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FRANCIS E. SPINNER

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FRANCIS E. SPINNER
(1802 - 1890) Treasurer of the United States under three presidents, commencing with Abraham Lincoln. Fine content A.L.S., 1p. 4to., Washington, Dec. 21, 1859 to N.Y. Gov. Edwin D. Morgan. In part: "...you had the kindness to assist me in getting a loan...Col. Burton will pay the larger of the certificates if you will advise him to do so...'. His postscript belies his true feelings about the simmering tensions between North and South: "Southern men are more violent than ever. We will not yield and inch - Sherman or nobody...". Docketed by Morgan on verso. Very good.