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Leland Stanford 1891 Letter Signed.

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Leland Stanford 1891 Letter Signed.
<B>Leland Stanford Letter Signed.</B></I> One page, personal letterhead, 8.25" x 10.75", San Francisco, California, August 26, 1891, to the Hon. Thos. Flint Jr. In full, "Enclosed please find a letter to Public Printer Palmer recommending the appointment of Mr. R. P. Stephenson in accordance with the request you made in your letter. I hope that Mr. Stephenson will be successful in obtaining the place he seeks..." The recipient of this letter was a member of a pioneering San Benito County family and one of the leading Republicans in the state of California. Leland Stanford, a business tycoon who founded Stanford University, was a Republican U.S. senator representing California at the time of this writing. Mailing folds and some crinkles, else fine.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)