Lot 11
Hayes, Rutherford B -- Autograph Promissory Note With ADS as Endorsement. (1822-1893) 19th President of the United States (1877-1881). Autograph document written while a lawyer in Lower Sandusky, Ohio, with autograph document signed as an endorsement on verso, one page, recto/verso, 8vo, L(ower). Sandusky, Ohio, July 12, 1845. A promise to pay $333.19 "for value recd with use from date…" one year from the date of the note. Signed by John Kistler and Daniel Brainard. On verso Hayes has written, "Pay to the order of R.B.Hayes…Dec.17, 1845." Hayes graduated from Harvard Law School and began his law practice in 1845. He had been practicing law for only two years when he developed a respiratory illness and with his uncle, moved to Texas for his health in 1847. He would not take up the law again until 1850. Estimate Value $400 - UP
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