Boone, Daniel

Autograph letter signed in full and also initialed ("D B"), 1 page (12 1/2 x 8 1/8 in.; 317 x 206 mm), [no place], 11 August 1785, to Colonel Thomas Hart in Hagerstown, Maryland; docketed on verso; silked on verso and mounted on paper, very browned, more pronounced at margins, marginal chipping and fraying.

Frank T. Siebert (Sotheby's, 21 May 1999, lot 298)

Autograph letter signed in full and also initialed ("D B"), 1 page (12 1/2 x 8 1/8 in.; 317 x 206 mm), [no place], 11 August 1785, to Colonel Thomas Hart in Hagerstown, Maryland; docketed on verso; silked on verso and mounted on paper, very browned, more pronounced at margins, marginal chipping and fraying.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Finding land for a friend. Boone writes to his friend and business partner, Thomas Hart, regarding a plot of land he has located for Hart in the same area Boone himself settled in 1786.  He describes the plot of land, near Limestone, Kentucky, succinctly: " I shall only ad [sic] that the Land I Located for you is good except about 3 or 4 hundered [sic] acres in the SE Corner  . . . the Land Lyes about 15 miles from the Mouth of Limestone and if you or Col. Rochester should come down the river next Spring I hope to be leving [living] at that place and rady [ready] to show you your Land . . . ." He confirms that their mutual friend and fellow business partner, Colonel Nathaniel Rochester (after whom Rochester, New York, was named), has paid all Boone's expenses relating to the property to his satisfaction.