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PRESIDENT FRANKLIN PIERCE — ADDS HIS APPROVAL TO THE REQUEST FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO BE MADE WITHIN THE PHILADEPHIA CUSTOMS HOUSE FOR AN INDIANA GENTLEMAN
PIERCE, FRANKLIN. (1804-1869). Fourteenth President of the United States (1853-57). Scarce Autograph Endorsement Signed, “F. Pierce”, as President. One page, quarto. June 24, 1853. Very fine condition.
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BENJAMIN HARRISON PREDICTS: “THE FIGHT FOR THE SENATE NEXT YEAR WILL BE A VERY DESPERATE ONE”
HARRISON, BENJAMIN. (1833-1901). Twenty-third President of the United States. Important Autograph Letter Signed, “Benj. Harrison”, on imprinted United States Senate/ Washington, D.C. stationery. Three very full pages, octavo. Indianapolis, Ind[iana]. May 5, 1885.
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BOLD CLIPPED SIGNATURE OF MARTIN VAN BUREN
VAN BUREN, MARTIN. (1782-1862) Eighth President of the United States. His Signature, “M. Van Buren”. Boldly signed, in ink, as cut from a postal free-frank.
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ELIZABETH BARRETT AND ROBERT BROWNING – TOGETHER IN FLORENCE – 1857
BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett (1806-1861) and Robert BROWNING (1812-1889). Beloved English poets. Very fine signatures of the literary couple on a single 1 1/4 by 4 inch sheet, and dated “Florence,… 1857.”
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NAPOLEON ORDERS THE RECALL OF HIS SOLDIERS FROM SPAIN TO STRENGTHEN HIS ARMY IN BRITTANY ~~ A REMARKABLE LETTER FROM THE HEIGHT OF “THE WAR OF THE 5TH COALITION” DURING THE NAPOLEONIC WARS
NAPOLEON I. (1769-1821) French military and political leader; Emperor of the French, who consolidated and institutionalized many reforms of the French Revolution. Good Manuscript Letter Signed, in French, with his bold flourish “Np”. 1 1/5 pages, quarto. Paris, March 3, 1809.
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“SARGENT ALVIN C. YORK” – BOLD VINTAGE SIGNATURE – MEDAL OF HONOR WINNER — WWI
YORK, ALVIN C. (1887–1964). Boldly penned Signature: “Sgt. Alvin C. York” centered on a 24mo card.
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ALEXANDER HAMILTON ORDERS MAJOR ADLUM TO MAKE PREPARATIONS TO MARCH HIS TROOPS IN PUTTING DOWN FRIES REBELLION
HAMILTON, ALEXANDER (1755-1804). U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Founding Father, political philosopher and economist. Fine and important Manuscript Letter Signed, “A. Hamilton”. Full page, legal folio. Trenton, New Jersey, October 12, 1799.
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