RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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RR Auction celebrates Presidents’ Day in February 2018! Our featured section boasts autographs from every American president, including a variety of virtually unobtainable examples—an Abraham Lincoln land grant, a James A. Garfield autograph letter as president, and a Theodore Roosevelt speech are among the highlights. Other top items include: Olympic medals and torches; artistic autographs from the likes of Matisse, Picasso, and Renoir; literary letters by Proust, Kafka, Dickens, and Voltaire; and autographs of music icons such as the Beatles, Rolling Stones, and Woody Guthrie. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in February 2018.
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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George Washington1 - George Washington
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ALS as president signed “Go: Washington,” one page, 7.5 x 9, October 20, 1792. Letter to "The Rev'd Doct'r Shipley," William Davie...
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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George Washington2 - George Washington
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Extraordinary Revolutionary War–dated manuscript DS, signed "Go: Washingto ," one page, 7.25 x 8.25, April 20, 1775. Draft for an ad to be...
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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George Washington3 - George Washington
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Revolutionary War–dated partly-printed DS, signed “Go: Washington,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 13.75, June 7, 1783. Continental Army military dischar
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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John Adams4 - John Adams
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ALS as president, one page, 8 x 9.75, February 22, 1799. Letter to Dutch radical leader and Mennonite minister Francois Adriaan Van der Kemp in New Yo
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson5 - Thomas Jefferson
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ALS signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 6.5 x 3.5, April 18, 1826. Letter written from Monticello, in full: "I received yesterday your favor of t...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison6 - Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
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Partly-printed DS, signed "Th: Jefferson" as president and "James Madison" as secretary of state, one page, 12.75 x 15, March 28...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson7 - Thomas Jefferson
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Desirable full free frank, measuring 9.75 x 8 unfolded with a center panel of 5 x 3.5, boldly addressed in Jefferson's hand to "George W. E...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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James Madison8 - James Madison
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Third-person ALS signed “J. Madison,” one page, 7.5 x 4.75, April 5, 1832. In full: "J. Madison with his best respects to Mr. Southard, thanks ...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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James Madison9 - James Madison
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ALS as president, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, November 1, 1813. Letter to former Secretary of War William Eustis, in full: "Will you permit me to en...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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James Monroe10 - James Monroe
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ALS as president, one page, 7.75 x 5.75, October 20, 1819. Boldly penned letter to a gentleman, written from his Oak Hill plantation, in part: "...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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James Madison and James Monroe11 - James Madison and James Monroe
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “James Madison" as president and "Jas. Monroe" as secretary of state, one page, 14.75 x 8.25, Novemb...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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James Monroe12 - James Monroe
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ALS signed “Jas. Monroe,” one page, 6.75 x 4, no date. Letter to "citizen Miolin," in full: "I regret that I have none such here or s...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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James Monroe13 - James Monroe
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13.25 x 8.5, April 13, 1819. President Monroe grants to Abraham Miller "the South East quarter...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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James Monroe14 - James Monroe
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LS as secretary of state, signed “Ja's Monroe,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, July 18, 1812. Letter to Richard R. Jones, in full: "The President of ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Monroe and John Quincy Adams15 - James Monroe and John Quincy Adams
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “James Monroe” as president and “John Quincy Adams” as secretary of state, one page, 11.25 x 14.5, March 1, 1823. Sca
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams16 - John Quincy Adams
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Ink signature, “John Quincy Adams, Born 11. July 1767., At the foot of Penn’s hill, at Braintree, now Quincy,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.75 slip. Doubl
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams17 - John Quincy Adams
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Wonderful ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 10, September 25, 1846. Letter to Reverend Alvan Lamson of Dedham, in full: "I return h...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams18 - John Quincy Adams
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ALS as president signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 7.75 x 10, November 29, 1827. Beautifully penned letter to prominent Philadelphia lawyer Horace Binne
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams19 - John Quincy Adams
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Early partly-printed DS, endorsed “J. Q. Adams” on the reverse, one page, 8 x 6.5, June 11, 1793. An order issued to the sheriff of Suffolk County, Ma
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson20 - Andrew Jackson
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ALS as president, one page, 8 x 10, June 23, 1829. Letter to Major Henry Stark, son of the late General John Stark, sent to thank his daughters for a
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson21 - Andrew Jackson
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 9.5, December 1, 1830. President Jackson grants William S. Fleming a tract of land in "...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren22 - Martin Van Buren
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ALS as president signed “M. Van Buren,” one page, 8 x 9.75, June 15, 1839. Letter to William C. Waddell, in full: "It is my intention to leave ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren23 - Martin Van Buren
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ALS as secretary of state, signed "M. Van Buren," one page, 7.75 x 9.75, May 5, 1829. Letter to General Samuel Smith, in part: "I enc...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren24 - Martin Van Buren
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “M. Van Buren,” one page, 7.5 x 7.25, June 10, 1840. President Van Buren authorizes and directs "the Sec...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren25 - Martin Van Buren
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Hand-addressed free frank panel, 4.25 x 3.25, addressed by Van Buren to “Thomas N. Carr, Esq, New York,” and franked in the upper right, “Free, M. Van
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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William Henry Harrison26 - William Henry Harrison
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Extremely rare autograph endorsement signed, presumably as president, "W. H. Harrison, W. H. Henderson, an old soldier of mine, Private drawer,...
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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William Henry Harrison27 - William Henry Harrison
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ALS as Whig candidate for president, signed “W. H. Harrison,” one page, 7.75 x 10, July 23, 1840. Letter to Rufus Reed, Thomas Sile, and "other...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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William Henry Harrison28 - William Henry Harrison
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ALS signed "Willm H. Harrison," one page, 8 x 12.75, October 14, 1811. Letter to General John Gibson, written as Governor of the Indiana T...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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John Tyler29 - John Tyler
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Manuscript DS as president, one page, 9.25 x 13.75, July 9, 1844. Document reads, in part: “Whereas…David Babe alias William Brown, was convicted of m
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John Tyler30 - John Tyler
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ALS as president, one page, 8 x 10, January 26, 1842. Letter to prominent Philadelphia lawyer Horace Binney, in full: "I took the liberty, on b...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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John Tyler31 - John Tyler
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “J. Tyler,” one page, 21.5 x 16.5, July 24, 1844. Four-language ship's paper issued to "John Swift, ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James K. Polk32 - James K. Polk
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ALS as president, one page, 8 x 10, February 9, 1848. Letter "To The Secretary of War," William L. Marcy, in full: "I desire to send ...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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James K. Polk33 - James K. Polk
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Elaborate ink signature, "I Have the Honor to be, Very Respectfully, yr obt & very Hmbl Servt, James K. Polk," clipped from the close ...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Zachary Taylor34 - Zachary Taylor
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Scarce partly-printed DS as president, signed “Z. Taylor,” one page, 21.5 x 16.75, November 28, 1849. Four-language ship's paper issued to "...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Zachary Taylor35 - Zachary Taylor
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ALS as president, signed “Z. Taylor,” one page, 5 x 8, November 27, 1849. Boldly penned letter to Secretary of the Interior Thomas Ewing, in full: &...
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore36 - Millard Fillmore
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Signed books from Millard Fillmore's personal library: History of the Great Reformation of the Sixteenth Century in Germany, Switzerland, &c...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore37 - Millard Fillmore
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ALS, one page, 5 x 8, March 28, 1857. Letter to Hamilton Fish. In full: “Perceiving that the Senate ordered some extra copies of the Opinions of the S
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore38 - Millard Fillmore
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ALS as vice president, one page, 5 x 7.25, July 9, 1850. Letter to William Rich, in full: "I have your note of the 8th inst. enclosing a sealed...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore39 - Millard Fillmore
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10.25, December 20, 1850. President Fillmore authorizes and directs the secretary of state to “affix the
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore40 - Millard Fillmore
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ALS, one page, 5 x 7.75, February 25, 1857. Letter to E. H. Wade, in full: “I have your letter desiring to know whether in my opinion the ‘Missouri Co
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore41 - Millard Fillmore
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 14.5 x 9.25, August 27, 1850. President Fillmore appoints Moses H. Fitts as "Deputy Postmaster at Lew...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore42 - Millard Fillmore
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ALS, one page, 7.75 x 8.5, January 28, 1840. In full: “Will you do me the favor to send me immediately the names of 10–15 or 20 of such persons in you
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce43 - Franklin Pierce
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ALS as president signed “Fr. Pierce,” one page both sides, 5.75 x 7, December 7, 1854. Letter to N. H. Osgood in New York. In part: “The Spanish Minis
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce44 - Franklin Pierce
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ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.5, March 27, 1861. Letter to his former private White House secretary Sidney Webster, in full: &qu...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce45 - Franklin Pierce
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ALS signed “Fr. Pierce,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 10, no date but circa 1841. In part: "A few words tonight to be sent out tomor...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce46 - Franklin Pierce
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Ink signature, "Very respectfully, Yr. Friend & Servt., Franklin Pierce, Concord, N.H., Ap'l 2nd, 1862,” on an off-white 5 x 8 lightly ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce and Jefferson Davis47 - Franklin Pierce and Jefferson Davis
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Franklin Pierce" as president and "Jeffer. Davis" as secretary of war, one page, 13 x 17, August 14...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James Buchanan48 - James Buchanan
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ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 10, February 23, 1852. Lengthy letter to Virginian statesman Henry A. Wise, in full: "I returned h...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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James Buchanan49 - James Buchanan
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 21.75 x 16.75, June 20, 1860. Four-language ship's paper issued to "Orrick Smalley, master or com...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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James Buchanan50 - James Buchanan
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Neatly penned ALS as president, one page, 6.5 x 8, August 21, 1857. Letter to H. B. Swarr, in part: "I have written Adam Kendes a kind letter w...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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