Joseph P. Bradley Scarce Supreme Court Autograph Letter Signed

2pp, front and back, measuring 5" x 7.75", Newark, dated September 25, 1870. Signed "Joseph P. Bradley" and addressed to Joel Munsell Esq. Regarding a correction in an account before publishing. In part:

"You did not quite understand one correction made by me on the title page. That thing which I originally called an Appendix, we propose to call a Note, and say nothing about it in the title page - occupying the same place as it now does - at the end; - but under the name of a note instead of that of an appendix...Then, we propose to call the account of the Centennial Exercises - An Appendix. Now, you will see the meaning of my correction on the title page..." The letter is tipped into a slightly larger sheet measuring 5.5" x 8". With flattened folds and light soiling. Bold signature is only slightly smudged.

Joseph Philo Bradley (1813-1892) served on the Supreme Court from 1870 to 1892.

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