Sale No: 5093
Lot No: 10003
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[District of Columbia] Washington, 1807-31, three stampless covers from Washington, DC personalities: one an 1811 free frank from Brigadier General Isaac Maltby to Adjutant General William Donnison containing annual return of the Second Brigade in the Fourth Division of the Militia; 1807 free frank cover from Henry Dearborn in the War Department to John Page in Richmond concerning pensions; and a cover from John McPherson Berrien to Samuel Ingraham concerning the Eaton Affair; mixed conditon, all three historic covers for one low price, F.-V.F.
Suggested Bid $250
The Petticoat Affair (also known as the Eaton affair) was an 1829–31 scandal involving members of President Andrew Jackson's Cabinet and their wives. Led by Floride Calhoun, wife of Vice President John C. Calhoun, these women (the "petticoats") socially ostracized John Eaton, the Secretary of War, and his wife Peggy over disapproval of the circumstances surrounding their marriage and what they considered her failure to meet the moral standards of a Cabinet wife. The Affair shook the Jackson administration, led to the resignation of all but one Cabinet member, facilitated Martin Van Buren's rise to the presidency and was, in part, responsible for Calhoun's transformation from a national political figure with presidential aspirations into a sectional leader of the Southern states. (Image)
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Opening US$ 130.00
Sold...US$ 130.00
Closed..Mar-29-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 130
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