RR Auction: August 2016 Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “G. Washington,” one page, 20 x 13.5, July 8, 1790. A Society of Cincinnati membership certificate issue

Revolutionary War–dated ALS, one page, 7 x 9.5, October 24, 1777. Letter to General James Warren, written from Yorktown. In full: “We have got to a Pa

ALS as president signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 7.25 x 9.5, September 1, 1808. Letter to “The Secretary at War,” Henry Dearborn. In part: “I regret

Crisp ink signature, “Th: Jefferson,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2.75 slip clipped from the conclusion of a letter. In fine condition.

ALS, one page, 8 x 13, January 15, 1806. Letter to James Lovell in Boston, who was a member of the Continental Congress and signer of the Articles of

ALS signed “Jas. Monroe,” one page both sides, 6.25 x 8, November 10, 1790. Letter to Mr. Browne, in full: “Will Mr. Browne be so obliging as advance

ALS signed “Jas. Monroe,” one page, 7 x 8.75, October 21, 1802. Letter to a gentleman, in full: “Mr. Wilson of Baltimore will have the pleasure of pre

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 16 x 10, November 13, 1822. President Monroe grants Armstrong Davidson of Ohio a parcel of land “in t

Partly-printed DS, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 8 x 9.75, August 4, 1821. As secretary of state, Adams certifies that “the annexed six pages of wri

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, two pages, 11 x 14, September 28, 1831. A patent issued to “Benjamin Myers, A Citizen of the United States

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14.5 x 9, April 10, 1829. President Jackson grants Thomas Smith of Butler County, Ohio, a tract of la

ALS signed “M. Van Buren,” one page, 8 x 9.5, February 19, 1842. Letter to a gentleman in Cincinnati. In part: “I find upon looking once my papers, pr

Ornate invitation to the William Henry Harrison’s Tippecanoe Inauguration Ball, headed, “Tippecanoe, March 4, 1841, Inauguration Ball,” 4.5 x 7.25, re

American politician (1807–1886) best remembered as the subject of a controversy over whether, as president pro tempore of the Senate, he technically s

Rare partly-printed DS as president, signed “Z. Taylor,” one page, 13.25 x 10.25, August 9, 1849. President Taylor appoints Thomas Turner of New York

ALS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, August 3, 1848. Letter to John Harris, in full: “My official duties have been so pressing that I have not before found tim

Signed book: Universal History from the Earliest Account of Time, Vol. VII. First edition. London, 1747. Cloth rebound hardcover, 5.25 x 8.5, 591 page

ALS as president-elect, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.5 x 8, December 29, 1856. Letter to Hon. Peter D. Vroom. In part: “I think there is a p

ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, December 22, 1855. Letter to Hon. Peter D. Vroom, written while serving as minister to the Unite

Autograph endorsement as president, signed “A. Lincoln,” on a 3.75 x 2 clipped slip, January 31, 1865. In full: “Let these men take oath of Dec. 8, 18

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, February 8, 1864. President Lincoln directs “the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the Unite

Civil War-dated partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 18.5, July 1, 1864. President Lincoln appoints William Borrowe as “First Lieu

Partial handwritten document by Lincoln, unsigned, one page, 8 x 10, no date. First page of a legal brief in the case of “Caleb Jackson vs. Orson Staf

ALS signed “Mary Lincoln,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, no date but circa October 1861. Letter to Messrs. Hindhaugh & Co. In full...

ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, August 21, 1851. Written from Greeneville, Tennessee, a letter to A. J. Glossbrenner, the Sergean

Civil War-dated ALS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, December 21, 1862. Letter to General James McPherson, in full: “It is now reported that Kirby Smith is cro

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 10.5 x 15.5, April 9, 1875. President Grant authorizes James M. Leary to take “Charles Claremont charged wit

Partly-printed DS, one page, 21.25 x 16.5, June 11, 1877. Four-language ship’s papers issued to “J. G. Baker, Jr., master or commander of the Bark Rei

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 14 x 18, June 27, 1870. President Grant appoints William C. Forbush as “First Lieutenant in the Fifth Regime

Partly-printed DS, signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, April 2, 1878. President Hayes authorizes the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of

ALS signed “R. B. Hayes, Governor of Ohio,” one page, 7.25 x 9.75, State of Ohio Executive Department letterhead, February 28, 1869. Letter addressed

Rare partly-printed DS as president, signed “James A. Garfield,” one page, 17 x 14, June 1, 1881. President Garfield appoints Presley C. Lane as “Post

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 with an engr

Uncommon partly-printed DS, signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, 16 x 10, October 1, 1876. Garfield appoints Walter Thorne as “Aid de Camp on Staff gene

Remarkable archive related to the publication of Guiteau’s 1882 book The Truth and The Removal, consisting of an ALS by Guiteau, seven pages from the

ALS as president, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 6.75, family crest letterhead, September 21, [1883]. Response to a dinner invitation from M

Signed book: Speeches and Addresses of William McKinley. First edition. NY: Doubleday & McClure, 1900. Hardcover, 6 x 8.5, 388 pages. Signed and...

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Theodore Roosevelt” as president and “Wm. H. Taft” as secretary of war, one page, 15.5 x 20.5, December 20, 1904. Pr

Magnificent vintage matte-finish 8 x 6 photo of Roosevelt sitting atop a horse amid an open field, affixed to its original mount, nicely signed on the

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, October 21, 1908. Letter to E. E. Clark, the Interstate Commerce Commissioner, in full:

TLS signed “T. Roosevelt,” one page, 8.25 x 9.75, Republican State Committee letterhead, October 27, 1898. Letter to Mrs. Emma Wynkoop Clark. In full:

Tremendous vintage sepia matte-finish 8.75 x 13.5 half-length portrait of Roosevelt by Harris & Ewing, signed and inscribed as president in foun...

ALS, one page, 4.5 x 3.5, Sagamore Hill letterhead, September 16, 1916. Letter to “Bridger,” possibly Harry St. John Bridger, the British explorer and

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.5, December 20, 1907. President Roosevelt appoints Jacob M. Coward as “Captain in the Arti

Signed book: Popular Government. First edition. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1913. Hardcover, 5.5 x 7.75, 283 pages. Signed and inscribed on

Superb vintage matte-finish 13.75 x 11 photo of the USS George Washington, with small portraits of Woodrow Wilson and Captain Edward McCauley in the u

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17 x 13, July 28, 1921. President Harding appoints Henry C. Hooker as “Postmaster at Leigh, in the County of

Fountain pen signatures of Herbert Hoover, Lou Henry Hoover, Calvin Coolidge, Grace Coolidge, William H. Taft, and Helen Taft on an off-white 7.5 x 6

Scarce White House card signed in black ink by Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. In fine condition. This is the first double-signed Franklin–Eleanor Whi

Signed book: The Land of Sleepy Hollow. Letterpress edition, limited issue, numbered 24/600. NY: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1887. Hardcover, 11.25 x 14.25, 7