Choice LS signed as president-elect, “J. A. Garfield,” one page, lightly-lined, 5 x 8, Mentor, Ohio letterhead, December 2, 1880. Letter to George F. Morse of New York. In full: “Yours of November 4th…Accept my thanks for your congratulations & kind wishes.” Affixed by the left edge to a slightly larger card. In fine condition. Garfield had won the 1880 presidential election just one month earlier, on November 2, handily defeating Democratic candidate Winfield Scott Hancock in the electoral college despite an essential tie in the popular vote. Garfield presidential items are very scarce because he was assassinated, passing away just six months after taking office. The period in between being elected president and his inauguration was even shorter at four months, and autographic material as president-elect is often overlooked despite its comparability to items signed as president. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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