$250
Estimate: $500 - $800
Auction: November 12, 2020 10:00:00 AM EDT
New York, January 16, 1875. 4 pp. on two sheets of lined paper. 12 1/2 x 8 in. (317 x 203 mm). Manuscript document, signed by Arthur, William Orton, and A.R. Brewer, stating the agreement between the United States, represented by Chester A. Arthur, Collector of Customs for the District of New York, and the Western Union Telegraph Company to maintain their telegraph lines and keep them supplied with necessary equipment, for which Western Union would be paid $1,500 per annum; neat tape repairs to center folds.