Whyte's THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR TIMED ON-LINE AUCTION 18 APRIL 2026

THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR - TIMED ON-LINE AUCTION 18 APRIL 2026 61 98 1888 (27 October) letter to John Devoy, Fenian, concerning the US Presidential Election. Interesting content regarding raising money and support for the Democrat Grover Cleveland by the Irish in America. ‘Let it be made clear on election day that the turnover of the irish vote in New York and connecticut gave Harrison the election’. Written by Wharton Barker, Philadelphia. manuscript, 2 pages. 6.50 by 4.50in. (16.5 by 11.4cm) Condition: Fine Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 6, 1888. Republican nominee Benjamin Harrison, a former U.S. senator from Indiana, defeated incumbent Democratic President Grover Cleveland of New York. It was the third of five U.S. presidential elections (and second within 12 years) in which the winner did not win the national popular vote, which would not occur again until 2000. Estimate €150-€200 (approx £130-£170) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 98 99 Circa 1880 photograph of Charles Stewart Parnell MP, Carte de visite by Auto Photo, London. 3.90 by 2.25in. (9.9 by 5.7cm) Condition: Very good Estimate €150-€200 (approx £130-£170) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 99