Eminent American senator and statesman (1813-1861), dubbed the 'Little Giant,' perhaps best remembered for his role in the Lincoln-Douglas debates during the 1858 campaign for the Senate race in Illinois. Free franked mailing envelope, 5.25 x 3, addressed in the hand of Stephen Douglas to “Mr. Robert E. Fish, Care of ‘World,’ New York,” and signed with his franking signature in the upper right, “free S. A. Douglas.” In fine condition, with light soiling.
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