University Archives: Rare Autographs, Manuscripts and Books, 31225, Wilton

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
March 12, 2025 - March 12, 2025
Page Size: 532 items in 22 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
235

John D. Rockefeller & Henry Flagler Signed Green Standard Oil Trust Stock Certificate

June 21, 1887 USD 1,800.00 - 2,400.00 USD 1,920.00
236

Samuel Slater Twice Signed Document, "Father of the American Industrial Revolution", PSA/DNA

n.p. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 468.75
237

Extensive South Sea Company Archive Spanning 60+ Years!

ca. 1712-1753 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 2,375.00
238

1st Ed. "Titanic: Triumph and Tragedy" Signed by 9 Survivors & Authors

ca. 1986 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,792.00
239

Cornelius Vanderbilt Pays for Installation of New Pump in the Same Year that the Supreme Court Broke the Steamboat Monopoly Allowing Him to Make His 1st Fortune

ca. January-June 1824 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 325.00
240

Henry Wells Signed American Express Stock Made Out to Partner William G. Fargo

December 30, 1859 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 500.00
241

Ralph Abernathy Signed Quote With LOA

1986-11-25 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 275.00
242

Presbyterian & Methodist Episcopal Churches Praise Washington in Important June 1789 Issue of "Gazette of the United States"

June 3-6, 1789 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,375.00
243

African American Minstrel Songs & Other Marches, 13 pcs. incl. Stephen C. Foster!

ca. 1833-1877 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 750.00
244

Abolitionist Newspapers

ca. 1837-1838, 1858 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 812.50
245

Archive Regarding Boston Female Colored School

ca. 1822-1825 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 375.00
246

Fred Blackwell Signed "Woolworth Sit-in" Photo Essay

1963-05-28 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 1,000.00
247

1860 Election, Dred Scott Important Content

ca. 1860 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 406.25
248

Emma Goldman Signed "Anarchism and Other Essays", 2nd Revised Ed.

ca. 1911 USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 USD 875.00
249

Graphic Slavery Title with Important Abolitionist Content: "The Views of Judge Woodward and Bishop Hopkins on Negro Slavery at the South..."

ca. 1863 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 937.50
250

Martin L. King, Jr. Signed Church Donation Receipt

ca. 1965 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 4,687.50
251

Martin Luther King Jr. Signed "Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story"

n.d. USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 9,375.00
253

Rev. War Provisioning of Native Americans: 18th C. Goods, Some Supplied by "Col. Pickering"!

n.d. USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 3,000.00
254

Rosa Parks Signed 1st Ed. of "Quiet Strength"

ca. 1994 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 1,250.00
255

Group of (4) Slavery-Related Artifacts, Docs & Currency from SC, LA, TX & AL Incl. Chilling 1844 Charleston Slave Hire Badge

ca. 1832-1862 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 4,375.00
256

29 Important Pamphlets on the Slavery Controversy and the Civil War, Fantastic Collection

ca. 1826-1876, 1932 USD 600.00 - 700.00 USD 3,250.00
257

Slavery in 1859 Gonzales County, TX Probate Lawsuit Re: Isham and Adeline, Later Tried Before TX Supreme Court!

Ca. October 4, 1859 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 275.00
258

8 Slavery Titles - Rare!

various USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 275.00
259

Important Slave Advertisements in Two Newspapers; One Speaks French!

ca. 1796, 1847 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 125.00
260

Controversial Boston Trial of Anthony Burns Recounted in Contemporary Pamphlet

ca. 1854 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 153.60