Lot 149
Hancock, Winfield S (1824-1886) Union general; he received the thanks of Congress for Gettysburg. He supervised the execution of the Lincoln assassination conspirators on July 7, 1865; in 1880 he was the Democratic nominee for President, losing to James A. Garfield. Letter Signed ("Wm. S. Hancock") with a holograph note signed with his initials, 2½pp, 7½ x 5", July 26, 1880. Written one month after becoming the Democratic presidential nominee, to Judge Henry Hilton, about his neglect in responding to an invitation to visit the Hiltons in Saratoga, pleading "the pressure from day to day of overwhelming business." Affixed at left edge to a 14¼ x 10½" sheet and accompanied by a 14 x 10½" steel engraving by Buttre.
Estimated Value $200 - 250.
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