1865 Handwritten letter Signed Furman Sheppard Philadelphia PA DA Lawyer

1865 Handwritten letter Signed Furman Sheppard Philadelphia PA Civil War ERA double sided Approximately 7.75 by 9.75". All Original documents some colors may be off due to scanner. Book 11 page 20-3 "Prominent Philadelphia lawyer and District Attorney of Philadelphia. He was for two terms District Attorney, elected as a Democrat in 1868 until 1871 and the was re-elected in 1874. He was also noted for being a great scholar, and his interest in science and philosophy led to his election as a Trustee of the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia and to membership in the American Philosophical Society.