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GUTHRIE, James

Excellent free-franked autographed letter signed in full by the 21st U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, writing to President Andrew Jackson with a request for a member of the Ferguson commission. 4 pages with 8-line unsigned annotation by Jackson recommending Guthrie's request on verso. Slight residue from wax seal. 8" x 9 1/2". Louisville, July 9, 1834.

1792-1869 "... He is an applicant for a midshipman's warrant and I have addressed... the Navy in his behalf... I have been told to address you on this matter..."

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