Autograph ANDREW GREGG CURTIN Civil War Gettysburg Governor of Pennsylvania
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You are bidding on an authentic signature of Andrew Gregg Curtin, Governor of Pennsylvania during the American Civil War. The signature is on a card stock that measures 3 3/4" wide and 2" high. On the card is written "A. G. Curtin, Bellefonte, Penna."Previous owner wrote on back of card in pencil: War Gov of Penn. Written in 1890. May 1th A G Curtin.Andrew Gregg Curtin was in office during the Civil War. He was instrumental in establishing the Gettysburg National Cemetery and was a close friend of President Abraham Lincoln.From wikipedia:Andrew Gregg Curtin (April 22, 1817 -- October 7, 1894) was a U.S. lawyer and politician. He served as the Governor of Pennsylvania during the Civil War.Biography Curtin was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. His parents were Roland Curtin, Sr., a wealthy Irish-born iron manufacturer from County Clare, and Jane (Gregg) Curtin, the daughter of U.S. Senator Andrew Gregg. His father, with Miles Boggs, established the Eagle Ironworks at Curtin Village in 1810. He attended Bellefonte Academy and Dickinson College and the Dickinson School of Law and was employed as a lawyer. Curtin first entered politics in the 1840 election, where he campaigned for Whig presidential candidate William Henry Harrison.[2] In 1855, Governor James Pollock appointed him as Superintendent of Public Schools. With the collapse
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