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Gibson, Thomas Milner (1806-1884). British Liberal politician who served as President of the Board of Trade under Lord PalmerstoBiblio.com

SIGNATURE OF BRITISH LIBERAL POLITICIAN THOMAS MILNER GIBSON ON THE LATTER HALF OF A LETTER.

1865réf. 36606Theberton Suffolk U.K.: circa 1865. 1865. Good. - The closing 8 lines of a letter penned in black ink on part of a sheet of cream note paper 3-5/8 inches high by 4-3/8 inches wide. Signed "Thos. Milner Gibson". Folded for mailing approximately 1 inch from the top edge. The left edge is slightly creased. Good. Gibson is writing to his correspondent about reports written by Walter Plowden the first British Consul to Abyssinia. "Perhaps his reports on Abyssinia may have been sent before he was made Consul in 1848 or 1849. If you could send me these to Theberton I should be very much obliged." Thomas Milner Gibson 1806-1884 was a British Conservative politician who adopted Liberal views and became an ardent supporter of the free-trade movement. He was elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Manchester in 1841 and from 1846 to 1848 was Vice-President of the Board of Trade under Prime Minister Lord John Russell. From 1859 to 1866 he sat in the cabinet as President of the Board of Trade first under Lord Palmerston and then under John Russell. Gibson was a leader in the movement for the repeal of taxes on educational materials and his successful efforts on behalf of journalism and advertising were recognized by a public testimonial in 1862. He retired from political life in 1868. Gibson and his wife resided at Theberton House in the village of Theberton Suffolk. British diplomat Walter Plowden 1820-1860 was the British Consul at Massawa in Eritrea at that time part of Ethiopia on the Red Sea coast from 1848 to 1860. He played a role in Ethiopian politics cultivating the friendship first of Ras Aliregent of the Ethiopian emperor and later of the emperor Tewodros. In 1860 he was murdered by a warlord hostile to Tewodros. His writings on Abyssinia were published by his brother in London in 1868. Theberton, Suffolk, U.K.: circa [1865]. unknown

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Low, Abiel Abbot (1811-1883). Merchant in the China trade AA Low & Brothers A ABiblio.com

A ONE-AND-A-QUARTER PAGE AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED by ABIEL ABBOT LOW regarding the naming of the "Franklin Building" in Brooklyn.

1887réf. 31477New York Jan. 8 1887. 1887. Very good. - Over 75 words penned on both sides of an 8 inch high by 5 inch wide sheet of A.A. Low's personal 31 Burling Slip buff white stationery with attached blank leaf. In his letter addressed to Mr. Davenport at the Garfield Building which was also one of the buildings which A.A. Low developed in Brooklyn Low mentions the possibility of naming the building located at 186 Remsen Street which would house the Franklin Trust Company after that institution: "I have asked Mr. ____ if it would suit him or it will not to have the edifice called 'The Franklin Building'". Signed "Respectfully yours A.A. Low". Folded for mailing with some minor creases to the left edge. Remnants of paper adhere to the edge of the verso of the blank leaf. Very good. The American entrepreneur businessman and philanthropist Abiel Abbot Low 1811-1893 made his fortune from the China trade. His company A.A. Low & Brothers imported teas porcelain and silks from China and Japan. His firm was originally housed on Fletcher Street in New York City. It moved to new quarters the A.A. Low building which he erected on John street in 1849-50. Once established in New York Low went on to invest in numerous other ventures including the first Atlantic cable and the Nickel Plate Railroad. Among A.A. Low's speculative investments were the Garfield Building as well as financial institutions such as the Dime Savings Bank and the Title Guarantee & Trust Company. Another of his projects the Franklin Building is a seven and a half story Romanesque Revival Building. While most were later replaced by taller skyscrapers The Franklin Building which was completed in 1887 by the architectural firm of the Parfitt Brothers survives as one of the oldest buildings in the district. New York, Jan. 8, 1887. unknown

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