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Sun, Apr 10, 2022 02:00PM EDT
Lot 150

American Literary Ephemera Collection 19th Century

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Comprising a bound album of letters signed by Late 19th Century Poets, Essayists, and Abolitionists, including J. Russell Lowell, Charles Dudley Warner, 

Edward Everett Hall, and Horace Mann. All written in response to a book of poetry, essays and sketches, titled 'Old Wine in New Bottles' by Brinton W. Woodward of Lawrence Kansas, published in 1890.

height of album 11in. length 15 1/2in

Together with a wooden box stenciled TD, inscribed on inner lid 'Presented to Thomas Darlington 1793 by Ab...Slack.

height of box 2 1/2in. length 4in.

The box containing a hand written listing of coffins made for the Brinton family members in 1751 by Thomas Darlington.

The box also contains a French brass compass.

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