Lot 29
Grover Cleveland, 1837-1908, 22nd & 24th President of the United States 1885-89, 1893-97. Manuscript free frank "From Grover Cleveland" and addressed in his hand "Hon. Chas S. Hamlin, 14 Beacon St, Boston, Mass" with his endorsement "Introducing Mr. A. A. Boydon" at lower left, Very Fine.Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
AN EXTREMELY RARE GROVER CLEVELAND "FREE FRANK" ON ENVELOPE HE ADDRESSED TO HIS ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.
Cleveland is the only one to serve two non-consecutive terms. He was Mayor of Buffalo and then Governor of New York, where he earned a reputation for integrity. He defeated James Blaine for President in 1884, lost to Benjamin Harrison in 1888, and then defeated Harrison in 1892. During his terms, he created the Interstate Commerce Commission, signed the Presidential Succession Act, and settled the violent Pullman strike.