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[AMERICAN POLITICAL NOTABLES]

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[AMERICAN POLITICAL NOTABLES]
<p><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>[AMERICAN POLITICAL NOTABLES] </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:windowtext'>Collection of four political and other notables. Signed card by Union general </span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext; text-transform:uppercase'>Benjamin F. Butler</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:windowtext'> (1818-1893), adding “<i>Wash</i>,” known as the ‘beast of New Orleans” for his oppressive occupation of that city during the Civil War and postwar was presidential candidate of Anti-Monopoly and National (Greenback) Parties. Also an interesting TLS by author and Ambassador to France </span><b><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext;text-transform: uppercase'>John Bigelow</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'> (1817-1911), 4pp, 4to, “Highland Falls on Hudson,” Jun 15, 1907. To Mrs. Van Winkle regarding invitation to Litchfield Historical Society anniversary with personal reminiscences regarding Litchfield and literary references. Plus two war-date TLsS 1p each, 4to, 1942-45. Controversial radio journalist </span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family: Arial;color:windowtext;text-transform:uppercase'>Boake Carter</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:windowtext'> (1900-1944) responds to Harwood Frost commenting in regard to Russian anti-Semitism and the “<i>identities of the peoples of the world...especially those of the Anglo-Saxon-Celtic peoples.</i>..” TLS, 1p, 4to, Washington, Jan 9, 1945. Administrator of Office of Price Administration during WWII </span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext; text-transform:uppercase'>Chester Bowles</span></b><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'> (1901-1986), responds to Senator Radcliffe detailing the rights and restrictions applicable to a clothing manufacturer in the senator’s district. All boldly signed. General toning and light edge wear; overall VG.</span></p>