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☆ Abraham Lincoln Letter From Early Civil War Era Sells for $85,000
  + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Johnny Diaz | Christine Hauser | More About Johnny Diaz | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
A recently discovered letter written by President Abraham Lincoln that offers a glimpse into his thinking during the early part of the Civil War sold this week in Pennsylvania for $85,000, according to an autograph dealer. “Discovering unpublished, unknown letters of Abraham Lincoln is increasingly rare,” Mr. Raab said in a statement about the document on the Pennsylvania collection’s website. The letter, which measures 5 by 8 inches, was sold to a private collector in the southeastern United States on Wednesday, Mr. Raab said. Dated Aug. 19, 1861, the short letter is addressed to Charles Ellet Jr., an American civil engineer and Union Army colonel, who had met the president and lobbied him for the creation of a civil engineering corps. Colonel Ellet had insisted that immediate action be taken to understand the South’s infrastructure because he felt that Washington was vulnerable.
Persons: Abraham Lincoln, Nathan Raab, Raab, Mr, Charles Ellet Jr, Ellet Organizations: Pennsylvania, Union Army Locations: Pennsylvania, United States, American, Washington
☆ Newly discovered letter that George Washington wrote in 1787 hints at money problems
  + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
A historical documents dealer announced the discovery of a long-lost letter from George Washington. The 1787 letter shows that the future first president was once hard-pressed for cash. In the letter, Washington wants to sell a 1,644-acre tract of land, called Washington's Bottom, in western Pennsylvania. "To raise money is the only inducement I have to sell it," Washington wrote. Now, the historical documents dealer is putting the letter up for sale, valuing it at $50,000, according to a press release.
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