Lot 32
  • 32

THOMAS JEFFERSON, ALS, 7 OCTOBER 1809, TO JOHN ADLUM

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • Autograph letter signed ("Th: Jefferson")
1 page (10 x 7 5/8 in.; 25.4 x 19.6 cm), Monticello, 7 October 1809, to John Adlum ("Majr. Adlam"; at Wilton Farm), lightly browned, tiny pinholes at intersecting folds, some fold separations, a few with early repairs on verso. Half blue morocco folding-case

Condition

Autograph letter signed ("Th: Jefferson"), 1 page (10 x 7 5/8 in.; 254 x 196 mm), Monticello, 7 October 1809, to John Adlum ("Majr. Adlam"; at Wilton Farm); lightly browned, tiny pinholes at intersecting folds, some fold separations, a few with early repairs on verso. Half blue morocco folding-case.
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