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JEFFREY, FRANCIS LORD. (1773-1850) Scottish judge and literary critic, he also began and ran the "Edinburgh Review", a literary magazine.
Autograph Letter Signed (2), 1 large 8vo, 18vo, n.p., April 27, 1830, Friday July 10th n.y.
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Photograph of Farmer shows him sitting at the table in front of a bookcase with patch over his right eye. This black and white photograph is signed over his dark jacket sleeve, James Farmer.

FARMER, JAMES. (1920-1999) Black civil rights activist who was one of the "Big Four" leaders of the American civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s (along with Roy Wilkins, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Whitney M. Young Jr.).
Signed Photograph, 8 vo. n.d. n.p.
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Written during the Great Depression while he served his second term as governor, he thanks his correspondent, Caroline Wilson, County Supervisor for her report of the work of the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp at Glen and signs, John S. Winant, above the typed, Governor.

WINANT, JOHN GILBERT. (1889-1947) American politician, first person to serve more than a single two-year term as Governor of New Hampshire, winning election three times; also served as US Ambassador to the United Kingdom during most of World War II.
Autograph Letter Signed, on emblematic stationery of the Governor of the "State of New Hampshire," Concord, Oct. 19, 1933.
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TWEED, WILLIAM MARCY. ("BOSS") American politician. Gained absolute power at Tammany Hall.
Manuscript and Printed Document Signed, oblong 4to, New York, 1863.
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HOOVER, J. EDGAR. (1895-1972). In 1924 he was appointed Director of the Bureau of Investigation, later called the Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.). He held the post for nearly fifty years, his administration lasting from Coolidge to Nixon
Typed Letter Signed, on "F.B.I." stationery, 4to, Washington, D.C., November 7, 1962.
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DOUGLAS, WILLIAM O. (1898-1980). Supreme Court Justice. Taught corporate law at Columbia and Yale before joining Securities & Exchange Commission.
Photograph Signed with large white borders 4to, n.p., n.d.
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He writes, "My dear friend, Today I received your telegram about the woman...and her children, and it was a wonder to me, for in Berlin Mr. Wolfssohn promised me to have the children accepted into an orphanage. I have sent the telegram to Cologne (?) and demanded they carry through on it. I received your last letter (dated 11 Tevet); thank you for the news. I am glad the Bank, the single Zionist institution we have in Eretz , Israel, came through the Congress safely. I await your letters". It is signed, "With love, M. Ussishkin." Addressed on verso to O. Aisenstadt, Anglo Palestine Company Jerusalem, Palestine via Brindisi.

USSISHKIN, MENACHEM. (1863-1941) Hebrew Secretary of the First Zionist Congress. He was elected to the General Council at the Second Congress in 1898., and served till his death. He was considered the leader of Russian Zionism, the platform of practical Zionism, stressing Jews farming their own land. He also was a Representative of the Jewish people at the Paris Peace Conference and organized the Hebrew school network in Palestine.
Autograph Postcard Signed, Odessa, 28 Shevat (docketed in another hand: 19 Adar 5668) (1908)
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He writes a note on the right lower margin, in pencil, "E. has left for England, means to return for the Summer." Along the left margin he typed his address in red noting that he wants his name spelled, "A. S. Bergmann...." In the typed letter, he refers to Nestor Makhno (1889-1935) a Ukrainian anarchist who lived in Paris. Berkmann writes that, "Nestor is worse off than any of the others...has o ne leg shattered by bullets and cannot do hard work. Other work is not to be found...he has a touch of consumption...." Berkman also mentions fellow anarchist Max Tcherniak or Cherniak. Fragile paper with chips and cracks along two margins not affecting text.

BERKMAN, ALEXANDER. (1870-1936) Russian immigrant who became an American writer, radical anarchist, and would-be assassin. Berkman was a leading member of the anarchist movement. He was the lover and close associate of Emma Goldman, a Lithuanian-born anarchist with whom he collaborated frequently and organized civil rights and anti-war campaigns.
Autograph Note, Unsigned, on Typed Letter Unsigned, folio, Paris, March 5, 1925.
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Bruce was a recorder of deeds for the District of Columbia in which capacity he signed deeded transactions, the formal documents of which are represented here, signed, "B. K. Bruce."

BRUCE, BLANCHE KELSO. (1841-98) American politician and first African-American Senator.
Document Signed (2), folio, Washington, D.C. September 20, 1890 and August 9, 1890.
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RABIN, YITZHAK. (1922-1995). Israeli political leader.
Printed Document Signed, 8vo, n.p., n.d.
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PÉTION, ALEXANDRE. (1770-1818).
Manuscript and printed D.S., in French on "République d'Haiti" stationery, 8vo, Port-au-Prince, October 24, 1814.
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Ben Zvi writes, "Shalom to you Mr. Zilberberg, A few weeks ago I spoke with Mr. Dobkin and Mr. Shapiro about...and they promised to look into the matter after they receive the (immigration) certificates. I ask you to look into the matter and allow the immigration of the son...." He signs, "With much respect, I. Ben Zvi".

BEN-ZVI, YITZHAK. (1884-1963) Jewish historian, Labor Zionist leader, and the second and longest serving President of Israel.
Autograph Letter Signed, 8vo, in Hebrew, n.p., March 1938.
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USSISHKIN, MENACHEM . (1863-1941) Secretary of the First Zionist Congress. Elected to the General Council at the Second Congress in 1898 on which he served until his death. He also organized the Hebrew school network in Palestine, headed the Jewish National Fund from 1923 to 1941, and was one of the founders of Hebrew University.
Autograph Postcard Signed, Odessa, 28 Shevat (docketed in another hand: 19 Adar 5668) (1908).
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ESTRADA, THOMAS.
Printed Document Signed, 8vo, bank check, Newburgh, New York, April 3, 1904.
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3 T.L.Ss on the State of NY Executive Chamber stationery to Dr. Frank Kingdon, June 26, 1940; March 22, 1941; Dec 2,1942. T.L.S. on the Department of State Washington, Dec 16, 1942. T.L.S. on the Independent Citizens Committee for The Election of Herbertt H. Lehman, United States Senator stationery, Nov 16, 1946, T.L.S. on the United State Senate, Washington D.C, Apr 4, 1955; Copies of two letters to Governor Lehman, Dec 3, 1942 and Dec 22, 1942. Printed Letter to Governor Lehman, dated June 22, 1940.

LEHMAN, HERBERT HENRY. (1878-1963) New York State Democratic Party politician; Governor of New York, 1933-1942; Senator, 1949 - 1957.
Correspondence consisting of 6 T.L.S”s, Copies of 2 letters, Printed Letter (1) , 4to's
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The document titled, "Report of county Survey and Ex. Officio Highway Engineer" describes a road and the surrounding land. The survey is signed, "Harry Truman," as Presiding Judge. His position as Judge was administrative rather than judicial and while he held this tenure, he oversaw the expansion of roadways in the county. In 1934 he was elected as Senator from Missouri and thus began his national political career.

TRUMAN, HARRY. (1884-1972). Thirty-third President of the United States (1945-53).
Typed Document Signed, folio, Missouri, October 31, 1932.
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WALDRON, RICHARD. (1615-89) Second President of the province of New Hampshire (1681) In charge of the first New Hampshire militia.
Autographed Letter Signed oblong 8vo, n.p., December 4, 1672.
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SZOLD, HENRIETTA. (1860-1945) American Zionist leader.
Typed Letter Signed, in English on "Jewish Publication Society of America" stationery, 2 separate pages 8vo, New York, Dec. 31, 1906.
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BUBER, MARTIN. (1878-1965). A renowned Jewish philosopher, storyteller, and pedagogue.
Typed Letter .Signed., in German, 8vo, Jerusalem, July 20th, 1961.
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