Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility
(800) 937-3880
SELL

Lot #215
Booker T. Washington Typed Letter Signed

"If we had known about the coming of the European war we should not have undertaken this important improvement at this time"

This lot has closed

Estimate: $400+
Sell a Similar Item?
Share:  

Description

"If we had known about the coming of the European war we should not have undertaken this important improvement at this time"

TLS, one page, 5.5 x 6.75, Tuskegee Institute letterhead, May 6, 1915. Letter to L. Kahn of Cincinnati, Ohio, in full: "I am not writing to ask you to become one of our regular donors, but the enclosed statement covering one of our special needs just now I thought would interest you. Of course, if we had known about the coming of the European war we should not have undertaken this important improvement at this time, but having begun it before the war broke out, there is nothing to do but finish it or suffer great loss." In fine condition.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts Featuring Art and Literature
  • Dates: #645 - Ended October 12, 2022





This item is Pre-Certified by PSA/DNA
Buy a third-party letter of authenticity for $100.00

*This item has been pre-certified by a trusted third-party authentication service, and by placing a bid on this item, you agree to accept the opinion of this authentication service. If you wish to have an opinion rendered by a different authenticator of your choosing, you must do so prior to your placing of any bid. RR Auction is not responsible for differing opinions submitted 30 days after the date of the sale.