ALS signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 8.25 x 5, The John F. Slater Fund letterhead, March 7, 1891. Letter forwarding his address, in full: "Address informally—Dr. Curry, No. 1736 M Street, Washington, D.C." Hayes also circles the name of Dr. J. L. M. Curry and sketches a finger pointing to it. Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 20 x 13. In fine condition, with some light staining to the left side. Founded in 1882 by John Fox Slater, the John F. Slater Fund was a financial endowment established to benefit the education of African-Americans in the southern United States. Hayes was one of the original trustees of the fund, as was Chief Justice Morrison Waite.
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