Lot 45
Garfield, James (1831-1881) and Charles Guiteau., 20th president of the U.S. (1881), assassinated July 2nd of that year.
ALS as president, 15" x 20", Washington, 1881 May 14. Presidential appointment of "Lorenzo Lorain as Major in the First Regiment of Artillery", countersigned "Robert T Lincoln" as Secretary of War. Usual folds, fresh and Fine, matted with signed cabinet size photos of both Garfield (a campaign photo signed "J.A. Garfield" and his assassin, Charles Guiteau, the latter taken at the D.C. City Jail by photographer C.M. Bell on Feb 6, 1882. [Guiteau was hanged 4½ months later on June 30th].
Estimate 20,000 - 30,000
Garfield presidential documents are exceedingly rare, an assemblage such as this, unique--the ultimate Garfield display.
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