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3 letters signed by William Waldorf Astor

Title: Three autograph letters signed by William Waldorf Astor
Author: Astor, William Waldorf
Description: Includes: 8 lines, on New York State Senate letterhead, to E.D. Palmer, regarding purchase of a statue of Robert Livingston. Albany: March 26, 1880. * 1½ pp., to Alexander S. Porter, regarding a confidential matter in which he is to represent Astor. New York: Jan. 31, 1890. * 3 pp., to Bryce, about his magazine (recently purchased Pall Mall Gazette and Pall Mall Magazine), and possibly writing an article for the Review. London, May 4, 1893.William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor (1848 – 1919) was a financier and statesman and a member of the prominent Astor family. Upon the death of his father in early 1890, William Waldorf Astor inherited a personal fortune that made him the richest man in America. Provenance: A private California collection.
Heading: AAAPlace Published: Various places
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Date Published: 1880-1893