Lot 289
Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822-1885), 18th President of the U.S. (1869-1877). Autograph Letter Signed on Head Quarters Armies of the United States letterhead, one page, 7¾ x 9¾ Washington, November 8, 1866. To "A.A. Low and Gentlemen of Committee" [in Grant’s hand on verso], Grant writes in full:
"Your kind invitation to me to meet Mr. C.W. Field at dinner on the 15th inst. to exchange congratulations on the success of the great enterprise which has engaged so much of his time for some years is received. It would afford me great pleasure to be able to accept but I fear other engagements will prevent. Allow me however to express my appreciation of the enterprise which Mr. Field has been engaged in and to congratulate him upon the success which finally was attained through his perseverance. I have the honor to be your obt. svt. U.S. Grant, General"
Fresh Very Fine condition, accompanied by an engraved portrait.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
The letter references a testimonial dinner in honor of Cyrus W. Field (1819-1892), promoter of the Atlantic Cable. The letter was sent to Abeil Abbot Low, president of the New York Chamber of Commerce, which sponsored the event. Field had just completed the first transatlantic cable between Newfoundland and Ireland and would later be a prime mover in the construction of New York’s elevated railway.
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