ALEXANDER RAMSEY HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPH SIGNATURE OF ALEXANDER RAMSEY, 1ST TERRITORIAL GOVERNOR OF MINNESOTA, HERO OF THE CIVIL WAR, SURVIVOR OF FORT SUMTER ATTACK AND KEEN SUPPORTER OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN Minnesota
64mo - up to 3" tall Autograph Autograph, clipped and mounted of ALEXANDER RAMSEY [1815-1903] First territorial governor of Minnesota (1849-1853); Gov. of State of Minn. (1859-1863); U.S. senator (1863-1875); secty. of war (1879-1881). As Gov. of Minn., he was in Wash., D.C. when Ft. Sumter was fired on, and made the first offer of armed troops to Lincoln. Ramsey also had to deal with the Sioux outbreak of 1862 and the Indian war following it. Fine
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