Remarkable autograph album containing more than 380 signatures by presidents, cabinet members, legislators, and Supreme Court justices, gilt-stamped leather, 7.5 x 9.25, circa 1877–79. The signatures were evidently obtained during the 45th congress, during the presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes. The signed pages bear from one to three signatures; nearly all pages are single-sided. In addition to a large contingent of congressmen and senators, some of the more notable signatures include: President R. B. Hayes and future presidents J. A. Garfield and Wm. McKinley, Jr.; cabinet members Sherman, McCrary, Devens, Key, Schurz, and Thompson; all nine Supreme Court Justices, including Waite, Strong, Hunt, Clifford, Swayne, Miller, Field, Bradley, and Harlan; future Supreme Court Justices Matthews and Lamar; former Supreme Court Justice David Davis; former Vice President Hannibal Hamlin; former Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens; all four black members of the 45th Congress (J. H. Rainey, B. K. Bruce, Richard H. Cain, Robert Smalls); Civil War generals A. E. Burnside, N. P. Banks, Benj. F. Butler, and M. C. Butler; and others. The binding is lightly rubbed, with chipping to spine ends and front joint/hinge cracked but intact. The individual pages are generally fine to very fine, with an occasional hint of mild toning and occasional brushing. Auction LOA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
