Details:

Henry Ward Beecher autographed 3.25 x 1.75” card, boldly signed in pencil, accompanied by a carte de visite photograph depicting the famed clergyman in a formal studio portrait. The signature and photograph are presented together as a representative grouping of one of the nineteenth century’s most influential religious and public figures.

The autograph card exhibits light age toning and scattered handling wear. The carte de visite displays light age wear.

Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) was one of the most prominent American Congregational ministers, social reformers, and abolitionists of the nineteenth century. As pastor of Plymouth Church in Brooklyn, New York, he became nationally known for his powerful sermons opposing slavery and supporting the Union during the Civil War. Beecher was a leading advocate for women’s suffrage, temperance, and educational reform, and his influence extended well beyond the pulpit through his lectures and published writings. He was also the brother of Uncle Tom’s Cabin author Harriet Beecher Stowe.

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Includes a full letter of authenticity from JG Autographs, Inc.

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Reference sku: 11182 1416618-1