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Confederate Government Signatures

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:375.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD
Confederate Government Signatures
<B>Confederate Government Signatures.</B></I> President Davis, Vice-President Stephens and nearly all members of the Confederate Cabinet are included here as follows:<BR><B>Jefferson Davis</B></I>- signature card. Old tape not affecting signature, light foxing throughout, good condition.<BR><B>Alexander H. Stephens</B></I>- two signed cards, very good condition.<BR><B>Judah P. Benjamin</B></I>- two clipped signatures, one large and one small, fine condition. Benjamin was Attorney General, Secretary of War and Secretary of State respectively.<BR><B>Thomas Bragg</B></I>- clipped signature, fine condition. Served as Attorney General.<BR><B>John C. Breckinridge</B></I>- Clipped signature, fine condition. Commanded Kentucky's "Orphan Brigade" before becoming Secretary of War.<BR><B>William M. Browne</B></I>- signature card as Secretary of State, fine condition.<BR><B>George Davis</B></I>- DS on Confederate Department of Justice letterhead, very fine condition. Davis was the last Confederate Attorney General.<BR><B>Robert Hunter</B></I>- clipped signature, fine condition. Served as Secretary of State.<BR><B>Stephen R. Mallory</B></I>- signature card, very fine condition and free-franked cover. Secretary of the Navy.<BR><B>Christopher Memminger</B></I>- clipped signature, soiling, good condition. Secretary of the Treasury.<BR><B>George W. Randolph</B></I>- ALS as Confederate Secretary of War, one page, to Jefferson Davis, July 1, 1862. The content deals with communications and mentions a dispatch to General Bragg. On coarse brown Confederate paper, fine condition.<BR><B>John Reagan</B></I>- signature card, fine condition. Postmaster General for the entire war.<BR><B>James A. Seddon</B></I>- ANS as Secretary of War on C.S. War Department note pape, old tape not affecting signature, good condition.<BR><B>James A. Seddon</B></I>- ALS as Secretary of War on War Department stationery to Joseph Brown, Governor of Georgia. Fine condition with a large, bold signature.<BR><B>Gustavus W. Smith</B></I>- post-war ALS, fine condition.<BR><B>Robert A. Toombs</B></I>- post-war ALS, stains and aging, good condition. The confederacy's first Secretary of State.<BR><B>George A. Trenholm</B></I>- ALS, one page, as Secretary of the Treasury on Department stationery, some soiling, else very good condition.<BR><B>Leroy P. Walker</B></I>- signature card, very fine condition. The confederacy's first Secretary of War.<BR><B>Thomas H. Watts</B></I>- ALS, one page, 1864 as Governor of Alabama, fine condition. watts had previously serves as C.S. Attorney General.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Small Flat (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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