Check to Albert Hawkins, 1881 June 30
Title
Check to Albert Hawkins, 1881 June 30
Description
President James A. Garfield issued this check to African-American coachman Albert Hawkins two days before the President was shot. After the death of President Garfield, Mrs. Lucretia Garfield gave the check to the historian Edward Everett Hale, who notes the history of the check on the reverse.
Source
Collection of Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts.
USM 009
Date
1881 06 30
Rights
This image is presented for research and educational purposes only, and may not be distributed or re-published without permission from the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library.
Language
English
Identifier
A74/002/043
Coverage
Extent
1 item ; 8 x 20 cm.
Provenance
Gift of Caldwell Consistory, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Collection
Citation
Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881, “Check to Albert Hawkins, 1881 June 30,” digitalVGW, accessed December 5, 2023, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/163.