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Martin Van Buren

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Martin Van Buren

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Auction Date:2012 Aug 15 @ 18:00 (UTC-5 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
LS as president signed “M. Van Buren,” one page, 8 x 12.5, November 15, 1837. An official letter of state to “Ferdinand, the Second King of the Two Sicilies.” In part: “I have received the letter which your Majesty addressed to the President and the Members of the General Congress…announcing the marriage of your brother, His Royal Highness the Count of Syracuse, to her Royal Highness, the Princess Maria Filiberta of Savoy…I participate in the satisfaction afforded by this happy event and offer Your Majesty my sincere congratulations upon the occasion.” Signed at the conclusion by Van Buren and countersigned by Secretary of State John Forsythe. In fine condition, with three horizontal folds, a few creases, and text and signature a shade or two light, but completely legible. Accompanied by the original transmittal envelope. Letters from Van Buren’s administration are uncommon, particularly such official letters.