RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

Notarized DS, signed “Clarence S. Darrow,” one page, 7.75 x 8.25, February 18, 1915. Document from the state of Illinois reads, in part: “Clarence S.

TLS in French, signed “C. de Gaulle,” one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, April 14, 1946. Letter to the vice president of the Commission for Assist

General (1751–1829) during the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 who served as secretary of war under Thomas Jefferson. LS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75

Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Maryland (1740–1799). Manuscript DS, signed “Wm. Paca,” one page, 16 x 11.5, December 7, 1782. Governor

DS, signed “Thomas A. Edison,” five pages, 8.5 x 14, March 30, 1895. Surety bond issued to Edison for his son, Thomas Edison, Jr. In part: “The Americ

DS, signed “Thos. A. Edison,” one page, 7.75 x 11, July 12, 1921. Minutes of a meeting of the board of directors of the Edison Storage Battery Company

Edison Botanical Research Corporation business check, 8.5 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Edison with his instantly-recognizable ‘umb

Vintage matte-finish 6 x 7.75 portrait of Einstein seated with one hand resting on the arm of a chair, affixed to a 9 x 12 mount, signed and inscribed

Highly desirable ALS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, May 18, 1922. A letter of recommendation for Paul Hertz, a professor at the

TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, The Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton letterhead, February 11, 1949. Einstein writes to