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

TLS. 1pg. 7” x 9”. 1950. Pittsburgh. A typed letter signed “Ralph Kiner” to Dolores Saklas about starting a fan club: “Thank you for your nice letter and the statistics. It is all right with me to start a fan club if you wish, but there are several already going in this area, although it doesn’t make much difference whether you join one or start one yourself – depending on your views. If you wish to start a fan club, get in touch with me and I’ll be glad to sign the Membership Cards and s... more information

TD. 1pg. No date (probably circa 1941). No place. A typed one-page document listing the cast and staff 1941 film Citizen Kane, Orson Welles’s directorial and acting debut and, according to many critics and polls, the greatest movie ever made. The credited cast includes Welles as the titular newspaper magnate; William Alland as reporter Jerry Thompson, and Ray Collins as Kane’s political rival Jim W. Gettys. The document specifies a running time of 120 minutes but the release date is left blank.... more information

ALS. 2pg. 5” x 8”. July 25, 1888. Chicago. A lengthy autograph letter signed “George Crook” as Commander of the Department of the Missouri to William H. Bisbee: “Until I just now looked at the date of your letter I didn’t realize how long a time had elapsed since its receipt, but there has been nothing to write about that would be of interest to you, there is nothing going on in the military line & the little parties & races &c which we have here are no different than there else where so could ... 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. ADS. 1pg. 8 ¾" x 8. Jany 21, 1783. Comptr Generals Office Phiada. A very rare autograph document signed "Jno Nicholson": "Capt Joseph Blewer Esqr acknowledges to have recd the sum of four thousand five hundred and eighty five pounds and Six pence of Samuel Massey Esqr. at the time and for t... more information

ALS. 1pg. 5 ¼” x 3 ½”. September 17, 1885. Paris. A rare autograph letter signed “Diesel” in German on a postcard. He wrote to Theodor Ackermann: “In reply to your esteemed postcard from the 7J along with catalogues, I ask you to kindly send: Marcker, manual of the fabrication of spirit 1880 also: Bergmann Kogel. Practical Millconstructor 4 edition Weimar 1880. If possible antiquarian; only if this is not at all possible, please send a new copy - Please tell me also if and on what terms you c... 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. ADS. 1pg. 7 ¾" x 2". No date. No place. An autograph document signed "E.G. Leutz": "Mr. Minor Randolph Harrison Esqr is at my room at present E.G. Leutz" It is written on a slip of paper and there are five mounting remnants that show through to the front. I c... more information

PS. 3 ½” x 4 ½”. 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

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’m off to C.N. [Cape Neddick] this morning to make initial use of my new paint box. Just met Grover Perkins, he’s very dapper but all his teeth are g... more information

Signed sketch. 1pg. 8” x 10”. No date [probably early 1940s]. No place. A raunchy ink sketch signed “Woody” on lined paper. It is obviously a World War II pro-enlistment drawing. It shows a passerby speaking to a sign painter (and Woody started off as a sign painter), stating that if he wanted more boys to enlist in the Army, “I don’t think you should cross her legs in times of war!” The sketch is in fine condition with a central fold; there are some marks to the lower border which are lik... 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. DS. 1pp. 8" x 4". July 6, 1785. No place. A receipt signed "Thomas Willing Jur", acknowledging that he received 118 pounds from Matthew Jones, and promising "to pay to Mr. James Lacey of East Jersey". The document has dark ink and is in fine condition overall. It has a very late reference to pounds... 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 The American Architect magazine. They went on to design over twenty-five more colleges and universiti... 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, with light toning at the edges. b) ALS. 1pg. 4 ¾�... 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’s Senate letterh... more information

1pg. 9 ¾" x 8". August 23, 1828. Andover, MA. A musician commission signed "Timothy Poor" as Colonel. The partly printed document states: "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, therefore, with vigilance and fidelity, to discharge the duty of Musician, in said Company,... more information