Emporium Auction
Tue, May 18, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 249
Group of Southern Letters and Correspondence
Estimate: $100 - $300
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
approximately 50 documents, mostly 19th century, personal correspondence; poems, unsure if original composition or transcription; various receipts; two locks of hair, Duff Green and Mrs. James Green; manuscript on flag donation by the "Franklin Ladies"; November 1790 letter to Major Rhea, signed by Governor William Blount; October 1812 letter to Tennessee Governor William C. C. Claiborne, signed by Mississippi Territory Governor David Homes; February 1815 letter, mentions military points Mobile and Pensacola, congratulates Claiborne on "triumph over John Bull [England] at [New] Orleans", largest 13-1/2 x 15-1/2 in.ÿ - Provenance: Private Collection, Kingsport, Tennessee - Note: Many of the handwritten letters in this archive relate to the Green family of Falmouth, Virginia, as well as the Rhea and Claiborne families of Eastern Tennessee.ÿ
some with major distress, tape repair, fading, losses at edges, separations, staining, incomplete manuscripts, David Holmes 1812 letter with later pencilled notation near signatureÿ
