South American Liberators A fine group of 5 letters, signed by O'Higgins, San Martin, Sucre and Santander, various places in Chile, Bolivia and in Europe, 1815-1831, as follows: 1. Bernardo O'Higgins. Autograph letter signed ("Bernardo O'Higgins"), 3 pages (8 1/4 x 6 in.; 210 x 152 mm), Santiago, [Chile], 3 July 1811, to Manuel Bulnes; lightly browned with some marginal spotting. A poor English translation laid in. A fine early letter by the liberator of Chile writing to his young friend Manuel Bulnes (1799-1866). Bulnes joined an infantry battalion at age 12 in Concepçion where his father was an officer. O'Higgins joined the Chilean revolt against the Spanish government now dominated by Joseph Bonaparte, helping to create a limited self government with the aim of restoring the Spanish monarchy. He was elected a deputy to the first National Congress in 1811. The letter recalls their days of struggle and the contribution of their friend José Joaquin Prieto (1786-1854, erroneously referred to as finado or "late"), who established "... a system that all of America seeks with ardor at present". He refers to his service in the Congress and mentions in a postscript the arrival in Valparaiso of the British ship H.M.S. Standard under the command of Captain Charles Fleming, who only served in that role temporarily from May 1811. 2. José de San Martin. Autograph letter signed ("Jose de Sn Martin"), 2 pages (8 1/2 x 6 in.; 215 x 157 mm), Mendoza, 15 June 1815, to Juan Ramon Rojas (1784-1824); formerly folded, fold tear in central fold, traces of mounting in margins. English translation laid in. A fine letter from the Argentine liberator (1778-1850) to his friend General Rojas, serving under him in the Army of the North. "I am now preparing my next campaign against Osorio, but I need some cavalry, and for this I have asked the troops from the capitol, that they assure me are not in good form. How they are trying to ruin a corps that could have been doing fine and giving glorious days to our country!" 3. Antonio José Sucre. Letter signed ("A J de Sucre"), 1 page (8 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.; 210 x 140 mm), "Cuartel General en Potosi" (Bolivia), 19 April 1828, to Lieutenant Colonel Francisco de Valle in Chuquisaca; aquisition note in Spanish that the letter was acquired from Lord Kimburgh on 26 February 1881 affecting edges of 3 lines, formerly folded, some light marginal spotting. A fine letter by the Venezuelan General that Bolivar called "the soul of the army," written the day after Sucre had been wounded on the occasion of the revolt in Chuquisaca. This set off a chain of events resulting in his retirement from Bolivia. He writes to Valle to express "in the name of the Army of Liberation" his happiness that Valle will act "in favor of the cause of the country." 4. Francisco de Paula Santander. 2 autograph letters signed ("FdP Santander"), 1 1/2 pages (8 1/4 x 5 in.; 210 x 126 mm) and 1 page (10 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.; 260 x 210 mm), Berlin, 28 August 1830 and Florence, 2 March 1831, the first to Alexander Von Humboldt the other a cover letter; embossed stamp in lower margins "Charles F. Gunther Memorial, Chicago Historical Society." A gracious letter from the Colombian liberator in exile in Europe, expressing his regrets at having missed Humboldt on his visit to Berlin, but if one day he should come to Colombia he will be made most welcome. The second letter is a cover letter to Baron Malzen accompanying a gift of a Bolivar autograph letter (no longer present).
South American Liberators A fine group of 5 letters, signed by O'Higgins, San Martin, Sucre and Santander, various places in Chile, Bolivia and in Europe, 1815-1831, as follows: 1. Bernardo O'Higgins. Autograph letter signed ("Bernardo O'Higgins"), 3 pages (8 1/4 x 6 in.; 210 x 152 mm), Santiago, [Chile], 3 July 1811, to Manuel Bulnes; lightly browned with some marginal spotting. A poor English translation laid in. A fine early letter by the liberator of Chile writing to his young friend Manuel Bulnes (1799-1866). Bulnes joined an infantry battalion at age 12 in Concepçion where his father was an officer. O'Higgins joined the Chilean revolt against the Spanish government now dominated by Joseph Bonaparte, helping to create a limited self government with the aim of restoring the Spanish monarchy. He was elected a deputy to the first National Congress in 1811. The letter recalls their days of struggle and the contribution of their friend José Joaquin Prieto (1786-1854, erroneously referred to as finado or "late"), who established "... a system that all of America seeks with ardor at present". He refers to his service in the Congress and mentions in a postscript the arrival in Valparaiso of the British ship H.M.S. Standard under the command of Captain Charles Fleming, who only served in that role temporarily from May 1811. 2. José de San Martin. Autograph letter signed ("Jose de Sn Martin"), 2 pages (8 1/2 x 6 in.; 215 x 157 mm), Mendoza, 15 June 1815, to Juan Ramon Rojas (1784-1824); formerly folded, fold tear in central fold, traces of mounting in margins. English translation laid in. A fine letter from the Argentine liberator (1778-1850) to his friend General Rojas, serving under him in the Army of the North. "I am now preparing my next campaign against Osorio, but I need some cavalry, and for this I have asked the troops from the capitol, that they assure me are not in good form. How they are trying to ruin a corps that could have been doing fine and giving glorious days to our country!" 3. Antonio José Sucre. Letter signed ("A J de Sucre"), 1 page (8 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.; 210 x 140 mm), "Cuartel General en Potosi" (Bolivia), 19 April 1828, to Lieutenant Colonel Francisco de Valle in Chuquisaca; aquisition note in Spanish that the letter was acquired from Lord Kimburgh on 26 February 1881 affecting edges of 3 lines, formerly folded, some light marginal spotting. A fine letter by the Venezuelan General that Bolivar called "the soul of the army," written the day after Sucre had been wounded on the occasion of the revolt in Chuquisaca. This set off a chain of events resulting in his retirement from Bolivia. He writes to Valle to express "in the name of the Army of Liberation" his happiness that Valle will act "in favor of the cause of the country." 4. Francisco de Paula Santander. 2 autograph letters signed ("FdP Santander"), 1 1/2 pages (8 1/4 x 5 in.; 210 x 126 mm) and 1 page (10 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.; 260 x 210 mm), Berlin, 28 August 1830 and Florence, 2 March 1831, the first to Alexander Von Humboldt the other a cover letter; embossed stamp in lower margins "Charles F. Gunther Memorial, Chicago Historical Society." A gracious letter from the Colombian liberator in exile in Europe, expressing his regrets at having missed Humboldt on his visit to Berlin, but if one day he should come to Colombia he will be made most welcome. The second letter is a cover letter to Baron Malzen accompanying a gift of a Bolivar autograph letter (no longer present).
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