Autograph Letter Signed from Member of Congress Henry Bennett, to his Father with mention and details of a Parade of "Negro Whigs"

by BENNETT, Henry

$2,500 · Offered by Between the Covers

Unbound. Letter from Henry Bennett, later a member of Congress, to his father dated May 3, 1840 from Washington, DC. Four pages. Measuring 7¾" x 9¾". Old folds from mailing, near fine. A marvelously descriptive letter reporting on political goings-on in Washington, DC and at the Whig Convention in Baltimore..... More

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