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Fri, Sep 12, 2014 05:00PM EDT - Sat, Sep 13, 2014 05:00PM EDT
Lot 246

Jefferson Davis Letter to General

Estimate: $500 - $800

Bid Increments

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$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
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$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
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$100,000 $10,000
Boggs, General Wm. R. Boggs Books and Journals Jefferson Davis letter dated March 10, 1854, to Lt. W. R. Boggs inviting him to dinner; together with General Wm. R. Boggs, [Military Reminiscence,] the Seeman Printery, 1913; Boggs' Official Register of the Offices and Cadets of the U.S. Military Academy, June 1850, with Boggs' ownership signature and notes in the text; and Wm. R. Boggs' June 1849 ledger book from June 18, 1849 to May 1, 1853, 6-1/2 x 4-1/2 in. to 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 in., Davis letter near fine and includes the original envelope; [Military Reminiscence] good condition with original gilt-lettered cloth with a bit of damp-staining to the edges; Cadet journal good condition in original leather-backed marbled boards; the ledger is good in original leather, cover has detached from the sheets. Provenance: By descent in the Sprunt and Taylor families of Wilmington and Winston Salem, North Carolina

Condition

Davis letter near fine and includes the original envelope; [Military Reminiscence] good condition with original gilt-lettered cloth with a bit of damp-staining to the edges; Cadet journal good condition in original leather-backed marbled boards; the ledger is good in original leather, cover has detached from the sheets

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