May 16th Rare Autograph Auction
A Salmon Chase signed 2.5" x 8" cut sheet. It is signed above "Secretary of the Treasury". Verso has some annotations. Autograph has some toning issues but is still legible.
A Levi Woodbury signed .75" x 2.75" cut sheet. In fine condition.
An unidentified autograph on a 2" x 3.5" card. The card has "The Italian Ambassador" printed on it and is in fine condition.
Salmon P. Chase (January 13, 1808 – May 7, 1873) was an American politician and jurist who served as the sixth chief justice of the United States from 1864 to his death in 1873. Chase served as the 23rd governor of Ohio from 1856 to 1860, represented Ohio in the United States Senate from 1849 to 1855 and again in 1861, and served as the 25th United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1861 to 1864 during the administration of Abraham Lincoln. Chase is therefore one of the few American politicians who have served in all three branches of the federal government, in addition to serving in the highest state-level office. Prior to his Supreme Court appointment, Chase was widely seen as a potential president.
Levi Woodbury (December 22, 1789 – September 4, 1851) was an American attorney, jurist, and Democratic politician from New Hampshire. During a four-decade career in public office, Woodbury served as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, a United States Senator, the ninth governor of New Hampshire, and cabinet member in the Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren administrations. He was promoted as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 1848.
With One of a Kind Collectibles LOA
Salmon P. Chase & Levi Woodbury
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