Lot 1074
Pierce, Jane Means Appleton (1806-1893), First Lady (1853-1857). Autograph Letter Signed "Jeanie", four pages, 8 x 10, Washington, February 1, 1835. To Mrs. Appleton (her mother), Amherst, New Hampshire, mentions assassination attempt on President Jackson's life:
"…you will have heard before this reaches you of the attempt to take the Presidents life, which was most happily prevented. The man was seized in the Rotunda while I was in it. From all accounts it seems to me that he must be deranged altho [sic] it is not thought so by others. I saw the President this morning at the Ports church, where he appears very attentive and devout"
With integral address leaf endorsed "Free/Fr. Pierce/M.C.", straightline "Free" handstamp and "City of Washington" c.d.s. in red. Very Fine Pierce free frank as a member of the House of Representatives.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
Letters from Pierce's wife as First Lady in Washington are virtually non-existent because she was not in Washington during his Presidency, having suffered from depression after the deaths of her three young children.
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