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FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE — WRITES OF HER HEAVY WORK LOAD
NIGHTINGALE, FLORENCE. (1820-1910). British nurse, hospital reformer and humanitarian. Partial Autograph Letter Signed, “F. Nightingale”. One page, oblong octavo. [Approximately 4 1/2 x 7 inches] No place, April 7, 1891.
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THEODORE ROOSEVELT REGRETS HE CAN NOT SPEAK AT A WOMAN’S CLUB MEETING — A FINE TYPED LETTER, BOLDLY SIGNED, ON HIS NAME-IMPRINTED THE OUTLOOK STATIONERY
ROOSEVELT, THEODORE. (1858-1919). Twenty-sixth President of the United States (1901-9). Typed Letter Signed, “T. Roosevelt”, on his name-imprinted The Outlook stationery. One full page, octavo [approx. 8 x 7 inches]. “287 Fourth Avenue, New York”, July 18, 1910.
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JEFFERSON DAVIS — IN A LETTER TO A FORMER LOVER, PENNED JUST 7 MONTHS AFTER HIS MARRIAGE TO VARINA, RECALLS: “WHEN WE WERE TO EACH OTHER IN A DIFFERENT RELATION FROM THAT WHICH EXISTS NOW”
DAVIS, JEFFERSON. (1808-1889). First and only President of the Confederate States of America (1861-1865). Superb Autograph Letter Signed, “Jefferson Davis”. Four full pages, small quarto. Washington, D.C., September 24, 1854. Very fine condition.
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HERBERT HOOVER INSCRIBES HIS BOOK: THE PROBLEMS OF LASTING PEACE TO THE WOMAN WHO WAS TO ESTABLISH THE FIRST ROUND TABLE TALK SHOW ON TELEVISION — HELEN J. SIOUSSAT
HOOVER, HERBERT (1874-1964) 31st President of the United States. His book: The Problems of Lasting Peace. Co-authored with Hugh Gibson. Inscribed and Signed on front free endpaper: “To Miss Helen T. Sioussat /with the good wishes / of Herbert Hoover.” Also Signed by the co-author, “Hugh Gibson” under Hoover’s inscription.
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QUEEN ANNE INSTRUCTS THE DUKE OF ARGYLE UPON HIS APPOINTMENT AS HER NEW AMBASSADOR TO THE SPANISH COURT ~~ A REMARKABLE DIPLOMATIC COMMUNICATION
ANNE, QUEEN. (1665-1714). Queen of Great Britain and Ireland. Superb and Important Manuscript Document Signed, “Anne R”, and also “A. R.”, as Queen. Nine very full pages, folio. The “Court at St. James’s, February 20, 1710”.
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D.H. LAWRENCE VENTS HIS ANGER OVER RETURNED COPIES OF LADY CHATTERLEY’S LOVER
LAWRENCE, D.H. (1885-1930). English novelist, poet and essayist. Outstanding Autograph Letter Signed, “D.H. Lawrence”. Full page, quarto. “Kesselmatte. Gsteig b. Gstaad (Bern), Switzerland”, August 4, 1928. To Allen W. Steele, William Jackson Ltd.
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“WOMAN WANTS BREAD; NOT THE BALLOT” ~~~ SUSAN B. ANTHONY OFFERS TO GIVE A LECTURE AND PROPOSES A SPLIT FOR THE GATE RECEIPTS
ANTHONY, SUSAN B. (1820-1906). American woman-suffrage advocate. Good Autograph Letter Signed, “Susan B. Anthony”, on National-American Woman Suffrage Association stationery, with the names of the various Suffrage leaders imprinted on it, along with their titles/positions. 2 1/2 full pages, large octavo. Chicago, Illinois, March 25th, 1876.
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