[GARFIELD] BERRY, Charles S.

Reporting on meeting James A Garfield and then on his assassination in apair of autograph letters, signed 11 August 1880 and 2 July 1881, bothfrom his Wall Street office in New York City to relatives at home inCorning, New York.

8vo. 8 pages total, approximately 75 words. In part, from the first letter: "Have had a very brilliant time politically and socially, of late … I had the pleasure of being introduced to and shaking hands with Gen'l. Garfield, our next President … I was introduced to him by Gen'l. Barnum, one of Garfield's colleagues in war and mine in piece." In part, from the second letter: "President Garfield was today shot twice, with a large revolver, by Charles Guiteau, a discharged employee of the Interior Department … telegrams say the President will probably die in less than two hours … the assassin is supposed to be insane and no political motive is attached to the deed. Wall Street was in a flurry of intense excitement this morning, but people now have generally regained their equilibrium … President Garfield died at four o'clock today [he actually survived until September]." Accompanied by original mailing envelopes; folded, but very good.

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