Paper
1856 · Washington DC
by [James Guthrie] [Autograph]
Washington DC: n.p., 1856. Paper. Very good. Paper. Sheet with the letter is approx. 12" x 9". Letter is approx. 8" x 5". Letter is signed "James Guthrie Secy of the Treasy".
From wikipedia: James Guthrie (December 5, 1792 – March 13, 1869) was a Kentucky lawyer, plantation owner, railroad president and Democratic Party politician. He served as the 21st United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Franklin Pierce, and then became president of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. After serving, part-time, in both houses of the Kentucky legislature as well as Louisville's City Council before the American Civil War (and failing to (truncated)
From wikipedia: James Guthrie (December 5, 1792 – March 13, 1869) was a Kentucky lawyer, plantation owner, railroad president and Democratic Party politician. He served as the 21st United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Franklin Pierce, and then became president of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. After serving, part-time, in both houses of the Kentucky legislature as well as Louisville's City Council before the American Civil War (and failing to (truncated)