Lot #29

U. S. Grant Autograph Letter Signed as President to Attorney General Edwards Pierrepont

Description

President Grant seeks a recommendation from his Attorney General: "You are well acquainted with the Bar in that Circuit, and its wants, and can no doubt suggest the right man for the place"

ALS as president, two pages, 4.75 x 8.75, September 21, 1875. Handwritten letter to "Hon. Edwards Pierrepont, Atty. Gen.," in part: "While in Utica Judge Hunt spoke to me of the importance of appointing a successor to Judge Woodruff at as early a day as practicable on account of the great amount of business before his court. I do not know of any lawyer in the circuit to whom to tender the position unless it should be Senator Edmunds, and he I should dislike to see leave the Senate. But you are well acquainted with the Bar in that Circuit, and its wants, and can no doubt suggest the right man for the place. If you will send me a commission therefore to St. Louis, so as to reach me there between the 24th & 28th, either filled up or the name blank, with suggestion as to the best man I will sign and return it." Handsomely double-matted and framed with a carte-de-visite portrait of Grant in uniform to an overall size of 21.75 x 15.75. In fine condition.

In this letter, Grant consults his recently appointed attorney general, Edwards Pierrepont, for advice in nominating the next circuit judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit. Lewis Bartholomew Woodruff had passed away on September 10th, vacating the seat that had been established by Judiciary Act of 1869. On October 25, 1875, presumably acting on Pierrepont's guidance, President Grant appointed Alexander S. Johnson to fill the vacancy.

Auction Info

• Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts Featuring Revolutionary War, The War of 1812, and Civil War
• Dates: June 21, 2024 - July 10, 2024

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