ALS as president signed “M. Van Buren,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, July 5, 1838. Letter to former Attorney General of the United States Benjamin F. Butler concerning his eventual successor, Felix Grundy, in full: “I have this morning nominated Mr. Grundy, & to give him an opportunity to arrange his affairs preparatory to a removal to this place, & you to wind up your unfinished concerns leisurely, I have made his nomination take effect on the 1st of September. To this I hope you will make no objections, as you can continue to do the business at N. York as you have lately done. It was quite reasonable to Mr. G. though his salary would not commence until he could enter upon the duties of the office [Attorney General] in earnest. I think the appointment will upon the whole take well & do well. I write to Mrs. Butler about our visit to the Virginia Springs. Recent decisions & votes upon the finance question have kept our friend in the highest spirits & proportionately depressed the opposition. The session must I think wind up quite as well as could have expected. Mr. [Silas] Wright has added much to his reputation, great as it was.” Van Buren adds a postscript at the conclusion, “The Cherokee affair may be considered as finished & the Maine question has taken a decidedly favorable turn.” Addressed on the reverse of the second integral page in Van Buren’s own hand. In very good condition, with seal-related paper loss to the adjoining fold.
Ex. Walter R. Benjamin Autographs, October 23, 1979. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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