ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, January 3, 1899. Letter of thanks for a sent copy of The Life Of Samuel S. Cox. In part, “I have just laid it aside after an hour delightfully spent glancing it through, and I anticipate added pleasure in its perusal. I wish in these days we had more of Mr. Cox’s consistent attachment to true democracy.” Samuel Sullivan Cox was a Congressman and diplomat, who is also rumored to have convinced a Missouri senator to change his vote from guilty to innocent, acquitting President Andrew Johnson in his impeachment trial. In fine condition, with a bisecting horizontal mailing fold. R&R COA.
