RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Partly-printed DS, signed “Jeffer. Davis,” one page, 6.5 x 12.5, February 18, 1854. United States War Department pay order submitted to the secretary

American naval officer (1779–1820) who cemented a reputation as a hero for his leadership during the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812. ADS, one page,

Crisp ink signature, “Abner Doubleday, Colonel 24th U.S. Infantry,” on an off-white 5 x 1.25 clipped slip. In fine condition, with a light vertical fo

Manuscript DS, signed “Nathaniel Perry,” one page, 11.75 x 4, April 18, 1755. A pay receipt for a portion of “the Bounty money paid 113 Men Inlisted i

Confederate general (1832–1904) who surrendered Lee’s army to Union General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain at Appomattox Courthouse. After the war, he se

German World War I military hero (1847–1934) and president of Germany from 1925 to 1934. Autograph DS in German, signed “H,” three pages on two adjoin

Civil War–dated endorsement signature, “T. J. Jackson,” penned on the docketing panel of a letter written to him by Colonel Kenton Harper of the 5th I

Commander-in-chief of the US Fleet and chief of naval operations (1878-1956) who commanded the US Navy throughout World War II and served as President

ALS in French, signed “Lafayette,” 7.5 x 6, May 18, 1824. Untranslated letter to “my dear Frederic,” regarding the publication of a French newspaper “

Scarce 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite bust portrait of Lee in a profile pose, boldly signed at the bottom of the image, “R. E. Lee,” and signed and inscribed

War-dated handwritten telegram, two pages, lightly-lined, 7.75 x 10, April 10, 1865. Transcription in an unknown hand of a telegram sent by the “Head

Manuscript DS, signed “R. E. Lee Exr,” one page, 7.75 x 5, circa 1858. Document reads, in full: “Wm. O. Winston has placed in my hands his vouchers as

Lovely sterling silver women’s ring with a deep green stone, the stone and setting measuring approximately .75 x 1, found in Sitting Bull’s camp after

Fully handwritten transcript of his farewell speech given on April 21, 1865, signed “Jno. S. Mosby,” one page, 7.75 x 11.75, penned in 1905 as a souve

Collection of 16 letters and documents each signed by a Napoleonic French Marshal, dated between 1806 and 1832. Signers include: Jean-Baptiste Jourdan

Matte-finish 11.75 x 9 photo of Nimitz signing the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri, signed and inscribed in black ink, “To P. M. Camacho, S

Signed book from Patton’s personal library: Seven Seas on a Shoestring by Dwight Long. Third edition. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1938. Hardcover, 6....

War-dated TLS signed “G. S. Patton, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 10.5, typed Headquarters Seventh Army letterhead, October 22, 1943. Letter of thanks to an adm

Cartier sterling silver cup, presented to Patton at the 1934 Tuxedo Horse Show held in Tuxedo Park, New York, on June 1-2, 1934. Cup stands 6? tall, w

General Patton’s personally-owned sterling silver box presented to him near the beginning of WWII by six officers of his 304th Tank Brigade from WWI,