ALS as president, one page, both sides, 4.75 x 7, Executive Mansion letterhead, April 30, 1887. Handwritten letter to E. O. Graves at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, in full: "The bearer Mr. Morse of Boston comes to see the photograph from which the Steel engraving of me was made in your Department. Will you please afford him any facilities possible, in his efforts to gain an idea of my features." In very good to fine condition, with partially repaired splitting to the fold and hinge. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Cleveland's hand, who adds to the lower left, “Introducing Mr. Morse of Boston.” Sculptor Sidney H. Morse (1833-1903), a New York native, used the photo from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to create a 30-inch tall statuette that was completed in September of 1887 in Boston. The statuette had President Cleveland 'standing in an easy attitude,' according to a newspaper article. Morse also sculpted Presidents Jefferson, Lincoln, Grant, and McKinley.
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