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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, October 29, 1894. President Cleveland directs the Secretary of State to cause the Seal of the United States to be affixed to “my letter of congratulations addressed to His Imperial Majesty Alexander III, Emperor and Autocrat of all the Russias.” Signed at the conclusion by Grover Cleveland. In fine condition.
Although it’s uncertain for the exact cause of Cleveland’s congratulatory letter, it may have related to the future wedding of Alexander III’s firstborn, Nicholas II, who married Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse) less than a month later on November 26, 1894. Sadly, on November 1st, Alexander III died at the age of 49 just three days after this document was signed. His passing immediately elevated the twenty-six-year-old Nicholas as the tsar of Russia.
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