Lot 131
Secretaries of War - 23 Signed Items From Andrew Jackson's to Herbert Hoover's Administration. Group of twenty-three (23) items signed by Secretaries of War, beginning with Andrew Jackson's administration and going through Calvin Coolidge's administration. The items include signed cards, signatures with date and sometimes title, signatures cut from documents, one cut free frank, a partial letter, a partial document, etc. An eclectic group of 19th and 20th century Secretaries of War. The names are listed, with the name of the president he served in parentheses. Condition ranges from good to very good. (23 items)
Lewis Cass (Jackson)
John Bell (W.H. Harrison & Tyler)
Charles M. Conrad (Fillmore)
Simon Cameron (Lincoln);
William W. Belknap (Grant)
Alphonse Taft (Grant)
James D. Cameron (Grant)
George W. McCrary (Hayes)
Alexander Ramsey (Hayes)
William C. Endicott (Cleveland)
Redfield Proctor (B. Harrison)
S.B. Elkins (B. Harrison)
Daniel S. Lamont (Cleveland)
Russell A. Alger (McKinley) - faded
Elihu Root (McKinley & T. Roosevelt)
Henry Stimson (Taft & FDR);
Jacob M. Dickinson (Taft)
Newton D. Baker (Wilson)
Lindley M. Garrison (Wilson)
John W. Weeks (Harding & Coolidge)
Dwight F. Davis (Coolidge)
James W. Good (Hoover)
George H. Dern (FDR). Estimate Value $500 - 750
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