Lot 179
Whittier, John Greenleaf - Autograph Poem Signed (1807-92) Quaker poet and abolitionist. Autograph poem signed ("John G. Whittier"), 1p, 7 x 4½", with an autograph letter signed on the verso of the poem, both written in purple ink. The letter to Miss Proctor, datelined Danvers, 12th Mo[nth] 1886, says, "I am glad to comply with thy request and am truly thy fr[ien]d." The five-stanza poem is titled "S.T.J." and was written in 1885 by Whittier upon the death of Samuel J. Tilden, the New York politician who ran for president in 1876 and won the popular vote but lost the electoral college to Rutherford B. Hayes. The first stanza says, "Once more, O all-adjusting Death! The Nation's Pantheon opens wide; Once more a common sorrow saith A strong, wise man has died."
Estimated Value $300 - 500.
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