AUTHENTIC AUTOGRAPH RESOURCES
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PORTER, JOHN ADDISON (1856-1900) American Journalist; Secretary to President William McKinley – 1897-1900
# porterjohnaddison
Typed Letter Signed 1898 05 09
Typed Letter Signed 1900 02 13
PORTER, WILLIAM DAVID (1809-64) Union Commodore
# porterwilliamdavid
Signed Card
POSEY, CARNOT (1818-63) Confederate Brigadier General; Mortally wounded at the Battle of Bristol Station, Virginia – October 14, 1863
# poseycarnot
Signature & Rank
POST, PHILIP SIDNEY (1833-95) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Colonel of the 59th Illinois Infantry; Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for action at the Battle of Nashville, Tennessee – December 15-16, 1864; U.S. Representative – Illinois – 1887-95
# postphilipsidney
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POTTER, EDWARD ELMER (1823-89) Union Brigadier General; Lieutenant Colonel of the 1st North Carolina Union Infantry
# potteredwardelmer
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POTTER, JOSEPH ADAMS (1816-88) Union Brevet Brigadier General
# potterjosephadams
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POTTER, JOSEPH HAYDN (1822-92) Union Brigadier General; Veteran of the Mexican War
# potterjosephhaydn
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POTTER, ROBERT BROWN (1829-87) Union Major General; Colonel of the 51st New York Infantry
# potterrobertbrown
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POTTS, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1836-87) Union Brigadier General; Colonel of the 32nd Ohio Infantry; Governor of the Montana Territory – 1870-83
# pottsbenjaminfranklin
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POULSON, WILLIAM E. (1844-?) Confederate Soldier; Served in Wise’s Legion during the American Civil War; After the war, became a highly successful insurance agent in Chicago, Illinois
# poulsonwilliame
Printed facsimile signature on an engraving
POWELL, LAZARUS WHITEHEAD (1812-67) Governor of Kentucky – 1851-55; U.S. Senator – Kentucky – 1859-65
# powelllazaruswhitehead
Document Signed circa 1861-63 with others
POWELL, WILLIAM HENRY (1825-1904) Welsh-born Union Brigadier General; Colonel of the 2nd West Virginia Cavalry; Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for heroism at Sinking Creek, Virginia
# powellwilliamhenry
Autograph Letter Signed 1864 11 03
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POWER, JOHN CARROLL (1819-94) First Custodian of the tomb of Abraham Lincoln, prevented the attempt to steal the body of the sixteenth president in 1876; Prominent Resident & Writer in Springfield, Illinois
# powerjohncarroll
Printed facsimile signature on an engraving
POWERS, HIRAM (1805-73) American Neoclassical Sculptor
# powershiram
Printed facsimile signature on an engraving
PRATT, CALVIN EDWARD (1828-96) Union Brigadier General; Colonel of the 31st New York Infantry
# prattcalvinedward
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PRATT, JOHN JEFFERIES, 1st MARQUESS CAMDEN (1759-1840) British Politician; Lord Lieutenant of Ireland – 1795-98; Secretary of State for War and the Colonies – 1804-05; Member of Parliament – 1780-94
# prattjohnjefferies
Printed facsimile signature on an engraving
PREBLE, EDWARD (1761-1807) Served in the American Revolutionary War; U.S. Navy Commodore – First Barbary War
# prebleedward
Printed facsimile signature on an engraving
PREBLE, GEORGE HENRY (1816-85) U.S. Navy Rear Admiral; Veteran of the Second Seminole, Mexican, and American Civil Wars
# preblegeorgehenry
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PRENTISS, BENJAMIN MAYBERRY (1819-1901) Union Major General – Illinois; Most remembered for his gallant defense of the Hornet's Nest at Shiloh
# prentissbenjaminmayberry
Autograph Letter Signed 1861 06 03
Autograph Letter Signed 1861 06 07
Autograph Letter Signed 1861 07 11
Signature with Rank from a document
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Signature & Rank
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PRESCOTT, WILLIAM HICKLING (1796-1859) American Scientific Historian & Author; Grandson of Revolutionary War Officer William Prescott, Commander of a Regiment of Minute-Men
# prescottwilliamhickling
Printed facsimile signature on an engraving