Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-11-25
INTERESTING SALES Of AUTO.
GRAPHS.

INTERESTING SALES Of AUTO.
GRAPHS.
The Memory OF Statesmen, Generals,
authors and Poll, icians inancia'iy
MISUNDERSTANDING In . Namof
From the New York Herald. Nov. Q.
The sale of autographs is always an in
teresting occasion, not only on account OF
the inspection of the letters and signatures
of the great men of the nation and the
world from which an idea may be cleaned
how they welded the pen. whether the big.
firm strokes of q Hancock or the hen-like
scratch Of Napoleon, but also to learn
from the bids how this or that famed char
ac:er stands in the estimation, not Of the
public, but generally only of the bidders.
Such an auction, giving such opportunities,
WAS opened last evening, at the rooms of
Messrs Leavitt. Stfebeigh 4 Co., at Clinton
Hall, in this city. The catalogue embraced
S22 slots" Among them were, as was sup
posed, highly valued relics Of the penman-
ship OF George Washington, John Adams,
Andrew jackson, Jean Jacques, Roussea,
Thomas Jefferson, Edward Lytton Bull
wer, Earl Derby, Charles Dickens,
the Duke of Wellington, and many others.
some more, some less prominent in the
history Of the world. The attendance was
not very large, and consisted of but small
portion of those known as amateur collec-
tors of autographs, many Of those present
boing professionals" or regular dealers
in these literary and historic relics of the
past. The bidding was only occasionally
spirited, aud most of the autographs went
off, one may almost say, beggar1y prices.
A reference to what several Of these bro't
will fully illustrate this: A letter written
from Fort Miain, in l777, by Baron d
Arendt, French General, serving in the
American Revolution, brought only ten
cents; another of Moses Ashley. Revolu-
tionaty Colonel. sntl dated in liza, YVES
sold for the same sum. One Of Thos.. Bee,
member of the Continental Congress,
touching ON the military affairs in 1881,
went of for twenty~fv cents. One of
George Washington Park Gusts, stepson
of General Warrington, aud dated in 1920,
brought fifty cents. A document signed
by Robert Dinwiddie in 1776, with auto
graph of John Blair and TIL. Dawson, sold
for seventy-fve cents. W. F. Fraklin's au-
tograph, . grandson of Benjamin Franklin,
brought one dollnf. A letter of Patrick
Henry, written in 1774, was bid in at 81. so,
and when another, dated 1886. wits offered.
the bidding grew more spirited, and it went
of at$SS. While 9ne LETTER Of Genera!
Henry knot, dated in l7sI :e brought Is y
centsi letter from big wife, Ars, Lucy
Knox, of 1907, went % high as $1.10. One
Continental Congress, dated 1863, went up
| to s3. 25. and one of James Monroe, writ.
ton in 1887, was bought for so cents. Chief
| NoSckn1o rfN 0ofkar xr,sk-
t os Hiram IT, Bows ssso e. Il $780, &C.
! rose in pricA to $3.50. An official letter,
signed by General. Washington, at head.
assstsls H;e e IN o SsS sa e:
bill, OF CQ9pecticut,d dated 17,78, for So 2a
Beverly fuckers letter brought 60 cents,
and one from Henry A. Wise the grand
sum of 10 cents! Two of John Quincy
Adams, both Of 1885. sold for - and
$2124, respectively. Andrew Iackson'f
;s{ n u NsS.sns Il s.; = ass
Z. Folks. 81, and john Tyler's 50 cents
the same price waR reached ny letter Of
George NJ. Dallas and one Of Daniel Web
sters, while ano.usr one " =. ~. .o same
man went off for 81. and an autograph let
cd down Il thS magnificent price Of /
Henry A. Wise on the same standard in tn,
memory Of autograph hunters! 4
letter of Alexander Hamilton, con
tanning interesting particulars frou
Washington's headquarters. was in demans
at $1.25, and one from Benjamin F. Butler
Of 1885, enjoyed the same favor at 5 cents
Ono If Alh1rf CAtlatij, of 1911. went off fo
Is cents, and one of Joan Buchanan Floyd
late Confederate General, reached $1.75
aud Amos Kendall'a autograph letter cam
to three cents. J. X. Paulding's sold TO
$685.: John jays for $4.25, and Justic
three cents each. Two letters of Charlie
bytton Bnlwer, s275; Of the Countess Q
Blessington, $3.50; Of Nathaniel Hav
thorne. $l.37; Of Theodore Hook, $l:12; Q
Leigh Hunt 81. Is; three Of Walter Savag
Landor's. So; 2of Washington lrvings' 81;
Of Longfellow's, Is cents; two of M. Glad
stone, the British Premier's, Is cents each
one of the Earl OF Derby, while yet Lor'
Stanley, two cents; Jean Jacques Rous
seau's, 81 so; Edgar A. Pos's, S.; Nc
Cready's, s. rs; the Duke of Wellington's
s1.2E; John Wilkes. SO; Wilberforce, tn
great English anti slavery agitators brough
Is cents; Sir Walter SCOTS, SIS; and Bay
ard Taylors, 10 cents.
These prices, taken ct random from tn
list Of $40 sales, should suffice. The,
show q great divergence in the opinion
the bidders of the value Of the memory Q
great men. The sale will be continued
this evening.