RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

ALS signed “A. S. Boyd,” of Virginia, one page, 7.5 x 9.75, October 24, 1865. Letter to John Bennett, of Illinois. In part: “Our friends are all well

American soldier and jurist (1755–1795) who served as the second US attorney general from 1794–95. ADS, signed “Wm Bradford, Ju” one page, 8 x 4.25, S

Politician (1821–1899) who represented Pennsylvania in Congress and was an influential early advocate of proportional representation. Original 2.5 x 4

LS signed “A. Burr,” one page, 5 x 7.75, May 7. Letter to an unidentified gentleman. In full: “I wait with some impatience for the Shares in order to

AQS, signed “John Burroughs,” on an off-white 4.5 x 3.5 card, November 5, 1896. Burroughs pens the first stanza of ‘Waiting,’ one of his best-known po

ALS, one page, 5 x 8, personal letterhead, no date. Letter to Mr. Whitman which accompanied a Christmas gift. In full: “I send you this Xmas present w

Prominent American politician (1782–1850) who served as secretary of war under Monroe and vice president under John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson, a

Partly-printed DS, signed “J. C. Calhoun,” one page, 8 x 10, July 1, 1822. Calhoun informs Lieutenant Thompson Wheelock “that on the first instant the

British archaeologist and Egyptologist (1874–1939) whose 1922 discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt’s ‘Valley of the Kings’ proved to be one o

Extraordinarily rare ALS, one page, lightly-lined both sides, 8.5 x 13.25, Luxor, Egypt, May 24, 1900. Letter to his mother, “Dear Mater.” In part: “I

Typed deposition signed an unbelievable four times, "Alphonse Capone,” once on each page of a four-page transcript of Capone's interrogatio...

Older brother of Al Capone who was once named ‘Public Enemy Number Three’ and nicknamed ‘Bottles’ because he ran the Chicago bottling operation (1894–

British diplomat (1864–1958) who helped create the League of Nations, receiving a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in 1937. AQS, signed “Cecil,” on a

South Korean military leader (1917–1979) who seized power in a 1961 coup d’etat; he was assassinated by the director of his own security force. Letter

French neurologist (1825–1893). His work on hysteria and uses of hypnosis greatly impressed Freud and contributed to his studies of the unconscious. A

War-dated TLS, signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 8 x 10, Ministry of the Munitions of War letterhead, dated May, 1918. Letter to William Alfred

ALS signed “H. Clay,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, June 8, 1844. Letter to several gentlemen. In part; “I rejoice to hear of the enthusiastic manifest

TLS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 4.5 x 7.5, Prime Minister letterhead, February 20, 1953. Letter to Erik Stokkebye. In full: “It has given

Churchill had a miniature poodle named Rufus. After Rufus was run over and killed while Churchill was attending the Conservative Party Conference at B

Vintage print, 13.25 x 11, of a portrait of Churchill seated in a chair, his trademark cigar in one hand, originally done by Arthur Pan in 1943, signe