?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 350 - $ 500
HOLMES, OLIVER WENDELL; JR. Autograph Letter Signed, "OWHolmes," to "Dear Mrs. Anthony," sending a plat drawing of a piece of land belonging to her [not present] and inquiring about purchasing it from her. 1 1/2 pages, 8vo, "Beverly Farms" stationery, with integral blank; paperclip stain at upper left, horizontal fold, faint uneven toning. Beverly, 2 August 1912
"Before you bought the land in rear of my barn I had had communication through Mrs. Davis . . . and had understood that she . . . would give me a chance to buy a small corner indicated on the sketch herewith. I copy it from a survey that I had made for this purpose. I should like to own it as security against some other structure too near my barn. I should much prefer the larger area indicated, but should feel relieved if I owned even the smaller one. I write to ask if you would be willing to sell me the piece. I haven't the faintest idea of the proper price but if you are willing to part with it I have no doubt that we could agree on that without trouble." With--Oliver Wendell Holmes; Jr. Autograph Letter Signed, "OWHolmes," to "Dear Mrs. Anthony," describing in detail the bounds of the plot of land he would like to purchase from her. 2 pages, 8vo; all edges burned with marked loss to text affecting nearly every line. Beverly, 15 September [1912?].
