Sold at Austin Auction Gallery
William H. Seward 1863 Letter
- Price realized
- $214
- Pre-sale estimate
- $100 – $200
- Hammer price
- $175
- Category
- Books, Manuscripts & Archives
- Sold
- April 20, 2024
- Sale
- DAY 2- April 2024 Fine Antiques & Estates 3-Day Auction Event
Lot description
Framed hand written letter (likely by his secretary) and signed by William H. Seward, Secretary State on December 31, 1863 and reading "The President will receive the Heads of Departments and their families tomorrow morning, January 1st at eleven o'clock.", Seward (1801-1872) served as U.S. Secretary of State 1861-1869 serving Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson, Governor of New York 1839-1842, U.S. Senator 1849-1861, survived, after being stabbed five times, the April 14, 1865 attack by John Wilkes Booth's fellow conspirator Lewis Powell, and negotiated what was known as "Seward's Folly", the purchase of Alaska from Russia for $7 million dollars, for shipping frame is 13.75"h, 17.75"w, .75"d, 2.60lbs
This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.