wrote to the Secretaries of State for each state requesting copies of their great seals for reference; a manuscript copy of this letter survives in the present book: "we are to introduce the shield of each state in the Union, to insure [sic] a correct representation, we take the liberty to ask you to send us by Mail an impress of the seal of your State." The present book contains the original replies from 24 states, with return letters and importantly the original seal impressions. Collection of ALSs featuring impressions of 24 state's seals, some with envelopes, two impressions on leather, one in wax, a copy of the initial letter sent to Secretaries of State at the front (most with usual folds, occasional tears, paste action, some impressions have lost definition but others remarkably distinct). ?Luce (inscription on front flyleaf dated 1893)