Description: GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS (1824-1892) Important abolitionist, women’s rights activist and supporter of civil rights for African Americans and Native Americans; was instrumental in founding the Republican Party; in 1862 he delivered his "Doctrine of Liberty" address at Harvard on behalf of President Abraham Lincoln, encouraging support for the Emancipation Proclamation; later became political editor of Harper's Weekly; appointed by President Grant to chair the commission on the reform of the civil service, president of the National Civil Service Reform League and of the New York Civil Service Reform Association. In 1884 he refused to support James G. Blaine as candidate for the presidency, and thus broke with the Republican party, of which he had been a founder and leader; recognized not only as an effective public speaker, but also as one of the ablest, most high-minded, and most trustworthy leaders of public opinion. For sale is a hand-written, signed note from George William Curtin on his personal Staten Island stationery, dated February 3, 1873. (The new Republican Party's campaign headquarters was located near Curtis's home on Staten Island.) Letter is neatly pasted to a portion of an old gray album page. $175.00 + 3.00 1st class shipping US ONLY PROVENANCE NOTES: This Autograph item is from my personal collection which I started accumulating in the 1970s. Everything in my autograph collection was purchased from reputable sources such as East Coast Book Auctions, Harris Auction Galleries, Remember When Antiquities, Richard J. Cohen, and Donald Dean of Discovery Gide. I also had a running advertisement throughout the 1980s in PCM (Paper Collectors’ Marketplace) through which I obtained a number of these. Nothing in this collection was purchased through Ebay or any other online source. Note also that virtually everything was obtained before “COAs” became routine so no such ‘certificate’ accompanied these items when I purchased them. I do, however, stand behind any autograph material I offer for sale, which comes with my personal money-back guarantee ensuring your complete satisfaction.
Price: 175 USD
Location: Midlothian, Virginia
End Time: 2024-12-24T20:32:01.000Z
Shipping Cost: 3 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Industry: Politics
Signed by: George William Curtis
Autograph Type: Handwritten note Signed
Authentication: See Provenance Note
Signed: Yes
Autograph Authentication: See Provenance Note
Autograph: Authentic Original
Original/Reproduction: Original
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
