Raynors 2020-05 Putnal
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HUNTER, Robert Mercer Taliaferro (1809-1887) was a Virginia lawyer, politician and plantation owner. He was a U.S. Representative (1837-1843, 1845-1847), Speaker of the House (1839-1841), and U.S. Senator (1847-1861). During the American Civil War, Hunter became the Confederate States Secretary of State (1861-1862) and then a Confederate Senator (1862-1865) and critic of President Jefferson Davis. Autograph Letter Signed "R.M.T. Hunter" 1pp. octavo, June 24, 1879, Richmond, Virginia, Commonwealth Virginia Treasurer's Office stationery, addressed to James Fisk, pertaining to not being able to influence a court matter due to the judge. Fine condition.
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