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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, November 25, 1876. President Grant authorizes and directs the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to “the envelope of my letter to His Excellency Rafael Zaldivar, President of the Republic of Salvador (congratulatory).” Signed neatly at the conclusion by U. S. Grant. In fine condition, with light toning from prior display.
Rafael Zaldívar (1834–1903) was President of El Salvador from 1876 to 1885 and later served as a diplomat. Trained as a physician in Europe, he later taught philosophy and hygiene at the University of Guatemala before entering politics. His administration enacted liberal reforms that ended collectively owned lands and laid the groundwork for large-scale coffee cultivation, a key phase of El Salvador’s ‘Coffee Revolution.’
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