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Manuscript Signed by Several Congressmen 1884

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Manuscript Signed by Several Congressmen 1884
<B>Manuscript Letter Signed by Several Congressmen Including Many Prominent Civil War Personalities.</B></I> 1.5 pages, on lined legal paper, 8” x 12.5”, no date, to President Chester A. Arthur. A letter recommending Hernando De Soto Money (1839-1912), Congressman from Mississippi, for the position of First Assistant Postmaster. In 1884, Money decided not to seek re-election thus it appears that numerous of his influential friends tried to get him an appointment as First Assistant Postmaster. His bid was unsuccessful. In 1893, he again served in the House of Representatives. Notable among the many signatories to Money's petition include John Henninger Reagan, postmaster general of the Confederacy; William S. Rosecrans, former Union general and Congressman from California; William C. Oates, Confederate colonel and later Governor of Alabama; James H. Blount, former Confederate soldier and Congressman from Georgia; Francisco Antonio Manzanares, territorial delegate to the House of Representatives from New Mexico; and many others. The document has been affixed at the right margin to a backing sheet with a printed biography of John H. Reagan. The paper is only slightly toned else in fine condition.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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