Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-10
WASHINGTON LETTER SOLD.
One to Patrick Henry Brought $3.50 at
Auction Sale Of Autographs.

from the Boston 1TahSctlPt'
The original letter written by George
Washington to Patrick Henry. wherein the
former declines to accept grant OF money
passed by the Virginia legislature for serv-
ices In the revolution, was sold by auction
yesterday at Libbie's for $3.50. The letter
is given In Sparks Life Of Washington,
and is dated October 20, 1875. 1t was one
of those in the collection Of the late Rev.
w. 8. Alexander. and was bought by NE"
York dealer at yesterdays sale Of the col
lection. The offerings included 1,458 lots.
inclu ling many rare pieces. and the sigma
lures of most of the notables In this coun-
try. Among the higher-priced pieces were
tue following:
Letter from General Artemus Ward. Gated
Boston, July q, 1. 80, to Andrew and Joshua
HuntIngt on, S102; letter from George WASH
ington, dated Mt. Vernon, July II, 1888, 10
Colonel Tench Tflghman, relating to suit
for the recovery of lands against some per-
sons In Pennsylvania, who had improved
tie opportunity afforded by his absence
with the army to enter upon the property,
500; deed written by President Abraham
Lincoln. $3.50: letter from Sir Walter
Scott dated Manchester, April 6, 10 at
night, 1921, to Right Hon. John Villiers, al
terward Earl of Clarendon, the letter being
mentioned In Lockharts Life Of Scott as
known to have been in existence but not
having been seen. and containing Scout
ter from Major General Israel Putnam,
dated headquarters, Reading, March To-
l7T9 to Colonel Swift, s46; letter from
Major General Israel Putnam, dated head
quarters. Reading, April 2, 1719. to Colonel
Swift, $40; leaf from autograph manuscript
of Irying's Knickerbocker' History or
New York" $40; letter from President
Abraham Lincoln, dated Executive Man.
sion. March %. 1851, to the Secretary OF
State, $780, letter from President Abraham
Lincoln. dated Executive Mansion, April
TO- 1861 to the Secretary Of War, In regard
to drill officer to be sent to Governor Cur
tin Of Pennsylvania, $50; letter from Gen
eraI W. T. Sherman, dated Raleigh, N. c..
in the field. April 20, 1865, to James B.
Randall declining to collect and send tro-
phies of the war to the sanitary commits
sion, and giving his reasons in detail, $50
Letter from William M. Thackeray, no
date. amusing and yet indignant. to a man
he had tried to assist $2S; letter from VIII
liam Leete. dated Hartford, August %. 1875
to Governor John Leverett and the council
of Massachusetts. regarding meeting OF
commissioners to arrange for the Indian
war, S27; letter from Robert Treat, dated
Milford August 20 1897 to Benjamin
Fletcher, governor Of New York, on public
business. S26; a grant of land from William
Penn, dated Philadelphia. June II, 1854. to
Robert Wade. S26; letter from Edgar Allan
Poe, dated New York, October 10, 1S4S, to
L. l.. Dunnell. $25; letter from Washington
Irving. dated Madrid. August 30, 1927. in
PRODUCING Mr.. LongfelioW, $24. letter from
John Adams, dated Westminster, February
20, 1855, to Benjamin Franklin, $9: letter
from General L. 8. Grant dated headquar-
ters of the army of the L. s., Washington,
D. c., April I. 1868. to his father. $40; letter
from Benedict Arnold, dated New Haven,
March 2, 1865 to DIR. John Dickinson while
Arnold was bookseller in New Haven. $40:
letter from Charles Dickens, dated Devon
shire Terrace, January 81 1850, to G. P. R.
James respecting an international copy
right France. which writes
You were speaking concerning our trather
dishonesty brother Jonathan. Could We not
Kill the French and American birds with
one stone?" $40; sheet of accounts signed
by George Washington on 1.-The Potomac
Company in account with John Potts jr.,''
500