Lot #31

U. S. Grant Autograph Album

Description

Almost 200 politicians from Grant’s first term obtained by his Postmaster General, including Garfield, Hamlin, Sherman, and Grant himself

Vintage hardcover autograph album, 5.5 x 9, signed inside in ink by approximately 195 politicians, with most pages having multiple signatures on a single side. Signers include: U. S. Grant, James A. Garfield, Schuyler Colfax, Hannibal Hamlin, John Sherman, Henry Wilson, Carl Schurz, Charles Sumner, James G. Blaine, Benjamin Butler, Henry Slocum, and Nathanial P. Banks. In very good to fine condition, with separation to fragile binding resulting in several loose pages, back cover affixed to a slightly larger sheet of cardboard, no spine, separated front cover, and some light toning. Accompanied by a typed sheet listing some of the signatures, which reads at the top, “Autographs in the list of 195 made by Postmaster General Creswell in 1869 during the first year of Grant’s administration.”

Signers include: Joseph C. Abbott, Thomas F. Bayard, Arthur Boreman, Benjamin T. Briggs, Alexander G. Catell, Zachariah Chandler, Sidney Clark, Cornelius Cole, Schuyler Colfax, Roscoe Conkling, Henry W. Corbett, J. D. Cox, Aaron Cragin, C. D. Drake, William M. Evarts, Bjames A. Garfield, Abijah Gilbert, U. S. Grant, James W. Grimes, Hannibal Hamlin, Jacob Howard, William P. Kellogg (2), Thomas C. McCreery, Alexander McDonald, Justin S. Morrill, Daniel S. Norton, James W. Nye, Thomas W. Osborn, James W. Patterson, Daniel D. Pratt, Alexander Ramsey, Benjamin F. Rice, Thomas J. Robertson, Edmund G. Ross, Frederick Sawyer, Carl Schurz, John Scott, John Sherman, George E. Spencer, William Sprague, William Stewart, William M. Stewart, John P. Stocktons, John Thayer, Allen G. Thurman, Thomas W. Tipton, George Vickers, William Warner, Waitman Willey, George H. Williams, Henry Wilson, and Richard Yates. RR Auction COA.

Auction Info

• Auction Title: Rare Manuscript, Document & Autograph
• Dates: #402 - Ended February 13, 2013