Lot 62
McKinley, William (1843-1901)., 25th president of the U.S. (1897-1901), assassinated.
DS as president, 15" x 18¾", Washington, 1898 May 6. Military Commission of William Ludlow as Brigadier General of Volunteers, boldly signed with countersignature of "R[ussell] A. Alger" as Secretary of War. Foxing and minor crinkling, otherwise Very Good.
Estimate 500 - 750
Ludlow, a West Point graduate and Civil War veteran, accompanied George Custer, a friend from the Military Academy, on the Black Hill Expedition. He later was a brigade commander in the invasion of Cuba during the Spanish-American War and both military and civil governor of Havana.
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| Realized $475 |
