[ Autographs ] JOSE FRANCISCO DE SAN MARTIN (1778-1850) Argentine soldier and statesman who proclaimed the independence of Peru in 1821 D.S., "J. de Martin" 1p., oblong 8vo., Lima, August 22, 1821, a partly printed document D.S. in Spanish, signed by Martin in brown ink Large chips at blank margins, a bit waterstained yet still fully legible and acceptable.