?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
EARLY LETTER ASTOR, JOHN JACOB. Letter Signed, with a 3-line Autograph Postscript, to furrier Peter Smith, acknowledging receipt of the package of furs from Mr. [James] Kipp, remarking that the bear pelts were too thick, sending a list of pelts received and their values, promising to advance cash to him, requesting that he not mention the advance to the Kanes, and suggesting that he buy any pelts at good prices and especially muskrat. 3 pages, 4to, with integral address leaf; seal tear at bottom edge of address leaf with minor loss to text. (AKF) New York, 23 July 1791
". . . Your great exertions . . . induced me to give so high a price to satisfie you for your trouble . . . . "I shall endeavour to furnish you with cash . . . . I beg you'll not let the Kanes know any thing ab' my advancing Cash. I find they are very jealous of you, and told me they were sure I paid you more than them. . . ." The postscript: "Mrs. Astor & Mr. Heeney / presents theare [sic] Compliments / to you."
