PA U.S. Senator John Scott Autograph Letter President & Habeas Corpos

Description: PENNSYLVANIA U.S. SENATOR JOHN SCOTT AUTOGRAPH LETTER PRESIDENT & HABEAS CORPUS(GOOD CONTENT) Good content autograph letter signed dated 5/17/1872 in which Scott orders copies of the speech he gave that day "on the extension of the time during which the President may suspend the privilege of the habeas corpus"In good condition. Measures 5" x 8" John Scott (July 24, 1824 – November 29, 1896) was an American lawyer and Republican party politician. He served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate.Biography Born in Alexandria, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, John Scott attended Marshall College in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He practiced law in Huntingdon from 1846 to 1869. He was a prosecuting attorney from 1846 to 1849. He was a member of the revenue commission in 1851. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1862.Scott was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1869, and in 1870 convened a Congressional Inquiry into the atrocities of the Ku Klux Klan, but was not a candidate for reelection in 1875. He served as Chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Claims during the Forty-third Congress. He moved to Pittsburgh in 1875, and served as general counsel of the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1875 to 1877 and general solicitor from 1877 to 1895.John Scott's father, also named John Scott, served in the U.S. House. Scott's mother Agnes is the namesake of Agnes Scott College in Decatur Georgia.He died on November 29, 1896, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is interred at The Woodlands Cemetery. CELEBRATING 29 YEARS IN BUSINESS!!PLEASE DO NOT WASTE OUR TIME BY WINNING AN ITEM AND NOT PAYING FOR IT!! YOU WILL BE REPORTED TO EBAY AND BLOCKED FROM OUR AUCTIONS!!! ALSO WE WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY BIDS FROM 0 FEEDBACKS, THEY WILL BE CANCELLED! NO RESERVEPLEASE READ!!Terms of Sale: 1. Payment is due within 4 days of the close of this auction. We are set automatically on Unpaid Bidder Assistant.2. If you have any questions, please ask prior to bidding. 3. All items are guaranteed authentic. COAs issued upon request. (Only for signed items) You can buy with complete confidence.4. Buyer pays for shipping. (combine shipping for multiple items) PLEASE NOTE IF BIDDING OUTSIDE OF THE U.S. - WE ONLY SHIP THROUGH EBAY'S GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM SO PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND THEIR TERMS AND CONDITIONS!!Thanks for looking and Good Luck bidding!The Inkwell Autograph Gallery

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