Sought-after LS signed as president, "J. A. Garfield," one page, lightly lined, 7.25 x 9.75, an Executive Mansion telegram, June 15, 1881. Addressed to C. T. Jones, the proprietor of the Elberon Hotel in Long Branch, New Jersey, in full: "Expect to leave here for Long Branch on the limited express Saturday morning next. Reserve one additional room for Secretary." In fine condition. After being diagnosed with malaria, Lucretia Garfield sought to recuperate at the coastal Elberon Hotel in mid-June 1881. Only weeks later, on July 2, it was there that the First Lady received news that her husband had been shot. Eager to escape the summer heat of the capital, Garfield returned to Elberon and moved into the Franklyn Cottage, a seaside mansion where physicians would continue to work on the dying president. Given how Garfield served in office for less than four months, presidential signatures remain rare and highly sought-after.
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