RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph 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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George Washington1 - George Washington
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Go: Washington,” one page, 12.75 x 15.5, October 25, 1794. Three-language ship’s papers, in French, English, a
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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George Washington2 - George Washington
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Fantastic display consisting of a scarce full ink signature, “George Washington,” on an off-white 3 x 1 slip clipped from a larger document. Signature
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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George Washington3 - George Washington
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Revolutionary War-era ink signature, “Go: Washington,” on an off-white 3 x .75 slip clipped from a larger document which is dated June 13, 1783. Slip
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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John Adams and John Marshall4 - John Adams and John Marshall
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Partly-printed DS, signed as president “John Adams,” and as secretary of state, “John Marshall,” one page, 19 x 15.5, November 15, 1800. Four-language
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Estimate : 7,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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John Adams5 - John Adams
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Ink signature, “John Adams,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1 slip clipped from a larger letter or document. Slip is affixed to a slightly larger mount and do
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson6 - Thomas Jefferson
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Third-person ALS, one page, 8 x 5, February 10, 1800. In full: “Th: Jefferson will with pleasure serve Mr. Randolph’s friend as far as he is able; but
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson7 - Thomas Jefferson
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Ink signature, “Th: Jefferson,” on an off-white 2.25 x .75 slip clipped from a larger letter or document. Slip is affixed to a slightly larger mount a
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson8 - Thomas Jefferson
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Boldly penned ALS signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 7.75 x 3.5, February 15, 1820. Letter to John Vaughan. In full: “I yesterday took the liberty of i
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison9 - Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Th: Jefferson” as president and “James Madison” as secretary of state, one page, 19 x 15.5, November 30, 1803. Four-languag
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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James Madison10 - James Madison
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 12.5 x 8, February 14, 1814. President Madison appoints David W. McRorie as “a Midshipman in the Navy
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Madison11 - James Madison
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 14.5 x 8.5, July 30, 1812. President Madison grants John Johnston of Jefferson County, Ohio, a parcel of lan
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Madison and James Monroe12 - James Madison and James Monroe
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Partly-printed DS, signed “James Madison” as president and “Jas. Monroe” as secretary of state, one page, 21 x 16.5, March 7, 1812. A four-language sh
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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James Monroe13 - James Monroe
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13.25 x 8.5, March 24, 1818. Land grant issued to Abraham Bitcher and Andrew Crockett for a quarter l
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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James Monroe and John Quincy Adams14 - James Monroe and John Quincy Adams
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 20.25 x 16.5, December 15, 1821. Four-language ship’s papers issued to “Reuben Ray master or commander of th
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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James Monroe and John Quincy Adams15 - James Monroe and John Quincy Adams
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Partly-printed vellum DS one page, 11 x 15, November 18, 1818. A patent issued to Abraham Taylor who “has invented a new and useful improvement being
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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James Monroe16 - James Monroe
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ALS as president, one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, August 21, 1819. Letter to an unidentified recipient. In part: “The papers enclosed relate to Judg
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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James Monroe17 - James Monroe
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 10, August 7, 1821. President Monroe grants a tract of land in New Orleans to John A. Bernardo and Sa
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams18 - John Quincy Adams
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 15.5 x 9.5, December 1, 1826. President Adams grants almost 80 acres of land in
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay19 - John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay
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Partly-printed DS, signed “J. Q. Adams,” as president and “H. Clay,” as secretary of state, one page, 20.25 x 16.25, October 29, 1825. A four-language
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson20 - Andrew Jackson
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Partly-printed DS as president, two pages, 11.25 x 14.5, March 18, 1834. A patent issued to Isaac Robinson, who “hath alleged that he has invented a n
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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