In this wonderful comment on the day’s electoral deficiencies, Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906), the matriarch of women’s suffrage movement, provides a full-name example of her signature—and implores a fellow devotee to take note of certain political villainy. Capturing every bit of her fiery spirit, in part, Anthony declares: “Only a little more than one kalf [sic] of the women who registered voted; first, because the mud was more than hub deep, the president of their club writing me they could not even send carriages off of the pavements without being stalled, and another reason was the fact that one ward was absolutely thrown out from some irregularity. On the whole I will enclose Mrs. Maher’s letter, from which you will see the corruption in Kansas City was about on the same order as that of Leavenworth, and that these two cities are just about like New York, San Francisco and all the others between the two oceans: the fact is there is no honesty among men the moment they touch political affairs.” The bottom of the 8 x 4.25 page is signed “Susan B. Anthony” in black ink, and a portion of her own handwritten notation (“Please return the”) is visible along the right edge. The more-than-100-year-old memento—the final leaf of a multi-page document—bears compacting folds and areas of mild toning, and some paper loss is evident along the left edge. Fine overall condition prevails, however, with the signature serving as an ideal example of the leader’s cursive hand. RRAuction COA.
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