Jun 17, 2021 - Sale 2573

Sale 2573 - Lot 59

Price Realized: $ 4,250
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
(SOUTH AMERICA.) BOLÍVAR, SIMÓN. Letter Signed, "Bolivar," as President of Gran Colombia, to Colonel José Félix Blanco, in Spanish, acknowledging that Blanco has been downcast by others but that he is doing what he can for him, explaining that General [José Antonio] Páez doubted that Blanco could maintain the security of Orinoco in Barinas [where Blanco was made Governor], noting that the officers were dismissed in order to prevent the possibility of partial influence on the hearings, stating that he is unable to come to Orinoco for the proceedings, and expecting that his reputation would be restored in 4-6 months. 3 1/2 pages, 4to, written on a folded sheet; folds; matted and framed. Bucaramanga, 13 May 1828