11-02-200311-02-2003
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2218Boston
November 2, 2003 11:00 AMCalender
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Grant, Ulysses S. (1822-1885)

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$2,585$2,200
Auction: Sale #2218 - 2218Location: BostonDate / Time: November 02, 2003 11:00AM

Description:

Grant, Ulysses S. (1822-1885), Autograph Letter Signed, March 6th, 1881, two pages, to a Mr. Cresswell, concerning his trip to Washington to attend the inauguration of James Garfield, "Mrs. Grant & I will go to Washington by Limited Ex. to-morrow to spend two or three days. Will you be kind enough to say to Mr. Costa, of the Willard Hotel, that I would like to have a private parlor with two bed rooms. I have no special business in Washington, but I feel as though I want to see how the new Administration was going to start off, and see some of my friends. With kind regards to Mrs. Cresswell,/ Very Truly yours, U.S. Grant," (very good).
Estimate $2,200-2,800

Keywords

Cresswell, Grant, James Garfield, Willard Hotel, Costa