[Rarebooks] FS: Richard Dana Letter of Condolence for a Brother Lost at Sea

[Charles Agvent]

DANA, Richard Henry, Jr. AUTOGRAPH LETTER (AL) of Consolation for the 
Loss of a Brother at Sea. Boston, 9 November 1870. Two-page AUTOGRAPH 
LETTER on both sides of a 4-1/2" x 7-1/4" sheet to "My Dear Davis," 
possibly Lt. Charles Henry Davis whom Dana had previously represented in 
court. In addition to being the author of TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST, 
Dana was a practicing lawyer specializing in maritime law, especially 
justice for seamen. This particular letter is very personal and seems to 
be complete, though it is not signed by Dana who is consoling Davis for 
the loss of his brother at sea. In full: "I wish to offer you my 
condolence on the loss of your distinguished brother -- for I suppose 
there is no longer hope. This comes close [to] home to me; for I made 
the passage out in the [?] only the second before her wreck. I came to 
know the captain and officers well, as is my wont at Sea, and the 
qualities and condition of the [?]. A few months ago, I lost a brother, 
long an invalid, who had for years given up the hope of [?], and who 
died a death of lingering pain. You are, at once, by a sudden wrench 
from life, called to mourn a brother, in the full vigor of conscious 
merit and ability to act. Lo, one way or another, there [?] of life and 
death, -- of the certainty of nothing mortal and material are taught 
us." Most Dana letters are regarding legal matters. Seldom is found one 
with such personal content. About Fine. (#020655)        $500

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