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Measures 5.5x8.5
1888 Robert G. Butler Signed Autograph Letter (ALS) – Editor's Office of the New York Sun
Up for sale is an original, 19th-century handwritten Autograph Letter Signed (ALS) by Robert Gordon Butler, a prominent editor and writer on the editorial staff of the historic "New York Sun" newspaper.
Written on official, highly collectible "Editor's Office of the Sun, New York" stationery, this piece is dated June 19, 1888, serving as a crisp, firsthand artifact from Park Row during the golden age of New York journalism.
### Item Details:
* **Author:** Robert Gordon Butler (Editorial staff writer for the old *New York Sun*).
* **Recipient:** William Henry Hills (Esq.), co-founder and editor of *The Writer* magazine in Boston.
* **Date:** June 19, 1888
* **Stationery:** Official letterhead from the *Editor's Office of the Sun* (New York).
* **Content:** An interesting piece of Gilded Age media history. Butler notes that the January edition of *The Writer* magazine has safely arrived and suggests sending a sample copy directly to New York author/poet Miss Margaret Crosby. He closes the piece warmly, wishing Hills success.
### Condition:
* Good antique condition with age-appropriate toning.
* Crisp ink handwriting remains entirely clear and legible.
* Clean folds as originally mailed.
* Please review the high-resolution images carefully for full details on edges and surfaces.
A fantastic piece of historic media ephemera, perfect for collectors of journalism history, early American print culture, or Gilded Age New York artifacts! Shipped securely to ensure safe arrival.
