Apr 21, 2011 - Sale 2244

Sale 2244 - Lot 21

Price Realized: $ 120
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Estimate: $ 100 - $ 150
SUMNER, CHARLES. Autograph Letter Signed, to Amasa Walker, reluctantly agreeing to lecture on the subject of "Employment of Time" in Brookfield [MA], pointing out that train schedules permit only an afternoon or evening arrival. 3 pages, 4to, written on a single folded sheet; remnants of prior mounting at corners of terminal page, short separations at folds, faint uneven toning on first page. Boston, 28 Nov[ember] 1846
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". . . I shall leave on the 4 o'clock train, & will be ready to speak as soon as I leave the carriage, without a minute's delay. My own journey will be a good illustration of my subject, 'Employment of Time'."