Lot #42

U. S. Grant Letter Signed as President to the Newly Elected President of Peru

Description

President Grant congratulates Mariano Ignacio Prado on his "inauguration as President of the Republic of Peru, to which post you had been called by the free choice of your fellow citizens"

LS as president, one page both sides, 10.5 x 15.5, November 14, 1876. Official letter of state to "His Excellency Mariano Ignacio Prado, Constitutional President of the Republic of Peru," in part: "I have received the letter which Your Excellency addressed to me…announcing your inauguration as President of the Republic of Peru, to which post you had been called by the free choice of your fellow citizens. I congratulate Your Excellency…The purpose which you express of doing everything which may be practicable towards improving the existing friendly relations between Peru and the United States is cordially reciprocated by me." Neatly signed at the conclusion in ink by President Ulysses S. Grant and countersigned by Secretary of State Hamilton Fish. In fine condition.

Auction Info

• Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts Ft. The Bob Neuwirth collection, Bob Dylan and Folk Music
• Dates: #713 - Ended March 12, 2025

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