How History Unfolds on Paper, Part 8
NEW YORK, NY, July 03, 2020 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Forgotten African American "Cumbo", a son of slavery who fought for the Declaration of Independence and the actual document about his fighting for the patriotic Virginia Continental Army, is ironically, autographed by a signer of the Declaration of Independence is just one of many historical treasures featured in Sotheby's July 6-July 20 online auction of "How History Unfolds on Paper", Part 8.
Many other African American treasures are included!
The Eric C. Caren Collection is one one of largest (1 million pieces) private collections in America and this sale also includes other significant historical pieces ranging from Columbus through the computer age.
Also included is perhaps the earliest exact dated photograph in private hands, from 1839, one of the finest signatures of John Hancock, ever to be seen is on an important commission for a major general, a George Washington letter speculating on the end of the American Revolution from 1783 and a famous Einstein letter in English about the nature and existence of god.
http://www.thecarenarchives.com
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Forgotten African American Patriot "Cumbo", a son of slavery, who fought for the Declaration of Independence
July 03, 2020 at 03:00 AM EDT
