RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

Chinese politician (born 1926) who served as president of the People's Republic of China from 1993 to 2003, overseeing substantial economic deve...

American general (1726–1783) who served during the Revolutionary War and claimed the disputed title of Earl of Stirling. Ink signature, “Your most hum

Commodore in the United States Navy (1774–1833) best known for his victory over the HMS Java in the War of 1812. ALS signed “Wm. Bainbridge,” one page

Original New England Chronicle newspaper, four pages, 10 x 15, printed at Harvard College for the period of September 14 to September 21, 1775, Volume

Lawyer, three-term congressman from Virginia, and Confederate brigadier general (1819–1893). ALS signed “R. L. T. Beale atty,” one page, lightly-lined

Bold ink signature, “G. T. Beauregard, 1886,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2 card. A small tear to the lower right corner (not affecting the signature), oth

Boston Gazette and County Journal newspaper reporting on the Boston Massacre, reprinted in 1876 to celebrate the Revolutionary War Centennial, four pa

Confederate general (1817–1876) who was relieved of field duty after his unsuccessful siege of Chattanooga. His mixed legacy as a skilled organizer bu

Fountain pen signature, “Yours sincerely, F. A. M. Browning” on an off-white 5.5 x 7 sheet of his personal stationery, dated in another hand April 21,

Bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Chamberlain, “Joshua L. Chamberlain,” payable to Chief of Ordnance, U.S.A. for $50.1