CLEARY, MIKE HAND WRITTEN & SIGNED LETTER (TO YANK SULLIVAN)

HISTORY: Mike Cleary (born May 19, 1858 in County Laois, Ireland, died September 5, 1893 in Belfast, New York) was an Irish-American boxer. Cleary was born in County Laois, and emigrated to the United States. He was known as a quick and "scrappy" fighter. On October 18, 1882 he defeated the Middleweight Champion of America, John Rooke, in 3 rounds. Rooke had promised to knock Cleary out before the fourth round. Cleary suffered an accident which resulted in the amputation of a foot in 1893. He developed tuberculosis and died the same year. Presented here is a letter from Cleary to Yank Sullivan, written in 1889.

FULL DESCRIPTION: This is a hand written and signed letter from Mike Cleary to Yank Sullivan in 1889.The letter measures 5 3/4 inches by 9 inches.The letter is written in fountain pen and clean.There are two folds in the letter.The paper is clean and the corners are sharp.Dated 1889.