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WHITTIER COMPLIES WITH A REQUEST FOR HIS AUTOGRAPH
WHITTIER, JOHN GREENLEAF (1807-1892). American Quaker poet and an ardent abolitionist. Autograph Letter Signed, “John G. Whittier.” One page, octavo. Danvers, February 21, 1889. Whittier complies with a request for his autograph. An attractive, inexpensive example.
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WOODROW WILSON – PENS A ‘LOVE LETTER’ TO HIS FIRST WIFE — “I FAIRLY PANT FOR MY DARING, MY MATCHLESS LITTLE QUEEN. I AM COUNTING THE HOURS…WHICH SEPARATES YOU FROM YOUR OWN, WOODROW.
WILSON, (THOMAS) WOODROW. (1856-1924). Twenty-eighth President of the United States (1913-21). Exceedingly-rare, Autograph Letter Signed, “Your own / Woodrow”. Three pages, small octavo. “Columbia, S.C. / 20 June 1892”. Very fine condition. To Wilson’s first wife, Ellen Wilson.
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ULYSSES S. GRANT — AN OUTSTANDING AND LENGTHY PRESIDENTIAL AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, DEFENDING AND DEFINING HIS CIVIL SERVICE REFORMS
GRANT, ULYSSES S. (1822-1885). Union General and Eighteenth President of the United States. Excellent, important, and lengthy Autograph Letter Signed, as President. Four very full pages, quarto. “Long Branch, N[ew] J[ersey] / July 11th 1872.”
$18,500.00
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CHARLES DARWIN ~ PREPARES TO MAKE REVISIONS TO HIS NEW BOOK: “THE VARIATION OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS UNDER DOMESTICATION” AND INQUIRES OF HIS LONDON PUBLISHER, JOHN MURRAY, ON THE SALES AND REMAINING COPIES OF: “ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION”
DARWIN, CHARLES. (1809-1882). British naturalist and evolutionist. Choice and Important Autograph Letter Signed, “Ch. Darwin”. To John Murray, his London publisher. [Wednesday 25th March 1868].
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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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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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