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 continues to achieve 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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ALS signed “Go: Washington,” one page, 7.25 x 9, Philadelphia, June 8, 1787. Letter to Roger Alden, secretary of Congress. In full: “I have been honou
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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George Washington2 - George Washington
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Gorgeous ink signature, “Go: Washington,” on an off-white slip, clipped from a larger document; and a single strand of Washington’s hair. Both are ver
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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George Washington3 - George Washington
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Revolutionary War–dated full free frank, measuring 13 x 8 unfolded with a 6.75 x 3.25 center panel, addressed in another hand, “To Colonel Baylor, 3d
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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John Adams5 - John Adams
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Ink signature, “J. Adams,” on an off-white 4.5 x 1.25 slip, with “Washington” written in another hand near the lower right and a small docketing notat
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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John Adams6 - John Adams
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Large ink franking signature, “John Adams,” on an off-white slip, stamped “Free,” above the signature. Double-matted and framed with a small portrait
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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John Adams7 - John Adams
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Partly-printed DS, one page both sides, 7.75 x 12.75, August 28, 1773. Notice to the Sheriffs of Suffolk and Essex County to have Andrew Oliver of Sal
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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John Adams8 - John Adams
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ALS, one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, April 24, 1813. Letter to “The Honourable William Jones, Secretary of the Naval Department.” In full: “As it ev
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson9 - Thomas Jefferson
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ALS signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 7.5 x 9.25, Philadelphia, February 17, 1793. Letter to New York Governor George Clinton. In full: “As it is poss
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Estimate : 50,000.00 - 60,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson10 - Thomas Jefferson
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Full hand-addressed free frank, measuring 9.75 x 8.25 unfolded, with panel measuring 5.25 x 3.5, addressed in another hand to “Colo. Ephraim Kirby, Li
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison11 - Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Th: Jefferson” as president and “James Madison” as secretary of state, one page, 11.75 x 9.25, March 13, 1802. Land
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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James Madison12 - James Madison
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13 x 8.75, April 17, 1816. President Madison grants John Rebeck of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, a pa
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James and Dolley Madison13 - James and Dolley Madison
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LS, written in the hand of his wife Dolley, one page, 7 x 4.5, March 12, 1832. Letter to an unidentified recipient. In full: “I have duly rec’d your l
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James Madison and James Monroe14 - 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 Monroe15 - James Monroe
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 12 x 7.75, July 14, 1819. President Monroe grants a quarter lot of land in Ohio to Lewis Murdin. Signed at t
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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James Monroe and John Quincy Adams16 - 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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John Quincy Adams17 - John Quincy Adams
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Early ALS signed “John Q. Adams,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 9.25, December 16, 1795. Letter to his brother, Thomas Boylston Adams. In part: “Let me s
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay18 - 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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John Quincy Adams19 - John Quincy Adams
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 16 x 10, May 1, 1826. President Adams grants Ammon Eivers of Belmont County a parcel of land
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson20 - Andrew Jackson
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Early ink signature, “Andrew Jackson, February 22d, 1808,” on an off-white 4 x 2.25 trimmed album page. Page is inlaid into a 5.5 x 8 off-white sheet.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson21 - Andrew Jackson
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 9.5, March 16, 1829. President Jackson grants Jesse H. Rogers of Illinois a parcel of land “at
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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