RR Auction: The Significant Letter Collection of Victor Niederhoffer

Revolutionary War–dated LS signed “Go: Washington,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 12.5, May 22, 1779. Letter to Brigadier General James Clinton, the body

Amazing and extraordinarily well-preserved ALS signed “G. Washington,” three pages on two sheets, 7.25 x 9, Mount Vernon, January 10, 1786. Letter to

LS as president, one page both sides, 8 x 9.75, June 4, 1798. Letter “To the Inhabitants of Medford in the State of Massachusetts.” In full: “Gentleme

ALS signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 9, February 8, 1786. Letter to Governor James Bowdoin of Massachusetts, written from Paris whi

ALS signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page both sides, 7 x 9.5, April 21, 1810. Important letter to his nephew and close friend John Wayles Eppes, written f

ALS signed “J. Madison, Jr.,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 12.75, April 3, 1795. Letter to Congressman William Branch Giles, a fellow delegate in the H

ALS signed “Ja's Monroe,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, May 13, 1792. Letter to influential political economist Tench Coxe, in full: "A...

ALS signed “Ja's Monroe,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 10, May 28, 1815. Long letter to Secretary of the Treasury Alexander James ...

ALS signed “Jas. Monroe,” 8 x 10, June 18, 1803. Letter to Nathaniel Cutting, written by Monroe from Paris as the soon-to-be ambassador to Great Brita

ALS signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 10, November 21, 1788. Letter to James Bridge, written by Adams from Braintree as a 21-year-old l

ALS signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, April 17, 1831. Letter to his friend Richard Rush, who had served under Adams as Secretary of t

LS as president, one page both sides, 8 x 10, April 12, 1835. Letter to Messrs. Samuel Hart, W. J. Luper, Henry Horn, F. Flower, and T. M. Troutman. I

ALS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, January 6, 1819. Letter to Mayor Milo Mason, Deputy Quartermaster General of the Southern Department in Nashville, Tenness

ALS, one page both sides, 7.75 x 10, November 19, 1855. Important political letter to his son Robert Tyler. In part: "The course which you sugg...

ALS, one page, 7.25 x 9.25, February 7, 1861. Letter to "Mr. French," written from "Brown's Hotel" on the eve of the Civil W...

ALS, one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, October 17, 1840. Letter to Colonel Samuel H. Laughlin, in part: "Learning on my return from the Distric...

LS signed “Z. Taylor Col., 1st Regt. U.S. Infy., Comdg.,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, December 12, 1834. Letter to Adjutant General Roger Jones,

ALS, one page, 5 x 7.75, August 29, 1856. Letter to “Haven.” In full: “I have yours of the 26 and herewith return the letters of Robt. K. Taylor of Te

Very early ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 9.75, November 18, 1831. Letter to his cousin Catharine Kendall in Amherst, New Hampshire. In

ALS, one page, 7.75 x 10, May 22, 1852. Letter to the Hon. James Campbell, a noted attorney who later served as Postmaster General under Pierce. In pa

ALS, one page, 8 x 10, February 25, 1836. Letter to "Mr. Sterling," in full: "I have received yours of the 21st in relation to ‘the T...

ALS signed “A. Lincoln,” one page, 7.5 x 12.75, Springfield, November 16, 1858, written on the lower half of a letter to him from Martin Bishop. Befor

ALS signed “Jeannie Gourlay Struthers,” four pages on two sheets, 8 x 10 and 8 x 8.75, May 1, 1910. Letter to Mr. Mudd, in part (spelling and grammar

Leather-bound ledger belonging to W. Martin Jones and containing his eyewitness account of President Lincoln’s assassination at Ford's Theatre o...

Civil War-dated ALS signed “U. S. Grant, Lt. Gnl.,” one page, lightly-lined, 7.75 x 9.75, Head Quarters Armies of the United States letterhead, Januar

ALS as president, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, Executive Mansion letterhead, January 18, 1873. Letter to "Dear Ford," ...

Civil War-dated ALS signed “U. S. Grant,” two pages both sides, 5 x 8, Head-Quarters Armies of the United States letterhead, November 6, 1864. Letter

ALS signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, 7.75 x 10.5, May 19, 1871. Letter to Wallace J. Ford in Corry, Pennsylvania, in part: "I have read with ...

TLS as president, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, November 17, 1905. Letter to Captain Charles H. Scott of Montgomer

TLS, one page, 7.75 x 10.25, The Vice President's Chamber letterhead, June 3, 1901. Letter to F. G. Fincke, in full: "I inclose the letters...

TLS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7 x 8.75, personal letterhead, May 22, 1922. Letter to William H. Crawford of New York. In full: "Thank...

Uncommon World War I-dated TMS, three pages, 7.5 x 10, The White House, October 13, 1917, signed at the conclusion by President Wilson. Declaration ur

Typescript of Vice President Calvin Coolidge's speech commemorating the birth of Abraham Lincoln, 26 total pages, signed at the conclusion in bl...

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Department of Commerce, Office of the Secretary letterhead, June 24, 1922. Letter to George Horace Lorimer of the Saturday Ev

TLS, three pages, 7.25 x 10.25, personal letterhead, August 23, 1954. Letter to Texas Congressman Martin Dies, Jr., who had been the first chairman of

ALS, two pages, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 19, 1958. Letter to his former secretary of state, Dean Acheson. In part: “I’m glad you liked

TLS, two pages, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 5, 1960. Letter to Democratic Congressman John A. Blatnik of Minnesota, in full: "Thi...

TLS, two pages, 7 x 10.25, personal letterhead, October 27, 1952. Letter to E. K. Irrman, editor of the National Tribune, written from "Aboard ...

TLS signed “Ike,” two pages, 7 x 10.25, personal letterhead, June 14, 1961. Confidential letter to Lewis Strauss, articulating his concerns on atomic

TLS as president, two pages, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, May 5, 1958. Letter to Russell B. Sterns of National Food Products, Inc., in part: &...

Handwritten letter, unsigned, one page, 7.25 x 10.5. Del Monte Lodge letterhead, November 9, 1959. Jacqueline Kennedy attacks a Time Magazine article

ALS signed “Love, Dad,” one page both sides, 6.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, December 24, [1989]. Letter to his estranged daughter, Patti Davis, in f

Civil War–dated ALS signed “J. P. Benjamin,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 10, Confederate States of America, War Department letterhead, Oc

Important ALS signed “H. Clay,” one page both sides, 6.75 x 8.5, November 22, 1850. Letter to Thomas R. Hazard of Newport, Rhode Island. In full: &q...

ALS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, September 29, [no year]. Letter to "Dr. Starr," in full: "I think I remember Connell...

ALS signed “Robert T. Lincoln,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 6.75, 60 Lake Shore Drive letterhead, November 10, 1895. Letter to Dr. Sidn

LS, one page, 8 x 10, December 24, 1798. Letter to William Eaton, Consul of the United States for Tunis. In part: "In my letter of the 20th ins...

Civil War–dated partly-printed DS, signed “W. M. Tweed,” one page, 8.5 x 7, September 18, 1863. Document issued by the "New York County Substit...

ALS signed “Danl Webster,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.5, May 16, 1834. Letter to John Woods, the Whig editor and publisher of the Hamilton Intellig

ALS, one page both sides, 8.25 x 11, National Woman Suffrage Association letterhead, May 10, 1882. Letter to Ms. Daney, in part: "Are you well ...