May 12, 2005 - Sale 2043

Sale 2043 - Lot 217

Price Realized: $ 2,300
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
VAN BUREN, MARTIN. Autograph Letter Signed, as President, to Dr. Macauly of the American Life Insurance Co., commenting on the scarcity of his own letters. 1 page, single 4to sheet; framed. With an Autograph Franking Signature on the address leaf. Washington, 6 February 1838

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"I send you the promised letter & sincerely wish you a pleasant voyage & safe return. As I am not in the habit of giving letters I wish you would not mention the subject . . ."