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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.
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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.”
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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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