Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Presidents

Revolutionary War–dated LS signed “Go: Washington,” one page both sides, 8 x 12.75, August 29,...

Important Revolutionary War–era partly-printed DS, signed “Go: Washington,” one page, 6.25 x 7...

Exceptional pairing of documents relating to the formal opening of the United States Congress in 1791. The first is a printed broadside, one page, 8 x

ALS, one page both sides, 6.25 x 8, May 2, 1775. Handwritten letter to activist poet and playwright Mercy Otis Warren, voicing her fervent hope for th

Revolutionary War-dated ADS as governor of Virginia, boldly penned and signed by Jefferson, “Th: Jefferson,” one...

ALS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, February 5, 1833. Handwritten letter to "Mr. Griffith," in part: "I have rec'd your letter of the 25t...

ALS signed “Js. Madison, Jr.,” one page both sides, 6.5 x 8, December 2, 1799. Significant handwritten letter to...

ALS as president, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, December 27, 1809. Letter to Reverend William Bentley regarding a testimonial for General John Stark. In part

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 11 x 7.25, January 1, 1817. President Madison appoints Oscar Bullus as "a Midshipman in the Na...

War-dated partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14.75 x 9, July 30, 1812. President Madison grants Jesse Foster of Jefferson County, Ohio,

Partly-printed DS as Secretary of State, signed “Jas. Monroe,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 12.75...

War-dated DS as secretary of state, signed “Jas. Monroe,” one page, 8 x 10.25, August 28, 1812. Printed circular...

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 11.25 x 8.5, November 4, 1817. Desirable military land grant by which President Monroe, "in pu...

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Jas. Monroe,” one page, 14.5 x 12, July 9, 1800. As governor of Virginia, Monr...

ALS signed "Ed. Carrington," one page, 7.25 x 10.5, June 13, 1787. Edward Carrington, a soldier and statesman from Virginia, writes to &qu...

ALS signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, March 1, 1837. Handwritten letter to abolitionist Be...

ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 9.75, April 14, 1816. Lengthy handwritten letter to Samuel Dexter, who had been Secretary of War and Sec

ALS as president, one page, 6.25 x 7.75, December 23, 1829. Addressed from Washington, a handwritten letter to James Aiken, in full: ‚Ä&#...

Important unsigned handwritten manuscript by William Henry Harrison, totaling four pages on three sheets, 8 x 10, no date but circa 1840. During his c

ADS signed "Wm. H. Harrison, AdC," one page, 7.75 x 3.75, January 12, 1795. Military document signed while serving in the Northwest Territ...

Manuscript DS, signed “Wm. H. Harrison, ADC,” one page, 7.75 x 3, December 16, 1794. Document issued at Greenvil...

Wife of President James K. Polk (1803‚Äì1891) and first lady from 1845 to 1849. Civil War‚Äìdated ALS signed ‚...

Significant ALS signed “Z. Taylor,” one page, 7.75 x 10, August 1, 1848. Handwritten letter to Charles Harrod of...

Scarce partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “Z. Taylor,” one page, 17.25 x 12.75, October 31, 1849. Pre...

ALS as president, one page, 5 x 8, October 15, 1851. Handwritten letter to bookseller Frank Taylor, in part: "If you have Wharton's state t...

ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 7.75, monogrammed "F.P." letterhead, December 18, 1867. Handwritten letter to Mrs. Wentworth ...

Civil War-dated ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 7.75, July 16, 1862. Handwritten letter to his secretary Sydney Webster, in part: &...

Wife (1806‚Äì1863) of President Franklin Pierce, and first lady from 1853 to 1857. ALS signed ‚ÄúJane,‚Ä&...

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, March 31, 1859. President Buchanan directs the Secretary of State "to affix the Seal of the...

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, March 31, 1859. President Buchana authorizes and directs "the Secretary of State to affixed...

Niece (1830–1903) of President James Buchanan, a lifelong bachelor, who acted as his first lady from 1857 to 1861. Rare ALS signed

Extraordinary Riggs & Co. bank check, 7.5 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Abraham Lincoln as president, "A. Lincoln," payable to &quo...

Historic autograph endorsement signed as president, “A. Lincoln,” originally penned on the reverse of a letter w...

President Abraham Lincoln's colorful woolen carpet bag, presented to Union soldier Levi Fisher at an army hospital during his recovery from woun...

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17 x 11, July 11, 1864. President Lincoln appoints Richard R. Shekell as "a Justice of the Peace, in ...

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7 x 10, August 25, 1862. President Lincoln authorizes and directs "the Secretary of State to affix th...

Rare pass to the White House funeral for the fallen President Abraham Lincoln, printed on a heavy white 5 x 3.25 card with black mourning border, read

Rare unissued partly-printed War Department invitation for "Free Transportation" to accompany Abraham Lincoln's body on the funeral tr...

Fantastic miniature tintype oval portrait of Abraham Lincoln, measuring 5/8Àù by 7/8Àù, displayed in an ornate hinged 1.75À...

Handsome 1.5Àù by 2Àù albumen portrait of Abraham Lincoln in a distinguished pose, displayed in an impressive hinged 2.25À&...

Scarce campaign songster booklet issued for Abraham Lincoln's 1864 presidential campaign, 16 pages, 2.75 x 4.25, published in Philadelphia by Ma...

ALS signed “Mary Lincoln,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8, March 15, [1866]. Handwritten letter to...

Interesting post-Civil War photo album, 4.25 x 5.5, containing 24 cartes-de-visite and engraved portraits of Abraham Lincoln and his family‚&#...

Civil War–dated autograph endorsement signed as president, "Respectfully submitted to the War Department, A. Lincoln, Jan. 7,...

Scarce booklet entitled "The Assassination and Death of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America, At Washington, on the 14th ...

Partly-printed DS as president, two pages, both about 10 x 16, August 25, 1865. President Johnson grants a pardon to a former Confederate soldier, in

Superb engraved portrait of Ulysses S. Grant as commander of the Union Army, 5.5 x 8.75, prominently signed below the image in ink, "Yours trul...

Civil War‚Äìdated partly-printed DS, signed ‚ÄúU. S. Grant, Maj. Gen. Comd'g Dept. of the Ten.,‚Ä...

Clean, sought-after ink signature, "U. S. Grant, March 21st 1884,” on a white 3.5 x 2 card. In fine condition, with clipped c...

ALS signed “Lucy W. Hayes,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 6.75, personal "H" monogram lette...

Uncommon and appealing 4 x 8.25 cabinet-style photo of Lucy Webb Hayes by Sarony of New York, signed in the lower corner in ink, "R. B. Hayes.&...

LS signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, 4.75 x 7.75, House of Representatives letterhead, January 9, 1880. Letter ...

LS signed “C. A. Arthur,” one page, 5 x 8, September 15, 1880. Letter to E. W. Bad, Esq., in full: "In answ...

Impressive vintage matte-finish 9.5 x 14.5 portrait photo of President Cleveland, signed and inscribed in black ink, "To Mrs. Childs, from Grov...

Scarce 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Benjamin Harrison by C. M. Gilbert of Philadelphia, boldly signed on the mount signed in ink, 'Benj. Harrison...

Rare and important partly-printed DS as president, signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 8.5 x 3.25, June 4, 1889. ...

Handwritten manuscript by Theodore Roosevelt from his original draft for the four-volume The Winning of the West, one page, 8 x 12.5, no date but firs

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17.75 x 13.25, February 8, 1905. President Roosevelt appoints Alfred B. Dent as "Notary Public for th...

White House card, evidently trimmed to 4 x 2.25, boldly signed in ink by Theodore Roosevelt. In fine condition, with light soiling.

LS, one page, 6.75 x 9.75, Oyster Bay letterhead, April 20, 1918. Letter to C. M. Sarchet, in full: "I greatly regret that I am not able to acc...

Oversized vintage matte-finish 11 x 15 photo of President Franklin D. Roosevelt seated and talking with Patrick Cardinal Hayes, the Archbishop of New

Highly desirable engraved portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 10.75 x 13.75, signed neatly below the image in fountain pen as president. Fram

DS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, October 30, 1947. Citation "to accompany the award of the Medal for Merit to Irving Geist," an appare...

Rare complete issue of the Chicago Daily Tribune of November 3, 1948, 17 x 24, featuring the iconic banner headline: "Dewey Defeats Truman.&quo...

World War II-dated TLS, one page, 7.5 x 9, personal Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force letterhead, July 15, 1944. Letter to Bennett H. M

ALS signed “Jackie,” two pages, 5 x 8, White House letterhead, no date. Handwritten letter to photographer Mark ...

Handwritten statement in pencil by John F. Kennedy, one page both sides, 6.25 x 9, Congress of the United States, House of Representatives letterhead,

Highly appealing collection of unsigned handwritten notes from John F. Kennedy as a Massachusetts Senator, consisting of a genealogical outline of his

TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, April 29, 1961. Letter to Samuel Herbert McVitty, in part: "I am delighted to ...

A lock of hair, containing about seven half-inch strands of Kennedy's hair, collected in July of 1963 after a haircut at Peter Lawford's San...

TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 9, White House letterhead, February 9, 1967. Letter top Mr. and Mrs. Philip D. Sang, in full: "I would like ...

Desirable pen used by President Richard Nixon to sign a "new Minimum Wage Bill on April 8, 1974." The official Parker 'bill signer'...

Interesting draft of a Veteran's Day speech by Ronald Reagan, totaling 12 pages (including two handwritten pages, a photocopy of a handwritten p...

Early and important handwritten draft by Ronald Reagan for his first inaugural address as governor of California, six pages, 8.5 x 10.75, delivered on

Ronald Reagan's hand-annotated typed draft of a speech delivered at a "Republican Dinner" in San Diego on July 23, 1971, eleven pages ...

Nice lot of nine presidential cards from the 1932 US Caramel 'American Heroes' (R114) set, including: James Monroe (P), Martin Van Buren (G)...

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 14.25 x 9, March 5, 1825. President Adams...

American lawyer and Federalist politician (1752–1828) who served as one of Rhode Island's first two United States senators, re...

Very desirable 5´ x 3´ nylon American flag that was flown over the United States Capitol during the presidential inauguration ...

Set of original printed architectural plans and blueprints for the 1989 presidential inauguration of George Bush in Washington, D.C., totaling 17 shee

TLS as president, one page on a 6.25 x 4.25 correspondence card embossed "The President," July 25, 1990. Letter to Joan Simpson Raines of ...

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, February 2, 1980. Interesting letter to Jeff Midden, in full: "Thank you for your recent lette...

TLS, one page, 6.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, April 25, 1994. Letter to John Adams of the Allenby Primary School in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in ful

ALS, one page, 7 x 9, The Vice President letterhead, no date. Handwritten letter to Joan Simpson Raines and her husband, Richard Raines, of the fashio

Desirable oversized White House Christmas card from 1989, 11.5 x 15.5, signed and inscribed in the lower border in blue and black felt tip, "To...

Two items: a TLS, signed “Jimmy,” one page, 6.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, addressed to Ken Browne, in full: &#...

TLS, one page, 6 x 7.25, personal letterhead, April 23, 1986. Letter to Jennifer May in Missouri, in full: "I am glad to know that you are my f...

Two items: a color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of President Carter in a pleasant half-length pose, signed in the lower border in black felt tip,

Attractive 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of the first lady by C. M. Bell of Washington, neatly signed in ink, "Frances Cleveland." In fine cond...

Interesting collection of three items signed by First Lady Frances Cleveland: a 5 x 7 mounted photograph by C. M. Bell, signed in ink, "Frances...

Signed book: My Life. First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 957 pages. Signed on the title page in blue fel

Fountain pen signatures, “Calvin Coolidge,” “Alfred E. Smith, Aug 20–1930,&#...

Superb matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 photo of Dwight D. Eisenhower in a handsome half-length seated pose, signed beautifully in the lower border in fountain

Five ink and pencil signatures of Dwight D. Eisenhower on individual cards or off-white slips removed from the close of letters, with Eisenhower signi

LS, one page, 7.75 x 8.75, April 8, 1848. Letter to Ransom Cook, in part: "In the absence of the Attorney General, the Secretary of State and C...

Four items signed by a former first lady, including: Grace Coolidge (White House card), Frances Cleveland (2: Executive Mansion card and a free frank)

Group lot of four daily newspapers with headlines celebrating the dedication of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, Cali

TLS, one page, 6.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, October 3, 1993. Letter to the 6th Grade Class of the Allenby Primary School in Toronto, Ontario, Cana

ALS signed “Lucretia R. Garfield,” one page, 4.5 x 7, black-bordered personal "LRG" monogram letterhea...

Sharp matte-finish 9.75 x 12.5 photo of Harding by Moffett of Chicago, boldly signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, "To Mar...