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Christopher Gore autographed handwritten letter (ALS), dated April 22, 1789, from Boston and addressed to Samuel Henshaw. Gore introduces Charles Vaughan of Lincoln County, describing him as "a gentleman highly & deservedly esteemed by our friends in this place." He explains that Vaughan is traveling to Hampshire County to ascertain the value of certain lands and asks Henshaw to provide him with advice and assistance, concluding with an expression of friendship and signing "C. Gore" with an elaborate flourish. The integral address leaf is directed to Samuel Henshaw, Esq., and retains a portion of the original red wax seal.

The letter measures approximately 7.25 x 9". Expected age toning, original mailing folds, separations and wear along several folds, small areas of paper loss, and old archival tape repairs and reinforcement on the verso. The original red wax seal is partially retained.

Christopher Gore (1758-1827) was a Massachusetts attorney, Revolutionary-era patriot, diplomat, U.S. Senator, and Governor of Massachusetts. A Harvard graduate, Gore served the Patriot cause during the Revolutionary War and subsequently became a prominent Boston lawyer and Federalist political figure. President George Washington appointed him the first United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts in 1789, the same year this letter was written. He later served as a commissioner in Great Britain under the Jay Treaty, as chargé d'affaires in London, Governor of Massachusetts from 1809 to 1810, and United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1813 to 1816. A prominent figure in the political and diplomatic life of the early republic, Gore was also an important benefactor of Harvard College, for whom the university's Gore Hall was later named.

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