Chester A. Arthur

LS as president, signed “C. A. Arthur,” one page, 5 x 8, black-bordered mourning "Washington" letterhead, October 15, 1881. Letter to A. M. C. Smith, Jr., in full: "I have your letter of the 13th instant, and will give it due consideration." In fine condition, with some light creasing. Arthur had become president less than a month earlier, following the death of James A. Garfield.

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