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[ABOLITIONISTS]. JAY, John II (1817-1894). ALS (\"John Jay\"), to J. Dewitt Miller. Katonah, [NY], September 1877.
Estimate: $400-$600
Passed
Live Auction
American Historical Ephemera and Photography, Featuring African Americana
Location
Cincinnati
Description
[ABOLITIONISTS]. JAY, John II (1817-1894). ALS ("John Jay"), to J. Dewitt Miller. Katonah, [NY], September 1877.
2 pages, 3 7/8 x 6 3/16 in., creased along old fold, few spots and ink transfers.
Jay writes to Mr. J. Dewitt Miller at Cross River, [NY], in full: "I have to thank you for your note of [the 1st of September?], and to say that I will be happy to see J[?] at a meeting of the Bedford Farmers Club on Friday the 21st of September at 2 o'clock to be held at the Jay Farm."
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Property from the Augustana Collection
Condition
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