AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, DATED AT FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, JULY 26, 1844, TO JAMES EWING, WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, DISCUSSING HIS RECENT EXPERIENCES TRAVELING AND MENTIONING THE UPCOMING WHIG MEETING. "WE HAVE HAD A DRY SEASON SINCE I RETURNED HOME THE CORN CROP IS FAILING VERY FAST BUT THIS DAY IT RAINS CONSTANT WHICH I THINK WILL MAKE A GREAT MANY THOUSAND BUSHELS OF CORN. I THINK A MUCH GREATER BLESSING THAN THE GREAT CLAY WHIG MEETING THAT IS TO TAKE PLACE IN CHAMBERSBURG TODAY. FOR MY PART I CANNOT SEE WHY ANY MORAL, GOOD MAN COULD WISH TO PLACE HENRY CLAY AT THE HEAD OF THE NATION AND LOOK FOR A BLESSING OF PROSPERITY ON THAT NATION. . . [signed] YOUR DEAR FRIEND AND WELLWISHER, WM. LINN"
Franklin County, PA: 1844. Large sheet, folded to folio 8" x 12-1/4". [2], [2 blank] pp. Entirely in blue ink manuscript. Folded for mailing, integral blank leaf addressed to Mr. James Ewing, Burgettstown, Washington, County, Pa., with Shippensburgh postal cancel. Wax seal remnants, minimal wear, light toning. Very Good. Other..... More