University Archives Auction 21826

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Auction Date: February 18, 2026 - February 18, 2026

Page Size: 385 items in 16 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
253	Abolitionist W. Wilberforce	Abolitionist W. Wilberforce 1830 LS "...I still take a deep interest in the much injured fellow Creatures..."	June 7, 1830	USD 800.00 - 1,000.00	USD 3,750.00
254		Rare 1697 Colonial Tavern License Restricting the Sale of "any Strong Drink wine or Liquors to any apprentices Servants Indians or Negros"	April 13, 1697	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 1,920.00
255		New Hampshire Governor Signs Marriage License	March 16, 1767	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 406.25
256	Elisha Cooke	Elisha Cooke Jr. ADS Regarding Discounting Land 1721	May 3, 1721	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	Not Sold
257	Louis Marie, Viscount de Noailles	Louis Marie, Viscount de Noailles 1797 ALS	August 19, 1797	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 531.25
259	John Hancock	John Hancock PSA NM-MT 8 Cut Signature, Absolutely Fabulous!	n.d.	USD 2,400.00 - 3,500.00	USD 7,040.00
260	Marquis de Lafayette	Marquis de Lafayette ALS With Great Political & Literary Content: "events of the Revolution" To Parisian Publisher	July 2, 1823	USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	USD 1,875.00
261	John Morton	Declaration Signer John Morton 2x Signed DS, Rare 1776 Example!	January 18, 1776	USD 800.00 - 1,000.00	USD 1,187.50
262	Samuel Osgood	Samuel Osgood DS Importing Madeira Wine as Officer of Port of New York	June 20, 1803	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 307.20
263	Francois Joseph Paul, Comte De Grasse	French Admiral Francois Joseph Paul, Comte De Grasse 1784 Scarce ALS	July 20, 1784	USD 600.00 - 700.00	USD 875.00
264	Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine	Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine, Veteran of American & French Revolutions Later Guillotined During the Reign of Terror	November 2, 1792	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 275.00
265	Timothy Pickering	Timothy Pickering PSA MINT 9 Signed Rev. War Receipt Dated 3 Days After Washington's Resignation	December 26, 1783	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 375.00
266	Samuel Kennedy	Rev. War Surgeon Samuel Kennedy ALS to Major P. Frazer on Treating Wounded Men	February 17, 1777	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 896.00
267		Boston Massacre Engraving of Revere's Emblematic Image 1832, Ex. Sotheby's	ca. 1832	USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 7,040.00
268		Duportail, Amer. Rev. War Chief Engineer, Signed Military Directive Dating From French Revolution	January 13, 1791	USD 700.00 - 800.00	USD 500.00
269	Dumas, Amer. Rev. Veteran,	Dumas, Amer. Rev. Veteran, Signed Military Directive Dating From Napoleonic Wars	September 7, 1810	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 281.60
270	Jean-Baptiste, Comte	Jean-Baptiste, Comte de Rochambeau ADS Re: Artillery & Troop Preparations	July 24, [n.y.]	USD 500.00 - 600.00	USD 3,500.00
271	Jonathan Trumbull	Jonathan Trumbull Writes to Thomas Fitch During a Critical Period in the French and Indian War, PSA Encapsulated	May 7, 1756	USD 600.00 - 800.00	USD 687.50
272		19th C. Theater Actors Signed Cabinet Cards & Letters, Edwin Booth, Lillie Langtry and More with Lovely Frames	ca. 1800s	USD 400.00 - 500.00	USD 275.00
273	Sabine Baring-Gould	Sabine Baring-Gould AQS, "Onward, Christian Soldiers"	n.d.	USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	USD 2,375.00
274	Irving Berlin, Cole Porter	Irving Berlin, Cole Porter & More! Group-Signed Commemorative Cover	2040-05-13	USD 800.00 - 1,000.00	USD 384.00
275	Harry Blackstone	Harry Blackstone PSA NM-MT 8 Endorsed Check	2049-02-19	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 100.00
276	Johannes Brahms	Johannes Brahms ALS to Fellow Composer, Fantastic Musical Content	n.d.	USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	USD 2,250.00
278	Douglas Fairbanks Sr. & Jr	Douglas Fairbanks Sr. & Jr Signed Checks & Financial Archive!	ca. 1956	USD 400.00 - 500.00	USD 175.00
279		The Greatest Ballet Partnership of All Time: Margot Fonteyn & Rudolf Nureyev Signed Photo	n.d.	USD 500.00 - 600.00	USD 812.50

University Archives: Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books, 21826, Wilton

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