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artdaily.com: https://artdaily.com/news/196480/Voices-that-built-America--The-John-H--Freund-Americana-Collection-comes-to-Heritage-Auctions-June-19

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Voices that built America: The John H. Freund Americana Collection comes to Heritage Auctions June 19 --> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> The First Art Newspaper on the Net Established in 1996 Wednesday, May 27, 2026 Home Last Week Artists Architects Galleries Museums Photographers Photography PhotoGallery Special Photos --> Images GraphicGallery 360 Images 3D Images Digital Art --> Games Subscribe Comments Search Contact --> --> Voices that built America: The John H. Freund Americana Collection comes to Heritage Auctions June 19 George Washington Rare Autograph Document Signed ("G Washington"). Two pages of a bifolium (unfolded; silked on the verso), 12 1/8 x 7 3/8 inches; [near Winchester, Virginia]; April 18, 1751 [O. S.]. --> DALLAS, TX .- Heritage Auctions announced the John H. Freund Ame
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Voices that built America: The John H. Freund Americana Collection comes to Heritage Auctions June 19 --> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> The First Art Newspaper on the Net Established in 1996 Wednesday, May 27, 2026 Home Last Week Artists Architects Galleries Museums Photographers Photography PhotoGallery Special Photos --> Images GraphicGallery 360 Images 3D Images Digital Art --> Games Subscribe Comments Search Contact --> --> Voices that built America: The John H. Freund Americana Collection comes to Heritage Auctions June 19 George Washington Rare Autograph Document Signed ("G Washington"). Two pages of a bifolium (unfolded; silked on the verso), 12 1/8 x 7 3/8 inches; [near Winchester, Virginia]; April 18, 1751 [O. S.]. --> DALLAS, TX .- Heritage Auctions announced the John H. Freund Americana Collection Signature Auction, an extraordinary event taking place June 19, featuring an assemblage of historic documents, letters, manuscripts and broadsides that together trace the American story through the words of the individuals who shaped it. Assembled over decades, the archive spans the Revolutionary era through the modern presidency and represents one of the most comprehensive and intellectually ambitious collections of American historical material ever brought to market. Presidents, founders, military leaders, diplomats and witnesses to history create a sweeping narrative chronicling the nation’s political, military and cultural evolution across nearly 250 years. “The John H. Freund Americana Collection offers a rare opportunity to encounter American history in its most immediate and human form through the written word,” says Joe Maddalena, Executive Vice President at Heritage Auctions. “Freund collected not simply for rarity, but for meaning—for the way each letter could illuminate a pivotal moment, a consequential decision or the inner life of an individual who shaped the nation. From the American Revolution to the Cold War and beyond, this collection preserves the voices of the people who built, defended and transformed the United States. It is, quite simply, one of the most important Americana archives assembled in modern times.” At the heart of the collection are 23 letters signed by George Washington, offering an extraordinary window into his emergence from young surveyor to commander of the Continental Army and first president of the United States. Among them is a land survey completed when Washington was just 19 years old, alongside Revolutionary War material including a 1776 account of the seizure of Dorchester Heights and the British evacuation of Boston. Another document captures Washington ordering “Mad” Anthony Wayne to strike at Bull’s Ferry, while a deeply personal letter from the final year of his presidency to the son of the Marquis de Lafayette reflects the enduring bonds forged during the Revolution. Included as well is remarkable material connected to Lafayette himself. In one lette
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