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Autograph by Fifer, Joseph Wilson (1840-1938)
- Bookseller: Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 000471
- Edition: Unique
- Publisher: Manuscript (not published)
- Place: No place, no date
- Date published: 1920
Description
No place, no date: Manuscript (not published), 1920. 4-3/4" x 1-3/8" piece of paper, autographed but clipped from document, with typed words "Very Sincerely Yours" and signed "Joseph W. Fifer." No date, circa 1920. Some staining due to adhesive attached to reverse. Lived 1840-1938. Served in McLean County, IL. Father of Florence Fifer Bohrer. Born in Staunton, VA October 28, 1840. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War in the 33rd Illinois Infantry Regiment, known as "Private Joe." He graduated from Illinois Wesleyan in Bloomington in 1868. Fifer was a lawyer, and a member of the IL state senate, 1881-83. Governor of IL 1889-93; defeated, 1892. Delegate to IL state constitutional convention, 1920. Died in Bloomington, McLean County, IL August 6, 1938.. Signed. Unique. Unbound. Very good condition. Illinois Politician, Governor, Autograph, 33rd Ilinois Infantry.
Unbound : A book or pamphlet which does not have a covering binding, sometimes by original design, sometimes used to describe a book in which the cover has become removed. Also, the name of the Biblio.com monthly ezine for book lovers and collectors.
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