{"product_id":"usa-washington-navy-secretary-hilary-abner-herbert-1895-antique-signed-letter","title":"USA Washington Navy Secretary Hilary Abner Herbert 1895 Antique Signed Letter","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"c0\" style=\"font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: 18.66670036315918px; background-color: rgb(245, 240, 240);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;\"\u003eBibelotslondon Ltd is a UK registered company based in London Bridge dealing in ephemera and curiosities from Britain and around the world. Our diverse inventory is carefully chosen and constantly evolving. We work very hard to offer the highest quality works at competitive prices. Our inventory is listed online, and we strive to keep our website completely up to date, so our customers can easily check availability. We believe in offering clients items that are unique and rare for aficionados of the antique and collector's world. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial;\"\u003eBibelot is a late nineteenth century word derived from the French word bel ‘beautiful’, meaning a small item of beauty, curiosity or interest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\" style=\"font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: 18.66670036315918px; background-color: rgb(245, 240, 240);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c0\" style=\"font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: 18.66670036315918px; background-color: rgb(245, 240, 240);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial;\"\u003eThe word ephemera is derived from the sixteenth century Greek word ephmera meaning a printed or hand written paper not meant to be retained for a long period of time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c0\" style=\"font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: 18.66670036315918px; background-color: rgb(245, 240, 240);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cfont\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#333333\"\u003e\u003cfont\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFine antique signed letter from \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003eHilary Abner Herbert (1834-1919), 26th June 1895 (postmark) on embossed Navy Deaprtment stationery, accompanied by its original posted envelope. He was Secretary of the Navy under President Grover Cleveland from 1893 to 1897 addressed to John Edward Risley, US Minister to Denmark\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; text-indent: -15px; line-height: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" style=\"border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\"My dear Mr. Minister\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; text-indent: -15px; line-height: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003eI had your letter some time since in which you spoke so kindly of my daughter and mentioned your invitation which she writes me she has accepted. I send by this mail letter to her addressed to your care which please forward if she has left Copenhagen.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: rgb(36, 36, 36); margin: 0px 0px 12px; line-height: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; min-height: 13.8px;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; text-indent: -15px; line-height: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003eYou asked that the ships stop at your port — am glad you had them with you. Do not feel that I can order them to stop again as I am anxious to get them home.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: rgb(36, 36, 36); margin: 0px 0px 12px; line-height: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; min-height: 13.8px;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; text-indent: -15px; line-height: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003ePermit me to thank you sincerely for your many kindnesses to Miss Leila which she and I both heartily appreciate. She wrote me very enthusiastically about her trip over \u0026amp;\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: rgb(36, 36, 36); margin: 0px 0px 12px; line-height: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; min-height: 13.8px;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; text-indent: -15px; line-height: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003eVery sincerely yours,\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; text-indent: -15px; line-height: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003eH. 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