RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

Choice partial ADS, signed “Go: Washington,” one page, 9 x 4.5, no date. The lower portion of a legal document penned completely in Washington’s hand.

Partly-printed DS, signed “Go: Washington,” one page both sides, 8 x 12.75, June 9, 1783. Washington discharges an enlisted man. Document reads, in fu

Exquisite ink signature as president, “Go: Washington,” on an off-white 4.5 x 4.5 vellum slip clipped from a document, also signed by Secretary of Sta

A wonderful carving of a Durham boat similar to the one used in Washington’s crossing of the Delaware, made from the wood of an elm tree at Washington

A fine model of an axe evoking the apocryphal tale of Washington chopping down a cherry tree, made from the wood of an elm tree at Washington’s encamp

ALS, one page, 4.75 x 7, no date [but circa 1790s, likely during his vice-presidency]. Letter to Joshua Johnson at Great Tower Hill. In full: “The Bea

Scarce full free frank, measuring 9.75 x 7 unfolded, with panel measuring 5 x 3, addressed in another hand to “John Sanderson Esqr, Philadelphia,” and

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 10.5 x 10, January 16, 1809. President Jefferson issues a naval appointment f

Scarce partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Th: Jefferson” as president and “James Madison” as secretary of state, one page, 9.75 x 14.75, May 22, 1805.

ALS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, October 31, 1807. Letter to a gentleman, written while serving as secretary of state under President Thomas Jefferson. In

War-dated partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13 x 17.25, December 10, 1814. President Madison appoints James Renshaw as “a Master Comman

Partly-printed scallop-top vellum DS, signed “James Madison” as president and “Jas. Monroe” as secretary of state, one page, 11 x 14.75, March 15, 181

War-dated DS, signed “Jas. Monroe,” one page, 8 x 10.25, August 28, 1812. Printed State Department circular issued “by command of the President of the

ALS signed “Jas. Monroe,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, May 28, 1815. Letter to George Graham, written while secretary of state. In part: “You will have rec’

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15 x 9, April 16, 1824. President Monroe grants John Wolf a little over 80 acres of land in Ohio. Signed at

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13 x 10, December 9, 1817. President Madison grants Archelus White, “late a private in Danforth’s com

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 15.5 x 9.75, February 20, 1828. President Adams grants Littleberry Estes a parc

Unsigned docketing notation on the reverse of an invitation to Adams, 8.5 x 7.5, in French, from the Chancellor of Russia inviting Adams to dinner. Ad

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 10.5 x 14.5, January 26, 1832. President Jackson grants a patent to Bancroft Woodcock, who “has inven

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 20 x 16, May 26, 1835. Four-language ship’s papers issued to “John Tucker, master or commander of the Ship c

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “M. Van Buren,” one page, 17.5 x 12.5, July 22, 1840. President Van Buren appoints Ramon Leon Sanchez as “Consul of t

ALS signed “Willm Henry Harrison,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.5 x 12.5, September 18, 1816. Letter to Peter Hagner, in part: “When I receiv

Excessively rare ink signature almost certainly as president, “W. H. Harrison,” on an off-white 2.25 x .5 vellum slip clipped from a larger document,

Full hand-addressed free frank, measuring 9.75 x 7.75 unfolded, with panel measuring 5.75 x 3.25, addressed by Harrison to “Mr. Andrew N. Baily, Cinci

War-dated ALS signed “Willm. Henry Harrison,” one page, 7.75 x 12.5, March 22, 1813. Harrison writes from Headquarters, Cincinnati,1 to Colonel A. D.

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 11.5 x 17.5, June 1, 1843. “Whereas, Mary Wells (Wife of William J Wells) one of the Creek tribe of Indians

Free franked 4.25 x 2.5 mailing envelope, addressed in another hand to “Miss Rebecca Jones,” in Richmond, Virginia, franked in the upper right, “J. Ty

ALS, one page both sides, 8 x 10, August 20, 1834. Letter to to Peter Hagner, Third Auditor, Treasury Department. In part, “The widow of Ambrose Witt

Ink signature, “James K. Polk,” on an off-white 3 x 1.5 clipped slip, with “Columbia, Tenn.,” added below in another hand. In fine condition, with uni

Signed book: Historical Sketches of Statesmen Who Flourished in the Time of George III, Volume II, Second Series. Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 183

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7.75 x 9, April 10, 1854. President Pierce directs the secretary of state to “affix the Seal of the United S

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 14.5 x 18, July 24, 1856. President Pierce appoints Andrew W. Johnson “a Lieutenant in the Navy, from the 15

Free franked envelope, 4.5 x 2.5, addressed by his niece Harriet Lane, to “Mrs. O’Conor, Charles O’Conor Esq., 61 Wall Street, New York City,” and fra

ANS as president boldly signed “A. Lincoln,” one page both sides, 3.25 x 2, April 5, 1865. In full: “Will the Sec. of War please see & hear Gen....

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 14 x 18, February 24, 1863. President Lincoln appoints Myles Moylan “a Second Lieutenant in the Fifth Regime

Partial self-contained partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15.25 x 6, March 22, 1861. Lower portion of a larger document, boldly signed at the c

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 16.75 x 11, August 12, 1865. President Johnson appoints Moses F. Odell a “Naval Officer for the District of

Ink endorsement signature, as president, “Andrew Johnson,” on an Executive envelope dated at the top, May 4, 1866. Endorsement relates to a cavalry ap

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8.5 x 11, December 3, 1875. President Grant orders the Secretary of State to “affix the Seal of the United S

Ink signature, “Ulysses S. Grant, Lt. Gen. U.S.A., Galena, Ill., Aug. 28th, 1865,” on an off-white 4 x 2.5 card. In fine condition, with light scatter

Superlative 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Grant in a half-length pose by Alexander Gardner, crisply signed in the lower border in purple ink, “U. S. Gra

Civil War–dated handwritten endorsement, signed “U. S. Grant, Maj. Gen.,” on the reverse of a one-page letter to Grant by Captain John C. Cox, 7.75 x

Two oversized 11.5 x 9.75 photos affixed to opposing sides of a single 15 x 13 mount: one of President Grant’s sickbed, captions: “The Sick-Room. Wher

Impressive 11.5 x 9.75 photo of the mourners at President Grant’s tomb affixed to a 17 x 14.75 mount, captioned: “View Just In Front Of Gen. Grant’s T

Ink signature, “U. S. Grant,” on an off-white slip. Matted and framed with an E. & H. T. Anthony carte-de-visite portrait of Grant in uniform to...

Bank check, 7.75 x 2.5, filled out in another hand and signed by Grant, payable to A. T. Stewart for $30.00, March 7, 1868. Double-matted and framed w

ALS signed “U. S. Grant, General,” one page, lightly-lined, 7.5 x 9.75, Head Quarters Armies of the United States letterhead, March 9, 1867. Letter to

Choice ink signatures, “Rutherford B. Hayes” and “Lucy W. Hayes,” on individual off-white cards. In overall fine condition. A desirable and less commo

Hand-addressed and free-franked partial mailing envelope, 4.25 x 2.5, addressed in Garfield’s hand to “B. A. Hinsdale, Solon Cuyahoga Co,” and franked

Extremely rare partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17 x 14, February 16, 1881. President Garfield appoints John A. Hubbard to the position of Po