RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Artifact Auction

ALS signed “Go: Washington,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 11.75, Mount Vernon, May 25, 1785. Letter to Major Robert Lewis and Sons. In full: “In conseq

ALS, one page, 4.75 x 7, no date [but circa 1790s, likely during his vice-presidency]. Letter to Joshua Johnson at Great Tower Hill. In full: “The Bea

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Th: Jefferson” as president and “James Madison” as secretary of state, one page, 10 x 15.25, April 17, 1805. Scallop

Partly-printed scalloped-top vellum DS, one page, 10.5 x 15, June 12, 1817. Ship’s pass reads, in part, “Suffer the Schooner Vestal of New York, Elish

Partly-printed vellum DS signed by Madison as president, “James Madison,” and Monroe as secretary of state, “Jas. Monroe,” one page, 10 x 15, December

ALS signed “J. Q. Adams, Chairman of the Committee of Manufacturers,” one page, 7.25 x 9.5, no date, but 1833. Letter to “Duff Green, Esqr., Printer t

ALS, one page, 8 x 6, December 19, 1823. Letter to Henry Niles. In full: “I have this moment rec’d under cover from my friend Doctor J. R. Bedford the

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14 x 17, July 1, 1834. President Jackson grants a military promotion. In part: “I do hereby confer on

Practically nonexistent ink signature as president, “W. H. Harrison,” on an off-white 5 x 2 slip, signed below by Daniel Webster as secretary of state

Mexican-American War–dated partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 16 x 9.75, November 25, 1848. President Polk issues a “Certificate of Meri