CLEVELAND, Grover (1837-1908). Autograph letter signed ("Grover Cleveland"), as President. Washington, DC, 2 May 1894.
Sale 1192 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
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Jun 15, 2023
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$600
Sold for $378
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Lot Description
CLEVELAND, Grover (1837-1908). Autograph letter signed ("Grover Cleveland"), as President. Washington, DC, 2 May 1894.
3 pages, on bifolium, 4 3/8 x 6 15/16 in., old folds, else good. On Executive Mansion leterhead. With original postally used Executive Mansion envelope (loss).
In this difficult to discern letter to Professor James M. Pierce, President Cleveland writes asking if the recipient's brother might be interested in the position of Secretary of Legation at St. Petersburg. In part: "This letter I desire you to regard as so far confidential that its subject matter shall only be discovered by the parties immediately intended. The post of Secretary of Legation at St. Petersburgh [sic] is about to be vacated - that is as soon as a successor to the present [indecipherable] is selected...I have an idea your brother would be well fitted to this place though I have never seen him. I write you because I don't know his address and because I suppose he would naturally [indecipherable] with you..."
In this difficult to discern letter to Professor James M. Pierce, President Cleveland writes asking if the recipient's brother might be interested in the position of Secretary of Legation at St. Petersburg. In part: "This letter I desire you to regard as so far confidential that its subject matter shall only be discovered by the parties immediately intended. The post of Secretary of Legation at St. Petersburgh [sic] is about to be vacated - that is as soon as a successor to the present [indecipherable] is selected...I have an idea your brother would be well fitted to this place though I have never seen him. I write you because I don't know his address and because I suppose he would naturally [indecipherable] with you..."
Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents
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