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