2005-03
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/28/2005
BAYARD, Thomas (1828-1897) Elected to the United States Senate as a Democrat (1869-1885) and served as a key leader of his party during Reconstruction. He received some consideration for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1876, 1880, and 1884, and he was a member of the Electoral Commission that decided the contested presidential election of 1876. After Grover Cleveland's election as President in 1884, Bayard became secretary of state (1885-1889). Autograph Letter Signed, "T.F. Bayard", 2p. octavo, November 7, 1888, on Department of State lettersheet, declining an invitation to a Chamber of Commerce dinner. VG....plus; TILDEN, Samuel (1814-1886) Democratic presidential nominee who won the popular vote but lost the election after it was awarded to Rutherford Hayes in the contested 1876 Presidential campaign. Autograph Letter Signed, "S.J. Tilden" 1p. octavo, April 28, 1873, accepting an invitation to a dinner of the Chamber of Commerce. Fine…plus; Manuscript Letter Signed, "S.J. Tilden" 2p. octavo, May 1, 1882, declining an invitation to a dinner by the Chamber of Commerce. VG.
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