THE GIFT OF . - CXA^dlL>Vl>W OUv^tloru- U5.? 678-2 i>o. o46 — 1908 Sales begin at 2.30 o'clock. Telephone 3150 Madison Nn^^ e^&-€>r) Q- ca//tf 1^ 'C^ /I)- X i GONDITIONS OF SALE i i; ; ^l\ ■ bids to be per lot as numbered in the catalogue. ] 2. INit ; Highest bidder to be the buyer: in all cases of disputed bids the lot shall be resold, but the AilCtioWek- will use his judgment as to the good faith of all claims, and his decision shall be final. 3. Buyers to give their names and addresses and to make such cash payments on account as may be required, in default of which the lots purchased to be immediately resold. 4. Goods bought to be removed at the close of each sal.e. If not so removed they will be at the sole risk of the purchaser, and this Company will not be responsible if such goods are lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed. 5. Terms Cash. If accounts are not paid at the conclusion of each Sale, or, in the case of absent buyers, when bills are rendered, this Company reserves the right to recatalogue the goods for immediate sale without notice to the defaulting buyer, and all costs of such resale will be charged to the defaulter. This condition is without preju- dice to the rights of the Company to enforce the sale contract and collect the amount due without such resale at its own option. 6. AH goods are sold as catalogued, and are assumed to be in good second-hand condition. If material defects are found, not mentioned in the catalogue, the lot may be returned. Notice of such defects must be given promptly and the goods returned within ten days from the date of sale. No exceptions will be made to this rule. 7. Bids. We make no charge for executing orders for our customers. We use all bids com- petitively and buy at the lowest price permitted by other bids. TO" 1 ne Anaefson Auctioti Lloiiipany, 5 West 29th Street, New York. Please buy for me at your Auction Sale No on 190. the following lots at not exceeding the prices named, which are so much p er Lot. Name Address Shipping Directions Lot First Word of Title Bid Lot First Word of Title Bid The Payment of $3.00 will assure the mailing of all our catalogues for one year. Make your bid on this sheet for one sale only, with full name and address. All goods are sold as catalogued and are assumed to be in good second-hand condition "if material defects are found, not mentioned in the catalogue, the article may be returned, but notice of such defects must be given promptly upon receipt of the goods, which must be .returned within ten days from the date of the sale. No exception will be made to this rule. ' Terms Cash. References or cash deposit required with orders from strangers. Lot First Word of Title Bid Lot First Word of Title Bid mPQRTANT NOTICE. ALL BUYERS ARE PARTICULARLY REQUESTED TO NOTE THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT CHANGES: 1 . The hours for beginning sales will hereafter be at 2.30 o'clock in the afternoon, and at 8 o'clock in the evening. 2. ALL BIDS TO BE BY THE LOT. and not by the volume or piece as heretofore. In making this change we are follow- ing the long-established practice of all the English Auction Houses, and are confident that the change will greatly reduce the number of mistakes and will prove to be for the best interests of both buyer and seller. Please note that all bids are to be for the entire lot offered, and without reference to number of volumes. CATALOGUE. Tuesday, Mar. 17, 1908, Beginning at 2.30 o'clock P. M. 1. ABOLITIONISTS. WENDELL PHILLIPS, Letter of ■TV condiolence to Mrs. Lydia M. Child, 4 pp., 8vo; A. L. S.. 4 pp., to S. M. Parsons, and 2 short undated notes to the same, all with envelopes; WM. LLOYD GARRISON, A. L. S., 4 pp., 8vo, 1877, summary of reasons why women should receive the bal- lot, fine and interesting; A. L. S., 2 pp., 8vo, personal; SAM'L MAY, 2 A. L. S., fine letter discussing John Brown. (10) 2. ADAMS (JOHN — 2nd President). D. S. (as President), vel- lum, July 21, 1797, with seal. Ship's papers signed by Timothy Pickering, also, 4to. Framed. 3. ALDRICH (THOS. BAILEY). A. L. S., i p., 8vo, Atlantic Monthly Offices, Apl. 20, 1886. " I am going abroad in June . . The preparation of the two months of the magazine that are to be published during my absence will occupy every working hour. ." 4. A. L. S., I p., 8vo, Boston, Apl. 2, 1892. " It is so pleasant to be in England in the summer that one must have a good deal of regret to express any at all that he is to be there. . , ," The Anderson Auction Co. 5. AMERICANA. Ballot for Jefferson Davis and A. H. Ste- phens for President and V. P. of the Confederacy; Ballot for Buchanan and Breckinridge, 1856 (with lithe, portraits, Richmond, Va.), and vellum D. S., by MARTIN VAN BUREN, 7th President, 1838, with seal, etc., of Miss. land. (3) The ballots are interesting in view of the fact that they are endorsed by the voter — a custom which is directly contrary to the law now prevailing. 6. AMERICAN AUTHORS. LETTER OF PRESENTATION to accompany a clock given to Messrs. Bacheller & Co., New York, Sept. 26, 1888. 2 pp., folio, signed by BILL NYE, JOEL BENTON, EDGAR FAWCETT, JAS. L. FORD, NELLIE BLY, ALLAN FORMAN, and 30 others. 7. A. L, S. of RICHARD GRANT WHITE, BENSON J. LOSSING, F.HOPKINSON SMITH, GEO. H. BOKER, JAS. PARTON, and others, mainly on literary subjects. (9) 8. A. L. S. and L. S. of Elliott Flower, Ed. Bok, Editor of Ladies' Home Journal; Katrina and Spencer Trask; W. T. Stead; Ed. Saltus (pencil); etc. All literary. (15) 9- Murat Halstead, L. S., 1904; Wm. E. Curtis, i8g6; Edgar Saltus (pencil); Bishop Potter; Gen. Chas. King; C. G. D. Roberts (card); E. E. Rexford; C. T. Brady: I hand you MSS. of "In Arizona"; A. I. Keller, illustrator; L. J. Gage; etc. (15) Eliz. Robins Pennell; Fr. Dorr Steele; Julie Opp Fav- ersham; Julia Magruder; David Graham Phillips; A. H. Lewis; Geo. T. Tomlinson; Theodosia Garrison; H. C. Chatfield Taylor; etc., all literary. (15) ri- A. L. S. of Constance Gary Harrison; Gustave Kobbe; Mrs. Potter Palmer; E. N. Potter; Margaret E. Sangster; Julie Opp Faversham; L. McK. Garrison; etc., all literary. (15) • A. L. S. of Julian Ralph; Y. Yamashita; Julian Haw- thorne; R. R. Gilson; Hezekiah Butterworth; Edgar Fawcett, mentions Henry James, Howells, etc.; A. S. Hardy; etc., all lit- erary, ds) ^3- Poultney Bigelow; H. Ellis; Anna Leach; Edgar Saltus (pencil); Constance Gary Harrison, mentions "A Young Couple "; etc., all literary letters. (15) ^4- Cyrus Adler; Alex. Cargill; Julian Hawthorne, men- tions an article on Atty.-Gen. Jerome; Will N. Harben; L. J. Gage- Ida Lee Follett; R. T. Ely; Eliz. W. Champney; etc., all literary'. (IS) The Anderson Auction Co. 15. AMERICAN AUTOGRAPHS. Com. Wm. Bainbridge, L. S., 1825; RD. GRANT WHITE, A. L. S., 1869; GEO. BAN- CROFT, 1890 (signature); GEO. H. MOORE, A. L. S., i860, about entertaining Edward VII; THOS. SULLY, artist, A. L. S., 1827. (5) i5. • A. L. S. and L. S, of Dan'l Frohman, theatrical man- ager; Maarten Maartens; Capt. Chas. King; Vance Thompson; A. W. Tourgee; J. S. Wise; etc., all literary. 4to. (16) 17. A similar lot, including Curtis Brown; Grant Allen; Wm. Winter; F. W. Wharton; C. Stets.on; Yone Noguchi, men- tions " Tokyo at Night "; etc. 4to. (15) 18. H. Pyle; Owen Kildare; Senator Beveridge; H. E. Hamblin; W. N. Harben; W. O. Partridge; Cy Warner; etc. 4to. (15) 19. A. L. S. of E. Everett; H. Seymour, Gov. of N. Y. ; Gen. Benj. F. Butler, 1883; Fernando Wood, Mayor of N. Y., 1861, advertising the December election; J. J. Hayes; W. R. King; Abbott Laurence; Hamilton Fish; etc. (28) 20. AMERICAN DIVINES. A. L. S. of Thos. Dixon, Jr., 1892; Neal Dow, 1894; T. De Witt Talmage, " I would enjoy huzzaing in your great Jubilee"; Bp. Haven (2); Howard Crosby; R. S. Storrs, and J. Hall. (8) 21. AMERICAN EDITORS. A. L. S. and Portrait of G. R. Graham (Ed. of Graham's), Phila. 1841, mentions the magazine; A. L. S. and Portrait of La A. Godey, 1837; and A. L. S. of J. H. Hammond, Ed. " Southern Times," 1845. (s) 22. AMERICAN ILLUSTRATORS. A. L. S. of A. B. Frost; " It seems to me that the last word has been said and the efforts of the funny men are sadly strained . . " H. Pyle (L. S.) ; F. Hop- kins.o-n Smith; Oliver Herford, declining to accept less than his own price for pictures; Alice B. Stephens (2); W.- Hamilton Gibson, mentions $225 payment for " illustrations to Arnold poem." (7) 23. AMERICAN LITERARY. A. L. S. of B. J. Lossing; J. B. Tabb : " A non-voting Southerner should have no voice in national affairs"; Grace Greenwood, about a lost hd'kf; E. E. Hale (L. S.); M. Phelps Dawson; H. E. Scudder, about Bliss Carman; S. W. Foss, T. W. Higginson, Edith M. Thomas and Goldwin Smith. (10) 24. A similar lot, Martha J. Lamb; G. W. Curtis (L. S.); Grace Greenwood, " I am glad you think my Reminiscences so good"; Louise C. Moulton; J. B. O'Reilly, "I have no poem ready"; etc. (10) 3 The Anderson Auction Co. American Literary. 25. A. L. S. of Harriet Beecher Stowe; Theo. Irving (nephew of W. Irving) ; Pres. Edwards (short A. D. S. on Spiritual Taste); Stephen A. Douglas (signature); Robt. Dale Owen; Mary L. Booth; Ch. Anthon; C. F. Adams; W. J. Paulding; J. G. Shea, GIVES LIST OF HIS PRIVATELY PRINTED BOOKS; etc. (15) 26. AMERICAN POETS AND AUTHORS. A. L. S. of THOS. WENTWORTH HIGGINSON, written at Sea, 1856, discusses the character of Christ, and Christianity; PROF. C. C. EVERTT, Harvard Divinity School; REV. J. W. CHADWICK, preacher and poet (Unitarian), mentions Blaine and the political campaign (4); EPES SARGENT, 1878, on spiritual phenomena; HARRIET HOSMER (Sculptor, recently dead), 3 letters from Rome and Lucerne, 1859, and copy of another, all upon an artist's life abroad; copy of a letter of Jessie Fremont, wife of Gen. Fremont, explain- ing why the General bought a slave; JAS. T. FIELDS, 1867, accepting a novel of Mrs. Child's for the Atlantic; EDNAH D. CHENEY, poet, 3 A. L. S. (16) 27. AMERICAN POLITICAL, ETC. A. L. S. of Reverdy John- son (2), 1866, 1867; J. Frost, 1842; Jacob Morgan, 1830; Amos Kendall, L. S., Treas. Dpt., 1833; Lease in Northumberland Co., Penn., 179S, signed by B. Hubley, John Jenkins and Th. Smith. (6) 28. AMERICAN PUBLIC MEN. HENRY CLAY, leaf of ad- dress, franked; H. WILSON, V. P., A. L. S., 1856, political; G. W. JULIAN, M. C, 2 pp., 1878, literary; HANNIBAL HAMLIN, Senator, and his wife, 1869, personal; GEO. T. BIGELOW, 1861, Chief Justice of Mass., recommendation; S. EGERTON, i860, M. C, Ohio; JOHN B. GOUGH, noted lecturer, 1856, and on that subject; WENDELL PHILLIPS, abolitionist, postal and 2 pen- cilled notes (one damaged) : " Of course I see all your sly wicked purpose to help Frothingham and Higginson in belittling my Bible " (10) 29. L. S., mostly typewritten, of Wm. H. Taft, mentions the Philippines; H. Watterson; T. B. Reed; G. B. Cortelyou (2), mentions Roosevelt; W. J. Bryan, in the interest of the publication of Gen. Vifquain's MS. account of the capture of Jeff. Davis, etc. 4to. (13) 30. L. S., mostly typewritten, of W. J. Bryan, OUTLIN- ING HIS PLANS FOR THE CAMPAIGN OF 1900; H. Clews; O. W. Holmes, declining to write an article; J. J. Hill, Pres. Great Northern R. R. ; A. J. Beveridge; etc. (13) The Anderson Auction Co. 31. AMERICAN REFORMERS AND DIVINES. Oliver John- son, 1878; Thomas Worcester, on his change of sentiment from pro to anti-slavery (3) ; F. G. SHAW, father of Col. Shaw of the famous Mass. Negro Reg't, killed at Ft. Wagner, 1878; MINOT SAVAGE, letter and MS. OF A POEM; JOHN PIERPONT, 1856; J. QUINCY, SR., copies of 2 letters in envelope addressed by him; R. F. WALLCUT, about "Toward Sunset," etc. (2); D. A. WASSON (4), "A Virginia Court sentences John Brown to execu- tion," etc.; 10 letters with envelopes of Wm. H. Furness, 1857-60, interesting series discussing John Brown, rumors of Geo. Elliot and G. H. Lewes, Sumner, etc. (25) 32. AMERICAN SIGNATURES. Signatures of Garfield, Bu- chanan, Webster, R. Choate, Jeff. Davis, A. H. Stephens, Gen. Sherman, and other Civil War Generals; Geo. Fr. Train, original verse signed in red and blue pencil; T. W. Higginson; etc., with two English signatures, John Bright and Edmund Yates; also Humboldt, the traveler. (43) 33. AMERICAN STATESMEN. A. L. S. of William H. Seward, Sec'y of State; Senator E. B. Washburne; F. E. Spinner, U. S. Treasurer; A. D. S. of Thaddeus Stevens, M. C. (4); also auto- graph signatures of Gen. B. F. Butler, Secretaries Welles and McCulloch, and others. (10) 34. A. L. S. and L. S. of W. M. Evarts; S. P. Chase; C. A. Dana; Hamilton Fish; H. Hamlin; H. McCullouch; White- law Reid; L. P. Morton. (9) 35. AMERICAN STATESMEN AND AUTHORS. A. L. S. of G. F. Hoar; Henry Cabot Lodge; D. D. Field, marked "Private"; Benj. Harrison (L. S.) ; E. D. Morgan, War Governor of N. Y., Albany, 1862, on the Bankrupt Law; Carl Schurz, L. S. (scarce). (6) 36. ARNOLD (SIR EDWIN — Author of "Light of Asia"). A. L. S., 3 pp., 8vo, Lond., Sept. 6, 1895. " I have concluded that with the changed aspect of political affairs in England, and the silencing of the agitation against our House of Lords, you would no longer care about the paper which you previously wished for . . Please send me draft for 'An old Egyptian Story ' . . ." 37. ATHERTON (GERTRUDE). A. L. S., 2 pp., 8vo, San Francisco, Oct. 17 (1904). Scarce. " I have promised my new book to Harper's and am afraid it will be two or three years before that is ready . ," 38. DARNUM (P. T.— Great Showman). A. L. S., 2 pp., 8vo, D N. Y., 1890. Fine and characteristic : " The details of the big show I don't know much about — but I know ... its magnitude & its expenses were never before equalled in a traveling exhibition. . . . You ought to see ' Nero ' — as nothing .so grand has been seen in any country this century. . . . Speaking of Grand-children — I lost two great-grandchildren & have five left — Yet I am only 80 — but as robust & tree from ' aches & pains ' as at 50. . . ." The Anderson Auction Co. Bamum (P. T.). 39. A. L. S., I p., 4to, N. Y., May 2, 1890 (part of letter- head cut off). Characteristic : " My dear juvenile friend — Now you just look here '. I am mighty glad you are not a Sliowynan, for if you were I should have to knock under. Why such energy, liberality and go-aheaditiveness . would knock the spots out of the ' Greatest Show on Earth ' if applied to my calling. So now you are going to attack me yourself. I tremble ! I only wish you could see the show . . . before yo,u begin your attack ! Perhaps you may avail yourself of enclosed order. " 40. BARR (AMELIA E.). A. L. S., i p., sm. 4to, Cherry Croft, Sept. 14, 1904. " I do not write anything upon approbation. My work is all ordered and paid for on delivery of MSS. ." 41. BEARD (DAN C— Cartoonist). A. L. S., 2 pp., 8vo, Flush- ing, Jan. 2, 1899. " I should be glad to renew our old relations and do work . . but I do not care to do it at any sacriiice of my own feelings or any embarrassment to you. . " 42. A. L. S., 3 pp., 4to, Dec. 20, igoo, long letter going into details concerning a series of drawings in which he proposes to bring Christ into modern times. " I made the sketches . . on the Bowery and took the incident from a real one where the ' drunk ' who had been thrown from a saloon appealed to The Christ and believed and has since been a sober and self- respecting man. 43. BELL (LILIAN — Mrs. Bogue)-. A. L. S., 3 pp., sm. 4to, Tarrytown, N. Y., Aug. 25, 1904. " We have decided to go South for the winter and I want you to give me something to do . . for instance a department of book reviewing. As Dooley said of the English Duke ' Wanted. Position in American family of wealth, to do light family jookin ! ' . . I will do 1,000 word pictures at twenty-five dollars per thousand. . " 44. BELLOC — Director of the Louvre, Paris. A. L. S., 3 pp., 8vo, Paris, 1896 (in English). In relation to the copying of originals in the Louvre. 45. BLOUET (PAUL— "Max O'Rell"). 2 A. L. S., Lond., 1900, I and 2 pp., 8vo, both about a misunderstanding concerning . a contract for contributions. (2) 46. BRADY (CYRUS TOWNSEND). A. L. S., 4 pp., 4to, Brooklyn, Aug. 18, 1904. Long literary letter, mentions several of his works, " Conquest of the S. W.," " Epic of the Nez Perces," and a proposed series of the " Great Queens of History," 47. BRYAN (WM. JENNINGS — Candidate). A. L. S., 2 pp., 8vo, Lincoln, Neb., n. d. Referring to his paper " The Commoner : " " I would like to know what rates are charged per 1,000 circulation. I have not taken advertise- ments, but shall soon. . . . You will be interested to know that the Commoner has about 41,000 now and has been increasing at over 1,000 per day for two weeks. . " Letters entirely in the hand of Bryan are scarce. 48. BUJMNER (H. C— Editor of "Puck"). L. S., i p„ 8vo, 1889. Personal. 6 The Anderson Auction Co. 49. BURR (AARON). Short A. L. S., i p., 4to (initialled), New- burgh, Sept. i8th, with leaf of address to G. W. Lathrop, New York. " I find no letter from you which is exceedingly embarrassing and unless something be met ... at Chester, the Cause of Aldrich must be put off. . . You may expect me by the Firefly on Wednesday Evng — " 50. BUTLER (WILL ALLEN — author of "Nothing to Wear"). A. L. S., 2 pp., 8vo, about the delivery of a confidential paper; WILL CARLETON, A. L. S., 2 pp., 8vo, June 15 1889: "My subject will be 'Rhymes of the Day';" objects to being called " William Carleton," etc. (2) 51. pARMAN (BLISS — Poet). 2 A. L. S., 3 and i pp., 4to, V^ Siasconset, Mass., Aug. 16, 1904. I sent in an article on personal education. ... It could be illus- trated by photographs of a few of the leading actors and actresses as examples of good expression and well educated physique. 52. CARNEGIE (ANDREW). L. S. (Typewritten), i p., 4to, Feb. 19, 1901, with P. S., of 4 lines in his hand. N. Y., 5 West 51st St. Characteristic: " I do not believe in a man's autobiography being published while he lives ; this partakes too much of an advertisement. Meanwhile I shall always remember that I have a reserve fund in case of financial distress. . ." The following is his P. S. : " Ten thousand dollars — that's more than I started to acquire — ■ 300 $ per year I figured would keep the family, but that was fifty years ago — times have changed. 53. CIVIL WAR GENERALS. W. T. Sherman (L. S.), 1889; O. O. Howard, 1890; John A. Logan, L. S., 1885: "I cannot . . . be the orator of the day . . . "; John Sherman, 1885; and Gen. McClellan, 1884; Gen. Schofield and Gen. B. F. Butler (interest- ing), both L. S. (7) 54. CHABERT (MARQUIS DE). French Naval Officer, wrote " Voyage to the Coasts of N. Amer., 1750," which forms part of the records of the Academy of Sciences. MS. list, signed, i p., 8vo, Aug. 30, 1759, headed " Depence Sauvage"^-a memorandum of powder, and other supplies. Rare autograph. 55. CHENEY (JOHN VANCE — Poet). A. L. S., 2 pp., 8vo, San Fran., Mch. 4, 1893: " How much of a chance is my verse to have this year. . . If I send you 20 pieces say, do you think you can pick out five or six. I have just completed a long Winter Idyl which lends itself readily to illustration. 56. CHOATE (JOS. H.— Lawyer). A. L. S., i p., 8vo, 1895, mentions his " Connexion with the Income Tax Case," etc. 57. CLAY (HENRY). A. L. S., i p., 4to, with leaf of address franked. Ashland, Oct. 6, 1832. A few blades of grass from Clay's grave are attached to the letter by means of a slip of paper. Re- The Anderson Auction Co. Clay (Henry). paired, folds strengthened, lower margin damp rotted and re- inforced. To the manufacturer of a shaving box and on that subject. In the postscript he makes an interesting and witty reference to his campaign tor the Presidency against Andrew Jaelcson, and also to his tariff hobby for reducing the duty on unprotected articles which he called the "American System." "Be pleased to say to Messrs. B. d C. that I would advise them to make a very abundant supply of shaving boxes as I think after Novemter the long beards of the friends of the British and the foes of the American System will create an active dem,and for them." 58. ■ Short A. N. S., in 3rd person, with leaf of address, Jan. 24, 1827, mentions the preparation of a speech; note of admis- sion signed: "Admit Admiral Wormley to the Senate Cham- ber . " Mch. 7, 1850 (Clay was then bringing forward in the Senate his great "Omnibus" Bill). (2) 59. CLEMENS (S. L.— " Mark Twain ")• A. L. S., 4 PP-, i2mo, Sept. 19, 1898. From Kaltenbentgeben, bei Wien. FINE CHARACTERISTIC LETTER signed " Mark," and Postscript signed " S. L. C.," an unusual combination of the name and the " nom- de-plume." " Sure it's the illegant conscience you've got, & few there be that can afford such an expensive one. Yes, the second cheque astonished — & gratified — me. I didn't know what it was for, I merely uttered my little prayer of humble thanks and went & cashed it. Many would have thought God sent it ; but I knew by the signature it was you. ... By ill-luck I seem to have mis-located that admirable beer cellar, for I get many thirsty inquiries from Vienna — they don't seem to know where the Greek church Is. A Hungarian told me yesterday I ought to have said the Russian church. He found it and he and his friends are trying to drink it dry. . . ." " P. S. Maybe you can crowd that remark about the Russian church into some corner, among your book notices as being from a private letter from me to a friend. It is a right benevolence to show people where they can find perfect beer in a quiet little place. ." 60. A. L. S., 2 pp., Bvo, Lond., Mch. 2, 1900, letter-paper with mourning borders signed " S. L. Clemens." MARK TWAIN MENTIONS CHRISTIAN SCIENCE : " The Harpers are about to issue a book of mine with the X'n Science article as the title giver. I can't imagine that they would object to your re-publishing the article, but one never can tell what human beings will do, so, to keep all things smooth, perhaps you would better drop them a line about it. . . " pp., 8vo, Lond., Mch. 2, 1900, mourning I haven't a MS. that isn't pre-empted. Since I made a bargain 7 or 8 months ago pledging all my stuff to one house I have been so lazy that I have written but one article. . . ." Signed " S. L. Clemens." 62. ■ Short N. S. (typewritten) N. Y., Feb. 18, 1901. Let- ter of thanks, signed " S. L. Clemens.'' 63. CLINTON (GEO.— ist Gov, of N. Y. and Member of the Provincial Congress). D. S., i p., 4to, N. Y., May 5, 1789. To the Gov. of Mass. Framed. Enclosing proposed amendments to the Constitution. The Anderson Auction Co. 64. COMBS (GEN. LESLIE— Mexican and Civil War), A. L. S., 3 pp., 4to, with leaf of address to T. D. Carneal, Lexington, Ky., 1836. Characteristic and humorous letter describing the " lamented conduct " of Major John Tilford on a fishing expedition, in which he quotes Shakes- peare and other poets to suit himself ending with " He threw away his matchless rod He threw away his hook and line — He threw away his well earned fame And desperate & reckless, jumped into a . fishtrap. — No leaping bass, nor hardmouthed pike, nor flouncing cat, nor lively pearch, . . . were sought or caught that gloomy night — But slimy eels, & bony red horses, 6 tasteless suckers, took he many. . ." 65. rjAVIS (RICHARD HARDING). A. L. S., 2 pp., 8vo, 1/ Oct. s (1900). " I was somewhat surprised to receive a ' hurry call ' to write some- thing tor you by wire — It seemed so abrupt. Had you just heard I was writing or was it something you had read of mine that made you think you would like me to contribute. ... I shall be delighted to know what sort of an article you think you would like. ," 66. DELAWARE AND MARYLAND. Early MS. Map Survey of Mr. Edward Fielding's land, 1,700 acres, bounded on one side by the Wicomico River. Large folio. (Circa 1750.) Valuable for the number of names of early landowners of Delaware and Maryland. "Written across the center is : "A Map of Ye Land of Mr. Edward Fielding survey'd the 21st day of Feb. 1670, by me Walter Wharton." 67. DEPEW (CHAUNCEY M.). A. L. S., i p., 8vo, 1896, men- tions a 4th of July celebration " of historical interest and tender memories." 68. DICKENS (CHARLES). Envelope addressed by him and franked, with a signature and seal. 69. DRAMATIC. A. L. S., 4 pp., 4to, of C. A. Logan, 1849; MS. Copy of Home, Sweet Home, etc., by Th. C. Latto; 4 tickets to the Bowery Theatre; etc. (6) 70. ALLEN (ALEXANDER). MS. of Ernestine, a Short Story, 42 pp., sm. 4to. , Alex. Allen was an American Dramatist, notably with Mitchell at the Olympic Theatre. 71. DUMAS (ALEX.— the Younger, author of " La Dame Aux Camelias"). 2 A. L. S., 2 and 4 pp. each, 8vo, Oct. gth and 30th, 189s, Marly le Roi. To the daughter of his intimate friend, Dr. Henri Favre. With envelopes. Dumas died on Nov. 27, 1895, so that these are among the last letters written by him. In one letter he says : " Ma sante n'est guere meilluri:, mais Vhabztude de vivre persiste " — My health is hardly better but the habit of living persists. The letters relate mainly to Dumas' criticism of books written by Mdme. Favre, and a relation of his efforts to assist in their publication. 72. An interesting series of 26 A. L. S. to Dr. Henri Favre, his intimate friend and physician ranging over twenty years, the last of which was written only a few weeks before the death of Dumas. Some are short notes of only a few words, others The Anderson Auction Co. Dumas (Alex.). much longer, and one very fine letter is of 8 closely written pages. He mentions his literary work, his experience, etc. In one letter he says that he gets some very curious letters from " women of the world " apropos of his " L'Homme-femme," and if he has the time he will write " La Femme-homme " and finish if up with " L'Homme-Dieu." Towards the last the letters show evidences of his ill-health, he complains of the daily artillery of letters directed against him from the four corners of the globe — that he must work on his play (" La Route de Thebes "), and that the pen often drops from his hand-from fatigue. There is no evidence that these letters have ever been published. A rare and interesting series. (26) 73. DUMAS (ALEX., fils., and GEORGE SAND). Four A. L. S. of Alex. Dumas to Dr. Favre, the physician and friend of both Dumas and Sand. All of the letters mention Madame Sand, and the last two were written to the doctor when in attendance on her death bed. Dumas expresses great anxiety as to the news and in his letter written June 7, 1876 (she died June 8th), he says he believes the end has come and this magnificent Aurora has entered at last into the presence of the Great Light. 8vo, I, 2 and 3 pp. each. (4) 74. DYER (ELISHA — Gov. of Rhode Island). A. L. S., 3 pp., folio. Providence, R. I., Aug. 25, 1888. Long and interesting reminiscent letter. 75. pBERHARD (KONRAD — Famous sculptor). A. D. S. Cj (German), i p., 4to, including an ORIGINAL PENCIL SKETCH OF ADAM & EVE DRIVEN FROM THE GARDEN OF EDEN. Munich, 1838. 76. EMERSON (MRS. R. W.). A. L. S.,.4 pp., 4to, Concord, Dec. 8, 1846, with addressed envelope. THE AUTOGRAPH OP EMERSON'S WIFE IS VERY RARE. The present letter gives many pleasant details of the home life of the Bmer- sons. Of Emerson she says : "My husband shared in our thankfulness for your kind gift. He says ' nothing can come from Mrs. Child that I do not regard with interest. . . Your ' Progress of Religious Ideas ' he IS now in the course of reading. ... I still read children's books with a child's heart and eye. Sometimes I like myself the better for this, 77. ENGLISH AUTOGRAPHS. A. L. S. of J. Murray, Jr., 1835. 3 PP-. to Col. Aspinwall about J. T. Irving's "Indian Sketches," etc.; H. Martineau, mentions her work; W. Y. Ottley, 1830, writer on Art, on that subject; J. Mitford, Oriental Scholar; etc. (7) 78. Lord Palmerston, 1836 (stained); Sth DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH, 1820, to MDME. VESTRIS; Thos. Hardy, 1822, politician and bootmaker; Rowland Hill, inventor of the Penny Postage; Baron Rodney, 1797; Henry Brooke; GEN LORD ADAM GORDON. (7) The Anderson Auction Co. 79. ENGLISH CIVIL WAR. D. S. of George, first Earl of Berkeley, 1643, with seal (mounted); Wm., second Earl of Rox- burghe, A. L. S., Kelso, Mch. 22, 1666, reporting the capture of three notorious border thieves. (2) 80. ENGLISH LITERARY. A. L. S. of Jos. Bindley, book col- lector, 1816; Thos, Maurice, Oriental Scholar, 2 pp., 4to, about his " Ruins of Babylon," mentions Earl Spencer, Dr. Parr and other book-lovers; Theodore Hook (characteristic); Sir Jos. Banks, 1817, 2 letters to Col. Aspinwall; Wm. Blackwood, Glasgow, 1797; Wm. Yarrell, 1840, with two proof engravings of a sword fish, mentions his work on Fishes; etc. (12) 81. EVARTS (WM. M.). A. L. S., 3 pp., 4to, June 23, 1848. Detailed legal opinion concerning the falling ot a wall. 82. [EVELYN (JOHN).] Autograph letter, 3 pp., 4to, 1652, of Sir Wm. Macdowell, with indorsement of John Evelyn. An inter- esting political letter, written from The Hague, March, 1652, stat- ing that the Dutch people are likely to " break with England," and are contributing towards the naval preparations. This trouble eventually led to the great war between the Dutch and Eng- lish, later in the year, when Blake, Van Tromp and other naval heroes took part. Interesting and curious letter of the Cromwell period. The writer, who was a statesman and diplomatist, includes therein a copy of William Lily's prophesy (in Latin). 83. CREMONT (GEN. J. C. and wife). A. L. S. of each, 3 pp., J 8vo, the former from Prescott, Ariz., Nov. 25, 1878; and the latter from Washington just before leaving for Arizona, June 20, 1878. (2) Mrs. Fremont's letter is a graphic account of a talk with Alex. H. Stephens about prevailing political conditions just after the war ; the General gives a description of Arizona before the entry of the railroad, mentions Gen. Schurz, etc. 84. FRENCH AUTHORS (MODERN). A. L. S. of JULES VERNE, 1902, at age 74, says he writes with difficulty on account of a cataract; ADOLPHE RIBAUX, about illustrated articles; C. FLAMMARION, 1900, in relation to an article on Astronomical subjects which he is to write; RfiNfi BACHE (English) to H. H. Boyesen. (4) 85. pARFIELD (JAS. A.). L. S., i p., 8vo, Wash., June 18, ' J 1878. Declining an invitation when Congressman. Scarce. 86. GARFIELD (LUCRETIA R.— wife of Pres. Garfield). A. L. S., 2 pp., i2mo, with franked envelope, mourning borders. Menton, O., May 21, 1892. Mentions Gen. Garfield, as follows : " Gen, Garfield on his return home expressed great gratification over the action of tho meeting referred to, and was especially encouraged by Mr. Morton's straightforward, dignified support. . " II The Anderson Auction Co. 87. GARRISON (WM. LLOYD — Abolitionist). Leaflet poem on " Human Equality." 4 copies in two envelopes addressed by him to Mrs. Sarah M. Parsons. (4) 88. GODWIN (PARKE— Editor and author, son-in-law of Wm. Cullen Bryant). An interesting series of five A. L. S. to Mrs. Lydia Maria Child, in which he discusses literature, Swedenborg, slavery, and other questions of the day. With envelopes. (5) " Dec. 2, 1859 — At the moment I write the good old Brown is probably exchanging the martyr's crown which Virginia has given him for the crown of glory in Heaven. ." In the same letter he discusses a probable war between the North and South. 89. GOSSE (EDMUND — English author). A. L. S., 5 PP-, 8vo, Lond., Mch. 26, 1901, mourning paper. Fine literary letter, mentions special work on which he is engaged, and says : " If I write, as I have so frequently done in the past, for American readers, I like tb give them of my very best, for certainly no audience is more appreciative of it.- I greatly dislike haggling abput prices. . . I must say that I cannot well write for less than 5 a thousand words. ... I can get it all the time . . my leisure and with the passage of years, my strength, are so limited that if I accept less I am a loser by it. 90. A. L. S., 2 pp., 8vo, Lond., Jan. 10, 1905: It would give me pleasure to write . on the political ideals of Disraeli, but I do not consider myself competent to do so. I have not made such a study of Victorian politics as would give me any right to come forward as an authority. I have always made It a rule to keep to my own field of knowledge. 91. GRANT (GEN. U. S.). A. L. S., 2 pp., 4to, City Point, Va., Dec. 8, 1864, 8:30 P. M. To Gen. Thomas, at Nashville. Marked " Cipher " in Grant's hand. (To be sent by cipher despatch.) IMPORTANT HISTORICAL LETTER, BE-ING GRANT'S ORDER TO GEN. THOMAS TO ADVANCE ON HOOD (BATTLE OF NASHVILLE). After directing the attack, and telling Thomas to call on the Governors of the states to send troops to Louisville, if necessary, Grant says : " Now is one of the finest opportunities ever presented of destroying one of the three Armies of the enemy, if destroyed, he can never replace it. Use the wieons at your command and you can do this. Thomas following Gen. Grant's orders attacked Hood and in the battle of Nashville, Dec, 15 and 16, completely defeated him. 92. A. L. S., I p., 4to (pencil), Apl. 2, 1865, 9:45 P. M. To Gen. Meade. On letter-head Hdiqrts. Armies of the U. S. Written during the last campaign the night of the evacuation of Rich- mond and Petersburg, when Grant anticipating this, was ordering a pursuit of Lee's army : " Direct Gen. Parke to use his siege Artillery upon the rail-road bridge. Sheridan now has his cavalry out after trains . . and will probably . . be with Humphrey by 8 A. M. to-morrow. I sent him orders to-day to cross the river which he will do as soon as the enemy on this side is captured or driven off. ." 93. A. L. S. ORIGINAL WAR DESPATCH (pencil). To Col. Bowers of his personal staff, Dabney Mills, Apl. i, 1865, 11:10 A. M. One of the final despatches before the capture of Petersburg and Rich- mond which occurred on April 2nd : " I understand the Sec. of War (Stanton) is at City Poi7it. Present my respects to him and say we would have had Petersburg before this but for thie rain which unfortunately set in the first night we were out. ." 94. A. L. S. (pencil), 2 pp., 8vo, Wash., Feb. 5, 1867, on his letter-head with monogram. " J regret that we have no cards for to-mori'ow evening's reception. . Mrs. Grant and myself will be pleased however to (see) Dr. Graham & Abbot. " 12 The Anderson Auction Co. 95. GREELEY (GEN. S. W.— Arctic Explorer). A. L. S., 2 pp., 8vo, Wash., July 26, 1887: " I have treated Alcohol in the "Forum" August number . . and have reached conclusions which commend themselves to you a disciple of Temperance. ..." 96. UALKET (LADY ANNE). A. L. S., i p., folio, Apl. 22 il (ca. 1670). Lady Anne Halket was an early Englisti authoress. With her lover, she contrived the escape of James, Duke of York. The present letter is a pitiful request for assistance : " Since my last advises I have found what the sad change is from a hapy wife to a mournfull widow & though Sighs & Teares (wch is the most Suitable intertainment to my Condition) bee nott proper to bee represented in a Splendid Court ... I hope itt will nott be unfitt for mee to mention ... a recompence to my former Sufferings. 97. HARRISON (BENJ.— President). A. L. S., i p., 4to, In- dianapolis, Ind., 1887. " I shall have it in mind to talk upon our Foreign Relations during the Civil War. 98. A. D. S. (telegram), in pencil. Deer Park, Me., July 13, to H. C. Bowen, regretting an accident. 99- HAY (JOHN). A. L. S., i p., 8vo, Washington, D. C, Nov. 19, 1890. UNUSUALLY F.INB LETTER: "I have never written a word of gossip about the White House and never shall. The article in the Century — which seems like an exception to this rule — was written for a chapter in our History, and thrown out because there was not room for it. . ." 100. A. L. S., 2 pp., l2mo, Wash., Mch. 12. " I have not seen the announcement you refer to, and do not care about it. It was entirely natural under the circumstances. . ," Fine exatnple. loi. A. L. S., I p., 8vo, Wash., Apl. 8th. " I sent you a brief article on Washington for the Independent," etc. Fine example. 102. HAYES (R. B.— President). A. L. S., 2 pp., 4to, Cleveland, O., 1883, to H. C. Bowen; with A. L. S., 3 pp., 8vo, written the same week to Mrs. Bowen. (2) In relation to the July 4th Celebration, 1883 : " I have seen the pub- lished programme. . . It will be a great pleasure to listen to the others, and my own part of it is placed as I would prefer. 103. A. L. S., 2 pp., 8vo, Fremont, O., Jan. 24, 1884, marked "Confidential": "I have your letter about the 4th Cen- tennial of the Discovery of America. ... If New York will heartily take hold of it it will be a mighty afifair. The only ques- tion is what will New York do? Your City does not come to a boil easily. . . 104. A. L. S., I p., 4to, Executive Dpt., Columbus, C, Mch. sth. 1869. To the President (Johnson). Letter of recommendation for District Attorneyship of Ohio. Letters entirely in the autograph of Hayes are scarce. 105. HIGGINSON (T. W.). A. L. S., i p., 8vo, Cambridge, 1889. Personal. Fine example. 13 The Anderson Auction Co. io6. HOLMES (OLIVER WENDELL). A. L. S., 2 pp., i2mo, Beverly Farms, Mass., Aug. 2, 1890. To H. C. Bowen, referring to his preface to the " History of Woodstock." " I feel very mucli indebted to you for the trouble you have taken to answer my enquiries about my relatives. . . . As to the Preface I could wish to defer writing it until the - last of my serial papers is finished. 107. A. L. S., 2 pp., i2mo, Boston, Nov. 11, 1890. To the same and on the same subject: "My engagements with my pub- lishers, Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin & Co., are so satisfactory . . . this prevents my accepting your offer. . . All this does not interfere with my writing the preface to the Hist, of Woodstock I have been reading it most carefully ... I am a slow reader, etc. . " 108. A. L. S., 2 pp., i2mo, Boston, Jan. 7, 1891. To the same and on the same subject. " My introduction to the History of Woodstock is partially written. The type-written copy is very inconvenient and cost me a deal of trouble to plough through. ... If I can wait until I see the sheets of the printed volume I can perform my slight task to better advantage. log. A. L. S., I p., 8vo, Beverly Farms, Mass., Sept. 9, 1892. To the same. Written two days after Whittier's death. " I shall not write anything about Mr. Whittier just at this time, prob- ably, and no pecuniary motive will influence me in the matter. " no. HOWE (JULIA WARD — Author of "Battle Hymn of the Republic"). A. L. S., 3 pp., 8vo, Boston, 1892. stating why she cannot be present at the celebration at Woodstock : " If I can catch the least glimpse of a poem between this and then I will certainly send it. III. HOWELLS (W. D.). A. L. S., i p., 8vo, N. Y., Dec. 12, 1894. LETTER INCOBPORATING RECEIPT FOR $1,000 : " I find the whole story makes 17 pages which at $68 a page would come to $1,156. has paid me $1,000. 112- A. L. S., 2 pp., 8vo, N. Y., Feb. 25, 1900. " I should like to write for your ' Men, Women & Events ' Dpt, but should not like to keep to 300 or 400 words, and I would not like to take less than $100 for a single paper. . . . Why do you not get Henry L. Nelson to write for you. . He is full of good stuff. 113. FRELAND. $20 Greenback, issued by the Fenians, during 1 their movement in America, 1859-67, signed by JOHN OMAHONY, one of the leaders, Mch. 23, 1866. 4to. Franied. 114. TZIPLING (RUDYARD). A. L. S., 2 pp., Bvo, Wash, i^^ Mch. 15, 189s. VERY FINE LITERARY LETTER: ■' / Tiope to go to India for the winter reaching Bombay late in September d revisiting the North where I belong. It ooowrs to me, that if you cared for them, I could do for you a set of twelve letters describing the land from the point of view of the man to whom it means ' home.' . . I should be writing the articles anyway so I should not feel that I was taking contracts a/head tor the sake of the money. . " 14 The Anderson Auction Co. i^iS. KOSSUTH (LOUIS — Hungarian Patriot). A. L. S., I p., i2mo, London, Jan. 31, 1856. Refers to contributions for "The Independent." With printed circular, signed, advertising " The Atlas." (2) Tills and the following are an interesting series of letters and manu- scripts contributed to tlie Independent by the noted Hungarian patriot after his exile. 116. A. L. S., 4 pp., 8vo, Lond., Apl. 20, 1855. With envelope. Long and detailed letter commenting on the state of England and Europe, mentions John Bright, etc. 117. A. L. S., I p., 8vo, Lond., Oct. 26, 1855, marked " Private" asking that faults in grammatical construction be cor- rected and that " the honorary as agreed upon be transmitted with regularity . . " With envelope. 118. Manuscript in the form of a letter to the Independ- ent, London, May 10, 1855, 4 pp., 4tO', on the character of the times, political and social conditions, etc., signed " Kossuth." 119. A similar manuscript, 6 pp., 4to, Lond., May 31, 1855, on the condition of the people of Hungary, signed. 120. The Concordat and its influence on Hungary. Oct. 26, i8ss, MS. of 6 pp., 4to, signed. 121. Analysis of the part of the Austro-Papal Concordat that affects the Monastic Orders. Lond., Nov. 9, 1858, 7 pp., 8vo, signed. 122. — ■ The Effect of the Concordat on Hungary, etc. Lond., Nov. 27, 1855, 6 pp., signed. 123. ■ Commenting on London Punch and its Rules and Regulations of the Peace Conference, its influence on Europe, etc. 5 pp., 4to, signed, Lond., Feb. 22, i8s6. 124. T ANG (ANDREW). A. L. S., i p., 8vo, Jan. 31, n. d, lu (1900?) " Our agreement was for £5 for each article of 1,000 words. " 125. LARCOM (LUCY — Friend of Whittier). A. L. S., 2 pp., 8vo, Bost., 1892, " I shall not be able to send you a poem for the celebration at Woodstock . Writing for an occasion is one of the most difficult things. ..." 126. LE GALLIENNE (RICHARD). A. L, S., i p., 8vo, N. Y. (July 14, 1904)- I wrote some days ago in regard to my article on " Afaelard and Heloise " which I am desirous of including in my volume of " Old Love Stories," etc. 127. A. L. S., 3 pp., 8vo CDec. 5). London. " I was, of course sorry you couldn't take Young Lives but I feared there would hardly be enough plot interest in it for your purpose. . . . I am reading steadily . . Macaulay . Froude — a good style — if a little too stand-at-ease sometimes. " IS The Anderson Auction Co. 128. LINCOLN (ABRAHAM). Lincoln and his Cabiijet. SIGNATURES OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, SEWARD, WELLS AND OTHERS OF THE CABINET OF 1864 on one sheet of paper. Framed with portrait of Lincoln (8vo), Stanton (Svo) and Civil War battles on one sheet, with cut mat. 11 pieces in alL Large folio. Handsome gilt frame. Rather unusual to see the signatures of Lincoln and his Cabinet on the same sheet. 129. LITERARY AUTOGRAPHS. A. L. S. of GILBERT A. A'BECKETT, mentions "Castle of Otranto"; G. P. PUTNAM, founder of the House of Putnam, 1871; GEO. TICKNOR, pub- lisher, 1856; ANNA M. HALL, author and wife of S. C. Hall; MARY HOWITT; R. C. WINTHROP, to Gen. Jas. G. Wilson, 1885, mentions his oration, gives genealogy of Mary Bowdoin, I72g; etc. (8) 130. LIVINGSTON (MORTIMER — Early N. Y. Financier). A. L. S., 6 pp., 4to, N. Y., 1803, concerning the disposition of an invalid boy, to another relative, E. Gardner, Charleston, S. C. 131. LOGAN (GEN. JOHN A.). A. L. S., s pp., i2mo, Wash., July 31 (1885?). Commenting on Grant's Tomb he says: "Was there ever such a silly act as the burial of Grant in a ' Play Ground ' or beer garden ... he should by all means have been buried at Washington, where Mr. Lincoln should have been buried. . . . Col. Fred Grant seems to have made the arrangement. I see he is going to write the life of his illus- trious sire. It might add to the sale if he would entitle it ' The reasons why my Father was buried in a pleasure ground.' Let it go — there is no more greatness in that family left. 132. LONDON (JACK). 2 L. S. (typewritten), i p., 4to, each,. Oakland, Calif., Dec. 21, 1900, and Jan. 4, 1901, both bearing on a literary proposition made him. Fine letters. (2) In the first letter he says : " The offer you have made is too great a thing for me to decide off hand. " In the second : " No, I shall not be able to take advantage of your offer. If I were thirty, I would. I am only twenty-five — young enough to choose ulti- mate instead of immediate happiness. To go to you would be to choose immediate happiness. ... I know it to be an assured career. . . . On the other hand, I want to be free, free to work out my own salvation in my own way — the world is so large and life is so short. 133. lUcKINLEY (WM— President). A. L. S., i p., Svo, N. Y., iVl Nov. 30, 1904. Mentions Mark Hanna. It would give me the greatest pleasure to accept your kind invitation to dine . but I find previous engagements by my friend Mr. Hanna will prevent. '" Letters entirely in the hand of McKinley are scarce. 134. L. S., 2 pp., 4to, Canton, Ohio, June 29, 1889. " I have just returned from the Columbus Convention, and do not find Mrs. McKinley as well as I had hoped. It may be that I can leave at the last moment. ," 135. L. S., I p., 4to, when Gov. of Ohio, Columbus, Dec. 12, 1894. To H. G. Bockins. Framed. I am requested by Mrs. McKinley to express her thanks for the medallion. . . ." After his signature McKinley has added in his own hand, " I wish you great success." 16 The Anderson Auction Co. 136. MARKHAM (EDWIN — Author of the "Man with the Hoe"). A. L. S., I p., 4to, Westerleigh, S. I., Mch. 30, 1905. "A short time ago you had the kindness to ask me for some verse. I shall be happy to serve you at any time. Did you have in mind work along any special line? . ." 137- MILLER (JOAQUIN). A. L. S., 3 pp., 4to, Washington, June sth, 1885. To H. C. Bowen. SCARCE. Fine characteristic letter : " Here are the lines for the 4th. Possibly in trying to be bright I have made the same mistake my friend Bret Harte made. . ." He then asks Mr. Bowen for his influence in get- ting a post on an Italian Mission : " I have never had any Federal favor. I am about the only literary man who has been so entirely ignored. Is it because I have always tried so hard to help the Indians? the Chinamen? the Southerner? to help the helpless anywhere? " Ends by giving a sketch of his life. 138. A. L. S., 3 pp., 8vo, San Francisco, Oct. 7, 1891. With his printed account of the 4th at Woodstock. (2) I am now doing my best work. ... I feel that I am gaining and may possibly do some good work before my time ends. . . I took the enclosed from the S. F. Magazine. . You see it 'was stolen bodily from the Independent. . . I knew nothing of it till it was published. You may remember it is my account of the 4th at Wood- stock. . . " 139. A. L. S., I p., 4to, Wash.,- June 8, 1885 (letter-head cut out, no writing injured). " I write to say that the lines are done and I hope to be there to read them. . 140. MODERN AUTHORS, 1900-1905. A. L. S. of Hamlin Garland; Elbert Hubbard; I. Zangwill (short note, 3rd person); Ed. Bok, Ed. Ladies' Home Journal; H. H. Boyesen; Harriet Prescott Spoflford; etc., some L. S., all literary. (15) 141. H, H. Boyesen; E. E. Hale (L. S.); W. D. Howells, short N. S.; Geo. Hibbard; J. A. Mitchell, Editor of "Life"; Bran- der Matthews; C. G. D. Roberts, mentions Le Gallienne; etc. 142. Lloyd Osbourne (2); Myra Kelly; " Maarten Maar- tens"; E. E. Hale; Elbert Hubbard; Esther Singleton; etc., all literary, a few L. S. (is) 143. Upton Sinclair; C. B. Lewis, " M. Quad"; F. C. Howe; Zona Gale; H. A. Stimson; Chas. Battell Loomis; etc. (15) 144. John Luther Long; Robt. Grant (fine); Brander Matthews; Julian Hawthorne (L. S.) ; Th. A. Janvier; E. Hubbard; Margaret E. Sangster; etc., all literary. (15) 145. A. L. S. of Albert Bierstadt; Albert Bushnell Hart; Mrs. Booth Tarkington; "Maarten Maartens "; Cyrus Adler; etc., all literary. 146. J. Grant Allen, mentions his father; Irving Bacheller, about working in Paris; Julie Opp Faversham; Mrs. Schuyler Crowninshield; Edgar Fawcett; etc., all literary. (10) 17 The Anderson Auction Co. Modern Authors, 1900-1905. 147. Rd. Harding Davis, says if he signs his name the price for an article will be $150, otherwise $75; Mary Stewart Cutting; Eliz. W. Champney; Anna Leach; Eliza Calvert Hall; Julia Magruder. (10) 148. S. O. Jewett; R. H. Davis, "Send me proof of article on Jefferson"; Clinton Dangerfield; Julian Hawthorne; Thos. A. Janvier; D. G. Phillips; etc., all literary. (15) 149. Ed. Bok, Ed. Ladies' Home Journal; Hamlin Gar- land; Elbert Hubbard; John Gilmer Speed; Harriet Prescott Spof- ford; Bishop H. C. Potter; Ch. Perkins Gilman; Capt. Charles King; etc., all literary. (15) 150. Lloyd Osbourne; John Kendrick Bangs (L. S.); C. B. Lewis, " M. Quad"; Elbert Hubbard; Murat Halstead (L. S.); L Zangwill (3rd person); J. B. Tabb; etc., all literary. 151. MORRIS (ROBT.— Pennsylvania Signer). Short A. L. S., I p., 8vo, Apl. 4, 1790. To John Nicholson, mentions early Penn. patriots, Gibson, Hollingsworth, etc. 152. MURFREE (MARY N.— " Chas. Egbert Craddock "). A. L. S., 4 pp., 8vo, Murfreesboro, Tenn., Sept. 24, 1898. In her very characteristic and peculiar hand : " I cannot submit my manuscript. ... I do not oiter my story merely on the strength of my pen-name, but of my valuable, reliable, conscientious work ... it you cannot offer a price for the serial, . . telegraph me on or before the 28th that you relinquish the negotiation. 153. 1V[EW HAMPSHIRE. A. D. S. of Thos. Atkinson, 171a, i ' memorandum of what was wanting in the Inventory of the Brigantine New Castle on her return from service, i p., folio. Thos. Atkinson Was one of the Convention that met in Albany in 1754, forming the first intimation of the Revolution that was to come. Atkinson was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Hampshire. 154. New Hampshire Colonial Autographs. A. D. S. of Theo. Atkinson (Chief Justice of the Supreme Court), presenting a resolution for the building of a powder house at Fort Wm. & Mary, Sept. 14, 1711, to the Provincial House of Representatives, with endorsements signed by Geo. Jaffrey, Chief Justice of N. H., 1744; and other important early citizens of New Hampshire, in- cluding the Supreme Court Judge in 1712; Chas. Story, Colonial Sect'y, etc. 2 pp., folio. 155. NEW JERSEY. Early MS. Map of Orange County, show- ing Tappan, Goshen, Mme. Corbit's House on the North River, etc. Small folio. 156. NEW YORK STATE. License to practice law issued to B. C. Leonard, Jan. 16, 1817, with ribbon and seal, on vellum, with vignette by G. Fairman. Signed by SMITH THOMPSON, U. S. Supreme Judge. Oblong 8vo. The Anderson Auction Co. New York State. 157- Tax list of " Proprietors of Bedford (West Chester Co.)j in proportion to their several properties . . for the dis^ charging of Her Majesty's Due of quit rent for the Year (1713).'' Folio, I p., dated June 9, 1714. VALUABLE GENEALOGICAL DOCUMENT. The names of about fifty very early New York citizens are listed with the taxes on their various properties. Col. Jacob Van Cortlandt was taxed about £12 ; Capt. Jos. Bayles, £11; Col. Peter Mathews, £7, etc. 158. NEW YORK AUTOGRAPHS. Legal Documents, Letters, etc., of G. J. Beekman, A. D. S. (ca. 1775); Jas. J. Beekman, D. S., 177s; MS. petition of Vincent & David Mathews (signed) for lands in the Highlands; Notice of sale of a part of such land to Eliz. Beekman and Jos. F. White; a A. L. S. of M. R. Patrick, 1862, Inspector-Gen. N. Y. Militia; long A. L. S, of 5 pp. of John Apple- ton, Calais, 1803 (U. S. Consul); etc. (7) 159. NEW YORK SUN, NO. I, TUESDAY, SEPT. 3, 1833. PRICE ONE PENNY. Framed. The New York Sun was the pioneer of the penny press, and the first newspaper to substitute steam presses for the old machines turned by a crank. THE FIRST ISSUE IS VERY RARE. 160. NOCQUET (G.). A. L. S., i p., i2mo, Mch. 22, 1904, WITH ORIGINAL MS. OF AN ARTICLE ON "BALLOONS," 11 pp., 8vo, signed. (2) 161. r\'REILLY (JOHN BOYLE). A. L. S., 4 PP-, 8vo, Boston, \J 1887, outlining his ideas about writing a poem on " The Sowers." 162. pAYNE (JOHN HOWARD). ORIGINAL MS. OF A 1 POEM of 6 Verses, with MS. note, all in Payne's hand, with many alterations, unsigned. Inlaid on 2 4to sheets. (2) The Poem is headed " Puzzle " — and takes up the question which is the fairest month — as a "dream of fair women." 163. PECK (HARRY THURSTON). A. L. S., i p., i2mo, N. Y., Feb. Sth, 1900: " I have your note regarding my paper on " Native American Titles." I have a general understanding that when I contribute a paper of from 3,000 to 6,000 words, I shall receive an honorarium of $100. . . " 164. PETERS (RICHARD — First Sect'y of the Board of War). L. S., I p., folio. War Office, Bait., Feb. 24, 177 (7?). Damaged and edges worn. Framed. Wak Letter to Col, Axtell, Mentions Washington. " Congress haying received intelligence of the Enemy's being reinforced in New Jersey it becomes absolutely necessary both for the Preservation of the Army under General Washington & to check the progress of the Invaders that he be join'd immediately by all the forces which can be pro- cured. . . . Let nothing delay your immediate march as the safety of our country much depends . . on its Army, etc. 19 The Anderson Auction Co. 165. PHILLIPS (WENDELL — Great Anti-Slavery Orator). A, N. S., I p., 8vo; JOHN B. GOUGH, Temperance Orator, A. N. S., I p.; CYRUS W. FIELD, N. S., with engraved invitation to Atlantic Cable Banquet. [4] " POEANA." The following correspondence is a portion of that of E. L. Didier, and used by him in compiling his " Life of Foe," with other material. Many of the letters are exceedingly interesting as shed- ding light on disputed points of Foe's life and works by his con- temporaries, friends, etc. Among the most interesting are the letters relating to his youth, and those by Sarah Helen Whitman, Stephen Mallarme, and other biographers of Foe. 166. CLARKE (J. H.— of Clarke & Burke's Classical Academy, Richmond, Foe's teachers). .'V. L. S., 3 pp., 8vo, Bait., Apl. 16, 1875. Interesting Letter in Regard to Foe's Youthful School Days. " Edgar was committed to my care by his adopted fatlier, Mr. Jolin Allan of Richmond, about 8 years old in the year of 1818. . . . Edgar had already learned the first rudiments of the English language and made decent progress in Latin . . . though playful as most boys ... he was remarkable for self-respect . and was a general favorite even with those above his years. . . His imaginative powers seemed to take precedence of all his other faculties. . . " With many other interesting details and a list of Poe's classmates so far as he could remember. 167. CLEMM (MARIA — Mother of Foe's Wife). A. L. S., I p., Svo, Baltimore, Dec. 18, 1864. To Gabriel Harrison, Brooklyn. Letter written when she was an old woman, nearly 75, and was living in the Church Home and Infirmary, Baltimore ; " I expect to have a gloomy Christmas. But in all probability the next one will be with my loved ones in Heaven. . ." Ends with " God bless you, dear son," and signs herself as she did to Poe " your grateful Muddle." 168. A. L. S., 2 pp., 8vo, Bait., Apl. 28, 1865. To the same. Mentions raffling Foe's watch: "I wish to raffle my dear Eddie's watch, and it almost breaks my heart to do so. But I am in so much need of some other things. I have been advised to have 30 chances at two dollars each — the watch is a gold lever, etc. " 169- A. L. S., I p., 8vo, to the same, Bait., Oct. 6, 1865, signed "' Muddie," with envelope addressed to Dr. Moran and franked. (2) " I am very sad to-day for to-morrow is the anniversary of my darling Eddie's death. . 170- A. L. S., I p., 8vo, Bait., Jan. 17, 1866, to the same. " Tell me something about Mrs. Lewis? . I wish you would occasionally send me a paper for I am very lonely and sad. There was a great excitement some time since relative to dear Eddie's monument, I have heard nothing about it recently. They had two readings and raised considerable money towards it." 20 TJie Anderson Auction Co. " Poeana " — Clemm (Maria). 171- Statements of Mrs. Clemm in regard to Edgar Allan Poe, taken in shorthand by E. L. Didier, 4 pp., folio, of which only one full page is in shorthand notes, the rest being con- densed notes in long band. This statement takes up Poe's life, in youth, etc., his appearance, the circumstances of his death, the identity of "Annie," " Helen," etc. OF THE GREATEST POS- SIBLE INTEREST. 172- DIDIER (EUGENE L.). 3 A. L. S., 1879 and 1888, I p. each, Baltimore, Md., two of which relate to the present lot of Poeana that he desires to sell; the third is of Poe's birth. "Stoddard is wrong: Poe was born in Boston tlie 19th ol January, 1809, not the 19th of February. Stoddard knows little concerning the facts ot Poe's life. . . Ingram has done much to disprove the many slanders against Poe, but he assumes to dictate to American writers as though we knew nothing about our greatest genius. ." 173- ■ FISHER (GEO. D.). A. L. S., 3 pp., 8vo, Richmond, May 9, 1879. To E. L. Didier about the death of Poe's parents, repeating information received from Mrs. Mary Bell Moncure, who knew them and went to school with Rose Poe. About Poe he says: " I have not a distinct recollection of Edgar Poe. . . . He was my junior some seven years, and had advantages in the way of College educa- tion and a trip to Europe which I did not possess. . . The second . Mrs. Allan is yet living but infirm. . . She still lives in the old mansion that Mr. Allan lived in during the life of the first Mrs. A. . " 174. GRISWOLD (RUFUS W.— Poe's Biographer). A. L. S., I p., 4to, Phila., June 9, 1842, to Cornelius Mathews, about contributions for Graham's Magazine, prices paid, etc., mentions Duyckinck and Graham, 175. A. L. S., I p.,.8vo, undated, to the same, with engraved portrait. (2) " I am sorry I have not a copy of ' Stanley.' It was published . in Philadelphia anonymously hut is known to have been written by William Landor, a young lawyer of that city. 176. HYNDS (ALEX.) A. L. S., 4 pp., 4to, Dandridge, Tenn., Dec. 8, 1879. To E. L. Didier. VERY INTERESTING and long letter quoting from an old friend who claimed to have known Poe intimately, and goes into details as to how Poe spent the last day or two of his life, stating that he was in the crowd who were drugged and carried to various polling places in Baltimore to vote. He also gives the circumstance of Poe's writing the " Gold Bug," etc. 177. A. L. S., 4 pp., 4to, Dandridge, Tenn., Nov. 10, 1879. To the same. Contains a copy of " Leonanie," a poem falsely attributed to Poe, but written by Jas. Whitcomb Riley. 178; A. L. S., 2 pp., 4to, Dandridge, Tenn., Feb. 26, 1880. To the same. Refers to publishing facts about Poe's death in the San Francisco Chronicle. The Anderson Auction Co. " Poeana." 179. JOHNSTON (ANDREW — Schoolmate of Poe). A. L. S., 3 pp., 8vo, Richmond, Apl. 29, 1876. To Col. J. T. L. Pres- ton, another schoolmate. INTERESTING LETTER REFERRING TO FOB'S SCHOOLDAYS AT RICHMOND : " I went to school at Mr. Burke's on the 1st October 1823 & found Edgar A. Poe there. I knew him before, but not well. His biographers date his birth in 1811, but he was not born later than 1809, perhaps 1808. . . Poe was a much more advanced scholar than any of us . . he was fond of desultory reading and even then wrote much rhyme — smart enough for a boy of his years, and sometimes satirical — but nothing to indicate his future achievments. . " 180. ■ A. L. S., 2 pp., 4to, Richmond, May S, 1876. To E. L. Didier. INTERESTING LETTER, WITH MUCH INFORMATION ABOUT FOE'S SCHOOLDAYS. "At the time we were schoolfellows he was slight in person & figure, but well made, active, sinewy and graceful he was the best, the most daring, and most enduring swimmer that I ever saw. . . . When about 16 he performed his well known feat of swimming from Richmond to Warwick. ... In dress he was neat but not foppish : and differed not much from other youths of his age and position in society. His dis- position was amiable, and his manners pleasant and courteous. . " 181. McCLELLAN (W. J.— Biographer of Poe). A. L. S., 3 pp., 8vo, Balti.. July 6, 1871. To Gabriel Harrison. Mentions various portraits of Poe, states his authority for his informa- tion regarding Poe's parents : " I have intimated to the Md. Hist. Society your offer as to presenting them with a duplicate of your portrait of Poe. 182. PRESTON (COL. J. T. L.— Prof, at the Va. Mili- tary Institute, schoolmate of Poe). 2 A. L. S., I p. and 2 pp. each, 8vo, Apl. 20 and May 3, 1876. " I wrote for the Southern Magazine, just before its suspension, an article giving my reminiscences of Poe. . . The article was not published. . It is entirely at your service." 183. SPERRY (WATSON R.— Editor Evening , Post). 2 A. L. S., 2 and 3 pp. each, N. Y., 1875. To E. L. Didier. (2) Letters about the unveiling of the Poe monument in Baltimore in Nov., 1875, and about the publication of an article in defense of Poe written by Didier. 184. THOMPSON (JOHN R.— Ed. Southern Lit. Mes- senger). A. L. S., 2 pp.. 8vo, N. Y., Jan. 28, 1868. To E. L. Didier. " I am compelled to remind you of the matter of the Juvenile Verses of Edgar Poe . . . and to ask either that you will return me the MS. or else authorize me to write to Miss Rosa Poe to draw upon you for $15 — ■ the sum I named as compensation for them. I explained to you that Miss Poe was in a very destitute situation and that I had under- taken to find a purchaser of the verses. . " 185. WEISS (SUSAN ARCHER de — Author of "Last Days of Poe"). A. L. S., 3 pp., 8vo, Richmond, June 6th, 1876. To E. L. Didier. LONG AND VERY INTERESTING LETTER ABOUT HER RELA- TIONS WITH POE. " Much that I knew of him was under the seal of personal confidence & may never be revealed at all — but it assisted me to know Mr. Poe, as well I suppose as such a nature may be known or understood . there existed between us a very strong sympathy & appreciation — such as I can find no word to thoroughly express. & young tho' I was at the time I b?:lieve I Gom2)rehended him I wish that I could feel myself at liberty to repeat certain conversations with him — certain remarks of his own which would go a great way in revealing his real nature. ... In special do I allude to what you call ' the cause of the quarrel between Mr. Poe & Mr. Allan.' The cause was very simple and very natural under the circumstances — human nature considered — but the second Mrs. Allan is still living and . I am unwilling to wound her feelings. ." , 22 The Anderson Auction Co. "Poeana" — Weiss (Susan Archer de). i86. A. L. S., I p., 8vo (Richmond), June 4th (1876). Initialled. To Mrs. Jenkins, about forming the acquaint- ance of Didier and giving him information concerning Poe, refer- ring him to the Herald of a certain date for an article by her. 187. WHITMAN (SARAH HELEN — Friend and Biog- rapher of Poe). A. L. S., 6 pp., 8vo, Providence, R. I., Apl. 28, 1876. To E, L. Didier. LONG AND INTERESTING LETTER ABOUT HER RELATIONS WITH POE : " My own personal knowledge of Mr. Poe . . . com- prehended memorable incidents, and was. doubtless, as he himself chaTac- terized it . . the most earnest epoch of his lite. You ask me to furnish you with extracts from his letters. . . There are imperative reason why these letters cannot & ought not to be published at present. . . ." She also mentions MaUarme, Gill and other writers on Poe and criticises the latter severely tor his unauthorized use of Poe's letters to her. 188. A. L. S., 4 pp., 8vo, Providence, June 20, 1876. To E. L. Didier. Unsigned. " You asked me if I could give you any information as to Poe's life from the time he left the University of Virginia Dec. 1826 to his entering West Point July 1830. I cannot. I know absolutely nothing accurately of the details of Mr/ Poe's life until he came to New York in 1844. . . . Do you know Mrs. Shelton. ... I understand she says she had not given him a decisive answer at the time of their last interview. . . . . He spoke of it as a matter already decided. That is, if I can trust my recolloction of his words. . . ," 189. A. L. S., 4 pp., 8vo (initialled). Providence, Aug, 3, 1876. To E. L. Didier (initialled). IMPORTANT LETTER DESCRIBING THE APPEARANCE AND MANNER OF POE. " I do not think it possible to overstate the gentle- manly reticence & amenity of his habitual manner. Mr. Latrobe has well said that it was stamped through and through with the impress of nobility & gentleness. I have seen him in many moods and phases of these ' Lonesome, latter years ' which were rapidly merging into the mournful tragedy of his death. I have seen him sullen & Moody under a sense of insult & imaginary wrong. I have never seen in him the faintest indication of savagery & rowdyism & brutality. ." 190. -_ A. L. S., I p., 8vo, Providence, Sept. 22, 1876. To E. L. Didier. " I send the article on the Bibliography of Edgar Poe. ... I HAVE KNOWN FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS , . . THAT ON. IP NOT TWO COPIES OF THE 1827 EDITION WERE IN EXIST- ENCE. . " igi. A. L. S., 4 pp., 8vo, Providence, Sept. 15, 1876. To E. L. Didier. " Mr. Ingram . . . sent me a copy of the London Athenaeum for July 29 containing ' Bibliography of Edgar Poe.' ... Is the MS. I sent you in the hands of the publisher? If not I should like to make a slight change. ... I have heard of an article in the New York Post in relation to the Poems of Poe, etc. 192. Copy of a letter of Stephen Mallarme (edited French edition .of Poe), 3 pp., 8vo, in the hand of Sarah Helen Whitman (to whom the letter was written) ; with "A free rendering of the last six lines of Mallarme's noble bas-relief for the monu- ment of Edgar Poe . . ." by Sarah Helen Whitman, and writ- ten in her autograph. I p., 4to (initialled). (2) 23 The Anderson Auction Co. " Poeana " — Whitman (Sarah Helen). 193. Two pencilled extracts, 2 pp., 8vo, in the hand- writing of Sarah Helen Whitman, one dated Apl. 22, 1876, from the London " Notes & Queries," attempting to prove that Poe's famous "Gold Bug" was plagiarized; the other dated May 6, 1876, by John H. Ingram (Poe's Eng. Biog'r) denying this and defending Poe from the charge of being an " unprincipled- man,'' with an ex- tract (pencil) about Poe's wife, by J. H. Ingram, i p., 8vo, in Mrs. Whitman's hand. (2) 194. WIDDLETON (W. J.) and GILL (WM. P.— Biographers and Editors of Poe). 2 A. L. S. of the former and one of the latter, written in 1875 and 1876, and all relating to their joint biography of Poe. To E. L. Didier. Mr. Widdleton alludes to the very rare portrait of Mrs. Poe, and expresses regret that the family owning it will not allow its reproduction. He also takes up the question of a doubtful poem of Poe's, suggesting that they wait and see Ingram's four-volume edition before including it in the American edition. (3) 195. WOODBERRY (GEO E.— Biographer of Poe). A. L. S., 4 pp., 8vo, n. d. To E. L. Didier, asking for liis authority for stating that Poe's mother was a widow when married to David Poe, and for his statement that she died after the Richmond fire. 196. CORRESPONDENCE RELATING TO POE: Mainly to E. L. Didier and relating to his Life of Poe; MS. copy of Poe's letter to Dr. Snodgrass (biographical), 1841; a short undated note, signed " Estells; " litho. reproduction of Wertenbaker's sketch of Poe (Mr. Wertenbaker was librarian of the Univ. of Va. when Poe was there), ending with a list of books from the register that Poe borrowed, etc. (12) 197- PORTRAITS, CLIPPINGS, ETC. 9 portraits, mainly woodcuts; facsimile of the covers of "Tamerlane," and about 30 clippings, some illustrated, relating to Poe and his work. (40) 198. POLITICIANS, JOURNALISTS, ETC. A. L. S. and L. S. of T. B. Reed, C. P. Huntington, S. P. Chase, C. W. Field, Benj. Harrison, M. Halstead (pencil), Robt. T. Lincoln, E. M. Stanton, D. S., 1863, etc. (14) 199. POLK (JAS. K.— nth President). D. S., folio, 1845, with seal. Remission before prosecution ; Case H. M. S. " St. Petersburg." 200. PREBLE (REAR ADM. G. H.). A Series of A. L. S., from 1875 (when in command of the Navy Yard) to 1883, mainly on naval business, mentioning his works, and with clippings of many 24 The Anderson Auction Co. Preble (Rear Adm. G. H.). of his contributions to the press attached. These letters are par- ticularly interesting as they are addressed to Mr. Thos. Gibbons, of the U. S. S. "Monocacy" at Yokohama, Japan; Shanghai, China; Liverpool and other points, and consequently cover many subjects of importance. Mainly 4 pp., 8vo. (17) 201. PRESCOTT (W. H.). Prescott's Accounts with his Lon- don Publishers, Rd. Bentley, from May, 1849, to November, 1852, covering editions of " Ferdinand and Isabella " and " Miscellanies." Folio. (11) Such a series ot accounts between author and publisher is very rare. Every detail is covered, such as the cost of Prescott's portrait, the window bills, the number of volumes sold, the profits, deficits, etc. '^ 202. DEMINGTON (FREDERIC — Artist and Author). A. iN. L. S., i' p., 8vo (Mch. 17, 1900). Characteristic. " My engagements are such that I am afraid I can't earn the automobile this summer. . . ." 203. REVOLUTIONARY AUTOGRAPHS. Ph. Van Rensse- laer, Col. in the Revolution, A. D. S., 1774 (receipt); TOBIAS LEAR, 2 L. S., from the War Office, 1815. (3) 204. Check filled out and signed by JAMES MORRIS, 1798; ELBRIDGE GERRY, Signer, D. S., Receipt for interest on "Stock in the Funds of the U. S.," 1791; JOHN HABERSHAM, A. D. S., Savannah, 1791 (Indian Agent appointed by Washington); Ship's receipt, signed by JOHN HENDERSON, 1775; GEN. JOHN STEELE, Com. of Wash. Life Guards, L. S., 1799. (5) 205. RILEY (JAS. WHITCOMB). A. L. S., i p., 8vo, Indian- apolis, 1891. Declining a July 4th invitation : " With my heartfelt regrets therefore, I beg you to accept no less my heartiest all-hails and cheers and prayers for the Country and the flag I shall but love and venerate the more, being, for however brief a time, an alien. " 206. A. L. S., I p., 8vo, Indianapolis, Ind., Apl. 20, 1891. " Am rounding up a hundred things in weeks' time that justly should have months — getting reiady for Europe and first visit there. Then, I've promised things innumerable which printers now want more than ever — and publishers, with ' have-at-you ! ' expressions, ghosting the dim door- ways and corridors of my hotel — till mentally I am nigh panic and stampede." 207. ROGERS (SAM'L — Poet). Two lines of verse, signed and dated. i2mo. 208.. ROOSEVELT (THEODORE— President). L. S. (type- written), I p., 4to, Montauk, L. I., Sept. 7, 1898, "Camp Wikofif." Interesting letter DURING THE SPANISH WAR: "I only wish I were able to write for you myself ; iut I am engaged to the hilt." ( The underscored words were added by Roosevelt in ink.) In November, 1898, Roosevelt was elected Governor of New York. 25 The Anderson Auction Co. Roosevelt (Theodore). 209. L. S. (typewritten), i p., 4to, First Reg., U. S. Vol. Cav., in camp at Montauk Point, L. I., Aug. 23, 1898, DURING SPANISH WAR. Interesting. Declining to write for publication : " I have had infinite requests to write and it is going to be difficult to meet a tenth o£ them, and they offer me prices which I really should not have dreamed of asking myself. " 210. OAND (GEORGE). Six A. L. S. of George Sand to her O friend and physician. Dr. Henry Favre, from- 1871 to 1876 (she died on June 8, 1876), ranging from i to 3 pp., 8vo, with addressed envelopes, dated from Nohant, her country home near Paris and written on her letter-heads. Her first letter of Feb. 6, 1871, alludes to the state of the si.ege and mentions having received a letter by balloon, the anxiety she feels tor her friends in Paris, etc. The other letters mention various works of hers, one of which she calls a " Species of Don Juan mixed with Molihre and Mozart, not in a mustard, but in an old chateau," her children and other details of her life. 211. MS. copies of George Sand's last letter to Dr. Favre, dated Nohant, May 28, 1876; five despatches relating to her last illness; her letter to Dr. Favre Jan. 28, 1873; her son Maurice's letter to the same June 9, 1870, and a letter of Maurice Barres to Dr. Favre's daughter July 4, 1895, the originals of which are now in the possession of George Sand's granddaughter. (9) 212. SANGSTER (MARGARET E.— Ed. Harper's Bazaar). A. L. S., 2 pp., 8vo, Glen Ridge, N. J., Dec. 12, 1903. " I acknowledge with thanks your remittance of $50 for my first article. I do not write on approval. . . If I am to do for the Twentieth Century Home six or eight articles I must he absolutely free to choose my own subjects. . . Pardon my plainness. 213. SCOTT (GEN. WINFIELD). A. L. S., i p., 8vo, N. Y., Nov. 24, 1853. To H. J. Randall. Written during his candidacy for the Presidency against Franklin Pierce. " I shall be happy to add the Documentary History of New York to my Library." 214. SCRAP BOOK of blue paper, 64 leaves, 12x10 inches, bound in half morocco, lettered "Autographs." Fine condition. 215. SEDGWICK (THEO.). 6 A. L. S., from 2 to 4 pp. each, to Col. Aspinwall, Consul at Liverpool, mainly in the interest of the English edition of Miss Sedgwick's works. 1835-8. Theo. Sedgwick carried through the Mass. Legislature in 1827 a bill for the construction of the Boston and Albany Railroad, which had been regarded mainly as a chimerical scheme. 216. SENATORS (AMERICAN). A. L. S. and L. S. of S. C. Potiieroy, J. S. Morrell, Stanley Matthews, J. R. Hawley (Texas), L. F. S. Foster, J. Sherman, Z. Chandler, and four letters- from W. A. Buckingham arranging for Grant's trip to Connecticut, July 4th, 1870. (11) 26 The Anderson Auction Co. 217. SEWARD (WM. H.— One of Lincoln's Cabinet). A. L. S., 3 pp., i2mo, Auburn, Oct. 12, i860, marked " Private." To H. C. Bowen, with envelope, franked. Confidential political letter : " New and cheering indications of the success of our glorious cause enable me to decide that I cannot accept the duty you have ... so kindly urged upon me . . a written argument published with my signature would be sedzed upon at once as a personal manifesto attempted to be enforced or dictated to the party. . . ." 218. SHERIDAN (GEN. P. H.). A. L. S., 3 pp., i2mo, Wash., 1887. Declining an invitation : " You forget the four babies and two nurses which Mrs. Sheridan takes with her. . " 219. SLAVERY. Bill of hire of "a Negro Slave named Min- erva," Petersburg, Va., March 16, 1865, for $150 a year, partly- printed (unusual). With Confederate bills for $100, $10 and $5. (4) 220. SMITH (F. HOPKINSON). A. L. S., i p., i2mo, N. Y., Mch. 14. Fine literary letter : " It will give me pleasure to send you some short stories — I never write long ones, 5,000 words being about the extent of my patience and capacity. . ." 221. 2 A. L. S., I and 2 pp., 8vo, June 10 and 18, both about the same story. (2) " Did you get a little story — really one that / love — and a rough sketch of an ugly old fisherman named Jonathan? . " In the second letter he says, " Some month since — nearly — I sent a roll con- taining a story called " Jonathan " and a charcoal sketch of my own accompanying and illustrating the text. . I know that something has gone astray. 222. SPEED (JAMES — Lincoln's Atty.-Gen'l). A. L. S., I p., 8vo, Louisville, Apl. 6, 1882. To Pres. Arthur, in recommendation of Judge H. C. Lilly, with a short recommendation of the same on the last page by Jas. T. Buckner. Letters of James Speed are rare. 223. SPOFFORD (HARRIET PRESCOTT). A. L. S., 3 pp., 8vo, Newburyport, Mass., 1874, and MANUSCRIPT OF VERSES (4) SIGNED " Flag Song." (2) 224. STEDMAN (E. C). A. L. S., i p., 8vo, N. Y., 1883. Fine literary letter. " As usual I dared not pocket the check until my poem was written . the subject is ' The Hand of Lincoln.' . . ." 225. A. L. S., 3 pp., 8vo, N. Y., Dec. 27, 1883. Tribute to Geo. H. Boker. " Boker . . . was our best war-grist you know, and was and is the foremost of American Dramatic poets ... is a patriot to the heart's core, & his poetry has a flue manly eloquence. " 226. A. L. S., 2 pp., 8vo, N. Y., 1889. " I am absorbed in the great task of editing our ' Library of Amer. Literature/ which leaves me no rest night or day. . . It is months since I have written one line of original work, 227. STEPHENS (ALEX. H.— V. P. of the Confederacy). A. L. S., I p., 4to, Wash., 1878, with endorsement. Written when U. S. Senator from Georgia, although not permitted to take his seat : " I would respectfully ask leave of the House to withdraw from the files the paper in the case of Mrs. Bliz. E. Lloyd of S. C. . . 27 The Anderson Auction Co. 228. STOCKTON (FRANK R.— Author of " The Lady or the Tiger"). L. S., 2 pp., 4to (typewritten), Morris Co., N. J., Nov. IS, 1895- Fine letter about completing an unfinished story by Robert Louis Stevenson : " I am forced to tlie conclusion that it would not be advisable for me to undertake to finish it. The characters, the idea, the manner of the telling, and the whole tone of the story are entirely different from what I do in my work, and ... if I were to write a conclusion . . I would not do justice either to Stevenson or myself. . . ." 229. 2 A. L. S., 4to, Aug. 23 and Oct. 23, 1900, in regard to a price for his story, " The Conscious Amanda: " " If you prefer not to "pay $500 for a story of the length of 'The Conscious Amanda,' suppose we call the price $400. . . ." (2) 230. STODDARD (R. H.). A. L. S., i p., 8vo, N. Y., 1892: " I am glad you liked my paper on Whittier. ... It was written more hastily than I like . but I took great pains with it. . " 231. SUMNER (CHARLES). A. L. S., 7 pp., Svo, Senate Cham- ber, Jan. 14, 1853. To Mrs. Lydia Maria Child. " On the fioor of the senate I sit between Mr. Butler of S. C, the early suggester of the Fugitive Slave Bill, and Mr. Mason of Va., its final author, with both of whom I have constant and cordial intercourse. . . . The earliest paper I ever subscribed for with my own first earnings was ' The Liberator,' " etc. . . . Mentions Wendell Phillips, Wm. Lloyd Garrison and his hope to bear testimony to the latter in the senate " in the presence of slave-holders/^ 232. 3 A. L. S., written after the attack upon him, in each of which is an allusion to it; one mentions a scrap-book of clippings in regard tO' it, 1856, etc. Fine, eloquent letters. (3) " Jeff Davis and J. M. Mason by formal letters approved that assault, making themselves accomplices after the fact. Robt. Toombs and John Slidell did the same in public speech. . '" 233. An interesting series of personal and political letters to Mrs. Lydia Maria Child, mostly about the cause of the freedom of the slaves, in which they were both so much interested, ranging in date from 1854 to 1872. Many with franked envelopes. (18 pieces.) 234. Photograph (4to), " Mrs. Child with the regards of Charles Sumner, Sept., '56," in Sumner's autograph, above is Mrs. Child's endorsement, " Sent me when he was still very ill from the murderous assault upon him in the U. S. Senate " (May 22, 1856). RARE. 235. SWINBURNE (A. C— Poet). A. L. S., i p., 8vo, no date; mentions Chelsea. Framed with proof portrait after the painting by Watts. " I have gone down to Chelsea to look up and bring up the books I thought you wanted to see, etc." 236. T^HOMAS (EDITH M.). A. L. S., 2 pp., 8vo, Geneva, O., -l 1885, declining to write a poem for a given time. " I take the liberty of enclosing a bit of a lyric (just written). . . ." with the MANUSCRIPT of the Poem alluded to, "Vision of Brave Men" (19 verses on 5 sheets). (2) 28 The Anderson Auction Co. 237. THOMPSON (MAURICE). A. L. S., 3 pp., i2mo, Craw- fordsville, Ind., 1890. Literary : " My work for the Independent is my greatest literary pleasure and what little ability I have goes Into it. ... I have great capacity for work In a quiet way, so long as I can blend It with outdoors exercise . . " 238. A. L. S., 6 pp., 4to, Crawfordsville, Ind., WITH MS. POEM, "The Day We Celebrate," IS verses, signed. (2) " Genuine Yankees are known to me only as estrays from the Puritan fold who now and again find welcome in my Western home The cup of patriotism is the only intoxicant that I can recommend . . . The little poem that I send is good only in its subject and purpose. . '" Fine lot. MSS. of Maurice Thompson are scarce. 239. TOLSTOY (COUNT LEO). A. L. S., 3 pp., 8vo (English), July 10, 1899. Fine litekaey letter concerning a delay in the publication of a book : " Before sending the manuscript, I reviewed every chapter, which was the chief reason of the delay, . . . but by no means to my respected friend Mr. Tchertkoft who . . undertook the diiBcult task of pro- curing the money necessary for the help of the Russian exilos. . 240. TROWBRIDGE (J. T.). A, L. S., 2 pp., 8vo, Arlington, Mass., March 31, 1887. " I am not easily inspired to write verse having a patriotic ring ; anil, having engaged to write an Ode for the dedication of our Soldier's Monu- ment, . I cannot promise another piece of a similar character." 241. TRYON (WM.— Colonial Gov. of N. Y. and N. Carolina, 1765-80). D. S., I p., folio, Sep. 2, 176s, Brunswick, N. C.' Framed, with seal and silk threads. The last royal Governor of New York. The history of his administration is a record of extortion, folly and crime. 242. UNIVERSITIES OF AMERICA. L. S. of Arthur T. U Hadley (Pres. Yale), mentions the future policy of Yale; A. L. S. of E. Benj. Andrews (Brown Univ., Providence, R. I.); Wm. R. Harper (2), Univ. of Chicago, igos (L. S.); etc. All literary. (7) 243. T7ANDERBILT (CORNELIUS). A. L. S., 2 pp., 8vo, V N. Y., Feb. 8, 1901. " I do not care at present to write any article, other than a technical one for publication. . ." 244. VAN DYKE (HENRY). A. L. S., i p., 8vo, Washington, Conn., June 16, 1894, explaining why he must decline an invitation. 245. VAN DYKE (NICH.), LEWIS CASS, ETC. A. L. S. of Nich. Van Dyke, 1786, Member of the Continental Congress, advis- ing the remission of the punishment of a "free negro;" Lewis Cass' MS. endorsement, signed on a French passport, 1839; D. S. by members of the Reformed Dutch Church, 1852; early legal papers of the Bayards, 173S; Wileman, 1746; Bill of Tompkins Sq. Fire Works, July 4, 1848 (mounted) ; etc. (12) 246. VELLUM DOCUMENTS. Land grant, Pennsylvania, 1773, signed by RD. PENN, with seal; Deed .(bottom torn away), 166s (Charles II period); Legal paper, Dublin, 1791 (bottom cut off and signature partly torn away, " Clon — " Lord Cloncurry?) (3) The Anderson Auction Co. 247. IIT-ATERLOO (BATTLE OF). CERTIFICATE FOR VV THE PRIZE MONEY OF A DEAD SOLDIER, partly printed, for the " Campaign which terminated in the Capture of Paris, July, 1815," dated at Ehrenburg, June 14, 1817, with signa- tures. Small 4to. The dead soldier was N. Jungholter, a private in tlie First Light Battalion. 248. WEBSTER (DANIEL). A. L. S., 2 pp., 4to, Washington, Feb. 6, 1832, discusses questions of parliamentary law (S lines scored out). 249. WEBSTER (NOAH — Compiled the Dictionary). A. L. S., I p., 4to. New Haven, Mch. 31, 1842. To Mr. Samuel Parker. With leaf of address. Entirely about his books : " The Deputy Supt. of Schools has recom- mended Sander's Sp. Book & other Books. I am surprised at this, if anything in these times, could surprise me." 250. WELLS (CAROLYN — Humorist). A. L. S., 2 pp., 8vo, Rahway, N. J., Jan. 23, 1900. " I accept your offer of $10 for nly ' Alphabet of "Recent Books.' . . . As to the error about ' The Other Fellow ' it was a careless lapsus calami and I enclose an amended reading. . " 251. WELLS (H. G.— Author of " War of the Worlds "). A. L. S., 4 pp., 8vo, Sandgate, June 25, 1904. Mentions the above story. Long literary letter : ■' An author should give his mind to his writing &. not to the details of publication ... I fear there must have been a misconception in the matter of ' Mankind in the Making.' ... I suppose I must also press my claim in the matter of * Kipps "... if you were under the impression it was after the style of ' The War of the Worlds ' it is natural that you should regard ' Kipps ' as not up to the sample. " 252. WHARTON (EDITH — Author of "House of Mirth"). A. L. S., 2 pp., Svo, Lenox, Mass., July 19, 1900. Literary. " Could you let me have a duplicate set of the galleys of ' The Rembrandt,' as the story is going into a volume to be brought out by Scribner's. 253. WHITMAN (WALT). ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT OF " Facts in the matter of Worthington illegally publishing ' Leaves of Grass'." 3 pp., 4to, SIGNED, undated, but with address in Whitman's hand, No. 328 Mickle Street, Camden, N. J. (his last home) [iS A VERY IMPORTANT ADDITION TO THE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WALT WHITMAN OVER HIS OWN SIGNATURE. AN AUTHORITATIVE AND INTERESTING STATEMENT about the illegal publication of " Leaves of Grass." " Leavitt, the auctioneer, in New York city in the latter part of 1879 sold to a Mr. Williams (bookseller, still in the trade in N. Y.) the electrotype plates (456 pages) of the Boston (1860-61) edition of my book 'Leaves of Grass ' . who makes them over to Worthington Worthington writes me . . . offering me $250 to write something additional & authenticate the book. I immediately wrote back refusing the offer & forbidding the printing from the plates. THE POINT IS THAT WORTHINGTON HAS FOR THE LAST EIGHT OR NINE YEARS BEEN MAKING, ISSUING AND SELLING AGAINST MY EXPRESS PROHIBITION, A PRINTED BOOK OP MINE FROM PLATES, THE RIGHT TO ISSUE WHICH RUN OUT TWENTY YEARS AGO. . 30 The Anderson Auction Co. Whitman (Walt). 254- A. L. S„ 2 pp., 8vo, of B. WORTHINGTON, Pub- lisher, 750 Broadway, N. Y., Sept. 29, 1879, to WALT WHIT- MAN. Relating to " Leaves of Grass." Marked "A" by Whitman. (See previous lot.) " We have recently purchased . . the electrotype plates of your ' Leaves of &i'ass ' . .As the edition is not complete, although subject, as I understand, to a copyright of ten per cent, It seems to me that it would be better for all parties to have it completed. . . , T would be willing to make you an Immediate payment of $250 on account & will do everything In my power to make the book sell. WHITTIER (JOHN GREENLEAF). An interesting series of letters and proof poems of Whittier to the editor of " The Independent." The poems which Whittier wrote during the Civil War ap- peared in the Atlantic Monthly or The Independent. When he wished to reach the public promptly and could not wait for the slower monthly, his poems were sent to the weekly paper and they were at once copied over the whole North, giving such tone to public sentiment as no other series of poems had done in America. 255. A. L. S., 3 pp., 8vo, Newburyport, March 25, 1892. With GALLEY PROOF OF " The Wind of March," INCLUD- ING TWO ADDITIONAL VERSES AND OTHER MS. COR- RECTIONS IN WHITTIER'S HAND. (2) ',' As thy kind note informs me that the poem will be published in the Easter number of the Independent, I have made a change in it to adapt it in some slight degree. The poem was collected in " At Sundown," although there the two " Easter verses " added by Whittier are materially changed. They read in this manuscript : Tlie stormy farewell of a passing season Leaving, however ^ude Or sad in painful recollection, reason For reverent gratitude. Welcome to weary hearts its harsh forewarning Of light and warmth to come. The longed-for joy of Nature's Easter morning, The earth arisen in bloom ! 256. A. L. S., 2 pp., 8vo, Newburyport, March 19th, 1892, alluding to his poem, " The Wind of March," and with two varying MS. copies of the poem in another hand, one of which has a few corrections made by Whittier. (3) " I have made some alterations in the proof sent me, and thought best to write it out again, as my interlinings and erasures might puzzle the printers. ... I am still suffering from the effects of my severe illness, and reading or writing are very painful. ." 257. SPECIALLY PRINTED LEAFLET [WITH AU- TOGRAPH SIGNATURE, DATE AND DIRECTIONS IN WHITTIER'S HAND] of his sonnet " R. S. S. at Deer Island on the Merrimack, 1888." (Creased twice.) This sonnet was published in "" At Sundown/' with a few variations in the punctuation, the word " loatched " for " saw " ha the sixth line, and the omission of the date. In a letter just received from Mr. S. T. Pickard, Whittlef's biographer, he says : " R. S. S. was Richard S. Spofford, the husband of Mrs. Harriet Prescott Spofford . . a dear friend of Whittier. ... He was a refined and cultured gentleman universally respected and beloved. . " 31 The Anderson Auction Co. Whittier (John Greenleaf). 258. A. L. S., 2 pp., 8vo, Amesbury, May 12, 1883. To H. C. Bowen. Accompanied by TWO DIFFERENT GALLEY PROOFS OF THE POEM MENTIONED IN THE LETTER, " Burning Driftwood." " I send thee a poem of nearly 100 lines. . I suppose you can find some really good reader to deliver it. . . I had it struck ofif in print to save myself the labor of copying it ; as I write with diiRculty & never without suffering. . ." A comparison of the copy which Whittier had struck off at the local press, and the galley proof sent back to him, show many interesting revisions of the poem, making this particular item one of unusual interest. The former has the 6th verse almost rewritten, and in the latter he goes back to his first composition, making three different arrangements of the same lines. Whittier also entirely rewrites in his own hand aud inserts the 18th and 19th verses of the final proof. Thero are also many other MS. corrections. 259. A. L. S., 2 pp., 8vo, Oak Knoll, Danvers, Mass., 12 mo., 16, 1878. Literary: " I scarcely think my poetical paraphrase from the Sanscrit is worth much. I shall be quite satisfied with $25. " I dare not engage to T^rite a poem for the occasion thee refers to the little I do is brief and fragmentary. " 260. A. L. S., 2 pp., 8vo, Danvers, Mass., 6th mo., 22, 1883. " It would give me especial pleasure to meet ex-President Hayes and his lady. But I am not able to make the journey, and am besides engaged on the 3'd fc 4th of next month at Amesbury. 261. A. L. S., 3 pp., Svo, Oak Knoll, Danvers (Mass), Apl. 21, 1885. To H. C. Bowen; mentions a poem, Holmes, etc. " In regard to thy request . . . for a poem for the Independent, I hoped to be able to send something before this, but have been ill . . . and, as it is uncertain when I can do what I am asked for, I beg leave to return the check for $100. It will be time enough- to pay when my work is done. . . ." Then, declining an invitation, he says, " The years are weighing heavily upon me. ... It would give me great pleasure to follow in the wake of Dr. Holmes and other writers on the OGcasiozi. . . ." 262. A. L. S., I p., Svo, Danvers (Mass.), Dec. 7, 1885. To H. C. Bowen. " I send theo an Oriental legend which I greatly admire, ... I have tried to put it into poetical (form) & hope I have succeeded. I have rec'd thy check for $150 & hope I may make an adequate return for it. . . ." In a postscript he adds, " Send me the proof." 263. A. L. S., I p., 8vo, Oak Knoll, Danvers, Mass., Nov.. 25, 1886; with MS. POEM OF TEN VERSES, not signed, on 2 pp., 8vo (pin holes where the two have been pinned together). " I am glad to find my old place in the Independent, where I have occasionally been tor so many years. I hope the enclosed poem will be satisfactory. . . ." The poem, " Given and Taken," is marked " For the Independent," in Whittier's hand, with corrections of words, phrasing, etc., throughout. 264- A. L. S., 2 pp., 8vo, Amesbury, Dec. 14, 1889, with envelope. To H. C. Bowen. " I send thee a poem which I hope will be found worthy of a place in the Independent. I would like to have a tew copies of it on slins MY BIRTHDAY IS AT HAND, PROBABLY MY LAST. MY HEALTH IS FAILING AND I AM QUIETLY WAITING. . " J^J^ALIH Whittier lived until the fall of 1892. 32 The Anderson Auction Co. 265. WHITTIER (JOHN G.). A. L. S., 2 pp., 4to, Feb. 6, 1856, with envelope. This ana the following eleven lots form a series of letters from Wliittier to Mrs. Lydia Maria Child. They are particularly interesting from the fact that he and Mrs. Child were both doing all that they could for the freedom of the slaves, to which cause Whittier devoted himself with heart and soul, and without recompense save in the end accomplished. They relate, therefore, mainly to that subject, and, as intimate personal letters, are valuable from a liteirary and historical standpoint. " I am not willing to lose a word of love and kindness from one I have so long loved and honored. . . When we have reached middle years and begin to tread the sunset declivities of life, it is not easy to make new friends. . . I have . . honor'd thee for thy noble efforts in the cause of freedom. " 266. A. L. S., I p., 4to, Amesbury, Sept. I, 1858: " I was truly glad to meet thee in Boston. It is the pleasantest reminis- cence of my visit. . . " 267. A. L. S., 2 pp., Svo, June 2, i860: " I may have to be absent for Sunday for a Y. Meeting at Newport ... if I run any risk of losing thy visit, I shall let Y. M. take care of itself. . . " 268. A. L. S., 2 pp., Svo, Apl. I, 1861: "A thousand thanks for giving us that wonderful book ' Linda.' ... I laid it down with a deeper abhorrence than ever of the Fugitive Slave Law. . . . Dr. Adams' new book ... is the foulest blasphemy ever put in type . . . it is a curiosity of devilish theology worth studying (refers to "The Sable Cloud" by Dr. N. Adams).. 269. A. L. S., 2 pp., Svo, Dec. 19, 1S69: " I thank thee for thy kind notice of me and mine. . . ■ . If I were younger and did not wear a plain coat I might be tempted to exclaim with Burns: " Now deil ma care about their jaw The senseless gawky million ; I'll cock my nose aboon them a'." etc. 270. A. L. S., 3 pp. Svo, June 29, 1874. Mentions works on slavery accepted by the Society in 1834, among which was " Whittier's Justice and Expediency." 271. A. L. S., 4 pp., Svo, Sept. 20, 1874: " I shall have a little book of mine to send thee next month ("CHILD LIFE"). . . I have been sorely pained by the miserable scandal at Brooklyn. I have loved Beecher so much. . . ." 272. A. L. S., 2 pp., Svo, Sep. 23, 1874. Letter of con- dolence. 273. A. L. S., 4 pp., 4to, Mch. 25, 1876: "The emancipa- tion that came by military necessity & enforced by bayonets was not. the emancipation for which we worked & prayed. ... It cannot be said that we did it: we indeed had no triumph. . . ." 274. A. L. S., 2 pp., Svo, May 10, 1876. Personal. 33 The Anderson Auction Co. WHITTIER ON GARRISON'S DEATH AND HIS BELIEF IN A FUTURE STATE. 275. A. L. S., 4 pp., 8vo, Danvers, June 28, 1879, descrip- tion of Garrison's funeral. " Phillips outdid himself, and Theodore Weld, under the stress of powerful emotion, renewed that marvelous eloquence which in the early days of anti-slavery shamed the Church and silenced the mob. I never heard anything more beautiful and moving. . ." The whole letter shows the influence of the sadness following the death of his friend, he speaks of a future existence, and " that the happiness of that life, as in this, will consist in labor and self-sacrifice. . . . Thanks for the translation of George Sand . perhaps I may sometime add rhyme to the melody. 276. Card photograph of Whittier in envelope addressed by him to Mrs. Child. 277. WILCOX (ELLA WHEELER). A. L. S., 3 pp., 4to, Short Beach, Conn. (Dec. 8, 1899). Fine literary letter: " I would not have you like all I do . . . it would prove I had no versatility . . . as it is I suit so many kinds in the long run. The Socialists claim me as their voice — the Spiritualists — the liberalists — the lovers, and the philosophers, and I wrote for orthodox periodicals regularly. . . And. of course, I send my best work where I get the best pay — and realizing the extent of my reputa- tion — this pay at best is poor enough. 278. A. L. S., 2 pp., small 4to (Dec. 10, 1903). Without superscription : " I was not ' Sarcastic ' & I do not despise ' Household philosophy.' . . Minds of poets are composed of differ- ent stratas like the earth. Mine seems to have passed through the erotic & household stratas — & is now in a different vein. What it produces does not seem to appeal to you — but it does to other Editors & their readers, if I am to judge by the thousands of letters I receive. 279. WILLARD (FRANCES E.). A. L. S., ? pp., i6mo, Cairo, 111., 1879, "Home Protection will be my subject, etc.;" another A. L. S., 2 pp., 8vo, Bost., 1879, " To-day I send MS. of ' Home Protection ' speech. It embodies the fruits of five years' thought & observation on a living issue — i. e., Woman as the Nemesis of Alcohol. . " (2) 280. WINSOR (JUSTIN). A. L. S., 3 PP-, 8vo, Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 15, 1889. " I am so busy on my first volume {Narrative & Critical History of America) that I have hardly a moment. . . ." Continues with a fine criticism of Jared Sparks as the first editor of Washington's writings. 281. WINTER (WM.— Dramatic Critic and Author), s A. L. S., from I to 3 pp. each, 1881 and 1888. All to Mr. Thos. J. McKee and nearly all in relation to Winter's Biography of Jef5ferson, taking up the questions of his first appearance, thanking Mr. McKee for valuable assistance, etc. (5) 282. MS. copy of a poem of four verses read at the un- veiling of the Poe monument in Baltimore, written by William Winter. 3 pp. 283. WISTER (OWEN — Author of "Lady Baltimore"). A. L. S.. I p., 4to, Nov. 30, n. d. Short letter declining to undertake " additional work.'' 34 The Anderson Auction Co. 284. WOMEN REFORMERS. MARIA W. CHAPMAN, Grig. MS. Verse, " On seeing the Statue of Chas. Sumner; " A. L. S., 4 pp., i2mo, upon tlie death of her daughter; ABBY W. MAY, Woman's Rights Leader, 2 A. L. S. and on that subject, 1863 and i86s; MARY A. LIVERMORE, 1871, A. L. S. upon her life as a lecturer and editorial drudgery; LYDIA MARIA CHILD, A. N. S. acknowledging gift, with lock of her hair; A. L. S., Feb. 26, 1864, interesting interview with Geo. Thompson, famous English aboli- tionist, giving five reasons for England's hostility tO' America' at the outbreak of the Civil War. (7) 285. WU TING FANG. L. S., i p., 4to, Chinese Legation, Washington, Mch. 19, 1900, declining to attach his signature to an article, but stating he has no objections to its being published as an interview with him; FR. SARA, A. L. S. listing articles sent; M. DE AZPIROZ, Mex. Ambassador, Washington, June 16, 1904, mentions Pres. Diaz; R. de CORDOVA, 1904, asking to do articles. (4) 286. yALE COLLEGE. A. L. S. of BENJ. SILLIMAN, Pres. 1 of Yale, 1828; Wm. Hillhouse, founder of New Haven, Lebanon, 1776: "The Colony Arms to be divided among the Towns . . . New London's share is 17. . . ." 287. YALE AND HARVARD. A. L. S. of Arthur T. Hadley, 1894; Timothy Dwight, 1894; Theo. D. Woolsey, 1884; Thos. Hill (2), 1886. (S) 288. yANGWILL (ISRAEL). A. L. S., i p., 4to, Lond., Oct. 2, L 189s. " Since you are good enougli to like " Joseph the Dreamer " & even its ideas — which greatly gratiiies me — ■ I am, particularly sorry that a difficulty should have arisen ire its publication. My agent had strict instructions on account of the Copyright Laws not to let It appear till Nov. 25th, etc. . . ." 289. A. L. S., I p., 8vo, Bost., Feb. 20, 1905. " I Acknowledge with thanks $150 for American serial rights of article on ' The Future of Vaudeville.' . . . 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