Found: Einstein's Secret Immigrant Rescue Plan - 1940 Letter in July 24th NY Auction

ALSO… When the 2nd Amendment was the 4th: Rare first draft of Bill of Rights to be sold

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Jul 16, 2018, 08:33 ET

YONKERS, N.Y., July 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- A letter of Albert Einstein's, pondering an immigration dilemma as the Holocaust advanced, is included in a NY auction of Cohasco, Inc. on July 24. From Princeton, 1940, he is distressed over the predicament of a trapped European scholar, not eligible for a non-quota immigration visa. Einstein's efforts led to clandestine missions later that year in a race against time to rescue thousands - many on the Nazis' most-wanted list. (Preauction estimate $3400-4200) Lot 17-5; image and full description at http://cohascodpc.com/cat67/cat67-auction.html

Important Albert Einstein letter on immigration, almost certainly typed by him, and bearing his characteristically tiny signature in emerald-green ink. Over the following thirteen months in 1940, the group Einstein refers to - the Emergency Rescue Committee - would run covert missions to bring immigrants to America. The individual he writes about was not among them, though he did survive the war. (Lot 17-5, estimate $3400-4200, cohascodpc.com)

The faces of freedom: Original group photo of World War II American aviators, believed the celebrated 484th Bombardment Group, signed on back by 31 of its 40 men. In just its third month of operations, the 484th led the entire Air Force (then called the Army-Air Corps) in excellence of bombing, enemy fighters loath to engage them. (Lot 16-13, one of 18 pieces, $300-450 for all, cohascodpc.com)

Offered separately:

The earliest obtainable version, in any form, of the first draft of the Bill of Rights. Appearing in the June 1789 newspaper Gazette of the United States, there were only nine Amendments then. The right to bear arms was lifted from the Fourth Amendment, and made the Second.($19,000-24,000) Lot 1-1
Two letters of Teddy Roosevelt urging government neutrality in health care, and the freedom to practice and choose. To a Christian Scientist - who had been arrested for practicing medicine in NY without a license - Roosevelt writes, "I do not believe that the Federal Government should...dictate therapeutic methods...The Progressive Party will live up to this and every other promise it has made...." (Pre-auction estimate $3250-4500) Lot 14-3

Among 430 other historical documents and collectibles in 31 categories:

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s first book, boldly inscribed by him in green ink to a Baptist leader whose support King sought. Entitled Stride Towards Freedom - The Montgomery Story, King was just 29 years old. ($9,500-12,000) …
Origin of the expression "people of colour," in 1801 volume one of America's then-most important magazine. ($1,800-2,500) …
1954 letter of the longest-serving Speaker of the House, Sam Rayburn, on Democratic tax philosophy: "...The little man has as much, in truth more, right to have a tax cut and as deeply as a sound economy will justify...." ($100-130) …
A bound volume of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen's Magazine, 1927, including brief article, "Not Interested in Russian Investigating Commission...." ($90-130) …
The earliest located document of the newly-independent United States which identifies an African-American by name. Dated July 4, 1776, black soldier Cuffee Dole's life entailed freedom to slavery, freedom restored, patriotism, and forgiveness.

Born free, Dole was sold into slavery by his treacherous nurse. Confessing on her deathbed that he was in fact freeborn, Dole's patriotic service was also dramatic and heartrending.

Accused in this document of taking an 8-dollar bill from a fellow soldier - in the house where Longfellow penned "Paul Revere's Ride" - the charges were dropped. Serving honorably, Dole was near George Washington's Cambridge, Mass. headquarters. A sought-after cook, he became known in the finer homes of Boston for his sumptuous banquets.

Over two centuries, the life of Cuff Dole has become a legend in his corner of Massachusetts. His tombstone reads, "White man, turn not away in Disgust, Thou art my brother." ($60,000-100,000-up)

Bids are accepted up to July 24, 2018, 9:00 P.M. E.S.T. All items are fully described at http://cohascodpc.com.

About Cohasco, Inc.: Established 72 years, Cohasco is a dealer in and auctioneer of historical documents, manuscripts, books, antiquarian materials and collectibles. Over the years they have handled the sale of numerous prominent collections, in a range of fields, from colonial to Confederate, mediaeval to modern.

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