RR Auction's March Rare Manuscript, Document and Autograph Auction

Manuscript DS, in Italian, one page, 9.5 x 14.5, November 7, 1935. Untranslated official document, signed at the conclusion “Mussolini” and “Vittorio

LS in French, signed “Nap,” one page, 7 x 9, Viazma, November 2, 1812. Letter to Clarke, his Minister of War. In full (translated): “You announced the

French statesman of Swiss birth (1732–1804) and finance minister of Louis XVI, a post he held in the lead-up to the French Revolution in 1789. Untrans

LS in French, signed “Nap,” one page, 6.75 x 7.5, March 25, 1807. Letter to his son. In full (translated): “I am in receipt of your letter of the 11th

Manuscript DS, in French, signed “Napole,” one page, 7.25 x 9, February 11, 1808. Document issued to General Clarke, his Minister of War. In full (tra

At the age of 26, Ness was chosen to head a special Prohibition squad, which came to be known as the Untouchables, which led to the downfall of Al Cap

Pioneering French microbiologist and chemist (1822–1895) who demonstrated the germ theory of disease and developed the first vaccine against rabies. A

LS in French, signed “L. Pasteur,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, Comite de Patronage des Etudiants Etrangers letterhead, February 15, 1894. Letter to a

ALS in French, signed “L. Pasteur,” one page, 4 x 5, June 29, 1889. Letter written in the lower left corner of a letter to Pasteur from another gentle

The last governor of colonial Pennsylvania (1729–1795). Partly-printed DS, one page, 12 x 8, October 28, 1768. Lieutenant Governor Penn grants Alexand

DS, one page, 10.25 x 16.75, December 23, 1947. Untranslated document in Spanish regarding a promotion, signed at the conclusion by Peron. Scattered c

Archive consisting of one signed book and 12 TLSs, dated between 1956 and 1970. Signed book: Lines of a Layman. NY: Channel Press, 1956. Hardcover wit

British civil servant (1633–1703) best remembered as the author of a nine-year, multi-volume diary, one of the essential documents of 17th century Bri

American abolitionist and social reformer (1811–1884). AQS on an off-white 4.5 x 7 sheet, dated August 1873. Phillips pens an inspirational quote, in

ADS, signed “Timothy Pickering QMG” in the text, one page, 8 x 5, February 26, 1783. Document prepared by Pickering as a receipt of his payment for “f

Two letters: one TLS signed “Robt. A. Pinkerton,” one page, 8 x 10.5, Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency letterhead, December 11, 1893. In part: “I

Member of the French court (1721–1764) who was the chief mistress of Louis XV from 1745 to her death. Rare partial autograph letter, in French, one pa

Italian pope (1792–1878), born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, who ascended the papal throne in 1846. Among the notable achievements of his 32-year re

Large fountain pen signature, “Elizabeth R, 4th August 1975,” on an off-white 7.75 x 4.25 sheet. In fine condition, with two circular areas of show-th

Striking vintage matte-finish 14 x 18 portrait of Elizabeth wearing her glimmering crown jewels by Dorothy Wilding, affixed to its original 19 x 26 mo