Vice President Levi P. Morton Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
VICE PRESIDENT LEVI P. MORTON
Born: May 16, 1824 in Shoreham, Vermont
Died: May 16, 1920 in Rhinebeck, New York
Died: May 16, 1920 in Rhinebeck, New York
Levi Parsons Morton (1824-1920) was Benjamin Harrison's Vice President from 1889-1893 and Governor of New York from 1895-1897. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1879, but resigned when President James Garfield appointed him Minister to France from 1881 to 1885. While Minister to France, he drove the ceremonial first rivet into the Statue of Liberty in 1881, the 100th anniversary of General Lord Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown, which ended the Revolutionary War. Morton accepted the statue on July 4, 1884 and, on that day, became the first American to climb the statue to the top. He was a staunch defender of the gold standard, a major plank in Republican platforms of that era.
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LEVI P. MORTON Signature, "L. P. Morton" of president Benjamin Harrison's vice-president Signature: "Very truly Yours/L.P. Morton", 5x2, clipped from closing of a letter. Morton (1824-1920) was Benjamin Harrison's Vice President from 1889-1893 and Governor of New York from 1895-1897. read more...Sale Price $126.00
$140.00
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LEVI P. MORTON Signature on a 4x2½ card Signature: "Levi P. Morton", 4x2½ card. Elected to the House of Representatives in 1879, Morton (1824-1920) resigned to become Minister to France (1881-1885). read more...Sale Price $144.00
$160.00
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LEVI P. MORTON Signature of the Congressman, Governor, Ambassador and Vice President Signature: "Levi P. Morton", 3¾x2½. Levi Parsons Morton (1824-1920) was read more...Sale Price $126.00
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LEVI PARSONS MORTON Vice President Morton's signature "L. P. Morton" mounted on card Signature: "Very truly yours,/L. P Morton". 3¾x1¼ signature mounted to 5¼x3½ card. read more...Sale Price $108.00
$120.00
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LEVI P. MORTON The Vice President praises a sample of sauterne, but declines to order any. Autograph Letter signed: "L. P. Morton" as Vice President, 2 pages (front and verso), 4½x3½. Ellerslie, Rhinecliff-on-Hudson, 1892 June 18. read more...Sale Price $378.00
$420.00
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LEVI P. MORTON Writing to a Mrs. Thurber about a committee "composed entirely of gentlemen using the names of ladies as Patronesses". Autograph Letter signed: "L. P. Morton", 3 pages (integral leaf), 4½x7. No place, "Nov. 25", no year. To "Dear Mrs. read more...Sale Price $414.00
$460.00
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Before he was vice-president of the United States, he was president of Morton Trust Company. In this typed document, signed "Levi P. Morton", he approves the accounts of the Reorganization Committee for Atlantic Coast Lumber Company. read more...Sale Price $378.00
$420.00
