RR Auction: January Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

ALS in French, signed “L. G. Suchet,” one page, 7.25 x 6, no date. Brief untranslated letter. In very good condition, with intersecting horizontal and

ALS, one page, 4.75 x 7.75, April 3, 1861. Letter to C. B. Smith. In full: “I hope that you will at least delay action on the case of Isaac O. Barnes,

Evangelist (1862–1935) and former baseball player who preached a fundamentalist theology in a highly flamboyant style. Vintage ink signature, “W. A. S

Early Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court (1732–1810). Bank check, 6 x 2.25, filled out in another hand and signed by Cushing, “Wm. C

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court (1841–1935) from 1902 to 1932. ALS signed “O. W. Holmes,” one page, 5.5 x 8.25, March 21, 1930. Letter to Harla

Air mail cover, 6.5 x 3.5, postmarked June 4, 1930, Cincinnati, Ohio, and signed in fountain pen by all nine Justices of the Hughes Court: Louis D. Br

Ink signature, “John Jay,” on an off-white 2.5 x .5 slip. Paper loss along top edge affecting the top of first letter of signature, several vertical f

Ink signature, “J Marshall,” on an off-white 2 x .75 slip. Slip is affixed to a 5 x 2 off-white card. In very good condition, with a vertical fold thr

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, College of William and Mary letterhead, October 3, 1996. Letter to Dr. Waverly Cole. In part: “I am delighted to welcome y

Highly skilled and influential diplomat (1754–1838) who served the French government from the reign of Louis XVI through that of Louis-Philippe, the l