ALS as president-elect, signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, 4.75 x 7.5, Mentor, Ohio letterhead, February 28, 1881. Letter to Senator William B. Allison of Iowa, in full: "I have gone over the ground thoroughly, and have reached a parcel where I must have your help—I want you to take the Interior Department—and I earnestly hope you will do so. Please let me know soon after I reach Washington." In fine condition. Interestingly, the Secretary of the Interior position ultimately went to Iowa's other senator, Samuel J. Kirkwood—under whom Allison had served during the Civil War. Senator Allison ultimately agreed to become Treasury Secretary on March 3rd, but backed down the next morning. Garfield would be struck down by an assassin's bullet on July 2nd, making any autograph from this time period extremely scarce.
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