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The Union Brigadier General writes a note concerning the well-being
of a friend
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John T. Averill, a U. S. Representative from Minnesota, wrote this
letter on his paper business' stationery in 1873. In it, he answers the
recipient's question of whether he was ever a member of the Minnesota State
Legislature.
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The humorous journalist and Civil War veteran signs his handwritten
note
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As US Representative, he orders the Printer to preserve a
manuscript
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NATHANIEL P. BANKS
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Handwritten note signed on the day he delivered an address.
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Autograph note by Union Civil War General Benjamin F. Butler - "I
was in the Senate of Massachusetts in 1859" - affixed to a green sheet of
paper
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Union Civil War General Benjamin F. Butler signed this letter, typed
on the letterhead of his law office in 1888, to turn down an offer for issues of
Harper's Weekly.
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Vintage 8x5 sepia photo of Butterfield posing with General Joseph
Hooker and several other Union officers, taken soon after the victory at Lookout
Mountain. On verso, Butterfield has identified Hooker and three other officers
in the picture, inscribing to the brother of one of them.
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Union General Daniel Butterfield wrote this on the back of a 1893
letter asking him if he'd been wounded in the American Civil war and where. He
was wounded at Gaines' Mill and Gettysburg.
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He signs an autograph 1883 note on a postcard, arranging to meet someone at
the depot.
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On a postal card postmarked in June 1881, well after his commanding
days, the Major General pens a short note from his home in Detroit.
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The Civil War Rear Admiral signs a short note regarding the U.S.S.
Winona.
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The Civil War Rear Admiral writes to inform about the report of a
Lieutenant's pistol
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The military leader and historical author signs this note describing
a date that he will be arriving in Philadelphia
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President James Buchanan's Secretary in 1861, gave this famous order to an American
cutter less than three months before the outbreak of the American Civil War: "If anyone
attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot." In this undated note,
he states that the original order with those words is in the hands of his son, the Reverend
Morgan Dix.
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He pens this note in Washington, D. C. in 1861: "I have the pleasure of Complying with a
part of Your request". He was President James Buchanan's Secretary of the Treasury in
1861 and sent this famous order to an American boat less than three months before the
American Civil War: "If any man attempts to haul down the American Flag, shoot him on
the spot".
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Autograph Letter signed on the stationery of his law firm
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ANS: "J.H. Eaton/Paymaster USA", 1p, 8x5.
Paymaster General's Office, 1873 January 10.
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Signed autograph note (1873) dating his service as a probate judge
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The actor and diplomat sign opposite sides of a slip, with Warde
signing at the White House
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The former Secretary of State thanks a journal for a $50
check.
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Garfield requests eulogies on Andrew Johnson.
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ANS: "L.M. Goldsborough", 1p, 7x3 lined
sheet. No place, no date. Addressee unknown.
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Reconstruction: Grant as President recommends distinguished soldier as
administrator in the Military District of Virginia.
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The President writes to his Secretary of War regarding the appointment of
Mrs. Read's son.
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The President requests a job be found in the Post Office Department.
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The Republican presidential candidate tells recipient an error can
probably be corrected by Johnson's Secretary of War.
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Unsigned note by President Ulysses S. Grant, asking the Secretary of
the Navy to send the son of Judge Lewis Dent to Washington to see his dying
father Judge Lewis Dent. The judge was the brother of First Lady Julia Dent
Grant.
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ULYSSES S. GRANT
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Manuscript LS: "W.Q. Gresham" as
Chester Arthur's Postmaster General, 1p, 4½x6¾.
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The Democratic Presidential nominee of 1880 writes to the Party's
successful candidate of 1884 (Governor Grover Cleveland), recommending the son
of a colorful Missourian portrayed by Mark Twain.
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Letter to the Count of Paris, a claimant to the (vacant) French
throne, who had served in the Union Army in the Civil War and wrote a respected
history of that conflict. Hancock has penned his own note in the upper
margin.
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Letter to the US Botanical Gardens, thanking its superintendent for a
plant shipment but expressing dismay that no sweet briar is available. But on
the docketing, Hancock writes that he sent another letter instead.
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Manuscript note welcoming a visit from a friend, with handwritten
postscript by Hancock apologizing that his haste to mail it required
dictation.
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As President of the Aztec Club, for veterans of the Mexican War,
Hancock endorses for membership the son of a fellow general, penning his apology
for the manuscript text of the letter
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During the 1880 Presidential campaign, he thanks a South Carolina
woman for a palmetto hat.
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The General and his wife and mother all signed this 2-year promissory
note for $104.
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Senator inquires as to the status of a Civil War soldier's pension
claim.
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The President writes about a court-martial.
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Signatures from Secretary of Interior Hitchcock and Attorney General
Griggs, with Member of Congress Henderson writing what a pleasure it is to be in
Judge Parker's autograph book. Extremely rare!
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Handwritten cover letter as Judge Advocate General, originally
attached to a court martial document
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Howe handwrote and signed this note: "Please observe corrections".
Affixed to an 8x10 sheet of paper with a copy of Howe's Battle Hymn of
the Republic and b/w book photo of Howe.
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She pens her appreciation for a color sketch sent with a
letter.
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Howe handwrote, signed and dated this short apology in 1894:
"Sorry to have made you wait so long for so little."
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Howe handwrote and signed this note to apologize for not sending an
autograph that the recipient had asked for. Accompanied by a small card signed
and dated in August of 1898.
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ANS: "RG Ingersoll", 4x2 card. No
place, 1880 February 5. To lecture agent James Redpath.
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Signed autograph letter (1850), refusing to sell his library
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Handwritten list of questions about pending tasks
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Signature of the Louisiana Congressman of the Reconstruction
era
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The Republican Senator signed this handwritten note during the Impeachment
trial of President Johnson.
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Signed Autograph Letter (1873) as a Member of Congress, dating his promotion
to Brigadier General
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The Union veteran and New York politician pens a handwritten
note.
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The highly experienced American general writes an address on this
clipping from a letter
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Handwritten note citing his years of service in Congress
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General Porter writes a note on one of his calling-cards in
1883
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Only months before he won his 22-year long battle to reverse his Civil War
court martial, Porter signed this note in New York.
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As US Senator, he signs an autograph note dating his years as Minnesota
Governor.
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One of four generations of naval officers.
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Note written on a card by William Starke Rosecrans - "The pleasure
of obtaining is at the expense the pain of furnishing autographs. Your case is
exceptional."
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He signs his 2½x4 carte de visite, and also signs on verso his
handwritten note to the daughter of a fellow military officer.
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Comprises: (1) ANS: "Winfield Scott", 1p, 5x8. (New York), (1865), Saturday November 25.
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He signed this ALS the year he received the Congressional Medal of Honor for
Civil War bravery at Chancellorsville.
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Civil War-dated Autograph Note, signed as Governor and bearing Vermont's
official seal!
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The US Navy veteran of three wars signs a pass for the Brooklyn Navy
Yard.
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ANS: "ED Townsend/Ass't Ad't General.",
1p, 4¾x7½. Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D.C., 1862 December 1.
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He signs a brief note sending his regrets
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Wool gives a New York reverend permission to visit Fort Monroe in 1863, the
year of his retirement
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