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an old map of a city with a train on itan old silver coin with a woman and a man on ita silver coin with a picture of soldiers on ittwo pennants of different colors and sizes with a flag on theman old photo of a man in a suit and bow tiea close up of a piece of paper with writing on itan old handwritten letter from the president of the united statesan old handwritten letter with a black ink writing on a piece of papera close up of a piece of paper with writing on ita handwritten letter written in black ink on a piece of paperan old black and white photo of a man in a military uniforma close up of a yellow book with writing on itan old black and white photo of a man with a bearda black book with writing on it sitting on top of a tablemany different types of books on display on the tableseveral old books are stacked on top of each other on a white surfacethree old time photos of a man and a woman in formal clothinga black and white photo of a group of men standing on a docktwo old photos of a ship in the ocean and a boat in the waterthree old black and white photos of ships in the watertwo black and white photos of a pier and a boat in the watertwo open books sitting on top of each other on top of a tablean open book with a handwritten page on the inside of itseveral old books are stacked on top of each other on a white surfaceseveral old books sitting on top of each other on a white surfacea close up of a piece of paper with a stamp on ita close up of a piece of paper with a red, white and blue ribbon on itan old map of the united states of america on a white background
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[[Boulangism] Georges Boulanger (1837–1891) and the Yorktown centenary A collection of over 100 documents: correspondence, invitations, menus, publications, photographs, etc., relating to the visit and the ceremonies organised during the Yorktown centenary celebrations in the United States and Canada Including: 5 letters, August and September 1881; letters of commission issued to General Boulanger, appointed as head of the French military mission sent to Washington for the centenary of US independence 2 letters written in American English, 25 October 1881, from William Tecumseh Sherman, Commander-in-Chief of the United States Army; safe-conduct granted to the French delegation and a more personal and informal letter in which he offers travel advice to General Boulanger and the French officers for their journey across the American continent Copy of the letter of introduction issued by Robert T. Lincoln, Secretary of War, granting the French delegation access to all forts and stations, with a handwritten note from General Winfield Scott Hancock 2 letters from the author, dated 30 October 1881 and 4 January 1882, from General Winfield Scott Hancock, and a signed photographic portrait, 21.5 x 13.5 cm 3 photographic portraits: Olivier Otis Howard, Brigadier and Brevet Major General, 24.5 x 20 cm – Pierre Gustave Toutant de Beauregard, 10.5 x 6.5 cm; Major Joseph Weill, Commodore of the Lafayette Guards, 16.5 x 11 cm A collection of over 50 miscellaneous documents: invitations, menus… in San Francisco (banquet hosted by fellow countrymen), aboard the steamer Providence, Rhode Island; aboard the steamer St John, New York; aboard the frigate La Magicienne, New Orleans, Montreal; speeches, correspondence, visiting cards, etc. Commemorative ribbon or delegate’s badge, Philadelphia, 27–28 October 1881 Commemorative ribbon marking the visit to the Bunker Hill Monument, Boston The Official Yorktown Centenary Medal (1881) engraved by Peter L. Krider Etc... FIND THE FULL AND DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THIS LOT IN OUR AUCTION CATALOGUE, AVAILABLE ONLINE
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Auction time 10/08/2026 at 2:00 PM
Lot description modified on 10/07/2026 at 4:49 PM
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