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Journalist, editor, and social reformer (1805–1879) best known as one of the most ardent and influential abolitionists in the decades leading up to th

Civil War–dated DS, signed “City Point, Va., Sept. 21st/64, U. S. Grant, Lt. Gen. U. S. A.,” one page, 5 x 8, August 25, 1864. Grant signs at the conc

ALS signed “U. S. Grant, Lt. Gen.,” one page, lightly-lined both sides, 4.75 x 7.75, Headquarters Armies of the United States letterhead, December 18,

Manuscript testimonial, signed “U. S. Grant, Lt. Gen. U. S. V.,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, Office of the Great Central Fair letterhead, 1864. In full: “W

LS signed “U. S. Grant, Lt. Gen.,” one page, 4.75 x 8, Head-Quarters Armies of the United States letterhead, June 15, 1865. Letter to Hubert P. Main.

Founder and editor of the New York Tribune (1811–1872) who used the power of his newspaper to advocate for a variety of liberal causes, most important

Eminent American writer (1809–1894) best known for his collection The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table and the much-anthologized poem ‘The Chambered Na

Author, suffragette, dramatist, poet, and biographer (1819–1910), best remembered as the lyricist of ‘Battle Hymn of the Republic.’ Civil War–dated AL

Distinguished American poet (1807–1882) who produced timeless classics such as ‘Paul Revere’s Ride’ and ‘The Song of Hiawatha.’ Civil War–dated DS, si

Distinguished American poet (1807–1882) who produced timeless classics such as ‘Paul Revere’s Ride’ and ‘The Song of Hiawatha.’ Civil War–dated ALS si