DAVID M. KEY - AUTOGRAPH 10/28/1878 - HFSID 49369
Sale Price $135.00
Reg. $160.00
DAVID M. KEY
Signature as Postmaster General, dated 1878
Signature: "D. M. Key./Postmaster General/Oct 28. 1878",
3¼x2¼. David M. Key (1824-1900), a Confederate colonel and Tennessee Senator
(1875-18777) was Hayes' Postmaster General from 1877-1880. A Democrat, Key
was included in the Cabinet as part of Republican Hayes' grand bargain to
resolve the disputed Presidential election of 1876 and end Reconstruction in the
South. Large stain in center. Toned. Irregularly cut on right edge. Signature
bled, but legible. Otherwise, fine condition.
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