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Auction: 284 - Bond, Share & Americana Mailbid & Internet Exclusive
Lot: 700

Adams, Charles Francis American diplomat (1807-86); as US Minister to the UK during the Civil War, he helped keep the British from recognizing the Confederacy; later negotiated the settlement of the Alabama claims; son of President JQ Adams. ANS "C.F.A." in pencil, nd, np. Three-line note to an editor about Chinese characters in a text, on a ca. 2" x 8" sheet. Paper mending tape on two folds on back, otherwise very good. With an engraving of Adams. Estimate US$ 50-75

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