South American revolutionary and politician (1795–1830) who was a close associate of Simón Bolivar and who succeeded Bolivar as president of Bolivia. LS in Spanish, signed “Sucre,” one page, 5.25 x 6.5, government letterhead, dated March 2, 1825. In a brief letter to the Prefect of Huamanga, Sucre writes, translated in full: “They are in my hands, the three notes of V.S. January 20th, containing the power state of The Grenadiers of The Andes, about which I have spoken to VS, the acquisition of a few pesos, procured from what belonged to the enemy army, and the arrival of the column of Jauja to Huamanga, and also sections of troops of the Army march to the ‘Altas de Hospitales,’ and V.S. dress was all. So thank you.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, scattered toning and soiling, and a remnant of a wax seal next to the signature.
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