Nov 03, 2011 - Sale 2259

Sale 2259 - Lot 39

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 2,000
(BUSINESS.) COOKE, JAY. Group of 4 items, each Signed, "Grand Pa / JC" or "Jay Cooke," to his granddaughter Elizabeth B. Rosenquest or her husband: 3 Autograph Letters * Autograph Postcard. Mostly concerning personal topics including the farm, great-grandchildren, friends, etc., with one mentioning Charles D. Barney. Most signatures in a beautiful calligraphic hand. Together 8 pages, 8vo or 12mo; condition generally good. Each letter with the original envelope. Vp, 1898-1904
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17 March 1898: "Yr letter . . . has been read by yr father & all the Barneys.
". . . our accounts, at C[harles]DB[arney}&Co are improved considerably & we all feel better. . . ."
Charles Dennis Barney (1844-1945) was an American banker whose company, Charles D. Barney & Co., later became Smith Barney.