(SEWARD WILLIAM H) Collection of Seward letters documents ca

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(SEWARD, WILLIAM H.) Collection of Seward letters, documents, cartes-de-visite, and more. 52 items in one box, including 11 Autograph Letters Signed to various recipients, 1829-70 and undated * 4 Letters Signed, 1861-67 * 3 Documents Signed as Secretary of State, 1862-69 * 7 clipped or franking signatures * 13 carte-de-visite photographs of Seward (one with a Brady backstamp) with some duplication * 9 other carte-de-visite-sized images of Seward, either engravings or images of engravings * Set of 4 cartes-de-visite of Seward family members, each with autographs laid down on verso * and an 1863 engraving of Seward; various sizes and conditions. Vp, 1829-70 and undated

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A collection relating to Lincoln's Secretary of State, who had previously served as a United States Senator for New York. Highlights include a partly-printed circular letter signed by Seward, forwarding the 14th Amendment to the Governor of Nevada for consideration, 16 June 1866. The only signed war-dated item is a certification of a consul to Puerto Rico dated 6 December 1862.