Sold For $2,723
*Includes Buyers Premium
Third-person ALS, signed within the text, "Mrs. Adams," one page, 8 x 5, December 31, 1807. Handwritten letter to "Mr. Cotton Tufts and Lady, Weymouth," in full: "The President and Mrs. Adams ask the pleasure of Mr. and Mrs. Tufts company to dinner tomorrow 2 o'clock, together with Mr. Quincy Tufts and Miss Lucy." Includes the detached address leaf, accomplished in the hand of Abigail Adams. In very good to fine condition, with scattered old stains, and somewhat irregular light toning to the separated address leaf.
Massachusetts physician Cotton Tufts, a cousin of Abigail Adams, acted as the Adams family's financial agent in the United States while they were abroad—particularly between 1780 and 1788—and helped to manage local affairs during John Adams's presidency. He assisted them in making financially savvy investments, including the purchase of the homestead property now known as the Adams National Historical Park.
This item is Pre-Certified by PSA/DNA
Buy a third-party letter of authenticity for
$150.00
*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.
