REPORTING ON THE FINANCIAL SETTLEMENT OF AN ESTATE, in an autograph letter, signed 9 August 1838, Newburyport, Massachusetts, to "Mr. Fowle" of Alexandria, D.C.; with Cushing's free frank on the address leaf.
4to. (2) pp., addressed by Cushing on an integral blank leaf. Folded for mailing; break at seal (no loss of text), a little stained. Still very good. Item #37476
Cushing "stands out, because of his industry, his scholarship, and his versatility as one of the most picturesque and talented figures of the nineteenth century" (DAB). The person to whom he directed this letter is most probably William H. Fowle (1808-1869), a prominent Alexandria [VA] merchant.
Price: $150.00
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