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Six letters signed by members of the cabinet of President Abraham Lincoln, as well as his aides and political associates. Includes:
Salmon P. Chase - ALS
ALS signed "S. P. Chase," one page, 5 x 7.75, State of Ohio Executive Department letterhead, January 12, 1857. Handwritten letter, in part: "I send you some letters & hope you may have some pleasure if no advantage for them." Inlaid into a larger sheet.
William H. Seward - ALS
ALS signed "William H. Seward," one page both sides, 4.75 x 7.75, November 5, 1854. Handwritten letter to Dr. E. P. O'Callaghan, in part: "My son Frederick writes me that you want the 2d volume of Schoolcraft's Indian Work. Each member of Congress has one sett and no more…I therefore advise you to apply to him directly by letter." Inlaid into a larger sheet.
Gideon Welles - LS
LS signed "Gideon Welles," one page, 7.75 x 9.75, Navy Department letterhead, July 18, 1864. Letter to John J. Almy, commander of the USS Connecticut. In full: "Cruise ten to fifteen days for the Florida from Chesapeake to the North East then go into Boston for final repairs."
Charles Sumner - ALS
ALS signed "Charles Sumner," one page, 5 x 7.75, November 27, 1855. Handwritten letter to a colonel, in part: "I shall be glad to serve your young Virginian, if I can. I leave home to-morrow & shall reach Washington Friday evening, & go at once to the pleasant lodgings which your kindness aided me in procuring." Inlaid into a larger sheet.
John Hay - ALS
ALS signed "John Hay," one page, 5.75 x 8.25, New-York Tribune letterhead, June 2, 1881. Handwritten letter to Jacob R. Shipherd, in part: "I regret that I have delayed so long an answer to your letter…I inclose your prospectus. I am not in position to take part in the enterprise."
John Hay - ALS
ALS signed "John Hay," one page, 4.5 x 7, personal letterhead, no date but annotated "1891," in part: "I should be glad to give you any aid in my power; but we did not make any very extended researches in that direction."
In overall very good to fine condition.
