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WILLIAM GILLMORE SIMMS — THE SOUTH CAROLINIAN AUTHOR CANCELS HIS NEW YORK LECTURES DUE TO HOSTILITIES BEING EXPRESSED TOWARD HIM ON ACCOUNT OF HIS SOUTHERN HERITAGE AND SUPPORT FOR SLAVERY
SIMMS, WILLIAM GILMORE. (1806-70). American writer, poet, novelist, politician and historian from the American South. Scarce Autograph Letter Signed, “W. Gilmore Simms”. One full page, octavo [approx. 5 x 8 inches]. New York, November 21, [c. 1860].
$2750.00
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THOMAS CARLYLE — AN ATTRACTIVE AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED — ORDERING A BOOK ON JOHN MILTON
CARLYLE, THOMAS. (1795 – 1881) Scottish essayist, historian, and philosopher; leading writer of the Victorian era; exerted a profound influence on 19th-century art, literature, and philosophy. Attractive Autograph Letter Signed, “T. Carlyle”. “5 Cheyne Row, Chelsea”, [London], November 7, 1843.
$225.00
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THOMAS JEFFERSON — AS HE PREPARES TO LEAVE THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT INSTRUCTS JAMES DINSMORE, TO PLASTER THE PIAZZA AS SOON AS THE WEATHER WILL ALLOW AT HIS BELOVED HOME, MONTICELLO
JEFFERSON, THOMAS. (1743-1826). Third President of the United States, principle author of the Declaration of Independence, and influential Founding Father of the United States. Choice, apparently unpublished, Autograph Letter Signed, “Th. Jefferson,” as President. To Mr. [James] Dinsmore. February 27, 1809.
$29,500.00
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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.
$150.00
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HE INSPIRED EDISON TO DEVELOP THE INCANDESCENT LIGHT BULB!
FARMER, MOSES G. (1820-1893). American electrical engineer and inventor; built a platinum filament incandescent light in 1859 and lit the parlor of his home with incandescent lamps, thus being the first house in the world to be lit by electricity. His excessively-scarce Signature “Moses G. Farmer”.
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WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT – HIS BOLD SIGNATURE
TAFT, WILLIAM HOWARD. (1857-1930) 27th President of the United States and 10th U.S. Chief Justice. His signature: “ Wm. H. Taft,” penned on a 24mo card.
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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.
$8500.00
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