ALS signed “J. A. Garfield,” three pages on two previously adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 8, December 22, 1880. Letter to Secretary of the Treasury John Sherman. In full: “I appreciate what you say in reference to personal and Ohio appointments. The case of Swaim is so exceptional that I hope it will not be taken as a precedent for what is to come. I am greatly gratified at the happy turn which the relations between Foster and yourself have taken. I will forward my declination of the Senatorship in time to reach the General Assembly on the first day of its session. I hope you will not fail to visit me, on your trip to Ohio. Mrs. Garfield joins me in the hope that Mrs. Sherman will accompany you.” Silked on both sides and in very good condition, with complete separation to adjoining fold, an apparently repaired tear to the upper portion, and toned tape remnants to edges. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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