Touro, Judah. Autograph Letter Signed, written in English to Christopher G. Champlin of Newport, Rhode Island.

Estimate: $4,000–$6,000
Hammer price: $3,200

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

(AMERICAN JUDAICA)

printer

12th October

Place

New Orleans

Publication

1822

Description

Business matters: "I have not yet received the money for the last sale of Pron to Danl McGrant - his house is at Natchez but he promised to send the funds here in 4 months and I cannot conceive why he has not yet done it, except it is owing to the Epidemic which now prevails both here & there…"

summary

EXCEPTIONALLY RARE AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY JUDAH TOURO. Christopher Grant Champlin (1768-1840) was United States Senator from Rhode Island and president of Rhode Island Union Bank, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_G._Champlin. Autograph Letters by Judah Touro very rarely appear at auction.

pp. 2 + integral blank containing autograph address panel on verso. 4to.

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