2025-01 Raynors Historical Collectible Auctions
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Henry Alexander Wise (1806-1876) was a politician and Confederate general in the American Civil War. Born in Drummondtown (present-day Accomac), Virginia, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1832 to 1844, as minister to Brazil from 1844 to 1847, and as governor of Virginia from 1856 to 1860. He is best known for refusing to commute the death sentence of John Brown after Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry. Wise led Virginia's secession from the Union in 1861, a role he would later downplay. Autograph Letter Signed “Henry A. Wise”, 1pp. with original cover written to Thomas M. Saunders. Datelined: Near Onancosck Va., Nov. 18th 1855, in part “If you would send to me your testimonials in aid of your application for an appointment in the Marine Corps, ...” Henry Wise on May 24, 1855, was elected the governor of Virginia.
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