Souvenir typescript, one page, 6.5 x 9, bearing an image of Lincoln, signed at the conclusion, “E. H. Leutze, Rear Admiral USN Ret., Brooklyn, NY, April 14, 1931.” In part: “I met Mr. Lincoln at the 1863 New Year’s reception. I was with my father who was quite intimate with the President, having become so by Mr. Lincoln being much interested in the picture ‘Westward Ho!’ which my father Emanuel Leutze was then painting on the walls of the Capitol. Mr. Lincoln came to the Capitol quite frequently and sat behind a screen watching my father at work, and they soon became very friendly. Mr. Lincoln appointed me to the Naval Academy…and that Summer cruised in the famous yacht America in search of Confederate privateers…In the Summer of 1864 I volunteered for war service and was on the Wilmington Blockade on board U. S. S. Monticello…My father and I once dined with the Lincoln family. Mr. Lincoln visited my father’s studio in…the evenings after dark to get away from his duties…I saw him there and heard him tell many amusing stories.” Leutze also added a few corrections throughout the text. One vertical fold and mild overall toning, otherwise fine condition. Leutze’s father is most well-known for his iconic ‘Washington Crossing the Delaware.’ RRAuction COA.
