RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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Boasting almost 1,300 lots, RR Auction’s massive August Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction features highlighted World War II and Animation sections, in addition to a vast array of material spanning history, entertainment, and the arts. The historic World War II section features uniforms, autographs, and weapons from the conflict, including a surrendered Japanese sword. Animation includes original Disney production cels, beautiful hand-painted concept artwork, and autographs from the greatest names in the industry. Other top lots in the sale include an autograph letter from revered economist Adam Smith, an amazing original sketch by Paul Cezanne, an oversized portrait of Oscar Wilde, and multiple pieces signed by Marilyn Monroe. 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 August 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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Third-person ADS in Washington’s hand, signed within the text, "George Washington," one page, 6.25 x 3, Philadelphia, June 2, 1773. Handwr...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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John Adams2 - John Adams
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Partly-printed ADS signed within the body, one page, 6 x 3.75, July 24, 1764. Legal document accomplished in Adams's hand, in part: "I Thom...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson3 - Thomas Jefferson
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Exceptional manuscript written in the hand of Thomas Jefferson, unsigned, one page, 7.75 x 10, August 31, 1790. Secretary of State Jefferson inventori
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison4 - Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
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Desirable partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Th: Jefferson” as president and “James Madison” as secretary of state, one page, 11.5 x 17.75, March 14, 1
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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James Madison5 - James Madison
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ALS, one page, 8 x 9.75, May 1, 1824. Letter to H. G. Spafford, in full: "I have rec'd your letter of Ap'l 4. on the subject of your Wo...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James Madison6 - James Madison
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 10 x 15.5, June 7, 1809. Scallop-topped ship's pass featuring large vignettes at the top portra...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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James Monroe7 - James Monroe
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LS as secretary of state, signed “Jas. Monroe,” one page both sides, 8 x 13, July 2, 1816. Letter to the Chevalier de Onis, in full: "I have to...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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James Monroe and John Quincy Adams8 - James Monroe and John Quincy Adams
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LS, signed “James Monroe” as president and “John Quincy Adams” as secretary of state, one page, 9 x 14.5, April 17, 1824. Official letter, in part: ...
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John Quincy Adams9 - John Quincy Adams
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ALS signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, July 14, 1829. Letter to Philip R. Kendall of Washington, in full: "I received with much pleas...
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John Quincy Adams10 - John Quincy Adams
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ALS signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, November 27, 1841. Letter to George Roberts, editor of the Boston Times, about an essay on the First
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams11 - John Quincy Adams
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Free franked mailing envelope, 5.5 x 3.5, addressed in Adams's hand to "Ephraim Kirby Esqr., Brownville, New York," and franked in the...
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Andrew Jackson12 - Andrew Jackson
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Third-person ALS as president, signed within the text, "The President," one page both sides, 5 x 8, no date but circa early 1831. Letter a...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson13 - Andrew Jackson
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, three pages two sheets, 11.5 x 15, April 3, 1835. A patent issued to "Elisha Holton, a citizen of the St...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson14 - Andrew Jackson
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Excellent ALS as a Tennessee senator, one page both sides, 7.75 x 10, February 12, 1824. Letter to his son and namesake, in full: "I have recei...
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Andrew Jackson15 - Andrew Jackson
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Large ink signature as president, "Andrew Jackson,” on an off-white 7.5 x 1.75 slip clipped from a larger document, countersigned by Secretary ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson16 - Andrew Jackson
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 11.5 x 15, no date. Unissued scallop-topped ship’s pass, signed at the bottom by Jackson, and counter
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren17 - Martin Van Buren
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ALS signed “M. Van Buren,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, August 14, 1843. Written from Saratoga Springs, a letter to Henry Simpson of Philadelphia
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren18 - Martin Van Buren
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ALS signed “M. Van Buren,” one page both sides, 8 x 9.75, April 26, 1843. Letter to Erastus Corning, one of the founders of the New York Central Railr
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William Henry Harrison19 - 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 : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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John Tyler20 - John Tyler
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ALS, one page both sides, 7.5 x 9.5, March 28, 1854. Letter to Colonel John Rutherford of Richmond, Virginia. Nearly a decade removed from his preside
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James K. Polk21 - James K. Polk
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ALS as president, one page, 8 x 10, June 15, 1845. Letter to "Hon. R. J. Walker, Sec. of the Treasury," in full: "I have an important...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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James K. Polk22 - James K. Polk
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 16 x 12.5, July 18, 1846. President Polk appoints Daniel Vaughan as "Naval Officer for the District o...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Zachary Taylor23 - Zachary Taylor
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LS signed “Z. Taylor Col., 1st Reg't, U.S. Inf'y, Comd'g,” one page, 7.75 x 10, January 21, 1835. Letter to General R. Jones, written fr...
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Zachary Taylor24 - Zachary Taylor
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Manuscript DS, signed “Z. Taylor, Lt. Col.,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, June 30, 1829. Letter issued to Col. George Bomford, in full: "Herewith I h...
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Millard Fillmore25 - Millard Fillmore
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LS as president, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, November 8, 1852. Letter to Reverend Clement M. Butler, in full: "The undersigned having listened with ...
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Millard Fillmore26 - Millard Fillmore
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Signed book: Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time, Vol. VI. London: T. Osborne, 1747. Rebound hardcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 532 pages. Signed
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce27 - Franklin Pierce
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Mexican–American War-dated ALS signed “Frank. Pierce,” one page both sides, 8 x 9.75, April 6, 1847. Written from Concord, New Hampshire, a letter to
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce28 - Franklin Pierce
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Ink signature, "Very respectfully, yr. Obd't Serv't, Franklin Pierce,” on an off-white 4.5 x 2.5 sheet. Double-matted with a portrait o...
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James Buchanan29 - James Buchanan
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ALS as a Pennsylvania congressman, one page, 8 x 10, March 15, 1828. Written from Washington, D.C., a letter to John G. Kammer, concerning collection
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln30 - Abraham Lincoln
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Section of wood recovered from Abraham Lincoln's home in Springfield, Illinois, 1 x 3.25, affixed to the first page of a pamphlet entitled "...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln31 - Abraham Lincoln
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Extraordinary partly-printed DS as president, signed “A. Lincoln,” one page, 20 x 15.75, January 22, 1862. Unusual document marked "Duplicate,&...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson33 - Andrew Johnson
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LS as president, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 10, Executive Mansion letterhead, June 18, 1867. Letter to George W. Childs, publisher of t
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant34 - U. S. Grant
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Civil War-dated ALS signed “U. S. Grant, Maj. Genl.,” two pages, 7.75 x 9.75, October 28, 1863. Ulysses S. President. Autograph Letter Signed, U.S. Gr
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson35 - Andrew Johnson
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ANS in pencil, one page, 3.75 x 2.5, February 1869. In full: "I would be pleased to have a few minutes conversation with Genl. Townsend if enti...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant36 - U. S. Grant
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Ink signature, "U. S. Grant, Lt. Gen. U.S.A.,” on a white 3.25 x 2 card. Cloth-matted and framed with an engraving of Grant to an overall size ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant37 - U. S. Grant
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Spectacular 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Grant in uniform, boldly signed in ink, "U. S. Grant, Lt. Gen. U.S.A." In fine condition. ...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Rutherford B. Hayes38 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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ALS signed "R. B. Hayes," one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, State of Ohio Executive Department letterhead, March 11, 1870. Letter to "...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Rutherford B. Hayes39 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Highly desirable 4 x 6 cabinet photo of Hayes in a near-profile pose by McKecknie & Oswald of Toledo, Ohio, crisply signed on the mount in ink, ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield40 - James A. Garfield
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Rare partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, June 6, 1881. Extremely rare document issued from the Executive Mansion, suspending John T. Gib
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield41 - James A. Garfield
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LS signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, 5 x 7.75, Fortieth Congress, U.S., House of Representatives letterhead, June 8, 1868. Letter to William C. White
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield42 - James A. Garfield
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Two items: a stunning, crystal-clear 3.5 x 5 cabinet portrait of Garfield in a bust-length pose, neatly signed in black ink, "J. A. Garfield,&q...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield43 - James A. Garfield
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LS signed “J. A. Garfield,” three pages on two sheets, 7.5 x 9.5, House of Representatives letterhead, May 2, 1874. Letter to the Hon. John Peter Robi
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Chester A. Arthur44 - Chester A. Arthur
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Attractive engraving of the exterior of the White House, 4.75 x 3.5, boldly signed below the vignette in black ink, "Chester A. Arthur." I...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Chester A. Arthur45 - Chester A. Arthur
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Civil War–dated partly-printed DS, signed “C. A. Arthur, Brig. Genl. & AA QMG, S.N.Y.,” one page, 8.5 x 14, January 13, 1862. Receipt issued to ...
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Benjamin Harrison46 - Benjamin Harrison
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TLS signed “Benj. Harrison,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 8, personal letterhead, November 11, 1896. Letter to R. U. Johnson, editor of
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Benjamin Harrison47 - Benjamin Harrison
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ALS signed “Benj. Harrison,” two pages, 4.75 x 7.75, March 22, 1884. Letter to Jonathan P. Carr of Brookston, Indiana, in full: "I do not wonde...
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William McKinley48 - William McKinley
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ALS as an Ohio congressman, signed “Wm. McKinley, Jr.,” four pages, 7.5 x 9.5, House of Representatives letterhead, February 5, 1882. Lengthy letter t
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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William McKinley49 - William McKinley
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ALS signed “Wm. McKinley, Jr.,” one page, 4.75 x 7.75, House of Representatives letterhead, February 4, 1882. Letter to "Register Printing Co.,...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt50 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Excellent TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, December 28, 1898. Letter to historian William Laird Clowes, in full: “I understand your third volume is very nearl
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt51 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS, two pages, 7.5 x 9.5, The Outlook letterhead, February 18, 1913. Letter to Maud Nathan, in full: "The other night we had too much speaking...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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