RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

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RR Auction’s May Fine Autographs & Artifacts sale features more than 850 rare and remarkable lots, with highlights to include an extremely rare signature of Declaration signer Thomas Lynch, Jr., a post-Beatles check signed by Lennon and McCartney, a Winston Churchill publishing archive, autographs of rare Cuban revolutionaries, and a scarce document from King Henry VIII. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in May 2017.
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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George Washington1 - George Washington
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Revolutionary War-dated LS signed “Go: Washington,” one page, 8 x 13, March 1, 1777. Written in the hand of George Johnston, a letter to Colonel Georg
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison2 - Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
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Desirable partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Th: Jefferson” as president and “James Madison” as secretary of state, one page, 12 x 18, November 10, 180
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Estimate : 5,500.00 - 7,500.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison4 - Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
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Partly-printed DS, signed "Th: Jefferson" as president and "James Madison" as secretary of state, one page, 22 x 17, August 10, ...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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James Madison5 - James Madison
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14.25 x 17.25, June 18, 1803. President Madison appoints John Gassaway as "a Second Lieutenant...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Monroe6 - James Monroe
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13.25 x 9.75, January 26, 1819. President Monroe grants Joseph Horton, "late a private in Quac...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Monroe7 - James Monroe
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13.75 x 17.5, March 28, 1820. President Monroe appoints Zachariah W. Nixon as a "Lieutenant in...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Monroe and John Quincy Adams8 - James Monroe and John Quincy Adams
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Partly-printed DS, signed "James Monroe" as president and "John Quincy Adams" as secretary of state, one page, 11.5 x 15, April ...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams9 - John Quincy Adams
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Desirable partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 13.75 x 18.5, April 24, 1828. President Adams appoints Greenbury W. R
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams10 - John Quincy Adams
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Partial partly-printed DS as president, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 9.5 x 1.5, July 25, 1825. The conclusion of an official document, in part: “In
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson11 - Andrew Jackson
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13.75 x 17.75, March 5, 1835. President Jackson appoints Edmund Schriver as a "Second Lieutena...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren12 - Martin Van Buren
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “M. Van Buren,” one page, 13.75 x 16.75, July 25, 1840. President Van Buren appoints Isaac I. Stevens as
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren13 - Martin Van Buren
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “M. Van Buren,” one page, 8 x 10, February 3, 1841. President Van Buren authorizes and directs the secretary of
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren14 - Martin Van Buren
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Scallop-topped partly-printed Vellum DS as president, signed “M. Van Buren,” one page, 11.5 x 14.75, November 8, 1839. Ship’s pass issued for “the Shi
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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William Henry Harrison15 - William Henry Harrison
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ALS signed “W. H. Harrison,” one page, 8 x 12.5, April 30, 1831. Letter to letter to Messrs. J & S Smith, penned on the reverse of a document re...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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John Tyler16 - John Tyler
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 16 x 10.25, May 30, 1842. President Tyler appoints Samuel King Shay as "Captain of Lt. Infantry in th...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John Tyler17 - John Tyler
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13.5 x 17.5, April 12, 1844. President Tyler appoints Hiram Paulding as "a Captain in the Navy...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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James K. Polk18 - James K. Polk
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14.5 x 18.5, March 3, 1849. President Polk appoints Theodore Talbot as "First Lieutenant in th...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James K. Polk and James Buchanan19 - James K. Polk and James Buchanan
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Scallop-topped vellum partly-printed DS, signed "James K. Polk" as president and "James Buchanan" as secretary of state,” one pa...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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James K. Polk and James Buchanan20 - James K. Polk and James Buchanan
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed "James K. Polk" as president and "James Buchanan" as secretary of state, one page, 19.5 x 14.5,...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore21 - Millard Fillmore
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14.75 x 19, March 12, 1851. President Fillmore confers Brevet Captain Lewis G. Arnold with "th...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore22 - Millard Fillmore
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14.5 x 19.5, August 26, 1850. President Fillmore appoints William K. Van Bokkelen as "First Li...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce23 - Franklin Pierce
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Fascinating manuscript DS as president, one page, 8 x 12.75, April 27, 1854. Executive order addressed to the Senate and House of Representatives, in
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Estimate : 1,400.00 - 1,600.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce24 - Franklin Pierce
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13.75 x 16.25, June 27, 1856. President Pierce appoints Weld Noble Allen as "Midshipman in the...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce and Jefferson Davis25 - Franklin Pierce and Jefferson Davis
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Franklin Pierce" as president and "Jeffer. Davis" as secretary of war, one page, 13.75 x 17.25, Feb...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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James Buchanan26 - James Buchanan
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.25, February 6, 1858. President Buchanan appoints James A. Hardie as "Captain in th...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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James Buchanan27 - James Buchanan
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Manuscript DS as president, one page, 10.5 x 16.5, November 29, 1859. President Buchanan grants Patrick Mulligan, "held in confinement in the c...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Mary Todd Lincoln28 - Mary Todd Lincoln
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Handsome dark brown leather correspondence folder embossed in a diamond grid with gilt ruling, 7.25 x 9.75, signed and inscribed on the moire cloth fr
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Estimate : 6,600.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln29 - Abraham Lincoln
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Sought-after photograph of Lincoln in near-profile, 7.5 x 9.75, printed in the late 19th century by George B. Ayres from the original negative taken b
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln30 - Abraham Lincoln
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Uncommon circa 1870s 4.5 x 6.25 portrait of the young Abraham Lincoln reproduced using the carbon process by Sherman & McHugh, affixed to its or...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson32 - Andrew Johnson
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 14 x 10.25, January 22, 1866. President Johnson appoints Edwin F. Cook, of New Jersey, as "Secretary ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson33 - Andrew Johnson
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Civil War-dated partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.75, April 22, 1865. President Johnson appoints Charles C. Doolittle as &...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson34 - Andrew Johnson
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Third-person ADS, signed within the text, "Andrew Johnson" and "A. J.," one page, 6 x 7.75, December 1836–February 1837. A sheet...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant35 - U. S. Grant
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Civil War-dated ALS signed “U. S. Grant, Lt. Gen.,” 7.75 x 9.75, March 14, 1864. Written from Louisville, a letter to Major General Frederick Steele,
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant36 - U. S. Grant
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Exceptional engraved portrait of President Grant by the US Bureau of Engraving and Printing, 4 x 5.5, signed in black by Grant. Affixed to an 8 x 10 s
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant37 - U. S. Grant
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 16 x 20, July 22, 1869. President Grant appoints John W. Hawley as an "Ensign in the Navy.&quo...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Rutherford B. Hayes38 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 15.5 x 19.5, December 28, 1880. President Hayes appoints Elias Chandler as &q...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield39 - James A. Garfield
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Rare partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 19.75, May 14, 1881. President Garfield appoints Lorenzo Lorain as a "Major in the...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield40 - James A. Garfield
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Bold ink signature as president, "James A. Garfield, April 13, 1881," on an off-white 4.5 x 2.5 slip. Handsomely double-matted and framed ...
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Estimate : 3,200.00 - 3,600.00
 
 
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Chester A. Arthur41 - Chester A. Arthur
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Very crisp partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.75, January 16, 1882. President Arthur appoints Albert J. Russell as "Fi...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland42 - Grover Cleveland
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Manuscript LS as president, one page both sides, 10.5 x 14, April 10, 1893. Chief executive letter to Queen Victoria relaying President Cleveland...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland43 - Grover Cleveland
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.5, August 31, 1893. President Cleveland appoints Harry C. Egbert as "Lieutenant Col...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland44 - Grover Cleveland
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.75, July 9, 1888. President Cleveland appoints John M. Orchard as "Lieutenant, juni...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland45 - Grover Cleveland
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ALS, one page, 5.25 x 6.5, June 13, 1906. Letter to J. Hacker Hall, in part: "Mrs. Cleveland received a letter from Mrs. Hall yesterday from wh...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Benjamin Harrison46 - Benjamin Harrison
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 14.75 x 10.75, October 1, 1890. President Harrison appoints George M. Pullman, of I
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Benjamin Harrison47 - Benjamin Harrison
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 15.75 x 19.25, July 7, 1892. President Harrison appoints Stephen W. Quackenbush as &quo...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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William McKinley48 - William McKinley
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Desirable matte-finish 5.5 x 7.75 portrait of McKinley in a head-and-shoulders pose by the Courtney Studio of Canton, Ohio, signed and inscribed in fo
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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William McKinley49 - William McKinley
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 19.25, September 11, 1900. President McKinley appoints Edward H. Campbell as "a Warrant...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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William McKinley50 - William McKinley
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17.5 x 13.5, April 21, 1898. President McKinley appoints Carlton A. Dickson as "Postmaster at Cleburn...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt51 - Theodore Roosevelt
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DS as president, one page, 15 x 18.5, December 2, 1903. President Roosevelt appoints Nathan J. Shelton as "First Lieutenant in Artillery Corps ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt52 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 16 x 19.75, October 16, 1905. President Roosevelt appoints John M. Orchard as a "Commander in the Nav...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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