ALS signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, 5 x 8, June 25, 1880. Letter to journalist J. L. Waite of Burlington, Iowa, editor of The Burlington Hawkeye. In full: "Yours of the 8th came duly to hand—an earlier answer impossible and now I have only time to thank you—I have noticed with pleasure the course of the 'Hawkeye.'" Corner-mounted and framed to an overall size of 9.25 x 11.5. In fine condition. Garfield had just been nominated as the Republican candidate for president on June 8th, at the Republican National Convention in Chicago.
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