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Lot #104
Mention of Lincoln

“I do not know that it is Tad in both pictures—one may be Tad, & the other L’s other son”

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“I do not know that it is Tad in both pictures—one may be Tad, & the other L’s other son”

ALS signed “T. H. Bartlett,” one page, 8 x 10, The Bartlett Art Lectures letterhead, May 13, 1895. Letter to a gentleman. In part: “I have 2 photos—poor ones—of L & Tad—one where Tad stands beside his father who is reading. Other where Tad stands on opposite side of table—I do not know that it is Tad in both pictures—one may be Tad, & the other L’s other son, who died in ‘70 or thereabouts…Have you written to Bob Lincoln—I heard some time since that he had some photos of his father.” Intersecting folds, a uniform shade of toning, and some mild scattered foxing, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Rare Manuscript, Document & Autograph
  • Dates: #400 - Ended January 16, 2013