Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8.5 x 11, January 11, 1870. President Grant directs the Secretary of State to “affix the Seal of the United States to an envelope containing a Congratulatory letter to Her Majesty, the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland.” Signed crisply at the conclusion by U. S. Grant. Affixed inside a presentation folder, which also bears a descriptive statement in an unknown hand: “Jan. 11th, 1870, Answer to a letter of Her Majesty Queen Victoria announcing the Birth of Princess to the Princess of Wales.” In fine condition, with a few small spots of foxing.
Grant’s letter was sent to congratulate the birth of Maud of Wales (Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria), the youngest daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom, who was born on November 26, 1869. She was known as Princess Maud of Wales before her marriage to King Haakon VII, after which she became the Queen of Norway.
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