Apr 03, 2003 - Sale 1965

Sale 1965 - Lot 45

Price Realized: $ 345
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400
DIX, JOHN A. Group of 8 Autograph Letters Signed and 2 Letters Signed, on a variety of matters including a survey for a canal in upstate New York, sending an appointment, letters of recommendation, etc. Various lengths, 4to and 8vo sheets; condition generally good. Vp, 1829-75

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Dix (1798-1879) American soldier and statesman, elected to various positions in New York, served in the U. S. Senate, appointed Secretary of the Treasury in 1861, promoted to Major-General during the Civil War commanding the departments of Maryland and the East, Minister to France after the war, Governor of New York 1872-74.