The 30 Minute Rule begins August 12 at 7:00 PM EDT. An Initial Bid Must Be Placed By August 12 at 6:00 PM EDT To Participate After 6:00 PM EDT
LS signed “C. A. Arthur,” one page, 5 x 8, June 26, 1880. Letter to James H. Loomis, in full: “Pray pardon my delay in acknowledging receipt of your letter of the 12th inst. I beg to thank you for your kind congratulations.” In fine condition.
Written only weeks after the Republican National Convention nominated James A. Garfield for president and Chester A. Arthur for vice president in June 1880, this letter dates from a transformative moment in Arthur’s public career. A prominent leader of the Republican Party’s Stalwart faction in New York, Arthur had just emerged onto the national stage as the party’s vice-presidential nominee. In this brief note, he thanks the recipient for his “kind congratulations,” likely offered in response to his recent nomination. Garfield and Arthur would be elected in November 1880, and Arthur would become president following Garfield’s assassination in September 1881.
This item is Pre-Certified by PSA/DNA
Buy a third-party letter of authenticity for
$75.00
*This item has been pre-certified by a trusted third-party authentication service, and by placing a bid on this item, you agree to accept the opinion of this authentication service. If you wish to have an opinion rendered by a different authenticator of your choosing, you must do so prior to your placing of any bid. RR Auction is not responsible for differing opinions submitted 30 days after the date of the sale.
Third-party authentication service applies only to signatures and handwriting, and does not cover the addition of sketches, artwork, musical quotations, etc.
