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BEECHER, HENRY WARD. Autograph letter signed ("H.W. Beecher") to Senator Henry Wilson of Mass., Brooklyn, 11 January 1864. 1 page, 12mo . Requesting an audience for his friend John T. Harron, who "visits Washington...and I shall esteem if a favor if you can in any way favor him." -- BEECHER. Autograph quotation signed, Brooklyn, 10 February 1859. 1 page, 8vo . "No man can be made great or strong but by his own character & conduct..." BEECHER. Autograph letter signed, 17 June 1867. 1 page, 12mo, framed with portrait . Acknowledging a check and apologizing for the "importunity of my second note...I sometimes write letters and forget to mail." -- BEECHER. Autograph letter signed, 3 November 1869. 1 page, 12mo . "I am obliged to decline all further invitations for lectures". -- BEECHER. Autograph letter signed to Mr. Hart, 15 November 1870. 1 page, 12mo . "All right - try yours." -- BEECHER. Autograph receipt signed to E. Morgan, 4 March 1839. 1 page, small oblong clipped, mounting traces on corners . Receipt for donation to the P[lymouth] Church. -- BEECHER, LYMAN. Autograph letter signed ("L.F. Beecher") to "Gentlemen", 11 April 1859. 1 page, large 8vo . A stern letter regarding payments for books needed for his school: "...I found a letter from your lawyer...If you do not confide in me and try legal measures thus crippling my ability still futher I will resist the payment to the full power of the law to do so." (7)