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Fletcher Webster autographed handwritten letter (ALS), dated January 31, 1855, from Boston. Written across two pages of a single folded sheet.

Webster writes in part: "I shall be glad to receive the copy of the book you mention & you may rely upon my keeping it in petto, till the proper time." Continuing on the second page, he writes that he is "confident from Boston & the North" and asks that something be sent along which he had not yet received. The letter is signed "Fletcher Webster" at the conclusion.

A period docket identifies the correspondence as a "Letter from Fletcher Webster Jan. 31/55."

Fine condition with expected age toning, original folds, and areas of old mounting residue and staining to the verso.

Fletcher Webster (1813–1862) was an American attorney, diplomat, and military officer, and the son of celebrated statesman Daniel Webster. He served as secretary to his father during Daniel Webster's tenure as U.S. Secretary of State and later as Surveyor of the Port of Boston. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Webster organized the 12th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, popularly known as the "Webster Regiment," and served as its colonel. He was mortally wounded while leading his regiment at the Second Battle of Bull Run in August 1862, dying the following day.

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