Lot 9
Cleveland, Grover, Benjamin Harrison & Caroline Scott Harrison. A remarkable combination of autographs: Autograph album page signed by Grover Cleveland as President, October 6, 1886 and by Benjamin Harrison ("Benj Harrison") as President, April 22, 1889, and Caroline Scott Harrison ("Carrie Scott Harrison") as First Lady, April 24, 1889. Cleveland signed the page during his first administration (1885-89) and President and Mrs. Harrison signed not long after Harrison was inaugurated. It is rare to find Caroline Harrison's full signature and even rarer to find it as "Carrie Scott Harrison." In the 1888 election, Cleveland received more of the popular vote than Harrison, but Harrison won in the Electoral College. On the verso of the page are signatures of William Jennings Bryan, three-time presidential candidate; James G. Blaine, the Republican candidate that Cleveland defeated in 1884; and Champ Clark, Speaker of the House for eight years.
Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,800.
Charles Hamilton Auction, 7/19/1979, realized $1650.
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