Jun 21, 2018 - Sale 2483

Sale 2483 - Lot 100

Price Realized: $ 812
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Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
(CLEVELAND, GROVER.) STOWE, HARRIET BEECHER. Autograph Letter Signed, "H.B. Stowe," to Robert Coster, expressing her disgust for candidate Cleveland. 1 page, 8x4 3/4 inches, on a folding sheet with integral blank, ruled paper; tape stain just below signature, folds, otherwise minimal wear. Np, 3 November 1884
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The author of the abolitionist classic Uncle Tom's Cabin writes on the day before the election: "I say I am and ever have been avowedly, strongly, enthusiastically for Blaine & that I abhor as a mother should the vile example set by Grover Cleveland." She undoubtedly refers to the rumor that Cleveland had fathered an illegitimate child. However, personal scandals aside, she would likely have supported the Republican Blaine and the party of Lincoln regardless.
with--an 1872 engraving of Stowe.