Condition Report
Contact Information
Lot 12
WASHINGTON, Booker T. (1856-1915). TLS to Mary H. Chapin (1847-1935), Tuskegee, AL, 22 January 1915.
Sale 2070 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography, including African Americana
Lots Open
Feb 14, 2025
Lots Close
Feb 27, 2025
Timed Online / Cincinnati
Own a similar item?
Estimate
$300 -
400
Price Realized
$300
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
WASHINGTON, Booker T. (1856-1915). TLS to Mary H. Chapin (1847-1935), Tuskegee, AL, 22 January 1915.
WASHINGTON, Booker T. (1856-1915). Typed letter signed ("Booker T. Washington") to Mary H. Chapin (1847-1935), Tuskegee, Alabama, 22 January 1915.
1 page, oblong 12mo, old folds, toning at edges, old paper transfer on verso.
In this letter to Mrs. Mary H. Chapin of Chicago, Washington acknowledges a change of address and name of the recipient and closes by saying, "I certainly do recall my visits to your father's church in Dorchester. I very much hope if you, or Mr. Chapin, are in the South at any time that you will not hesitate to come by and see something of the work we are trying to do here at Tuskegee." Washington served as the principal of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama for several decades, from its founding in 1881 until his death in 1915.