Everett, Edward (1794 – 1865)
Price: $135.00
Description:American statesman.
Autograph Letter Signed, 4″x6.5″ (folded sheet). Written from Harvard while president; November 2, 1848. Inquires about an estate matter. Accompanied by a handsome steel engraving, circa 1838, bearing a facsimile signature on the lower mount. Perfect gift for an academician, history buff or politician.
US Senator from Massachusetts; President of Harvard University; US Envoy and Minister Plenipotentiary to Britain; Governor of Massachusetts before being appointed US Secretary of State by President Millard Fillmore to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Daniel Webster. Perhaps best known for his two hour “warmup” speech before Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg.