RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 15.5 x 9, April 21, 1926. President Adams grants Cornelius Davis a parcel of la

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13.75 x 17, September 11, 1800. President Adams appoints James Dodge “a Surgeon in the Navy in the se

Partly-printed DS, signed “J. Adams,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 12, October 30, 1767. Document reads, in part: “To the sheriff of our county of Worce

ALS signed “J. Q. Adams” with “Quincy” given as his location, one page, 7.75 x 10, May 25, 1841. Letter to Phinehas Barnes, regretfull

Ink franking signature, “J. Q. Adams,” on an off-white 5 x 1 slip clipped from an address panel. Panel bears a December 5, Washington City postmark an

Free frank, measuring 9.75 x 6 unfolded, and panel measuring 4.75 x 3, addressed in an unknown hand to “Richard Peters, jun, Esqr, Philadelphia,” and

Three clipped slips and documents, each signed by a member of Adams’s cabinet. Signers are: Charles Lee, Samuel Dexter, and Benjamin Stoddert. In over

Uncommon Executive Mansion card, 4 x 2.75, boldly signed in black ink, “Chester A. Arthur.” Card bears a small clipped portrait of Arthur affixed to t

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 11 x 17, March 16, 1857. Buchanan appoints Edward P. McCrea as “a Lieutenant in the Navy.” Orange sea

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 13.5 x 16.5, February 25, 1861. President Buchanan appoints Robert F. Bradford “a Lieutenant in the Navy…in

Partial self-contained partly-printed DS, one page, 7.75 x 4, May 14, 1845. Bottom portion of a larger document, signed by Buchanan as secretary of st

Vintage hardcover autograph album, 8 x 5, signed inside by 96 politicians and military officers, mostly on affixed clipped slips and cards, most pages

Ink signature, “Grover Cleveland, Sept. 1892,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card bearing a small clipped portrait affixed to the upper left. In very good c

Ink signature, “Grover Cleveland,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2 card. In very good condition, with light overall toning and rippling, mild scattered soili

Crisp ink signature, “Grover Cleveland, Albany, Jan. 1, 1885,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.75 card. In fine condition.

Vintage matte-finish 9.5 x 13.75 portrait by Harris and Ewing, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black ink. Framed to an overall size of 11

Two White House cards, 4.25 x 2.75, each signed in black ink, “Calvin Coolidge.” Cards bear clipped postmarks affixed to the upper left, one dated 192

ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Calvin Coolidge Law Office letterhead, April 14, 1902. Letter to F. F. Haskell. In full: “Mr. Doe flatly refuses to tell wher

Uncommon ALS as president, two pages, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, May 29, 1926. Letter, marked “Personal” at the top to Frederick S. Peck, Esq.

White House card signed in black ink, “Calvin Coolidge.” In very good condition, with a block of light toning over signature from previous display, so

ANS signed “Eisenhower,” one page, 4 x 5.25, Office of the Secretary letterhead, stamp-dated March 11, 1949. Brief note to James E. Webb, Truman’s und

TLS, one page, 7 x 10.25, personal letterhead, Gettysburg, October 6, 1964. Letter to a WGN executive. In full: “When I was at the World’s Fair the ot

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, December 17, 1958. Letter to James E. Webb, of Kerr-McGee Oil Industries. In full: “I s

TLS, one page, 6.5 x 10, personal letterhead, November 3, 1961. Letter to a WGN executive. In part: “I am complimented greatly by the suggestion of th

Ink signature, “I am respectfully yours, Millard Fillmore,” on an off-white 3 x 1.25 closely-clipped slip affixed to an off-white 5 x 3 card bearing a

Signed book: History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent by George Bancroft. Volume III. Later printing. Boston: Little

Free-franked envelope panel, trimmed to a size of 5 x 2.5, bearing a Buffalo, New York, postmark, addressed by Fillmore to “Mr. Joseph Lund, Wheatsvil

Rare full ink signature, “James A. Garfield,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card. Contemporary date notation to the lower left of May 15, 1881, makes this l

Ink signature, “U. S. Grant,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2 card with partial clipped portrait affixed to the upper left. In very good to fine condition, w

Vintage hardcover autograph album, 5.5 x 9, signed inside in ink by approximately 195 politicians, with most pages having multiple signatures on a sin

ALS, one page, lightly-lined, 5 x 5.25, House of Representatives letterhead, February 18, 1867. Brief letter complying with a signature request. In fu

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7.5 x 9, January 6, 1874. Grant orders the secretary of state to “affix the Seal of the United States to a W

Original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite bust portrait of Grant, by an anonymous studio circa late 1860s, signed at the bottom of the image in black ink. In f

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 19.5 x 14, March 24, 1875. President Grant appoints Asa W. Smith as “Postmaster at Woodstock in the County o

Manuscript DS as president, one page both sides, 10.5 x 15.5, April 4, 1876. Pardon reads, in part: “Whereas, on the 13th day of January, A.D. 1876, i

Superb ink signature, “Yours truly, U. S. Grant, General, Feby 23d, 1869,” on an off-white 7 x 5.5 album page. In fine condition.

Ink signature, “U. S. Grant,” on an off-white 4 x 2 slip clipped from a larger document. In fine condition, with scattered light toning and slight ink

Ink signature, “Sincerely, Warren G. Harding,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card bearing a clipped September 16, 1920, postmark affixed to the upper righ

Ink signature, “Benj. Harrison,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2.75 card bearing a small clipped portrait affixed to the upper left. Light scattered soiling,

Bold ink endorsement, “W. H. Harrison, Clerk,” dated June 16, 1836, on the final page of a larger document. Document is three pages on two adjoined sh

Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Benj Harrison,” one page, 16 x 13.25, January 30, 1889. President Harrison appoints Frederick Jacobus to be po

Practically nonexistent partly-printed DS as president, signed “W. H. Harrison,” one page, 15.5 x 11.5, March 5, 1841. President Harrison appoints Ken

Bank check, 7.75 x 3, filled out and signed by Harrison, “Benj. Harrison,” payable to C. C. Hines for $1530.00, December 15, 1879. Cancellation cut to

Seven items: six slips and one letter, each signed by a member of his cabinet. Signers are: John Tyler, Daniel Webster, John J. Crittenden, Thomas Ewi

Ink signature, “R. B. Hayes, Spiegel Grove,” on an off-white 4 x 2.5 card with clipped portrait affixed to the upper left. Light overall toning and so

Ink signature, as president, “RB Hayes, 12 Nov 1880,” and “Lucy W. Hayes,” on an off-white 6.75 x 4 album page. Some scattered light toning and soilin

Partly-printed DS as president, signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 7.5 x 10, May 19, 1877. Hayes orders the secretary of state “to affix the Seal of the

Partly-printed DS as president, signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 19 x 13.5, August 2, 1878. President Hayes appoints S. A. Terry a “Notary Public for t

TLS signed “Herbert Hoover,” one page, 7.25 x 10.25, personal letterhead, October 29, 1941, responding to a donor, and two fountain pen signatures, “H

Signed book: The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: The Great Depression. First edition, first printing. NY: Macmillan Company, 1952. Hardcover with dust jack

Uncommon partly-printed DS, one page, 13.5 x 10.5, no date. Certificate of appreciation issued to Mrs. M. H. Jones “in appreciation of efficient and p

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Department of Commerce letterhead, May 8, 1922. Letter to Secretary of State Philip Perlman. In full: “I have your letter of

Vintage sepia matte-finish 10.5 x 13.5 Underwood and Underwood portrait of Hoover, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black ink, “To Mr. Wm.

Ink signature, “Andrew Jackson,” on an off-white 3.5 x .75 slip affixed to a 4 x 2.5 card. In very good condition, with light scattered soiling and a

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 9.75, November 10, 1830. President Jackson grants John Lybrook 160 acres of land in Monroe, Mi

Handwritten check, 6.5 x 3, filled out and signed by Jackson at his home in Tennessee, in full: “The cashier of the United States branch Bank at Nashv

Ink signature, “Th: Jefferson,” on an off-white 2.75 x 2 slip with a collector’s notation along bottom. In fair to good condition, with signature very

Partly-printed DS, one page, 11.5 x 9.5, May 4, 1802. Land grant reading in part: “Know Ye, that in pursuance of the act of Congress passed on the eig

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Th: Jefferson” as president and “James Madison” as secretary of state, one page, 10.25 x 15.25, March 2, 1805. Scall

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 13.5 x 17, April 2, 1804. President Jefferson appoints James Dodge “a surgeon

Ink signature as president, “Andrew Johnson,” on an off-white 10 x 6.25 sheet clipped from the conclusion of an 1867 document. In fine condition, with

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, January 27, 1869. President Johnson orders the Secretary of State “to affix the Seal of the United S

Large ink signature, “Andrew Johnson,” on a 7.5 x 5 album page. In fine condition, with toning around signature from previous display, and a few small

ALS signed “Lady Bird,” two pages, 6.25 x 9.25, White House letterhead, no date. Letter to “Margy,” wife of Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara. In p

ANS, in pencil, as president signed “L,” one page, 5.25 x 5.5, White House letterhead, dated at the top November 8, 1967, most likely by Robert McNama

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, February 7, 1968. Letter to Marg McNamara whose husband, Robert McNamara, will be leavi

TLS, one page, 6.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, January 28, 1969. Letter to his former Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara. In full: “I have had

ALS signed “Jacqueline B. Kennedy,” four pages, lightly-lined, 8 x 12.5, November 25, 1957. Letter to M. Wohlgemuth regarding the design and decoratio

ALS signed “Jackie,” one page both sides, 5 x 3.5, black-bordered letterhead bearing a blind embossed John F. Kennedy coat of arms, February 16, 1964.

Four ALSs, all to White House photographer Sam Sako, three signed “Jacqueline Kennedy,” one signed “J. Kennedy,” one multi-page and three single pages

ANS signed “Jackie,” one page, 5.25 x 3.75, no date. Short note to the wife of Robert McNamara beneath a pre-printed message which reads, “Mrs. Aristo

TLS signed “Jacqueline Onassis,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Doubleday letterhead, April 23, 1981. Letter to an aspiring author. In full: “Your notebook on le

Ink signature, “John,” and a handwritten postscript on an off-white 6.25 x 2 irregularly clipped slip taken from the closing of a letter. The postscri

Autograph and typed manuscript, unsigned and possibly incomplete with extensive handwritten notations in pencil by Kennedy, including a reference to h

Vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 9.25 photo, affixed to its original 9.75 x 13 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in fountain pen, as president, “For

Signed book: Profiles in Courage. Later printing. NY: Harper and Brothers, 1956. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 266 pages. Signed and inscribed

Handwritten endorsement, as president, signed “A. Lincoln,” dated April 3, 1863, written vertically on an off-white 8.25 x 3.5 mailing envelope, addre

War-dated partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13.5 x 16.5, February 19, 1863. President Lincoln appoints Henry W. Birkey to be “an Assist

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, September 12, 1861. President Lincoln orders the Secretary of State “to affix the Seal of the United

Handwritten endorsement, signed “Taylor and Lincoln,” with six additional words in Lincoln’s hand, “And the plaintiff doth the like, Taylor & Li...

A unique group of historic documents regarding the transport of Lincoln’s papers, sent with Lieutenant Gilbert S. Carpenter of the 18th U. S. Infantry

War-dated partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, July 9, 1863. An order requesting more troops from the state of Maine. In part: “I Ab

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

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 12 x 16, September 5, 1812. Land grant for 100 acres of land reads, in part: “Know ye, That, in consideratio

Thirteen letters and documents, each signed by a member of Monroe’s cabinet. Signers are: Elbridge Gerry, Albert Gallatin, William Eustis, Alexander J

Rare Executive Mansion card, 4.25 x 2.75, signed in black ink, “William McKinley,” and one black ink signature, “With great respect, Cordially yours,

Partly-printed DS, signed “W. McKinley,” one page, 12 x 16, December 26, 1894. McKinley appoints Alexis Holcomb Freeman as “First Lieutenant Co. ‘K’ o

LS signed “Wm. McKinley, Jr.,” one page, lightly-lined both sides, 5.25 x 9, House of Representatives letterhead, March 19, 1889. Letter to Secretary

ALS signed “W. McKinley, Jr,” one page, 8 x 10.5, State of Ohio, Executive Department letterhead, February 26, 1893. Letter to Bell C. Taylor at the C

Executive Mansion card signed in black ink, “William McKinley 6-2-1900.” In very good condition, with a central vertical crease and some light toning

Six letters and documents, each signed by a member of Monroe’s cabinet. Signers are: Richard Rush, Smith Thompson, Daniel D. Tompkins (2), and William

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13 x 8.5, November 4, 1819. President Monroe grants Samuel Hains 160 acres of land in Jeffersonville,

DS as president, one page both sides, 10.5 x 14, February 20, 1970. President Nixon signs extradition papers approving Canada’s surrender of “Dennis N

ALS signed “Pat,” and “RN,” on a color 5.75 x 3.75 postcard, Peking, China, postmarked February 25, 1972. Postcard to Don Carnevale, written by Pat. I

Uncommon ALS signed “Frank’n Pierce,” one page, 7.25 x 9.5, March 27, 1852. Letter to George Boutarte. In part: “I inclose herewith a petition for the

Ink signature, “Free, J. K. Polk,” on an off-white 1.75 x .5 slip clipped from a free frank, affixed to an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition, wi

ALS, one page, 8 x 10, October 16, 1836. Letter to Congressman Caleb Cushing. In part: “I accept with much pleasure your esteemed present of ‘Reminisc

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 13.25 x 16, May 20, 1847. President Polk appoints Creed T. Huddlestone a “Captain in the Fourteenth Regiment

ALS signed “J. K. Polk,” one page, 7.75 x 9.5, February 1, 1834. Letter to Commissioner of the General Land Office Elijah Hayward. In full: “The Commi

Ink signatures of Calvin Coolidge, “Wm. H. Taft,” Grace Coolidge, Charles Evans Hughes, Samuel Winslow, and one other on an off-white 5.75 x 4.75 card