Lot 177
Jefferson Davis Autograph Letter Signed (1808-1889) President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War (1861-65). He previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and was Secretary of War under President Franklin Pierce (1853-57). ALS, as president of Carolina Life Insurance Company, 1¼ pages, 10½ x 8", on office stationery, Memphis, Tenn., July 15, 1870. To E.H. Myers, Esq., of Macon, Ga., thanking him for "the memorial of the Hon. Howell Cobb. He was among my most valued friends and his death was a loss to the country….circumstances have prevented me from making the contemplated visit to Ga. It is probable that I may do so next fall then I shall hope to have the pleasure of seeing you…."
Overall toning; substantial soiling to verso. Several vertical fold splits; old repair to horizontal fold, not touching text or signature. A vertical fold traverses the "n" in "Jefferson". Boldly written and signed. Estimate Value $600 - 800
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