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Item Details
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| Author: |
Carver, George Washington. 1864-1943. |
| Title: |
Autographed Letter, signed, from Carver to "My esteemed friend, Mr. Porter" |
| Place: |
Tuskegee Institute, Alabama |
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| Date: |
1935 |
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206040 |
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424 |
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64 |
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| The Library of Roger Wagner |
| Sale Date |
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03/18/2010 |
| Price realized |
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$ 780 |
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| Description: |
| 18 lines, in ink, on letterhead of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute. |
| George Washington Carver, African-American botanist, writes Grady Porter at the Tom Huston Peanut Co. in Columbus, Georgia, inquires about various matters, and discusses the peanut business, "...just how are we going to pull out of it is a very serious problem. Just think of it, $110.00 per ton for peanuts, phenomenal. My strength is holding up I guess fairly well for a person of my age. The latch string always hangs on the outside for you here." With original mailing envelope. |
| Condition: |
| Fine condition. |
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