1875 Manuscript Letter Accepting a Caricature into an 1875 Edition of Harper's Monthly from James Parton to Hamilton Cole
12358On offer is a letter written by James Parton (1822-1891) to Hamilton Cole (c1834-1897)
Dated Oct 22, 1875 in Newburyport, Mass, this letter was written and signed James Parton. Parton has written to Hamilton Cole thanking him for the caricatures he sent Parton and mentioning a copy of one of the caricatures will be in the next edition of Harpers' Monthly magazine.
The letter reads:
"My dear Sir, I return the caricatures which you were so kind to send me. A copy of them will be in the next Harper's Monthly I believe. Accept my thanks for the trouble you so obviously took and believe me. Very respectfully yours, James Parton...Hamilton Cole Esq"
The Hamilton Cole to whom Parton sent the letter was most likely the New York lawyer and famous collector who was owner of a Gutenburg bible, the “Brinley copy" when he paid $8,000 at a New York in 1881. This Gutenburg Bible was sold after his death in 1897.
James Parton was an English-born American biographer who wrote books on the lives of Horace Greeley, Aaron Burr, Andrew Jackson, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Voltaire. Parton was the most popular biographer of his day in America. His most important books are Life of Horace Greeley (1855), Life and Times of Aaron Burr (1857), Life of Andrew Jackson (1859–1860), Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin (1864), Life of Thomas Jefferson (1874), and Life of Voltaire (1881). Among his other publications are General Butler in New Orleans (1863), Famous Americans of Recent Times (1867), The People's Book of Biography (1868), Noted Women of Europe and America (1883), and Captains of Industry (two series, 1884 and 1891), for young people. Wikipedia
This letter measures 8-1/8 x 4-7/8 inches, flat, sided letter. Old mounting marks on top left cover on front and top right on back and an open 1/2 inch tear at bottom centre with neither flaw affecting handwriting and otherwise in very good condition.
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