Rutherford Hayes signed photo of his wife inscribed to Indian fighter Geo Crook For Sale

PRESIDENT HAYES SIGNS A VERY LARGE PHOTOGRAPH OF HISWIFE TO THE WIFE OF FAMOUS INDIAN FIGHTER GEORGE CROOK

GEORGE CROOK (1829-1890). A Civil War soldier and noted Indian fighter,Crook fought at Antietam and Chickamauga.After the Civil War, he was sent to Boise, and negotiated a peace withthe Apaches. He fought in 1876’s SiouxWar, and persuaded Geronimo to surrender.

PS. 7 ½” x 13”. 1877. No place [likelyWashington, DC]. A very large photographof First Lady Lucy Hayes inscribed on the lower margin by the President, “ToMrs. George Crook with kindest regards RutherfordB. Hayes 1877”. Itwas almost surely signed as President and he signed with his full name (not hisusual “R.B. Hayes”). MaryTapscott Dailey(1842-1895) was the wife of General Crook. Theblack ink is light in a few sports but legible.The overall condition of the photograph is fine with some scatteredsurface marks, light staining and some waterstaining to the lower left corner.

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