Titles starting with R from Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc.

A Hungarian born writer, Koestler is best remembered for the anti-Communist <I>Darkness At Noon</I>. He began his career as a leftist, fought in World War II, and turned to writing and journalism. <P> PS. 4 ‰ˆ" x 6 ‰ˆ". No date. No place. A black and white photograph signed <I>"<B>Arthur Koestler</B>" in black ink on the lower border. It shows the writer in a thoughtful pose. <I>The American Book Prices Current</I> show... more information

TLS. 1pg. 6" x 7" . June 17, 1918. Camp Lewis, Washington. A typed letter signed " Dean G Witter" on " Headquarters 91st Division" letterhead. He wrote to a Salt Lake City woman: " In reply to your letter of June 13, the Commanding General directs me to inform you he regrets that this request arrived too late for favorable action, which otherwise would have been taken. The organization is about to leave this station for the east with ultimate destination over seas.&... more information

Nicholson was a Revolutionary-era Pennsylvania state official. He partnered with Robert Morris in western land speculation that bankrupted both. He was sent to debtor's prison in 1800 and died there shortly thereafter. <P> ADS. 1pg. 8 ‰¾" x 8. Jany 21, 1783. Comptr Generals Office Phiada. A very rare autograph document signed <I>"<B>Jno Nicholson</B>"</I>: <I>"Capt Joseph Blewer Esqr acknowledges to have recd the sum of four thousand f... more information

LS. 1pg. 8" x 9" . April 17, 1791. Paris. A letter signed " Duportail" as France"Äôs Minister of War to an engineer concerning his appointment in the Royal Forces: " ...pursuant to the law of October 31, 1790, concerning the Engineers Corps, the king has included you among his lieutenants...his Majesty intends for you to go to Calais no later than the fifth of May to serve the present year, to do all that will be requested of you...by those officers to whom you a... more information

ALS. 1pg. 4" x 6" . No date [July 18, 1988]. No place. A rare autograph letter signed " Ronald Reagan" as President on a " Ronald Reagan" card. He answered a letter from Dale Hackbart of West Des Moines, Iowa about the date of an early photograph of Reagan. The President penned in brown ink " Dear Dale Hackbart, Thank you for your letter & forgive me for being so late in getting back to you. Some times it takes a while for mail to get through the bureaucracy. ... more information

(1816-1868). A German born American painter, Leutz is best remembered for "Washington Crossing The Delaware." He did other grand historical paintings, such as "Westward the Course of Empire Takes its Way" and a famous portrait of Chief Justice Taney. <P> ADS. 1pg. 7 ‰¾" x 2". No date. No place. An autograph document signed <I>"<B>E.G. Leutz</B>"</I>: <I>"Mr. Minor Randolph Harrison Esqr is at my room at present <... more information

PS. 3 ‰ˆ" x 4 ‰ˆ" . No date [circa 1955]. New York. A photograph signed " To Mrs. John T. Willis with kind regards Hans Hoffman" on the verso. The black and white portrait shows an older painter standing. The signed image is accompanied by a March 27, 1955 letter from his wife Maria to Mrs. Willis, as well as the original envelope. ... more information

PS. 5 ‰ˆ" x 9 ‰¼" . No date. No place. A rare photograph signed " Toni Morrison" in black ink. She is shown hugging her son Slade, and the caption states " TONI MORRISON with her son, Slade Spring Valley, New York, 1978" . This is a photograph of the original photograph, and then signed by her. She and Slade wrote a children's book, The Big Box, in 2000. It is in very fine condition, and Morrison signs very little. ... more information

ALS. 1pg. 8" x 10" . August 27, 1943. Village [Ogunquit, Maine]. An autograph letter signed " W" to his wife: " I suppose you would be disappointed at not getting your Sunday special, so here goes. I have yours of Thursday noon. Kitchen can wait. I wonder who the guy from S.F. could be. It was chilly this Aug, had to burn paper in the stove...I"Äôm off to C.N. [Cape Neddick] this morning to make initial use of my new paint box. Just met Grover Perkins, he&qu... more information

Willing, a Pennsylvania politician, was a Continental Congressman in 1775 and 1776. He was later President of the Bank of North America and the first President of the Bank of the United States from 1791 to 1811. <P> DS. 1pp. 8" x 4". July 6, 1785. No place. A receipt signed <I>"<B>Thomas Willing Jur</B>"</I>, acknowledging that he received 118 pounds from Matthew Jones, and promising <I>"to pay to Mr. James Lacey of East Jersey"</I>. T... more information

(1867-1955). Considered the father of American Gothic architecture, he was born and raised in Northern Ireland. In Boston, he apprenticed to architect Edmund Wheelwright. He and Timothy Walsh formed Maginnis and Walsh, one of the leading architectural firms of the 20th Century. They won the bid to build the new Boston College campus in 1909 and their work was deemed "the most beautiful campus in America" by <I>The American Architect</I> magazine. They went on to design over twenty-fiv... more information

a) ALS. 1pg. 4 ‰¾" x 7 ‰¾" . April 7, 1876. London, England. An autograph letter signed " B. W. Richardson" written from his first London residence, 12 Hinde Street: " I have been in" for some days past but am back to work now. If it will do I can have first article for good wards ready for you on this day week. Please do let me know. The school book is jolly and capitally. I like it so far very much." The letter is in very fine condition... more information

TLS. 1pg. January 10, 1967. Washington, DC. A typed letter signed " Everett" to Congressman Jack Edwards (R-AL) declining an invitation to attend a fundraiser in Alabama due to his recovery from a fractured hip. In part: " While I have recovered from the hip fracture and put the crutches in cold storage, I still have to satisfy the energy quota because complete healing is a matter for father time and I try not to overdo it. I am sure you understand my dilemma." Typed on Dirksen&q... more information

1pg. 9 ‰¾" x 8". August 23, 1828. Andover, MA. A musician commission signed <I>"<B>Timothy Poor</B>"</I> as Colonel. The partly printed document states: <I>"You having been appointed a Musician of a Company of Infantry under the command of John Lorey of the third Regiment, Second Brigade, and Second Division of the Militia of Massachusetts: By virtue of the power vested in me, I do, by these Presents, grant you this Warrant. You are, theref... more information

ALS. 3pgs. 4 ‰¾" x 7 ‰ˆ" . March 7, 1861. Fort Sumter. An autograph letter signed " Robert Anderson" once at the end of the text and once in the text. The soldier wrote to G. William Anderson of Newburgh, New York about his Virginia roots: " I regret, very much, that my reply, to your letter of the 4th inst will be brief. It refers to a matter, about which, I have been trying to get information, and, thus far, with but little success. The sum total amts.... more information

TLS. 1pg. 7" x 9" . November 16, 1964. No place. A typed letter signed " Bob" addressed to Kermit Gordon, the Director of the Bureau of the Budget. A year after President Kennedy"Äôs death, his brother writes " On November 22 at 9:00 AM, Mass will be celebrated at St. Matthews Cathedral, Washington, in memory of President Kennedy. I wanted you to know in case you might want to attend." St. Matthews was where President"Äôs Kennedy"&Au... more information

ALS. 1pg. 7 ‰¼" x 10 ‰ˆ" . No date [circa early April 1927]. Warm Springs, Georgia. An autograph letter signed " Franklin D Roosevelt" to Mr. Van Neet of Rhinebeck, New York. Roosevelt wrote on " Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland" letterhead: " Your letter has been forwarded to me down here, and as I fully expect to be home again by the middle of May I shall be very glad to come to the exercises in Rhinebeck on Decoration Day [Memorial Da... more information

ALS. 2pg. 4 ‰¼" x 7" . August 2, 1889. Fremont. An autograph letter signed " Rutherford B Hayes" and initialed " H" at the end of the postscript. Writing just a month after his wife, " Lemonade Lucy," had died, Hayes wrote to a woman in a letter marked by him at the top " Confidential" : " The information you call for is, I think, correctly given by Miss Willard in her "ÄoWomen and Temperance."Äô Mrs. Hayes ... more information