1889-95 Bluffton Indiana Congressman A.N. Martin signed autographed 1895 letter!

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Check it out...Here's a ONE-OF-A-KIND 5 1/4" wide by 9" tall handwritten letter from 1895 on the official letterhead of "Committee on Invalid Pensions. House of Representatives U.S." dated January 3, 1895 that has been 100% authentically hand signed by Indiana Congressman Augustus N. Martin (Died in 1901). The letter was sent to John Coyle (1843-1915) of Peru, Indiana- The letter is full of great political content (Martin had just lost the Congressional race-He served as Congressman from 1889 to 1895) and has been signed in ink as "A.N. Martin" at close-Letter reads, "My Dear Sir, Yours of 29th ult came duly to hand, as did also a previous one, but I have been so ill for some time that I could not write earlier. I had a full conference with Secretary Herbert (Hilary A. Herbert) as to getting Peter appointed, but he showed me plainly and satisfactorily that it could not be done until after March 4 and then of course I will be out and the appointment will be secured by my successor. I regret all this greatly, Mr. Coyle, but it can not be helped, nor could it have been, I have learned, even had I been here at Annapolis when Peter was examined. Great as my respect is that I did not succeed in getting this place filled personally, my regret is still more on your account and Peter's. Peter was in to see me this morning and is well. Your friend, A.N.Martin"-Comes with the original Congressional mailing envelope postmarked from Washington Jan. 3, 1895 Peru Indiana a couple days later and a modern photo of Congressman Martin- A neat VINTAGE HAND SIGNED item! What a great vintage item with a 100% authentic signature! This is an ORIGINAL item, NOT REPRODUCTION item! Postage information is listed at the bottom-$ 4.95 postage is required.
1889-95 Bluffton Indiana Congressman A.N. Martin signed autographed 1895 letter!
1889-95 Bluffton Indiana Congressman A.N. Martin signed autographed 1895 letter!
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Check it out...Here's a ONE-OF-A-KIND 5 1/4" wide by 9" tall handwritten letter from 1895 on the official letterhead of "Committee on Invalid Pensions. House of Representatives U.S." dated January 3, 1895 that has been 100% authentically hand signed by Indiana Congressman Augustus N. Martin (Died in 1901). The letter was sent to John Coyle (1843-1915) of Peru, Indiana- The letter is full of great political content (Martin had just lost the Congressional race-He served as Congressman from 1889 to 1895) and has been signed in ink as "A.N. Martin" at close-Letter reads, "My Dear Sir, Yours of 29th ult came duly to hand, as did also a previous one, but I have been so ill for some time that I could not write earlier. I had a full conference with Secretary Herbert (Hilary A. Herbert) as to getting Peter appointed, but he showed me plainly and satisfactorily that it could not be done until after March 4 and then of course I will be out and the appointment will be secured by my successor. I regret all this greatly, Mr. Coyle, but it can not be helped, nor could it have been, I have learned, even had I been here at Annapolis when Peter was examined. Great as my respect is that I did not succeed in getting this place filled personally, my regret is still more on your account and Peter's. Peter was in to see me this morning and is well. Your friend, A.N.Martin"-Comes with the original Congressional mailing envelope postmarked from Washington Jan. 3, 1895 Peru Indiana a couple days later and a modern photo of Congressman Martin- A neat VINTAGE HAND SIGNED item!
Here's some info on Mr. Martin:
Augustus Newton Martin (March 23, 1847 – July 11, 1901) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana. Born near Whitestown, Connoquenessing Township, Pennsylvania, Martin attended the common schools and Witherspoon Institute, Butler, Pennsylvania, and graduated in February 1867 from Eastman Business College in Poughkeepsie, New York. On July 3, 1863, he enlisted in Company I, Fifty-eighth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Militia. He enlisted again, on February 22, 1865, in Company E, Seventy-eighth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and served until discharged for disability August 30, 1865. After his service in the Civil War, Martin taught school. He studied law in Bluffton, Indiana, in 1869. He was admitted to the bar in 1870 and practiced. He served as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives in 1875. Martin was elected reporter of the Indiana Supreme Court in 1876 and served four years. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1880. He lived in Austin, Texas from 1881 to 1883, and returned to Bluffton in 1883. Martin was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-first, Fifty-second, and Fifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895). He served as chairman of the Committee on Invalid Pensions (Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Fifty-fourth Congress. He engaged in the practice of law in Bluffton until his death at the Soldiers' Home Hospital, Marion, Indiana on July 11, 1901. He was interred in Fairview Cemetery in Bluffton.
What a great vintage item with a 100% authentic signature! This is an ORIGINAL item, NOT REPRODUCTION item!
Postage information is listed at the bottom-$ 4.95 postage is required.
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