Auction 15
Following are some of the highlights of Manuscripts & Autographs
in our Auctions 14 & 15, with links to fuller decriptions and more images.
Auction 14 has a larger amount by percentage of such material featuring, among
other things, many items written & signed by Stephen F. Austin, the "Father
of Texas," as well as the enigmatic Heartsill
Civil War manuscript. But Auction 15 features lots related to Agustín
J. V. Zamorano, the first printer of California, as well as the Proclamation
of William B. Ide (who wanted to be the Father of California). Below are
short descriptions with an example image. Simply click on the links to see more.
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220.
ZAMORANO, Agustín J. V. Autograph letter signed, in Spanish, to
Ignacio Peralta, Alcalde of San José Guadalupe. Monterey, California, September
27, 1832. At the time
this letter was written, Zamorano was the acting governor of California
after the fall of Governor Victoria. ($750-1,500) Click on this link for more on this & other Zamorano material: More>> |
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27.
HEARTSILL, W[illie]. B. W. Unpublished autograph manuscript entitled
“A Confederate Desperado.” [Arkansas?, ca. 1880?]. [2] 200 pp. in
ink, on ruled paper (a few pages blank), clear and legible throughout, with
contemporary authorial corrections, some of them substantive. ($5,000-10,000) Click on this link for more on this lot and a related Civil War lot: More>> |
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AUSTIN, Stephen F. Autograph letter signed (“Estevan F. Austin”),
in Spanish, to José María Viesca, Mexican Governor of Coahuila y Tejas,
recommending that Henry Austin and his family be admitted to the colony
and discussing Henry Austin’s experience with steamboats. [San Felipe de]
Austin, January 4, 1830. ($12,000-24,000) Click on this link or the picture for more on this and other Austin lots: More>> |
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IDE, William B. Contemporary manuscript copy in ink, in an unknown
hand, commencing: “To all persons Citizens of Sonoma requesting them
to remain at peace...”; at end: “Headquarters Sonoma, June 15,
1846.” 2 pp., on green wove paper with small embosure at top left,
with conjugate docket leaf titled in ink: “Proclamation of California
Independence.” ($10,000-20,000) Click on this link or the picture for more: More>> |
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12.
Austin, Stephen F., Ramón Músquiz, José Antonio
Baldomero Navarro, José Miguel de Arciniega & José Gaspar María Flores
de Abrego. Manuscript in Spanish recording the election of Juan
Martín de Veramendi and Rafael Manchola as representatives to the Coahuila
y Tejas legislature, signed by the named parties (Austin signing “Estevan
F. Austin” with his rubric below). ($15,000-30,000) Click on this link for more on this & related Texana MSS.: More>> |
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148.
MUIR, John. My First Summer in the Sierra. With Illustrations
from Drawings Made by the Author in 1869 and from Photographs by Herbert
W. Gleason. Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin; Cambridge: Riverside
Press, 1911. Ink signed presentation from Muir to California
lawyer, politician, and businessman W. F. Herrin, October 1913. ($500-1,000) Click on this link or the picture for more: More>> |
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