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Alexander Hamilton: An Important
Family Archive of Letters and Manuscripts
Auction New York 18 January 2017
Viewing 11–17 January
LEFT
General Orders, appointing Alexander Hamilton
aide-de-camp to General George Washington,
“to be respected and obeyed as such.”
Estimate $150,000–250,000
This document was reproduced in facsimile
in Allan McLane Hamilton,
The Intimate Life of
Alexander Hamilton
(New York, 1910), but the
location of the original was hitherto unknown.
BELOW RIGHT
A lock of Alexander Hamilton’s hair, with a letter
of presentation from his wife, Eliza.
Estimate $15,000–25,000
ABOVE RIGHT
Philip Schuyler, condolence letter signed, to his
daughter Eliza Hamilton, following Alexander
Hamilton’s death in the duel with Aaron Burr.
Estimate $15,000–25,000
OPPOSITE PAGE
LEFT
Gilt and Painted Molded Copper Goddess
of Liberty with Flag Weathervane,
circa
1880
Estimate $100,000–150,000
CENTER
Very Fine Chippendale Carved Mahogany
Camel-Back Sofa,
circa
1770
Estimate $300,000–600,000
RIGHT
A Rare American Silver Tankard
Koenraet Ten Eyck, Albany, NY,
circa
1710
Estimate $40,000–60,000
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