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

King of Prussia (1712–1786) from 1740 until his death. His political prowess and enlightened attitudes toward religion, learning, and the humanities e

ALS in German, signed “Freud,” on a 5 x 3.5 personal card, January 3, 1932. Letter to Professor Roy Grinker of the University of Chicago. In full (tra

ALS signed “W. Gladstone,” one page on a postcard, 3 x 4.75, postmarked January 3, 1880. Letter to a reverend. In part: “Let me thank you…Dr. P. for y

American inventor (1800–1860) whose development of the vulcanization process revolutionized the rubber industry. Choice bank check, 6.5 x 2.5, filled

American lawyer (1841–1882) who, frustrated in his attempt to secure an ambassadorship, assassinated President James Garfield in 1881. Notarized ADS,

The most important American botanist of the 19th century (1810–1888). Short ALS, one page, 5 x 8, Botanic Garden of Harvard University letterhead, Feb

British civil engineer and politician (1802–1867) thought to be the namesake of London’s famous clock tower, Big Ben. Clipped free frank address panel

British ambassador to the Kingdom of Naples, antiquarian, archaeologist, and vulcanologist who studied Mount Vesuvius (1731–1803). ALS signed “Wm. Ham

Bold ink signature and sentiment, “Your very hum Sevt, John Hancock,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.5 slip clipped from a larger letter and affixed to a 7.

Revolutionary War-dated partly-printed DS, one page, 11.75 x 11, July 1, 1781. Hancock appoints James Shaw as “Captain of the Eleventh Company in the