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

Signed book: Universal History, Volume XVII. London: T. Osborne, 1748. Rebound hardcover, 5.25 x 8.5, 628 pages. Signed at the top of the title page w

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 19 x 15.5, August 12, 1856. President Pierce appoints Samuel Babcock as “Collector of the Customs for

ANS signed “Frank. Pierce,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, April 3, 1845. Pierce endorses a letter of recommendation written to Marcus Morton, governor of Mas

ALS, one page, 7.75 x 9.5, June 24, 1848. Letter to John M. Read, a founder of the Republican party and Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Cour

One word in Lincoln’s hand, “sufficient,” and three words in Davis’s hand, “drawn on me,” on individual off-white slips clipped from larger documents.

Original printed Union ticket from Lincoln’s 1864 presidential campaign, 3 x 7.25, featuring an eagle vignette at the top and naming Abraham Lincoln a

Civil War–dated partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 19, June 30, 1862. President Lincoln appoints Charles Fairchild as “an Assista

Original printed National Union ticket from Lincoln’s 1864 presidential campaign, 3 x 8.25, featuring an eagle vignette at the top and naming Abraham

Hardcover autograph album, 5.5 x 8, featuring approximately 250 signatures of politicians and military officials, with multiple signatures to each pag

ALS as president, two pages, 5.5 x 9, Executive Mansion letterhead, October 29, 1874. Letter to Samuel Sharp. In part: “My recent visit to my farm in