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AMERICAN POLITICAL FIGURES]. Five letters from American lawmakers of the 18th-20th centuries, including two signers of the Declaration of Independence: WOLCOTT, Oliver (1726-1797), Signer (Connecticut). LS to William Ellery, Treasury Dept., 9 September 1795. 1 p., 4to . Discussing procedures to be followed by a Prize Master in selling a ship's goods. -- ELLERY, William (1727-1820), Signer (Rhode Island). ALS ("Wm. Ellery"), Newport, 4 May 1815. 7½ pp., 8v, neatly sewn along left edge . Responds to a Circular letter criticizing the operation of the customs office at Newport. -- ELLERY. ALS to Mrs. Dana, Newport 27 August 1814. 1 p., 4to . Mentions the possibility of British seizure of a ship, the Jenny : one of Dana's letters being carried on the Jenny may arrive safely in London, "but as she [the ship] is not a regular cartel, she may be taken by the British..." -- CONNALLY, Tom (1877-1963), Senator . TLS ("Tom Connally") to Robert G. Simmons, 8 June 1948. 1 p., 4to, stationery of Senate Committee on Foreign Relations . Connally tells Simmons that he has written a letter of introduction for Simmons's son to take to Europe. -- VANDENBERG, Arthur H. (1884-1951), Senator . TLS ("A. H. Vandenberg") to Robert G. Simmons, 12 May 1945. 1 p., 4to, stationery of Senate Committee on Finance . Apologizing for his inability to get any passes for Simmons's son to sessions of the U.N., as "all work at the moment is being being done in Executive Sessions...." Together 5 items . (5)