Samuel Gompers signature

I have transcribed a few of Samuel Gompers' letters. His letters are signed with a signature stamp. I question whether the signature, which tends to be somewhat faded, is "Sam Gompers" or "Saml. Gompers." ... or something else. It would be nice to have a concensus going forward, as there appear to be quite a few of these letters.

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Abigail Shelton over 1 year ago +1

It looks to me like an abbreviation to "Saml Gompers." You can clearly see "Sam" and then I think the "l" sits as the connector between the first and last name. "Saml" is also a common abbreviation for…
Henry Rosenberg over 1 year ago +1

I agree with Abby. It looks like Saml. Plus I googled it and below is what came up. Henry
Palladin over 1 year ago +1

After 30 years on the Samuel Gompers Papers, I can say with confidence that it is Saml

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0 princejamescrownsfamily over 1 year ago

Does this help with my family and military history
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0 princejamescrownsfamily over 1 year ago

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0 Abigail Shelton over 1 year ago in reply to princejamescrownsfamily

Hi there,

The American Federation of Labor collection where these pages are located is related to the history of one of the largest labor unions in the US. So if you had a family member who was involved in the union then it may be related to your interest! You can find more information about the material here: https://www.loc.gov/collections/american-federation-of-labor-records/about-this-collection/.

If you have a specific research question about the AFL collection or other Library of Congress materials, you can always submit it via the Library's Ask-a-Librarian service: https://ask.loc.gov/.

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