Daniel Webster signed letter and photograph 1837

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Daniel Webster signed letter and photograph 1837.
Letter says,” Washington, Sept 11, 1837
Dear Sir- It might be worthwhile to look up the facts regarding the service of Major Palmer. There is not enough stated in your letter to enable me to form and favorable judgement on the matter. Yours, very truly, Daniel Webster
To
Gen John S Tyler
Boston”
In original frame from:
Goodspeed’s Book Shop (Boston, Mass.)
Goodspeed’s Book Shop opened in 1898 at Beacon and Somerset streets in Boston, Massachusetts. Opened by Charles Eliot Goodspeed, the shop quickly became well known for its carefully curated selection of books, prints, autographs, and maps. The logo on their sign, which featured a monk reading a breviary and the words “Anything that’s a book,” became an icon. In 1925, George Talbot Goodspeed graduated from Harvard and joined his father at the family business. After the elder Goodspeed passed away, his son managed the shop. In 1995, at the age of 93, George Goodspeed closed the storefront, with the intention of moving to online sales at a much-reduced rate. Goodspeed died in 1997, signaling the end of an era.
During its years of bookselling, Goodspeeds made its reputation by acquiring American literature; the first children’s book printed in America was among their purchases. The Goodspeeds were also among the first to recognize the importance of Audubon’s natural history prints and to anticipate the growing popularity of genealogy studies. George Goodspeed’s memoirs, The Bookseller’s Apprentice, published in 1996, recount the best stories of his life as a renowned bookseller.