics of England and enthusiastic supporters of America’s cause. Before his death, he was appointed a Major General and President of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress, the highest position in the revolutionary government. Barely escaping death at Lexington & Concord, he volunteered to fight at Bunker Hill where he perished, but not before reportedly declaring, “These fellows say we won’t fight! By Heaven, I hope I shall die up to my knees in blood!” Because of his early death, letters in his hand are extremely scarce — this being only one of seven known to exist. Letter measures 6.25″ x 6″. Lightly soiled with some ink smudging. Rough bottom edge. In light blue cloth folding-case with blue morocco spine and cream silk interior. Very good condition. A dark and rare Joseph Warren autograph.  Sold for $18,302.60.

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