[Rarebooks] FS: Fine Henry Adams Letter

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ADAMS, Henry. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS). Washington DC, 18 January 
1900. Fine handwritten four-page letter on all sides of a 9-1/2" x 
7-3/4" sheet of paper folded in half to a Miss R. K. Crandall, written 
in answer to an inquiry about documents concerning American foreign 
affairs. In part: "Miss Donnely was instructed to copy for me all 
documents she could find which had relation to American affairs between 
1789 and 1799. Between 1799 and 1875 I made the search myself, and 
selected the material for copy. The latter documents, 1799 -- 1875, were 
found in several volumes, and are now at Quincy in Massachusetts. The 
documents from 1789 to 1799 were bound in four volumes, and are now here 
in Washington. All are at your service if you wish to consult them, but 
I have neither index nor list, and unless you can come here for the 
purpose I am at a loss to know how to assist you. Documents cannot be 
sent about, like books, not so much because of their value.... On the 
other hand, any particular paper you want shall be promptly copied and 
sent to you." With a clipping of a description of this item from a 1984 
auction. Folds from mailing, faint soiling at edges. Near Fine.

Henry Adams (1838-1918, American historian and author, was a descendent 
of John and John Quincy Adams. His posthumously published memoir, THE 
EDUCATION OF HENRY ADAMS, was awarded the 1919 Pulitzer Prize. 
(#020103)        $1,200

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