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Lot 202

Sale 926 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Aug 20, 2021 10:00AM ET
Online / Cincinnati
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$250 - 350
Price Realized
$469
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[ABOLITION] -- [WOMEN'S RIGHTS]. DICKINSON, Anna Elizabeth (1842-1932). A group of 3 autograph letters signed and CDV, comprising:  


Autograph letter signed ("Anna E. Dickinson") to John Halboulk. St. Louis, MO, 24 March 1869. 1 page, 8vo, mounted to modern paper, possibly trimmed. -- Autograph letter signed ("Anna E. Dickinson") to Ira L. Hurt. Philadelphia, PA, 8 October 1869. 1 page, 8vo, light creasing. -- Autograph letter signed ("Anna E Dickinson") to Mike White. Auburn, NY, 15 February 1878. 1 page, 8vo, old creases, some tape from mounting. -- Together, 3 autograph letters signed.

[With:] RODDY, William, photographer. Vignetted studio portrait of Dickinson. Meadville, PA, n.d. 2 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. CDV on cardstock mount (some toning and fading). Photographer's imprint to mount verso. 

Dickinson was a skilled orator advocating for abolition and women's rights. In 1864, she became the first woman to give a political address before the United States Congress.

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