Hand drawn pen and ink and watercolored document dated April 1865, Washington, D.C. 9-95994 (12,000-14,000)ĪBRAHAM LINCOLN (American, 1809-1865, 16th President) DOCUMENT WITH AUTOGRAPHS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT AND HIS CABINET. Nicely housed in a decorative molded wood painted frame with linen and decorative mattes having two windows, one for the letter and another for an engraving of Jefferson. I shall often be needing apologies for these troubles to you, which I hope you will excuse and be assured of my great esteem and respect. if not receivable I should always be obligated to remit thro’ my correspondents at Richmond. if the bank paper of Richmond is receivable with you I could always myself make prompt returns to you by mail. altho’ not then received: and indeed the general request I made you in that, anticipated the subject of your last letter also by requesting all articles received for me to be consigned to mess.rs Gibson & Jefferson of Richmond, drawing on them for whatever articles of expense may be referred to them, and notifying me of any others. An early supporter of independence and was appointed by Jefferson Collector of the Port of New York in 1801, which he held until 1820. Autographed one page letter signed “Th Jefferson Quarto, Monitcello, August 15 1816”. Signer of the Declaration of Independence. First President to be elected by the House of Representatives. After serving as Vice President, 1797-1801 under John Adams. THOMAS JEFFERSON (American, 1743-1826) 3RD PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. Presently housed in a gilt molded wood frame with linen matte having two cutout windows. Dandridge writes that the President declined his offer of $3,000 for the lot in question, and referred him to Tobias Lear “for any further information or negotiation respecting the same. The sale of land discussed in this letter is referred to in a March 21st letter to Summers from Bartholomew Dandridge in the Toner Transcripts Collection, Library of Congress. Literature: Published in Fitzpatrick, ed., THE WRITING OF GEORGE WASHINGTON, Vol. Washington units is presented to Fanny & the children, and I am Dear Sir. Summer’s enclosed, is left open for your perusal and may be delivered to him or not, at any time you may fine it convenient.Īs the Post hour is at hand and I have many letters to close, & prepare for the mail, I hardly know what I have written, or whether you will be able fully to comprehend my meaning. Cent on the purchase money, it would certainly be more immediately advantageous to me than to let a part of the sum, necessary to command it, lay dead in a vacant lot, which when built on, would only be to let. And besides workman’s wages, and materials are very high at this time.Ī thought has run through my mind (since I began this letter) whether, as I have a prospect from the high price of flour, of raising five or six thousand dollars from the same of it it might not be eligible with that sum & the sale of the vacant lot (to Summers) to make the purchase suggested in one of your former letter to me? If that property is in an eligible p[lace (and I wish to know where it lies) or whether or not if it would bring ten p.
I had thoughts of building on it, but this would be attended with trouble and perhaps a good deal of imposition as it could not be properly attended to in the execution of the work.
I have no wish to part with the lot unless I can do it upon advantageous terms and can dispose of the money in a more productive manner.
Whether this offer is high or otherwise, depends upon comparison, the means of doing which is not within my reach, but thro’ the medium of another, & therefore I give you the trouble of making some inquiry in the matter at any time when you are in Alexandria. Summers of Alexandria is very desirous of purchasing my vacant lot in that Town – and having been told that nothing short of a high price would induce me to sell it, makes the offer contained in the enclosed letter. must I presume have been received in due coarse of the Post, and therefore to repeat the contents of it is unnecessary.Ī Mr. Mine dated the 13th acknowledging the receipt of your favors of the 26th. My dear Sir, Your letter of the 14th Inst. The following is a transcript of the letter: The letter references the potential sale of land and whether Washington would be advised to do such. Framed autograph 2-1/2 page letter addressed to “Tobias Lear” (Secretary to the President) dated Philadelphia, 21st March 1796. GEORGE WASHINGTON (American, 1732-1799) 1ST PRESIDENT OF THE U.S.
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