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Historical ALS that reads in full: \"EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON. August 31, 1887. Hon. Wm. Scott Lee, Mayor, Denver, Colorado. My dear Sir: I am in receipt of your letter of the 20th instant, and thank you for the courtesy of your informal invitation to visit your city. Were it practicable for me to do so, it would gratify me exceedingly to go to Denver during my contemplated trip to the West; but I cannot think of extending my journey to Colorado and must leave the pleasure of a visit to that state to some later time. Very truly yours, Grover Cleveland.\" Comes with the original transmittal envelope.The document has folding creases and tearing along those creases, toning, small tears along the borders. In poor condition. A wonderful historical document!
This is an authentic presidential letter on Executive Mansion stationery, personally signed by President Grover Cleveland.
(1837-1908) Grover Cleveland was an American politician who served as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897. In the years before his presidency, he served as a mayor and governor of New York State, winning fame as an anti-corruption crusader. Cleveland was the first Democrat to win the presidency after the Civil War and was one of two Democrat presidents, followed by Woodrow Wilson in 1912, in an era when Republicans dominated the presidency between 1861 and 1933. He is the only president in U.S. history to serve non-consecutive presidential terms.
(1851-1916) William Scott Lee was a Gilded Age Denver mayor who governed during a time of major urban and economic development, though few detailed records of his administration survive today.
Comes with a full Letter of Authenticity from Todd Mueller Authentics.
