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Day 1: Fine Art & Decorative Works

Thu, Jul 16, 2015 05:00PM EDT - Fri, Jul 17, 2015 05:00PM EDT
Lot 149

Andrew Jackson Letter, April 1, 1837

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

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one-page letter written to General John McCalla in Lexington, Kentucky, written from the Hermitage just after the end of his Presidency: "I enclose to you a very inadequate answer to the kind communication…," and ending, "my high regard for you I remain your friend, Andrew Jackson," matted together with a black-and-white illustration of Jackson as Maj. Gen. Andrew Jackson, letter: 7-3/8 x 6-3/8 in., some toning and foxing, otherwise very good. Provenance: Atlanta, Georgia Collection

Condition

some toning and foxing, otherwise very good