[PARTIALLY-PRINTED DOCUMENT, SIGNED BY PRESIDENT WILLIAM McKINLEY, AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF THE UNITED STATES ON A LETTER TO QUEEN VICTORIA]
by McKinley, William
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About This Item
Washington, July 15, 1897.. [1]p. plus docketing leaf. Quarto, on a folded folio sheet. Old folds, negligible soiling, else fine. An order signed by President William McKinley, authorizing the Secretary of State "to cause the Seal of the United States to be affixed to the envelope containing my reply to the letter of the Queen of Great Britain announcing the birth of a Princess." Partially printed, the document is completed in typescript and signed by McKinley. It is likely that the announcement was for Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (1897- 1965), Queen Victoria's great-granddaughter and daughter of King George V.
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- William Reese Company (US)
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- Title
- [PARTIALLY-PRINTED DOCUMENT, SIGNED BY PRESIDENT WILLIAM McKINLEY, AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF THE UNITED STATES ON A LETTER TO QUEEN VICTORIA]
- Author
- McKinley, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- Washington
- Date Published
- July 15, 1897.
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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