Lot 1014
Garfield, James Abram (1831-1881), 20th President of the U.S. (Mar. 4 - Sept. 19, 1881), assassinated. LS, "J.A. Garfield", as President, 1½p, 5 x 8, Washington, D.C., June 7, 1881. Letter on Executive Mansion letterhead to Senator George Edmunds of Vermont thanking him "for your congratulations on the recovery of Mrs. Garfield. [from malaria] This is her thirty-fourth day in bed…Her appetite has returned and I think her recovery is certain." He closed with "About ten days ago I appointed young Lyman as a Cadet at West Point." Exceptionally fresh and Very Fine.
Estimate 20,000 - 25,000
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| Realized $18,000 |
