$850
Estimate: $600 - $900
Auction: November 12, 2020 10:00:00 AM EDT
Galena, Illinois, November 22, 1879. 1 1/4 pp. Approximately 7 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (190 x 120 mm) (sight). Autograph letter, signed by Grant ("U.S. Grant") to Francis B. Thurber; with original mailing envelope. Creasing from original folds. Unexamined out of double-pane glass frame (20 x 17 1/4 in.; 508 x 438 mm), which includes an engraved portrait of Grant.
Eighteenth president Ulysses S. Grant writes to "Francis B. Thurber & others" of New York City: "Your letter of the 11th of Nov. inviting me to attend the Exposition of the 'International Dairy Fair Association,' to be held in New York City for two weeks from the 5th of Dec. was duly recieved, but has been unintentionally overlooked. I expect to be in New York City during the holding of your Fair, or Exposition, and will take great pleasure in availing myself of your kind invitation if possible to do so. Very truly yours, U.S. Grant".