Oct 22, 2015 - Sale 2394

Sale 2394 - Lot 51

Unsold
Estimate: $ 200 - $ 300
BIDDLE, NICHOLAS. Autograph Letter Signed, "N Biddle," to physicist Alexander Dallas Bache, sending some documents [not present]. 1 page, 4x4 3/4 inches; minor toning along right edge, folds. (MRS) Philadelphia, 19 September 1836
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"Having accidentally discovered some copies of the proceedings at laying the cornerstone I send them to you.
"With renewed wishes for a prosperous voyage & a safe return . . . ."
In the fall of 1836, Bache travelled to Europe to study the educational systems in use there; by the time he had returned in October of 1838, he had visited 278 schools.