Lot 255
Harrison, Benjamin (1833-1902) 23rd President of the United States (1889-1893). Autograph Note Signed "Benj Harrison" as President, 1p, 8"x7", n.p. (Nov.11., '89). Very good; paper is cropped at upper corners, affecting the "M-r" in "Mrs." and the top of the letter "B". The President pencils a telegram to his first wife, Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison, who was ill with tuberculosis, "[Mr]s. B. Harrison / Jenkinstown Pa. / How are you to day? Do not travel till you are well enough." A penned note in another hand gives the date at lower right. Mrs. Harrison remodeled the White House and had electricity installed. She painted the White House china, began a preservation program for White House artifacts, and brought the first Christmas to the White House. She died four months before President Harrison's term ended.
Estimated Value $750 - 1,000.
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