RR Auction: Rare Manuscripts, Documents, and Autographs

Bank check, 7.5 x 2.5, filled out in another hand and signed by Arthur, “C. A. Arthur,” payable to George Hillier for $300.00, July 1, 1874. A two-cen

ALS, one page, 8 x 9.5, December 12, 1836. Letter of recommendation reads, in part: “We take pleasure in recommending to you the appointment of Dr. Wi

ALS as president, one page, lightly-lined, 7.75 x 9.75, October 16, 1860. Letter to Royal Phelps. In full: “I have often thought of giving my nephew J

Ink signature, “James Buchanan,” on an off-white 3.25 x .25 slip. Slip is affixed to a 6.5 x 3 lightly-lined slip, notated in an unknown hand, “James

Endorsed manuscript check, as president, 7.75 x 4, September 22, 1857, reading “Farmers Bank of Lancaster pay to order of James Buchanan Six hundred...

White House card, 4.25 x 2.75, signed in black ink, “Calvin Coolidge.” In fine condition, with a mild overall shade of toning.

ALS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, February 21, 1926. Letter to Myron T. Herrick, US Ambassador to France. In full: “These abs

Signed book: Have Faith in Massachusetts. First edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1919. Hardcover, 5.25 x 8, 224 pages. Signed and inscribed on the f

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 23 x 19, March 19, 1925. Coolidge appoints Walter F. Boyle as “Consul of the United States of America at Auc

Scarce TLS as vice president, one page, 7 x 9, Vice-President’s Chamber letterhead, February 2, 1922. Letter to Marian Tyler at The Nation. In full: “

Fountain pen signatures, “Dwight D. Eisenhower,” and “B. L. Montgomery General,” on off-white slips affixed to opposite sides of a 3.5 x 4.5 cardstock

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Columbia University letterhead, September 23, 1949. Letter declining an invitation. In part: “Your invitation to participate

TLS as president signed “D. E.,” one page, 7 x 10.25, personal White House letterhead, August 9, 1956. Letter of thanks to David Marx. In part: “I am

Free franked 4.75 x 3 mailing envelope, addressed in another hand to “Stephen Allen, Esq.” in New York City, and franked in the upper right, “M. Fillm

Ink signature, “J. A. Garfield, Brig. Gen., Chief of Staff,” on an off-white 4 x 2.5 lightly-lined slip. In fine condition, with show-through from wri

LS signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, lightly-lined, 7.75 x 9.75, Committee on Military Affairs letterhead, January 7, 1869. Letter to Francis J. Lipp

Free franked envelope, 5.75 x 3.25, addressed in Garfield’s hand to “Hon. E. M. Stanton, Sec. of War,” with Garfield adding “Introducing Col. J. W. Bu

LS as president-elect signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, lightly-lined, 8 x 10.25, personal letterhead, December 4, 1880. Letter to W. A. M. Grier, Es

ALS signed “Lucretia R. Garfield,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 6, black-bordered personal letterhead, Thanksgiving Day, 1896. Letter to M

TLS as president, one page, 6 x 8, White House letterhead, February 1, 1922. Letter to the mayor of Baltimore, William Broening. In part: “I want to…t

ALS signed “U. S. G.,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, Galena, Illinois, October 22, 1868. Letter to his friend J. Russell Jones, about th

LS signed “R. B. Hayes,” two pages, 7.75 x 9.75, State of Ohio, Executive Department letterhead, February 3, 1868. Governor Hayes writes to the Chairm

Ink signature, “R. B. Hayes,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2.5 card. Scattered light toning and soiling, a bit heavier to edges, otherwise fine condition.

ALS as president signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 4.5 x 7, Executive Mansion letterhead, January 13, 1880. Letter, marked “Private” at the top by Hayes

White House card signed in black ink, “Herbert Hoover.” In very good condition, with a uniform shade of toning, a few spots to edges and some adhesive

TLS, two pages, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, June 23, 1917. Letter to journalist Oswald Garrison Villard. In part: “By August 1st I think that thing

TLS as president, one page, 6.5 x 8.5, White House letterhead, April 4, 1932. Letter to the chairman of California’s Citizen’s Reconstruction Organiza

Clipped article entitled “How to Stay Young,” by Hoover, 8.25 x 4, featuring a small image of Hoover posing with a group of Polish orphans, signed at

Signed book: The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: The Great Depression. First edition, first printing. NY: Macmillan Company, 1952. Hardcover with dustjacke

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, May 22, 1941. Letter to Lawrence Requa of Idaho. In full: “It seems to me that you could be of more s

Scalloped-top partly-printed vellum DS, one page, 11.25 x 14.5, December 8, 1830. A ship’s pass issued to the “Ship Augusta of New Bedford, Charles La

Full hand-addressed free frank, measuring 12.5 x 7.5 unfolded, with panel measuring 6.25 x 3.25, addressed by Jackson to “The Honble J. C. Calhoun, Se

Partially printed vellum DS, signed “Th: Jefferson” as president and “James Madison” as secretary of state, one page, 15.75 x 8.25, October 3, 1806. P

ALS as president signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 7 x 8, August 26, 1808. Letter to Zebedee Cook on behalf of the Selectmen of Newburyport, Massachus

Ink franking signature as president, “Free, Th: Jefferson, Pr. US,” on an off-white 2.5 x 1 slip clipped from a free frank. Mounted to a slightly larg

Bold ink signature, as secretary of state, “Th: Jefferson,” on an off-white 5 x 1 slip clipped from a larger document, and affixed to a 5 x 2 slip, wi

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.5, March 12, 1868. Johnson, with “Trust and Confidence in the Patriotism, Valor, Fidelity,

TLS signed “Lyndon,” one page, 7 x 10.25, Vice President letterhead, December 22, 1961. Letter to Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara. In full: “Lady

Typed memorandum, as president, one page, 6.75 x 9, White House letterhead, December 12, 1964. Issued to the Secretary of Defense, memo reads, in part

TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 9, White House letterhead, December 24, 1965. Letter to Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara. In full: “No job is m

Unsigned handwritten note, one page, on a 5 x 8 sheet of White House stationery. Kennedy writes: “May, Please send $15 for a cap fee to Piedmont Fox h

Handwritten notes, in pencil, as president, on an off-white 5 x 8 sheet of White House stationery. Kennedy writes “Common market political without adv

War-dated handwritten endorsement, as president, signed “A. Lincoln,” dated January 2, 1862. Endorsement is on the reverse of a letter to Lincoln, 7.5

Partial self-contained ADS, signed “Parker & Lincoln p.d.,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 2.75, no date. Legal writ reads, in full: “And for furthe...

Partly-printed partial DS as president, one page, 13 x 7, July 1863. Lower portion of a military appointment signed at the conclusion by Lincoln and c

Partly-printed DS, signed “James Madison” as president and “Jas. Monroe” as secretary of state, one page, 16 x 10, March 3, 1815. Madison appoints Dav

Partly-printed scalloped-top vellum DS signed by Madison as president, “James Madison,” and Monroe as secretary of state, “Jas. Monroe,” one page, 10.

ANS as president, on a 4.5 x 2.75 Executive Mansion card, September 24, 1898. Short note to a young man. In full: “I was very much pleased with your l

LS signed “Wm. McKinley, Jr.,” one page, lightly-lined, 5 x 8, Committee of Ways and Means letterhead, May 23, 1888. Letter to M. M. Garrett, Esq. In

Partly-printed DS, signed “W. McKinley,” one page, 13.5 x 16.75, April 5, 1895. Governor McKinley appoints H. E. Ford a “Justice of the Peace, for the