Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, December 26, 1894. President Cleveland directs the Secretary of State to "cause the Seal of the United States to be affixed to the envelope containing my letter of condolence addressed to His Imperial Majesty, Nicolas II, Emperor and Autocrat of all the Russias." Neatly signed at the conclusion by President Grover Cleveland. In fine condition, with a faint square stain to the upper blank area.
Known as 'The Peacemaker,' Russia fought no major wars during the reign of Alexander III, which lasted from March 1881 until his death on November 1, 1894. His son, Nicholas II, ascended to the Russian throne upon the death of Alexander III. Nicholas II remained in power until the Russian Revolution of 1917, when he was forced to abdicate; he and his family would ultimately be executed by Bolshevik revolutionaries on July 17, 1918.
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