RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Artifact Auction

Collection of 26 items, each signed by a Supreme Court Justice. Items are signed by Fred Vinson (TLS), Earl Warren (TLS), Warren Burger (2; program an

Neatly penned ALS signed “O. W. Holmes,” one page, 5 x 8, Supreme Court letterhead, April 7, 1903. Letter to a gentleman. In part: “This is the Introd

Fifth chief justice of the Supreme Court, he handed down the Dred Scott decision and upheld federal supremacy over state authorities (1777–1864). ADS,

Associate justice of the Supreme Court (1841–1935) from 1902 to 1932. Matte-finish 6.75 x 10.25 Harris and Ewing photo of Holmes posing in his judicia

LS in French, one page, 8 x 10, May 9, 1821. Letter to Marion Pleudihen, in full (translated): “I need for my ship ‘The African’ ten logs of wood to b

New Jersey abolitionist (1789–1839) who served as a leading critic of the Texas Revolution. LS, one page both sides, 7.75 x 4.5, November 5, 1836. Let

Russian Communist leader (1879–1940) who, with Lenin, organized the Bolshevik seizure of power during the October Revolution of 1917. Large ink signat

Politician (1860–1947) who introduced the Volstead Act, passed in 1919 to establish Prohibition. TQS, signed “A. J. Volstead,” on a 5 x 3 card, dated

Politician (1823–1878) most notable for being the ‘boss’ of Tammany Hall, the Democratic Party political machine that played a major role in the polit

American soldier and statesman (1753–1831) who was aide-de-camp to Benedict Arnold prior to the latter’s defection to the British. Varick later served