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Americana at Stair 18th & 19th Century Fine and Applied Arts

Sat, Mar 11, 2017 11:00AM EST - Sun, Mar 12, 2017 12:00PM EDT
Lot 231

THREE HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS

Estimate: $250 - $500
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Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$200 $50
$500 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
Comprising a handwritten letter from John Van Alen (Schodack, NY) to Robert Yates, Esq. (Albany, NY) on December 28, 1772, 12 x 7 1/4 in. (sheet), 17 1/2 x 13 in. (frame); a handwritten order '...discontinuing the proceedings against the ship Napier of Baltimore and John L. Sanford...', July 9, 1838, with signature and reproduction engraving of President Martin Van Buren, 8 x 7 3/8 in. (letter sight), 14 1/4 x 19 1/2 in. (frame); and Congé Limité, c. 1760, 7 5/8 x 10 3/4 in. (sight), 11 x 14 in. (frame).