ALS, one page, 7.75 x 10, September 2, 1854. Addressed from Castleton, Staten Island in New York, a handwritten letter to M. D. Philips, in full: “Your letter of the 12 Aug. was forwarded to me and reached me but a few days ago. Upon my return to Virginia I will make a diligent search for my letter in reply to that announcing to me my nomination to the Vice Presidency and will send you an autograph copy of it. It may be that I did not preserve the original but the newspapers of the day gave it extensive circulation.” Professionally inlaid into a slightly larger sheet and in fine condition. Interestingly, Castleton was a former town in the state of New York, which was located in the northeastern part of Staten Island prior to the incorporation of Staten Island into New York City in 1898.
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