1885, Calvin Coolidge Age 12 Autograph Album With Family Signatures Vermont

Rare Early Calvin Coolidge Family Autograph Album (1884-1885)

Offered is an extraordinary nineteenth-century Floral Autograph Album containing a youthful autograph of future U.S. President Calvin Coolidge, signed at age 12 in Plymouth, Vermont.

The inscription reads:

"Your Cousin

J. Calvin Coolidge

Plymouth

Feb. 12, 1885"

This small autograph album was kept by Georgia Wilder of Plymouth, Vermont and contains signatures from family members, relatives, and friends.

Included with the album is a detailed provenance description stating:

"12 YEAR OLD CALVIN COOLIDGE SIGNS AN AUTOGRAPH ALBUM KEPT BY A GIRL COUSIN IN PLYMOUTH, VERMONT IN 1884 AND 1885. IT ALSO CONTAINS SIGNATURES OF HIS MOTHER WHO DIED A YEAR LATER ON HER 39TH BIRTHDAY AND OF HIS ONLY SISTER WHO DIED IN 1890 AGED ONLY 14, AND OF HIS MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS WHO WERE ALSO THE GIRL'S GRANDPARENTS."

The provenance further notes:

"The 6th entry on the front of the 5th page reads 'Your cousin, J. Calvin Coolidge, Plymouth, Vt. Feb. 12, 1885.' Coolidge, whose given names were John Calvin, dropped the John later..."

Also present are signatures attributed to:

Victoria J. Coolidge (mother)

Abigail Gratia Coolidge (sister)

Hiram Dunlap Moor (maternal grandfather)

Abagail Moor (maternal grandmother)

According to the accompanying documentation:

"A truly remarkable item, with what is undoubtedly the earliest Coolidge signature in private hands, perhaps in existence..."

Condition

Original red Floral Autograph Album

Expected wear from age and handling

Some cover wear and edge loss as shown

Interior pages generally well preserved

Please review all photographs carefully

Historical Significance

An exceptional presidential and Vermont historical artifact documenting the family circle of Calvin Coolidge before his rise to national prominence. Items combining an early juvenile signature of Coolidge with signatures of his immediate family are seldom encountered and may be unique in private hands.

Provenance

Includes the accompanying typed historical description shown in the photographs.

Guaranteed Authentic

Original nineteenth-century autograph album from Plymouth, Vermont containing the early "J. Calvin Coolidge" signature dated February 12, 1885.

A museum-quality Coolidge family relic and one of the most important early Calvin Coolidge autograph pieces likely to appear on the market.