Oct 11, 2007 - Sale 2123

Sale 2123 - Lot 43

Price Realized: $ 1,200
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 800
ASTOR, JOHN JACOB. Letter Signed, in full, to P.R. Porter, denying him more time to pay off a debt. 1 page, single 4to sheet; folds. New York, 27 August 1836

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"I received yours of 23rd inst. I am particularly in want of money at present and cannot therefore comply with your request to put off payment . . ."
Astor was known for his acquisitiveness and parsimony.