Pre-Veteran's Day Americana Auction
Lot 19:
Description
This is an interesting historical lot consisting of a framed announcement of President Garfield’s assassination along with an autograph book and photograph. Framed is a telegraph describing the assassination of President James Garfield on July 2nd 1881, a picture of the late President is attached to the telegraph, along with an cut out of a newspaper which describes where the assassination took place, and describes that the President was dying – not dead yet. President Garfield would later die on September 19th. Accompanied is an autograph register with over 200 members of the 40th Congress (House of Representatives signatures out of 226 members) of the United States. Autographs include Schuyler Colfax as 17th Speaker of the House and latter Vice President, James Garfield later as the 20th President of the United States and several Civil veterans and Generals including Major General Nathaniel Banks. The 40th Congress was known for the impeachment of President Johnson. A photo of the 19th President of the United States is included as both Garfield and Rutherford B. Hayes were Civil War Generals and Ohio politicians. Hayes served in the 39th Congress and than became Governor of Ohio.
Date: Autograph book compiled Feb 1869
Dimension: Framed article and telegraph is 12" Length, 15 Height
Condition: Wear on the cover of the autograph register. Foxing on telegraph message, age on newspaper
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