Apr 29, 2004 - Sale 2004

Sale 2004 - Lot 21

Price Realized: $ 805
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 150 - $ 250
(BUSINESS.) FIELD, CYRUS W. Letter Signed, to A. A. Low, relating his travel plans, informing him that Captain James Anderson is now in charge of laying the Atlantic telegraph cable, hoping he will meet him in New York, and updating him on the progress of the Atlantic telegraph. 1 page, single 4to sheet; some chips at edges, fold. London, 25 March 1865

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". . . Captain James Anderson has been appointed to command the 'Great Britain' during the laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable and I hope you will see him on his arrival in New York as he can give you much valuable information in regard to the Atlantic Telegraph . . . Everything in regard to the Atlantic Telegraph is going on well . . ."