RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Artifact Auction

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Headquartered in Boston’s North End, RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Since its inception in 1980, RR has achieved countless record-setting prices in over 425 successful sales, including Truman Capote’s hand-notated manuscript for Breakfast at Tiffany’s for over $300,000, President Kennedy’s 1963 convertible for $318,000, and a pair of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns for over $500,000. Internationally known and frequently featured in all media outlets—with appearances on NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox News, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the London Times—RR Auction prides itself on selling authentic material, thoroughly examined by in-house experts and third-party authenticators, to uphold the guarantee of authenticity. With a stunning full-color print catalog and a massive online presence, RR Auction’s nearly four decades of business continue to grow, achieving record prices for clients around the world.
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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William H. T. Walker410 - William H. T. Walker
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Career United States Army officer (1816–1864) who went on to serve as a Confederate general. He was severely wounded many times in combat, and was kil
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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P. G. T. Beauregard411 - P. G. T. Beauregard
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ALS signed “G. T. Beauregard,” one page, lightly-lined both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, September 12, 1872. Letter to William Hand Browne, editor of Southern
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jubal A. Early412 - Jubal A. Early
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Choice ALS signed “J. A. Early,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, September 8, 1890. Letter to Ernest S. Park. In part: “General L L. Lomax was command
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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John B. Gordon413 - John B. Gordon
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Confederate general (1832–1904) who surrendered Lee’s army to Union General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain at Appomattox Courthouse. After the war, he se
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Wade Hampton414 - Wade Hampton
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Confederate military officer and politician (1818–1902) who replaced J. E. B. Stuart as Lee’s Chief of Cavalry following Stuart’s death on the battlef
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Wade Hampton415 - Wade Hampton
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ALS, two pages, lightly-lined on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, December 7, 1901. Letter to General Bradley Tyler Johnson. In part: “What has become of
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Joseph E. Johnston416 - Joseph E. Johnston
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ALS signed “J. E. Johnston,” two pages, lightly-lined, 5 x 8, March 18, 1889. Letter to the son of a “Mr. Halsey,” presumably fellow Confederate soldi
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Joseph E. Johnston417 - Joseph E. Johnston
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ALS signed “J. E. Johnston,” three pages on two sheets, 4.5 x 6.75, December 16, 1884. Letter to Julius L. Brown. In part: “I am very far from being i
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Stephen D. Lee418 - Stephen D. Lee
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Soldier, planter, and legislator (1833-1908) who became the youngest lieutenant general in the Confederate Army upon his promotion in June of 1864. TL
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Stephen D. Lee419 - Stephen D. Lee
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Soldier, planter, and legislator (1833-1908) who became the youngest lieutenant general in the Confederate Army upon his promotion in June of 1864. AL
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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William R. Cox421 - William R. Cox
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Confederate general (1832–1919) who suffered at least eleven combat wounds and was a three-term member of the House of Representatives. DS, signed “Wm
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Jubal A. Early422 - Jubal A. Early
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ALS signed “J. A. Early,” eight lightly-lined pages on two sets of adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, March 7, 1872. Letter to a colonel interested in his histo
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Samuel W. Ferguson423 - Samuel W. Ferguson
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ALS signed “S. W. Ferguson,” three pages, lightly-lined, 8.25 x 13.75, April 24, 1885. Letter to P. G. T. Beauregard, who had sent a manuscript to his
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Charles W. Field424 - Charles W. Field
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Career military officer (1828–1892) who recovered from being severely wounded in the leg at the Second Battle of Bull Run, barely escaping amputation.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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John Horace Forney425 - John Horace Forney
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Confederate officer (1829–1902) who participated in the First Battle of Manassas and Battle of Vicksburg. ALS signed “John H. Forney,” one page, 8.5 x
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Samuel Gibbs French426 - Samuel Gibbs French
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Solider and wealthy plantation owner (1818-1910) who served as a major general in the Confederate army, commanding a division in the Army of Tennessee
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Samuel Gibbs French427 - Samuel Gibbs French
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Solider and wealthy plantation owner (1818-1910) who served as a major general in the Confederate army, commanding a division in the Army of Tennessee
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Bradley Tyler Johnson428 - Bradley Tyler Johnson
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Maryland lawyer and soldier (1829-1903) who bucked his state’s allegiance to the Union to serve as a general in the Confederate Army, commanding the 1
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Lafayette McLaws429 - Lafayette McLaws
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Confederate general (1821–1897) praised by General Lee for his service early in the war, but later court-martialed for inefficiency by James Longstree
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John S. Mosby430 - John S. Mosby
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ALS signed “Jno. S. Mosby,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 10, October 13, 1900. Letter to Samuel Houston Letcher, son of the former governor of Virginia
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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