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Auction: 316 - The Collector's Series
Lot: 1190

Everett, Edward (1794-1865). American politician, educator and polymath, Governor of Massachusetts (1836-1840), 20th Secretary of State of the United States (1852-1853), Senator-Massachusetts (1853-1854); one of the great orators of the antebellum and Civil War eras, especially known for his oration at the dedication ceremony at the Gettysburg National Cemetery in 1863 before Lincoln´s two-minute address. Autograph Letter Signed "Edward Everett". Two pages, Cambridge, Nov. 7, 1857. In it, Everett mentions receiving the correspondent´s letter and his original copy of the "Goodridge Café" which was also sent to Mr. Webster and mislaid. Multifold lines, About Very Fine. Accompanied by illustration of Everett. [2]

Estimate
$150 to $200