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VAN BUREN, MARTIN (1782-1862)# 7650
Eighth U.S. President - 1837-41; U.S. Vice President – 1833-37; U.S. Secretary of State – 1829-31; Governor of New York - 1829
Civil War-Date Autograph Letter Signed
War-Date Autograph Letter Signed, 5” x 8”, two pages, front and reverse of the first leaf of a folded letter-sheet. From his home in Kinderhook, New York, Van Buren sends details of an upcoming trip to an unnamed friend.
“Lindenwald, October 17th [18]61. Many thanks to you my dear Judge for your affectionate & obliging letter. I shall wait till after the election. I hope to be ready to leave home on the day after. I spend the night with you & I hope have the pleasure of your company to Clifton. I will drop you a line in advance. Present me most kindly to Mrs. Page, Mrs. Mumford & the young ladies, & believe me truly yours, M. Van Buren.”
In excellent condition overall, the letter is lightly and evenly toned, with a few superficial stains and three horizontal folds.
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WALTON, GEORGE (1749-1804)# 7665
Signer of the Declaration of Independence; U.S. Senator – Georgia – 1795-96; Governor of Georgia – 1789-90; Chief Justice of Georgia 1783-89
Document Signed, 8” x 12 ½”, Chatham County, Georgia, December 14, 1785, “Geo. Walton,” as Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, a manuscript legal document regarding the payment of a debt.
The document is evenly toned, with several stains and a few insignificant edge chips and tears. One word of text is affected by a small area of paper loss near the right edge, along the uppermost of three horizontal folds, another of which has been repaired on the reverse.
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WELLES, GIDEON (1802-78)# 6958
U.S. Secretary of the Navy - 1861-69
Signature, as U.S. Navy Secretary, “Gideon Welles,” on a 1 ¾” x 3 ¼” slip of paper, removed from a letter.
Lightly and evenly toned, with a few small stains and a slightly irregular upper edge.
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WELLES, GIDEON (1802-78)# 7051
U.S. Secretary of the Navy - 1861-69
Signature, as U.S. Navy Secretary, “Gideon Welles,” on a 1 ¼” x 3 ¾” portion of an appointment document.
Lightly and evenly toned, with a vertical crease through the signature.
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WELLES, GIDEON (1802-78) # 7826
U.S. Secretary of the Navy - 1861-69, During the American Civil War
Civil War-Date Letter – Navy Secretary Welles devotes his attention to the Union Blockade
Letter Signed, 7 ¾” x 9 ¾”, with the closing and signature on the reverse, to “James T. Hale, Esq[uire], Washington, D.C.” Responding to an inquiry from the Pennsylvania congressman, Welles conveys that the foreign fleet has been recalled, understandably preferring to devote all funds and resources available to the U.S. Navy to the Union blockade of the southern states, announced by President Lincoln on April 19, 1861.
“Navy Department, Sept[embe]r 21, 1861. Sir: Your letter of the 20th inst[ant] has been received. I have not time to revise the arrangement, at one time proposed with Mr. James McHenry, in regard to funds for our foreign squadrons, referred to by you. It seems unnecessary, for the arrangement was never consummated by my predecessor, nor has it been recognized, at any time, by this Department. In addition to this our squadrons have been recalled, rendering any change needless. I am respectfully. Y[ou]r Obed[ien]t servant, Gideon Welles.”
The paper is lightly and evenly toned, with staining and a few pinholes and light creases in the margins, along with two horizontal folds.
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