2025-01 Raynors Historical Collectible Auctions
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Edwin Denison Morgan (1811-1883) was the twenty-third governor of New York from 1859 to 1862 and served in the United States Senate from 1863 to 1869. He was the first and longest-serving chairman of the Republican National Committee. He was also a Union Army general during the American Civil War. Morgan was known for his progressive views on education, prison reform, and women's suffrage. He helped to found the Republican Party in New York and was a strong supporter of the Presidency of Abraham Lincoln. Autograph Letter Signed “E.D. Morgan”, Albany Feb. 27, 1861 written to Phillip Dorsheimer, Comptroller, 1pp. In full, "I enclose a note to the President of the United States on behalf of the application of our mutual friend, The Treasurer, which you will oblige me by handing to Mr. Lincoln as you may have opportunity upon your arrival in Washington."
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