18th President of the United States ULYSSES S. GRANT cut signature autograph removed by 19th c. collector from an EXECUTIVE ORDER signed as President.
Sale includes accompanying original COA from the highly respected JSA (James Spence Authentication).
Sale includes original letter of conveyance from MINNIE (ORTON-SACKETT) PARKER VAN RENSSELAER, said to be one of Civil War Washington's most beautiful belles. She and her mother ANNA were prominent members of the city's social elite. Anna's first husband, William Sackett was a Brevet Brigadier General of the Ninth New York Cavalry. In 1864, Sackett was wounded in a Civil War battle in Virginia. Anna Sackett journeyed to GENERAL GRANT's City Point headquarters hoping someone there had information about his well-being, and later learned her husband had perished. [source: PBS.org]
GUARANTEED GENUINE - simply one of the finest investment-quality, authentically-signed Grant items currently available on the market!
Twice elected President, ULYSSES S. GRANT (born Hiram Ulysses Grant (1822 - 1885) was the 18th President of the United States, from 1869 - 1877. Grant led the Union Armies to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War, which ended shortly after Robert E. Lee surrendered to him at Appomatox in 1865.
A handsome and impressive addition to the den or office of the Civil War buff or autograph collector. An exceptional investment opportunity, and a rare and remarkable find.
Sold as is, as shown.
ULYSSES S. GRANT * JSA COA * AUTOGRAPH Executive Order Cut Signed * AS PRESIDENT
Elegantly framed and archivally matted to handsome reproduction “antique" frame. Gorgeous PH-neutral crimson brushed suede over suede mat. Also includes descriptive museum style plaque and featuring striking antique lithograph portrait of GRANT framed together under 98% UV-BLOCKING acrylic pane.