William H. Seward Period albumen photograph showing Seward seated in profile, a classic formal studio portrait. Good to very good, with light surface and edge wear and minor spotting consistent with age. 1.25" x 3.5".
Schuyler Colfax Autograph postcard signed and dated September 25, 1880; both message side and addressed/postmarked side shown, forming a single complete postal card. Toning, corner wear shown. 3" x 5".
Daniel Sickles Partly printed Bank of the Metropolis check, New York, July 8, 1881, signed. Good, light handling wear, and mild toning; signature remains bold and well defined. 2.5" x 7.75"
Nelson A. Miles' autograph with his rank. In fine condition. 2.75" x 3.5" accompanied by a copy photo of CDV.
James Grant Wilson autograph letter signed on New York Genealogical and Biographical Society letterhead, dated September 29, 1894. Light toning, edge wear, and some paper loss.
William Henry Seward (May 16, 1801 – October 10, 1872) was an American politician who served as United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869, and earlier served as governor of New York and as a United States senator. A determined opponent of the spread of slavery in the years leading up to the American Civil War, he was a prominent figure in the Republican Party in its formative years, and was praised for his work on behalf of the Union as Secretary of State during the Civil War. He also negotiated the treaty for the United States to purchase the Alaska Territory.
Schuyler Colfax Jr. (March 23, 1823 – January 13, 1885) was an American journalist, businessman, and politician who served as the 17th vice president of the United States from 1869 to 1873, and prior to that as the 25th speaker of the House of Representatives from 1863 to 1869. Originally a Whig, then part of the short-lived People's Party of Indiana, and later a Republican, he was the U.S. representative for Indiana's 9th congressional district from 1855 to 1869.
Daniel Edgar Sickles (October 20, 1819 – May 3, 1914) was an American politician, Civil War veteran, and diplomat. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives both before and after the war. Sickles was involved in a number of scandals, most notably the 1859 homicide of his wife's lover, U.S. Attorney Philip Barton Key II. He was acquitted after using temporary insanity as a legal defense for the first time in United States history.
Nelson Appleton Miles (August 8, 1839 – May 15, 1925) was a United States Army officer who served in the American Civil War (1861–1865), the last stages of the American Indian Wars (1840–1890), and the Spanish–American War (1898). From 1895 to 1903, Miles served as the last Commanding General of the United States Army, before the office was transformed into the current Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army in 1903.
James Grant Wilson (April 28, 1832 – February 1, 1914) was an American editor, author, bookseller and publisher, who founded the Chicago Record in 1857, the first literary paper in that region. During the American Civil War, he served as a colonel in the Union Army. In recognition of his service, in 1867, he was named brevet brigadier general of volunteers to rank from March 13, 1865.
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