signed
by HORACE GREELEY
HORACE GREELEY (1811-1872). Greeley was a prominent newspaper editor and a Presidential candidate in 1872. He is best remembered for the quote “Go West, young man”, and he signed Jefferson Davis’s bail bond in May 1867. ALS. 1pg. 5” x 8”. Dec. 29 1869. New York. An autograph letter signed “Horace Greeley” on his “New York Tribune” letterhead. He scrawled: “The New York Post Office belongs to this locality and I have said too much against appointing men from the country to city offices to change now. We have many needy and deserving persons here, and I hold their claim to local places superior to those of persons whose home is elsewhere. Yours, Horace Greeley”. The letter has a couple of light spots and is in fine condition. (Inventory #: 5785)