[Greeley, Horace]:

CARTE-DE-VISITE OF HORACE GREELEY WITH MANUSCRIPT NOTING THAT HE BAILED JEFFERSON DAVIS OUT OF PRISON AFTER THE WAR.

[Mexico City: Calle de la Alcaiceria No. 1, 1867]. Carte de visite, 2-1/2" x 4." Photograph surrounded by red border. Ink inscription on verso: "Hon. Horace Greeley, Bail of Jefferson Davis, with respects & regards of Thos. C. Reynolds of St. Louis Mo. City of Mexico Septr. 1867." Very Good with vertical crease.

After Union troops captured and imprisoned Jefferson Davis, Horace Greeley signed his bail bond, thus enabling his release from jail. Item #41552

Price: $125.00