Source : Northeast Auctions

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Description Northeast Auctions was founded in 1983 by auctioneer Ronald Bourgeault. Over the years it has grown to be one of America's larger auction houses, selling around $25 million of items annually. Located near the sea in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, about an hour from Boston, the house specializes in paintings, furniture, ceramics, silver and other decorative arts. It also holds an annual marine sale among its five major scheduled yearly auctions. While books are not their focus, they can show up on occasion in their auctions.
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Total Records in AED 1898
  • Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Reaffirms the US Treaty of Friendship and Peace with Morocco, the Longest Unbroken Treaty in US History. $50,000 – 80,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. Weeks After Victory at Yorktown, Benjamin Franklin Promises Repayment of a French Loan that Funded the American Revolution. $200,000 – 300,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. Rare First Edition of the Foundational Text of the Mormon Church. $100,000 – 150,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Sends the First Major Law Passed by Congress, the Tariff Act of 1789. $100,000 – 150,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. A Scarce Example of Audubon's Depiction of a Brown Pelican, Plate CCLI from his Birds of America. $30,000 – 50,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. The Official and First Obtainable Broadside Printing of the Lincoln's Final Emancipation Proclamation. $30,000 – 50,000.