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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Alexander Stephens451 - Alexander Stephens
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Vice president of the Confederacy (1812–1883) under Jefferson Davis. ALS signed “Alexander H. Stephens,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Edward Porter Alexander452 - Edward Porter Alexander
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Military engineer (1835–1910) who rose to the rank of brigadier general in the Confederate army. ALS signed “E. P. Alexander,” two pages, lightly-line
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Jedediah Hotchkiss453 - Jedediah Hotchkiss
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The most famous cartographer of the Civil War (1828–1899) whose detailed maps of the Shenandoah Valley are often credited as principal factors in Ston
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Eppa Hunton and John Wainwright454 - Eppa Hunton and John Wainwright
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ALS signed “John Wainwright, late Col. 97th Pa. Vols.,” three lightly-lined pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 8.5, March 15, 1879, with the respons
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William and Asher Harman455 - William and Asher Harman
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Confederate brothers, Asher (1830–1895) a Staunton railroad executive, and William (1828–1865) a soldier killed in action near Gallagher’s Mill in Way
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Elisha F. Paxton456 - Elisha F. Paxton
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Confederate general (1828–1863) killed in action while leading the famed Stonewall Brigade during the Battle of Chancellorsville. Very rare ink signat
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Channing Smith457 - Channing Smith
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Scout for J. E. B. Stuart who served under John Mosby. ALS signed “Channing M. Smith,” one page both sides, 6.5 x 9, [1922]. Letter recalling his expe
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William Smith458 - William Smith
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Confederate general who served as the governor of Virginia from January 1864 until the end of the Civil War (1797–1887). ALS signed “Wm. Smith,” one p
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Joseph Wheeler459 - Joseph Wheeler
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Confederate major general (1836–1906), known as ‘Fightin’ Joe,’ who served as the senior cavalry general in the Army of Tennessee, fighting most of it
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Simon Bolivar Buckner460 - Simon Bolivar Buckner
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Confederate general (1823–1914) best remembered for submitting to Grant’s famous demand for unconditional surrender at the Battle of Fort Donelson. AL
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Hiram Burnham461 - Hiram Burnham
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Union general (1814–1864) who was killed while assaulting Confederate positions near Richmond, Virginia, during the Battle of Chaffin's Farm. Wa...
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Benjamin Butler462 - Benjamin Butler
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LS signed “Benj. F. Butler,” one page, 5.5 x 8.75, November 30, 1891. Letter to John Davenport. In full: “I am waiting for your letter to be printed i
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Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain463 - Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
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Maine-born Union major general (1828–1914) who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his defense of Little Round Top at Gettysburg. Bank ch
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George A. Custer464 - George A. Custer
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ALS signed “G. A. Custer,” eight pages, lightly-lined on two sets of adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8, West Point, August 7, 1857. Letter to Minnie St. John
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Abner Doubleday465 - Abner Doubleday
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Docketing panel for the inspection report of Fort Brown in Texas, 3 x 7.75, commanded by Doubleday, dated June 1, 1873, consisting of 278 troops prese
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Robert S. Granger466 - Robert S. Granger
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Major General in the Union Army during the Civil War (1816–1894). War-dated partly-printed DS, signed “R. S. Granger,” one page, 8 x 10, August 6, 186
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Winfield Scott Hancock467 - Winfield Scott Hancock
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Ink signature, “Truly yours, Winfd. S. Hancock,” on an off-white 2.5 x 1.25 lightly-lined slip, clipped from the closing of a letter and affixed to a
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Winfield Scott Hancock468 - Winfield Scott Hancock
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ALS signed “Winf’d S. Hancock,” one page, lightly-lined, 4.75 x 7.75, June 6, 1866. Letter to a gentleman. Letter in his difficult to decipher hand re
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Winfield Scott Hancock469 - Winfield Scott Hancock
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LS signed “Winf’d S. Hancock,” one page, both sides, 4.75 x 7.75, February 27, 1880. Letter to General James Grant Wilson. In part: “I regret that I s
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William Joseph Hardee470 - William Joseph Hardee
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Confederate general known for his writings on military tactics and strategy (1815–1873). Civil War–dated ink signature, “W. J. Hardee, Lieut. General,
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