ALS signed “Saml. F. B. Morse,” one page, 4.75 x 8, December 31, 1861. Letter to “Messrs Lecour Rhind and Barry Lecture Comtee of the Mercantile Library Association." In full: “In reply to your polite invitation to be present at the Hon. Edward Everett’s Address to be delivered on the 7 of January, I would say that I with pleasure accept your polite invitation.” In fine condition.
In the sixteen years since Morse’s first public message was successfully transmitted, nearly 50,000 miles of telegraph wire had been laid, spanning the United States and changing the shape of communication. As the Civil War began, it became a crucial element of the military operations of both sides, making Morse an important figure in the war at hand, despite his horror at the fracturing Union. Lecturing on the causes of war and advocating for the Union in 1861 and 1862, former Massachusetts senator and highly respected orator Edward Everett gave a well-received speech for the Mercantile Library Association, at which event he gladly met Morse. A rare letter with excellent association between two key figures of the early 1860s. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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