Autograph letter signed to LeBaron Bradford Prince.

Harrisburg: N.p., 1868. A fine letter written by one noted Western pioneer to another. Written on lined letterhead paper ("Pennsylvania Executive Chamber, Harrisburg, Pa, ___, 186_.") on verso only (8 1/2 x 11 inches). While the hand for the body of the text is secretarial, the signature is correct. In the letter Geary compliments Prince on his new book (E Pluribus Unum: The Articles of Confederation vs. The Constitution, New York, 1867). Small tear to fold-line, else very good. John White Geary (December 30, 1819 – February 8, 1873) was an American lawyer, politician, and a Union general in the American Civil War. He was the final alcalde and first mayor of San Francisco, California, a governor of the Kansas Territory, and the 16th governor of Pennsylvania.L. Bradford Prince was born on July 3, 1840 in Flushing, Queens, New York. He was a delegate to Republican National Convention from New York in 1868. From 1870 to 1874, he was a member of New York State Assembly. From 1876 to 1877, he was a member of New York State Senate 1st District. He became Justice of New Mexico Territorial Supreme Court in 1878. He held that position till 1882. He was candidate for Delegate to U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory in 1884. He was Governor of New Mexico Territory from 1889 to 1893. He was member of New Mexico Territorial Council in 1909 and delegate to New Mexico state constitutional convention in 1911. In addition to his various governmental positions, Prince as also the author of a number of books, the majority of which concerned New Mexico history.