BURR AARON Autograph Letter Signed

Sale 2058 - Lot 34

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Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500

LAND SPECULATION GONE WRONG BURR, AARON. Autograph Letter Signed, to H. Drinker, concerning a land deal and Mr. Russell's failure to fulfill his contract and pay his due notes and hoping to sell the 80,000 acres. 2 pages, single 4to sheet; separations at folds repaired with tape. New York, 23 November 1795

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". . . Mr. Russell's contract was a resource which I had reason to rely on & his failure to fulfill it I believe as little expected by him as by you or me. It is some satisfaction to me however that the note which you transferred & which appears to be a principal source of your uneasiness will not be troublesome to you . . ."