RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

War-dated TLS in French, signed “C. De Gaulle,” one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, October 6, 1942. Letter to Captain Vaisseau Ortoli on board the

Original engraving entitled ‘The Declaration of American Independence of the United States of America. July 4th 1776,’ and labeled in the lower border

Two issues of the Pittsburgh weekly newspaper The Tree of Liberty, dated July 4, 1801, and July 2, 1803, each four pages, 10.75 x 17. The 1801 paper b

ALS signed “Wm Ellery Coll,” one page, 6.25 x 8, February 27, 1797. Letter to District Attorney Ray Greene. In full: “Sea Letters and passports are si

Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania (1719–1806). Lengthy ADS, signed “Smith P Quer [Pro Querente: For the Plaintiff],” one pag

Partly-printed DS, signed “Robt. Morris,” one page, 7.25 x 4, May 8, 1795. Promissory note from Jonathan Nicholson for $2500 payable to Morris, signed

Christmas card from 1990, 8 x 6 folded, opens to 16 x 6, embossed in gold on the outside with the family arms. Inside, the card bears a charming color

Partly-printed DS, signed “Fredk. Douglass, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 10, circa March 2, 1871. Document reads, in full: “House of Representatives of the Uni

ALS, one page both sides, 7.25 x 10.75, personal letterhead, September 28, 1980. Extraordinary letter on his views on the morality of abortion. In par

French military officer (1859–1935) whose central role in the Dreyfus Affair, which tore French society apart and shook their faith in the military, t