This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/10/2021
Rare handwritten quote as president signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 4.5 x 7.25, Executive Mansion letterhead, no date. As prepared for the Columbian Exposition of 1892, in full: “I feel like kneeling to children as the future sovereigns of this country. God bless them every one, and keep them, as the lives they are to him, from all that is evil; fill their little hearts with sunshine and their mature lives with grace and usefulness.” The item comes encapsulated and authenticated by Beckett Authentication Services (BAS).