Auction Date:2011 Oct 12 @ 18:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
TLS as president signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 7.25 x 8, Executive Mansion letterhead, August 2, 1892. The president writes Colonel C. W. Woolley of White Sulpher Springs, West Virginia. In part: “Even in the hurry and rush of these last days of Congress I cannot refrain from taking time to thank you for your letters…Our campaign is at present only in a state of inquiry and observation I suppose; and definitely outlines have not yet been agreed upon. I thank you very sincerely for your personal interest as well as for your suggestions.” Double-matted with an oval cabinet photograph and framed to an overall size of 19 x 14. In very good condition, with few creases, intersecting folds, and moderate uniform overall toning.
President Harrison would have been better off had his re-election campaign ended at this “state of inquiry and observation.” As it was, Harrison had barely mustered sufficient support for the Republican Party’s nomination following a revolt by party members annoyed by some of Harrison’s actions. In fact, the president would likely not have sought re-election had it not been for his anger over the rift and GOP support of former Secretary of State James Blaine. Only Blaine’s refusal to accept a nomination cleared the way for Harrison—who made history by facing and being defeated by former chief executive Grover Cleveland. Terrific reference to one of the more dramatic presidential contests of the 19th century.
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