Evarts william m 1818 (3 risultati)

12mo, 2 pp. Bifolium. Very good, on lightly-aged paper. He is sending 'some autograph letters, which I hope may not be without interest to your friend Mr. Henry Bright'. Bright, Hawthorne's closest English friend, toured America in 1852.

This powerful New York senator (1885-91) also served as U.S. attorney general (1868-69) and secretary of state (1877-81); he served as chief defense counsel in President Johnson's impeachment proceedings and as president of the New York City bar association spearheaded a reform movement in response to the "Tweed Ring" scandal. Bold signature from closing of LS (preceded by "I am yours very truly" and followed by "W.H. Michael, Esq." in another hand), 4½" X 1 3/4" slip, n.p., n.y. Very good. Bit of mild uneven age toning. Accompanied by a superb steel-engraved portrait, 5 3/4" X 8½", n.p., n.y. Near fine. Head-and-shoulders portrait of a steely-eyed Evarts gazing to the viewer's left, with facsimile signature beneath. A handsome pair.…

unbound. 1 page, 8.25 x 5.25 inches, New York, June 6, 1871. Written by the Secretary of State under Hayes from his Wall Street law office during his term as President of the Bar Association of NYC, in part: "I find that a thick original of the argument needs to be executed for deposit with the Trust Co. Please have this executed by tomorrow if possible." Horizontal folds; very good(+) condition.…