Autograph note signed “Thaddeus Stevens,” one page, 5” x 7”, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, November 8, 1861. Stevens writes in response to a request:
“I regret that I have no duplicate copies of the works you refer to on hand, or I should be glad to furnish them.”
Boldly signed at the close, “With great respect, Thaddeus Stevens.” A desirable Civil War–dated example from the influential Radical Republican Congressman, a central figure in the abolition of slavery and architect of Reconstruction. In fine condition with expected folds.
Thaddeus Stevens (April 4, 1792 – August 11, 1868) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, being one of the leaders of the Radical Republican faction of the Republican Party during the 1860s. A fierce opponent of slavery and discrimination against black Americans, Stevens sought to secure their rights during Reconstruction, leading the opposition to U.S. President Andrew Johnson. As chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee during the American Civil War, he played a leading role, focusing his attention on defeating the Confederacy, financing the war with new taxes and borrowing, crushing the power of slave owners, ending slavery, and securing equal rights for the freedmen.
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