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June 23, 1880 JAMES A. GARFIELD Nomination for President Autograph Letter Signed

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June 23, 1880 JAMES A. GARFIELD Nomination for President Autograph Letter Signed
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James A. Garfield Nomination for President Related ALS
JAMES A. GARFIELD (1831-1881). 20th President of the United States whos Presidency lasted just 200 days, March 4, 1881, until his death on September 19, 1881, as a result of being shot by assassin Charles J. Guiteau on July 2, 1881, the second of four United States Presidents who were assassinated.
June 23, 1880-Dated, Autograph Letter Signed, “J.A. Garfield” as Presidential Nominee, measuring 5” x 8”, 1 page, Mentor, Ohio, Choice Very Fine. Letter sent to Ira Goodnow of New York, thanking him for his congratulations on Garfield’s nomination for President. Letter reads, in full: “My dear Sir: / Your kind letter of the 19th inst at hand - Accept my thanks for your congratulations and good will and wishes - by Truly Yours - (Signed) J.A. Garfield”. Prior mounting residue at top and at bottom left, old tape repair to envelope. Includes its original Postal Envelope that is also addressed in Garfield’s hand. (2 items).