A.N.S.Response to a letter from Richard Kaives asking for address of Dr. Lyon Playfair, the English Parliamentarian

by Elhu B. Washburne

$75 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

2 pp. Docketed. 1 vols. 8vo. Old folds, else VG. Item #249660 Washburne was Secretary of State under Grant for 5 days. he met Grant in Galena and they became fast friends. He also was a strong supporter of Lincoln. He was known for his courage, and met President-elect Abraham Lincoln upon his arrival in Washington, D.C. on February 23, 1861 . He was appointed Secretary of State in President Grant's Cabinet, which he assumed on March 5th, but

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