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Benjamin Harrison

Payment to the future first lady, "Mrs. B. Harrison"

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Payment to the future first lady, "Mrs. B. Harrison"

Fletcher & Sharpes Bank check, 7.75 x 2.75, boldly filled out and signed by Harrison, "Benj. Harrison," payable to "Mrs. B. Harrison" for $100, July 17, 1879. Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/DNA authentication and grading holder, evaluating the signature as "NM-MT 8." In fine condition. The "Mrs. B. Harrison" who received this check was presumably his wife Caroline Harrison, the future first lady and a founder of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs And Artifacts
  • Dates: #493 - Ended February 08, 2017