AGASSIZ LOUIS Autograph Letter Signed LsAgassiz

Sale 2244 - Lot 25

Price Realized: $ 375

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Estimate: $ 200 - $ 300

AGASSIZ, LOUIS. Autograph Letter Signed, "LsAgassiz," to J.M. Houghton, requesting that he send the result of his recent work, stating his desire to have the specimens in his collection for the Museum at Cambridge, warning that he would not spend much money on a collection inferior to that of Amherst, and suggesting that he visit Amherst to see the collection for himself. 2 pages, 8vo, written on a single folded sheet, grid ruled paper. Cambridge, 2 Dec[ember] 1870

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". . . I will never spend much money on a collection that should be inferior to that of Amherst. . . . I wish you would go there someday this winter to refresh your impressions . . . . I was really amazed when I last saw the collection; . . ."