Quinn’s Auction Galleries will offer nearly 800 works of art, rare books and antiques in two days of auctions, June 1 and 3, 2017. The highlights of both sales tell the history of the United States through unique objects and stories. On June 1, Quinn’s Waverly Rare Books division will auction two extraordinary pieces of the American story. The first is a letter written in 1776 by Joseph Brant, a Mohawk war chief and interpreter (lot 69, estimated at $200-$300). It gives insight into the life a prominent revolutionary figure. The other, a musical score transcribed by John Quincy Adams in 1789, with an accompanying letter from his niece, E. C. Adams, offer a glimpse into the life of our sixth president while he was still just young man (lot 59, estimated at $800-$1,200). These one-of-a-kind pieces of history are part of a Thursday session that starts at
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