Telegram-herald., 1891-05-07

AUTOGRAPHS or rRxsroxSTA

American history, the heroes of colonial
days. tho founders OF tho republic.
statesmen and generals and famous
men Ia every walk OF life.
Siacc the great Washington ccnten-
NAL celebration was held IN New York
there has arisen i vorScious demand for
Washirytorisna of every kind, and
Above eli Tor Washington letters. A col
lection once begun the possessor Is hord
b. satisfy until he renders It complete.
The craving for old, faded. wo-m-caten
letsers grows on one Just like that for
old china or bric-a-brac, manuscripts or
pictures Many persons, after having
acquired onc or trso Washington letters,
ind il Impossible 20 advance any fur
tier on that limo and set about acquir.
inc presidential collection. Hundreds
arr COW setting their hearts on this
task. azd !. Is likely to cost them many
q dollar md many heartachc before
sAcy accomplish IL, as the following
fsets will show. 10 IL thought that
there rrc about 5000 Washington let
scrs Ia existence. Tie always wrote
with care and on good paper. and as he
was prominently before the people even
IN : IS twentieth year. great numbers Of
bis letters wcse preserved by the friends
e. whom he seat them His hand
writing changed greatly. but his sig.
nature vas virtually the scme ut all
periods OF his life. and in spite OF their
number his letters range In price from
So - Se5l sicrac Of them referring TO
ssrif-in- his. orical matters have brought
even rsosc than tAc lest sum raicr the
hammer.
jefferson In also costly. but much
cheaper than Washington. Ills letters
arc ncrc readily o5taincc A very
characteristic one Of tho Philosopher
Of Monticello" Is the following ~ Cen
cral Benjamin Lincoln Of revolutionary
fame on the lastcr's retirement from
,h- eoilc-torShlp Of TIE port Of Eoston.
l. is dated November =. 1900:
'.osts Sts. have received you- favor ~
tn ~ . irvt pFo2ossa- u rcsi,a yo1r Office of
roI'c-t,- . snc I'D 81 The pr~scnt rear, and 1
receive 4 with rosf c~sccr.l ~, o-e respects
yeu rcro itaa rsv.cE. na7c f. mere deeply
Impressed WITH sAc vsla- ~ your revolutionary
services. nor does asrra7 rioro earnestly wish
voar pcrsraot haYp1ess. Ven sre enc 20 tAesc
y 20 arssrvoi vr.! G; scs.r cerair-. aad bare
fcrn VITA s.H~~-.s~ zen eorvc~i>rcr allied 10
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&c re s'a~sats n eircu-staasgs irto raieA
fefs ~ ris,if 70 expire ard CT which y5r-sclf
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sep ~ s.r,r tofz On e successor. end THAT
rarfsruiassy rc2rrs: That -FOUR resignation may
reict~. ~ct 20 Fixed dy bat To tho ac.aai
nNrcsntrfca, q succe1So-. on rzy sssarfrr
zen n sash not aesasn ron sc-sn.l snosasr
e1svs-r. sry hc5ond 70 last Gag of Iarch merit
Accept ~ rreaalv salatstfo7r. AMI assur>
snc-s al cscas esteea and rne,cc..
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Taiscn at r-rdom. these arc some Of
the cfsrrcat prices FOR he Ictse-s ~ eth
ar prcsixirrtx Pierce IA fairly rare AMI
brings frou s. ap 20 $40. Tyler Is com
mon and ranrcs fro-a 50 ~ So; Taylor ia
ve-y rare. lie did no. shine rs pen
ran end wrote few letters. and very
few Of h;s rnissiFes hare fallen into the
hands ~ collectors His letters. there
f,rs. src worth from s25 - ssoe. val
Ih,rcu Is not rare. and fesches only $50
- g.: Arshrr " scarce and dear.
Friends rho have ms letters hold On 20
them. and Mr. coj.rnin says they wiil
lc rssrrr common h, twenty years as
taev VIII then be s~onyht cut FROM
their hiding s,aecs They are nov
worth about sls each. Monroe letters
e. ari&- crnnor. and ar Readily
bought N frcrn 90 70 -. fIc-e il IN IN
'.s,i,lsss.ssl one IT his Ia Mr.. Dsnsanin's
scllecsson. written while secretary Of
war ~ Gov snyder. at Pennvlvsnia-
dated september 10. i>1& ~ ~ cf IN
teress IN view 81 current wur sesrsG
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passed so~, Ne ssy. hs~s espUea sdvssI
sbse - alter the acssfaassce - soe Ps1nYfva
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sr-cps N ne s>sgnco~Accd ~ Fs<ss6esphts
snr 1spe>e - MEN sR-cesbfy - e1dA sr
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